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THE LOCAL TAX ISSUE.
The people of the Dallas dis
trict will soon vote on local tax
to establish a public school sys
tem which will be free for nine
months to all those who live
within the school district.
Post yourself and vote with
your eyes open.
Below we print an extract
from a report on the country
schools of Fulton county, taken
from the "Sohool and Home
“At the present time every
school house in Fulton county for
white children is painted and is
cared for by a paid janitor; all
the coal, wood and other necessi
ties are supplied, and every child
sits at a modern desk; curtains
for the windows, pictures for
the walls, and school libraries
are to be found in nearly all
schools; about most of the build
ings are school gardens large or
small and tr.'es ^planted by the
pupils. These schools run nine
months every year and compara
tively good salaries are paid the
teachers. Principals received
from |50 to $00 per month, and
assistants receive from $40 to $55.
Many of these teachers are grad
uates of colleges or normal
schools.
“The following comparison
gives an accurate idea of changes
which have taken place between
the years of 1001 and 1007.
lwu n»'7
An. income (state fund) $16,000, Loc. tax 1111,000
Valne school property
$99,000,
$61,000
Free school term
6 nios,
9 nios.
Teachers' salaries
$10,000,
$120,000
Paid for new buildings
$000.
$6,000
Paid for repairs
$100,
$9,000
With patent desks 8 sehoools,
all white soil.
School gardens
none,
10
School libraries
nine,
96
Normal class
ft days,
0 days
“And here is the first key to
Fulton’s success; the county has
a superintendent that knows how
to run the schools, and does it.
The second key is found in the
active support of the board; and
the third key is found in the
rigorous co-operation of the peo
ple. Organization, co-operation,
consolidation, efficiency of effort
—the wliolo thing in a nut shell.
“But, says some one, Fulton is
a rich county, and can more
easily ofiord such service. Ful
ton is more wealthy than most
counties of the state, but there
is not a county that oannot af
ford such service,
“Fulton has an adult popula
tion outside of the city of about
60,000. There is levied a local
tax of twenty-five cents on $100,
which raises $25,000, or less than
fifty cents apiece for the adult
population. The average man
in the country pays as much as
that for fish-hooks 1 THERE IS
NOT A COUNTY IN GEOR
GIA THAT CAN AFFORD NOT
TO TAX ITSELF FOR
SCHOOLS.
“Vote a small tax to augment
the 6tate school fund, consolidate
the schools until there is no
school with less than two teach
ers and few with less than three,
extend the term to nine months,
put the whole system into the
hands of a competent and ag
gressive superintendent, who can
devote his whole time to the
school work. Then get behind
the superintendent and help.
The improvement won’t be long
in appearing after these things
are done.”
So gentlemen vote with both
eyes open.
The good citizen is the man
who, whatever his wealth or his
poverty, strives manfully to do
his duty to himself, to his family,
to his neighbor, to his state ;who,
while demanding justice for him
self, is willing to do justice ‘to
others.
Below we print a letter from
Mr. W. M. Harris to Prof. H. H.
Ezzard. Mr. Harris, of Hamp
ton, Ga., is the second vice-presi
dent of the new cement and lime
company at Rockmart, and one
of the most successful men m
Middle Georgia. He is a direc
tor in his local bank, president
of the Hampton Fertilizer Co.,
general manager and treasurer
of the Hampton Cotton Mills,
and president of the Crescent
Mercsntile Co. He is also one of
the largest land owners in his
section of the stale—a man of
the highest Christian character
and wide influence:
Hampton, Ga., June 10.
Prof. H. H. Ezzard,
Dallas, Ga.
MyDear.Sir: In answer to
yours of June 8th, I am very
much pleased to make a state
ment regarding our school and
the system on which it is run. I
have advocated for ten years or
more the plan of running a school
on the taxation system. We fi
nally got the matter before the
people with practically no oppo
sition, and so far as I know we
have no opposition to the system
as yet. We have a school dis
trict embracing two and a half
miles each way from the school
building and the property of each
individual within the limits of
the district are copied from the
tax digest of the county tax
books and the amount of the
taxes made out on separate re
ceipts and given to the tax col
lector of the county, who collects
the tax with the state^and coun
ty taxes. We have been assess
ing the property at one-fourth of
one per cent, which gives suffi
cient income together with the
public fund and entrance fee
charged to defray all expenses of
the school and have been paying
about $700.00 each year on the
school building. I think when
the indebtedness is all taken up
on the new building that it will
not take more than half the
amount we now levy.
