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PACK TWO. THI BARN WILL THURSDAY. and other compensation paid to all elected and appointed officers, and to any stockholder owning in excess of 6 per centum of the Issued capital stock of the corporation, 1 and after deducting from the base $6,000 and any deficit reported for the year. “The personal. exemption in the r case of a single individual was de> creased from $1,500 to $1,200 and a married individual from $2,500 to $2,200. The credit for dependents re mains the same, $400. The personal exemption in the case of a fiduciary is $1,200.” The magnificent Orion, called the largest private yacht in the world, after being launched at Krnpp’s Germania shipyards at Kiel, was turned over to and accepted by Julius Forstmann of New York. The ship is said to have cost nearly two million dollars. It has two Diesel motors of 8,600 horse power each, and can go 16 knots an hour. A crew of 50 Is needed to run the ship. 9 New Revenue Measures Touch Near All People Tax Bills Passed by General Assembly Just Closed Bring Revenue Into State Treasury from Many Sources.— Income Exemptions Lower. Matts s of taxation occupied much of the time of the general assembly of South Carolina which closed ten day ago, and various revenue meas ures being passed, some of these measures being entirely new and other changes in or additions to revenue laws already in effect. The new measures were amended in seve ral particulars as they received their several readings and it was difficult for citixens not directly connected in one way or another With the legisla ture to keep track of them. In the main, six new revenue meas ures which affect citixens of South Carolina were passed and are now the law of the land, practically all of them having become effective on their signature by the governor. Also there were revenue laws passed af fecting insurance agents. The revenue measures, affecting citixens generally were: Tax on radio receiving sets; on malt extracts; tightening up on documen- ten* l%w; tax on vending ma chines; on chain stores; on incomes. The Radio Set Tax. The tax on radio receiving sets, which, of course, does not apply to dealers in such sets, provides that per sons owning sets costing less than $M> shall pay a tax of 50 cents annually; seta costing from $50 to $200, a tax of $1; sets costing from $200 to $500, a tax of $2; sets costing over $500, a tax of $2.50. This year, the radio tax is to be paid within 60 days after the passage of the act, March 31. Any one purchasing a set after March 31 is to pay the tax to the state tax commission within 60 days. After this year, the radio tax is to be paid in January and February. The tax does not apply to sets owned by disabled persons or persons in prison. The money from this tax goes, not into the general fund, but to the state tuberculosis camp at State Park. On Malt Extracts. The tax on malt extracts, used for purposes other than baking, is ten cents per pound, the tax to be paid by the person first receiving it, be he wholesaler or retailer. The tax is indicated by the placing of a stamp on each individual pack age. The tax is immediately effective. i; Documentary Stamp Tax. The present stamp tax law’ was amended. Under the former stamp tax law, the clerk of court was re quired to report the name and ad dress of a person recording a docu ment that was without stamps. The law as amended prohibits the clerk from recording the document unless the stamps are affixed. The true, full and complete consid eration is required to be shown in all deeds, or a statement, showing the Tull consideration, Is required to be Tiled with the clerk. Persons failing to set forth the full consideration— this applying to grantor and grantee —are liable to a fine of $100. How ever, should a deed be recorded with- out the stamps, the validity of thfe title itJlt no way affected. ix on Boxed Candies, former tax on candies was ap- ^flicable to boxed candies costing 80 cents and above. The law. as amend ed this year, applies to boxed candies selling at 50 cents and above, the tax being one cent for each ten cents require stamps on cigars in boxes of 20 or more and on chewing tobacco in packages of two pounds or more, these to be cancelled with * a rubber stamp carrying the firm name of the concern doing the cancelling, a parti sUc h proportion of the tax so payable of the stamps to be placed on the! b y him in the State where he resides revenue stamp and a