Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TO AMEND AUTOMOBILE LAW. Columbia, Feb. 5.?B. W. Cruoch. of Saluda, and Jos. M. Bell, of Col umbia representing 'the executive council of the South Carolina Bank ers Association, appeared before the judiciary committee of the House Wednesday afternoon and asked the passage, in an amended form of House bill No. 3 by Representative Sapp of Richland, which seeks to protect money mortgages on auto mobiles. Jas. H. Craig, state bank examiner, was also to have appeared before the committee with Messrs. Crouch and Bell but was prevented by a business engagement from be ing present. Mr. Crouch as the spokesman for the bankers, asked the committee to amend the bill so as to make all bona fide mortgages on automobiles prior to attachment liens for damag es. The bill as introduced by Repre santative Sapp would afford this protection only to bona fide purchase money mortgages. Mr. Crouch told the committee that the farmers of South Carolina were going to need every bit of the collat eral they could secure this year in order to finance their crops. Many of them have good automobiles which would be acceptable as collateral were it not for the law on the statute books which makes an attachment lien for damages come ahead of a mortgage. Mr. Crouch said that he was speaking as a country banker who knew the effect the law would have on the farming interests. He also said that) there were many busi ness men upon whom the law worked < a great hardship. He felt that the law was an unjust one and pleaded earnestly with the the committee to ' amend it so as to offer reltef to the farmine and business interests. South Carolina is the only state in the Union with such a law, it was pointed out. On February 22, two airplanes of the ^wair department will attempt to fly from coast to coast in 24 hours. The distance is 2,079 miles, between San Diego, California and Jackson ville, Florida. Only two stops will be nmde during the flight. Notice to Taxpayers . For the Purpote of Accbmmodating the Public in the Matter of Male ing 1 heir Returns, i will visit ine Places Mentioned Below On The Dates Indicated in Schedule. ALL RETURNS must be made un der oath of personal property re turned at its market value. * Persons not making their returns between January 1, 1921 and Feb. ruary 20, 1921, are liable to a penal ty of 50 per cent. This penalty will be enforced against delinquents: for the failure to enforce it heretofore has put on neglect of the law. The returns of those who conform : to the law are placed before the Township and County Boards, while those who disregard the law come in afterN the meeting of the Boards and fetum to suit themselves. The en forcement of; this 50 per cent penal- j ty will correct this evil. Returns will not be taken by mail unless they are sworn td before some proper officer. All improve ments or any trapsfer'of real estate must be reported to the Auditor. * Employers are requested to return all their employees after notifying them and getting a statement of their property. All tax returns must be made by school districts. So please look up your plats and find the number of acres in each school district, also amount of personal property. My Appointments Are as Follows: Calhoun Falls, Tuesday, February 1st! - ' Lowndesville, Wednesday and Thursday, 2nd and 3rd. Donalds Friday and Saturday, Feb ruary 4th and 5th. Due West, Tuesday and Wednes day, February 8th and 9th. Dr. Joseph Hicks will represent me at Calhoun .Falls. R. J. Huchinson will represent my at Lowndesville. D. H. Humphries will represent me at Donalds.. Due West. E. A. Patterson will represent me, at Antreville. W. W. Wilson will represent me at Level Land. RICHARD SONDLEY, 3wks. Auditor Abbe. County. represent me at N SENATE INDORSES MARKETING PLAN Concurs in Resolution on Sapiro Idea ?Important Matters Scheduled for Next Week?Free Con ference on Taxes Local legislation occupied the time of the senate Friday, although dis cussion was entered into on several important bills of statewide effect the discussion, however, being to make special orders or to advance the measures one reading on the cal endar with the understanding that the debate and amendments would then be in order. A concurrent resolution from the house favoring and indorsing the Cal ifornia or Sapiro- plan of cooperative production and marketing was con curred in by the senate by a vote of 29 to 5. j Senator Johnstone introduced a bill embodying the Sapiro plan and providing for the operation of this marketing scheme. This measure pro vides for the formation of associa tions throughout the state and how these associations shall be governed in their work of cooperative market ing. The bill is very comprehensive, going into