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V Thursday, May 10, 1051 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE \ . * THRIFTY... by HOLLAND’S “Claims he’s just retting away from the stampede to John R. Holland Grocery!” Green Giant Sugar • Peas, 303 can 21c Clorox, qt. .. 17c Beech Nut Strained Baby Food .. 11c A Complete Line of Dietetic Foods Pet — Pints Ice Cream, Sher bet, lime, etc. 25c Red Band * Flour, 10 lb. S1.05 Argo Sugar—303 Cans Peas, 2 cans . 29c Corn, ear ..... 5c Corn Pops, 2 pks. ... i... 25c Granulated Sugar, 5 lbs. . 45c Tide, Super Suds or Duz, lg. pkg.. 29c Colonial Beef & Gravy, 12 oz 59c Johnson Paste Wax, can ... 69c Bananas, lb.. 13c Juicy Lemons, doz. 29c All Regular Bread, loaf .. 15c ■ " t " ' ~~ ' ' "" Duke’s Mayonnaise, pint 39c Ole Tyme Viennas, can 17c Spic & Span , 2 pks 49c Regular Camay, 2 for 19c J. R. Holland’s Price Policy: Every Item Marked. All Specials Good for a Full Week. QQ Salmon, Vz size . 43c Dial Complexion Soap, 2 for .. 27c Laundry Soap Octagon, 3 for - • 28c Tomatoes, No. 2 can ... . 21c Waldorf Toilet ~ 7 Tissue, 3 for . 29c Pastel i Brooms, ea. SI.39 John R. Holland Grocery MUSGROVE ST. Phone 130-J Page Seven TO GIVE SACRED CONCERT HERE SUNDAY college, University of South Caro lina, Charleston, North Charleston, Opportunity School fo Columbia, and Shandon Methodist church of Columbia. The program ended with the Columbia group doing a square dance, “Hot Time in The Ole Town Tonight,” and “Texas Star.” Representing Lydia Mills were 'a group of girls who did the Book i and Slate dance, dressed in appro- 1 priate dresses of red and white. The following girls, accompanied by Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Bobby Boyce and Calvin Cooper, formed the , chorus line in their dance: Pat Dav enport, Carol Mills, Elaine Crocker, Wilhelmenia Glenn. Mary Cagle/ Patsy Fuller, Barbara Jo Todd. Joyce Ann Todd, Betty Lou Par rish, Joyce Queen, Helen Tucker, Guelda Tucker, Cornelia Roberts, Peggie Edmunds, Ellon Mae Sloan, Virginia Abercrombie and June Crepps. County To Act !n Collection Delinquent Taxes EUGENIA HELEN LIGON Miss Eugenia Helen Ligon, talented young soprano from Greenville, will be presented in sacred concert here Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock in the First Presbyterian church under the sponsorship of the church choir. Miss Ligon has appeared here before in concert and is a favorite with Clinton music lovers. She is a graduate of Furman university and Juillard School of Music, and has been the winner of several auditions under the Women's Federation of Music clubs and rates among the top four contestants in national auditions held last year in Dallas, Texas. She has appeared in numerous performances in New York city and this state. Miss Ligon has a lovely soprano voice and a winning personality. The public is invited to hear Miss Ligon. No admission charge will be made but a free will offering taken. PETITION TESTING SALES TAX AND SCHOOL BOND LEGALITY FILED IN SUPREME COURT Columbia. May 8.—A petition contesting the constitutionality of the sales tax and the $75,000,000 school bond issue program was fil-, ed yesterday in the state supreme* court and served against officials of the state, including Governor James F. Byrnes. The suit is considered a “friend- ( ly” one, probably being brought in order to prove the constitutionality of the tax and program in order to give assurance to bonding com panies that in purchasing the state bonds there will be no further legal action brought that would endan-j ger their investments. However, i so-called “enemy interveners” could possibly alter the suit. The petitioner in the action is F. M. Roddey, former house member from Fairfield county and present farmer and merchant of that coun ty. He is represented by C. T. Graydon, Columbia attorney. Re spondents in the suit are Governor Byrnes, Jesse T. Anderson, super intendent of education; State Treas urer Jeff B. Bates; O. Frank Thorn ton, secretary of state; members of the state educational finance com mission and members of the South Carolina State Tax commission. The petition asks the court: (1) That the said act (sales