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1 11 u ;■ / ; / THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1938 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C. TAX ORDINANCE and personal, not exempt by law from taxation, situate and within the cor porate limits of the Town of Clinton, \N ORDIXAN’CE to levy ax- ^ hereby levied for thei IS'UAL TAXESi UPON THE TAX- purpose of raising: taxes to meet the; ABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE interest accruing on electnc light TOWN OF CUNTON, S. FOR. Pi»nt bonds of the Town of Clinton,; THE YEAR 1938, FOR THE PUR- bearing date June 1st, 1925. and i>ncir np MFFTiVf: riTRRFNT sued under authorization of election EXPEsIS £.0 TO PRO- held on the 26,h dny of Mny. 1925.: VIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF IN- »nd to create a sinking fund to be TEREST ON OUTSTANDING used in retirement and payment of, BONDS OF THE SAID TOWN OF bonds. The excess, if any, to be Washington Manning May Protest 5 Counties In Lower State instructed the sealing and locking ance in my race, and I pledge that of the boxes in Colleton, Dorchester,' I will do my level best at all times Berkeley and Georgetown counties. I to discharge the duties of the»offiee Stukes^ said his action , was taken! in an efficient and courteous manner, iat the request of Manning,-- who, - VICTOR R. FLEMINGr Stukes said, stated he would protest! 1 ■ - PAGE SEVra 9 ■% the election in Charleston, where! ^ CARD OF THANKS Columbia, Sept. 14 Possible pror, j^ayor Burnet R. Maybank received j I dwply appreciate the splendid tests in five counties by Wyndham more than 21,(100 votes to a little vote of confidence gtiven me by tbn M. Manning, candidate for governor,' uiore than a l,05t)^or Manning. j voters of I.,auren8 county in Tim*- loomed.^today as ballot boxes werej • }days primary, ordered locked up and national! C. F, BROOKS CARD OF THANKS 12.-A pomicriruardsmen stood guard over those in' ' wi*h to fhank my friends in Laur-, ^ Charleston I®*'* county for the support given mcj Three Bnti.sh explorers have set Foiiowing the impoundiing of the .Tuesday’s primary. By your vote out to visit a mnjintain in what the, or and expression of confidence I have term “the lost —.— a . a w . WashingtoH, Sept CLI.NTON AND TO P R O V I D E used by the Town tOunoi for other ^ QiVKivr rrvnq for THE RE- corporate purposes. , uatfn iargLi.> TIRE.ME.\T THEREOF. !. That over and a^ve and looked, but which definitely figures • t rl f tV, ff f i u f F RF IT ORDtINTD BY THE '» «>>' >»'•«■* “f i" «t.e spi>t between the two wings jer of Governor Oiin D. Johnston.!'’f"u";" f-urope suggests TOWN- roi NriL OF THE TOWN- ".liis. three and f t^e Demoeratic party has been State Democratic chairman Taylor f ' ‘’hall always be grateful waited a while the n w'VxlN-TO^. s" c! i5“cWNT.L ^l-arply to the front by the N- Stukes announced that ASSE.MBLED. i 1.. i ntiii tiaaieoinftiwka'A TafNtvi.t* primary campaign of Senator Elli- he had your many kindnesses and assist-]have come to them. world.” laate nevra that if they*d mountain miglit . g. I , - . Secretary Wallace more than anv Section 1. That a tax levy of twelve ^ Sections 1, 2. 3, 4. 5. and 6. re- son I). (Cotton Ed) Smith of South other crop. (12) mills on every dollar’s worth of spectively. Of this Ordinance, a le\T Carolina. That i^ the racial i.ssue' With 13 million bales of U. S. property, r^al and personal, tiot ex- of seven (7) mills be and is hereby fOt- ii empt by law from taxation within the ^lade upon every dollar’s worth of ^ Probleon ” corporate limits of the Town of Clin- property, real and personal, not ex- u n »_• ton be and the same is hereby levied e^ipt by law from taxation, situate Pr«»bably nothing has sp arou which the South refers to as the “Ne-i^un overhanging the world market be-*|.* H. I). HENRY 1898-1938 F. M. BOLAND the national party organization to'. swing the NegriH*s of the North away|. for current expenses and tO' <*cfray and within the corporate limits of the aiiUgonism of Soirthern IVmp- public expenses of the Town of Clin- Town of Clinton, and the same is toward the New Deal, not even ^ ton for the current fiscal year and to hereby levied for the purpose of rais- invasion of state rights by j staple, meet current indebtedness contracted taxes to meet the interest accru- ^be successful efforts of. by said town for general corporate street improvement and main. purposes. tenance bonds of the Town of Clin- , , . ... , . Section 2. That over and above and bearing date June 1st. 1925, and traditional allegiance to in addition to the levy of twelve (12) under authorization of elec- Republican pait>^. mills as hereinabove provided in Sec- held on the 26th day of May, tion 1 of this Ordinance a levy of iy25 and to create a sinking fund to five (5) mil’s be and is hereby made be used in retirem«mi upon every dollar’s worth of iproper- bonds. The ty. rear and i>ersonal. not exempt by be u.