The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, October 20, 1921, Image 3
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A. IS. JORDAN, .... Editor i
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Dillon, S. C., October 20, 1921.
In Lexington gasoline sells for la
cents a gallon; in Dillou it sells for
2* cents. You may not want to believe
it but the figures are there ?
in an advertisement in this week's;
isrue of The Dispatch-News. Why this
difference? Dillon lias superior'
freight advantages. Are Dillon con.
Burners being over-charge^ for gaso-j
ith 0(3* or are the distributors discrimi-j
y* anting against Dillon? It is up to lo-'
c&i dealers to investigate the matter.'
If Dillon is being discriminated j
against the federal authorities should
be asked to take a hand in the game. j
"Figures do not lie but you can'
make figures lie" is an old saying.
The department of agriculture could .
have no object in giving out misleading
figures, therefore we must accept
as true the department's statement
that fifty-eight million bushels of
sweet potatoes rotted in the United
States last year out of a total crop
of one hundred and five million bushels
or more than one-half of all the
sweet potatoes the nation raised. The
loss was due to storing potatoes in
pits, banks and trenches. In North
Carolina 32 per cent of the potatoes
stored in banks and pits were lost
while there was a loss of only 3 3-4
per cent of potatoes kept in curing
houses. South Carolina has about 150
curing houses and these curing houses
si)ouid oe Kept lull of potatoes
throughout the season. It is folly to
plant potatoes and then let them rol
In bnnks and pits.
The government is willing to give
Marion and Florence the right to
bridge Pee Dee at Mars Bluff Ferry,
but it appears that congress is op- '
posed to letting them build a toll '
bridge. This means the death of the
bridge project ever Big Pee Dee river.
Marion and Florence cannot afford
to issue bonds and build a
bridge unless there is some revenue
in the way of tolls. Dillon has fa r:> I
convenient bridge facilities at Che-i
raw, but a bridge lower down would
be still more convenient. Some time*;
back Marlboro and Darlington ?"erej
interested in a proposition to bridge
Big Pee Dee at a point some distance
this side of Cashway Ferry, but the
idea was abandoned when the DillonMarion-Florence
bridge project was
started. If all hope of getting a bridge
at or near the A. C. L. railroad bridge
ie gone it might be a good idea to get
in tbuch with Marlboro and Darlington
and revive the Cashway Ferry
prefect. Dillon wants a bridge and is
not very particular as to its location.
It is willing to do its part and will
just as gladly join hands with Marl
boro and Darlington and bridge Big'
Pee Dee at or near Cashway Ferry. |
It is only a short distance from Dar-j
lington to Florence, and according to
the latest map of South Carolina the
-distance from Dillon to Florence via j
Cashway Ferry and Mars Bluff is |
about the same. In his article pub- [
lished elsewhere in this issue Dr. j
Stackhouse, who has kept in closed
touch with the situation, thinks the,
Mars Bluff project has blown up, and
if this is true now is the time for Dillon
to get in touch with Marlboro and
Darlington.
Nothing is to be gained by losing
our heads over the threatened rail-'
road strike. There is a bare possibil-j
ity that an agreement will be reached
before October 30th, but the
chances are a hundred to one against
a settlement. The disagreements between
the railroads and Iheir employees
have kept the world in a
state of expectancy for many years,
and if the showdown is to come, the
sooner it comes the better. In the fall
ot 1919 the industrial and banking
world was jarred to its foundations
by a threatened strike which failed
to materialize. The threat had its effect,
however, and the world was
thrown out of joint for several
months. The public is getting tired of
this kind of business. Sensible men
give South America a wide berth be-i
cause of its periodical revolutions. I
Down there a government is likely to
change hands overnight. It is almost
as bad 1? the United States. Capital
is a timid creature even when things
are running smoothly, and capital is
not likely to come out of its hiding
place until th? railroads and their
employees come to an agreement of
some kind which will give assurance
that the nation's transpoi tation system
is not likely to be destroyed overnight.
The threatened strike, howev-j
er, is not to be taken lightly. If it
materializes there will be sufferiifg'
in the country before it is over. In
the large cities like New York, Philadelphia
and Chicago there is not food
enough to last two weeks, and we
shudder when we think of the fate
that is bouivl to overtake helpless
women and children. The strikers will
lose in the end. They will lose because
men will close'their offices if it be-j
comes necessary to save the nation '
from starvation and offer their ser*lces
to the railroads free. In the'
meantime the business of the nation,
will hit bottom, but when it rebounds,
the country will be on a safer and.
sonadsr basis.
