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Thursday, June 21, 1951
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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House Committee
Approves Tax Boosts
For the Week . . .
LYDIA MILLS NEWS
MRS. HORACE C. SMITH.
Correspondent and Representative
Washington, June 12. — The
House Ways and Means committee
gave its final approval today to
higher taxes on cigarettes and „ and ^ c A visit
liquor. It also approved a new -lG e{3 Mrs. Annie WeUs in Ware
per cent levy on professional gamb- shoals recently
ling. . .. I Jackie Donald of Spartnaburg,
Baby oils, powders and lotions spen t the wee ii. en( j w jth Mr. and
were ordered exempted from the Mrs R G Johnson Also their
tax cm toilet goods. guest for Sunday was Mrs. Mae
Subject to final ratification by,5 ohnson and ^ of Abbeville .
the House and Senate, the new, Mr and Mrs Bm Shealy ant i
rates call for the folio v.ing in- (j au g b ter of Greenville, were Sun-
creases:
Cigarettes,
from seven cents a
day visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Davenport. Janice, Diane and Pat
package to eight. Davenport returned home with
Whisky, gm, brandy, rum and ,
other hard liquor, from $9 a 100-
proof gallon to $20.50. This repre
sents ah increase of a couple of
cents a jigger.
Beer, from $$ a barrel to $9.
Wine, up an average of 12 1-2
per cent.
The proposed new wagering tax
would apply to professional gam
blers—bookmakers, lottery pro-
proprietors, "numbers” or “policy”
operators, and men who run pools
on sporting events. Committee
spokesmen said \t would not apply
to card games, roulette wheels, of
fice pools and carnival devices.
Nor. would it hit pari-mutuel bet
ting at race tracks.
The gambling tax would be in
effect a 10 per cent tax on the gross
receipts of the professional gam
bler. Suppose the odds on a horse
were 10 to 1, for instance, and a
"bookie” tobk a $10 bet. The tax
would be 10 per cent, or $1, re
gardless of whether the horse won
or lost. If the horse won, the
bookie would pay out $100 on the
bet but the tax on the whole trans
action would be $1, applying only
to the money placed with the
bookie.
The tax would be collected each
month from the operators of pool
or lottery. Penalties for willful
evasion would run up to five years
and $10,000 fine.
them for the week.
Pvt. Bobby Boyce of Fort Jack-
son, and Mrs. Boyce and son enjoy
ed several days stay at ’Myrtle
Beach recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Davenport,
enroute to their home in Green
ville, visited a while Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davenport.
Raymond, Virginia, Jewel and
Harold Stewart spent the week-end
near Clinton with Mr. and Mrs.
George Pressley.
Mrs. Mark Windsor has returned
from the hospital and is convalesc
ing at Riverside Farms near Wal
nut Grove at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Dunaway.
Haskell Patterson is ill.
Miss Jean Emery, Mr. and Mrs.
Ches King, Mrs. J. L. Rhodes visit
ed Mrs. Rosa Rhodes and Mrs.
Lurlee Compton in Laurens Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McLendon
and children and Mrs. Katie Mc
Daniel of Renno, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Evelyn Sams.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kohn and
children of Woodruff, were Sun
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Campbell. Their guests Sunday
were Misses Dale, Janette and
Wallace Campbell of Whitmire.
Little Miss Linda Stone of Un-
| ion, is visiting her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. Grange Chumley
and children visited friends in
Chester Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Motte and son
and Miss Agnes Lawson of near
Clinton, visited friends and rela
tives in Enoree and Gray Court
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Abercrom-
visitors at
Barksdale Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Claud Abercrombie.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Snyder of Bel-
i ton and Mrs. Josie Gibby of Ware
LAND SALE
The State of South Carolina,
County of Laurens.
In Court of Common Pleas.
J. P. PRATHER, Plaintiff,
vs.
