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DRUGGISTS LAUNCH
FIGHT AGAINST ADDING
' MORETAXES ON THEM
Kel alters Declare They Already Have
AH the Burden They Can Bear
state- WJde Campaign Planned.
The retail druggists of Georgia, al
ready taxed to what they call the
breaking point and facing still fur
ther taxes and restrictions at the
hands o ftho current session of the
state legislature, have launched a
diligent, organized effort to prevent
tht 1 imposition of additional burdens.
It will be a state-wide campaign
direcsted by the legislative commit
tee of the Georgia Pharmaceutical
relation. All of the 1,200 drug
gists in the state will participate, re
gardless of membership in the associa
tion.
The first definite step was taken
Monday when the legislative com
mittee met in the Candler building
an ( i sent oyt letters to all Georgia
druggists calling attention to the
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SELLING insurance is our business, but all your
needs are carefully studied before a policy
is issued-
It costs no more
to secure the very best of all insurance than it does to get the kind that
is full of doubts and uncertainties.
You want your insurance to be liberal in its promises to you, and
you want those promises backed by a company able to make good if
loss comes. That means this agency.
CALL ON THIS AGENCY
W. M. FULCHER & COMPANY,
112 East Sixth St. Waynesboro, G>
Phone No. 24.
Goodrich
announces
new tire prices
—lowest cost Mileage ever known
Effective July 20th, Goodrich establishes a revised
price list that is a base line of tire value. It gives the
motorist the buying advantage of knowing that what
ever size tire he selects is of the same quality —the
Goodrich one-quality standard It gives him the long
est mileage, the most satisfactory service and the high
est quality his money can buy. Results will prove that
it is impossible to buy tire mileage at lower cost.
Think of being able to buy
Silvertown Cords
at such prices as these:
• .
, BASE LINE
SIZE BA P mcE
30 x3i CL $13.50 34x4 S. B. S 3O - 85
31 x 3.85 CL 15.95 32 x 41 S. B. 37.70
30 x 3} S. B. 15.95 33 x 41 S. B. 38.55
32 x 3} S. B. 22.95 34 x 41 S. B. 39.50
31x4 S.B. 26.45 35 x4IS. B. 40 1 70_
32x4 S.B. 29.15 33x5 S.B. 46.95
33x4 S. B 30.05 35 xSS. B. | 49.30
No charge for excu* This San « paid by Gantrich
New base line prices are also effective
on Qoodrich Fabric Tires
SIZE ‘“ggiCT fMCE -
—3O x 3 “55” $9.65 32 x 4 S. B.’ Safety $21.20,
S.b!Safety 16.30 1 34x4 B.B.Safety | 2235
This revised price list affords the motorist as
rffpfinite a guide to tire prices as Goodrich
Tires are d?e definite standard of tire quality.
THE B. F. GOODRICH RUBBER COMPANY,.Afaw* Ok*
“disastrous consequences that would
follow if additional crushing bur
dens were imposed on us.”
A compilation of the taxes now im
posed on the retail druggists was at
tached to the letters the committee
sent out. It made a startling show
ing, listing thirty-six separate and
distinct taxes that Georgia drug deal
ers are now required by law to pay.
“We can’t stand up under any more
—that’s certain.” said D. G. Wise, of
Atlanta, Chairman of the legislative
Committee. “We have asked all drug
gists to send telegrams to their sena
tors and representatives, telling
them in plain words that the prac
tice of continually jumping on the
druggists with taxes and restictions
has just about played out, and urg
ing them to call a halt before they
drive more of us out of business.”
Small Profits.
All druggists were requested to
post the list of present tax burdens in
their places of business in order
that the public might be informed.
The Legislative committee, in ad
dition to Chairman Wise, is composed
of well-known druggists as Charles A
Smith, Atlanta; Mack D. Hodges,
Marietta; T. C. Marshall, Atlanta; J.
T. Selman, Atlanta, and W. S. Elkin,
Jr., Decatur
“The general public.” declared a
statement Issued by the legislative
committee, has become inoculated
life
They are
GOOD!
|Q$
Buy this Ciga rette and Save Money
with the erroneous idea that drug
gists make big money. Show us a
single one who ever got rich. During
late years our margins of profit have
been slashed so that there is scarce
ly more than a decent living in the
business for the most successful drug
gists in the state.
“Druggists are forced to carry more
than 2,000 items in stock, and they
have more money invested in slow
moving merchandise than any other
class of business we know of. A
druggist’s margin of profit is only
about one-half that of a majority of
other lines of business. The purpose
of the campaign we are now entering
is to acquaint our legislators and the
public with these plain facts. This
done we do not believe we will be
crushed with ladditiontl (legal Ibu!r
-dens.”
