The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 24, 1936, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
TWO EDITORS GIVE THEIR VIEWS
ON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
"The state highway commission 1m
one of the board* that the legislature
created for the purpose of handling,
spending and collecting the immense
fund* that came Into the treasury
iron* the sale of state bonds, the collection
of the taxes on gasoline and
lubricating oils, and the sale of tdgs
representing licenses to drive motor
vehicles over the roads that the people's
money built.
At first the state highway commission
consisted of just one man and
he was the chief highway officer of
the state.v At that time the pay-asyou-go
plan wa? used and although
it was slower than the people wanted
yet it succeeded In building a whole
lot of roads and the state paid for
what was built as they were built.
When the new and more complicated
commission was created after highway
revenue had been swelled to
lurgo proportions, the board^of fourteen
became the greatest political;
power the state had ever seen. They j
never had thought they wero creating
or allowing to bo created a powerful
force that would he able to manage
the election of governor^, also
other Important Btate officers; that
through the legislature they might be
able to influence the selection of
judges, and thus one little old commission
that the people did not at
ilrst regard us being of very great
importance, became the controlling J
political power over the whole state,!
not only the laying out and building j
of highways but the doing of almost!
everything else through and by the
appointees and selections made by
other boards and the general assembly
itself. ,7
And here we find the reason why
, the people are now thoroughly disgusted
with the doings of the ^tate
highway department. They want it
( hanged so that the members are selected
some other way, so tha^ a curb
is placed on their political activities.
Johnston means to restore the state
highway department to the people."
The above appeared last week in
Tjje Horry Herald, written by its editor,
H, Woodward, who has long
been a critic of the state highway department
and the methods employed
for building highways in this state.
For one so verbose, it would seem
that he would take time to inform
himself of the history of the highway
act and what the people of the state
are doing to "lift South Carolina out
of the mud." Small wonder that
there has been so much criticism of
the state highway department when
there is so much said which on its
face is prejudice and misrepresentation.
Mr. Woodward should know better
than the above article would seem
to iddicate.
He sayB that at first the "highway
commission consisted of just one man
and be was.the chief highway officer of
the state." Our information is that
at the time the pay-as-you-go road
law was enacted in 1924 there was a
state highway commission composed
of the chief highway engineer and a
commission of the civil engineers of
The tfniverslty, The Citadel and Clemson
College, and perhaps one or two
other citizens. This was made necessary
so as to have an official body
to receive the small-amounts being allotted
to South Carolina and other
states to be usejl for "post roads."
It wag merely a nominal, body, and
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had Htuall duties7 witty little money out
which to operate.
In 1924 the legislature created the
pay-as-you-go road law in which th|
number of highway commissioners
was placed at 14. being one from each
Judicial circuit, and certain powers
were giveu this commission by the
law .enacted at that memorable seeslot*.
Under this law certain license
fees were imposed upon automobiles,
and gasoline taxes levied, these funds
being turned over to thp state highway
commission to be Used to construct
a connected state system of
highways?very different from ,th?
loosely connected county systems then
in vogue in our state. The roads to
be constructed were enumerated in
the law, and these were classified as
"hard surface" or "soft.surface" highways.
They were to be constructed
by the state highway department out
Of funds received as stated above, together
with such funds as may come
into the state from federal government
allotments. Thus was created
a state'system of highways. Another
duty of this state highway commission
of 14 was to select a chief highway
commissioner, and Mr. Woodward will
recall that Admiral Samuel McGowan,
retired, of Baurons, was selected by
the commission to hold the job, and
he was later succeeded by Ben
Sawyer, who has held offico since, he
being now under suspension by t lie
order of Governor Johnston.
As author in chief in the house of
the pay-as-you-go road law the editor
of The Press and Standard felt that
we had set up a law which would bo
kept clear of the evil influences of
politics. These d'pnimissioners were
to be appointed by the governor and
upproved by the senate and certain
of them were to be appointed under
eacli governor, no one governor being
able to appoint so many that it would
be a tool of the appointeing governor,
or subject to his dictation. The iirst
we knew of a political nature in con- '
irectlon with this highway department
was when Candidate Olin D. Johnston 1
toured the state in the campaign of
1930 attacking it from every stump.
