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■- *! Pare Ten THE C LINTON CHRONICLE Thursday. February 13, 1958 Personal and Social News of Joanna MRS. GEORGE METTS. Correspondent and Representative Phone Joanna 3261 v Airman C. B Cote, of Myrtle Beich. spt^nt several days with Mrs. C’olMhis^rfek Mr. and Mrs. Voight Melts, of Little Mountain, visited Mr. and Mrs George Metis Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lowman and Anno spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs J. J Lowman in White fyH'k. , Mr. and Mrs Henry Osborne and ’ children, of Trenton, spent the week-end with, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Osborne. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Russell were Mr and Mrs. 1- t ed Wilson and family, of Taylors, and Mrs. Ida Casey, Of Pelzer Mr and Mrs. Tom Worts and children, of Bush River, and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Lewis and children enjoyed supper at Panarama Lodge Saturday night. Mr Wefts was cele brating his birthday. M isses Mildred and -Tom Thomas ship met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Waits Sunday night after their devotional ahd Bible study. Games and conversation was en joyed during the evening. . Mrs. Waits served cold drinks, sandwiches, cookies and salted nuts. Surprise Birthday Party James "Shike” Simpson was giv- .. .... . w r, en a surprise birthday party at his Mrs. J J. Abrams and Miss Dons home Salurday night Abrams visited Mr. and Mrs. E G. Kay in Greenwood Saturday after noon Mrs. Ira 'Dominick, Edith and Furman spent Sunday afternoon with her mother, Mrs. Bertha Bow ers in Prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Longshore. Dianne and Betty Zane visited Jim Alewine in Silv<erstreet Sunday aft ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stroud, of Co lumbia. spent the week-end with Mrs. Bertha Stroud. Mr. and Mrs. Ola Hair and Nan cy. of Greenwood, spent Saturday I gjf ts with Mrs, W; W Hair ^ Furman Dominick celebrated hiSj With The Sick fifth birthday Sunday. Mrs, Ona Bridges has been a sur- Mrs Roy Boyce, Mrs Buford gical patient at Joanna Hospital' Lowery, (Jordon and Rafe Boyce Mrs. Agnes, Bowers underwent were called to Sumter Saturday due j.surgery at Joanna Hospital last Supper was served buffet style from a beautifully appointed table. The white arid pink birthday cake was the centerpiece. Those helping Shike celebrate were Mrs. Simpson, his mother, Mrs. .Annie Laura Simpson, George Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Mur- rah. Jr., and Judy, Mr. and Nfrs. Cecil O'Dell. Mr. and Mrs. Clisby Templeton. Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Prater, Mrs. Lavinia Cooley,-Miss Kittle Moseley, John Ross and James Hollingsworth: Shike received a host of useful to the death of their brother-in-law, Mun Yates. . John Ross was a visitor in Green and Jesse 'I’homas. of Charlotte, ville Friday afternoon, spent last week-end with Mr and m i-e> Brenda Odell and Mike Coo- Mrs Lee Thomas ley were Saturday visitorv in Mrs. Carson Nabors, Dale and Greenville. Dennis and Mrs. Shuford Lewis and Mr. and Mr- Marion Boyce at- Wednesday. if 1 Miss Bernice Johnson is receiving treatment at Joanna Hospital. Wendell Hair was admitted to the hospital for treatment. James Bagwell is a patient at Jo anna Hospital, F. V. Craft was admitted to the Terry visited in Ninety Six Sunday,.unded the funeral of Jesse Murphy hospital Monday for treatment afternoon with Mr and Mrs \V. H. j n Union Sunday afternoon. m Wilson _ Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Smith, Mrs.' ('lass Meeting Arthur League, Jill League and Eddie Tingle and Pat, of Charles-{ The Young Adults frf Epworth Linda Huffstotler spent Sunday in ton. were Sunday supper guests of Methodist Church held a quarterly Easley with Mr R E League. Mr ji t .