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Thurs’ay, September 10, 1931 Town Tax INolice McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA AN to LEVY AN- NTT'L TAXES UPON THE TAX- AFT E PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN OF Mr'COPMTO'U FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING CURRENT AND .FISCAL EX- PFNSFC AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON OUTSTANDING BONDS OF, THE TOWN OF McCORMICK AND TO PROVIDE A SINKING FUND FOR THE RETIREMENT. THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MrCORMICK." McCDRMICK COUNTY. SOUTH CAROLINA. IN REGULAR COUNCIL ASSEMB- LED * SECTION 1. That a tax levy of Fourteen (14) Mills on every dol lar’s worth of property, real and personal, not exempt by law from taxation, situate and within the corporate limits of the Town of Mc Cormick, be and the same is hereby levied for current expenses and to defray public exnenses of the Town m m *** — 1 — 4- r*#*r-t 1 vrrir* PAGE NmiBER SEVEN LATEST 6yMar\i Marshall T o ^ Much A^iD M ANY people, two hours after eat ing, sufTer indigestion as they call „ -— > It. It is usually excess acid. Correct it of McCormick for the fiscal year rnth'an alkali. The best way, the quick, ending October 31st. 1931. and to j armless and efficient way, is Phillips meet current indebtedness con- Milk of Magnesia. It has remained for tracted by said Town for general [0 years the standard with physicians, corporate purposes. i Dne spoonful in water neutralizes many SECTION 2. That over and above limes its volume in stomach acids, and and in addition to the levy of At once. The symptoms disappear in five Fourteen (14) Mills as hereinabove minutes. provided in section one of this ord- I You will never use crude methods inance, a levy of Six (6) Mills is when you know this better method. And hereby made upon every dollar’s worth of property, real and person al, not exempt by law from taxa tion .situate and within ohe cor porate limits of the Town of Mc Cormick, and the same is hereby levied for the purpose of raising taxes to meet the interest accruing on Thirtv Thousand ($30,000.00) Dollars Town of McCormick Bond^ issued and sold for the purpose of aiding in the construction of pub lic buildings of the County of Mc Cormick, and to create a sinking fund to be used for the retirement and navment of said bonds. SECTION 3. That over-and above, and in addition to the above levy of Fourteen (14) Mills and Six (6) Mils, as hereinabove provided in sections one and two respective ly of this ordinance, a levy of Twenty-five (25) Mills be and is hereby made on every dollar s worth of property, real and per sonal, not exempt by 'aw from tax ation. situate and within the cor porate limits of the Town of Mc Cormick, and the same is hereby levied for the purpose of raising taxes to meet, the interest accruing on Twenty-Eight Thousand ($28,- 000.00) Dollars Electric Lighting Plant Bonds of the Town of Mc- CoTni^k '"iated July 1st, 1925. and Ftfty-Three Thousand ($53,000.00) Dollars Water Works System Bonds of the Town of McCormick dated July 1st. 1925. and Forty-Three Thousand ($43,000.00) Dollars Sew- , erage System Bonds of the Town of McCormick dated July 1st, 1925, and to create a sinking fund to be used in the retirement and pay ment. of said bonds . SECTION 4. That the Clerk and •treasurer of the said Town shall enter said levies and assessments upon the books of the said Town of McCormick and receive said taxes, that the said taxes herein levied shall be paid to the , Clerk and Treasurer in lawful money of the United States at the office of the said Clerk and Treas urer between the Fifteenth day of October, 1931. and the First day of January, 1932. SECTION 5. That on all taxes and assessments, or any portion thereof, charged against any prop erty or party on the duplicate for the fiscal current year and due the Town of McCormick. S: C., that Khali not have been paid on or be fore the First Dav of January, 1932, the Town Clerk and Treasur er shall proceed to add a penalty of Five f5> ner cent on the dup licate, and the Town Clerk and Treasurer shall proceed to collect the seme, abd if the raid taxes and penalties and assessments shall not been paid on or before the First Day of February. 1932. next, thereafter an additional oenaltv _oi Two (2) per cent shall be added by the Town Clerk and Treasurer on tho Town Duplicate and the same collected bv said Clerk and Treas urer, and if the said texes and as- s?sc m pnts are ^ot paid, together wuth the penalties added thereon, on or before the fifteenth day of March, 1932, next, thereafter, he Town Clerk and Treasurer shall issue his tax executions for said taxes, assessments and penalties against the property of <he de faulting tavpovr-' according to law. SECTION 6. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances fnconsist- ent with the provisions of this ord inance be and the same are hereby IpH DONE' AND RATIFIED bv the Town Council of the Town of Mc Cormick in Council Assembled and the Corporate Seal of the Said Town hereto affixed this 13th day of August 1931. C. K. EPTING. Mayor. > L. N. BROWN. C. H. HTJOULEY, C. R. STROM, J. L. JENNINGS, J. W. CORLEY. J. T. FAULKNER, Town Council of the Town of Mc Cormick, South Carolina. ATTEST: J. O. PATTfiRSON, Clerk. September 7, 1931.—3t. ^ — —- you will never suffer from excess acid when you prove out this easy relief. Get genuine Phillips Milk of Mag- nccia, the kind that physicians have prescribed for over 50 years in correcting excess acids. 