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BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL VOL. XVI. NEW TAX LAW A. J. Cash, G. G. Strange and J. R. Rylee Assesors for Ban Ks. Tax pavers are interested very much just at this time of the year in the tax collector and his require ments. After the tax collector, however, comes the tax receiver who prepares the way for the collector each year. This year the requirements of the Georgia law respecting the returns of property for taxation are to be different from the rules of l'oimer years. Some of the new things are: “Tax payers are now required to return all property held by them on the first of January of each year instead of the date formerly set by thegovernor, treasurer, and comp troller general —which was last year the first of February. •‘The tax receivers are required to open their books lor receiving tax returns on the first day of heb ruary of each year instead ot the first of April as heretOtore pro scribed.” “The tax receivers are required to close theis books on the first day of May each year.” The law was till last year “the first of July.” Within ten days after the first of May the tax receive is arc required to present the tax returns of the county to the board of tax assessors. This board is to complete its revision of the returns by the first of July and the tax receiv er then makes his digest conform to the recommendation of the board of assessors. G. G. Strange, A. J. Cash and J. It. Rylee have been appointed tax assestors for Ranks county. Mr. Cash will serve two years, Mr. Strange four years and Mr. Rylee six years. Laundry Closed Out Take Notice.—The Townsend laundry is being dosed out. I* or years we have made an effort to do this and have asked people not to patronize it. Now any clothes sent or carried there will be burned. Let all parties interested rememlier this. W. It. Townsend. Dahlonega, Ga. It is needless to say the laundry business at this place will be its dead as a door nail in two weeks. If anything in the world will kill a laundry business it is burning of the clothes sent to be lauudried. The average man will cuss the laundry man two weeks aliout the loss of one collar, but when it comes to burning his whole outfit in a spirit of gratitude for his for mer patronage. Well, thats the limit. But it will stop the busi ness. How I wish that man could invent an appliance to stop loco motives and automobiles as quickly as his laundry business will stop— what a human life saver he would be. BOOK WANTED. Some months ago i loaned a book (Braun’s Iconolast II Vol.) to one of the best men In this country and a fiiend of mine. He has, through neglect, failed to return it,and 1 have so far felt a delicacy in ask ing him for it When he reads this article I am sure he will bring the book home, for his intentions are good. A. J. Hilton. WANTED To buy seed cotton any quantity, highest market price. Bring it to me. S. B. Sims, 4-t Maysville, Ga. Take Their Payment That Way. gome men want so much praise for an act that it amounts to lib eral eempemstlon. Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County. A BILL The following bill was introduced by Lion. Thus. M. Bell in congress recently. Mr. Bell is one ot the common people of this section and his heart is always with the farm el's of the country,and naturally so, for he was raised a farmer, and is at present engaged in that business las a side line. The apple industry in Habersham and Kabuu is grow ing fast and we hope Mr. Bell’s l bill will pass and become a law as ! it will be a great help to the peo | pie of this section. A Bill Authorizing and directing the I Secretary of Agiicnlture to con : duct experiments in the cultiva ; tion of apples and to establish an | experiment station at Cornelia, Habersham County, Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and ! House of Representatives of the : United States in Congress assem- I bled. That the Department ol Agriculture is hereby authortized to conduct investigations and make experiments in the culture of ap pie trees and apples, with a view to the improvment of the same in the southern portion of the Appalach ian region, and that an experiment station for the cultivation of apple trees and apples be establisthed at < ornelia, Habersham (’ounty, Geor gia, and the stun of #5,000 is here by appropriated,out of any money in the Treasury ol the United Suites not otherwise appropriated,for that purpose, and the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby directed to expend said sum for said purpose. Death of W. H Allan AtlantaT. P. A.’samlall Atlan ta traveling men are sorrowed over the death of William H. Allan, which occurred at Covington, Ga., on January 2. Mr. Allen was a representative of the H. L. Schles inger company of Atlanta, and had traveled out of this city for more than thirty years. He was an ac tive member of the T. P. A. and was universally beloved. The funeral w ill be held in Atlanta at 3 o’clock this afternoon from Poole’s undertaking parlor.—At lanta Journal. Will Allan was a native of this county and a brother of the late Charlie Allan. He leaves a num ber of relatives and friei ds in this county who will regret to learn of his sudden death. — . —1 SMILES AND TEARS Prof. Thos. L. Bryan, of the Southern Shorthand and Business University of Atlanta, will deliver his lecture on Smiles and Tears in the School Audi tori am at Mays viile Friday evening .lan. 16. Proceeds will be given to the school. Prof. Bryan is an educator of note and ranks among the leading plat form entertainers of the South. Admission 15 and 25 cents * Stop Y'J If • 'ti %*(.!