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■'f i 'f ^ T ,/ » / 7 If You Don't Read THE CHRONiaE You Don't Get the News Clinton, S. C.,Thursdoy, April 24, 1941 Number 17. BILL PROVIDES TAXCOLUaOR FOR COUNTY Hos Passed House ond Senote and Now Awaits Governor's Signature To Become Law. COE RESIGNS ASNYAHEAD IN THIS STATE A bill providing for the appoint- r ment of a delinquent tax collector for Laurens county has passed the house and senate and now awaits the signature of the governor to become law. The bill as introduced in the sen ate by Senator O. L. Long and ap proved by the three members of the lower house, calls for the taking over of all delinquent tax collection du ties and powers presently contered on die Laurens county dierill. The county treeeuTMr, under the act, is requi^ to turn over to the new of ficial all <Minquent tax executions in the future and et present * The tax collector is to be appointed by the governor for a term of two years upon the recemmendaticn of a majority of the Laurens delegation, including the senator. His salary is to be $1,S00 annually, and he is to furnish tend of |5;000: The bill as passed by the general assembly follows: Section 1. That immediately upon the appointment of the Tax Collec tor provided lor in this Act ail of the duties, powers and privileges ex ercised by the present Sheriff of Laurens County wi^ regard to the collection of delinquent taxes, the levying upon die property of delin quent taxpeyers, the execution of proper de*^ in case of sale under tax execution, and all other dutiM and powers now conferred uq>on the present Sheriff of Laurens Cotmty, they are hereby devolved upon the Tax Collector herein provided for. It shall be the duty of the present Sheriff of Laurwis County , to turn over to the Tax Collector herein pro vided for, inunediately upon his ap pointment and qualification, all ei^ cutions for delinquent taxes in his hands, and it shall be the duty of Dr. Roger L. Coe, state adminis trator of the National Youth admin- istratite, has resigned his position, effective May, first Dr. Coe is succeeded by Harold,B. AdSms, principal of Murray Vou- tional school, Charleston. The an nouncement was made by Aubrey Williams, national administrator. Dr. Coe, formerly a member ofl Presbyterian college faculty, resign ed in 1935 to become state adminis trator of the NYA program. There Ua S. Sky Soldiei*8 on ‘Parade’ are now 21,000 young people partici pating in the state program, super vised by 300 adults. Dr. Coe expects to return to the education field, though his plans have not been announced. James L. Riser Killed In Young Clinton Soldier of Fort Jockson, Is Wreck Victim.' pelted undgr this Act, to proceed in all sui^i matters in accordaxMe with law. It eigll be the duty of the Cotmty Treasurer of Laurens County to turn over to toe said Tax Collec tor any and aU executions for taxes which may hereafter become delin quent and which may‘now be deUn- qvient and have not been turned over to any officer for collection. “Sec. 2. The Tax Collector herein provided for shall have the power and authority to aK>oint as many deputies as he may deem necessary for the purpose of making levies, and collecting delinquent taxes, and for their services toey toall have the right to collect One ($1.00) Dollar on ei^ execution and ten (10) cents a mils, which shall be retained by them as compensation In full for their services. That no other costs shall be charged against the delin quent taxpayer, except the penalty now provided by law for not having . Pild jthe taxes within _tof . time as provided by law. “Sec. 8. That said Tlix Collector ^lall be appointed by toe Governor lor a term of two years, upon the rectNxunendation of a majority of the CpL James Lewis Riser, 21, of this city, a member of Headquarters com pany, Eighth Division, Quartermast er corps, Fort Jacksem, died at the Columbia hospital late Sunday ni^t from injuries received during the af ternoon in an automobile accident on hi^way 76 near Chapin. Corporal Riser was riding wlto Mir. and Mrs. I. T. Painter of Columbia enroute to his home b«re at the timet The automobile was owned by Corporal Riser but Mr. Painter was driving at toe time. He stated that their car was side-swiped by an other car and turped over several