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i V Pace Eifkt THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thnraday, September 7, 1950 4 MEETING OF STOCK HOLD EKS State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. Pursuant to Resolution of the Board of Directors of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, Inc., to increase the Common Stock- of said Bank Two Hundred Thousand ($200,000.00) Dollars, a meeting of the Stockhold ers is hereby called to meet on Sep tember 8, 1960, in the office of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, at Clinton, South Carolina, at 10 o’clock A. M., to consider increasing the Common Stock of said Bank from Three Hun dred Thousand ($300,000.00) Dollars to Five Hundred Thousand ($500,- 000.00) Dollars and t* issue stock therefor, value One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per share.' R. C. ADAIR, Secretary. Attest: ROBERT M. VANCE, President. 7-4c FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 14th day of September, 1950, we will render a final account of our acts and doings as Executors of the estate of Mattie E. Blakely in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock ajn., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from our trust as Executors. 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 Mid date, duly proven, or be forever barred. J. ALDINE BLAKELY and RALPH R. BLAKELY, Executors. August 14, 1950. 7-4cw LEGAL NOTICE On August 10, 1950, Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company filed with The Public Service Com mission of South Carolina its appli cation and notice of changes in its intrastate rates and charges in South Carolina proposed to be made effec tive by the Company on and after September 11, 1950. The new rates proposed to be made effective by the Company are set forth in general schedules of rates and charges which were also filed with the Commission on said date. The proposed increases Jr; rate} for exchange telephone ser- ttce. with f*w exceptions, range from 75c to $2 50 per mon’J; for business service, depending upon the iUC of the exchange and. with few excep tions. from 25c to 50c per month in residence telephones, also depending upon the sue of the exchange. An increase in rates on intrastate toll or long distance messages is proposed \arying from 51 to 15c per call, de pending upon the distance involved •nd the type of service fumubed The Company's notice to the Com mission sets forth and claims that due to the operation of many facto* s over which the Company has no con trol, among which are the substan tial increases in wage costa and the Urge increased investment in tele phone plant, installed at high pre- the Company s Social Security Expansion Bijpgs in Three New Groups Washington, Sept. 4—The social security program has been broadened to let these three large groups of employes—kept out of it until now— come under its protection. 1. Domestic servants. It’s compul sory for anyone in this group to be in the program, if he meets the re quirements. 2. Employes of non-profit organ izations. It’s voluntary for them. They and their employers can choose to get in or stay out. C ^ 3. Employes of state and local(,gov- ernments if they’re not already cov ered by an old-age pension system. This is voluntary in part; Cftfless the state and local governments want these employes under social security, they can’t get in. For all three groups Jan. 1, 1951 is the starting date. . Domestic servants: Who is a domestic servant? It’s anyone employed fairly regularly in a home. For example: a cook, but ler, housemaid, nursemaid, washer woman and others. Here’s the test: 1. He or she must have for you, full time or part time, on 34 days out of a calendar quarter, a three-month period? 2. And he must have received from you at least $50 In pay in that quar ter. If your servant meets both re quirements, then he’s covered by the law and he gets credit for one quarter’s coverage. When he gets a certain minimum number of quarter* coverage, he can get a pension at 65 or, if he dies, benefits for his survivors. And—if he meets those two tests, a 3 per cent tax must be paid on the first $3,600 of his yearly pay. Under the law an employer can. but doesn't have to) pay the whole Bolshevists introduced and imposed Communism. Whether most Russ ians are Communists “at heart” I do not know. The rank and file of Russians, the common men, never had a chance under the Czars, so they may think they are more pros perous today. Today they are told that they, the people, own every thing. That may sound encouraging, but it is all sound, no existance. In practice, Communism means that the Government is supreme; that the Government owns every thing and controls everybody. The Government can fix wages and prices, for the Gpvemment is the Boss. The Government can tell you where to work, how to work and fix the hours. The Government can tell you where you may go, or whe ther you may go anywhere. The Gov ernment controls the newspapers and the radio; it feeds the people just what the Government wants them to know or to