TILTON D. PITTS, Defendant. OIIU mis
Pursuant to a Decree of the Court bie and chlldren were
in the above stated case, I will sell
at public outcry to the highest bid
der, either in or in front of the
Court House, at Laurens Court ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
House, S. C., on Salesday in July; Bhoals spent Sunday with Mr. and
next, being Monday, the 2nd day, Mrs R Snyc ier.
of the month, during the .legal Frank Hedgepath has been ill at
hours for such sales the following his home on Cypress street .
described property, to wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land, with the improve
ments thereon, situate, lying and
being in the County of Laurens,
State of South Carolina, containing
fifteen (15) acres, cut off of the
John Prather Place, and being
bounded as follows: On the north
east by the Dunlap line ’ beginning
at a point in the Calhoun Highway
where said highway crosses the
line between the Dunlap lands and
the Prather' Place, and shall run
along said line in northwestern di
rection for a distance of about two
hundred and fifty (250) yards,
thence in a westerly direction to a
large gum tree, thence in a south
erly direction to a point, thence in
an easterly direction from said
point to the Calhoun Highway,
thence up the highway to the be
ginning point so as to cut off fif
teen (15) acres; the above described
tract of land is the identical tract
of land conveyed to Tilton D. Pitts
by Mrs. Lillie R. Young by deed
dated December 6, 1948, recorded
in the office of the Clerk of Court
for Laurens County in Deed Book
96, at page 336.
Terms of Sale: Cash. The success
ful bidder, other than the Plaintiff
herein, immediately upon the con
clusion of the bidding, shall de
posit with the Clerk of Court the
sum of five (5%) per centum of the
amount of the bid as a guarantee
of his good faith in the bidding.
The same to be applied to the pur
chase price upon his complying
with the terms of sale, otherwise to
be paid to the Plaintiff for credit
on the indebtedness. In the event
the successful bidder should fail to
make suck deposit, or should fail’to
comply with the terms of sale, the
said lands shall be re-sold on the
same or some subsequent Salesday
on the same terms, at risk of the
defaulting purchaser.
The purchaser to pay for papers,
stamps and recording.
V. R. FLEMING,
C. C. C. P. & G. S.
Dated this 12th day of June, 1951.
Dr. Fred E. Holcombe
Office Hours 9:t0 to 5:36
200 South Broad St.
OPTOMETRIST
Offices at
. Phone €58
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OOO QUININE
Mr^ and Mrs. J. H. McElhannon,
Mr.’ and Mrs. Felton McElhannon
and children of Winder, Ca., were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. McElhannon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jones and
son of Spartanburg, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
George Lawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Smith spent
the week-end near Clinton with
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pateerson.
Miss Shelby Jean Kirby is spend
ing the week in Laurens with Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Kirby.
Eria Lois Kirby is in Gastonia,
N. C., visiting Gail White.
Mrs. J. A. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs.
Rob Wilson and son, Mrs. Mary
Noland of Fort Mill, were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pace.
Jack Pace returned home with
them for several days.
Mrs. Alston Murrell and children
of Johnston, spent last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Ithiel Harvey.
Meeting Tima Changed
Please note change in meeting of
Woman’s club from Thursday to
Friday night at 7:30 at the com
munity center. All ladies are cor
dially invited. An interesting pro
gram has been planned.
Hedgepaih-Webb
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hedgepath
announce the marriage of their
daughter. Ruby Nell, to Comer
Webb, son of Mrs. Evelyn Sams, on
Friday, June 1 in Laurens by Judge
of Probate J. Hewlette W’asson, in
the presence of relatives and
friends.
The bride chose for her wedding
a dress of blue with white access
ories. Her corsage was of'Vhite
carnations.
For the present they are making
their home with the bridegroom’s
mother on Beech street.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. George Howell an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Claudine, to Walter
Lindsey Whitt, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Davis of Whitmire.
The wedding plans are for July
1 at the home of the bride-elect,
54 Beech street.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gwinn cele
brated their 21st wedding anni
versary June 14.
Dianne Davenport will celebrate
a birthday June 28.
Mrs. J. C. Lawson observed a
birthday June 16.
Agnes Lawson will observe a
Birthday June 22.
C. M. McElhannon celebrated his
birthday June 14.
Charles Shingler Inglett observ
ed his birthday Jund 18.
Mrs. Naomi Prince will observe
a birthday June 27.
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