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i j'.A -vX.. *.k . iiWl PACK EIGHT THE CUMidy CHBONICLK. CLINTON. 8. C, THURSDAY. APRIL 7. 19S8 Ans^ins Of Coining To Clinton •« Joanna Mill News Goldville, April 1. — Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Barbee of Whitmire, and Mrs. IE. C. Barbee and children of Gold- iville visited relatives in Columbus, I Ga., last week. i Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hair and son, I Bobby, Miss Ruth Hair, Mrs. W. W. Hair, Olga and Wendell Hair spent the ■week-end in Swan.sea QUERY REPORTS RAILROADS PAY FAR HEAVIER TAX THAN TRUCKS Chairman of Tax Commission Says Roads Pay Nine Conts of Every Dollar of Gross Revenue and Trucks C-. ' Four-Tenths of One Cent. contained in state income tax returns, it was shown that such 21 companies had a gross revenue for the year 1936 of (3,841,916.47,, and > the total taxes paid for the support of state, county, school and municipal governments was $15,766.89.” CoJumbia, April 1.—Chairman W. G. i governments $353,535.61. Query of the state tax commission “Expressed in another way, the Blue Hose Beat Carolina, 5 to 4 ^‘^orted yesterday that railroads of, railroad companies paid for the sup IpkV* n »»nH with hf»r in 1936 paid nine cents out| port of the state, county, school and' 'nnrpnts Mr arid Xlrn O M Temnle dollar of gross revenue for I municipal governments, nine cents out parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Temple-gl truck and bus oper- of each dollar of gross revenue while* I %1 J xt rx_ Xf V’ 11 ator* paiS 4-10 of 1 cent out of each 1 .Mr. and Mrs. Dan Martin, Miss Nellf . T... Itt x»- 11 j XI -* dollar of gross revenue. {Hamm, Miss Edna Hamm, and .Morton "Hamm spent Stmttay ■with Mr.- Mar-jy .Astateipeilt..re<tue8ted _i>y.,_the ' tin’s father in WrighUville, Ga. | ’*0*0*’- bridges and ferries com- i Mr. and Mrs. Otis Murphy, Mr., ""^tee on Uxes paid by truck and bus and Mrs. Charles .Murphy, Mr. and eoncems. Query said; ‘It was interesting to note in the compilation of the figures showing Clinton and Thomweir orphanage * will have as guests over the week-end the Rev. and .Mrs. I.. .M. .Anglin of Oiina. Before marriage Mrs. .Anglin was .Miss .Ava l*^on, a daughter of Thomwell. The Ablins have .spent 27 years in China mini.slering t<* the spiritual and physical ne<*<ls of thous ands of helpless orphans. They have charge of an orphanage. The Home of Onesiphorus, in Taian, Shantung. Through their untiring efforts to.hel|)-| save the iKHvr and neetly of China,! they'have gaim*d-the ctttifitk*nee andj cooperation of many of China’s h'ad-j ing men. such as Dr. H. H. Rung,| lnini>t»'i' «»f finHiiee.-aiid tJeneral Feng Yu-hsiang, a noteil Christian leader. I The undeclantl war in I'hina has! wrought untold suffering among the' |>e«>ple, and the orphanage has he<‘n j no exception. However, .Mr. Anglin i< not coming S oith t-.i solicit funds for the occa-sion, that she will talk at the afternoon service at 3:30 o’clock, with jMissihly .Mary Lee taking some part on the program. The latter sings in both English and Chinese. The chil dren,of the orphanage will be delight ed to hear her. One of the Chinese men will speak at the A. R. I’, church on Isabbath morning while the o-ther will speak at the First Baptist church at night if arrangement.s can be maiie. However, this announcement will maile on .Satunlay night. .Mr. Anglin will bring along his picturi*s which will be shown in the orphanage chuix'h at 7:3()/o’clock. They inclwle htnne and -other Interest's ing places. The jiictures will be ac- com|>anied by a travel talk, it is said. There will he no admission charge and no offering taken at the door. The inihlie is cordially invited. It is hopisl ( linton will join hands .M rs. Millard Murphy, Miss Fanrtie Copeland, Harold and Lewis Murphy,, visited .Magnolia gardens, near Char leston, .Saturday. I Miss Medora Campbell of Clinton, j is spending the wex-k with her sis ter, Mrs. Joe Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. John DuBoi.s, Donald taxes paid by ■ commercial motor the 21 truck and bus operators paid 4-10 of 1 cent out of each .dollar of commercial motor Yfibicle ^mtora. gTo.