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'•--T.-- 'I '—i mw- ■ ■* •. a :. *? '‘T^sr ' . ^ ' *’ 'T •rv THUKSPAY, AUGUST SO, IMS <e— f t THE JEDGETS JOSH ^ FmI At Bar tiasen, Jadge, them’s mournful num bers, A heavy fine—if I must pay; Honest, Judge, I wasn’t speedin’, My old ear ain’t built that way. Ed Purdy’s Philoe “Great manager, that Mrs. Perkins. She has five double chins—and keeps them all busy. KEEPING WELL CLEANING UP THE CYCLONE AREA LEGAL Daddy Now how’s the world treating / “Well, you?” “Holding my own.’ “That's good. You. can’t complain then?” “Yes, I’m complaining. I’ve only two arms—and they were trip- jjot t lets.” How It’s Done Won’t you join our hiking Grace club?” Ethel / “No. I don’t like to walk.” Grace: “Don’t be silly. None of us do. We get rides with the nicest mar ried men ybu ever met.” « Don’t Mean Anything “Don’t be afraid of it, old man, help yourself. See, it’s the original label stuff.” “Well, lissen, old top—I never drink labels.” so. Authority Success “I tell you education pays*” Other Fellow: “I haven’t found it I am a teacher.” Then He Shot Her “How much is mutton to- “Thirty-five cents per Bride: d^y?” Butcher: pound.” •* Bride: “Mercy, I imagined it would be much cheaper,—I just read in the paper where a scientist had invented a cure for insomnia—so naturally ^here are a lot of sheep out ofsjyork.” Blonde Bess Opines “Personally, I don’t care for a ceil ing fan—but I ordered one just the same. The boss is bald-headed, you know.” Dumb flan Again He; “Do you care for -current poetry?” Friend: “I dunno—I never drank any—but if its anyhting like the wine, I’ll take a chance.” Didn’t He Know? Grocer: “Here, sonny, a little of ettndy for you.” Fond Mother: “And what do say to the gentleman, James?” Jimmy : “Charge it.” bag you A NY great disaster today awakens let only widespread sympathy, hut also genefous offers of help. ‘Fol lowing the widespread destruction caused by the recent cyclone In south ern Illinois and Indiana, food, do thing and money literally poured Into the stribkeaed * area... But soipethlng else thsn money and food la needed to cope with snch disasters. Only those who have gone through such sn experience can realise how completely all modern necessities and conveniences of life are destroyed and how thoroughly It Is necessary, liter* ally, to rebuild the devastated towns. This is work for the expert, who knows what Is most important, what must be done first, how s discouraged and panic-stricken community con be calmed and put to work, and how ef fective and satisfactory results can be secured by Improvised methods, often under difficult and trying conditions. The last Issue of the Illinois Health News, the bulletin of the Illinois state department of health, contains the reports of the various department beads on their work following the cy clone in the southern part of the state. Twelve hours after the radio broad cast the news of the disaster, repre sentatives of the health department were in Carbondale and, in 36 hours, a completely organized health force was on the ground at work. The first work, that of caring for the injured, was done t)y the surgeons and nurses of the relief expeditions from Chicago, St. Louis, and other cities, working with the local doc tors The duty of the health depart ment was to guan0 the living and un injured and to prevent epidemics. In any great disaster, the first danger la typhoid, which always appears close on the heels of fires, storms, earthquakes and other natural upheavals. Pf the towns damaged only two had public water systems. In both of these towns the water supply, ^following the cyclone, was contaminated and dan gerous. To give the people ptlfe ^wa- ter was impossible. It was only pos sible, by chlorinating all wells, ter give them safe water. JJo effectively was this done that no epidemics of any kind followed. None of the towns before thq cy- State of Sentk Carolina, County of Tbwm of AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY AN NUAL TAXES UPON THE TAXA BLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN OP CUNTON FOR THE RENT AND FISCAL EXPENSES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON Sec. 7. That over and above and in addition to the levies of tem(10) five (5) mills, three and (3H) mills, one anA one-half (1%) milla/lve (5) mills, and one-half (V4) mill, as hereinabove provided in Sections 1, 2, 8,4, 6, and 6, respective ly, of tills Ordinance a levy of seven (7) mills be and is hereby made upon evert dollars worth of property, real PURPOSE OF MEETING CUfei and personal, not exempt by law from TOWN OF CUNTON AND TO PROVIDE SINKING FUND FOR the Retirement thereof. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN OF THE TOWN OF IN COUNCIL ASSEM- E IT OOU taxation, situate and within the corpo rate limits of the Town of Clinton, and the same is hereby levied for the OUTSTANDING BONDS OF THE] purpose of raising taxes to meet the interest accruing on Sheet Improve ment and Maintenance Bonds of the Town of ClinUa, bearing date Juste 1st, 1925. and issued under authon- xation of election held on the 26th day of May, 1925, and to create a sinking fund to be used in retirement and payment of said bonds. The ex cess, if any, to be used by the Town Council for other corporate purposes. Sec. 8. That over and above and in addition to the levies of ten (10) mills, five (5) mills, three and one- half (3*4) mills, one and one-half (1%) mills, five (5) mills, one-half (%) mill, and seven (7) mills, as hereinabove provided in Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and T, respec tively, of this Ordinance, a levy of one (1) mill be and is hereby made upon everysjlollars worth of property, real and personal, not exempt by law frdhi taxation, situate and within the corporate limits of the Town of Clin ton, and the same is hereby levied for the purpose of raising taxes to meet the interest accruing on Waterworks Maintenance Bonds of the Town of Clinton, bearing date June Ig, 1925, and issued under authorization of election held on the 26th day of May, 1925, and to create a sinking fund to be used id retirement and payment of said bonds. The excess^ if any, to be used by the Town Council for other corporate purposes. Sec. 9. That 'over and above and in addition to the levies of ten (10) mills, five (5) mills, three and one- half (3%) mills, one and one-half (1%) mills, five (5) mills, one-half (%) mills, seven (7) mills, and one (1) mills, as hereinabove provided in Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, re spectively, of this Ordinance, a levy oiLone and one-half (1*4) mills be and is hereby made upon every dollars worth of property," real and personal, not exempt by law from taxation, situate and within the corporate^im- its of the Town of Clinton, and the same is hereby levied for the purpose of raising taxes tor meet the interest accruing on Funding Bonds of the Town of Clinton, bearing date June 1st, 1925, and issued under authori-* zation of election held on the 26th day UNCIL CLINTON BLED:- ^ Sec. 1. That a tax levy of ten (10) mills on every dollars worth of pro perty, real and personal, not exempt by'law from taxation, within the cor porate limits of the ^own of Clinton, be and the same is hereby levied for current purposes and to defray public expenses of the Town of Clinton for the fiscal year 1925 and to meet cur rent indebtedness contracted by said town for general corporate purposes. S6c. 2. That over and above and ii» addition to the levy of ten (10) mills as hereinabove provided in Section 1 of this Ordinance, a levy of five (5) mills be and is hereby made upon ev ery dollars worth of property, real and personal, not exempt by law from taxation, situate and within the cor porate limits of the Town of Clinton, and the same is hereby levied for the purpose of raising taxes to meet the interest accruing on Street Improve ment Bonds of the Town of Clinton, bearing the date the 1st day of Janu ary, 1920, and issued under authoriza tion of election held on the 9th day of December, 1919, and to create a sink ing fund to be used in the retirement and payment of said bonds. The ex cess, if any, to be used by the Town Council for other corporate purposes. ' Sec. 3. That over and above and in addition to the lev/>>f ten (10) mills, and five (5) mills, a* hereinabove provided in Sections 1 and 2, respec tively, of this Ordinance, a levy of three and one-half (3%) mills be and ami is hereby made upon every dol lars worth of property, real and per sonal, not exempt by law from taxa tion, situate and within the corpo rate limits of the Town of Clinton, and the same is hereby levied for the purpose of raising taxes to meet the pressed was one town with the provement that it has adopted a pure?, milk ordinance. So It may truly be said that the cyclone blew Into one town at least. (£. 19M. Waiters Newspaper Unloa.) Im- in the retirement and payment of 1 said bonds. The excess, if any, to be' Ice Ice Ice During this long hot dry spell of weather our men, horses and machinery have worked hard to keep you supplied with Ice. We thank you for the patience and help you have given and we appreciate yoyr business. - ,Ioe affords a great pleasure, comfort, and saving, as well as a protection to your health—and we want you to use all 'the Ice you need. Beware of sour or stale milk for little children. We endeavor to make deliveries early in the morning, but we appre ciate it when you get your Ice “right away” by driving to the ♦ • factory for it. Some of our friends owe us small accounts which we will be » t A glad for them to pay. We have lost a few pairs of ice hooks. If you know where they are please return them, for we need them. DIXIE ICE & FUEL COMPANY CLINTON, S. C. ■ _ - \ I ! It’s Lovely m ( TRYON ~ N. C. on LakeLanier Today Send for Fret Pictorial Bok... Seven Miles Lake Shore Drive; Every City Convenience; Wise Restrictions EISELE BROS., j Sales Directors Tryon Development Co. Tryon, No. Car. used by the Town Council for other pure milk corporate purposes. Sec. 4. That over and above and in addition to the levies of ten (10) mills, (five (5) mills and three and one- ! half (3*4 ) mills, as hereinabove pro- j vided in Sections 1, 2 and 3, respec- I tively, of this Qrdinahce, a levy of one and jwie-half (IVs) mills be and j is hereby made upon every dollars worth of property, real and personal, not exempt by law from taxation, sit- ! uate and within the corporate limits i of the Town of Clinton, and the same is hereby levied for the purpose of raising taxes to meet the interest