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i \ 1 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Six Thursday, July 27, 1950 WANT ADS TO RENT — TO FINly — TO BUT — TO SELL Everybody Reads the Want Ada Terms Cash NOTICE—Rates for want ads are 50c minimum for 25 words, all over 25 words 2c per word. AU want ads are cash except to firms carrying monthly charge accounts with The Chronicle Publishing Co. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By Spectator God didn't make this country to suit some people. He must have put hills and mountains, rocks and sand, i rivers and lakes in the wrong places, j Fortunately we have bright men in; Washington who will improve on the | i work of Jehovah. So we see that i LAWN MOWERS—Hand and Gaso line Models. Also Weed Cutters, Rakes, Hedge Shears and a full line cf Garden Tools. Blakely-Burton’s Hardware & Seeds. Telephone 188. 2-bed-room FOR SALE— Modern brick bungalow at 307 Cedar St., in College View Section. Mrs. R. D. Nance. Phone 564. 1c AETNA ACCIDENT INSURANCE— Tickets pay up to $5,000. Cost 25c per day. 10 days $2.00. 30 days $4.50. S. W. Sumerel, Aetna-izer, Clinton. Phones 80 and 32. tf FOR SALE—Cocker Spaniel Pup pies. 6 weeks old. 22 Peachtree St. Lvdia Mill. 'Itco FOR SALE—One G. E. refrigerator t . he f ! rst st fP toward re-building in good condition. Call Mrs. Ansel A ™nca on better lines is being stud- Godfrey at 254J. Itp ied and P lanned in Washington am- ; ong the fertile minds which must WANTED TO BUY—Milk cows with stir up something in order to re-1 young calves. H. J. Pitts. 'main on the payroll. It seems that 1 ELECTROLUX Sales, Service and Supplies. H. L. Baldwin, Telephone 604-J. t-C CLIPPING YOUR COWS,—Horses and Dogs? We sell Stewart Elec tric C’.ipmasters. Have extra blades in stock too. Blakely-Burton’s Hard ware & Seeds. Telephone 188. FOR SALE—Three fancy milk cows with young calves. H. J. Pitts. 1c FLOOR SANDERS—Rent our Sand ers, edgers and polishers. We have all the necessary material to make your floors beautiful. Reasonable rates. Cox Home & Auto Supply. Phone 12. _ tfc WANTED—To rent 3 or 4 room house or downstairs apartment. Call Y. A Green. 247-J. Itp America’s Finest HOT POINT Home Appliances HOME SUPPLY CO. Next to Bailey’s Bank MAGAZINE SPECIALS —Quick 15 ' J ehovah didn’t put rivers in the right j weeks for $1.00—Reader’s Digest P^ aces ’ r ^*i^f is in kight. How. at half price, 8 months $1.00. Life, i does this strike y°u: 78 weeks $7.80. Time, 78 weeks $6.87.' “Too many rivers, according to Let me save you money by hand- \ the Interior Department’s Bureau of | ling your new and renewals. Call for Reclamation, are in the wrong place, j free catalog. Miss Frances C. Winn,'Simple but expensive solution: Put Phone 535J, Box 87, Clinton. 3-2p|them where they should be. The nor FFFD—Hunt Club~Gaines and ! Bureau ' s Planners are seriously Ga w. thinking of attempting such facts as in all these cities except Greenville. The totals, cpmpafed with the month a year ago: Charleston $595,245 and $132,580; Columbia $980,733 and $796,986; Greenville $667,400 and $982,650; Spartanburg $1,188,241 and $96,655. The ,161 per cent jump in con struction contracts awarded at Spar tanburg helped increase the state’s January-May total to 79.3 per cent' over the corresponding 1949 period. Retail furniture sales in nine re-! porting South Carolina stores were 1 up four per cent for May and 10 per, cent for the first five months of 1950. Department store sales fbr May were up 4 per cent over the month last year. The five-month total was practically the same for’both years. by the pastor, the Rev. T. C. Gilliam. Services will begin Sunday, July 30, and continue each evening at 8 o’clock t through the following Sun day. Preaching will be by the pastor. E. W. Mitchell, director of the choir, will have charge of the music, and Miss Catherine Dunnaway will be pianist. This congregation is not yet a year old, having been formed last Octo ber. Services are held in the audi torium of the Lydia Mills school. A cordial welcome to attend these services is extended by the pastor. Over Two Million Will Be In Uniform Soon Washington, July 26.