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l^' 7w- r*' /•, L THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 193? THE CUNTOK CHRONICLE, CMNTONt R. C> PAGE 8EVE^ COUNTY TREASURERS NOTICE 1931 The books of the-County Treasurer will be open for the collection of taxes for the fiscal year, 1931, at the Treasurer’s office from OctgiM r ^.5th to December 31, 1931. After J^cem- Nobody’s Business .By McGee >i'nip w ^ w ^ flat rock news one q1 our leadinf^ h-4 club boys, Henry-Rasor' ^ck In Jail V-'' Bondsmen "Desert Cross Hill Mill MeiiT Agree On Curtailment of the print cloth group and would be effective fo«r six months, beginning March 1. / A committee of eight noanufkctur- ers was appointed to make recemmen- creasing demand for coiton falbrica in wearing •pparel.” Mr. Walcott expressed the t^Uef that “the print cloth mills folly real ize the urgent importance of setting Resolution Unanimously Adopt* i dations regarding this proposal. This] constructive forces in motion because ber 31 one per cent will be added. Af-.j perry tomkins by name, is thinking I Mdfder CAse Mair After HitCs Testimony !, ed Byi Executives Of 100 Print again in June to|of the^aring of print cloths on tte I S’ ter January 3l8t, two per cent will be added, and after February 29th, sev- about givving up ,clubrwork onrter his club pig and Cloth Plants at Conference. count of his pa too^ his club pig andj i. . i V' en”peV cent will he added until the ‘ her for 9$ to buy a licema plate |. , i inn • ♦ i n ' 15th dav of Alaua, 1932, when the for his nui’s ford, and he says that hcj Ernest Hitts sensational testimony at|of approximately 100 print cloth mills, \v. C. Hamrick, Gaffney; C. M. Ba’i-- books will be clos^' ' might as well skip a year as to try to i a. preliminary hearing, J. Henry Ra-! unanimously adopted a resolution, here Icy. Clinton; Elljott White Springs.' FINAL SETT LEM F'lT m'nertv 'in another shote—unless hej ^^: 4.5, under cl^ifges in the slaving|recommending a three-part cur- Lanciv^ter mills; George M. Wrig+it.| T^Ue notice that on the 23rd day A.l. perse AS owning p.^p ^ i^ant some nmnnvy by the h-4 ' tailment policy which, commission Great Falls; W. S. Montgomery, i-of Fch 1932 I will render a final ac- more t.ian on. school district are re-, ^ ; of U. C. Rasor^ii .father, was re-, representatives said, was the Spartan mill; W. D. Anderson. Bibb. coVnt oV mraetTand d^^^ comprehensive ever proposed Manufacturing (^o.; T. M. Marchant, ! cf the estate of W. S Spartanburg, Jan. 30,—i Executives “decide whether it will suggest that the^ curtailment be continued beyond the six mhnths period,.^ Members.'o!' the cemmitj^ee are; Dr. indirsVry in general and the helpful in fluence these mills'can have in stabi lizing conditions including employ ment.’’ ' i quested to call for receipts ins each of the several school districts in which the property is located. This ' portant, as addiGonal cost and pen tw’een the ages of twenty-one (“21) and slx^y fOOL-years of age are liaole to pav a poll tax of $L00. Commuta tion Road Tax SI.50 in I'eu of road duty* All able-bodied men between the ages supervisor. I |I..a .i,a4,ner, as re- ' ; arrested today and Icdged in jail here, i most comprenen.sive ever proposea .*ianui^ciuring in.; i. m. Marcnani,j cf the estate of W. .S. Porter i' rr,i..r«Kn,. I n«. „ . ♦ within the industry, j Greenville, and J. B. Harris, Green-, 'the office of'-be Judge of Under the provisions of the plan,j WO(wl. ■ * Probate ’ of Laurens ci ur.^y at 10 was to of benn hell at rehober on la.st> latter’’ bondsmen Ra-or was nlnce i*' ^ ^‘^tlined by Creorge Walcott, of the! The unanimous vote on the resolu-! a. m.. and on the same day Hunter Manufacturing and Commi.s- lion wa< recorded after the mill men .yjn apply for a final di.scharge,from C sion Co., of^ New York, mills which land representatives cf practically all s im-' funeral for the corps of mr.' Sheriff - Columbus L. 0\\\r'. ;^ak jljoe thornwial.who dide in-rrT’T'., which Rasor in custody at the reque. t of the alty may be attached. ^ ^ j Sunday was put off as he did not gr^ii , . .. „ r • ' k Ali oHAodW mnlo citizens be.!ri,4 till th,. next day when he tvas^'■> it'?