Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Leon Brown, of Blackville, was a visitor here Monday. Fuller, of Ehrhardt, was the guest of friends here Sunday. > • - - r~ Mr. and Mrs. Perry B. Bush spent Sunday with relatives in Ellenton. Dr. DeWitt Lancaster, of Baltimore, Md., was a business visitor here thisi week. Mrs. V. P.-^Bonner, of Aiken, is spending a few days with Mrs. M. B. Hagood. TEXTILE PLANTS ~ RAILROAD PROPERTIES Mmhants.SundfqMfa Street Mrs. W. A. Fuller and Mrs. L. T. Claytor were “ visitors in Columbia Saturday. Mrs. R. S. Dicks and Mrs. Perry B. Bush were visitors in Columbia one day last. week. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Loyns, of El- ioree, "were the guests of relatives here this week. “‘Herman Brown, of Blackville, spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. J. Julien Bush. -J Ben N. Armstrong, of Lynchburg, spent the week-end in Bamwel] with relatives and friends. . Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Antley, of Cor* dova, spent Sunday with their daugh ter, Mrs. R. S. Dicks. Mr. and' Mrs. J. W. Vincent motor ed down, from Union last week for a visit to Barnwell relatives. The friends of L. M. Calhoun, of this city, will be glad to know that he is recovering from an attack of flu. Mrs. W. ,H. Duncan, of Columbia, spent the week-end here with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Willi s Browning. * Mrs. Henry Wingo, of Columbia, was the guest if her father, J. W. Patterson, a couple of day s last week. Mrs. W. Moore,^ of Columbia, spent several days with her ^istfer, Mrs. C. N. Burckhalter, during the pa sU week. Ben Davies, Jr., of the University of South Carolina, spent the week-end here with hi s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Davies. « M iss Mary Frances Moore, who is teaching at Gray’s, spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Moore. Miss Polly Walker, who is teaching at Gray’s, spent the week-end with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. W. Walker, .at Kiine. --weok-eiui Miss Jewel Woodward, a student at Jiamter~0ph?gy;“ here the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Woodward. Miles Hagood, a student at the Charleston Medical College, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mis. M. B. Hagood. W. S. Grubbs, of Blackville' was a business visitor here Monday and called at The People-Sentinel office to renew his subscription. . Miss Ethel Anderson, who teaches it Springfield, spent the week-end here vith her mother* Mrs. Ella Anderson, ■eturning to her school Monday mom- ng. South Carolina’s Cotton Mills r & f \ As Tax Payers A statement of the relative proportion of the State’s income which i s derived directly from the taxes paid by the textile plants; presented not to discredit other claesea of taxpayers, but rather in appre ciation of the important part they are all playing in financing the costg of government. While the tex tiles are by far the largest class of taxpayers, there are other classifications which are of great im portance to the welfare of the state. Figures herein quoted are from the S. C. Tax Commission, from the 1929 report of the Comptroller General, and from inquiry directed to the mills themselves. ~ "—- *v The comparative picture above shows the relative importance of thg textile industry as a tax payer. As a class it is the largest indi vidual taxpayer of pur state. Whether in real, persona] property, income, corporation license, or whatever the type of tax, the cotton mills will be found on the front row, doing more than their share toward financing government, schools, roads, or other progressive measures es sential to the state’s welfare. - - TAX STATISTICS SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON M4LLS Assessments greater than all other industries combined. , * / T Assessments greater than all Railroads and Public Utilities combined. Pay an average of over half the taxes in textile counties. > Paid in to state, county, school district and city treasuries in 1930— - — . Approximately Five Million Dollars These figure s include only payments made directly by the mills as corporations. Without the taxes paid directly by the mills, South .Carolina’s present appropriation bill would be impossible,^ as would be the huge expenditure^ of the state, counties, school districts and municipalities towards education, roads, streets qnd general governmental costs. From a competitive standpoint, it is apparent that South Carolina has just about lost its favorable advantageous position in the textile world. •. * > * . * A This great truth, as startling as it may sound, Is further tested and proven by the fact that South Carolina has received only a very small proportion of the large number of new industries that have come south during recent years. They have largely gone to other south ern states—THERE IS A VERY LOGICAL REASON. If South Carolinians generally are