The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-03
VAN WYCk MAN
REPLIES TO ARTICLE
ROAD WORK BEING DONE
Ice Cream Supper and Other So
cial Features During Week.
Many Visitors.

Van Wyck, Oct. 3.-Mayor Jones
reply to my letter of Sept II, gives
much information and we are glad
he has informed the country people
as to what the town of Lancaster
has been doing for them The road
building was very much needed few
years ago, when much of the produce
raised in Lancaster county was mar
keted outside Of the county as better
roads were found going to Waxhaw,
Monroe and other towns. But since
the good roads have been made in
Lancaster county leading to Lancas-
ter, the trade has been turned that
way, so that the town of Lancaster
has been somewhat compensated
Tor the road taxes it's citizens have
been paying for the rural roads. We
nave no fight to make against Mayor
Jones in using the flood money by
Hood sufferers for building good
streets in Lancaster. But as / stated
In my letter on Sept. ~, that i knew
OF no other place the flood funds
were being used in Lancaster county.
only on the streets of Lancaster.
thought this was a great injustice to
many of the flood sufferers in Lam
caster county and did not think il
right; that all the flood funds of
Lancaster county should be used on
the streets of the town of Lancaster.
and requested that an investigation
be made for the purpose of making a
more equitable distribution.
1t is impracticable for many of the
food sufferers to leave their homes
and work on the streets of Lancaster,
and work should be more conven-
ientiy arranged for them. The mayor
OF Lancaster has nothing to do with
this, but the supervisor of the county
should look after tkis. and thinl,
this was the intention of the plan OF
the distribution OF these funds.
when the supervisors OF each county
was named on the committee of dis
tribution, as il would be very natural
that he would be best posted as to
where the work could be placed to
the greatest convenience OF the food
sufferers. This has been done H.
many counties, and il should be done
in Lancaster county.
We notice the call for a convention
of the Reform Progressive Party for
the State of South Carolina. Vao
Wyck will not nave representative
in that convention, as far as We
know. If we have any kickers
around here they have not made
themselves known.
Mr.. w. III. Hyatt of Kershaw has
brought his teams to Van Wyck and
~ assisting his Iatner. Mr.. ]. A.
Tyatt, in building roads.
Miss Kathleen Bales entertained
Van Wyck Christian Endeavors al
her home last Wednesday afternoon
and gave them a pleasant time.
Mrs. C. S. Massey and Mrs. II. C.
Houston of Waxhaw visited Mr. X.
ii. Massey's family last Thursday.
They made the trip in Mrs Houston :
Ford.
The ice cream and box supper at
Van Wyck school house last Friday
night was an enjoyable occasion.
1t was well attended by the young
people and a few older ones, all of
whom seemed to be in the very bec-
of bumor and everything passed on
very pleasantly. \ nice little sum
was turned over to the financial com
mittee for Van Wyck Methodist
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Rogers of Gas
tonia, n. c., have been week end Wis
itors to the formers sister, Mrs. c..
l.. Vaughan.
Mr.. Reid Ferguson, who has been
away for several years is on a visit
TO his father, Mr.. +. r.. Ferguson.
Mr.. Ferguson is located in Virginia.
j. NJ YODER.