> AJHe#* &ax*uv* Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Thursday, January 8, 1914. Maysville Locals (Vtoiiif)ttr Regular Correspondent.) | A dwelling house belonging to Mr. Paul Deadwyler and occupied by Mr. Jim Parr, was burned at three o’clock last Sunday morning, Mr. Parr is a widower with seven children, the youngest being first to discover the Haines which were rapidly consuming all their belong ings. As the roof was falling in when they awoke, they barely es caped and were unable to get ev en their clothing. The people hide helping.them liberally. Mr. Jas. Garrard, of Atlanta, is shaking hands with friends here this week. We welcome to our little city Mr. Walt Henderson and family, who are now occupying the house recently vacated by Mr. Slig Mor ris. Our school opened Monday with a full attendance, Miss McCurdy, ot Tallapoosa taking charge of tho work previously clonV by Miss Boyd, Miss Boyd going to Cross Roads to teach. Miss Mamie Miller lias returned to her home at Gainesville alter a short visit to relatives and friends here. Miss Blanche Rims left Sunday for Apple Valley where she will teach the ensuing year. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Veargin have returned from a short visit to Atlanta. Mr. A. G. Boyd moved his fam ily from here to Gainesville last week. These are good people and will be missed in many ways here. Alpharetta Slighted- If Mr. Wilson had spent his out ing at Alpharetta we would have provided fresh eggs quail on toast, pumpkin pie and fresh sausage meat. Our own hens are laying I tin? eggs of presidential size and purity, Ed. Upshaw and Tommie Manning would have brought in the quails, Jesse Beles had already sent us a fine pumpkin, and a thousand Milton county farmers wonld have chipped is sausage meat. The President has no idea what he has missed by not coming to Alpharetta, bet him begin now to make his plains to spend next Christmas with us. The people of this town and county have more good things to eat than could be cnumetated in a month of Sundays. —Alpharatta Free Press. If Mr. Pucker will have the Gulf of Mexico jacked up and ioiled into the suburbs of Alpha retta posibly Dr. Wilson will call on him next winter. .1 edging from the name Alpharetta is a beautiful place. ELLISON- BROOKS The marriage of Mr. Jim Brooks and Miss Mae Ellison which oc curred at the home of the bride at 10 o’clock a. m. Sunday quite a large number of friends and rela tives attended. A good dinner was served at the brides home and also a nice supper at Mr. Biooks, the groom is the son of J. H. Brooks a successful farmer and well known throughout Banks county, while the bride a very lieautiful and pop ular young lady and the daughter of J. O. Ellison. Mr. Brooks has travelled a iot and has many friends throughout the West as well as Banks county who will extend congratulations. Wanted. Highest cash price paid for seed otton. Walt a John Hill, 4 t Maysville, Ga. Homer Locals Mj-. Reuben Ninitially, of Hol lingswol th, paid the Journal office la pleasant visit this week. Ram Dyar, accompanied by his children spent a few days in Ho mer last week. Mr. Hubert Dyar, one of Roys ton’s handsome young men, spent Friday in Homer. Miss Ethel Gillespie is assisting her cousin, Mr. C. W. Gillespie, with his work in the clerk’s office. We have not yot received a load of wood on subscription. Come on boys with a load and warm us up— we will then give you a better pa per.- 13. King, and family spent the holidays in the mountains of North Carolina. One of his boys reports seeing Dr. Rice seated in his office at ilayesville, ready to deliver the pills on short notice. We could guess I lan e Craig’s New Year resolution if we tried right hard. Same one he has made for ten years, but he lias never suc ceeded . Tom is sti 11 in congress.— Alpharetta Free Dress. Miss Minnie Turk is teaching music at Homer Academy. We now haven large comfortable build ing, a corps of good teachers and an excellent location. Why can’t we have one of the best schools in this section? Rev. W. B. Barber of Center, Ga., a city near the town of Athens, spent Monday in Homer. Barber is the happiest preacher it has ever been my good fortune to meet. And why not? He lias “plenty of money and no poor kin,” good health and a ravenous appetite. The convict cam}’ is being moved to their winter quarters at Homer. A surveyor will be here Friday to survey a road through by the Quit ban old mill place and work will at once begin on this route. This is a much travelled road and wc arc glad to know that the authorities have decided to better it. Jolly Nat <'handler spent Mon day in JI oilier. It is always a pleasure to meet a man like Nat. It wsts not necessary for him to be come a candidate to be a pleasant gentleman—it is natural with him, therefore he is a joy to himself and others with whom becomes in con tact. Unde John Bellamy says that he is an old time farmer and does not care to study the new and scientific methods of tilling the soil so he will rent his farm next year and move to town. Mr. Bellamy says he has always been able to keep in the front ranks with the old