The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 16, 1949, Image 8
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
THl RSDAY, JITNE 16. 1949
Giles Chevrolet Co.
Observing Their
21st Anniversary
Yesterday, June IS. was the 21st
anniversary of Giles Chevrolet com
pany as announced in the advertis
ing columns of today’s paper.
Mr. Giles came to Clinton in 1928
at which time he secured the local
Chevrolet agency. He is now the old
est automobile dealer in the county
in point of service.
The f:rm opened here • on ^Pitts
street in the building now occupied
by the Burgess-Harrison Furniture
company. Later they built their pre
sent home on West Main street where
Chevrolet cars and trucks are sold,
as well as used cars, and a complete
repair department is operated.
The Giles firm is headed- by C. C.
Giles as president. Ins son, Thurston
R Giles, vice-president and general
manager, and Mrs. Giles is the office
manager. "We have enjoyed an ex
cellent business from our friends and
customers during these 21 years,''
Mr Giles said yesterday, and "we
look forward to the future with con-
f; deuce."
Company D Veterans
Hold First Reunion,
Officers Named
I
Fathers Day Program
Sunday In Laurens
j A Fathers Day program, sponsored
' . 7 . . , i by the business people of Laurens,
Laurens, June 10. Approximate!', j s b c j n g planned for Sunday after-
50 veterans of Co. D,< 118th lnfantr>. noon% June 19, between the hours of
Thirtieth Division, who saw serxice^^ an j 5 o’clock at the Laurens arm-
in World W r ar I, held their first re- q,.^ according to an announcement
union last Saturday afternoon at the jj V ^e sponsors.
Laurens Armory and set up a per-! ’ . T D
manetit organization ‘ (or future an- , h*™* Bums will serve as mas-
, ter of ceremonies and a varied pro-
nua ® ' gram appropriate to th? day will be
BRIEFS.. ABOUT’
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Week-End Trips .. Visitors
Dickie Weisner is spending this
week in Columbia with Billy Able,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Able.
Friends of little Janice Sligh will
Joe F. Smith was elected president carrVed Tut"^GiVts will be^distribiited i be sorry to know she is ill with
Bon A. Sullivan, vice president, Joh- t 0 0 i{j es t fathers. Special music
nny Hamilton, 'secretary, and Chas. provided during the program
measles.
Pfc. and Mrs. ’Marion Nelson, of
F- Homing treasurer. Arthur Lee, 1 The sponsors say that the program Union, and Miss Eleanor Nelson, of
niece, Miss Jacqueline Jordan and leave some time this week to spend
Clyde L. Miller. Jr. in Charlotte, N.! some, time in Ellijay, Ga., with rela-
C. last Wednesday evening. I tives.
Mrs. B. Hutson Johnson and child-' Mrs. Alice Simpson has returned
ren, ,of Aiken, are visiting her moth- home after a two weeks vacation in
of Grenwood, who commanded the w jn be county-wide and that people' W’hitmire, were guests Sunday of
company during the war. was made from an sections will attend. -
honorary president for life. i ^
The meeting lasted- from three 1°; n ■ ^1
six o'clopk and included a,, business j KOyO I dCanOFS,
session followed by a social gather-j C lirl -L; n - ripnnprc
ing and barbecue. junsnifie v-ieoners
Mr. Smith, who was a 1st lieu-ilO Cl0S6 for WGGk
tenant in the company and who was ^
instrumental in getting "the boys Royal Cleaners, Inc., and Sunshine ty Jane Hamer, Jackfb Pitts, Sara
together, presided over the session. Cleaners announce in today’s paper Pitts, and Florence Winn are spend- !
Cnptr- John- A". Thompson, com- that thev will close their plants in g two weeks at Camp Burgess
mander of Co. D, 2l8th Infantry, now j u i v 4 through 9. reopening for bus- don near Flat Rock, N. C.
er, Mrs. L. D. Edmonds.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bailey, of
Greenwood, spent Sunday with the
latter’s mother, Mrs. Estelle Abrams.
Friends of Thomas Hargrove,, who
lives near here, will regret to learn
that he is ill and is a patient at Hays
hospital. Mr. Hargrove is a brother
of Mrs. S. A. Pitts, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Abrams spent
Siyiday in Columbia- with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Moore.
Friends of Dr. F. F. Hicks will be
sorry to know he is quite ill and is
a patient at Hays hospital.
Friends of little Fred Oxley, Jr.,
will be glad to know he is now im-
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sligh.
