The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-07-27
sPEEDERS DAMAGING
HIGHWAYS SHERIFF WILL
PROSECUTE ViOLATOkS

Union Progress.
The highways of Union county
are already being done very mucn
damage by speeders,' says Highway
Engineer w. B. Deneen.
'As speeding is injuring Union
county roads, and is menace to pub
lie safety, persons found speeding
will be prosecuted to the fullest eX-
tent of the law says Sheriff J. Hay
FAINT.
Both of these Union county Off
Gals know what they are talking
about, and mean business, as they
do not want to see funds invested IN
Union county improvements thrown
away, so those tempted to exceed
the speed limits had better take
warning and save themselves from
arrest and being heavily fined.
Chief Highway Engineer Deneen
has furnished Progress with the fol-
lowing section regarding the speed
limit of this state, which is 25 miles
an hour, and violation of which law
means a fine of not less than $40 nor
more than $100, or 80 days imprls-
onment for each and every offense.
'Section COL. No person shall op-
crate a motor vehicle on a public
highway at rate of speed greater
than is reasonable and proper at the
time and. place, having regard to the
traffic and use of the highway, and
its condition, or so as to endangef
the life, limb or property of any per-
son, or in any event at greater rate
than rs miles an hour"
Mr.. Deneen says in regard to TINS
law that it does not only mean that
one has to drive 21 miles an hour IN
order to violate the section, Tor
reckless driving no matter what the
speed rate is covered by it.
He also referred in speaking to a
Progress man to the law that re.
quires people driving a car to stop II
they are approaching any one drlV-
ing an animal and the person driving
the animal should signal them to
come to halt. The act passed at
the last session of the Legislature
makes it spell ofense for any one
who strikes o. Injuries any one, falls
to stop Immediately and render the
needed assistance, and heavy pen
alty is provided for neglectlng TO
stop.
MIR. Deneen says that already sew
eral of the recently improved high
ways are beginning to show bad signs
of wear, all of which is caused ny
motor vehicles going at too high rate
of speed. and that in. many cases IL
will be almost Impossible to get more
ton soil to rebuild certain ROADS so
he hopes that motor drivers will not
speed and needlessly destroy good
highways.
Mr.. Oeneen and party have been
the Appalachian highway
from Gibbes to West Springs and to
the Spartanburg county line, and IL
is hoped that bids can be advertised
for and contracts let before August
Is.
In order to push work on the lower
section of the Appalachian highway
south of Union, Elliott & Sons, who
have the contract, will probably send
two, more outfits there this week.
Referring to the overhead bridges
which the railroad commission has
ordered the Southern railway TO-
build at Frees Crossing, north OF
Jonesville, and McBride's crossing,
south of Union, Mr.. Deneen says
that work on the former must begin
by tomorrow, July Is, and on the lat
ter by August l.
1t is probable that the state high
way commission will advertise for
bids and let the contract for the road
from Kelly to Union and probably to
the Gross Keys road within a few.
weeks. The road being graded put
ting on top soil from theUnion town
ship line to McBride's crossing will
be completed this week.