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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, February 23, 1950 7iT hr Cltutnn (E^rnntrU i 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 .....■■■.—.. Sat-Months 91.25 th^t Entered As Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S'. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. 1 • 1 ■ * 1 ■ ' ■■■■■' The Chronicle seeks t le 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 not be 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 i | • passes on to the wholesaler or retail- up to $2.20 on h- cotton dt;ess |er. and^he adds his profit mark-up costs $7.85.” i to the price of the article, he also' The association also cites the 206 adds the mark-up to that part of the taxes which Vride” your new aut-- ’ price which is really just taxes. mobile. j -Every corporation which pays Automobile manufacturers figure | tax?s must emplby an accounting you pay from $355 to $466 in taxes, force which deals, exclusively with most of them hidden, when you buy taxes, and their salaries and expen- a ear that costs from $1,600 to $2 000 ses are passed on td the consumer as One tax study was done on a wom- part of the company's overhead.*’ . a n’s hat bought in a New England Here are some examples of the store. It carried 65- separate taxes, and 41 local taxes from the time that the ribbon, made in New Jersey traveled to New England and got in* ! to a buyer’s hand. Negro agricultural agent in Newber- providing boxes to comply with de- ry county. ' j livery requirements. _ ' Sgt. C. L. McKinnon, who mrfdo 1 the arrest in December described Case Postponed CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1950 The Disaster State Senator Olin Johnston releases statement that nearly fifteen hundred disaster loans I tions. Are we not educated enough a 'to prepare and give our own? What ( er r s_taxes are added to the price manner in which taxes pyramid, as 1 worked out by the association. fake a woman’s cotton dress. The association gays, -beginning with a _ bale of cotton the taxes begin to pileli— ~Z m . up for the purchaser. The farmer Teacher Examination who raises the cotton pays taxes, on his land and farm implements to the state, the county and the school t district. He passes them along in the price of his bale of cotton. “At the cotton gin, where the fi- 1 bre is separated from the seeds, there ] are license taxes, excise taxes, social security taxes, machinery taxes and property taxes. They are adcled to the price, and handed on down. “Next comes the textile mills, where the cotton is spun and woven into cloth. Here again taxes must be paid, much the same as at the gin, and city taxes are added. “The cotton then reaches the cloth ing factory, where the manufaetur- John Sweeney and Bellinger as key | men in the alleged conspiracies. All Residents 1 Need Mail Boxes Postmastei“W. D. Adair stated'yes- terday that a few residents of the ! city and Clinton Cotton Mills village do, not have mail boxes at their! houses, and asks their cooperation ink'll® Musgrove St. Clinton, S. C. wuuJrtfoilSi STOMACH ’ * L 1 MIN relieves distressing symptoms “nervous stomsch”—heaviness after ••sit), beVhing, bloating and eolie doe to is ALLIMIN ha^een scientifically tested ydoctors ard fodnd highly effective.World famous—more tl an a W billion aold to date. (“ETU SADLER-OWENS PHAR1WACY IN Garlic Tablets Laurens, Feb! 20.—The case ol three Negroes, charged in warrants- with conspiracy to defraud the state in connection with the alleged wide spread sale last Fall of teacher ex amination keys, will not be tried at the term of court which convened here Monday morning, it was an nounced by Solicitor Hugh Beasley. The solicitor said that he was hold ing it over for further Investigation. He said that indictments would mot be handed to the grand jury at this term. is The three defendants are John D state department of education! -Finally the dress reaches just you Sweene y of Laurens, former Negro , . , . | for? We would think the teachers'and me in the store. The storekeeper .agricultural'-agent; his brother, Uly- , , iax e b n graj) eci m wou j d up a g a j nst suc h a pro-j pays a tax on his goods, his license^sses S. Grant Sweeney of Fork Shoals n,.n -no m.i as compensation Ia ri ce d ure . for which several hidden rea-J fees, and they are added to the cost i a former teacher in Greenville coun- sons are responsible. .st year’s cotton losses,” the loans ^resenting an outlay of almost a .n;llion dolars. • | Thu.