The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, March 21, 1957, Image 8
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Founder's Days At
Belk's March 21-30
Founder’s Days are to be ob
served be^innorkg Thursday at
Clinton’s Belk store, says D., B.
Smith, manager The local stoi^e
is joining with more than . 300
affiliated Belk stores in making
the 69th anniversary’ of the be
ginning of Belk’s m Monroe. N.
Dozen and dozens of speqjal-
1\ puivhased values have been
Noth-
‘ / '■ r
for value, for perform nee.
ing could be fairer! ’ ^
William Henry Belk's great in
terest in promoting the Chris
tian way, of life was deep seated.
It was from forebears of deep!
religious feeling that the Belk
brothers came. They were rear
ed in a houehold where Chis-
tian tenets were strictly ‘upheld.
From the very start of his church
membership, young Belk took a
hand in the promotion of its
work. A devout member of the
Presbyterian church, he also aid
ed many churches of other de-
nominationsv Through John M.
brought together for .thus event,] Belk Memorial. Fund he assisted
which continues through Satur
<ia v March 30
Bcik brands and national
brands do not compete with each!
other but present a wider range
of stvies and values'to its custom-
more than 350 churches and
manses in their building pro
grams. He was also interested in
foreign missions, and he and Dr.
Belk established a hospital at
; Tai-Chow, China, known! as the
■ Sarah Walkup Belk Memorial
tiona
U ; lK \ P Tl\ di T, ^br^d Hospital” in honor of their moth-
brand and then own brand ^
n.,me items if guaranteed qu^il-! 1 ^ 1 ^
Ic I,
it> .. The brands'offered exclus-1 Pounder Greatly Interested
ively at Belk’s are produced , l n Education
through the cooperation of the It is not difficult to under-
'manufacturer who is glad to have ! stand why a man such, as- Wil-
the largt.^ Belk requirements toj liatn Henry Belk. who was so
k«np its-plant aetiw; it some- ) imbued with helping his fellow
times happens that Bt'lk brand man. would have conrtibuted
meivhaiMise rolls through the! quitp. generously to educational
-..iiv'c lines as higher, nriced-na- j jiisiiUiUons of South.
Tu.nally' advertised cixhIs j x n a biography of the founder's
Tin giant parent • organization life; LeGette Blythe has said.
1m‘hind Belk-Board also provides The Charlotte merchant was-a
eompetie buying service, in the' .trustee of. a large number of in-
vhie: markets' of the country.: solutions and organizations of
Drawing on their wealth of spec-: an tnlueational and philanthro-
^ai:f:cd knowledge .altd knowing pical nature.”
the {xirticular requirements of* '“T • ’ *
“the" Bolk-Beard customer.’ Belk's jl jyr — -
buying service personnel, is well vlYII vOUll 116015
qual.lied to draft the exact spec
ification.' for manufacturing to
tin'ci .customers’ net*ds. The
result :s ■ quality , merchandise
worthy of the B<-lk .policy of
Honest deahng and. friendly ser-
Tr.e late Wr H. Belk. founder: Four cases were resolved‘at the
•of Belk's was mirv a* p i o n e’e r ; lefrrTbf civTTeourt which conven-
i:i c-.tablisliing present-&ay mer- cd in Laurens on "Monday. March
ehandising methods in the South. 11 \ .' ‘.
Just 69 years ago he put intoj Judge G Badger. Baker, of
practice policies which today are Florence. * who presided, closed
widely accepted and praised, but the deliberations on Thursday
which at the tune were consider-
Four Cases; Ends
Session On Thursday
ed radical, and rash. j
When he became a small tow®
merchant in Monroe, Nortl) Caro
lina. at the age of 26. he msist-
A' Jury found for the plantiffs
in a case involving .an appeal
from a condemnation action
against the South Carolina High
way Department, L. Berry Woods
damental Iklsis of his store oper
ation. They were absolute integ
rity and h o nest y — arjd
work: ■ ’ ,
On thus' foundation of honesty
and hard' work he built a w-ay of
domg business \
(!) Buy for cash in large quan-
titv.
t\1.on two qualities as the fun- w1as awarded $300 and Grace C.
Woods was awarded $2,000.
C. T. Franks and John T.
hard stokes, executors of the estate of
A. P Fuller were awarded $1,046
in a suit against. Standard Ply
wood Corporation. The case grew!
out of a previous suit involving I
"wood cut fri>rn the Fuller lands
The executors sued to recover.
12 Sell for cash at low mark
up
fo
Value of the wood.
I BP® " In a case dealing with proper- i
i Sen at one established price . v ii neS- Henry P. McGee, vs
|or all customers no bargaining. ■ heeler ^Nelson and Carol !
