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VOLUME XL
CUNTON, S. C., THtiRSDAY, FEBRUARY 22,1940
NUMBER 8
EXPERTS GIVE
NEW TAX PLAN
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State Planning Board Gives 23
RecoaiiinendatioBs On How To
ImiHroTe Tax System, Equal
ise Barden.
— , >
Debate On HulFs
Pact Plan Begins
. ^ ^
House Denner^ts ' Say' Trade
Program Is Foundation For
Nation's Peace. ■
WAahinfftois Feb. 10.—^Itte debate
on ebe Hull trade tineaty firogmm be-
CottDidna, Fdb. 20.—A. oompreiben'IgaMi itoday in the hoofe, ^abara Demo-
aive appraisal of fhe Saudi Carolina I crabs praised the po4i^ aa a founda-f
flaoal system, incltuMna a severe criti- iitr eventual peace and R«puW>
aasm of tax assesement medvods, .was leans charged the admiittstnratian with
aent to the ffencral asaenably today itornine over the Anietrican mai^cete
by Governor Dumet R. Maybank. to *'peons and eooltea.”
Treetin* fuUy the sdbjecta of tax-1 The chaise of ‘^-rolling" was
ation and expenditures, the study and, Iwunced from Democrats to Repid>-
report wa:3 made for the state plan-»nd beck again and Iwig ata-
ning board by Dr. G. H. AuH of Clem-ltastical tables ww cited by both
•OR eoSege and Dr. IS. M. Derrick of;Bides.
the Univerlky of South Carolina. | None of the dAate aittmeted very
The report concluded with a list of When R^s^-
23 specific recommendations, which
were preceded by the foHowing state
ment: .
“Witbout doubt, the roost iropera-
tdve need so far as fisoal poKcy as
concerned is the adoption of a dassi-
fled property tax system and the in-
atitution of scientific methods of as-
Miiment and equBlizat{dii."'Flinda-
anentailly, also, th^ is need for more
economy and efficiency <tn government
erganixation and policy and more ade
quate budgetary control over expendi
tures of public funds—state and lo
cal. <In so far as the state govemm^t
tive 'Doughton, Democrat, New York,
began the adminisbraitiion ' argument,
for extending (he projgram for three
years firom next June 12, eeventy-six
of the chamber*? 426 members were
in their aeata, and the galleries were
only hau>fill^.
Attendance <m the floor reached
such a low ebb later on that Rep-
resentaitiivel^beTtson, Democrat, Vir
ginia, asked plaindv^y hoiw there
could be a goiod fight with only thirty
fighters.
A vote on the extension resolu
tion will not be reached wstil Fri
day of Satuitlay when a full turn-
is conce^, the inevitable ^tic1u-i^ ^ numbers is expected. Many
Sion w that the powgLS^
b^use the matter has be^ pretty
well .talked over in committee hear-
eommiseion should
extended and that
taX
should be deposited in (he state treas-
ui-y and appropriated by act of the
general assembly.
The chief recommendations dealt
with property taxation, on which the
in
ings and elsewhere.
(Under (he trade pact act, which
expires Jxme 12 unless extended, the
state department has been negotiat
ing |igree«nents with other nations
report said there was np “equality.’'(.for the reciprocal reduction of tariffs
One suggested that “the constitution
be further amended to pesmit a com
prehensive dsMsification of probenty^
for tax purposes," addle another pro-*
posed the general SMembly be
empowered “to fix Ihe rate at which
variouk classes of property may be
taxed.**
Although the report found fault
with actual valuatioQa, no drastfe al
tiora#ops in (fas fuaeial tax struptors
of tha state were recoaoMnded.. TUs
was legardsd aa fantanwsataliy sound
Thft reveiMM syatain. tha
.aaid,^ food, if not «saasarably
befctOT
of states in
and other tnsd^ ibarriers. Such agree
ments go into effect without senate
ratificMtion.)
