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1 \ V Poge Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, April 15, 1948 SOUTH CLINTON NEWS Gives Over-All Picture Of 1948; Sees No War, Continued High Prices (By ROGER BABSON) a .,pei\ hat and balloon. After enjoying'.a number of out-., t games the children were invited, mt the house where the beautiful birthday cake was cut and served together with ice cream, cookies and candy. * Cecilia was remembered many gifts. _ War III would'not start in 1948. Xotwithstanding the calamity howls of the broadcasters and the exciting ■ news in the papers, I continue to be ! convinced of this whatever may hep- i pen after 1948. The longer it can be delayed,, the better chance* are I that it will hot occur for many years. Another definite forecast was that St Louis. Mo., April 9.—During 1948 would be a year of preparation with th g p as t two weeks I have visited; for war. I now add that these prep- County Gets $23,000 Income Tax Refunds Columbia, April 13. fund ifor January, February, anct T March of this year. For the same period a year ago the Laurens coim- ’some ot f the largest United States arations will increase monthly, in CITATION' FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION The State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. By J. H. Wasson, Probate Judge: The Chronicle).—Income tax refund distributed among the counties of South Carolina! this month for the i first quarter of 1948 total $1,015,1.46, (Special to, which is approximately $200,000!^ allotment was $19,648. more than the $844,798 total rebate | Seven and a half per-cep,t of the received by the counties for the first^ amount collected from state income quarter of 1947, according to State ^ axes j s distributed among the coun- Treasurer Jeff Bates. j t j es eac h quarter of the year. The Laurens county will receive $23,-: distribution is made on the basis of 610 as the county’s share of the re-• population. Whereas, Mary Gertrude Johnson; cities, interviewing prominent farm- fact, this preparing for war will be [ made suit to me to grant William ers, manufacturers, and merchants, one of the things to prevent it. j Eugene Johnson Letters of Adminis- Miss following are their conclusians: Conclusions * S/ration of the estate and effects of •l une >, The wholesale market for r nearly i i still cling to another statement William Ernest Johnson. ^ v. honored >y her aunts. Mrs. Mart, all f arm .products has-declined since i n my annual forecast, namely, that- These are, therefore, to cite and sat'.erf.eld. Mr-. Woodell King bnd, r w as in the Central West six months i 1943 wilLbe about the came as 1947.] adm onish all and singular The kin- Claud kernels,.-with a miscel- ag0 Y et, intelligent farmers do not Thus, farmers, manufacturers, bank-: dred and cre ditors of tha said Wit-. Bride-Elect Honored Friday evening, April 9,' Louise Brown, bride-elect of \v S M's. Taneous- shower bu.iding. at the community regret this and feel more secure than ers, and especially merchants, should liam Ernest Johnson, deceased, that when prices were abnormally high. g0 about business as usual. Figure they be and a p Dear before me in they be and appear before me, in "hvwobd and ivy were used in the Most farm products, with the pos- that- there will be no shortage of t h e Court of Probate, to be held at ,.f the living and dining sible exception of dairy products, goods, yet no, surplus. Buyers will Laurens Court House. Laurens, S. C., will continue to work lower over the |not be justified in waiting for low- on April 2 0, next, after publication chair was marked long-range. er prices. On the other hand, they hereof, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, Therefore, the-farmer. should fol-vwill not be justified in buying sur-; t0 show cause, nf any they.have, why low the practice of getting-.out of plus foods for fear of higher prices, 1 debt and putting his buildings and Let us all'give more time to devel- be granted »nts in good condition. Oth- oping our business, and reducing 1 he should carry on business;operating expenses, and. lest time to di. oration "•.. t ms. The honoree’s w • n a big . white bow’. She was evented a cors?g&~^L green ana v; h;te riobons with silver 1 beHs at- u. led'. The pi a c cards bore the' " *s. Louisa and 1 Rudy, June 4. the said Administration should not A M a MV number of appropriate ,v(-et course with cookies, chips,, cake and cpca-co.a rvei. fV va ii was the recipient of ifts. 1 15-2p HEWLETTE WASSON, Judge of Probate. e: wise, he should carry on business;operating expenses, and. lest time to f . .. . D ^, 8 y as usual continuling to plant acreage listening.to news broadcasts and dis- u P . • and let prices' follow naturally, cussing them with pur neighbors. Avoid 'speculation by either rushing 1 ~ 1 . ~ — . crops ta market or hblding them back 14^1 m-t/ncu/'c ATHLETES FOOT GERM lor-higher prices. Building I see no reason why building costs should be less during the balapce of 1948. but one. should be able to get McIntoshs shoe shop . Send Your Shoes To Us for Best Materials and Workmanship. KILL IT IN ONE HOI K. YOUR 35c BACK If not pleased. The germ grows deep ly. To kill it. you must reach it. Get TE-OL at any drug store. A strong I fungicide, made with 90% alcohol,, it penetrates. Reaches more germs. (McGee’s Drug Store. ^ Honored On 91st Birthday .Mrs. Dora Harris celebrated