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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE THURSDAY, J'EBRU. DELEGATION MAKES HEAVY SLASH IN COUNTY SUPPLY BILL Measure Introduced By Deleifation Carries Reduction In Salaries and Various Departments and Strikes Out Several Items. Le>T To Be Reduced. Laurens, Feb. 18. —The Laurens county supply bill for this year, as prepared by the leirislative delefration for introduction last week, has the earmarks of a drastic slashing in pro- po.««ed^ expenditures in all departments of the county governmissnt. Total ap propriations are reduced from about $126,000 to approximately $70,000 or j ITEM more than 40 per cent. It is estimated, Board of Lquali/.ation that the levy for general purposes' Board of Education will be between six and eight mills, a.s' Board of Ri'gisUation compared with eleven mills last year.' ITEM 4 Jail Expenses, The appropriation for the sup^u-vis- *02,00tt Youngs Constable at Youngs .. Jacks Gray Court . .. Constable at Gray Court Sullivan Constable at Sullivan Mountville . ’ 3— 175.00 50.00 125.00 175.00 Le^ii^ture May Soon End S^sion House Ai^reemeni On Appropri ation fiiU Paves Way for Ex pected Early Adjournment. Columbia, Feb. 18.—With 15 legis lative days of the constitutional 40- day session yet remaining,, the South sell and exchange stamps report that .50.00 j business is good. 150.00 50.00 00.00 1 Carolina general assembly today was ^in pti^itidn to b*.'come thes/irst legis lature in recent years to complete its work within the allotted tifi'ie. The house before adjourning last week decided all items" of tftojor im portance in its 18-month appropri ation bill. Quick action to conclude deliberations leading to a second read ing followed by a perfunctory third State Spends Ofllv $41 Annually reading wouuld send the bill to the senate late next w’eek. Through yesterday, the house spent 24 days actually in session, and the senate 25, one more on account of the Cooke filibuster. The state con.stitu- mobile licen.sc.s, mortgages, forecf«-| ^"The forog^ihg facts hsve led pub- ure relief, and companion bills to re-|iiic school champions to conclude that strict truck operations. \jmuch of the discussiod for radical re- •r G>8t Per Pupil •Is Less In S. C. ductiens in the program of public (School education is more refleotire of On School Child Affainst Na tions Average of $86. The Sixth lure has 800.00 50.00 500.00 or’s pffice was reduced from to $24,000, and such items stricken out as $0,000 for rural police officers, though provision is made for two ex tra deputies at a cost of $5,000; $.5,700 for hospitals at Laurens and riinton $564 for indigent veterans. $500 as aid to families of World war vet4 ’ ana, $780 for rest roijin at Laurens $200 for medical unit of the National Guard. Having agreed to abolish the fee system among county officials, sisf- aries are provided for in the bill for those who still are allowed fees for “servieer~Hnd--retfttet4ons were certain made in the pay of tho.se who are on a straight salaiT basis. The clerk of court is to. receive a salary oV Sl.fJtlT;' wtth“‘'$mTn'Tor dpptr=f ty clerk: probate jiulge is given a «al-j ary of $1,200, with $500 for clerk. | Hitherto, the assistants in these of-, fices have been paid by the otficialsj Ihemsi’lv(‘S. The sheriff’s salary of, .$1,800 remains the same and be is. al lowed $000 for travel' ex’iienses. All fees coibeted through bis office go into the general fund. The sheriff is given three deimties at a cost of $4,500. ('ounty suiiervi.sor’s salary is fixed at $1,200 with $150 for travel expense. County commissioners re ceive the same salaiy as heretofore, $500. with $150 each for expenses. Tbti, clerk’s Salary is placed at $800. A salary of $1,200 is given The coun ty suiM'rintendent of education, with fetching prisoners and dieting prisoners at thirty CfOc) cents per day 1 ICM 5—Witnesses, jurors, bailiff.s, and janitor at *o00, if so much be neces sary • ITE.M 0 — County Honve, Boor House and Poor F’rovided, that of the amount herein apjiropri- ated, the Superintendent of the (bounty Home shall iecei\e a salary of $50 per month, and shall l>e al lowed $25 per month for ' additional help, if .so much be