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AMN0O.'CES POLICY OF 111IilWAY ]iOI)T Itoald System omuprises Three Thous. id lli s. 'lo i hiid for F-'ut ure. Cojumbia, i'ne 5.-Mier the meet ing of the State ihi:aiway cotmlis.-.ionl 1111 Columbtiaztw :M.\la. R. G. TIlir. of ('harl-eston. cha im1:4i of 0e coru iission, told! of 1 oeLlc y ; .-. . by the comiu jsstion ill '.OlstteII;ng se tiols of the St ate ih ighway NSystem witll federal aid. ,\Major Thomuas said t0ha.1. (te plulic U.as famliliv- w01h the 43~te sseml of roads which the htightway (commttit sionl tad it d ut't'iI 1tpon, and') knew that this State .: s!hay syslei had as its puria nkin 11 a ll he c ounlty s~t inj St ut th ru ia l'tt tint a goodl Stal I'-tid I re t titlrs ol' as t1nany1v citan (A f 1 Stat as po-Ssible, ;ui pjrovbini:) b imi;te, outlets4 to con w.- of I't n :h S Raes. -l'hte a - o. a d. i t' I li tota 1or 1. m .* ccim, had - r I n i ha ma u - 4 v 111 I abt it 1 I I. r w; Ir m) t I a I I k u.n I h ot, bt-t;t I I a ai -Io h i l . I t 1th ite I tt ai ll i I. \ i It r f nts o de l i.\ fo rt o 1;I h ult - I :It t at Ii t 'C il Ia~ In i ten11 wii fk-lt a aid the State high way oh 'iission, has deterittiled tpoU (the following policy whichi has beeni applied to S. itions of roads now bild itnt. or to be u illt the .systivn: "'The i tmasion wil see that the roads in State highway system have I:e possile location withi rierent.' ihei ttur terminal points, stili -in w Illot l ss than :11 f t ) to varry ; r- n11 1t( pros t ive tra Ile', 14 ls lo. ible grade ii 11 11o as m, l! ;lI _ per centl I and thatl IItrI u it tit . .\t-r cl ttt. a ten a ilt It beto l nI;on. m widIth, a mint:mttim l Years Ago, Thinking Shie l She Is a Well, Strong V Rloyse City, 'rex.--Mrs. Ipary il man~f, of thjus ptlace, says; "After t birth of my little girl.. .my sido comn 'Wenced to hurt me. I had to go bacl to bed. Wo called the doctor. Hei 7.reated me...hut T got no0 bitter.1 'got wor. I: ti t;or unt the nthei'r' Was une - ..I was in Lc lom tree m-t nd su ffered etuch it ony that I V I an ut t a ~ I t(cI h f mea I . t 'fta terir.th .tr c te t of i~u ;teco ~in to ai In 1g othe niey tt y oup d forii.l The Reily-Te Ne# able for use on any particular stretch of road." MaJor Thoinas pointed out the close analogy betwoen a railroad and a I highway. lie said that In this State ;there arc railroads located three uuarters of a centitry ago, the road beds of which occupied the same lo catiois delerniled by the first engi ivens who worked on them. h'liest' tng ineoers mnade the gr-ades low and tle locations the Ibest obtainable, altthough ithey did lot rovide nmian permanient drainage structures. Whlen the rail roads were i rst laid fimbsy Cross ties ani 1ilit weight rails, somne of thil her. topped by Iron strips, were put oil tie roadbeds. With the increase of t raflc ani loavier trains the limtisy Iross tes I I and liaht II weight ridis |wir i( ephlaeed frotif ti me to in1T lit til now on 1ll slani Sanl rair-ods tHwro ir 9 hilld Iails ai Iway1 Cros "Thle Wuf n o tt ib a Ill of olue local ma111lrial (.anl l, ''lIar' i : iit folt point ith I lie :ntall iro tits anld t it liht Wt !:hl lah I** i n ei' ra it'i o n tlds i t I I T I I InIa . " lh e II i -hway s u I t I If I It I I I ;t I a I Ie lremo m I ? I i w1 -I it w ar Init. Ind it nfltoyi av is il Ibv a IrdI surface i IIaII of i II:n Ie iqI IntI a I i I (2a - I I , h I i I. wII i Ih i I I I ten brin" the higIway up I Ithe' best s itidards. No othtier groilf ih way enth uists is imlore, alixioius than 1 the State hiiglway (olmission tio s'e tveri O oad in the Stla'e harin-d surfaced, bu1t such