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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXVI > NO* 24
DEPUTIES WILL
ASSIST INCOME
TAX PAYERS
GOVERNMENT MEN TO ASSIST
IN MAKING OUR RETURNS
FOR 1926 BUSINESS.
Taxpayers of Georgia are to have
the service of Deputy Collectors of
Internal Revenue to assist them in
the preparing of their income tax re
turns, which have to be filed between
now and March the 15th. This an
nouncement was made by Collector)
of Internal Revenue, J. T. Ross, and
urges that the people of Georgia make
use of these visits of Deputy Collec
tors, who will visit practically, if not
every county in the state between
now and March the 15th.
Collector Ross says that too many
taxpayers are being prosecuted, and a
great many more are paying fifty
per cent penalties because of their
failure to file tax returns as provided
by the law. He says that he belives
that many of those who are forced to
file returns have failed to do so vol
untarily because of ignorance of law,
believing that they did not have to
file returns, but inasmuch as the in
come tax law has been in effect for
a number of years it is now presumed
that all of the people know the law,
and that ignorance of the law does
not relieve taxpayers from being pros
ecuted and fined. If any one is in
doubt as to whether or not he should
make a return he should consult the
Deputy Collector who visits his neigh
borhood, lay the facts before the Dep
uty and get a decision. The duty to
file a return is not determined by
whether or not a tax must be paid.
A citizen may know that he lost
money, but this fact does not auto
matically relieve him from filing a
return.
(1) All corporations in the State
of Georgia must file a tax return.
There is no exception to this. The
corporation may be inactive; may
have transacted no business during
the year; may have lost instead of
made money, but as a corporation it
must file a tax return.
(2) Every partnership must file a
partnership return. All that is said
about a corporation is equally true of
a partnership. It must file a return.
(3) Every individual whose gross
income in 1926 amounted to $5,000
or more must file a return. This is
where so many are getting into trou
ble. If your receipts from all sources
last year were $5,000.00, or more,
regardless of your expenses, or
whether you made a profit or loss,
you must file a tax return.
(4) If you are a single person, or
if you are married and not living with
husband or wife, and your income
is $1,500.00 or less you do not need
to file a return.
(5) If you are married and are
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FARMERS’ MEETING
ON FEBRUARY 19
Dr. W. A. Fuqua, County
Agent, announces there will be
a Farmers’ Meeting at the court
house in Blakely on Saturday,
February 19th. At this time
there will be three or four speak
ers present from the State Col
lege of Agriculture, and the
meeting should be one of inter
est to those interested in the
pursuit of agriculture.
The meeting will be at ten
o’clock in the morning.
BIGBALANCEIN
STATE TREASURY TO
BEGIN YEAR WITH
STATE TREASURER’S REPORT TO
GOVERNOR SHOWS BALANCE
OF $2,549,760.00.
The state of Georgia started the
year 1927 with a balance of $2,549,-
760.11 in the state treasury, it was
shown by the quarterly report of
Captain W. J. Speer, state treasurer,
filed with the governor Saturday.
The balance-in the treasury increased
nearly a quarter of a million dollars
during the final quarter of 1926.
Receipts during the period covered
by the report, the months of October,
November and December, were $4,-
735,423.44, and disbursements were
$4,501,160.53.
The principal receipts were from
the following sources:
Cigar and cigarette tax, $327,-
000; delinquent taxes, $28,160; fuel
oil taxes, $1,560,650; general taxes,
$2,082,889; inheritance taxes, $21,-
731; insolvent taxes, $19,507; motor
vehicle registration fees, $109,312;
oil inspection fees, $225,230; poll
taxes, $88,601; Western and Atlantic
railroad rentals, $135,000; penalties
or d.ff’nquent taxes, $12,184. |
The principal expenditures were:
Fuel'oil taxes paid to counties, $446,-
804; fuel oil taxes paid to highway
department, $670,030; motor vehicle
fees paid to highway department,
$206,184; Confederate pensions,
$515,964; refunding bonds, $225,000;
refunding W. and A. rental notes,
$135,000; common schools, $1,023,-
963; state sanitarium at Milledge
ville, $281,622.
The total liabilities of the state
at the end of the year were $5,084,-
202, including the bonded indebted
ness. The Western and Atlantic
railroad alone is estimated to be
worth four times the total indebted
ness of the state.
living with your husband or wife,
and your income is $3,500.00 or less,
you do not need to file a return.
The above is general information,
and the Deputy Collector on whom
you will call will be glad to give you
additional information.
A deputy collector will be in
Blakely on February 19th.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1927.
LAST CO-OPERATIVE
HOG SALE IS A
RECORD BREAKER
658 HEAD, WEIGHING 120,900
POUNDS, ARE SOLD
FOR $11,568.20.
The largest hog sale held by the
Early County Club was held on
Wednesday, February 2nd. The
figures below show result of sale:
419 head No. l’s; weight, 86,155
lbs., at 10c, total $8,615.50.
127 head No. 2’s; weight, 19,130
lbs., at 9c, total $1,721.70.
