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. f- * l ■ * . L * l Thursday, January 12, 1950 Tll'E "CLINTON CHRONICLE rajie Three Television Is Big Business; Impact On Life ‘Dynamite’ boxing bout or set foot inside a r Con Develop Great Na- theatre> have beiome d home tion or Race of Idiots, Babson Says. telecast of the Battle of Dunkirk or i ca^ general appearance. Thirty-two the Invasion—of Okinawa. ^ ^per cent larger than on previous' Television Is Dynamite ' [inoi^els, the ,new rear window in- On the other hand, television can creases visibility and its lines blend develop a ralce of idiots? It’s already | into the car’s new streamlining mo on its merry, way tooward this goal. | tif. The window is set in a newly It can easily condition its lookers to.J designed locking rubber real. ., There are larger bumpers on both The folks who need this kind- of diversion most—rural dwellers—can not yet get TV in their home's. This New Yorli City,'Jan. e.-The next " *«. b ° ,h 10 nwnDer. ctecade may be'’-Xno«n *y future ?' s ,? t ' ons I >er 1 m ! t,ed , ^ a " d Katorlana as the Video*Age, the “W 10 the present limits Q f TV broad- M ■■ stan d s for' ? televis- cast radius ' This wlU ultimatel y be ^ if remedied. In- fact, by the. year’s loader Hfxr'rvrmf “hi2 end ’ thC netw0rk S hopefully anti- hncinoc ” ° cipate nearly three million sets in It if estimated use - ^ ma nufcaturres, already be- in mill- ro rxo ginning to count their 1949 profits,' that 10 million peo- r .. , . . Die watched our h® 11 ®'' 6 the cash registers 'Will sing p.e watcnea our h tun . of last national POliti-. 000 000 pIu3 J something even less idiotic than pie throwing! What kind of future race of mankind do we want? The ans- v iding‘ greater protection for the front and rear^ In addition to pro- unprincipled “entertainers" ruin Am erica. Television is dynamite. cal conventions on TV. Double thati- TV An< ' Amusement, jjumber saw Tru- Practically every survey, conduc- man inaugurated ^ thus * ar to measure the “look- *v|» W. Btbtoa h ow many local ^r 1 **’ audience, indicates that people fans watched the Big League games Hf* en ^ ess now regular radio. Ibis summer and fall is anybody’s i ^ a y may well come, and sooq, gi.ess. People who never have been wben -A. M. radio will be as obso- to a baseball game, football game,'^®t® as ih® crystal sets and ear- | phones are today. The corner, movie house is already feeling the pinch. Within the next half dozen years, we shall be able to view gupd movies right in our living rooms, and with out the present eyestrain. It has al ready been reported that Broadway’s- box office receipts nose-dive on Mil-- tcn Berle night. Sports promoters are worried too. Wrestling, boxing, baseball, and football enthusiasts are forsaking the arena and ball field for the homo video screen. College athletic di rectors are especialy concerned? In tercollegiate football is a most ex pensive sport. Advertisers have found that with the same-number of sets, television ads pull four times the sales of ordinary radio advertise ments. Television Pros And Cons wer lies with parents, schools and Srinefi rear an d fenders, the churches. We can’t afford to let; bumpers add materrzrtty~to the gen»- iinr.rinpiniAH ••ontArtamArs rum Am- era j appearance of massiveness. The redesigned instrument panel provides new backgrounds of trans parent gunmetal on spun aluminum for the gauge dials, spedometer, ra dio dial, and clock. • The gunmetal j finish is also used on the radio grille ‘screen. There are largbr rotary ' switch nobs which are easier to /ip- erate. Features for performance, comfort and safety which were previously in- New Plymouth Car On Display Today At Cooper Motor Co. head and leg room, and wide, deep chair-height seats. The “srx-cy’inder, 97-horsepower engine has a 7-'to-1 compression- ratio. The combination ignition^ and starter switch, auto matic , electric choke, super-cushion tires, safe-guard hydraulic brakes and safety-rim wheels are amorfg the^high-priced car’’• features con tained in the new Plymouth. The new Plymouth line includes nine cTutomobiles in the special de luxe and deluxe groUpsr WE DO A LI, KINDS OF PRINTING —EXCEPT BAD CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. •V Dr. Felder Smith Optometrist « Laurens, S. C. I2« EAST MAIN STREET South Side Public Square Hoi Rfr For eye EXAMINATION* v 9:00 to 5:30 Wednesdays 9:00 to 12:30 Phone 794 for Appointment n The 1950 Plymouth car.