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COMMENTS ON MEN AND NEWS
By SPECTATOR.
Can 'W'p Fe«d the Elephant?
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We live in a day of, liberal spend-
hipr. The extreme freehanded ness of
the National and State Gevomments
is only a reflection of the mood of
the people. It is what the people are
doing in their private business. We
have been taught to believe that a
man should be thrifty and frugal—
that he should spend less than his in
come and save something for a rainy
day. In our time, by the way, people
believed in preparing for rainy days.
Most of us had rubber overshoes and
umbrellas. But the people of today
are no longer afraid of rainy days;
and so we see very few men with
overshoes and umbrellas and you see
very few people denying themselves
and laying aside something for old
age. The sentiment of today is to
get what you want and the absence of
money doesn’t make any difference,
because they are trying to get it on
credit. I know, of course, that credit
is a necessary thing in business and
that all our businessis built on credit,
but credit for the s&ke of increasing
your earning power and credit for the
sake of increasing your personal
spending are many miles apart. Cred
it for more spending is the rule of
the day. I would not undertake to
battle against this tide in our public
affairs except for the reason that
the spending, though frequently in
spired by a few, is charged to us, all.
I have given the most earnest
thought to our public Activities and I
think I may say that not only are
most of them good, but I could think
of many others that might be under
taken. What I am bound to ask my
self is whether there is any limit to
what the State can do or what the
State should undertake.
I am myself jnoved with deep sym
pathy for our people in distress. I
have been called upon to lend money
to boys who wish to go to college, to
girls who wish to go into training to
become nurses, to men who wish to
buy homes, to men who wish to ex
pand their business, to men who want
to save their mules, to men who wish
to buy'cars, and to boys who wish to
aee a football game. Hardly a week
passes but I am called upon to buy
a meal for somebody. I should like
to be able to respond to each of the
calls. Everyone of them was a worthy
one; but obviously there is some limit
to what one can do. Of course I also
have the sqme temptations that other
people have, to own a fine car, to
wear fine clothes and to indulge my
taste for all the fine things of life.
If I were to buy just all the books I
want it would require more than my
entire income. Now you can not deny
that books are very necessary to a
| man who has spent his life with
books; but can I indulge my taste
without restriction of any kind?
Now, I apply this same rule to the
State that I apply to myself. There
must be a limit somewhere and the
question is have we reached that lim
it, or have we, perhaps, even passed
it? Some people seem to think that
the State is something apart from
the people who make up the State,
they seem to have an idea that taxes
can be imposed without limit and for
every good cause that moves the
heart of sympathetic people.
I think of the State just as I think
of an individual. I know that mother
and daughter and son, too, may think
that dad is an inexhaustible spring
of money and that however they may
multiply their demands he will find
the money by some means. They do
net always know how dad toils and
suffers; they are at the spending end
of the partnership. Now it may be
possible that the proper method of
househould financing is for the chil
dren to get everything in the world
they want and for dad to find the
money. Years ago what they spent
depended on what dad had—and was
willing to let go.
Here is our little State, as ambi
tious as Caesar and too proud to ad
mit its poverty, though the Sheriffs’
sales and the millions of debt ought
to tell us something. But in studying
the condition of the State let us be
like young people for a moment; that
is, let us forget all about the debt.
It seems to be the custom to think
that what is spent 'is gone and there
is no reason for us to worry about
that; that is for the other man to
worry about. But we, at least ought
to give some thought to the matter of
income, even though we forget the
debt. If we were to figure out the
income of the people of the State it are indigent. Well, you know our
would not mean much to us because State ang our people. How many col-
nobody knows and nobody can tell ored people, 65 and over, are indi-
what a man’s rfet income is. That is gent? There are more than 22,000
the important thing. If I receive ten of them by the census of 1920. And
thousand dollars for my crops this what about our white people, 65 and
year it is very possible that my net over? There were more than 33,000
profit would be less than one thousand | of them in 1930. Mark you, taking
dollars; yet I read day after day a-. this pension will not be like going to
bout the farmers’ income, and what j the poor house, it will be as thorough-
is called the farmers’ income is the ly proper and dignified as receiving
total price received for his crops. I
venture the statement that if the av-
the bonus, or the farm benefits—and
you know that every man entitled to
Gifts for Him
Augusta's Favorite Men’s Sto:e is packed with gifts that
are favorites with men. These ate welcome gifts—the kind
that he’ll honestly Ik* glad to receive. Our salesmen will aid
you in selecting sizes, colors, patterns and styles.