‘“’t J=>'1 «s.Kusene rnep. wh road du service, school trustees, school teach- i the organ they put in enduring 19 and laid to rest on mondav hv the 5ide ofi.''-^^ surrendereil to the i^heriff by his i are n w operating only a day shift Uud’.ng avomniission houses had been! his last wife "who p':is.s«i on befoari.'--ond.-meh a feta weeks ato. ' 'would curtail. 10 p,.r cent frorn dheir in conference tor nearly four houi-s.l to rest on that beautiful shorl where, . „reiio,io;,.v hearinx for’ “ "'’.T'L i ,‘''f "'wtinK. Mt. 'Val- ’ b th ! operating 10.) hours a week un;;i cott.. who presided, said: - ler-the 5r>-.50 plan would curtail 20^^“It wa.s brought out that the vol- per cent from their niaximun\ Janu ary wwk and all others including thost’ which have been running at fall ca- ofj the average weekly sales in Janu my trust as KxecuLrix. pain and sorry is not kifown forevver j these two and jUthan Crisp, more” about 2 year hence, he was ajgj, Kugene, that Hitt »av, .. s' of 21 and 55 are liable to j consistent baptist to thi§ last, but yesterday, implicating ity except those in military j not fife tu. church anny onner count of' hmiself in the staying of ers, ministers and Students... j ]0. ' Proper attention will be given those v/ho wish to pav IheiY taxes through tne mail by check, money order, etc. e his te,5- them the el- Hill home on .An’* i:“rson indebted to said estate nf'''’f,vi uhd required to ma..»' pay ment r. O' t< fore that date; auo uli persons' hav..ig claims against said luCume of ,print cloth sales for the first |H.t n on or before • )St' thk'e/week.s-in .January was in excess (..ite, duly proi., r. or be fore/er i.f fU-w ! barruHi. I- der Rasor at hi^ Cros.s Sept. 20. J I All four are charged with murder the garrage at flat rock has chang-j ’r ac.eescry to’munier in the^slaying. ed his prices as follows: if you don’t iThev are all residents of Cross Hill. ! f„ff,t?a^h;'p^i.lim,“^a^in;;'il|||||||||||!||||||||||||||||||illlllllllllllllllllllllll»^ The lax lew ii %«. folVws I radiators and grinding valves, pacity would curtail 25 per cent. ary for the last four years. This, inj MilS. LFFIK WALKER PORTER, The recommendation w.as condi-_| the opihlon of many who attended the j Executrix. ; tinned upon acceptance by 4)0 per cent j met^ting, is due to the steadily in-j Jan. IS, 19:’>2—2 11 4tc •state Tax 5 mills 1 Ordinary County Tax ..... . 6*-2 mills j Road arid Bridge 8 mills Railroad B'nd 1 mill Road I onds (>‘fi mills Past Ind«»bteflness 3 mills Statewide School (6-^0-l) 4 mills { Weak Schools .. . 1 mill [ 1 High Seh-»•>’<» 2 mills 1 Constitution-' School .3 mills Tot* .. ...A'} '’ills I.Rurens Scl.mil Districts No. 1, Trinity-Ri<lfe.‘e . ... 16*-. mills No. 2, Prospect .... 16 mills No. ,3,' Bdrksdale-Namie -.17*4 mills No. 4, Bailey . .V. 1 mills No. 5, ro|>eland-Flcming 8 mills No. 6, Oak Grove 6 mills No." 7, Watts Mills ...8 mills No. 11. I.Jiur^ns 22 mills No. 12, Ora 11mills Y'^ungi School Districts No. 2, FntFdship (D-5T mills No. 4; Bethar..' 12 mills No. 5, Grays 17 mills No. 6, Central 1014 mills No. 7, Youngs ,17*4 mills No. 8, Warrior Creek 15 mills No. 10, [.Anford 24*4 mills No. 3-B, Fountain Inn 24 mills Dials School Districts No. 1, Greenpond 10 mills No. 2, Eden 17 ^ mills No. 3, Shiloh (Sul. 17)- 22 mills No. 5, Gray Court-Owings 24 mills No. 1^3, Barksdale-Narnie .IH’i mills b. 8. Merna (Sul. 17) 22 milla 3-B. Fountain Inm ..... 24 mills Sullivan ^hool Districts No. 1, Princeton, 22 mills No. 2, Mt. Bethel H> mills No. 3, Poplar Springs 25 mills No. 7, Brewerton 16 mills No. 17, Hickory Tavern 22 mills Railroad Tax „ 3 mills Waterloo School Districts No. 1, Mt. Gallagher 12 mills No. 2, Bethel Grove 9 mills No. 3, EkomTSiil. 17) ... ..^^22 mills No. 4,'-Cent€r Point 14 mills No. 6, Oakville 8 mills No. 6, Mount Pleasant 13 mills No. 7. Mt. Olive . 