The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, November 09, 1921, Image 2
COMMITTEE FINDS
BIG SAVINGS |
NOT PRACTICAL!
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EFFICIENCY EXPERTS FIND j
THAT AS A WHOLE ECONOMY i
IS THE RULE?SOME SAY
INGS CAN BE EFFECTED.
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Pessimists, who see little good in
'the government of the state of South
Carolina as at present constituted ap- j
parently will derive little consolation j
from the report to be made to the leg- j
^islaturo by the joint legislative com- j
,mittee on economy and consolidation.
The committee met in Columbia two
.days last week with all members present
except Representative E. T.
Hughes of Marion, who was kept
away by his wife's illness. Senator
Niels Christensen, chairman, of Beaufort,
Senator F. A. Miller of Harts'ville,
Senator W. Fred Lightsey of
Hampton, Representative John K.
Hamblin of Union and Representative
J,: Ed. Anderson of Timmonsville
* held two long sessions in order to
, outline the report to be made to the
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legislature unu m aumuun x^1**
sonal "Visits to a number of departments
and institutions.
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After conferring w'th the local rep*
resentatives of Griffenhagen & Associates,
Ltd., of Chicago, the industrial
engineers who have been making
detailed investigations of the organization
and procedure of the va- (1
rious state agencies, and after going j
over the various reports submitted, j
the committee arrived at the eonclu- j
sion that the state government is not j
as bad as has often been represented.;
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Many imperfections exist and the i
committee believes that very material
economies can be effected but on the
'other hand a number of the state
agencies appear to be equal to or actually
in advance of those in other
states doing the same kind of work, j
The main object of this meeting was j
to determine which:cf the state agencies
are so well organized and man- !
aged that no .c-conomies of eonse- i
quence seem possible.. These were list-1
ed in order that the committee be- j
tween now and the time of its next j
meeting, December 1 and 2, may j
give its undivided attention to those i
departments and institutions where j
improvements and economies, are i'
needed. #
Commends Health Work
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Among the units characterized by
the industrial engineers us at least
the equal in mos; respects of any
other of the kind in the country is
the state board of health. This state
agency, it was reported, is undertaking
very advanced public health work
such as malaria prevention, venereal
disease control, rural sanitation, the
^ manufacture and distribution of serums
and vaccines, and the complete
* collection of vital statistics. Most of
' the activities, moreover, are being
carried on with a high degree of efficiency
and* atjow expense. The erj- 1
gineers pointed out that other states
doing less public health work with a
Jower degree of efficiency have
achieved national reputations and
they expressed surprise that' most
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ciative of the. work done by the South :
Carolina state board of health. However,
the internal organization and the j 1
handling of financial affairs are not .
satisfactory to the committee.
Equally high praise is given the
State hospital at Columbia, which isp
WEAK BLOOD IS j:
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Growing Children Often Need Gude's; j
Pepto-Mangan
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Some children grow too quickly?it :
saps their strength. They lapse into 1
v careless, desultory habits, or develop :
a shrinking attitude. Their faces look i
pinched. <
The blood becomes overtaxed by '
too rapid growth; and poisons from <
the system take the place of strength- ;
civiner r#>d rornnsolps in the blood.
Red corpuscles are those little red '
particles that swim in blood and give
it its color. Gradually that child
loses interest in its play.
Poor blood needs the building that
the iron in Gude's Pepto-Mangan 1
gives to'- weakened blood. Gude's
Pepto-Mangan enriches the blood by
increasing the number of red corpuscles,
and restores the blood by driving
out the poisons. When the revived
blood gets to work, the appetite be- :
comes what a growing child's should 1
be. Your druggist has Gude's PeptoMangan
in liquid or tablet form. The
name "Gude's Pepto-Mangan" is on ;
every package. Advertisement.
characterized as among: the best man- j
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aged institutions of the kind in the!
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country. As yet the physical plant of j
the hospital is not fully up to stand- i
ard as some buildings are in poor i
condition and others needed have not j
been built. Some members of the j
committee who are familiar with the |
efforts in the last few years to build
up a modern institution for the insane
with little more than a group of
noorlv kept and unsanitary buildings
to start with expressed gratification
at the present st^lte of affairs, at the
engineers report as to the efficiency
of the management both as to treatment
01 patients and cost, and at the
steos being taken to secure even bet- j
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ter results. It is believed by the committee
that no other hospital for the
insane in the South or in the whole |
country is now better managed than J
the South Cnrolina State hospital.
Praise for Clemson. /
The committee also feels gratified'
at the manner in which several of the
state supported colleges have stood up
under investigation. Clemson agricultural
college, while not as large as
similar institutions in some other
states, carries on effectively many diverse
activities such as tick eradica-1
tion work, farm demonstration work,
control of insect pests, and the enforcement
of the fertilizer tax law as
well as giving: instruction in agriculture,
textiles, and other technical subjects
and carrying on experiment and
research work; the people of the state,
the committee thinks, unquestionably
are getting large returns for every
dollar spent. It was pointed out also
that Winthrop college is giving teacher
training and other vocational work
of high quality at low cost; this school
has set the pace for practically all
colleges of its kind in the country in
establishing four year teacher training
courses and in introducing courses
in household economies at a time
when the more strictly agricultural
courses with emphasis on ancient
languages, history, mathematics, and
the like were popular. The School
for the Deaf and the Blind at Cedar
Springs, in the opinion of the engineers
who are familiar with such
institutions in other states, is second
to none in the ^country either as to
economy of operation or as to the
high character of the instruction
given.