Representative Knutson, Republi
can, dliimesota, raised Ihe cry that
“cooless and peons in Cuba, wear-
sni., Tagtcd breaches and tattered
stnm hate,* were diaptaoing Ameri-
ean laber under the administration
Iplaa. ' -
AH the Democratic apeakers de-
oiansd dia psogram an inatrument
lor peace.
iwnri iwiri iiC twh
Ing t ohrssK iBie Mg-Jem oc imreae-
tfaig of a lacge number
the nation. It (reaches a
large proportion of the citisene of the force?*?
state, it is rriaiUwely adaptable to “Log-roHlag*'—
changing oonditiona and it obeys inimemhers’ voting
ondbly reatrktive intemaltioRal trade
barriers,’* siiouted Robertson, *SihaC
is ^kere to prevent a return to brute
the practice of
Clinton Finnish
Relief Fund Now
Totids $571.46
W. Henry Franks jDanocrats Ataet
Dies At Laurens Ne?t July ISth,
R. E. Sadler, chairman of the Fin-
Formw Mayor Succunibs
Heart Attack. Funeral
X vices Held Monday.
IHhifi Frr* rrurtiri]
sEa^ yestei^^
ire(^*s report 9X(ldJ2 haa bacn re
ceived for the cause. Of this amount
$286.37 Was contributed by the j0f>-
fde of the Joanna gotten MMls com
munity, GoldviOe, the chairmen be-
TURKEY READY
TOENTERWAR
First Move On Balkans To Be
Signal For Action. War Coun
cil Plans Allied Aid Against
Germany.
, Ankara, Feb. 20.—In the midst of
nerw military pyepsu'ations by .the gov
ernment, Che Turkish, pnpe?w declared
flatly tonight (hat any attack agam.<
“he Balkans would bring Turkey ints
the European war. ^
"Turkey will enter the war the day
a foreign power marches into the Bal
kans,” the newspaper Yeni Sabah of
Istanbul warned.
The supreme war oouricil opened a
week’s emergency seasion to study
plans for coordinAting Turkey's
armed forrees with the h\»ge reservos^
of man power being assembled in tha
Near East by her French and JBritMit,
allies. f
Significan^y, it was announced thai|;^
President Ismet Inontl’ soon^'would
tour Thrace, frontier region in which-
Turkey » rtediing new fortifications
to oppose a possible thrust at the
vital Dardanellee.
Plans were »nnounce<l also for
spending $15,000,000 of the' recently
granted British-Fremh loan for rapid
construetkin of a port at Enegli, on
the, Black sea. At present Turkey-is
without a Black sea harbor a«ie(]uate
as a base for naval operations.
■‘^Ttirkry" is" not seek mg war a+ni
would fight only if imjM'riiksI, Yeni
.Sabaih .said, but add«sl pointeilly:
“If (k^rmany attacks the Balkans
jshe will find u« facing her on the side
<>f the Allies because such'aggresshai
wo'uld directly menac«* us.
To n»(Oh Istanbul it necessary to
cross the Balkans. Our country will
Ttot awa'it her turn with folded arms
while the Balkans are crushed. Tha4
is one mistake wp shall not qiake."
It was understood that Brttirfi aM
Freorii vniiltaxy ntaasoai ohugad
with oo-oedinatioc Bntiah - Fraa^
Turkata focos would paatieipate. in
the moetiacn, atach fM Tuikey ai-
footing.
nentrml but momen
tarily aon-belligarent," has an eati-'
'Miaiki, Fla., Feb. 17. — .ChaievDani mated BMtakiasd eteeegth of 350JMm
James A Farley has announced July mm and potenltal sbrengbh «f 1,000,-
tlOff RMR wMcIi fhe could eo-otthnate
G. O. P. June
the main the princHde of ’ability tejpet projacia—wat mentioned »n
pay,* and it produces TvaannaWy ade- debate nt almost the ^Int word.
fwr one aiwHier’sling Gr^^N;'Foy^aad W. A. Mooihead.t
quite funds for the rupport of gov
ernmental acthdties.”
The economists found (tat the total
Doughten aekad that there be no
return to "log-roUing horae-trading,
back-aoratehing." days when the Re-
thejONiber coikributions received by the
locil chahtnan are: G. W. HoWnge-
wuth, $1.00; Public soiKKds addition-
al 60c; Dr. L. R. Lynn, $1.00; State
. ■ • ilk ae
Laurens, Feb. lA—W. Henry. Democratic cooventkm, three weeks <irith'the total of some 570,000
Franks, 46, Laurens burincM man and alter the Reptdklican convention at Britain and France have assemhlad
formw mayor, w-ho was serving as a Phiiadeiidiia. jin Phtadne, Egypt and oltar
district Inspector fw bte South C^ro-! national chairman, here for a Near Eastern areas.
