The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 07, 1927, Image 3
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Comptroller tiensral A. J. Bsattio
Mmfite* th*1 * ?*vin* of 1100,000 a
%ar can be effected by abolition of
C tax commission and transferring
m jieceaaary work now being pay.
'* > ftmed by the tax commission to the
the comptroller gouural,
it ?* understood, will be one
principal recommendations to
'S^^Kade by Governor John G. ItichJj|HP
in his inaugural address to the
general assembly on the eight-)
^^Venth of next month.
The comptroller general, who is
thoroughly familiar with the work
gone by the tax commission and with
the functions which it perforins, has,
it i(> understood, advised Governoreject
Richards that by consolidation
of the two departments into one u
saving of approximately $100,000
may be safely calculated upon.
The tax commission is this year
costing the taxpayers of the state a
total of $220,046.40, directly appropriated?to
which enormous sum the
appropriation has grown in eight
years from a modest $12,600 in 1918,
when the tax commission firat began
to function. According to the comptroller*
general's 9jPfij^Z. jtfilctjcplly
?09-balf of the cost of performing the
duties of the tax commission can be
a saved, and the same degree of efficiency
can, of eourse, be maintained.
The comptroller general's office is
now operated at a cost of only $17,-1
049.60 a year and its efficiency is
generally recognized. .
One considerable item which, it is
pointed out, would figure in the saving
which would result from abolition
of the tax commission and maintaining
one instead of two separate
and distinct tax departments under
the direct charge and supervision of
the comptroller general, who is the
state's tax officer as constitutionally
provided, is in the salaries of the
three commissioners, amounting to
$12,600. Then, too, a large overhead
expense would be eliminated. It
would be necessary, as a matter of
course, for the comptroller general's
office force to be enlarged to take
care of the larger volume of work,
but to accommodate this the army of
employes now engaged in office and
field by the tax commission is not
regarded as necessary. The saving
in salaries would constitute the largest
single item.
To close observers of state governmental
affairs it has long been apparent
that constitutional officers are
able to accomplish more with the expenditure
of less money than the
bureaucratic departments, and in recent
years it has been .the latter
which clamoring year after year for
increased appropriations, have succeeded
in securing them?to the constant
enlargement of the ever-mounting
totals of the annual appropriation
bills.
The 1927 general assembly will
have a job on its hand reconciling
necessary appropriations with the
pledges of economy on which most
of the members were elected. Adequate
provision must^ be made for
carrying on the work of the state
government "and for the humanitarian,
educational and penal institutions.
It is not an easy matter to
appreciably cut down the annual appropriations.
But. to intensify the
problem, the comptroller general has
recently announced a $5,000,000 cut in
property tax values as the result of
reassessment during the p'ast year,
I* 36 of the 4>6 counties of the state
assessments have~T>e*jn reduced, and
the result will be that a heavier mill"
age must be assessed in taxes, or A
reduction in- appropriations niust be
effected, however difficult H may be
of accomplishment. Legislators will
be seeking ways and means of effectW
inductions," and a $100,000 possible
saving Will-hardly be overlooked
eyen though abolition of the tax commission
had not been demanded by
the people
Second only to Major Richgrplg'
platfoi ni pledge to the people of the
state last summer that he 5ould, iC
eX^od governor, commit himself to
^litlon of the tax commission, was
^tomisc for an administration "of
r?fld ^con?my, and time and again
i&ce his election he has stated that
I ni6^ln * to redeero his campaign
R ^'I Those "now Major
MnartU k"<>w that he can be dethrm
U|>?n At the s,me
thmuKIU;l" lhp c,mpaigni Majo:.
fro ' m*dc il c,ear, repeating
I for tv,1 N 'T 'tump that he would not
I utiim C " ?f econo*ny work injury
any "wessary institution or
e any of the work of the state.
P rver, R'rh.rtsnselief, howthe
state government can
at nr function at l^s cost than
in the face of present
I r.-Ctatr.?TiC condltl<"'? the in
ng governor recognises the abI
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oiute necessity of curtailing expohditures
and putting his belief to the
test. A majority of the members of
the general assembly doubtless share
his views in this regard.
