Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
WALHALLA. SOUTH CAROLINA,
AT THE PARTING OF WAYS.
Senator and Representative Not AL
together in Accord.
Columbia, Feb. 3, 1919


1t appears to us that the people
Of Oconee county should know what
is going on down here, and should
De frequently consulted as to their
attitude toward local matters affect
ing them. The Oconee delegation
will soon come to "the parting Of
the ways" perhaps. 1t seems that
the two members Of the House and
your Senator cannot entirely agree
on everything. We, therefore, take
this opportunity of informing the
people of Oconee what confronts us,
and we hope many Of them will
write to us and tell us what they
would like for us to do.
First. We wish to say that Sena-
tor Shelor introduced q bill in the
Senate, which passed that body and
is now over in the House for con-
sideration, and that is, "A bill to
bond the county for three hundred
thousand dollars for permanent
roads, to provide a special commits
sion to expend same, and to refer
it to the voters in April to vote on
it."
We are inclined to think that it
| will be wrong time to bond the
| county for that much, because the
people have had so many burdens
to bear on account Of the great war
Just ended; and it might be better
not to have this voted on before the
| general election of 1920. This
question Of bond issue has never
been advocated before the people by
candidates in the past.
Another bill Mr.. Shelor has intro
duced, which passed the Senate and
Is now before US for consideration,
is "a bill to appoint a COM
mission ST three s. to build g road of
4 jlpermanent mature from Walhalla to
Salem, and one from Westminster
to Long Creek. The bill, as origi-
nally introduced by Mr.. Shelor was
TO spend ten thousand dollars on a
road from South Union, by way Of
Oakway, Westminster and Walhalla,
10 Salem. We induced Mr.. Shelor
TO amend his bill SO as to include
Cnly the roads first above referred
to. But, thinking over this matter
more carefully, we don't think it
| fair to other sections Of the county
| to specialize on any particular road;
nor is it fair to the Supervisor for
| US to sit down here in Columbia and
tell him what roads he shall work
first. We are willing to trust him,
| appropriate all the money for roads
and bridges the people can stand,
| and then let the Supervisor spend it.
Isn't he more capable Of knowing
! where the roads should be worked
| than we?
Another bill before us for con-
sideration, by Senator Shelor, is to
| abolish the office Of County Commits
| sioners and provide an advisory
| board OF two men" to act with the
| Supervisor on all important matters,
and pay them FIVE dollars a day for
their work, not to exceed 80 days
| in a year.
Mr.. Shelor also wants to dis
possess the Sheriff Of any RESPONSE
bility whatsoever with regard to the
| rural police. AS the law now stands,
| the Sheriff is the chief Of the rural
police and directs them where to
go and what to do. That is the
way Mr.. ShelOr had it when Mr..
Moss was Sheriff. Now, as Mr.. Alex
| ander is Sheriff by the choice of
the people, Mr.. Shelor wants to make
one of the rural police the chief and
have the other turn over all con-
fiscated property to the chief Of
rural police instead Of to the Sheriff.
People, which way is the right way?
Your Senator don't want to give
Mr.. Alexander. as Sheriff, the same
pay as Mr.. Moss, as Sheriff, got.
Mr. Moss got $1,000 a year. Shall
Mr.. Alexander get only $1,000 a
year? Is that just and right?
J. G. Mitchell and w. L. Littleton
have been appointed rural police.
We could not turn these men down
on the records they have made. Per-
haps one more rural policeman
(from below Seneca or near Seneca,
will be appointed.
We have all about agreed to give
Oconee about twice as much for
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