The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 21, 1922, Image 1
VOLUME LVIH, NUMBER 14. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR
GOVERNOR PLEADS j
FOR SCHOOL Alii
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO GENERAL
ASSEMBLY j
1'
Chief Executive Urges Legislature
to Provide for Advancement
of Work
The State, 17.
Governor Cooper last night sent a
sneeial message to both houses of the
general assembly in which he said he
was gravely concerned in the proposed
appropriations for the public
schools. The governor called atten
? ?j-? ? fnn Sflino] ;
noil to ine auvauccmcia ui
system and how the appropriations i
recommended in the ways and means '
committee bill would seriously cripple
the work . He urged the legislature j'
not to reduce the common school j
work as a sacrifice for the institutions '
of higher learning.
In the senate the messaage, upon
motion of Senator Goodwin, was re- :
ferred to the finance committee. The j:
it as information. j;
11KS x vw. .
The message follows: j<
Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
I have not annoyed you with special
communications. It has been my pol- j
i
icy to submit to you my views as to :
needed legislation, in my annual mes- ,
sage. At the beginning of the present
session, I presented recommendations
covering what I conceived t - be :
matters of pressing importance. I
congratulate you on the progress al- '
ready made towards a modern revenue
system. If the bills now pending be- ;
fore the senate, which have already J:
passed the house, are enacted,.we have j!
' 1?nf nn ud to date and};
equitable system of taxation. In the j:
nature of things, it will require sev-1;
eral years to perfect any plan on this |
difficult and complex subject. j j
I am constrained to address you on j ]
another matter. A careful study of j 1
annual appropriation bill sub- J,
mitted by the committee on ways and
means causes me grave concern. I
refer especially to the provision for ,
public schools. I appreciate the difficulties
with which the committee has
to contend, and what I shall say is
not in a spirit of unfriendly criticism, j
but is due to my conviction as to the j
best policy to pursue at this time. 1
I would be unfaithful to my trust did j
I not state my position to you.
Wants Adequate System j
It has been my purpose in having j
the state definitely committed to a
program of education which will, in
' ^ v-?
a few years, provide tor every secuu?
of the state adequate educational facilities.
The general assembly has'
driven its approval to a number of j
measures carrying out this idea. I
refer to acts giving state aid to high
schools, the inspection of rural
i x:?
schools, vocational eaucauoii,
and night schools, term extension, rural
graded schools, guaranteeing seven
months' term and the erection of
school buildings. In the budget submitted
to you I recommended for
these purposes appropriations which
will enable the state to meet its obli~r,+;n-n,c
a? pvnressed in these various
?r
act?, to the various school districts
which have complied, and which are
now ready to comply with these various
legislative enactments. It is proposed
by the appropriation bill as sub- j
mittcd, to reduce the appropriation j
l^rrt-i Connie f? 1 :">D.200. If this is
1U1 11 ic, 11 -r - ,
carried out it means that the high !
schools of the state will be crippled
and unable to function, and the people
in the various high school districts
deprived of the service which they
have a right to expect and which they
/-><a-r+iin1 v ripprl.
The inspection of rural schools and j
mill schools for which no appropria- j
tion is made, is a matter of very se- j
rious importance. Failure to provide .
fur this work will be a serious handi- |
cap in these fields. Without adequate I
supervision and inspection progress is J
impossible and the usefulness of any j
expenu lure aimmisiifu.
The item of $90,200 recommended
in the budget for vocational educa-j
tion and eliminated from the appro-!
priation bill, is to match an appropri- i
ation by the federal government for -
this particular class of work. Wittii
this apapropriation we have now established
in various schools of the
state about 100 classes in agriculture.
3Iv information is that the work is
i
satisfactory and growing in favor and
efficiency. It is the policy of the
state to provide, as a part of its educational
system, special training in
the professions, and for this purpose
we have a law department in the state
university and a medical college. We
train teachers at both the university
and Winthrop college, especial emphasis
is given at Clemson and dorpcs
IIC scieilirt; ut >? mom uy. nuw 13 jc
possible for this particular work at
Clemson and Winthrop college to
reach the masses "who can never hope
to attend either of the colleges unless
it be through the local schools? The
farmer's son, who must be denied the
benefit of a college education, ought
not to be denied by the state the special
training which can be given him
through these various classes in agriculture.
