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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1926
Page
4
The Great Seal of Georgia is linked to a 16 year old South Carolinian, Charles Preser, who reportedly designed it for a contest run by Governor James Jackson with a $30 prize. The origin remains not definitively known.
A Pageland Journal letter condemns a 42 percent property valuation rise as drastic and unfair. It argues taxes burden the poor, urges legislative action for relief, and envisions collective protest to pressure state officials toward fairer assessments. The piece compares taxation to an Egyptian bondage and calls for political leadership to address the issue.
London report says George Bernard Shaw loaned £150,000 to the rural district board at Easington to aid miners' housing. He will receive 14 percent interest on the loan. The note reflects on modern transport and the idea of seeking lofty goals.
A 1923 24 survey by the Federal Bureau of Education reveals South Carolina state universities Clemson The Citadel Medical College University and Winthrop College derive only 4 percent of their working funds from endowments, far below national levels. The piece notes New York California and Texas surpass the Palmetto State, and argues stronger endowments reduce dependence on state support.
Public financiers push pay as you go while automakers urge pay as you ride and installment houses cry pay when you can. The result is that wages and salaries are mortgaged for this year.
May Peterson a renowned lyric soprano formerly with the Metropolitan Opera and the Opera Comique says radio concerts open access to great singers for students. She notes practice and study of masters on broadcasts helps with intonation shading phrasing diction breath control and other key skills. She praises the all-star Sunday night radio concerts as a boon for students across the United States watched from her New York City apartment listening on an Atwater Kent set.
The Spartanburg Journal notes the South Carolina Taxpayers Conference and its Committee of Seventeen failed to produce tangible tax reform legislation before the General Assembly adjourned. It urges inviting legislators to future meetings, advocates a modern fair tax system, and calls for competent leaders from all sectors to push development.
J M Boston administrator of the estate of David Thomas will appear before the Probate Judge of Aiken County at the judge's office in Aiken on April 17, 1926 at 11:00 a.m. to seek final discharge. March 26, 1926.
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