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* •♦.•K I . . . 4 THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES SATURDAY .AFTERNOON I'lARCH 24, 1923. MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fifteen Year Term Loan, with three per cent of Principal Amount and Interest at Six and a Half Per Cent payable semi-annually. Loans made on basis of Fifty Per Cent of appraised valuation. See us for further information. FLORENCE TITLE, TRUST AND INVESTMENT COMPANY 27 WEST EVANS STREET FLORENCE, S. C. DETAILS OF LUXURY SALES TAX MEASURE Build Your Own or Let Us Install One! Many folks of Florence who have an apti tude for Electrics will find keen delight and gratification in building their own Radio set. For those who cannot build their own we will gladly install one at a moderate price. « You’re going to wish for just such enter tainment as the Radio provides during the cold months. Install one in your home now. Come in and hear it at our store. W. V. PARROTT “Better Batteries” 29 South Dargan Street Phone 25 , 2 cents on epch S100 or fraction there- I o f , r af .p or actual value. I On promissory notes, except bank notes issued for circulation, i cents for each $100 or fraction thereof. On conveyances on property valued In excess of $100 and not more than ^ M>0, !>0 cents and for (itch additional an | now needs ONLY THE or fraction thereof. 60 cents. GO?ERNOr“ SIGNATURE i . ^ ".ting at any election TO 1ECOMF LAW !‘ or °ff lcers or f° r the transactions ~ ‘ ■ of business of any corporation, exec... The compromise luxury-sales tax. ex I , D J na ? MS l c '?" itab,e - .. . terna,!, or literary societies or public nected to raise annually $2,000,000 in [ cemeteries. 10 cents. tobacco, candies, ammunition, bonds, j On powers of attorney. 25 cents, revenues for the state by taxes up * ' lhe entire proceeds of the act arc stocks, mortgages, amusement ^ I io go toward meeting the general ex- missions and the gross sales of mam?-. pense of the state, administration u. factoring plants, now ncedg on’y the I ***‘s act and the collection of the taxes governor’s signature to become the [ imposed being vested in the state tax law of South Carolina, having yester commission, iny been agreed to bv hotli houses. I— — — ■- Dctai s of Bill. | NOTICE TO CREDITORS The bill, as finally passed by the jin the District Court of the Unit«fi two houses .provides for taxes as fol -States for the Eastern District or low-: ' South Carolina. On cigars of alj dcscript’ons made j In the matter of, of to!i cco or any sulwlitui* therefor, , walker Company. Inc.. nnd weighing not more than thret j Bankrupt. pounds per 1,000, 50 cents per pound. \ Notice is hereby given that the On cigars made of tobacco or anv' ( above named bankrupt has filed a substitute therefor and weighing more petition for discharge./and that IC0TT0N GOES DOWN THREE-SIXTY ON BALE New York, March 24.—Cotton dropped $3.60 per bale today. LAMBUTH AUXILIARY HCLD;. MEETING. The Lair.buth Aux liary of Central Methodist church met Tuesday after noon in the church parlor. The meet ing was opened with the devotiorr.' led by Mrs. Hugh Dudley. The minutes of the last inee*ing were read and roll called, each member answering with a little verse. Two new members were gladly welcomed into the so ciety. The subject for this month was “New Orleans and Evangelism”, and a very interesting d’scusslon was given by Mrs. J. B, Sander', and Mrs. R. W. Lewis. Special topic "My Lo i 1 ChurchL’a Mis3ionaay‘ Church” was road by .Mrs. O. A. Lutas. Two mis sion study circles were formed with Mrs. J. L. KendaV and Mrs. O. A. Lucas as leaders. The meeting then closed with a chain of prayers. PLANTERS FERTILIZER & PHOSPHATE COMPANY Charleston, S. C. We manufacture our fertilizers in a plant of laroe capacity and can provide you with any combination of plant food you desire. We are located on three railroads and the water and ca# pro vide quick shipment. Write for prices on any mixed goods needed; also on FERTILIZER MATERIALS, SPECIALTIES, ACID PHOSPHATE, FOREIGN GROUND FISH, NITRATE OF