The importance of this
work is recognized by the federal
government and congress has provided
liberal appropriations for it. In
the various mill districts we have established
105 textile evening classes
for mill operatives. These classes are
for the especial benefit of adult operatives
and this work has the approval
of the mill executives as well as the
operatives.
Gratifying Progress
We have made gratifying progress
in the operation of our adult and
night schools. This, as you know, is
an effort on the part of the state to
do something for that class of citizens
who have reached manhood and womanhood
without the rudiments of an
education. The response of the people
in need of this work has been encouraging
and to reduce the appropriation
requested not only means a
failure to go forward, but is a positive
uniustice to those who are ready
and willing' to make the personal sacrifice
involved in this eff(frt to rid the
state of adult illiteracy.
The appropriation provided for by
the bureau of examiners will seriously
nandicap this work. The work of this
bureau is fundamental if the standard
of instruction in our schools is to bo
improved. It is absolutely impossible
to do the work required in n reasonable,
satisfactory manner with the reduction
in appropriation provided in
the bill. This subject is discussed in
the report of the state superintendent
of education on pages 17 and 18, and
l(w to 213, inclusive. The chief criticism
of this bureua has been the delay
in gradation of papers and the
failure to provide come additional
clerical assistance means to aggravate
this condition.
I come now to what I regard the
most important state appropriation
for our public schools to wit, guaran
teeing- a seven months' term. The
state took a step forward wnen the
legislature enacted this 'a v. For :ne
first time we fixed a definite standard
for our country schools; it is true the
standard is low, but it is nevertheless
a decided improvement over th.? absolute
lack of any standard. The requirements
of the law are logical and
simple, any district in order to part!c
ipate m xms guarantee: ma:
a local school tax of eight mills for
teachers' salaries. A great many of
our people did nor, believe that such
a local elvy would be favore 1 i:i rural
communities and for about 3 years
the country patrons and taxpayers
could not be persuaded to take advantage
of this provision to aid their
schools. But during the scholastic
vcar 1920-21. 607 districts qualified
for equalizing1 aid. ivlr.le appii.'T.lrris
from 73 other districts could net be
approved. These districts haw voted
a local tax levy of eiu'ht mills in order
to meet the state standard and secure
state aid. The voting of these levies
continues, notwithstanding1 the tiepressed
condition, and n grest many
people are determined to educate
their children even if it requires a
personal sacrifice to do so.
There are about 800 localities almost
entirely rural now in position
to receive the ben -fits of th'.s appropriation
during1 the scholastic year of
1921-22. The farmers or the> districts
have a right to expect a s'.ven
months' school term fo,- thc:" boys
and girls. They would be gl.id to hr.ve
eight months or nine, if fo>iible, r.nd
to disappoint them is norhiig shovt of
a repudiation ot tne solemn oonjrition
of the* ccmmonweakh. I ca-i not
remain silent when I a:n convinced
that there is dsnjrer of injury to :f?lic
education in communing vhevo \i
is most needed. 11 you wui
HOUSE DEBATING
APPROPRIATION!
1
3LEASE FKOPERLY DEFEND.
! GOV. COCFER
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Official Prpcr on Education Cause
Warm Discussion Early
This Moriiiiig
The State, 17.
At 2 o'clock this morning the hous
of representatives aciioarneJ debat
on the annual appropuat.c.i bill, hav
ing agreed to 17 of the 00 urovision
tho bill* and made only oit? cut i
the measure as presented to the kous
Tuesday by the ways an ! means com
mittee. This lone reduction was a
the expense of rhe University o
South Carolina, the appropriation o
$2,500 for the holding of a sumrne
oiViiutu. f-nn'-hini? school bein^* elim
mated upon the motion of Kepreser
tatives R. J. Wade of Aiken and C
A. Hydrick of Orangeburg. The bi
was under fire six hours last night an
this morning.
