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A PROPOSED PEACH
Editor Leader-Tribune:
In accordance with my
in last week's Leader-Tribune,
acceding to requests that it be
I beg to append below a
of the principles that would
guided me hud I offered for the
tion of Ordinary, as prepared to
mailed to all citizens in the
when 1 was considering the
It is, of course, recognized
others who also have the
of Peach County at heart believe
the best results may be reached
ether methods, but these
are offered with the hope that if
meet the approval of most of
people, there may be aroused
a militant public opinion as shall
into effect the suggestions that
approved.
Mr. Moseley has already given
definite assurance that he is in
cord with, and will put into
the plan of bookkeeping that
receipts and disbursements for
Purpose for which taxes are
the custom of publicly asking
on all purchases or contracts
moment, and the publication at
ed periods of items of receipts
expenditures.
The doing of these three things J i
sp res safety and conservatism
economy in county affairs.
Respectfully,
W. II.
PLATFORM
Under our Peach County Act
Ordinary not only acts as such,
performs all the duties of
Com mbsitners.
1 think this county—as has
every progressive county in the
—should have commissioners
charge of its affairs, this change
be effected by an Act of the
lature, or by adopting the
plan of government.
Until this is done, if I were
nary 1 should ask the grand
which is the most representative
in any county, to name an
Committee to pass on all
steps to be taken.
One of the first important
is to make settlement with
County, as provided in the
County Act, a proper and just
ment, and the terms of the
ment published. If all the 1924
special and advalorem, when
to the county’s indebtedness, as
now a constitutional requirement
the Peach County amendment
sufficient to pay the debts of
county, including those of the
o Education, as is said to be the
the settlement is simplified. If
entire 1924 taxes are
then it would become necessary t<
Hoj. ton. ,
can u i uppi.u '
picsenf a-sits to (k.umim the
indebtedness, if any, and to make
accounting as to the portion
ly chargeable to the new county.
In like manner a settlement is
be made with Macon County,
easier, but probablv , ,, leaving . us
them tew 1 hundred ■ dollars, ”
mg a ’
proportion of , then- , . net , bonded ,
J '
It . will make for harmony to „„
•
thesc settlements promptly, , and to
range immediate payment ol any
turns found ... owing.
An . official ... . , of ... the .
survey
snouid be promptly made, and
daries and road crossings
ly marked.
An immediate agreement
be reached w-ith Macon County
t-.g the line along the Marshallville
load so that no part of this
would be half in Macon and half in
Peach
A system of bookkeeping should
be inaugurated that would show
a glance how much money is collet
ed for each of the several definite
li ii rposes to for be laid, which and the how law much is
es
for each of these purposes.
'^'Long- observation has shown
when a county’s tax rate
abnormally high, the attempt is
ually made to technically justify the
high rate by levying taxes for one
purpose, and then using the money
for other purposes. This has been the
custom in Houston, for instance, for
many years. This system of bookkeep
ing would prevent that, for any grand
jury committee would instantly see
any attempt made to use money for
a purpose other than that for which,
it was collected. This system, once
established, would probably be perm
anent, as no grand jury could fail
to see any attempted change in the
system.
The public asking of bids on pur
fchases and contracts has been found
in all governmental practice to be the
only safe and open way of
. public business, and this custom
^should be started and strictly
ed, and no purchase made except
cash.
Quarterly, or at some stated
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1925.
