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y\ ' .r' Page Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ChorakClub To Meet Monday — Thursday, April 15, 1948 \ ■ W. J. Bailey, Banker, Mill Executive, Passes The Clinton ^horal club will meet , (Continued from page one) Monday evening at 8 o clock a. .he £. Bailey, in 1933, ne also be- Clinton high school auditorium. All . came president and treasurer of members are invited to be present. L> ; dia Cotton Mills _ County Receives Over $600,000 In State Tax Revenues Past Year ARROW Stapling Machines — the handy little ofTice time-saver Chronicle Publishing 'Co. LEVOLOR IK ttS MI Off •tOKNTltRWKmUEMtt COtf. Squlfrfitd VENTU-LITE VENETIAN BLIND «5 Columbia, April 13. — (Special to The Chronicle).—Laurens county received over six hundred thousand 52 years had been do ^ ars in last fiscal year from prominent in the manufacturing in- 1 state tax revenues, according to the dustry. The two mills he headed ; annun i r fP 0rt su i :,rn ii* e< i , f 0 sl ate grew from a small beginning to their legislature this week by the Comp- present 123.088 spindles ancl 3,082 i r °ll er General E. C. Rhodes, looms. For 62 years Mr. Bailey wasj About $647,218 in state income was. connected with' the bank his father distributed to Laurens county in the which prohibits business connections between insurance and undertaking establishments, was adopted l?y the Senate on a voice vote. Votes In the House in this special -fund.’’ Also, accord ing to the rejected amendment* "The Board of Directors of the South Car olina penitentiary is hereby author ized, to.-expend from the funds to set aside such a sum of money as The House of Representatives held'may be necessary but not to Exceed founded, first as cashier and then president. Largely under his leader ship the mills and_bank have made remarkable growth m recent years, two roll call votes last week on pro posed amendments to the deficiency bill, one of which was adopted and the other defeated. Adopted by a 70 to 39 vote an amepdment giving an additional $932,000 for public welfare needs. Representatives Walter L. Martin j and C. L. Milam of Laurens county j voted not to table the amendment, $50,000 to employ a competent ar chitect to draw r plans and specifica tions for a new penitentiary.” Rep- esentative Milam voted to table the amendment, while Representative Martin voted against tabling it, and Representative* Wasson did not vote. 22-2t NOTICE OF SALE State of South Carolina, County of Laurehs. Notice is hereby given that I will sell all of the personal property be longing to the estate of R. R. Prather at my home on Magnolia street, Ly dia Mill, Clinton, South Carolina, on Saturday, April 24, 1948, at 5:00 o’clock P. M. Terms of sale: Cash. S. W. PRATHER, Administrator, R. R. Prather Estate. previous fiscal year, the Comptroller General reported. The largest part of this amount is the $423,464 the county received out of the general i son was not recorded as Vbting. a large proportion of the city’s pop- ( school, fund of the state, illation being supported by 6onhec-; ' Other state revenue sources tions with the Bailey textile inter-1 which the county recei ests. . Mr. 1 Bailey married Miss Floience 1 allocation, are as Jacobs while Representative Robert C. Was- 8 Rejected by a 68 to 36 vote was $ oui vf> from 1 a P ro P° sed amendment to provide, g ved- alloca- funds for the building of a new pen- ’ j| [tions last year, and the total of such ^ en ^ ar ^' f'^ ie amendment wouldjb u —- provided that “after July l.ljj only daughter of the late Dr. schoof transportation costs. $39,040,|^ ‘ ncome i _ re "[|| William Plumer Jacobs, founder of | additional insurance license fees,. Thornwell. orphanage and Presbyte-; 281;. alcoholic liquor taxes, $69,997 jg_jceived by the penitentiary . i . shall ^ - be placed . ... m a special fund to be rian college. She preceded him to'the'bank tax, $3,655; beer and wine tax,' ,d u " t * 1 such . lil ” e as im * grave in 193#. They fest their only $5,660; gasoline tax, $59,912; income 1 ** - a : P^ niten l iar y may be— 67, and national forest. b >’ statute - An - V unexpend-7« ™ a,,,- ed balance remaining unemeumbered tt vehicle dealers’ g son. Cyrus^ailey, one of the city’s license tax. $7 highly regarded young business men, | tax, $34,179; motor .tv 1920 during an influenza