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Clinton, S. C., Thursday, June28, 1951
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Number 27
MERCHANTS NOT BE ALLOWED
TO ABSORB THE SALES TAX
Beginning next Sunday, South
Carolinians will begin paying a sales
tax on virtually everything they buy
or use.
All retail merchants will go to
work for the state July 1. Whether
they like it or not, they will take the
tax money from the people who trade
with them and turn it over to the
state treasurer.
The South Carolina Tax commis
sion has warned that the “beat the
sales tax” advertisements appearing
in newspapers and over the radio
will be unlawful after the date the
law becomes effective. The Commis
sion has pointed out that when the
three per cent sales tax takes effect
July 1 no merchant may advertise
that he is directly or indirectly ab
sorbing the tax.
. Mast Collect Tax
The merchant must place the three
per cent tax on taxable goods. There
is a specified bracket on less than $1
sales and only sales of 10 cents or
less are untaxable.
To require the tax to be placed on
goods and to prevent merchants from
absorbing it, the sales tax law says:
“It shall be unlawful for any per
son or company ... to fail or refuse
to add to the sales price and collect
from the purchaser the amount re
quired by this sUb-article to be so
added to the sales price and collected
from the purchaser.
“It shall likewise be unlawful to
refund or offer to refund all or any
part of the amount collected, or to
absorb or advertise directly or indi
rectly tAr absorption or refund of the
amount required to be added to the
sales price and collected from the
purchaser ...”
Violations of this section are pun
ishable as a misdemeanor with fines
of $50 to $100 or six months in jaiL
Two sets of brackets in the sales
tax law will determine the amount
of tax on purchases of $1 or more
than $833.33.
Begins at 11 Cents
The tax begins on sales of 11 cents.
Between sales of 11 cents and 35
cents the tax is one cent; between 36
and 65 cents the tax is two cents, and
between 66 cents and $1 the tax is
three cents.
Above $1 the tax will be figured at
three per cent on the, even dollars
plus a cent for each additional 33
cents of the price or major fraction
thereof.
Separate purchases of items cost
ing 10 cents or less will not be taxed.
But if some 10 cents items are in
cluded in a group of items for which
the purchaser gets a single bill, the
tax will be figured on the total of the
bill. In such cases the 10 cents or less
items would be taxed.
A graduated ceiling will prevent
the tax from applying at the full
three per cent rate on items costing
more than $833.33.
The limits written into the tax law
of the ..mount that can be collected
are $25 on a single article up to
$1500, $40 on an item costing between
$1500 and $3000, and $75 on a single
item costing more than $3000.
The tax on an item costing $833.33
would be $25. Therefore, items cost
ing more than this would not feel the
full weight of the levy.
Dr. Penney Addresses
Lions Club on Inflation
Dr. J. T. Penney, of the facility of
the University of South Carolina, Co
lumbia, was the guest speaker Fri
day evening at a meeting of the Lions
club at Hotel Mary Musgrove.
Dr. Penney talked on ‘Inflation,’'
saying there is no point in referring
to inflation as something coming in
the future, it is already here. It is
caused, he said, by arriving at the
point when there is more money in
circulation than there is goods to buy
with it, thereby increasing the de
mand for goods that are available.
All the controls and regulations
the government can put on, he said,
will do little to ease the situation.
The only cure for inflation, he said is
production—goods to buy with the
supply of money available, thereby
releasing the pressure for the goods.
Dr. Penney also appealed to his
hearers to take an interest in their
government, to write to their sena
tors and congressmen, expressing
their views on questions at issue.
When legislators, he said, hear from
enough of the people back home their
views and thoughts on legislation
will be listened to.
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Come, Independence Day to remind
us that our rights must be protected
against tyranny.
This is an important day for each
of us. Although we set it aside as a
day of fun and summer holiday en
joyment, let’s not lose sight of the
fact that disturbing “world affairs”
make it a solemn occasion on which
we must rededicate ourselves to liv
ing democratically.
THE CHRONICLE wishes for you
and yours—
A JOYOUS FOURTH
Mace Young Furnishes
First Cotton Bloom
The first two cotton blooms of thej
season were brought to The Chron
icle office (Monday, June 25, having
I been pulled early in the day.
The blooms came from the crop of
! Willie “Shorty” Davis, cropper on
one of the farms of E. Mace Young,
l who resides near the city.
Another bloom was brought to the
I office Tuesday morning pulled from
(the crop of A. B. Calhoun, colored,
on the Reese Young farms.
Late Tuesday afternoon another
bloom was brought to the office from
J. P. Benjamin’s farm on the Jack H.
Davis land near the city on the
Mountville highway. For the past two
years Mr. Benjamin had the distinc
tion of bringing the first bloom to the
office.
