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Page Four J 1 THK CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, January 26, 1950 Shr (filintun QUirnntrlr Established 1900 WILSON W. HARIUS T Edilo/ and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON/-kasistant Published Evexy Thursday By THE CERONICLE PUBLISHING CO] COMPANY XL Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $2.00 szzz Six Months $1.25 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. t unden<Act of Congress March 3, 1879;, The Chronicle/Seeks tae cooperation of its subscribers and reader*— the publisher/will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. Thje^ Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are/hot of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not ^noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit. Philadelphia A STATESM/fN SHOWS. THE WAY Americans who believe that pri vate enterprise helped to make this country the greatest cities for taxation was. $512,000,000 in 1949. _ r 4 From rennrtc fmm ‘i poll tax,. $321,785, road substantial agreement j dollars. This figure does not include the state ^ comptroller Beneral°be- i tax ’ *240,492; dog tax, $46,809; pub- *rd snoken bv Senator nmnprrv fr nrn -..-w lieves that tax va j ues th ^ ar lie service commission asaessment, increase several millions of dollars tota ^ taxes $27,746,545. Since the lax value is based on about 10 per cent.of the actual value, properties available for taxation are in the world] actually worth about five billions of will be in with every word spoken by Senator j property exempt from taxation, such Harry F. Byrd at the 177th annual as churches, colleges, schools and banquet of the Charleston chamber like eleemosynary institutions. of commerce. j j^e comptroller general, who has Senator Byrd believes the budget just completed compiling tax figures can and should be balanced. He be- for the year 1949. says the “counties lieves Mi\ Truman should stop the as a rule are in much better,-Shape i coal strike by invoking the Taft-. financially than is the state itself.” I Hartley law; tha^ socialized medf- j By “assessed values” Comptroller jcine, socialized housing and social-1 General Rhodes means the values at ized agriculture proposals of the which properties are returned for president should be killed; that so- taxation. For instance, an acre of for $100 is returned for taxation at a value of about $10; and a home or residence • that would sell on the marke for $10,000 is returned for taxation at a value of about $1,000. over last, since real estate is assessed every four years, and taxable values are mounting steadily. This year, 1950, is a year for reassessment. Laurens County Increases In a table showing the increas in each county in the state in property tax assessments in 1949 as compared The. average property tax levyi wi th 1948, Laurens county showed over South Carolina is 55 mills, $10,622,340 against $10,139,325 in varying greatly in. the different j„ counties. There is no statewide prop- 1 erty tax levy for the state. WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING The figures on the increase in tax-1 —EXCEPT BAD called “civil rights” laws violate the land which will sell on the market able values: for 1948, $479,487046;' CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. actual civil rights and constitutional: —— — * I Open Your Heart The month of February designated for the the American Heart “projects” on the other hand He favors hot school lunches for'j^ children. And he thinks those lunch- S : es should be paid for by the chil- dren’s parents. So do we. _ Federal handouts, financed by the j*| taxpayers, mean federal dictation as $ to how the money should be spent. W For instance, under “civil rights”, ft , , goods. An additional 20 per cent on proposals federal funds for h o t t-J . ' i ‘ X.. 1 .• 'be price of some item is often the lunches would be denied schools in :: a.inuai aii \ i oi ^ difference between making a sale which the'races are separated. and not making a sale. And when, Senator Byrd offers specific figures £t rights of Americans; that it is im- FOR OFFICE, SCHOOL OR HOME possible to advocate federal economy p v ;; on the one hand, and to demand pet d , SPF.CIAI _ FRIDA V AMD C A Tl IDnA V rtMI V & SPECIAL - FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY This Certificate Is Worth $4.21 — C LINTON. S. THURSDAY. JANUARY 26, 1950 79c This certificate and 79c entitles the bearer to one of our Genuine indestructible $5.00 VACUUM FILLER SACKLESS FOUNTAIN PENS. Visible Ink Supply. You SEE the ink. A lifetime Guaran tee with each pen. ’ THE PEN WITH A LIFETIME GUARANTEE 79c ii I adverse effeat on the-sale-aL-affected '■Yith a goal set this year of $6,000,- , „ rp ,. 