The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, April 14, 1921, Image 2
*9cat6 tide blr>a unty acts.
To give a concise account-of what
has been accomplished by this sessior
of the Geieral Assimbly reqires nc
little. mental ingenuity. Because, tc
give it justice one must. first decide
what was really best for the state in
view of the present condition:- then
consider not only the laws put upon
the statutes, but as well the resist
ance put up' against inpulsive aned
destructive legislation which fell
short of the best policy as with best
judgment s2eeed fit.
The general histeria among the
people over the .uncertainty of prices
and business had a powerful effect
in creating a sentiment among the
legislators for wholesale abolition.
Therefore two policies appeared, one
for vigorous retr'nehlnent which
meant trim'ming the trc 2 of gover:,
ment of every limb lo)sible whetheir
or not its fruit'1carilg: quali!ie2s
seelel good(I. I he other policy wa.,
the "sit .-tca.v" which meant pre
serve the department of state, comn
n.ssin1 I Idburea wVhiclh had( come
into exist (2> one through(I ourl( pr'ogre's
mios.t of which hiave a very proliti
lil(l. This polic' wa' I .ive am pl
aIppropl)' on to (dct-:ion ahdlc ca,"e
suflicienti f'or o~tthe1r matters, t
hold of new ilmloIvements. Thy'
need of a . reuIlelion amd imp r,.t","
mecnt inl thet tuyte ascnsiu
to all.
int the emni th !am-,t"r p lie
vived and "a mi. -n pra::n:l op:
ion it sho'u h:d v . I' ,r to, vital r
action would ha- w%.1r;t ha -
equally aIs mu1c~h :t" to;) exces:-ve t
pansion. The swine: of aI pendutlumz
c:rrie.- t:e ::;ut force ill both di
rection)S.
1l any p oplt nay feel that th2e
se mbly way som.wrh:ut indlilfcrent q ,
the pre'valtl comih . did !
alflord as ntme~h rei ie in t:: n :iot
p)ossihle. Vet ill :ll t irntue.s 1 3) m
believe it would haive beent th p roper 1
thine to have Cut. Lite appropriation
more. To have done so would have
crippled things b:tenty. If we LhiIk
but. a moment we find! that our per
capilta tax is ext''ni eely. low, and that
tax in itself is not the main sore but
that the enmmodity price is the main
source of pain. 1 do not say that
taxes are just--they are not, because
the real property owner is carrying
the burden. Millions of dollars worth
of intangible property is off the tax
books; the varied properties are not
assessed proportionately. There is
vast room for improvement. It is
going to take time to equalize clear
down the line.- Right here is where
the State Tax Commission is doing
a good work. Prom the outside this
comnission 1may seem a revenue
parasite, but. sinl in-sight into what it
is doing and what is ahead of it
shows it a1s an1 asset2.
In thle sumi total of ourl comis1.
10ons and1( burdensl'i1 the're is r'oom1 and1
nleed for a1 mloreC ('ompac31t system.
Several ins5tan ces; app~lear where'( comn
mlissionus anid hurdens wvould and~
should be combined, thereby ecfeet
ing a saving in the e2xpense5 of thle
state. With this end inl view ai coml
mittee was applointedl. They are' to
study the various dlepartments and
report their rindlings together wvith
what procedure is deemed advisable
to the k'922 session of the General
Assembly. This is indeed a progres
sive step.
The state appropriation bill affords
considlerable ground for comment.
Last year the appropriations amount
ed to $6,091,241. This year the total
is $6,534,925, or an increase 'over
last year of $443,684. The ques
tion naturally presents itself. In
view of the present condition, why
the increase. This is answerable by
reference to the appropriations for
the department of education. Last
year this department received $931,
090. This year $1,528,930, or an in
crease of $597,840. This increase
was necessary in order for the state
to meet its -obligations previously
contracted, and to promote unhia
dered the common schools of the
state. But for this increase (an in
crease for' a wvorthy cause) the aip
propriations wold have been $15~4,
0.00 less tha'n laist year.
