University of South Carolina Libraries
T NOTICE of the. — ( 01 M V TKEASI RER The Books of the County Treasurer will be open for the collection of State, County and Commutation Road Taxes for fiscal year, 1918, at the Treasurer’s office from October 15th to December 31st, 1918. After Decem ber 31st one per cent will be added. After January 31st, two per cent will be added, and after February 28th, seven per cent will be added till the 15th day of March, 1919, when the hooks will be closed. All persons owning property in more than one township are request ed to call for receipts in each of the several townships in which the pro- TTrrty4s Aoeat^d. T his-4fv rmpor tantrA*- additional cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of 21 and 60 years of age arc liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old soldiers, who are exempt at 50 years of age. Commuta tion Roan Tax $1.50 in lieu of road duty. J A11 men now in military ser vice are exempt from '-oad tax. The Tax Levy is as 'M'iows: State Tax *. . ...814 mills Ordinary County Tax .. ..4 nrills Road and Bridge .. .. ., ..4 mills Railroad Bond I mill Road Bonds' 14 mill Jail Bonds l^ mill Constitutional School Tax ..3 mills Total .. . .21 --roills . Special School- Laurens, No. 11 -Laurens' Township ,.1 Ojnills THE LEGISLATURE HAPPENING OF INTEREST IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 10 REMOVE THE STATE PRISON Bill for Standard Scale of Weight! to Be Used in' Selling Corn Meal’, Grits and Corn Flour. Raleigh.—The following is a brief resume of business of a general na ture, transacted during a week’s work of the General Assembly of North Carolina: ' . Senate. ^ Feb. 7.—After strenuous debate in the senate, the Scales-Stevens high way bill with 16 amendments was upon motion of the authors re-referred to the public' roads committee to be reported back as a special order. The measure was taken up* for discussion at the regular session and was again Mate ing of the General Assembly. Opposition to consideration of the Trinity-Rldgo T .'i-Tr-ftiirtif '6T the senate held since the conven- Maddens No, - 4 mills, incr nf tu** cionnrui aoecmkiv Narnie No. 3 .. .. 5 mills Bailey No. 4 4 mills Mltlv NTT:~3'~.-~~~""T: - .. .. 4 niiila Oak Grove No. 6? 2 mills Ora No. 12 8 mills Special Schools -Youngs Township Youngs No. 3 4 mills Youngs No. 2 4 mills Youngs No. 4 ..11*4 mills Youngs No. 5 .. .. .. .. .. ..4 mills Fountain Inn No. :*.B 14 mills Lanford No. 10 .. ■ 6*4 mills Ora No. 12 8 mills Youngs No. 1 ... .. , ,3 mills Central No. 6 ..2 mills Youngs No. 7 8 mills Special School—Dials Township Green Pond No. 1 7 mills Dials No. 2 8*4 mills Shiloh No. 3 4 mills TJray Court-Owlngs No. 5 ..12*/^ mills Barksdale “No. 6 ..5 mills Dials Church No. 7 4 mills Fountain Inn No. 3B 14 mills .Merna No. 8 r .2 mills Dials No. 4 .. 4 mills Special Schools—Sullivan Township Mt. Bethel No. 2 5 mills Princeton No. 1 8 mills Poplar Springs No. 3 ’.4 mills Hickory Tavern No. 17 8‘mills B'-ewerton No. 7 4 mills Sullivan Township R. R. Bonds 3 mills Merna No. 8 .. .. .. 2 mills Special Schools—Waterloo Township Waterloo No. 14 4 mills Mt. Gallagher No. 1 ..6 mills Bethlehem No. 2 mills Ekom No. 3 .. .. .. .. .. ..8 mills Centerpoint No. 4 * .. ..4 mills Oakville No. 5 8 mills Mt. Pleasapt No. 6 4 mills Mt. Olive No. 7 8*4 mills ♦ Special Schools—Cross Hill Township Cross. Hill No. 1 . , . .. . .2 mills Cross Hill No. 13 .. .. .. ..8 mills Cross Hill No. 2 .. ..2 mills Cross Hill No. 4 .. ..2 mills Cross Hill No. 6 .. .. .. .. ..3 mills Cross Hill No. 3 2 mills Special Schouis—Hunter Township Mountville No. 16 11 mills Hunter No. 2 Hunter No. 3 Clinton No. 5 .. .. 11 Hunter No. 4 4 Hunter No/1- r~t~r —* Hunter No. 6 Special Schools—Jacks Township Odells No. 6 .. .... 3 mills Hurricane No. 15 3 mills Shady Grove No. 2 ^ ..3 mills Jacks No. 3 .. 