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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
2
A city special confirms ex-treasurer Detyens' books show a $6,800 shortage. The piece criticizes yearlong neglect of auditing and calls for annual examinations of the treasurer's office to prevent such lapses and apathy in public office.
Mr. Reid Whitford departs for Charleston on government orders, leaving Georgetown without a Civil Engineer. The city laments the lack of government contact with port needs and urges adequate appropriations to restore the position and benefit the port’s future.
The Buffalo Express reports textile makers blame Aldrich rate changes for rising woolen cloth prices. Shifts in wool costs, not tariffs, are cited as the cause, with higher prices affecting expensive garments. Consumers with steady wages may accept higher costs for cloth and clothing.
Essay argues money should not dictate social status and equality for all. It claims Sparta’s rigid state upbringing produced equality while modern wealth creates social barriers and misperceptions of worth. Wealth cannot buy character or decency and thus fails as a true standard of value.
During the absence of the Clerk and Treasurer, Capt. W A Black and Chief of Police R W Rouse will be at City Hall from 9 a m to 12 noon for the collection of taxes. H W Fraser.
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