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■ I Pape Four - -V- — TIIF CLINTON CHRONICLE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1919 dllir (Eltnton (Cl)rmttrlr Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): . One Year $2,00 Six Months $1.25 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, IS^. The Chronicle seeks t ic cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will m-t’be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Exclusive National Advertising Representative GREATER WEEKLIES New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia County, approximately '82 per cent y cx Increase VerV went for old age assistance, one per , 1 j cent for aid to the blind. 10 per cent Likely, RoyDUrn SoyS l for aid to dependent children, and four per cent for general assistance. Washington, Feb. 15. — House ; A total of $6,210^222 has been ex- Speaker Rayburn (D-Texas) said to- , pende^ on public welfare in South day' “in all probability we’ll have to Carolina during the .fiscal year, as of have” an increase in taxes. ! January first, of which $220,391 has He made the stat e me nt shortly af- been spent in Laurens County. The ter a of t Democrats left a , amount expended in each category White House conference with Presi . 'in Laurens county during tne first dent Truman> ' half of the fiscal year was as fol lows: $182,203 on old age assistance, $3,680 on aid to the blind, $25,483 on aid to dependent children, and $9,024 on general assistance. making the statement to deny re- ( tax legislation. ports that tax legislation has been ^ Mr. Truman has requested $4,000,- pushed aside because the house ways | 000,000 in new taxes. Rayburn did and means committee decided to take not mention this figure specifically, up social security legislation ahead | “I don’t see how anyone can |be op taxes. ) wise enough noV to say there should “The President requested that so-; be no new tax legislation,” Rayburn cial security be considered ahead of said. Rayburn told reporters he “If there is a probability of us run ning into the red I think it would be taxes," he said. “And nothing was pushed over on him.” He said he expected the President a reflection on all of us, for us to do himself to make a statement Thurs- deficit financing, when the national was day "to try to dispel this log”' about income is at such a high level. MODERN NEW FILTER PLANT AT CLINTON COTTON MILLS Pink Dogwood Is Available Dogwood Planting the spring t:e thousands of vis-| from such taxes. Mrs. C. E. Galloway, chairman of the Garden club, stated yesterday that anyone desiring to buy pink ; dogwood is asked to contact Paul Staton, Tuxedo, N. C., by mail, giv ing your name, address, and the number of trees you want to buy. The trees sell for $2.50 each or $3.00 for the tree and planting. The trees are 2 to 3 feet hign. Mr. Staten also has pink flowering , . , . , ,. . crabapple, 4 feet high .priced at $1.50 required to pay from his salary, as for tre £ and planting . No tree 5 will ( hough business men were exempt.^ on $ale after March lst> and no CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1949 : rs to Atlanta are enhanced by the | beauty of the white and pink dog-* wood in the Peachtree residential -t ti. n of the city. It is the “tree” of :nut city . nd sets it apart in a way ii.flerent from other places. It is noted with interest that the i . al Garden club and the city have united on a beautification project te.itu.rilg the planting of white dog- w. ci trees, the trees being available at a nominal price. All prop- trty owners in all parts of the city ■art asked to join in the beautification 'pink dogwood wiir be planted uptil At the same time there was much t h e white dogwood project for the sympathy expressed for Vice-Presi-1 c ify’ s beautification program has dent Barkley and Mr. Rayburn, the been completed, which is expected to speaker of the house, who had to live be within the next two weeks. on a measley $20,000 a year with an — expensive government automobile at 1 his disposal, and a government-paid chauffeur thrown in. While it is doubtful if either of the three gen-j tlemen had ever earned any similar amount in privat life, the proposal went through without opposition, County's Gas Tax For December Largest of Year Columbia, Feb. ' ’ • -4 I fr jm which desirable re- 16.