The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 26, 1920, Image 10

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The State Highway Department Editor County Record: The question is asked from time to time: "What is this State Highway uepanmenr?us oojeci. purpose, uuties, etc.?" The State Highway Department was formed in February. 1917, the principle object of which was to supervise the expenditure of about $250,000.00 of federal aid in South Carolina, provided for by an Act of Congress, approved July 11,1916, of which about $79,000.00 was appor- j tioned to Williamsburg County. To go j into detail: "The object and purpose j of the State Highway Commission shall be to provide systematic high way construction and maintenance throughout the State. That it shall be the duty of the State Highway Commission, through the State Highway Engineer, by and with the tonsent of the county road authorities} to survey and layout the public high- j ways within the State, having due re-' gard for the connecting of the roads j of one county with another, and the; main roads connecting with the roads of adjoining state, so as to foim a i ? 1, system or connecting iwu? numn State; and shall also instruct, assist' and cooperate with the county road authorities of the various counties in i the construction of the county system j of highways; and by and with the i consent of the county road authori- , ties, construct and maintain with j county funds all roads built and constructed within the system. To that end the State Highway Commission shall, under the advice of the State Highway engineer, lay out a system of connecting highways throughout i the State, connecting every county; seat within the State, and covering such main avenues of travel and traffic as the State Highway Commission may deem advisable. It shall have I mm On account markets, we have go ditions. This places value back of the pr A glance o\ living costs, we begt buy?but come earl] READY TO WEA Clearance Sale of Suits, Sk Voile Dresses, form* now Taffeta Dresses, f r:n I>pU?.<JU, I1U\> . . . Georgette Dresses, fc Gingham Dresses, $20.00, now... Children's Gingham $1.15 to $6.75, l Serge Suits, former VI All* iuv ? Wool Poplin Suits, fc Tricotine Suits, form now Georgette and Orep* formerly $5 now Silk and Satin Skir to $42.00, now. Garbedine Skirts, $8.00, now.... Linene Skirts, forme All Hats, each Women's and Miss* u'pn 7* fornierl inow DRY GOODS The Following Gingham, formerly 2 H Gingham, formerly , Light and Dark Per 40?, now, per y I Alterati 1 "Clarendon's Store < the right, with the assent of the county authorities of each county, to lay out and build public highways and bridges, the title of such roads and bridges to remain in the county within which they are built. It shail have the power to acquire such lands and road building material and rightsof-way as may be needed for roads and bridges by purchase or gift or by condemnation. The county in which such highway is built shall furnish the necessary funds and means for the building of such highways and bridges. It shall cause the sari highways to be marked with suitable directions for travel, and shall regelate traffic along said highways, subject lou c r?f M A two-mill levy has been placed I upon the taxable property of the j State, which shall be retained by the j counties and used for the construe- j lion of highways and bridges in the j State system in the respective counT>es under the general supervision of j the highway department. Also 80 per cent of the license paid on motor 1 vehicles shall be spent in the count; ! from which it came, for the construe tion and maintenance of the highways ( that have been approved and leceived. or may hereafter, be approved and received. into the State system. The remaining 20 per cent of the income 1 received from the motoi vehicle license shall be held back by the State j Highway Commission for the ex- j penses of said department. At a meeting of the county commis- j sioners with the State Highway Commissioners in Florence on Monday, August 16th, and again in Georgetown on Tuesday, August 17th. the following highways through Williamsburg County were virtually settled on as a part of the highway system of this State: road from Kingstree to Murray's Ferry, by way of Heinemann; load from Kingstree to Manning, by iajTi of the unusual combinat ne through our stock and, : before you many articles ice. rer this sheet will show a hat you come and go care: r as we anticipate these g< R AND MILLINERY all Seasonable Dresses, irts and Hats. :rly $21.00 to $25.00 $7.00 to $9.50 onnerlv $37.75 to '.. .