Cities in towns and central South Carolina received a total of $8699.51 from the state tax on beer for the month of September, state tax commission figures disclose this week.

The commission distributed funds totaling $31,981.75 from the tax on beer and wine. Since beer produces about $.90 of the combined revenue, the figures show that beer alone brought a total of $28,783.58 to the various incorporated towns of South Carolina in September.

The September distribution raised to $134,399.53 the amount of beer tax revenue distributed to incorporated towns in the first three months of the 1947-1948 fiscal year.

In addition the state government kept $1,428,000 in beer revenue for school aide and payment to teachers salaries.

September beer revenue for the towns in Central South Carolina were Darlington $296.90, Hartsville $257.07, Lamar $43.84, society hill $32.69 (Total for Darlington county $630.47.)

Ridgeway $19.43, Winnsboro $150.46, (Total for Fairfield county $170.89.)

Florence $764.35, Johnsonville $22.10, Lake City $120.08, Olanta $24.53, Pamplico $26.43, Scranton $20.83, Timmonsville $94.02, (Total For Lawrence County $1007.34.)

Bethune $29.53, Blaney $6.94, Camden $273.62, Kershaw $60.18, (Total for Kershaw county $370.27.)

Batesburg $139.66, Cayce $70.29, Chapin $14.80, Gilbert $7.28, Irmo $10.94, Leesville $57.94, Lexington $49.19, Pelion $10.11, Summit $3.58, Swansea $45.22, West Columbia $83.04. (Total for Lexington County $492.25.)

Bennettsville $233.06, Blenheim $11.29, Cleo $39.09, McColl $113.84, Tatum $8.60. (Total for Marlboro county $405.88.)

Chappells $9.30, Little Mountain $11.94, Newberry $375.55, Peak $6.99, Pomaria $12.52, Prosperity $34.23, Silverstreet $6.94, Whitmire $155.78. (Total for Newberry county $595.25.)

Bowman $38.05, Branchville $64.33, Cope $13.33, Cordova $6.63, Ellore $53.48, Eutawville $23.61, Holly Hill $50.57, Livingston $8.46, Neeses $17.33, North $34.38, Norway $23.23, Orangeburg $500.92, Parler $4.52, Rowesville $19.14, Springfield $37.42, Vance $5.96, Woodford $10.05. (Total for Orangeburg County $811.61)

Arden $56.50, Columbia $2970.76, East over $22.51, Eau Claire $167.03, Forest Acres $15.37. (Turnoff for Richland county $3232.17.)

Mayesville $30.91, pinewood $21.70, Sumter $755.77. (Total for Sumter county $808.38.)