University of South Carolina Libraries
Pape Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE inurawiay, jui.v o, Uncle Sam Goes Over $4 Billion In Hole In Year Washington, July 1.—The gov ernment overspent its income pre cisely $4,016,640,378.10 in fiscal 1952, which ended yesterda> v The statistics were announced today by the Treasury. Spending, soaring approximate ly 50 per cent above the preceding year, hit the highest total for any year without an all-out war— $66,145,246,957.62. Tax receipts shot 29 per cent above fiscal 1951 by rate hikes and new levies, climbed 20 billion dollars above the World War II peak to an unprecedented $62,128,- 606,579.52. The federal debt moved up to $259,150,744,131.47 during the year as the government borrowed to meet expenses not covered by re ceipts. That was still 20 billion | below the wartime crest. BRIEFS.. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Subscribe To Ths Chronicle— “The Paper Everybody Reads” ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ : ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ : ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ : ♦ : ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ o ♦ : ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * OKedlhe Box Office Opens 2:45 Saturday 12:45 Shows Run Continuous Admission 9c and 42c Thursday and Friday, July 3-4 FOR YOUR ' JULY 4TH PLEASURE Spence ond Kale Are Simply Great I SPENCER KATHARINE TRACY-HEPBURN in M-G-M’s COOL » comomot A M m c ALDO RAY with WILLIAM CHING • GUSSIE MORAH M** Lat^t Nev/s - Car loon irfh Announcements NEWS AND SHORT. 9c and 42c Saturday, July 5 (One Day) ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 4 4 4 4 ! : 4 4 J I 4 4 I Monday and Tuesday, July 7-8 QUIT QUC]/ hi hottwi i . ^ Aincaid' 8 i<v Miss Nell Fuller of Charlotte, spent several days this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Fuller. Dr. and Mrs. George Bellingrath spent several days last week at the Assembly Inn in Montreat, N. C. Recently >lrs. Bellingrath attended the wedding of her nephew in Norfolk, Va. Mrs. J. H. Dcnnan, Miss Miriam Donnun and Mis. Ed Little have returned from a visit to the lat ter’s daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Willis. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Finney are spending this week at Garden City. They were joined there by Miss Dot Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Suber spent Sunday in Columbia visiting Mr. and Mrs. Venus Crapps. Jabes G. Monroe of Latta, is spending -several days with J. Al- dine Blakely and family. Miss Minnie B. Moore of Rock Kill, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Perry Moore and family. Rev. and Mrs. Allen McSween and sons of Lincolton. N. C., spent the week-end with the latter’s par-j ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Dillard. Mrs. McSween and sons remained for several days stay. Mrs. Cecil Wilson and Mrs. Har old Cheek spent several days last week at the formorV cottage nearj Hendersonville, N. C. They were joined over the week-end by Mr. I Wilson and Mr/Chee!t. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Avery of Rock Hill, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Irby Hipp. Miss Lillian Dillard has returned i heme from spending several weeks' at Camp Ton-a-Wanda near Hen dersonville. N. C. Misses Enid Lancaster, Cornelia Harris, Betty W'O.i, Frances Brock-! ington of Kingstree, -and Louise Bagwell of Hodges, were in Edg- mour Saturday evening for thej wedding of Miss Sara Culp, a for mer member of the orphanage! school faculty. Mrs. E. F. Culbreath and daugh- tesr Lisa and Ann, of Charlotte, are spending several days with the former’s mother, Mrs. O. I. Sheely. Miss Fannie Parrish will spend the Fourth holidays in Columbia with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wiidbr and family of McCormick, are, visiting] the former’s mother, Mrs. J. B. ■Wilder, for the week. MfT' and Mrs. K. D. Nance have returned from a week’s stay at Daytona Beach and other points of interest in Florida. CHILDS Mr and Mrs- William Childs an nounce the birth of a son, William Rutledge, on June 28 at Self Mem orial hospital. Greenwood. Mrs. Childs is the former Miss Virginia Ann Holland daughter of Mrs. John R. Holland, and the late Mr. Holland. NELSON Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edward Nelson announce the birth of a son on June 29 at Hays hospital. Mrs. Nelson was formerly Miss Thelma Russ. CORLEY Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Birma Corley announce the birth of a daughter, Wanda Kay, on June 26 at Hays hospital. Mrs. Corley is the former Miss Evelyn Hermin. ADAIR Mr. and Mrs. Lyles Adair an nounce the birth of a son on July 1 at Hays hospital. Mrs. Adair was before marriage Miss Martha Cornwall of Columbia. McMURRAY Mp. land Mrs. Bill McMurray of Swannanoa, N. C., announce the birth of a son on June 30 in an Asheville hospital. Mrs. McMur ray is the former Miss Mary Lof- tis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Loftis. The