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“DISCREPANCIES” IN EXPENSES
INDUSTRIAL OFFICIAL LISTED
Columbia, May 21.—The committee
ioweifvtLjfaitin'g: the industrial commis
sion for the house of representatives
heard from a state official today of
“discrepancies” between travel and
warrants and! gasoline purchases of
John H. Dukes, commission chair
man.
State Auditor J. M. Smith testified
that "the warrants show that on
certai n dates Mr. Dukes was in cer
tain places, while the photostatic oop-
pies of invoices (of the Gulf Oil
corporation) show he was in a diff
erent place”. He told of finding the
“discrepancies” as the committee be
gan the third day of its probe into
the affairs of the commission, the
administrative agency for the work
men’s compensation law.
Smith explained that one warrant
was for round trip railroad fare to
Washington, D. C., while the oil
company invoices, which purportedly
bore Dukes’s signature, showed that
Dukes purchased gasoline in various
places between here and Washington
on the dates involved. The copies of
the gasoline-purchase tickets, Smith
said, also showed that gasoline was
bought in Washington.
In cross-examining Smith, Thomas
B. Whaley, attorney for Dnkes, said
the gasoline had not been bought
by the state. He contended that there
would be nothing wrong in Dukes
making the trip by motor and charg
ing only the rail rate, Smith agree
ing that the rail fare was the cheap
est.
Whaley objected to Smith’s testi
mony in connection with the oil
company’s records.
Smith said that during the time of
the trip to Washington, other invoices
Phowed gasoline purchases in Geor
gia and Florida points.
He testified also concerning the
expenditure of funds by the com
mission, saying that warrants had
been drawn to the extent of $6,943 in
excess of appropriations. The com
mittee heard other testimony yester
day concerning this overdraft, which
involved the travel and “special pay-
bills of records”.
Travel Expense Given
Whaley put in that the commis
sion’s appropriation approximated
$50,000 and that it collected about
$77,000 in insurance fees but Smith
said it was not a matter of what was
taken in but of what was actually and
specifically appropriated.
Alvis Williams, commission book
keeper, took the stand for a second
time to give figures on the total
amount of travel expenses drawn by
commission members since the body
was created five years ago. He gave
the followwing totals :
Dukes, $5,851; John W. Duncan,
$2,276; I. L. Hyatt, $3,275; Coleman
C. Martin, $2,883; P. L. Camak, $2,-
470, and William B. Todd, who suc
ceeded (5amak last August, $393.
Todd testified that he believed
conditions in the commission’s affairs
warranted an investigation while
Martin, who also went to the stand,
said it was “a disgrace and a terrible
discredit to this commission ... to
float vouchers all around the state”.
Todd said he did not see why the
travel expense of the chairman should
be so “appreciably larger” than that
of other members. Like other com-
nrissioa^ members, he said he had
nothing to do with the hiring of
“special employes” and knew nothing
of the transfer of funds from one ac
count to another.
He said he regarded only one of
the “special employes” as competent
and added that one never came to
the office except with “a big expense
account” or to get a pay warrant.
Several of these employes were un
known to him, Todd said.
Not a single commission meeting
had been called to consider policy
or matters of personnel since he be
came a member. Todd continued. He
said he had “tried” unsuccessfully to
get, meetings called to discuss the
“special employes”, who he said Dukes
had promised to release.
Efforts were made to obtan unani
mous consent for its consideration
but McFaddin and Brown objected.
McFa<ldin said he proposed to “stick
by it,” since the resolution had been
adopted over his protest.
The house continued (killed) a bill
by Bryant of Horry to create loan
scolarships at state colleges.
The prediction of adjournment this
week caused the house to reject an
invitation to visit the huge hydroel
ectric project today.
The senate has reconsidered its
previous acceptance of the invitation.
Without debate the house passed
and sent to the senate a bill by Rep
resentative Mason of Oconee to pro
hibit persons from taking dogs into
hotel rooms.