part on the| as income subject to taxation un package. Heretofore the stamps this article bears to his entire in- “On the excess above $6,000 and up to $8,000, four per cent. “On the excess above $8,000, five per cent. Gives Credit. “The act was also amended so as to provide that, whenever a taxpayer other than a resident of the State has become liable to income tax to the State where he resides upon his net income for the taxable year, derived from sources within this < State and subject to taxation under this article, the South Carolina tax commission shall credit the amount of income tax payable by him under this article with ♦ ♦ Rugs Woven by Berbers Before Roman Conquest Rug making is a most ancient art 49, Africa, and bas its origin in the days before the Roman occupation, when the Berbers, inspired by Asiatic art, made carpets in designs and col orings similar to those woven at the present time by the native tribes. Rug making at first was a home industry, and the art of weaving was handed down from one generation to another. In a great number of tribes a head craftsman set up the loom, after which the women, under his direction, wove the rug according to his design. Since the French conquest of Algeria, the rug making industry has developed rapidly, owing -to active propaganda on the part of the natives as well as to the creation of numerous Industrial schools. .Each region in Algeria has its own methods of working and pro duces a characteristic type of rug. Berber rugs are woven of a faded wool and look almost like tapestry. The Arab weave, on the other hand, has a thick, short, soft pile, not unlike the Smyrna lugs. A type known as Guer- gour has a central Isolated motif on a plain background surrounded by a floral border. Its oriental origin is un deniable. Kalaa rugs come in shades of yellow, bine, green and brown, and have wide fringes. were left intact. This measure also authorizes the refund of taxes paid on milk drinks sold to schools and dispensed on school come upon which the tax so payable to sucb other State was imposed: provided, that such credit shall be al lowed only if the laws of said State premises to pupils, and further pro- IF* 11 * * substantially similar credit to vides that wholesalers are to stamp residents of this State subject to in come tax under such laws; or im pose a tax upon the personal income of its residents derived from sources in this State and exempt from taxa tion the personal incomes of residents their soft drink syrup within 72 hours after receiving it. Heretofore they have not stamped the syrup they sell. On Vending Machines. Vending machines are to contribute to the support of the State govern ment this year. The measure passed this year pro vides that such machines shall be taxed as follows: Weighing machines, $2. Chewing gum machines, $7.50. Automatic music machines, $15. Stamp selling machines, operated for profit, $2.50. All other vending machines, $7.50. This revenue measure is already ef fective. On Chain Stores. The so-called chain store bill, though it affects all stores as well as the chain stores, provides that the first store shall pay a tax of $5. The second, $10; the third, $15—and so on, the tax increasing $5 for each store up to the 30th, which shall pay a tax of $150, and all other stores above the .30th, $150 each. The tax is not applicable to stores in unincorporated towns. The tax this year is to be paid before June .30, 1930. In subsequent years, the tax is to be paid ‘before April 1st. The Income Tax. The present income tax’law was amended in several particulars. The state tax commission gave out the following statement with refer ence to this particular revenue meas ure : “The income tax act of 1926 was amended in so far as it related to steam or electric railroads, naviga tion companies, waterworks compan ies, light and gas companies, power companies, telephone and telegraph companies, and other form of public service, so as to levy the tax upon the net operating income of such con cerns computed in accordance ivith present interstate commerce commis sion standard classification of ac counts, whether or not such company is required to keep records according to the standard classification of ac counts of the interstate commerce commission. The amendment follows the act of 1926 and allows a deduction for uncollectible revenue and taxes paid in this State. The amendment applies to all income earned or ac crued on and after January 1, 1929. “The