-^ by the Tow fore this year’s picking has begun, the sed P*'^’’br'm of helping the cotton growers btTomes acute. . The prospect is for :otton loans averaging about 8 1-4 cents a pound, depending on grade The estimate of this ye'ar’s farm income is about 7 1-2 billion dollars. n y H. D. HENRY & COMPANY INSURANCE That is about 12 including subsidies Thov have year, but there been converted into Democralic vot-!*^ much less distrc^ss among the’farm ^ g STOCKS , — BONDS — REAL EST.YTE LOANS NEGOTIATED g Telephone 121 ers. and old-line Southern politicians! population in general. I law from taxation, situate and with- cor{>orate purposes. (irfuf .ni nsk-mont do.iiot Hkc at all the idea of accept-i .* [leni ana pajmenl , .... . of nolitioa activities in ai wvg-*-- if «nv trt them as jHilitioal comrades. . j gu «' i i exce>>. If any. to • \\\ p, a. and other Federal In Council for oth- “Cotton hd in liis campaign for ^ (' Stirnnl by the widespread changes and by the ill agencies. * r_T T_T^_^ T"- ‘ T r^ T^ r_A tn ri r n f i f 111 ft ft ft T_t T^ f_i f_i f_x f_i r t ft t_i f_i ft m m 11 m ri fji ft m M M M renomination made the employees in classified service against taking anyi 11s, five (5l mills, three and L>iK-hing bill in the last ( ongiess. p^rt in politics, under penaltv (34) mills one andW-half "bile he has been more vocal in .nsnussal. They risk their j.»bs if lills, five (5) mills, om-half public on the subj^et than have most ya^iiiaign tons or display on their cars. campaign political “stickers’ 666 cures MALARIA in 7 davs. Relieves COLDS first day .... ommission: . . . , . . ^bP has issued a drastic warning to the| in the corporate limits of the Town Section 8. That over and al*ove and slogan of ‘White Supixmiacy, and p(M) Federal employees in th of Clinton, and the same is hereby addition to the levies of twelve his opposition to the Ftsleral Anti levied for the purpose of raising tax- mills e- to meet the interest accruing on half street improvement lH>nds of the (m) mills Town of Clinton, bearing date the 1st , i, ^ :ie\en (71 mills, as other .Southern leaders, there is no day of January. 1920, and issued un- heivinalmve provided in Sections 1, tK»ubt that the friendliness of the der authorization of election held on o, 3, 4. 5. 6, and 7, resj>eclively. of -Administi-aCion’s supjHulers toward the 9th day of Decembt‘r, 1919. and ^his Ordinance, a levy of one (II mill the Negro as a voter, rather than as to create a sinking fund to be used be and is heA>by made upon every an object of charity, has nuwh to do in the retirement and payment of said dollar’s worth of proi»erty, real and ’^'tb the Anti-New Deal sentiment bonds. .The excess, if any, to be used personal, not exempt by law from iti the i>arty in the South, by the Town Council for other cor- taxation, situate and within the oor- l*arly Rift Widening porale purposes. poVate limits of the Town of CTinton, All the reports reaching Washing- Section 3. That over and above and.^nd the same is hereby levied for the continue to indicate that the rift in addition to the levy of twelve (I’-D i purpose of raising taxes to meet the in the party is widening. The mills, ahd five (5) mills as herein-1 interest accruing oh waterworks bit of Capital gossip is that the dif-j above provivled in Sections 1 and maintenance bonds of the Town of ferences in outlook between the, respectively, of this Ordinance, a ( linton, bearing date June Ist, 1925, President and the Vice-President j levy of three and one-half (3) mills issued under authorization of have reached a |K)int where Mr.' be and is hereby made upon every election held on the 26th day of May, Gamer may take a public attitude dollar’s worth of property, real and lyj.S. and to create a sinking fund,of opposition to the President al- IIKADACHE. 30 minutes Liquid. Tablets Salve, Nose Drops Try “Rub-My-Tism”—W’orld’s Beat Liniment Creyhound Terminal KELLERS DKUC; STORE Phone No, 1 Take a tip—take a trip--N’r>W’ by Grey hound! Hul goodbye to Summer on a high way ci'uise—saving 2-3 the cost of driving a small private eai ! ONE-WAY FARES Greenville . .83 Jacksonville $5.95 Knoxville $4.25 \Vn,ston-Salem $3.10 ('olumhia $1.00 Richmond $6.60 Charleston $2.90.' Washington .... $7.40 Savannah $3.25 New York .... $10.65 lUg EXTRA Savings on Round Trip Ticketa GREYHOUND .i" personal, not exempt by law Iromi^o be.