67 head No. 3’s; weight, 8,175 lbs.,
at Bc, total $654.00.
20 head No. 4’s; weight, 1,820 lbs..,
at 7c, total $127.40.
25 head Roughs; weight, 5,620 lbs.,
at Bc, total $449.60.
TOTAL—6SB head, weighing 120,-
900 pounds; total price, $11,568.20.
This represents the largest sale
ever held in Early county, and the
price was good.
The total amount paid Early coun
ty farmers through the Co-Operative
Club from October 1, 1926, to date
(4 1-2 months) is $56,513.39.
Let’s make it $150,000 for 1927!
This is for HOGS alone! The sale
of cattle is estimated at $25,000.
You will note there were only
20 head of No. 4’s at the last sale.
That is fine. Farmers should try
to keep it up and make all No. l’s
and 2’s, if possigle.
The next sale will be held on
Wednesday, February 23rd, 1927.
GEORGE TO READ
WASHINGTON ADDRESS
A special feature of the cele
bration of George Washington’s
birthday in the United States
Senate will be the reading of
Washington's immortal •‘Fare
well Address” by Senator Walter
F. George, of Georgia. Sena
tor George was appointed to this
honor by Vice President Dawes,
who was acting as president of
the Senate. It is customary
to appoint a senator each year
to read the farewell of Washing
ton.
(Excerpts from the Early County
News of February 9, 1877.)
We reserve complimentary notices
of our enterprising(?) merchants
until our advertising columns show
some evidence on the subject. (A
careful scanning of the entire paper
reveals not a single merchant’s ad
vertisement in its columns. Is it
any wonder the editor felt a bit
sarcastic?)
The Wallack troup have been play
ing in our town to pretty good houses
ever since Monday night. That they
have not had houses full to a “jam”
is attributable to the scarcity of
money in this community. It is cer
tainly not owing to a want of merit
in the performances, for they are a
trio that would be difficult to excel,
take them individually or collective
ly. Ryder, as an old man delineator,
cannot be surpassed and is a good
picture of the “hungry army” of
which he sings. Wallack is at home
wherever you put him; as for Mrs.
Wallack —well, she speaks for her
self, either as a songstress or as “Mrs.
Turtle.” (Some of the quips of the
Wallack troup still ring in the ears
of us boys and girls of 1877 and the
biggest circus top could hardly bring
us as much enjoyment now as did
those jolly entertainers of the long
ago.)
On the 31st inst., W. W. Dews
was seated in the House as the legal
ly elected Representative from Ba
ker, A. L. Hawes having held the
seat up to that date. On motion,
A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY
Some Things of Interest That Happened
Fifty Years Ago.
“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
ACHIEVEMENTS
OF RAILROADS
DURING 1926
AND HOW TRANSPORTATION
AIDS BUSINESS, DISCUSSED
BY PELLEY.
The record breaking achievements
of the railroads during 1926 and the
manner in which transportation aids
business are discussed in a bulletin
issued today by J. J. Pelley, President
of the Central of Georgia Railway.
Stating that good railroad service
stabilizes commercial activity while
increasing the efficiency of product
ion and distribution, the Central’s
president reviews the 1926 accom
plishments of American railroads. He
declares that last year the railroads
handled more loaded freight cars than
ever before, carrying more tons in
average freight train, moved freight
cars more miles per day, performed
more freight service per employe
and received a smaller average reve
-1 nue for the ton mile of freight ser
ivice than in any of the five years
preceding 1926. Mr. Pelley states
that the Central of Georgia has kept
■ pace with other railroads of the coun
try, and that its own 1926 records
compare favorably with, and in many
i instances are better than, those of
other railroads.
' Asserting that American railroads
are now in the best condition in their
history, President Pelley says that
the ample, adequate and dependable
transportation service which this
country enjoys is one of its greatest
national assets. In order t lat the
railroads may remain in cone tion to
render good service, and to make still
further B*o essar y improvements, he
declares it important that Uie gen
eral public evidence a willingness to
allow the capital invested in railroads
to earn a fair rate of return. This,
he says, by strengthening railway
credit, will “assure uninterrupted pro
gress in the improvement of transpor
tation, which in turn means increased
benefits from dependable service”.
Mr. Hawes was allowed mileage apd
per diem for the time he held the
seat. Dews will, of course, draw
mileage and per diem for the whole
session. We don’t see much “econo
my and reform” in this, as five days
would have served as well as twenty
to settle this question. (Capt. Dews
was the father-in-law of the com
piler of these notes. He contested
, the election in Baker county. He
i was represented by Hon. Henry G.
! Turner, of Brooks county, who as-
I terwards became Congressman from
i the Second district.)
Sheriff Williams advertised lot of
| land No. 255 in the 26th district for
i sale on the first Tuesday in March
]as the property of James Buchannon
•in favor pf Anthony Hutchins. Also
Jot of land No. 221 in the sth district
>as property of Joshua Harriss’ es
| tate in favor of John J. Bird.