5 mills Jacks No. 4 . .3 mills Special Schools, Scuffletown Township Langston Church No. 3 .. .. . .3 mills Scuffletown No. 1 ..2 mills Lanford No. 10 6*4 mills Ora No. 12 8 mills Scuffletown No. 2 4 mills Scuffletown No. 4 4 mills those who wish to pay their taxes through the mail bv check, money der, etc. Persons sending in lists of names to be taken o? are requested to send them early; and give the township of > each, as the Treasurer is very busy during the month of December. ROSS D. YOUNG, County Treasurer. FEEMffiERABLE* FROM TBAT'COLD? Colds and coughs are Quickly "sYed T ~ “ ^ New relieved by Dr. King's Discovery Nobody should feel '‘perfectly mis* er&ble" from a cold, cough or bronchial attack for very lonjj. For it takes only s little while to relieve c t and get back on the road to recovery when Dr. King's New Discovery is faithfully’ used. It soon loosens the phlegm, re- fieves Irritation, soothes sore throat, brings comfort. Half a century old and more popular today than ever. At all druggists. Make Tour Bowels Behave Make them function with gratifying edsion. If regulation of the diet not relieve their torpidity Dr. ‘ New Life Pills wM. They ire bowel trainers, desose the surely, comfortably, Centered around changing the form of the Highway Commission ami re suited in the sending in of an amend ment last night to establish a com mission composed of three members,' one from the western, one from the central and one from the eastern por tion of the State. ’House. Without a dissenting vote, the low er house of the General Assembly passed the Bryant-McCoin bill 'to re move the State prison from Raleigh to the Caledonia farm in Halifax coun ty and turn the prison property over to the State Hospital for the Insane. Evidently, opposition was anticipat ed, several Members speaking from the force of striking convictions on the subject. The house was deter mined to put it through, however, for Speaker Brummitt swapped the chair for the floor and was ready to take a hand in the debate- if opposition de veloped. 'W This occupied much of the Friday session but in front and behind ’the \ * passage of this measure the house buckled down to work and cleared the calendar of everything except the bud get bill and a few minor measures on which later action was requested. $10. to $52 for license number and $5 each for duplicate numbers instead of $1. The new revenue bill, as hammered into shape by the joint rtnanca com mittee of- the Lglslalwre during the past three weeks, was introduced in the house by Chairman Doeghton, of the house committee on ft nance, apd is regarded* as the most notable measure of the kind offered in the legislature in years. »t increases the State tax for schools frem 20 cents to 32 cents on the hundred dollars valu ation and cuts the regular state tax levy from 23 2-3 cents to 11 2-<J cenf however, five per cent of the 23 2>» cents levy heretofore has been set aside as a State equalizing fund. — Detroit Vapor Oil Stoves THE KIND YOUR NEIGH BOR IS TALKING ABOUT Feb. 12.—The Doughton cdhstltu- tional amendment for incomes and re vising poll tax and franchise privi leges, was threshed out and generally agreed upon in a long argument on the floor and then the bill was carried over for some, changes as 4o wording before it is Anally passed and sent to the senate. It carries the general in come tax provision, limits poll tax to $3 with no county or municipal poll tax, removes poll tax prerequisite for voting and allows voters in the State cne year’s residence instead of two years. The senate debated until 11 o’clock the Stevens-Scales State highway bill and the Stacy' substitute and in the end adopted the Stacy substitute by a stitute made it necessary for the measure to go over for the second reading, being a roll call measure. The Stacy substitute imposes an Senate. Feb. 8.