epidemic funcl. $1,263. at the age of 30. All of. these revenues will be high- Mr. Bailey maoe a large contn- ei duidn S tne present fiscal year with but; n to the development of tex- ’ ne exception tile manufacturing in the commu- a ccording nity. A man of vision-and .unlimited, ^ ou 77 arobn 4 budget- Commission, energy, he lived an active business the building au- i ft in the annual maintenance fund ofjft the penitentiary at the close of any. MILL EMPLOYEES! Let us carry you to and from your work at all cotton mills in this section, for all shifts. ' Dependable service, reasonable rates by the week. H _ SHARPTON’S CAB CO. F. \V. SHARPTON, Prop. * it it Corner Musgrov eand Florida Streets — Phone 431 fiscal year shall also be placed i k* kt ♦, of two small reduc- to estimates of the! m/>s vmmu bum cobbs urn • Now, when cords be come UNeven (as they will, and then slats won't tilt fully), simply pull the short cord all the way. Faster than you can _ watch, cords slip back even again,..like magic. Come in and let us dem onstrate our Venetian blinds equipped with this amazing new LEVOLOR. HOME SUPPLY CO. Phone 423 life up until a few weeks before his passing. Mr. Bailey was a memocr o: the board of trustees of Presbyterian college; and a former member of the Thornwell orphanage board of trus tees. He was a member and deacon of the First Presbyterian church with .which, his family has long been af filiated. He was a dominant force in the growth of Clinton and made a large contribution to the communily through his long active life. Mr. Bailey is survived by two granddaughters, Mrs. Frances B. Brooke of Augusta, Ga., and Mrs. Florence B. Adams of The Plains, Va.; three sisters. Miss, Toccoa Bai- ley. Mrs. R. B. Vance and Mrs. George H. Cornelson of this city, three great-grandchildren; a in-law, Mrs. State revenue as compared to esti mated revenues in the present 1947- 1948 fiscal year, allocated to the! counties in the 1946-1947 fiscal year,) are as follows: alcoholic liquor tax-; es, $11,970,619 in the 1946-1947 fis-j cal year, as compared to an estimat- j ed $14,000,000 in the presept 1947-; 1948 fiscal year; bank tax, $202,-! 000 as compared to an estimated | $200,000; beer and wine tax, $2,778,- j-j i 479 as compared to an estimated £ $5,250,000 in the present fiscal year;, j-j ; gasoline tax to counties, $3,200,607 j* j as compared to $3,400,000 in the pre- f: sent fiscal year; income tax. $20,902,- 018 as compared to $22,000,000 in 1 , the present fiscal year, and motor vehicle dealers' license. $37,950, as ^compared to $35,000 m the present j-j ; fiscal year.. £ Belt’s... “Savings Great In ’48” ♦♦♦•>♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ • «• «> «♦ «« V* «*• «'• »> C ♦ C # tv«# tv ♦ ♦ *'# tv «*»«*• t*« ♦♦ Stretches Your i.i Budget Dollars!™ 1 I| daugh- er-m-law, .Mrs. Marion Fleming County Delegation Ba.le.v of Augusta: arid several ne-! Votes Given On phews and elsewhere. nieces of this city and #♦ ♦ ♦ I Several State Proposals —REMEMBER— Rulane Gat 4 Service It CLEAN! DUIANF « ■* - . .. a— > Carolina Suburban Gas Co. Laurens — Phone 508 U. S. Approved, Pullorum Controlled. Each year our founda tion flocks are improved by carefully selected new stock. We have them in stock or \o\i may order for future delivery. 25 Lbs. 100 Lbs. ALL MASH STARTER 20% ... $1.57 $5.90 GROWING MASH $1.50 $5.55 BROILER MASH 20% $5.70 GROWING SCRATCH $1.47 $5.35 SCRATCH GRAIN $1.44 $5.25 LAYING MASH 20% $1.49 $?.50 SPECIAL DISCOUNT — 1,000 Lbs. or More - Pmrty 'Remedies— Ren-O-Sal Tablets . 25c and 30c Avi-Ton Powder for round worms, 10 02. pkg. ..t ' .. 1 45c SxVk Quality SakttqA Columbia, April 13.— (Special to The Chronicle).—Roll call votes were taken in the Senate last week on a number of unportant amendments proposed to the state deficiency bill. Amendments adopted raised the bill total from less than $6,000,000 to ov er $7,000.060. ;~ An amendment providing an ad-1 ditional $932,000 for public welfare 1 S needs was adopted by a 19 to 16 vote, jg I with Senator O. Langdon Long ofijij Laurens county voting against the | defeated motion which would I killed the bill. By a 36 to 3 vote, the Senate killed an amendment which would have appropriated $25,000 to each [county for the construction of pub- 1 # I lie buildings, plus an additional $10,-Tj 000 to the counties for each member j 1 0f the