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L X Pajre Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, March 9, 1950 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HtREBY.GiyEN That pursuant to the provisicms of ah Act of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, entitled, As Washington Sees it. [HE NATIONAL SCENE “An Act to authorize the Board of Trustees of Hunter School Dis trict No. 5. of I^aurens County, to conduct an election to submit to the Qualified Electors of said Dis trict the question of the issuance of Bonds of said School District In the amount ot not exceeding One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars, to authorize said Board of Trustees to issue Bonds should said election result favorably, and to provide for the payment of said Bonds," wTT: v cmmo effective upon its ap- pro. ^rhe Governor on February 9th. 1950. a SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN HUNTER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5 (inter changeably referred to as SCHOOL DISTRICT HUNTER NO. 5). of LAURENS COUNTY, the STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, on Tues day. the 21st DAY OF MARCH.' 1950, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said School District, the question: "Shall the Board of Trustees of Hunter School District No. 5, of Laurens County, be empowered to issue, either a single issue or from time to time as several separate is sues, Bonds of said School District to the amount of not exceeding One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars, whose proceeds shall be expended for additional school fa cilities in said Disrtict?" The polling places for said Elec tion, and the Managers of said Elec tion at each of said polling places shall be as follows: L For Clinton Precinct, the poll ing place shall be located at the City Hall, and the Managers shall be: H. M. Young, Sr., M. D. Milam. Sr., and Jodie C. McMillan. 2. For Clinton Cotton Mill Pre cinct, the polling place shall be lo cated at Pitts Street Lunch Stand at corner of W. Pitts and Baiey Streets (known as Greasy Corner), and the Managers shall be: E. B. Norton, R. L. Yarborough, and Mrs Fay Wilson. 3. For Lydia Mill Precinct, the polling place shall be Tocated at Special to The Chronicle. Washington, March 8.—Congress has been coasting this past week with a sort of gentleman’s agree ment not to take up much legisla tion, particularly controversial legis lation. Instead, the Republican and Democratic leadership has been out making political speeches at the Lin- coln-day and Jackson-day dinners, the Republicans viewing with alarm and the Democrats pointing with pride. In the meantime there is mount ing pressure from many sources de manding an immediate cut in excise- taxes. Mail is pouring into the of fices of the legislators declaring that the tax is hurting business, that buyers are waiting until the levies are repealed before buying. Some sources even declare there is a “buy ers’ strike” and that this “strike” will get—worse unless the war time taxes are repealed. President Truman’s tax message to the congress requested excise tax reductions. Marty groups are not content with reductions. They want them all removed. There are 27 industries affected by these excise levies, and they have joined forccfe in a national com mittee for the repeal .of wartime ex cise taxes and reported, under the lobby law. that the committee has received $23,750 for the last quar ter of 1949. Also in the President’s message was a request for the congress to plug certain loopholes in the tak law's, particular mention being made of certain oil and gas companies. Then there are certain groups, such as the National Associated Business men, Inc., which want the loopholes pJugged before the excise cuts are made. And this group has in mind the farmer cooperatives and the tax ing of patronage refunds of the co ops. The farm coops, however, de clare the President did not have in mind the taxing of patronage re funds when he was talking about loopholes and the NCFC Washington letter declared “the national Tax Equality association’s Washington spokesman, the National Associated Businessmen, Inc., and Rep. Noah M. Mason, (R., 111.) were quick to read into the message a presidential directive to tax members patronage refunds Dn the hands of farmer co operatives.” , The American Retail association, however, want excise taxes eliminat ed first, and they, oppose the plan of the National Association of Man ufacturers for a general manufac turer’s tax to replace the present taxes on travel, entertainment and communications. The NAM propos al for a five per cent manufacturer’s levy was proposed last December. They declare that a uniform tax on “all end products of manufacturing, except food and fobfl-products, would help correct^undeniable evils in the present levy which hits some indus try groups heavily and unfarily.” The talk here is that John L. Lew is has finally got himself “over a! barrel” in that he is not in position! to force the coal operators into line as he once could, for the reason that ■ he has priced coa4 out of the market, i Industrial leaders and building lead ers point out that hundreds of large industries have converted from coal to oil and gas, that railroads also are using oil and electric motive po wer more and more; that there has not been an urban-built'home con structed in the past two years that is not equipped with oil or gas heat ing units; that even large hotels in ;the cities are converting to oil burn ing. Steel is still dependent upon coal for fuel because they must have j coke for their furnaces. Despite this, the question still remains, can *4 I man be forded to work? "Vvy ft a I >s a a a Clinton Cabinet Shots ii ! a a a a I ♦# We have opened a well equipped cabinet shop to build cabipets of all kinds and remodel furniture. Whatever your job, bring it to us. a ?! a a a H Reasonable Prices — Experienced Workmen W. P. GASTLEY — H. P. ATKINSON Phone 2203 Joanna Highway 8 0% ««#%««♦*»«#*« • 0000 0000 00 000% 0% 0000*00* 0* 00*0 W « « X*# +*+ Lydia Mill Store, and the Managers shall be: H. W. Williams,.Mrs. Ralph Harbin, and Mrs. David Word. The polls will be opened for said Special Election at 8 o’clock in the forenoon and will be closed at . 4 o'clock in the afternoon on the day and at the-places aforesaid. Only those persons who are prop erly registered on the County Books of Registration . and who present County Registration Certificates dat ed during the period January 1, 1948, and February 18, 1950, both inclu sive, and who, if liable therefor, present proof of their payment of the poll tax for the year 1949 on or be fore February 18, 1950, shall be per mitted to vote. The production of a certificate or of the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such tax es shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. R. L PLAXICO, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Hunter School District No. 5 (interchangeably referred to as School District Hunter No. 5), of Laurens Coun ty. the State of South Carolina. Dated March 6, 1950. 16-2c COMMERCIAL HOUSEHOLD WIRING Electrical Appliance Repairing and Electrical Construction Work __1 Floor Plugs A Specialty TAKE THE WHEEL OF A SO FORD Ym, 10 minutes at the wheel will introduce you to the won derful "feel” end amazing, sound-conditioned quiet of the '50 Ford. You’ll discover the comfort of Ford’s "Mid Ship" Ride ... its bump-erasing "Hydra-Coil” and "Para-Flex'! • • . it* 35% easier-acting King-Size Brakes. ARNOLDM. CANNON IOC. W. Maple SI. Tel. 312-XJ *yot/u SEE . THE DIFFERENCE* ^you'll feel 'you'll hear THE DIFFERENCE 9 • • THE DIFFERENCE Dr. Felder Smiih Optometrist Laurens, S. 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