$13.00 to $22.50 )nnerly $65.00 now $20.00 formerly $2.00 to 1 .$1.14 to $14.00 i Di esses, formerly low 74# to $4.80 lv $35.00 to $70.00, $13.00 to $24.68 irmerly $31.50 now $12.00 erlv $50.00 to $64.25 $20.00 1 de Chine Blouses, .75 to $12.00, $3.00 to $5.00 ts, formerly $21.00 '.$7.00 to 14.00 formerly $5.00 to ' $2.00 t1\- $4.50, now $1.90 ..' $1.50 ?s' Ribhed Under > i/'./y i \/ 350 to $2.75 DEPARTMENT at Pre-War Prices: !50, now, per pard ... 120 300, now, per yard... 150 eales, formerly 350 ard, 200 ons Extra ALDE] of Quality." aaaBg&iaKnaia^^ Itt .-. J .w. . .' ..j-. . .? ., * way of Martin's Cross roads; road from Kingstree to Lake City and Florence by way of Brockington and Cades; road from Kingstree to Georgetown, by way of Fowler, N'esmith and Rhems; also a road from Andrews to Maurrav's Ferry, which j exact route has not yet been decided upon. Therefore, in accordance with the recent highway act. as soon as the above roads are put into a certain stage of development, or built in accordance with the plans and specifications of the State Highway Department they will be accepted, taken over and maintained by the State Highway Department as part of their system. The county is to furnish the funds for the building of these roads, for which purpose the two-mill levy was placed on all taxable property, while the 80 per cent of the motor vehicle license will be used by the highway department for the maintenance of said highways. I'nics^ funds are secured, the tow-mill levy will only construct about two miles of these roads per year. We all know that the sooner we get these roads off our hands, which are the main roads of this county, the more money, time, labor and material we will have to put on our other highways. At the last meeting of the Legislature, $80,000.00 was appropriated to match $79,000.00 of federal aid that was then on hand for expenditure in this county. The route from Kingstree to Manning was selected as the first road for development. The surveys, plans and specifications have teen completed for this piece of road, and the contract was let July 7th for the building of the Black river causeway, to Hanna and Campbell, of Charleston and Foreston; two bids were received August 19th from L. A. Chitwood, of Columbia, and Batter| shill and Goode, of Virgilina, Va., for | the construction of the remaining porwmmmmmmmmMM XKXMJ?*VrOtV * A ? > AJVKJA irchandise of ion of circumstances, resi , r egardless of cost to us,1 ! at pre-war prices, and w o few of the many wonderf fully through these depar oods moving very rapidly Skirting, formerly 350 Light Outings, formei yard, Heavy Cotton Flann and 600, now, pe Vnbleached Domestic now, per yard.. Best Quality Aran Gua merly 400, now, Carolina Fine LL Unb 250, now, per ya White Skirting, forrr per yard Fancy Light Voiles, fo per yard Dark Fancy and Plaid $1.50 to $1.75, no^ Satins, Taffetas, Plair nierly $3.50, as lo SH( The Following Fall i Pre-Wa: 146 Pairs Men's Shoes now 82 Pairs Boys' Shoes, f< $9.90, now . 247 Pairs Women's $9.75 to $15.00, nc iO W /\rvi nn ^iy Ar tt) i <111 ft >* U111C11 ft merly $10.00 and 18 Pairs Women's Br merly $14.50, no1 56 Pairs Misses' Shoe and $9.75, now.. 32 Pairs Children's Sho and $8.50, now.. All Spring and Summ Your patronage is mos RMAN'S 2 O ? fhWBnCfalfl . ^ .?. a tion of this road. These bids will hi taken before the .'State Highway Engineer, and on Aujust 30th, they wil' l>e placed before the County Board of Commissioners for consideration. I might also add that the government has furnished this county with about $30,000.00 worth of equipment, such as trucks, tractor, harness, etc. X Y Z. ??o Would you have S. J. Singletary for your bookkeeper? Adv. o I THE ELECTION TUESDAY Before another issue of The County Record appears the primary election ; in this county and State for 1920 will j have become history. In this number! of The Record appeal s a copy of the ofifcial ticket to be voted at the pri mary next Tuesday. According to the rules of the Democratic party, no one whose name does not appear on this ticket can now become a candidate or be legally voted for. therefore j it is the duty of every voter to read and ponder the names of the candidates offering for the various county { offices, for in our county offices we | are just now most vitally interested." It is the duty