3r J tV j f, r .. nv rpa ^ nn , u j . w u i XT *’» a lf , n rri i P p U v , nr ,,, th ; c sale> di e retarget! jor any reason,! s h owmg t h e b uc jg et can b e b a i ancec j. *•: <(0 Co. R E. Wysor, ot this Clt >, employment also lags. President Truman has ignored those will, again serve as chairman for _j t reMaent i ruman nas ignorea tnose Laurens "•county and will TTave a number of interested citizens associ- :td with him .in the campaign. This year's slogan is, “Open Your Heart—Give to Fight Heart Disease.” The public is asked to give gener ously to help carry on the fight against the leading cause of death through scientific research and broad dissemination of the facts in commu nity heart programs. The appeal is importaht .and” a worthy one. It is hoped that our peo ple w 1! gladly respond when called uoon by volunteer workers. Banks In Good Shape ' The banks of our state are in ex- < client condition as reflected bv their The emergency that created ex- figures, because he cannot logically cise taxes during-war-time is gone, show wherein they are unsound.:ft A big majority of our public officials^ That is why, since he cannot bring !•: in Washington haven't yet learned logic to bear, the president has been that the war has been i over nearly j reduced to making insulting remarks five years. These taxe? should no about the senior senator from Vir- j $ more be forced on the public. Their ] ginia. |g repeal would be in the direct inter-i Senator Byrd's speech here Friday est of consumer, worker, manufac- night was not a Southern speech. It!|>| THE NEW PLUNGER FILLER—VACUUM TYPE—ZIP—ONLY ONE PULL AND IT’S FULL. This pen holds 200 per cent more ink than any ordinary fountain pen on the market! You can write for three months on one filling! No repair bills. No Lever Filler! No Pressure Bar! 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The emotions pull the lever for enough voters to ( Special to The Chronicle. , . , , , , swing our once proud nation con--, Columbia, Jan. 5. — Motor vehicle vem.> published statements a. the: j tantly backward.'toward the days of license fees* for the 1950 issue of li-I vose o. business for the past year. {£ U d a ii smi or statism — government censes totalled $249 077 for collec- The three banks of our county are no Xf thp hv thf , fp . v ^ ~ Luuet - , . , ... 01 tne many oy me tew. tions made in South Carolina last c.xceotron and presented splendid: , , v ! X , “ ' ; i'ement- They are enjoying a The dece P tlve slogan employed to month, according to a report made -w:. trend is “lib- by the state highway department. call them- Motor ve'hicle license fees collected eneral over the country pics>i\t-s. (They are pro- in Laurens county during the month The" -banks have heavv deposit^ Sussing all right—backward). came to $5,012, thus bringing the 1 and"none of them have any indebted- ! or , de [ to hoodvvink that total collected to date in the county. , e ._ wvch adds to their stability : third , of the population which in its since September 19, 1949 when the' s; os ; o; ther- hu^e depo-itV are a^-- semi * blindness swings the vote ever 1950 licenses w-ere fiirst issued, to j counted for bv cash an hand and l.rge volume •.'.ere is a. decl of business, though l cov , er this reactionary tr« ine shown in deposits; ! er f llsm ' It ' s adher ^}L tho p,,1 mtrv seIve = “progressives. (Th from the “freedom of the in- $54,653. investments in U. S. bonds which can di V idua1 ’" the Baders in-. The December totals brought the be converted into cash should a need vent impressive slogan? ■to under-| total collected in license fees i^ the. r Loans in comparison to capi- mine the reall y liberal and progress- state as a whole since last Septem- reserves and deposits are ex- ive third of the-population. They la- ber 19 to $2,839,347.# Greenville • ,-oXr. v .■ a j.,iiriv- of hnnv- ct-iro bel these sincere Americans “reac- county has reported the largest sale - tionaries” and “Jascists." of licenses in the three and a half Now that one-third of America month period, with fws collected in I which trie's to use its mind when it t he county coming to $300,135. a rule, more conserva- Property In State Up $33,000,00 ments in many localities show they are 1 aning very little mbney. Some .Now tha; of the loan figures in comparison to which tries oepo'.ts and other resources would is, as indicate that, some banks are not five in action and'in speech where | Taxable Value Of rendering the service they should to the interests, of its country are con- then- communities. On the other cemed. hand, .v th tne recent years of pros- They don’t seem to realize that the perity and lull employment, ‘people word SLOGAN has become the most •' avc been slow to borrow money for important in the dictionary. NoL Columbia, Jan. 24. Taxable val- i. \ptii-.'