The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, April 24, 1930, Image 2
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.
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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
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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
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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
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