The majority of the sixteen section
passed without amendment were eac
advanced only after considerable de
bates and action on the bill was ir
terrupted frequently by efforts of va
mnmlioTO cnr>nr"P nn adioUlT
l iiius mciiictio t-v w. u
ment and postpone action on the bil
The house clock had bjen stopped a
11:44 o'clock and it was the purpos
of the ways and means committee t
extend the legislative day so as t
permit the passage of the bill to sec
ond reading and then th? reconver
in? of the house immediately tu giv
%
" ' " ' - ? 1
the report of the state supernii&uueu
of education, pages 399 and 409, ir
elusive, you will see in detail ho^
this fund was distributed during th
year 1920-21. It is principally limil
ed to rural communities. Cities an
towns with corporate wealth, railroad
banks and mercantile establishment
1 ?Tf chmil
CIO IIOL Ilt'fU itujiT -l \j o??wv?.
be borne in mind also that pr ictic ill
every city and town in the stafe run
its schools for nine months. Tr,o pec
pie of these urban communities w:
net tolerate anything cl?3. Most c
the towns and cities also have stal
aided high schools. The bull: of ou
population is rural. Can the stat
afford to neglect the country childre
on the plea that their education cost
monev and requires taxes? Wherove
white population is dense and tax va
uation low, this law is most benefit
It taxes the wealth of the statr- whei
ever it finds it and uses t!:e proceed
to educate the children wher#? the
are. The property of The svate i
thus made responsible for the educs
tion of our children. Any other star
dard or policy is incompatible with th
true spirit of Americanism, dcmocrac
and Christianity.
For Community School
I am appealing 'o you, geniYmei
in behalf of that portion of our popi
lation whose community school is th
only university they can ever en.:oj
If you must reduce the appropriatio
necessary to support our education?
activities why is it that the reductio
must be made against the run
school and the high schools rathe
than the institutions? Do not mi:
understand me. I would prote;
against any reduction in approprk
tions to our higher institutions. I
making my budget recommendatior
fcr this year I was as liberal wit
the institutions as with the publi
schools, but if it. is absolutely nece:
sarv in the opinion of the legislatur
that the recommendations be reduce*
I suggest in all fairness that all th
reductions should not be made fror
the high schools and the rural school
By what principle of ethics or state:
manship can South Casolina claim t
have a public school system for th
training of all her children, if th
discrimination against the farmer
child be tolerated for a moment?
I am sure you will not misunde:
.stand what I have raid. I am in favc
of and stand ready to defend ever
appropriation n?ked for our educ:
tional work, including the institution
but our fundamental need is to in
prove the rural school. No patriot:
taxpayer will comp'a'n against an
reasonable appropriation for the in
orovement of the educational facil
tics of all the people throughout th
y.-;te. an.! especially tnose who hen
tofore have had practically none o
its 'oenelits.
t
I !
; it its third reading and send i: u> the
i senate.
5 At 10:30 o'clock, just when the1
house was in the midst of its consid-1
5 eration of the measure, a special message
from Gov. Robert A. Cooper was
governor urged upon the trraeral assembly
that if any reductions must
be made in the appropriation? as sugJ
! gerted in the budget that in fairness
these reductions should not all bo
m-'/L-i -it thr* cvnpn?p nf {ho hifh
cchocls and rural schools. The report
wis received as information and orL
dered printed in the journal.
Governor's Mesra.js
s
At about 1:30 o'clock this morning
n
% the section of the approprntson bill
( providing for funds for the superintendent
of education'., office was
.L
r reached and here the Question of the
i
^ governor's message waj again brought
t. to the fore. Representative J. K.
Hamblin of Union moved to amend
the section so as to eliminate an apy
propriation of $15,000 for the "better
;i ment of negro schools," this proposal
(j being lost, however, by i vore of 59
, to 24. Practically every ono of the
; numerous amendments which had io
k far been proposed to the bill had excited
lengthy debate and liepresenta(
tive J. W. Hanahan then moved the
prevjous question on the entire mat
ter. This proposal- would have cut
j off further debate upon amendments
. ar.d would have killed all proposed
amendments that were not on the
speaker's desk when ihe motion was
passed.
o
i This proposal evoked a storm o*
disapproval, several members ca'Vng
the attention of the house to the fact
_ that the governor had sent a .special
j. message to the house on the section of
the bill under consideration at the
TUo WI/\+iavi it woi MTCiied.
iniivr. JL jxivi/IV.J) ?v < ^ ? 7
e would be contrued as a refusal on
j.. the part of the members of the house
(j to regard the opinions* of the goverls
ncv on this question. i
s 1 Mr. Hanahan withdrew his motion
j to order the previous question hut
y rose to a point of personal privilege
lS to voice his criticism of the .\ct "f
Governor Cooper in sending a special
n message. "When I have to be told by
11
.f known that the house had under cone
sideration the subjects covcred by the
..'the governor or any one else how I
e shall vote on any question," M". Han-:
n ahan said, "I should not be here in
3 this general assembly." The governr
or, Mr. Hanahan '.bought, when he
j_ sent the special message to legish1
ture at the time he did ''did a most
inappropriate thing." "The message
s coming in the midst of tho considerav
tion of the question discussed in the
;S governor's communication," Mr. Hant_
ahan said, "leads me to believo that
the message was intended to influence
e votes on this question."
