______.- I 17f7 South Carolina's Oldest Newspaper 1954 HOSPITAL ENDOWMENT FUND (E^ar^eiatnti lttl£0 Total $2130.00 Subscription Price $2.50 Year The Georgetown Times, Thursday, July 29, 1954 Vol. 158 — No. 18 City Awards Kahn And Jackson County School Budget Sewerage Contract The City Council ot Georgetown has awarded a sewerage contract to Kahn and Jackson of Colum­ bia at the low figure of $17,878.- Approved At $572,470 60. Five sealed bids were opened The overall budget for the itor, John G. Leland the tax le­ at a special session Monday, July schools in Georgetown County vy, it is believed will remain the 26 ad the figure submitted ran has been approved by the County same. In addition to the 48 mills os high at $35,681.87, given by Board of Education and has been for school purposes the levy wfll Sam A Sloan of Columbia. Oth­ Are You Interested In Restoration Of sent to tha County Auditor for as usual, include 10 mills ttM, ers were: C. M. Hefelfinger of placing of the tax levy. county operation totaling 88 mills. Wilmington at $18,006.30; Charles­ ! The Amount, exclusive of all In order that it would not be ton Contractors at $25,837.84; and Georgetown's Historic "Gems state and federal aid, is $572,470.- necessary to increase the tax levy R. L. Morrison and Sons at $33,- which Is some $40,000 above the for school purposes to mee the in­ 202.40. In the past ten years much has been done total budget of last year ($531,- creased budget the county delega­ The main part of the contract along the Eastern coast to re-instate the many places 396). tion has authorized the expendi­ covers the laying of 12 inch pipe of historic interest. Persons travel many hundreds Of this amount, $259,549 is the ture from the surplus allocation to the city limits at the expense of miles to see the birth-place of famous men and wo­ total budget for the dty Schools, to the county from the sales tax of the City and an 8-inch pipe men, the early churches, old plantation homes, old which shows an overall increase to balance the difference between from this point to the new Color­ cemeteries and the places where such communities of more than $20,000 over last the amount turned in from the ed Elementary School at tho ex­ have capitalized upon this tourist trade which stems year's budget of $236,014. levy and the budget. pense of the County Board of The City School budget includes Education. The sewerage line will from a genuine interest of the public ia tbe things of the past. $157,925 for administrator sal-' be approximately 4,200 feet ia all •ries and teacher's salaries in ax-' Local School and is a cooperative project be­ Georgetown where the British had head­ cess of state aid; Administration tween the City tt Georgetown and quarters during tbe Revolutionary War and were (operational) cost, $12,472; In­ the County/ Board ot Education. structional Costs and Instructional Building Program Tba City reserves the right to routed oot by the great Swamp Fox, Francis Marion, where the first Continental Bank- in America was Supplies, $19,188; Libraries (sep­ cut In on the line within the city Mayor Sylvan L. Rosen receives a framed safety award cer­ arate item to meet state high limits to serve others in this built, where Lafayette landed on Ids first visit to school standards, $3,850; Opera­ Remains Same tificate from Ray Watkins, representative of S. C. State Automobile America and where many other historic events occur- area. Association and the National Association. The award recognizes the tion Costs; Wages (Janitors aad The School building program, The contract, also includes the city's record, of no fatalities from traffic accidents in 1958. In the ed still remains complacent and makes no major at­ cleaning women), $19,800, Wise. in Georgetown County remains the laying of about 600 teat of pipe brief ceremony, last week, Chief Fred A. Nobles was highly praised tempt to advertise these points of interest or to pre­ Light, Water and Janitor Sup­ same as it did before the meet- from Meeting Street to River St. for the large part which he and his men played in making this record serve them, to that they will attract interest. plies, $20,900; Maintenance and teg of the State Finance Com­ possible. ' —Photo by Burney where a new home is being con­ Repairs, $18,224; New Equipment, mission last week. According to structed by Richard Kaminski From a number of inquiries to other com­ 17,121. Albert Green, superintendent of ad the laying of approximately munities that have successfully accomplished restor­ strict enforcement of the traffic The new budget provides for the Georgetown County Schools 182 feet on