The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, March 19, 1953, Image 15
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Thursday, March 19, 19553
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Pasre Seven
Training Union
Meeting Set For
March 24 at Newberry
Final plans for the Reedy River
Associational Training Union mass
meeting on Tuesday, .March 24,
have been made. The meeting is
to be held at the West End Baptist
church, Newberry, and the service
wiil begift-^it 7:30 P. M. Elimina
tions for the Junior and Interme
diate Sword Drills will be direct
ed by Miss Martha Creekmore and
Melton Wall, leaders for the asso
ciation. Eliminations for the speak-
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CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO.
Phone 74
Highways Take
Lots of Money !
Columbia.—When South Carolin-!
_ _ Ians, glance at a report of state rev-,
Intermediates' — ’Mrs. ^Matepirn^fte ai the end of the current fiscal
ers’ tournament and hymn festival
will also be conducted. Churches
are invited to have their partici
pants at the church by 7:20 P. M.
The following conferences will
be led by the associational officers:
Adults—Charles Murphy.
Young People—Donald ^Cook.
Smith
Juniors—Mrs
Clifford Smith.
year they will find that the gasoline
tax produced about $40 million. They
Junior Leadership—Miss Martha might murmur that this is too much
Creekmore. I money for the State Highway De-
Intermediate Leadership—Melton partment to spend on highvvays and
Wall.
Nursery-Beginner-Primary Lead
ership-Mrs Bertha Stroud.
Children—Mrs. J. R. Gregory.
Pastors and General
Mrs. James Mitchell.
All churches are invited to at
tend. No fellowship hour will be
held.
Office of
Laurens County Auditor
— Itinerary for 1953 ,..
FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING TAX RETURNS
For the convenience of taxpayers who have not made returns for
this year, I will be at the following places throughout the county on
the dates listed below:
Clinton City Thursday, March 19—9:30 ajn. to 5 p.m.
Mountville ^.... JYiday, March 20—10 ajn. to 12 noon
Cross Hill Friday, March 20—2 to 5 p.m.
Joanna Tuesday, March 24—9 ajn. to 6 p.m.
Joanna Wednesday, March 25—9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This is not a “Land Year,” so real estate should not be returned
this year except in cases of newly acquired property or where new
buildings have been erected. All who have acquired real estate and
built new houses are especially urged to make returns. All personal
property, except household goods and furniture used in the home
of the owner, which are not taxable, must be returned this year.
You know more about your property than anyone else. By mak
ing your own return you avoid errors.
If you have not made your return, meet me at the above places.
MISS JENNIE V. CULBERTSON, County Auditor
We Are Proud To Announce the
Addition of a Complete ...
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Body and Fender
Repair Department
To Our Service Department
MR. CECIL OR TOM McCOIG WILL BE GLAD TO
HANDLE ANY ESTIMATE OR REPAIRS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
Giles Chevrolet Co., Inc.
Phone 26
Clinton, S. C.
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roads throughout the state. • . .1
That is a large sum of money.
South Carolinians will remember not,
too many years ago when the Leg-'
Officers—^islature enacted the $65 million road;
bond issue. But that was just a drop
in the bucket when it compares to
the present financial program. There
are several reasons for the big pro
gram nowadays.
First, the entire revenue from the :
gasoline tax doesn’t go to the High-,
way Department. One-seventh of the
tax is earmarked to the counties and
is sent back to the counties for use
in road work or for other purposes—!
as the legislative delegation sees fit.
Second, another one-seventh of the
total revenue is earmarked for the
improvement of farm - to - market
roads in each county. This money)
goes to the Highway Department but
it can be used only for the secondary
road program.
So the Highway Department has
only five-sevenths of the total rev
enue earmarked for its use. Then, the
counties have been placing five per
Cent of their roads into the highway
system fof a number of years. That
increases the burden of the depart
ment from a maintenance standpoint.;
During the fiscal year 1935-36 the
cost of maintaining a mile of high
way averaged $216. Immediately fol
lowing World War II, in 1946-47, the
cost of maintainnig a mile of state
highway went up to $268. Then, the
past fiscal year, 1951-52, the cost of
maintaining a mile of state highway
jumped to $334.
In addition the department contin
ues to construct new highways and
the cost of this work has greatly in
creased. So, what was a $65,000,000)
highway program years ago could
easily be a $100,000,000 program to
day.
As one rides over the excellent
highway system in South Carolina
today he could never regret the sev
en cents per gallon tax he pays when
he drives into a service station and
asserts: “fill *er un.”
Chief Highway Commissioner
Claude R. McMillan is advocating an
examination—or air motof vehicle
drivers He.
letters from citizens, some agreeing
with the id43 and others bitterly op
posing it.
Those who oppose such a plan must
be doing so purely from a selfish
standpoint. Perhaps they are those
who would find it difficult to pass
an examination. But South Carolina
must follow some such course in the
future unless we want to continue to
be the butchering pen of the nation.
Four of the-«ix members of a joint
legislative committee that conducted
an investigation into the feasibility
of continuing student school bus
drivers do not agree with the com
mittee’s recommendation that the
student drivers be paid the same
compensation as adult drivers.
With a majority of the committee
dissenting with regard to the com
pensation for the drivers, it is diffi
cult to understand how this became
one of the committee recommenda
tions:
Sen-. G. P. Callison of Greenwood,
Reps. Martha Thomas Fitzgerald of
Richland, Theodore D. Stoney of
Charleston and J. S. Rogers, Jr., of
Marlboro did not agree with the $75
recommendation for student drivers.
They favor $50 a month compen
sation for the student drivers. That
would be an increase of $25 since
the student drivers are now paid $25
a month while adult drivers are paid
$75 from state funds. In many cases
the counties supplement the adult
drivers’ compensation.
Apparently the Legislature must
require by law the proper supervis
ion of the student drivers. This in
vestigation may have been helpful
from this standpoint but the super
vision requirement is a must and the
law must have strong teeth in it.
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Welfare Department
Examination Ordered
Chairman James M. Donnan of
the Laurens County Board of Pub-
lic Welfare annnnnr— tha* ^
We Do All Kinds
r
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A CftIMT VO
nation for the position of Visitor
will be held on April 18. Centers
for holding the examination will
depend upon the number of appli
cants in the various sections of the
state. _
The position of Visitor pays a
beginning salary of $219.00 per
month with regular salary increas
es after certain periods of satisfac
tory work. Applicants must have
completed a four-year college
course. However, seniors who ex
pect to receive college degrees
within six months will be admitted
to the examination.
Application blanks and full infor
mation concerning the examination
may be obtained • from the Merit
System Supervisor, Room 207, 1001
Main Street, Columbia, S. C. Ap
plications should be filed in the
Merit System office not later than
April 4, 1963.
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