-witfr im portant styling changes and im provements for safety and riding comfort, will go on display today in m n MARK OF L UM DURR QUALITY ■ —1— ■V r ~" 1 I.AlRKN.S-^Ty Mi “YOUR FAMILY THEATRE” Children Under 12 Free First Show at Busk—Complete Show After 10 Fri. Sat. Jan. 13-14 Thunderhoof Preston Foster, Mary Stuart, Wdlliam Bishop Sunday Jan. 15 Show Starts 9:00 The Gallant Blade (In Technicolor) Larry Parks, Marguerite Chap man: George Maoready, Victor Jory Mon.-Tues. Jan. 16-17 — T Scudda Hoo! . Scudda Hay! (In Te-tinlcolor) June Haver, I.on McCallister, Walter Brenn in. Anne Revere Wed.-Thur. Jan. 18-19 Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven Guy Madison. Diana Lynn, James Dunn, Audie Murphy Schools and colleges have found as a result of the comic book, pic- jture magazines, talking mov(es, and ; the radio that our youth even now 1 can not read comprehendingly. They have become allergic to the printed 1 page. Our children have also- fobgot- ! ten how to amuse themselves. In- ! stead of developing into active par ticipants. they are becoming pas sive bystanders. They are becoming sluggish and lazy in this matter of thei’r amusement. This is very k unfor- tunate. Television, however, has a trem endous opportunity to instruct and , amuse constructively’. Television might well reestablish the home as a family meeting place. Video could become a potent force in helping to lower, juvenile delinquency and crime rates; it could become a help ing hand in lowering divorce rates. •Television could bring to the home i the broadening cultural experiences , of seeing great paintings in a mus eum. or witnessing great experi ments in tfie laboratory. Video rould , actually let us see great historic I'events in. the making. Think of what your reaction might have been to a the showrooms of Cooper Motor troduced in the Plymouth linei have company, with the public cordially | been . r ®^ a ' n ®^- T b ® car has charac- inVited to see the presentation. . teristic^ interior roominess, ample There are nevv lines in the silhou ette which giVe the new Plymouth a longer, lower, more ^streamlined ap-1 pearance. The changes are readily i apparent whether viewed from front, 1 reaf, ,or side., Rear/fenders, which are bolted on for economical- removal in case re-1 pairs are'necessary,- have been re-j styled and lengthened. A larger rear window on club coupes and L four- door sedans, slightly greater over all width,,and alterations on the rear deck provide a longer, heavier, road- hugging appearance for all models. The grille has been simplified and made more massive. Described as “packed with value and ready to prove it,” the new Ply- mouth was characterized by D. 57 Eddins, president of Plymouth, as “the greatest car value we have ever offered the public.” , “When we speak of value,”’ Erddins said, “we mean that we heu^e com bined beauty with sensible/ styling, that we have achieved big-car per formance with small-cai economy, and that the mechanical excellence of which we have always been proud*' has maintained its high level.” •• The front and rear tread have been increased, a factor which* in creases stability, eases tire loading stress on surves, and enhances the D.E.TRIBBLE CO. LUMBER and BUILDERS SUPPLIES Since 1894 Phone 94 CLlNT0N, S. C. HELP FOR POUO NOW -Cv An open letter to parents and the local directors of