In addition to abolition of the tax
commission?for which the electorate
has declared in no unmistakable
terms, although u desperate effort ;
will doubtless be made to ggv? it t
whole despite the expressed will of (
the people?Major Richards has other
plans for saving money to the tax- !
payers through consolidations of departments
and by ubolition of others
which are not considered necessary
but purely adjunctive agencies and,
therefore, to be dispensed with without
injury to the public welfare.
While the new governor has informally
discussed his plans with close
friends und advisers, he has not made
public his ideas in detail, but these
are to be set forth in u series of
separate special messages to the General
assembly which will follow his
inaugural a<^dress on January 1H,
when he assumes office. ?
Probably a million dollars?possibly
more?can be cut off in expenditures
through adoption of the new governor's
recommendations.
Whether this saving will be accomplished
or not depends, in some certain
measure, upon who is elected
speaker of the house of representatives
and the next chairman of the
powerful Ways and Means Committee,
for while the influence of the governor
will unquestionably be exerted
for economy and toward the end of
carrying out his program, a great
defcl depends upon the complexion of
the Ways and Moans Committee?the
members of which are named by the
speaker?and upon the chairman of
the committee. If a higher-taxer is
chosen for this position, and if he is
backed by high-taxers on the committee,
or if the head of the committee
is unfriendly to the governor's
program, the governor may find himself
handicapped to a greater or lesser
extent and may find it necessary
to invoke the vetp power to cope with
the situation. Although pledged to
use the veto 'power to safeguard his
promise to the people, Major Richards
hopes that this will not becom6
necessary. But steamrollers have
bep^ffn control of the legislature before
now, as is well known to be the
fact, and although probably a majority
of the general assembly members
are inclined at the present time to a
program of economy "and retrenchment,
at" the same time there are
among the members some who are
recognized as *high-taxers and who
[ are unchangeable in their attitudes.
The three candidates for the speakership
are John K. Hamblin of Union,
John B. Duffie of Sumter and James
H. Sullivan of Laurens, while the
candidates for chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee include iteprcsentatives
R. E. McCaslan of Greenwood;
W. L. Riley of Denmark; D. L.
McLaurin of Marlboro; W. W. Smoak
of Waltdrboro and G. L. Buist Rivers
of Charleston. The last Ways and
Means Committee, where originate all
the finance bills and tax measures,
had 28 members and was a powerfui
factor in all legislative matters.
Tax reform measures will constitute
another live issue to be fought
out during the forthcoming legislative
session.
MRS. McCLAM KILLED
Wreck Near Lake City Also Takes
Heavy Toll in Injured
* Florence,
Jan. 3.?-Mrs. J. D. McClam
and Mrs^ Melvin McClam of
near Lake City and Mrs Sam Kinklea
of Thomasville, Ga., all seriously
injured, are at Florence hospital as
result of the wreck of the automobile
in which they were passengers on the
Olanta-Lake City road yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Dave McClam of near
Lake City was killed add J. D. McClam,
the driver of the car, was also
injtlred in the wreck. 1
. Mre: J. D. McClam is suffering
from/a broken hip and various contusions
about the body. Mrs. Melvin
McClam from a broken arm Snd Mrs.
Finklea from scalp injuries. Only
preliminary examinations were possible'
hast nightj the three women's
hurts are considered serious.
t The accident, according to information
reaching Florenoer-occurred between
4 and 6 o'clock yesterday afterniin
about One mile south of Olanta.
? The party had been visiting Mrs.
L. L. Thomas and Mrs. G. W. Thomas
of Olanta, relatives, and had just begun--the
returjp trip to the McClam
home near Lake City. In some way
J. D. McClam, who was driving the
car, a aedan^lost control of the machine,
which turned over.
- Mrs. f>avo McClam was killed instantly.
The three injured women
were brought to Florence. Mr. McClapi
was 'also hurt, though apparently
not seriqusly, while Maude McClam,
daughter of Mrs. Melvin McClam,
escape* practically srithout inj?ry.