Congdon Street near City Goins ation of historic structures it seems advisable to the prospects released by the com­ the railroad to serve three homes. regulations and fast driving, in form a Historical Society ia Georgetown to accom­ five new teachers in the Winyah Safety Award particular. School system, three in high mission at this time are only plish a similar movement. Quite naturally this could those buildings which had been The City of Georgetown has The National Safety Council not bo undertaken with credit unless the people in the school and two faa elementary, to reveived recognition of honor has already recognized the elty meet the anticipated increase in approved before May 17. It is Bridge Operation from the S. C. State Automobile fer tts 1953 record. Ia 1949 they community are sympathetic to the idea. enrollment. It, also provides tor believed that the commission will Association for tha outstanding also preesnted the City of George­ the salaries of the Art Superviser, not approve any new buiding pro­ As the initial step in this direction The jects until the legislature meets. At Brown's Ferry auto accident record during the town wjth a similar award. Georgetown limes is asking persons interested in and two public school music year 1953. Tha S. C. State Automobile As­ teachers at Howard which were In the local county two projects, Bay Watkins of Kingstree, pre­ sociation ia expanding its cam­ such a project to send in their name, provided that formerly paid by state aid against the Boulevard Elemntary School To Be On Notice sented the framed parchment dur­ paign of safe driving began the they are willing to contribute a yearly membership the enrollment. This means that and the Rosemary High School The provisio of Section S of ing brief ceremonies last Thurs­ certificate award plan last year. fee of not more tban one dollar to a society. When three more teachers for Howard were ready for the consideration tha River aad Harbor Aet of day. Ha represnted both the S. Georgetown hopes that in each a sufficient number of names are turned in a meeting will be allowed trom the state of the Finance Commission, but August 18, 1894, governing the C. State A. A. and T. Chalmer succeeding year wa may qualify will be called and ak organization formed to farther funds. had pot been approved. operation of highway bridge Bryan, president of the National for sac han award. the movement and choose a suitable name. Due to the anticipated enroll­ With the freezing of the build­ across the Black River at Browns Automobile Association. with The presentation of the framed ment increase at Winyah two add­ ing program on May 17 all pro­ Ferry, Near Rhems has been the S. C. State A A is affiliated. certificate which says "in recog­ itional cleaning women have been jects that had been approved amended.! tht new regulation C. B. Cribb, company represent­ nition of outstanding service it added which has increased the with contracts lat were allowed reads as follows: ative in the Georgetown area, has rendered to the motoring pub- operational cost under wages. to continue. In this category was the 32 classroom Colored Elemen­ (16) Black River, S. C; South sad Ernest Stssionsf of Colum­ lie" was presented to Mayor Syl­ Summer School Naval Reservists Similarly tte* amount for foal, tary School at the old Airport in Carolina State Highway Depart­ bia, vice president of the Motor van L. Rosen and Chief Fred No­ light, water and janitor supplies Georgetown. This project Is un­ ment bridge near Georgetown. Club, participated in the presenta­ bles on Thursday, July 22. has been increased. Band Resumes Receive Training derway and will be ready for oc­ At least 12 hours' advance notice tion. Mr. Watkins complimented the It is important to remember cupancy by the middle of Febru­ required. South Carolina State The last death recorded from a newspapers' for their forceful way that these figures pertain only to ary, 1955. Highway Department bridge at traffic accident within the city of bringing safety messages to the Practise Monday Aboard Destroyers the amount paid by Georgetown limits was early in 1952. TO obtain public's attention. The Sampit Elementary nine Brown's Ferry near Rhems. At The second session of the Win­ St. John, New Brunswick, is the County for education from Its least 24 hours' advance notice re­ such a record it takes the coop­ City officials in accepting the destination of approximately 18 tax revenue. The total expendi­ class-room for colored was un­ eration of all the 'motorists of certificate made it clear they yah High School Summer School der construction at the time and quired.