legislature. Senator Long vor- , $ ed against the measure. An amendment giving an extra $750,000 to the State Department K of Education for school, bus trans- # portation, and $10,000 for additional attendance teachers, was passed by § 'the Senate by a 22-19 vote. Sena- i ^ tor Long voted, for the motion and against the appropriation. The Senate struck out the section providing $500,000 for a new peni tentiary by a 23 to 19 vote. Sena- 1 tor Long voted not to kill the meas ure. have I i V ♦ ♦ ♦V SPECIAL PURCHASE! Slight Irregulars of a Famous Make NYLON HOSIERY 51 gauge, 15 denier $1.49 51 gauge, 20 denier $1.35 45 gauge, 15 denier $1.25 45 gauge, 30 denier $1.15 The quality is superb—lovely nylon hosiery in the newest spring and summer shades. You’ll want to buy several pair at this low price. Lovely summer shades. Sizes S 1 /^ to lOf/fj. SALE! CHENILLE SPREADS *3.99 :: Full size Chenille Spreads at a new low sale price. Durable, attractive spreads to bring out the beauty of your bedroom. Choose from blue, rose, aqua, peach, white and gold. An amendment which would have increased the amount to be allotted to the counties for hospitals from a.j-i total of $1,770,000 to $4,390,000 was ? killed by a 23 to 18 vote. Senator § Long voted against the amendment # j The amendment authorizing the! j-j Santee-Cooper authority to buy the 1 # South Carolina Power Company was $ passed by a voice vote. 12 Another important amendment, Is *USt THt BEST" BIRD SO FLOUR 8c FEEQ STORES Musgrove Street CLINTON, S. C. OINICT FROM MILL TO YOU • -r ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAYOR ; I hereby announce myself a can didate for Mayor of Clinton, and I pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. JOE P. TERRY. FOR ALDERMAN Ward 5 I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward 5, and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. WOODROW L. WILSON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward 5, and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary- LEONARD GILLIAM. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward 5, and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. CARL CAMPBELL. Ward 6 I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward 6, and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. LONNIE B. TINSLEY. - • I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward 6, and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. MARCELL (NUB) BARKER. — ^BIG VALUE! FLEXIBLE ALUMINUM VENETIAN BLINDS S5.95 Attractive. Icnjr-Iastin* — add charm to any room. Look ct these features — rust resistant hardware, cleans with ease, processed for longer life, non-slip glazed cord, lock for easy adjust ment, self-adjusting slat titter, slats will not crack or peel, all 64 inches long. Widths: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32. 33, 34, 35, 36 inches. Completely in stalled in your home for small additional charge. SPECIAL PURCHASE! MANITEX RUGS $6.99 — 9x12 Size — An $8.95 Value Now you can redecorate your home with beau tiful hard surface felt base rugs. Choose from a wide variety of patterns and colors. Florals, block designs, hook designs, tan, blue, green. 6x9 size — $3.99 Anniversary Special! MEN’S WHITE BROADCLOTH , DRESS SHIRTS-$2.00 (Actual $2.98 value). We made a special purchase of these quality-made shirts. They are slight irregulars of higher priced shirts .They’re full cut, perfect fit; ting, sanforized shrunk. Sold with & money-back guar antee. Size^ 14 to 17. Sleeve lengths 32 to 35. Attention, Men! Here’s a Real Value! WHITE OXFORD CLOTH SHORTS - 69c . ' Regular 98c value. Don’t take our word for it—come, see! The best short buy in years. These are full cut, sanforized shrunk, long wearing. Sizes 28 to 44. SEW AND SAVE WITH THESE FINE FABRICS —Chambrays —Batiste —Ginghams -%-Printed Voiles —Organdy —Dress Madras —Indianhead AH at one low price— 79c Yard Yes, we have the most complete assortment of cotton fabrics we have had in years. Wamsutta Mills Organdy, Highland Park and Cannon Mills Press Chambray and Gingham. ANNIVERSARY VALUE! CLOSE-OUT MEN’S SPRING WOOLEN DRESS PANTS $2.99 Pair Values to $8.95. We’re not kidding, men — we are closing out early stock of men's spring- weight dress panto. In this lot you will find hard-finished worsteds, cheviots, tweeds, stripes, checks and plaids. Sizes 28 to 42.