\ and Mrs. \ M Ross meeting Saturday night at the home League has been in the hospital but ♦ ' 0 f Mrs. Fred Ross.^ Ten numbers is improved at this time. Area Ministers Meeting were present Mr and Mrs James Brown and j; H . Ea Ur ens. Clinton,. Newberry r h Frazier presided over the children were Saturday shoppers in Methodist minister-, met with Rev business session. Several topics Greenville. \. M. Ross for an Area Ministers j were discussed A contest, to run Mrs J W Davenport and Mr and meeting. The meeting was held at through May 4. was decided upon Mrs. Maxie Graham, of Ntwherry, j^e Educational Building Monday purpose is to get old members were Sunday visitors of Mr. and afternoon. Mrs. Charlie Cox and Mr,. C. B ’ Membership Training Oo'usi' Rev. V. M Ross is holding mem- back and encourage others to join the class The team captains will be Bill Byars and Mrs. Marie Metis, teachers of the class. The losing side will treat the winners to a sup per. j A bake sale sponsored the class J w,ll be held in March. The proceeds will go to the building fund and class [treasury. At the clo e of business Mrs. Ross Cole Mr. and Miv W R. Lanlord visit- tsi Mr> J C Foster in Woodruff bership training classes at the Edu- Sunday afternoon. rational Building the, week Anyone Mrs Bessie Hamm vent the ; desiring to join this class is a-ked to week-end in Knoxville. Tcnn.. with contact Rev.. Ross Rev and Mrs Horace Hamm and family Note Of Sympathy Mr and Mis .lame, Marshall j Deepest sympathy .s extended to and sons were shopping visitors in j Mr T. G. Murphy in the passing of servec ) hamburgers, pickles, chip.-, Greenville Saturday his brother, Jesse Murphy, in Union iced drinks and coffee Mr ami Mrs** J F McCarthy i Friday night l j . - ^ , “fHMit Saturday in Aiken with ih ir Among th« o .>•;ending the fu’ er- .-ueet heart Banquets children, Mr and Mrs Reedy Me- al were: Mr and Mrs Murphy. Mr X , K , p nm arv class of Epwort i e arthy and Mr and Mrs Richard ^ Mrs. Loui> Murphy . aMr and M L ., hu ,^; church w ill have a sweet- Willingham. ; Mrs. Charles Murphy. Mr and M's heart bant j uet Thursday at 5 p. m Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nabors J :uil i Jrd Murphy. Mr. and Mrs Otisintermediates will have their v ‘sited Mr and Mrs. Julian Gard-, Mur( ^ y and Harold Murphv anquet Friday at 7 p m., an 1 th rurun Spartanburg Sat irday. | us. J M. Bozard and all n:id _ Scout Party Mrs Den ill Bozard and son spimt Troops 31 ard 3t) if the Joanna ti ll Scouts enjoyed a Valentine par ty Tuesday xafvernnon 'at tne club .1 Cuner and Rickey house in charlotte committee members were !special guests at the party and were jgiven a welcome by the leader.. Mm Leroy Couch and Mrs Curtis Salters. Refreshments of sandwiches and ; punch were served The Scouts were taxes enable the cities to raise funds to build turnpikes, airplane termi nals, etc., which help the competi tors of the railroads. The railroads beg relief from these taxes; other wise. they treaten to liquidate. Li quidation would, in most cases, give bond holders full payment for their securities but would leave very little for the stockholders. Here again, it will be found that entirely different situations exist with different rail roads. For instance, the New York Cen tral owbs much valuable real estate in the vicinity of the Grand Central Station, New Yoflc City. Certain short-line railroads are almost real estafe companies rather than rail road companies. The Southern Pa cific and Great Northern have val uable oil and ore leases which se cure their bonds. Here again, your broker, will tell you what railroads have valuable real estate and what railroads have not. You cannot gen eralize. Lw. Competition From Trucks, Ruses, .Airplanes. Automobiles, and