Public Servants
M r Wise made tre pohi’ ihat drug
gists are public r.iaai' i “in the
real sense of the word,” particularly
in the smaller cities and towns of the
state. Drug stores, he nald are the
headquarters o fthe people “because
they are the places they always can
count on for service and courtesy.”
“Consider the case of the smai
town druggist,” Mr. Wise
“He minds the babies, cranks the
Fords, dispenses the soda, rolls the
pills, act as an assistant postmaater
and does almost everything else for
the people of his town. His hours
are longer than any other business
man’s for his store holds the commo'
dities that may be needed to save a
life at any minute.
“The average sale of a drug store
in the drug department is 50 cents and
15 cents in the soda and cigar depart
ment. In most businesses the average
sale is far in advance of ths figure.
This goes to show how many custom
ers a druggist must serve to get a
substantial amount in his cash draw
er.”
Soda Fountain Tax
Soda fountains already are taxed
nine different ways, making it hard
for most of them to operate without
THE TRUE CITIZEN SATURDAY JULY 29, 1922.
an actual loss except i athe hot sum
mer months, the committee set forth.
Georgia druggists, according to
the committee, are willing and ready
to pay their full part of the taxes
but they do not fancy the idea of
“being made the goats’’ every time
the solons begin to look around for
more revenue.
“Why not tax lines of business that
are able to pay?” they ask the iegis
rauure in their statement.
Drug stores, as a protection to the
life and good health of the communi
ties they serve, necessarily employ
high-class pharmacists to handle
their prescription departments. Ad
ditional taxes on the druggists would
force the present high standard of the
men who fill prescriptions to deteri
orate, the committee declared.
Business conditions in Georgia
and excessive taxation burdens al
ready have forced a number of
gists out of business ,aad we believe
the legislature, after learning the
facts, will give the rest of us a
chance,” the committee’s statement
concluded.
Tax Compilation
The committee’s compilation of
ttixes now paid by Georgia druggists
is as follows:
“Druggists lire now required by
law to—
“1. Register with the ordinary in
order to sell cigarettes. Fee, sl.
“2. Register with the ordinary in
order to run a soda fountain, Fee $l
- Register with the ordinary in
order to sell playing cards, Fee sl.
“4. Register with tUe ordinary as a
corporation. Fee $l
- Register with the secretary of
state as a corporation. Fee sl.
“6. Fay a city license (varying in
amount) for selling drugs.
“7 Fay a city license for selling'
cigarettes.
“8. Fay a city license for selling
kodaks.
“9. Fay a city license for running
a soda foundtain.
“10. Fay a special city tax if he
sells sandwiches at soda fountain.
“11. Fay regular city taxes on gen
eral property valuations.
“12. giy a state and county tax
on playing cards.
“13. Pay a state and county tax on
fcigarettes.
” “14. Fay a state and county tax on
corporation.
“15. Pay a state tax of 4 cents per
pound on carbonic acid gas used.
“10. Fay a state tax on soft drink
syrup.
“17. Pay a state and county tax of
$5 per draft arm on soda fountain.
“18. Pay regular state and county
taxes on general property valuations
“19 Register with the federal gov
ernment in order to run a soda foun
tain.
“20 Secure permit from prohibition
director each time alcohol is purchas
ed.
“21 Present to railroad company an
affidavit before securing shipment of
i alcohol.
“22 File a monthly report with fed
era! prohibition director.
“23. Submit annually an inventory
of narcotics.
“24. Make purchases of narcotics
on special order blanks furnished by
the federal government at a cost of
one cent each in multiplies of ten.
“25. Pay a classified narcotic tax,
ranging from $3 to $24, if in one of
the first four classes.
“26. Pay a special narcotic tax in
Class 5, in any event. Amount sl.
“27. Pay federal government a tax
of 2 cents per gallon on all soft
drinks sold at soda fountain.
“28. Pay federal government a
tax of 9 cents per gallon on all sy
rups used at soda fountain.
“29. Pay federal government a
tax of 4 cents per pound on carbonic
acid gas used.
“30. Pay federal government $lO per
annum on bond of SI,OOO in order to
dispense alcohol.
“31. Pay internal revenue tax on all
alcohol dispensed.
“32. Pay federal government tax
of 5 per cent on jewelry sold, includ
ing fountain pens, silver and gold
pencils, etc.
“33. Pay federal government a cap
ital stock tax, if incorporated.
“34. Pay federal income tax wheth
er doing business as individual or
corporation—if there is an income.