Last yeari the stata levy, includling
tile 2 mills special r'oad1 levy, was
14 1 -2 miill.a. This yearl it ilil be
.12 mills, the 2 mills road l'evy hav
ing been11 SU.Jpended for' this yea1r,
providled count ies so desiring, upon11
requ zat of the suplerv-isor' approved
by the majority of the counlty dlele
gationI , may~l retain the same1(.
Ot~fer stat e-widle meat'sures are:
State-widle stock lawv, wh'lich goes into
effet l)ecomber 31, 1921.- -
The age of consent was raised1
fromi 14 to 16 and provides that if
the woman child be over ten yeairs
of age the jury may render a special
verdlict recommending the mercy of
the court and in ,such a case the
ininimum sentence Is 14 years In the
penitentiary. It provides further
that If the girl is between 14 and 16
ysars 'of age the punIshtnent may
not exceed five years. The sentence
tposed Is to be at the discrettori
Itiy of t9 glr {the punisbnent shall.
not excee on.year or a f ne of $5O,.
Anothot.10kasure now law, places
-females on A parity with men in all
general and primary electiors. The
,ante age limits aid constitutional
requirements are placed upon the
new electors.- Women are also ex
emnpte(l from jury duty.
No county or State officer may ex
(eed the amount appropriated or con
vert one fund to another activity
under a new law passed this session.
Several alterations are made in the
game and fish laws. The open sea
son for doves is from August 15th
to March 1st; for rabbits, squirrels
and opossum, from September 1st to
March 1st. The change in Ih ' tih
laws effect the tide water section
mainly, the region of oysters, Clhn,
shad, etc.
.iAnother .ieasure 'f ipoII)ol'tuice i"
the resolutioni for :: icmmitt .e to in
/'sti ;ate the fihii iinIujistry, wvithi a
view of afTo,-ding b''tter P Proetctionc,
tand mieauw of inen-'(:: . ! the fis:h : uI
ply Ind h I)(' r'h
fromt.
'Sever1:0 acts are, ,"-t inth hand s:U(1
'f the crir -tan i
3 t ool aI Ic i:'- ' :ctab lish--.
* .c i a it *'wer ; a 'l'''olves the'
lc'itil - : e I i t . ento i1 nli tII board
trtI i n -u-h l' I I cv1ho district.
T :wt :dso i rxide.- that if any1' 1
e n Iheo follV' 1. raithe (iruantV
Ir 't tnar d so. In this case the
iary of the oltheer is paid oul,. f the
un111 1,' c. 5Cl1)hool il. tri. i ar-hi
'(ha ri a iet. payii i inl proportion
i~ !' 1I.i,ibtle funds.
-I '% c cunmlty li (I I >t i at
1i the follo in I etist C"+rt'.
pli plaforceeint. by et: n I ig : ;
the ( uty file :;Ithe be) r) 0t
< of e'ach schioni dIt.ric to <h 1
mipul:-ory attendce -hai2 staret 1in I
t('ir res pectiv l. 0t rill and to pbe t
ie notice thereof in at least ilml-'(
public Pie or by pune n ublihind g in a
iewspaper circulating in their s;aid a
- et. ,I. least thirty day.; before
thme so filed for the perod of t
compulsory attenidanc'. to begin..
