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I V Thursday, December 13, 1951 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Five For the Week .... LYDIA MILLS NEWS MRS. HORACE C. SMITH, Correspondent end Representative Thursday (tonight) with Mrs. Ralph Harbin. have been issued. ? (or the marines. So it is possible that, like State | Neither the navy nor the air After the meeting a Christmas | highway bonds and the State gaso- j corps has called for' draftees so far. social hour will be enjoyed with i line tax that supports them, the j They depend on volunteer enlist- each one bringing a small gift. State sales tax can’t be touched as ments. long as these bonds are out. | The February call will be the Another factor that may enter second largest since March, 1951, the picture is "what the U. S. Su preme Court does about the pend Holt Announces Special Sermons This is the advent season in the church calendar, so for the remain- a a* u j v J i of Deceml >er Rev. H. C. Holt, j ng Clarendon County school suit. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ballard had t will use a series of sermons on this; j n that case a 2-1 three-judge dis trict court decision upholding seg regation where equal facilities are as their guests recently Hamp Bal- j theme: lard, Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Bal- J ‘The Doctrine of the Mesiah.” lard, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gam- brell and children of Donalds. The subjects are as follows: The past Sunday—“The Messian tend and bring a gift costing not M. Brewer of ) under 50 nor over $1.00. Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Mahaffey, | ic Hope.” Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Brady of Ar- Dec. 16 — “Messianic Prepara cadia, visited Mrs. Ida Prince Sun-! tion.” day. Mrs. Gillis Berry, wife of TS Gil- lis Berry, of the U. S. Air Force, stationed in Germany, is visiting her aunt and uncle, Mr. and KTfrrtonight, Dec. 13 beginning at 7:00 Claud Willard. Mrs. Berry hopes o’clock. All church and Sunday to join her husband in Germany in school members are invited to at February. Mr. and Mrs. E Hartwell, Ga., visited Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Mitchell recently. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hardin of Greenwood, were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harbin spent Sunday in Williamson with Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Harbin. ( Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Dunaway and children of near Clinton, Mrs. Sue Fuller of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Kelley of Anderson, were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ike Jones. Miss Dorothy ChitwoocPof Atlan ta, Ga., spent the week-end with her parents, Mr .and Mrs. J. O. Chitwood.; On Saturday they ac companied by Mrs. Chitwood’s mother, Mrs. P. T. Matthews, visit ed in Ware Shoals. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Crain of Spar tanburg, visited the former’s sister, Mrs. G. E. Bishop, and niece, Mrs. H. M. Sellers, recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wells and provided, is at issue. . The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is j appealing the three-judge decision. ^ . ! The high court has yet to act on Dec. 23—“Messianic Realization.’ : the appeal. Dec. 30—“Messianic Rejection.” | its decision, should it come dur- The public is cordially invited. ; j ng the legislative session, could The Christmas party will be held have a lot to do with action on the when 80,000 were inducted. It is the largest draft for the marine corps since it began to dip into the selective service manpower pool last August. sales tax—the bonds the tax sup ports are for school buildings need ed to meet the three-judge ruling. In any event, the key piece of legislation in whatever is done 1 about the sales tax is the appro- Twins Enjoy Party priations bill on which the ways Harold and Carol Eustace, twins an( j begins work here Mon day. February Draft of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Eustace, cele brated their 6th birthday Sunday with a dinner at their home. Those enjoying this occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Amos Eustace, Coll Is 55,000 Mr. and Mrs. Newman Nix, Mrs. ' Marvin Harvey and children, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Knofz, Mrs. Liz zie Osborne and children. With The Sick Mrs. Ella Pace is a patient at Hays hospital. Mark Ballard is very ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Estes on Pine street. Tony Webb is back in school after being ill at the home of his mother, Mrs. Lois Webb. Attend Banquet Franceen Smith and Dianne Neal, accompanied by Mrs. lone^ w . — Wallace, attended the Tom Thumb lamdy spent the week-end with banquet on Saturday night at Pres- the former’s grandmother, Mrs. James Wells, in Rock Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Smith had as their guests,, during the week-end Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nelson of Rock Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Milford Smith and Gale, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith, Tommy and Kathy, and Malcolm Grant of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Young of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Neal and Jimmy were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Annie Sherbert in Enoree. Mr. and Mrs. Walker Jone and Etta Mae of Union, were Sunday visitors of Mrs. K. F. Johns. Members of Lydia Methodist church and of Sandy Springs church attended the “Messiah” of the combined church choirs of Spartanburg Sunday evening. Church Group To Meet The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service of Lydia Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. N. C. Bush Friday night, Dec. 14 at 7:30. All members are invited to attend this Christmas party as gifts will be exchanged. .The meeting night has been changed from Thursday to Friday for the month of December. Christmas Social Hour The ladies missionary society of the Baptist church will meet la Drlaklag Deatraytag Yoar H More than 6800 men and women have benefited by the Ab-Detox 7-day treatment avail able only at this modern hos pital, devoted exclusively to treating alcoholism. Patients accepted day or night. Write or telephone for fur ther information. Abt SmmUarium 605 E. North St. TeL 2-4485 Greenville, S. C. M CHOCOLATES The World Famoua SAMPLER lib.