The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 03, 1952, Image 7

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lay, January 3, 1952 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Seven PERSOKAL AHD SOCIAL NEWS OF JOANNA MSS CECIL ODELL, Correspondent and Representative * jj Mr. and Mrs. Olga Hair of Ma lta, Ga., Marion Hair, Monroe, C., Mrs. Hoyle Nobles and son, illy, of Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hair of Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hair and Bobby were guests of Mrs. W. W. Hair and family dur ing the holidays. { Mr. and Mrs. Horace Poag and Mickey of Baltimore, Md., and Bill Poag of Greenville, spent the holi days with Mr. and Mrs. L v H. Poag. Mrs, .Earl Arthur spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. O’Neal Beasley and Mr. Beasley in Anson, Texas. BUly O’Dell and Maurice Crocker Of Whitmire, Mr. and Mrs. Pet Wicker of Newberry, were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs, J. D. O’Dell. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sineath and •son spent last week visiting rela tives in Bamberg. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Gardner and small daughter, Karen, of Green ville, and Cpl. William W. Waits of Quantico, Va., spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Waits. - Mr. and, Mrs. Horace Hamm, Sr., and Horace Hamm, Jr., toured the A Regular Chronicle Feature Mrs. Verlyn Davenoport, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Crapps and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith and chil dren and Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Na bors spent last week with their: parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Crapps, in Summitt. h Mr. and Mrs. Louis Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murphy spent sev eral days last week with Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Kress in Concord, N. C. Dinner guests on Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hunnicutt were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lowery. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rhodes and son of Clin ton, Mrs. Bertha Rodgers and chil dren of Augusta, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hunnicutt and daughter of Ninety-Six, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rhodes, Jim Million of Laurens, Mr. and Mrs. ^Ivin Marshall and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunni cutt, Mrs. Julian Hunnicutt of Jo anna, and Mrs. Ambrose of Clear water, Fla. Woman's Club To Moot The Joanna Woman’s club will meet tonight at 7 o’clock at the club house. The program will be in the form,, of a quiz show. Mrs. Earl Arthur and her group will serve re- BABSON DISCUSSES BUILDING OUTLOOK FOR COMING YEAR By ROGER BABSON Babson Park, Mass., Jan 2.—Most people are bearish on the building outlook for |952. Naturally, fewer houses will be built; but it would be a great mistake to think that the de demand for new houses is ovir. The demand for houses, although less, will continue heavy in 1952. Those who need a new home to live in should b/uild or buy when ever the right loca tion is available at the right price. B«ftr W. Babssa Letters come to me from cities in the Central West, stating that good citizens, employing many people, are forced tO; move away because of lack of housing. If these communities have truly patri otic citizens, they will get together and start a campaign to get new houses built. Reasons for Demand It is' true that the price of new houses has gone up considerably during the past few years; but have they gone up in price more than al most everything else? It is unrea sonable for wageworkers, manufac-u p ro< i uc t from stump to the carpen ■turers and even shopkeepers to corn- try, if there is any such thing in ex-|T rn ff: r istence. |T1| |J- ^ ei,rn Lumber and Shingles: Theoretical- lOll Highest ly, a hose can be built of steel and | n T en Year* glass, but such a house would cost 1 * Chicago, Jan. 1. — The nation’s 1951 traffic’ death toll will be the highest in ten years, the National Safety council said today. The council said it expects fatali ties this year to add up to approxi mately 37,500. That would be the'fourth highest time, ~However^ one oT the"favorite I tota !, of 4 llv ^ T 1 T 08 | ' n c mo 4 tor u vehicle lumber companies which handle that ac ?! dents , i n K United States history.. ’It would be exceeded only by 1941 with 39,969 deaths, 1937 with much more than an ordinary house. Hence, there will continue to be_a^ demand for lumber. That is why this’ column recently recommended the purchase of standing woodland as one of thg best Idng-term invest ments. AtT the Imuber stocks have gone up so TOuch in price that I hesi tate to recommend an of them at this ter is the Weyerheuser Timber com-. , iao/ j ... 