(Mr. Young remains the first “early
bird” of the 1951 season.
Textile Workers To
Get Week's Vacation
As previously announced, employ
ees of the Clinton and Lydia Cotton
Mills of this city, and Joanna Cotton
Mills of Joanna will observe next
week as “vacation week" with full
pay to all who have been working
with the companies for a one-year
period.
The local mills will begin their va
cation Saturday, June 30, at 8 a.m.,
and end on Saturday morning July 7,
at the same hour.
The Joanna Mills will begin their
holiday period at midnight Saturday,
June 30, and end at midhight Sun
day, July 8.
William A. Dicus
Claimed By Death
William A. Dicus, 63, died Sunday
night at the Blalock clinic after a
several days illness. For several
years he had been in declining health
| which had forced him to give up his
work.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at six o’clock from
the residence on Cleveland street.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. Walter N. Long, of Behnont,
N. C., former pastor of the First Bap-
ttft church here, and the Rev. James
Clinton L. L. Plays
Laurens On Fourth
Trustees Ask
Additional Mills
For School District
The board of trustees of Hunter
School District No. 5 recently asked
permission of the County Board of
Education to hold an election on the
question of increasing the city school
levy 5 mills effective this year. The
notice of the election appeared in
The Chronicle last week, and re
appears in today’s issue.
The date for the election has been
aet for the 3rd day of July, 1951, with
voting precincts designated for the
city, Clinton Mills and Lydia Mills.
The question to be voted upon, the
notice says, is: “Shall the property
tax for school purposes in Hunter
School District No. 5 commencing
with the year 1951 be increased by
five (5) mills?”
The only requirement for voting tn
the special election, the notice states,
is to be a registered resident of the
school district and hold a county reg
istration certificate dated during the
period January 1, 1048 through June
2, 1961, both inclusive.
No statement has been issued to
the taxpayers of the district by the
trustees in regard to the election or
the reason for the proposed increase
in the tax levy.
It was stated by The Chromrle last
week that the tax levy for Hunter
district is 53 mills. This was an error
which The Chronicle desires to cor
rect.
The general operating tax levy of
the district is 18 mills, with 10 mills
for bonded indebtedness, making a
direct 28 mills levy, plus participa
tion in the county general high school
levy of 3 mills. The total general levy
for taxes by the county of 23 mills
added to the 26 mi^s for schools
^kes a total of 31 mills, the flfuro
taken from
Clinton Little Leaguers will assem
ble two complete teams for a double-
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colic*. )«ut tuck of th. b»*. l dU- th . county trcurcr's book,
« U JU : ' V T1 >« KX* 1 loc »> ^vy U 104 mills,
the first one iUrtin* .1 3 M. latvkled count, (ener.1 23, sciiool
At a recent meeting of the Little j dutrict 28, city 53 mills.
League and Midget coaches about 30 Trustees of the district are R. L.
boys in both leagues were selected to | plaxico, chairman, Roy Casque, G. A.
Burton, J. B. Arnold and T. H. Cope
land.
Service Charges Must
The Fred Oxleys
Move To Laurens
New Officers Named
For Country Club
Lakeside Country club, midway
between Clinton and Laurens, has
elected new officers for the coming
year.
The cliA> is headed by Marcus S.
Boyd of Laurens, as president, suc
ceeding J. J. Cornwall of this city,
retiring president. David S. Cook, of
this city, was named vice-president
’and Claude P. Cook, of Laurens, was
reelected secretary-treasurer. The
latter is a salaried official.
Directors elected by the members
are C. C. Hough, Tom Moore, R. T.
Wilson, Jr., and Mr. Boyd, all of Lau
rens, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cornwall and
Fred Oxley, of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Oxley and
{children, Florence Ann and Freddy,
moved Monday to Laurens where
they will make their future home.
Mr. Oxley heads the Palmetto Motor
company of that city, but has con
tinued to reside here since assuming
that business connection some time
ago.
The many friends of the Oxleys
will regret to learn they have left
the city.
The Oxley residence on West Cen
tennial street will be occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lukstat and Son.
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Local Fishermen
"Do It Again'
Goaded by recent record-breaking
luck, three local fishermen, C. E.
Nichols, J. C. Thomas and Wyman
Shealy, returned last week to South-
port, N. C., near Wilmington for fish
ing. Their catch for a few hours, 238
blue fish and Spanish mackerel, al-
thought unusually large, did not
equal the first haul of 372, which still
stands as the record at Southport.
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EACH WEEK
II will pay yo«. «’■ thrifty
to shop first in this newspaper,
then in the stores as prices
change and new merchandise
Is received and displayed.
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READ THE ADS
Big Fourth Day
At Clinton Mills
A big chicken stew will be held at
the Clinton Mills picnic area beside
the Clinton Mills ball park on July 4.
