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'W« \ m ’’T'H •' ',;■’ "■V. -V-(f^- ' - f-'- ' ■. -T-' THB CLINTON CHBONICLB. CLINTON. & C THURSDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1930 \ 1 i.y, and no further floating? debt be ww a j t • A estjd^lisfied. 1 1i6hI In i-'Hy Second, Resolved that we ask the! ’.aarAa county delegation in the gen-! (Continued from page one\. I cral assembly: / 1 tfca district or some of Rs ttx bur-* (a) To uie their influence 'in the!. general assembly to eliminate the tax- During'^the discussion of the sec- r.ion of personal property and real! tion pertaining to the schools, J. F. pstate for state purposes, adding suf-l Jacobs, Sr., vigorously denounced the ficient indirect taxation to take thej Southern As.'ociation of Schools and r»lare o-f the 5 mills levy now in fon’e Colleges cf which the Clinton school 'or state, purposes, is a meruVer, his remarks evoking (b) We also »«k our delegation to some di.'cussion principally engaged take leadership in the revision of the in by Mr. Jacobs, Supt. Wither?poonT ?thool law.s so as to stop extravagance and C. M. 3ailej-. n the maintenance of the schools of The resolutions offered by Mr. .la-*'he s'«ite, particularly siu-h legi.daticn* cobs, as finally adopted after the ns conditions state a-sist:in. <* f>)r high i elimihaticn of certain see-tions, fol- -hocls upon a minimum .salary being I low: 'n'» d, and also particularly the Ti-O-l | N —— ' dool law under which the depart- Whereas, the city levy of the city: ment of education is authorized to ex- nf Clinton ha.i increased in the la.^t >i;nd money in exce-ss of the amounts twenty years from about 20 mills to appropriated in the state appropri-| 40 mills, and - ation bill, ' j 2nd, Whereas the average special We submit that if the extravagance; mas sc hool district levy in I^aurens county ^ n the school s^ tc*m of the state c an has increased in the last ten years l e stopped, it will largely, if not from !> 1-2 mills to 13 mills; the levy wholly avoid the develc'oment of defi- school district No. o, in which p ts in the operation of the state gov- Birdt’ ChristfKot Tree and a Cardinal VltUor 44 ‘iW Sam: *‘Why are you wearing that! First Monkey: on Clinton is located, being far above the err.ment. average special school district levy at, (c) We also petition the county del- 23 mill.H,. and ' egation in the general assembly to 3rd, Wlherc'as there have been sev- i pass such legislation as will prevent eral increa.'«e.s of taxation under spec-j any county officer spending any sum ial legislation of the state general as- in excess of the amounts appropri- seiribly in aid of high schools, country ! ate d for the conduct of h's office, andj schools, etc., so that the state now task that in'the event that such leg's-' levies through the county 10 mills for lation when pas.secj is disregarded by OTHKIt. can't we do sorne- ffling for the birdx?" Iiavld. aU KfHtwy and rosy rftesdeed. dasliliig liilo file heciroutn wliere liis mother was doing np Chrtatmns gifts. .Iiiek, home from rollege, was clove heliiiid sruall r>Hvi<l. / « } *‘l»Hvle thinks the birds ought to hiMe something M|K>i-hil for f’lirlsl mas. j mill or. How nhout fixing tl»e fir tree j on the luwn for tliein?" j •■S|ilendld; We alwayii put colon*d , ii'.’hls in It iitid we c*!in tie afiples on I If iiiid little crusts of suet and tho'C i siriill liniiiclicM of berries In the g.i r;ti;c are really nature'* (irovision for birds—’* “tiid well put crusts of bread oa the limbs Just like paekages,** Davie iiirciTiipteil. eyes dancing. After tlie hinl.s were asleep .lucl. afid r>Hvld triiumeil llie free, ".Merry ririsimas! .Merry t'hrl't the birds w«>re chlndng oji t'liri.stnins morning and the neigh hors ns well ns tliMlahiily were wnfcli iiig with Interest. •'I’.iit wliiif's tliiit hriglif red on tite to|iiiiost hraiicli?" David pointed ex rltedly, "book! DmiU!" "t’lin you lieat tluit!" .Tiiek ex elniined. _*‘Tlint's the ciirdiiiiil lliul'i' been hiinging around the last two .'ears. He's eonie to llie hlrds' (^irlst 'Mils tree."