25c and o0c a bottle—any drugstore. “Milk of Magnesia” has been the U. S. Registered Trade Mark of The Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company and its predecessor Charles H. Phillips since 1875. Notice For Bids For Transportation Pupils Sealed bids will be received un til 11 a. m. September 11, 1931, for the transportation of pupils from the following school district: Willington School District No. 2 to De la Howe State School. Bordeaux School District No. 3 to McCormick High School. Flatwood^s School District No. 7 to Sharon School. Milway School District No. 13 to Greenwood High School. Robinson School District No. 14 to McCormick High School. Bethany School District No. 16 to McCormick High School. Lyon’s School District No. 17 to McCormick High School. Verncn School District No. 17 to Sullivan School. All bids shall be addressed to the County Superintendent of Educa tion, marked on outside of sealed envelope, “Bid for Transportation of Pupils in There is no ux now to hope for a return of shert skirts. Hemlines may be raised an inch or so for evening wear next autumn, out anything like a really short skirt is out of the question. And so if you still possess any of the old-time short-skirted frocks you had better dispose of them now—unless, of course, you can do something to make them mnger. Today’s dress shows a charming evening ensemble that suggests a clever way to lengthen the skirt of a chiffon dress. The original from which the sketch was made was of flowered chiffon and black !acc, but the icfea could be carried out with a plain chiffon and lighter lace. In the dress sketched the chiffon ex tends down to the insteps but this is not necessary if the slip is of School District No. and shall be opened at the hour des ignated in this advertisement. Bids will be opened and awards made by the County Board of Education, who shall have the' right to reject any and all bids, and to readver tise for new and additional bids. W. H. PARKS, County Supt. of Education. McCormick, S. C., Aug. 25, 1931.—3t. NOTICE TO DEBTORS • AND CREDITORS All persons holding claims igainst fhe Estaet of Henry Thom- is, deceased, are required to pre- ■ent said claims duly itemized and verified to the undersigned, and ill persons indebted to said Henry Thcmas, deceased, are required to iak2 settlement at once with the ndersigned. P. J. ROBINSON, \dniinistrator of the Estate of Henry Thomas, deceased. \lcCormick, S. C., \ug. 28, 1931.—3t. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Watermelons are a good source of two important vitamins, A and C, and contain detectable amounts of two others, B and O. IX* On the Department of Agricul ture grounds a crop of soybeans flourished until about August 1. Then they were disked and turned under as green manure for a blue- jgrass planting. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, as Administrator of ,he Estate of Henry Thomas, de ceased, will on the 21st day of Sep tember 1931, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, will •ender his final accounting to the Probate Court for McCormick County, South Carolina, and ask said Court for a discharge as Ad ministrator aforesaid. P. J. ROBINSON, Administrator of the Estate of Henry Thomas, deceased. McCormick, S. C., Aug. 26, 1931.—4t. 666 LIQUID OR TABLETS Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia in 39 minutes, checks a Cold the first day, and checks Malaria in three days. 6 6 6 Salve for Baby’s Cold.* good length. And so if you have a too short chiffon dress our sug gestion is to buy lace flouncing for the bottom of the skirt with enough matching lace to make a little jacket. The jacket will add / to the usefulness of the dress and will provide an excuse for the lace flounce. If the skirt in its pres ent guise is extremely short you may make a flounce deeper than the one shown in the sketch. The jacket shown here is fairly long with a belt arrangement uhat ties in a bow at the front. Your jacket may be waist length or one Df the very short boleros that have recently come into favor In °aris. If the making of a jacket seems ! ike an ordeal you may use a piece af lace to match the flounce as a 3carf or deep cape collar. Kz LLS RATS and mice—that’s RAT-SNAP, the old reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in cakes—no mixing with other food. Your money back if it fails. 35c size - 1 cake - enough for Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar. 65c size - 2 cakes - for Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.25 size - 5 cakes - enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by STROMS’ DRUG STORE McCormick. S. C. or ANY BABY W E can never be sure just whai makes an infant restless, bul the remedy can always be the same. 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Similar records in other years showed sim ilar results. , — a job in the movies by his recita tion of Gunga Din. Marglobe and Break o’ Day, two wilt-resistant tomato varieties de veloped by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, have won the ap proval of growers and are displac ing old favorites. tXt Once a month thirty St. Louis barbers go out io Pattonville, Mo„ u..d give the 400 little ones in the home there a haircut, free of charge. The youngsters enjoy the party, judging by the picture. The first few seedings of crim son clover on a field make better crops of seed than are produced after clover has grown on the field for several years. This is probably a consequence of the accumulation in the soil of too much nitrogen which results from turning under the stubble or the entire crop. Too The fellow who stops to tie his; m “ ch nitrogen causes an over- shoe-strings in the race of generally gets left behind. life 1 growth of stems and leaves at the J expense of the seed crop. 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