Pipelines ^ Such competition is the basic cause of the railroads’ difficulties today. The various restrictions put upon rates and practices by the In- t e r s t a t e Commerce Commission were instituted when the railroads had a real monopoly. Today, the railroads have no such monopoly. These rate and other restrictions should be eliminated. In fact, I be lieve that 'the business of the coun try, and of the railroads, together with their employees and jasengers, would be better off if .the Interstate Commerce Commission were entire ly eliminated, 1 — ^ The competition is not only in rates but also in convenienoes. For instance, trucks take the goods from the factory fioor-giod deliver them to the consumer Otherwise, trucks would operate from the factory to the railroad and then again from the railroad to the consumer. There are 50 million automobiles competing with the railroads! The higher the railroads raise their rates, the fewer passengers and the less freight'they carry. Pipelines for oil and gas are here to iay: but the carrying of coal and oil by railroads will decrease. Labor Union Strangulation One of the greatest handicaps of the railroads is the arbitrary and useless rules of the labor unions. These rules were made years ago before the use of diesel engines, automatic signaling, and the va rious electrical appliances which now provide safety. The worst of all is the so-called ‘‘featherbedding”, whereby the railroads must pay for time which is not used in any pro ductive manner while they^ are largely forbidden to introduce labor- saving equipment. During the past few months, I have interviewed several railroad presidents. When I asked them the main reason for the difficulties of the railroads, they replied—-‘‘be cause of the foolish, useless, and ex pensive rules of the labor unions.*’ Unfortunately, it takes much cou rage for Congressmen or Senators to try to'curb union labor. What About The Future Outlook? A large amount of railroad track should never have been laid. Cer tain railroads were built, not to car ry passengers and freight, but rath- er to sell stock and bonds. Such rail road trackage should now be dis carded and thousands of railroad stations should be closed. I feel that conditions may go from bad to worse until our whole railroad sys tem collapses and has to be reor ganized. Such reorganization could eliminate the useless duplication. On the other hand, so many rail road bond issues are .secured by so many different kinds of assets that each railroad would have to be>.re- orgnnzied independently. Thir would be sure to take a long time; but must fii?t mortgage and certain other railroad bonds -should come out in the end worth par and inter- ’est. Therefore, my conclusion to holders of railroad securities is this: It may be better for you to sell your railroad securities now and reinvest the money in some new and growing industry. Otherwise, reinvest in these railroad bonds later, when they will sell for half their present price. I now see little hope for most railroad stocks. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 25th day of February, 1958, we will render a final account of our acts and do ings as Executors of the estate of Marie M. Owens in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County at 3:30 o’clock p. m , and on the same day will apply for t final dis charge from our trust ss Executors. Any person Indebted to said estate is notified sod required to make payment on or before* that <Ute; ( and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. WM. BROOKS OWENS, and NANCY OWENS, Executors of Marie M. Ow ens Estate Clinton, S. C. Jan. 23. 