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i ^ 1 # \ C ’ ~ s Right-of-Way Costs Paid for In County Economist Discusses Wall Street and Its Newly-Found Religion Compensation Claims In County Last Month Showed Small Drop (By ~ employment compensation claims, ROGER W. BABSON) w -^ exce ptj on 0 f veterans selt- 22.—Wall employment claims, decreased last This does month in the Clinton office of the Columbia, May 25. — (Special to; The Chronicle).—The state highway) department last Month paid a total 1 of $1,084 to cover right-of-way costs) in Laurens county, according to a) report made this week by the depart-1 Ncw y ork city , May ment. All except *1.10 ol the amount strMt is gettlng rcligion , W ^K < *K Pended - f a r m0 ^ mg . StrUCtUreS ' not mean that they are becoming South Carolina Employment Security with the remainder going to expenses lnteresled in any form of theology commission, James J. Bush, execu- o. ngn -.vay agents. ^ or some special church denomina- tive director of the commission, said In the state as a whole, the high- t ion. But Wall Street certainly is this week, way department spent $41,985 last awakening to Jesus’ basic teaching month on right-of-way expenses. The —namely, helping our brother men. largest portion, $26,833, was used to For over 40 years, I have spent buy Und. Also, $11,329 was spent tor much time in Wall Street. I worked SiW. tottfitoi'i'wto Aprils com-1 moving structures, $1,994 for salary, there in 1900 and have had an office J »* ' and expenses of right-of-way agents, there or close by ever since. Cer- 5 1 ’ 100 t0 ^ f ,° r pr °P erty and cro P i tainly, the Wall Streeters have been 1 theChnlon office “during‘April'num-' damage, $716 for condemnation ex- |a self-satisfied group of people living bered ^ as compared ^1^72 new largely—either directly or indirect- c j abns \j ar ch, and there were 261 , ly on inherited money. These men j claims continued for non-veterahs i felt perfectly safe whatever might j as | month, as contrasted to 271 non- happen believing that New. Yorkj ve ^ eran claims in the month before. I in employment may be indicated by 41 Killed In SC Vehicle decrease in the total number of state unemployment compensation claims filed throughout the s^ate last Crashes During April Columbia, month. Initial claims for non-veter-' Columbia, May 25. — (Special to ans declined from 5,427 in March to 1 P ersons The Chronicle)..—The number of un- May 25. — Forty-one w'ere killed as the result 4,906 in April, continued non-veteran motor vehicle traffic accidents in claims dropped sharply‘from 18,769 South Carolina last month, accord- to 15,441, veterans initial claims w r ent ‘ n £ *be state highway department, from 3,210 down to 2,645, and veter- The death rate showed a 21 per cent ans continued claims decreased from increase over April, Compensation claims of all types; new and continued, veteran and non-veterap, declined in the CJlintoftyG^unty. 18,416 to 14,514. State self-employ ment claims, for veterans, however, rose slightly, from 4,989 in March to 5,081 in April. The Clinton Employment Commis sion 1 office serves all of Laurens 1947. . Of those killed, 12 w'ere drivers, 17 passengers and 42 pedestrians. A total of 327 persons were injured in the 612 accidents during the month. The number of drivers involved [and 70 oh roadways wit*h in accidents totaled 1,012, of which I faces. . -- > than half committed One more violations; The most, numer ous-violations were: failing to grant right-of-way, driving on the wrong sjde of the road, diresgarding traf- i fie control devices, improper turns, .improper passing, following too I closely and exceeding the lawfuj I speed Seventy-seven drivers were re- ! ported drinking while driving, a* compared with a total of 90 during the same month of last year. One hundred eighty-eight of the total reported accidents occurred at intersections, 95 on curves or turns wet sur- pense, and $12 for legal expense. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 18th day City with its wealth was fast becom of June, 1948, I will render a finaljof the world. account of my acts and doings as IhTfial unemployment claims wer£ filed by 50 veterans in the Clinton Guardian of the estate of June Crisp ( Frankly the game of Pitts in the office of (he Judge , street was to sell out to Probate of Laurens County, at 101 , ing the financial and ruling center office last month, and veterans con oid the Wall pub tinued claims totalled 237. These amounts compared to 52 initial and , . , , , .lie when - prices were high, letting 274 continued claims for veterans in! o clock a.m., and on the same day the drop to. low levels until'March at the office. ,will apply for a final discharge from the pu51ic was force c| t o lose their, my trust as Guardian. ; stocks and then re-buy them and' Any person indebted to said estate, minions. Until the Securities is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on- or before said date, duly provVen, or be for ever barred. , B. R. AUSTIN, Guardian. May 18, 1948.—10-4c. Rumsey Electric Lawn Mowers $97.50 HOME SUPPLY CO. Next to Bailey’s Bank Phone 423 The selfe-mployment ^claims of veterans at the Clinton office in creased from 90 in March to 99 last month. As in Laurens county, an upswing CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION i The State of South^Carolina, County of Laurens. By J. H. Wasson, Probate Judge: ^ Whexpas, Robert M. Vance made suit to me to grant Robert M. Vance and George H. Cornelson Letters of is scared of congress and it is espec- Administration of the estate and ef- ially scared of Russian bombs. Wall fects o{ joccoa.M. Bailey. Street really believes that if there! These are, therefore, to cite and should be a war with Russia the, admon i s i 1 a u and singular the kin- chances are 50-50 that New \ork fij-gj anc i creditors of the said Toccoa City would be wiped out. Tiiis j m. Bailey, deceased, that they be and means that their business would be appear before me, in the Court of ruined and they would be lucky not p ro bate, to be held at Laurens Court, C., and Exchange commission came into: being Wall Street could lie, brow beat, steal and get away with it In short, Wall Street lived on ex ploiting others whether Americans,: Europeans or Chinese. This old complacency has com pletely gone. Wall Street is now : definitely scared. It scaivd - "df the U. S. department of justice, it FREE PARKING FREE PARKING to lose their lives by the bombing. : The preaching of the atomic bomb by scientists is putting the “Fear of! 0 ’ c i oc k ' God” into Wall Streeter's as the | cause( if any they havet why the said ' preaching of hell-fire by the church-; Administration should not be granl _ jes put religion into their rural an-j ed ^ . House, Laurens, S. C., on June 3, next, after publication hereof, at 10 in the forenoon, to show cestors. The new Wall Street is beginning —REMEMBER— i Rylane Gas Service Is ECONOMICAL! ** ^ ^v. Carolina Suburban Gas Co. Laurens — Phone 508 ito think about the old Golden Rule., ■ !t has already-lost faith in armies and 27-2cw battleships; it is not sure that a big; air force will save it. Wall Streeters' are beginning to believe that Com munism can be headed off by making the peoples of the world healthier," ' happier and more prosperous.. They see that the real fight between Rus-' sia -and- America wltT consist~ of* proving which system will make the ! people of Western Europe and Asia , better fed, beffer clothed and better educated. Instead of longer trying | to exploit people, they have at last ) concluded that they had better help people. This, of course, includes the people of the United States as well as 1 those of England and of Western Eu-; ; rope. . j ! If Wall Street sticks to this, policy) } it should greatly lessen the “boom i and bust” history of our count Given under day of May. A. ray hand D., 1948. this 17th HEWLETTE WASSON, Judge of Probate., GreenvHle-Pickens