think. It you remem ber your Bible you will recall the words “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” The Communists worked feed his mind and that is what his mind works on. What is wrong witn that? Isn’t itj true that my neighbor may be more | capable of running my business than I am? Frequently that is true. And certainly many people are more cap able of rearing children than are the fathers end mothers. Still you do not advocate sending all children to or phanages. do you? And isn’t it true that we build men on the plan of trial and error? Many of our greatest men failed in one business, though they succeeded later. In very truth a man is a wonder ful creation; no one can measure the possibilities of his mind and purpose When you look at a little boy you may see a second Edison, a second have no peasantry; all Americans are equal before the law, as they are equal before the God of their fathers. A further compelling consideration is that Jehovah lets us choose our own path and go our separate way. Hqw, then, shall we regard the fool ishness of any man, or group, or Political Party, that would disregard the splendid possibilities of an in dividual and impose on his mind and conduct a rule that violates the ov er-all plan of the Almighty? Now as to the question of the lady of Charleston: It seems to me, as it does to her,, that since a Com munist believes In the overthrow of our form of government he should not be in a position of any kind in that government. I know that many of our people say that our Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and freedom of speech: that because of these free doms a man has a right to be a Com munist .and to teach Communism in this Country- The right to practice religion would not permit any prac tice that offended our sense of de cency. Nox should freedom of speech include a right to plan the destruc tion of the form of government of this country. It is more than a form of government which is at stake; it is a manner of living, a way of life; and that way of life is the very foun dation of America. No government has a right to con trol a man’s thinking, but no man should be put in position to destroy the institutions of the land. In the language of the street, no man should try to destroy a Nation’s way of life by using that very freedom to stab it in the back. Russia, having repudiated God, we may have to answer for having re lations i with her. The reader of the Scriptures finds many instances of Jehovah’s fiery wrath against His people because they made alliances with the heathen for military pur poses, rather than to invoke the guid ance and power of the Most High. I do not apologize for this illustra tion; religion is the most vital con cern of each one of us. We may think so today, or we may wait until the sorrowing family comes for a last look, and the doctor counts the puliA as life ebbs to eternity. We can’t cape it, though in the flush of youth, and the pride and arrogance of earth ly success, we forget that the ceme tery is full of men who once were bubbling with ambition. * Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offices at 200 South Broad SL Office Honrs 9:00 to 5:30 Phone 658 * tax herself. Businessmen put up | Henry Ford, s second Luther Bur- 1 1-2 per cent out of their own pork-! bank; or he may become an indus- et and deduct the other 1 1-2 per t trious and honorable citizen who is cent from the worker's pay. For example: Mary Jones works 24 days out of a quarter for you as a cook, and earns at least 950 Since she’s then covered, you can deduct 1 1-2 per cent of her $50 (75 rents), < and *5 cents of your own, and turn it into the government. Remember An employer is re sponsible for turning this money in to the government How will me employer of a domestic dp It? For such employers the govern-1 mem anil issue a special tax return form It must be turned in. with the lax at the end of each quarter The j government artU announce details on this before the program starts on Jan 1. 1951 The first return aroo’t hive to be made until April. 1991. after the first quarter of 1961 Suppose a rook or a baby sitter worked for you part of taro days a of that M noble peasantry, a coun try's pride, which once destroyed cannot be supplied" Of course Hear...Allston Caltionn “THE WORKING MAN’S FRIEND” SPEAKING TO YOU ON Americanism Preferred Alkton Calhoun has long been known as The Working Man’s Friend’* been® tells the truth on conditiona affecting your work, your every-day existence and future. ke TUNE TO WLBG LAURENS 860 K. C. Every Saturday At 8:00 A. M. WCRS-FM GREENWOOD 95.7 |r c. Every Monday At 8:30 P. M. WKDK NEWBERRY 1240 K. C. Every Tuesday At 6:45 P. M. WESC GREENVILLE 660 KC Every Saturday At 6:45 P. M. > V ailing costs, the j week for a whole quarter (three- mgs on its intrastate properties dc- %oted to the public service in South . , i / ^ Carolina under its present rates and ** *** %b0 ^ charges, have become who.ly inAae- » *>me*Uc xervant under this uuate For the year ending June M. new law? Yes 1W0. the Company's net earnings, as Why? Because those two days a sr.oA n in said application and notice, week for three months—eight day* were at tnc rate of only i 29% ptr * month—came to 24 days in the annum on the Company’s intrastate quarter, ret average investment, as snown in Non-profit organizations: said application and notice, of ap- \ ow f or the first time employes proximately $31,918,286. 