1958 4C-F-20 Dr. David I. Mixon —Optometrist— 201 N. Broad Street \ PHONE 1308 Office Hours: 9-5:30 1 e#> * , ** , ** , ** , * , *'*** , **»»*»+***'*»»*#'»»*******'»**«»****«»«>»****»***^*s*»«s»****»*#>«i«»«*«i*1#* BRING A FRIEND TO CHURCH WITH YOU YOUNG’S Gulf Service il? N. Broad SI. JOANNA 1 D. E. TRIBBLE a IRBY’S STORES CO MARKET Joanna, S. C. 115 Gary St. 207 Musgrove St. , McGEE’S DRUG STORE 100 W. Main St. DEES OIL CO. S. Broad St. GULF OIL CORP. J. A. Addison, Distributor This Series of Messages Is Published Each Week By the Following Clinton Firms in the Interest of Increasing Church Attendance SUNSHINE CLEANERS 102 W. Florida St. I ^ JOHNSON BROS. South Bro^d St. Jumdrs will have theirs Saturday at 7 p m All the banquets will be at the Educational Building. Roger W. BABSON SAYS GASTLEY’S GIFT SHOP Columbia Highway Sunday with Mr. and Mrs R. R Gash and Dickey in Cow pens. Mrs W spent the week end with relatives Mr and Mrs James Marshall visited John Henry Lilt at Hays Hospital Sunday afte noon. John Henry is the son of Mr and Mrs. John Lott Mrs MeUa St >ne and M ss Sara , n Fnarge of the decorations.and re- Stone. o! Clinton, ant! v cs L >' f :c ,h nents. C Gregg, ot Charlotte, v ere re'. e i — r .supper guests of V: a • M J- Chicken Stew Craig. t Tfu A of Joann4 School Sunday da ..er guest ei Mr atid^will sponsor a chicken stp^- on Feb. Mrs C A Dickey were Mr and 21 at Joanna Club House The stew Mrs Roy Bedet baugh and daugh- will go on sale at 5 p. in. ters of Nt whirry. Mr and Mrs \i ^ rs j oe Abrams is in charge of A Milam, of Clinton, and Mr. and d ie stew Prices will be 90 cents a urge number of trains, including Mrs Marion Crowder and children quart if you bring your container, or crack trains, between Boston and S1.Q0 a quart without a container I * N ‘ eu ' 01 'k Birth Announcement Reasons for Railroad Curtailment Mr and Mrs Charles Ross. of ; - One of the main reasons given fort Bu dington, N. C . announce the! railroads troubles is that com-i birth of a daughter. Betsv Timms. !mater Pasenger business does not, bn Jan 25 ’ pay, and is provided only at a large: -i, ^ r , o« * loss to the railroads. This is the' dr. Ilo>s is the son of Joan Ko.-s , . , , , . r, r i business of bringing great numbers a. ii the late Mrs Ross, of Joa ma. , , . •of people into a big city every rnonvng, arid but again at night, all NEWBERRY COUNTY BANK Joanna Babson 1’ark, Mass., February 6 —The recent suicide of Mr Robert. Young, chairman of the New York, Central Railroad, brings to my at-j tention the problems of the whole I railroad industry. As a matter of face President Alpert. of the New Haver. Railroad recently asked the' Public S e r v i c e commission of 1 Massachusetts to close over 50 rail road stations and dsicontinue a Mrs Dickey observed a birthday Tuesday. Feb 11 Mr. a’d Mrs. Frank Caldassure, Mr and Mrs Boots Sease and Mr. and Mrs S. C. Tinsley. Debbie and Keith were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Humphries. Mrs. Minnie Lou Kitchen, Miss Lida Mae Burnette and Lashon Hill attended .the all night singing in Spartanburg Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lanford mo-! 0 rpd the residents of the Laurens tored.to Greenville Sunday night and County Home, with a Valentine par Valentine Partv , , , • ' i within short -periods of time. In or- The Womans Club of Joanna hon-i der (o \, )VKjt , such S e rv j ce ; many ft' Mrs r Bessie Hamm ty day for this very short' use. Your local stock broker will tellj you whether this situation applies! to the railroad whose stock youj Mr and Mrs. John Burnette, pjU ^ d ca k ( . and potato chips were novv bo i d with the Union Pacific and Santa Fe, the proportion of commuter trains is very small in re-| stations and mych new equipment must be kept in prime condition all accompanied home. ^^JUaiM^were directed by Mrs. Ho? Mrs W B. Kite leiis. of Newbewy, I deene Brazel, president of the club. s;»ent the week end