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— 1‘ 1 ' T". . ' Wv-,,/ i \ PAGE TWO THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1924 ! ... FREE! FREE! . i . * The Casino Theatre Will Give Absolutely Free a NER-A-CAR, 1 “The Motor Sensation of the Age” TO THE ONE HOLDING THE LUCKY NUMBER ON FEBRUARY 19TH. CONTEST STARTS SAT n JANUARY 19, AND LASTS ONE MONTH. The more coupons you hold your chances are better for winning. The Day of the Drawing You Must Have a Ticket Purchased on This Date and be at the Theatre. i I FOR REN T . ^-Two_-story nl e rpri at street which has-jnstr- been repaired and painted insidj^ and outside. ^Eleetric^- ^nd^&W^rage.- ‘h'our rooms and hall upstairs; four large rooms, hall and bath down stairs; also front porch and back porch. Only one block from center of town. Rental $35.00 per month. Also several offices in Jacobs and Company building. Rental $10.00 to $16.00 per month. Apply to J. F. JACOBS, JR. , Jacobs and Company A ? ? ▼ V I M* f REPAIR IN TIME «* 3: ■ . ' - :: Have your shoes repaired, half-soled or heeled before it’s too late—while the up- ;• :: pers are in good condition. That’s the way i: 1 to save shoe money. $ CLINTON SHOE SHOP £ A. E. MeINTOSH, Proprietor «{• ‘ ^ ‘fr<-x*.x-:*v»4-:»-;~F-x~x->*>-x~x*-x~x~x*4**x»-:*««->-X“X**>-x* < >*x^X"X^x-j> % LET US GET BUSY on your car and put it in first class running order. You may ” think your car is running all right, but it may be wearing ^ down the gears, bearings, and ** other hidden parts unknown to you. A careful examination will disclose the trouble. Edwards Auto }■ O • service The Day oS the Knight 238% Sales Increase! One thing sure—it takes a wonderful motor car to make the brilliant record Willys-Knight made in 1923. People are turning to the Knight for its beautiful coachwork, its luxurious comfort, its distinction, its great strength—but mainly and mostly for the many incomparable benefits of the wonderful Willys-Knight sleeve-valve engine. The engine that grows quieter, smoother and more powerful in use! ELLIS MOTOR CO. KNIGHT INTEREST AT STATE CAPITAL CENTERS IN TAX QUESTION (Continued from Page One) These are simply taken as illus trating cases. The South Carolina. Tax Commis sion in the matter of special taxes, figures that for the year 1924, if things go along as they do now, they will raise from the income taxe $2,- 250,000ffi the State’s share of the gasoline tax, $600,000; from the cor poration license, $500,000; and from the documentary stamp tax $1,500,- 000, making an aggregate of $5,150, 000. The disposition, at this time, seems to be to retain all of the special*tax es. There may be efforts to repeal certain features but, in the main, there will be no material change. The Tax Commission will recommend an increase in the tobacco and cigar tax, on the ground that the consumer is now paying more, in most cases, than the State is deriving from this stamp tax. By way of illustration, the Tax Commission points out that the present rate of smoking tobacco is six cents a pound; on one ounce the tax will be 21-64 of a cent, and jftbf piflwh«nt charges one-cent fffr ’this stamp, as is often done, there. '4f^6+ -Af cent in eacir of these stamps. The disposition, as a result of this, is to change the <Je- nominations of the stamps, making them in more nearly rounded figures, and do away, to a large extent, with the troublesome fractions. It is fig ured that at present the profit fea ture in the stamps adds to it’s popu larity among the merchants who deal in such items, but the State feels that it is only fair that it should get the full amount derived from this tax. An effort will also be made to include chewing tobacco and snuff in the provisions of this tobacco tax. These types of tobacco were included in the original act. An effort will be made at this ses sion to repeal the tax on amusements. The State authorities figure that if this feature is retained there will be collected for 1924 about $125,000 to $150,000 from this admission tax. In this connection, it ipay be noted that the State, through the Tax Com mission, collected for 1923 $35,000 from circuses and carnivals. In con nection with the new sources of reve nue, which are largely to be the is sue at this session, Governor McLeod in his very strong message to the Assembly, has this to say: “We must still be on the search for new sources of revenue. We have been and very properly, I think, en deavoring to reach those things which were not necessary: luxuries and non- essentials. None can so well afford to bear a part of the tax burden as those with means to afford luxuries or non-essentials, for they have against this tax a substantial reme dy: doing without the luxuries. I therefore recommend that, as far as possible, the system of indirect tax ation be placed upon luxuries, -es pecially upon those from which there would be derived a considerable reve nue, among others, soft.drinks, chew ing gum and cosmetics. This tax, in order to be fair and just, and to carry out the general principle; should be placed in sufficient amount to be necessarily passed to the con sumer. A large field of investiga tion will open to you along this line, and should embrace, as far as is necessary, any luxuries well recog nized as such, and neither actually nor traditionally considered as neces sities. The State Commissioner of Agriculture has recommended an in spection tax upon lubricating oils, hay and paints, this to be both a protection as to purity and quantity, and likewise a source of some ad ditional revenue. This I ask that you investigate, and spply insofar as will be equitable and just. The progress of indirect taxation