THE DILLON HERALD, D1
Elsewhere in this isstie is aii arti-'i
cle by Auditor Allen which goes down
to the heart of the tax problem. Some
one has said that the tax problem Is
ei big thing?too big a thing to be
Bolved by any one man?-but Auditorj
Allen's article makes it very simple;
?so simple that even a child can un-,
derstand it. The equalization of taxes,
is not a problem. It'is a very simple
matter. The great trouble is in getting'
the people to understand the taxing
system. Once they understand, there,
will be aroused such a 6trong. heal-,
thy sentiment for tax reform that1
members'of the general assembly will
have to net?or get ?tjt- NVe want
every person who reads The Herald to
read Auditor Allen's article. It isj
a simple statement of facts. If you do
not understand it the first time you
read it read it over and over until you
do understand it. It is summary of
the conclusions that have been reach
ed by some of the ablest economists
iu America. It is practical?so practi-i
cal that all the progressive states of >
the union have adopted it. High taxes;
i3 not due to extravagance. As the,
world progresses it takes more money
to run the government. If the govern-[
ment tries to get along on the same
amount it used 25 years ago the state ^
will go backward. Land is paying the'
taxes. Nearly all the tax revenue is
coming from real estate. Land cannot
be taxed higher. Its assessment
must be lowered. This cannot be done
until all property is made to pay ?t
pro rata share of the taxes. Tliei ?
must be an inheritance tax, a gasoline
tax, an occupation tax, a license tax?
a tax that will reach all classes of citizens
and make them pay their just'
proportion of taxes. When this is don>>
the state will have more revenue ami.
it can lower the tux on real estate.!
Auditor Allen's article goes to the,
heart of the problem. If Dillon county'
could adopt the tax system lie out-!
lines WO would snv ndrn.t if '
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less of what the other counttes in the
state do, but under the constitution
the system must he state-wid?*. Re-j
lief must come through the general
assembly. Has the South Carolina j
general assembly the courage to give
us a tax law that will distribute the|
burden equally among the people? i
Has it the courage to give us a taxi
law that will take the burden off
the land-owner by making invisible
property bear its just proportion of
the taxes from which it derives equal
benefits? If every land owner in the
state will rise up and demand such a
law it will be passed, and until such
bbs m m is is si n? ? s
in
1 Closing I
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SI ror tne nes
IS will sell our <
? Buggies, Wagi
^ Robes, etc., at
g Also have a
Si and Mules w\
IS sell at sacrifi
ffl Now is tim
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" BUILD OF CYPRESS AN1
SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE "l
FLOORING FOR
In addition to Cypress, fo
we manufacture hardwood
for warehouses, stores, put
mansion. Ask your deale
SUPERIOR BLAC1
SAP GUM AND 1
or tell us what you intend to build
DODGE the REPAIR BILLS
New Work and all Replacem
You can Identity it by "80"
this trade-mark on ?r?rt75\r=> <
every piece or bundle.
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Insist on "so" Brand Cypress Iron
hasn't enough to supply you, give u
THE BUCK RIVER CYPRESS
Abo of "AlLCyprost'
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LLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURfl
a law ia passed the tax on real estate H
will mount higher and higher.
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TAX REFORM IN J
SOUTH CAROLINA ti
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(.Continued from page one.)
Hi
ing authorities are unable to reach n
tliis class of taxpayer or tax dodger,J,,
as you may call it. As another illus-,t'|
tration, a man may hare *100.000.00 I jj
in actual cash and owe absolutely
nothing, but unless he owns real es-i?
tate or other personal property, all i '
that the state or county can ask him1*,
to pay is iiis $1.00 poll or his $3.00 .
road tax. In other words it matters' ,(
not wlia, an individual's income may
be or what his actual worth may be, f<
unless he lias real estate or personal Q
property, he pays practically no taxes. it
"Painless Extraction."
In order to show tha, there are oth- a
er methods of securing revenue other y
than taxing real estate and personal
property out of existence, we have on- ^
ly to review the following table which .,
shows the amount of money that the tj
people of this state paid into tlie Fed-:
eral coffers at Washington during the R
past year by means of Uncle Sam's
"Painless Method of Extraction".'^
These are the direct figures for last
year showing how it was done. '
r or tiocuwentary stumps )
used in South Carolina $ 4 20.S94.00 . S'
Stamps on stock cortificates
120 605.00 1
Freight and passenger j
charges l-i*.775.00 "
Ins ma nee 43,971.00
Automobiles and Accessories
? 91,000.00
Candies (nt 5 percent of
cost i 16,214.00 j.