—Florence Harris Wells, (®. I9j<I. \\>«li‘rn N -WHiHiii^r Ptilnn l old Hweater to class ? Haven’t you any shirt?” Al: “Sure, I have lots of shirts, but [ jthey are both in the wash, ette Lyre. , Hannibal he x' I lieve in the open game?” Second Ditto: “Sure.” F, M.:/‘How do you know?” S. D.: "It say* he crossed the Alps by passes.”—Stanford Chaparral. BOND FLOWER SHOP F!.OWBP8 FOR ALL OCCASIONS '.''.7 W. Mail. S«. Phene SH school purposes, making the total levy for schwol purposes on school district No. 5, Hunter township, 33 mills, and and school district levy has grown to ti2 mills, making the total levy, in cluding city levy, 102 mills for this year, and 5tfi, Whereas there seems to be no realization by the variou.s authorities having control of taxation that we are getting into a dangerous situation, ac centuated now by the deep depre.ssion into which bu.sines.s ha.s been thrown throughout thi.s and other countries, and 6th, Whereas it is necessary for the public to study tliis question of tax ation, and to realize the danger erist- ing in extravagance in our various governmental divisions, and to im-| press the necessity of economy upon iur officials, Therefore, Be It Re*«)1vid: First, that we ask the mayor an<l city council to take steps to reduce the operating evpenses of t'«• c'tv to a minimum, insofar a.s con . ;it with proper sci vicc in ca h th'7n'.’’t-r,jcntr. We sugge.'.t that ct n ’.uira'icn Ic given to the matter ' f retluction of salaries throughout the city government, as has been ilone in the city of New- iHTry: and also that attentiqn be giv en to the po.ssibility of eliminating unnece.ssaiy employees; and that ex- pend'ture.s by the city government be riguJly h«*-ld within the income of the BirJCLES ...for... —BOYS —C.IRLS —MEN Prices that defy all com petition. Come to see us for all of your Christ mas Gifts. r Gambrell Hardware Company Greenwood, S. C: county officers, that the facts be brought by the county delegation to the attention of the grand jury with In 1U20 the levy for Laurens coun ty'was 16 1-2 mills. In V'.k'iO it was 35 mills, and unquestionably it will rise dill further unless the county delega tion takes the neee.'isaiy steps to pro tect property from confiscation by ex cessive taxation. We ask that a county audit be| made annually of all of the county of-: fices, with instructions to the auditor! to make note of any departures by i county officers from legislation gov-1 Pi ning thoir office.*, and particularly I of any expenditures made by the coun-| ty officers i& exces.s of the amounts; "ppropriated for the conduct of theii | ^fde.^; and ^ Third, Ik* it resolved that this paper* 's not to b<* regardt*(l by the mayor and city council of Cdinton, the I.au- lens courty delegation in the general as.sembly, r’* the board of triislec.s of chool di.striet .No. 5, HuntiT tow n.ship, i.i in any way criticising what they have done; but is intended only to call their*attention to the fact that taxes j Iiave become onerous, destructive of business, and a threat to our manufac-, tuning payrolls. And Just as in New Fngland adjustments have been made! along lines of economy, ahd even ex-i einptions of manufacturing enlerpris-' cs, to save them from extinction, sol it i.s necessary for u.s uU to work to-1 gether under such principles of econ- ’ omy, and even frugality, that we will not reach the point of over-taxation to I'he degi*ee that society will he. threatenetl with disorgatHxation; ! We realize that this will take hard ftudy on the part of our taxing *u- thorities, but we believe that by co operation. careful study and a s.\m- pathetie handling of the matter, our taxes can be greatly reduced, to the benefit of agriculture* manufacturing, merchandising, and all other interests of the county; and we assure these' taxing authorit'es of our deep sym-i pathy w’ith them in the problem, and that their efforts along the above line will be immensely appre<‘iuted by j our whole jieople. 