The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 14, 1909, Image 7
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THE NEED OF LEGISLATIVE
AID IN iLHOOL WORK.
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All eivilizvl governments assume
:es;:ousibi!'t\ for common school education.
It is a good investment for
the iState. The educated man has
irreater earning power than the illiterate,
and inasmuch as the wealth
r\ul progress of the nation depend j
primarily on the individual, the
country that neglects the education
>f the masses will inevitably be left
behind in the march of events. We
are told that New England is now
looking to her superior schools to
offset the natural advantages of the;
South in the present contest for manufacturing
supremacy.
The history qf education in any'
. country is hugely that of legislation. J
The oldest nations of Europe are
yearly passing new laws for the im-j
provement of their schools. A re- j
view of educational progress in.
South Carolina brings conspicuously
to the frout recent helpful legislation.
The 1200 school libraries established
throughout the State, the
large number of modern conn try
school houses built from year to year
aided by county funds und^r the
Building act, the many schools benefiting
by the High School act, impress
us with the power of legislative
aid in school work.
It is my observation that the "Encouragement
acts," such a; the Library,
the School Building aud the
High School acts,conditiouing State
or county aid on local effort,give the
V greatest possible impetus to improvement.
Money alone cannot make
good schools. The people mast be
prepared for them; and such legislation
stimulates the people, and inciting
them to an effort of their own,
plants within theni the germ of pro
.gress. Judging from what I know
of the situation in my county, at
least 90 per cent of the school libraries
in the State owe their exis.ton/v.
tn thn T.ihrarv act. The Stim
' ulatiug effect of the Building act is
\ even more evident. During the last
three years eleven county school
buildings costing $14,000.00 have
. been erected by local effort in Wil1
i a ni s b u r g county, and
I aui sure that this act gave the impulse
that resulted so beneficially.
Indeed I kuou of no case of consolidation"
that was not encouraged and
promoted by the provisions of the
Building act. Certainly the legislature
kuew human nature when they
adopted the encouragement method.
But what is Eolith Carolina doing
' more than eucouraging?The training
"Whools of 314.000 of her future citizens
received'from the State in 1907,
the poll tax, the dog tax and the
constitutional 3 mill tax amounting
to $089,224.01, a little more than
.$3.00 per pupil. The same year, the
State colleges, with an enrollment
of 2,405 received from the State
nearly $500,000, something more
than $200 per pupil, in other words,
the State is paying one half as much
to educate 2,405 of her boys ami
girls as for the other 314,000.
The most pressing present neeil is
to do something for remote country
sections that fiud it impossible under
the present law to raise enough
money to support a respectable
S ^chool. We are told to offer better
I salaries and procure better teachers,
I aud that the people are able to do it.
The people are not able in the cir9
v cumstances. They cannot be exjB
?ected to go beyond lawful provision.
B The State has assumed responsiblity
^ for the schools, and is expected to
f legislate the means for raisiug the
I wherewithal to run them. The peo
I pie will not go further than the law
I provides. Where improvement of
I tsdiool conditions has been underM^Etaken
in my county the maximum
j^lHBocal tax has been imposed in nearly
^^^E&ll cases, and still the funds have
fl^Vbeen far shore of the amount necessary.
The average proceeds from a
E 4 mill levy on a country district of
!20 square miles in Williamsburg
K county is $185.00. Such a district
would have 90 white children and
I 110 negro children, and would get
I from the constitutional tax $350.00,
F Their dog and poll tax would be
| about $90.00, making a total credit
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of $'>25.00 for two schools that
should hav- at least tluee white
I
teach.t'; and two negro teacher?.!
< h.e district ::. my county of about
20 square miles has a white enrollment
of lib"). They have t o negro <
school. liv petition to the legisla-' I
tare they were allow d to impose a "
local tax of 12 mills. This lew
gave them $590.00, the coustitu- ^
tiotial o mill $300.00, the poll and |
dog tax $120.00, a total for the dis- >
fcrict of $i>10?about enough to pay
a fair salary for the principal of ^
' ^n/?lx .a A nil \'?jf U?i* 'Al'M fnl<]
CUVil a CtllWU ILilVl ? v. v ?? v. VVX?
to ray better salaries and get the
best teachers! The people are wjlli:.g
but Dot able under the law. The1
legislature is wanted to make pro- j
vision for such conditions.
I am aware ot the fact that the<e. ^
conditions do not prevail everywhere.: "
Even in mv own countv a district '
e
lying ot- the Atlantic Coast Line a
railroad needs only to impose a two i:
or three mill local tax for sufficient;
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school funds. The constitutional.