ncce.ssary. ' ITEM 7—The sum of $300 is hereby appropriated for the purpose of obtain- ing stenographic nelp 2,750.00 avenue elev;ated struc- given a coat of alumi num radiattfr paint 'where it passes Radio City. As soon a.s one gets past those three blocks it> the same black h^ atOT tion in specifying appropriations for lators’ salaries, allqws 40 legis- legisli lative day? for the session. While the senate finance committee may divide the 18-month measure into and dingy elevated. And although the j six and twelve n^nth bills, a number silver paint is getting soiled and look- of senators reached a compact recent- ing gray it brightens up Sixth avenue. Columbia, Feb. 17.—The annual per pupil cost of the public schools in this the hysteria than of the logic which should be applied to a system involv ing the future leadership of the .state.” JOANNA MILL NEWS Goldrille, Moore and Feb. Mrs. 16. T. D. Mrs. C. W. Hancock of ly to enact whatever money measure the house, proposes and ad jo,urn. The appropriation bill carried a to-Carolina, the committee found. .state is les.s than haljf the average for | Gaffney, are spending the w eek with the country at large, the r^arch j Mrs. R. G. Carr. . committee of the South Carolina Edu-1 Avanelle Templeton of Roper cation reported yesterday. i hospital. Charleston, is spending a The committee said statistics show j few days with her parents, Mr. and this .state spends $41.83 annually forj^yj^s, 0. M. Templeton, each student, while the average fori Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright and the nation is $86.69. The figure is j children of Spartanburg, spent the higher in 44 states than it is in South i week-end with Mrs. Marion Hamm. * 4,500,00 2,500.00 Mi.ss Fay Hall of Bateshurg, .spent Edwin Smith. There is a man in Xew' York who, maintains a private zoo. He makes a tal of $9,209,000 for the 18-month i “The low annual cost for each stu-: the week-end v’ith Mrs living renting animals to theatrical i p<*f*iod, after the house rein.serted I dent in the state,” the commttee’s re-j Mr, and Mrs. T. D. J^eonard, Jr.,, at.- productions. Asked how’s business, he $12,000 for the state forestry com-; port'said, “has been maintained de- | tended the funeral Monday of the late replied, “terrible.” j mission. Senate approval of a bill to, spite a rapid growth in .school popu-■ Mr. Harohl W. Hack in Short Hills, 1 ratify a fi.scal year change is neces-, lation .since 1900. WTiile the entire N. J. Jhe electric light companies here sary before it could take effect. j population of the state rose 29 per say the jig saw puzzle craze is great, j The senate had before it tixiuble- Keeps people up late at night, is the some legi.slation concerning a reduc- explanation for their enthusiasm. tion of one-half tt; one-third in auto- cent in the three decades between 1900 and 1930, the school enrollment sky rocket'd to a growth of 84 per cent. Mr. and Mrk S. H. Keels and Mr. and .Mr.s. W. E. Sanders of Newberry, visited Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. W. E. Ad- la m.<» recently. at’ 51*0.00 2,50(1.00 1,200.00 $150 for expenses and $600 for an as- si'^tant. The coroner is to receive an annual salaiy c>f $500, no fees, and the county attorney $150.*^ Tin* Ijiurens County library gets an appropriately of $*’»00, the board of education $:*0, board of registra tion $3(*0 and the board of eciualiza- tion $800^ The sului iesr oT inagTsTrates at Lau- n'Ds and CllnLon were placed at the .same figuie, $750 each, while there was some pa*ing of other township magislrate.s’ salaries. Five new cun- sUbb s for magistrates a»e tn receive 4,000.00 ! 150.00 an annual stii»end of $o0 each. The total of approximately $46,000 is included in .Section 1, a synopsis which is as follows: ITEM 1 Cross country r(iads. con victs, maintenance of load inqm sts and preliminaries in magistrates’ court, to be eX!u‘n<led Upon the ap pro.; 1 of the .Sheriff ITK.M. Pulilic Buildings, including water. fuel, light an'i insurance rni.M i’ Piijptirg. Po.stage and .'siatiofKi'y ITE.M 10 — .Mi.soellaneous Contingent ITE.M 11—Vital .Statislics, upon approval of repu table jihysician ITE.M 12- Interest on Cioun- ly Indebtedness—Interest ■ on current ToansTlfrantici^ —potion of* taxes ITEM 13—Payment of Pro bate Judge for indexing jiension claims 25.00 Other sectimis of the bill provide that the county supervisor shall make a monthly statement of exiHmditure.s to the delegation, that he shall fur- nfsh a bond of $10,000, and that no puicha.