Speedway Greenville, S. C. STOCK CAR RACES 1(0 Laps of Racing! SUN.. MAY 30 T Time Trials 1:30 ■ ■ Races 3:30 FREE PARKING FREE PARKING Hotpoint Appliances Now In Stock —RANGES —REFRIGERATORS —HOME FREEZERS —IRONERS —DISPOS4LLS —WASHERS —ELECTRIC SINKS —DISH WASHERS —WATER HEATERS SALES — SERVICE HOME SUPPLY CO. Next to Bailey’s Bank Phone 423 CAN YOU 1 i ! ■ I i STOP I ■ ON A DIME ? > i WE ADJUST i S AND R€LINE | v brakes; COOPER MOTOR CO. West Main Street Phone 7-J J should tend to stabilize business prices and wages. Instead of looking; for bigger business, more wages and higher prices, this new policy should tend to flatten out the curves. Any recession should be gradual. The old Area Theory which 1 havejl preached for 30 years,, which was' temporarily suspended by President | Roosevelt, should again come into force. This doesn't mean that tne present; good times will continue indefinitely, j There are many other “streets” in this country which need more relig ion besides Wall Street. Stockhold- 1 ers, manufacturers, and shopkeepers! must be content with smaller prof- jits. Wageworkers most do more j work for their present wages. (This ^specially applies to the bricklayeis j who are a disgrace to the entire la bor movement.) Politicians must use j the same care about spending the ! taxpayers’ money as they do about! spending their own. We all need j to observe the Golden Rule. Usually when I come home from New York City, I am rather blue , and pessimistic. The selfish, waste ful and unpatriotic atmosphere) 1 found there, not only on Wall Street I j but along the entire length of Broad- | way, has made me sad. For the first time in some years I have come back truly optimistic. Why? Because! there are real signs of Wall Street | getting religion. All we need now is to have this new r spirit spread! throughout the country to every city, | town or farm. UNCLE f OF DEPENDABLE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL>SERVICE McGEE’S DRUG STORE Filling Prescriptions Is A Profession "WRUs Phone No. 1 BURRISS- HARRISON CO. Phone 435—W. Pitts St. YOUR FRIENDLY FURNITURE AND APPLIANCE STORE T. E. JONES & SONS Clinton’s Newest Furniture Store Complete Line of Home Furnishings W E. Carolina Avenue Phone 131 R “7- CLINTON Service Station “At the Sign of the Orange Disc” AlTO HEATERS Gulf and Goodyear Tires and Tubes YARBOROUGH OIL CO. Goodyear TIRES — BATTERIES ACCESSORIES Open All Night Rhone 440 -P- PMCLE 10 S R Copyright 1945. Publuh.r* F.atiir. S.rvic. Ine. MORRISON Furniture Co. “The Best for Less” Cash or Terms Furniture, Radios Refrigerators Telephone 425 CREDITORS’ NOTICE I All persons having claims against ) the estate of Mrs. Flemma Yarbor-l ough, deceased, are hereby notified |to file the same, duly verified, with' (the undersigned, and those indebted i to said estate will please, make pay ment likewise. MRS. FANNIE LYNCH MALLARD,j Administratrix, C. T. A., 1222 Beaufort St., Columbia, S. C. April 27, 1948.—20-3c. Pitts Coal Co. “Best Quality Coal” Phone 75 Pitts Service Station “Service With A Smile” CHANDLER’S GARAGE General AUTO REPAIRING Phone 71 STEAKS CHOPS SEA FOOD LOUIE’S RESTAURANT 18 N. Sloan Street Abe Swilley must o' got prosperous lately - • • His pants are bulgin' at the pockets now instead o' at the knees . . . leavin' faith 'n' hope in the stock market often makes a guy need charity. % R. E. WYSOR, III Jacobs Building Phone 85 Insurance Real Estate F. H. A. Loans ATHLETES FOOT GERM KILL IT* FOR 35c. IN ONE HOUR, If not pleased, your money back. Ask any druggist foi* this STRONG fun-j gicide, TE-OL. Made with 90% al- coholr it PENETRATES. Reaches and kills MORE germs ON CONTACT.* Today at McGee’s Drug Store. CLINTON CAFE GOOD FOOD WELL SERVED “On the Square” DEPENDABLE —Lubrication ^ —Tire Service —Washing & Polishing TEXACO PRODUCTS CAROLINA Service Station Phone 27 D. E. TRIBBLE CO. BUILDERS SUPPLIES Rltone 94 WE ARE READY TO SERVE YOU! Coll 458 Service Laundrv and Cleaners “Service With A Hop”