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THE ( HH(iNK'LE, ( linton, S. C., Aujiwt 15, 1968—11 Annual Report of County Commissioners This is the Laurens County financial report, submitted by the Board of County Commis sioners, for the 1967-68 fiscal year. This cover* the period from July 1, 1967 through June 30, 1968. Appropriation and Receipts Expenditure Balance 1 H() ARD of county commissioners A & B Salaries and travel 1 Supervisor—Salary $ 7,983.K $ 7,983.55 Supervisor—Travel 3,300.00 3,300.00 2. Commissioners 3,322.36 3,322.36 3 Clerk 4,172.99 4,172.99 4 Assistant 3,793.62 3,793.62 C. Office Supplies 800.00 794 62 1 Rental of 10 American Flags 125.00 125.00 D Courthouse 1 Water, lights, fuel, telephone, janitor janitor supplies and cleaning ground* ... 10,000.00 10,000 00 2 Beautfying the lawn and building walks 100.00 100.00 3 Ladies’ rest room—Hostess salary 1,182.42 1,182.42 Ladies’ rest room in jury room 1,000.00 1,000.00 E Insurance for County Buildings .. 2,510.00 2,144 30 F Supervisor 248,121.03 248:^21.03 S 5 64 365.70 1 Salaries ) 2 Maintenance of roads and brdiges ) and supplies ) 3 Road Improvements—Equipment ) and supplies ) (i County Hom^ 1 Salaries A Superintendent _ B Assistant Superintendent C. Additional help to care for inmates 2 Food, clothing, fuel, lights, etc. for inmates and for farming expense* H S. C. Retirement System for County Employees 1 County’s part of Social Security I S. C. Industrial Commission—Premium for Workmen's Compensation Insurance _ J. County Attorney K. S. (( Police Officers Retirement System ) 2. CLERK OF COURT A. & B Salaries and Travel 1. Clerk of Court 2 Deputy Clerk 3. Clerical Assistant 4 Second Assistant 5 Janitor for Courthouse C. Office Supplies 1 Photostat machine supplies D. Circuit Court and Civil 4nd Domestic Relations Court — E. Rearranging offices to provide additional space for Clerk of Court 3 AUDITOR A. & E. Salaries and Travel 1. Auditor 2. First Assistant 3. Second Assistant 4. Third Assistant 5. Extra Help B Office Supplies C. Board of Assessors and Equalization D. Tax Assessor and Mapping Office 1. Salaries and Travel A. Assessor C. Utility Man D. Chain Men, as needed E. Clerk 2. Office equipment and supplies 4 TREASURER A. & B. Salary and Travel 1. Treasurer and Supervisor of Tax Collector’s Office 2. Assistant 3. Extra Help C. Tax Collector 1. Salaries * B. Deputy Delinquent Tax Collector D. Office Supplies 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION A. & D. Salaries and Travel 1. Secretary 2. Attendance Teacher Supervisor of School Lunch Program B. Office Supplies C. County Board of Education Fund E. Attendance Teacher—Aid for Needy Children. .. 6. SHERIFF A. B. & E. Salaries and Travel 1. Sheriff—Salary Sheriff—Travel 2. Three Lieutenant Deputies 3. Ten Deputy Sheriffs and Process Servers 4. Deputy for night work 5. Deputy for night work 6. Jailer 7. Deputy Sheriffs for Mills A. Lydia Mill B. Week end Deputy—Lydia Mill C. Joanna (Holt)—one-half salary (Greenwood Mills—one-half) C. Uniforms and Overcoats — D. Office Supplies F Radio System 1 & 2. Maintenance and supplies — 3. Payments on Sheriff’s radios G. Jail Water, lights, fuel, disinfectants, plumbing, travel and dieting of prisoners H. Boat and trailer 2,937.76 584.21 4,406.68 19,538.65 17,087.59 14,948.00' 4,157.17 500.00 7,415.43 8,313.55 4,172.99 3,793.62 3,793.62 3,907.28 5,350.00 3,000.00 ' 21,542.52 10,000.00 4,167.55 4,172.99 3,793.62 3.947.30 2,502.17 2,510.47 8,648.33 7,200.00 4,500.00 500.00 3,600.00 7,500.00 4,418.03 