Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Governor Harvey has suspended
from office Sheriff W. b. Ackerman OF
Collcton county, pending the trial OF
! the sheriff on charges of malfc" sance
in office, with the understanding, OF
course. that if the sheriff is acquitted
he will be re-instatcd.
In an address to the Greenwood
| Parent Teachers association Friday,
Mrs. George Lunz of Charleston, state
chairman Of the South Carolina Par
nt-Teachers' association, urged the
formation Of a strong state organiZa-
ton so that it could affiliate with the
national organization, the present or
Ganization in this state being only
! temporary. The meeting went on rec
ord as favorinG tho formation of indi-
vidual organizations for each school,
TO compose units Of city organiza-
ton.
Joe W. Weissinger, Democratic
candidate for magistrate, who. lives
near Chaplin, Richland county. has
been charged in warrants secured by
Federal officers with having moon
shine still in his possession, according
to word received ut the office of Gov
ernor Harvey. The officers making
the raid claim they found fifteen
Gallon still in operation in the Weis-
singer Kitchen. Two other members
OF the family also face arrest it is
said.
- Flip nops, hand springs, somer-
saults and calesthentics soon may be
added to the curriculum Of the South
Carolina penitentiary if Governor Har-
t-ey's plans are carried out, 1t became
known n few days ago. The governor
told newspaper men, that he felt that
n more varied recreation program
should be provided for prisoners at the
institution and intimatcd that he soon
would purchase gymnasium apparatus
and have it installed in the prison
yard. The governor who visited the
prison few days ago, takes the posi-
l lion that if the men are given stimu-
lating recreation during the hours they
are not at work, it will make them
better men. The governor expects 10
urge upon the next legislature
change i'm the present system under
which county supervisors can retain
convicts wanted for road work. This
results in many able bodied men never
reaching the prison. The governor
would have all long term men sent to
the prison in Columbia. He also prob
ably will recommend extension Of the
Iprison industries.
- According to announcement Satur-
day, from the office of the comptroller
general, there remains upon the tax
books Of the treasurers Of the various
counties of the state, approximately
$1,000,000 property tax which must be
collected by executions in the hands Of
the sheriffs. The total tax levy of the
state for all purposes amounts to
nearly five and one-half million dol
liars, leaving balance upon which
taxes have not been paid to the state
Of more than one fifth. In addition to
the million dollars deficit which faces
the taxpayers of the state, there will
be the burden of one dollar for the is
suance of the executions, which will
revert to the county treasurer and in
addition the mileage and other expen-
ditures necessary to the collections. On
yesterday morning the sheriffs OF the
state will begin their rounds in an at
tempt to make then, collections by
execution process, accepting the money
when possible and where impossible,
those who up to this time have failed
to render tribute to the state and coun-
ty, whether through inability caused
by the ravaSes Of the boil wecvil
or for other reasons, in the event that
they are unable to meet their indebt-
edncss caused by the eXtraYagant taxa
ton Of the past year to meet the cnor-
nous appropriation bill passed by the
general assembly of 1921, will be
forced to turn over TO the sheriffS for
| S6tlt, lile plOptiks "LiSH bIISN u" H. Hi'N
from which the revenue has not been
sufficient to take care of their physical
needs, and at the same time assist in
meeting the expenses of the state goy-
ernment. Altogether the outlook in
South Carolina is gloomy. The COMP
troller general has made definite and
final announcement that there will be
no further extension for the payment
of taxes.