V To Governor's Defense
I Mr. Hanahan's addreis brought
; Eugene S. Blease of Newberr / 10 his
i.1 feet in defense of the governor. "I
t_ know," Mr. Blease said, "that Robert
e, A. Cooper is an honest man and I
know that he did not intend tf? influn
ence unduly the house. Tie is not that
kind of man. If you pill reile-:t you
n will recall that though the state conil.'
stitution provides that there shall be
!r three separate departments of the
AAncf if 11_
5- ; Slate gOVCrilllieiiL, Cilia same
;t;tion also gives the governor the right
: to furnish the legislature with the in-.
n i formation. This same constitution
1S gives the governor the right to veto
h a bill passed by both houses and not
c even a majority of the members of
5_ the two houses can override this veto.
.0 ' "Your governor and my governor,
j tViP r-hnirman of the board of trustees
' > ""v
e of the highest institution of learning
n in the state, has addressed this coms>
munication to you. I hold that if he
5_ thought we were driving in the wrong
0 direction that it was not only his prive
ilege but it became his duty to injs
form us of it. He had the right to
>s ?end this communication, a communir>ofinr>
if imnnrtant because it
' affects every home and fireside in
)r South Carolina and we who are presumed
to represent the homes and
firesides of the state should g'.vc it
_ 1 due consideration. The public school
^ system of the state may depend upon
this measure."
iv^ .
v Mr. Blcaso then moved to adjourn,
[. this proposal being opposed by Representatives
-I. K. Owens, E. T. Hughes,
,c Claud X. Sapp, all of whom contended
.. that proper consideration could be
,f given the governor's message withj
out adjournment. There was nothing
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UNABLE TO SERVE
ON TRUSTEE BOARD
REPRESENTATIVE McINNES NOT
TO QUALIFY
Says He Thinks He Should Not
Accept Placc While Member
of Legislature
The Slate, 18.
Representative Julius S. Mclnnes
^ 1 vArtArflv nln^?f nrl Kt7. f Via
OT Uurilllgiuil, icccjujj ticnv.u k/>tp..v
legislature to be a trustee of the University
of South Carolina, yesterday
informed the general assembly
through a letter to both houses that
he would not qualify as a trustee and
asked that the joint asembly elect
some one in his stead.
In his letter Mr. Mclnnes says he
- ' 1.1 ?
(iocs not xn:nK ne sauuiu sn vc as ^
trustee while a member of the general
assembly.
Several days ago Solicitor T. C.
Caliison of Lexington, elected a trustee
along wth Mr. Mclnnes, notified
the general assembly he could not accept
the place, as he did not feel that
he should while being solicitor. These
two refusals make two vacancies on
the board that are to be filled at this
session.
* * 1 1 1 # ' 1 1
Considerable discussion nas ueun
heard on the idea of electing: members
of the general assembly as trustees
on boards and some opposition
has already been voiced, so much so
that the bill increasing the number of
trustees at the university has a proviso
added by the senate that members
of the assembly shall r.ot be
eligible to serve under the act. This
bill is still in the hands of the free
conference cortimittee with chances
for an agreement rather slim, it was
indicated. The house is not willing:
for the senate proviso to stand and
the senate insists.
Representative Mclnnes' letter to
the president of the senate and the
speaker of the house follows:
"I beg leave herewith to notify you
that I shall not qualify as a trustee of
the University of South Carolina, and
will, therefore, request the joint assembly
to elect some one to serve in
my stead in this position.
"After careful consideration I am
of the opinion that as a member of
the. general assembly I should not
at the same time serve as a trustee of
the university. My first duty is to
the university and I desire carefully
to refrain from any act which even
in the remotest degree might reflect
upon her.
"I hereby express to the members
of the general assembly my deep appreciation
of their action in electing
me a trustee. I have always had a
real desire to serve as a trustee of
the university, and it is my sincere
regret that conditions are such that
I can not serve at this time."
