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THB CLINTON CHBONICLB. CLINTON. & C
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1930
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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
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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.
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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
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^ 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.
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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...
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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.
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