The secretary and treasurer
has charge of all the expenses of
the school, such as furnishing
coal, paying sexton, and in fact
all the expanse is looked after in
this way, teachers salaries ar;
paid every month. The plan has
worked very satisfactory indeed,
our school is larger and on a bet
ter basis, our property is higher
and rents for more than ever be
fore. While there are a few—I
happen to be amoug that num
ber and am glad of the opportu
nity—who pay more taxes than
the tuition would amount to, but
there are a great many who get
the benefit of the school and go
regularly that could not if it
were worked on the old plan, and
I do not believe we have any cit
izens who would kick at this
small amount they have to pay
when they s^e the good that it is
doing, and besides, I think the
enhancement in value of proper
ty makes it |a good investment,
saving nothing of the good that
it does.
We have the best school that
we have ever had and the pros
pects are good for still further
improvements. We find already
in the short space of time since
this plan has been running that
our school has outgrown the
building and we are now discuss
ing the advisability of adding
two more rooms to the building.
We have farmers who live on the
edge of the school district who
are clamoring to get on the in
side. I don’t see how any town
or community can afford to vote
against taxation for schools. I
am Yours sincerely,
W. M. Harris.
Notice.
I want to thank my friends
and my county people for their
good help and support they gave
me in the ordinary’s race—though
I was not elected—but I feel
very thankful anyway. I want
those districts that gave me a
majority of votes, and also those
that didn’t to know 1 have a good
feeling toward everybody, and if
I live I will be before you again
in four years. You can look for
me again.
H. S. Bullock.
When you think of indigestion
think of Kodol, for it is without
doubt the only preparation that com
pletely digests all classes of food.
And that is what you need when you
have indigestion or stomach trouble
—something that will act- promptly
but thoroughly; something that will
get right at the trouble and do the
very work itself for the stomach by
digesting the food that you eat and
that is Kodol. It is pleasant to take,
i t is sold by < ooper's drug store.
Braswell.
T guess now, ns forty enndidntes
are out of the way. the correspond
ents can have their sway.
Iloeing cotton and corn is the or
der of the day.
Huckleberries are plentiful anti
not much sale. W. K. Tanl carried
27 gallons to Kockmart and had
bring them hack.
O’Nunl says li
if they did boat him
that bis own district seht up a large
recommendation that lie is proud tf.
Mr. J. M. West and wife, of East 1
Point, visited relatives here Satur
day and Sunday.
H. N. Hagin has been on the sick
list.
Seeing so many dead candidates
my tnlnd runsoff-tliis way:
Hark from the tomb the doleful
sound,
Come all ye dead candidates and
bow down;
Kemcmhcr ye dead without any
feArs,
You can run again in two more
years.
Beall, Owens and Nalley
Hailed with Helms to show up on
talley.
Bullock and Cole found it no poker,
For they got beat by B. E. Croker.
Slnyard and Mb crew run a gilphen,
But could not beat I lie crew J. T.
.Griffin.
Adderhold, Adair Hagtn and Hlx,
Hollis, Ingram, Mosley, Wlgley In a
fix;
Adams, Colo, Durham, Hudson und
Head,
Spinks, Thomason and Wortbilu are
dead.
Adair, Embry, Wlgley and Crew
Leathers, Matthews and Owen, too,
Baxter, Holcomb and Fuller, how
they feel;
McLendon, Slnyard and O’Neal!
Williams, Wisnor and Colo
Are beat—Tlbbttts boat to the goal
Copper Hill.
Well, being that we haven't board
from this place in some time I will
wrlto a tew lines.
The health of this section is very
good.
Walter Spinks was in our section
Saturday.
Miss Bertie Camp visited relatives
Saturday.
Mr. Snowden Wells went west
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Finch visited
Mrs. Sallio Lee Saturday add Sun
day.
Many In this section wory disap
pointed on account of rain.
Mr. Henry Brown has purohased a
now buggy.
Crops are very good considering
tho work they have got.
Wo had a very nice rain Sunday
evening.
