The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, April 10, 1941, Image 7
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. ^
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Poge Scvwi
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ns Ah SETTLEMENT
Tike notice that on. the ITth day
of April, 1041, we will render a final
account of our acts and doings as
Executor of the estate of Wm. J.
Dimcan in the office of the Judge of
Pzt^ate of Laurens County, at 10
o’clock a. m., and on the same day
will apply for a final discharge from
our tn^ as Executors. j
Any person indebted to said fstate
is notified suld required to make pay>
ment on or before that date; and all
persons having claims against sakT
estate will present them on or befon^, ^
said date, duly provoi, or be forever
barred. — '
W. J. DUNCAN, JR.,
MARY SCOTT DUNCAN,
Executors.
March 17, 1041.—10-4p
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I think a definite use for unpaid
school taxes should be made. The
sum of $3,000,000 is probably col>
lectible. The districts have not suf--
fered because of this non-paymoit,
since the state has paid more and
mure of the school costs. As things
stand, whenever this money is col
lected it will trickle in like money
from home and be used for things
not in 'the school budget. In other
words, this overdue school money
has already been npide up by the
state and does not in equity belong
to the districts at all. Of course no
one will propose that it be taken,
or diverted, for the diversion idea
was ctmfined entirely to highway
revenue; but this is too large a sum
of money to be used at a mere show
er of good things. It ought to be ear-
maik^ and budgeted, and the state
should be relieved of that much. The
collectible unpaid school taxes, if
collected and applied to the oper
ation of the schools during the next
fiscal yfar, would relieve the state
of a sum equal to more than the ex
pected deficit
Another thing: Our state has nu
merous departments and institutions.
They all buy separately, individually
and independently. Why? Does it not
seem poi^ble that better prices could
be h^ on $2,000,000 of purchases
than <»i $1,000,0007 And, by the
same reasem, wo^ not the price be
0001^mj, ^SSf^o weTnot^roSeS In 10^
months—than in the first two and a
half years of the first World war.
How shall our govemmmt finance
this appalling expenditure? Already
individual income taxes have been
raised, and the rate on corporation
incomes is now 24 per cent, instead
of 18 per cent, with graduated excess
profits taxes rising to 50 per cent on
large enterprises. Higher taxes are,
of course, inevitable.
Several times I have referred to
the swelling tide of income flowing
from all this spurt of war prepara
tion. Not many war industries flour
ish in South Carolina, but nearly all
business, except agriculture, has been
greatly stimulated. Two or three
weelu ago J told of how the defense
emergency raised taxes, even vastly
out of proportion to all increased in
comes from new business. I have be
fore me a few other reports which
may be interesting.
Company ’•A” earned for its stock
holders in 1040 $4.32 a share against
$4.05 in 1939, though its sales were
$440,000,000 more than in 1939. Why
so small an increase to those who
own the company? Well, taxes in
creased from $45,000,000 to $125,-
000,000 and the other increase was
in wages and upkeep. Corporation
“B” earned $3.72 in 1940 as com
pared with $3.02 in 1939. Taxes were
$7,978,000 in 1940, as against $1,504,-
000 in 1939. Corporation C earned
$4.95 a share in 1940 and $3.53 in
1939. But its taxes in 1940 were $20,-
germination of totton seed so far is
much better. Nevertheless, weather
for the past six months will be a
vital factor in determining what re
sults are obtained from cott<m seed
treatment and boU weevil control.
Farmers have found they cannot af
ford to gamble on the weather.
“This explains why seed treatment
services have now swung into action
throughout South Carolina, and why
farmers are organizing to lay in sup
plies of weevil poisoning materials,”
says W. C. Nettles, e,xtensioh ento
mologist. "Agricultxiral workers are!
unitf^ in their desire to bring our I
average yield up to a bale per acre. |
,“Many persons are aiding fanners
in getting their cotton* seed treated j
and in obtaining ingredients for thei
1-1-1 mixture and are 'inquiring!
about the necessity for the farmer toi
perform both of these jobs each]
year,** Mr. Nettles continues.
The blanket recommendation has
been made that all seed be treated
every year, and that the 1-1-1 mix
ture be applied. Mr. Nettles concedes
that cotton seed treatment may not
pay OT every acre of cothm every
year^and ,that boll weevil control
may not be necessary on every acre
every year. But he points out that it
is not practical to advise each of
135,000 farmers regarding these two
practices.
“Of the two imtetiees file fann«4
is better able to determine when not
to poi»)n cotton, than he is to de
termine when not to treat cotton
seed,” the entomblogist concludes.
“Neverthel^, many fumers fail to
appreciate the fact that a few wee^
vils to the acre early in June may
mean a loss of several hundred
pounds of lint under weather condi
tions favorable for weevil increase.