Beverages (at 15 percent
of sale price) 511,947.00
Soft drinks (1 cent on
each 10 cents) 304,824.00 'J
Jewelry 153,031.00
Corporation tax 373,884.00 *
Theatres and-movies (1 [<
cent on each 10 cents) 337,143.00
For i he State of South Carolina T
these items aggregate the sum of $5. r
407.580.00 and added to this was L!
practically twenty four million dol- r<
lars in income and excess profits L
taxes which the people paid. On the [<
soft drinks made and sold in this ;;
state during the past year we paid L
the Federal Government $816,000,- H
00, the total paid to the Federal Governnient
being four times as much as ||
was paid for state taxes. A tax of one r
cent on each gallon of gasoline sold L
in the state during the year would net f
f 1 i?a Imi m/I ihnnannd /) />! 1 n rn
in ci (ivy- nu uuicu mwuoaiiu uuiiato.
An inheritance tax would net practt- ;
cally the same amount in revenue. j
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Out Sale!
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:t 60 days I a
intire stock of ?
ons, Harness, '
factory prices. ^
lot of Horses g
hich we will a,
r> nz~i
e to get bar- ?
horse or mule. *
yourself. g
Cutcheon&Co. ?
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sjisbbbbbbbs?!
5 yot/ BUILD BUT ONCE."
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W" RRAND OF "THE WOOD ETERNAL
EVERY PURPOSE.
r general construction uses,
flooring for every purpose?
flic buildings, a cottage or a
r about our famous line of
K RIVER TUPELO,
vlAPLE FLOORING
and well tell you how best to floor it.
-INSIST on CYPRESS for all
ents. (It s just common sense.)
BRAND Play safe. Refuse
<w7Ac7pr=?nry? "anonymous" Cvprbm.
J Look tor the "Arrow."
BMP
taHakUlaM
i your nearest lumber dealer. It he
ii his name and we'll "do the needful."
COMPANY, Gable, South Carolina
' Bat Hi*as and "AO-Cypress" Garages.
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[DAT MORNING, OCTOBER 20. 195
Ugh Property Tm.\ and Boll Weevil 'i
Condi Uoiu).
Another thing which makes tax re-j;
ef or reform necessary is the advent I
f the boll weevil in South Carolina,
luring normal or what we term flush j
mes, taxes were unreasonably high ;
ud w hat will they be considered wheu
it boll weevil has eaten up troui
fly to seventy five percent of the
late's principal money crop I hold
o brief for any particular class of
in payers but we must all realize that
10 s ate oi South Carolina is primaly
an agricultural state; that a very
reat percent of her people are enuged
in . i but the industries
f the s ate are dependant upon the
uni an?{ further that the financial in?rest
of ull of her citizens is d.rP':?S>
oncerned and dependent upon agiiulture.
It can clearly be seen there>re
that one of the first essentials
f a safe and soun,i tax system is iliat
; tend t?> build up and not to destroy
io basic industry of agriculture
round which everything hinges
fhile the property of the farmer is
isible anj easily gotton on the tax
ooks, th" vast amount of intangible,
roperty is escaping almost in eniretv
all taxation.
The following plan has been sug- '
ested:
That all property must be placed on
lie tax b?K>ks.
The imposition of a tax of at b-ast
ne cent per gallon on all gasoline
nld in the state.
Tile enactment of mn<ii>r!n? in
erllanee tax law.
The devising of methods hy which
inney can be secured from those
ho enjoy all the advantages and
rivileces of government and yet who
wn no properly and ther. for pay
' a xes.
The collection of a tax > v all h eal
istruments. the tax being : ' od* rate
ne.
The provision for a tax on luxut i.
theatres, movine pietures. soft
rinhs and from oilier soure? - of this
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Ladies Coats .ad Coat Suiti
days at prices you will be v
5 prices, for during tkose 15 <j
+] tbem to be just about balf tb
SHOES, SHOES!
go at sucb a small margin of
Extra good values tbrougi
S JONES DRY GOOI
a (SB!gjg{g[?iar<?irvi[?
Me-o-my,
how y
a pipe
Before you're a day
you want to let the ide
under your hat thai
is the open season tQ
something with a j
jimmy pipe ? and
Prince Albert!
