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Page Two • THE CLINTON .CHRONICLE Thursday, November 25,1»S4 MOVING! After December 1st, Blakely-Burton’s Hardware will be in their new hom? at 106 W. Main St. between J. C. Thomas Jewelry Store and the Home Store, formerly occupied by Dell’s Beauty Shop. » All our friends are invited to visit us in our new location. i Blakely-Burton’s Hardware WE ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF OUR (jfhrfetmSg; (tflub Here’s a club to which all can belong—a club that will help you do the things you desire next Chrisimas. Put in a little each week, receive a substantial Christ mas check next year. That’s all there is to it, but it’s the surest recipe we know for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a debt-free New Year. Deposit Each Week for 50 Weeks 50c : $1.00 $2.00 $5.00 $10.00 * .... Receive Early Next December $ 25.00 $ 50.00 $100.00 $250.00 $500.00 t% INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SEMI-ANNUALLY s. mini * m.rju, RK TUI l I S H E D • oLd CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $600.00000 MEMBER - FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ONLY s l?rL When you buy thi* 52-pieco $ silvorwar* sorvico for 8. • • • JUST Zjrj* GWaming ridw*** (or you* Tkanlugiving tobUI 16 Too- tpoont, 8 Knivot, 8 Forks, 8 Salad Forlu, 8 Soap Spoon,, 2 Serving Spoon, .1 letter Knife, 1 Sugar Spoon. Choke of 4 Pattern, I And for only $1.00 more, thk handtome 40-piece dinner- «rare «et in fine, glazed open stock "Dinner Rom" pattern: 8 Dinner Platev $ Bread and Better or Salad Platev 8 Frvit DUke*, 8 Cep*, t Saucerv Come In. a* about ear "deb Plan , . • convene nt pay* menta, no carrying charge*. *T0Aoc-M*aKt or oMuon tro. Grange Works For A Better South Carolina (By Vf. D. WORKMAN. JR.) Columbia—Of all the organi zations and agencies which work toward the betterment of South Carolina, none is doing a finer or more consistent job than the South Carolina Grange. The subordinate Granges scat tered about the state seldom make the headlines, and rarely come to the attention of urban folk who make up an increasing ly large proportion of the state’s population. But back in num erous rural communities of South Carolina, the farm families which comprise the Grange membership are at work, steadily and quietly, on hundreds of proj T ects designed to make their com munities better places for living. In recent years, their public service has begun to gain recog nition through the joint efforts of the National Grange and the Sears Roebuck Foundation. For seven years now, the Foundation has posted a $15,000 first prize for the Grange judged to have achieved most in the way of community service, with lesser prizes for runners-up. And for six out of these seven years, South Carolina has placed a Grange among the 10 or 11 final ists in the nation. In 1948, the iirst year of com petition, the state winner and na tional finalist from South Caro lina was Pliney Grange of the Simpsonville area. The follow ing year, the Black River Grange of Sumter county was in the na tional finals. After a one-year lapse. South Carolina was back among the national winners in 1951 with- representation from Ashton Grange of Colleton coun ty. In 1952, Harmony Grange of Edgefield county, brought home the grand prize of $15,000. In 1953, Ashton Grange was back among the finalists, and this year Edisto Grange of Aiken coun ty, won state laurels and a na tional prize of $750. The accomplishments of these Granges, and their fellow Grang es in the state, have not been spectacular, but they are spec tacular in the aggregate These farm people—and that includes men, women, and children—have given their time, their money, their ingenuity and vast amounts of physical labo:. to the better ment of their communities. They have tidied up their homes, their farms, their church es, their cemeteries, and their communities generally. They have spurred interest and experi mentation in diversified farming. They have established farmers’ makets in nearby communities, thereby serving not only them selves but their neighbors dt farm and city. They have under taken forest fire prevention and reforestation projects. Their interests have flowed over and beyond consideration of the moment, and have shown far-sighted concern over the fu ture. Sound programs of youth developmeht