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Voters have about finished their fall canning. • ' Some folks are really bright; others -•re merely lit up. — An optimist is one who expects to See a new circus act some day. "1 We have seen no suggestion of a six hour day or a five day week for housewives. An investigation of the social lobby may disclose how Dolly and Alice got that way. Who remembers when fellpws had to go to a burlesque show to see what they wanted to see r *' Aimee Semple McPherson .vis in trouble again. Which is to say that she is back to normalcy. Sctf’eMoney; _ OnYoirMagazines • A recent lecture on “What to Eat” postponed because the lecturer had an attack of indigestion. A member of the Italian royal family recently made the front page. But he had to get shot at to do it. A Chicago judge has decided that a saxophone is a musical instrument. Which may further lessen respect for law. Mr. Briand still ha* a very good bat ting average. He has been put in as premier as often as he has been thrown out A novelist describes a young hus band “catching hi* bride in his arms. He probably caught her in his pockets latar. An enthusiastic realtor describes his subdivision as “the anteroom to heaven." And the ante he asks is high accordingly. In several countries bachelors must pay a special tax. Married men pay heavily, also, but it is called some thing else. Land Enouxh Now. Opposition to the further expendi ture of government fund* on land re- clamatum projects at present was voiced by the Commissioners of Agri culture of the Southern States at their recent conference held in Memphis. Tliese commissioners also petition- ad Congress and passed resolutions urging the defeat of the >15,000,000 reclamation appropriation bill now pending. The argument is made that there la no necessity for bringing more land under cultivation at great expense when millions of acres have been aban doned during the past 25 years, largely because it has been found unprofitable to cultivate them. A* a better means of utilizing these vmnte lands, it is recommended that they be reforested, and thus within a few years be made to produce timber which would be of benefit to the owners and to the public. Congress has only recently author- Ired appropriations amounting to •$600,000,000 to aid in marketing sur plus crops. It would seem absurd to appropriate other millions to bring Aiore land into cultivation and make surplua Of farm products. firfns in competition with the privately owned printing plants of the country, operated by citizens and taxpayers. Many millions of dollars have thus been lost to these ditizens, with a cor responding loss to the taxpayers at large, who through taxes have paid for the government’s deficit in sup- pWing these printed envelopes at less than coat. Because of President Hoover’s often expressed opposition to this sort of unfair competition by the government, the small publishers and printers of the country, a* represented by the National Editorial Association, have hepes that he may at the opportune time take an interest in the matter and lend his great influence toward getting TMfelo Sam out of this petty business. Good Roads Kay. burden on those who 3o pay. There is a certain class of taxes \ that must be collected promptly or they cannot be collected at all, and while it is true that real estate stands good for the amount of taxes due on it, it i 8 equally true that it,is much harder to pay two years’ taxes—or three of our—than it ia to pay for one year, and there is a serious doubt in the minds of many if those charged with collecting taxes really do the taxpayers a favor when several years* delinquent taxes are allowed to ac cumulate. ‘The working cut of Allendale Coun ty’s problem wil be watched with in terest and whoever does a good job of it down there can find profitable em ployment* elsewhere. fatur- v Awful Ponflibilities. Horrible a4 were some of the engines It has long been argued by good ; o f death employed in the World War, roads enthusiast* that the building of th<T wer * probably far leas destruc tive than those which may be brought into play in a future death struggle —'frr Unfair Competition. In its report to the 44th annual convention of the National Editorial Atsociation this year the legislative committee of the organization again the government’s practice Competing with private printers. The committee declared that “the i of the publishing industry in ing relief from the unfair com petition of the Post Office Depart- rests solely ^upon President i pledge to the American peo* This statement was based upon Kt Hoover's inaugural address, which he said that the last election • mandate to eliminate operation government of business in com- with Its eitUena. more than half a century the has printad envelopes at for individuals and pcimanent highway* is the one enter prise on earth that pay* it* own way. S me recent investigation* by the' 0 f nm t, ong> American Automobile Association tend tc confirm th's : dea. In * recent report that association de clared that good roads have reduced ti.e average nr.tcmobile operation cost fi*Ym ten cents H mile to six ami a half rents in the l;.st five years. Besides the saving in gasoline, good oads msk.