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Newspaper
Andrews News
Location
Andrews, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
2
Second class matter since February 23, 1919 at the Andrews Post Office under the 1879 act. All communications must be signed. Advertising rates are 20 cents per inch. Inquiries to the business office. Friday June 24th, 1921.
The report notes a steady shift of motor vehicle revenues toward highway work under state supervision. It cites 1920 figures of 76 percent ($77,531,582.57) for state road work and $20,465,578.04 locally, with states like Illinois Maine Minnesota Missouri Nevada Utah and Wyoming capitalizing revenues for road construction. It also discusses truck fee increases, weight-based rates, and states taxing motor vehicles beyond registration, with several states replacing personal property taxes with registration fees.
A sermon on the resurrection life of Christ as eternal priest and intercessor, describing believers’ future limitless knowledge, development, and happiness in heaven, with moral exhortations to live righteously and invest in spiritual values. Includes an extended town election notice fragment from Andrews, S C.
The News weighs the cost of a $250 000 water works project amid existing debts including school and electric light bonds totaling about $337 000. With town assessed value around $210 000, taxpayers face heavy long term obligations while seeking a reliable income to operate the plant. The paper supports water and sewerage but urges plans to assure steady revenue to cover operating costs.
The piece recounts Lalla Rookh as daughter of Delhi’s Aurangzhee pledged to Alris the Lesser Bucharia sultan. En route to Cashmere she meets Feramoerz, a Persian poet, and she falls for him discovering he is the very suitor she was promised to. The Irish poet Tom Moore tells the tale.
A quoted Japanese paper notes American claims of harsh courtesy toward women. The piece cites a citizen who recently returned to the U S describing families who confine daughters at home until ages eighteen or nineteen. Upon release the girl may be presented as a debutante with guests invited for the occasion.
Road-building experts urge replacing old methods to meet rising highway demand. They argue that to develop highways to capacity, better and newer methods are required for improved results and public confidence.
Engineering departments of leading colleges and universities across the country are aiding national bodies and actively cooperating in the national program of highway research.
Washington announces all states have 622 million dollars for road building not for paying excessive profits to unscrupulous contractors. The statement frames funding as intended for public works rather than padding profits.
The article admires a long full coat with dolman sleeves and a deep yoke resembling a cape. It notes a roomy collar that can button up, a soft loosely woven pile fabric, and a balance of style and utility that places the coat in a distinguished class.
Akron Press notes a tongue in cheek observation that a woman's reaction to being stared at while wearing a bonnet depends entirely on the bonnet’s age.
Registration books for Andrews South Carolina open June 14 1921 at 8 am to 4 pm and daily for ten days at the Town Hall for voters in the July 5 1921 special election on issuing bonds for a waterworks plant and sewerage system and the three commissioners of public works. The notice cites eligibility including US and SC citizenship age 21 and residency and poll tax requirements.
The article notes the first stage coach in America started from Boston in 160h era. It highlights early travel by horse and wagon, routes, and the significance of Boston as a starting point for inland stage lines.
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