Representative M. R. Cooper Dead
Columbia, Feb. 11.?Marion Reed
Cooper, aged 73, member of the
* * j ? xT
nouse ot representatives irom xne
county of Beaufort, died at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Clark, in this
city, this morning at 9:20, after an
illness of several weeks. The immediate
cause of his death was pneumonia.
Mr. Cooper was for years a prominent
figure in South Carolina politics.
He was a man of strong opinions. Al
though not in the best of health for
the past few years, he was an outstanding
figure in the general assembly,
and the long tenure of his service
for his state made his counsel
valuable to his contemporaries.
Hendsrson-Wednman
Mr?s Mildred Henderson of Blairs
and Mr. Jno. D. Wedaman of Poman'a
were married on the 7th instant by
Kev. John Sproles Lvons. .Jr.. at tne
residence of the pride's brother, Mr.
Lewis Henderson of Blairs.
set forth in the special message, they
argued, that was not contained in the
budget, which has been in the hands
of members of the house since the
opening of the session. The motion
was finally carried at 2 o'clock after
half an hour's argument on the question.
The house w'il meet a<ra!n at 10
o'clock this morning:, section 18 of the
bill, the superintendent of education
? t_ : -i.:n l
appropriations, uemg sun uuuti tu?sideration.
'appropriation bill j
reported out
I
| Reduction of More Than Million Dollars
is Recommended?State Levy h
Five Instead of Twelve Mills
Columbia, Feb. 14.?The ways and C
i means committee ot tne nouse report|
ed out the general appropriation bill
j tonight carrying a total appropriation
! of $5,671,684.67 or a total reduction
from the 1921 appropriation of $1,095,450.65.
The total state levy as n
provided in the bill is five mills as ^
compared with 12 mills in 1921. k
This big reduction in millage is
made possible by the new revenue ^
measures already passed and those ^
that the legislature believe will be ^
passed. If the revenue measures are i
i ci
not passed the levy will have to be i
, i o:
increased.
a
Indications are that the bill will j.,
corne up this week and be passed by
the house late in the week. When this
i j u
i bill is sent to the senate the house will :
I c:
have discharged practically all its j ^
work and the rest of the work will be j .
i i ii
upon the senate, which is already ! ^
overloaded with legislation.
i In 1921 a total of $6,767,135.32 *
wac nnnrnnristod for all state Dlir
,? ? ^ r
I poses, this including an extra half mill
for the Citadel. Governor Cooper ^
recommended in the budget that $6,- ^
466,240.15 be appropriated, but the ^
ways and means committee sliced ^
this figure off considerably. ^
As usual the biggest appropriation ^
this year is for the public schools, .
this figure being $1,1S6,700 but this
' is a big drop from 1921 when the appropriation
was $1,528,930.
; The recapitulation of the appropri
ation bil! as introduced by the ways "
and memis committee is as follows: *,
1 11'
The legislative department, $107,- ?
592. ?
Thp jud-ciary department, $156,-1
888.60. ' * {
1 The governor's office department;
| $18,469.24. P
! Secretary of slate's office, $7,450. .
Comptroller general's office, $808,- *
576.34. , .
; Attorney general's office $14,081.25 g
State treasurer's office, $257,496.62
j The adjutant general's office, $31,- f(
'202.50. ?
University of South Carolina, $249- r
' nno n(\ ll
C/V'J. I V.
I The Citadel $161,419.86. ^
Clemson college (public service) "
| $242,862.85. ?
Winthrop college, $096,296.23.
State Medical college, $84,955.
State Colored collie. $67,650. ^
John de la Howe Industrial school
$38,222.04. ir
School for the deaf and blind
$104,620. ' "* ?-TT1
Superintendent of education's of- ^
fice. $1,186,700. y
Historical commission, ?4,2C0.
State library. $3,960. [
Confederate museum, $100.
State relic room $1,000. ^
Confederate home college $4,000. ^
South Carolina state hospital, $699- ^
972.73. *
State penitentiary, $93,426. ^
"RnnrH nf mrhlif wplfarp S25.6C4.50 .
i 1 T ir
Boarrd of oardons, $300.
f ei
Training School for Feeble Mnided .
$45,203.
ei
Industrial School for Boys, $70,786.23.
Industrial School for Girls, $13,- ^
| 459.50.
Reformatory for Negro Boys, $28,!
532.