00 plain about the increase in building pan y. The common stock sells at 570| 39,643 d 936 Wlth 38 - 089 - northern part of Virginia and visits], f re shments. A cake sale will be ed friends last week. M-Sgt. and Mrs. Lacey Whitley and children of Spring Lake, N. C., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Osborne of Columbia, George Osborne, Mrs. Bessie Nelson of Lanford, and Mrs. EUa Harvey of Clinton, were visi tors of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Osborne during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Beckam spent Clmf&nas week with their son, Bill B^Kjkam, and family in Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hunnicutt atiended the funeral of the later’s brother-in-law, Charlie Morgan, in Greenville Monday. Miss Helen Phillips left yester day for North Greenville Junior college after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Yeargen of Charleston, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Craft of Wilson, N. C., and Rock Hill, Sgt. Harold O’Dell recently returned from Korea, and Miss Margie Bailey of Charleston, visit ed Mr. and Mrs. Cecil O’Dell dur ing the holidays. Mrs. Rachel Moseley; Mr. and Mrs. George Simpson and children of Clinton, Mr. and Mis. Bobby Beck and son of Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bowers,of .Greenwood, were among the holiday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Tinsley. Mr. an^_ Mrs. Billy Willingham and children visited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Franks, in Clinton Christmas. —"Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe Clark and A Jimmy were Tuesday guests of the latter’s mother, Mrs. W. G. Puck ett, in Greer. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Willingham and children, Dickey, Jerry and Doris of Brevard, N. C., are spend ing a few days with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Willingham. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Brazel vis ited Lt. and Mrs. Henry Finney and Ellen in Cherry Point, N. C., and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Craven and family in Lg>erty during the holi days. Pfc. Johnny Buchanan of Keesler Field, Miss., spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 9. J. Buchanan. Friday Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan entertained the following at dinner honoring Johnny: Mr. ad Mrs. J. J. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Mitchell of Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Byars and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Buchanan. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Abrams and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Blakely in Greenville last Wed nesday. On Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Abrams and family were guests of Mrs. Abrams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pieree Attaway, in Whitmire. Misses Annie and Kitty Putnam of Laurens, spent Christmas P*y with their niece, Mrs. Claud Farm er, and Mr. Farmer.* " Mr .and Mrs. Irby Cole of West minster, visited Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cole a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Atkins spent last Sunday with the former’s mother in Gaffney. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Reeder during the holidays were Stella Nix of Clinton, and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Dunaway, Mrs. Norman Estes of Charlotte, N. C. Mrs. Nix left Sunday for Niles, Mich., for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Agnes Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Buford Weir were Sunday guests of Mrs. Eleanor Clarkson in Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie B. Dickey of Greenville, visited friends and relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cole and son, Aubrey Turner and Gail Murphy attended the Gator Bowl game in Jacksonville, Fla., Tuesday. Miss Malba Gardner left Wed nesday to renew her classes at Fur man University after spending the Christmas vacation with her par ents. Mrs. W. W. Hair, Ruth and Wen dell, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hair and Bobby were Friday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Noble in Newberry. Friends of Cpl. Pete Arthur, who held. Mrs. J. B. Hart and Mrs. Vernon Garner will cbnate cakes this month. ^ S Conlesl Eads * The drug store contest at Gilder’ and Weeks In Joanna closed Christ- rpas eve with, the winners as fol lows: , ' Girls: 1st prize, bicycle—Claud ette Crouch. 2nd prize, a doll—Karen Nabors. Other girls winning prizes were: Ann Brock, a doll; Linda Stroud, a doll; Vivien Welchel, sewing ma chine; Gail Craven, doll house; An na Margaret Dunlap K .tea set; Vicky Boyd, nurse kit. Boys: 1st prize, bicycle—Kenneth Whitsel. 