£ £
OFFICIAL ORGAN THE KIWANIS KALL £ £
£ £ of the BUY AT HOME £ £
£ £ Fort Valley and Get Full Value £ £
£ Kiwanis Club Published Weekly Thursday by the Kiwanis Club of Fort Valley, Ga. for Your Money £
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£ absolute Every bottle is sterilized—insur- o Miiuiifnetiirors of 95
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95 £ There’s Music in the Air £ £
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Fort Valley, Georgia
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Dealers in Peas, Potatoes, Hay, and QUALITY SERVICE
A. J. Evans other Farm Products. E. G. Clark Friday HARDWARE tt We’ve & Got FURNITURE It ’ 9
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95 Distributors Purina Feeds U PARACIDE 99 K
ifi Public Affairs £
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i R. D. HALE, KIWANIAN Kiwanian £
Festival of 1925, the Peach County Pro¬ £
£ Manufacturers of gram including Chamber of Commerce and c HALL £ £
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|oils, there should be published a list
0 j- rece ipt s and disbursements. No
complicated auditor’s statement, but
a simple list of the vouchers, to whom
paid, what for, and date and amount,
No county aaing that can go
I wrong. If ever there was a county
: that should be everybody’s county it
j I is this new county ot Peach, , for ,
'
(l tically . ,, everybody , , wonted , for , it, , and ,
everybody , . entitled .... , to , know , what , ,
; is
I money is received, and from what
'
I sources, and what it is spent for and
who , gets , it, and . to , have published . .. . .
,
:
. such , form . , to , be readily , . under .
in as
I stood , by . everybody. , .
Beyond the limited amount the
constitution allows borrowed without
a vote of the people, not a dollar
be borrowed, nor any debt
contracted for any purchase, or for
! ar W nlatter - li the P«°P le do not au ‘
thorize an expenditure, I have never
thou ^ ht d was ar W business of the
! people’s employees, the county ofli
j clals > to makt Surel y officials have
| i no more right to sign liie county s
I j name to an unauthorized note or
i contract of purchase than any em
j Payer’s has the to ri ^ ht note to s at « n the hiH bank, em -
! name a
without authority. An observance of
-'bD cardinal principal in the past
; woulJ ha ' e saved man -V thousands of
! dollars.
| A very important matter is, in co¬
; operation widh Macon, Sumter, Lee
and Dougherty counties, to have a
conference with the State Highway
j Board and get a more liberal appro-
1 hriation for the Dixie Highway. We
: hould alK0 vel W Promptly arrange to
1 get our proportion of gasoline money
for other roads.
While occupying quarters for court
house and offices temporarily, and
fortunately without, cost. I think we
$h oU i ( ] publicly ask for bids for
: b ased quarters for several years
1 think sufficient taxes should be
bjvied ,to maintain the highest effi
ciercy in a county wide system of
schools, believeiog that is a matter
v e Cf mot postpone, a>: v.e c'an court
house and buildings, and even roads
to some extent.
I should favor keeping expendi-
tures so low the first tvi years
I j that, even with a greatly less tax
than we have been paying, we
, out of the first year's taxes pay
i rent t,-:.ponses, and have enough
the treasury to pay next
expenses as incurred, without
ticipating revenues. I think that the
1 only , county . should , ... bo
i way ' any run.
1 , think . no road , should , , , ever be ,
I changed, , , paved, , foot ot .
or or a any
one’s land taken for road purposes.
without public notice, and direct no
tice to those interested, and giving
opportunity for hearing, before any
. uch work is undertaken. That 1 con
Ader essential to all civic
tion, without which no community dr
section can ever prosper abundantly.
I should like for this to be the first
county in Georgia to apply the baby
bond plan of paving all its principal
roads, each abutting land owner pay
ing one-sixteenth of the cost (in ten
annual payments), the county one
eighth out of the gasoline tax, the state
one-fourth, and the federal govern
ment one-half, such work to be only
upon request of owners of at least
three-fourths of the frontage, and
undertaken only after public hearing
as to advisability of paving. Such J
plan of equitable distribution of
cost, in proportion to benefit receiv¬
ed, with open discussion and easy
payments, has usually met the unani¬
mous approval of property owners.
When one can spend a dime a year,
arid get sixteen dollars worth of pav¬
ing done along his property, he and
the public are all benefited.
One of our pressing necessities is
a federal aid concrete bridge across
Flint River, and to that end steps
should be promptly taken to have a
slate highway laid out from Fort Val¬
ley to Butler and Columbus.