0 f non-profit—religious, education- Copies of the new general sched- *1, charitable, scientific, literary— ii’.es of rates and charges as filed organizations can get under social with the Commission arc also on file in the business offices of the Com pany in each exchange in which it operate^ throughout the State o! South Carolina, and are available lor public inspection. The Commission will hold a pub lic hearing in its office in the Wade Hampton State Office Building, Co lumbia, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of October, 1950. at 11:00 o’clock A M., to take testimony on said mat ter and to give the Company and telephone users an opportunity to be heard relative to such proposed changes in rates and charges, and to examine and cross-examine witness es, on the issues involved. This notice is published pursuant to the statute laws of the State of South Carolina, and under the direc tion of The Public Service Commis sion of South Carolina. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, By J. M. McAlister, South Carolina Manager. 7-3c security. • Example: The employe* of a So ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals; employes of the Red Cross, employes of a un iversity, such as professors or jani tors; employes of a religious organ ization, such as lay bookkeepers, gardners, and so on. But— Note: Ministers, priests and others who are members—not employe*— of religious organizations are still excluded. State and local government em ployes—of religious organizations ment plan— Many states and local governments I have pension systems for their em- J ployes. For example: numerous cit ies have retirement plans for their 1 policemen, firemen and school teach ers. But there are exceptions. And where that happens the employes face old age without any pension. To help them, the new law says they can come under social security but—and it’s a big but—only if the state or local government approves, since it’s going to have to pay half the tax. In every such case no employe can get in without (1) approval by the state legislature for the plan and (2) an agreement worked out between the state and federal gov ernments . CALL... TELEPHONE 117 Benjamin & Sons Expert Workmonship CRANE Quality Materials COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By Spectator Bettef Bail Buidd The ladies are full of surprises, as you may know. As I was leaving a telephone in Charleston a lady at the desk said “I understand that you are a teacher, so won’t you ex plain something to me”? That car ried a fine tribute to teachers—that we must know quite a lot. Now here is what she wants to know; Why we permit Communists to hold pub lic positions in the United States. I wonder about that, too. If any one can Enlighten us we should be grate ful. By the way, what is a -Commun ist, or who is a Communist We take for granted that the Russians are Communists, though only six mil lion Bolshevists govern a hundred and eighty million people. The ruling I F that car of yours has put its best days behind it, there’s no time like right now to think about starting out afresh with a taut, new, up-to-the-minute motorcar with all its mileage still in it. And there’s no better place in the world to start than with the beauty pictured here, for a variety of reasons. For one thing, this Buick Special is a quick-stepping Fireball valve-in*head straight- eight that’s priced lower than some sixes. For another, it’s built with typical Buick ruggedness through and Tmm l» HENRY J. TAYLO*. ABC N.fworl, *v*ry Mondoy •vtnln®. through — a husky that can take a lot of years wffhout<crying “Uncle!” Then, too—this high-styled beauty is proving to be one of the most economical Buicks ever built—easy on gas, easy on upkeep, easy on you in its soft, floating, light-handling comfort. It even comes with Dynaflow Drive* if you like—and Dynaflow means that you will never have to service or replace a friction clutch, and that rear-end or trans mission servicing—even engine upkeep—are cut to ft minimum. •Standard on ROADifASTKR, optional at extra coot on SUfSK and SPECIAL models. Oi course, you can't see all o( this in the brief span of a trial drive. But you can experience the good solid feel of Buick strength beneath you. You can satisfy yourself on the lightness of the cofltrols, the utter smoothness of Dynaflow, the quick surge of Buick’s Fireball power. All such things will tell you that this is a par you’ll be glad to live with for a long time to come — and you need only to ask your Buick dealer for a demonstration to see precisely what we mean. Why not call on him soon to talk about signing up? You* KFY to G*fate* Vaiue ( O'* LAURENS MOTOR Zarick Street -:- COMPANY Laurens, S. C. <♦ Whoa bottar automobllms arm built BUICK wOI build thorn f