21 mills No. 14, Waterloo 8 mills Cross Hill Scho<»l District No. 13 , Cross Hill w., 21 Mi mills Hunter School Districts No. 3, Rock Bridge 6 mills No. 4, Wad.swcrth No, 5, Clinton No, 6, Goldville No. 7, Belfast No. K-19, Kinards No. R-42, Reederville No. 16. Mountvdlle Jacks School Districts No. 1, No white school was held, sent the case up to gx*neral and such like, he charges the ford | sessions court ami continued $2.5001 ^ schedule w’hk'h is only about 55 perh>onds under which Henry Rasor and j SS cent too high,,'but he says that is the I the Crisps were placeil at a habeas rule, in order to keep himself bizzy,| corpus hearing. j he may put in radios and po.ssibly, Hitt is held at the state peniten- ^ raise some chickens on the side, thatjtiary w'ithout bond. Tw) Cr.iss Hilli^^ is, on the lot by the side of his gar-' Xegroes". Coot Richaids and Ix'e! ^3 rage. -— '— | Payne, also ai'e in the iHMutentiary in j ~ ^ ^ j.c'(tnttectiob with the case. Hitt in-;^ ■ onner count of the warm weather jRichards in his teslim.my bui , up t.) a few days ago, some fishing[‘1**1 Payne. —4 y'’ took place in the nearby creek with ti aurlck, but nothing much was ketc)i- ed excepp the ones the game*warden Hilt testifieii at the-hearing that — he, Henry Rasor and the Cvisps and ^ Richards gatheixul at a cane patch thro^’ed .in the creek from washing-^ near* the Rasor home the night of the ton, id. C., about 3 weeks befoar — which they furnished free, but the taxpayers had to pay for same, pos sum' hunting is nearly over and they have benn more scarcer than ever, due to the fact that the popperlation ate the simmons befoar the possum gut a chance at them. City Licenses Expires Feb. 15th. 8 mills 23 mills IS 'mills S mills S mills 13 mills mesdame Jennie veeve smith and mesdame Jude brown entertained at a shower in onner of mesdame josie Jones (who expects to get married next month if he gets out of the navy in time) last friday afternoon in the pallutial home of the latter’s mother who is trying to buy it from the in surance company who took it in last year, the collex, scheem was mistle toes swung to the electric bul>bs and trimmed with crawling ivey, which was also grejen so’s it could harmon ize with the room settings on 'which there was 19 pressent. russian tea was served with a sody cracker as usual. slaying. He was sent to gain access i — to the home, he sakl, because “I was ^5 the only one Mr. Rasor would let in.’ (ss: .“Vfter he had entered the house on s the pretext of collecting clothes for s a pre.ssing club, he said, he turned and ^ saw Henry Rasor and I.athan Crisp standing in the doorway. Henry, he said, had a blanket in his hand and Lathan had a piece of pine wood.' Hitt testified that he then Jumped through a wimlow and that as lie did ! Lso he heard one blow struck. Eugene's Crisp followed him out of the house, he said. Later, he testified, they alF-went back to the house to “get" Jake Ra-4=; 10 PER CENT PENALTY ADDED AFTER THAT DATE. well, mr. editor—there is no move news excepp of a i^itical nature, and we know yore readers are tired of that stuff, b may rite^or foam you later on. /' yores truly, mike Clark, rfd., cjrry spomlent. ~ Uncle Joe T^ls'thr WwrW"”^ Uncle Joe blew in again today. He has been rather porely for the past few w'eeks. He has been and is spll under the treatment of the “Injun <roc- tor" who lives down his way. He took 3'diffeient kinds of pills ano chewtd 2 different types of “roots and herbs” while talking to me for about 2.5 min utes, these prescriptions having In'cn formulatetl by the Injun. sor, another son of W. C. Rasor, who = was attacked and seriou.sly injured as he returned hme about midnight the night of tb^ slaying. Hitt said that on this occasion the Richards Negro was left in an auto- moblia U watch and he reaiaioed in the cane patch. The other three went toward the houee, he said, and pre«- ently he heard a shot. He started running towaid his home, he said, and heard two other shots as he ran. He reached home | about 12 o’clock, he'^id. Grilled Pears (To serve with meat). Peel and halve pears and brush’"' with melted butter. Bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees F.) until tender. Sprinkle with grated cheese and continue cook ing under the broiler until *cheese is melted and delicately browmil. Payinent for City Business Licenses for 1932, with- f out penalty, will expire on Feb. 15,1932. After that date 10 per centipenalty will be added until March 15th, after which action will be broug*ht ag*ainst all parties whose J . ■ - . ^ 1932 licenses have not been paid. ' f' -i !i' ■ D. C. HEUSTESS, ' . - City Clerk and Treas. Soph (in a rain): “Why don’t you put on your slicker?" Fresh; “1 can’t. I got a book in one hand and it won’t go through the .'