and receation are only one instance of this, al though they are important in stances and are in evidence in all Grange programs. Some pf their community ser vices are reflected in tangible re sults, such as the increasing num ber of Grange halls constructed about the tate. But here again, the emphasis is not so much on the Grange itself as on the com munity, for without exception these meeting places are made available for worthy community gatherings, and are so used. Cocg>erative work on the fring es of politics, government and commerce has brought about in creased electric service in some communities, telephone service} in others, and better roads in al most all areas. Parks have been built, .roadways and by-ways beautified, and unsightly areas eliminated. In the field of intangibles, Grange members have stimulat ed discussion groups, worked with school officials toward the improvement of educational fa cilities, organized music and other cultural activities, and tak en part more con’cientiously in the affairs of local government. The Grange members base their approach to community ser vice projects on considerations of principle and practicality. They look about to se what is needed in the community and they weigh those needs against the possibility of their being met. The.V take no visionary attitude aimed at establishing a local Utopa, but they dbn’t let hard work stand in their way if they see an opportunity to achieve a real purpose. Their approach to problems of community service in large meas ure paallels the criteria set up by the National Grange and the Sears Roebuck Foundation in judging contestants. The score card used for the annual projects relies principally on these three factors: “worthwhileness, thor oughness, and results secured.” It goes without saying that the Granges always are hopeful of winnig prizes for their commun ity service efforts, as was done this year by the Edisto Grange in the annual contest and by Ashton Grange in the three-year, long-range contest. But the priz es are incidental to the perform ance. The service rendered to the community is the real benefit and what helps the community, helps the state and the nation. LANDS ON ROAD Columbia, Nov. 21—A Congaree air base pilot successfully used the old Camden highway near here as a landing and take-off strip tonight after his plane ran out of fuel. WOAMKl OKedthe Last Times Today GONE WITH THE WIND \k SUt ..Attain In iontett r..Tbt frantic light for refuge! '.The Yankee raider* ult Tara Hall! CLARK GABLE - VIVIEN LEIGH - LESUE HOWARD OLIVIA DeHAVILLAND Features 3:30 and 7:30 Friday-Saturday Nov. 26-27 RANDOLPH 5 CUTT BMMiHunftr from Warner Bros, coco* erWARUBltCOLpa Win ttHU tUM (1 MKCttO •* DOLORES DCP.N MARIE WINDSOR WINSTON MILLER ANDRE deTOTH (up) Feature: Friday—3:27, 6:57, 7:27, 9:27 — NEWS Feature: Saturday—! :29, 3:29, 5:29, 7:29, 9:29t Monday-Tuesday Nov. 29-30 ON OUR WIDE SCREEN M44l’s Dram af • btondt atk l pMt aad I cop without hoattl Robert TAYLOR JANET GEORGE LEIGH'RAFTmg* 'SoGU/ECOP’j IC^Steye FORREST* Anne FRANCIS A LATEST NEWS J. C. THOMAS, “Iff Time That Count*” CUNTON — JOANNA WEDNESDAY DECEMBER NAKED ALIBI Thrilling Mystery With STERLING HAYDEN. GLORIA GRAHAME Death Takes Soviet Union Vishinsky, 70 Washington, Nov. 32—The pass ing of Andrei Vishinsky, in the opinion of official Washington, will mean no change in the relations of the United States and the Unit ed Nations with Russia. News of the Soviet leader’s death in New York today was re ceived silently by most American officials here. The White House said it would have no comment. Secretary of State Dulles extended condolenc es to the family and said Vishin sky was “an able and vigorous advocate of his country’s policies.” Kremlin Policy Privately, American officials agreed that no matter whether the Communist mouthpiece at the U. N. is Vishinsky or somebody else, Red policy springs full blown from the Kremlin. Three or four names immediate ly cropped up as possbile succes sors to Vishinsky, who was the | Soviet Union’i first deputy foreign minister and chief of its U. N. delegation. None of the men mentioned has the gifted tongue of Vishinsky or his grasp of Western psychology, but all appeared to match his de votion to the Communist cause. As foreign minister half dozen years ago and in his work at the U. N., Vishinsky has impressed Americans who debated against him. But the impression came from his techniques. He deviated from the Jrmelin line no more than an other 'Russian represen tative. Thus, no effect of any signifi cance in AT. S.