«s revenue, and if information had been available with respect to all commercial motor vehicle operators, the ratio of taxes paid, would be even less than the ratio shown in the above comparison.” His statement, requested while the group was deliberating the bill to in crease the 90-inch width, 20,000- pound limitation law on trucks to Presbyitcrian college defeated the South Carolina nine here Monday af ternoon in the season’s Opening game, 5 to 4, when McCravy, Gamecock re lief. pitcher, walked in the winning run with one out in the ninth. Tabor, wbo had held the glue jHose to two ""hits^’^and ho runs for six in transportation the wide difference in taxes imposed on the two types of transportation for the support of state and local government. “The gross revenue of three rail-' 96 inches and 40,000 pounds, said: Dubois, and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. companies from business done | “From 21 truck and bus operators Bragg visitexl Middleton gardens, near! within the state for the year 1936 was, both common and contract carriers. Charleston, Saturday. ' $3,853,946.65 and the three railroad j licensed by the public service commis- Tommy .Martin, student at Wash-. P®*^ for the support of i sion, and on which operators the tax ington and Lee university, Ix'xington, i *f®4o, county, school and municipal commission had complete information Va., spent the spring holidays with — — nings, was relieved by McCravy in the seventh w'hen he yielded three runs. The relief hurler gave up a run in the eighth that knotted the count and then issued a pass in the final canto with the bases loaded. The Blue Stockings hoisted the I*almetto championship flag won last year ■with appropriate ceremonies prior to the game. American and British colonists of a disputed Pacific island play poker —in accord with modern policy of in ternational relations: Let the chips fall where they may. his parents. Dr. and .Mrs. W. T. .Mar tin. Mrs. .Mary Hughes spent the week end in Ware Shoals. Mrs. Janies .Murray of Columbia,! '.spent the- week-end with ..Miss Mary JI Nell Sample. Mr. and .Mrs. L E. Prater spent the' w<*ek-end in Batesburg. Mr. and .Mrs. John Gaskin visited friemls in Whitmire Sunday. .Mr. an.l Mrs. Roy (hlell, Harold hi^ hnd 111 a prolonged .siege of illness and they’ are on then way to her home town of .Albany, (ia.. for a rest. They are ex- IH'rtxxl to arrive either F'riday after-! noon or «*ar!y Satunla.v morning. The accompanying pictim* shhws the gn*up as follow-: fixmt row, left ^ to right. .Mr. .Anglin. .Mary Ia'o Hsiao,: Mrs. Anglin; l>ack row, left to right, Samuel t\ H.siao and David Y. Chen.. Hsiao is one «»f the *’h«»me Iniys.’’ He was savtsi and t'tiucatx'ti in the home,| having ctmie to the orphanage when, a la«l about 12 years of age. .Aft*T; graduating from schmd he servxsl fori a time as .secretary. .Mary Iam* is the first child and «»nly daughter of Sam-1 uel ami E.sthxT Hsiao. Ikavid Chen i.si also' one of the “home Iniys.” He wa.sj exiucatexi there, after which he went: to the thex>logical stminary in Tengh-j Men where he was gi'axluatxxl in 1933. | Mr. .Anglin will preach for thoj Thx»rnwxdl .Menmnal chuix*.h congrega-1 tarn on Sunday morning and it is ex-| pectrd, if Mrs. .Anglin feels equal to* AyeTeivining .Mr. and Mr.s. Anglin‘•Odidl. and .Mis. .Alma -Ottrll spent and their party. They have been sore ly tried by the war being wagisl all about th(‘ir orphaiiagi- in Taian an<l a I’est will Ik* greirtly apprxxdated. .Mr. Anglin has written some interesting stories' at-out th«‘ way in which (lod ha.s saved his orphanagi*. It i.s under stood hi.s stor>’ .Saturday night will reveal an insight into the work. FERTILIZER BUYING BELOW LAST YEAR Columbia, .April 5.—Fertilizer pur chases by South Caixdina farmers, as indieatexl tmlay by fertilizer tax col- Ux'tions, have laggexl liK'hinxI purchas es a year agt>. Tax tags weix* hxnight for 288,750 tons in .March, figurxxs from the of fice of'Statx* Treasurer E. P. Miller .showxsl, comparxxi witih tags for 357,- 8H3 tons in March, 1937. The tix*asuix‘i’s office reportt*d, however, that purchasx's in April have been unusually hx*avy. Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. .A. Gar rett in Laurens. Rev. D. K. Boozer and Mrs. J. .M.