—(Special to with Barkley and Rayburn each be- The Chronicle). — Approximately ing given $10,000 more. j $24,000,000 was distributed among What is the total remuneraiion of the counties of South Carolina dur- the President? Nobody knows. To be-i ing the last six months of 1948 from gin with, he gets a new salary of the counties’ share of the gasoline i $100,000 annually. Before the raise license tax, it is revealed in the re- - . :> may be expected. V.-.e '.i ,;'.v d Tee grows well in :■ iant'the* trees*'on tne streets‘and in' ■ Dei ° re J ne r , aise uc I Ils V“*\ u S t Vuotlei Pictured above is the modern new, contract for building the plant and, 300.000 gallons. From the elevated voids, it will not be long ibefore i cfn mm 1 '^ ir ? ac ! dltl0n to ^salary P ort Tre ?* Ur f r iqL ,,, h j u fi ' ter P lant at Glin t° n Cotton Mills, the water tank was' provided and | tank water is piped by gravity to the v., will present a very attrac-: f 0 ’ 00 .? a !!T ll £ tor . an CX » en * e * und ’! f0r the ^® f 1948 ’ whlch . which President P. S. Bailey stated! erected by R. D. CMe company of Lydia Mills near the city. A raw t;ve appearance daring dogwood sea-| * 0r ^ hlch he ha .^ ‘° re * d *„ n an ac “j' Nas lssued 1 15 ^eek. ^ yesterday has been completed and is Columbia. Harwood Beebe, of Spar-, water reservoir holding about 2,000,- y>n. count, congress piled on $50,000 more During the last han of the year, now j n operation, furnishing about tanburg, was engineer on the pro- 1 000 gallons has been built on a hill expense money for which he does The month in which the largest dis- 300,000 gallons of fresh water daily ject. abovethefilterplant.Waterispump- W , .l" tribution was made was September,, for the residents of that community The plant has a capacity of 750,000 ed to this reservoir from Beard’s Times Do Not Change is an outright subterfuge. And at the when $327,622 was distributed among; Jn a church bulletin published re- sarne time ^Baiddey and Rayburn counties. Laurens county, how-j The and Lydia Mills. ! gallons a day and will operate only puuiisucu re- - - lIlt: uauiewa ‘“'""i The new plant will furnish the about eight hours a day to fill re cently, the following clipping ap- were ® ,ven $10,000 each a year for, evert received a larger sum during 1 %vater SU ppiy nee^fs of the two mills,, cu rements normally, President Bai- poared under the title, "Who Wrote, tax exempt. What the month of December than any j w j]i make it unnecessary in ley states. Adjoining the filter plant Tn.s and When?" “ eir expenses are the public does other month, when the courtty re-; the future to use water from the aty is a 200,000-gallon underground con- ■ The ase in which we live should " ot know . and aie re ^ uired t0 ceived S6j38. [ facilities. ■ erete storage tank, into which the fii- t* d.^tinguished by some glorious en- ~ iJ s «>«i«« “‘ lKr ._. ,, ' ontha «f J!*! The new plant .as constructed by tered water is pumped. that .fhose who have been f ! erio . d :. Lauren3 county T w , as . the mill at a cost of $164,000. C-Y. | An elevated tank holds 100,000 gal- terprise. dent for congress^to appropriate any t h e following amounts: July, $5,633;j Thornason , ru-d i f the.r lives. :c oe happy This unfortunate gen^f ^ „ also lha , eration has alreaay paid its just tno- m ona oppressed^ n-*>j money out of the United" States treas- 1 August, $5j«6; September,^ ’ S6.IT66; | of Greenwood, had fhe Ions, giving a constant storage of Fork creek a mile and a half away. The new plant is adequate to pro vide the needs of the two large tex tile communities and Is one of the most modern in the Southeast. The mill management recently completed construction of a sewerage plant for Lydia Mills at a cost of about $250,000. ury for “expenses” unless it be ac- October, $5,982; and November, 15- some time ago when congressmen 803. i One cent of the six cent gasoline to mUerv Manv have oerished . . . ® <jne ceni cji ine vein • -he bu^ar/of ther county