.ons in lace ot uncertain con- only here but all over the world. ! ues of real arkd personal property in dit.ons and unsound government Htiler might never have won out in South Carolina jumped $33,000,000 po.ic.es. Germany without his slogans; the i n 1949 as compared with 1948, ac- Customers today have more con- Red slogans ran like fire through the cording to E. C Rhodes, comptroller tidence in banks than ever before as j excited Russians in 1917 and there- general of South Carolina, who said the:, statements show. The' banks; after; “Fascimo’’ stirred the emotions, that the total assessed value of prep are making money, they are paying: of the Italians to a frenzy, and “New the:r stockholders good .dividends, Deal" had more to do with the elec-] and it is almost impossible to buy tion and re-election of F. D. R. than, bank stock. This reflects a healthy i we can begin to realize, condition and should be a source of NoW we . have a .couple of new! sat:?,action to individuals and busi- babies—little “fair deal” and baby! nc -• _ _ ’ "welfare state.” expensive babies of Harry Truman. How about labeling] i. deal" and “farewell Excise Taxes Should Go them -ii !t noted that President Truman state ’ . has finally recommended a reduction ! Every American ' citizen who ik ■ >. excise taxes which now are concerned over what's happening in . .■ age of 20 per cent against a Washington and who wishes t« stop . t a . rate of 10 per cent. But he the advance toward statism ought to e i .n this proviso, he’ll veto any roll up their sleeves, let down their bili ': .‘reduction which isn't at the hair, forget their reserve, start a ,po- . nu :.me offset by. the same amount litical upheaval and break loose a "of .e.v revenue. He says t4w*-can be few slogans of their own in opposi- dont y closing loopholes. It is a ca3e tion to thb socialistic liberals with o: marching up the hill and right other people’s money. oack down again. Senator Byrd said there was nothing in the President’s HoUSC PoSSCS message which indicated he is for ki*H‘ ev . imy. “He is defending deficit $112 Million spending, which is one of the most dangerous things this country ever- undertook,” Byrd said. The excise taxes should be abolish-, ed for they were strictly emergency . , , measures when set up by congress. I re P resentat ^! s !ast Thur i d ^ P a J^ d The/ were designed to curtail pro- arid to ’ de senate a-$112,400,898 duction of so-called non-essentials appropriations-bill for 1950- during the war, not only to raise rev? Six The bill was estimated to be ap- Money Measure Special to The Chronicle. I Columbia, Jan. 25.—The house of enue. A similar tax was also placed on train, plane and bus tickets, in order to discourage avoidable travel, pmximately $6,000,000 out of bal? ance with the revenue expected for 1950-51. When introduced in the < M You know what wonderful re- ’ lief you get when you rub on Vicks VapoRub! Now . . . when you have a nagging, raspy cough due to a cold, here’s a special way to use Vicks VapoRub. It’s VapoRub Steam and it brings grand re lief in a hurry! Put a good spoonful of Vicks VapoRub in a bowl of boiling water or vaporizer. Then . . . inhale the soothing VapoRub Steam. The medicated vapors penetrate direct to cold-con gested upper bronchial tubes and bring relief i with every single breath!'fry it] »V VasoRu* and is -still in effect. Taxpayers were. ho “ se A th , e ,l ay . s ,?" d told the taxes would be abolished ,t!"“<“«• the ^ 11 «?“.»*? j the end of the war. which was noth-1 Members lor Incretue ing but an empty promise. We still' Th ',y ole , .? en °" flnal 01 have them. So it always is with a |>he btll In the house resulted in a new tax. If the South Carolina leg- 5? t0 37 v D °, ,e <° k,1 > a motl » n hy V y islature should enact a general salesi^f 21 " P l°!!; a C Way ’ lax it wood be the same story-just i™ 62 " 5 ., com f! ttee “> W'* "Mtlimillltllllllldlimillllimmit m . another tax upon everything, includ-! 'A pr ' !e " 1 torm a h d '“h- K stitute the free conference report on the general appropriations bill for 1949-50. Representatives Culbertson, Wasson and Milam void with the majority. Among j>ther roll call votes .taken tii ing food These excise taxes^apply to goods ancl services which aren’t considered luxuries by millions of Americans. Cosmetics, leather goods, furs, jew elry and many similar items are in connections ^ the bill during used by most of us,^ and are daily ithe week was thfe 61 tQ 36 vot b necessities in most cases. Travel is which ‘ the welfare. department's aL also a necessity, for reasons of fast K a a business, health and recreation. This country prides itself on high living standards, and these nuisance taxes definitely harm those standards. We are required to pay a 25 per cent tax rate on long-distance phone and tele graph, a daily business necessity. Experienced retailers and manu facturers are convinced, moreover, that the taxes have had a strong lotment for old age assistance was raised from $3,283,000 to $4,734,000. Representatives Culbertson, Milam and Wasson voted with the major ity. 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