2nd prize, streamlined car —Ronnie Davenport. Other boys winning prizes, were: Bill Bridges, aeroplane; Johnny Moare, football; Jeff Hogan, small car; Dickey Troter, ball glove; Chucky Franzen, gun; Mike Os borne, table tennis set. Birthday Party Enjoyed Recently Johnny Willingham celebrated his fourth birthday with a party at Joanna club. The 16 guests enjoyed the afternoon of games and fun. The children gath ered around the white"- covered table, singing “Happy Birthday” to Johnny. The centerpiece was a lovely white cake decorated in Christmas colors with four bum- mg red candles. . Mrs. J. E. Willingham, assisted by her mother, Mrs. C. N. Franks, of Clinton, served the birthday cake and ice cream. Favors of party baskets filled with colored candies were given each child. Johnny received many gifts to re- mpirtber.the celebration. is- K Holii lerested to know he has been pro- ment moted to sergeant. - ^ ^ Mr. and Mrs. C. R. O’Dell and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. ODell and Bud O’Dell were Wednesday .guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tem pleton in CalhUtm^FaUs. ^ ^ Rnpnt neveral da vs "with her ODe Holiness Church On Tho Air Beginning Sunday, January 6, the Joanna Pentecostal Holiness church will sponsor a weekly 30- minute broadcast over WKDK from 1:30 to 2:00 each Sunday af ternoon. Baptist Missionary Society To Moot Tuesday evening January 8, at 7 o’clock, members of the Baptist Missionary society will meet in the educational building for the Janu ary meeting. Mrs. Harold Murphy has planned an interesting pro gram. During the social hour the host esses will be Mssdames James Simpson, W. E. Arthur, Tommie Craft, Nora Lambert and L. H. Poag. Members are asked to be pres ent and visitors are welcome. Christmas Supper Enjoyed Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Wilburn en tertained the latter’s family with a Christmas party and supper on December 24. Those attending were Mrs. J. J. Smith, Miss Nan Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Behnie Lee Owens, Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. Roy* Smith, and Carey of Ware Shoals; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Smith and Marshall and Mr. and Mrs. Red Heuble and Al vin of Joanna. Other guests of the Wilburns during the holidays were Mrs. C. G. Bishop, Sara and Nell of Laurens; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Wil burn and daughter, Frances, of Middleboro, Ky., Bruce Jennings and little Elaine Sprouse of Lau rens. With Tho Sick Friends of Arthur Starnes will regret to learn he is quite ill at the Newberry hospital. Little Bill Bishop has been con fined to his home during the holi days with mumps. Friends of little Joe Crawford will regret to learn he is’confined to his home with hmmps and a dislocated collar bone. Mrs. L. H. Poag is at Rome on Moultrie street after being hos pitalized several days for treat ment. Oswalt Mr. and Mrs. Colie Henjy Oswalt announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Louise, at Joanna hospitaKon December 22. Mrs. Oswalt will be remembered as Miss Rosa Lee Holmes of Lexington. v Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Bridges of Laurens, announce the birth of a daughter, Patricia Fay, on De cember 26 at Joanna hospital. Mrs. Bridges is the former Miss Ruby Case of Anderson. Couch r Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Couoh an nounce the birth of a son, Steve Jennings on December 27 at Joanna hospital. Mrs. Couch is the for mer Miss Helen Taylor of Newber ry. ■< , ' Burke Mr. and Mrs. B^ M. Burke an nounce the birth of a daughter. Margaret Theresa, on December 30 at Joanna hospital. Mrs. burke will be remembered as Miss Ruby Lee Harrelson of Joanna. W. S. C. S. To Meet The January meeting of the Woman’s Society of Christian Ser vice of Epworth church will be^held Tuesday, January 8, at 7 o’clock. The program is- being planned by Mrs. Joe Abrams. The hostesses for the social hour are Mesdames John Gaskin, Rudy Prater and Cecil O’Dell. The ladies of the church are cordially invited to at- ted as members or visitors. costs when they are getting similar increases for labor, agricultural pro ducts, manufactured goods and mer chandise. Of course, l?uildin$ will fall pff; but when that time comes, and prices are lower, most people won’t have the money to take ad vantage of the bargains! Also remember that our popula tion is rapidly increasing. There are around 155,000,000 people in the U. S. today with a total annual income 0* $275 billions, compared with 125,- 000,000 population and $60 -billions rational income only twenty years ago. We also must\ realize that a well-built and well-lOcated house is one of the best hedges against infla- tion, c<yrtinuing