—The senate was in session for an hour and ten minutes. Some new bills introduced were: S. B. 394: Thompson—To amend section 83 of the Revisal in regard to building and loan associations. S. B. 395: Connor—To provide ways and means for six months school term in North Carolina! S. B. 410: Price, by request—-To im pose f license tax upon tobacco ware houses. House. Passage of the Gray budget bill as originally drawn and the introduction by Representative Pharr of the Coon school bill, endorsed by a number of city superintendents, won the spot- ijght in th5jQ!ser..hiWliL-QL..theJ eral Assembly. , In the usual brief Saturday session the calendar was cleared of practically all local meas ures. The following new bills were introduced: H. B. 478: Pharr—To provide ways and means for a six months’ school term. 11. B. 479: Gold—To amend the law relative to printing for State depart ments and State Board of Health. Senate. Feb. 11.—The senate passed the bill by Long, of Halifax, providing an amendment to the constitution to pay members of the Genera) Assembly $10 a day,.jmd the presiding officers $15 a day. The committee on roads agreed on Its report of the Stevens-Scales high way bill, which was referred to the committee after the wholesale amend ments offered during the special order consideration. The committee chang ed the tax on automobile dealers from Agricultural Agants Meat. ,? Extension activities for the coming year were discussed by the men and women agents of "the Agricultural Ex tension Service at their conference. Each agent was called upon by the district men in charge to present his plans for county work during the coming year. . The women agents met In separate conference in the auditorium in the basemgnt of the county courthouse, the morning session having been given over largely to a persentatioft of plans for work during coming ynar. automobile tax />f $10 and $15 and truck taxes of $40 to $150 and pro vides for $2,500,000 bond issues am nually, the auto tax revenue to pay interest and provide sinking fundr The senate took up the special or der. theTjill by Long, of Montgomery, to increase the pay of members of the General Assembly through consti tutional amendment. It was explain ed to provide through committee sub stitute $10 a day for members and $15 a day for .the presiding officers. Senator Glidewell thought the mem bers were entitled to ample pay. He had ho close kin here to help him re duce his expenses. The argument wagged on without much point until Senator Gray moved the previous question and closed the debate. The vote was by roll call, and was 38 "to 4 for the measure. _Ihe third reading was then had and the bill sent to the house. The house' was convened at S o’clock by Speaker Brummitt. New bills were introduced as fol lows Kelly—Amend the 1915 local laws relating to working public roads. Pharr—Require all banks to list and pay their taxes where they do business. . Pharr, by request—Fix guilt of per sons falsely representing themselves as having physical defects. Amend the 1905 act relating to eminent do main Amend the law as to the right qf the State to appeal in criminal cases Relating to the penalty for usuary. Make It a misdemeanor to have carnal intercourse with a mar- Hed woman khowtng her to he such. Feb. 13.—A motion by Senator Bed- dingfleld prevailed for the reconstruc tion of the bill passed two days.ago for sanitary privies, the State board of health measure, and it again took its place on the calendar. Roll call bills passed Anal reading in the senate as follows: Re-enact the road law of 1917 for county and State bonds. Re-enactment to remedy defect in pas sage two years ago whereby it passed two readings on a single day. • Brown—Provide for physical exam inations of school children in the State. Make 'superior court clerks members of the county hoariT of health. Amend the law for co-opera tion in the development of rural sani tation. Connor—Amend the constitution to grant equal suffrage to women. Representative Sellars sent up a pe tition from Robeson countv automo bile owners against excessive tax. New hillg ♦ere Introduced in the house as follows: Mull—Provide physical examination of school children. HeWltt—Submit location of county buildings to popular vote. * Amend the 1917 act as to public welfare by providing for supervision and inspection of private institutions, orphanages and other chartered In stitutions. Pardon, Probably Deserved. Governor Bick.ett pardoned Clifton Donnkl, who was rpnvicted as a boy of 1 fiyears old for selling cocaine, served a part of his sentence, escap ed, studied pharmacy at the Univer sity of Michigan, and is now manag ing a drug store ip the State of Maine. 