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V / «r /' ^ ’■■■'SI I Poge Two THE .CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C. NEW FEDERAl TAXES TO HIT STATE OCTOBBitST The cost of the United States’ htige national defense program will he brought home to South Carolina * with a llkng October 1 when the first of the new federal taxes, and of the new federal tax increases and revisions, go into effect. George A. Byrd of the office of the Collector of (2) Local telephone service: Six per cent, October 'lO. (If your tele phone bill is $3 for one month, you’ll pay a tax of 36 cents.) (3) Bowling alleys and billiard and pool tables: $10 per year oh each alley or table; October 1. (4) Pin ball machines: $10 per year on each *machine, October 1. :,..(5) Slot machines: $50 per year OH'' each machine, October 1. This apmlies only to machines involving the element of chance, not to such ^ot apparatuses as cigaret, chewing gum or peanut vending machines.) (6) Rail, motor, water or air trans- T5- Thursdoy^ September 25, 1941 adoOnd the town Incidents, Unusual and Ordinary, Gathered On Our Rounds. .. ji .. portation (train, bus, boat, or air' Internal Revenue, Coliunbia,^tyas in fares): Five per cent on tick- the city yesterday giving out infer- j ^oslkig 35 cents or more. (A mation as to the new federal floor, fVain * ticket, for example, will taxes and those who are to be af- a-lax of 10 cents.) This tax CECIL B. LAWTER wll be interested fected. All dealers, he states, are effect October 10. jin their announcement ot the arrival' equired to take inventoiy Oct. 1 of; increased taxes on I daughter, Mary Cecil, on Ai^ G. W. HOLLINGSWORTH and L. W. BULLOC{^ local representatives of the Metropolitan Insurance com* pany, were awarded an interesting week-end boat trip from Norfolk to Baltimore. The trip was won through a contest of the Columbia district. They left the city early FJ-iday morn ing and returned Sunday niid^t. Friends here of REV. and MRS. all merchandise upon which the new oc-i W- They have reaided in Atlanta act imposes additional taxes. The changes mean, among other things, that milady will probably pay mbre for her furs, jewelry and toilet preparations (including cosmetics) than she has heretofore and that the Itober 1. The tex on safe deposit ^or several yea« pasf but moved vaults will be increased from 11 peny^^*^^ ^ Montgomery, I where Mn Lawter has been called into army service as a cnaplain at cent to 20 per cent. The tax on telegrams (to be paid by the sender) is to be raised from 5 per cent to , ,, . , .,10 per cent. (For example, a 50- motorist Pfy*^e :cent telegram, which used to carry more for the tires and tire tubes on his car. Her^^ofore any admission prices ofj. 20 cents or under, plus other spe cifically stated affairs such as county fairs, charity parties, church affairs, (to which admission was charged)] etc., had been exempt frpm the fed eral tax of 1 cent on each 10 cents above 20 cents dr any fraction there of. Elimination of the 20-cent exemp tion will have no effect onT theater performances, sports events or other events for which admsision is 20 cents or over. It means that low- cost admission affairs (20 cents or under) are being brought under tax laws from which they hitherto were exempt. Chances are also that, effective October 1, it is going to cost more to make a long distance telephone call and to send a telegram and, Oc tober 10, it will cost more to have local telephone service and to ride on a train, bus, boat or airplane. As already announced, prices of whiskey—because of the additional $1 federal tax—are expected to risej a 3-cent tax, will carry a 5-cent tax 'effective October 1.) Mr. Bowers urged that both deal ers and consumers take especial note of the new taxes going-into effect next month—particularly the. retail ers and wholesalers to whose stocks the floor taxes wiU be “ of the beginning of busmess Oct. . Hollis Clan Gathers For .Reunion About two hundred members of the Hollis family, including a num ber of residents of this