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I I Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, February 21, 1952 NEW SALES TAX CAUSING PECK OF TROUBLE IN STATE Columbia—The temperature was hovering around 32 degrees here in Columbia one ehrly February day but that didn’t cut'any tfe with most members of the South Caro lina House of Representatives be- and Harold A. Stassen a*e entires, tleneral Douglas MacArthur had entered his name, but it was with drawn according to information, in favor of Senator Taft. The New Hampshire primary is the first on the calendar, coming up March 11. Financial Report GiveirOn 1951 County Fair Tree Planting Demonstrations' Held In State opposed it. His efforts were in vain. The groundwork had been laid. The well implanted roots could not be moved. He asked the House to recommit this bill to the Ways and Means cause their thoughts were far away Committee. He asked for a roll call! --focused on a very hot day next vote and was encouraged whe'nj July when voters of the state go n j ne other members stood with; to the polls to elect 124 members him forcing a roll call. When the i f the lower legislative body. [result of that vote w r as announced,, ^ These members apparently were 21 for recommitting the bill and 1 Laurens, Feb. 20. The second ^ ■doing considerable day dreaming, | 92 opposed, Mr. Vernef -gave up. annual Laurens County fair spon-;^ Too, as they sought to recall what) The Ways and Means Commit-1 sored by the Laurens Exchange;« good legislative accomplishments tee chairman had even warned club during the week of Octoberkv they could report to their constit-1 them that the~ Governor would 30> 1951, showed a profit of uents when they embark upon the I likely veto- the bill- The House 208.85, according to an audit r e * j^ campaign road. What would they ! members didn’t worry atout Thatrr^o^y completed. j a talk about on the stump this sum-because they have enough strength j The gross receipts, including rev-|$ me:? ; to override a veto. enue from all sources,'were Apparently as they looked back^ Now, if the Senate agrees that ( 508.42. The expenses for the fair the only thing they could find'pn j strongly with the Housed $3,300,000 were listed as $13,299.57, of which the horizon was a big figure,3. This , of the liquor revenue will go back i the three major- items listed were Clemson. — Twenty-four schools, in 19 counties have just completed planting 27,500 pine seedlings, ac cording to W.' J. Barker t leader, Clemson Forestry Extension Work. He says that eight of tire plantings using 12,000 seedlings were made by colored schools, purpose of these plantings is to give young people experience and ing; to establish demonstrations in to create an interest in tree plant- forestry convenient to the schools; “In most cqses the schols ob tained 20-year leases on the areas where the trees were planted,” Mr. Barker says. “All cuttings will be made under the supervision of the coperating agencies, and the pro ’s. and to provide income for the I ceeds from the sale of the thin W 1. f 1 1 —A. 3 A— A A V-\ f rw 4 Mr. Barker * explains that tfie 37 counties. benefit of all students through the sale of thinnings. This project was started in the fall of 1948, and since then 108 schools and one church have plant ed a total of 190,000 seedlings in nings will be spent for the school improvements which will be <of benefit to all. At the end of the maining stand of trees will be re- lea se period the land and the re turned to the original owners,” he adds. il $ i I i! 1 figure overshadowed everything. Yes. that was the 3 per cent sales tax for which* they votedt last year. The folks back home had registered their dislike for this tax. WTien the Legislature was con sidering enactment of the. sales tax they shouted tp the housetop that this would enable the counties to reduce taxes. Surely the new tax would remove all the problems cf education that had existed ’ in the state these many years. But, had they reduced taxes in their county? Nc. Another Idea Then, they hit upon another idea. If the county could just get a few more dollars the county taxes —the tax that is watched closest by the folks back home—could be ap preciably reduced. But, how could they get that extra money? The estimated state>]revenue for the new year 1952-53 had been ap- proprlated up to the hilt. In fact the amount to be spent was about $100,000 more than t,he estimated revenue. Ah, well, those who made the estimate were doing a lot of guessing or wishful thinking, they may have mused to themselves. Then they hit upon an idea. The sales tax is earmarked for the to the counties and cities year, and the recipients of next; premiums awarded, upkeep on this money may have a moral obliga**- tising, which reached