The committee expressed its satisfaction
with the conduct of a number
of state departments, commissions,
and boards. The state warehouse
commission, for example, is handling
an increasing volume of work promptly
and accurately with a small stafl
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in addition to undertaking extensive
field work in the inspection off warehouses
and the grading of cotton; the
growth of the state warehouse system
is due in no small part to the efficiency
of the commission, while the
newly organized cotton grading work
has started off well. Another office
handling a large volume of work at
low cost and with a small staff is
that of the attorney general. Commendation
was also given the state electrician
for his work in protecting the
interests of the state in the installation
and maintenance of electrical
equipment and in the economical operation
of an unsuitable heating plant
in the State House.
For Central Purchasing
The engineers assert that the handling
of the state printing is as effectively
and economically done as in
any other jurisdiction in which they
have made surveys. After carefully
observing the results achieved by the
join committee oft printing, the committee
is unanimously of the opinion
lhat the system of central purchases
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should be extended so as to mclude
not merely state printing and stationery
but practically all other supplies
used by state departments and institutions.
The joint committee on
printing through its power to secure j
Dias ana let conu-acis auu uiso j
through its right to require the elim- j
[nation of unnecessary material frpm j
anual reports and other literature has i
been able to reduce the cost of state {
printing at least 25 per cent, and1
probably 50 per cent. It is not be-1
lieved that such large savings can be
realized on staple articles like sugar,
flour, coal, and shoes but on the
other hand it is regarded as certain
that a properly organized central purchasing
agency can save a considerable
percentage of the prices now paid
for hundreds of thousands of dollars'
worth of supplies used in state institutions
every year.
The number of st^ite agencies doing
good work is too large for individual
mention of all: in addition to those
LUilllllirillCU CI i CL UU V U, V VlUli&ibt^V
says many others do their work economically
and well.
The committee is much interested
in the possibility of savings through
the erection of a state office building
in Columbia to house departments,
commissions; and boards. At present
some 20,000 square feet of space is
rented at an average rental price of
about $1.13 per square foot per year.
The principal immediate gain from a
state office building would be better J
| control of units now scattered and of j
better service to the public, which at
| present hardly knows where to find
I the various offices. It is believed, howj
ever, that the annual cost of an office
| building, including maintenance, ini
terest on the investment, and deprecij
ation. would be somewhat less than
j the present rentals wiine mo lunnsu|
ing of increased facilities due to the
j growth of the state could be done
I practically without additional charge.
I In this connection the committee
! has already taken steps to bring about
| better use of space in the State House,
j Arrangements have been made to
j transfer some old records from office
rooms to the basement in? order that
state agencies paying rent may move
to the State House. Arrangements arc
| now complete for the use of two
I rooms previously unoccupied except
| by rel-ords with a saving of $840 per
I year to the state and it is thought that
some other state agencies now pay|
ing high rentals can likewise be moved
i to the State House.
Before adjourning members of the ;
committee expressed the opinion that
lit will not De possiDie 10 wi6c
, savings through lopping off huge
'sums; they, think, however, that by j
saving ?1,000 here, S3,000 there, and'
somewhat larger amounts in a few j
instances total economies running into
the hundreds of thousands can be effected
and no proper service how
given its citizens by the state materially
reduced.
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Do the letters ever mix and run together
when you read at night? ,
Do you suffer from headaches?
Do you get sleepy after reading a
short while at night?
Do your eyes ever feel tired and :
heavy after a day's work is over
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These troubles are all symptoms of
eye strain, and can be relieved with
properly fitted glasses.
Artificial Eyes Fitted, $15
Stop in, let us make an examination
of your eyes and advise you.
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1221 M,\IN ST. COLUMBIA, S. C.
277 KING ST. CHARLESTON, S. C. j
RATS DIE |
so do mice, once they eat KATSnap.
And they leave no odor behind.
Don't take our word for it
?try a package. Cats and dogs
won't touch it. Rats pas's up all
l'ood to get RAT-SXAP. Three
sizes.
33e size (1 cake) enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
65c size (2 cakes) for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size (5 cakes) enough for
all farm and out buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and Guaranteed by Harmon
Drug Co. and Lexington
Pharmacy.
LPNGARDIA is "without a rival"
in ordinary or deep-seated Coughs
; and Colds, difficult breathing, and
for the relief of Whooping Cough.
The wonderful results following its
use will astonish you and make
you its life-long friend. Your
money bac k, if you have ever used
its equal. Danger lurks where
there is a Cough or Cold: Conquer
it. quickly with RUXGARDIA. Safe
for all ages. GO cts. and $1.20 per
bottle. Manufactured by Lungardia
Co., Dallas, Texas.
