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r-'-rrr Page Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, August 16, 1951 ^ STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM INVESTMENT REACHES TOTAL OE S283 MILLION DOLLARS Columbia. August 11.—The total j invested in South Carolina’s state, highway system has reached the figure of 282 million dollars and South Carolinians are using this facility as never before. The fig ure was revealed this •week by the] State Highway department. There are now 448.995 passenger automobiles registered in this state,! or one automobile to every four and a fraction inhabitants of the' state. Never before have there been so many. Including trucks, trailers, mo-! torcycles and dealers’ vehicles, there are 583.302 motor vehicles ift South Carolina. Ten years ago there were 320,246 vehicles of all types in the state. There was an increase of more than 40,000 ve hicles in the state last year. The total value of $$282,000,000 as reeorcJed for the system at this’ time, has gone into a network of roads now totaling 22.'503 miles of which 13.384 miles are hard-sur faced in one form or another. A decade ago. the state “system” con sisted of 9,630 miles, of which 6,- 547 miles were paved. There has been a doubling, or more, in a decade, in the total Aapital invested in the road system, in the number of miles in the sys-1 tern and in the number of miles of hard-surfaced. Capital invested was $157,671,000 in 1941 and $282,- 000.000 in 1951. Mileage in the sys tem was 9.682 in 1941 and 22,503 in 1951. Hard-surfaced mileage in 1941 was 6.803 and in 1951 is 13,384. The total valuation represents both state and federal funds in vested in road and bridge construc tion on a statewide basis begun back in the 1920's. Although the increase in auto-; mobiles extends of course, to every county of the state, the latest reg istration figures on record in the license division of the State High way department reveal that 24 per cent of the passenger cars are reg istered in three large industrial counties — Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson. Greenville leads the state in au tomobiles, with 47,885. Spartanburg has 35,060, and Anderson .23,952. The total for these three counties is 106,8p7 p^senger automobiles, approximately one-fourth of the state’s total of 448,895. Charleston county has 32,467 pas senger cars. Funeral Service For James C. Macdonald Held In Greensboro ^ Funeral services for James Clai borne Macdonald, 51, of Gfeens- boro, N. C., were held Friday after noon, August 10, at 2:30 at Forbis and Murray chapel. H^ died fol lowing a heart attack at his home. Mr. Macdonald w’as Greensboro agent for Colonial Life v and Acci dent Insurance company. He was graduated from Presby terian college. A past commander of the Henry K. Burtner American Legion Post, he waa^also a member of the 40 and 8 and of the United Commercial Travelers. A native of Blackstock, he had lived in Greensboro 20 years. He was a member of the student army training corps in World War I. He was chairman of the local Tide of Toys, a veterans’ project to provide toys for overseas chil dren, in 1950. Mr. Macdonald is survived by his wife, the former Miss Sara Corley; one daughter, Miss Sara Macdonald of the home; and two brothers, Dr. — M. A. Macdonald, of-this city, and Df. Roderick Macdonald of Rock Hill. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 20th day of September, 1951, I will render a final account of my acts and do ings as Executor of the estate of Eleanor E. Wadsworth 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 Ex ecutor. Any person indebted to said es tate is notified and required to HOUSEHOLD HELPS A colorful sundae sauce uses 1*£ cups of dry apricots ground, with 2\b cups of honey heated just be low the boiling point. Add apricots and *2 cup maraschino cherries to honey and stir to blend. Try this on vanilla or mint ice cream. make payment 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. CLINTON A. WADSWORTH, Executor. August 13, 1951 4p-Sept. G North Charleston Downs Clinton In Championship Game North Charleston's heavy hitting team won the South Carolina Lit tle League championship crown here last Thursday afternoon by swamping Clinton, the defending champions. 18-4. Clinton had won its place in^he final battle by de feat.ng Conway and Florence, while Columbia downed Conway in a consolation game. In winning the North Charleston (Cooper River) team qualified for the regional tournament which started Monday in Marietta. Ga.. the winner of which will enter the national tourney to follow’ at Wil liamsport, Pa. Pitcher Arnold Smith of Charles ton. was the hero of the final game allowing only four hits, striking out five and had five hits in five times at bat. The Clinton lads who had their eyes on the champion ship for a second year were outhit throughout the game, being unable to solve Smith’s curves. The game was attended by a large crow’d as the finals of the feur-day tournament elimination came to an end. At the conclusion of the game Mayor Joe P. Terry presented eight trophies. North Charleston got a permanent championship tro phy and temporary possession of a rotating governor’s trophy. Clin ton and Columbia received the runner-up and consolation troph ies. respectively. Conway won the team sportsmanship trophy. Win ners of individual trophies were: outstanding player, North Charles ton Catcher Johnny English; ri»- ner-up outstanding player, Clinton Third Baseman Peanut Smith; in dividual batting, North Charleston Pitcher Smith. Harmon Alford Passes At Home Harmon V/. Alford, 71, died at his home on the Laurens highway last Thursday night after a 12 months illness. He was a native of Wadesboro, N. C, but had made his home in Chester and Clinton for a number of years. He was twice married. His first marriage was to Miss Minnie Mor ris. By this union two daughters survive, Mrs. Annie Mae Vaughn and Mrs. Harry L. Baker, both of Charlotte, N. C. His second marriage was to Miss Mary Dennis who survives with three daughters, Mrs. John Cran ford of Fayetteville, N. C., Mrs. Fred Shelton of Clinton, Mrs. Rus sell Gardner of Fianna, Va.; and one son, Sgt. Hewlett Alford, U. S. Air Corps, California; one brother, and one sister, Frank L. Alford of Caroleen, N. C., and Mrs. Olivette Lowhon of Union and seven grand children. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at Calvary Baptist church by the Rev. J. W. 1 Spillers. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. MORE PEOPLE ARE READING THE CHRONICLE THANJEVER, BEFORE! J IPenneyS A GO Vlake Your Dollars GO A L-O-N-G WAY! DOLLAR PAY VALUES! • Waffle Weave Pique 3 yds. • Embossed Cottons 2 yds. • 60 Gauge Nylon Hose pair • Cotton Skirts for ladies 2 for • Entire stock Summer Blouses • Shorts, and Knee-length Shorts, reduced • First quality Nylon Hose 2 pr. • 12” All-Rubber Dolls • Pastel Colored Wash Cloths 10 for « Heavy Gauge Plastic Tablecloths 2 for ® Foam Rubber Pillows • Women’s Cotton Wash Dresses • Ladies’ Rayon Half Slips 2 for $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 S1.00 SI.00 S6.00 $2.00 $1.00 COME EARLY! SAVE PLENTY! Men’s Bathing Shorts 2 for Boys’ Shirt and Short Sets. 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