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If Too Don't Rond THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get The News. SI)? QUinton (Eijrontrl? THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be n Cleon News* paper, Complete, Newsy and P+HtMt, VOLUME XXV CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 12,1925 NUMBER 11 T t OPPOSITION TO FACESALESTAX General Protest Registered Against New Revenue Mensure. Effort Under Way to KU1 It. I Columbia, March 8.—Merchants of the state probably will flock to Colum bia this week or else keep the tele graph con^panies busy in protest to the proposed general sales tax which was introduced in the house Friday by Representative Blackburn, of Ma rion. -s The sales tax as proposed would bo a general one with comparatively few enterprises exempted and ) it would replace the present six-mill levy on general property, according to the intention of the author. Whether it will meet with opposition or be received with favor is some thing that'no one will be able to fore tell until the deciding vote is taken. „ Action by the senate wiii be the keynote to the entire matter. The house has passed the appropriations bill and has also provided means of revenue for raising the $1,750,000 de ficit caused by the taking away of the one-cent a gallon tax on gasoline from the state. This deficit would be met by receipts from the tax on soft drinks, snuff and chewing tobacco, these measures being passed last week by the house. They are now in the senate. The senate finance committee, of which Senator Gross, of Dorchester, is chairman, has completed its con sideration of the appropriations bill and it will probably be placed on the desks of the "members of the senate when they reconvene Monday night. Chance of Sales Tax If the senate should pass the reve nue measures which went through the house last week then it is believed that the sales tax would stand little chance of being favorably considered. If the senate should kill the soft drinks, snuff and chewing tobacco taxes then some other means of reve nue would have to be considered. However, the sales tax has not been introduced to take the place of the soft drinks, snuff, and chewing tobacco levy or any other special leg islation, It is for removing the six- mill levy which will be put on the property of the state. Merchants will fight it as well as others who hold that will probably do more damage than any other piece of legislation that could possibly be passed. The house may hold the bill and wait to see what the senate does with the other measure now before it. Then again it may take the measure up and act on it one way or thp other before the senate gets to the revenue meas ure now in that body. If the house kills it then it will hardly bob up in the senate. During the debates on the soft drinks, chewing tobacco and snuff tax measures, one or two speakers refer red to a sales tax. John B. Duffie, of Syimter, expressed himself as fa voring such legislation, while Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, and Taylor H. Stukes, of Clarendon, were two who expressed themselves as being oppos ed to such legislation. Mr. Stukes, who is recognized as one of the lead ers in the house due to his clear pre sentation of subjects, remarked while speaking^for the soft drinks tax that while indirect taxation for the state was probably the solution of the tax problem he did not think this possi ble under the present wording of the state constitution. Judge Smith re marked to this effect, “May the Lord deliver us from such a tax,” referring to a sales tax. Will Meet With Opposition The measure will meet with deter mined opposition. It was introduced just as the hoi^se adjourned for the week and the legislators have had an opportunity to get an idea as to how the people at home feel. With their other taxes the merchants are of the opinion that a general sales tax will just about put them out of business or badly cripple them. Relief from other form* of taxation would have to be passed they argue. Such a re vision wpuld have to be made or else they would be forced to bear a tre mendous burden, they argue. Dele gations will doubtless besiege the members of the ways and means com mittee and other legislators during the next few days. The house has a few income tax measures that will doubtless come up for discussion during the week. If the-sales tax bill had not been intro duced in the house that body would not have had very much to do but wait on the senate for adjournment time. The senate is the body that is faced with the important legislation. The appropriations bill, the revenue meas ures passed by the house last week, and the gasoline and highway bills are awaiting their fade. The teachers of the state had a lot to do with the passing of the 6-0-1 act which has tremendously increased the public school and high school ex penditures in the state. Their asso ciation backed this measure to the limit. As a result the state of South Carolina is now providing the very best of school facilities for every child in &outh Carolina. But while the schools can care for every child hj the state, every child in the state tf not in the schools. Mr. C. M. Wilson, secretary of the State Teachers’ association, remarked the other day that in some counties one- third of the children were not in the schools. The teachers hoped that a compulsory attendance law with teeth in it