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P&ff* Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ThurMlay. August 7, 1958 (Elintmt (Eljrmtirlp FjrtaMtaM Jalj. 4. 1RM — W11X1AM WILSON HARRIS — Junf IS. 1»S5 PTBLJSHED FTVTTRY THirRSDAY BY TOE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) One Year S3 00, Six Months S2.00 Entered as Second CUsa Mail Matter at the Past Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act ot Con«reaa March 3. 1879 , — — : v The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers qnd readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise su«*estions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a v defamatory nature Anonymous communications will not be noticed This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents Member: South Carolina Press Association, National Editorial Association ; 1 , National Advertising Representative: AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION - New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON. S. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14. 1958 A Proposed Hospital for This Area of the County Alxmi the best news, we’ve heard lately broke Monday nipht at a meeting of a num ber of men interested in the project when a proposal for the establishment of a modern hospital to serve the lower part of the county was presented. We don't know of anything that this pop ulous and growing area needs more. And that is not to disparage the service now being rendered by the two private hos pitals in Clinton and the Joanna Memorial Hospital. They are giving service as best they can. Their owners would be the first to state that that is not good enough. They would agree that they cannot hope to keep pace with modern medical practices and give the kind of service to which residents of the area are entitled by keeping the present small units in operation. They have agreed to close their hospitals in favor of a new modem plant. A group of men representing physicians of the community, tax-paying property own ers. business elements, city officials—all in terested in the welfare of this section—ex pressed themselves as being in favor of the project and willing to assume the responsi- bility for formation of a hospital district and building and operation of an up-to-date and adequate hospital plant. levy of seven mills would be required to fi nance the project to cost $1,200,000, with $500,000 of that sum coming from fed eral funds. The balane of $700,000 would come from a sale of bonds at an estimated rate of 3 3-4 per cent, requiring from $37,500 to $41,000 annually to retire the debt in 30 years. The seven mills tax levy would require an annual payment of about $3.00 by the aver age owner of a small home. You won’t find a better bargain anywhere. Plans are just now in the formative stage, and we earnestly hope they can be success fully terminated. Jack Mabley of the Chicago Daily News looks at current female fashions; “I think the fashion operators in Paris and Italy are playing an enormous joke on women. They have deliberately set out to design the most unflattering, ungraceful, bulky and idiotical ly draped dresses they can dream up.” The sack dresses, he adds, “are fine for expectant mothers and shoplifters,” but no one else. Babson Discusses Best Summer “Buys” The meeting, held at a local hotel, was at tended by responsible men who projected the movement and. if it is the wish of the resi dents of the area as expressed in a referen dum, will earn* it through to a successful conclusion. The proposal is to form a hospital district along the boundaries of the present Laurens County School District 56, which includes Clinton. Joanna. Lydia Mills. Mountville and Cross Hill. The convenience—even the necessity—of i having modern and adequate hospital facili- { ties available close at hand cannot be over estimated. It could mean the difference be tween life and death in some cases even many cases. This area is amply able to build and sup port such a plant as proposed and reported in the news columns of this paper today. With a property valuation of $6,000,000, a tax An Ad In the Paper One of the most valuable tools that has Babson Park, Mass . August 14—Most people think the best place to invest money is the stock market So they give their money to some broker, who sends R to New York City. This may or may not be a good place to get a quick profit, but the best investment for the loag pull may be waterfront land in your own neighborhood OITBOARD MOTOR GLAMOUR Speaking of the stock market I am greatly im pressed by the relative action of railroad stocks and automobile stocks vs outboard motor stocks For m- stance the first mortgage 4', SI.000 bonds on the New ■ York. New Haven, and Hartford Ratlruad can be bought for about 1450 00. or at a discount of over 50*>. General Motors sells today just under the 45 of a year ago. while Chrysler setts near 50 today compared with 7* a year ago The Ford Motor Company has just re duced the dividend on Ks stock While declines have taken place HsomJF^jOhsm to the stocks of compaatrs whose product operates on wheels a big advance has taken place in motor boat stocks Outboard Manar. ad , justed for stock splits has increased to a pnee of 25 from an equivalent of ? l « in 1003. a gam of loth Thu is because people are Ursd of using automobiles for pleasure driving, owing to crowded highways, lack of parking space, and increasing accidents Families get more peace and quiet m a small outboard la been used for combatting the current rece*- sion is the advertising power of home town and neighborhood newspapers. At the end of every production line stands the consumer and national prosperity it but the sum total of local prosperity. In thousands of commu nities all across the country* because of edi torial comment encouraging people to buy in their own neighborhood or in their own home town and as a result of newspaper advertis ing programs undertaken by local merchants, local retail sales, the pulse beat of national prosperity, have been much encouraged. An ad in the local paper has always been the mark of a aucessful business and the ex perience of recent months has only served to prove the point. ^ . All Set For Inflation Barring another shooting war, the great- test problem this country must deal with is further depreciation of the dollar. The stage is all set for a massive new round of inflation. This year’s federal defi cit is expected to reach $10 billion. It may be much more. Inflation can be compared to war in its destructive capabilities. It wipes out sav ings. If it goes