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The Johnsonville School
Board voted Monday night to
purchase 38 window - 11nit air
conditioners for the Middle and
Elementary schools and to have
them installed at a total cost of
$33,808.
Superintendent Edward Eady
quoted the price of the air
conditioners at $15,808 ( $416
each) and the installation cost,
including wiring and conduit
boxes at $18,000.
Board Miriam Poston said the
electrical cost of the air conditioners, figuring seven hours
a day, five days a week, would
be a maximum of $900 a month

and $3,600 a year, figuring on a
.miximwn of four months usage

building fund would still have
$11,672. He said this amount
out of a nine iflnth school year. would probably be used for
Board mem ers agreed that painting, since the board had
four months was probably an earlier voted on a priority basis
exaggerated figure.
to first air condition and then
. In two separate motions, the paint.
.board voted unanimously to·
Board Chairman, Billy King,
accept the installation bid of said concerning the costs of the
·$18,000 and to purchase the air air conditioners and installation, ''It's not as bad as I
:conditioners at $15,808.
· Superintendent Eaddy said thought it would be.''
In other business, two
that out of a building fund of
$70,740, not including a summer representatives from the Pee
project of $25,260, there· · Dee Junior Woman's club
remained $45,480. He said that presented a proposal that the
after purchasing and installing board allow the club to purthe air conditioners, the chase a stage curtains for the

high school gym. A spokesman
for club said the curtains could
be up in time for the April talent
show. She said the curtains
were gold and black, the school
colors. She noted that the
~wtains, costing almost $1,800
were purchased through contributions from local civic
groups, club and school
projects.
The school board voted
unanimously to gratefully
accept the Pee Dee Junior
Woman's Club proposal.
The board also accepted the
resignation of Mrs. Bertie Lee
Stone, who works in the school

cafeteria. Superintendent
Eaddy said he didn't know why
she had decided to resign. Her
resignation was effective Feb.

for o~ation of the
school and to elect three
Trustees.

27, 1976.

The terms of Jam es L.
Carraway, Reo Cooper and
James W. (Billy) King will
expire. The Trustees are
elected for terms of three years

The board voted unamiously

to go into executive session to
discuss a personnel matter.
•

On March 16, the Jolmsonville
School Board will hold a citizens
meeting in the Johnsonville
High School gym at 8 p.m. The·
purpose of the meeting is to
:hear the annual report of the
Board of Trustees, to submit a
proposed budget and levy the
neccesary millage to defray

~es

each.
In order for a citi1.en to vote
for a Trustee, the budget and
millage rates, he must be a

qualified elector. A majority
N'ote of the electors present will
result in adoption of budget and
millage ·and election of b·••stees.

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