1 Santa Will Provide an ANTA CI-AFS Is , a decldeillx progressive old chiip. He kwps Nirictly slireHKt of the times, and In his work employs only niodem-dii,\ mellMHls. Once lie went pliNliling ovei the fields In ii sleigh no faster thnn reindeers could giillo|i. It took him n long time, hut he niiiiiiiged to miike (lie roitiidK. Then came the nuloniohlle. .*<110111 got II tiig red one iiiid hitched lriil|er> 0)1 htdiind. He conid get HrmiAd fust ' er. He ciirrleil bigger loiids. got to j more homes iind iniide more children ' Impp.v. When iiIrpliineH flew over the 1 .Norlli pole .''siiniii got Htiolher idea. Hi helli'xed tliiit pliines would he tieltei for Ills long lrl|)s mid for skipping I'ri'ni lioiiselop to tioiisetop. He I- liiinllv Itiiili tor mi air |dlot, liut no liod.v Hies faster nor fiirllier tliiin pluni|), old .Kmilii. • He does not fiiiicy /.eppelliis, tint he Is sure (lat in miotlier .veiir or two lo> niiiv he Hide to Itromlciist t’hrlsf nm*- Ilf the eliUdreii ti\ radio. As soon IIS eiirriers are Invented fb I1\ ibroiigli the uir, directed mid landed l».\ radio e’lerg.v, oh) Santa will s!i on Id.s nnnmtalii of northern Ice sinl hroiidciist un iqi to date (,’hrislmas to all the world.—William 1.. (.Jaslon. i*?! ll.t* \V(«iprn Npwii|>ai>«>r Itniuii.t Notice Just Arrived — Nice lot Coker Strain Pedigreed, FulRhum, Na>* tive Grown Seed Oats. Tine for late sowinR. , Also A few bushels Abruzzi Rye at a Rood price. Cottonseed Meal, Hulls. Feed Oats, Hay, Corn, all kinds of i*oultry. Dairy, Horse and Hor Feed. Phone 157 — We Deliver. FARMERS EXCHANGE T. J. Blalock, Mrf. Clinton's Feed Store One Merry Chrittmat; One Happy New Year ^ ♦^jjJlflHTHKU. moilior. Mrs. Tlilm j hlo Is gving to give old Miss .loniiy a wonderful Cliristmiis prosoni - the thing she wants most In all Die world do >0(1 know what It Is';" "Why. no, Johnnie, I'm afraid I don't. What Is It?" "Well, It's two children; It's twins." "IVhat do .YOU mean. Johnnie? MNs .lenn.V Isn't innrried. She can't time any children. I know she has alwn.vs wanteil sbme. hut sffh wouldn't ndopt any, and now she Is so old and all It's rldicMloiis, Johnnie; don't talk such nonsense.” “Tliat Isn't nonsense, mother. i»f course. Mrs. Thimble didn't say she was going to give Miss Jenny any children, hut she did say she was gi< Ing to give her a lot of preseufa and nice things, such as a aweater, and a lot of things she enn’t afford for her , self, so that she will have at lead one Merry Chrlatmaa and one Hapjiy New Year In her life, and I Just tig ured out that that was th^ best kind of twins an old woman like her could possibly have."—Harold L Cook. ((R. 1*39 Weslrre Nrwiip«n#r Union > CHRISTMAS STUFF ONE DOLLAR WILL FILL A CHRISTMAS STOCKING • PIN A DOLLAR TO THIS FOR THE Gmununity’s Empty Sfbeking Fund Here is my contribution to the 1930 Empty Stocking Fuad of the Woman’s Relief Club. f” igame : -Amount / ^ Ackiriasa.: *’Tot| say joQ sod Tom hsTS had a euarral—aad juat batora Christ asasT” ^ fTaa. Ba thinks •ba'tl gat ant at ftTtng laa a praaaot, but 111 maka op with/him jnat ab^ot a weak hefora Oiiiktmaa and gat a praaent twtea i a^cbaDalTe aa I otherwtaa would.” Kiss far Bask Mfellala* Barry Oua klaa for aadk harry was tbt original miattaloa ritual, a barry hw lag laoiavad aa a IdW waa tabaa. Out Or Before January tst. We are closing out our used cars before Jan uary first. Never have you seen such bargains. We will trade for cows, hogs, com, oats, or almost anything that you have to offer. » Prices From lb On Cheap Cars. We have several good clean used cars and the prices are right. SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY Clinton Motor Authorized Ford Dealers ,That Ever Acceptable Gift... a Beautiful Christmas Stationery We have a most wonderful array of fine stationery for the holidays. You can buy any tjiie of paper and at any price. Mdiiy highly unusual gifts to meet all tastes. GIFTS -Novelties -Leather Goods -Mottoes -Fountain Pens and Sets -Bibles -ftetures Christmas Cards Artistic in design, beautiful in sentiment u>me in to day—browse over our tables where selections are easy. CHRISTMAS DRESSINGS FDR YOUR PACKAGES. - s Chronicle Publisbing Company stationery Department . ■ { • \ ’A.-'--