^use<i in retirement and payment vuost any day*, if occasion offers. j taxation, situate and within the cor- bonds. The excess, if any. to If that situation should develop. porate limit-; of the Town of Ulinton. be u.setl by the Town Council for oth- which it i.s not likely to until after and the same is hereby leviexl for the cor|H»rate purposes. 'be NovemU*r Congressional, elec- puriHise of raising taxes to nletn the Section 9. That over and abA»\e and ti«»ns, the anti-.\dministratiop group interest accruing onWaUMWorks im-'jn addition to the levies of twi‘^ve "i' Congress wttuM U* materially provement bonds bearirng date the'^jo) mills, five (5) mills, three and strengthem-*!. Mr. Garner has a very 15th day of August. 1924. and i^'^ued ^,n^..balf (3»a) mills, one and one-half ‘*»'ge personal following in l>oth hous- unJer authorization of election held ^ 11.., p,ii|s five (5) mills, one-half '*f Congress. on the 5th day of August, 1924, and ^ j „,i|i^ seven (7» mills, and one H 'be elections result, as expected, to create a sinking fund to be used in ,„ii|^ as hereinabove providetl in •« a material reduction in the Demo- the retirement and payment of said Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7, and 8, re- cratic repre.sentation in the House, bonds. The excess, if any, to be used s,,H-<.tively. of this Ordinance, a levy "O'! «« increase in the firoportion of by the Town Council for other cor- ^,f one-half (I *s • mills be * anti-.\dministration Democrats, the porate purposes. and is hereby made u|H>n every dol- nation may easily witiu-ss a hand-to- .Section 4. That over and above and j^r’s wtoth of proin-rty. real and |H*r- band struggle for personal control of in addition to the levies of twelve ^onal, not exempt by law from lax- Congress iH-twcen the Presiiient and (12) mills, five (5) mills, and three ation. situate and within the cori*or- 'be Vice-Pre.sident of the I’nitcsl and one-half (3*2 I mills, as herein-,^te limits of the Town of Clinum, and l>'ates. above provided in Sections 1. 2, and 3.'^^^ same is ht-reby levied for the pur- •'^uch »n open break would not only' respectively, of this Ordinance, a levy raising taxes to meet the in- accentuate the battle for party control of one and one-half (14) mills be terest accruing on funding birnds of but would have a powerful and is hereby made upon every dol- ^be Town of Clinton. )»earing date effect upon legislation by the 76th lar’s worth of propertyi real and per- iy25. and issued under au^ C<»ngres>. The i.ssue Ikctween the Ad- sonal, not exempt by law from tax- thorization of ek-ction held un the ministration and its opponents inside ation, situate and within the coriior- ofith day of .May, l‘.*2.5. and to create 'be Ihonociatic r»arty is a complicated ate limits of the Town of-Clinton, and ^ sinking fund to be used in retire- <*'***• but in the main it is one of ex- the same is hereby levied for the pur- |»ayment of said bonds. The panding or contracting government excqss if any, to be used ky the Town *’*P**nditure.s. — Council for other corporate pur|H»ses. There is little hope or «*jc|n-ctation .Section 1(1. That the Clerk and 'bat the Federal budget can be bal- Treasurer of the said Town -hall en- by 194(1. .so t^he question be- pose of raising taxes to meet the in terest accrjfng on sewerage exten sion bonds of the Town of Clinton bearing date .August 15th, 1921, and to create a sinking fund to be useil levies and as,-.A-ssments ujion ^•'•nies one of w hethei to meet the in retirement and payment of said the lK>oks of said Town and n-ceive deficit by further liorrowings or by bonds. The e.xcess, if any. to be used ^3,^ taxes. That the .said taxes herein increasing taxes an«l reducing cx- by the Town Council for other cor- shall be |»aid to the said Clerk JH-nses. porate purposes. and Treasurer in lawful money of the There ar<' political icasons- why it Section 5. That over and above and L’nite*! States at the office of the bkqly that thi- income tax liase in addition to the levies of twelve and Trea.-urer un or before be broadened by the next Con- (I2l mills, five (5) mills, three and November. 1938. *'*'*•*» 'o levy on incomes of “little one-half (34) mills, and one and Section H. That on all taxes and fellow s“ who now imagine that they one^half (P*> mills as hereinaliove assessment-, or any p-.rtk.n thei»tif, e-cape taxation U-cause they not provided in Sections 1, 2. 