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. 4 ■K Page Two ’HIE CUNTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 8, 1949 '1 As Washington Sees ir. . THE NATIONAL SCENE 'v 622 In Laurens County Get Old-Age Payments The latest available figures show that as of June 30, 1949 there were Washington, thus uniting his family | with another equally noted for great- ' ness. » Lee established his military repu tation in the War with Mexico, serv- iing on General Scott’s headquarters —staff. After the war. he served as 622 persons in Laurens County re- f">ecial 'o The Ch-oniclo superintendent of West Point, and ceiving more than $9,000 monthly Washington D C Nov ttn - \Vi'!i sul1 Dter, eavalry eolone! m the wild m Old Age and Survivors Insurance suost member! of congress back home Comanche Indian country. He was payments. The* payments are made -an the "grass roots" build,ng up ««« >° Harper’s Ferry m 1859 to to aged ret,red workers ,n commerce yoUlical fences, only a few remain" «pture the John Brown ex rem- and mdustry and to their unmarried «d in Washington to hold previously and restore order. His last station children under the age of I* years, announced cvnmiltee hearings. Then »’«h the United States army was on Wives of these insured workers also mere were a score or more senators <»<■ Texas border, which he left on; receive month y payments when they i.r.d congressmen on world iunkets. «!» eve of the war. February. 1861. ; reach their 6o birthday. 174 retired - -tensibly to gather personal ’infer- “'hen war became almost certain workers are receiving $3,786 per ration concerning the United States Unceto <>«ere<l Lee command of month in Laurens County Of this, e; , M jt.y the Federal forces in the field, but number 52 have wives who are at ^ ,' ‘‘ , \ , the Virginian, declining with a heavy : least 65 and they are receiving $602 Chief subject of comment here in (hcart resigned his c ommission and monthly. washtngton was based on reaction , f d his lce Virginia. : A large proportion of the total tnc Presidents statement that in- .1, ® uun cn uk. . eased taxes would be needed next Ever y school child is familiar with benefit payment goes to the survivors, ear to meet government deficiti the brilliance of General Lee's lead- of deceased workers who were in-; i .d* to his fighting speech at St Paul ership Confederate commander in sured at the time of death.. 92 wi-; ■" . Hre he lambasted ‘‘reactionaries’’ ‘be Seven Days' battle, at Second dows and parents of deceased workU . bo*, i the right and left fronts in Bul1 Run> Antietam, Fredericksburg, ers are currently being paid $1,575 • ; ::o:i to hL Fair Deal program Chancellorsville, Gettysburg. the monthly while 394 children are re 1 , ^ , | Wilderness, c !• contradiction to the Presidents’ ease, the staff of * a for a t rt\ in *>»r r o x: iVS 3! now wor king r .u asu c fo ' be pr ]. 1 .L-in.iry ande .innnn R. ibert ceiving $3,214 per month. There are others who may be en titled to similar benefits residing in a to; t-i a C on a tax revision c-ented to congress r the direction of I) lughton of North, ngres man Dough ton has .a: some changes - would c* t iv program :n 1950, .'.--it > a downward . viection year, the e t-i he.e are predicting j-- n«* increase in taxes v< . i- I.kely to be a si/e- Spotsylvania Court House. Cold Harbor, and Richmond. Lee had regarded the institution _ of slavery as an evil, and he freed Surens county, but since payments hih -laves some t.me before the war. 1 can , n 1 ot J 1)0 mad u e untl1 an aPPbcation Tie felt, however, that slavery could ' s flIed somc benefits are being lost not. ana must not. be eradicated bv ' b >’ A entitled persons. foi e He believed in the federal u AI ! fan } lhe :' who have J ost a mom - un.on. but he was even more.firmly ber by death, are urged to contact i onv:need that tne authority enjoved the Social Security representative on ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said, estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. DAVID T. PITTS and JOHN HENDERSON PITTS, Administrators. Nov. 23, 1949. 