Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I ION NOTICE ' FROM PAGE 2D) PRINCETON: R. T. Ridge way, Mrs. Ethel Babb, Mrs. Ruth Ridgeway. RENNO: Mrs. A. I. Dixon, Mrs. Mattie L. Simpson, Mrs W. Don Copeland. SHADY GROVE: R.C. Frank lin, Mrs. Clyde Bledsoe, J.C. Nabors. SHILOH: Geneva Armstrong, Carrie Watkins, Betty Smith. STEWARTS STORE: Hosea M. Cook, Mrs. W. D. Stewart, Albert Cook. TIP TOP: S. F. Whitaker, Mrs. Gladys Whitaker, G. 0. Madden. TRINITY RIDGE: Dorroh 0- wings, Mrs. Pauline Johnson, Mrs. Irene McCall. WATERLOO: Mrs. David Smith, Willis Davis, JohnieS. Fennell. WATTSVILLE: W. 0. McIn tyre, Mrs. Roy Mims, Mrs. Larry Weeks. WOODVILLE: Wilton Curry, Lillian Mann, Mrs. Patricia Jones. YOUNGS: Tyra Manley, Mrs. Avery Duckworth, Mrs. Myrtle Gossett. The Managers at each Precinct named above are requested to delegate one of their number to secure the boxes and blanks for the election Oct 31 at 10 o’clock at the Ijiurens Courthouse Joe B Wedlock lister Hair James Sloan Commissioners of Election for Laurens County. S C. 17-18C HOSPITAL NEWS Patients currently in Bailey Memorial Hospital from Clin ton: Jessie Mae Owens, Grace Motes, Harold Walters, Renes Crotts, Trotti Holland, Antoi nette Ellis, Stella Bailey, Braxton Dutton, Jessie Laney, Daisy Holman, Bertha Jones, H. H. Dalton, Virgil Patterson, Mary Copeland, Virgie Arring ton, Bruce Madden, Zela Yarborough, Lorenzo Pyles, Pope Johnson, Leroy McCravy, Nancy Dnntdaon, fiayfcdwaxd*. Lola Whelchel, L. L. Herring, Maggie Marshall, Emma Jean Riddle, James Copeland, M. Elizabeth Copeland and Dr. B. 0. Whitten. Patients currently in Bailey Memorial Hospital from Jo anna: J. M. Bodie, Sr., Bur- nace E. Brannon and 0. E. Martin. Patients currently in Bailey Memorial Hospital from Mountville: Floyd Bundrick and Walter Lynch. Patient currently in Bailey Memorial Hospital from Cross Hill: Kim Denese James. Patients currently in Bailey Memorial Hospital from Lau rens: Minnie Lollis. Patient currently in Bailey Memorial Hospital from Kin- ards: Maude M. Nabors. Henderson Committee Announced A Laurens County "Commit tee for Jim Henderson for Lieu tenant Governor* has been ap pointed by Len Ledford, county campaign chairman. Members of the committee are Dr. Delmar Rhame, Reese Young, Mrs. R. H. McGee, W. C. Baldwin, H. Grady Chand ler, A. A. Ramage, Jr., Mrs. James H. Bradford, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Adams all of Clin ton, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Eargle and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mil ler, all of Laurens. Proof Of Age Clinic Scheduled In Joanna Just heard about the male witch who got his pilot’s li cense—a genuine tl sorcerer. y ing Why is the bus on time when you’re 30 seconds late getting to the corner? A proof of age clinic will be held at the Joanna Com munity Center on Monday , Nov ember 9, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. If you are in the age 50 to 65 range, you are invited to attend. The purpose of this clinic is to help you get satisfactory .proof of age. Five interviewers from the Greenwood Social Security Office will be there. Waiting time should not exceed 30 minutes. If you have any evidence of age, bring it with you. Pass this message along to a friend, neighbor, or employ ee. PREPARE FOR RETIRE MENT. WHA! 1HI PROPOSED BOND ISSUE MEANS TO YOU At the November General Election you will have to vote on constitutional amendments which will permit the Laurens School District to borrow up to 36% of assessed value and wiU also permit the Hospital District to borrow up to 36%—thb is in addition to general County borrowing limit on assessed value. If you own only an average home or farm and only an average late model car and other per sonal property in the Laurens School District your assessment is about $2000. (Of course re assessment is now being made and it is reason able to expect assessed values to increase great ly.) LOOK AT WHAT IT COSTS ($2000 value) Tax 1960 55 Mills $110.00 1970 94 m\s $188.00 1971 (With increase) 154 Mills $308.00 Have your earnings tripled in the past 10 years? This increase will be felt even if you don’t own a home, because the taxes wiU be added to rent. During this same time Laurens City tax has increased from 44 mills to 94 mills, the last such increase was not even discussed or voted on. Neither have school buildings been voted cm This calculation is made by figuring the assessed value in the School or Hospital District (now about $18,000,000 in each case) and we can see that the Schools can borrow a total of $3,- 500,000 above what is now owed, the Laurens Hospital can borrow $4,500,000 and the County can borrow $2,000,000. This debt of $10,000,000 will take an added tax of GO mills just to pay for debts alone. No mention is made of the increas ed cost of operations, but it will certainly take more taxes to operate these new and larger struc tures. Now how is the School money to be used? We have just spent a large sum on schools which proved to be poorly planned and located. The more recent re-assignment of pupils has caused hardship to the majority of patrons. It is an ac tual fact that the total enrollment in schools has decreased during the past two years, and this trend can continue. Therefore, there is good rea son to question the wisdom of spending much more on buildings until the situation becomes more settled. Even at this time, although some schools are crowded, there are others in the Dis trict with much unused space. The money will probably be needed for teachers' salaries instead of costly buildings. Finally let us know what we are doing and build just enough for our actual needs. As to the Laurens Hospital, the actual rec ords and reports show that for 2 years the aver age beds in use were less than 60% of those now available, and yet there was a very large ope rating deficit. If you will visit there any time, you will often find 16 to 20 patients, out of 66 beds, and very seldom over 40 total. This is true although part of the downstairs formerly used for patients is no longer used for any hospital ser vice. It has been said that the older portion of the hospital has inadequate fire protection, when all that is needed is a booster pump to increase the water pressure on the sprinkler system which is already installed. You can confirm this with any insurance agent or the Water Commission. It is also claimed that a new or larger hospital will draw new specialists and doctors. This has not proven true at Clinton, Easley, Seneca, Union, and other cities where new and expensive hos pitals were recently built. We already have more hospital space than is being used. We are for progress and for building that is needed in either case, if we know what it is and how much it costs. WE DO NOT AGREE TO SIGN A BLANK CHECK FOR EITHER THE HO! PITALS OR SCHOOLS WITH NO CONTROLS. VOTE NO' ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS By Concerned Taxpayer THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. 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