SODA, POTASH SALTS. FISH TANKAGE 2-7-0 a Specialty. DO NOT PURCHASE ANY MATERIALS BEFORE YOU GET OUR PRICES. * j , • . tV . \ ' >f • • than three pounds per 1.000. in ac cord with the following scaie: If manufactured or imported to re tail at more than six cents each and net more than 8 cents each, $4 per thousand. hearing has been ordered to be held upon the same on the 25th dav oi Anril. A. D. 1923, before this Court at Charleston, S. C., at 11 o'clock in J the forenoon, at which time an- \ pVce all, known creditors and other persons in interest may appear ami snow cause if any they have whv the prayer of the petitioner shoulu not be granted." RICHD W. HUTSON. Clerk. If manufactured or imported to re tfr‘1 at more than six cents each. V. per thousand. If manufactured or imported to re tail at more than eight cents each and not more than 15 cepts each. $K 1>H thottsnna. If manufactured or imported to re- MASTERS SALE tail at more than 15 cents each and state of South CaroJIna. not more than 20 cents ouch, $8 per County of Florence, thousand. S In the court of Co’mmon Pleas If manufactured or imported to re 1 Commercial and Savings Bank, a taM at more than 29 cents each. $10 CorporaUon, Plaintiff Against per thousand. | J. W. Howard, as Trustee, Mrs. L. On cigarettes made of tobacco or | Blanche Johnston,. C. J. Casque. S any substitute therefor and weighing ' not more than three pounds per L- 000. $1 per thousand. | On cigarettes made of tobacco or liny substitute therefor and weighing more than three noundn p"” 1.000 $2.41 per thousand. On pipe tobacco and other tobacco not sold : n a form suitable for smok ing as a cigar or cigarette without the use of cigarette papers or other means of adaptation by the smoker, (5 cents ( per pound. On all shotgun and other shells, $2 per 1,000 rounds. On ell cartridges. 25 ca’ibre or greater, $2 per 1,000 rounds. | On all candy retailing at 80 cents a pound of over. 10 per centum of the retail pale price. On all admissions to places of amuse ment within the state, one cent in. each ten cents or fract'onal part thereof charged for such admission. On gross ;i les of all manufacturing and mining plants: 1-10 of 1 per cent. I On bonds of indebtedr.e.ss, 5 cent'- for each $100 or fraction thereof, of face value, any renewal to be taxed as a new issue. On capital stock issued. 5 cents for each $100 or friction thereof of face | va.'ue, stocks of no face value to be I taxed 5 cents per share unless the j actual value is in excess of $100 per | share in which ease lhe tax shall be 5 cents on each $100 or fraction there of. actual value. On capital stock sales or transfers moiil KUMBcl J. Poinsette, Mary June Shine, are J. Poinsette, Mary Jane Shine et ul Deiendants. Puisuant to an order of the Court of Common Pleas for Florence Coun ty, heretofore made by His Honor. S. •V. O. Shipp. Judge of the Twelfth Circuit , I will sell at public action to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House at Florence, S. C., dur ing the usual hours of rale, on Mon day, April 2, 1923 (sac's day), the premises described below: All that certain piece of land s t- anted hi the City of Florence. County- ■and State above written, on the west ern side of the C. and D. R IL. con taining about one and three-fourths acres more or less, and bounded on the north by lot of W. P. Coleman east by right of wav of C. and D Kwy., on the south by land of Bar ringer, et al, pud on the west by lot of mortgagors and lots of Pearce, anu estate of Patsy Mallory, et al and. Also that certain lot of land sit uated in the City of Florence, State County above written, measuring one hundred twenty feet on North Colt street, and in depth one hundred and twentyi-five feet, more or less. i«nu bounded on the northwes t by Coit street; northeast by lot of W. P. Cr/eman; east. by lot ofmortgagors above described, and on the soutu by lot of Pearce. Term* of sale, cash, purchaser tn pay tor papers. h. a. Brunson. Judge of Probate. Acting Master. iP So •• 11 A/i ciaj e Ws. and p. etc. Ph ers o«aj one Advi erti S i n culat