22-4cw FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 9th day of, December, 1949, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Executor of the estate of Nena Mar tin Copeland in office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10. o'clock a.m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my tryst as Executor. Any person indebted to said estate 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 proven, or be forever barred. J. ISAAC COPELAND, Executor. Nov. 9, 1949. 8-4cw SENTENCE SERMONS Our tears are always greater than cur foes.—Anonymous. practices, and recognizes a better law than he obeys. —Froude. I The fault we see in others is often Reaching one person at a time is our own reflection. the best way to reach all the world in time. —Trumbull. Every man, whatever his specu lative opinion, knows better than he it. •Russell H. Lusby. I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write —Jeremiah 31:33. 1921-1949 Hugh L. Eichelberger NEW YORK LIFE MAN 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE INFORMATION FURNISHED FREE Member The National Association of Life Underwriters it 8 R 8 :: t: Nerves! Nerves!! Nerves!!! any Thursday morning if that deceas- ay the Washington government was , . ,, ;iv,n by the states, which might od ,P? rson . held a socia ! purity card o- gn Jrom tne compact whenever they wished, tak.n sovereignty they had conferred on • .e le ie a! government. On the eve •i« ie m -tending for fo:-* J ' no war. n might take up iera! budget Pres- pre iicted that the ant; be about sil likely will lar-. Jo-eph W Martin tile Republican leai . has and had done any work on jobs cov- wit'h them' the e»ed by the Social Security Act prior to his death. Likewise, all .persons 65 or over who have done any work Lee write that he could on , jobs . c ° vered b >' the . la *\ shou l d contact this representative immed iately when they stop work. The only way to prevent loss of benefit is to file an application promptly. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 27th day of we will render a ipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the union.'* General Lee's greatness as a mili tary leader may be attributed to many things His use of eommunica- tio:. and h:< understanding of the December, 1949. we will render ued a blast at weaknesses of his opponents in war final account of our acts and doings s .• re i -»•- and ha- had are tnexcelled His meth >ds of de- as Administrators of the estate of f t eongre-sionai record feme and maneuver were not fully Janie Copeland Pitts in the oflice of m: . ’.nj*. tne federal gov- understood or applied until the 20th the Judge of Probate of Laurens century And no American com- County, at 10 o'clock a m.. and on marder ever aroused such sincere the same day will apply for a final devotion in the ranks as he discharge from our trust as Admin- He spent his last days teaching at' istrators. Washington and Lee university. He Any person indebted to said estate died October 12. 1870 •.r. • oFe.red $41 6 billions in •*;.. 194R fr -m tne states and retum- < r.'y *o'j* $5 8 billion in federal j.’.d grants. What Congressman iTfir d d n«*t mention, were other pe« of federal activity. F<»r n tance. about $10 bill.on is ♦ rt m salaries, most of which goes k to the states; another $10 b;l- r. g * ba k in purchase of goods d ’ i rr.modifiex Another $6 billion - ba k tor services and invest- • nt- There are other million* hich .go back in farm onct* sun- iis notified and required to make pay- • • 8 8 ft :: :: :: ii s • • § i • • :: :: a “Relax and quit Worrying, it's just jour nerves." is not very helpful advice to a ner vous sick person. Such indi viduals need help for they are really sick and their sickness DOES HAVE A CAUSE. The problem is one of deep- seated and constant nervous tension caused by an irrita tion of the nerve roots leading from the spine. Though nothing may