to hold its own, or inc?S5Se, as the dollar declines in value. For those who own a good home and do not care to build anoth er for rental, here is a suggestion for use of your money. Consider Bxlldlng Stocks Seventy-five per cent of the cost of materials in a home is spent on four things: (1) Cement, (2) lumber and shingles; (3) wall board and plaster, and (4) paint. By buying stocks in one of .the leading com panies manufacturing these tour ba sic products, it is possible to profit with the building industry. When the next depression comes, the price of these stocks will go down with everything else; but they should come back again in price quickly. The fallowing suggests four such companies: Cement: A Cement company which I like is the Lehigh Portland. It has raw material to last for many years 14 is located in growing sections of and yields about 4%r— I is ^ second consecutive W3U Boarded JW -nw U. S. ^ and the allied products. It owns great' 3 onl y conclusion— natural resources; it has manufac turing plants in all parts of the country; and its products- are unex celled. The .common stock sells at $107 and yields nearly 7%; but for 1 every ten shares of common stock, there are about $375" in government streets and highways are getting steadily more dangerous. “So during a high hazard period, such as the New Year’s holiday, the only way to insure safety is to drive soberly and extra cautious ly.” November fatalities numbered 3,- m"i' S treasun '- "*!«<>. * s-en per c,n, .nc^a* over management is superb Paint: There are many good paint companies, but as an illustration, I mention Sherwin-Williams. The stock sells for $67 and yields 5%. Painting is one of the first things that people economize on when hard thnes come; but this may not apply to the large number of single story houses built in recent years which need repainting soon and can be done by the Owners. As a final reason for being reason ably optimistic on building, let me mention the very liberal mortgage terms of today. When I built a house thirty years ago, I was obliged to pay 6% interest and got a mortgage for only three years. Today you can bor row money at 4Vi% and have twenty years to pay it back. New 1952 Plymouth Will Be Displayed Here Friday November, 1950. The toll for the First 11. months of this year was 33,760, which also was a seven per cent gain. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads” DR. L B. MARION NATUROPATH Res. Phone 939 500 Sooth Broad SC Hi^g The new Plymouth for 1952 wi go on display here and throughout the United States on Friday, Janu- 4 . 4 , ii ary 4,' L. W. Cooper, of Cooper Mo- the country The common stock sells tor companyf announced yesterday. A long list of improvements—46 in all—has been incorporated in the engine, the brakes, the electrical system, the chassis, and to the in- sid? and outside of the body. The new Plymouth may be seen here at their showrooms on West Main street. uf*' at about $24 and yields about 5%. The flfst thing that one must buy when building a house is cement,' but cement has many other uses. When a depression comes and the building of homes declines, the federal gov ernment and the states will start road-building projects, and all these will require cement. Therefore, the cement industry to that extent may be called a depression-proof indus- SUBSCRIBE TO “The Paper D THE Cl Everybody CHRONICU Reads” Need M«41eal Cm Oar eUaieatty-provaa method developed ia treating more tkmm 6800 me* and women prod nee* positive results every day. We treat alcoholism ex- ehmively, aad every patient gets personal, iadlvidaal Patients accepted day or Write or telephone today. Abt Smmitmrimm 60S E. North St. ' TeL 2-4485 Greenville, S. C. __ Mrs. M. J. McFadden was a pa is stationed iT Korea, will be ih^Mient at Joanna hospital for treat- CURRENT RATE / « 0 OF DIVIDEND 3% EACH ACCOUNT INSURED UP TO $10,000 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE LET US HELP YOU ' BECOME A HOME-OWNER 7 Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Association Clinton, South Carolina At the Close of Business December 31, 1951 ASSETS — v - First Mortgage Loans $1,909,453.36 Loans on Savings Accounts 7,645.46 Real Estate Owned 5,265.23 Investments and Securities 361,819.00 Cash on Hand and in Banks t...„ 101,438^85 V Office Building and Equipment, less Depreciation 37,736.21 $2,423,358.11 Liabilities; Advances from F. H. L. Bank /..... $ 100,000.00 Savings Accounts 2,174,528.99 Loans in Process 11,349.85 Other Liabilities 492.23 Specific Reserves ..... 156.23 General Reserves $85,292.04 Undivided Profits ,... 51,538.77 136,830.81 M w $2,423,358.11 Member Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation T $59,025.43 Paid in Dividends to Our Investors in 1951 Invest With Safety, Profit and Convenience At 7