income tax act of 1926 was further amended, effective January 1, 1930, in the following particulars: “The rates after deducting exemp tions for individuals under the amend ed act are as follows: “On the excess _ ovgr the amount legally exempted up to $2,000, one per cast. “On the excess above $2,000 and up to $4,000, two per cent. 4< 6n the excess above $4,000 and up to $6,000, three per cent. of this State. No credit shall be al lowed against the amount of the tax on any income taxable under this arti cle which is exempt from taxation under the laws of such other States. “The rate on corporations was in creased from four to four and one- half per cent, and provided that the amount of tax shall not be less than would be produced by applying a rate of 2 per centum to a base consisting of the entire net income plus salaries Grecian Influence on Culture of Old Rome Almost aa far back as the history of Rome extends Greek influences are to be traced in the development of Roman culture. The Roman people were conservative aad alow to culti vate the artistic sense. Rome had little creative genius. In her whole history she did not produce an artiat such aa Phidias and Praxiteles. The nature of the Roman was unusually practical and Idealized power, law and profit. The Romans never created i distinctive style of architecture such as the Greeks. • They borrowed their architecture from the Etruscans and the Greeks. The literary life of Rome has a profound effect upon mankind— Cicero with his orations, political and educational treatises; Caesar with his commentaries on the Gallic war; Sal lust with his history of Rome; the poets Lucretius and Catullus. These poets, however, do not compare with the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, the Greek philosophers Plato and Aris totle, Socrates, Xenophon and the orators Lyais and Isocrates. QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY DIRECTORS FOR THE QUARTER FOR QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1929. PERRY B. BUSH, Clerk, Board of County Directors. Claims Paid August 6, 1929: 68.3 T. A, Holland, chain gang $ 3.75 684 G. L. Bragg, chain gang 4.00 685 Perry B. Bush, chain gang 13.’l9 686 Easterling and Co., chain gang and county home 11.60 687 E. W. Holman, county home 6.00 688 C. F. Molair, jail and county home 29.00 689 Sarah C. Armstrong, salary, treas. clerk 50.00 69(h J. B. Armstrong, salary, etc 68:09 691 Carlisle Courtney Home, special 60.00 692 Max Bronson, jail and chain gang 24.45 693 T. A. Holland, chain gang 9.15 694 Dicks Auto Co., chain gang 72.70 695 Vickery Bros., chain gang 63.38 696 Greene Drummond, highway 75.00 697 J. H. Still, highway 12.50 698 G. <S. Harley, chain gang ^ 72.55 699 Wall Street Pharmacy, jail j 6.25 700 G. R. Peeples, chain gang s 4.50 ' 701 Sarah Ray, county home 10.00 702 Charlie Taylor, county home 15.00 703 Unity Grocery Store, county home 11.00 704 A. J. Owens, county home 40.73 705 R. A. Deason, county home ‘ 20.05 706 Farmers Union Merc., Co., county home 76.14 707 Irene H. Lemon, county home 16.67 708 Lemon Bros., county home, jail, etc. 157.66 709 G. R. Peeples, chain gang 21.00 710 • B. H. Dyfhes, salary and public bldgs 208.61 711 Vickery Bros., chain gang, etc. 89.32 712 E. R. Buckingham, chain gang 17.50 713 E. F. Woodward, chain gang 56.19 714 Mrs. Jennie’ P. Greene, contingent expenses 10.00 715 Jeff Hunt Road Machine Co^ chain gang 3,670.14 716 Frank Sanders, highway 50.00 171 S. C. Power Co., court house, jail, etc. 46.89 718 W. H. Manning, highway 18.00 719 Malvern Hogg, highway 17.00 720 N. C. Ander?on, highway 200.00 Claims Paid September S, 1929: 721 J. W. Patterson, salary, supervisor 150.00 722 R. R. Moore, county director 16.66 723 Id is Brabham, county director 16.66 724 L. S. Still, county director - 16.66 725 G. W. Greene, county director J- 16.66 726 It. G. Boy 1st on, ccunty agent 125.00 727 Perry B. Bush, salary, directors clerk 133.33 if 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 793 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 829 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849 850 851 852 853 854 855 J. B. Armstrong, interest snd bonds 3,004.50 C. S. Buist, magistrate 25 ' 00 R. L. Wooley, magistrate - 27.15 R. B. Harden, magistrate - 12.50 W. P. Sanders, magistrate - 29-16 Paul Sanders, magistrate - 12.51^^ B. W. Peeples, magistrate 29.H^A. Atlantic Milling Co., chain gang - 525.51^/ Merritt Grocery Co., chain gang 148.44 G. H. Harden, magistrate’s constable 12.60 G. M. Hogg, magistrate’s constable 29.16 L. S. Creech, constable - - 12.50 C. B. Parker, chain gang and constable -y 33.51 V. B. Martin, chain gang and constable 28.92 G. R. Peeples, magistrate’s constable - —- 29.16 Charlie Hiers, magistrate’s constable 15.83 H. W. Sanders, highway - 34.40 H. J. Crouch, co. supt. of education 125.00 A. M. Anderson, salary -- - — 75.00 N. F. Sanders, chain gang --r 75.00 Henry Hartzog, chain gang — 100.00 Joe Baxley, chain gang 75.00 Bernice Still, chain gang 75.00 W. H. Manning, county auditor — 55.55 C. J. Fickling, board of education - - 75.00 • Mutilated. Jennie P. Greene, rest room 4. 