Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-20
FACTS FROM THE OTHER sIDE.p s;r1,
%. n. Foster, Ex.supervisor, Writes
interestingly Of Finances. #fSS

Richland, s. c., April ts, 1871
To the Public:
referring to tho editorial in The
keowee Courier OF April 9Th, which
read, "Oconee county is directly In
the middle of a bad fix," wish to
give few facts and figures to the
public, for there are three sides to
everything-the inside, the outside
and the right side.
First. AS to the mighty Jerk of
the money bag Of Oconee county, the
actual figures Of Mr.. Shockley and
the actual figures Of the Supervisor
OF 1919 will show to the public that
IN January, February and March.
1919, for these three months I
"jerked" the money bag of Oconee
county and only got at the three
Jerks $10,077.63. This was used for
bridges, roads and chain gang. Along
comes Mr.. Shockley in 1921 and
gave The money bag three jerks, for
January, February and March, and
he succeeded in getting the amount
Of $29,336.78, which he spent for
bridges, roads and chain gang. With
the three mighty jerks of each of uis
there is difference Of $19,259.15 in
1921 over 1919. DO not figures sneak
for themselves?
AS to the Channel" into which
the money bag was emptied, right
here allow. me to state the $52,233.34
which Mr.. Shockley paid to the Sink
Ing Fund Commission for money T
mad borrowed with which to work
the roads for the year 1920 was to
nave been paid out Of the taxes of
1920 that have already been and are
stlll being collected until May 18th
for the fiscal year of 1920. I did this
same thing when took the office as
supervisor. I paid FOR the former
Supervisor, S. N. Hughs, $4s,974.55.
also paid 100000 for Chauga
bridge, total Of $53.974,55, which
shows I paid out $1,741.21 more for
the retiring Supervisor than did Mr..
Shockley for me.
NOW, gentlemen, will you please
take your papers of 1919 and see If
there was any editorial" in my be-
half? Also, right here please note
the $5,o00.00 I paid out for Chauga
bridge has been refunded to Oconee
county by the Highway Commission
on April 5th, 1921.
If the public in general would only
take time and carefully look over the
supply bills which are published
each year and the county claims
which are audited each month in the
county papers. and not listen to pol-
iticians too much. they would be
better posted as to the conditions
that prevail
AS to the "clean Sheet" never in,
the history Of Oconee county has
there been money carried over for
the next year. There was put before
me when entered the office "a sheet
disfigured," as you term it, and be-
fore my former there was one, and
the same kind Of sheet was placed
before each new Supervisor as he en-
tered on back and back. do not
call this "disfgured sheet" but the
kind that Oconee has always slept
on peacefully until it seems some one
has recently had nightmare"
Mr.. Shockley borrowed 100000
and from this amount he discounted
$6,647.50, leaving balance Of s78,-
$3.50, and at the end of three
months figures show he has paid out
$124, ,548.21, which shows there has
been paid out $46,195.71 more than
he borrowed.
III there was no money, where did
the money come from to pay the
$124,54S.21 when he borrowed only
$S5,OO0.00, less discount which
leaves only $78;352.5O? 1
His hands were evidently not tied
so hard and fast as the editor of The
Keowee Courier stated. "ln
am not throwing amy reflections
or cold water on any one, but merely
wanted to give few facts from the
"other side"
Respectfully, E. N. Foster.