should always be with a view to reducing the levy upon physical property. We <jannot consistently reach out for other forms of taxation without a comparative reduction in the methods already obtaining. There is going to be a very lively time over the proposed tax on soft drinks. Governor McLeod favors it, and so does the South Carolina Tax Commission. The Tax Commission is distinctly of the opinion that should the tax on soft drinks be imposed it should be made so worth-while that it will be passed on to the consumer. If this should be done it is figured that the State would raise, according to Chairman Query, about $750,000 from this source. There are going to be all sorts of suggestions as to how new sources of revenue can be incorporated in the present law. The disposition is to add, rather than substract from these sources, but at the same time there is worry about how to bring about the development of the various counties and not have them bear too much of a direct tax burden. The Tax Commission is suggesting a general questionaire, which, it 'be- lives, will result in the adding of at least fifty million dollars of property to the taxable values in this State/ The simple purpose of the question aire is to ask questions as to the various classes of property on which returns are to be made during the year 1924. No new methods are to be imposed in this questionaire, but the property owner will be asked, un der oath, to answer certain questions, which are not included in the present form. Another piece of work that the Tax Commission is doing; which, it believes, will be of great value to the State, is the listing of all of the bonded debts due by the various cities and counties. This task has not yet been completed, but, roughly speak ing, it is estimated that the cities and counties of this State now have bond, ,debts aggregating between $50,000,- 000 and $75,000,000. An inquiry is also being directed as to the status of the sinking funds incident to these various bond issues, and the Tax Commission will recommend some thing like an orderly supervision of the various bortd issues that are to be issued in subsequent years. The joint committees of the Sen ate and House are hard at work on the appropriation bill, and are mak ing decided progress. The-*tete .has .most -excellent material on these two finance commitjem.Aiid. thfl^resDective BASKET BALL DOUBLE? HEADER Thomwell High VS Peter’s Athletic Club P. C. vs Pacific Mills SATURDAY, JAN. 19. 7:30 y Admission Both Games—50c _ _ OTHER-HOME GAMES: ^FoT^rijss, of DorcTes ter, and Mr. Snapp, of Columbia, are real whleel-horses; they have a keen appreciation of their work and are applying themselves with zeal and their example is being followed. The committees will be ready when the Assembly meets again on the 23rd. In addition to the task set other ideas will most likely be concretely presented. FORESTRY CONGRESS TO MEET IN SAVANNAH The Southern Forestry Congress will hold its sixth annual meeting in Savannah, Ga., on January 28-30. Mrs. Joseph A. Bailey of this city, State-Vice-Regent of the South Caro lina D. A. R., has received the follow ing invitation from theGeorgia vice- president to the local chapter: “Mr. Bonnell H. Stone, president of Georgia Forestry Association, and who is also president of the Southern Congress, has asked me to extend to you his personal invitation. As a member of the Publicity Com mittee of the Congress, and State Chairman of Georgia on co-operation, I am asking you, in the interest of Forestry, to extend to your organiza tion this invitation, and to have it published in your local paper. Yours very truly, MRS. 7«f. E. JUDD. Vice-Pres. for Georgia of South ern Forestry Congress. MR. A. M. GOLDEN Is our regular PIANO TUNER Call on us for his services. Newberp: Clemson . .. February 2 Citadel February 6 John B. Stetson .. . . February 7 College of Charleston February 20 Greenville Country Club February 22 4* •I 1 4 1 4' 4 1 'H. * Mrs. Housewife:-- The bakeries in Germany are guarded by the police force. Clinton Bakery is guarded by keen competition, and we realize that we are small and Local, which makes it logical for us to continue using the best ingredients * which produces a loaf of bread containing more food value than any food known to mankind. YOU ARE THE JUDGE If our bread pleases you, then tell your Grocer “Clinton Maid Bread. ,, The Clinton Bakery “Get It At Your Grocers” :: O’DANIEL & REID h * THE UNIVERSAL CAR Looking Ahead L AST Spring a total of 350,CCO people were disappointed in ^ not being able to obtain deliveries of Ford Cars and Trucks, as orders were placed faster than cars could be produced. The demand for Ford Cars and Trucks this Spring will, accord ing to all indications, be far greater than last Spring. Winter buying has been increasing at a greater rate than ever before. Actual retail deliveries the past 60 days totaled 308,170 Ford Cars and Trucks, an ^increase of 1,961 a day over a year ago. Over 200,000 people have already ordered Ford products on our purchase plan, the majority of whom will take delivery in the Spring. The above facts are given with the suggestion that you list your order promptly with a Ford dealer if you contemplate the pur chase of a Ford Car or Truck for use this Spring or Summer and wish to avoid delay in delivery. A Detroit, Michigan You need not pay ctsh for your car. You can arrange to malts a small deposit down, taking care of the balance in stay payments. Or. you can buy on the Ford Weekly Purchase Flan. This puts you on the preferred order list and insures delivery of your car at s time to be determined by yomaali. , 4 - , I E. W. FERGUSON