.4) Strict honesty and fair deal- Wheeler Nel
son, a jury returned «|
^tomer, and associ- la verdlct for the Nelsons.
a . . I In an action, Della McAbee,
.. Money. refunded to custom-, plairttiffi ^ L T Phillips, de-!
er> on goods promptly return- mr.ro.roc „ "-fim 1
ed. if di.ssati'fied
Today. 69 ywar. later
very, same principles arc
fendants, a jury found for thej
, plaintiff. $100. who was suing for
these recovery of -the value of goods
- 3- .-————-— Tiain; i ..eimJ for mui-patTneni of rent, i
t-aijied .as the daily policy for all 1 * - . — • ^ ^ ,
families trading at Belks nnTMkl t* ■*«
Fringes ar^eourhsv to all [)&PW C0nU1litt66S
have madi
.i.
Belk’.' a mecca fori
value conscious Southern shop-1
And though the language
might have been slightly alter-'
*-d. the same underlying princi-j
pies of good business practice
form the basis of this guarantee
wrich accompanies all purchas
es made today tomorrow or any
day at Belk’s
Every p u r c has e made at
Belk's i: guaranteed for quality.
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Clinton mills
Store-
PHONE 1580
—AND—
Lydia Mills Store
PHONE 345
Are Announced
mrrpttees to serve the Clin-
B Q s i « e > s and Profesional
Women’s club have been an
nounced by Mrs. Leila Johnson,
President.
The committees ate;
Program: Ruth Hair, chairman;
Frances Warner. Mildred Bowes,
Mrs. Johnson .
I n v i t a 11 o n s; Audrey Pace,
chairman; Zona Dutton, Margaret
Blakely, Inez Tucker.
Refreshments: Leona Maycock,
chairman; Carolyn Murphy, Dell
Crews.
Decorations and Props: Hazel
Buzrtareit, chairman. Rose Lee,
Dpi lie Carr.
•f Publicity: Cornelia Harris,
-ortaimtan;— Vivian ' Yarborough,
Josie Mc-Caslen, Lib Stewart.
Hostesses; F 1 o r e nee Wingo,
ciiairman; Vida P a y n e,. Wilma
Adair, v
The club is planning a Career
Advancement Clinic to be held
at. the -Hotel* Mary -Musgrbve on
April 9 at 7:3U p. m. A session to
make final plans for the.event is
scheduled for Tuesday night, Ap
ril 2 ,at’ the home of Mrs. Johnson
at 7 30.
Also on the club's Agenda is a
report from the nominating com
mittee and election of officers to
seri/e for the coming year.
Piano Pupils To
Appear jn Auditions
Piano pupiks from the class of
Mrs. Ev’a B. < Cand have registered
as candidates for membership in
the National Fraternity, of Stu
dent Musicians, sponsored the
National Guild of Piano Teachers
of which their teacher is a mem
ber.
The group of young piano hob-
bysts will play in the National
Piano Piaying Auditions at the
Clinton Mills community build
ing Friday and Saturday:
They will strive for several
honors which the organization
will confer according to the num
ber of slahdarcf classic, romantic
and modern pieces each student
can creditably perform in the
presence of the examiner, Donald
Perry.
Mr. Perry is a member of the
music faculty of St. Mary’s Jun
ior CoUege, Raleigh, N. C., and is
a judge for the National Guild
Auditions and the North Carolina
contests and festivals. He is a
graduate of Oberlin College and
Columbia. University, and a stu
dent in New York of Roealyn
Turck and Frank Sheritan.
BROTHERHOOD TO MEET
The Brotherhdod of the First
Baptist Church will meet this eve
ning at 7:30 at the church.
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CELEBRATING BELK’S 69* ANNIVERSARY WITH STOREWIDE SAVINGS FOR EVERYONEI
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Misses. Juniors! Youthful Half Sizes!
NEW EASTER DRESSES
. • . '■ 0'
SpKial purchase! Line-for-line copies
far costlier styles! Luxury fabrics; handC^ # 38
washable, crease-resistant cotton artel cu-
pion blends, linen look rayons, soft rayon
crepes.
? Regularly
10.95
BATISTE
LINGERIE
Drips Dry!
Regularly 1.'98-2.98!
| 69
So cool, so easy to care for!
No-ride four-gore slip has
shadow panel, cover bra
hack. adj. straps. Sizes 32-
44. White.
SEAMLESS
NYLONS
Reg. $1 * Our* alone! Meih or
plain. Stack up — you'll save
morel Spring ihadei! Stock-up
STARTS
TODAY...
9:00 O’clock
Sharp!
“Elarly Bird
Specials!”