Mrs. George. Holland, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hagins and
daughter, Rita, of Abbeville, are proving at Hays hospital after be-
spending the week at Ocean Drive ing ill with pneumonia.
b eac h- I Mrs. Sterlin Young and sons will
Margaret Ann Bolick, Ann Baker,
the mountains of N. C. and Charles
ton. %
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—EXCEPT BAD
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Send Your Shoes To Us for
Best Materials and
, Workmanship.
Elaine Addison, Jenny Addison, Bet- 1
Mary Lou Bailey, of Greenwood,
spent last week with her grandmo-
Adult School Here
Opens June 20
An adult school will open for the
C :nton Mills village and surrjund-
mg area on Monday. June 20, spon-
sonored by the State Department of
Adult Education. It will be held at
the Florida Street school building,
with all over 16 years of age eligible
to attend, with classes arranged to
:-u.t individuals.
Those who arc interested are in-
vited to Academy Street school Fri
day morning. June 17. at 10 o’clock.
Those in charge will explain the
courses to be offered and gladly give
f.ny information.
tended the wedding of Mrs.
n charge of the armory, made a iness on the morning of the 11th.
brief address of welcome and in turn The week’s close-down, the owners
was given a vote of thanks for the s tate, is to give their employees a ■ ther, Mrs. T. L. W. Bailey.
-use of the building and grounds. WC ek's deserved vacation. They are* Mr - and Mrs. Robert Smith
Capt. Lee and Col. Francis Beaty, asking their customers to take note
the matter of Charlotte and a one- of the closing and have their clean-
time officer in the company, were jng needs provided in advance to
introduced and made short talks, avoid inconvenience
The ex-soldiers, whose division)
was credited with breaking the Hin- ft n
denburg line along with the 27th Di- Clinton VJlMS TOSS
vision of New York, reported a high- Nurse's Examination
ly enjoyable gathering at which , ^ U,3C 5 tAummuiiun
many of them saw each other for ... „ .. . * ^
the first time since the company f,"'): An " Campbell B.lhe
was inactivated. J, rnold ; G c allo ’;' a >''
Of the more than 50 veterans pre-■ ft*' 1 " 1 ’ Be,,y Sm J th a " d Bobbie
sent 43 actually signed the register. I Lyl f s wcra ln Columbia during the
at-
Smith’s
piiri
past
examinations
They were as follows: , , . .
From Laurens-Rufus Barnett, g,ven p ? or . , t0 nurse 5 Gaining. The
Claude Patton. L T. Fuller, J. B Le- grou P of g,rls were accepted to be-
NEW “GRAND”
GAS
RANGE
Regular Price $198.50
SPECIAL NOW FOR
S159.95
HOME
SUPPLY CO.
Phone 423
wis, Joe F. Smith, Plato Roberts,
William Price; W. M. Switzer, J. L.
Davenport. T. C Baldwin and Chas.
F Fleming;
Columbia—B. A. Sullivan and J.
W Hamilton:
Greenville—J P Caldwell, Geo
M. Moore. Clarence B Cooper. R. L.
Martin and Barney O’Shfelds;
Spartanburg—J. J. Foster, P J.
gin the.r training at the Columbia
General hospital on September 6.
Young People Plan
Series of Meetings
In connection with the Methodist
vacation church school a series of
young people's meetings will begin
Moore. W M °Snoddy, James’w" Bur- at Broad Strect Methodist church
:ett. John F Powell, L. R. Corbin, Monda >’- J une 20. and will continue
E. W. Kennmgton and W. P. Rush-
ton;
Clinton—Ben T. Fuller, A M.
Young, L. H. Bagwell and W. G.
•Jvmg
each evening through Friday, June
24. Worship, study and recreation
will be featured at the meetings
which will begin at eight o’clock
All young people between the ages
SPARTAN
WINNER IN
CONTEST
In the S. C. “Chicken-of-
Tomorrow” contest recent
ly held at Clemson College.
Spartan-fed birds took 1st.
2nd. 3rd, 6th. 8th and 10th
awards.
Looks like this backs up
what we have been saying
about Spartan Broiler
”S particles.”
We have ample stocks,
fresh every week. See us
for your feed needs.
C-W-S
GUANO CO.
Phone 62
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Al>o, Ewell B Bullman, Marietta; of 12 and 23 are cordially invited to
Ernest B Green, Concord. N. C.; L attend
F. Avery, Mountville; Carl R. Hun-
nicutt. Concord. N. C.; R. T. Barnett.
Gaffney, L B. Holtzdaw, Arcadia;
W. F. Martin. Anderson; Paul J.
Smith. Concord, N. C.; D. J. Buchan
an, Joanna; J. P. Hunter, Ora; Ar
thur Lee, Greenwood; Francis J. Bea
tty, Charlotte. N. C.; and Richard C.