Second reading was given- a senate
bill to provide for recall of imtend-
ant.s and wardens of towns of less
than 1,000 population. Representa
tive Thomas of Beaufort said the
measure was designed “to take care
of a situation” at Port Royal.
In Upper House.
Tne senate, meanwhile, reversed
a previous action by adopting a free
conference report on a bill to re
quire inspection and testing of agri
cultural vegetable and flower seed
sold in the state.
Gressette of Calhoun opposed re
consideration to “protect the cross
roads merchants and farmers.”
“All this seed law is for is to give
big seed dealers a monopoly,” Gres
sette said.
The senaite adopted and sent to the
house a resolution, by Warreni pf
Hampton asking sawmills and wood
using industries to adopt cutting
rules to keep up productivity of
forests.
STRIVE FOR ADJOURNMENT BY
THE END OF THIS WEEK
Talk of sine die adjournment by the
end of -the week spurred the general
assembly forward Wednesday but
much remained to be done before the
session could be concluded.
The general appropriation bill, in
variably the key to adjournment,
seemed likely to appear from the
free conference committee for a sec
ond time. The first report was not
acceptable to either house or senate.
“We hope Thursday to put the re
port in tire hands of the printer,”
Representative Harry Hughes of
Oconee, a conferee told the house
after reporting that the committee
believed “we have arrived a a solu
tion acceptable to both houses.”
He predicted that acceptance of the
two pending deficiency appropriation
money bill report and house action on
metsures, making additional allot
ments for the current fiscal year,
would leave the way clear for vir
tual adjournment by Saturday of
this week.
“There should be no necessity for
us to come back next week on state
wide matters,” Hughs said, but sug
gested that the assembly “can be
held open next week” for members
“who have not passed their local
bills.”
Representative Smoak of Colleton
suggested that “we can adjoum sine
die this weekend by getting all local
matters out of the way.”
Green of Lancaster suggested "get
ting out the National Guard” to get
the 2Q-od|d pending county supply
bills “from the senate.” He said he
favored bringing in “Hitler or Mus
solini if necessary” to get senate ac
tion.
Kills Measures.
In line with the move toward wind
ing up the session the house adopted
a resolution killing all pending
measures except those dealing with
revenue.
Smoak said the resolution would
“clear the deck” for sine die ad
journment and Littlejohn of Spar
tanburg said it would “prevent a lot
of food legislation” in the closing
days of the session.
Brown of Sumter contended, how
ever, that “we do mot know whether
we are going to adjourn or not this
week—we may be here until July 1.”
“I for one,” Brown sad, “do not
piopose to swallow some of the
things I hear by the grapevine route
are going to be in that appropriation
bill report.”
He charged that the resolution was
a way members had “to sneak around
and stab important bills in the back.”
McFaddin of ClarendKfi moved un
successfully to exempt the senate ap
proved Parler small loan bill from
the blanket continuance.
Almost immediately after the house
adopted the eontnuance resolution
the -senate sent over a bill to renew
certificates of public school teachers
without requiring attendance at sum
mer school. It was ruled automatical^
ly killed.
Martin Defends ’Self
Todd said he had not collected any
travel expense since January 1 and
was simply holding his voughers. He
charged that three “special employes”
had approximately $2,100 travel ex
pense since the beginning of the cur
rent fiscal year.
Martin allege:! that “minutes and
motions of the commission 'have not
been fallowed” and contended that
the chairman Dukes did have power
to “fire and hire” and “fix the com
pensation” of employes.
When he spoke of voughers
“floating around the state” he said
“I do not countenance it—I have
mine in my pocket”. Martin defend
ed his record as a commissioner, pre
senting records to compare it with
those of other cominissioTiiers.
Edward Haselden, manager of the
Columbia hotel and R. W. Wood-
ham, former manager of the affil
iated Hotel Greenville, told of a more
than $400 account the Hotel Green
ville had against Dukes for a safety
conference held there. They said they
were under the impression the ac
count was made in the name of the
commission but that they had been
unable to collect it.
