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/ Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 30, 1948 Wednesday Clbsing To Be Resumed Clinton '■ > es and business houses •Aill resume their regular Wednesday afternoon closing next week, Janu ary 5. The interruption in the clos- ; ng schedule for the past few weeks was made on account of the Thanks giving and Christmas season upon the recommendation of the Mer chants committee of the Chamber of Commerce. 10 TOP STATE NEWS STORIES CITED FOR VEAR BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES NOTED (Continued from page one) The Chronicle Extends Greeting To Those Whose Birthdays and Anniversaries Occur This Week. UPSET ELECTION OF HARRY TRUMAN BIG '48 HEADLINER pre-election • division of the Demo crats; the consolidation of Western . ^ • , j » i • Europe, and the nomination of ors to a field, picked out a pumpkin ; £ Dewey by the ^ epubu _ when Whittaker Chambers, senior Time magazine editor, led investigat- 4 * of! ; and showed the contents — rolls micro-film which held State depart- - ment secrets of a decade ago — the story emblazoned over the earth. The cans for President. Dewey’s nomi nation was last on the big list but it set up the biggest single story of the CONSTIPATION Risky in BAD COLDS Retained undigested food become* putrefactive, causes toxins, which overload the liver and other vital or gans of the body, lessening your re sistance to colds and other winter 111* end interfering with their treatment. Why take this chance when you can take Calotabs? Calotabs thoroughly yet pleasantly act on every foot of several weeks ago that the national party in this state had served its purpose and would soon pass out of and Mrs. J the picture. However, the National party has recognized two other na- | Uonal officials. Public hydro-electric projects in South Carolina advanced as pouring of conctete on the Clark's Hill dam 1 was started and the Lyles-Ford pro- 1 ject was approved by federal olfi- ! cials.-The Clark's Hill authority came I out of hbiernation alter the Demo- John Roy Brooks, III, son of Mr. R. Brooks, Jr., of Co lumbia, celebrated his second birth day December 20. ^Irs. Brooks is the former Miss Nellie Mae Bauknight, daughter of ReV. and Mrs. P. L. Bauknight. Henry Macy Rowland. III. son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Rowland, Jr., will be two years old tomorrow. . Mr. and Mountville, development gave the house un- American activities committee a shot I ... . . fn the arm in its hot and cold but important I ves ti» a tion Mukden fell in October, followed by' the Collapse at Suchow which made ^ W3S v0 ^ e< ^ 10th biggest story year. (Continued from page one) when thirty, forsaken in- P ATI ENTS AT HAYS HOSPITAL YESTERDAY Mrs. William Spurlock, Jr., C. D. the Nationalist capital of Nanking 1 of the year - Nothing touched it for Bailey, Mrs. George Roper, Mary vulnerable to the Reds, the story <>f i con l inu ‘ n g sensationalism. Louise Anderson of Laurens, Mrs. the fight and its vast importance was I Other outstanding stories were:; Inez Burgess, J. W. Lawrence, F. H. told in screaming headlines. | Reds lose the election in Italy; U. S.! Williams of Florence, Mrs. Fay Med- As Mme. Chiang Kai-shek fiew to steps up r e-arming, peacetime draft; lin, Mrs. Carroll Brown of Belton, Washington to appeal for United Rec * s td k e Czechoslovakia; Princess Mrs. Edward Smith, William P. Ja- States aid—for almost anything to Elizabeth s baby son; Cleveland wins 1 cobs, Jimmy Young, son of Mr. and help stem the Communist tide—edi-! Mrs. Fuller Motes, of tors voted the story the seventh big- celebrated their second gest of the year. History may make the world series from Boston; the Mrs. Leland Young. crats wori the election and announced' vvedding anrwversary December 28. it the biggest. your intestine^, sweeping out toxin- i&< laden putrefactive foods and virus laden mucus, enabling you to more effectively avoid or fight a cold. Noth ing acts like good old Calotabs. Use a# directed. 10c and 25c at all druggists. Take CALOTABS that the Hartwell. Ga.. dam would be next on the list of the Clark’s Hill project. Oh the-'other hand another public power project. Santee-Cooper, took a licking in its effort to buy the j South Carolina Power company of Charleston. This Charleston concern . was bought by the South Carolina ! Electric and Gas company in Colum-j 1 bia despite the fact that Santee- For real . .... drama, nothing touched the one that was bulletined out of New York //OMfS AR£ BEING BU/L T W/TH £V£Ry ( XNONN convenience EXCEPT LOW RENT. r /\\ ^ \\V HI ' m /*‘i Cooper ditch. fought the sale to the last Mrs. Motes is the former Miss Mary Emma Speake of this city Harry Robert League, son of Mr. New York on August 12, telling of and Mrs. Harry League, will cele- Mrs.’ Oksana Stepanovna Kasenkina's brate his seventh birthday January 1. jump to freedom from the Russian! Sandra Ruth Davis, daughter of consulate. Held prisoner there pend- Mr. and Mrs. William Davis, will ing transfer and imprisonment — or celebrate her seventh birthday Jan- death—to her native Russia, the wo- uary 1. ‘man who rebelled against Commun- Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Morton of this * sm l6a Ped from- th^ third-flooi* win- city and the Panama Canal Zone,' °° w of the consulate. She landed in The Chronicle Will Publish Babson's Forecast for 1949 A lot of the expense of home upkeep couTd he re duced by making our store your shopping center. M C GEE’S DRUG STORE Phone No. 1 The Chronicle will publish Roger W. Babson’s •‘Business and Financial Outlook for 1949''/ext week. We are calling this article to your attention because we feel our read ers deserve the best and most accu se materia^ available, and because of Mr. Babson’s outstanding record for accuracy in his annual forecasts. Mr. Babsoh’s outlook will contain 50 forecasts, covering many impor tant business topics. His score for 1943 was 91 per cent accurate. Look to The Chronicle to give you this important forecast.for the new year. observed their wedding anniversary i December 24. Mrs. Mortdn is the for-i mer Miss Elsie Johnson. 1 January 1 wedding anniversaries' include Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wingard and Mr. and Mrs. Lumas Lake. ' Richard Edward Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walters, will ; celebrate his second birthday Janu ary 5. Harris K. Covington, Jr., little; son ton the cement courtyard and was en meshed in the wjre^ of a fence. No reporters lingering outside for news of the captive woman, saw her jump but they, together with police, saw her seconds later lying in a heap. Mrs. Kasenkina almost lost her life but a long hospital stay saved it and she won her freedom. It was the eighth biggest story. Babe Ruth, who rose from the ob- of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Coving- s n c e ur ^ y ° t f h an or Phanage to become of Monroe, N. C„ will be two! perhaps the greatest of baseba11 im - years old January 5. Mrs. Covington is the former Miss Catherine Blakely i of this city.. mortals, lost his long fight against cancer in August. His death and the story of his fabulous career was list- December 25 was the wedding an- 1 ' as .! be b *^» es ^ sports story and niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Willianv he .^ h most important n ews event * * o - t ini 948. ry P< ' 0 ’ f ' Clvde 0fl,y the death of a Presid ent of Watermelons At Giristmas Time The Mississippi Youngs enjoyed delicious feast and watermelon slic ing during the Christmas holidays. The melons were in perfect condition and were raised on H. H Holloway’s place near here. PATIENTS AT BLALOCK CLINIC YESTERDAY Gerald Murphy, Miss Helen Bry ant. Mrs. Cleo Abercrombie, Mrs. Heath Copeland. Grady Fuller and |serve ^, e i r . Mrs. Mary Thompson of Mouritville. j j anuar y 3 Billy McCrary, son of Mrs. H. McCrary, will celebrate his birth day January 5. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Singley will 1 celebrate their wedding anniversary January 2. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Young will ob serve their wedding anniversary January 5. Andy B. Young, Jr., will celebrate his birthday January 1. a; L. H. Bagwell will celebrate a , birthday January 3. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Adair will ob- \ serve their wedding anniversary 1 January 4. j January 1 is the second wedding amdversary of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baldwin. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Simpson ob served their weddiag anniversary 1 December 24. I Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Adair will ob- wedding anniversary the United States in office could have captured the front page and editorial space devoted to the once bumpious Bambino who hit 714 major league home runs over a fascinating and turbulent baseball career. The fabulous “spy hunt” was in and out of the year’s headlines but Happy New Year Greetings! TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS We thank you for your patronage and good-will during the year now drawing to a close. We hope our friendship will continue just as pleasantly during 1949. May you and yours spend a glorious New Year. Sumerel’s Dept. Store R. F. Sumerel, Prop. ¥ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ : ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ CASINO THEATRE THE BROADWAY O < > THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. December 30 and 31 FRIDAY AND SATllLDAY, December 31—January 1 : Strange Gamble I Birth Announcements o A New Hopalong Cassidy Western ..plus... 4:24, 7:27, 9:24. 9c and 25c Shep Comes Home SATURDAY. JANUARJY ONE DAY ONLY . 1 Thunderhoof A Western Hor.^e Sforv. It’s very i good. With PRESTON FOSTER. I MARY STUART. WILLIAM’ BISHOP, and THUNDERHOOF himself. { Starts: 2.18, 4:04, 5:50, 7:36, anctlj 9.22. — CARTOON. 9c and 35c j A Boy and His Dog With ROBERT LOWERY. BUL LY KIMBLEY, MARGA DEAN anti “FLAME.” Federof Agent vs. Under world, Chap. 2 9:30 A. M. Show Saturcicy 9c and 3W Mr. aad Mrs. Eugene King cele brated their first wedding anniver sary December 24. Mr. and: Mrs. Charles Hughes cel ebrated their wedding anniversary December 26. . o n : O :: RICE Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rice announce the birth of a son. Walter James Hil liard. Jr., at Hays hospital r/n De cember 25. Mrs. Rice is the former Miss Mildred Thompkins. : < > ♦ o NABORS Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Nabors an nounce the birth of a son, Ronald Lou, on Sunday, December 26, at Hays hospital. Mrs. Nabors is the former Miss Rosina Brown, of Colo rado. 4 COPELAND Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Heath Cope- nj land announce the birth of twin sons, ♦ i Heath Colbert and George White, on December 27, at Blalock clinic. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, January 3 and 4 .. BETTY , GRABLE MONDAY AND TUESIfrttE, January 3 and 4 The Prairie DAILEY 1 When JVh Baby Smiles At Me Co O' by TECHNICOLOR t4«Twnv rot Starts: 2:20, 4:18, 7:20, 9:18. NEWS. 9c and 3Sc- 10 A. M. Show MONDAY. Indians-and'Amencan Settlers. St^ry by James Femmore Cooper.. With LEONORE ALBERT aadi ALAN BAXTER. Starts: 2:36, 4 10, 7:36. 9:20. NEWS and COMEDY. 9c arxd 30c WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 ONE DAY ONLY Dream Girl WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, January. 5 and 6 Good "Comedy. • With BETTY HUTTON and MAC DONALD CAREY. Starts: 2:18, 4:01, 5:44, 7:27, 9rl0. CARTOON. 9c and 35c 10 A. M. Show -4 Slippy McGee DORNBERG Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Dornberg an- 1 nounce the birth of a daughter on December 25, at Blalock clinic. ABERCROMBIE Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Aber crombie announce the birth of a daughter, December 26, at Blalock clinic. After Christmas THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Dec. 30, 31, Jan. 1 — Three Days Only 7 1 KING Mr. and Mrs. John William King announce the birth of a dauejitei^ Edna Elizabeth, December 28, at Jiays hospital. Mrs. King is the for mer Miss Elliott Jacobs. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, • January 6 and 7 V With DON “RED” BARRY, DALE EVANS and TOM BROWN. Starts: 2:27, 5:00, 7:33, 10:06. i .~plus_ <> <> o IDA LUPINO-CORNEL WilDE CELESTE HOLM-RICHARD WIDMARK Bill and Coo In Color Road House i Century-^o* BIRD CARTOON STORY Starts: 2:20, 4:15, 7:20, 9:15. NEWS. 9c and 35c Starts: 3:23, 6:05, 8:36. Congo Bill, Chap. 8 ' 9c and 30c New Year's Prayer God grant to us the gift of songs Upon this New Year’s Day— The gift of lilting lovely lines, That cannot die away Though other sounds would drown them out. Though tumult tries to bind them— ! God grant to us the gift of songs— Placed where our need may find them! < > < > ■o God grant to us the gift of faith, As New Year’s dawn is waking— For faith will mend a heart though it Be very close to breaking! God grar|t to us a gift of hope,' That is alive to bless us When fate has tried to ambush us; To thwart us and outguess us! God grant to us the gift of si^ht,. So that we need not Stumble Along the road that we shall choose— Let us be proudly humble, Before the glory of. the year— Let light and-life surround us, Let color tint each lonely hour—•. Because your grace has found us! r—Margaret E. 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