*' Bozunl atteiidx'd the mei'ting of South ('arolinu prx*shyterial in (ireenwoiKl on Tue.sday. .Miss M«Mh‘ene Finm-y and Nathan Brazil visit's! .Mr. and Mrs. Joel Smith in Whitmire Suntlay. .Mr. and .Mrs. Wilbur Bauknight, .Mr. and Mrs. Willie Snipes and .Miss Nellie Kinard of Newberry spent .Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. W. W«M.d. .Miss Rosalyn Sanders of New berry, visitx'd .Miss .Sybil Byars Sun day. .Mis.s Flora Tucker s|M'nt the wx*ek- en<l ill Faiorex* with her nu'ther. \tr. and .Mrs. Floyd Osb<»rne and Mrs. F^d OslMirne visitexl relatives in lAiurens Suhdav. i Make This a Nunn-Bush Easter NunnBm dhe cAnkls^fitshiwii^Qxfori "... If there are any unarter shoes I have yet to find them,” 1 says RAY MILLAND PARAMOUNT STAR FoKter .Mu-Nic tiuh Meets The F'i'ster Music club hehl its reg ular meeting in the music room Mon- tlay afterntMin. The folhming program was enjoyed: "Deep Sea Diver." Mary Kate Carr. I “Cat’s Serenade.” Juanita Wicker^ “Imlian Village." FIvelyn Gardner. I “The Whistling Sailxir,” Gladys i Willingham. “The (iuiLar Senmaxle," Iris Sim mons. “F'aiiies. and F^lves," Bx»l»hie Jean ('arr. I /‘.Sounds fn»m Vienna WxhhIs," .An- ] Violin solo, “Ditty’s Weltz," Ma»-y F'rancis. j Violin s*x>lo. “I L've You Truly,” j i .Annette .Moorhx-axl. I The pixtgram x-nxKsI with a trio, ' "Hungarian Dance No. 6," by Bobtde Jean Carr. .Annette Moorhead, ami 1 Mr.s. Roniaioe Smith, teacher. Goldville Ihty Signs With Yankees Flarl Morse, catcher for^ the Joanna hall club in 1937. has signed a con ! tract with the New York Yankees. , He has been assigned to the Augusta jelub of the South .Atlantic league. Gt»l<lville friends predict for Morse a brilliant future and the community is elatxHl over his xvpportunity. (iirls* Club Activities The Girls’ club held its weekly j meeting last Tuesday ai^ aP ititef- esting program was led by Miss! j Tootsie Odell. Others taking parti I were Misses Catherine Blanton andl Nell Hamm. Miss Sarah Osborne prc-| sided over the business session. ORERHUSLRANGE To the Pa^n In Laurens County Who Has the Oldest Enterprise Stove or Range Still In Use. NO STRINGS TO THIS OFFER County Epwortb Leagae Meeting On Monday night 124 young people j from Laurens county met at Goldville j| in their monthly union meeting. The} devotional service was led by Goldville Epworth league. Business j| was conducted by James Harvey, president. .After the brief business session a social hour was enjoyed on | !l|the club house lawn. Delicious re- j freshments were served the Goldville j > young people. ,Il*s because they're Ankle-Fashioned. Mr. Milland. That makes them keep their orijnnal smartness months after ordinary shoes are throw a away. NUNN-BUSH SHOES AND OXFORDS $7.50 and $8.50 Edgerton Shoes for $5.00 L'B. DllURD Just filfure up how long you have used your Enterprise Stove or Rangfe, come in and give us the information, and on July 30th this ran^e will be ifiven absolutely free to the person reporting one in use the longest time. ENTERPRISE STOVES AND RANGES ..‘. are sold under a number of model names, such as Sunny South, Black Oak. Art Enterprise. Black Diamond, Grand Enterprise, and other names, but all have on them **Made by Phillips and Buttorff,** Nashville, Tenn. I In Hoapital ' FViends of Kelly Meeks will be .^orry to know that he is in the Vet-{j erans’ hospital in Columbia. Returns Froas Hospital t| Friends of Crawford Starnes will be glad to know that he has rej^med | from the Newberry hospital where ■ he recently underwent an operation. REPORT YOURS NOW Come in right away and give us the number of years you have used yours. Some who may have used theirs longer may not report, so yop may be the one to get this seventy-five dollar range free. Y. W. A. Party Members of the Y^oung Woman’s auxiliary and a few of their friends enjoyed a party in the Girls* club rooms from 8:30 to It o’clock Friday evening. The evening’s ^tertainment | consisted of St. Patrick’s day con tests under the direction of Miss Ruby Carter. Later in the evening delicious punch an^l piga. ^ m blaBkcia” weva served. WILKES & COMPANY —Two Stores—Laurais— SUB8CS1BB TO TU CBKOIflCIJI