#2.00 2 lbs. $4.00 Other Whitmon*a Astortment* Ideal For Gifts DRUG STORE Phone No. 1 byterian college. Birthdays and Annivarsariao Mrs. Billy Abercrombies observ ed a birthday November 24. Little Robert Henry Abercrom bie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jot Aber crombie, celebrated his first birth day Oecember 4. Henry Abercrombie will observe a birthday December 23. Dihnne /Abercrombie twill cele brate her 3rd birthday Dec. 26. Birthday greetings to Billy Aber crombie on Dec. 28. S-Sgt. Clyde M. Sellers of El lington Air Force Base, Heston, Texas, will celebrate a birthday Tuesday. • S .C. Sales Tax On Food Looming As Legislative Issue Columbia, S. C., Dec. 8.—What looms as the possible No. 1 issue of the coming General Assembly— exemption of food items from the prosperous sales tax—may get roll ing here Monday. That’s when the House ways and means committee meets to begin the draft of a 1952-53 general ap propriations bill in which sales tax changes, if any, would be made. The committee will have in hand the State Budget and Control Board’s report of estimated rev enues and suggested spending. If the committee follows past practice, it will hew close to the report. It seems unlikely that the budget board will recommend any changes in the sales tax law; but it may predict as much as 10 per cent more revenue from the tax that originally was expected to produce 35 million a year. Evidence Not Complete Initial collections of the three per cent retail levy indicate it will exceed those original expectations. The evidence, however, is not good enough yet to determine just how much it will exceed first expecta tions. But prospects of as much as $40 million a year from the tax, plus the fact that an election year is just around the corner, have com bined in a strong pre-legislative buildup to alter the tax. Specifically, and especially in the Piedmont sections of the state, there is a definite sentiment to knock the tax off food. Although there are no official estimates on it, this probably would reduce the tax take by one-third. Just how far the move will go is entirely unpredictable. But there are certain definite factors that can dictate the course of any sales tax reduction move: 1. Such remarks as Gov. James F. Byrnes may make on the sub ject in his annual address to the Assembly after it convenes Jan uary 8. 2. The legal status of , the sales tax law in the face of J&onds that have been issued on its security. —If the Governor suggests that the tax be left as it is for at least a full year of operation, that might close off the pending fight before it had a chance to get going. If he came out for a change in the tax, the Legislature probably | would adopt his suggestion. May Hava No Choice If available legal opinions, how- 1 ever, suggest that the tax can not ! be tampered with as long as bonds are outsUnding against it, that might end the matter entirely, giv ing the Assembly no choice. The tax supports, among other things, a $75 million, twenty-year school construction bond issue. Al ready, $12 million of these bonds Washington, Dec. 8.—A February draft call for 55,000 men — 41,000 for the army and 14,000 for the marines—was issued today by the defense department. The latest call for uniformed manpower is 4,650 less than that for January. It will bring the to tal drafted since selective service was reestablished in September, 1950, to 849,330, of whom 782,000 have been for the army and 67,330 Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ...and... EMBALMERS Phones 41 and 399-J AMBULANCE SERVICE L. RUSSELL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. M*rs. Backache Backaches which may be result from Arthritis, Neuritis, Lum bago, Rheumatism, Spinal Curvatures, Muscular Strain or Slipped Intervertebral Disc may be easily corrected by the modern sci ence of Chiropractic, — , Consult Dr. C. J. Hart, 254 West Main St., Laurens, S. C., for complete details. Write or call 22501 for free booklet on any a! the above disorders. Consult Dr. Hart today. Dr. Felder Smith Optometrist Laurens, S. C. 126 EAST MAIN STREET South Side Public Squat* HOURS FOR EYE EXAMINATIONS! »:M I* 5 J9 Wednesdays 9:00 to 12 JO Phone 794 NOTICE FOR PAYMENT OF 1951 CITY TAXES Notice is hereby given that Town Taxes for the Town of Clinton are due and collectable up to December 31st for the year 1951. The Tax Books are now open at the office of the Town Clerk and will remain open up to and through December 31st. A penalty of ten (10%) shall be added if said taxes are not paid on or before January 1, 1952. The levy for current fiscal year is 53 mills; 15 mills for current oiperating expenses, and 38 mills for interest and sinking fund on various Bond Issues outstanding. WM. B. OWENS, City Clerk. Say "I Saw It In The Chronicle" — Thank You! fFTiat a collection! What a selection! * ■* ARROW SHIRTS % for little Santas, big Santas and all the Santas in between and up When you re off on a Christmas gift-buying spree . . . you’re smart to head first for ARROW —the shirts that men prefer! We have whites ... dashing stripes . . . smart solid colors ... all in a big wide range of popular Arrow collar styles. All Mitoga-tailored for better fit (they taper where he does). Buttons stay in place—they’re anchored on. And of course, all Arrow shirts are “Sanforized ”-labeled. For the perfect gift for all you Santas—do your Arrow gift shopping here. Adair’s Men’s Shop SANTA’S STORE FOR ARROW GIFTS