The Beaufort Gazette from Beaufort, South Carolina (2024)

August 2, 1956

Publication:

The Beaufort Gazettei

Location:

Beaufort, South Carolina

Issue Date:

Thursday, August 2, 1956

Page:

11

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THURSDAY AUGUST 2 1956 THE BEAUORT GAZETTE BEAUORT SOUTH CAROLINA By Mahoney THE BALES By Meredith Sturdevant on account of war or its BEAT UP AUTO BODIES MAKE BIG COME BACK HERE through with our thorough job of body re condition ing All at a modest cost! Estimates given without obligation HOW TO ENROLL Who Should Enroll THE AMSTERDAM SYNDICATE Our Ad Next Week or The Answer) (See Cut Out and mail today for full information St or RD Telegraph Delivery Service Post Office Tel No ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTION: October 1 1896 Phone 20 706 Bay of to PEACHES OR SPEAKER Martha Bell peach queen Chilton county Ala presents basket of prize winning peaches Sam Rayburn speaker of House of Representatives Typewriting Business Spelling Clerical Practice and Procedure College graduates high school 'graduates mar ried women and others who say: want to prepare quickly I see another year or more in school there something that I can take and be ready for a job Yes there is SPEED WRITING SHORTHAND is the answer Just a few weeks Call Investigate YES SfR NOTHING I LIKE BETTER THAN COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING THE TEAM No matter how battered your car may be we bring back the beauty it had when new Beaufort Hotel Dish Gardens artfully planted lend a cool green note to your home very much under her tutelage! She drove an old nag with a switched out tail and box buggy One summer she painted the buggy herself and it had lovely big blis ters all over it! So when she was giving a lesson the several of us broke all the blisters and it was a sight! She caught us and I for one had to save my pen nies for ages to help pay a pro fessional carriage painter to doll it all up properly After that we made life rather miserable and she went into new fields in town to wrestle with other little demons! merely bribery to get the votes of these groups It is supposed to be enacted to protect the public but the public should be made to pay directly for such No portion of subh increased costs for inspectors and others should be added to taxes If this welfare work continues to increase city sales taxes are inevitable WHAT AMERICAN GIRL ENLISTED IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY OR THE DURATION THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR dollars were spent chiefly on streets street lighting parks ath letic fields and buildings for the proper transaction of public busi ness In more recent years demand for public welfare projects finan ced by city government is becom ing more insistent unds for their maintenance are now being voted at the expense of older and some times more basic services In some cities protective services are being cut Even fire alarm systems are not being adequately maintained or extended do not blame the cities entire ly for the evils which have befallen them I well realize that local gov ernments today do not receive nearly so large a share of our to tal tax dollars as before World War II Cities are feeling keenly the adverse effects of our sharply graduated federal income tax The more it costs to run the national government the harder it is for local governments to raise "heeded funds So the cities look increas ingly to federal and state grants in aid to pull them through I fore cast that such a policy will prove to be very shortsighted Increased central municipal con trol or inspection encourages waste and results in a heavier over all city tax load Economy alone can put our cities back on the path ROGER BABSON TRAIC CONGESTION TAXES CITIES' INCREASING PROBLEMS Remember this is a TERM SCHOOL All stu dents start on the opening day or night No one can be accepted after the opening date urther limited enrollment because of teach er load If you want to take a course you should not delay one moment but call on or see Mr Harris Registrar at onae and make reservation Tuition not payable until school opens but reserve your seat in advance' to be sure of a place A short intensive course to upgrade you in your present position or secure a better one Sometimes I throw down an ar ticle reading in disgust when it rants as to how the children of today' are going to the bow wows That they like children to Of course they a changing world! or the last thirty or so years livbd under the clouds of war threatened war with its chaos and bewilderment and so little feeling of real security! juvenile conditions ALL the fault of the youngsters! In form er years children had large yards barns with a pony a horse or two trees to climb and one or more dogs! Look how its been in late years threat homes have been disrupt ed by so many fathers joining the floating population in army or civil life jobs Many children instead of being brought up in honest to goodness homes are crowded into apartments rooms trailers with only the streets for amusem*nt where most even have a dog! They romp unusual noises YOU WHO TOLD YOU YOU COULD HIT i taxes on real estate and property were first brea the United States as the municipal revenue tax Babson Park Mass Aug 2 The Conference Governors meeting at At lantic City re cently received Roger Bebeea a special report on the plight of American cities which are now facing some pecu liar and very difficult problems TRAIC CONGESTION Of course the most pressing pro blem of cities and especially of our larger metropolitan centers is traf fic or a good many years now I have been telling my friends and readers that heavy traffic and in sufficient parking spaces are chok which'will lead to true progress but what are the chances for such economies? or politicians to bribe and to buy votes with dollar bills is now illegal but these same'poli ticians are free to voters by promising more aid to the un employed to the aged to mothers and others Much of the legisla tion to plumbers carpen iters painters and even barbers is Guaranteed Complete Course for One ee MELLO PRUDENCE IT IS I DEBORAH IVE bNLlbTLO IN THE ARMY MANAGER? JUCT BUM! ing our cities to economic death Traffic congestion is hastening the exodus of business enterprise from our large cities Bit