Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-03-01
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Editor Keowee Courier: d R S5 y q.
Sin tended to ywrit tes syou last week. !
butt owing fa6t that i ssspent
Sstha week end fin Il Spartanburg andf
twas 50 carried awaaSy IVA IT'D Rav. Billy
Sundays meeting r{ forge Il all bout
writing you until it5e NJ as too late.,
Never theletss am back In Columbia,
I,noWs5and here goes: s .}s s;&5s ~
li$aThe Oconee delegation has been
holding back the Oconee supply BILL
until we saw what would be the3out4s
| comeI of the new revenue &bills that;
are pending. The gasolines tax bill,
/ has passed both houses, and has been,
ratified; and signed blythe Governor,
| One cent OF this tax goes to the coun-,
| ty and one cent'lto the State. The,
Oconee delegation has passed a bill
providing that the one cent gas tax,
and the one-mill levy on all the tax
able property in Oconee county be
turned oYerSto the H Highway Commis-:
Esioh With the automobile tax to be-
Eused In maintenance Z on all. t he Inns
lproved roads built by the HI ghway5
l.Commission in Ocotiee county agS Z Ss
11Wagt3to say just at this point, ii,
behalf OF the !Highway Comm3 sion,
HI have received letters Of iIlforfia-
ktionl from every section Of Oconee
lcounty, and from mon In all walks of
Life, commending the Highway COM
mission. for their faithful and impair,
tial service to the entire county.
I Mr.. Editor, = have received letters
from great, many OF my constitu-
ents asking me to reduce. taxes. .gSI
have answered practically all tsof
them by asking them II they wanted
ltheir schools shortened or their.
roads to go uhworked, and they all
Ito do my duty sas see sit without
Hear OF any one, at the same time ,res;
altzing my responsibility TO my cont;
stituents. no Sbe a representatives OF
1.-The people aththiB particular time sisS
latperplaxing problem, IN my QUIET;
mofHeGts,S when, am considering,
iWhat 10 the best thing to do, II came
Ito EthtsI conclusion: That IL my com
stftuents could exchange places with
mesfor a while they Scould better uil-,,
t8sSUfna
before the III ouse and Senate at this
session bearing the. label Of Reform
Revenue Bills" l am trying to sup
port all Of these bills that can con-
scientiously support, with the view
Of lowering the tax on real estate
and agricultural lands. The income
tax bill has caused considerable ex-
element in the Senate, and has been
ably discussed by distinguished SEN
ators from every angle. am sup
porting the amendment to this bin
by Senator MCGEE, Of Greenwood.
Representative Dalton has intro
duced and passed through the House
a bill requiring the Blue Ridge rail-
road to build depot at West Union.
This bill will be before the Senate
for consideration this week.
There has been bill introduced
In the Senate by Senator Lightsey.
This bill passed both Houses and has
been ratified and signed by the Gov
ernor. Senator Lightsey's bill is as
follows: "To make it unlawful for
any person to make or circulate any
false statement calculated to cast
suspicion upon the solvency Of any
bank in South Carolina, and to pro-
vide penalties therefor" The penal
ties are very heavy, but in my mind
are not too severe. The banks have
been very kind and indulgent to the
people In this time Of deflation, and
think we ought to show our ap-
probation to them by protecting
them against false rumors.
/ have just had conference with
Governor Cooper, and he informs me
that he has vetoed Senator Wells
bill extending the time for payment
Of taxes. as 1t will work hardship
on the schools, and at the same time
will not benefit any onaain the long
run. '"
L don't know just how long we
will be here. It looks as IL we will
! be- In session at least two more
weeks. AS for me, I'm here until it
Is over, or at least until we get the
necessary funds for the rural graded
schools Of the State. l am still of
| the opinion that we ought to wipe
put illiteracy In the State Of South
Carolina. We have passed an eight
mill tax on all districts not having
this amount of tax, in order that
they may got the benefit of term ex-
tension. We do this, believing 1t to
be our duty to the entire educational
interest Of Oconee county.
Faithfully your servant,
w. p. MACON.
Mr.. Wolfe VIII Nose Around a Bit.
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