Ima department of labor, d>ed <rf a lo^Jay vacation, named the date at aj The Turkash army has been m a
jy^aay conference whde sitting on the | state of gradual mobilization far the
heait attack
TnimiV mHooI IJ.OO; Mm.
lining m ihis hom^b^ on Farley ^ ^ ^ ^ iildicatod thatipmt month and has arrayed 300,000
he.would indulge in no more biwineee'nwn along the Russian frontier, three
week-end from ^ distrjct office m ^ p^.
Spartanburg and was stneken dur- T^e Demoemtic convention ctylcompetent soumes reported.
. mn Of John \ lVs.r.V.. ***^"^ * Since January 18 the Turkish gov-
per capita tax atrfctly for state govi->publica« wwe in pos^ add tariffs'Zee McLeea, $1.00; Mrs. Reeee Young, ^ Ugmlerson conference, but aha«™**»k ermnent has been <H)eradng under
emmoRt pwpoaes waa not nearly eo were being written in congress. ;$5.00; Bell Street school, $5.66; c<^'lpr»nk8 bf Lauren* For manv v ar* empoww^ te neane national defense powers voted
Log-rolKngr exclaimed Knutson, lege faculty additional H60; with by the national assembly. The cabi-
student body, $3.90; First Presbyte- [bL ^r. He Iral" awTZ wfr ^SldSShi«*J^^r I ^ ^ ».«ed ^ f«t ^
nan dhurch Sunday school, $10.00. t,»w, f.>-» in PhriadeHhia Jw 2A I, aeries of decree# mvotang powers
By cbooamg the later date naUooal defense act aad
then has promulgated fundter
heavy in South Carolina aa in idany
other states. In 1937-88 fiacal year,
the per capita tax in the state was
$16.(14 as compared with an aver
age of $24jS0 for the United States,
tbm report atad.
exclaimed
when he waa recognized a ahort while
later.' *^In all my ytmn I*ve never
teen ao much pressure and log-roUing
as (here ihas been on this legislation.’’
The Minncaotan dachu^ "The
The per capita cost of government; president had 6,000 jobs he had been
in South Ctaolina fdr the 1936-37 fis- 'bolding back fbr this fight."
cal year amounted to $11.78 against
$22.28 for the country at huge, k was
shpown.
The recommendations:
» 1. That the eonatkution be further
amended to pevmk a eoau^rehensive
dsHunfication of property for tex pur
poses.
2. That the general aaeembly be
County Supply
Bill Is Passed
The Laurens c<^ty supply bill fntr
the year 1940, was passed last week
by the general'assembly and
ChaimMui Sadter stated 'that be had
previouaiy collected and forwarded to
State „Director A. F- Lever, $801.64.
This wkh the cootributioTw reeeived
was a
[veteran and a member of Che First
Ba^fst ohi^ , , . . , Demoemte will .be able to Uke a look ,,,^
Besides las father, te » survi^i ^ campaign is-‘*“®*
by 'his wife, Mrs. Mary Wilkes before settling down to Iheir
Flanks; one son,
Franks,
iKHnonsitionB
platform.
meacurea to strengthen the
wartime footing.
natiea%
given the power to fix (he rate at
which various dassei of property may
be taxed.
3. That certain claases of property
be segregated
by the state.
4. That
by the governor, members of the dele
gation have reported. All membera of
(he delegation approved the content
of the bHl before it was introduced,
for exclusive tai^ion 'it was stated.
I The meaecBe carries a total sppro-
einoe last week bring* .the Clinton- jy Clemson student; one brother, wmjtL imtU 1986 Chn Demo-
GoWvaie total to date to $571.4A The dyde T. Frank*; tto4 sisters, Mr. ^
campaign. he atetes, will be continued e O Anderson Miss Allene Franks ^ ^ S
^ 'nkn— in . coRveotKin aUrted at Cleveland
through was week. Tihoae wtanng to'* teachhr here, and Hiss Martha q —mu onnvf'^-
give to tWs worthy cause may ttevc.pmnks who is at home from a mis- ^ DerowraUc oo eu
^ rif. ■V'r™* ,tion did not open until June 23, at
then- contributions at Sadler-Owens' g^onary poet in China.