tii^. Mrs. Painter was admitted to the Baptist hom>ital where her condition is reported as satisfactory. Mr. Painter received emergency treatment but was not admitted to the hospitaL The Texjngtgn county coroner af- tmr an isvestigtaion of the accident. LCKAL BOARD TO SEND FIVE MEN TO CAMP This month Five white registrants from Clin ton Board No. 50 will leave Monday, April 28, at 10 o’clock for Fort Jack- • son and induction into the army for a year’s service under the draft act The list released and their order numbers follow: ' Andrew Franklin Free, 240. Ben ^Tillman Brooks, 254. George Truman Abrams, 266. Sam Charlie Hughes, 285. Glidy Holmes, 291. 4 TIMES HIGHER U. S. INCOME TAX BEING PROPOSED Toe of 16.5 Per Cent On Incomes Asked By Revenue Program. Urn flaMa aS imteg aa Fart Geergla, gtagerge «f mass lampiag. Eaeh far the iBmp. Drsypai behind aaeasy r* •wtflly hi ax atteaaft ta iianq T. j. Neiglibors Laid To Rest Well Known Citizen Passes At Home. Inter ment At Rosemont: Thomas J. Neighbors, 63, a mem ber of a well-known family of this community, died at his home here early Sunday afternoon following a brief illness. Funeral services were condxicted from the residence Monday after noon at 4 o’clock, with interment fol lowing in Rosemont cemetery. The services were in charge of Rev. W. South Carolinian Buried In Honor Commander Sullivan Interred At Arlington. Son of Mrs. Ella Worren. Mountviile Man Dies Of injuries C. E. Stokes Succumbs To Injuries After Cor Crash Near Here. Lieut. Commander Daniel A. J. Sullivan, native of Charleston, son of Mrs. Ella B. Warren of this city, and one of the few recipients of a Con gressional Medal of Honor for ser vices in the World war, was buried last Wednesday afternoon in Arling ton National cemetery, Washington. A large group of Commander Sul livan’s classmate at Clemson college Clarence Eugene Stokes, S3, farm er of the Mountviile community, died at Hays’ hospital Saturday of injur ies received Friday afternoon on the Clintim-Mountville highway when his car was in collision with one driven by Miss Mary K. Wylie, tmi- versity of Georgia student, who was enroute to Chester for a visit to a sister. Miss Wylie’s home is at Glenridge, N. J. Washington. April 22.—.A system of greatly increased income taxes, ’ providing an effective levy of 16.5 !per cent on the lowest tax bracket ; was disclosed today to be part of a j treasury program for raising $3,600,- 1000,pop in new revenue,. j The present effective rate is 4.4, [ including a defense “super-tax” amounting to 10 per cent of the “nor mal” levy of 4 per cent of taxable income. The new system, built around steeply increasing surtaxes and esti mated to produce $1,517,100,000. would boost to $72 the income levy of a childless marri^ couple with an earned net income of $2,500. Such a couple now pays $11. (The house committee, meeting behind closed doors, is considering ways of raising the $3,600,000,000 of adtlitional revenue. Cmnmitteemen told reporters yesterday that the treasury had proposed an increase in the effective income tax froni i4.4 to N. Long, assisted by Rev. V. P. Me- P^^^cipa^ in the I^eral servic« Gee, and attended by a large «ath- Meyw ftmeral chapel, ering of friends assembled to pay foltowing a short last tribute. Many lovely flowers ^^me later. The services aw con were banked upon his grave, indica tive of the love and esteem in which he was held. Active pallbearers were: W. Roy ducted by the Navy department and by the Army and Navy Legion of Valor! of whidi Commander Sullivan was a distinguished member. Commander Sullivan died at his % delegation from Laurens County, in Ml hold his eluding the Senator, and office until his suoccssmr dull have been appointed and quaUAad. Said Tax CoUectnr shall be paid a salary of Fifteen Hundred ($1960.00) Dol lars a year, payable in montiily in stallments of Ooe Hundred Twraty- five ($125.00) Dcdlan, said salary to be paid out of toe oomlry ordinary fun^. ^ “Sec. 4. Befoee eirtarlng \ipon the mm' disduurfa ot his duties as said Tax Collector, he shan'enter into a bond in the sum el Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars to protect toe County of Laurens. “Sec. S. The Couitty Board of Commissioners of Ltoh«ns Cknmty Shan provide a suitable office for said Tax CoDector, otoer ,fhm tiie office oC any ototr county'<rfnoer, to be used as a pUet to kaap the tax rec ords of every kind ate description, ate a place vtoerc toe taxes may be paid at «U timas durtng the day. ate the Tax Collector toaU keep toe said office open every day, except hoU- (C^tinued on page tight) hMd in toe death of the young man, the case being turned over to Fort Jackson authorities at their request. The body of Corporal Riser was brought here Monday afternoon"^ the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Riser, 103 Sloan street. The largely attended funeral rites were held Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 from Mt Olive Baptist church near Ware ^oals, with Rev. R. D. HuitoM and Rev. D. W. Keller offic- iati^. Interment followed in the chiuxh cemetery. Active pallbearers were: Marvin Gambrril, Divid Owens, John Wes ley, Harold, Marvin and Murray Riser. Mr. Riser was a native of this county where most of his life bad been spent. He was a member of the Waterloo^ Methodist church and had been in the Army for the past four years. He had many friends here and elsewhere who are sadden ed to learn.oliiis. tragic death, In addition to his paroits the de ceased is survived by two brothers, Richard Riser of this place and Sid ney Riser of Camp Stewart, Ga., ate one xixter, MissJSgrah Riser, also of Clinton. 'mr" 5*”-.*';. Mount Vernon, N. Y, residence on KIWANI8 MCET TODAY The regular Klwanis club meeting will be held this evening at Hotel Clinton. Ihe club along with hun dreds of others is joining in thejob- servance of “Golden Rule Week,” with Dr. A. E. Spencer, a past presi dent of toe organization, announced as the* speaker for titis evening's pro- Mr. Neiifiiboni was a native of Jacks towntoip and had been a life long resident of this section. A man of Christian diaracter, upright and honest in all relations of life, and an excellent citizen, his passing brihgs genuine regret to many who knew and admired him. He is survived by his widow, who before marriage was Miss^ Janie Leake; two daughters, Misses Lou Belle.juid Josephine Neighbors; two half-sisters, Ii^rs. G. R. Simpson and Mrs. A. Clyde Young; two brothers, W. E. and A. L. Neii^bors, all of this community. Monb To Head Schools Again could not be made until last week. In accordance with Commander Sullivan’s last wishes, Mrs. Sullivan has stated she will present his covet ed Congressional Medal of Honor to Clemson of which he was a gradu ate. The South Carolinian was voted one of the very few Congressicmal Medals awarded to navy men. It is in recognition of his heroic action in securing a depth bomb which b|;t>ke loose on the deck of the converted yacht, Christobal, which waa guard ing a miuiitions convoy in May, 1918, and rendering it harmless. The funeral services were attend ed by his mother, Mrs. Warren. Funeral services were conducted ^ Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock from; top Mountviile Presbyterian church i treasury proposal, re- by Rev. J. E. Ratchford, Rev. D.»W. Keller and Rev. J. H. Byrd. Inter ment followed in the adjoining church cemetery. The accident which resulted in leased unofficially today, was con siderably different from yesterday's oral reports). The treasury summary, as made public today, would continue the 4 xx.. MaaotK nA.,- tKnt P*** noHnal tax, but would add $4r. Stokes death, occurred near the,—. —.——t t Sr'ro^d“te«lSf“fro^h.'’r ”5^ 1 Ki«K coroe. To the sum of the normal tax- enters tte Ctotdn-Greenwo^ ''.^lies and surtaxes would be added the way. Mr. Stokes was Jrave^, „ p,, In other words. alone St the Uim. •« wo* Mto Wy-.p, „ Ue who rec^ved minor hurts end | after receiving hospital treatment here, proceeded on to Chester. A coroner’s inquest held in Laur ens Monday afternoon termed the accident as “tmavoidable.” Accord ing to testimony offered by Highway Patrolman Reilley at the hearing Coroner Robot 1. Burgesa, liy 'Solicitor ftexalqF of Greenwood, the Stokes car had emerged from the side road and evi dently had started acnxss the main highway when struck on the left side by the Wylie car. Reilley testi fied that the Wylie car skidded 109 supertax, making a grand total of 16.5 per cent ing a grand total of 16A per cent In addition to the surtax plan for individuals, the treasury would add to