tax and school bond issue) be declared' unconstitutional, and that the re spondents, and each of them, be permanently enjoined and restrain ed from carrying out any of the provisions thereof. (2) The respondent members of the state educational finance com mission be permanently enjoined and restrained from requesting the governor, the state treasurer and the secretary of state to issue the bonds or obligations of the state pursuant to the act. i (3) The respondents, the govern or of the state and the state treas-! urer be permanently enjoined and restrained from issuing said bonds j or obligations, and that the secre-! tary of state be permanently en-; joined from certifying, said obliga- 1 tions of the state pursuant to said act. (4) The respondents, the members of the South Carolina Tax commis sion be permanently enjoined andj restrained from enforcing or levy ing the sales tax referred to in said 1 act. A similar suit in 1929 was brought against the state’s first! highway bond issue of $65,000,000.1 The sales tax and school bond issue program has been written and pat terned after the road program. The supreme court in 1929 called for an “enbanc” court, that is, called in all 14 circuit court judges of the state to sit in with the su preme court to render a decision. The supreme court, at that time split 3-2 against the bond issue and road program. However, a majority! of the circuit court judges voted toi uphold the constitutionality of the bond and road program. Their vote, being equal in strength to the votes of supreme court members, offset the supreme court split and made! the act constitutional. The hearing has been set for 10 o’clock Monday morning, June 11, 1951, before the supreme court. One of the points raised in the petition is that there is no pro vision in the act for. submitting to the qualified voters of the state of South Carolina the question of is suing the obligations or bonds . . . “and that said act is invalid, un constitutional, null and void for said reason and for the reasons hereinafter specified . . ." Another point is that the entire act is “null and void” and in viola-; tion of the provisions of Section 1 17, Article III of the state constitu-! tion in that the act relates to “more i than one subject.” The petition further alleges that the act violates section 1, article III, of the constitution in that it “dele-! gates legislative authority to the educational finance commission by empow’ering it to make rules and regulations with the force of law.” Other points alleging unconsti tutionality of the bill: “It constitutes an attempt on the; part of the general assembly to; prevent the full and free exercise of the legislative power of the fu ture general assemblies by prevent ing future general assemblies from' repealing the retail sales tax and by limiting the right of future as-! semblies to modify said sales tax. in violation of provisions of section 1, article 1, of the constitution. “It appropirates monies for years other than the fiscal year in which it was enacted, in violation of the provisions of section 2, article X of the constitution. “It authorizes the issuance of ob ligations-of a tenor prohibited by section 7, article X of the constitu tion. “It authorizes the increase of the public debt without submitting the question of its creation to the qualified electors of the state at a general state election, as required by the provisions of section II, ar ticle X, of the constitution. “It authorizes school districts or counties to incur indebtedness, not withstanding that such indebted ness may exceed that authorized by the constutional debt limitations applicable to such units. “It delegates powers of a legisla tive nature to the executive branch of the government when it vests in the governor and the state treas urer the power to determine if the fund to be raised from the sales tax for the payment of principal and interest of the bonds will, in fact, be sufficient for such purpos es, in violation of the provisions of section 1, article III, of the consti tution. All together there are approxi mately 30 reasons listed in the pe tition to support the theory that the act is