The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, March 23, 1950, Image 10

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, \ ■ / 4 , "•'V* ’ Pagt Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE -V • ... Thursday, March 23, 1950 » County Gas Tax Given As $7,017 For This Month Special to Tie Chronicle. Columbia, March 22—The gasoline lax distribution to the counties of Soutn Carolina this month Will total $331,821, according to State Treasur er Jeff Bates. Qf the tfttal, Laurens county-s allotment will come to $7,- P17. ’ ' The distribution made from the etate tax on gasoline is allocated on ti monthly basis, according to the ■proceeds from the tax during the jireceeding month. The counties of the state receive five eents^of the nx cent state gasoline tax, and the (distribution is made on the basis of the number of m^tor vehicle licen- /cs sold in each county for Uie year. The remaining one cent of the six /eh: gasoline tax imposed by the jtate retained by the S. C. State Highway" Department. ' ! to the report. Sixteen of the white schools in Laurens county are two-, teacher schools, and there are 12, Negro two-teacher schools in the county. The county has three white and one Negro three-teacher schools, and one white and two Negro four- teacher schools. Seven of the white schools in Laurens county and four of the Negro schools have more than four teachers. Annual Report Shows Ninety-One Schools fn Laurens County —— Special to The Chronicle. Columbia. March 22—There are a total of 91 schools in the 49 school districts in Laurens county, accord ing to the eighty-first annual report ad the State Superintendent of Ed ucation, which has just been issued. Thirty-six of the Laurens county *choo!s are white schools and 55 ale Negro .whools. ' . There are iTiife white one-tedcher «chool.-- in Laurens county ^nd 36 Negr v i ni -teacher schools, according Mrs. W. 0. Pruitt Writing Book On County Families Mrs. W. O. Pruitt, of Washington, D. C., the former Miss Janie Gar- lington, of Laurens, visited in Lau rens and Clinton the post week gath ering data for her new book, “Pio neer Families of Laurens County,” which she is now' w-riting. > Mrs. Pruitt is a member of the National League of American Pen Women and has previously written two books which gained wide circu- lation The titles of those books were “Revolutionary Pensioners of South Carolina” and the first volume of "Migration of South Carolinians” 1 which is to be followed by another volume. Mrs. Pruitt is the daughter of the late Charles and Lizzie Sullivan Gar- lington of this county. For a number of years she taught in the Rock Bridge school near here and made her home with the Davis familv. ses last week at the office of Pro bate Judge J. Hewlette Wasson: The fotlow'ing were given licenses: ,4 Horace Lever Martin, 20, of Gray- Court and Peggy Mae Oglesby, 18, of Laurens; Howard Williams, 40, and Hattie Lee Cleveland, 28, both of Laurens; Clarence Harold Nelson, 18, and Betty Irene Robertson, 15, both, of Enoree; Robert Patrick Stutts, 28, of Rock Hill and Mozella McClure, 19, of Clinton; William Emahuel Buchanan, 23, of Clinton, and Mella Rae Tucker, 23, of Joanna. Also, Duff Bryson, 21, and Laura Lee Bary, 16, both of Cross Hill; Wafgm Murphy, Jr., 25, of Enoree j and Catherine Elizabeth Reynolds,' 19| of Pacolet Mills; Newt Foggy, 30; and Kozie Barker, 26, both of Gray Court; Thomas Phue Fortner, 21, and Myrtle Joyce Lambert, 18, both of Woodruff and Willie Anthony Davis, 52, and Clara Kennedy, 66, > both of Gray Court. — :. 1. Call 74 1 FOR OFTICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. 