*'e of equipment other than “small tools" shall be made by the supervisor and county commissioneis except upon the written consent of the county senator and a majority of the county house of representatives, .Another section provides that the trustee provided for by the Iasi dele- L5D0.09 work organization To be derived from gas tax. and if that kource of revenue is not sulficient, the deficit shall be sup plied from the Contingent Fund with the written approval of the l.<‘gi'Ia- tive 1 leiegat ion. That ol the amount herein apnro- prbUed,^ the Ssupervisor ard (’oi'nty ('ommission- e»s sl^all'not expend in ex cess of $2,(MX) in any one month. ITEM 2 Salaries: Clerk of Court ('lerk .Assistant Sheriff Traveling Expenses for Sheriff Deputy She!ills. 3 at $l,2UtI each ( Traveling Expenses for De puty Sheriffs, $25 per month each, if so much be necessary 'Treasurer ^ Clerical Help for Treasurer $24,000.00 j gation to handle 'county .securities '^ coming into the hand.s of the c«*unty jfroin the Farmers .National Bunk and 'the Bank of Waterloo be turned back to the county treasurer within ten (lavs of the signing of the bill with a full accounting thereof, and that the treasiire<rt!mll convert the same into casli “with all convenient speed con sistent with good busine.ss judgment, and rej'ort to the I^iurens county dele gation iimnially the progiis*. lu- lia.s made." The treasurer is to veeive no additional conipeiuation for such work. (Jtis P. Huff. I*hh1 attorney, was appointed trustee und* r tlie act lefentd to. - N. ... 1..500.t)0 iHIO.OOt) 1,800.00 '.*00.00 .1 3,600.00 ■ ' 1 LltTlE OLR EWYDRK of Educa- 600.00 150.00 .500.00 i 350.00 Auditor Superintendent tion Traveling Expenses for Su perintendent of Education Assistant Superintendent of Education Attorney 5^ • Physiciafi^ (ail County Work) including inquests and lunacy, and no medi cal supplies shall be pur chase- except on written approval of County Phy sician ’’ Coroner ,. ' ' Supervisor 1,200.00 Traveling Exiienses for Su- ‘ per\'ij»or Two County Commissioners, $300 each .... Traveling Expenses for County Commissioners, Claric to Board of County Commissionei’B iudee of Probate Clerk to Judge of Pi obate'.. LaUreuM County library ,. Mggiatrateis— City of Laoren« Clinton .. CoMUhl« Clinton One large New York motion picture "" I theatre has as many as twenty coun-i -■terfeit bills offered to its cashiers! I 1 ^ '. 00.00 , every day. Not one has eter been ac- . iUI :{0(v.00j —-— 500.00 Although women are su])posed to lx* j natural kitchen exfierts, .only one ^ 1.20<).(*0 large hotel in New York has a woman I chef and woinen cooks. They are prov- 1.50.00 I ing higldy succe-s.sful. “ .Some young woinen in New York are wearing bracelets with their tele-1 phone nunrliers engraved.Upon them. New York .«hops are selling jig saw puzzles large enough so that four i>^r- feons can work on them at once. 150.00 The Manhattan-Bronx volume of the city’s new five-borough directory contains 4,000' pages and weighs 20 pounds. ... (tOO.OO ^iOCMJO A .New York firm pays the state motor Vehicle bureau $10,000 a year for copies of its car registration rec- oi-d.s and sells this information to au- tuimdiile dealers, shops, etc. 800.00 1,200.00 .500,00 „ 600.001 the- M’e’ll have to credit “Variety,’ atiical paper, for this one: - ^ “Trained posing hor.se couldn t ! land any bookings^ so his ow’ner got 750.(K)!him a job hauling an ice wagon. On 750.00, the first day out the horse was Wglk- 500.00 ing along Broadway when the traffic 175.00! light changed from green to red. He PENN DRESSMAKER SUPPLIES Penco Pins, paper of 1(50 ... Pence Safety Pins, bunch of .)0 ^PeniNnap Fa^e«ers. ^a«l oU.g. Penimaid Neales Thimbles Tape Measures Shears, forg:ed steel Penila'<lic, Merc, Elastic Pearl Button.s, card Pentmaid Sew mjr SHk Shoulder Strapping, piece J. and P. Coats Sewinjf Thread . J, and P. 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