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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1926
Page
4
The piece laments that while it is easy to demand action from factions to clean out corruption, people shift responsibility for paying taxes onto others, expecting someone else to bear the cost. The tone critiques widespread shirking of tax duties amid political pressure.
The court requires any interested persons to show cause at the Court House in Aiken on January 11, 1926 at 11 a.m. why she should not be appointed administratrix. Probate Judge George B. Webb of Aiken County, S.C. issues the notice.
Executrix of the estate of Mrs Annie Rambo Williams will present final seal return to the Probate Judge at the Court House, Aiken SC, on January 23, 1926, at 12 o'clock noon, and will request action at that time.
I announce my final return to the Probate Judge for Aiken County South Carolina as executrix of the estate of I T Jones deceased at his office in the Court House in Aiken on January 24 1926 at 12 o'clock noon and at that time ask for my discharge.
The York Ville Enquirer traces back to 1833 with Captain Grist and 1856 to John E. Grist. It notes the paper’s long history, influential editors like Wood Davidson Grist, and its preserved files. The reminiscences of Dr Mau rice Moore offer a unique view of early life in upper South Carolina after the Revolution.
The Greenville News notes Eugene S. Blease appears destined for the South Carolina Supreme Court bench to replace Justice J. H. Marion. It praises his public service, reputation, and probable honor to the state. The paper also predicts William H. Grimball of Charleston will succeed the late R. W. Memminger as circuit judge, calling him competent and bold for justice.
A brief line shows a character speaking in adrawled manner about not having found something yet. The exchange captures dialect and rural speech within a compact scene fragment.
Fragmentary wire service style note cites the anthracite strike as a lingering issue in labor and civilization discussions. An Italian student references matrimony versus bachelor’s degree in a puzzling aside. The Wall Street Journal and Syracuse Herald provide terse, incomplete flavor.
A proposed McKissick measure would reduce the state equalizing fund to about 1.6 million and raise the rest through a two and a half mill state levy and a three mill county levy for schools. If enough equalization remains locally, the state property levy could be removed, shifting tax burdens to counties while preserving 6 0 1 act principles. The debate centers on whether 400 to 500 thousand in state funds suffices to equalize school work statewide with local levies.
Two farmers in a town after a tornado discuss the impact on their properties. One asks the other if his new barn was damaged, noting the messiness and shaking up of outbuildings. The exchange hints at localized destruction and concern for farm structures.
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