4,172.99 400.00 5,462.82 3,113.38 4,172.99 1,100.76 1,022.76 300.00 800.00 200.00 7,983.06 3,300.00 24,066.04 77,896.80 6,686.68 6,686.68 6.386.68 2,593.75 2,100.00 7.706.68 4,190.90 1,400.00 2,120.10 4,242.46 13,218.42 1,200.00 2,937 76 584 21 4,406 68 19,512.83 16,208.12 14,946 99 2,947 69 500.00 7,4)5.43 8,313 55 4,172.99 3,793.62 3,793.62 3,907.28 4,200.07 2,661.36 10,401 88 3,043 55 4,167.55 4,172.99 3,793.62 3,917.64 2,592.17 2,271.01 1965.51 3,456.30 4,418.03 4,172.99 400.00 5,462.82 3,113.38 4,172.99 1,100.76 1,022.76 349.37 800.00 200.00 7,983.55 3,300.00 24,065.04 76,066.04 6,686.68 6,686.68 6.356.68 2,593.75 1,817.09 7.706.68 4,195.95 1,399.03 2,120.10 1,929.00 13,012.12 1,200.00 25.82 879 47 1,182 48 1,149 93 338 64 11,140.64 6,956 45 27.84 239.46 6,682.82 7,200.00 4,500.00 500.00 3,600.00 4,043.70 .63 S 1,630.76 282.91 .97 2,313.46 206.30 7. JUDGE OF PROBATE A. & B. Salaries and Travel 1. Judge of Probate 2. Clerk 3. Assistant 4. Second Assistant C. Office Supplies 8 HEALTH DEPARTMENT: County’s part of Salaries and travel allowance of county employees, office supplies and maintenance of building 9. MAGISTRATES A. Salaries 1. Laurens 2. Clinton 3. Cross Hill 4. Waterloo * 5. Gray Court 6. Youngs 8,973.50 8,973.55 4,172.99 4,172.99 3,793.82 3,501.82 291.80 3,798.62 3,793.62 2,000.00 1,946.84 54.16 28,112.80 23,228.64 2,883.91 2,276.94 2,276.94 1336.11 1,836.11 420.70 420.75 420.70 420.75 420.79 420.75 420.75 420.70 7. Seuffletown 420.75 420.75 8. Sullivans 420.75 420.75 9. Jacks 420 75 v 420.75 10. Joanna 420.75 420 75 11. Steno. for inquests and preliminaries 600.00 445.00 155.00 B Office rent—Clinton 144.00 144.00 C. Office supplies 600 00 600.00 1. Stamps and stationery D Payment of jurors in criminal cases 100.00 100.00 and miscellaneous expenses • The account of Joanna Mill Deputy showes an 2,300.00 1,995.00 305.00 overdraft of 14c on this report. We have on hand a receipt, in the amount of $1,976.67, from Green wood Mills, to be credited to this. 10 AGRICULTURE A County supplement to State income 1. County Agent 2 Secretary to County Agent 3. Stenographer for Home Dem. Agent 4 Assistant County Agent 5. Second Assistant County Agent 6 Demonstration materials—Home Dem Agent B Agriculture Building—Janitor’s supplies plumbing, other repairs, fuel, water, lights, telephone and postage C. Club Work 1. Club Work 2. F. F. A. 3 Future Homemakers D Rent 1 A A A Office 2. F. H. A Office E Laurens Cooperative Breeding Association 11 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE A. Maintenance, including office expense and mileage for child welfare worker B Emergency Assistance C. Child Welfare Fund D Aid for Indigent Aged E Office Worker Supplement F. Heart Fund G. Homemakers’ Fund H. County’s Share of Food Stamp Program 1, 2 and 3. Two Case Workers, Two Junior Stenographers and Travel I. Part-time worker whose primary respon sibility shall be to work with children and families under the jurisdiction of the Civil and Domestic Relations Court of Laurens— Salary and Travel 12 COUNTY SERVICE OFFICE 1 County Service Officer 2. Secretary to County Service Officer 3. Office supplies and travel 13. DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT A. Salaries 1. Judge 2. Stenographer 3. Office supplies and rent 4 Recording machine 14 LAURENS COUNTY LIBRARY A. Salaries—7 persons B. Books C. Audio-Visual materials D. Periodicals E. Binding F. Library supplies G. Building maintenance H. Bookmobile operation I. Travel J. Miscellaneous—lights, water, h eat, telephone 15. CORONER 