It proved a popular campaign cry and
he kept it up again in 1934. Perhaps '
the members of the state highway
commission voted against Mr. Johnston.
We think we should have done
so under the same circumstances, and
so would Mr. Woodward have done.
How can he say that it became the '
"controlling political power over the
whole state?" The records do not 1
so Indicate. The commission certainly,
if it was so powerful, failed to
show strength in 1930 or in 1934.
The Press and Standard has no knowl
edge df its ever having tried in any 1
way to influence it or any of its work- '
era in connection with any election *
either county or state. Perhaps Mr. '
Woodward can inform us of the exact 1
nature of the political activities en- !
gaged in, and the extent th^ political 1
situation was influenced ' thereby. 1
Frankly, we cannot specify.
Mr. Woodward ppsslbly recalls that 1
the so-called bond issue was enacted 1
in 1929, and was in reality only a reimbursement
agreement between the 1
automobile owners and the State of 1
South Carolina by which these auto- 1
mobile owner's desired for their own
protection and convenience to' construct
a system of state hard surfaced
highways at a faster rate than the
slower pay-as-you-go plan would per
mit, and they, the automobile owners,
^re paying principal and interest on
the so-called bonds, which is not costing
the property owners of the state
i penny of taxes, except as this is
paid by them as automobile ownerfe
and operators through license fees
and tax on gasolines and oils. This
Is one of the few taxes which is purely
voluntary, and one paid only by a
minority of the taxed.
As we recall it, Mr. Wood ward- has i
all along been opposed to the methods
adopted for building highways in this'
state and has not permitted an opportunity
to pass to criticise and oppose
every move of the state highway department
and the forces engaged in
working out a system of state highways
for South Carolina. It would
come with more grace if some persons
now opposed to the state highway
system could come Into court with
friendly hands. It seems that once
opposed, always opposod.
May we ask Mr. Woodward to give
us briefly a system for operating the
state highway department, which he
thinks would be politically bomb proof
and which would give us results? IiV
what way would Mr. Woodward "restore
the state highway department
to the people?" Is not building highways
for the use of the people, free
from graft and as economically as
possible, all that "the people" desire?
Has this not been done in South Carolina?
?
lion. Neville Bennett, chairman of
the house ways and means committee,
addressing a service club in Columbia
Monday is quoted as saying:
': Mr. Bennett told his listeners that,
a total of 18,000,000 was spoilt an-\
nually for state highways of which
16,000,000 was gasoline tax and 31,900,000
was derived from license tax.
He pointed out that the highway department
was supported mainly by
these two sources of revenue.
"He lauded the South Carolina "highway
system as the "best in the country"
declared that "the people should
protect the highway system because
It has made our state a unified whole.
It has made cities out of Spartanburg,
Columbia and Greenville. It gives
dur farmers a chance to haul their
produce to market cheaper and makes
daily personal contact a simple
thing."
We value the opinion of this young
statesman, and believe that be expresses
the views of many thinking
South Carolinians ?Walterboro Press
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How Calotabs Help Nature
To Throw Off a Bad Cold
Million* hare found in Calotabe a I
most valuable aid In the treatment 1
of oolda. They take one or two tab- (
Ma tha first night and repeat the <
third or fifth night if needed. i
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Nobody's Business
Written for The Chronicle by
Motiee, Copyright, 1928.
MIKE IS VERY STRONG FOR THE
TQWNSEND FLAN
the towiiaend pint) headquarters,
cally forney, cel.
gentlemen:-?
pltse send the undersigned at once
oil "" Mimilniia a Lj^h t ynra Til n 4 n r*i nr4 nil
|ift I t l* tlttlTTJ nin/tli Jt/l y yiAll, IUviutl
iltB ^lUerturfi ua wliat the age limit
us a basis will be, how much do we
Ket per month, how long it will be
kept up, and will it be retro-active,
and commence laat yr. ansoforth?