Cor Sale Bv HARMON DRUG <
COMPANY.
A Rat That Didn't Smell After Being ;
Dead for 3 Months.
"1 swear it was dead at least 3
months," said James Sfkes, Butcher. I
"Westfield, X. .7. "We saw this rat J
every day. Put a cake of RAT- !
SNAP behind a barrel. Months later
my wife asked about the rat. Eemem- i
bored the barrel, looked behind it.
There was the rat?dead, not the \
slightest odor." Three sizes, 35c, 05c, j
$1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Har- !
moil Drug Co.. and Lexington Phar- j
macy.
TAX BOOKS OPEN I
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Office County Treasurer
Lexington County.
Lexington, S. C., Oct. 11, 1921.
Public notice is hereby given that
state, county and school taxes for
Lexington county will be received by
me from October 15th, to December
31st, 1921, inclusive.
The levy is as follows:
For State purposes 12 mills
For County purposes ..7 1-2 mills
For Int. and Prin. Highway
loan 3 mills
For past indebtedness.. 4 mills
For Constitutional school
tax 3 mills
For weak schools .. .. 1-2 mill
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^Lotal 30 mills (
Special tax as folows:
District. Xo. 1. Special and bonds,
12 mills.
District Xo. S. Special and bonds,
14 mills.
District Xo. 14. Special and bonds, J
S mills.
District Xo. 1 3. Special and bonds,
34 mills.
District Xo. IS. Special and bonds,
30 ' mills.
District Xo. 23. Special and bonds,
12 mils.
District Xo. 21'. Special and bonds,
1G mills.
District Xo. 3G. Special and bonds,
G mills.
District Xo. 37. Special and bonds, .
14 mills.
District Xo. GO. Special and bonds.
12 mills.
District Xo. GG. Special and bonds, '
8 mills.
District Xo. 7G. Special and bonds,
12 mills.
District Xo. 12. Special and bonds,
10 mills.
District Xos. 0, 10, 11, 13, 16, 21, -
o o o i o - oc Ah JO A 5 .1"0
m 4 , O ? , O -t, O 'J J OO, T V, "J ? J Ti W, ^ v, V V)
53, 59, 61, G3,64, 69, 71, 77, 78, 80,
S3, S-l, and 87?S mills.
Dstrct Xos. 41, 79 and S2?6 mills.
District Xos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 19,
20, 22, 30. 31, 33. 39, 46, 43, 49, 55,
62, 75, SS?1 mills.
District Xos. 6, 23, 24. 2G. 28, 44. J
47, 51, 70, 72, 74?2 mills.
Capitation Road Tax $5.00, optional
upon all male citizens between the
ages of 18 to 55 or work 5 days in
lieu.
Poll Tax $1.00 upon all male citizens
between the ages of 21 to 60.
Dog tax $1.25 for every dog over 6
months old.
In remitting your tax money please
state whether you wish to pay road
tax or work, also, s*ate how many
dogs you have. In order to avoid any
confusion as there are many other
Smiths, make your money order or
cashier's check payable to W. J.
Smith, Treasurer, and address your
yetterto W. J. SMITH,
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tf ?Treasurer Lexington County.
AytRY'Jeweler
COLUMBIA S.C.
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1508*MainvSt.
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Columbia ;
DESIGNS,
WEDDING BOUQUETS'
~ ROWERS,
For all occasions shipped
anywhere.
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FLORIST
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COLUMBIA, S. C. 11
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INTERNAL MS"
Mr I'. I.. 1 of l?allas. Tox::*.
writes to r !i.* Tyrrell's 11 ysri<*n t:- histi- I
tut*-:
"The *.?. f'.. I, :;(! ' 11 ii<!>>::I>t<?!!y
Mrs. Uussel! on the road
to reeovery from what threatened to
lie I ndijp'st ioji.
"i have used interna! Laths for
years and liave been very sueressful
in my o\vn ease."
The ".J, It. L. Cascade" elennses the
lower intestine its entire length and
keeps it always tree of poisonous
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I l-oiisainU testily that ( onstipntion, !
1 mildest ion. Stomach TnuiiiSi's. Itilios
-.l.-ss. ! leadaehes it ml all tin- many
serious troubles whielt they eause are
at--oiiitelt relieved ami prevented by
tltiv Nature Treat merit.
t Dealer's name and address)
will gladly explain to yon the simple
operation of the "\l. It. I., Cascade."
why it is so '-retain in its resuMs. and
will give yon free of eost. an interesting
little liook eoutainiug lite results
of ilie experiences of I?r. ('lias. A.
Tyrrell of New York, who was a speeialist
on Intestinal Complaints for
L'.j years in that city. Why not cut
this out as a reminder to get this
book as soon as possible. Remember,
please, it is free.
A. J. MATHIAS
Lexington, S. C.
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COLUMBIA, S.C.
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acount with us It does not
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your existence. But with a purp
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pleasure.
Have a purpose in life' Mak
building up a savings account in
you with the means to attain yo
independence, wealth?they all
persistently save.
Same rate of interest (4 per cci
accounts.
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