The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 17, 1924, Image 2
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1924
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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.
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. ^-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
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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 }■
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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
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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”
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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.
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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.
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I E. W. FERGUSON