$323,727 Sent Out From Motor Funds

Distribution of $323,727 to 248 town and cities as their share of motor transportation funds, collected by the Public Service Commission was announced today by State Treasurer Jeff B. Bates. No county seat receives more than $5,000 or less than $1,000, as provided by law. Distribution was made on the basis of the 1960 census; Among the county seats receiving $5,000 are Columbia, Spartanburg, Sumter, … Continue reading $323,727 Sent Out From Motor Funds

Mattie Hinson Dowey

1873 Mattie Hinson Dowey was born December 22, 1873 in Lugoff, the daughter of Hardy Hinson and Fanny Barnham Hinson. 1961 Mrs. C. P. Dowey, 88, of 3659 Humphrey Drive, Columbia, died this morning, August 2, 1961 in the Providence Hospital after an illness of three weeks. The former Mattie Hinson, she was born December 22, 1873 in Lugoff, the daughter of the late Hardy … Continue reading Mattie Hinson Dowey