ac cruing on Sewerage Extension Bonds of the Town of Clinton, bearing date August 15th, 1924, and issued under authorization of election held on the 5th day of August, 1924, and to cre- 1 ate a sinking fund to be .used ip re- ! tirement and payment of said bitads. ! The excess, if any, to be used by the Town Council for other corporate pur poses. Sec. 5. That over and above and* in addition to the levies of ten (10) mills, five (5) mills, three and one-half (3V4) mills, and one and one-half (1V4) mills, as hereinabove provided in Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, respective ly, of this Ordinance, a levy of five (5) mills be and is hereby made upon every dollars worth of property, real and personal, not exempt) by law from taxation, situate and within the corporate limits of the Town of Clin ton, and the same is hereby levied for the purpose of raising taxes to meet interest accruing on $25,000 Water works and Electric Light Bonds, dat ed July 1, 1906, and $10,000 refunding bofeds dated Aug. 1, 1910, and $45,000 Sewerage Bonds dated July 1,1911 and $20,000 Waterworks Extension Bonds dated July 1, 1911, and to create a sinking fund to be used in the retire ment and payment of said bonds. The excess, if any, to be used by the Tow nCouncil for other corporate pur poses. Sec. 6. That over and above and in addition to the le^ribs of ten (10) mills, five (5) mills, tkree and one- half, (3%) mills, one and one-half (1V>) mills, and five (5) mills as hereinabove provided in Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, of this Ordinance, a levy of one-half (Wt) mill be and is hereby made upon ev ery dollars worth of property, real and personal, not exempt by law from taxation, situate and within the cor porate limits of the Town of Clinton, and the same is hereby levied for the purpose of raising taxes to meet the interest accruing on Electric Light Plant Bonds, of the Town of Clinton, bearing date June 1st, 1925, and is sued under authorization of election held on the 26th day 6f May, 1925, and to create a sinking fund to be used in retirement and payment of said bonds. The excess, if any, to be used by fhe^Town Council for other corporate purposes. clone had any control over the milk interest accruing on Waterworks Im sold. The health department experts provement Bonds bearing date the Inspected all the dairies, with the re- 15th day # of August, 1924, and issued suit that the milk sold to customers un der authorization of election held and given to refugees was purer than on U*e 5th day of August, 1924; apd it had been before the storm. So Im- | to create a sinking fund to be used of May, 1925, and to create a sinking fund to be used in the retirement and payment of said bonds. The excess, if any, to be used by the Town Coun cil for other corporate purposes. Sec. 10. That the Clerk and Treas urer of the said town shall enter said levies and assessments up on the books of sdid town and receive said ! taxes. That the said taxes herein levied shall be paid to the said Clerk and Treasurer in lawful money of the U. S., on or before the 15th day of October, 1925, and any person, firm or corporation failing to pay said tax es when due, shall be liable to a pen alty of fifteen (15%) per cent, on the taxes so levied and the costs of issu ing execution and collection as now provided by law for failure to pay county and state taxes Sec. 11. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. DONE AND RATIFIED By the Town Council of the Town of Clinton in Council Assembled and the corpo rate seal of the said town hereto af fixed this the 3rd day of August, A. D., 1925 J. F. JACOBS, Mayor Town of Clinton, S. C. Attest MARY CHALMERS, Clerk and Treasurer LEGAL 1 State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, Town of Clinton. BE IT RESOLVED BY the Town -Council of the Town ( of Clinton ,Council assembled: That all assesgpnents against abut ting property owners for street im provements made under provisions of Ordinance passed by Town Council on October 9, 1919, or pursuant there to, unpaid on or before the 15th day of August, 1925, be referred to the city attorney with authority of said attorney to take such action or actions as may be necessary to collect any and all such unpaid assessments and to prevent the lien of such assess ments expiring. Passed by Town Council in Council assembled, this the 10th day of Au gust, A. D., lf£5. / J. F. JACOBS, Mayor. Attest: MARY CHALMERS, Town Clerk and Treasurer. SERVICE STATION Could B offeru EDWARDS AUTO SERVICE Day Phone 365 Night Phone 367 T- *v •.w*' Your WHAT WOULD YOUR LIFE BE WITHOUT ADVERTISED PRODUCTS? IMAGINE YOUR HOME STRIPPED OF CURTAINS, GLASS, PAINT, MAGAZINES, TELEPHONES, PHONO GRAPHS. YOUR TABLE SET WITH OUT PEPPER, SALT, SUGAR-EVERY- THING EXCEPT HOME-PREPARED FOODS. . / ‘ > . i .. v W . » * YOUR LIFE WOULD SEEM BOTH HARD AND DRAB. YOU WOULD HAVE LITTLE COMFORT OR CON VENIENCE; KNOW NOTHING OF THE MEANS TO SECURE THEM. UN HELPED, YOUR OWN INGENUITIES WOULD TEND TO LIMIT YOUR PACE. YOU WOULD PROGRESS BY LIMPS INSTEAD OF LEAPS. YOU MIGHT NOT PROGRESS AT ALL. CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS SWEEP YOU ON T9 ENJOYMENTS. READ THEM. KNOW ABOUT AD VERTISED PRODUCTS. THEY GIVE YOUR LIFE NEW EASE. / .! I; ^ /...• . .•I *