I' ery Parent or guardian havling
Ichar:.le of t child or children between
the yeats of seven and fourteen years
inclusive, unless an attlnane ofcer
is maintained in their dtrict, shall
make ai report to the. chairman of the
BloardI of Trustees of his or her dis
trict, on the last Friday in July of
each year", showing the luunes of all
siuch chlidren in their charge, the age,
tisx and r'ace, and nlamet( and1 local ad(
dr'ess of the parent or guard ian of
each such chilu; aid :nay parent or
., I:t clian having ''i r iii such ciil
.r chiild.r n w o . h: fail toi on
su'ch r'eport a, thIe tile afi o-cidl, orI
shll wviIfully' ii m !.' :cn in( crre'ri
pocrt, shlccI i. be subjec tc l to c in orc
unlprisilliuet :is Iuhereinac:c e ,m. c
hosed Ifor cnon-at It.'inne'. Ic "Ihacll
be( ft' dtyt uof ti' h Ic ir anc of the
lI ar o f i Truti s ' of ' echi schoocl c
districtf tic macke at re por t of suchi
chiild ren and~u tic se'nd at copy of the
said1 repior. tic thle councty supierintendl
end ofl educcationc of their respeactive
counities not later than the 15th day
of August (If each year and also to
supply a list of the names of such
children to the respeccetive teachers
of the schools which the said children
should attend Provided, That the
Board of Trustees or school comn-I
missioners of any school districtorI
group of districts may nominate to
the county Board of Education or in 1
case of a special indlependent school
district, as in the larger towns .and
cities, to the superintendent or super
visor of public schools for such dis
trict, an attendlance officer for the
district or districts, whose duty it
shall be to take a census during the
month. of July and August of coach
year of all children in his or her dis
trict affected by this Act and make
such report as is hereabove required
to be made by trustees in districts
where no such attendance officer is
maintainred and such other duties as
are hereinafter imposed. Any child
ineligible to attend the pulhic schools
shall be reported by the attendance
officer or board of trustees as the caIse
may be, to the county superintendent
of education who shall transmit such
report to the exec*utive head of the
proper state schoil for such sp 2cini
child,
In case of unexcused absences the
Stuperintende at -of education is re
'juir'ed to turn such reports of un
excused abisence s over to the rurcal
police force or it no0 r~ural police is
maintained, to tile nealrest constale(,
whose (duty it is to'immiedia~tely ap
Iirehlend thle- parent or guardian of
thit absent child before the ne'arest
maigistrate and prefer charges against
said person,. and summons such per
sons as are necessary to prove said
harges.
The penalty for violations of the
compulsory act is not less than nyve
nor, more than ten dollars, or 'impris
onment for not less than-aive or more
thak ton days for each offense.
hi''
uti ' ,t n t se or bv' t ennr(:te..
o tca a a Chi"&rlylw neida t
taxation in tlis state. They are an
inheritance tax, tax on, gasoline' and
oils and an income tax.) In ' these
measur s lies considerable relief to
the real property tax payer. Reve
nue from these s.. -rces will amount
to around $2,000,000 per year.
hence a lower levy on real property
would result..
County Acts.
The county appropriation bill car
ries a total of $78,345.75. To raise
this amount requires a levy of 9 1-2
mill::, which is 3 3-4 mills less than
,or last year.
'Through the untiring and peraist
L'nt effort of Mr. Leopard, bost last
id this year, the county receives
inek from the state $4,560.20, be
ng excess taxes paid for the year
)1 8.
The county's rural police force
ms:e ine'rV2se( to three, with salaries
f $1,800 each.
.~:thrit y u .; given Central school
iariei N<. 9 to enlarg e its boundry.
Iso .the town of Calhoun is autho r.
:((d to asse5 aitt ing Property for
I) (l1' "'O e :. t.-.
The tru stee: of Keowee School
)istrict No. .:' are ?nable( to in
rease thet inl lev"y.
U:d: r ;u: Ithe ;uperv iso r re
uired to linis;h grading and1( top
(ilg the rnd trm the to~ wn of
'eltm l '. t :. Calhoun t:.:;wn lin', bt
b tltu p)re'vious.L4 ly !tid out byv
h -!.in-VConenllis-io:1.
The hill requiring the Southern
(I t' eitruct til overhead
ridge Iat the town of Norris, after
lssinlg the 11ouse wa: kliled in the
'e':.te by Senator Ale :anler.
.J. o. W.
A FISHING TRIP.
