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1 . Page Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. Thursday, July 13,1944 SOUTH CLINTOhf NEWS FOR THE WEEK Him Eloise* Brown. Corrrspondent Mid Representative Lambert, and Mr. Lambert, in Spar tanburg. JVIr. and Mrs. James Harris and Mrs. Mattie Harvey were visitors in Laurens Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Mills spent the week-end with the former's sis ter Mrs. W. L. McMinn, and Mr. SMALLEST ACREAGE OF COTTON SINCE 1895 IS PLANTED Mr. and Mrs. Ted Clark of Green ville, visited Mr. and Mrs. C. J-| McMinn, in Spartanburg. "RBlackwell Sunday. Washington, July 7.—Reflecting un favorable weather and a shortage of labor, Southern farmers planted the j 10,000,000 bale: as to production but unofficial soured es said a crop of around 10,000,000 bales seemed to be indicated. Last year, 11,428,151 bales were Ijarvested, while the crop for the 19^-42 period averaged 12,455,000. Supplementing this" year’s produc tion will be a .c^rry-over of around rom previous crops. Miss Juanita Huntington of F or f class, of Fort Perce, Fla.,i visited Mrs Herbert Urown, seaman second sma ^] es t acre age to cotton this year j Consumpticm/<m the other hand, has small farmers maintained or increas ed plantings except where adverse weather prevented. Reductions in acreage from last year were indicated for all states ex cept California where the acreage is 4 per cent larger and in Oklahoma, Illinois and Kentucky where acre ages were reduced to unusually low level last year as the result of fl jbds. Mill, spent the week-end with her Brown and son in Whitmire recently. s,nce ai ’ ricu " ure ^ epartment i bales been averaging around 11,000,000 sister. Mrs. Lillian Lawton. Mrs. Marvin Harvey and children reported today. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Estes and S p^ nt lhe wee k w jth her parents,! Cotton in cultivation on July 1 was children of Princeton, are spending Mr. and Mrs. Joe Eustace, in West estimated at 20.472.000 acres, which tome time with Mr. and Mrs. Rufus ciiptpn. —was 6.7-*per cent less than last ye: fear. Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sanders daughter spent the week-end relatives*in Union. has returned to and about 35 per cent less than/the spending several 1933-42 acreage. , Robert Bobo anc * Greenville after . , _ with davs clarence Neal and family.! The department made na Because hf short labor supplies, ch land was shifted, the depart- ent said, to crops requiring less hand labor. Reductions in plantings appeared to have been more pro- orechst 1 nounced *on the larger farms as many Small Acreage In This State Columbia, July 8.—South Carolina’s smallest cotton acreage — 1,110,000 j acres — was in ’cultivation July 1,| Frank O. Black, federal-state agricul tural statistician, said today. The cur rent acreage was 3 per cent less than last year’s 1,148,000 acres and 8 per cent below the last five years' aver age, he added. Weather and soil conditions appar ently influenced the state’s acreage changes as reports indicated a 9 per cent decrease in the northern half of the state, and an increase of 3 per cent in the southern half, Black said. With average acreage abandon ment, an estimated 1,102,000 acres will be picked this fall. The first 1944 production forecast will be released August 8. STATIONERY — Thin Sheerlite Air Laid. Beautiful assortment for men, women and misses. Chronicle Pub lishing Co. Stationery Dept. Mr. and.Mrs. Matt Davis and chil- Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Wilkes of Sa- dren visited Ed Godfrey in Laurens: vannah. Ga., visited the latter s par- Monday* ents. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Jackson. Miss Reba Hill of Lexington, is' during the week-end. i spending several weeks ' with her; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Inman and aunt> Mrs. Claude Willard, and Mr. children of Union, spent the week- Willard. end with relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hill of Green- Mrs. Helen Blackwell spent the, W ood, visited friends here during the week-end with Mrs. Reuben Black- we ek-end. well in Winnsboro. Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Brown are Pfc. Roy Owens of Camp Stewart, i S p en( ji n g several weeks with relatives Ga., visited his aunt. Miss Jessie Mae j n Asheville N. C. Owens, during the week-end. j Mrs. C. R. Kuykendall and children Barbara Ann Mills is spending have returned home after spending some time with Mrs. Johnnie Me- t he week wth her mother, Mrs. Bes- Farland in Asheboro. 1 s j e Esjtew, in Columbia. Miss Wilma Jean Smith has re-1 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Willard of turned to Gastonia, N. C , after Q reenwood> visited relatives here spending a week with ^Ir. and Mrs. during the week-end. William Thrift. . j Mrs. G. W. Hill of Lexington, is j Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Prince and spending several weeks with her par-j daughters were visitors in Greenville entSt Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Land. Sr. Monday. Friends of Curtis Jackson will be Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cranford and interested tq know he is now with the children of Charleston, visited Mr.J arm y and Mrs. Fred Shelton during the Mrs. W. P .McLendon and chil- week-end. dren are spending somo time with! Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deitz and chil- her sister. Mrs. Ernest Kellett, and, dren spent the week-end with the Mr. Kellett, in Ninety-Six. former's parents, in Anderson. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. W'alker and! Reba Clark is spending several son were visitors in Honea ■ Path | weeks with relatives in Union. during the week-end. Mrs. Richard Goings is spending Mrs. Hubert Brown and children the week wth Pvt. Goings at Camp, 0 f Whitmire, are spending several Bianding. Fla. weeks with Miss Eloise Brown. Mrs. Lizette Gabriel of Hender- Fletch Bennett of Savannah, Ga., sonville. N. C., spent the fourth with spent the week-end with Mrs. Ben- relatives here, and Mrs. Hugh Ballard nett and children, accompanied her home for a few: Mrs. Clarence Blackwell is ill at days. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Grant and her home. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Navy will ob- ] wedding anniversary | children of Anderson, visited Mr. and Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries; Mrs. T. O. Williams 1 Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Milton King and! serve their son are spending the. week with Mr. j u i y 2ist. ' and Mrs. Boyd Wilkes in Savannah,, Mrs. Mozelle Henson will celebrate Ga. a birthday July 17th. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Douglas of ^ Irs s u dj e Grant will observe a ; Rock Hill, visited relatives here Mon- birthday July 17th. j Jolene Bennett celebrated a birth-: Cpl. Otis Fuller of Camp Gordon, d ay July 8th. Ga., Mrs. J. L. Rhodes and Miss Yvonne Bennett will celebrate al Frances Fuller of Union, spenU-tHT birthday July 18th.- ■ week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Milton King ob- served their weddng anniversary Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mosier and j u j v ^h. children visited in Greenwood Sun-, Little Virginia Stewart celebrated, It ^ a F- her birthday July 8th. Myraa Benjamin of W attsville, is Jesse Lee Poison observed a birth spending the week with her aunts, d ay jpj y gth. Misses Sally Ann and Stella Duck-, Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Poison observed . their wedding anniversary July 8th. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meeks and t Kenneth Meeks celebrated his 4th children visited relatives in Laurens birthday July 6th. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Fowler will Mrs. Corrie Gosnell and grand- observe their 8th wedding anniver- daughter, Patsy Goodwin, of Green- sar y j u j y 15th. ville, spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Fowler. Miss Josephine Jenkins,of Green wood. is spending the week with her grandmother Mrs. Janie Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hall have returned to Orangeburg after spend ing several days with Mr. and Mrs. George Pressley. Harold Snyder is spending some time with his aunt. Mrs. Adelbert SAY, "I SAW II IN THE CHKON ICLE.” THANK YOU Miss Helen Harvey celebrated her! birthday. July 9th. Mrs.! Pauline Lawson is observing 1 a birthday today. - i Birthday Party Mrs. Clee Satterfield gave her daughtera, Sara Alice, a party Friday | afternoon celebrating her 12th birth-1 (day. A number of girls and boys I were present and games and refresh- I ments were enjoyed. /I Each guest remembered *Saira~Alic with a gift. MclNTOSH'S SHOE SHOP Send Your Shoes To Us Best Materials and Workmanship. WAITED! USED CARS HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID COOPER MOTOR CO. Clinton, S. C. Revival In Progress Revival services are now in prog- : ress at the Providence school audi tor | torium each evening at 8 o’clock. ! The services are conducted by Rev. D. C. Gregory, pastor of Bailey Mem- , orial and Lydia charges of the South-1 —' ern Methodist church, assisted by the’ Rev. A. E. Smith, conference evan- 1 gelist of Laurens. The public is cor dially invited f& attend the services. When Your Back Hurts ~ And Your Strength and Energy Is Below Par It m»y be caused by disorder of kid ney function that permits poisonous waste to accumulate. For truly many people feel tired, weak and miserable when the kidneys fail to remove excess acids and other waste matter from the blood. 1. You may suffer nagging backache, rheumatic pains, headaches, dizziness, getting up nights, leg pains, swelling. Sometimes frequent and scanty urina tion with smarting and burning is an other sign that something is wrong with the kidneys or bladder. There should be no doubt that prompt treatment ia wiserfcthan neglect. Lse Doan’i PilU. It ia better to rely on a medicine that has wop countrywide ap proval than on something less favorably known. Doan'i have been tried and test ed many years. Are at all drug stores. Get boan r » today. Doan spills NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTION State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, Town of Clinton. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that L. B. Dillard is the duly appointecT ! Supervisor of Registration for the Town of Clinton, County of Laurens, State of South Carolina. . Every citizen twenty-one ( ,(21) yeal-s of age and upwards having all! i of the qualifications as mentioned in : Section 12, of Article 2, of the Con-j stitution of South Carolina, as amend- ; ed. and in Sections 2287 and 2290, Volume 2, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1942, as amended, and who has resided in the State for two years, in the County for on? year and with in the incoroorated limits of the said Town of Clinton for four months next pieced mg the election to be held in said Town • of Clinton on Tuesday August 15th, 1944, and who has paid thirty days before the election any poll tax then due and payable and who holds a County Registration Cer tificate entitling him or her to vote at a polling precinct within the Town of Clinton shall be entitled to regis ter. The said L. B. Dillard, Supervisor of Registration, will have his office at the store of the said L. B. Dillard on North Broad Street in the Town oi Clinton for the purpose of register ing voters from 9 o’clock A.M. to 6 o’clock P.M. on.each days except Sun day until 6 o’clock P.M., August 4th, J 1944, except that said office will be closed on Wednesday at twelve o’clock noon. Dated this 5th day of July, 1944. P. S. BAILEY Mayor. Attest: D. C. HEU^TESS, 3-4c Clerk and Treasurer. j? >« y BELK’S JULY Buy Bonds