Catawba Indians, $7,700. m
Committee on deaf and blind chil- m
dren, $500. Ji
j Law enforcement department, $12,- pi
1000. ni
! Board of health, $128,053.
! Tax commission, $40,475. tl:
! Tax board of review, $1,500. tc
' Insurance commissioner's office,
$19,226.25.
! Bank examiner's office, $23,725.80. ei
Railroad commission, $24,447.20.
Chief game warden's office, $11,125.
Budget commission, $5,975.
Board of medical examiners $3,000 j
Board of law examiners, $450.
Board of fisheries, $10,500. $
! Board of conciliation, $1,000.
| Joint committee on printing, $76,321.
Commlrsicnev of agriculture's oflice,
$76,GG5.70.
Warehouse commissioner's office.
$54,205. $'
Board of pharmaceutical examin
10USE MEMBERS
ANSWER GOVERNOR
IOLD THAT IMPLICATIONS IN
MEASURE ARE "UNFAIR/*
ommon Schools Suffer Only Three
Per Cent Reduction
Through Bill
he State, 18.
Inferences drawn from the goveror's
special message sent to the
ouse Thursday night, when that
^'1" Via/J lin/^or /^nnciHprntirm the an
L/U V 11UU uiiuvi W4*w.v.v.?.v.vm _
ual appropriation bill, yesterday
lorning brought denials from two
lembers of the ways and means comlittee
that the committee had disriminated
against the public schools
f the state, R. B. Belser of Surater
nd Claud N. Sanp of Columbia makig
references to the message.
"There has been what I consider an
nfair inference drawn from the speial
message of the governor that the
ays and means committee in drawup
the appropriation bill has seen
t to discriminate against the public
chools in favor of the higher instituons
of learning. The committee did
ot discriminate, and the truth of my
tatement can be proven by facts and
gures." Approximately $11,000,000
Ir. Belser said, is now appropriated
irough the state appropriation bill,
lie three mill constitution levy and
le numerous special school levies for
le public schools, while only approxnately
$960,000 is appropriated for
le hierher institutions. The ways and
leans committee in drawing up the
ppropriation bill reduced the higher
is:t:tutions approximately 25 per cent
[r. Belser said, while examination o?
tie reductions proposed for the eomlon
schools would show, he contendd,
that these cuts would be fonind to
atal only about 3 per cent of the
unds available for public sch6ol puroses.
"This, I think," Mr. Belser
aid, "shows conclusively thai there
> no discrimination." Of the $18,00,000
paid in taxes in the state,
Ir. Belser contended, approximately
0 per cent goes to the use of public
ihools and, he argued, no reduction
1 state appropriations can possibly
. m
e made without education Being ai?cted.
"You can not hope to reeve
the taxpayers of the state," he
lid, "until you make the department
f educat;on bear its just proportion
f the decrease necessary."
Representative Sapp took up the
arious cuts made by the ways and
leans committee in the department
f education section in detail, argulg
that the largest reduction was for
ie elimination of an apnronriat.'on
jr past indebtedness, which has now
een paid. None of the reductions,
[r. Sapp thought, would cripple the
i - i - n * ? i j _
moois, an naving ueen maue aitc
ireful study. "You can not grant all
f the roquerts of the heads of thp
^pirt~nents," he said, c'ting the fact
lat this year the appropriation reues^
totaled $8,097,442. "We have
ut," he said, "but we have cut where
; will hurt least and I resent any
nplicaticn that we have discriminate
d aganst any department, whether
lis implication comes from the govrnor
or any other source."
NTERTAINMENT TO BE
AT BETHEL-GARMANY
The teachers of Mt. Bethel Garany
school announce the engagetent
of Miss Burr Leitzsey and Mr.
:mmie Sease?the wedding to take
lace at the school house on Friday
ight, February 24th, at 8 o'clock,
nmediately after the ceremony
iprp will hp a mpptintr nf +1ip Dark
iwn Social Betterment Society.
Admission, 15 and 25 cents.
*s, $2,000.
Electrician and engineers' office,
53,433.
Highway department, $88,115.75.
Sinking fund commission, $8,462.50
Confederate infirmary $30,778.80.
Confederate veterans' association,
1,500.
Commission on state house and
rounds, $4,685.
State contingent fund committee,
38,000.
State fair society, $5,000.
Committee on approval of cla'.nw,
Grand total, $5,671,684.67. . 1
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