‘leeve.’’ ^Illll I asked Uncle Joe if lu* had ever gone to a medical doctor and he Re plied: “Ye.s. 1 have tried nrghp nigh all of them. I.was hope to .sto* e extent ‘’f mills 1 “ cow-ropperdist, th.' rubbing i and biffing doctor, but he always left me sore all over, so 1 wen'- to a pill The collegiate creeik- “Never* put off ’till tomorrow what you can do day after tomorrow,’* No. 2’Shady Grove, mis suggested plov.ing ii.d No. .3, Renno _ ' , .. mills ' *^‘‘*^** ^ n": t 0'D,.irx Hi n.ilix ‘‘P"''* “* No. 7, Garlington 3 i After getting rid of his health, 1 No. 15, Hurricane ^ ^ ^ * j casually mentioned the fact that I Scuffletown School Dwtneta ' ^ .$10.00, hut 1 orter have $15.00. I have not trained him any so far, but yoqli can do that in no time, hardly; Jt’s. best to teach them in the place where' they wijl live. He’s a fine specimen,' and must be one of the ancestors of) my former pet owl, as his eye.s is the same color and he can turn his head around on his nake 3 times without Scuiiieiown srnooi | ^ f^r my ha-j hurting. I’ll fetch him up if you say.’’ No. 1, Q .v.iulhy. and he got sUrtod again: “Gee, j j ^ot trade for the owl. They are , too smart to live at my house. No. 3, Latigsion i make fim? pFts and get tamed in less' No. 4, Sandy Springs n.u i *han two weeks. I owned a screech owl No. 10, Lanford 2 4 mj a I when I was a boy, and that-bird No. 12, Ora U Mi mills only entertaining, but she was Persons sending ft) lists of names I useful in and around the to be taken off are requested to send ^ „ them early and give the township and school district of each, as the T**®^**’ “i called my owl ‘.\pter’-W»ecau3e urer li very busy during the month o | apter do one thing as December./. -» another. He watched a canary take a D. ROY SliViPSON, jhath once, and what you reckon? That tf County Treasurer, j bathing in our water buck- j et three times a day before m^hls and ) we finally got so’s we couldn’t afford to keep any drinking water in house, I leeched him to f^ed the chick ens: he would go out to the 'barn and ^ tote corn to them in the hen yard, 5 ' grains at a time—tilLalKof them were I properly fed, 50 grains each.’’ SPRING OPENING ' i' Fresh Shipment of Laying Mash ^nd Chicken Feed All Kinds. FEW BUSHELS OF BEARD LESS BARLEY LEFT. See Us For Elest Prices , On DAIRY FEED,' HORSE FEED. MEAL AND HULLS. ^ATS ^D HAY. Call 157 for Qiiitk Delivery. r FARMERS : EXCHANGE ‘t;lintoa’8 Feed Store” T.J.BWo«k,Bl8r.: r “Another thing Apter was good for was keeping flies out of the house. They got so’s they Would come and peep in, and if Apter was anywrheYe’s in sight, hack to the stable they would go. Apter learnt how to wind the •clock and shell peas' for ms. He gut far enough along in ’rithmetic to count money and lay pff hop-scotch lines with^his feet and tail. I ‘mind’ once Apter slipped all of the goobers out of pa’s pocket-one night while pa was reading the almaneck.” Tailor-Made Clothing SCHLO^BROS. OF BALTIMORE — on — WEDNESDAY >n<i THURSDAY Feb. 10 and 11th ' Chas. Gross In Chars^c NOTICE! Fire Regulations “Yep, by all means-rhi^ your boy a scrWMh owL I have one mwn at my house now that I will sril you for only Complete line of Spring fab rics. priced right. Be sure to see thi&display. LH. DAVIDSON Clinton. S. C. City Council upon request from the Fire Depart ment, ha§ ordered a strict enforcement by the Police Department of Sec. 14, Code_of Ordinances, as follows; MOTOR VEHICLE FIRE ALARM—When the fire alarm sounds, all tariffic upon the streets of the Towm of Clinton, shall stop wher ever the vehicle shall be, and pull near to the closest curb, and remain standing- there for a period of three minutes, or until all fire figrht- ing equipment has passed. Violators of this ordinance on conviction thereof, shajjl be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar, nor more than one hundred dollars. * Effective today this ordinance will be rigidly en forced whfen fire alarms are given. 7 / :h ?a5WWI ')■ .1.: n,* By order of City Council, Feb. 1,1932. 7 ^1'"^