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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1926
Page
2
Fragmented OCR conveys a debate on taxation and revenue needs. Mentions Walter E Duncan, Aiken, March, and a general call for equality in taxation. Reflects historical tax policy arguments and implications for salaries and exemptions.
Governor Richards urges abolishing unnecessary budget clerical staff and studies state employee pay to trim the budget. He opposes inflated salaries for heads of boards and calls for restoring constitutional control, with a push to replace the Welfare Board’s function and cut wasteful agency spending. He questions the Tax Commission and favors a return to constitutional authority and public oversight.
A newspaper note critiques Whaley and Hutto proposed property tax repeal saying the bill is complete except for ways and means to implement it. It argues two possible routes exist in South Carolina, but the sponsors have offered neither.
North Carolina and South Carolina voices clash over gubernatorial pay and public salaries as Governor Richards is urged to cut his $7,500 stipend to $7,000 while other state leaders, college presidents, and university heads are cited with higher pay. The General Assembly enters its fifth week with little progress, and farm co-ops recruit slows amid broader fiscal scrutiny.
A reflective verse urges Grieve not too, keep kindness for the living while honoring the dead. Scatter roses in the pathways of those still alive, offer tender remembrance to friends whose paths may differ, and keep soft homage for the living.
Governor Richards recommends cutting the State Highway Board from fourteen to seven members. The advisory note argues the original seven-member setup worked well, laying the foundation for an efficient, well organized agency and better public service. Charleston Post.
A guardian reports progress in a Greenwood youth bootlegging case and notes that most parolees do not improve. The guardian announces a final return to the Probate Court of Aiken County on February 28, 1627, requesting final discharge as guardian of Annie M. Jones, minor.
The 1927 South Carolina legislature drags into the fourth week with little accomplished. The only notable action praised by the Greenville News concerns registration. Elsewhere public frustration grows as taxpayers and office seekers alike rail against the Tax Commission, amid distrust of the autocratic triumvirate and widespread censure.
Landers deceased kin and creditors and all interested are admonished to show cause before me at the courthouse in Aiken on February 28 1927 at 11 am why letters of administration should not be granted to the petitioner.
A jumble of want ads lists items for sale including beds sofas tables chests and other furniture along with sections for colonial homes for sale horse stables and large land tracts. Also notes about rental houses for colored people at reasonable prices and money lending services by Robert E. Gyles in Aiken South Carolina with dates 10-22 and 11-5-11.
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