JUST A FEW OF THOUSANDS OF FINE GIFTS:
Silk Kobes—$7.00 to $10.00.
Anow Shirts—$2.00 to $2.50.
Smoking Jackets—$5 to $12.50
Silk Hose—50c to $1.00
Half Hose—35c to $1.00
Fine Pajamas—$1.00 to $7.50
Silk Ties—$1.00 to $3.50
FUnnel Robes—$6 to $10
Belt Sets—$2 to $3.50
Leather Jackets—$9.50
A C OMPLETE RANGE OF PRICES ON ALL.
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AUGUSTA, GA.
NOTICE!
Against Hunting, Fishing and Trapping
Any person or persons entering upon the lands hereinafter referred to
situate in Banwell, Richland and Red Oak Townships, for the purpose of
hunting, fishing or trapping, will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law:
J. M. Weathersbee 572
Est. of H. A. Patterson 2,000
Joseph E. Dicks 800
R. C. Holman 400
A. A. Richardson 1,000
Lemon Bros. 150
Jthn K. Snelling 100
J. P. Harley 150
L. W. Tilly 160
John Newton 200
Tom Davis 400
Terie Richardson 100
N. A. Patterson (Tanglewood
Place) 130
Billy Jenkins 50
Jerry Scott 75
Kemp Place 175 '
Andrew Jessie 60
GEO. H. WALKER, Owner.
ANGUS PATTERSON, Mgr
Mrs. Flossie Smith 1,000
Mrs. Kate Patterson 3,000
Duncannon Place 1,650
Sweetwater Place 500
B. L. Easterling, Cave Place 200
Barnell Turpentine Co:
Simmons Place 450
Middleton Place 300
Mose Holly 200
B. C. Norris 400
J. W. Patterson 100
L. Cohen—(Hay Place) 200
Dr. Allen Patterson 1,000
Bruce Place 500
Harriett Houston 150
Mrs. B. H. Cave . 250
Sue Ford -- 120
L. Cohen—(Chitty Place) 200
a breathing spell between the battles labor, and yet I was more fortunate
—Deflation, Boll Weevil and .Depres
sion. Let’s go back a little further
sions and old-age insurance.. The old-
I’ve heard all my life about White
erage farmer kept a set of books in j a bonus seems to have taken it,-even
which he charged the services of him- ‘ though he suffered his military ex
self and his family against the price perience in action 3,000 miles from
received for his crops you would find the fighting zone! And we farmers
that he had no net profit and rather, took all the benefits of the Triple A,
small wages for himself. The public so far we figured that it was to our
service institutions, etc., of our State advantage to do so. I think I am
are asking for increases which will safe in saying that about 90 per cent,
amount to more than every dollar of of the colored people and 50 percent,
increased profit which the farmers of of the white people will qualify for
this State have made* this year. Ac- ( the pension. If the State should pay
ccrding to the Federal Statistician in ten dollars a month that would a-
Columbia our farmers are receiving mount to $4,272,720 a year; and if the
$2,028,165 less for tobacco this year ^ State should pay $15 a month it
than last year, but $11,548,000 more would amount to $4,984,920 a year,
for their cotton. Tht leaves an es- Suppose there were some eff-set, as
timated increase for the farmer of Colonel Fulp contends, even then we
$9,500,000 over last year. Now, if should have to raise several million
the farmers receive 10 per cent, net dollars of new money somehow. As
profit, their net profit for tobacco and you know, the Federal government
cotton this year is $950,000 more than will match the State in this payment,
last year, but the institutions of the I never have been much impressed by
State are asking for an increase of that. I am driving a Chevrolet car,
more than that. As Mr. Bennett, it is paid for, but it represents all I
chairman of the Ways and Means think I can afford, for myself. Would
Committee of the House, said jocular- it be an economy, then, for me to get
ly one day in a budget hearing “The a Rolls-Royce for twenty thousand
institutions of the State can spend dollars, provided some one should pay
in three days more than the people half of the price?