1 and 2 Coroner—Salary and Travel 16. COUNTY PHYSICIAN A. Salaries 1. County Physician B. Medical supplies 17. FOREST FIRE CONTROL A. Per diem and mileage B. Ranger C. Wardens, three D. Tractor Operator MISCELLANEOUS A. County Audit B Secretary to delegation—office expense C. Lunacy examinations D. Contingent E. Board of Registration—Salary for three 1. Travel 2. Assistance to Board of Registration for re-registration F. Premium on Bonds G. Supplement for stenographer to Probation Officer 1. Office expense 2. Liasion office for Solicitor H. Planning and Development Commission 19. NATIONAL GUARD UNITS A. Laurens B. Clinton 960.00 960.00 588.00 588.00 396.00 396.00 600.00 213.52 386.48 960 00 300.00 660.00 85.64 85.64 1,475 00 1,114 53 360.47 300 00 300.00 175 00 175.00 183 75 183.75 600 00 600.00 510.00 450.84 59.16 200 00 200 00 9,984 09 9,977.58 6.51 1,338.63 1,338.63 1.256 23 1,256.23 1,236.05 1,236.05 300 00 300.00 200 00 200.00 180.00 180 00 2,073 62 10,464 20 1,609 42 2,946 73 2,641 69 305.04 6,828.55 6,828.55 4,172 99 4,172.99 1,000.00 999 99 01 10,500.00 2,001.98 600.00 1.300 00 10,500.00 2,001.98 600.00 1,225 96 74.02 26,917.01 26,917.01 5.000.00 5,000.00 550 00 550.00 375.00 375.00 600.00 600 00 500 00 500.00 957.60 957.60 1,200.00 200.00 2,600.00 1,200.00 200.00 2.60000 3.303 00 3.303.00 > 1,642.25 1,642.25 ' 857.75 857.75 200.00 200.00 462.00 462.00 1,039.50 1,039.50 250.00 250.00 3,500.00 3,500.00 600.00 600.00 800.00 796.24 3.76 21,551.19 20,90 421 646.98 381.00 370.42 10 58 450.00 450.00 10,000.00 9,674.97 325.03 1,421.00 1,070.00 351 00 1,155 00 555.84 599.16 50.00 49.42 .58 1,800.00 1,800.00 3,500.00 3,500 00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 20 CONTRIBUTIONS A. Transportation and medicine for cancer patients B. Soil Conservation Office 1. Stenographer 21. MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC—Area No. 5 Mental Health Clinic—Laurens 1. County’s prorated contribution 2. Deficiency in the 1966-67 appropriation 1,800.00 500.00 1,155.00 10,433.42 1,441.56 1,799.75 500.00 1,155.00 10,433.42 25 1,441.56 22. LAURENS COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD 1. Gas, Oil and Supplies __ 1,000.00 2. New Equipment - 1,000.00 23. FOR NECESSARY EXPENSE OF WATER STUDY COMMITTEE, including cost of any survey to be made by Lockwood Greene Engineers of Spartanburg, and travel outside of county, meals and hotel expense of committee members ITEMS NOT LISTED IN SUPPLY BILL Birth certificate fee account — Delinquent tax collection fees Laurens District Hospital—Charity patients . Clinton District Hospital—Charity Patients N. Y. A. office rent Library bond account — Construction of airport for Laurens County — Airport—Land purchase account Rescue Squad—Construction of addition to building — Courthouse Study Committee 13,500.00 Board of Registration—Aid to counties County-wide fire protection and warning system Library—State Aid 1,000.00 1,000.00 3,500.00 BILL 3,500.00 2,233.25 785.67 1,447.58 8,879.26 7,918.33 960.93 59,888.60 59,557.11 331.57 39,878.41 37,601.03 2,277.38 300.00 300.00 1,764.58 1,764.58 105,678.38 112.003.64 *6,325.26 12,265.00 12,265.90 2,858.27 2,858.27 13,500.00 13,500.