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everboddy in flat rock over 50 and
under 20 will jine yore ranka at once,
provided you will make mr, mike
Clfcrk, rfd,' yore local r ,e p
peraentative, treassure, and cheef agger-tater.
he ia a leading light ini
these parts and has a followering aa
long aa from cedar lane to duck's
cross roads.
by all means, keep yore minimum
per person at ?00$ per month, that
la aa little aa we can got along ort,
considering our large familey, and 2
otter-inobools. don't pay anny atten-!
tion to the opper-aition who howla?1
"where in the worhl ia the monney
comming from?" that don't make no
difference with us reclppy-ants, just
80 long aa It cornea.
the undersigned, mr. mike OlHrkt
rfd, has decided to ogger-nize townsend-plan
cluha at tankton,, poaaum
center, coon's fork, and flat rock, he
will do so at the rate of 10$ per club,
and will spread out In all directions
from flat rock at X$ per club, and can
count on rail action from all of our
members, as wc aro 100 porcents for
annything In the world that is free.
aite or foam us soon as you get
this letter, don't wait, aa the coughlin
plan, or the republican plan, or
some other plan mought get In ahead
Df us. we can do without the hontnia
being paid for another year if
you" will arrange to put over the old
age penaion and social security bills
and get It to doing a function at once.
if you want refferences on the unler
signed, mr. mike. Clark, rfd, communicate
with the local postmaster
here," or the cheef of poleaae, or dr.
tiubbert green, all of who trade with
me for beef, porch chops, and chitterlings
ansoforth. don't rite holaum
moore or rev. will waite about my
Liiarracter, aa they both owe me and
mought forget to tell the truth, hurry
f ' 1
yor6a trulie,
mike Clark, rfd,
age, 66 in may.
FLAT ROCK'S DAILY GRIND
..school cook up last monUay,.with
miss Jennie vcevo smith in thechalr.
alio wan wohonnd back homo after
. a Wo??k m visalt to relluiivca up north
( injuring the. hollUluyg. she gained
4 pouiuia up there, all of hor pupila
kissed hor when alio opened up.
..gome Had news arrived ut the homo
of huhbort almkina laat week, tho
x<nii-iui-waat off to bo pusioieU foj[
Ml*?.. w liter at hia uncle'a on (h? rlYYSf
fell in and got drownded to death,
and now the fainiley ia cowloaa aa
well aa eafTleaa, and they will have
to atart ul 1 over again, the govverment
haa benn rote for a new cow
thru, the f. o. r. a.
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. .the town pump froze up u few utghta
ago on nor count of the poleeamau
falling to dreeu game on hia laat beet
befour turning into tho buy. tho town
counaell thinka the coat of repairing
it ought to be rcducted from hia uext
nailery, if auny ia ever paid, he aayB
If they wait that Jong to got thoir
monney, wo mought have citty watte?worka;
they are 8 months in the arrears
with him.
..dr hubbert green report? a ease
that scents to be a cross betwixt
annesla and sleeping aickness. the
patient Is bub udklnsons; ever since
tii? sheriff tried to serve fore-closures
on his house in decemher, he has laid
in a trance and seems to sleep all
of the time except while ho Is eating
his 3 meals, the law can't reach him
in that fix.
..the nuiggistrate's case which was
j to of benn hell betwixt bort brown
j and sid white for mallis-afore-tiioughl
in the death of the lattor's tine setting
trird dog with pizen in the night-time
has benn post poned and put off indefiinite
onner count ol' circumstantial
evvidence of a high and uggervated
nature from his wife who says
In- newer done It. but she knows the
guilty party ansoforth.
