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Thursday, June 28, 1945
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Grand Ole Opry
Coming Here Today
Uncle Dave Macon, the grand old
man of the Grand Ole Opry, and one
of the most picturesque and popular
stars of the famed folk music radio
store, is playing this season with the!
He's Poor — and Likes It
Ike Turns Down Cool
Million In Few Days,
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I Abilene, Kansas, June 23.—Gener
j al Dwight D. Eisenhower has turned j lo wri
1 down a vast fortune in commercial
offers to cash in on his fame.'
It’ was learned today that the su
preme commander of the Allied Ex-
he returned to his old home;
Thursday night. Ike had a
chance to visit in quiet aryj peace,
with his family and his old friends.
With the tumult and the shouting of
Abilene’s lusty welcome of yesterday
but an echo in his ears. General Ike
I fteditionary Forces has been deluged got to do a lot of the things he has
I with offers of tremendous sums for i been longing to do.
this memoirs, his autobiography and He had breakfast at the old family
j for movie rights to film his life story.
To all such offers he has said a
stern and forceful “No.” He has been
home with, his 83-year old mother,
Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Eisenhower, and
his four brothers. With his brothers,
j amazed by the number of offers and the general went to visit the grave of I
by the sums mentioned; but he has his father, David J. Eisenhower, in;
been equally shocked at the thought Abilene’s quiet, old cemetery. And
of “commercializing” his triumphs. ,he went to call on the neighbors and i
“Only two classes of persons can | the neighbors came in to the old-
afford to disregard money,” he told a j fashioned, twq-story Eisenhower
life-long Abilene friencj. “These are j home to^ see him\
the very rich and the very poor. I Ike’s favorite ^breakfast, fried corn-
belong to the latter class.” (meal mush and chicken gravy, was
So an offer of $270,000 from a on the big, square mission oak table
movie company for the privUege. of in his mother’s dining room this
filming his life story has not tempted morning when the family sat down
Jamup and Honey WSM Grand Ole him - nor $250,000 for his memoirs of- to eat. It was the same table at which
Opry ten show, which* is coming to 1 fered b y a P ublishin 8 eom P an y- These the fa miiy gathered thousands of
Clinton today for one performance, are but two tbe juicy contracts times when Ike and his brothers were
beginning at dark. ' tba ^ have been showered upon him. growing up.
But the man who knew poverty in 1 The general looked a little less
his Kansas boyhood and who has tired today as he walked around the'
army officer’s salary ade- old home place. His right knee, pain-
quate throughout his adult years has fully injured when he leaped aboard |
not been tempted by offers which his' the train bringing him to Abilene
friends say aggregate in excess of a from Kansas City night before last,
million dollars. jwas improved. The pronounced limp,
( He had a ’happy time today, re-! with which he walked last night, was
'living that boyhood for the first timejalfnost gone.
Uncle Dave, who is 75 years young
and still going strong, says, however,;""
that this is his last season on the
road. Next fall he is going to retire
to his farm and take things easy. In
cidentally, the old gentleman has
three sons and a grandson in the
armed forces overseas.
This mobile unit of the WSM
Grand Ole Opry radio show which
originates in Nashville, Tenn., has
the sanction of the Office of Defense
Transportation and is one of the fin-j For the Week ...
est shows of its kind on the road. 1 _ _ ..
South Clinton News
joyment of the audiences. The big MRS. NELLIE McCLENDON,
new tent is air-cooled, and incident- Correspondent and Representative
ally, it is the only air cooled tent 6n I
tour in the South. An improved seat-j
ing arrangement has been worked 1
her birthday July 7th.
Mason Colemap celebrated
12th birthday July 12th.
his
Carl Elders, Noland McCravy, John
out witTnew" eWipmenP and" There j ^rnette and ; fesse ^dmomls visited
are ample general admission seats in
addition to those which are reserved
at a small additional charge.
Tribute Paid To
Late 'Cotton Ed'
By U. S. Senate
Floyd Elders in Greer Sunday.
Mrs. J. R. Voss of Julian, N. C.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Cora Eld
ers.
Spurgeon Todd, JS. 1c, of Camp
Peary, Va., spent the week-end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Todd.
Friends of Bud Fuller will be in
terested to know he is now stationed
at Camp Peary, Va., with the Navy.
Washington, June 25. — The late! Mrs. Lee Smith and daughter of
Senator Ellison/D. (Cotton Ed) Smith 1 Laurens, are spending the week with
of South Carolina, who had served Mrs. Doshia Smith,
longer than any other senator at the Roy Blackwell of Whitmire, visit- (
time of his death last fall, was eulo- ed his mother, Mrs. Frankie Black-
gized today by his colleagues in a well Thursday.
memorial service. 1 Mr. and.Mrs. J. W. Turner spent
"Cotton Ed now sleeps under a live ‘ be w^ek-end in Greenwood with
oak tree,” observed Senator Aiken,
Celebrate Anniversary
Pvt. and Mrs. Paul Taylor of Fort
Knox, Ky., and Clinton, celebrated
i their sixth wedding anniversary June
j23rd.
Services For Lydia Baptist Church
Sunday School 10:15.
Morning Worship 11:15.
Baptist Training Union 7:00. Miss
Mary Johnson, director.
Evening Worship 8:00.
The public is cordially invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Turner.
Mrs. Dave Ferguson of
Hot
Republican, of Vermont, “but over
the United States today thousands of|Sp r > n g^ N. C., spent last week with
farm families are living happier, bet-.Mrs. T. G. Smith,
ter lives because of the battles he i 4fi$ earbn _?, ? r 7 er y. bas re t urned home
fought and won for them.” | a s v * sd with her grand-
of l mqther, IjIfs. Guy Emery, in Enoree.