the National Foundation > for Infantile Paralysis, Inc. . /> The’ science of Chiropractic has shown amazing resirits in combatting the dread disease, poliomyelitis. —-Ta^make the benefits of Chiropractic available to every victim in our a^ea, the Chiropractic profession now places its -skill and knowiedgo ftt youK disposal. All necessary Chiropractic service will be rendered free of charge to poliomyelitis patients referred to, us by-theJfical direc- tors of Ihe National Foundation for Infan tile Paralvsis, £«c. ^ i •• ■ - rib CHARLES J. HART 254 West Main St. Next to First Methodist Church Laurens, s. c. UNLESS CHIROPRACTIC IS INCLUDED EVERYTHING IS NOT BEING DONE Thit Sl»»lt 4-Door 6-Pottongor Tourbotk Soda* heads a line-up of six smart SUPCKS, all powered with the surging new F-263 straighb eight engine, very latest word in valve-in-head lift and life. 1 "FASHIONED for every taste 1949 Was Our BIGGEST YEAR In Rural Telephone Expansion More farm families in tke South got new tele phones during 1949 than during any other year‘in history. The 57,000 poles we erected to extend rural tele phone service was a record number, too. So was the 105,000 miles of wire placed in service. Setting these new records required record expenditures of $26,- 000,000 for new rural facilities for the year. - - * Serving the rural areas of the South is one of our biggest jobs, and we’re making record progress. It’s good telephone service, too-backed by nearly three- 0 ' quarters of a century’s experience^ plus the team work of the Bell Telephone Laboratories and the * Western Electric Company in developing new meth ods and equipment to make the service still better. ' SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY \... Look over the 1950 Buick line, which these two high-fashioned honeys represent, and decide for yourself if that’s truth or just talk. fJincfecn—Yes, 19—smart new and varied models to choose from, and all with the eye-catching st)!ing of bold-lined bumper-guard grilles, sleek tapering fenders, the over-all look of a jet plane in Hight. Three full series —SPECIAL, SUPER and RoaDMASTER — with SPECIAL models available in both standard or de luxe finish. Three separate power plants — in five horsepow er ratings‘-all more powerful, higher in compression, all f ticbail valve-in-heads—and one of thenv the sensational new F-263, giving Super models extra brilliance on the road. • Tout wheelbases — all planned for Tding comfort —with overhang re duced to make parking and garaging easier. Roominess galore, with rear seats as much as 13 inches wider. T’enty of outlook as well. And the aoiding comfort of coil springs on all tour wheels. And the stead) going of t-hene your Buick dealer for a dcruonslration—Right Now! torque-tube drive—plus Safet>-Ride rims for comfort plus control. Then look at prices-do they really fit any budget? s» 1 hey range from the fine- car level of the ROADMASTER down to just- above-the-low est figures on the Special. But even these are so little above anything else — buy you so marfy mot^e years of happy use — and give yotUa car of such consist- i entl>-better trade-in value — that >ouTl find Buick reachable by buyers’in any price range. So why not get the whole story, price and all, from your Buick , dealer now? Deliveries are good, the “deal” is i^ight, and a signed-up order steps you up to that Buick you’ve always dreamed about! Here’s the Smart SPfCIAL 3- Passenger Coupe, one of seven smart moae.s. Dynaflcw Drive optional. Horsepower — IIS with Synohro-Meih transmis sion, 122 v th Dynaflow. maMcR youRf>*/ce*A#ce >W to Gr, oetor Value M l OOK now ByiCKS MUVErj * v * c *~* ' ' i, S I975 50 ' " s ~‘- *2329m ~ T ; ta " ^ 'oca/ m °Y vary wnh 0u , . ' ,on *POf(a/ioo Jr W'Aou be‘tt4*r vsutomnbilvH arv built Itm'K trill build thrm Tuo. in HSNftY ]. TAYLOP.-ABC Netwoik, every Monday evening. LAURENS MOTOR COMPANY Zarick Street Laurens. S. C. 1