city/^ather- Maxwell Field. Mr. Lawter and Mrs. Lawter are well known here where he attended Presbyterian col lege. Mrs. Lawter is the former Miss Mary Black, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Black. Mr. and Mrs. Black, accompanied by the latter’s sister, Mrs. J. V. Edwards, were in Atlanta recently to see their infant granddaughter. HEATH COPELAND and HUBERT BOYD were in Columbia tin Friday evening to attend a meeting of the presidents and secretaries of Lions clubs of state district 32. Mr. Cope land and Mr. Boyd are president and secretary, respectively, of the local Lions club. DR. and MRS. JOHN G. BARDEN Creek were recent hosts to MR. and MRS. ed on Sunday at Padgett’s church in Union county for the an-(HENRY C. AYRES, of West Point, nual reunion, Ga., and Kingstree, formerly their During the day musical selectionsin^ionaries in the Belgian were enjoyed and at noon a picnic dinner was served. The following officers were re elected to serve for the coming year: President—Paul Wilburn, Union. Vice-president—Mrs. K. B. Brown lee, Gray Court. Secretary and Treasurer — Miss from 50 to 60 cents a quart October: Margaret Hollis of this city. 1. Internal Revenue Collector Bow-j ♦ ers especially urged dealers in ^^'ILoCOl Red CfOSS tomobile tires and tubes, matches and distilled spirits to notice that a floor ^ Workers Wanted stock tax on these articles is being ♦ levied by the federal government as I Mrs. J. B. Townsend, chairman of of October 1 and that the dealbrs j the Red Cross sewing work, stated must have their inventories , made; yesterday that ladies are ne^ed to as of the beginning of business on | cut garments which will be sent to that date for taxation purposes. j British war victims. Any one who Other new federal taxes going in-, jg interested and will assist in the sewing is asked Townsend. to contact Mrs. to effect, he said, were: (1) Long distance telephone calls for which the charge is more than 24 cents: Five cents for each 50(SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLB cents or fraction thereof, October 1.1 The Paper Everybody Reads'* reVeVeeearea Congo. Mr. and Mrs. Ayres, now on furlough, were enroute to Ithaca, N. Y., where they will spend the winter studying at Cornell university. Uncle Sam has a lot of us on the fence these days in one way or an other. Particularly now he has one young man of Clinton in that spot, AIKEN TAYLOR. On Monday Mr. Taylor was packed and ready to de part for Decatur, Ga., where he has registered at ColumbisT Theological seminary as a student for the coming year, and about 30 minutes before leaving he received an army order to report for active service. His status as yet is undetermined, student or Soldier. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, September 29 and 30 81 TNI HIUS With CHARLIE RUGGLES, EL LEN DREW, PHILLIP TERRY, JO SEPH SCHILDKRAUT, PORTER /HALL, HENRY KOLKER, _ JANET BEECHER and PAUL HURST. ' A -'X* k .y,, JOHN B£TTY HARRY WAYNE FIELD • CAREY plus- SELECTED SHORTS. “NEWS.” Feature begins 2:23, 4:28,7:23,9:28. 10 A. M. Show MON." 10c & 28c WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, October 1 and 2 Ml |M Barnacle Bill With WALLACE BEERY, MAR JORIE MAIN, LEO CARILLO and VIRGINIA WEIDLER. plus Ml BEGINNING A NEW SERIAL 'Riders of Death Valley" With DICK rORAN, BUCK JONES, LEO CARILLO, CHARLES BICKFORD, LON CHANEY, JR. SELECTED SHORTS. 10c 8c 20c Feature begins 2:46, 4:59, 7:12, 9:22. 10 A. M. Show WEDNESDAY. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, SeptMnber 29 and 30 'The Parson of Ponimint" LIVE GREAT DAYS! Ride heed- Isesly . . . love audaciously ... in a story that takes you up ... to thun der along with mounted madcaps . . . a trigger trained, horse wise, prairie toughened. plus » SELECTED SHORTS. “NEWS.” 10c and 20c Feature begins 2:34, 4:39, 7:34, 9:39. 