Chicken stew will be sold by the
Woman’s club. Home cooked cakes,
pies, and ice cream will be sold by
the Campfire Girls.
Games will be staged for young
and old and prizes given the winner
of each event.
The public is invited. Activities
will begin at 10 am. on the Fourth.
Belk Makes Gift To
Orphanage Children
At commencement exercises of
Thornwell orphanage held recently,
sixty children were presented Bibles
or Testaments who had recited the
Child’s and Shorter catechisms. Fol
lowing a cutsom of several years, the
Bibles were given by W. H. Belk, Sr.,
of Charlotte, head of the Belk chain
of stores. In addition to the Bibles,
the children were given one dollar
and two dollar bills each for their
accomplishment by Mr. Belk.
City To Take One
Day for Fourth
The Merchants association has an
nounced that merchants and business
firms generally will close Wednesday,
July 4, in observance of the Glorious
Fourth. A general holiday spirit will
prevail throughout the city for the
day.
County Baptists Add
Missionary Worker
A banquet in the recreation room
of the Joanna Baptist church will be
given in honor of Rev. and (Mrs. J. K.
Lawton on July 5 at 7 o’clock.
(Mr. Lawton is to be the associa-
tional missionary for Laurens and
Reedy River associations. The ban
quet will be given by the pastors and
wives of the two associations. Mr.
and (Mrs. Lawton have been serving
at the First (Baptist church of An
drews. He will have his office in
Clinton where they plan to mal^e
their home.
On July 6, at Lucas Avenue Baptist
church in Laurens, a reception will
be given Mr. Lawton. All pastors and
deacons are invited to be present. Mr.
Lawton will speak to the group and
the film, ‘Like A Mighty Army,” will
be shown.
try out for the all-star team of each
league. Only 12 boys eon be selected
_ for the Little League all-stars and
C. Dicker!, pastor of St. John’s Lu- 14 for the (Midget ail-stars. Twenty-
theran church. Interment followed in 1 five to thirty boys have been selected
! Rosemont cemetery. A large number by the managers of the five differem I Be Listed With OPS
of friends, neighbors and relatives [ Little League teams to participate in ! rn
gathered at the home for the last, the doi*le-header on the 4th. ] All filling stations, dry cleaners,
rites with many floral tributes bank- 1 A list of boys in both leagues se- beauty shops barber shops or »ny
ed upon the grave m evidence of the Jected to try out for the all-stars will j establishment’ offering services ire
esteem in which he was held. j be published next week.
Pallbearers were: John Munnaugh, •
Mac Finney, Murphey Timmerman, R 0flrr 4 Cpf* Clfl A c
Harry Baldwin, Otho Johnson and 000 ra ^ ers J' U AS
Jake Brewer Cattle Assessment
Mr. Dicus was a native of Scotts-1
boro, Ala., a son of the late Charles All cattle in Laurens county will be
M. and Katherine Justus Dicus. He assessed at $10 a head on the audi-
Miss Blakely Director
Bonclarken Conference
The Intermediate conference of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church opened Tuesday at Bonclark
en, Flat Rock, N. C., and will con
tinue through Friday, with daily pro
grams including Bible study hours,
vespers and recreation.
Miss Margaret Blakely, of this city,
is the conference director. Mrs. Iqne
Wallace of this city, is one of the
leaders for games and the social hour.
This evening the candle light com
munion service will be in charge of
Dr. C. B. (Betts, pastor of the local
A. R. P. church.
located in Clinton a number of years
ago as a road contractor an<} since
i then had made his home here. He
| was a member of the First Baptist
I church, the Masonic order, veteran
of World War I, and a member of the
American Legion. Of a quiet, unas-
' suming nature, always kind and un
selfish, and upright in his dealings
with others, he possessed many
1 friends who will join with the family
his wiI ,, Cleaners To Close
Mrs. Mattie Ban Browning Dicus; All Next Week
two sons, William A. Dicus, Jr, with
the U. S. Marines, San Diego, Calif.,
and James (Browning Dicus, of this
tor’s books this year whether they
are “high quality” or “low quality.”
The announcemeot was made by
Chairman B. L. CTardy, of Laurens,
chairman of the county board. The
action was taken following com
plaints from beef cattle owners after
the tax commission had ordered 'As
sessments raised on “high quality”
cattle from $10 to $20 a head.
Local dry cleaning establishments
announce in today’s paper they will
city; two daughters, Miss Mae Dicus, be closed Monday, July 2, through
of Cairo, Egypt, and Miss Katherine'Saturday, July 7. They will re-open
for business on the morning of July 9.