can earn in seven days. Mr. Bennett j 1 have heard it said that our retail
said it as a joke, but he was not far business would prosper because of all
from the truth. ^ this new money. Well I am wonder-
South Carolina has waged war a- ing about that. In my farming opera-
gainst three powerful foes, without tions I know how hard it is to get
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than my neighbors. As I ride upend
down this State I have seen this week
and see. What struck us the most thousands and thousands of acres of
severe blow was the drastic deflation ; cotton in the fields. Have our people
which overwhelmed our people in become so rich that tney don’t need
1920. Our farmers who had sold cot-|.the price of this cotton? Or have
ton in 1919 for 40 cents a pound made they become too lazy to pick their
their arrangements for the 1920 crop cotton? Perhaps you can answer that,
on that basis; and when that crop But I ask you this: How many plow
went on the market at about 12 cents bends and hoe hands are coming from
the farmers and the bankers and the homes which enjoy 20 or 30 dollars a
merchants were thrown together in- ( month of pension ifloney? And if
to a partnership of disaster. And as their fields sre left untended, where
cur farmers, merchants aud bankers will the money come from for retail
reeled before this blow there came the business, for this country still rests
boll weevil, costing us fifty to a hun- on the farmers. The only consolation
dred million a year. And then the that I have is that if the farmers
World Depression! Yet strangely can’t get labor they will soon have to
enough our spending agencies and pa- apply for a pension themselves, and
trotic and sympathetic citizens mu!ti- then all the farmers and all their
plied the spending of public money “hands” will have nothing to do but
many times ever. When the value of ait back and wait for the pension
our cctton was three bundled million check. We shall not be worried about
dollars the cost of the State govern- over production then. All our trou-
ment was less than $4,000,000. As hies will be over and all our problems
the State became poorer and poorer will be solved just as soon as we have
and pooler not only did the taxes go a pension!
up in order to mainUin the institu- How shall we raise nil this money
tions that we had, but we became am- for pensions? \ou have heard a
bitions and world-minded and ex- discussion about a sales tax. Many
panded our State’s activities in every contend that since the benefits are
direction. When the depression came for all the indigent, then surely every-
and added to all the difficulty caused body should pay. There is one thing
ty deflation, miltiplied by the boll about the sales tax that people con-
weevil, individuals tried to cut out stantly misrepresent. They say that
their deadwood. Seme lost their it is the poor man who pays the
homes, maify lost their jobs, but yet sales tax. If a man should spend but
gave grateful thanks to. Jehovah that little, then his tax can be just a little,
they were still alive; but our little We must not overlook the fact that
State went right on nourishing not the man who really must pay the
only the institutions we had, but money under a sales tax is the man
even adding other agencies. | who spends a lot of money. The man
But going back to the condition to- who buys only grits and meal and ba-
day; they say we are prosperous con will pay on the scale of grits and
again. I call attention that years meal end baccn, but the man who buys
ago we were receiving on an average a magnificent car for five thousands
of 60 to 76 million dollars a year dollars will pay more tax, probably,
more for our crops than we are re- °n that one item than a half dozen
ceiving today; and we have substitut- average families will pay on all their
ed nothing that makes up that differ- ( expenditures for a year. I am not
ence. Can you imagine the difference advocating a sales tax, but I like to
it would make to our people if our speak the truth in its fullness and
farmers had 60 million dollars more power,
to spend this year! In the channels I do not see for the moment where
of business that would multiply itself the money is coming from. What I
by ten, amounting to six hundred mil- feel is that unless the business brains
lion dollars. ( of the State shall formulate a pro-
The Legislature will meet in a few gram we shall have some haphazard
weeks. I have already mentioned that measure thrust upon us which will
all the pi»blic services are full of am- play havee with the business of the
bitious plans for expansion. That is State. I wish to remind our people
natural; the official who does not that all of us earn our bread and meat
love his work and wish to expand it from the business of the State. When-
is not a proper person to hold the ever South Carolina becomes too dras-
job; but the power to decide these tic in its impositions on business we
things has to rest somewhere, and shall not only not attract capital, but
that decision rests with the General we shall drive out the capital which
Assembly and the governor. We have we have and leave thousands and
before us the threat of the heaviest thousands of people without jobs, and
additional taxation we have ever in the long run every man of us will
known in one year. I refer to the. suffer in business. Nothing needs to
provision which must be made if this be so widely preached as this, that
State adopts an old-age pension sys- we sink and swim together, whether
tern. Let me remind you that there we be banker, or farmer or mill presi-
is a difference between old-age pen- dent or mill operative.
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Treasurer’s Tax Notice!