* |>( *Mble a great saving in ‘mv* and ir. w»ar nod tear on cars and t res, at the *ame time providing great’ er comfort ana safety. It seems that the case for improved highways is pretty well established, and even the h'gh pasoline taxes which are imposed in c '.me States are borne without much complaint, when the proceeds aie of’oted entirely to road 1 ui 1(1 ing. Allendale County’* Plight. Prof. Leonard Hill, in his address as president before a London sanitary association recently cited one possi bility which is terrify.ng in its im plications. He declared that a certain kind of germ which can be easily cultivated i* so deadly that a spoon ful suitably distributed could kill a million persons. This is not the first time such measuies for the extermination of troops and non-combatants al ke in the event of another great waf'have been hinted at. And there is little use to argue that such diabolical means, if developed, would not be used. Poison gas in warfare was con demned and agreements to avoid its employment were made long before the World War, but it was used with telling effect by both sides after the German-s resorted to it at Ypres in April, 1915. Our own experts de- umbia. Mrs. G. R. Hudson has grfUtly im proved and expects to return home within a few days. The people of the community wiH\be delighted to learn of her improvement. L. H. Boland, of Columbia, spent Sunday with his family here and hac as his visitors James U 0 °k and Geo. Bagwell. \ James and Ruth Latimer spent the week-end with relatives here, H. M. Player and Mr. Hudgins, o Mayesville. spent Friday and ^at day with friends here. M. B. Self, of Westminster, spent Thursday here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cook motored to Heath Springs Sundpy, where they were the guests of fne latter’s sister, Mrs. Pearl Marshall. They were ac ccmpanied by their mother, Mrs Nancy Hudson, of Springfield. Miss Mayo Rountree visited her sis ter, Mr*. H. H. Altman, in Charleston several days last week. Misses Laura Stanley and Lucy Cook were visitors in Williston Mon day afternoon. Mrs. Aubrey Bolen, of Columbia, visited relative* in Williston this week. Norman Penier and sister, Mr*. Ophelia McKerley, visited relatives in Williston Sunday afternoon. A. K. Shealy is attending coyrt in Greenwood thia week. “The presentments of the grand jury bring to light some startling facts about the county's finances,” says The| fla _ re that chemical warfare will play Allendale County Citizen. “One of these i« the fact that the jury found from records in the treasurer’s office that tax executions still in the hands of the sheriff for uncollected taxes from 1928 back are in the approximate amount of >95,000. Also that the schools of Allendale County have over* drawn approximately >55,000. ,, Otis Brabham, of Allendale, who doesn’t mind “speaking out in meet" ing f ” ask 1 ? a pfrtinent gufintinn^^Thr question is, if the county is only 10 years old and owes >500,000, what will it owe and what will be the condition in 25 years? The schools owe $169,- a far more important role in any future war. And there is not the slightest doubt that disease germs would be likewise employed ifv. a practical method ;bf doing so were developed. With all these added horrors ?n prospect, it is little wonder that thoughtful persons everywhere are seeking to prevent another world tragedy, which might easily wipe out entire- populations;—Civilization must preserve peace, or peiish by the in struments of destruction which it has created. 500 and indebtedness in the Social and Personal county is >300,000—nobody knows how much the town owes or how much is owing the town in back taxes,” writes Ms. Brabhbam in the Allendale paper, and he wants a “showdown” now, favoring a reduction in the num ber of county officials from seven to four or five and a cut in other expen ses. He further wants to know if the officers of the law are i4 dorng Tight lb collect taxes from only a portion of the* population.* 1 . What is true of Allendale County is also doubtless true of many other counties in South Carolina in greater or lesser degree. In many of the counties dissatisfaction is being voiced by those who pay their taxes regularly because so many others are apparent ly allowed to gat by without paying, tkne increasing the already heavy News from Williston Williston, Nov. 16.—Mr. and Mrs. John W T eathersbee are moving this week to Greenville, where they will make their future home. The miniature garden of Miss Bet- tie Matthews won third prize in its department at the Aiken flower show last week. This garden won first prize at the flower show here. Miss Dorothy Garber is now study ing violin under Prof. Lee, at Colum bia college. Misa Garber ia quite a talented young lady and her many friends will be delighted to learn of this. ’ The many fijenda of Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy will regret to Warn of her ilineei mi the Baptist hospital ia Col Educator Says Modern Youth Is Good Parent Los Angcle*.—TUe so-callod vliiek* and uappors of todav are making bet ter imrent* Minn their parents, accord- ing to Miss Just inn M Rich, dean of women at Capital university, Colum bus, Ohio, a visitor here. “Youth today handles his problem* ns well n* we could or did, only, he’t frank about them." sl.e said. “Complexities of today are a great er challenger to his self-control, hut they arc not submerging bis char acter.” Clearance Sale ► FALL SPECIALS Mixture Giant Darwin Tul’ps—100 for $2.50. Rare and Ruffled Gladiolas, 100 for >1.50. —Exhibition CullecUofrDafrha Tubers, 12 for >1.00. Peonies, Large Divisions, 4 for >1, or 12 for >2.50. ' German or Japanese Iris, 15 for >1. Hardy Mums, assorted 2 year clumps, J2 for >1. Post Paid. Z. J. STODDARD Mt. 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