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i I Thursdoy, Moy 26,1942 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. Page Seven LYDIA MILLS NEWS FOR THE WEEK her bia, spent the week-end with mother, Mrs. Mary Fuller. Mr. and Mrs. S. J, Todd visited Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Rowell in Anderson on Sunday, v Friends of Mrs. J. A. Mills will regret to learn that she suffered a stroke of paralysis and is seriously Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meiks of Greenwood, and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Oakley visited Clee Satterfield and children on Sunday. Sam Cauble of Greenville, spent IM *t her home, the week-end with his mother, Mrs.! Friends of Miss Nettie Carson will Betty Cauble. > be glad to know she has returned Myrtle Prince and Ollie Mae hcwne from the Baptist hospital, Co- Duckett visited friends in Chesnee iumbia, and is improving, anc^ Spartanburg Sunday. / ( Mrs. John Cobb is ill at her home Jessie Frank Harvey is spendfhg on Main street, this week in Chester with Leroy Mrs. White continues ill at the Crain. i home of her daughter, Mrs. C. C. Misses Annette and Amber Eskew Hill, on Miain street, spent the week-end in Copper* Hill,' Friends of Mrs. James Ridiey will Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Greenville, visited Mrs ents, Mr. and Mrs. Grov son, this week-end. Mr. < and Mrs. G. C. W Clinton, visited Mr. and i regret to know she is a patient at the of | Baptist hospital, Columbia. mond Blackwell recently Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Jackson spent Tuesday in Greenville with Mr. and Mrs. Milton King. Mrs. Virginia Greer and children visited Mrs. Rebecca Thompson in Greenwood on Sunday. Vivian Clark is spending this week Birthday Party For Little Girt Mrs. J. B. Patterson honored her daughter, Carol, with a delightful party on Saturday to celebrate her sixth birthday. After games were played twenty-five little guests en joyed refreshments of ice cream, mints and peanuts. Derrel Neal Celebrates Birthday Derrell Neal was given a party on | Wednesday afternoon at five o’clock with'heir lister, MrI^rge“PhiiliF«“ | 10 ceieb ?^ bi8 fourth birthday. Ap- near Clinton proximately ten guests were pres- Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Duckett and Each enjoyed the games and children, Misses Stella and Sallie'^ fr ^ hments of lce cream and cook - Ann Duckett visited Mr .and Mrs. J ies Forrest Benjamin in Laurens Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Bub Jones and chil dren of Woodruff, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Sllis. Patsy Cranford has returned to her home in Charlotte, after visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Alford. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Blackwell and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pat terson, and Mrs. Clarence Blackwell spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Patterson near Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Brown and daughter, Eloise, visited Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Grant in Whitmire on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J.* B. Reeder and childr^i spent Sunday in Whitmire with relatives. , Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Thomas of Goldville, visited Mrs. Hallie Camp bell Sunday. i * Mrs. Bertha Hairston and Mrs. jLouise Wright spent the week-end in Columbia with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Birthmore, and Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Craft. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reeder and children and Mrs. Grover Jackson spent Thursday in Union with Mrs. J. H. Roberts, Mrs. Lucille McMinn and children Card of Thanks The family of the late Ben Harvey wishes to express their sincere ap preciation for the kindness and sym pathy shown them during their re cent bereavement. ^ Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Bill McLendon will celebrate their eighth wedding anni versary Sunday, May 31. First Aid Course The Home Makers club is sponsor ing a new first aid course under the direction of Mrs. J. D. Witherspoon, county nurse. Classes will meet twice weekly: Tuysday and Thurs day at 4:30 to 6 o’clock. All ladies of the community who are interest ed are invited to attend. Swimming Party All children of the playground are invited to meet at the Scout house Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock to go to Curry’s Lake for a swimming party and picnic. Homemakers Clab Gives Party The Homerriakers club* entertained the Clinton Mill Mother’s club with _ _ a victory garden party Tuesday night «f Spartanburg, are visiting Mr. and| B f *** Scout cabin Games were Mrs J A Mills played under the direction of Mrs. Mrs.' Velma Wilkes and mother J one Wallace. The Scout cabin was Edward and Jacky Thomas visitSTf*^!