(By Bill Blue)
Dleal .\lr. Editor: News that: is
ews i sca:rce a ro und thet= . de,,:inl.
t is slid that when a do" bites a
.n1 it n inut Iews, bui who a man
les a dor, ' th:'t's news. - Now we
ave sone people that growl and
mltl around considerable, but so far
! I know no one has yet hitten a
log. Yet we dearly love to bite
there the bie-htilg's good, say on ii
lice piece of1' enke or a dish of fried
ish. Speaking of fish, I think we
ive thi champion fisherman of the
tate right here in Easley.
['hey fish by day and they fish by
night,
And they fish right on when the fish
don't bite;
They junp in the river and' slosh
around
And bring out a cat weighing fifteen
pound:I.
'hati nay sound like a hilli -oat
buste1 r, bumt Si' a i farf, and( canl be
Ol'oven I)y sistne4 of lt t4( ,I tij hei..
nIrr (h M enis i ' Ine~ h *': ti 'ltlo ~3
1( thet 1 rver? oNiik .troughl ('nne4
reaksit. brambh.)1 hu-lhe,, briars, hop
ons, snkes itnud mios( uitoes. It's a
:lorious S 'eel inug and alminost equaisk a
ri.pk of rye colfee in .June. But the
ramplil is just the beginning of your
naticipatedI pleasures of the evening.
y the tinie the stars begin to twinkle
nd blink at you and the moon sol
mnnly peeps over the hill and spreads
golden hallowv around your devoted
lend~ and the bull-frogs say hump,
ump. You have found a good place
o catch suckers. There's a big tree
o lean against, and the mud isn't
ver shoe miouth deeop. Only seven
een families of mosquitoes have
heir residence, and the bank is'only
ourteen feet high. So you're in
uck andl proceed to prepare to pull
emi out, and call your pardner to
tome help string 'emi. Then, and not
intil then, you find that Jim Smith
s a half mile up the river and has
di the hooks in his pocket, and John
ack:s a -mile? 13enin11, (iung upf in
canle hir ak with all tW'hu bit. You
'uss a little and4( begino to in vestigate
nioret thlou ly y'our ptui on and14
mrro4tundi3e1 and4 113 find V344 r Sonday
It b143m po (3 the s ne'.. .our1? -hoe:
fish4 a . -: ~ '2 44
Abou the tim you * erw up thatli
foren ot bako' udymha
anothe ig splash jus abov4an
great4 is4 ')44 the s lateren thereof,14 t e
P .uG e3 a t.. . W .13 a b o u t tp g i t a wv a y 1o s
a great fisherman and enjoysit just
tSi much as you do, so don't critcise
! his etlorts.
After tryinw to dry your elothes
ovr a slow lire. burijing a, hole in
one shoe, blisering your shins and
taking enough cold to kill an oX, you
eat a box of sardines and start home
to tell your wife netd everybody else
about the big lish you caught ansl
what a glorious time you had and
you're going back to that same place
again soon.
I want to thank Somebody's Dar
ling for the compliment to my liter
ary effort. Read the above. And,
and, oh say, wouldn't you like to go
fishing some time?
SINGING CONVENTION.
The Liberty township siniging con
vention will meet with Golden Grove
church, three miles sot Of Liberty,
the1 third tnmaby afternoonm. April
7. I 1 , begininin: at 1::G o'clock.
verynody come' an1d brinl-. your ne~w
book,; a d l . have ' . :o"1 ingin .
. CPres.
. E R :;<rs, Se.and Treas.
GE'' ,US . Keep busy. Is your
iob unsafc? :' it 1, .rmanent? You
ent l: life- lry busines-. You can
At i..to such 1 iuiness selling more
.un 137 Watkins Products direct to
farmers if you own auto or team or
an get one; if you are under 50 and
can give bond with personal sureties.
W back you with big selling helps.
52year in business, 20,000,000 users
of our products. Write for informa
tioni where you can get territory. J.
". Watkins Co., Department 111,
Winona, Minn. 4t-42
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS.
Al! persons holding claims against
he e:stae of the late W. M. Strick
nd must premsnt the same, duly
eoven, on or before the 1st (lay of
.Mlay, 1921, or be debarred payment;
.uid all persons indebted to said es
tale must make payment on or be
fore the above (late to the under
;ined.
