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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1929

Page

9

South Carolina's 78th General Assembly Faces Road Bond Fight

In Columbia the 78th South Carolina General Assembly ends its first week amid a high stake clash over a proposed $65 million road bond issuance to finish the state highway system. Supporters call it a bold economic advance totaling over $115 million in bonded debt with county reimbursements, while opponents warn of financial peril and seek constitutional change to end the state property tax. Lawmakers debate 6-0-1 school funding and tax equity, with transportation costs and county disparities central to the contention as sessions proceed.

Columbia Seventy Eighth General Assembly South Carolina State Department Highway Department Catapaiare Taso Owen Pethedi Ds Het Gn Avepwhelning Greenville Sam Rittenberg Charleston Tittle Jasper Department of Education Caralinga Isa Leasp Thomas Sindy Ateliar

Highway Advertising Rules Across States Bite Back

The article notes that most states regulate highway ads, with seven states lacking rules. Connecticut Massachusetts and Vermont lead with rigid laws, while sixteen states require consent to place signs on private property or rights of way. Public sentiment may push advertisers to withdraw.

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The Junk Man Sparks Steel Industry Backdrop

The plain junk dealer is described as the backbone of the steel industry and the leveler of prices across lines. Scrap iron and steel business nears 1,000 millions annually, with pig iron composing about 63 percent of steel. Scrap fills the gap in blast furnaces and may reach 50 percent if all metals are included.

What is Gambling How law views it and society’s stance

The piece condemns gambling across forms from dice to horse racing and poker, noting the law criminalizes it while many respectable people gamble on prize fights baseball golf and the stock market. It argues that brokers and newspapers profit from betting culture and that the public largely misunderstands or ignores the meaning of investment schemes.

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