^^™** 1 wlth Mr. and Mrs. Leo Thomas near Clin ton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Harris Smith and Mrs D. D. McMan us visited Mr. and Mr$. Paul Wilson in Laurens Sunday. Spurgeon Todd was the week-end guest of his sister, Miss Annie Pearl Todd, in Gfago wood. . Johnny Mrs. y Womack, of Colum- Announcements We, the undersigned, hereby an nounce ourselves as candidates fee the offices ever our nsuies and pledge ourselves to abide by the rules and of the city Democratic FOR MAYOR P. 8. BAILEY l FOR ALDERMAN Wart One HUGH RAY POSEY W. COPELAND Ward Two PET B. ADAIR Ward Three J. F. JACOBS Ward Four F. M. BOLAND Ward Five r J. P. TERRY W. L. EVANS JOHN H. CRANFORD W. T. GREGORY "UNCLE BCD” OWENS BENNIE LEE SUMERAL THEODORE QUEEN J. W. HED8PETH ROY L TRAMMEL Candidates Announcements BMWWWEMEEEEEBBBIWIEEEEEEWEM WO. ers. The floral idea was carried out by Mrs. S. L. Oakley, chairman of the refreshment committee, with the aid of Frances Cobb and Lutrell Oakley, who assisted in serving. Any athlete will bo “thrownYor a loss” if he Itoisons himself with beer, wine or whisky, in the opinion of outstanding coaches. As the late Lord Baden-Powell, Boy Scout founder, wrote: “. . . the old saying that 'strong drink makes men weak' is a very true one. •» FOR AUDITOR C. Wi TSON TREASURER T. LANS MONROE SUPERVISOR ROBERT L. TEAGUE BENNIE B. HLAKEfcY LANDER B. STODDARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER R» Players and coaches would say "amen” to that, as they did in the following statements in a W.C’.T.U. survey: Red Grange: "You cannot smoke and drink and ex pect to succeed as an athlete.” Bill Tilden: "It is certain injury to touch alcoholic drink in any form ... it is a poison ( that affects mind, eye, and wind.” * , Helen Wills Moody: 'The preci sion that' tennis demands makes nec essary total abstinence, even from beer . ; .” . Connie Mack, the grand old man of baseball: "All the umpires together have not put as many men out of the game as old man borne.” Pop Warner: '‘Abstainers are bet ter athletes than even moderate drinkers.” Alonzo Stagg, grand old man of football: drinking man has not dear Sight, and the athlete has got to have it; a drinking man has not full capacity in nervbs, and the ath lete has got»to have it because he calls upon every pgrticle of the stuff that is in him to produce in the particular sport he is in.” Fielding Yoet: *T have never ob- eervfd any good of it I would not wasta my tima to train or davelop oat who it A boy or young man who drinks doas not give himself a fair •YeaM Ahraya Lloyd Jordan, Amherst Collage: /'Alcohol is the deadliest enemy of perfect coordination, Judgment and all-around efficiency.” In other worda, the boys who use their heads don't pour a poison kata their systems. W* DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING —EXCEPT BAD CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. • ’ . ^ A Message From Your Clinton Merchants • 'f- • >- ' ^ Uncle Sam Says... i ■ You Pay Bills On April 27, 1942 THE PRESIDENTS SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CON GRESS READS IN PART: ” . . . encourage the payment of debts, mortgages and other obligations.” ■* -*• • ^ '' "Vr „ . Now the Law Reads IN REGULATION —W— AS REVISED EFFECTIVE MAY 6, 1942, CHARGE ACCOUNTS, IN PART AS FOLLOWS: ^ ~ - w - (a) No listed article shall be sold in a charge account with an agreement that payment therefor may be de ferred beyond the 10th day of the second calendar month following the calendar month during which such article was sold. (b) When a charge account is in default, the Registrant shall not extend credit to the obligator for any charge sale or installment sale of any listed article until the de fault has been cured, ** (c) A charge account shall be deemed to be in default if any article (whether listed or unlisted) for which credit was extended if such account has not been paid for in full on or before the 10th day of the second cal endar month following the calendar month during which such article was sold. OR, IN ORDINARY EVERY-DAY WORDS, EVERY CHARGE ACCOUNT DATED ON OR BEFORE MAY 31ST MUST BE PAID IN FULL ON OR BEFORE JULY 10TH, 1942, OR CREDIT WILL BE “CUT OFF.” ’ '- u - . ■ ■ . . ■ ■ If you have a charge account with any Clinton business finn we urge you to settle your past due and present account before July 10 in order that your credit will not be cut off. Your Merchant is Willing to ’’Charge It” But he Cannot do it Unless You Comply With the Law. Copeland-Stone Company Royal Cleaners, Inc. 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