intimate details as to the plan. Senator Johnstone also offered a bill for the taking over by the state of the Fairwold Industrial School for Negro Girls. The measure provides for an appropriation to operate the school. Senator Johnstone explained that the school is at, present run by (the negroes and thjey are unable to keep the school functioning properly The negroes have offered to deed the property to the state, Mr. Johnstone said. The senate received the joint tax resolution postponing the time for paying taxes from the house, the lower body having failed to concur in the amendment of the senate pro viding for only 1 per. cent, penalty until April 1, and then add 7 per cent The resolution was sent to a free conference, the president of the sen ate appointing Senators Wells, Rob inson and Miller from the senate. A rather sharp debate resulted over the report of the comptroller general on the resolution of Senator Wight man asking for a list of the salaries and employees of the state govern ment. Walter E. Duncan, comptroller general, sent a communication to the senate advising that body of the re port on the resolution made by the treasurer and asking for more time and help if he'.was to furnish every warrant paid out as a salary. Mr. Duncan explained that the job would require a great mass of detailed work, which would be impossible for his office to do in the ten days al lowed, and unless more help was pro vid^d. Senator Wightman said the infor mation he wanted had not been fur nished and he saw no reason why it shouldn't. He said he wanted to turn on the light, and if the treasurer and comptroller general said no light'was to be turned on, and this was agree able to the senate, why it was all right with him. After a general discussion on the report it was held over until next week for action. Senator Johnstone asked that his bill to reduce the acreage in cotton in the state be brought to third read ng with notice of general amend? ( ments and debate at that time. Sena ;or Wightman moved to strike out; the enacting words, and then a little! parliamentary procedure tangle was encountered. Mr. Wightman was the only senator objecting to the request * I of Mr. Johnstone, he holding that he wanted to strike out the enacting words there. After a considerable discussion the measure was ' finally advanced to third reading and made, a special order for Wednesday morn-j ing. Senator Moore's bill,to provide that,' Abbeville county be allowed to ex pend its share of the two' mill high way tax and its share of the motor vehicle license fund as it deems wise,. Mr. Wightman's bill to, abolish the state highway commission, Mr. Rags dale's measure to amend the high way act so as to allow any county having no national highway or road maintained by the highway commis sion to do as it saw fit with the two mill tax and the motor vehicle license fund, and Mr. Wells' bill to provide a system of county government for Edgefield county were all made spe cial orders for Wednesday after third reading bills. Senator Marion's bill to change the government of the Confederate infir HOSPITAL FOR MINERS WILL COST SUM OF $500,000 Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 5.? Plans for a miner's hospital to be built here at a cost of $500,000 are under way, and work on the struc ture will be commencsd as soon as contracts are awarded. The hospital which is to have 250 beds, is to be built by subdistricts numbers one and two of district number 17, Uni ted Mine Workers of America. Financing of the project will be in the hands of some 20,000; union miners who by' referendum vote have agreed to a monthly assess ment of $1 each until the building is paid for, and for a smaller monthly assessment foi mainte nance after it is opened. SUCCESS WITH APPLES IN ABBEVILLE COUNTY Clemson College, February?As an illustration of success in the Pied mont with apples on a small scale, the experience of Mr. F. E. Ellis, Level Land, Abbeville County, is very in teresting. In the winter of 1908, Mr. Ellis set 20 Pinson and 40 Yates ap ple trees" of his own propagating. During the last five years he has sold from these 60 trees $1,040 worth of apples, besides having used an ample supply in his home and having fed cull to hogs. For home use he has had apples nine months in the year, so well do his varieties keep in his sec tion. ' From two of the Pinson trees, Mr. Ellis sold in 1919, $65 worth of apples. He sells his product on the local market, not having yet been able to supply the Ideal demand. The total value of automobiles and accessories exported from the United States in 1920 will amount to at least $365,000,00. SIX NEGROES ESCAPE , FROM GREENWOOD COUNTY CHANGANG I Greenwood, S. C., Feb. 3.?Six negro convict^, three serving sen