- we are portrayed by the sen- . or as a disaster state, which is not :: uc. and a poor advertisement to outside industry which we are invit ing to come into the state. There is no sound reason for such a classifica- “bn. TUs another case of turning to* Washington for Ifioro handouts and : i lief, a practice many of the con gressmen and senators encourage. It’s bunk, there is no disaster for any dents at ?resb y teri an college are ex- -ceciai group. Politics is back of most ted to bring thc tQtal t0 the : the handous or grants, regardless ; 800 mark , the maximum capacity. . what purpose they are secured for,, ^ can be seated in the high school Bureaucratic agencies in Washing-! auditorium here. The Laurens audi- ton like to ha mi out your money. It!torium will seat a larger number, helps them keep their jobs. The The plan of having the concerts ro- ’roubie is almost everybody-is being tate between the two towns is a subsidized'—which is one'of the rea- splendid une. affording adequate fa- es remain high. And remem- cilities and bringing the residents of ier this —you taxpayers are paying the entire county closer together, or the grants, gifts, disastei mon-, § uch a COU nty-wide organization Music Interest Grows It is 1 gratifying to members of- the Laurens County Community Concert association to know that the annual drive made recently for the sale of season, tickets for the coining season 1 was a success. It is reported by the officers that 700 memberships were sold, a small increase over last year. Newcomers to the county and stu- of the dress. All these taxes add ty, and 'Robert E. Beltinger. former First Shipment — New 1950 Hotpoint Electric , Ranges ¥ r l We invite you to come by our store and see America's finest electric range. Home Supply Co. Telephone 423 government people. IV. and subsidizing. Every cent that makes' it 'posable'' for musTc^oversto ne government spends comes from enjo> . a class ol entertainment that otherwise is available only to those who reside in the larger cities. And the cost of the tickers is reasonable. Interest has growr: 'each year' since the concerts began. We are glad that Clinton and this section of the coun ty joined in sponsoring the plan when the invitation was extended. Since the .concerts began in the 1 county music appreciation has gone forward rapidly,.with much of the progress is, direetty traceable to the influence of this organization. Those who. direct it have done a good job and are making a contribution to the county’s _edueationa! and cultural Another Tax Wanted It was reported’ frdm Columbia yesterday that two thousand’or more ’eachers. parents and others called n the “ate legislature to adopt a “'.roe per cent sales tax earmarked tor education We hope the legisla- ’ure will not be stampeded by the high pressure march. It is .n order for merchants to ' march" < n that body expressing ’heir opposition. Now is no time to add a sales tax or any other kind of t.i\ The people are heavily taxed already The state budget will be out of balar e if the present appropri- ation bill passes. The sky seems to be thc limit. Thc Chronicle is opposed to a sales tax for which the principal agitation comes from the teachers association. A sales tax is just another tax bur- uen to be loaded upon the people., ike the excise lax which we were a.- a temporary measure, and at a e have it still. If there-is to be -ak- t x .• should be levied on ev- i yt:..t:3. .md" this means a hardship y. especially those in the low- r.t jracket If adopted, it will 5 a: ther tax. More are put on ate ever removed. and business firms are tieo government tax collec- • adoption of a sales tax >0 another headache and ex- the:n. If merchants are ey a ill rise up now in pro growth. n man r in. .': 1 ju-t .. ■ Cdn y T The Yankee Exams Dur.ng the week teachers in the to have been taking the National T. .ielver- examination which is one .. tor their certification in South ’ Carokna. Arwouncement was made recently 1 ' i. t t ie South Carolina, highway pa-’ ol a >u .d pick up the 1950 examina-' ’• Princeton. N_ J . and deliver t .ern unopened lor examination '*om- ini th:> state the morning of tne