with her par- Refreshments of pink lemonade, iiiC Sr [served; ' '■ • Mr and Mrs. Gene Craven and close of the evening the Gay visited Mr. and Mrs. Russell beautiful red and silver Valentine lation to the total passenger busl- Gilliam in Whitmire Sunday. - box was opened and Valentines were ness. On the other hand, with -the; Mr. and Mrs. H. M EUic^Mfrentjgj V(;n each of the guests. Each one Pennsylvania or New York Central, tht week-end in Georgetown with a j s0 received a box of Valentine' the proportion ^)f commuter busi-i their children, Mr. and Mrs. James C andy. ness is very large Every railroad M indy and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin El- This party i> an annual project of must be judged independently. We ll'tt ] the club and the guests look forward ; should not generalize about them 1 Mesdames Fred Bragg, Lister p, ,t each year. Real Estate Taxes Hair K B. Smith and Lillie Bell ♦- Another reason for President Al- Mdler attended the all night singing P. Y. F, Have Meeting pert's appeal for aid is the taxation in Spartanburg Saturday night.' The Presbyterian Youth Fellow- 1 Icvp d on railroad real ei||ia^ Such CLINTON TIRE & RECAP. CO. L • 113 S. Broad St. YARBOROUGH OIL CO. 415 W. Main St. BANK OF CLINTON 215 N. Uroad SI. COOPER MOTOR CO. 211 VV. Main St. C. & L. ONCRETE CO. 205 W. Carolina Ave. CUNTON CAFE 102 Musgrove St. SUNSHINE CLEANERS 102 W. Florida St. CITIZENS FED. SAV. & LOAN 220 W. Main ^St. i :: \ -i CHRONICLE PUB. CO. 109 Gary St. There’s a tingle of excitement in that word limited as long as we’re describing a train. But if we were speaking of the boy —describing the effect which spiritual neglect has on the development of the character of a child—that’s a different matter! -There’s nothing thrilling ■about a soul that has been limited in its opportunity for religious expres- . sion and growth! The churches of our community are here to give ALL our children reli gious training . 1 . to help ALL our families foster a spiritual atmosphere in their homes. As we make use weekly of the op portunities our churches provide, the , potential Christian growth of the child, the family and the Nation be comes UNLIMITED. M ?■{' ■■■■:■• •/•••• • » X THE church for ALL . . . ALL FOR THE CHURCH T>e Church is the greatest lac. eh' • aMh 'he bu,ld, ng 0 ‘ character and good citizenship It W,?ho , 0UM 01 value. Without a strong Church, nei.her democracy nor civilization can survive There are lour sound why ev * ry p* ri ° n ^ouid Qltend services regularly and sup- PO I the Church. They are; ch,M h ' S ■ OW " Sake (2 > F °' his children s sake (3) Tor the sake COm L mUm ' y ° nd na " on Ml wh,-h ,he Chureh ltr h ,a| h d * hi * moraI and ma- lenal support. P| an to (o B^e dariy 9 ^^ and r#ad your SLn y day p° 0 £, Chapter Verses Monday I, aiah ' >-« Tuesday Isaiah 28-31 Wcdn J d y Pro'verbkr -' ft 3 Thursday Galatian. | i*?, '‘ da y Romans ]j 3i*!i Saturday I Corinthians J mmmt ;>>r t ,S, Keiatrr Adv. Senice, Slrashurf, « T.E. JONES & Sons Furniture 200 VV. Main St. HOWARD’S PHARMACY * 105 E. Main St.i LARK’S Esso Station 811 S. Broad SL ANDERSON Appliance Co. 8. Broad St. -r- New 1958 Custom 300 FORD HERE'S ALL YOU DO NOTHING TO BUY • • • DRAWING MARCH 31st • • Jif-t . isit your friendly Winn-Dixie Store and • register . . . that’s ALL! And you can regis- , ter with each visit. The same ticket registers you for both the Hi-Fi and Ford.,NotMng-to Buy or Write In. You need not be present at drawings, winners will be notified. Everyone * ’ 18 years of age or older is eligible to register except employees of Winn-Dixie and their families. REGISTER TODAY AND OFTEN! ' ' ~ • _ THIS OFFER APPLIES TO WINN-DIXIE STORES IN Newberry, Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire. WEBCOR Hi-Fi Phonograph* DRAWING MARCH 3rd