tences for murder, escaped from the Greenwood county cfiaing-gang last night by sawing the "squad" chain to which they were fastened. mary to allow four women members of the board of control was passed and sent to the house. An amend \ ment offered by Senator Pearce to make the number of women three was lost. Senator Williams offered an a t mendment to the bill of Senator Wightman to abolish the truant offic es and devolve the-dutie's thereof on the county superintendents of educa cation and the local school trustees by allowing an appropriation of $15,000 to be made for a number of statewide truant officers to aid the local authorities in enforcing the law. The amendment would allow the state superintendent of education to supervise the work of these statewide truant officers. The bill to abolish the tax com mission was also made a special order for Wednesday. A large number of local bills were received from the house during the day. . The senate adjourned at 1:45 o'clock to meet Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock to consider local, uncontest ed matters. PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN This Chap never Rets Riled Up until asked When |he's Going to Re-Enlist, whereat a Calgeful of Raging Lions is Right Peaceable by Contrast. In his lapel la rn American Legion button and r.i!*e he Is Able to Totter Abojt. nobody Need Worry nbnm This Nntiou running to Bolshevis'n or .Militarism. ECONOMIC EXPERTS WILL MEET MARCH 4TH OR 5TH Paris, Feb. 5.?The date for the conference of experts at Brussels! over economic questions affecting Germany' postponement of which was announced yesterday has been tentatively fixed as March 4 or 5. The postponement was on request of the Germans who preferred that the negotiations should not be re sumed with the allied experts until after the conference on the new re parations demands set for February 28. / NO TIME TO TARRY Warren, 0., Feb. 3.?As Miss Es ther Haynes, of Newtown Falls, was on her way to a street car, line yes terday for Warren, the county seat, where she was to be married, she ,was stopped on a lonely path by two men. ' "Give me your pocketbook!" said one of the footpads. . | "I haven't any time to stand here," she snapped. "I'm on my way to be married and the street car won't wait. Good-by." , She swept by the pair and came here and wfes married. HELD FOR BIGAMY IN ANDERSON JAIL Avi/lAveAn TP/vVk K ??P T Qnlltofii*! niiug&avu) jl bi/? v. x?< m* muu<* Hit formerly of this county, was arrest ed and brought to jail Friday morn ing charged with bigamy and assault 1 and battery. The action was brought ' by D. P. Woodward of Graniteville, who is the father of the girl Sulli van married while having a livi;ng wife at Gluck mills In this county. Sullivan was arrested from infor mation from Aiken authorities and will likely be taken to that city. Sullivan claims that he left Ander son about six years ago and that having heard his wife was dead and having inquired of several parties who corroborated the rumor, lie married again and has been living at Graniteville ever since. The wine cellar of 'the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York city is to LU DC IllttUC UYC1 ll&l/U a gjru&uaaiuiA* "McM'URR THE HO/ BIG LINE W w* 1 We extend new music time and h ed by the a duced by tl HAD GRAIN OF CORN IN HIS EAR FOR THIRTY-TWO YEARS Davenport, La., Feb. 3.?A grain of corn which W. A. Santell of . Washington, Iowa, placed in his ear when a child, was removed by oper ation today. It had been lodged in j the ear for 32 years and had caused Santell much suffering. COUNTY SA\ Safety am No matter l^ow safe ma iri which you keep your ways be the cause of w< your own. Why should Safe Deposit Boxes and ing. A Savings account wi i 1 Interest, gives you a m \ feeling. We Pay 5 Per on Sayings County Sai Sound .:: Saf v t | Abbeville, $^555555555555555555555555555 VIE OF THE V/I and a : OF OFFICE Si to you an invitation t : parlor?"The Echo' ear all the new music vorld's greatest artists he world s best talking IE ECH cMurray's Music Store SPARTANBURG SELLS HER BONDS FOR $92Si Spartanburg, S. C., Feb. 3.?Thm Spartan/burg city council today solA $200,000 forth of 5 per cent ixe provement bonds to a local firm A $92.50. The city school board has sa offer from a New York House fc? take $300,000 worth of improve ment bonds at par provided the in terest rate is incerased from 5 t? f per cent. " 'INGS BANK d Worry - i C'rS S v <a -^1 i i v y be the private place valuables, it must al Drry ifn it is entirely you worry? Use our let us do the worry i . ' . ' f. l th us at Five Per Cent, ighty safe comfortable Cent. Interest r\ 5" ' >j?2 : r" ;.fi t-C-u .'I M > ucpusiis Bank nngs e Service S. 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