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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1926
Page
6
The notice lists PUBLIS WEEKLY AIKEN PUBLISHING CO with S200 annual advance price and identifies Walter R. Duncan as President and Editor. It notes second class matter status and publication details for May.
The piece criticizes a columnist for neglecting budget and professional fees tied to the Tax Commission Budget Commission and Board of Welfare, noting appropriations rising from 2.49 million in 1916 to over 10.2 million in 1926 and historical jumps in 1920. It argues against income or sales taxes, defending the property tax and warning of merchant and wealthy opposition.
In a message to the General Assembly Governor Richards proposes retrenchment and wage reforms to curb growth in the budget. He backs cutting clerical payrolls and easing salaries for board and commission heads while preserving essential services.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a bill to abolish property tax and reference phrases about desires and flows of the bill. It mentions individuals Whaley and Hutto, and notes two possible ways to proceed, but the text is incomplete and speculative.
The piece contrasts press views on lobbyists at the state house. Soft drink bottlers protest a discriminatory tax levy while Tax Commission representatives lobby to keep the body, framed as defending the commonwealth against chaos.
A critique of the South Carolina Welfare Board arguing its operations are impractical and costly. The author suggests reallocating funds from board activities to address overcrowding at the State Hospital and relief at the School for the Deaf and Blind, labeling this practical humanitarianism.
Poetic admonition urges grieving readers to honor the dead with remembrance while living to comfort the living. It encourages shedding bitter rue and guiding love to those still present, scattering roses along the paths of the friends who remain.
The piece notes Governor Richards proposes cutting his salary from 7500 to 7000 as a political move amid a clash with lawmakers over pay. It compares gubernatorial pay to the university and college presidents and mentions a broader debate over official compensation and fiscal restraint. It also mentions farm co op activity and obituaries of Bright Williamson and Dr W F Walker.
The Spartanburg Journal questions whether abolition supporters have an alternative. It notes the Tax Commission as a substitute, while Governor Richards advocates returning to the original constitutional framework that makes the people sovereign with a final say in state affairs.
In a Raleigh Times note, Professor Hobbs states that of 283000 North Carolina farms only forty six reported net profits and only sixty five filed income returns for 1923, challenging the view that farmers are business people.
Tuesday marks the fifth week of the general assembly with Speaker John K. Hamblin and Chairman Robert E. Mc Caslan pushing to speed up laws. Despite efforts, little progress is made and no one expects a forty-day session, as pay provisions constrain timing.
The Charleston Post endorses Governor Richards proposal to cut the State Highway Board from fourteen to seven members. It argues the original seven-member board functioned well, while the larger expanded board fostered disunity and inefficiency, hindering public service.
The court cites all interested parties to show cause at the Aiken courthouse on February 22 1927 at 11 a m why Adah A Plaisted should not be appointed administratrix of the estate of Frank Landers deceased.
Notice of final return to the Probate Judge for Aiken County by Guardian of Annie Mae Jones due February 28 1927 at 1 oclock am at the Judge H H Watkins office in Aiken. Includes reflection on mercy in bootlegging cases from Greenwood.
Several listings show rental and sales notices from Aiken and Chester South Carolina. A handsome colonial home offers ten rooms two baths steam heat and furnishing with old furniture and oriental rugs on six hundred acres with saddle horses. Also sale notices for pecans and houses for colored people with reasonable terms. Money to lend on property. Furnished pecan trees advertised by Southern Nut Tree Nurseries in Thomasville Georgia.
The 1927 South Carolina legislature, now in its fourth week, passed and governor signed a bill amending the Piedmont and Northern charter to operate in York and Cherokee counties. The Ledgar hopes lawmakers repeal 90 percent of laws next, calling this week’s action the wisest of the session.
The Greenville News laments the tax body's unpopularity and notes both officials and the public resort to harsh language. It argues that the populace has reason to voice frustration and that the autocratic system faces resistance from citizens and office seekers alike.
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