10 A. M. Show TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, Octeber 1 and $ 1$ Fugitive Valley 00 New residents of Clinton include: MR. and MRS. EARL COGBURN, who are occupying a residence near tl)e city limits on the Greenwood road. Mr. Cogbum has been em ployed by the Dixie Beverage Co., for several months. -The Cogbums camt to CliAjton from Greenwood. MR. and MRS. HERBERT A. WATERS and their son, BYRON, formerly of Spar tanburg, who have taken an apart ment in the home of Mrs. P. S. Jeanes. Mr. Peters is in charge of the construction of the city library build ing. MR. and MRS. P. E. WHITE, the former being employed as a bar ber in Gqldville. Mr. and Mrs. White moved here from Greenville, and oc cupy an apartment in the residence of Mrs. C. H. Hall on South Broad street. ably produce more in the new crop than the world would buy, thus In creasing Hie surplus on ha^ So when a farmer was entitled to plant 10 acres in cotton he would be ^v«n a bonus for reducing his acreage one acre or two, and he would be paid about. $25 in cotton stamps. With tb|ese stamps he must buy cotHm goods.' I have no complaint—and making none—^for the plan is a generous one, and those who administer it are pa tient and long suffering,! as well as anxious to please the farmers, who are, of course, not only the chief pillars of socie^, but who carry the flag of freedom, if pillars can march. Sometimes I think Uncle Sam has some curve pitchers on his staff, be cause while you stand at the bat looking for a fast ppe, a quick break ing ourve makes you feel foolish. Even so, we farmers practice on fast balls in the spring and have to dodge curves in the falL Our Uncle Sam let us believe that if you should reduce your acres you would be paid on your reduction; but now the reduction is not on your al lotment, but must be a reduction under what you actually planted last year. The trick delivery “fooled” us. We swung at the ball and got a two- bagger when it should have been good for a home run. I went up and agreed to take out of cotton eight or ten acres. Uncle Sam allows no man more than $50 in stamps, even thou^ ’^e reduced his acreage by ten, twen^ or a hundred. It must be figured out that no family can wear or use more than fifty dol lars worth of cotton goods. So when the smoke cleared away 1 got $44 (having been awarded $6 on another place) and my tenants (who didn’t even know about it) are buying shirts and dresses (mostly dresses) for thiee times the amount adxidi I received. And that’s all right. I have received a fair rental value for the land “taken out” and my tenants have received a treat which will not come amiss in view of the crop shortage. been in the development stages for the past year will be unveiled na tionally,” he added. “Regardless of any existiiig opinions pertaining to inferior quality in the 1942 automo biles, Oldsmobile will introduce three lines of cars that are definitely bet ter lodking, better lastii^ and bethH* built than any cars in ttte forty-four year history ot the company.” Questioned regarding the Oldsmo bile B-44, -Mr. Vmmerman stated that advancements stKh as new dou ble duty bumpers," heavier frame, more fire power in the engines, tod larger braking areas, place more em phasis than ever on ruggedness and dependability, t , Hydra-matk drive, the revolution ary feature introduced Oldsmo bile two yeers ago, whidi eliminates the clutch pedal and all shifting of gears, will be offered as optional equipment. . CARD OF THANKS I wish to expreu my gratitude to friends for the lovely flowers, candy, cards* nvuiy^ other kind- toown me auring my recent nesses illness. —^Kelen Hollingsworth. il AnnQuncefrteirt 1 Oldsmobile Preview Set For Saturday E. M. Timmerman of the Timmer man Motor company, will go to Char lotte Saturday for a preview of the new 1942 Oldanobile B-44. “Motorists are promised the big gest siuprise in the history of the automobile business when they view the new Oldsmobile B-44,” Mr. Tim merman asserted yesterday. “October 5 has been scheduled as the official announcement date for Oldsmobile, and on that day the product that has WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE TO THE PUBUC THAT WE HAVE OPENED A Plumbing and Heating Business / IN CLINTON AND ARE NOW READY TO SERVE YOUR NEEDS PBOWPTLY WHEN CALLED. Free estimates on ail work gladly furnish^ man Phone 267*W I . -Y .. . Shop 105 E. FergnshiL Street A Private Cttlsen Speaks Hfi Mind Spedafor Comments On Men and Things FRIDAY AND SATURDAY* October 2 aad 4 Jkmtlm rtyli' 19 With RAY CORRIGAN, KING and MAX TERHUNE. JOHN What is the matter with our men? That this country seems to be weak ening is everybody's observation, but within the last twenty years we have given so much emphasis to school athletics it seems odd that men over thirty should show up so badly in physical examination. 