8.33 A. B. Patterson, county physician and lunacy 55.00 R. L. Bronson, salary and postage 180.70 W. D. Mayfield, highway 24.80 D. P. Lancaster, coroner f- 60.00 Phoenix Oil Co., chain gang 64.79 L. Cohen, chain gang and jail 42.15 Dicks Auto Co., chain gang — 10.35 O. W. Harley, magistrate 29.16 E. G. Reed, highway 60.00 Unity Grocery Store, county home 3.94 Lemon Bros., county home 112.43 Sarah Ray, county home 10.00 I. W. Rountree, county home 10.00 P. Allen, county home - 15.00 Cornelia Butler, county home i 3.50 O. D. Moore, chain gang arid county home R. A. Deason, county home and chain gang 34. C. F. Molair, county home - — 18.N^^ A. J. Owerv*, county home — 41.08 Irene H. Lemon, board of regents 16.67 Frankie Harley, sheriff’s clerk 25.00 J. B. Armstrong, county treasurer - 63.89 Sarah C. Armstrong, treasurer’s clerk 50.00 B. H. Dyches, dieting prisoners 77.50 John K. Snelling, salary, clerk, etc. 64.16 George James, janitor 20.00 G. M. Main, jail, chain gang and salary * 82.35 F. A. Creech, chain gang 1.00 C. F. Molair, chain gang 19.45 G. R. Peeples, chain gang 11.20 G. L. Bragg, chain gang 31.50 Ga. Carolina Oil Co., chain gang 89.10 Easterling and Co., chain gang 10.50 Gilmore Harley, chain gang 35.90 \ E. F. Woodward, chain gang 155.19 Bank of Western Carolina, chain gang 231.66 Max Bronson, chain gang and jail 21.85 B. H. Dyches, salary, etc. 262.79 A. F. Greene, highway 100.00 Lemon Bros., chain gang and jail 101.69 L. T. Claytor, lunacy and salary 21.66 Trustee Hankinson, chain gang 1.65 G. L. Hill, magistrate 14.58 The People-Sentinel, stationer)’ and advertising 53.50 tt Barnwell Filing Station, chain gang 75.31 H. Antopolsky, chain gang 26.25 A. D. Connor, Sr., highway 25.00 H. M. Cook, magistrate’s constable 14.58 B. H. Dyches, contingent exepense 10.00 Vickery Bros., chain gang 95.19 Solomon Blatt, contingent expense 50.00 W. A. Neal and Son, chain gang 1107.38 Elizabeth McNab, home dem. agent 64.54 L. A. Cave, contingent expense 8.00 J. N. Anderson, jail and county home 163.87 J. B. Armstrong, interest and bonds 2839.49 J. L. McCarter, contingent expense Claims Paid October 1, 1929: R. R. Moore, county director iG.O^^k L. S. Still, county director 16.^V G. W. Greene, county director 16.66 Idis Brabham, county director 16.66 Jennie P. Greene, rest room 8.33 Perry B. Bush, salary and chain gang 136.14 Atlantic Milling Co., chain gang 258.00 Joe Baxley, chain gang 75.00 B. Still, chain gang 76.00 Henry Hartzog, chain gang _____ 100.00 N/F. Sanders, chain gang 75.00 L. C. Cave, chain gang 2.00 A. M. Anderson, chain gang 75.OO L. Cohen, jail, chain gang, county home 1 28.40 D. P. Lancaster, coroner 50.00 J. W. Patterson^ county supervisor, 150.00 H. G. Boylston, county farm agent .____ 125.00 O. W. Harley, magistrate, magistiate 14.58 B. W. Peeples, magistrate 29.16 R. L. Wooley, Magistrate 25.00 C. S. Buist, magistrate 25.00 G. L. Hill, magistrate 14.58 W. P. Sanders, magistrate 29.16 Brown and Bush, county attorneys 100.00 H. M. Cook, magistrate’s constable 14.58 C. B. Parker, chain gang and salary 43.61 -G. R. Peeples, magistrate’s constable 29.16 C. L. Hiers, magistrate’s constable 15.83 V. B. Martin, constable and chain gang 28.92 G. M. Hogg, magistrate’s constable 29.16 Mrs. R. S. Dicks, chain gang 10.00 B. H. Dyches, salary, court expense, etc. 260.83 R. A. Deason, county home 19.00 George James, janitor 20.00 Carlisle Cdurtney Home, special 60.00 H. J. Crouch, county supt. of education 125.00 General Coal Co., public bldgs, and jail 118.91 ^ John K. Shelling, salary and clerk 54 A. B. Patterson, county physician 50 flP W. H. Manning, salary and postage 56.3<J Frankie Harley, sheriff’s clerk t \ >< 25.00 H. W. Collins, chain gang 4 00 T. A. Holland, Jr., chain gang 11.18 Standard Oil Co., chain gang 374.23 (CONTINUED ON SIXTH’PAGE)