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J F • r: ■ ^ *; V PAGE EIGHT. THE BARNWELL PEOPLE, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MAY 28T#I. 1925 f * I of Barnwell Should 1 What the State I ax Commission is requiring of us, the Druggists of this State, as a result o f the recent bill passed by the legislature: 1 hat we collect the I ax on all C igarettes, Cig ars, Smoking I obacco, Chewing F obacco, Cos metics and Toilet Articles, Fountain and Bottle Drinks, Candy at 80c per lb. and over. For in stance, any 25c article is taxed 5c; any 50c article, ! 0c; any 75c article, 1 5c; and any $ 1 article, 20c, and so on. I hat the Tax Commission rules that Ice Cream so Id at Ch urches, Hotels and Restaurants is a FOOD and 1 AX EXEMPT; but when you order it sent to YOUR HOME it is a LUXURY and you have to pay a f^x of 20 per cent. . That we are required to advance’the State mon ey without interest, and to act as Tax Collectors without pay. 7 * —; - 1' I hat the 1 ax Commission has ruled that stamps must be purchased and that all Cosmetics must be stamped when exhibited for sale, while the Law reads that stamps are to be affixed to each indi vidual article sold.. Our failure to comply sub jects us to a heavg/ penalty. t 1 • • ' « . ■ . 1 hat an enormous amount of money, from $300 to $ 1,500 ( depending upon the size of stock), must be used to purchase stamps for goods, some of which may not be sold for weeks, or months, or perhaps never. And the .Legislature has made no provision for reimbursing us on stamped articles unsold at expiration of the law. That the druggists of the State report from 50 to 65 per cent, decrease in the sale of cosmetics and other goods taxed. Think of v. hat this means in volume to your druggist. .In other words a former business of $1,000 per month has dwin dled $500 to $650, leaving a business of $350 to $500, - v.- ‘ 1 hat it costs an enormous amount of money to collect this tax for the State and to keep the rec ords required by the commission. Yet there is no compehsation for this service. YOUR L ^ .. ... . Is More Than" a Merchant When your Baby, Wife, Mother or any mem ber of your family^is critically ill, who fills the prescription for the medicine to make them well? YOUR DRUGGIST Who keeps his place of business open late, em ploying a registered pharmacist that remains al ways on the job until closing-time, although only one prescription may loe filled? ■ YOUR DRUGGIST e ■ n . ' 1 Wh ose place of business does your wife, mother or doughter go to sit down and rest? YOUR DRUGGIST Who is it that does, very little' prescription busi ness, perhaps only one or two a day, but employs a registered pharmacist all the time, to attend to your needs? YOUR DRUGGIST ■- ‘ ' ' ' } : ! ^ ' * r i he s Who is it that pays taxes on al s . J , i .^ Who will get up at the wee small hours ot the morning, go out in the rain or cold, to his store to fill a prescription for medicine to ease the suffer ing of your loved one? YOUR DRUGGIST Who carries at all times a full supply of sick room supplies, although sales may be few and far between, but are there for anv emergency call? YOUR DRUGGIST Who lets you and vour family use the teleph any time during the day or night, without ^karge but for which he pays? » YOUR DROGGIST YOUR DRUGGIST If your Baby, Wife^ were ill, who would fill the prescription, shou Id taxation forcepyour druggist out of business? * ** % ' s' 'v .4. .. THINK IT OVER-Why Should Your Druggist be the Goat? DO YOU THINK IT FAlk THAT YOUR DRUGGIST SHOULD BE TAXED 20 PER CENT ON 70 PER CENT OF HIS BUSINESS? STANiTbACK OF YOUR DRUGGIST-TRADE AT HOME! . • - ■" - - ■ , ’ • V ' Beware of Mail Order Houses and “Outside” Interests attempting to take advantage of the circumstances imposed by this S. . . ' • ' _ tax^ Keep your money at home. v v. The Best Pharmacy Mace & Deason C. N. Burckhalter United, 5c & 10c Store o * 4 00