3, and 4, r»*- ^uargi-d again-t any prop*'rty or par- ■'‘***’ 'be 'oil v'hich the hidden of spectively. of this Ordinance, a kvy,jy „„ ^^e biH.ks of the -aid Town of 'bem. of five (51 mills bt‘ and is hereby ('linton for the fiscal current y-ar Agricutural I'roblemH made upon every dollar s worth of and due to the said Town tnat shall |dan v\hith go\»’i iinicnt la,\ <*x- propeity, real and personal, not ex- the economists favor, of re- empt by law from taxation, situate ^y November, 1938, the pealing the manufacturers’ excise and within the corpuiate limits of and Trea-urer of the said Town '■axes an<l -ub.-tituting imome laxe.s the Town of Clinton, and the same is pr.n^eed to add a prnaity of ten “f* incomes above $80(» a year hereby levied for the purpose of rais- (lO",) ikt centum on the Town du- ****>’ b<* kill«-<l off because the first ing taxes U me«< the interest accru- piij.,te and the said ( lerk^and Treas new direct income taxes would ing on water, sew'er and electric light shall proceed to collect the same, be payable just before the I resiilen- system refunding bonds dated Janu- jf the saki taxes and penalties election. M hile Senator Pat ary 1, 1-936, a.nd refunding bond.s dat- assessments are n.H paid on or Harrison, chairman of the Finance e^l Oct.jber 1, 1910, and to create a before the 31st of day of December, ' ommittee, and Floor lii ader Barkley, sink.ng fund' to be use«l in the retire- ,^3^ thereafter, an additional bave both put forth the .suggestion of menl and payment of .said bonds. The p^^jii^y of five (5» per centum shall 'be broader tax base, commentators excess, if any, to be used by the Town’^e added by the Clerk and Treasurer here regard it as “bad politics” at this Council for other corporate purposes', said Town on the Town duplicate ,'****♦*• Section 6. That over and above and j^e same collated by the said '^he big headache of the Adminis- iq addition to the levies of twelve ( Treasurer; and if said Ux- 'ration right now i.s its agricultural (12) mills, five (5) mills, three and „ penalties and assessments are not ProRram, which i.s not working out one-half (34) mills, one and one- p„i^ or before the first day of •* SrereUry Wallace planned it. Na- half (14) mills and five (5) mills. 1939. next thereafter, the intervened with bumper crops a.s heieinaoove provid<?d in Sections of said Town shall issue his wheal, com, and cotton. farm 1. 2, 3, 4, an j 5. respectively, of this executions for said taxes, pen- year^ will run to aW Ordinance, a levy^ of one-half (4) nJties and a.ssessments again-t the • billion dollars. The outlook is that mill be and is hereby made upon ev- property of the defaulting taxpayer >bis will be upped next year to a cry dollar’s worth of property, real according to law. billion and a half, or more. While there is little chance of re- TYPEWRITER RIBBONS For An Make Machines, Standard and Portable. ADDING MACHINE RIB BONS ADDING MACHINE PAPER Can 74 . Qmmicle Pub. Co. Section 12. That all Ordinances and part* of Ordinances inconsistent with of ^be proce.s.sing Uxe.s to pay, the provisions of this Ordinance be farm subsidies, there are faj™ and the same are hereby repeoled. relief schemes shaping up which Done and raUfied by the Town ^ expensive than the Council of the Town of Clinton, S. C., which will have strong in Council as.-embled and the Cor- Congressional -fUpport. Among these porate’ Se*l of the Town hereto af- <^»^b bonuses for livestock and Fixed this the 12th day of Septem- farmer, government^ fixing of her 1938. P. S- BAILEY. Attegt: Mayor. D. C. HEUSITISS. Clerk and Treasurer. (City Seal). . ' the old domestic farm prices and allotment plan. Consideration of methods of finan cing the export of 100 million bu.sh- el.’^ of this year’s wheat is giving the Agricultural departmel^ something to worry about. There is much talk Consider the embarrassment of about possible export subsidies for London’s weather man the other day; other crops. Government loans on he predicted rain and that was the corn and cotton will be fixed around, ,day it didn’t rain this year. ’Nov. 1. Cotton is really worrying SCHOOL SUPPUES We Have a Complete Supply.. . Send Children Here for Their Needs Your We are ready to serve the school children’s I and teachers’ wants with everything for the class room except textbooks. We have a com plete assortment of all school supplies needed, from the small tot to the college student. 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