benefitted by the investment of capital in cotton mills in the state, they should exert every effort to prevent further increases in the tax burden, and if possible effect decreases in high taxes which result from excessive governmental expenditures. - j —■ ^ - - * * \A recent incomplete investigation, conducted among all the cotton mills of South Carolina, brought reports from 118 of 160.South Carolina Mills, with a total of 4,535,821 spindles, paying in 1929 a total ol $3,715,948.72 in taxes. Compared with all records available, this is a higher tax per spindle than any other textile state in America in 1929. The 118 Cotton Mills in South Carolina Reporting, Showed An zameax Spindle $11.41 Spindle 82-7(10 Cents Tax Per Spindle Eliminating Extras * , ' \ 78 cents Industry Pro*prr»—So Prosper TK* B. L. Easterling, Mr. ami Mrs. igene Easterling and children, Ms. d Mrs. H.' J. Phillips and children stored to Augusta Sunday after- on, being accompanied home by rs. B. L. Easteiling and Mrs. Mar- i Hale, who had been visiting rela- es in the Georgia city. USINESQ TILDERO - Vp K ■ -;FOR SALE:—Cleveland Big Boll cotton seed for planting, clean and sound.—For further information ad dress or see Mrs. E. W. Holman, Barn well, S. C. Itc. FOR SALE:—Nice, gentle and fat Shetland pony. Price $30.00.—For further information r tdc., see Willie L. Baxley, Barnwell, route 1. Itp - FOR- ^A-IrR:-Pedigreecl Poland China Hogs. A few gilts and young boars from .“Registry of Merit” dams. All cholera immune.—W. L. Molair, Barnwell, -S. C. . 1-22-tf Mrs. J. L. Widman and little son will return to Asheville, N. C., today (Thursday) after an extended visit to her mother, Mrs. J. A. Porter. The Book Club met last week at the home of Mrs. W\ J. Lemon. Af ter the business hour and exchange of books, the hostess served a sweet *V course. E. H. Hartzog and two sons, of the Double Ponds secton, were visitors here Monday and the former called at The People-Sentinel office ^yio renew hi s subscription. _ Mr. and Mrs. Dick Lewis, of Char leston, Robert Allein, Misses Isabelle Wells and M^rie Spigener, of Coum- bia, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Fuller Sunday. G. W. Greene, prominent business man of Williston and a member of the board of county directors, i s critically ill at hi s home, it was learned here moon. It is hoped that restored t<V health was won by Mrs. R. S. Dicks and the consolation, a bridge set, was cut by Mrs. Perry A. Price. A salad course with coffee was served during the afternoon. . . The Rev. Louis Wood, of Charles ton, will conduct services at the Church of the Holy Apostles Sunday morning at ^1:30 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Jones,,of this city, will be glad to learn thgt tTulir little daughter. Sarah, i 8 ‘ rapidly recovering after a severe [Htiess with pneumonia. I Senator Edgar A. Brown spent the Vmbia Tuesday morning. y His friends' will be glad to know that he has re covered from a severe attack of bron chitis. — ... - VT y, of Florence, -end in Barnwell with he frjends of Mr. and rs. Tinsley will learn with interest that next week they will move to Washington, D. C, where they will be located for the next few months. -V JUMOR-SMART SET . BRIDGE CLUB. Mrs. J. G. Howell was hostess to the Junior-Smart Set Bridge Club Tues day afternoon. The high score prize for club members, a china flower pot, «• wa s won by Mrs. H. J. Phillips; the high score pi ize for guests, a perfum- izer, was won by Mrs. Perry A. Price, and the consolation, a bread board, was cut by Mis s Frartce s Lemon. The hostess served a salad course and Rus sian tea. Besides the club members, the guests were Mrs. Charlie Brown, Sr., Mrs. T. J. Langley, Mrs. J. Julien Bush, Mrs. J. L. Widman, Mrs. Perry A. Price, Mrs. M. K. Hale and Mrs. Harold K. Tinsley. I WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON JU,„. Vvw-'' The members of tile Wednesday Af- temon Bridge-.Club-were, entertained last week by Mrfc. J. W. Ruff. The high score prize, .an attractive./tray, Returns from West Indies.. Madison H. Woodward, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Woodward, of this city, who has been working in the British West Indies for the past year and a Ha4fy-folUfc\*iittg hia graduation from* Clemson Obllege, is spending a few weeks with his parents before accept ing another position wi^h a concern in the United States. A Big Suprise TO THE Ladies of Barnwell AND SURROUNDING TERRITORY A New Beauty Parlor OPENED IN BARNWELL —WE SPECIALIZE IN— Permanent Waves $5 to $7 Satisfaction Guaranteed Located In Cfrde Inn Hours from 10 a. m. to 6 p. V 1 MISS SADIE CREECH . I V— X Cm^’********' TESTED COWS 2 STERILIZED CONTAINERS • - • •' H & © N U Early Delivery—for Breakfast m3 | ' - ■“ Not Just Milk, but Quality < H © Milk and Cream. g) See Deliveryman on Streets oi co v Barnwell or drop u« a card. Appledale Dairy itfcfC. fqwk r. jumu ADVERTISE in The People-S^tiasi. ■ • v