Look out for your meal barrel—
Henry Brown’s mill will run on Fri
day before 4th of July-.
Misses Eddie and Jodie Holland
were the guests of Miss Allle Hol
land Hundap.
Mr. Jack Holland gave Miss Bertie
Wheeler a pleasant call Sunday.
Vernon.
The health of onr community is
very good at prosent.
There will be an old Sacred Harp
singing at Vernon tho Hrd Sunday In
J une. Several good leaders are ex
pected. Everybody invited to come
and bring their hooks.
Miss Winnie Paris, who has been
attending school In Athens, is spend
ing vacation at home.
Several from tills community are
expecting to go to Dallas tho 4tli.
Miss Lora Stokely spout Wednes
day and Thursday with Miss Win
nie Paris.
Mr. Oscar Deal Inis purohased a
new buggy.
Little Miss Mattie Brooks, of near
Hiram, Is visiting the Misses Blain.
Miss Minnie Land visited her sis
ter, Miss Ethel Land, Saturday night.
George Turner and Chester Hardy
filled thelr-regular appointment Sun
day afternoon.
Wako up all the old writers, we
want to hear from you.
Blind Tom is Dead.
“Blind Tom.” tho famous negro
musician, marvel of three gonera-
tions of playgoers, died last Satur
day in Hoboken, N. J., where lie was
living and had boon for years in re-
remeut., and subsisting on charity.
Thomas Wiggins is the name giv-
buriul certificate, hut the
mo which the famous
He was horn a slave
near Columbus, Cla., about. I860.
In early childhood, Tom, who was
horn entirely blind and more than
half idiotic, showed himself remark
ably imitative, frequently stealing
Into the house of his master to repro
duce on the piano forte pieces lie had
heard played by others. In 1801 he
became so proficient on the Instru
ment that he was taken to New York
and exhibited as a phenomenon, and
later was widely heard in the United
States and Europe.
Mt. Zion.
Some cotton still to chop in tills
section.
We havo been having some nice
showers, and farm work is moving
along all right, but cotton don’t seem
to be doing as well as it looks like it
might.
Several met at S. (i. Strickland’s
last Wednesday and chopped eotton
for him, for which favor lie was very
thankful.
James Brintle and Hiram Whit
worth, of CroBB Hoads, were In our
section Sunday.
“Grandma" Gullcge, we learn, is
very sick. Edgar Crow, who has
been sick is better.
J. C. and S. M. Harris and family
were guests of J. H. Jarmon Sunday.
Pink Ekberry was the guest of the
Elsherry family last week.
C. S. Dupree and family visited
Jasper Dupree, near Powder Springs,
Sunday.
We are getting mighty hungry,
and longing and waiting for that
“Brown bread .and boaf wagon” to
oomo around that was prophesied
before the election.
It was reported some time ago that
the childrens’ day at New Hope had
been put oil, and this corner didn’t
learn till Saturday that it was to
come off Sunday. That is the reason
our corner failed to come across. So
next time when you change dates,
shake a bush.
l’hoso that didn’t attend seryices
at New Hope Sunday met at J. H.
Jarmon's where we had some fine
music, with Mrs. S. M. Harris as or
ganist and J. D. Jarmon as leader.
Bov. W. T. Walden gave us a busi
ness call last week.
Ueuben Parker, of Dallas, visited
Boh Strickland Saturday.
Lot us meet ot Zion next Sunday
evening about 2 o’clock and sing
some before preaching.
Route Eight.
Tho health in this community is
very good at tills writing.
Mr. Harvio Wills, of near Bock-
mart, was the guest of Ills father, Mr.
A. J. Wills, Saturday and Sunday.
Abner Camp and family wore the
guests of Mr. E. 1). Camp Sunday,
Mrs. Lltlia Brown visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Lizzie Akins, Saturday.
Mr, and Mrs. H. A. Oravett were
the guests of Alex Strickland Satur
day night, and visited Mr. Bud
Gravett Sunday.
Bovs. Nowbill and J. M. Williams
preached very interesting sermons at
Mt. Moriah Sunday.
Mr, J. M. Kemp and family were
guests of the latter’s parents, Mr.and
Mrs. E. J). Camp, Sunday.
We are needing rain in this com
munity vory bad.