the amount tion to reduce local taxes. As Washington Sees It... IKE NATIONAL SCENE buildings and grounds, and adver- Special to The Chronicle. Washington, February 20. — The decision of President Truman in his budget requests to spread or extend allocations for full mobil ization into another year means that there will be more materials for civilian goods than was to be permitted by the military in their time-table for way production. This decision of Truman means there will be some easing of an in flationary nature, that there will be more civilian goods to prevent up-biddfng ' of prices: This wilt mean more civilian production and, as a consequence more taxes, bad ly needed revenue. It will ease off some unemployment in production centers. The President’s arbitrary decision also means he is convinced that war is not presently imminent. There are those who hold that be- schools so we can’t possibly get cause this is an election year, mo- any of that. The Constitution ear marks the liquor tax for the schools but it leaves a loophole by provid ing that a portion—it does not say how much—may be diverted to the tives behind the move may be to keep business going and sound iflf as many lines as possible. - * * * President Truman was the recip- counties and cities because they are i ient of some criticism for Jiis state- no: allowed to tax or license liquorr| ment—in withdrawing - from the Thajt’s a_good idea, perhaps some New Hampshire primary in which thought. They went a step further and sought to have a large portion of the beer and wine tax diverted, also. At first they wanted to di vert 90 per cent of the liquor, beer and wine taxes to the counties and cities. The Ways and Means Com mittee didn’t agree with that amount but it thought a portion should be sent to the counties and cities to help operate these political subdivisions. So, the Ways and Means Committee reduced the take from 90 to 70 per cent. And, the committee allowed only the liquor reallocation bill to come out on the House floor. 87 Cento Per Capita Members began checking that committee report. What would it mean to their county? They learn ed that it would be about 87 cents for every man, woman and child in the county. A county with a pop ulation of 20,000 would receive $17,400. That. sounded good be cause it meant they could possibly reduce taxes for the ensuing year. But. how did the cities get in on this deal? The cities and towns would receive $1.83 for every man, woman and child. That’s even more than the counties will get. Then they learned that the Muni cipal Association of South Caro lina had done practically all the he referred to presidential pri maries as “just eye-wash.” How ever, the President is in favor of nation-wide primaries. The primar ies for the selection of delegations to a national convention are in fact more or less “eye-wash” since the delegates in many in stances are tied to favorite sons and are not bound to vote for any particular candidate. * * * Despite appointment of Newbold Morris, widely known New York attorney, to conduct the adminis tration probe of “corruption” in government, starting with the jus tice department, the “probers” and the “smearers” already are after Mr. Morris’ scalp and the whole thing likely may turn into a probe of the prober by some congressional committee before Mr. Morris can get his investigation under way. Republicnas in the house are de termined to prove Attorney Gen eral Howard McGrath guilty be fore Mr. Morris can dp the same thing, if they can get away with it. * • • . , Theme of the Democrats in the coming campaign was outlined at the recent Kansas City meeting of 15 midwestern states in which a resolution was unanimously adopt- work on this proposal. They were ed calling upon President Truman also reminded that the residents of land Vice President Alben Barkiey cities and towns vote for county to run again. In a message to the of $7,999.52, including the cost "bf an automobile and truck that were given away on the last night of the fair. The total paid attendance was 23,814. Exchange Club members de clared the improvements on the grounds and buildings cut down considerably on their profits, along with the greater increase in exhibition premiums. Last year’s officers included George Phinney, president and Jack Gilliland, as treasurer. Secretary of the fair, John Gat lin, said this year’s fair would run October 6th through the 11th. The Midway attraction will feature “The Mighty Page Shows, the Pride of the Eastern Seaboard.” The fair officers for 1952 will in- de Wqsley Taylor, president, Troy Madden, vice-president; G. Phinneyt 2nd vice-president; and John Gatlin, secretary and J. G. Bowling, treasurer. The chairmen for the 1952" Fair Association committees will be as follows: Finance, J. G. Bowling; Publicity and Advertising, R. A. Martin; Grounds and Building, Jack Sexton; Traffic and Parking, H. .L. Patrick; Amusements and ^Shows, Jack Gilliland ^Agriculture and Education, K. M. Watson; Premium Book, Ralph Wilson; Commercial Space, Bob Roper, Jr., and Tickets and Passes, Jimmy Milam. • The club thanked; again every individual and group who supports ed the 1951 fair “giving the county an annual fair they can be proud of” and promised an even bigger and better fair for 1952. CARD OF THANKS We thank you once, we thank you twice, for being so very nice, friends and neighbors. For' the many kind deeds and sympathy shown us dur ing the illness and death of our dear wife and mother. Also for the many beautiful flowers. May the Lord’s richest blessing rest upon each of you. —T. N. Roper. —Mr. and Mrsr W. P. Gastley. 1 —Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Brewington. OFFICE SUPPLIES Complete line, all the little items needed for the office. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Phone 74 » BACK FROM A BUYING TRIP. . . The old man went on a buying spree and bought too many 12EC87-5 double- door DeLuxe Refrigrators. If you want the biggest allowance on your old refrigerator you have ever heard of in your life, on the best refrig erator in the Hot Point line, come to see us at once. r We are moving these refrigerators fast. T.E. Jones & Sons 211E. Carolina Ave. •Phone 131 Find “Backbone” of Illness officers, too. They resigned them selves to giving the cities a bigger share only because there are only. 750.000 people living in incorporat ed cities and the per capita should be larger. The distribution would be on a basis of 40 per cent tp the counties and 30 per cent to the cities. The counties have larger populations than the cities. Few state-wide bills are passed by the House in the uncontested field. But, this bill was passed on second reading without any diffi culty. This reporter heard only two ■dissenting votes but these two souls did not dare object to the bills which would have blocked passage in the uncontested field. Then came Wednesday. The bill tine in the House, but this time meeting, President Truman stress ed peace, progress and prosperity as the national aims of the party declaring, “If anybody is to play politics with the welfare of this country, it will not be the Demo cratic party.” Senator Robert S. Kerr, of Oklahoma, who delivered the main address at the meeting, stressed the same theme. Senator Kerr also indicated he was a will ing candidate in case the President decided not to run. • • • 1 In a special message to the Con gress, President Truman again re newed his bid for joint develop ment of the St. Lawrence river sea way between this country and Canada. A week earlier in his was on third reading, usually rou-. budget message, he had urged ap A * * _ A*_ _ T T_. - * A A 1 • 1 At A X proval of the seaway as a “strate- the chairman of the Ways and gic necessity.” In the special mess Means Committee, Rep., Charlie Verner of Greenville, vigorously Attention— Young Men and Young Women Business training pays divi dends for life. Secure your training for a business career at the GREENWOOD COL LEGE OF COMMERCE. New cl.tsses in all business courses starting March 3. Write for in formation regarding complete business courses. Greenwood College of Commerce Greenwood. South Carolina age he said, “It is inconceivable that congress should allow any lo cal or specia]*4«tertitet to divest our country of its rightful place in the joint' development "uf~the^water= way.” Canada has anounced intention to “go it alone” if this congress does not agree to the joint construc tion, which has been under consid eration for a decade or more. The so-called “special interests” which have blocked the construction have been the railroads and the eastern seaport authorities. * * * As of now, Senator Estes Kefauv- er is the only Democratic candi date officially announced for the | president, entering his name in the primaries in New Hampshire and Illinois. The New Hampshire pri mary shapes up as - a three-way race for the delegate strength of that state, 14 delegates in all to the GOP convention. Thu* far, General Eisenhower, Senator Robert A. Taft Tests Disclose Spine Is Key to Good Health “Ooh, my aching back!” Laugh though you may, an aching back is no joke to thousands of sufferers. It may also be the cause of serious illness. Those persistent headaches or that arthritis may be caused by a “subluxation’ r or 3 misalignment of one or more of the vertebrae of the spinal column. Misalignment of vertebrae squeezes the nerves where they leave the spine, thus interfering with the flow of vital nerve energy from the brain. 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