Tennessee, who succeeded
fleave with Mrs. McElhannon and
i chilli
ren.
Senator McKellar, Democrat^ “ I Cirady - McElhannon. MM 2c, ot
dean ot the senate, called his tallenltf Penna - spent a week -
colleague “forthright, unafraid, out- e
spoken. Tl H. Kuykendall of Henderson-
"He was very independent and N C f visited Mr. and Mrs. C.
didn’t bow to the will of anyone, Rj ! Kuykendall Sunday.
McKellar recalled. “He was an hon-, Mrs M c Smith of Laurens,
est-minded and honest-acting sena- s pg n ^ W eek-end with Mr. and
tor. He had strong views on all sub- m l. Horace Smith,
jects, and no amount of cajolery, in-’ Mrs. Dora Phillips and daughters
fluence or anything else could P* 1-- ! 0 f Newberry, are spending a few days
suade him to vote for legislation he
thought ran counter to the constitu-
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tion. /
“Ellison Smith was one of the best
senators \ye ever had in this body.”
Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas, $lso paid tribute to Senator
Smith.
NOTICE
I will apply to the South
Carolina Tax Commission for
a license to operate a retail
liquor store at 21 West Main
Street, Clinton, South Carolina,
under the provisions of The
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
of 1945.
W. R. Feagle
> Highest
CASH PRICE
•,For Your
USED CAR
COOPER
MOTOR CO.
West Main Street
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i ( th Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Shumate:
Jonathan Abercrombie of Bain-
bridge, Md., is spending a leave with
Mrs. Abercrombie and children.
Clee Satterfield continues ill at
his home on Poplar street. 1 ■
!Mr. and Mrs. Homer Richey and
grandson visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hpffman in Rock Hill Sunday. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Floyd of Sil-
vei-street, visited the former’s sister,
hfjhs. Ellie Reeder, on Sunday.
Mr. find Mrs. J. M. McPeters and
son spent the week-end in Savan
nah, Qa., with Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Brice.
Mrs. Furman Brown and children
of near Clinton, spent Sunday with
Mr. arid Mrs. Mark Satterfield.
Mr. &nd Mrs. Fred Meeks of
Greenwood, were week-end guests
of Mr. jand Mrs. M. B. Satterfield.
MrsJ.Mary Mimms of Newberry, is
now nriaking her home with Mr. and
Mrs.-^J E. Mims.
Mr^land Mrs. J. S. Navy and fam
ily visited Mrs. Sarah Belle Fuller
in W4tS_^hoals Sunday.
Homer Dunawqy of North Caro
lina, visited friends and relatives
here the past week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pressley and
family spent Sunday with C. W.
Chandler in Goldyille.
Friends of Helen Campbell will
be interested to know she has been
promoted to Qorporal and is how sta
tioned at Beaumont General hospital,
in El Paso, Texas
^ Y. W. A. To Meet
The Young Women’s Auxiliary will
hold their monthly meeting at the
home of Miss Eva Mae Ellis Thursday
evening at 8 o’clock-
Girl’s Auxiliary Will meet
The Girl’s Auxiliary will hold
their semi-monthly meeting Thurs
day at 5 o’clock at Lydia Baptist
church.
CHECKED IN 7 DAYS WITH
LIQUID for
MALARIAL
SYMPTOMS
Take only as directed
666
WE PAY CASH
For Good
USED CARS
TIMMERMAN
MOTOR CO.
Carolina Service Station
CM^TON, S. C.
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DR. FELDER SMITH
OPTometrist
SPECIALIST IN
EYE EXAMINATIONS
Office Hours:
9:00 to 6:00
Examinations:
4:30 to 6:00 P. M.
Phone 29 for Appointment
CLINTON, S. C.
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Birthdays
Sarah Alice Satterfield will cele
brate her birthday July 5th.
Cpl. Ernest Bowen will celebrate
a birthday Saturday.
Mrs. Minnie Harvey celebrated a
birthday Monday.
Randy Davis celebrated his birth
day Monday. ^
Miss Margie Moseley will celebrate
How women aW girls
mayget wanted relief
^™™fo*ctions^0riod/^stn
Cardul I« a liquid medicine which
many women uy hw brought relief
from the cramp-Uke agony end ner-
roua a train of funcUonal periodic
dlatreee. Here’s how it may help:
1 Taken like a tonic.
It ehould stimulate
appeUte, aid diges
tion.* thus help build re-
siatance for the "time"
to come.
2 Started 3 days be- ’
fore “your tlme'i^lt
ehould help relieve
pain due to purely func
tional periodic causes.
Try Cardul. If it helps, you’ll
be glad you did. ,
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‘Listen, World!’
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TO
OUR CUSTOMERS
We Will Close
WEDNESDAY,
and
THURSDAY,
For The Fourth Holidays
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Clinton stores and business firms will take
two days for the Fourth. We the undersigned
in this special advertisement, wish to announce
that our places of business will close July 4 and
5, to give our employees two holidays.
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Our patrons and customers are requested to
make their purchases on Monday and Tuesday
to avoid inconvenience. We appreciate your
cooperation, your patronage and good-will.
Belk’s Dept. Store
Commercial Depository
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PrajUkdr-Simpson
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54.
A. ■
J. C. Penney Co.
J. C. Thomas, Jeweler
' I. C. Boland Grocery
Scott’s 5c & 10c Store
James Pitts Store
Page’s Beauty Shop
‘ J. C. Todd Grocery
L.B. Dillard
Hamilton’s
Archie Clark
Rose’s 5c, 10c & 25c Store
Citizens Federal Savings
and Loan Assn.