—The number of Americans In uniform probably will climb over the 2,000,000 mark within the next few months. The armed forces have indicated as much to the house armed Services committee — which, like its senate counterpart, voted yesterday to throw out the 2,005,882-man ceiling on military strength previously set by congress. Lydia Methodists Plan Revival Telephone 188. BABY* CHICKS — Heavy . auempurag sucn lacxs as. Duplex. Also Chicken Turkey, ithese: movi *, the Coliim J Cow. Horse Goat Rabb.t Lot e Btra, b , a Rlve . down three . tourths ot the I ^f nary ' ° 0l f , T “i Z!*?' I country's width to Los-^lgeles and Blakely-Burton s Hardware & Seeds. th< , swe]Iering Mohave Desert Pump . | _r ing water from the western slopes | Breeds, of California’s Sierra Nevada moun- 1 U. S. Approved and Pullorum tains up over the top of the range j Clean. Also Feeds, Feeders, Foun- and letting it run down the east side tains, Grit, Oyster Shells and Reme- to arid western Nevada. Diverting dies. Blakely-Burton’s Hardware &: water from Idaho’s Snake and Clark Seeds. Telephone 188. rivers into Nevada and Utah. These! EXTRA MONEY FOR YOU projects involve 12 western states; Show FREE Samples of EMBOSSED and eventually may mean tampering * NAME-IMPRINTED Christmas with fnost major western streams.) cards. Sell fast at 50 for $1, pay big The first step will probably be to profits. Make 100 percent on 21-Card | shunt water from the Columbia and 1 $1 assortments. Others for Christ-! Oregon rivers to southern Californ- ! mas, all occasions. Assortments on ia. Biggest vision. Government | approval. CHARM, 393 Peachtree N. planners think nature has been too E„ Dept. 202, Atlanta, Ga. bountiful in providing water for Or- Itpiegon and Washington. South Cali- ~ 1 fprnia and Arizona, on the other Plans have been completed for a revival meeting for the Lydia Meth odist church, it has been announced FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 29th day of August 1950, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Guardian of the estate of Jennie West Hames in the 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 trust as Guardian. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or be fore said date, duly proven or be forever barred. EVA M. WEST, Guardian. July 25, 1950. 17-4c Card of Thanks I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the voters of Laurens County for the confi dence placed in me Tuesday by electing me your Supervisor. I hove no ill will toward those who voted against me, for I intend to serve the entire county and make for all a good Supervisor. Respectfully, Bennie B. Blakely RUBBER BANDS—The handy little items every office needs. Chronicle Publishing Co. _ FEED OATS—These are good, heavy oats and have been recleaned. We have corn and horse and mule feed too Blakely-Burton’s Hardware & Seeds. Telephone 188. FOR SALE—5-room house on Mus- grove street. 2 bedrooms, hard wood floors. Built in 1941. Lot 62x600 leet. A good loan is available. R. E. Wysor, III, Real Estate and Insur ance Phone 85-J. tfc WANTED—At once, white waitress also white or colored bell-man, capable of doing small paint and maintenance jobs. Kingstree Hotel, Klngstree, 5 C 10-3p C BRYAN HOLLAND Real Estate phones 715. 