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 500.00 108.95 391.05 16,183.49 16,183.49 Rescue Squad — The Bailey Foundation 1,500.00 1.439 19 60.81 NOTE—Construction of Airport for Laurens County shows an overdraft in the ampunt of $6,325 26 We have on hand more than enough receipts to take care of this overdraft, which will he posted with July expenditures and receipts. ITEMIZED ACCOUNT COURT HOUSE Lights, water and fuel $ 2,900.96 Telephone 4,530.39 Janitor supplies 1,601.35 Parts and repairs 208.76 Hardware 123.81 Time service 23.20 Janitor supplies for Sheriff's office 135.13 Paper cups 23.90 Signs for Board of Registration and Treasurer’s office 20.00 Vault extension studies 30.00 Repairs at Sheriff’s office 8.50 Changes for Board of Registration 307.03 Flags 86.95 TOTAL $10,000.00 ROADS AND BRIDGES—MAINTENANCE, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND SALARIES Salaries $ 66,702.28 Food supplies 23,711.82 Blankets and clothing 5,272.78 Medical 1,144.20 Telephone 478.47 lights 1,619.25 Hardware 3,468.87 Parts and repairs 26,913.08 Knit wipers and cleaning supplies 2,574 61 Gloves and blades 357.30 Miscellaneous items 593 95 Anti freeze, grease, oil nad fuel 23,589.24 Repairs, tires and tubes 6,581.77 License plates, liability insurance and use tax 2,893 94 Cement, misce iteme for repairs, etc 1,258.85 Seigler heater and gas cooking range 704.39 Mowers 756.85 Sand 150.00 Lumber and poles 4,649 09 Asphalt 12,594.05 Pipe 9,214 06 Stone 31,399 84 Asphalt on church and school areas 10,000.00 New trucks 11,492 34 TOTAL COUNTY HOME Salary for cook Food supplies Lights Telephone Clothing Partial payments on utility room Bedroom furniture Medical Hardware Parts and repairs Gas, oil, and fuel Miscellaneous items Seed and fertilizer Repairs, tires and tubes Exterminating service Social Security Medical Insurance Mattress covers Paint, nails, and miscellaneous supplies Brooms TOTAL $19,512.83 $248,121.03 $ 907.56 8,319.51 1,005 12 400.98 140.16 550.00 180.25 4,555 20 239.87 461.51 2,084 32 21848 15.43 4.72 198.00 60.00 56.11 81.41 34.20 JAIL Lights, water and fuel $ 1,382.52 Dieting of prisoners, etc. 9,703.11 1 elephone 147.32 Medical 596.96 Clothing 56.11 Laundry 235.57 Hardware 37.67 Janitor supplies 430.26 Exterminating service 106.20 Parts and repairs 68.23 Kitchen supplies 7 76 Fire extinguishers 36.12 Mattress covers and blankets 147.62 Building and installing door 56.65 TOTAL $13,012 12 AGRICULTURE BUILDING Janitor’s salary $ 30.00 Lights, water and fuel 629.79 Janitor supplies 195.94 Miscellaneous items 25.96 Office supplies 37.96 Repairs on furnace 88.40 GE vacuum cleaner 34 38 Sewing machine 72.10 TOTAL $1,114.53 CONTINGENT Pauper funeral Publishiny quarterly report Indexing pensions Grading on county nursing home Coroner’s supplies and 1968 membership dues to S. C. Assoc, of Counties Asphalt jobs on church and school area Grading for industrial site Expense regarding airport Lights for airport Option on Central Elementary property and County Tax Study Committee Balance of architects’ fee authorized by dele gation and approved by Court House Study Committee appointed by Laurens County Delegation Extra work by Board of Registration County advertisements Legal services Air conditiontrs for Sheriff and Board of Registration offices Balance due on utility room at County Home To complete Audit and rent for Community Actions, Inc. - - - —- Expense for Carillon Ball and parade, County’s share for secretary for Judge Nicholson TOTAL - $20,904.21 CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORT FOR LAURENS COUNTY Construction . $103,963.90 Engineering . 8,039.74 TOTAL $112,003.64 Respectfully submitted, FURMAN E. THOMASON, null mwi Laurens County Board of Commissioners $ 920.00 834.04 50.00 900.00 195.45 2,757.75 2,000.00 1,199.50 590 00 2,638.68 2,666.11 127.00 415.00 450.00 534.82 600.00 3,400.00 625.86