1 Donnell Was convicted In Forsyth in May, 1912, and was sentenced to eight months in the county Jail. Seven years after his father submits to Gov ernor Blckett an affidavit setting forth the history of his son following his conviction and escape. No Odor Bakes Quickly Easy to Operate • ' . ' ' . ’ » . . ——Ya THE DETROIT burns kerosene oil without the use of wicks or as- 1 bestos ring substitutes. The elimination of wicks saves bother, expense and dissatisfaction, and entirely eliminates odor. THE Kerosene oil is vaporized by heavy iron burners, directly un- ■ der the cooking utensil, generating more intense heat, and a more even heat with about one-fourth less fuel than is possible with wick stoves built on the lamp principle. f double flue system, the oven having a double lining. All oven liftings are made of aluminum fused steel, which is sanitary, durable and rust-resisting-. The removaTtfiFt pan insures clearthn^ssT”™ THE DETROIT is simple—no complicated mechanism—every de- ■ tail understandable. There is nothing to get out of order, burn out or need replacement/ They are the final word in simplicity. We Have These Detroits Now in Two Sizes-Come in and See Them % Galloway-Simpson Furniture Company "The Home Makers" - Cfinton, S. C. Indorse School Bill. Having felled of an agreement In a bill to Insure six months school In all the counties, seven city superin tendents met here and endorsed the 1 bill proposed by Superintendent Coon, of Wilson. The Coon bill would |llow no ^tate aid by equalisation fund to the pauper counties until those coun ties have levied a thirty cent special tax In addition to the present tax. The ..bill likewise would reouire the State Tax Commission to certify to hoard of education that the county asking It has equalised its tax values Some New Corporations. , The following filed article* of In corporation with secretary of state: Banes-Duncan Company. Claytoh; retail general store, authorized capi tal $25,000. subscribed $2,000. Newton Mills Co.. &ewt m; textile manufacture; authorised ci pital .$400,• 000. subscribed $300. Pegram Brothers Co.. ' Vlnaton-Sa- lorn; real estate; author!;' id capital $100,000. subscribed $1,000.. Batter/ Supply Company, AsheriUe; aqto accessor’es; authori’. ed $5,000; subscribed $2,0#t. • - i j .* •; Wbi The New Spring Collection of ima \ '-frfcv V ^ m N 0.^373 VirdirvoDore Combines Smartness with Simplicity A veritable joy is in store at Cope land-Stone Co., for every discern ing woman who is planning her Spring Wardrobe. For this is Vic- tory year, and one’s clothes must express the spirit of joy and happr- ness. .And happy dresses are these! Fashioned of such exquisite fabrics as Silk Tricolettes, Mallinson’s Silks, Novelty Foulards, Colorful Taffetas, Silk Georgettes—in many instances combinations of mater ials are used to beautiful advantage. No. 4379—The basque effect is revi ved in this lovely Taffeta dress of a rich Burgundy color. Note the particularly attroctive collar with its narrow fluting which also trims the sleeve cuffs. And die peg top skirt which is so graceful on slender girls. In Springtime' coldrs— Crane. Dust, Belgian. Sizes 14 to 44. - Pride $22.50 No. 4355—Navy Blue Foulard and an overbodice and tunic of Navy blue Georgette is responsible for. this unusu ally charming frock. Tiny Georgette buttons mid pin tucks form an effective trimming. The girdle is of •crushed Georgette. Size 16 to 44; — .— Price $37.50 v The entire collection offers equally choice selections The Label of Dress Satisfaction V JV in A Big Assortment of New Spring Coat Suits -i Clinton, South Carolina “One Price to All Phone 47 17. r*