hot better materials. Moreover,, as the 91. : birthday with a dinner at her (i a b or shortage decreases, the painters r > .e Sunday. Those attending were bricklayers, and carpenters should _ CL-wnee Harris and children and O. I g j ve m0 re work for the same amount c m . : Lau ras, .Mr. and Mrs. i d f money. Certainly, i would not C.isey Abercrombie and son, Mr. and build anything now thpt I did not J. W Motte and family with necd to build. However, I should j-j m she make*' iier home. ! keep my buildings in good reapir. J.J Veterans are howling for more K houses, subsidized more or less, by the government. On the other hand, jjj this great increase in building, such, as the] veterans want, means even c; runny lent. is South Clinton’s oldest Birthday Dinner Enjoyed On Sunday Mrs. Bessie Brown was unored on he. birthday with a din- BAKE BETTER WITH at her home. Mr scarcer materials and higher prices. want continued rent con- Emma Laven- Veterans oo : Greenwood, a sister, and the tr617 although so long as rent control' be built I'; f. ft well Wrtll , ton owing children and grandchildren stays, very few houses will we:e present: Mrs. Maude Turner, for renting. It is a .bad mess Mr and Mrs. Roy Fuller. Mr. and v Retail Trade Prices Mr- Lester McCullough, and-daugh-' Merchants, although holdi ter. of Greenville, Mr. and Mrs. to the total of dollar sales, know that; ft Verr. Sprouse, Spartanburg, Mrs. j-the unit volume has declined. There- j ^ Sieh 1 Patterson, Mrs. Hudson Davis! fore, wise merchants are resisting || ai i daughter of this community.. j price increases and are keeping down, jj> inventories. In fact, unit retail Robin Hood ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR Mis Virginia With the Sick prices may now be at a high point ft Wilson continues ill; for some years to come. ijjs it her home-' , James Richey is ill. MEdna Glenn is ill F: ends 'of be ’herested This means that we all should ft show some control and more resist ance in our purchasing. This will ft Mrs^akfriy -Bi-shop- will help bring prices to a more reason- peam she has return- able level. Income and savings will :: Sold Exclusively In Clinton By ' John R. Holland Grocery Musgrove Street 1 renei at h >>pitah Greenville^. trie. reafment, artei : TfTtr? m' ai tc. M: bo'-. :veek .i‘. ’‘T-'int* — — — race Nelson is able to be out (.1 ,:i 'illness and Mrs. C. H. Brown are ■ ole to be out after being ill. spending chasing power which could finally —••••• — —■ berrent everyone.. It ■ is sai-d-that-ia4-— a city such as Philadelphia, a reduc tion of ten .cents a pound in meat prices would release $30,000,000 a 1 year purchasing power for other | goods .aiid services. G. A.’s iVleet Today Readers should now order 'their | fiie Girls’ Auxiliary of the Baptist w i n t er ’ s supply of coal and fuel oil. rhu.vii will meet,at the home of Mrs. ’ with the exception of summer “flll- C:y :e Trammejl (today) Thursday up” f ue i 0 ji discounts there will at 4 30. All mernbers are urged to p ro bably Be no reduction in fuel be present. prices and there may again be a . scarcity. • , \\ M. S. Holds MeetiiiR companies are spending huge 1 H' Womans Missionary Society sums developing new wells and bet- ( ’i ' Kaptist church met Thursday ,.tp r [ n g th#_ir reflnmg methods. How- e\ e: :ng at the home of Mrs. Paul; ever> t be consumption is terrific, now McCauley. The meeting was pre- 1 ran p in g about. 5,400,000 barrels a s.de'! over, by the president. Mrs. da y Synthetic fuel plants cannot Gy le Trammel! Mrs. J. H. Walker belp for ydars to come. Here again lei an interesting program in the ab- only answer is for drivers of au- sen e - : the program chairman, Mrs. tomobiles to show some restraint and ( I. Kuykendall. The topic for the( no { waste gasoline, monv. was, Tnat They'May Have War Outlook y ~~.rIn my annual forecast for 1948, Se era. members took par: on the,p U bi ls hed in this paper about Jan- p: _ »m. Dur.ng the business ses-; uar y ^ I made two v^ry^.important : Mrs. W A Parrish was elected statements. One was that World stewardship chairman, and Mrs. Pos- — 1_ ey Davis assistant G. A. leader. Dur- Bessie Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie :ng the social hour refreshments Lee Morgan, Miss Nell Smith, Sonny wc r sei ced by tne hostess assisted Smith, Mr. Jennings and Mrs. Collins by M s. Walker. , of Woodruff, Mr .and Mrs. John — •». — . Davis and family of Laurens, Isaac Surprise Dinner - Reece t of Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy M Matt Davis honored her hus- Davis and children, Mrs. Posey Da- 1 ’h a urjirise birthday dinner ,vis; J. W and Mrs. Bill Nelson and; cele- 'Janette of this community, attended. 1 Mr. Davis was remembered with Mrs. many gifts. « 3flCl 1 Llpn31 , j) cl . __ ******^ # ^* % ***^**e**4#V#«W*«***iV* THOUSANDS HAVE WON! THOUSANDS WILL WIN! Big Prizes IN THE $203,725.00 . TOTAL CASH including dealer prizes PEPSI-COLA “TREASURE TOP” SWEEPSTAKES and CONTESTS Enter today—enter every day—every complete entry gets at least a certificate in the Family Sweepstakes. Remember, looking for Pepsi “Treasure Tops” is fun for the whole family. Collect ’em—swap ’em—get a com plete set. - . ( : WHY PEPSI IS THE DRINK FOR YOU — Quality, flavor, size—Pepsi’s got plenty of all three. Every big, big bottle holds 12 fuUL ounces of finer, smoother, tops- for-quality drinking. 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