Even 20 or 30 weevils per
escape any but the most careful t
amination. Hence, the advice to
farmers to treat all cotton seed i
to apply the 1-1-1 mixture for m
vil controL”
JOHN DEERE TRACTORS aifd IMPLEMENTS
THAT WORK
THERE^S A JOHN DEERE QUALItV IMPLEMENT
FOR EVERY FARMING PURPOSE
i J.R. CRAWFORD
CLINTON, 8. C.
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this? Is it not simple and easy? It is.
Then vdiat is fiie matter? That’s
what I ask; what is the matter? No
new commission need be created, no
new official,, no new office. As a
trial, let all state services submit
their needs to the budget commis
sion and let that counmiMkm invite
bids on all the articles needed. Thm
let the budget commission inform
each state service ndiere it can buy
and the price, the service making the
purchase through its own officials
and paying for the goods from its
own treasury. Why not?
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* Many of our citizmis are psking
whether war hysteria has taken pos
session of some of our people. Na
tional defense is peculiarly and en
tirely a matter for the national gov
ernment and the nation has the
One mterprise after another will
show a greater volume o9 sales, with
less profit, than the year before. That
would not be true of all, however.
Nor is that what I am trying to im
press. What im];H*e«se8 me most is
that this gigantic war crusade may
not enrich the stockholders, , but it
certainly brings in the taxes.
We have hardly swung into our
stride yet. Even in South Carolina
more business will be done and more
state taxes collected. But it may end
overnight, leaving all war enterprises
counting their losses rather than
their gains. If we use this money to
pay our debts we shall lace the in
evitable slump with our affairs in
oitler.
People who don’t believe that a
slump always follows such tremen
dous efforts are just as lacking in
wisdom and vision as those who
means and the men to deal with the,
situation. If the national governmehrtbought the boll-weevil couldn t cross
calls on the state for anything it
should be done officially, formally
and openly. We should not become
alarmed by hints and suggestions of i
professional soldiers. While it is tnie j
that our National Guard has been
called into service, the army will re
spond to any call frtan our general
assembly, or the govemot, in the ab
sence of the general assembly. There
is no need for South Carolina to
spend large sums of money in the
name of naticmal defense. Let the
congress do that and let the national
military forces do vdiatever may be
necessary^ lhat is what -many citi
zens think about the war-scare that
is terrifying s<xne of our people.
the Mississippi river.
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New Siqmient
HORSES-MULES
FOR RBOT—
Giraffe on Enteriiriae Street.
We Boy uM Sell MQk OewA Cm
Oeli> Bey aai itaaw.
HUBERT J. PITTS
Firmers Advised.
To Treat Seeds,
Poison Weevils
Weather for Next Six
Months Important Fac
tor For Cotton Growers.
Clemson, April 9. — The present
winter so far,has hot been so seri-
tous to weevil survival as was the
For some time I have been talking j previous severe winter, and the
about getting our state in good fi-1
nanclal condition before the flood
tide of federal taxes engulfs us. We
•tart in this war; whether by decla
ration or not, with a national debt of
fifty billion dollars, as compared with
less than two billions when we en
tered the first World war. OuT fed
eral debt is today about twice as
large as it was at ^e close of the
first World war, and to this stagger
ing national debt we add eighteen
billions of state and local debts,
against five billimis in 1917. So w^ i
begin a torrent of spending, added to
a debt of sixty-eight billion dollars.
^en without the lease-lend, or
defense spending, we have beoi pil
ing up d^cits in billimu year* after
year. The net national deficit ler the
year Aiding June 30, 1940, wa| $3,-
611,000,000, And for this year the es
timated deficit is put at $6,190,000,-
000, and for next year at more than
$10,000,000,000.
It is easy to write and speak these
figures, but the national deficit for
last year — just the' deficit — was
greater than the assessed value of all
property of every kind, type or de
scription in South Carolina, includ
ing all the money in, all our banka.
We must win; by all means; but
wtnda wont win a war. Britain’s
tk wHkvn graatsr today—in 18
NOTICE
All persons who left watches, jew
elry, etc., with Pajme’s Credit Jewel
ers, for repair, are hereby notified
that sudi articles may be redeemed
by calling on Mr. Irby S. Hipp, at
James Pitts’ Clothing Store in Clin
ton, South Carolina, and paying cost
of repair. If such aificles are not re
deemed on or before May 1, 1941,
same will be advertised and sold to
hlifiiest bidder by the imdersigned.
Assignee forr: Payne’s Credit Jewel
ers.
W. R, RICHEY, JR.,
10-8cr Assignee.
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