.'.the new potatoe law Is worrying
some of the early gardeners of flat
rock, seeker-terry wallis bus benn
informed that his bill Is not clear,
holsum moore is not Jn favvor of
stamping each pot<Xtoe befoar it Is et,
and he is likewise opposed to the govverment
trying to take away his wife's
liberties to grow her veggertables as
heretofoar. he Is wondering If he
will have to take a daily census of
the potatoe bug and turn It Into Washington,
d. C., with his dally report
on his crop.
yores trulie,
mike Clark, rfd,
corry spondent.
Midway Club Holds Meeting !
The members of the Midway Home
Demonstration Club held their regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. Lewis
Anderson on Friday, January 10,
with eighteen members present and
two visitors. The devotional was givi
en by Mrs. J. J. Young and the roll .
call was answered with a new year's
resolution. The program was rendered
by Mrs. Herbert Horton. Mrs. A.
A. West gave a Red .Cross report and
also made plans to give one of the
members a kitchen shower, that had
lQst her home by Are. Then Miss
Fewell gave us an interesting talk on
the subject: "Outlook." She gave
us a lot of figures on what we had
been spending for a good many years.
We sang our project song, "Old Black
Joe" and "America." At th'e close
of the meeting refreshments were
served by the hostess' daughter, Miss
Willie C. Anderson, assisted by Miss
Ruby Horton.
NOTICE OF SALE
State of South Carolina
County of Kershaw
Court of Common Pleas
-The First National Bank of Camden,
Plaintiff
against
H. L. Schlosburg, Anna Sohlosburg,
et al., Defendants.
...Under and by virtue of an Execution
In the above entitled case, Issued
against the defendant, Anna Schlosburg,
on the 13th day of January,
1936, I have levied upon and will offer
for sale, to the highest bidder,
for cash, before the court house door,
in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw,
Slate of South Carolina, within
the- Tegal hours of sale, on the first
Monday in February, 1936, being the
3rd day thereof, the following described
real estate:
All that piece, parcel or lot of
land, with the improvements thereon,
situate, lying and being in the City
of Camden, County of Kershaw, State
of South Carolina] on the7 West side
of Broad Street, the store house on
said lot bedng the northern storehouse
on what Is known as the "Olyburu
Block'.' of / buildings, fronting
thirty-one (31) feet and some Inches
and extending back with a uniform
wWth to a'depth of thirty-eight (38)
feet and from that point westward fof
a uniform width of forty-six (46) feet
for a distance of two hundred twentyBix
(226) feet, and bounded North bystreet
known as CIyburn Street; Bast
by Broad Street; Soutl^ by property
now or formerly of Anna Schlosburg
and by property now or formerly of
Baum and Lipscomb and Weat by
property formerly of Clybnrn."
I Thai' at the conclusion of the Md1
t^epoaR^wtth^th W8h riff *3***
ahaw Comity, South Carolina, cash, or
jrim \ ? - n ^ _ J2
< ertlfied check on some r*>HpoiiHlble
bunk for three (3) per com of the
amount of the Judgment Idebtedness
heroin, uud ihut the Sheriff Hhull require
h like d??|>ortit front uny other
person or portions entering a higher
bid on aaid property within thirty
(JO) daya front the dale of huIo; that
upon default of the auocenHful bidder
to comply with (he torma of wale, waid
property to be reaold on woine wuliwequent
aalcwday thereafter at the rlwk
of the former purMiutier; that all
unsuccessful hldderw to
.ML n.t. ?
J. H. McLKOL),
Sheriff Kerahaw County, S, C.
Camden, 8. C,, January 14, J936
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Notice Ih hereby given that in accordance
with the terniK and provisions
of (he Decree of the Court of
( oinmoti Pleas for Kershaw (bounty,
dated January 10, 1936, in the caae of
D. A. Boykln, Conservator of The
?-?f Cftmdenr Qhmdeu, S, O.,
Plaintiff, versus John Doby, Defendant,
I will sell to the highest bidder,
for cash, before the Court House door
at Camden, S. C., during the legal
hours of sale on the first Monday In
February, 1936, being the third day
thereof, the following described property:
All that piece, parcel or tract of
land In Kershaw County, State of
South ( arollna, on tho western side
of the Watqrce River, and being wituated
on the Smyrna road about two
miles from Rahon's CrosH Itoads, containing
ninety-eight and twenty-four
hundredtha (98.24) acres, more or
less. und being bounded us follows:
North and East by bands of Harris
ami by lands of Wood; South by tho
Smyrna Road separating this property
from lands of Wood and West by
lands of Harris.
