Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ - Pape Six THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, July 3, 1952 FIREWORKS GALORE S. C. MILLSS SNOW SMALLEST OPERATING DECLINE IN SOUTHEAST, REPORT SAYS Orronville. .Tunc 16.—South Car olina cotton mills are faring better in the current textile slump than those in other southeastern states. according' 1 to' a -report released by the U. S. Department of Commerce. South Carolina, like all other textile states, has been hit by the textile market slump that set in late last fall, but the effects here apparently have been less than in ether places. The state's store sales and the fi nancial picture generally were in a slight recession during the first quarter this year in comparison with the same period in 1951, the Commerce report showed. per cent, but Greenville had sagged 9.2 per cent to $313,400,000. Colum bia’s debits were $427,300,000. - In retail trade, virtually all Southeastern cities showed a de cline in sales for the quarter. In department store sales, Greenville dropped 13 per cent, Anderson 14 per cent, and Columbia three per cent. But Charleston's sales increas ed two per cent. ^ 4 _ In the South Atlantic region, sales increased in the following fields: beer, drugs and sundries, fresh fruits and vegetables, to- I bacco, and groceries. , In the same region, sales de- j creased in automotive supplies, plumbing and heating, paper prod- j ucts, dry goods, refrigeration, ap- : pliances, furniture, industrial sup plies, lumber, machinery, hard ware, jewelry, etc. South Carolina led most other states in the percentage increase in farm income. In the first two months this year, cash receipts from farm marketings in South Carolina were: $29,882,000 or a 35.9 per cent increase over the same period last year. The state had 159 new business incorporations during .this year’s first quarter as compared with 161 for the same period in 1951. The number, of residential and business telephones increased ev erywhere. The state, now has 152,- 310- residential phones and 65,022 business phones. i A decrease in the number of Lii (manufacturing employes left South ton TioweVeyr-itetrilred condition? K'arolina with-215^00. QnJy ilis.- as '-satisfactory." ‘ I •“Pfe and Flori , da had '«*»•. • , i A 50 per cent increase in the In the southeast, the dar num ber of average weekly insur- spots” in the picture were: a re- ec j unemployment gave the state duction in sales transactions in the. approximately ]2.000 for the first wholesale, retail, and servicb trade quarter. It was 8.000 durirtg the fields; a decrease in loans by same period in 1951. banks; a decrease in the dollar Urban building was down 5.3 value of urban construction; a de-j p er ce nt for the state. The totai cline in airlines express miles, and ; valuation for the first quarter was, an increase in insured unemploy-j $13,554,000. ment which indicated a drop in em-1 in production of electric energy ployment. in South Carolina, there was an There was also a 12 per cent de- increase of 45.1 per cent or 1,536, Of this number, 5,413,000 were ac tive. March spinning hours were down 15.2 per cent, the lowest drop in the Southeast. The state consumed 564,364 run ning bales of cotton for the first three months this year which was a decrease of 5.7 per cent, also the lowest drop in the Southeast. Some 538,944 bales were on hand as of March, 1952. South Carolina shipped 14,638 000 feet of Southern pine during the quarter, a decrease of 20.4 per cent. The state’s exports for January and February to taled $18,000,000. This was an increase of 73.1 per cent and the biggest jump of five South Atlantic states. <. The state’s imports also were the largest, totaling $15,200,000 as compared with $4,900,000 for the same period last year. Laurens County Population 69% White, Census Shows • <•>— Washington, July 1. — Detailed studies of South Carolina’s popu lation show that white persons constitute 61.1 per cent of all those living in the Palmetto state during the 1950 census. Whites consti tuted a majority in 25 of the 56 South Carolina counties. The same study showed that Ne groes, who total 923,523 in a total population of 2,117,027, have a nu merical, majority in 21 countes. Charleston county with 68,354 Negroes has the largest non-white population of any county in the state, followed by Richland, with 50,494. Percentagewise, the coun ties with the largest population of Negro population are Allendale, 72.3’per cent, and Clarendon, 70.9 per cent. At the other end of the scale are Pickens and Oconee counties, with the smallest numbers and the smallest percentages of Negroes. The 4,460 Negroes in Pickens rep resent 11 per cent of population, in Oconee, 4,775 Negroes constitute 12 per cent. Although Charleston county’s to tal of more than 68,000 Negroes was the largest for the state, the county is one of the 25 in which white persons outnumber Negroes. The Negro total represents 41.5 per cent of the county’s over-all popu lation. Counties in which Negroes out number white persons, in addition to Allendale and Clarendon, in clude: Bamberg, Barnwell. Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Colleton, Dor chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Mc Cormick, Georgetown, Hampton, Jasper, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Sumter and York. For LAURENS COUNTY, the Negro population, and the per centage of total population is 14,- 604 and 31.1; white 33,000 popu lation. SAY: ‘I SAW IT IN THE CHRONICLE” THANK YOU Goodyear Tires and Tubes BATTERIES AND ACCESSORIES McMillan Service Station Sinclair Product* PhoM Na. I crease reduction in cotton con sumption which indicated a pinch on the textile mills. 539.000 total kilowatt .hours, A report on the cotton system spinning activity showed South For the first quarter this year. (Carolina with 5.974.000 spindles in Regional Director Merrill C. Lof-‘ the state’s bank debits were vp 2.3 place—an increase of 3.3 per cent. To the People I thank you for your kindness and for the many courtesies which you are extending to me and my fam ily during my campaign for the office of SOLICITOR of the 8th Judicial Circuit. In the race for*this public office I am waging a clean, open and fair campaign — and will continue to do so unto the end. I seek your vote and support solely on my own merits. WILLIAM T. JONES Coke makes warm weather meals easier and tastier Grocers are now featuring displays of Coca-Cola and flavorful combinations of good things to eat. Visit the Coke and Food displays and see for yourself how easy hospitality becomes when you select the right things to serve. • omit until ttmouti or >»•,, »* ' , GREENWOOD COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, Greenwood, S. C. * > ; v* / “Coke” is a registered trade-mark. Copyright 1962, The Coca-Cola Co. * f «' £ f'