In ordinary’s court Joel W. Perry
j asked to be discharged from the
administration of the estate of Green
iW. Odom, having completed his
work; James Buchannon filed his
final return as administrator of John
Hays, deceased, and asked for letters
of dismission; W. D. and Emmett Av
irett filed the will of Abner Avirett
for probate, they being named as
executors in said will; James Buchan
; non filed final returns of his ad
ministration of the estate of Sarah
Hays, deceased, and asked for letters
iof dismission; Richard B. Grimsley,
■ eecutor of J. W. Grimsley, deceased,
filed his final return and asked for
letters of dismission from said ex
ecutorship.
GINNING FIGURES IN
EARLY REACH 13,433
The Federal Department of
Commerce announces the report
on cotton ginned by counties in
Georgia for 1926 and 1925. For
the whole State there were gin
ned 1,433,593 bales as against
1,186,777 bales in 1925. Os
■ this Early county ginned 13,433
bales in 1926 and 12,241 bales
in 1925, an increase of. 1192
bales. Just how much Early
county cotton was ginned in
neighboring counties would be
interesting to know. This infor
mation would probably add an
other thousand bales to the
Early county total.
GEORGIA STREAMS
STOCKED WITH FISH
BY GOVERNMENT
1927 TO SEE STILL FURTHER
WORK ALONG LINES
ALREADY BEGUN.
Georgia streams were stocked
with 80,000 fish of various kinds by
the federal government during 1925
and 1926, and with 250,000 shad
during the last year by the state fish
and game commission, Peter S. Twit
ty, has announced.
The commission expects to plant
several million shad and other fish
during the spring of 1927, he said.
Os the 800,000 fish planted in
Georgia waters by the government
during the last two years bream,
black bass and sun fish constituted
the majority. These were placed in
the lower streams of the state. Rain
bow and brook trout were planted in
the mountain streams.
Commissioner Twitty is anxious to
work up throughout, the
state against*Tne *.l. ,i r
any means during the spring spawn
ing season. If one grand jury in the
state will recommend prohibition of
fishing during April, May and June,
Mr. Twitty says, the commission will
issue an order to this effect.
Forty-two Georgia counties, includ
ing Terrell, have already taken this
stand for the protuction of fish in
streams within their boundaries.
ARLINGTON ROAD
BEING WORKED
Beginning where Arlington street
crosses the Central Railway, the
roadway to Arlington is being widen
ed, straightened and regraded. This
has always been one of the hardest
roads in the county to keep passable.
We are hoping that when Warden
Williams completes this job that the
highway to Arlington will be as
good as some others in the county
and be pasable during all seasons.
A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
to make BALKCOM’S your DRUG
STORE will pay large dividends
in satisfaction and economical
buying.
We are equipped with knowledge,
experience, complete stock and a
genuine desire to help you there-
by helping ourselves.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$2.00 A YEAR
BLAKELY SCHOOL
WILL OBSERVE
GEORGIA DAY
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES AT
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM AT
8:15 FRIDAY MORNING.
The Blakely High School will ob
serve Georgia Day on Friday morn
ing, February 11th, at 8:15 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited to be
present. The following program will
be rendered:
Introduction—Prof. J. L. Graham.
Song: “Georgia Land” (Frank L.
Stanton) —School.
Sketch: History of Georgia—Fran
ces Balkcom.
Solo: “Mighty Lak a Rose” (Frank
L. Stanton) —Mrs. J. B. Jones.
Sketch: Life of Alexander H.
Stephens—Bill Grist.
Solo: “Jest A-Wearyin’ for You”
(Frank L. Stanton) —Mrs. Jesse
Smith.
Reading: “The Song of the Chatta
hoochee” (Sidney Lanier) —Carolyn
Fryer.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
Special services were held at Holy
Trinity Episcopal church in Blakely
during the past week. These services
constituted a part of the “Bishop’s
Crusade” as inaugurated by the Prot
estant Episcopal church in America.
Sunday night, Evening Prayer
services were conducted by the Rev.
H. Scott-Smith, of Bainbridge, and
Mr. John A. Davis, of Albany, made
a stirring address.
On Tuesday night Evening Prayer
services were again held, this time
being conducted by Rev. Mr. Hod
kins, Rector of St. Michael’s church,
Savannah, assisted by Rev. Mr. Scott-
Smith, Rector of St. Thomas church,
Bainbridge., A n able address was al-
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Senior Warden of St. Paul’s chhurch,
Augusta.
The choir of Holy Trinity church
was considerably augmented by sev
eral members of St. Thomas church,
of Bainbridge.
The Protestant Episcopal church
is making a nation-wide movement
to quicken the work of the church
and awakening new zeal and en
thusiasm for God’s kingdom.
MR. B. R. FOLSOM.
Mr. B. R. Folsom, an aged Con
federate Veteran, died at Bluffton
last Friday. The deceased resided
for many years in Early county
and claimed citizenship here up to the
time of his death. He was the
father of Mrs. R. T. Williams and
Mr. R. C. Folsom, who have the
sympathy of our people in the going
away of their beloved father. Let
them rejoice that he is now with his
beloved commanders, Lee and Jack
son, and other Confederate heroes,
“at rest under the shade of the
trees.”