child was born on its grandmother’s birthday. Mrs. DeLoach Named County Chairman 'Cotton' Contest Mrs. Sarah D. DeLoach, ©f Lau- 1 rens, was elected chairman of the! county committee sponsoring the : SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads” South Carolina Maid of Cotton contest at a meeting in the Agri cultural building recently, accord ing to County Agent C. B. Cannon Leslie Pugh was elected co- chairman and Mrs. Susan Hall Ma hon, selected secretary. Mrs. De Loach is expected to appoint mem bers of her committee in the near future. “Application blanks and regula- tionstions to enter the county Maid of Cotton contest may be obtained from Mrs. DeLoach. All candidates in the Maid of Cotton contest must be unmarried, between the ages of 19 and 25 inclusive, and have been born in a cotton growing stite. If born in a cotton state other than South Carolina, the person must have been a bona fide resident of South Carolina since January 1, 1952. “She must be at least five feet five inches tall and be willing to abide by rules and regulations per taining to the contest. The purpose of the Maid of Cotton contest is to stimulate interest in cotton wear ing apparel.” “This Maid of Cotton program is one means of selling to the public the value and use of cotton in wearing apparels.” 10 AN ECONOMKAl AUTO LOAN Why burden your budget with the high rates and '’extra” charges of an expensive loan plan? Take the avenue* to easy, economical financing — apply here for z bank auto loan, at low cost and on budget terms. Come in anv time, for full details. Goodyear Tires and Tubes BATTERIES AND ACCESSORIES McMillan Service Station Sinclair Products PhoM N*. 2 ♦ * 4# 4> 4.4 :: r: 4*# :: ».4 4# # % M. S. Bailey & Son BANKERS Established 1886 Capital and Surplus $600,000.00 Member F.D.I.C. — Our 66th Year WITH THE SICK lUCUK NOMA! KATMOND MAHfY jc«u« rr !!U IKiTlm:iUIU IlUil ANDkt Ot I0IH NEWS 9c and 42c 4 4 4 4 Wednesday, July 9 (One Day) “Shadow In the Sky” (A Veteran’s Story) With Ralph Meeker, James Whitmore, and Jean Hagen f ,4».4#.44.»#.44>4>#>4.44>4>4»444444»444»4»J»44»44444444J40»»J»»4»4#4»W4»4»4»4#4»4»4»4»4#»^%» I «wW4«4»4*4V4W»4W*4V4V4V*V4V4W»4V4V4V4V4V4V4W*4V4V4V4W*4V4V4VV44V4W#4V4V4V4W THE CASINO Admission 9c and 30c OPEN ONLY FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS Friday and Saturday, July 4-5 Man From Thunder River (Western) With WILD BILL ELLIOTT TIGER FANGS A Frank Buck Jungle Adventure With FRANK BUCK and JUNE DUPREY. Serial—“PIRATE H ARBOR**—Chapter 12 Mrs. Alice Motte underwent an operation on Tuesday at Hays hos-| pital. W. D. Whittaker of Carlisle, is, 1 a patient at Hays hospital. Mrs. Ross Burton has been a pa tient at Blalock clinic for several days. Friends of Miss Ann Johnson will be glad to know she is im proving and experts to return to her home this week from Blalock clinic where she has been a pa tient for the past week. Friends of Mrs. Horace Payne will be interested to know she is improving following an operation at Hays hospital. Miss Loretta Caughman, daugh ter of Mrs. H. A. Caughman, is a patient at Blalock clinic. Mrs. W. C. Gardner is a patient at Blalock clinic. Jchnette Cobb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cobb of Joanna, un derwent an operation Tuesday at Hays hospital. Mrs. Josephine Wiliamson is a patient at Blalock clinic. Clai|de L. Stranes, Jr., under went an operation Tuesday at Hays hospital. Columbus Owens has returned to his home in Whitmire after be ing a patient at Blalock clinic suf fering injuries received in an acci dent. David Adams has returned home after a few days stay at Blalock clinic. Mrs Mary Woodard underwent an operation yesterday at Hays hospital. 11,990.00 Contributed In Cancer Drive Chairman Francis Blalock of the cancer drive yesterday reported that $1990 had been turned in to Mrs. Sara D. DeLoache, county campaign director. This amount, only $10 short of the $2,000 goal, is tj[ie largest contributioi which has been sent frem the Clinton area. Mr. Blalock rnd co-chairman W. C. Baldwin, expressed apprecia tion to the canvassers, other work ers and those who contributed to make the drive a success. Seaboard Abolishes Work Crew Here Effective July 1 the Seaboard Air Line Railway abolished its sec tion crew' 'here. The work for merly done by this crew it is un derstood, has been d’vided among other crews serving this section of the road. WILSON’S GROCERY 305 N. Sloan St. Phone 884 Clinton, S. C. Duke’s Mayonnaise pt 25c SUGAR 5 lbs. 49c it Dressed and Drawn FRYERS ea. 7 5c Thick FAT BACK lb. 19c f Bacon Ends & Pieces lb. f ^ £ No. 1 CUCUMBERS, lb 10c No. 1 SQUASH, lb f ..10c Fresh S. C. CORN, 6 ears 25c No. 1 OKRA, lb Old Time VIENNA SAUSAGE, 2 cans ... 25c Rebecca Lee—303 Can TURNIP GREENS ... 10c American Beauty Blackeyed PEAS, 303 can 10c American Beauty—303 Cans LIMA BEANS, can ... 10c Fresh TOMATOES 1 lb. j 10c PURE MAID FLOUR - Sel(-Riri 5 lb*- 38c 10 lbs. 75c 25 lbs. $1.75 Ice Box WATERMELONS each 25c WE WILL BE OPEN ALL DAY Thursday, Friday, Saturday-July 3, 4, 5