Limited Quantities
DRIPS DRYI 10-20
COHON DUSTER
Reg. $3,981 Tiny print on pink;
blue; contrast, binding on col
lar, cuffs, pockets for accent.
NEW SPRING
CLUTCH BAGS
6?
Reg. $1. Plastic patents,
calfs, leather grains, prints.
Zip pocket! Get several!
WOMEN’S \
NYLON
I HOSE .
• 25c pr.
Limit 1 Pr. to Customer
THICK, THIRSTY
WASH
CLOTHS
2 for 5c
Limit 4 to a’Customer
NEW SPRING
COSTUME
JEWELRY
25c ea.
’ ’ , l
Reg. 1.00 value.
Limit 2 to a Customer
FULL CUT
MEN'S
T-SHIRTS
' 25c ea.
Limit 1 to a Customer
\
Boys’ Reg. 1.00 Each
SPORT
SHIRTS
2 for 1.69
Regular 1.98 Dozen
BIRDSEYE
DIAPERS _
1.69 doz. *
Limit 2 doz. to customer
MISSES’ SLEEVE
LESS HOUSES
Reg. $2,981 Scoop necks, fvy
leagues, tucked fronts! White,
pastels, dark cottons, 32-38.
3-6X CRISP, NEW
EASTER COTTONS
Rig choke! Jumper effects,
2-tones, plaids Full skirts, deep
hemsl Colors galore! Hurry!
7-14 RIBBED
FAILLE DUSTS
Rag. $5,951 Rounded collar,
turnback cuffs, extra fulll Navy,
blue, beige, mauve! It's a buyl
Fabrics, details you expect
at 4.98! Plaid, stripes, bon
bon pastels! Famous fab
rics.
SAVE ON MEN'S
SPOp SHIRTS
Reg. $2.98-$3,981 Button-
fronts, Continental styles! Big
pattern and color choice!
-NSW SPRING
NEWrACETAfE
FASHION COTTON FABRICS
Values to 1.19 yd. Big
choice! See! See!
44c yd.
COTTON
VOILES u yds.
Values to 69c yd. -So soft,
feminine! Big choice of col
ors, patterns! 35-36.” Sew
«
and save!
50' PLASTIC.
GARDEN HOSE
1
97
Reg- $2,951 5-yr. guarantee!
Resists sun, abrasion! Brass
couplings! Featherlightf
NYLON-DACRON
EDGED TOWELS
Reg. 98c! Thirsty, thick-looped
terryl Decorator colors! Famous
make! 22 x 44"l Stock up! Sovel
Values to $1.95! Dresses,
i: '^s, creepers, sunsuits, pina-
fwiesl Every stitch by hand!
Reg. $1.98. Dan River woven
gingham checks, plaids. Pull
cut no ironing needed. 6-18.
Top value! Cent, waist, deep
pleats! Tan, blues, browns,
blacks. 28 to 42. Washable!
BOYS' LINEN-
WEAVE SLACKS
2
69
Reg. $2.98-3.98. Crease-
resistant, completely Washable
rayon! Colorsl 4-18. Hurry loll
Our State Pride
Dacron Pillow
3.69
Reg. $4.95! Moth, mil
dew, allergy-free! Stur
dy cotton ticking with
firm corded eges. 20x26”.
' Save! Inside-
Outside Paint
1.69 gal.
Reg. $1.98! Flat^ gloss
and heavy duty porch
enamels! Tough Titan
ium base! Wears!
Girls’ Panties
2 prs. 69c
Reg. 39c ea. Our own!
Smooth-fit ~ elastic legs,
double crotch! Generous'
cut! 2-16.
1-3 No-Iron
Plisse PJ’s
69c
Reg. $1! .Elastic drop
seat, snap fastener clos
ings. Pink, blue, maize,
mint. Value!
Save! Our Bal
Tennis Oxfords
1.69
Foam cushioned from
heel to toe. Bright red pr
blue, white trim. Infants
4 to womens 10.
Boys’ Cotton «
Knit Polos
69c
Reg. $1! No ironing! Gay
multi • stripes! Taped
shoulder seams. Easy
care! Sizes 6-16.
Stretch Socks
2 prs. 69c
Reg. 59c pr. Solids, bright
Xaney patterns! New
spring colors! Quick-dry
ing! One size.
Picnic Table and
Bench Set
15.88
Reg. $19.95? Long-lasting
cypress. Buy now . . . .
Save!
24" PORTABLE
OUTDOOR GRILL
Reg- $14,951 Easy-clean grid
raises, lowers at a touch! Folds
Hat to storel Easy-rollin^whee'd
DROP IMF
FOLDING TABLE
Rag. 14.951 Mar-proof Mason
ite top, aluminum from#. 24x30*
open* to 6<tf SaU lacking legs.