Pharmacy or hand it to one of thei Iit,- fimeral waa conducted ^ ^
Asirmen annoimeed laid week Uu v J OOTOU^ party t afcnatogy generally
onairmen announ^ mm wees. the Kennedy mortuary Monday aft-1 im « nUn ♦» Am*
A letter from State Director Lever I erntx>n at 3 o’clock with the Rev i t
^ rr.«.r.Hn.n,r.xtnrr »ciucs, WIOT wie wv. ^ J'uneJto-November cam-
to Chairman Samer complimentitig j. h. Kyt&r of the First Baptist ^ oremdenev in the be
ainton bn the exoeUent showing,churA and the Rev. John * - - - iP***" ^ ^ presidency
made, is publiAed elsewhere in
day’s paper.
County Group
. Names OCBcers
(Upnettua-'petty items jpriation of $142,147.44, from which is
of persdnal property be exempted [to. be deducted" $64,200.00 ertimated
fnom taxikion. [to be derived by fees from oounlty of-
6. That motor vAide license fees ftoere, fines and forfekures, insur-
be increased and substituted for mo-1*”®© licenses, gasoline tax, beer, wine
tor vehicle property taxes and all re-[and liquor tax.
ceipte thsrefrqm be deposited in thel :
gen^ fund. ^ SPOKE IN CHARLOTTE
8. That present provisions for as-i Or. W. P, Jacobs wm the gneet
saessing property for tax purposes speaker Tuesday evening at the
is! Laurens Electric Cooperaliire,
IncA Holds First Annual Meet
and Hears Reports.
te^Rev. John J. Hayes party in power has definke,
Presbyterian church of ndvemtages and needs less •time to put 1
its candidate over.
Awards Made To
^ Scout Members
I Laurens officiating. Burial followed
!in the Laurens cemetery.
School Banquet
Friday Night
WEBER TO GET DEGREE
iMuren.*, "^Feb. 20.—Offwiaih and. a
large coikingetk of other members of
the Laurens Eleotric Cooperative, Inc.,
assembled here Monday night at the
Kurt Weber, aatiocMte professor of 1 agricultural buUding for the first an-
be repealed and (1^ the state tevjmanthly meeting of (he Mim's duh of neon, tiroop 41; Gary Martin,
I*'
i*-'
oonuRtakm ba auth^Md bo ectaMiah;^ First
an eqfukable assesavnpnk l[Maed upon C)hario(te.
(he aetiMd vahie it the property to
be taxed and that auineient funds
and personnel be provided for ihii
purpoae. '
7. That the date on wtah pixpecty
taxes become due be moved up to
October 1 and (hat interest be ehaig-
ad jcm^ after Decendwr 81,
provided 'that ao ad^tJohsT ctargis
of any kind sfanH he levied or eoi-
leeted except such aa may be inckleat
So (be execution and sale of the
lauperty in the event taxes are not
paid wkhin the time apeetTied by law.
8. That provisiom ta made lor (be
pmnpt, aflioknt and'eaitahi eoUee-
tion of te'— which ere now or may
haequenUy become ddlnqinat. ■
t. MfMtaion be provided (o
clear tide to real estate eold
- and for state awnerahlp and
manaBiownt of chronkaBy'tax-ddin-
quent imA submaiginal lapd which ne
imgw tataea ta purpoaea in private
hande. ^ f'
10. That aH-public poekions and of-
(stMId^iounty and ^ local) be
(CaSital «B vMaSa) . / ^
Prediyterian churdi of
EngliA at Presbyterian college fo«rj*'“*i meeting <rf the urganiziatian.
' the peat three yean, has returned I Reports op. tiw^ progT^ee of the pro-
. _ jfrom New York where he spent eev-|ject since it was luuncheii last March
Alt the recent Father-Scout banquet { icral days taking final examinations shuwring that 176 mile* of rural line
j of the Clinton Boy Scout dirtrict, held On Friday evening, February 23, f«. the degree of doctor of phUisophy :had b«^ oomfdeted and put in aer-
jat (the State Training School, ten pro- at 7:30 p. m. the athletic association I to be awarded him this spring by Go-'vice and an additional line of 75 tailea
I motions and rieven merit badge of Clinton high school will 'hold ksllumbia universky. jwaa being constructed in the area,
awards were made as follows: annual banquet at the armory in hon*) - r ^at an approximate coat of $B81,-
br of aH students who took part in P. C. IN EIPLE MATCH jOOO with abikk 1,200 nK-m'ber-custoa-
footbajl, ibaaetMll, track or tennis m; The Presbyterian college rifle team,e™, hroi^ht foita high comroendatiow
(second class promotions:
WHO WORKS
WHERE?