would be passed. One was introduced in the senate, but was kill ed by the amendment process. It is admitted by officials that only 70 per cent of the children in the state are in the schools and thus there is a tremendous waste of money, faci lities being provided for 100 per cent. The house has no compulsory attend ance law before it a.'id after the sen ate toned down its bill so as to make it docile and tame and then killed it there seems to be no chance of such a law providing for attendance offi cers getting by this year and the waste of money for educational pur poses, so to speak, will continue until the children are made to take advant age of the excellent school system that has been provided for them by the state of South Carolina. Be sure you see the New Models in Light Tan and Black Walk-Over Oxfords before you bijy. COPELAND-STONE CO. ♦ FARM DEMONSTRATION ♦ NEWS C. L. Vaughan, County Agent Farmers Institute A farmers institute is scheduled for Mt. Olive section Thursday, March 19, and Gray Court-Owings school Friday, March 20. These institutes will last all day long at each place, beginning about 10:30 a. m. and end ing at 5:00 p. m., in the afternoon. If you wish to learn any more about agriculture it will be a day well spent to attend one of these, instituted, even if you have to keep your plows stand ing one day iq order to do. We are expecting the people at these institutes from every section in the county. Practically all phases of farming operations will be discussed in a scientific manner. The following things will be touch ed on these dates: “Boll Weevil Con trol,” “Poultry Raising,” “Poultry Culling,” “Cover Crops,” “Soy Bean Growing and Harvesting,” “Pasture Improvement,” “Alfalfa Growing,” “Management and Feeding Dairy Cat tle,” “Management, Feeding of Sheep and Hogs,” “Cooperative Marketing,” and “How 6 1-2 per cent Money Can Be Borrowed Through South Carolina Loan Association.” The following speakers will appear on the program: D. H. Hall, poultry specialist; U. W. Hamilton, soy bean specialist; Dr. F. H. Lathrop, state entomoligst; C. G. Cushman, dairy specialist; E. G. God- bey, livestock specialist; A. A. Mc- Keown, district agricultural agent; S. L. Jeffords, pasture grass and forage crop specialist; L. M. Beacham, co operative marketing agent; B. R. T. Todd, president Laurens County Poul try association. 666 is a prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bil- lious Fever. It kills the germs. WHAT DO P. S. JEANS DO? IT COSTS LESS- GIVES MORE COMFORT- IT IS SAVE to Rldc on Tfrettone BALLOON (juffl CORIM For every fiber is insulated with* rubber, * adding great strength to each cord, which stands the extra flexing strain in balloon • tires. This process is the very foundatipn of low-pressure oonstiuction. Drive in—let us eq«jp your old Of ME can do it quiefy at low cost » J. I. Copeland & Bro. Phone Number 12 Clinton, S. C. THE CLINTON CHRONICLE—$1.50 A YEAR /) i 1 11 Mr—-Ui 'Ir LTEELTi 3 1 C—‘ft—’fr^! gdf=i rSr=rii=dr=Jr=af^r=gii==ir=ijr==Jr=jf==ir==ir==Jrairr=ir==in=Jr==irs=iisdi=glf5=iis=lr=if^[ MUCH SENSATION PRICES THAT WILL STARTLE the MOST CONSERVATIVE and STAMPEDE COMPETITION Lustre Satin Curtain Net Cretonnes Spool Cotton * Ponona Cloth Printed Crepe Unexcelled Hose 50c value Lustre Satin, will wash and not fade; warranted not to OQc fade, at only yard 25c value, yard wide Cur tain Marquisette, lovely designs, at yard | Cc only 1 v 30c value, yard widd Spring Cretonnes,, beautiful color- 1 Ac ings, at yd. only 1 All numbers 2 SPOOLS rc FOR v 30c value, same fiber as Lad-Lassie; fast colors. 10 yard limit, at 1 Ac yard 1 35c value new Spring Crepe, for kimonas and gowns, many lovely OC® colors, at yd. only 4iD $1.50 value Real Thread Silk Hose, forty-five colors, world’s best AOc Hose, at pair .... •JO SPRING EXHIBIT OF NEW FASHIONS % . - i March—the gateway to Spring and the warmer days that follow—is the time to buy your new apparel. Cohen’s garments sound the keynote of the mode that is and the mode that will he long after the month of March is gone. Prices as heretofore, are the lowest possible for merchandise of good styling and good quality. I . . • Hardly a day goes by without new dresses coming to us from the various fashion marts. Those to which we call your attention to are very recent $25.00 DRESSES $19.95 Adjection will not describe the love and charm of these wonderful Dresses and Coats. Choice $19.95 $20.00 DRESSES $18.00 DRESSES ♦ $14.75 ^ $9.95 This is our most popular seller. We are showing some wonderful Dresses and Coats at this price. Hardly any two alike.- All the wanted colors. Only— 0 * You will see the same Dress in other stores priced at $18.00 to $20.00. Now on sale at— $14.75 $9.95 t *• NEW HATS JUST ARRIVED In time for this sale. As soon as these Hats were placed oh view they were reci pients of favorable comment. They are so pretty and in such variety that one almost loses sight of their moderate pricings. There’s k mode for every type and every occasion. 1.95, 2.95, 3.95, 4.95, 5.95, 6.95 a.y> ' Knickers $1.50 value Ladies’ New Spring Knickers, lovely colors, on sale at— 98c COHEN’S THE STORE OF BETTER VALUES LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA * , > . Gowns $1.50 value Ladies’ Gowns, assorted colors, beautiful quality, only— 98c 8 ler- 1 ti— 3 11—'Jrr- 3 ,' rrrjJc^J r—'J trrjJ 1 crrrlJ c— J fc— 1 1 r—*! t— 11 1— 0 11— 1 1 r— ; FF 3 fF- 3 fF" 1 ' f •jEli’crf.