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The County Treasurer’s office will be open from September 15, 1936, to
April 15, 1937, for collecting 1936 taxes, which include real and personal
property, poll and road tax.
All taxes due and payable between September 15 and December 31,
1936, will be collected without penalty. All Uxes not paid as stated will be
subject to penalties as provided by law.
January 1st, 1937, one per cent, will be added.
February 1st, 1937, two per cent, will be added.
March 1st, 1937, three per cent, will be added.
April 1st to April 15th, 1937, seven per cent, will be added.
Executions will be placed in the hands of the Sheriff for collection af
ter April 15th, 1937.
When writing for amount of taxes, be sure and give school district if
propehy is in more than one school district.
All personal checks given for taxes will be subject to collection.
age insurance will be paid from a fund Elephants, but not until I heard how
which will be contributed by our in- much an elephant eats in a cay did
dustrial employers and employees. I grasp the full significance of giving
Farmers and farm laborers, teachers, a white elephant to a man. I’ve fig-
preachers, bank clerks, merchants ured it out that an elephant would
and their clerks, will not contribute eat me out of house and farm in a
to this, nor can they participate in the few days. He would be too expensive
1 benefits. .For that reason I wonder if a pet for me. I wonder if we are
it is constitutional, but old-age pen-j about to get a white elephant, or|
sions are for all men and women, whether we have sufficient hay to
^ white and colored, 65 and over, who feed him.
State
Ordinary County
Road and
Bridge Bonds
Past Ind. Bonds
Constitutional
School
Special Local
TOTAL
No. 24—Ashleigh
5
7
4
1
3
13
33 *
No. 33—Barbary Branch
5
7
4
1
3
17
37
No. 45—Barnwell
5
7
4
1
3
25
45
No. 4—Big Fork
5
7
4
1
3
21
41
No. 19—Blackville -
5
7
4
1
3
25
45
No. 35—Cedar Grove
5
7
4
1
3
28
48
No. 50—Diamond —
5
7
4
1
3
37
37
No. 20—Double Ponds
5
7
4
1
3
20
40
No. 12—Dunbarton - -
5
7
4
1
3
27
47*
No. 21—Edisto
5
7
4
1
3
9
29
No. 28—Elko —
5
.7
4
1
3
27
47
No. 53—Ellenton
5
7 •
4
1
3
11
31
No. 11—Four Mile
5
7
4
1
3
8
28
• No. 39—Friendship
5
7
4
1
3
17
37
No, 16—Green’s Academy —
5
7
4
1
0
O
20
40
No. 10—Healing Springs —
5
7
4
1
3
21
41
No. 23—Hercules -
5
7
4
1
3
30
50
No. 9—Hilda —
5
7
4
1
3
25
45
No. 52—Joyce Branch
5
7
4
1
3
26
46
No. 34—Kline
5
7
4
1
3
17
37
No. 32—Lee’s
5
7
4
1
3
11
31
No. 8—Long Branch —
5
7
4
1
3
15
35
No. 54—Meyer’s Mill 1
5
7
4
1
3
21
41
No. 42—Morris
5
7
4
1
3
15
35
No. 14—Mt. Calvary
5
7
4
1
3
18
38
‘ No. 25—New Forest __
5
7
4
1
3
18.
38
No. 38—Oak Grove
5
J
4
1
. 3
25
45
No. 43—Old Columbia —
5
7
4
1
3
26
46
No. 13—Pleasant Hill
5
7
4
1
3
15
35
No. 7—Red Oak —
5
7
4
1
3
19
39
'No. 15—Reedy Branch
5
7
4
1
3
17
37
No. 2—Seven Pines
5
7
. 4
1
3
13
33
No. 40—Tinker’s C’rqek —
5
7 -
4
1
3 !
17
37
No. 26—Upper Richland _.—
5
7
4
1
3
26
46
No. 29—Williston
5
7 •
4
1
3
32
52
The commutation road tax of $3.00 must be paid by all male citizens
between the ages of 21 and 55 years. All male citizens between the ages
of 21 and 60 years are liable to poll tax of $1.00.
Checks will not be accepted for taxes under any circumstances except
at the risk of the taxpayer.—(The County Treasurer reserves the right to
hold all receipts paid by check until said checks have been paid.)
Tax receipts will be released only upon legal tender, post office money
order or certified checks. J. J. BELL, Couaty Treaa.
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