-U. S. S. R. relations at the U. N. was expected. Vish- insky’s death would have no ef fect for example on President Ei senhower’s atoms-for-peace plan, on which both Washington and Moscow have reached general ac cord. Possible Choices Vishinki’s UN assistant, Ark adi Sobolev, has taken over his work. But Sobolev is too far down the -ladder, Washington officials feel, to get the job permanently. More likely, it was suggested the nod may go to either of two predecessors at the U. N.—Jacob Malik or Andrei Gromyko, or per haps to Valerian Zorin or Vassily Zuznetzov. Malik is now Soviet Ambassador to London. Gromyko, like Vishin sky, is a first deputy foreign min ister. Zorin and Kuznetzov are al so deputies to Foreign Minister Molotov. »• While all four of these men could be counted on to direct the poli cies as put together in Moscow, none probably could do it as in terestingly as Vishinsky. Soviet bloc spokesmen express ed stunned grief at the loss of their most active spokesman in the world forum. Moose Lodge To Collect Toys For Needy Children The Loyal Order of Moose, Clinton Lodge No. 739, has an nounced it will sponsor a pro gram, “Operation Santa Claus.” The chapter is asking donations of old toys from local residents and left over or damaged stock from merchsants to provide a toy for every child in this commun ity who will not receive a visit frtVm Santa Claus. Those desiring to donate items are asked to call Marcel Barker, 921-R, Clinton, and pickup col lection will be made during the hours 1 to 6 p. m., on Sunday, November 28. Pickups wil also be made the following week, it is announced. Toys will be re paired and ready for distribution on Christmas morning, it is stat ed. Blue Hose To Open Cage Seaosn On Monday Night Presbyterian College will open its 1954-55 basketball season next Monday night by playing host, to Atlantic Christian in Le- Roy- Springs gymnasium, begin ning at 8 p. m. Coach Norman Sloan will pre- seht a fast-breaking quintet which has been polishing its game since late September. He expects this opener against an all-veteran club to be one of his toughest games of the yew. The Presbyterian starting line up features Senior Bob Burgess and Sophomore Ron Ragan at the forwards, sophomore Bruce Thompson at center and junior Bill Toole and freshman Eddie Weil at the guards. Toole leads the way as team captain. Season tickets are now on sale at the College Athletic Depart ment. USCaiis On Bohlen To Report Paris.—The Soviet threat to tfttekte a new Eastern European “Defense” system if the Paris ac cords are ratified was believed to day to be behind the summoning home of U. S. ambassador to Mos cow, Charles E. Bohlen. Bohlen, who had been vaca tioning in Sweden, was scheduled to arrive in New York today and report immediately in Washing ton. The Soviet threat marked the latest twist in Russia’s coexistence campaign and aroused great in terest in Allied diplomatic circles in Europe. It followed quickly in the wake of the Western Big Three’s deci sion to reject the Soviet proposal for a general European security conference, on Nov. 29. The Allies took the position that the accords bringing a rearmed West Germany into the Atlantic alliance must be ratified before ayn talks with the Russians. When it became apparent that the Western nations would not at tend the Nov. 28 confeence, hints came from behind the Iron Cur tain that Moscow intended to hold the meeting anyway with its East ern European satellites. ■' i ■ — Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Is Down; Food Plentiful There’s another thing you can be thankful for this year. Turkeys are more plentiful than they have been in a long time, which means that you will pay less per pound than you’ve paid in a long time. The U. S. Department of Agri culture has estimated this year’s crop of gobblers at 61,045,000 as compared to the previous record in 1952 of 60,066,000. Local stores reflect the plentiful supply in their prices. If the Department of Agricul ture knows what it’s taUdr« about the total cost of a Thanksgiving meal this year should run around $7.78. Last year it was $8.22. Turkey hens are selling for 48c a pound. Toms are going fast at 41c