seem wrong organically, the proper X-rays and other tests will reveal this eondition. vi hen an especially trained chi ropractor makes an examina tion. Only when the cause of this irritation is removed ran a per son relax and quit worrying. DR. C. J. HART Graduate of the Palmer School of Chiropractic Inti) then, the individual is sick, mentally and physically. Such illness will eventually lead to real organic disturb ances in most cases. Nature is constantly making an effort to relieve this pres sure and sometimes through a prolonged rest or change of cli mate does accomplish it. The most efficient and sat- fartory way is to have a thor ough examination by Dr. Hart, vi ho has had wide experience in correcting nervous disorders. Dr C. J. Hart is located at 254 West Main St., next to the First Methodist Church, in l.aurens. There is plenty of parking space and offices are on the ground floor. C » . r for the actual expense of n •uni: ■ $ i vemment in Wjihmg- \ .»rr.'»unts to only about $6 i money spent in the for- i nr •gram, a large part o' ^ h • • *< i * t;nd s -i* a*ay back into the * f.rlv ’ Amcr can busine-<i men, all * f*T.CV n'..erted bj tne fedc .il gov- « * *T»# I • «.<:itkially find.** :s way 1 4 k in *.< the state* R* ) A a te A Lynch of Nca Vo. k • . .* a nr • 'uncej that hi* vab-cvmmit- tt* (if ?he h'MxC ways and means • • rr.m ! ha> reached agreemen! s« i 1 < rr 1 r fi .nsurame companies whereby • V> P*». v hack tax to tne guvern- •♦•'!*. :<>r years 1947 through 1949 . TKiunfir.g to approximately $90 mil- l.cn The insurance companies re- *.>«« ! :o pay this tax on investment orre d.;e to a loophole in the law. Tfi* committee is working on a t ;n the law. Styles Bridges of New Hamp- • .link issued a denial that • *ee of the miners' welfare : r* men! fund he had disipated i* • a,- charged by Ezra Van anc'.icr trustee, recently re- . « Senator Bridges has bee.i > • t.ci/ed for drawing $35,000 a year . tra^tee of the miners' fund while <i ..v.. -4 as a United States sen- Congressman J. Parnell Thomas * Nt .\ Jersey, former chairman 1 ‘-oe house un-American activities i i rnmiltee, is on trial here in federal <t.‘* ir* court on charges of conspir- i f. !t>- pad his official office payroll, t. king kickbacks” from employees * nr! o falsifying pay vouchers. He e-caped trial this far on pleas of i health. He was discharged, how- * .ct. from the army’s Walter Reed yvr>> hospital last June as “com- P * '• •>' cured ” Judge Alexander H i‘. o!f of the ledera! court ordered *■ ;kiy-.ta. examination in a ruling < t .iy:ng Tnomas another pastpone- menf. In a recenFspeech, Son. Robert A. 1 T.t:; of Oh; > pointed to the stand the Repub!.cans likely will take in fight ing ‘he administration’s foreign pol- icy At Toledo, Taft charged that the United Nations charter is ‘‘found- r l primarily on power and expedien cy rather than on justice.” During 1949 preferred by truc/c users over the next two makes combined HEVROLET wm mi ADVANCE-DESIGN TRUCKS GREAT MEN OF THE SOUTH (Rv David Koonee, in the News and / Courier, Charleston) Robert Edward Lee—'the Gentle Revolutionist—stands in history as «uie of the greatest military scientists ' ncr Alexander. A man of noble < gnity. tremendous courage, deep } icsfy and Lpisun>assed kindliness, was not only a great Southerner. ! t: a ;i- also a true and great Amer ican. A • Lee born January 19. 1807, was Irom a V’irginia family distinguished 1 ir generation^ for public service. His father, Henry Lee, was a gover nor of Virginia, and gained fame in the Revolutionary War as “Light Horse Harry”, a cavalry leader un der Washington. Two years after graduating with honors at West Point in 1829, Young Lieutenant Ro bert E. Lee married Mary Custis, great-granddaughter of Martha This overwhelming preference stems from just one fact: Che vro/et trucks give more Jor the money, / \ , 1949 results based on incomplete but conclusive nationwide registration figures. GILES CHEVROLET COMPANY, Inc. Phone 26 West Main Street Clinton, S. C. *