The fare-going are some of the
plans that spurred to action many of
our Peacii County workers, and it is
sincerely hoped that these ideals nny
be re.-u td, :;r*rl the re ition of this
new (ipnty just :c-J . the eyes of
all of Georgia.
1-4-lt.
Some youths are tied to mother’s
opi on strings and others to father’s
purse strings.
Statement of Condition of
BANK OF- FORT VALLEY
Located at Fort .Valley, (,’a., show
j ; n g condition at close of business De
comber 31st, 1924.
RESOURCES
Tone Loans and Dis
counts $54,093.97
Furniture arid Fixtures 3,535.15
Cash in Vault and
Amounts Deposited
with Approved Reserve
Agents 18,331.35
Due from Other Banks 283.75
j Checks for Qlearing
House 3,000.00
Overdrafts_(if any) N C N1.
| TOTAL $79,244.22
LIABILITIES
| C apital Stock Paid in 30,000.00
j Undivided Profits 398.80
j j Deposits Subject to
Check 45,800.24
'I ime Certificates of Deposit 1,000.00
Savings Deposits i 10.08
> Cashier’s Cheeks 15.1 0
Certified Cheeks 1,860.00
| Bills Payable NOME
j Notes and Bills Rediscounted NONE
, TOTAL $79,244.22
STATE OF GEORGIA, Houston Co
j Before me came E. T. Murray
i Cashier of Bank 'if Fort Valley, who
i ,,, j n , r ( jujy sworn says that the above
foregoing statement is a true
condition of said Bank, as shown by
tie books of file in said Bank.
E. T. MURRAY
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
| I this 6th day of January, 1925.
LOUIS L. BROWN, JR.
I Notary Public, Georgia, State at
Large. I
You’ve simply got to keep stepping
along if you ever want to get there
with both feet.
The average person would rather
have an ounce of help than a ton of
sympathy.
Some folks will turn over a new
' leaf in 1925. Others ough to turn
over a whole book.
There’d be a lot more tuning in
if k: _s -,vre sent by radio.
HELP THE OLD FOLKS
A Helping Hand Extended to Many
Old People in Fort Valley.
The infirmities of age are many,
Mcst old people have a bad back,
The kidneys are often weak
Or worn out with years of work,
Backache means days of misery,
Urinary troubles, nights of unrest.
Doan’s Pills have helped to make
life easier for many.
They are doing so for old and
young.
Fort Valley people are learning
this.
MtaaftflBBaaiP
? Old Folks’ S
A li Ailments 1
“I began taking Black
Draught over fifty years
m ago and my experience
with it stretches over a
good long time," says Mr. SP
ftjll Joe A. Illakemore, a Civil |§||
m War veteran, now a prorni- fjjjp
« nent, citizen of Floyd, Tex.
, It is the best laxative I m
A know of for old people. . ; is
A good many years ago, in
« Virginia, I used to get bili- HP
PHI ous all( l f found that m
« Thedford’s ii
m
BLACK-DRAUGHT
A was the best and quickest m
relief I could get. Since I
A came to Texas I have these
bilious attacks every now iP
A and then—and I find a m
|jgg little Black-Draught soon gjp
gjgj straightens me out. After m
a few doses, in little or no m
A time I’m all right again.” ™ ™
Thedford’s Black
A Draught acts on the stom- ESP
tfg ach, gentle, liver natural and bowels as- in m
PS ^jjja a way, SIP
sisting digestion and re
B : lieving constipation.
EX-102 fg|
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Read the following local
ment.
Mrs. William Stembridge, G08
ange Street, Fort Valley, says:
thouglt I would die from the painful
attacks of backache which came on
due to a weakened condition of my
kidneys. Pains settled across my kid
neys which felt like a knife cutting
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through me, every time I breathed.
I became so stiff across my back I
screamed from pain every time I
tried to turn in bed. I was weak and
worn out and my kidneys acted irra
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