to 43c this week. Hama, which somehow stole part of the Thanksgiving holiday show, are selling as rapidly a* turkeys, according to one food store manager. The price there too, has dropped a little, he said. He thought that more hams were selling this year than before. The trimmings and accessories that go with the big day, Thursday are also down in price, according to a wholesale house. Even in the face of the drought fruits and veg etables are plentiful and cheaper than some years in the peat and certainly down from last year. Nuts are cheaper, too, except for pecans which are generally locally grown and therefore were subject to the dry spell. The big rush is expected today and tomorrow and food store man agers are ready for it. A lot of turklys have been put on lay away, they said, and will be pick ed up in time for the oven. Stores Open Until Seven P. M. Friday And After Parade According to an announcement by J. C. Thomas, president of the Clinton Merchants Association, stores will remain open on Fri day evening, Nov. 26, until 7:00 p. m. Following the parade on Thursday, Dec. 2, the stores will also remain open until 7:00 p. m. for the convenience of the pub- h ONCE-IN * BLUE MOON SENSATION! IHOMER LAI': lUN 22K Gold Encnsted 1955 Calendar Wall Hale Beautnotiy uecoratei! Special! £4 ITS A Ma 9 INCH Sin whlli they test! Shews all It ■urths ef fhs ye^ir, ^Iss^rese^i^l with a headieae Antique dock desiia. fllwA nan wmobw vw iv wii jwww rvvmi, It’s dscsretiw... it's •safsl... it's wars ~ s a giftl HAMILTON’S Blue Nile Diamonds Hillcrest Watches WITH THE SICK Mrs. Robert L. Witsell under went an operation Tuesday at Hays hospital. Mrs. Fred Kennedy, Sr., has re turned to her home in Laurens after a several days stay at Bla lock alinic. Friends of Mrs. Grover Mcln- vaille will be interested to know he is a patient at Hays hospital. Mrs. Victor Martin underwent an operation at Hays hospital Monday. Mrs. Louie TVebb underwent a tonsilectomy Saturday at Hays hospital. Friends of Mrs. W. A. Adair will be glad to know she is improving satisfactorily at Hays hospital where she underwent an operation the 19th. Mrs. Louise Wainer, mother of Mrs. Donald Rooney, is a patient at Hays hospital. Mrs. Robert Webb is improving at Blalock clinic following an op eration. Mrs. Albert Odom has returned to her home from Blalock clinic where she was a patient several days. Mrs. E. W. Mitchell is a patient at Hays hospital for treatment. James Craine underwent an ap pendectomy Sunday at Hays hos pital. Friends of Floyd Poole will be interested to know he is a patient at Hays hospital. » Charles Kinard underwent an operation at Hays hospital Friday. Holiday Week End Specials i Real Bargains in Used Furniture I SOME ITEMS AS FOLLOWS: Used Gas Range-Good Condition $89.95 Used Gas Range-Fair Condition $49.95 Used Table Top New Perfection Oil Range Good Condition $39.95 ( 1 - . ( s . 1 » Blonde Large Poster Bedroom Suite- Including Chifforobe, 4 Pcs. $119.95 Grey Modem Bedroom Suite-Like new. 6 Pcs. Was $219.95. This week $139.95 7 Pc. Yellow Plastic and Chrome Dinnette Suite. 36”x72” Table. Like new. Was $199.95. This week ... .$119.95 i THESE ITEMS CAN BE BOUGHT ON TERMS AT THE ABOVE PRICES 11 SAY— '1 Saw It In THE CHRONICLE” Chronicle Advs Are All-Important To You The advertising column* of THE CHRONICLE each week carry important and helpful advertising “news” from local business firms. They tell you of latest prices and values in groceries, meats, clothing, dry goods, automobiles and all lines of merchandise. They help you in supplying the daily needs of your family and home. Shop in THE CHRONICLE first. Newspaper advertising is all important to the buying public. It does not hang on the air .... it is not brief headlines here or there with a momentary interest Advs have an important local value to you. They help you buy well' and save Don't over look them, 4 No Reasonable Offer For Cash Will Be Refused -ALSO- Used Coffee Tables • Sofa Beds Used Lamp Tables : • Radios Used Cedar Chests Used China Closet • Record Players • Youth Bed Used Kitchen Cabinets • Many Other Items GOOD PRICES ON USED T. V. SETS SHOP OUR STORE FOR NEW AND USED FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES Burriss Harrison Co. !; 202TN. Broad St “Your Friendly Furniture Store” —"rrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrf f jjjf jijjjjj.