of every voter to turn out and do his utmost Tuesday to elect men to these offices who are best fit ted to serve the county and its citi| zens to advantage. In this importanr I 1 i~i-:? ~ ? matter personal inenusmps aim pci sonal prejudices should be placed in the background and only the candidate's qualifications for filling the office to which he aspires and his ability to serve the people acceptably should be taken into consideration. If this rule is followed literally, Williamsburg will come out of the campaign with her right foot forward and ready to take up the march of progress; if this rule is desregarded then we may expect to remain either Onalitv Mow S yuunijf nun u Lilting from the tightness we are making price redu hen you buy anything at o ul savings for you; but to tments. We will take gr< * o , now, per yard... .2511 rly 35?, now, per 25<* el, formerly 50? r yard .35^ :s, formerly 350, "... 250 trd Bleached, forper yard 30? leached, formerly rd 20? lerlv $1.75, now, ..." 750 rmerly $1.25, now '. 500 l Voiles, formerly v. per yard 350,500, 75' i and Fancy, forw as, per yard 90^ 3ES and Winter Shoes at r Prices: , formerlv $12.75, ' $6.25 mnerlv $7.95 and '.$3.00 and $4.00 Shoes, formerly >\v $5.00 to $8.00 >era Pumps, for$11.50, now $5.00 onze Pumps, for iv ....$7.00 s, formerly $9.50 yri.\j\j ai iu. >es, formerly $7.50 $3.25 and $3.75 ier Foot-Wear at Cost, t respectfully solicited. O-STORES-1 % where we are or perhaps go backward. The County Record wants to see a progressive county?it wants to see men elected to office who will keep her on the forward move. There arc such men on the ticket?vote for them at Tuesdav's primarv. I o Gov. Roberts Makes Certification. | Governor Roberts, of Tennessee, j Tuesday certified by mail to Secretary of State Colby Tennessee's rati] For Clerk i! ?? " Kingstree, S j| To the Voters of Willi? u na\nig wurhfiiiii ? of ('ourt of Williamsbu I twelve years, (with the II spent in school and one am familiar with everv have had the actual exp sary to properly condu office. If electeel to be Court, you will find nu after your business to t I will appreciate primary election to b< August 31st. Yours ve JC wmmmmmmmmmmmammna % elling at Pre-1 of finances and unforsee ctions necessary to meet 1 ALDERMAN'S you know fully appreciate what thii sat pleasure in showing yo MEN'S FURN1 All Spring and Summer Boys atC Palm Beach Suits, former All Straw Hat Overalls, per pair Silk Shirts, formerly $15 RETAIL GROCERY 4,000 pounds Sugar <a pe About 500 lbs. Roasted C( HARDWARE DE! 100,000 Best Grade Ceda per M American Wire Fenc per roll Barbed Wire, per roll.... Roofing Paper One ply Two ply Three ply FURNITURE AND H< INGSDEPAR Lace Curtains, formerly : now, per pair 21 Bedroom Chairs, forn $12.50, now, each... One Three-Piece Over-S Room Suit One Ten-Piece Solid Mali Suit One Ten-Piece Walnut Suit One Four-Piece Walnut B One Four- Piece Mahog Suit NO RET I [N-ONE ' ? MANNING, S( f , . ' <-*- -i'AxdSi ? fication of the woman suffrage amendment after receiving from At- * torney General Frank M. Thomps^^, J an opinion that a writ issued Chief Justice D. L. Lansden, of the state supreme court in effect sat o aside a lower court order temporarily restraining the governor from taking such action. The first injunction was I obtained Dy citizens of Nashville op- 1 posed to suffrage. | Would you have S. J. Singletary I for your bookkeeper? Adv. .J.-' I of Court .. C., Aug. 26.1920. imsburg County: the office of the Clerk i-g County for the past exception of two years "S* J 1 in the I" 8. Army), I detail of the work and M erience which is neces- ^Sj ct the business of the M your next Clerk of | 1 always ready to look J he best advantage. your support in the ^ ? held next Tuesday, M ry truly, ff )HN D. BRITTON iarFfcl^ n conditions in tiie ma jm ;hese abnormal con- fl there is 100 per cent g 1 3 means in reducing MM u even if you do not . jpM [SHINGS ? Suits for Men and i ly $20.00 now $11.00 ? s at Cost. If $2.15 11 .00, now.. ... .$7.50 I HEP A R.TMITWT t lb 2l? '& )ffee, per lb 15tf | PARTMENT 1 r Shingles, at $9.00 I e, all sizes A- J $8.50 to $14.50 J|LJ $4.00 to $6.00 gn| $$.00 I ...$2.75 flk $3.25 | OUSE FURNISH- 1 TMENT 1 $1.25 to $6.00, H 50tf to $2.00 M [ierly $8.75 to ? ...'..$1.50 to $3.75 | tuffed Living .?? $275.00 gLgi loganv Dining $650.00 I Dining Room $400.00 i j edroom Suit $200.00 || m any Bedroom <N>nn An is ag; ^ URNS | | )UTH CARQ]^NA^j y ( ^MOlkk jrtf'iiii^rl/fT' i - |h|^W