Dutr Gravett was the guest of Miss
Ellen Camp Sunday evening.
Hurrah for the New Era.
Pinculcs for Backache, little golden
globules, easy and pleasant to take. Act
directly on the kidneys, purify the blood
and invigorate the entire system. Bent for
backache, lame back, kidneys and blad
der. 80 days trial $1.00. Guaranteed
Sold by Cooper’s drug store. 4
RINGS DYSPEPSIA TABLETS
Relieve Indlgeetion and 8tomoch Troubles.
to Ion in his
surname was
has one consolation pianist adopted,
for surveyor—
Insist upon DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
Salve. There are substitutes, but
there is only one original. It Is heal
ing, soothing and cooling and is es
pecially good for piles. Sold by Coop
er’s drug store.
Mt. Tabor.
There will be preaching at Mt. Ta
bor next Sunday at 11 o’clock. AVe
will also have Childrens’ Day at that
time. Everybody has a cordial in
vitation to come and bring well-filled
baskets.
The people will meet 3rd Saturday
afternoon at 8 o’clock to clean off the
cemetery. Let all whofare interested
be present at that hour.
Pinesulve Carbolized acts like apoultice.
Quick relief for bitesjaml sting of insects,
chapped skin, cuts, burns and sores, tan
and sunburn. Sold by Cooper's drug
store. 4
WANTED" 'bzqaSou
i Farm or Buainm
I
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L.SAMTIH1M. s. mm
KILLthe cough
and CURE THE LUNC8
WITH
Dr. King’s
New Discovery
oaEws.
AND ALL THROAT AND LUND TROUBLED.
GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY
OR RONEY REFUNDED.
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OODWARD & LOTHRO
io, nth—F & O
Streets.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
p
Boys’ Wash Suits About Half Price.
Every one familiar with the “Regetta” brand
knows that for quality, style, fit, and finish these suits
are greatly superirr to any other make. We have se
cured direct from the makers, a large lot of “Regetta”
Wash Suits and Trousers, which we place on sale at
about one-half the usual prices, They are new, fresh
goods, all of this season’s production, and at the spe
cial prices are exceptional values.
BusBiau and Sailor Suits of plain white English ga-
latcus and fancy chnmbrays; sizes up to 11 years.
$2.45 each. Values, $4.0(1 and $4.60.
Russian and Sailor Suits of plain white and fancy
cliambrays and English galateas; sizes up to 10 years.
$1 .do each. Values, $8.00 to $8.75.
Fancy BuBsian and Sailor Suits of English Galateas
and ducks; handsomely braided or plain; sizos up to lo.
$1.15 each. Values, $2.00 to $2.75.
A small lot of Norfolk Jacket Suits, with knlcker-
bocker trousers, of fine plain white duck; sizes 8 to 17.
$2.50 each. Value, $805.
40 dozen pairs Linen and Crash Knickerbockers;
sizes 9 to 16.
65c a pair. Begular value, $1.00.
40 dozen pairs Chanihray and English Galatea
Bloomers, sizes 8 to 10.
45c a pair. Begular prico, 76c.
A lot of Man-o’-War Trousers of line white drilling,
cut broad at bottom; buttoned across front; sizes 8 to 11.
Special price, 86c a pair. Begular value, $2.00.
List Your Prop=
erty With Us!
We are convinced that there is an opportunity
to render service to Paulding county and to Dallas
by engaging in the real estate business. There
fore we have decided to conduct a business of this
character, both for the purpose of buying and of
selling Dallas town property and and lands in any
part of the county. If you have property that
you Wish to put upon the murket, list it with us
and let us sell it for you. If you desire to pur
chase property let us know exactly whrt you want
and we will endeavor to secure it. f ^
. We now have for sale a farm consisting of
120 acres of good land situated in the northwest
section of the county near the Vinson settlement.
There are 6o acres in cultivation—30 acres in bot
tom land; 35 acres of good smooth land in one
field; a good orchard and well watered; one 3-room
dwelling with hall—dwelling has three chimneys
and is in good condition; good barn, two tenant
houses and all necessary outhouses. This is a
bargain for some one who will take it at $2,000.
Call on or communicate with
Whitworth & Flynt.
Old Court House
DALLAS, GA