Mrs. Corrie Strickland,
Administratrix,
1t Central, S. C.
BUYFROMME AI
* NEEDANE
Great Sale
*Harness
*9th, an~
I have a large si
'niust move in thirty
y torn. Buggies that 8<
Slow figure of $115.O(
now $25.00. You ca
brinr your fniends.
1 1 am in busines;
Scod vahue3 on wage
C(le Cc~To D 2nters,
soeveral cnd mules a
Corne 20 see me.
1 th.e ope w~ date. T
If you are thinking of buying any
thing In the Jewlery ine, .it will pay
you to come in and let u3 Show you
what we have. We have most grades
of SOUTH BEND, ELGIN, and WAL.
TIIAM WATCHES, all sizes, in solid
Gold, Gold filled and nickle cases. A
big line of Braclet Watches just re
ceived. Also a big line of Clocks and
they are beauties. Silver ware in sets
and odd pieces. Cut Glass and China
Anything in J'ewlery we have.it. Come
in and let us show you over our line.
Wo are always glad to do so.
H. Snider
Jeweler and Optometrist
EASLEY, S. C.
C .g re tte
A!licious Buirliey
Robacco flavor.
Fts Towsted
We have oi hand "0 tons nitrate
of soda, 18 1 -- per cent atmnonia, in
even weight bags; 50 tons 7 per cent
cotton seed meal; 50 tons 16 per cent
acid; 25 tons loose hulls. For cash
only or in exchange for good sound
cotton seed. Prices right. J. D.
Holder & Son, Pickens. 51
Ilkt.
D SAVE $30.00 ON Y012
W ONE, SO LET ME SE
on Buggies, M
Begins Saturd
I Continues 3(
ock of buggies and wagor
days. All priices have be,
>ld for $145.00 are now off
). Harness that formerly
n't afford to rniss this sal<
Wi ll 1for CaSh or good
i to supply the farrner's r
ns andi all k ed of wagor
a.nd guano dtib~lutors. I
t low prces.
Meet your friends at th
hie goods mndat go.
CENTRAL, S. C.
M RU
.4EATMENT
F ATUREID.
E xpert in the Treatment of
all old-standing Nervous, Blood,
Skin and Pelvic Diseases of
Women and Men.
I Give a $10.00
.Exammnation' Free.
"606" and "914"
Administered lntravenously for
Blood Disorders.
I TREAT
SUCCESSFULLY
Catarrh, Asthma, Pellagra,
Bronchitis, Stomach Troubles,
Neuritis, Rheumatism, Dropsy, l
Deafnoess, Varicocele, Bladder
and Kidney Troubles, Stricture,
Hydrocele, Prostrate Glands,
Piles, F;stula and Male and Fe.
male Weakness. High Blood
Pressure and Kidney Disorders.
1 vnploy in my practice all t
tihs latest !mportel Serums,
\aecinsc:. Ani n sins. hacterins,
Imported - uro 1ai l Intraven
o0.1 Ieciie jj cl Ite dies aud the
It e.' aind be(!;.t ab hlianices for j
tah n ." , c tre of -iubborn
You :y for resultIs. No j
il " h I -.t -r 0ro ise.i , but
I in - .. (hCom to inc
.I le't: n . e ' :er i. .IV e -alts
l amn givii: i I.- to ethers and
Ieve fht payment ~nm1 of it in
-;...'t R :: .: D:f ly 9 a. mn.
to 7 p. m. 3undmys, 10 to 2
p. in. only.
For Skilled
Treatment
Consult
Dr. O'Neill
SPECIALIST
207 News Building.
(One Flight Up)
JRBUGGY. YOU
RVE YOU.
agons and
ay April
Days,
18 on hand that I
en cut to rock bot
ered at the extreme
r sold for $35.00, I
3. Be on hand and
paper.
Leeds and can offer il
and team harness, t.
also have for sale .
is sale.. Remember
y