“35. Pay special state tax of $1 for
selling cigars, unless pending injunc
tion is sustained by supreme court.
“36. Pay special state tax of $75
for selling lunches .unless pending In
junction is sustained by supreme
court.
“And the end is not yet—additional
state taxes are threatened.”—Atlanta
Journal July 18th.
WEATHER REPORTS
NOW DISTRIBUTED
BY RADIOPHONE
The State system of broadcasting J
weather forecasts and warnings and
other information by radio is well es
tablished and is being constantly ex
tended. The number of broadcasting
stations in operation June 30, 1922,
was 91, and negrotiations are in pro
gress with 33 additional stations.
Atlanta is the radio center for Geori
I gia. W. S. B. broadcasts weather fore
»casts, cotton region summaries and 1
other information between noon and
1 p. rn. daily. W. G. M. broadcasts
weather forecasts between 9 and 10
p. m., and W. D. A. J from College
Park at 11 a. m. All weather data Is
broadcast on 485 meters wave length.
State forecasts, general forecasts,
and crop summaries, issued at Wash
ington for the district in which Geor
• gia is included, ade broadcast from
Arlington, Va,, call letter NAA, at 10
a. m., and 10 p. m., 75th meridian
time.
The official in charge of the Weath
e r Bureau at Atlanta would he glad
,to receive from owners of reciving
stations reports as to the clearness
and reguarity with which they pick
up the weather forecasts, etc., and the
broadcasting stations that they hear.
Kindly address;
C. F. von HERRMANN, Meteorologist
Atlanta, Ga.
No Worms In a Healthy Child L
All children troubled with Worms have an un
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, im
prove the digestion, and act as a C encral Strength
ening Tonic to the whcle system • .oture will then
throw off or dispei the worms, end i'neChild wili be
In perfect health Pleasant to ta v <\ GOc per bottle.
—VAN-NIL Never Dissapoints—ad
—Trade with Waynesboro firms.
OWE CEBT A WORD COLUME
Advertising in the classified col
umns of The True Citizen are insert
ed at the rate of one cent per word
per insertion. Count the words, ini
tials an<i signatures and figures as
words and send cash with copy, un
less you have a running account at
our office. Adv .-Users ars requested
to furnish their own addresses.
SEED AND PLANTS
PURE PORTO RICO YAM POTA
to plants from Government inspected
seed beds. Special prices for ship
ment this month, Prepaid mail 800
SI.OO, 1,000, $1.75. Express 2,000, $2.50
5,000 $6.00, 10,000 SIO.OO. Summer
cabbage and Georgia ‘'Whitehead col
lards same price. Parker Farms, 410
Piedmont Av., Atlanta, Ga.
EGGS AND POULTRY
Barred Plymouth Roc k eggs from
prize winning strain at $1.50 per set
ting. The rooster in this flock was
a first prize winner—Johnston’s Drug
Store —advertisement.
PIANO TUNING
Anywhere in Burke county. Thirty
three years experience, Phone 3682 J.
1). W. HUTTO & SON. 511 3d street
Augusta, Ga.
AGENTS WANTED
■ ■■■ ■ ■■■■ ■ i
AGENTS WANTED—MALE AND
. femals agents wanted at once to call
lof the colored population in your ter
ritory with the fastest seller of its j
kind on the market today. Big money j
for those who will work. Wtrite for i
particulars. INDIAN CHEMICAL CO ,
Augusua, Ga., —12 —6-4.
YOUNG MAN OR LADY AS SALES
representative in this locality on sal I
ary. Must be able to furnish refer
ences from local people as to charac
ter and ability. Permanent position
for right person. In applying give
references and address. P. O. Box
1028, Atlanta, Ga. —2tpd
SELL THE ORIGINAL WATKINS
products. Good city territory still op
en. Get our wonderful offer and free
samples. WSrbe today J. R. Watkins
Co., Dept 78. Memphis, Tenn—4tpd.
ONE FIRST CLASS CANDY MAK
er and one helper wanted at Williams
Candy Co., Waynesboro, Ga. 2tjd.
ROOMS FOR RENT
I —House or rooms for rent. Imme
-1 diate possession. Apply Mrs. L. A.
Hersey.—2t. lgss
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS
NOTICE
All creditors of the estate of Jas
F. Rackley, late of Burke county, de
ceased, are hereby notified to render
their demands to undersigned ac-
I* cording to law, and all persons in
debted to said estate are required to
make immediate payment. This 15th
l day of June, 1922.