the present 24 per cent normal corporation tax a 6 per cent surtax. Ihe individual income surtaxes would .be ipereased inapt in the km- est and middle brackets and would remain the same as a present on in comes of $750,000 and more. The highest rate would continue to be 79 per cent (plus the supertax) on in comes 'of more than $5,000,000. The treasury, it was team;rl, also has proposed a long list of “luxury” feet before the impact, and then came to a stop a few yards beyond. Wit- * , nesses t^tified Miss Wylie wastrav-j ^ cling about 45 or 50 mifes an hour, [ . and probably had slowed to 20 roiles.i’ MU* Wvbe who U a member of a 1 ^ sharply increased, the levy Miss Wyhe, who is a member oi a | cigarettes being raised from $3 Superintendent and Four Principols Re* 'elfcted By Trustees. Lutherans Hold Conference Here well known Chester family, attend-, , aa- j .ka IAAI..AA* K..* 94 pcf 1,000 and the rates on cig- A-AA* ;♦ kLiAre AAAi..iAA^ tobscco SHd sHuff being doubled. ■ )u.t out of & hoxpiU." « was A# ja4..a:a- -ka proposed for distilled spirits result of mjuries she suffered m ^ ^ barrel for fer tile accident. Stokes, son of the late Dr. W. H. Stokes and Prances Fuller Stokes, was a Cl«nson college graduate. World war veteran and farmer. He Group Meets With St. John^s Church for Additional Checks Come To Formers It was laamed ytsterday ffom County Affeat C. ik. Caimcm’a of fice that 4;Q05 aouenotiton AAA have baan received' totaHng NAMED TBBATRB DIRECTOR A I. Mason, of Laurens, manager of the two movie houses of that city, was named e director of the Souto Carolina llieatre Owners association at an organization me^hig of the as- sodatioo held last weA in Columbia. ;|149AS1.M, wHb otoer chaitoa «x* yectod 6h any msiL Mr. Cl CamMQ's a/tkfi haa been noti fied from toe stMe office that oot- Um pBS^ payment for 1941 wUl be 1 Jt eenta per pound and cangwa- tloo^ payment IJ7 cents pound tirnoa nonngl yMd par acM set for toe farm. Tbie aoenal yields for 1941 be set the AAA county ceaHnittee la toe Am jmrnrn hmU on toe pnaduction el toe farm, toe stated. DRIVE CAftKFULLT SAVE A UFE 80 PAR TBU TBAE nBlB HAVE BEEN ♦ R. L. Plaxico, new member and secretary of the local board of school trustees, has announced that at a re cent call meeting W. K Monts was re-elected as superintendent of the Clinton sdbools for the 1941-42 ses sion. This will be Mr. Monts’ seventh yw as bead of the schools.* He caipe hm in 19SS from Washington, Ga., succeeding J. H. Witherspoon. Mr. naxico also announced that upon recommendati(m of Supt Monts the following four principals were re-elected at this meeting for the coming year: Hi^ school, J. B. Gen try, Jr.; Flmrida Street, Miss Irene Spring PrograoL With 80 delegates in attendance, the Piedmont conference of the Ev angelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina was held Tuesday with St. John’s Lutheran church of this city, of which the Rev. J. LeGrande May er is pastor. The day’s program opened at 10 o’clock with The Service, and Holy Communion, “Love Never Faileth,” I Cor. 13:8. Addresses were heard from Rev. Edgair Z. Pence, president of the state synod. Dr. J. C. Kinard, president of Workman; Academy Street, J. B. | Newberry college. Rev. E. D. Zeigler Ousts; Providance, Blrs. H. Arthur!of the Lutheran Orphan Home, Mrs. Copeland. H. A. Jackson of the Lowman Home, Teachers for the 1941-42 session I and Army (Chaplains E. J. Mattson will be' elected at the next regular mented malt liqueurs. The rates on wines, cordials and liquers would be increased J8 2-3 per cent. The federal gasoline tax would be is ,urviv«l by thre. sUreni, Mml *x„.4a C.A1 aa.8 ma.. c„:.k c cen^I drinks, one cent a bottle and equivalents; automobile I Marie Stbkes and Mrs. Sarah S. Hunter, Greenville; Dr. Ruth W. Stokes, Winthrop college faculty member, and two brothers, John T. and Frank Fuller Stokes ot Mount- ville. THORNWELL GETS GEORGIA BEQUESTS parts and accessories, double rates; two cents fix on an dtecksT tax oh admission tickets costing more than 9 cents; tax on 10 per cent of retail ' sales prices on all jewelry; tires and tubes, tax of 5 and 9 cents per pound, instead of 2V§'and 4^ cents. .m, *rw n w . , , Statc Tiffck Mcet The Thomwell orphanage is m ^ . u receipt of a check lor $2,900 from • MCrC the estete