3 miil tux is a county tax, and those
counties rich in railroad or manufacturing
concerns are better provided
for than the others. Horry
couutv gets $1.00 per pupil from
this tax, Williamsburg $1.75, Spartanburg
almost 13.00, and Itichland
more than $5.00 j>er pupil. It is not
the purpose of this paper to ques- I
tiou the justice of this law, but it is
evident that the State has placed in (her
constitution a law which pro- ^
videi amply for schools in some counties
and fails to do it in others. It g
cooma f-rt mo f-hat- anmo lwrtfllaliftn 1U
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equalizing this disparity, or at least T
enabling the weak countiea to do it, ^
is highly important. Many remedies
suggest themselves, but none to thy D
mind would be more efficacious than
a law fashioned after the other encouragement
acts and depending on
State instead of county funds. If
the legislature would appropriate,
$200,000 to aid districts not receiving
at least ?3.00 per pupil from the S
constitutional tax, and condition "
such aid ou a levy by the district of *
the maximum local tax, I believe st
the problem would be solvtd. I aui c
familiar with conditions in one of
the pooler counties and I do not tl
doubt that such a law would revolutionize
educational matters with
us.
South Carolina is que of the few
that bus no compulsory law. Conditions
in some counties would warrant
and demand the passage of such ;
a law, but a compulsory law at pres- j
sent would be little less thau a bur-j
lesque on the primitive school con-:
ditioiis of some sections. Every ef- <_'
fort should be directed towards a1 E
uniformity of conditions in the ^
ehool system, and it seems to me
that we are entirely dependent on *
the legislature for devising and an- j
thorizing tlie means to bring it >
about.
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nereaner we positively refuse
to publish any communication
received at this office later
than Tuesday, noon, except local
and personal items, which
: willhiot be available later than <
Wednesday, noon, for the cur- t
rent week. By trying to be accommodating
we are thrown late
ever}' week and we are tired oi
it. This notice applies to g
EVERY BODY. '
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A girl wants to stay in bed when t
she has a cold so that men can't see a
the red nose that goes with it.
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The Co u of
Consumption j
Your doctor will tell you that ;1
fresh air and good food are j
the real cures for consumption.
But often the cough is very L
hard. Hence, we suggest that ! s
you ask your doctor about |,
; your taking Ayer's Cherry j'
Pectoral. It controls the tick- ,
ling, quiets the cough.
M We publish our formulas
SW We banish sleohol
} from our medicines
M I y f 0 We urK? you t0
A ic/C/o "suter*
One of Ayer's Pills at bedtime will cause
an increased flow of bile, and produce a
gentle laxative effect the day following.
Formula on each box. Show it to your
doctor. He will understand ot a glance.
Dose, one pill at bedtime.
, ?aisde by the J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, iTsai"?? j
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Quarter!) Report
KINUSTKEE DISPENSARY
# EOt'RTH QUARTER
October I, 1908, to January!, !909. |
sales f r quarter. 4*?70.97
breakage for quarter, Jo.lsj
?tvX-k <>n ha .1 J inuury 1. lUOj '*** I
51. >. <4 1
>tu,-k o:i hand < 'etober 1 -5 314S.12 j
I<)se. received during quarter f*3J 1.2^?'
'ota! expense and breakage Jit c?.tH?
Ct-l profit Tor quarter 43l"? 43
*l77-><?>4
)isbursemet.t of Profits:?
County U4S.47
Schools 144S4>
T?>wn *?f Kingstree, 154^.4"*
$4,:;t*?.4:i
S i ate of Sou i h Carolina,
County of Williamsburg.
Personally appeared before me W E
nowden. J E Branson and D .1 Epps.
letubers of the Williamsburg
bounty Dispensary Board, who being
ach and severally sworn, deposes and
nd says that the foregoing statement
> true and correct.
Sworn tt and subscribed before me
his eighth of January, 1909.
j P. Stkkle,
Notary Public.
W E S.w^dkn. chairman,
j e brunsos, Secretary.
D J ^pps.
Uuaneriy Kepon
LAKE CIW DISPENSARY
F~ WARIER
October I, It ^aryi, 1909.
ash sale* for quarter *5o8.69
reakage for quarter 16.49
lock on hand -January 1, 1:... >22.32
$15187.50 .
lock on haud October 1 $ 2694.13
Idse received during quarter K406.31
'otal expense and breakage 927,92
et profit for quarter 3169.14
$15187.50
isbursement of Itofits:
County 1056.3*
School* 1056 :!8
Town of Lake City 1056.38
$3169.14
State of Souih Carolina,
County of Williamsburg
Personally appeared before meW. E.
nowden.J.E. Brnnson and D.J. Epps,
lembers of the Williamsburg County
)ispensarv Board, who being each and
eve rally s worn, deposes and sayi that
he foregoing statement is true and
orrect.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
his eighth day of January, 190b.