64 per cent of the men over SO were ndected.'59 per cent of men fitun 26 to 30 were rejected. 41 per cent of those from 18 to' 25 years were rejected. It is amazing that four out of every 10 young men from 18 to 25 are unfit for military service, according io present requirements. PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT Bothwell Graham,’ K D. opened an office at his 94 N. Broad Street Omee hoars: 16-12 2-4 P. M.. 7-9 P. M. Telephone 91 A. BL. i Funeral Home Ointon, S. Ci~ FUNERAL DIRECTORS M^tlld. EMBALMERS Ambahmee Servke PhoBM 41 aad S99-J AMiftKA’S CMOfCf r iaPARIS FASHION SHOESr myi glannorout Riu Hiyworthl Atkl milUoni of imait w(H]^ agree! The fdl ftylc* aim morel beautiful than ever! Rich' SUEDES! PbUehadCALFSKlNgl Soft ELASmClZBD LEATHittSr COMBINATIONS! ^ L. SU88BLL GHAT aad T. PABK8 ADAIB* Gea. Mgn. Feature begins 2:00, 4:16, 6:32, 8:46. 001 ^00 For Beauty's Sake With MARJORIE WEAVER and TED NORTH. Feature begins 3:13, 5:29, 7:45, 9:59. plus 1 aum'iiKiiiviiEiaiii THE MABCH OF TIME presents “THUMBS UP, TEXAS” “INFORBfA’nONS, PLEASE.” “NEWS.” 10c 6e SOc Feeture Begins: Friday: 2:3$, 4:35, 7 J8, 9:35. Saturday: 3:43, 4:57, 7:11, 9J9. “LASSO WIZARD.” 10c A 20c 10 A. M. Show THURSDAY. I usually visit the “Triple A” of fice on Saturday and there 1 find my fammr friei^ in full force. AH of us are signing with alacrity and glee tim applications for the “parable pay* ments,” as one Of my tenants c^bi them. Now that; Uncle Sam ismiM cotton stamps, why not let the farm ers have fo(^ stamps and rent stionps and tax tickets? 'nien life would be “sort of tolable.” What say you? Still, we should need shoe stamps and bacco stamps. WANTED TO BUY: Highest prices paid for stamps of Confederate States, pr^- erably on original envelopes. ' CorremxHKlence need not ac- c<Hnpany oivelopes. Also I will pay hiidi pricM for United States sttoxpe * before 1900. Could usd coUeotlam of stamps of the whole wofki. Write before W.CMcCLAMMY 00 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. October 8 and 4 'The Son of Dovy Crocket With BILL ELUOTT, IRIS MER EDITH, DUB TAYLOR and RICH ARD FISKE. , Feature Begins: Friday: 2:00, 4:21, 7:00, 9‘.21. Sa^jTday: 1:30, 3:59, 6:38, 8:95. ‘ "Roiders Of the Desert" With RICHARD ARU^, ANDY DEVINE and LINDA HAY^. Feature Begins: Friday: 2:59, 5:20, 7:59, 10:20. - Saturday: 2:46, 5:15, 7:4A 10:11. 10 A. M. Show SATUKDAY. lOc and 20c Robert Bums is loved for his sim ple themes, the homely joys — and a* that. We like the things we know about. I find that many of my read ers are interested in the every day affairs at hmne rather than m the war. The war is a long way <df, ao far as fighting is conc^ned, but the gasoline restrictions have brouiflt It to you tod me and all who buy frea the big filling ^ttons, or the htUe stationa at t^ dron.rpads. . Perhaps sbtna ifat'^liBiri have been sho^Uig Bflh eottoo stan^ My brethren of the soil ktiow this, ^i6u#i way ^own frisods asby For quick mdl dtpendaUe pick-up and d^Tory sirrlm in coima^ion with Sea board Air'Line RaUway*a fast eeryi^alm loeal dray- ing.wftlifai dty limita, eiB S6. AD prodated. think of the .^ftton stamps aa uto ] Russian aryl Chi- as ronote ntM battleffMds. I' demt know who figured out tiais cotton stanq;> scheme but I*B-tsIl yeu bow it wotlced in my cw$, aikd you will see Ubek Sam piqdaf off oua man and being bendlotot wHh others. Back in-the qwWK^lhe gov* ilarldnd to atbadE die cotton km at both todi. We had lib cotton in ston^tt nd we