Snipes, Belton.
Midgefs, Juniors
Open Summer
Baseball League
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If you are involved in an auto
mobile accident, it’s better to
have adequate Autoirabile Lia
bility Insurance than to argue,
—enJ much safer far yo-r
finances.
S. W. SUMEREL, Agent
CLINTON, 8 C.
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South Broad St. Telephone No. 4
The city baseball leagues for the
Midgets and Juniors opened June 6.
Six close and exciting games have
been played in both leagues. One
team in each league, either a Midget
| or Junior, plays each afternoon of
I the week. The season is young, but
‘two Midget pitchers pitched one-hit
ball in their first games.
The standings of the teams in each
league follow:
Midgets
Won Lost
Academy 2 0
Thornwell 1 1
Florida Street 1 1
Lydia 0 1
Joanna 0 1
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His Day is This Sunday, June 19
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Joanna 1
Braswell 1
McElhannon 0
Oxner 0
Few’ 0
Games Next Week
June 16—Braswell at Oxner (J).
June 17—Joanna at Few (J).
June 20—Academy at Fla. St. (M).
June 21 — Joanna at Thornwell
(M).
June 22—Braswell at Joanna (J). .
Tennis Lessons
Given At Club
.The tennis committee of Lakeside
Country club has announced that
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Adams, of Lau
rens. will direct tennis activities at
the club.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams are outstand
ing athletes. Their interest and en
thusiasm in tennis and their desire
to promote more and better tennis
have prompted them to give lessons
at no extra charge to members of
the club. .
Mr. Adams, one of Presbyterian
college’s outstanding athletes, is now
director of athletics at Laurens high
school.
They will give instructions to both
adults and children. Mem,bers whoi
would like to, avail themselves of
this opportunity are asked to be at
the club courts at 3 o’clock Saturday
afternoon, at which time definite
hours for instructions and the types
of classes will be discussed.
MASONS TO MEET TUESDAY
Campbell Lodge No. 4, A. F. M.,
will hold a regular communication
Tuesday night, the 21st, at 7:30, ac
cording to lodge officials. The F. C.
degree will be conferred and all
members and visiting Masons are in
vited.
All the Little Items Needed for the
Office
CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO-
Just Received Another Ship
ment MEN’S COOL
Rayon Suits
$19.50
Low
Priced
Regular $29.50 Value
Regulars, Longs, Shorts, Stouts, in Cords,
Checks, Stripes. Sizes 34 to 48.
MAKE DAD’S OUTFIT COMPLETE
By giving him a Summer Straw
Straw Hats 99c
Others from 1.98 to 3.98
As light on your head as it is on your bud
get . . . Our collection is exSTRAWdinary!
DRESS DAD UP IN A NEW SHIRT . . .
We carry your favorite brands known for quality.
In all sizes, white or colored. Several collar styles.
Archdale Shirts 2.98
Arrow Shirts 3.65
Bonaire Shirts 1.98
Men’s Cool Rayon
SLACKS
3.)9
All men will agree there is nothing like cool slacks
. for summer! Si£es 29 to 42. Alterations free!
1 - - 1 '
TREAT DAD TO A PAIR OF SHOES1
Mens Dress Shoes
5.95 to 12.95
Solid or combinations. Sizes 6 to 12
House Slippers 1.98 up
The kind Dad likes after a day’s work
Pajamas
Dad could use a new clip
1.50 and 2.00
Fancy
Cuff Links
1.00 - 1.50
•Many patterns from which to choose
Cotton Pajamas
Colerful Patterns
only 1.98
Sizes A to D in popular styles
Other Pajamas priced 2.98 to 4.98
Famous Hickok
BELTS .... 1.00 to 2.00
Strong, durable with added beauty
Dad Can Always Use
HANDKERCHIEFS
Plain white 10c and 15c. Fancy white
25c. Fancy colored 25c and 49c. Lin
en 3 for 1.59.
FRUIT OF THE LOOM
SHORTS 69c
SHIRTS 49c
You can’t go wrong in giving Dad
several pair of these. Everyone
knows their quality! We have all siz
es in several styles.
Arrow SHORTS .. 1.25 Sl ™ rt ?
— Undersnirfs
Give Dad’s feet a break ... ,
Give Dad’s feet new socks
Socks 3 for 1.00
These socks are worth much more
than we’re asking, but they will
make Dad happy.
All sizes, all colors
OTHER SOCKS — 19c to 49c
Handkerchiefs