far enough it can lead to in ternal disorder on a vast scale and even to revolution. It can produce dictatorship and the death of all the freedoms. It can bring on economic collapse — which is what our communist enemies are hoping for. Labor and business are asked to show re straint in the important matters of wages and prices. This is certainly needed. But the foremost need of all can only be supplied by government. Unbridled government spend ing. accompanied as it must be by huge defi cits, is the most powerful of all inflationary forces. It bears the principal responsibility for the fact that the dollar's value has been fthort. the automobile u becoming largely a button* arenaory the glamour at driving w fading away. Thu la a fundamental reason for the decline in auto mobile tain WATERFRONT REAL ESTATE There will always be intenor land to buy At roads are extended, more land constantly comet to the mar ket Interior land is like money, it drprrcitan just as the dollar unless backed by increased population and industry • But, there is only so much waterfront property There never was. and never will be. any more Thu is another reason why waterfront land, wherever located, is probably the best investment for the long pull for both residences and industry. Cities and towns bordering oceans, lakes, or rivers will continue to grow and their waterfront properly will continue to increase in value As an illustration ot the increasing popularity of water, note the advertisement for backyard swim ming pools which can be bought at department stores' Children at a very early age are being educat ed to love the water. This popularity has so spread that the Babson Institute has built probably the best swimming pool in New England, costing over $200,- 000.00, to satisfy the demand for water sports and to make sure that every student who graduates can swim like a fish. _ SKIING AND OTHER SPORTS When I was a boy the only water sports were rowing a boat or swimming; but today these are “old hat.” The outboard motor has taken the place of row ing; while skiing and underwater exploring have ta ken the place of playing on the beach or in the “old swimming hole,’’ wipi which most'readers are ac quainted. This underwater exploring is a most fas cinating sport which just recently started. Those engaged in it put long plastic fins on their feet, and either a can of oxygen on their back or a tube lead ing up to the surface. They discover marvelous new kinds of fish, crabs, and curiosities of all kinds, in cluding the wrecks of vessels, some of which may contain pirate gold or silver. The' way to make money is to invest in corpora tions in some new industry of permanent value. When 1 was a boy, it was the railroads that held the gla mour; later, water power and the development of electricity. Recently it has been the automobile; but the future will deal with the discovery of unknown wealth under lakes, riven, and oceans Thus far this has been done by haphazard dredging, but in the fu ture it wftt be done by underwater diving. Thmtfore, if you are buying property today, try to get some waterfront If you own waterfront, da "not nfi it IM make money in any investment, buy Kiwanians To Hear Bank Agriculturist A talk on agriculture by an offi cial of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company of Charlotte, N. C., will be the feature of the first Au gust meeting of the Clinton Kiwanis Club this Thursday night. Speaking to the group at tnis time will be Henry M Simons, Jr., man- HENRY M. SIMONS, JR. ager of the company’s agricultural department. The meeting is sche duled for 7:00 p m. at the Hotel Mary Musgrove. Simons, a native of Georgia, who holds degrees in agriculutre from both Clemson and the University of Maryland, was southwestern re gional editor of Farm Journal mag azine before joining Wachovia. In his present position he works close ly with community bankers, county agents, extension specialists and other agrciultural interests in the two Carolinas to increase farm in come and improve rural living. He also currently serves as chair man of the Chralotte Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee and as director of the Piedmont Carolina Development Association Domestic Relations Court Term Cancelled A week's term of the Laurens County Civil and Domestic Rela turns Court, schtxlulcd to begin August 25. has been catted off. it was announced this week At a meeting of the county Bar Association early this month R was determined that not enough caaes would be on the docket to warrant 1 the session, it was said. Robert L. Gray. Laurens attar ney, is judge of the court Gray Funeral Home (tmm it r. FUNERAL DIRECTOR? • • • aaa >• • EMBALMERS Fbawe 41 AMBIT-ANTE SFRVKT Sealtest Milk DELIVERED AT YOUR HOME EACH DAY LEAGUES DAIRY TELEPHONE 359 MIDWAY CLINTON, S. C. FRL-SAT. AUG. 15-16 THE RAWHIDE TRAIL With REX REASON ANN DORAN IN THE MONEY THE BOWERY BOYS SUN.-MON.-TUES. AUG. 17-18-19 BAND OF ANGELS CLARK GABLE YVONNE d« CARLO WED.-THUR. AUG. 20-21 BLACK PATCH RICHARD DENNING MORAN CORDAY BLACK SCORPIN RICHARD DENNING cut by half since 1940. A government which attempts to be everything to all it* people, and 4c everyOuac for al rta people, it a gov ern mem the* tan nrin all Re people. Is tree sf The SATURDAY NIGHT— CASH NIGHT Mrs. Smith To Direct Episcopal Nursery School All Saints Nursery School, a dsy school sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary of All Saints Episcopal Church, will open Tuesday, Sept- 2, in the newly constructed parish house adjacent to the church on! Calvert Avenue, with Mrs. Milford! Smith as director. 'Hie play school, which was op erated last year for the first time under the sponsorship of the church, is for children between the ages of two and four years. It is to | be open between the hours of 8:30; and 11:30, Monday through Friday, during the regular sessions of the public schools. Registration blanks may be obtained from Mrs. Smith ■ or from members of the Auxiliary. An advisory board from t h e church appointed to assist Mrs. Smith in the administration of the school includes Mrs. Giles Lewis, Items Stolen From Several Churches Several churches in the county; have been victims of thieves during the past several weeks, it was re ported this week by the office of Sheriff C. W. Wier in Laurens. Among the churches and the j items taken were: Shady Grove Church, bell; Wateree Church, two gas lamps and a 350-lb. bell; Lang ston Church. Bell; and Bethany Church, window fan and other ar ticles. HOME FROM HOSPITAL Friends of J. 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