others raised n tlleir w own salaries t0 $^.500 : t ax is .iistributed monthly among the ^ appropriated tt.500 c „ untieH , whil. the other five cents V our conversation is all yours (tax free and unaccountable) foe the j i s retained by the State Highway expenses of each member. That, too,' Department, The distribution is made is indefensible. Their total salaries; the.r wives and children through in * ■ UMhe Kura contmu. to put «»' ‘.t - , 1 a “ ,!n,u> . l «: “t* 1 !alaIi **j<« the buia ot Ucom sold in the' f i > • , • Ub’es The of Deace should be subject to tax the same as counties. e ‘ u ‘ 7, l - eJ - ies 01 Pf ac ® ' every other American citizen. are insuflicint for their purpose; they, ^ it:ard but cannot prevent-our mis-; A ,^ nat do 55P re sidenl now get County Auditor f : tunes We stand in need of some Ie: 564,000 of his $100,000 sal- i* r _-j _ t/ y n ,e durable plan which will for- ar y- his $50,000 expense furd. ilCrC rriofly 10 which is free of taxes and for the Take Tax Returns Miss Jennie V. Culbertson, county i auditor, will he in the city Friday | from 9:30 a m to 4 p.m. to assist res- i idents of the community in filing! their 1949 county tax returns. Miss Culbertson will have head-1 ♦ -.vr put an uid to our hostilities, anal un.’.e u> by the lasting ties of mutual. £ P endin S 01 which he is not required. -flection ajid fidelity.” ' to g iv f a ? ac , c ^> ^' hich V™* ^ The average person reading the a t° ta l $110,000 after taxes. Such* ab, ve would surmise that it was a f net result would require an income written within The last tfew months, 10 * 3l l^ a 3t $240,000 on the part of a but that would be incorrect. private citizen. It was written 400 years before the But that is only a starter. The bath of Christ, or almost 2,350 years President, according to a Washing-j ters at ^ atizeTO Fede ral Sav-i a 3" 1 ton 'yriter, enjays such extras as a^ and Loan association, building on! T.mes do not change muebt humcin privotG ph^siciEQ assigned to him by J Mnin stroct- nnd will bo glad to! nature is about the same always, and the aim>, a fleet of 25 automobiles: a jj ca ji j n preparing theiri tnese ancient observations serve to for his family and staff: a DC-6 , ¥ ^ urn blanks emphasize the truthfulness of the■ transport plane casting one million! “ m stcr.f.ment that "man is born unto dollars, with a permanent crew oi j , .bie. as rhe spa:ks fly upward.” {eight; a private armor-plated yacht,' NCW NorWOOd. 106 which belongs V> the navy and is U^ assigned ot his personal use; a pri-j^ - ^®®^ iOlC ftCfC vate police force which guaids the* ^ White House and. a squad of 25 se- * The Greenwood Creamery, manu- cret service men now guard the lecturers at the famous DixiraaiD President and his family; free domi-i-*- e cream, is introducing a new ice cile at the White House and now- at} cream, "Norwood,” "fit for a queen.” Change Club By-Laws Tne pos. Chamber o.fl. u’* o w tont utives in turn-ovc; e.tiier to oi ne. n of secretary af a Commerce is a most as is indicated by the aa'.. >ns ot such exec- t hi concern. The directing commercial organization ported, has asked. 36,000,000. vertising columns of today’s paper. But that is not all. The White 1 House is staffed with. 61 servants to •^* G '^*-'*‘**® care for every whim and wish of the] MAGNOLIA GARDENS President and his family. It is equip-e The Clinton friends of Miss Betty a swimming pool, tennis ' Roberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. i fiese positions is due a discouragement on the part of secretaries as to what they arc accomplishing, or often because they are offere i more attractive prop- t/s.tio .* .