of the late Mrs. Sarah S. i Bailey of Darien, Ga., who died a' The 1941 South Carolina Intercol- year ago. . j legiate Track and Field meet will be The institution has also been noli-! staged at Presbyterian College on tied of a bequest of'approximately | May 2’-3. Coach Lonnie McMill- $7,500 included in th$ will of the i ion has announced last minute prep late Mrs. Willie Dozier Smith of i arations for the climaxing track Atlanta, who passed away a few ‘ event of the season are well under days ago. |way. __ I It is expected that the number of DILLARD NAMED DIRECTOR ! participantTin tiie state cinder clas- meeting of the board, Plaxico stated. FATALITIES ftMfi AimnmDiLE ACCmSNTS, iB- liAURSNS COU^ Ltt’fi Sirlffi To Biaiu 1941 R Sfifo Tiiur On the Hlfliwmyfi. This M IMI fMMT, Four Tennis Stars Ploy Here May 8 Prosbyterion college will play host to four of the great^ nunes in ten nis bore (m Thursday afternoon. May 8th. Playing oxhlbltion matches will be Alice Marble, Mary Hardwick, Don ald Budge and Bill TUden—inaglcal namaa 'ln toe world of aport la the mateliea Ml« Marble 'will play Miaa Harderick, and Budge will play Tildan, followed by mixed dou- hlse play pllting Miaa Marble and TDdan agaitoit Mias Hardwick and Budge. At an organization meeting of thei»ic wiU near the 300 mark this sea- South Carolina Hereford Breeders' aon. Nine colleges wiU be repre- and A. E. Kalkwarf of Camp Croft, j association held in Sumter Saturday, - .ented m the track and field events Spartanburg. ; S. G. Dillard of this city, w»s elect-; throwing their ‘best against best’ en- A presentation,of the Parish Edu-jfd « ^ association’s deavoring to oust the Clemson col cation i»T>gram was given by Rev. board of directors. Erwin S. Spees, representing the Parish and Church School Board. During the adjournment period be tween toe morning and afternoon morning sessions, all in attendance at the con- DID YOU KNOW? lege title holders of two years standing. Colleges participating this year are: Presbyterian, The Citadel, Wofford, Furman, and Erskine. The Intercollegiate Freshman meet srill THAT—Jacks township was nam- ^ be held in conjunction with the var- fmnee were a«rved lunch at Hotel'ed for the Jecks femily — the most sity trials on Friday. Clinton. ON TRIP TO fIXMUDA Dr. L. R. Lsmn and Dr. D. J. Woods wlU leave momldg for a two weeks trip to Florida. They will q;)end toniitot Camp Stesrart, Ga., oa tiw gueatfi of W. A Johnson and R. T. Dunlap and prooeM tomorrow to a numbor of p^ta ot interest in Rtoe state where they wiU moak in interest of the drpluaUfe. Jeanes To Take Washington Gnirse John J. Jeanes, of this city, mem ber of the Laurens medical dotodi- ment with the 178th Field Artillery at Fort Bragg, N. has been select ed tor three months of qpeoiel train ing in Woshingtem. D. C., to begin May 1. Jeanes will engage in phar maceutical atudiee, while Alton Put- naas and Hosrard Gwinn of Laurens svho will aconyiany him, will engage in studies preparing them tor the place of general medical technician. Staff Sergeant Thurston Giles of this city, also a member of the Laurens unit, recentbr completed a two w*«ks' course in defense against diemleal warfare given at the fort prtnninent family of that community at tiut time, and that W. T. Jocks is the only person of that name re- Laurens Minister tiding in the township today. ^ Elocted Moderator THAT—“Uncle Tommy” Owens the only SO-veor-old citizen of Clin , ton who has ever been up In an air- plane and got a “big kick” out of tha'^ experienoe. the Owlnip church, it was decided THAT-J. Will Milam and Ira C. '^'*^***?*,^ «^on ^ the Bound have never owned or driven X!*^*?*^* an MitomohiU > ^ Presbytenon church of Ab- Copeland (colored) | bos been employed for 55 years by; The Rev. John J. Hayes, pastor of the Ute Dr. John W. Young and Dr. toe- First Presbyterian church of jMk H. Young families. Laurens, was chosen the new moder- THAT—80 years ago people used ator for the year, to eat “poke” salad at this season * Elders J. N. Gordon of the Donalds of the year. THAT—More than 95 per cent of the people of Clinton have never seen an ash hopper or chinquepln biah. church, and J. & Morse of the Abbe ville church, were elected repreoen- tatives to the General Assembly which meets at Montreal, N. C.. May 22. * . .J