exam.rtations. This plan was to jirevent t recurrence .oi-alleged Ne gro cheating, it wS»-.stated by^-t-he- ; re. tor of the* statq education de- partmeni's examinations and certifi cation Immediately after the exam inations. the director said, the high- a ay patrol would return them to Princeton for grading. i A teacher, after completing fohr years at an accredited high school,! college or. university, must be sub jected to a voluminous examination before she can teach in this state, The salary scale they fall into is de-; termined to an extent by the grading received in the examinations. This is an unfair reflection on the* colleges, we think, and is another reason why >o many competent young women are entering the business world rather i tnan the teaching profession. Too much red tape, summer school and unnecessary requirements—many of, them frankly say.-The salary scale, 1 which has been raised, and properly .»u. is not the sole reason why there; i- a "shortage of teachers, if there is, one, The acute shortage we were told about, especially during the war pe- r.od, is gone. The teacher turn-over' n j\v in the counties is small. Apd this question we ask. If such : examinations are compulsory for) new teachers, why does this state,) lighting for states rights — order off j to Yankee town for these examina- A i How You Are Soaked With Hidden Taxes The American Taxpayers Associa tion has revealed some startling fi gures on hidden taxes. This is, a 22-year-old group kept up by con- tribiAions. which tries. to inform citizens just how they are being tax ed and what is being done with their money. To figure out wha*/the lower in come families are paying in taxes, the association went to three differ ent families and got them to ac count for every penny they spent through one year. In each case they took a man and wife, with two chil dren—the average American fam ily. They took men who earned $960. $1,800 and $2,400 a year. None of them paid income taxes to Uncle Sam. Either they barned too little or their exemptions made it unnec essary. But they paid taxes in the following amounts. Read these fig ures, they are eye-openers: The man who earned $960 a year paid out $128.84 a year in taxes. The man 'who earned $1,800 a year paid out $243 And the rru.n with a $2,400 in •'me paid out $314 76. The association trace i various things we all buy from t..e first sdep to the point at which w"e buy it. They found we pay: 78 different taxes on a quart of milk (the, taxes , just . about reores- ent the value o taxes on a loaf the cream on a bot tie of milk). 151 different bread. * ~ 100 different taxes on an egg. 125 different taxes on a woman’s cotton dress. 118 different taxes on a man’s suit of clothes. 1 154 taxes on a cake of soap. - 201 taxes on a gallon of gasoline. The association says: ' “Hidden taxes force your land lord to add $10 to every $30 that he charges you for rent. “Your nickel pays' a great many hidden taxes every time you use the telephone. Each telephone repres ents an average of nearly $7 in year ly hidden taxes. “One third of what you pay for food, clothing, electricity, gas, rent, fuel and all down the entire list of every day needs, represents taxes.” The association wants you to re member that hidden taxes start with raw materials—like copper ore—and all those taxes are added on as the raw material is shipped, processed, shipped again, retiled. This is what tax experts call “pyramiding” of taxes. The association says, “it works this way. When a tax is levied on an ar ticle at any time during its produc tion, that tax is passed on by the per son who pays it as a part of the cost of the article. When the article then TO INTRODUCE TOIT TO FOR 45 DAYS ONLY ( UNTIL APRIL 1 ) AT THE SPECIAL PRICE After April 1 the $ A COO price will be m m ■ “ '/ Mi 9 X. JP. mi Hlk; StyM by Henslee for the young and the young in heart A* kXESSi m * “-A .. . . . Jx"' mm® MF A? ' ON OUR Usy PAYMENT PUN Each has accurate Elgin DeLuxe 17-jewel movement j/ Each has the amazing DuraPower Main spring* that eliminates 99% of watch repairs due to steel mainspring failures Elgin’s famous craftsmanship in a 17-jewel watch! This special introductory offer is good only until April 1. After that this brilliant new All-American-Youth Series ■be priced at $45.00 each. 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