* s.enc similar organization or business c hoo-i has me of the hardest jobs in the community to till because so much is expected. They get many knocks all along. Clue Tine. And speaking of the work of com- Ve'c’al organizations, we are re-,. that it will soon be time for * showered with gifts of all kinds.,} •n. Con-on Chamber of Commerce including choice foods from all parts to e'ect officers for another year. We>f country, and after careful ia- ; h „ uld appreciate the time and efforts fpection some of it reaches his tabl-t ;,V' t b 0S e who have served the past h e gets free tickets and passes to all - j important athletic events, and* takes occurs to The Chronicle that a a vacation cruise as often as be change in the by-laws would be de- chooses. m, i ties. The heavy lhe Blair House while the executive ■ T he new* cream in four flavors went mansion is under repair and renova- I ^ sa * e ^ or time lion for which the occupant, it is re- .yesterday, it is announced in the ad ped with courts, a complete library, and a pri vate motion picture room. The army, navy and marine bands are always available to the President. ’ But that is not alL The President Robert Bruce Roberts, of Charleston, and granddaughter of A. E. McIn tosh of this city, will be interested to | know her picture appeared in the, January 28 issue of the Charleston! Evening Post. The photograph was made in Magnolia gardens, showing! the early azalea blooms. sirable and make the organization more democratic and effective. The board of directors should be elected by a mail ballot vote of.the entire membership rather than through a committee nomination. The elected Someone has estimated that a pri vate citizen would need an annual income of approximately $3,500J)QQ, to match the net worth of- the Pres idential job. And they talk about the poor, un PROMOTED Ta CAPTAIN Friends of Carroll E. Barnes, now stationed at Fort Monroe, Va., will be interested to know that he has been promoted to the rank of cap- i, tain. Captain Efarnes is a son of Mr, j and Mrs. Eric. Barnes of this city. with a convenient Extension Telephone in your own room board of directors should, then be der-paid President, which is bally- empowered to elect the president of and n0 nsense. Measured by abil- the organization, it being their duty and statesmanship, he is the and desire to- draft into service the highest paid m an in the United best leader possible, one •with a de- states, in our opinion. sire and the capacity for service for h ^ community progress and betterment. \a# i# We believe such a change would ( YYCIlGTc rUnu strengthen the organization and ^ e |Por TLic CotHltV an incentive to induce more men into ' i " . “ " t public service It is the procedure $41,281 111 December used now by practically all commer cial organization? in the selection of directors and officers. Columbia, February 16.—(Special to The Chronicle).—Expended in public welfare assistance payments ip Laurens County during the month of December was a total of $41,281, The 'Poor' President Jus. a day before President Tru- . man was inaugurated recently, con- a wording to the December repor gress gave him an increase in salary of the South Carolina Department of from $75,000 to $100,000 a year, with Public Welfare, wtuch was issued many of the senators and congress- this month. The total amount spent men telling the American taxpayers on assistance in South Caro Una dur- that the dear president was unable mg the month came to $1,189,439, to fcvit along on his $75,000 salary, the report reveals. They told of the high taxes he was Of the total expended in Laurens SPECIAL Standard Steel Venetian Blinds Cash and Carry $4.95 each T. E. Jones & Sons CITY SHOE SHOP Pitts Street Expert Shoe Repairing Clinton and Goldville S. D. Dawkins & Sons Ever wished for the privacy of a desert island when you’re on the telephone? It’s all your* with an extension telephone. This is one of the many advantages an extension telephone provides for the home and family. An e\tension saves time and steps. It improves your service and makes your telephone more i valuable by increasing its usefulness. Extension telephones can now be installed in homes at small cost. You don’t need to write or come to the office. Just call our Business Office. Ordert for main telephone service are some times delayed because of shortages of central office and other equipment, which are not involved in the installation of extension tele phones. Then’s why you can now get extension telephones, though there may still be delays in furnishing main telephone service. WITHIN IASY MACH OP AU TNI FAMILY CONVINIINCI IN TNI KITCHIN SOUTHERN SOL TELEPHONE AND lUORAPH COMPANY