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Monthly I'ublir limith Report
The following is the report for the
month of December;
Prenatal visits, 4; postnatal, 4; infanta
under one month, 2; infancy
preschool, 18; tuberculosis, 14; follow-up
home visits, 21; instructive,
2tJ; school rooms inspected, 7; pupils
inspected, 218; number defective. 178;
tubett-ulosis rases sent to camp, I;
new tubercular cases, ft; orthopedic
vases examined, 1; new orthopedic
cases, 4; talks to school children, 4;
home nursing group meetings,
little mothers' league meetings, I;
cases referred to hospital, 2; nutrition
groups,
There is a country wide movement
toward better home nursing. We are
endeavoring to make it possible for
our women and girls in the rural communities
to have classes in the simple
home nursing procedures. These
classes are interesting and a great
deal can be learned during the course.
Any group of women desiring to
start one of these classes in their
locality can secure information from
the public health nurse, who is an
appointed Ked Cross instructor and
conducts these classes.
The Children's Bureuu of the U. S.
Government publishes a very good
booklet on Child Management. These
days we hear quite a bit uboul controlling
children through psychology.
While all of us cannot spend the time
to study this interesting subject, we
do know that an understanding of the
workings of the little child's mind, is
indeed, u great help in guiding them
in their early years. There would be
fewer misunderstood children if the
parent took the time and patience to
do a little reading on the subject.
This pamphlet can be secured from
tho government, Department of Labor,
Children's Bureau, Publication No.
143, Child Management, Washington,
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Two Youth* Hanged
Chicago, Dec. 31.?James tiricius
and Thomas McWane, two youths
convicted of the murder of three persons
last July in suburban Cicero,
were hanged at the Cook county jail
today.
The double death sentence was imposed
for the slaying: of Frodorivk
Hein and Miss Mario Ulang soon after
they had left a church service
together and the killing, a few minutes
later, of a taxicab chauffeur.
Last minute efforts were made to
obtain clemency for McWane, who
was twenty years old, on the ground
that he did not fire the fatal shots.
(Jricius was twenty-two.
SU DKMS Kil l SELVES
Youths Take VarlouH Mrthod* To
End Their Existence
New York, Jan. 2.?A HJ-year-oM
student committed suicide here today,
leaving a letter saying it was his conclusion
that life is pointless and
futile.
The student, Kigby Wile, was found
dead in his bedroom nt his home in
West ijgventy -Third street. Police
Maid he had shot himself through the
forehead with a small caliber rifle.
He was a sophomore at the University
of Rochester and was spending
ins Christmas holiday with his
father, l)r. lru S. Wile,
Alfred He hoe, 21, Brooklyn *tuden%
jumped to his death from the Washington
bridge to Harlem liver speedway,
12b feet below, early toduy,
after leaving a note to his parents
saying lie intended to "pass out of
the picture in his own little peculiur
way." He, had been studying to become
a public accountant.
Aurora, 111., Jan. 2.?Joseph Moore,
21, a sophomore at the University of
Illinois, died in a hospital here today
from bullet wounds self-inflicted durIing
a New Year's Eve party at the
home of his sister. Moore left a
note, in which he stated thut he "had
experienced all that life hud to offer
and, therefore, waa better off dead."
The Htudent'a father ia a phyaiciojt
at Guanajuato, Mexico. . **
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Spared at Last Hour j
Macon, Ga., I >< SI.?Wade J oh* I
son, awaiting execution at Gray, (la,
today, w*< given a new lea so on Hfe
when Federal JudgeMV. J. Tilcoit J
signed ar\ appeal for huheus <<>ryu>>
brought by attorneys for the con^
demned man. The appeal thKca th?
ease to the United States CircuitCourt
of Appeals at New Orleans.
Johnson w?u taken to Gray today
to 1h> haugi-d for an attack on an
eighty-year-old Jones county wouuaia
more than two years a^". The reapiU
came after a long fight to suvo John
son's life, which included appeal* to
Governor Walker ami carrying of the
case to the Supreme Court of the
United States, which recently dismissed
it for want of jurisdiction.
Pioneer Columbia Merchant Dead
Columbia, Dec. 31,?C. D. Stanly,
Confederate veteran and one of the
oldest merchants of Columbia, died
today at the Column Hotel'which ho
operated here. lie hail conducted
Stanly's Chinu Hall in this city for
more than fifty years.
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