Said property iw more particularly,
described on a plat of A. it. Roy kin,-'
Surveyor, of date December 19, 1921,
and is the property conveyed to the
grantor herein by May E. Under by
deed of date February 11, 1900. recorded
In the office of the Clerk of
."11 , ror Kershaw County in Rook
WW at page 596."
Terms of Sale: For cash, the Master
to require of the successful bidder,
a deposit of five (R) per cent or
hla bid. same to be forfeited In case
of non-compliance; no persoual or deficiency
judgment is demanded and
the bidding will not remain open after
the aale, but compliance with the bid
may be made Immediately.
W. L. DePASS, JR.,
for Kershaw County.
KIRK LAND & deLOACH
Attorneys for Plaintiff
FINAL DISCHARGE
Notice is hereby given that one
month from this date, on January 31
1336, I will make to the Probate Court
cf Kershuw county my final return as
Administratrix C. T. A. of the estate
of John McDonald, deceased, and
on the same date I will apply to the
said Court for a final discharge as
said Administratrix C. T. A.
DAISY McLAURIN,
' Administratrix.
Camden, 8. C.. December 31. 1935.
TAX RETURNS
^ Notice Is hereby given that the Auditor
s Office will be open for recelv*
Don iU,ReturnB from January .lit,
1936 to March iBtr 1986. All persons
owning real estate or pereenal property
must make returns of the same
within said period, as required by
law, or be subject to a penalty of 10
per cent, J__
.Jihe a.vdlt?P W|M h* at th? P^ces
and on the dates mentioned below in
persons for the purpose of taking tax
returns:
Westvllle?January 28tb.
Blaaey?January 81st.
All persons between the ages of 21
and 60 years, Inclusive, are required
to pay a poll tax, and all persons between
the ages of 21" and 60 years,
Inclusive, are required to pay a Road
tax, unless excused by law. All
Trustees, Guardians, Executives, Administrators
or Agents holding property
In charge must return mme.
Rarties sending tax returns by mall
must make oath to same before some
officer and fill out the same In proper
manner or they will be rejected
B. E. SPARROW,
Auditor Kershaw County.
39 sb.
? I Willi ! IHIH ? ? !
CITATION "7'"'"11^8
The State of South Carolina
County of Kershaw
(lly N. C. Arnett, Probate Judge)
,? ? . . ?
Whereas, Emma J. Summer made
null to pu? to grant her letters of Administration
of the Estate and effects
of Jumna Oscar Summer.
These ure. Therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the Kindred
and (Creditors of the said James
Oscar Summer, deceased, that they
lid and ajspcnyr before ma. In tho : \?jlz
Court of l'rohate, to be held at Camden,
8. C., on Thursday, January 30.
next, after publication hereof, at 11
o'clock in the forenoon*, to show
cuuse. if any they huvu, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given uuder my hand this 16th day
of Junuary, Anno Domini, 1936.
N. C, ARNETT
Judge of Probate
CITATION ~
The State of South Carolina, <\
County of Kershaw.
Dy N. C. Arnett, Probate Judge.
Whereas, Annie Thomas Mucgill and
James P. 11. Maginn have each made
suit to me to grant Joseph 10. MeKaln
Ancillary Letters of Administration
c. t. a. of the Estate und effects of
Elizabeth Jennings Magtnu.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
all and singular the Kindred
and Creditors of the said Elizabeth
Jennings Maginn deceased, that they
bo and apptmr before me, in the Court
of Probate, to bo held at Camden,"
S. C., on Tuesday, Junuary 28 next,
after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock
in the forenoon, to show cuusc, if any
they have, why the said AdminiHtra/ton
should not bo granted.
