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I I Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, November 26, 1953 Do Not Burn Your Leaves a Mary homeowners have money tc burn this fall season and that’s just what they're doing. When setting fire to fallen au burn leaves, they might as well be i«iiting dollars, according to tree experts. For grounded leaves are valuable assets to lawns, trees and shrub bery. And the smoke signals sent up Inwn the leaf piles throughout the ■■bon spell out the warning word: -Waste." Those homeowners who turn over a new leaf and save their trees’ discarded foliage gain one of the finest types of garden humus for nourishing the hungry soil. Raked into a pile and develop ed a.- cpmpost, the leaves produce a high-grade lawn and garden top- dressing and sav£ their landlord the trouble of tending a bonfire. If a compost heap is not desired, many loaves can be used as a mulch ar. i evergreens or other plants !h; » hke some winter protection. And folks with powerdriven leaf puK e: ;/ers may simply plow into the eaves and cut them up into tiny Pits ’hat >oon add to the soil'humus. V..or.tire.', besides destroying po tential soil humus, have a way of broding the branches of nearby or everhangiing trees. A bright, hot firr may look fine in the autumn tw lieht. but it can result in trees that are badly damaged. OFFICE SUPPLIES OEplele line, all the little items needed for the office CHBOMCLE PUBLISHING CO. Phone 74 1954 Business Expected To Match Activity of 1953 Byrnes Will Head Board Directors Independent Colleges just sit back and relax—it’s so quick, easy and conveni at . . . so lojft' in cost . . . for example: EASTBOUND Buses Leaver 3:10 P.M. 7:50 P.M. 5:25 P.M. 10:45 P.M. COLUMBIA S1.60 mABLESTON .J 4.50 KALEIGH, N. C. 6.10 WASHINGTON. D. C 10.30 WFW YORK CITY 15.80 WESTBOUND Buses Leave: 2:58 A.M. 10:53 A.M. <6:45 A M. 1:40 P.M. GJREENVILLE $1.10 ASHEVILLE, N. C 2.70 KNOXVILLE. TENN 5.00 ATLANTA, GA. ., 4.90 ■XBMINGHAM, ALA ^... 7.90 • l ;; GREYHOUND TERMINAL Clinton Hotel Phone 18 """"I; GREYHOUN FINE FURNITURE Down Through the Years T. E. & Sons The Best for Over Fifty Years CLINTON, S. C. New York, Nov. 22—The nation’s business activity in 1954 will match the 1953 level almost exactly, ac cording to a forecast today by econ omists of the Prudential Insurance Co. They estimated that next year’s gross national products »will ap : proximate the rate of 365 billion dollars a year of the last querter j this year. Dr. Gordon W. McKinley and his staff of economists at' Prudential said that not all phases of Ameri can business will follow this year’s ; course. There will be declines in government purchases, capital ex penditures and home building plus a reduction in inventory accumula tion, they said, but these will be offset in large measure by a sharp increase in consumer buying. x A very slight increase :n the number of employed workers due to adjustments .in some industries was forecast for 1954 and at the same time a decline itr the average work week from 49.7 to 40.1 hours. Despite this the economists fore cast a probable average wage rise of some six cents an hour. These . factors, combined with a moderate increase in other forms of consumer income (rents, inter est, dividends, etc.) and a cut in income taxes are expected to bring about a total of some 258 billion j dollars of disposable income. Allowing for savings at the cur- i rent ratio, the economists con cluded that consumers will spend 240 billion dollars in 1954, or six ■ billion above the present rate, i The spending of the extra six billion will give the American i public the first real break since | 1950. With it, the economists expect ! a decline in consumers’ prices of i about 2 per cent. next year. This i drop, combined with an expected , increase in personal income, will 1 mean a substantial gain in real pur- I chasing power. ‘‘The year 1954, therefore, looks : to us like a year which can be approached with confidence and considerable optimism,’’ the fore- i cast said. ‘‘There is no basic rea son why it should not tufn out to be ; a prosperous year. Only an un reasonable pessimism and a lack ; of .faith in the staying power of our free enterprise system can pre- j vent us from enjoying in 1954 the abundant economic goods which our economy is capable of supply- I ing us," ■ - - LydiaMills. (continued from page one) made -Monday morning when the photographer made the schooJApic- ! tures for Providence schooL Twenty-two boys and girls were | present. The pictures will be sent i to the mothers as soon as they are i received. Birthdays and Anniversaries Shelby Kirby will celebrate her ’ birthday November 28. Mrs. C. E. King will observe a s birthday November 27. Paula Shelnut will be 9 years old j November 29. lr Bim Willard wlil celebrate his birthday December 1. James Hogan has a birthday i Thanksgiving Day. j Mrs. Perry , Parrish celebrated a birthday November 22. Teen-Age Canteen Organised A Lydia Mills Teen-Age Canteen for the boys and girls of the com munity has been organized and the following officers elected: President—Cecil Davenport. Vice-President—Sue Hamilton. Treasurer—Mary Cunningham. Burl Allen has been named di-^ rector and will be assisted by Mrs. lone Wallace and Mrs. Addispn Neighbors. An extensive campaign for the officers was carried on in a demo cratic procedure by the seventh end eighth grade boys and girls. The