23826 — Laurens, S. C. (Over Brown’s Jewelry Store) FRl IT JARS, regular, and A * a , e_ hand, have been slighted, they say. mouth. Also Jar Tops Jar Lids, ^ they . re dreaming of taking vast i Jar Rings, Paraffine Wax and C <. torrents of water from their normal We can ht your regular, wide-mouth now . in 0regon and fetching them i and mayonnaise jars. Blake.y-Bur- j 000 mi)es southward Xhey wou i d > tons Hardware & Seeds. Telephone do th; . with a mainmoth stairway if of tunnels, canals, pipelines, storage JOHNSON (not poison) ROACH reservoirs, and pumping plants. If' Powder. One-year money back I their dreams come true, Los Angeles ! guarantee. Sold by Bishop-Walker; housewives might be washing dishes Pharmacy. Phone 101 or 806. , w >th Columbia River water. Fruit 14p-Aug. 31 farmers in southern California’s Im- 1 1 perial Valley would be irrigating TOMATO PLANTS, Cabbage Plants td eir orchards with water from Gr and Collard Plants. Also Turnip, ] egon * s rampaging Rogue River. The Rutabaga. Mustard and Tendergreen | cost ad this? Like most plan- Seed. Blakely-kBurton s Hardware & 1 ners Bureau of Reclamation vision- Seeds. Telephone 188. 1c NOTICE For QUALITY Radi* Repair* Rowland’s Radio Shop Gary St—Phone 430 ; aries are not too sure. One says: “It might be $2 billion, or $5 billion, or! I even $20 billion. We don’t know! yet. But it’s going to be expensive.”! Expensive? Well, one true word j if this: “It might be two billions, or| ; five billions, or even twenty billions! That’s just like those bright lads. They are always starting projects and calling for more money. But TOWLE STERLING, Reed A Barton, - and Lunt. For information and de- ing Post, Laurens, S. C. CALF FEEDER PAILS and Extra Nipples. Milk Bottles, Strainers, # J • , Bottle Caps. Filter Disks, B-K «n they find time for this? der and other Dairy Supplies Blake- hav * schemes now for water ly-Burton’S Hardware & Seeds. Tel-’ P ro i* rts - ^ cost - u mo i c mg so many hundreds of millions of . dollars that the Congress doesn’t BEAUTIFUL—Pier Mirror in gold S eem able to wade through the fig- frame. 11 ft. high. Refinished three ures corned cupboard in pine. The Trad- tf' I My idea is that the National Gov- livery in Clinton contact Mr*. Dillard Boland, Calvert Ave. Phone 730-J. Wilbur Riddle. Jeweler, Laurens, tic REFINED WOMAN—35 to 50. car necessary. Capable of handiina sales force of 15 cosmetic salesladies job is worth $300 monthly and up salary and commission. Write Mr. Glessor. 804 Palmetto St. Spartan burg. Ip FOR SALE 1941 FORD TUDOR Perfect condition, $490.00. $150.00 Down. Balance Financed See at McCrarv’s Service Station Diaper Service CLEAN STERILE ■ WHITE DIAPERS Delivered in Clinton and Joanna on Mondays and Thursdays of Each Week Baby Dy-Dee Service Phone 605 5 Harts Court LAI REN’S, S. C. FOR SALE POP’S LUNCH rove Street Musg LOANS If you have money troubles bring them to us. Room 6 National Bank Bldg. Upstairs Clinton Loan & Investment Co. TIN CANS—in number 2 and ernment has gone crazy over power. 3 j I don’t know why, though I can sizes. Cold Pack and Pressure Can-i string a lot of words together, just ners and Burpee Simplex Sealers, as others are doing. Blakely-Burton’s Hardware & Seeds. I am not advocating that the Gov- Telephone 188. ernment do this, but a real reclama- . „ . ’ reds of thousands of acres in lower «un.d and rwdy to ^ Pnces low , Caro ,. na ^ obably a hundred terms easy. e g ’ , j thousand magmficant farms could be rens, S. C. tic j , „ reclaimed from swamps. More likely MANGE CURE—We have Dr. Le-1 a million farms. But power, elec- Gear’s Sarcoptic Mange Cure, trie power, has caught the imagina- Worm Capsules, Tonic Tablets, Eye tion. Knowing my couhtrymen as Lotion, Flea Soap and Flea Powder, well as I do, I wonder what il be- Blakely-Burton’s Hardware & Seeds, hind all this. Telephone 188. ; Well, as a Co-op myself I’m glad big Mr. McMeekin gave the other Co-ops that fine rate of five and a half milis. PURINA GROWENA grows pullets fast. A complete ration. Re quires no grain. H. J. Pitts Store. ROTENONE DUST^Sabadilla Dust, Isotox, Black Leaf 40 and many other dusts and sprays. Also a good assortment of Sprayers and Dusters. Blakely-Burton’s Hardware & Seeds. Telephone 188. Presbyterian Members At Montreat Home I am hoping the Company which serves my Co-op will give us that liberal rate. It is a splendid rate. And my fortunate Co-op brethern who are so favored enjoy the abund ant flow of power without having to worry and