The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31

10 tie New g., = legation in the
.,5:a!atu!":
;p.:ie c.i Saturday t. Supervisor
iii .ci d .n.> / a,.urfii.re 20 L,y some
stamp. to carry Oh tHe necessary COL
..urG. &c oI TIE cffi,, OF county up
..n,cnGent Of education, for if you and
lie supervisor 40 cot know it, have
: ally fuuHd il necessary at times u
write i letters in the proper CO.
duct of the 3f!ce. He SCENE. Sd. pris d
and thought that one who received as
big a salary a.: the county slk .lnt4Ho
1T OF education should pay for his own
stajlrs. am not complaining about
the salary, because | knew what it
IS when l took the office. but as
natter of fact | have not ssen any
.slary from the county but foI
onth since l have held the office. The
! couaty give: you little du BILL and
if You want the money you have to
get some one to discount it at a big
late OF i---crest. ut Stalnls is what
want now. Mr.. Hill says the county
has no mon>y and the postmaster will
,ot sell them to me even Gil TIL cfedit
of the county. And will not haul my
letters unless l put the s5anrst CT
them. Mr. Hill says it viii take Sal
600 to put the county out OF Gc't. Ana
he can not pay for any stamps.
You gentlemen have been III The leg
islature for yeral years, ard 1t
seems to me that it is up to you to do
something to relieve the situation, or
do you think that the little county Of
ficers should borrow money to run the
necessary correspondence Of their Of
fees. o, yes, know it is small mat
ter, but when no salary is coming it
might be a big thing to SOM of US.
For the information Of Mr. Superyis
or Hill | want to quote ection OF the
general school law. Section 1928
reads: County to furnish certain
things-The county board of commits
sionrrs of each county are authorized
and required (nota "required') to fur
nish the county board of education Of
! their county with a comfortable aGd
convenient office and suitabl: office
furniture, and to supply said office
with fuel lights, stationery. postage
(note the world and such other Incl
dentals as ara. necessary to the proper
transaction of the legitimate business
of the Office" The county suparintend-
ent is secretary of the county board,
and is supposed to run the Office, and
to keep up with the spo2dence,
and it takes f;w stamps. Maybe
the county board of commissioners
could buy the stamps even if they have
no money. l don't know about that:
But they say they will not The former
supervisor said if would buy stamped
ENVELOPES from the governme't he
would pay for than. and he did.
don't know how. Refore ordering this
time | enquired if I should go ahead
and order through the government.
Mr.. Hill said I could, but ne had no
monry to ray the bill. 1t will do no
Good to order unless I can pay. What
must be done? Please answer. Why
not put the county on cash basis,
anyhow? 1t is bad enough for the peo-
pie to have to run on credit. The
courtv shoul1 nav cash. 1t would be
eronomv. BIT how about some stamps
to write few letters?
Your. humble servant,
E. H. Aull.
County Superintendent cf Education.
p. S-Tha only reason I have for
rrinting thls il The Herald and News
is that fare no stamps with which to
sud y>m a personal letter. and nv
credit is good with The Herald and
Nows for small bills. and / understand
the paper is mailed you ZACH issue
without charge. F. H. A.