The closing next week, the an
nouncement states, is to give their
Dicus, of this city; one granddaugh
ter; two brothers, C. M. Dicus of
Waynesville, N. C., and G. F. Dicus
of Asheville, N. C., and a number of employees a week's vacation follow-
nieces and nephews. j ing an established custom. The no-
j tice is signed by Emerald City Laun-
‘ dry of Greenwood, and Royal Clean-
| ers. Sunshine Cleaners and Clinton
Cleaners of this city. *
Mrs. None Workman
On Western Trip
Softball Standings
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
HONOR ROLL
You need THE CHRONICLE not
only for all the news of the commu
nity, but to be informW on prices
of every-day necessities. The adver
tising columns of the paper furnish
you much valuable information you
can’t afford to miss. j
Welcome and thanks to those on
our’ Honor Roll this week;
(MRS. J. A. ARMSTRONG,
MISS JENNIE GLENN,
CHARLES F. DUNAWAY,
Clinton.
MRS. ELLA REESE,
Laurens.
MRS. R. L. FULLER,
Lydia Mills.
MRS. N. C. WILSON,
Atlanta.
LT. GEORGE T. COPELAND,
A. P. O., New York.
PVT. WILLIAM L. MOTTE,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
Mrs. Nene Workman left Tuesday _
for Chicago, where she will board a
special train of the Illinois Educa
tional association in San Francisco
and the National Class Room Teach
ers meeting in Oakland, Calif. En-
route the party will stop in Salt Lake Methodist
City, Colorado Springs and Denver Guard ....
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Lydia Mill
Clinton (Mill
delegate from Laurens County Edu-
! cation association and also from the
local association. On the return visit ■ Bspiisi
the party will visit Portland, Oregon,'
at which time Mrs. Workman will
leave the group and go to Boise, Ida
ho, to visit Gowan field, where her
son, Lt. Duncan Workman, was killed
in a plane crash early during World
War II.
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State Training School
Tq Begin 31st Year
. The State Training school, located
near the city, will begin its 31st year
of service on July 1.
Sine* opened by the state of South
Carolina on September 14, 1920, the
institution has bene headed by Dr.
B. O. Whitten as superintendent. It
now has a capacity population of
1350 people with 150 staff workers.
A new dormitory soon to be erected
on the campus will increase the pop
ulation one hundred.
Results
Clinton Mill 10, National Guard 5.
Presbyterian 9, Clinton Mill 6.
Lydia Mill 11, Presbyterian 1.
Clinton Mill 13, Methodist 12.
National Guard 8, Baptist 5.
National Guard 9, Clinton Mill 6.
Baptist 16, Presbyterian 5.
Games Tonight
Lydia vs. Methodist.
Clinton Mill vs. Baptist/*
Friday -
National Guard vs. Lydia.
Presbyterian vs. Methodist.
Tuesday
Clinton Mill vs. Presbytbrian.
National Guard vs. Methodist.
IS HOSPITAL PATIENT
Friends of Mrs. J. D. Henry will
be interested to know she is con
valescing at the Laurens County
hospital where she underwent t an
operation earlier this week." '
required to be listed with the area
OK office. The filing date was June
13.
Additional information may be Ob
tained at the office of the Chamber
of Commerce from the secretary.
Delony Named New
Textile President
Joe Delany, superintendent of Jo
anna Cotton Mills, Joanna, was elect
ed president of the Southern Textile
association Saturday at the dosing
session of their annual meetup at
Blowing Rook. N. C. Other officers
and directors were also elected.
Mr. Delany has been an active
member and officer of the association
for several years.
Miss Franks To Speak
For Baptists Sunday
Miss Martha Franks, missionary to
China, who is visiting relatives in
Laurens, will speak Sunday evening
at 8 o’clock at the First Baptist i~
church during the regular evening"
worship service. The program at the
church Sunday is in charge of the
Woman’s Missionary union, in the
absence of the pastor.
Crow Elected As
Kiwonis Trustee
Orin Crow, of the University of
South Carolina faculty, and a promi
nent Kiwanian, was elected a mem
ber of the board of trustees of Ki-
wanis International at their annual
convention held last \ceek in St.
Louis, Mo.
Mr. Crow is well known here by
members of Kiwanis club, having
served last year as governor of the
Carolinas district.
Sales Tax Rate
In A Nutshell
< You will pay the sales tax at the
following rate beginning July 1: Noth
ing on items costing 10 cents or l^ss;
one cent on items costing ii cents to
24 cents; two cents on items costing
36 cents to 65 cents; three cents on
items costing 66 cents to $1; and one
cent additional for each 33 cents or
major fraction in excess of $1.
But in no instance may the tax be
greater than: $25 on any article cost
ing up to $1,500; $40 on $1,50$ and
not more than $3,000, and $75 ob any
article costing more than $3,0fp.
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