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Thursday, June 4, 1953
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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DISREGARDING STOP SIGNS
CAUSES FATAL ACCIDENTS
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Disregarding stop signs was a'
major cause of fatal accidents in
South Carolina in 1952, records of
the State Highway Department
show.
A total of 581 drivers disregarded
stop signs in 1952, and 37 of the ac
cidents in which this violation of
the traffic laws was indicated were
fatal.
An additional 220 drivers ignored
warning signals or signal lights,
and 15 of the accidents in which
they were involved were fatal.
There were 191 cases where driv
ers disrgarded a s^op-and-go sign-
nal and one of these accidents caus
ed death.
Obedience to stop and warning
signs is one of the first rules of safe
driving the Highway Department
points out The signs are never
placed until full study has shown
that they are warranted. And the
Highway Department makes sure
that the signs are spaced sb as not
to confuse the driver.
Th e stop signs at which so many
motorists took a chance were the
standard, octagonal shapes with
either black letters on a yellow
background or white letters on a
red band on a yellow background.
The white-lettered signs are erect
ed chiefly at intersections with a
through highway.
Warning signs are—usually—dia
mond-shaped, and caution the driv
er that he is approaching a curve,
downgrade or intersection, or that
there are other conditions that
might make the road hazardous.
These yellow signs may also give
notice of a “stop” or “signals
ahead.”
Warning lights are the flashing
yellow signals which advise the
driver to slow down and proceed
with caution, and the red flashing
signals which command him to stop
and then to prpceed only when the
infersecting road is clear.
Byrnes Seeks
Taxation Cure
Columbia.—A five-man advisory
committee to study ways of easing
the South Carolinians’ tax burden
has been appointed by Gov. Byrnes.
In naming the committee yester-
Dr. Felder Smith
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day the Governor said state taxes
should be revised to help the tax
payer if ther e is “no reduction in
revenue and a reduction of appro
priations” in future years.
The committees’ findings will be
used as information “upon which
to base intelligent action” for pos
sible revisions, Byrnes said.
The committee may use a Vir
ginia tax surplus tax law as a mod-
for its recommendations. It pro
vides that when revenue exceeds
a certain amount of surplus, the
excess is turned back to the tax
payer as a reduction from his in
come tax.
Byrnes named A. L. M. Wiggins
of Hartsville, former undersecre
tary of the treasury as committee
chairman. Assisting him are E. H.
Agnew, state Farm Bureau presi
dent from Anderson; Robert M.
Cooper, Wisacky farmer; Joseph T.
Riley, Charleston realtor; and Ray
R. Williams, of Greenville, former
State Senator.
The study also will include these
points: the effect on the state tax
program of the expected new Fed
eral tax laws, and whether “by
reducing appropriations or by les
sening the amounts given to coun
ties, it would be best to repeal so-
called nuisance taxes.”
Florida and Academy
in Little League Tie
Florida and Academy are tied for.
first place in the Little League with!
seven wins and one loss. Florida
held the lead until last Friday whenj
Academy Little Leaguers swamped
Florida 16-6. Home runs in this game j
were hit by Littleton, Campbell, and
Brookshire of Academy. Florida and
Academy Little Leaguers seem to be j
about evenly matched and either (
team will bear watching when the’
teams start playing for the cup on
June 15.
Thornwell Leads Pony League
Thornwell continues to keep the j
lead in the Pony League with four
wins and no defeats. The most thrill
ing game of the past week in this
league was played last Friday when j
Academy defeated Florida 1-0. This
ball game was exciting from begin
ning to end. Wallace Patterson was:
the winning pitcher and Bill Sease
the loser. Bill has lost two very;
tough balls games during the past;
two weeks.
Little League Standings
Through May 29
Won
Florida .' 7
Academy 7
Joanna 3
Thornwell 2
Lydia 1
Nine Leading L. L. Hitters
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Brookshire (Aca.) .... 27
Chandler (Fla.) 27
Campbell (Aca.) 21
King (Joanna) 17
Morse (Joanna) 20
Long (Joanna) 21
Chaney (Fla.) 25
Alexander (Lydia) .... 15
Littleton (Aca.) 25
Four Leaders in Strikeouts (L. L.)
Brookshire (Aca ) 43
Chandler (Fla.) ...... 31
Tumlin (Lydia) ....f; 26
King (Joanna) 23
Pony Standings May 29
‘ Won
Thornwell 4
Academy 3
Florida 2
Lydia _...l
Joanna o
Four Leaden in Strikeouts (Pony)
Patterson (Aca.)
.. 35
Sease (Fla.)
. 23
Timmons (Thornwell) ...
.. 23
Archie (Thornwell) ;
. 20
Nine Leading Pony
Hitters
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Pitts (Fla.) x It
6
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Oakley (Lydia) 8
4
.500
Sweet (Thornwell).... 15
7
.467
Sease (Fla.) 11
6
.450
Morse (Joanna) 9
4
.444
J. Archie (Thorn.) .... 15
6
.400
W. Archie (Thorn.) .. 12
4
.333
Pearson (Aca.) 12
4
.333
Floyd (Joanna) 9
3
.333
L. L. Home Rans
Brookshire (Aca.)
... 2
Campbell (Aca.)
... 2
Chaney (Fla.)
... 1
Chandler (Fla.)
.... 1
Littleton (Aca.)
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.... 1
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Pony League home runs will be
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Schedule All Leagues
Thursday—Academy vs. Thornwell.
Friday—Florida vs. Joanna (Small
Fry (3:30).
Monday—Lydia vs. Thornwell.
Tuesday—Academy vs. Joann^.
Wednesday—Florida vs. Lydia.
Attention, AU Boys!
All boys who did not make the
Small Fry, Little League or Pony
League teams are requested to meet
at the park at 10 ajn. June 8. A new
league is to be organized in order
to give every boy that wants to learn
how to play baseball a chance to
take part in the recreation program.
All boys from seven years old up are
asked to come.
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ADVERTISEMENT
Drawings and specifications for
the construction of the Gray Court
Elementary School, Gray Court,
South Carolina, are now available
for distribution to contractors by
Harold Woodward, Architect, 150
Acher Street, Spartanburg, South
Carolina.
Applications from contractors in
terested in bidding on this work to
gether with a deposit of $25.00
should be filed promptly with the
Architect, and the bidding mate
rials will be forwarded as soon as
possible. Any bidder upon return
ing such set promptly and in good
condition will be refunded his
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their deposit less the actual cost
of printing.
Bids will be opened on this work
by the Owner at 11:00 a. m., EST,
June 19, 1953, in the office of The
Superintendent of Laurens County
School District No. 55, 426 West
Main Street, Laurens, South Caro
lina.
Bids shall be based upon con
ditions at the site, the specifica
tions which include the General
Conditions, and the Drawings.
The Owner reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
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