without a fight or un pleasantness. All seems to be peace ful on our power front; anyone who wants to fight can go to Korea. Quoting from the June 1950 Bulle tin of the New York State Chamber Among those who have been en- of Commerce: “Americans have rea- joying a week’s visit at the home son to be proud about the great ad- the First Prsbyterian church of this vances that have occurred in the city has at its disposal in Montreat state of the Nation’s health during are: Mrs. George Taylor, Miss Betty the past half century. These ad- Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Mobley, 1 vances have come from our Ameri- Duvall Weathers, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. ] can pattern of freedom and initia- Young, W. C. Baldwin, Harry Net- tive. Our National health progress ties, Miss Bernice Stroup, Miss Wil- is unmatched anywhere in the world, lene Tarry, Mrs. Francis Blalock,; and it is continuing at a pace un- Mrs. William Johnson, Mrs. Irby : equalled in any nation in the Ferguson, Mrs. Dillard Milam, Jr., 1 world. Mrs. J. Austin Chandler, Mrs. W. C Baldwin. Rooms are still available for mem bers desiring to go to Montreat. At tending the conferences is optional. Others interested in going are asked to contact the church office. PERSONAL MENTION South Carolina Business Conditions Are Looking Up Friends of Mrs. T. M. Sease will be interested to know she is con valescing at her home following an operation illness and stay at the Greenwood county hospital in Green wood. Miss Ayliffe Jacobs is visiting her grandmather, Mrs. J. T. Robinson, in Easley. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Suddeth spent Sunday in Spartanburg with the for mer’s brother, who is a patient in the Mary Black hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Espieg of An derson, spent the week-end here with relatives. Sara Louise Wilder of McCormick, spent the past week with her grand mother, Mr*. J. B. Wilder. Richmond, July 15—Business con ditions were looking up in South Carolina in May, a Federal Reserve bank report indicated today. The monthly economic review by the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich mond, covering the five Fifth re serve district states, showed gener al gains in South Carolina bank debits to individual accounts, build ing permits and retail trade. The bank debits, always regard ed as an index to business activity, soared in Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and Spartanburg. Total debits for May, compared with the 1949 month, were: Charles ton $60,548,000 and $54,022,000; Co lumbia $103,732,000 and $96,036,000; Greenville $85,179,000 and $70,794,- 000; and Spartanburg $47,294,000 and $39,948,000. Building permits totals were up An Announcement WE HAVE JUST OPENED A LARGE AND CONVENIENTLY ARRANGED USED CAR LOT On East Carolina Avenue Here you will find a number of good used cors on display and we invite you, if interested, to come and look them over. W. B. (Bill) Glenn and S. Y. Adair will be on the lot ot all times to serve you. Come by and see them before you trade. WE BUY AND SELL Timmerman Motor Company a Your Olds Dealer What a stepper! V-8 or “Six” she steps out like no "R < other low- w-priced csr. Yet you can own a \ -8 for hundreds less than most "Sixea”—a Ford even less. ’Six” foe What a stopper! 1 Ford’s 35% easier-acting King-Size Brakes use car momentum to help you stop. Like Ford’s extra-rugged ’Lifeguard” Body, they give you u- 1,: 1 . 'Ki * the kind of protection you d exjject only of costliest cars. And for safety and comfort, there’s the low * and level “Mid Ship” Ride—you’re cradled between the wheels. What a looker! Ford’s the “Fashion Car of the Year.’’ And Fords stay good looking with baked-on finish “made to live outdoors.” That means high 1 i's Tow resale value which, with Ford's Tow run ning costs, spells real savings. j4nd what a saver- all the way/ Taka. „ Imf Baldwin Motor Company North Broad St. — Clinton, S. C.