even more important heavy traffic is slowing down our whole economy and limiting our gross national pro duct Millions of productive hours are lost because of traffic snarls In Chicago to cite but one example which could be multiplied by thou sands busses were stationary a few years ago only 10 of their trip time Today owing to more frequent and longer traffic delays these busses are stationary 40 of their trip time This is one impor tant reason for the need of higher fares ive cents of every bus fare which you pay is necessary because of unregulated automobile conges 1 tion DOWNTOWN AREA BLIGHTS A second urgent problem of our cities is the tendency for in city public and private property to de teriorate too rapidly The great cities of our country are centers of power and commerce which testify to the fulfillment of the American dream Yet as I travel around the country I am often appalled at the shabbiness of so many of our urban communities In too many cities entire streets have been permitted to fall into a shocking state of dis repair This condition is often dan gerous to life and limb and also creates fire hazards Some of our proudest municipali ties are limbing along with obso lete residential and business street lighting Run down parks and ath letic fields are all too common sights Even city halls which should be the focal point of com munity pride as well as of com munity activity are often inade quate as to capacity and down at the heel in appearance THE INCREASE TAXES When personal ched in basis of drive your car with new pride when we ger REE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE and laughter are tabooed! And every red blooded child has to'run and play be noisy! With the years have come artificialities of movies television and comic books to take the place of what we had! Sex crime and viciousness have been brought to the attention of boys and girls far too young too soon! Many parents too have changed forget that! Many give the companionship and supervision they once did Some mothers On account of economic conditions rising costs of living etc had to seek employment and the children often have to make decisions far too young Our mothers were They seemed to have eyes in the backs of their heads and even then we often away with at least we had space for our shenanigans healthy interest little chores and too soon! i My young days were spent in a fine Id town in the middle west not too large most of our mothers knew our playmates no one was General Office Course Bookkeeping Business English iling Payroll Records CIVIL SERVICE COACHING YOU COULDN'T HIT THE SIDE A BARN TELEPHONE 121 Prompt delivery to Hospitals and Parris Island Many women like our savings plans Both business women and homemakers approve the friendly service the insured safety the worthwhile earnings Come in this week and start to save Am I too bld? A NO Educators and Psychologists have proven that mental agility increases with ma turity Do I need a high school diploma? A NO Any person with a good public school background can learn and profit from Business Training Will the training interfere with my job? A NO Day and Night Classes will be held Is the training open to men and women? A YES No Tedious Memory Work Age No Obstacle AMERICA know people Bank too rich or too poor It was a nice old town that looked as if it had been picked up in the East and set down out there "Miss Deeds" The music tea cher pf our neighbornood an old maid like cartoonists portray her hair piled on top of her head pyra mid style tall and thin skirts to the ground high collared shirt waists with a tiny ruler to rap our knuckles as look a thun der cloud and if my mother came in the room down a cur by being all smiles be her And I learn Monkeyshines And The un In Growing Up! Date i Perry Business School Beaufort Hotel Beaufort Gentlemen: Please furnish me without obligation full information about the Speedwriting Business School you are opening in Beaufort Name Slu Paul lorist Maj Mrs 0 Wall Jr USMC (Ret) Owners Home of resh lowers and Good Service Corner Eajt Craven Sts Tel 211 1037 (Night) Check These Typical Questions and Answers The Peoples Bank BEAUORT SC MEMBER EDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY MEMBER EDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Perry Business Schools GENERAL OICE BRUNSWICK Other Schools in Georgia COLLJMBUS LAGRANGE GAINESVILLE WEST POINT and Extension Schools in many other southern cities Speedwriting Shorthand Business English iling Secretarial Practice (Personality DEVELOPMENT) CIVIL SERVICE COACHING See Mr Carl Harris REGISTRAR PERRY Business Schools The largest operators of Business Schools in the South east The I largest operators of Extension Term Business Schools in the I Nation 1 I Will open another one of its EXTENSION SCHOOLS in Beaufort just as soon as a sufficient number I are enrolled books and equipment received and other arrangements completed I Day And Night School We have many graduates here and now we are able to offer SPEEDWRITING SHORTHAND I SPEEDWRITING SHORTHAND has been taught in the large cities for more than 30 years Because I of the number of schools we operate we have been able to secure exclusive franchise right to teach I Speedwriting Shorthand in all our schools and we are going to give the people of Beaufort the bene I fit of it SPEEDWRITING SHORTHAND is learned in weeks Months are required for the older systems your own long hand scientifically adapted to shorthand We have been operating business schools in Georgia for more than 30 years I SPEED WRITING SHORTHAND is the greatest forward step in stenographic and secretarial training in that period of time Graduates of our schools of Speedwriting Shorthand are now holding excellent positions in this immediate area INVESTIGATE: We Guarantee Results and Show Proof! STOP here and GO safelyl Closed 2 Saturdays TALBERT PONTIAC CADILLAC CO appreciate the PHONE 227 or 801 Boundary St Beaufort We Are Open All Day Thursdays Secretarial Course Speedtyping Transcription Business Spelling Secretarial Bookkeeping (optional) 1 I iVy YOU CALL YOURSEL A wi MM WX 1 A 5: The Peoples Bank BEAUORT SC MEMBER EDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY MEMBER EDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.

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