Given under fny hand this 13 day of'
January Anno Domini 1U36.
N. C. ARNETT. .
Judge of Probate for Kershaw County.
NOTICE OF SALE
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Notice is hereby given that In'accordance
with tho terms and provisions
of tho Decree of the Court of
Common Pleas for Kershaw County,
dated January 14, 1936, in the case pf^ .
R. S. Floyd, Plaintiff, versus W. Edgar
Dowers and T. W. Dowers, us Ad- ^ p
mlnlstrators of the Estate of J. I. ' .
Dowers, deceused, and T. W. Dowers, .; ?
Daisy II. JoneB, W. Edgar Bowers,
Grover Dowers and Willie B. .
Illnaon, the only living children of the
said J. I. BowerB, deceased, and Claudle
Dowers, widow of D. D. Bowers, a
deceased son of the Hajd J. 1. Dowers,
deceased, and Woodrow Bowers, John
Bowers, Doris Bowers, and Lillian E. ;
Bowers, minor children of the said B.
B. Bowers, deceased, all of said defendants
being heirs at law of said J.
L Bowers, deceased, 1 will sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, before the
Court House door at Camden, S. C., during
the legal hours of sale on the
first Monday in February, 1936, being
the third day thereof, the following
described property:
"All that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land lying, being and. situate
in Buffalo Township, County of-Kershaw,
State of South Car6llna, containing
aix hundred and eighty-one
(681) acres, as will appear by reference
to plat of same made by T. M.
Belk, Surveyor, dated January 10,
1917, and bounded and described as
follows: North by lands of Estate
of George Brown, lands of B. F. and
S. H. Roberta, lands of F. K, Jones, ?
and lands- now or formerly of Will Holden;
East by lands of said Will
Holden, Miller Ogburn, and Mattle :4''m
Robinson; South by lands of Segam n
and Johnson, lands of W. J. Humphrles
and lands of T. M. Bowers;
and West by lands of T. M. Bowers,
estate lands of Frank Phillips and
lands of F. K. Jones and lands known
as Shaw lands."
Terms of Sale: For cash, the Master
to require of the successful bid- der,
u deposit of Ave (6) per cent of
his bid, same to be forfeited in case
of non-compliance; no personal or de- >,J
flclency judgment Is demanded and .
the bidding will not remain open after
the sale, but compliance with the
bid may be made immediately.
i W. L. DePASS,
Master for Kershaw County. ~
M. M. JOHNSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff
STATEMENT OF THE' CONDITION OF THE
MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK
LOCATED AT BETHUNE, 8. C., AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS
* DECEMBER 31, 1935 ' S
. ASSETS
Loans and Discounts $12,541,251
Overdrafts Secured by Cottop 3,003.34
Bonds and Stocks owned by Bank ^ 8,225.00
Furniture and Fixtures 2,069.47
Banking House 1,068.75
Other Real Estate Owned ' 77. $?988.84
Cash on Hand and Due from Banks .......... 34,011.16
.Checks and Cash Items *.v. .7.. ... 37.40
j Other Assets: ? .
Stock Account 90.00
Collection Account j...... 183.18 *. ^
TOTAL ??* $71,003.39
~~ ~~~LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid in . ^ $20,000.00
j Surplus 9,000.00 ~
| Undivided Profits Less Expenses and Taxes 8*241.8:]
| Deposits: 7
. Demand rrr-T-r-rar. ij;.-. .-.v..-........ flP,9TO;0g
Time .j. 11,209.21
Cashier's and Certified Checks \ 8,316.2.7
Dividend Checks : * 307.00
Total Deposits 89.761.56
TOTAL ? e*W4 $71,003.39 " -T
SUte of South Carolina, County of Kershaw.
Before me came G. B. HcKlnnon, Cashier of the above named bank/who,
upon being duly sworn, says that the above is a true statement of the &
condition of said bank, as shown by the books of the bank.
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Vi o. & McKlnnon
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