Because, a pipe p
with Prince Albert sa
a man as he was never
fied before?and keep
satisfied! And, yoi
prove it! Why ? P.
flavor and fragrance
coolness and its fre
j>RING
the m
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nature.
The levying of a reasonable occu-'i
gallon tax. I
My feeble effort has been only toj
point out certain glaring features of
tlie tax situation. Every citizen should
and 1 belie\e does, realize the necessity
of a strong public sentiment in
invor of laws which will afford relief!
from tIn* ever increasing tax burden.'
Lut in order to g.-t anything accoui-l
[dished along this line the people must
make tlieii desires known to those
who serve them and whose duty it is
to carry out the wishes of the people
in the legislative halls at Columbia.
It avails the laxgay r absolutely
nothing to condemn high taxes when
lie goes to pay iiis .axes. llav.ng been
at Columbia durin. the last session
of tile legislature and witness.*d the
voting down of tax reform hills by
that body, forces nie to realize more
than ever the fact that a r.-al demand
for action along ?5* - line must come;
from the people. | am glad ami proud
however to stut* thai among thos?g
who at that time advocated 'ax reform
and worked for it was our Dillon
County delegation.
D. S. ALLEN'. |
Note: 1 desire t?> state thai I have
read the above article concerning
suggestions as to tax reform and heartily
endorse the satm*. While the at-'
tmsBMaassszTy isras^rTvair:
I FARMERS, cor
!neii, iuoore ana
of North Carolina,
weevil district. H
farms at reasonab
be glad to show y
mssama* x-zz. ssssrseits
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DUSING SA
l. Every Coat and Coat Suit mu
filling to pay, fcr there wi 11 be nc
lays value or cost are not to be
e price of tbeir original price and
Our entire stock of Men s. Ladi
profit tbat you will think we arc
hout the entire store during the b
)S COMPANY, R. R. A
ou'll take to
?and P. A.!
older from bite and parch
ia slip out by our exclusiv<
t this ented process) are a
start lation to the man who
oy'us could got acquainted 1
some P'Pe! P- A- has m
pipe a thing of joy t<
men where one was si
acked before!
tisfies t n
Ever roll up a cig
sat)s' with Prince Albert?
shim man ? you've j
i can party coming your
A.'s Talk about a cigf
i and smoke; we tell you
tedom peach!
iAlbei
ttioncd joy amokm
ticle does not and could without conBurning
too much space, cover the
subject of the shortcomings of the
present mx system, I believe that It
points the way towards a great improvement
over that which we now
have.
J NO. li. WATSON. Treas.
Dillon County S. C.'
NOTICK.
The books for the collection of town
taxes will open at ihe office of the
chrk and treasurer on Tuesday, No\??iber
1st and will remain open unti.
th? :1?' day of December, 1921
?v! - ii t will rlos?'. After December
: 1: ' a penalty of 2 per cent, will be
. ' -1 to all unpaid tuxes.
e following is the levy:
F r ordinary purposes IT mills
I "f sinking fund and bond
i' r?st 10 mills
T?>t;i! __ __ __ 27 mills
Jennie C. War son.
Clerk and Treasurer.
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Notice ! ? t 'onfederate Soldiers.
You are called to meet at the
Judge of Probate's office in Dillon
Friday, Oct 2 1st. 11 o'clock, for the
purpose of organizing a conn pension
purpose of organizing a county pension
board.
W. n ALLEN. Chairman.
tic to Lee. H^r-l
Chalarn counties!
above the boll-I
[ave a number of^
!e or ices, and ?vif
M.C.REEVES g
w ' SANFOKD. rsK. C. H
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"bis is our ?
BUSY tel |
day m I
Sa^^agnBBOBMl ?
I 17 ?
lLE -js
st be sold for tbe next 15 1^1
>ac( mpetitic n to meet tbese E
considered. You will find ?
I value costs. r^i
ics and Children s shoes to ZI;
: selling them at cost. ?1
alance of October F1
von no Hill
k * * X I 1 J v/1
i is m Hi a [ ! ig a a a si
with a
ade a
) four |m( ^ nft
noked ||l SI
arette IKWfrr^flHB
Man,
got a
, Prince Albert tm
WaV; eold in toppy red '
bag*, tidy red tine, e
irette handsome pound /1 j
. , and hclf pou.il tin \ I
it S a humidors and in the
pound crystal glass
humidor with
sponge moistener J
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