\ J. B. Steele.
Notary Public.
W. E. Snowden, C hairman.
J. E. BruNSON, Secretary.
D. J. Epps.
Quarterly Report
, SCRANTON DISPENSARY
FOURTH QUARTER
October 1, 1908, to January 1,1909/
ash sales for quarter $1,234.36
breakage for quarter 2-70
tock on hand January 1. 1909 2,696.33
$6,033.41
tock October 1,1906 1,734.0*2
Idse. received durir^j quarter ;i,H84.8i>
dtal expense and breakage 370.95
let profits for quarter 1,143.59
$6,933.41
(isburseinent of Profits:?
County $381.19
Schools 381.20
Town of Scranton 381.20
1,143.59
Total profits $8658.16, disbursed to
ounty $.',886.04, to schools $2,886.06,
o towns $2,836.06.
State of South Carolina,
County of Williamsburg.
Personally appeared before me W E
incwden, .J E P.runson and P J Epps,
nembers of Williamsburg Couny
1 >ispensary Board, who being each
md severally sworn, deposes and says
hat the foregoing statement is true
:nd correct.
Sworn to and ?ubscribed before me
his eighth day of January, 1909.
J B Steele
Notary Public.
W E Snowdkn, Chairman,
J E BrunsON, Secretary.
D J Epps.
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)eparture of Passenger
Trains at Kingstree.
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
las promulgated the following
icheuule, which became ettective
Monday,September 7, 1908.
?NORTH BOUNDNo
80 7:40 a. m.
*No 46 11:42 a. m.
No 78 5:33 p. m.
?south boundno
79 10:52 a. m.
*No 47 5:53 p. m.
No 89 9:06 p. m.
* daily except sunday.
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LAKE CIJY, ---SC.
W. L. BASS
Attorney at Law
LAKE CITY. S. C.
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Dentist
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Kingitree, S. C. '
NoticeThe
Board of County Commissioners
will hold their monthly meetings on the
first Tuesday "f every month. All
cbiims against the county must be filed
with the countv commissioners previous
to that date,as this day is set apart for
passing on claims by the board, and no
checks issued on that date.
This rule will be strictly adhered to.
By order of the board,
d N IlAMMF.TT,
Clerk to County Commissioners.
January 9. 1909,
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Final Discharge*
Notice is liereby given that on February
15, 1909, I will apply to 1' M
Brockinton, Judge >f Probate of
Williamsburg County, for a final Discbarge
as Guardian of Mabel L Snider.
< H Snidku.
1-14?41 Guardian.
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from January 1, 19D9. Come early and
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Auditor's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that I, or my
agent'will be at the following places on
the days below mentioned for tbe purpose
of taking tax returns for tbe year
190b:
At Kingstree, .January 1. 2. 4, ~>, f>. T,
8, 9 and 11.
Scranton, -January 12
Lake Cily, .January 13and 14
.lanuarv 1
V^auro, v j
Kingstree. 44 16
Greclyville, January IS and 19
Harpers, January 20
Trio, 44 21
Sutton-, 44 22
Kingstree, . ' 2.*}
Church (W R Graham's store) " 25
Rhems, 44 26
Morrisville. 44 27
Bloomingvale. , 44 2S
Benson, 4* 29
Kingstree, 44 30
Rome. February 1
T.amhgrts * 2
Ards X Roads (M V Cox's store),
February 3
Johnsonville (S B Poston's store),
February 4
Vox (E F Prosser's store), 44 5
Leo, 6
Kingstree, 44 S
Gourdins, 44 9
Salters. 44 10
Gowdy's store, 4- 11
Single, 12
Kingstree, February 13 to 2 >, inclusive.
Raturns must be made for all personal
property, and all sales of real es
tate since last returns must us rej?wi ecu. i
All male citizens between the ages of
21 and HO years unless exempt by law.
are liable to poll tax and must return
same. A penalty of 50 per cent will be
charged against all parties tailing to
make returns during the time above
mentioned.
I J B Montgomery,
12-10-1 It ' County Auditor
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CHARLESTON, SC.
Registration Notice.
The office ot the Supervisor of Reg- istration
will be opened on the 1st
day of July and will remain open continnously
every day, except Sundays,
through the months of July and
August for the purpose of the re-registering
of any person who is qualifiedas
follows:
Who shall have been a resident of
the State for two years, and of the
county one year, and of the polling precinct
in which the elector offers*
vote four months before the day of
election, and shall have paid, six
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitution
of 1895 submitted to him hv the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns, and has^paid
all taxes collectable on during the
present year, pioperty in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars or
more. J. Y. McGILL,
Clerk of Board.
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