surfaciniv is a iatterti of inionev. whiliith St ate's n''teel for roads whicht will be dry inl wet Weatier and afford titan us for hauling at low cost IetIW 'f'en sect ions of Ihr State now iso attd ill had weathelr, is a piessing and prieet one Which w e van not rele I at to soUt 1ininltit'e fuitire dale when South Carolina or thie cotiteas of Which lit State is coipose(d. has lloney ilouigh to 1ut hitilA siturfaces oni alt its roads. syte hin biltl underol the ',ul)(r \isioni of th1w Statfe highway colmils 4ion with federal aid will compare faIvorablyv .1, to per1111iun e e of loca tion. width. i la drainn c strue I. I: (. The conunlli. ion does* not conl hr tha11o:11en onl surlfaces co 11)l11n- of thleso . altah i would ght Di, a T:l ay, But NoU ian an C. ardui For LCCOy. -the brtt'r. Tha:'t wras sir years agt and I a:i l -u-ri' and amT a well stro;; woC:~. t I ('n've my life to frard. :1 . -~:. t'dan~ half the *AI - ' I: * - ha ~ IiT r) mgwllls mld wnly in~ vidual" air t tin cans ver in bulk. INE coffee tylor Company Orkimue slon- to liave all of these roads hard surfaced now. On an average the cost of hauling, ,reading and coi liacting a road u'-face Miade of local material is only 240 per cent of the total cost, tihe r iinalning 70 per cent being mado up oi' the cost of reloca tion, grading, grabbing and pernm nent drainage t tures. A road shoulid be properly located, grtaded, given stillicient width and perinanelt drainiage st ruiet res before any sort of sitrface is put ion it. The c~ost of tis iwork is tie primary charge against any good road. After this wvrk is done and this first charge luet. the type of sur iface Canl be de It' ro1lited 1)y a moun t of molney avail abl anl ina de a secondl charige against the road. Maintenance of the surface of IIth I a l mad \\.IIc st ittie a tird and '0onItiluous charge tarless of the tyl'o of sulface laidt." WIL GERM I1:01\N 1*.\ lt\S \ lOl'T A Mi -111: C.NS ieutspIlapers 1ilouiblih ilaneatie Stories of \lle i f Visil 1ith1 ll :oi( mi ation i n Fl-1. Ceh n, .. \1 a itI, :1. S4onlit fa'.Mlast iAlion is publi4htt in 'th life n papers, b 'Awi1ter's alle 11 FIrankfort at nl 'l it'si. whll (' i1(e v i itl 'oolenz al.t r'eturned lihme to write h tee te [nay please att'y I hnrican armeY. -Many of IM storites li yltvit'll rev lnow iii he olliel; of tl Thirl A .\mwio 'ail wou ld t thetri an' heollan. Onihe writ f a t Ilong" article in fe rise pai,- r h-aling withi lire in oblenz ralates alleged Instances of ildicllous setences inmposed 1pon rnasby theo Americanl arrnly Courts. li one case hit Iay th tithe wife of I governinenil official. "alI nl o ij oi n thle t1ree-t hya <lrunken soldlier, exclaimeIl in h r ang r: "it only all thil' Ameri 'ans woulI go to Ithe cevil!" The nilitary oiltA. Ile says, punisled liel. or "tis rA ligioI ls wish" N s ntelle 11.: her. to appear every inorning for Sdays at ie h eIadth 11111rs of llhe hA'aintot'ic t 1 ll' repeaing to h Ios prolnt th1lit phras: "I a(Al glad hial you1 are slill here, t -illAI n i andl i is li i h tat yoll conti ue to : for .1 lon-, u hill ." I Thi al ewsto heA:n1erienni othIrA.. It any wolnin -IIpI ars at trives on du1ty h1avi ki l.l I() nolte. i; r ' !) 14) ; l V'A I, 1 ito ~ \ ! It I III i 1, h1 1 0 - 1 1 - i I | \l . 0 ( -1 : i - \ I l I t i laAi i n n ch ww I It n . ) i 1.(e h 1 ill ! lA i l i Ill. i , . j . - a . I I i it 2 1'u t I .ll r lii.;i ; , e ili ii st5..i t sco[IrinIt raa ! : I1 to )ec!ea (2 x1 .\X I' : a111ton'ohiles. l'oni coinl h-ion of t hils lask. I l'- a1 rticl, She wa l st r if i it) waIL ; ack I oin . iinilarly lO:quippell. 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