Sand ion Ph Gr. one "V k N. -Z- MASTER’S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Florence. Court of Common Pleas. Atlantic Life Insurance Co., Plaintiff, vs. Walter Poston and Armour Fertilizer Works, Defendants. Pursuant to an order of the Court of Common Pleas for Florence Coun- j ty, S. C., in the case stated above, . made by his honor, S. W. G. bhipp, judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, and 'ated March 10th, 1923, 1 will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, in front of the Court house, Florence, S. C., during the usual hours of sale, on Monday, Anril 2. 1923 (salcsday), the premises describ ed below: ‘•All of the following described real estate, situate, lying and being in the county of Florence, state of South Carolina, to wit: Containing two hun- e’erd ten and 4G-100 (210.4f») acres and being described as follows, to wit: On the north by lands of J. D. M. Benton; on the east by lands of W. A. Eaddy and James Robertson; on the south by run of Lake Swamp, the Muggins Public road and lands of S. Atkinson; and on the west by lands of S. Atkinson and W. L. Abrams, and naving the following courses and dis tances. tg wit: Commencing at a cypress corner In the run of Lake Swamp on the land of S. Atkinson, 'hence North 17.55 east 2.867 feet to an old stake corner on the lands of S. Atkinson, thence south 67.00 east 1.859 feet to an old stake cornor, thence north 15.05 west 739 feet to an old cypress corner, thence south 67.20 east 1.875 feet to an old stake corner, on the lands of W. L. Abrams, thence a straight line projected upon the dividing line between the lands here in described and that of W. L. Abr ams in a northeasterly direction to an old stake corner, thence north ! 66.45 west 1.052 feet along the line ^of J. D. M. Benton to a fallen jilnc. * thence north 67.35 west 1.516 feet glong thd line of* Renton to an old stake corner on the lands of James Robertson, thence south 21.20 west 2,133 feet i along the lands of James Robertson ; to an old stake corner on the Huggins Public road leading to Johnsonville. thence along the said road in a southwesterly direction to a point, thence south 22.20 ; west 2,305 feet along the land line of W. A. Ead dy to an old stake corner on the run of Lake Swamp, thence following the ’ irregular channel of the run of Lynch’s Lake Swamp tn a generally westerly direction to the beginning point, as will more fully and in detail appear upon reference being had to a plat of the same made by Adams fc Eivin, civil engineers. December 3rd and 4tli, 1919, which plat Is duly re corded in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Florence county.” Terms of sale, cash; purchaser to pay for papers. 1 H. A. BRUNSON. Judge of Probate. _ Act Ipg Master. - * A. .»#• S,4w n*4ii06 ‘kntUvim-A ■ fc 1 wet YY'd • u .* ri / I mii' i III .!' J ii ill!; Before Easter Sale Radical Reductions of Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear. Prices are marked down so that you can buy your Easter apparel to great advantage. New Easter Suits Chief of twill, tricotine, tweed and camel hair in styles that ex press the very spirit of spring-time. There are suits that are smartly ta’bred and those that are em broidered. There are others with box jacts and those that are specially suitable for dress or sport wear. Prices $23.75 to $75.00 Women’s coats and capes for spring have never been so charm ing, whether they are of twill, polo, chinchilla or soft-pile fab rics, simple or elaborately trimmed. Prices $25.00 to $59.00 New Spring Easter Dresses. In t his group there is every new col or and every fashionable fabric. There is the smartly tailored street dress and the afternoon f rock. Prices $19.50 to $65.00 Skirts, Smart skirts for general wear of wool-eponge, wool crepe novelty fabrics and camel hair. Colors are tan, gray, black and Navy. Prices $6.00 to $10.00 One group of Trimmed and Patent Hats $8.75 GIBBS BROS. “STYLE PLUS SERVICE” ' ’ ” V , \ < i* ■** ** ■"Wvj* - r ~-n rir^--r tquj.. «#>*''* * "J rA •M- •t##*****-#***. - ■prri ifirti J i