• GEORGE W. GRAHAM, Executor, of
1 the estate of Jas F. Rackley, de
ceased, Sardis, Ga.—6t.
I have made application to the Lib
erty Life Insurance Company, Chica
go. Illinois, for a duplicate certificate
of stock in lieu of certificate No. 164
for one share of stock, which certi
< ficat e has been lost or destroyed.
(Signed) I. H. Rhodes, Keysville, Ga.
4t. 6-24.
Habitual Constipation Cured
in 14 to 21 Days
•LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN” is a specially
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative foi Habitual
Constipation. It relieves promptly and
should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days
to induce regular action. It Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c
per bottle.
—26 years active experience in com
pounding medicines. This is a long
time, but it insures patrons the ex
perienced and most careful service at
Stembridge’p Drug store—'advertise
meat tf.
The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA
TIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets) can be taken
by anyone without causing nervousness or ringing
in the head. E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c.
ONE PAIR DETROIT SCALES
one cheese cutter, two show cases,
one safe and one oil tank, for sale
cheak. See A. G. Dinkins or J. F.'
Rackley.—ltpd
SPECIAL BAGGAGE MAN—HAUI>
ing and draying of all kind—Call 290
You call, I haul, John W. Bell, 885
Water Street, corner 9th st. East—lt
Colds Cause Grip and Influent
LkXATIVE BROJO QUININE iabletfi remr.-.
the cause. There is onip one “Bromo Ouinine.
E. W. GRO u E’S stoutur* on bo*. Mb.
PECAN TREES—ORDERS TAK
en for fall delivery. The best varie
ties. If in the market write or see
B H. Jones, Waynesboro, Ga. —ltpd.
I will pay the highest market
price In cash for hides and all kind*
of furs. Give me a trial. S. Schwarz
««iss. —advertisement.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets). It
sl ops the Cough and Headache and works off the
Cold. E. W. OROVE'S signature on each box. 30c.
DR. VIDETTO’S “HED-I-EASE”
10c. If It Fails to cure your head
ache and neuralgia get your money
back—tf.
—2SC COTTON BELT CHILL AND
Fever Tonic—Good anywhere cotton
grows or the boll weevil hatches—tf.
Piles Cured in i ;; 14 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you
oan gat restful sleep after first application. 60c.
FOR SALE—ONE BOWSER OIL
tank, 2 bailer capacity, never been
used Shelverton Drug Store. 3t.
GRAPHONES, VICTROLAS AND
Talking Machines repaired at Stem
bridge’s Drug Store—2t.
SEE OUR $12.50 CORD TIRES
30 x 3%. Fulcher-Morris Hardware
Co.—lt.
GET THE GENUINE MAINE
grown Irish potatoes at Stembridge’s
Drug Store—2t.
i SEE OUR $12.50 CORD TIRES
30 x 3%. Fulcher-Morris Hardware
Co—lt.
i GRAPHONES, VICTRQLAL IND
Talking Machines repaired at Stem
bridge's Drug Store —2t.
! —Trade at home with men whoatL
vertise. WIWSMB
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It cannot wear out in a lifetime.
It writes like a pencil, and feels like a pencil
while writing—in ink.
It is the simplest automatic writing instru
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It is safe in any position, in evening clothes,
business clothes, a lady’s handbag or sporting.
It rules in ink and makes a clear manifold.
The “pencil-texture” of the point takes all the
fatigue out of writing.
It can be used every day of every year for a
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WAYNESBORO, :::::: GEORGIA
Telephone No. 46 for
FRESH
DRUGS
We announce the opening of our
Drug Store on Sixth Street, and
will appreciate your patronage.
STEMBRIDGE’S
DRUG STORE
EXCURSION
FARES
Savannah & Atlanta Ry.
(Charles E. Gay, Jr., and Thomas B. Felder, Receivers)
OFFERS
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
REDUCED RATES
TO
Savannah RETURN
Duiing the period of July 15th to
October 2d, 1922, inclusive
Alexander -—54.12
Bascom 3 -12
Bastonville _ 6.35
Camak
E. Warrenton_ __
Fardmade 2.60
Hiltonia
Hunters
Kildare 1-68
Millhaven -44
The alluring Coast calls! Come to Savannah ! Bring the
children with you for a romp on the seashore
and a plunge in the breakers.
WILSON RUNNETTE, Traffic Manager, Savannah, Ga.
HERE THEY ARE
Newington 2.11 ’
Sardis 3.75
Springfield 1.19
St. Clair 5.23
Stapleton 6.98
Sylvania 2.78
Waynesboro 4.63
Whitehill 2.46
Wrens 5.76
Zebina 5.63