With Your Savings >♦> ♦ ♦> ♦> ♦> ♦> f 1 Cool Summer $5.00 Only 21 to go at this price. Smart cool bembergs. seersuckers and triple sheer rayons. Sizes 12 to 42. WOMEN’S COOL COTTON FROCKS Quality-made chambrays and seersuck ers. Finely tailored for constant wear. Available in stripes and checks. Sizes 12 to 20. COOL, COOL 1 RAYON SLIPS $1.98 Belk’s offers you a lovely selection of styles for your summer comfort. CrLsp, lace trim and plain tailored styles, in tearose and white. Sizes 32 to 40. SAVINGS IN Men's Cool Tropical SUITS .00 Some are all-wool, in tans, blues and grays — keep you cool these long hot days. Sizes 35 to 44. SLACK SUITS $2.98 Men's sanforized cotton Slack Suits — blues and tans. Relax in summer com fort. Other Slack Suits—$4.98 and $5.98 FOR COOL HEADS SUMMER STRAWS 98c to $2.98 Many styles to choose from — open weaves and panamas. PANTIES—79c AH rayon, elastic back, regular and brief styles. White and tearose. ' .• • v'-t * T SHEER. SHEER 51-gouge RAYONS 90c Pair Lovely to look at and flattering to wear. Smart summer shades. 8U to 104. Limit one pair to customer. » PRINTED TOWELS 19c Eoch - Printed Dish Towels — smart colors. Buy several at this low price. TOWELS—35c Big, thick, thirsty Towels. White with pastel borders. OPA Odd Lot Release July 10th to July 29th DRESS SHOES and SPORT OXFORDS $2.98 and $3.98 Values to $5.95 Rationed shoes with leather soles. We have selected 200 pairs—white, black, brown and white, and tans. Take advantage of these sensational values in fine shoes. Save money!—Save your ration stamp! Other RATION-FREE SHOES $2.00 PRINTED LUNCHEON CLOTHS 87c >:y They’re colorful in smart floral designs. ROMAN EMPEROR SHEETS 81x99—$1.49 Laundry-tested, of quality mus lins. Four-year guarantee. DRESS LENGTHS B'/z Yds. — $1.98 Printed spuns in colorful sum mer patterns, made from select ed fabrics. 34 yards in each length. BOYS’ * SPORT SHIRTS 98c to $1.49 Full cut, fast colors—solids and stripes. Sizes 6 to 16. BOYS’ SLACK SUITS $2.98 to $4.98 ^Tans, blues, greens. Rayons and cottons. Sizes 8 to 16. Chenille SPREADS $5.95 ta$7.95 and designs Many colors choose from. to HOOK RUGS $1.29 Smart for wearing. any room. Long ADVANCE SHOWING ... WINTER BLANKETS and COMFORTS Feoturing CHATHAM and PURRY, by Noshuo CHATHAM WOOLWICH $10.95 A fine 100% all-wool Blanket in al most 4-lb. weight — Ipts of warmth for years and years to come. Rich ra.von satin binding. Full bed size— 72x84. Rose, green, blue, and cedar. MARLEY, by Chatham $7.95 A brand new blanket made of 50% wool and 50% cotton — full four pounds of winter weight warmth. Four pretty colors, bound with rayon satin. 72x84. WELWYN, by Nashua 72x84 —$12.95 100% pure virgin wool—yes, beauti ful all wool. These lovely Welwyns are back in stock again. In four dif ferent colors — bound with rayon satin. PURRY, by Nashua 72x84 — $5.95 12% pure wool, 88% rayon. More and better nap traps make these blankets warmer. Purrys are guaranteed against moth damage. They wash or dry clean beautifully. S SUTTON BLANKETS $5.95 Chatham's “bargan buy,” made of 25% wool, 50% rayon, 25% cotton, blended into a warm bed comfort at a thrifty price. Full bed size. CANNON BLANKETS $5.95 50% wool—the ideal construction for warmth, beauty and service. Full size — 72x84. Your choice of four beautiful colors, richly bound in 5-inch satin. KENT BUNKETS $2.98 Plaid double pairs—5% wool. 72x80. BUY NOW! USE BELK’S LAY-AWAY PLAN. BASEMENT VALUES SHEER RAYON HOSE 59c — 2 pr. $1.00 Plain and Fancy Print REMNANTS 15c Yd. GIRLS’ , . ‘ SHEER DRESSES Sbes I to J 79c SOFA PILLOWS GIRLS’ COTTON SLIPS 97c 49c SPUN > RAYON DRESSES LADIES’ COTTON SLIPS 1 A large collection to choose 79c ' CRETONNE from. Sizes 14 to 20. $1.98 1 ■ _ • REMNANTS SUN SUITS .. 19c eo. : 15c Yd. i .. BOYS' LONGIES Smart stripes in Dress Pants $1.49 Men’s Covert and Chambray WORK SHIRTS 4 79c , NPN-RATIONED PLAY SHOES $1.99 Values to $3.98 :.t I 8 # J.t 8 :: 5 ♦V 6 - ■! „ HBOC