The hearing will be resumed at
9:30 a. m. and Representative Thomas
H. Pope, counsel for the investigat
ing committee, planned to call Dukes
to the stand.
Personal Mention
C. Hugh Shealy, who is in the Navy
and stationed in New York, is on a
visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
W. Shealy, of Pomaria.
Mr. Shealy has been in the ser
vice for four years. He will be here
about two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Hendrix and
granddaughter, Let ha Daire Hendrix
of Lexington, spent Sunday and Mon
day with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hendrix.
Miss Frances Jones, who has for
several months been in Lakewood,
Ohio, returned to her home in New
berry last Thursday.
Miss Margaret McClure, of Green
ville spent last week end with Miss
Tempie Thornton on O’Neal street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ruff and
daughter, Dot, and Mr. and Mrs. John
Ruff also Miss Ethel Harden, spent
Sunday in Columbia with Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Ruff.
Mrs. Mazie Abrams and two
daughters, Barabara and Dot, spent
Sunday in Silverstreet visiting Mrs.
Ellen Abrams.
Mrs. Von Long, of Prosperity was
a busi.iess visitor in Newberry Fri
day.
Miss Ruth Feagle, a teacher in
Pelzer was a week end visitor in the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Feagle.
Miss Pearl West, who teaches in
the city schools in Columbia visited
her mother, Mrs. Mary West over the
week end.
Mrs. P. C. Singley of Prosperity
was a business visitor in Nc-wberry
Monday.
Miss Azilee Livingston, spent the
weekend in Clinton with Miss Lilly
Yarborough and Mrs. Agness Davis.
Mrs. Douglas Gray and daughter,
Mrs. Hamp Hunter, of Laurens, were
business visitors in Newberry last
Thursday.
Mrs. H. L. Parr is visiting Miss
Eunita Ruff in Columbia.
Dr. and Mrs, J W. Carson spent
last Friday in Gastonia, N. C., with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baker and
daughter, Mary, also Mrs. Azilee Parr
Patrick will attend the Erskine col
lege play in Due West Saturday night.
Louis Patrick, son of Mrs. Azilee
Parr Patrick will be in the play.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baker and
daughter, Mary, and Mrs. Azilee Parr
Patrick will attend the Erskine De
bate at Erskine college Monday night.
Louis Patrick is a member of the de
bate team.
Mr. a..d Mrs. E. H. Speckman of
Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. R. H. Shir
ley of Atlanta, Ga., were the week
end visitors of Mrs. J. H. West.
Mrs. H. K. Boyd left (Thursday)
today for Asheville, N. C., where she
will spend the week end with her
sister, Mrs. W. E. Sawyer and Dr.
Sawyer.
Mrs. C. E. Hutchinson who was
taken suddenly ill at her home on
Boundary street last Saturday is
some better at this time.
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(Continued from page one)
Joe Jackson, 1308 Pearl Street; Er
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Pope street; John W’illie Padgett, 701
O’Neal street; Callie Boyd Parr, R,
F. D. No. 3; James Perry, 2126 Ade
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Boundary street; Lewis Price, 1909
Rivers street; Keitt. Purcell, 1818
Main street;William Ringer, Route 1;
Gary Rister, 402 Green street; James
Sease, 1315 Nance street; John Senn,
Jr., 704 O’Neal street; George Sligh,
Jr., R. F. D. No. 2; Charles Smith,
Jr., Box 302; Hubert Smith, Jr., R.
F. D. 1; Hubert Snipes, Route 1;
James Swygert, Jr., 723 Drayton
street; P. W. Turner, Jr., 516 Wright
street; Cam Wallace; 721 Caldwell
street; Henry Burton Wells, HI, Har
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Jr., 509 Green street; Ralph Zobel,
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