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Show Financial Status Of County Schools Shows Betterment "A balance of the common school district books at the close of the last fiscal school year ending end-ing July 6, 1940, shows the combined com-bined districts to have a balance on hand of $18,638 more, than they had one year ago. This will make it possible to reduce tax levies for most of the districts," Welland F. Smith, icounty school superintendent, superinten-dent, reported this week. "The cooperatian and combined efforts of the school boards, teachers, teach-ers, and office ot the county superintendent su-perintendent of school, have been largely responsible for this condition." con-dition." "In accordance with the decision at the past two Franklin County Trustees conventions; all sets of encyclopediias, other books and school supplies are now being purchased pur-chased through the office of the : county superintendent, for all schools cooperating. This makes it possible to buy at a much reduced re-duced rate, purchase only the supplies sup-plies and books that are needed and eliminate much worthless expensive ex-pensive materials Jrom entering our ijehools by way of high powered pow-ered salesmen," Supt. Smith continued. con-tinued. Ail common school districts are now operating on a strictly cash 1 basis and stayinug within the lim-: lim-: its of their budgets. This will eliminate much warrant interest ' and had business practices t |