executive board met Monday and made plans for the canteen’s first meeting Tuesday night. After this week-end the canteen will be held every Friday night and tne parents will be sponsors. Woman's Club Banquet The Lydia Woman’s club enter tained their husbands and friends , at a banquet Thursday night in Tlf^Tunch room of Providence school. Place cards and decorations were attractive in autumn colored leaves. A huge arrangement of bronze chrysanthemums in the form of a, turkey graced the speaker’s table.. Miss Mary Johnson, president, pre sided. Rev. Stanley Hardee gave 1 the invocation. Miss Clyde Smith, program director, presented David Tillinghast of Greenville, who ; spoke on the subject of “Birds," ( taking the group on an imaginary nature trail and describing the na tive birds of South Carolina. Mrs. Tillinghast was a special guest. Mrs. Wallace led in games sug gestive of Thanksgiving. Forty j guests were present Columbia, Nov. 21—Seven promi nent business, industrial and state government leaders, headed by Governor James F„ Byrnes, have accepted membership on the Board of Directors of the South Caro lina Foundation of Independent Colleges. i Edward Gwathmey, Converse: Jo- ! soph Robert, Coker; and Wright I Spears, Columbia. Objectives Adopted ’ The Foundation recently adopted a broad list of objectives, includ ing emphasis on the role of the smaller, independent colleges in the following activities: education bas ed on the free enterprise system, preparation of students for rapidly changing economic and social con ditions, development of research facilities, bridging the gap between education and industry, preparing youth for management leadership, broadening of cultural endeavors, class, USN, son of Mrs. Lucille M. Mediterraneans since 1949, and has i ox of this city. visited every major Mediterraneans The cruiser, flagship for the Com- port in four tours of duty in that mander, Cruiser Division 2, U. S.^area. In addition, she has taken Atlantic Fleet, has been a regular j midshipmen on two summer train- unit of the U. S. Sixth Fleet in the i ing cruises^, t. Dr. R. C. Grier, of Erskine col- ; instruction in free Christian think- lege, chairman of the new associa- ing. tion of non-tax supported institu- A paramount goal of the Founda tions, today announced that the fol-1 lion will be to make the public lowing have been invited and have aware of the present and possible agreecf to serve: future financial plight of the pri- Governor James F. Byrnes, Co- vate colleges under today's condi- lumbia: Charles E. Daniel, presi- tions, and of the need for main- dent. Daniel Construction Co., taining them as free and independ- j Greenville: B. M. Edwards, presi- ent centers of educHTion under dent, S. C. National Bank, Colum- democratic ideals. bia: Walter S. Montgomery, presi- ^ dent, Spartan Mills, Spartanburg: ^ ^ Roger C. Peace, publisher, the '-OX NOW ADOOrd Greenv Greenv dent. Greenwood Mills, Green- wood: Samuel H. Swint, president, Graniteville Mills, Gramtevjlle. V—' • A vJ C* V. v_ j H v 1 * ville News and Pied/nont, Lioflt CrilisOr ville; James C. Self, presi- ^ ^ Aboard the light cruiser undergoing overhaul at the USS Nor- NOTICE FOR PAYMENT OF 1953 CITY TAXES Notice is hereby given that Town Taxes for the Town of Clinton are due and collectible from October 15th to December 31st for the year 1953. The tax books are now open at the office of the Town Clerk and Treasurer and will remain open up to and through December 31. A penalty of ten (10%) shall be added if said taxes are not paid on or before January 1, 1954. The levy for current fiscal year is 53 mills; 15 mills for current operating expenses, and 38 mills for interest tj S and sinking funds on various bond issues outstanding. 1 \\ W. B. OVENS, City Clerk and Treasurer b il These men, along with presidents^folk, Va.j Naval shipyard is George of the nine member college^, will Y\ Cox, electrician’s mate, third set the policies and guide the ac tivities of the Foundation. Col lege members include: R. ,C. Grier, Erskine, chairman; James C. Kmard, Newberry, vice- chairman: John Plyler, Furman, secret an’; Marshall Brown, Pres- 1 byterian; A. J. Eastwood, Lime- j stone: Pendleton Gaines, Wofford; a, , C°l-D DISCOMFORTS fUi.au.id ~ 35 r Per BottI< I NOTICE TO ALL AUTOMOBILE AND VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE CITY Plus Thirteen Other Stores in South Carolina “DIE FOR ALL YOU ARE WORTH” Hugh L. Eichelberger NEW YORK LIFE MAN 32 Years Experience PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE INFORMATION FURNISHED FREE Member The National Association of Life Underwriters :: ♦ ♦ tt ♦V iH 1 :: if * S i! The City Council passed an ordinance November 2nd requiring all residents of the city of Clinton to register their automobiles or motor vehicles with the police de partment by the first day of December, 1953, and to get a decal with a number which will be put on the wind shield of the car or vehicle, and to all new residents to register their’s within 90 days after becoming resi dents of the city. There is no charge for this registration and the po lice department will appreciate the cooperation of the public in this matter. B. B. BALLARD, Chief of Police Clinton, S. C. 8 :: X I ~tininiirtirirtiimTifMiiMi(irTiifi)tiirririririrririrTTir^rniTiitiiraiiiTiiiiffrifwitfitiiiiiiiNiiMmiir Now Dodge brings you hweiflite! 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