>
lAMBSmTS
GENTS STORE ^
Jimss Mtta, Prap.
Irby & Ripp -
This flm amiHoyi
Filty<«lgkt prdHously rs^
pwted firimi smplaysd-
thtal
... 2
$81
.$$8
It Pa]rt To Trade
IN CLINTON
41; Fred Bragg ,troop 76; John Gas-
Inn, troop 75; Carl Stroud, troop 76.
a(tbletic
First class promotiom: Marvin ttat- fcotWl
Bridged, troop 76; Morton
tro(^ 76. ‘
Star promotkm: Rufus
troop 41.
life promotion: Lawrsnee'
should be stlheseed at the 1940 ban
quet due to the outstanding record
made by the gridircHi squad the past
season.
An excellent Aicken dinner will
will go to Athene, Ga., Saturday to'»nd praise by E.. E Karnes, repre-
meet the University of Georgia team. j*®^iwg the REA at Washington. Oth-
ler guest ^iMakers vitore State Senator
C. A. Oomer and Representative W.
ton, troop 41; Reese Young, troop 41.
the’evening and enter-
t _ Merit.
(4), Edmunda Young
Bridgee (4), Cblie
Charles Stewtut (1).
w
AAA'Paiyments
Total 1102,57146
tainiiient fprmshed by talented mem
ibera of the situdent b^y, the commk-!
0)t [toe in charpe has announced. I
I Tidcete ere limited to students whoj
are membdrs of the athiktk wssocia-'
jtion and (0 adults who potehasedl
[season tickets (ia 1939. They are now
on arie at (he high eobool for fifty
The fourth bateh of taxmera AAA TAX MAN COMING MARCH 6
cheoka received during the whak A deputy collector from the office,
amounted to 319, totahag $17,0$7), C. of the GoUeotor of Internal Revenue, |
'B. Cannon, eouiky age^ statea. Iwill be in Clinton Wednesday, March >
I Up to ymteaxiay a of 1,691'6, for the purpose <if assisting tax-j
chseks aggragating $102Ji71Ji6 had payera witii. <tlM pr^ration of fed-
been received at the oflTiee. Tbe awsr-|eral income tax returns for the Cal-
ate }<ihedi per iu>plioation la |ML06, sndar yeac l889l Tlie agent whale here
'wRh (he average check amouotinf tolwRI have headquarters at the poet of-
$64^7 Mr. Gannon said. flea buttdiag-?
DRIVE CAREFULLY
' SAVE A UFB-^.
So Fmr Tliis Year Thero
Hu Been
FATALITY
freu
AUTOMOBILE Wi"
ACCIDENTS f
> in
LAURENS COUNTY
Let's Strive Make
1940 a Safe Year On
tke Higkwaji.
This date last year, 4
T. Bok, tbe latter of whom is aetiug
as attorn^ Tor the Laurens orgianiza-
tkm. Sectors ki tiie counties of Grecn-
viHc, .Spartanburg and Newberry are
connect^ wkh the Laurens unit, aad
'tbeee areas were ahto represented ai
the meeting. --
' Eight of (he nhie-meinber board of
directors were reelected for another
year, and (he vacancy on the board,
ca(UB^ by (he recent death of W. C.
Etobbins, was fiied by tbe eloctioB of
^Jaek H. Davis, Sr. of Clnkoo, to lha
pteca. The admkustrative officiate
Ivrere aisc eontinaed for the (niiiisg
jtectn, V. E. Shealy as president; W.
I Brooks Blakely, vice-pretsident; Wal-
.laoe L. 'Maxtra, secretary-treasarar.
'Widh (tbeee (iMxe ex-officio nKtaben,
the other Mreetor* compoeing the
board in addkion tp Mr. Davis arec
jJim W. MiHer, J. W. Tinsley, K, W.
(Eaho, Laurens oouaty; J. B. Henaa.
^Woodruff, of l^partanburg toaaty
area; D. A. Coleman, Foujitain Im^
for the Greenville 'eouuty sector. ^