unconstitutional. Justice G. Gordon Baker, chief justice of the supreme court, issued the order for the respondents to show cause why the “prayer" of the petitioner should not be granted. Lydia Girls Take Part In Folk Dance Festival The South Carolina Recreation Society, with the Columbia Recre ation program as hostess, presented the second annual state iblk dances Friday evening at the 'Township au ditorium in Columbia. W. H. Harth, director of park and recreation department of Columbia, was master of ceremonies and Her man Lange of Greenville, welcom ed the guests. The Columbia city wide May Queen with her court! presided over the event. The program was given by groups of dancers from Columbia, Green ville, Lydia Mills at Clinton, the Foster School of Dance, Winthrop George Adair, who has been con-! nected with the county tax collect or’s office for several years, has. been appointed tax collector it is announced by Senator R. T. Wilson. He succeeds R. A. Babb, resigned. Sen. Wilson said the delegation had requested Mr. Adair to levy on all delinquent property tax at once and to nulla bona (mark off) all uncollectable items. Delinquent real estate taxes are also to be cleared off the books either by col-< lection or by public sale as soon as possible. The 1950 taxes are the first to be tackled, the senator said. Section 17 of the new Laurens county supply bill provides as fol lows: The tax collector and the Laurens County Auditor, with con sultation and upon ad\ice of the Laurens County attorney, are here by authorized to nulla bona tax executions in hands of tax collector considered and determined to be worthless, as referred to as worth less according to report of auditors. C- C. McGregor & Co., as employed by the Grand Jury of Laurens County to audit books of county of fices. The tax collector is also re quested to have closed by July 1, 1951. all outstanding executions for years prior to year 1949. The annual report by the comp troller general to the legislature showed that approximately $65,000 in delinquent taxes were outstand ing in the county on June 30. 1950, the end of the fiscal year. The re port did not show a breakdown be tween real estate and personal property. Neither real or personal property taxes are collectable after ten years. Music Club Has | Special Program On Robert Schuman The monthly meeting of the Schubert Music club was called to order Monday night by the presi- i dent. Buddy Yarbrough. Dawn Campbell presented a sketch of the life of Robert Schurrtan, the com poser of the evening. After a brief business session a musical program directed by Mrs. J. E. Land, was presented as fol-j lows: ' “Soldiers March," by R. Schuman —Pat Cunningham. “The Wild Horseman.” by R. Schuman—Jackie Franks. “Humming Song,” by R. Schu man—Peggy Dunaway. “The Merry Farmer,” by R. Schu man—Loraine Patterson. “Waltz,” by R. Schuman—Cath erine Dunaway. “Irish Washer Woman.” by Fran ces Montague—Margaret Madden. “Sleepy Time,” by Walter Rolfe —Joan Burgess. “Summer Idyl.” by Frederic Hart —Martha Joan Reeder. “At the Circus," by Bernice Frost —Ruth Trammell. “Hungarian Gypsy." by W. C. E. Seeboeck—Mrs. J. E. Land, Mrs. C. S. Davenport, Jr. “Distant Bells,” by Streabog— Donald Powers. “The Little Dutch Clock"—Betty Sue Spillers. “In The Kingdom of the Gromes,” by Richter—Shirley Hedspeth. “In A Hurry,” by Alexander Ben nett—Alma Spillers. “Plantation Evening*” by Ber nice Frost—Clara Heaton. “Remembrance,” by Carl Reher— Elizabeth Cole. “Reverie,” by Wettach—Buddy Yarbrough. ‘The Crickets and The Frogs,” by Bernice Frost—Dawn Campbell “Cornin’ ’Round the Mountain,” by Thompson—Dorothy Bigby, Mrs. J. E. Land. “Indian Dance,” by Bernice Frost —Ann Middleton. “Airy Fairy,” — Marlene De Young. “At Dawn,” by Bernice Frost— Donnaree Cauble. , The club had as its guests Mrs. Jessie Madden, Mrs. Clinton West, Mrs. Allen Powers. Mrs. Eloree Cunningham and Mrs. Ruby Bur gess. Refreshments were served by Margaret Madden, Buddy Yar brough and Clara Heaton j ENTIRELY NEW — Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, based on Web-, ster’s New International Dictionary. Best handy size. 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