10 Couples Ask For Marriage Licenses Two '. >ca! couples were among the ; ersotts' applying for-marriage licen- 1 omorrow at 8:30 A. M. iThr-rifty NOS /THAf’S THE THR-RIFT IN US I v. |N© Assorted Colors and Patterns Size 9x12 Venetian Blinds 2.66 All Metal. Full 64-inch Length Sizes: 28 in. to 36 in. wide Organdy Curtains 3.98 Beautiful Assorted Colors. Size 84x90 in. Limited Supply Women’s Dresses 4.00 x .xi Lovely Washable Silks. Assort ed Colors and Styles. All Sizes. 54 Gauge, 15 Denier NYLON HOSE 1.00 Pr. WOMEN’S BLOUSES .... LOO Ea. p COTTON DRESSES 2.79 m. CHENILLE SPREADS .. 2.98 Ea. TERRY TOWELS 29c « CHILDREN’S SLEEPERS . 1.00 Pr. COTTON PRINTS 4 29c At PENNEY’S Seaboard Reduces Passenger Fares Effective May 1 The Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company has announced a reduc tion in it’s rouna-tnp coach fares, effective May 1st through Novem ber 15th. This new round-trip Sum mer Excursion fare will be a 25 per cent xeduction under the double one way fare and approximately 17 1-2 per cent under the present round- trip coach fare. Rodnd-trip tickets will be limited to 30 days. This new fare was established in order to stimulate summer tourist travel and to keep rail fares com petitive with other forms of trans portation. ' As ain example of the re duction, the present round-trip six months coach fare Atlanta to Wash ington, D. C., is $28J5; the new 30 day coach fare will be $23.95. >' Tfiis reduced fare will apply and.from all points on the Seaboard Railroad and also to Washington and the East. io KTHE PICK OF THE CR0 v V' LIBBY'S CANNED Meats CORNED BEEF Hash 16-oz. - _ Can 33c VIENNA Sausage Can 17C POTTED Meat ' « SU* - W Sl« 8c Can Q /- Can 13c Corned Beef 12-oz. Can 40c Deviled Ham V* Size , _ Can ]7 C Young Tender BEANS Firm Ripe TOMATOES, pound Green Top CARROTS, 2 bmches Yellow SQUASH lb. 15c Green, (’risp cABBaCji-, v>ound Yellow—New Crop ONIONS, pound . . Large 4c 4c GERBER’S Strained or Junior FOODS Jam 37, LEMONS doz. 34c Large Head LETTUCE, each Red Bliss POTATOES, 5 pounds 15c 29c Ann Page Salad DRESSING £ 39c Ann Page Creamy-Smooth PEANUT BUTTER ^ 35c Ann Page TOMATO SOUP 25c S lO't.-Oz Cans Ann Page. With Pork and Tomato Sauce BEANS 19c Ifi-O? Cans Ann Page KETCHUP 19c Ann Page MACARONI 8-Oz. .j Pke ' luc Iona Slicecj or Halves Brand Corn Peaches Niblets Salmon Coldstreom Pink Orange Ade "° ’'‘ZOc 15c Chi ’' 3z. Hi-C - No. 1 Tall Can M-Ox. 37c 29c A&F Coffee Mild Be Mellow 8 O’Ciock _ iTlcb Sc Full Bodied Red Circle _ Vigorous Sc Miner Bokar S 67c 1 ,b 70c Bag l-lb. Bag 72c MILD AMERICAN CHEESE ib. 4i c Cheese Food Spread Cr.ed-0-Bit American 01 Fimen, . Cheese Mel-O-Bit . j Kraft Phila. Cream Cheese ta 75c 3- » pa a. 16c HOME STYLE oi SANDW.^-l MARVEL BREAD 18c Jane Parker Hot Cross Buns . p** Jane Parker Sugared 25c Donuts 19c Jane Parkei Bat Cake Spanish 29c WHITE HOUSE EVAP. MILK 11c Tall Can Sunnyfleld Self-Riain* FLOUR AAP’s Own Pure Vegetable Shorten lag DEXO 75c Kellogg’g CORN FUKES ... 3-Lb. Can •-Or. Pkg 70c 15c JEWEL OIL £l 29c 11c No. 3 Can Packer's Label Standard Pack TOMATOES Sunnyfield Flour Foe PANCAKES...::- 12c 12-Oz. BoL 27c Vermont Maid SYRUP Dole’s Pineapple CHUCK£ Peter Pan SALTED PEANUTS ABcP APPLE SAUCE ...2 S™ 2 25c Fine Granulated SUGAR N c.„ 2 , 29c ’I;? 1 29c ‘sf, 45c A&P Food Stores F rozen Lima Beans 37c Frozen—Honor Brand Strawberries, 12 oz. 41c ——— Chopped or Whole—FROZEN Spinach 14 oz. 25c Frozen BROCCOLI, 10 oz., 31c Sunsweet—12 Oz. Can Prune Juice 12c p Sultana PRUNES, 2 lb. .,.. 41c Evaporated Apples i6 oz. 33c La Choy—18 Oz. Pkg. CHINESE DINNER 53c Sunnyfield Long Grain RICE 12 oz. 12c Our Own TEA BAGS, 50 . . . . 37c Octogon Toilet SOAP . 2 ^ 11c Personol Ivory SOAP 4 "" 19c Cashmere B^ucu^t SOAP 2 r, 23c VEL & 25c 65c , Sunbrite CLEANSER . 2 pk ‘ ti 15c Ajax CLEANSER 2 pk81 25c TIDE 25< 68c SPIC AND SPAN 2 pk ** 45 c # *