time farmers, but these new fellows who raise from two to three bales to the acre are too heavy for him, and it he can’t trot along with the best of them he will quit alto gether. About every other local in the JJahlonega Nugget tells something of moonshine liquor being made in that county. It seems that the preachers, deacons and church members are engaged in the busi ness, and the editor of the Nugget is getting alarmed. And why shouldn’t he, when a man “tanked up on mean liquor took advantage of a dark rainy night and tried to kill him with a brickbat.” To be killed by a brickbat thrown from the hands of a man tanked up ou mean liquor made by a good preacher, would bean unusual way of passing out of existence. If the brickbat had destroyed its victim as intended, what a difficult mat ter it would have been for that preacher who made the liquor that fired the brains that moved the arm that hurled the brick that killed Brother Townsend, to have preached his funeral? Miss Ruth Turk spent the holi days with homefolks. Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Dalton have moved to Commerce. Mrs. Wm. Ward and daughter spent a few hours in Homer Tues day. Mr. Plumer Barden has returned from Atlanta where he spent the holidays. Mrs. Arthur Barker has been on tlio sick list for two weeks but we are glad to know is now improving. Miss Bonnie Black, of Cornelia, is assisting Mr. and Mrs. Bell at Homer Academy. 115 pupils were enrolled Monday. Paul I l '. Grant, sheriff of Haber sham county, died at bis home in Clarkesville last Friday after a three week’s illness. Mr. Noah English killed two hogs that weighed l!7-f lbs. They were fattened on turnips, and Noah says the meet is very sweet. Mr. Henry Furr has moved his family to Silver Shoal where they will reside for three months while Mrs. Furr teaches. They will then return to Homer when school closes. When writing to have your pa per changed always give yourOLD address as well the new. Please remember this. By so doing you will save us much trouble and also get your paper changed much quicker. The cotton ginned in Banks county prior to Dec. 15, 1913 amounted to 10,883 bales, while only 8,084 bales was ginned prior to that date in 1912. All other crops were proportionly large this year. Why shouldn’t Banks be prosperous? ALLEN—PITMAN The wedding of Miss Pearl Allen and Mr. Charlie Pitman which took place at the residences of Mr. J. Kisers at liighnoon, Dec. 31, was an event of large social interest, both young people being prominent and widely known. The bride was handsomely dress-' ed in a going away gown of navy blue cloth with hat and gloves to match. Mr. Pitman is a young man of remarkable talent and has the confidence of the financial world. The ushers were Messrs. Thomas Pitman, Bud and A1 Irvin, Howard Wallace, Billie Pitman and Ver non Kiser preceded the bridal party Ollic Batty, Ruth Webb, Ola Adams, Daisy Garrett, Beulah Batty and Lei a Kiser. After the ceremony the wedding party went to the home of Mr. and Mis. G. P. Pitman’s where the guest were s< 'ted at a table in the shape of a ho. low square, where they enjoyed an elegant supper. —■ The Rev- Irl.R. ' inks 1914 Alman .j The Rev. Jrl It. Hicks 1914 A1 manac is now ready and will be mailed prepaid for only 95c. Pro fessor Hicks’ line Magazine, Word and Works, for one year, and a a copy of this Almanac for only one dollar. The plain lessons on astornomy, and the correct fore casts of storms, drouths blizzards and tornadoes, make these publi cation a necessity in every home in America. Bend to Word and Words Publishing Company, 6401 Franklin Avenue, Bt. Louis, M >. • Road to Success. There Is no road to. succesn hut through a clear, strong purpose— nothing can take its place. A pur pose underlies character, culture, position, attainment of every sort— T. T. Munger Bellton Loses Good Citizen It will be a source of deep regret to many of Bellton and vicinity to know that Mr. Mood Griffin will soon move with his family to Cler mont. Mr. Griffin has been in Bellton several years and is a very successful business man. Since coming to Bellton he has built up a fine mercantile business. But being a line business man is not all than can be said of Mood Grif fin. He is a very popular man, has served several terms as aider man of flic town and is at present major of the town. His adminis tration has been a most creditable one and will go down on record as one of universal satisfaction to its citizens. He has managed the affairs well, despite the continued underhand opposition of chronic kickers. Mr. Griffin is a man of conscience, with pluck, backbone and honesty. W hen ho once puts his shoulder to a task there is never stalling nor turning back until it is accomplished. If every man in Bellton had done his civic duty as mayor Griffin has done, Bellton would to-day be a town of morals, instead of so many immorals. 11. B. C. Notice I will be at the following places for the purpose of registering all voters who have not already done so to-wit: Jan. 12th. Maysville 8 to 2 F. M. Hendersons at night Jan. 13th. Glllsvilh- 10 to 12 J. 10. Barretts at night • Jan. lU!i. I’oplar Springs 9 to 10 John Turners 12 to I Lula 2 to 3 Bellton 3 to I Yonah at night Jan. 15th. Alto 10 to 12 Baldwin 2 to 3 Hollingsworth, at night and until 10 o’clock the 10 Jan. Kith. Golden Hill Court Ground 11 to I Silver Shoals •"> to 4 Jan. 17th. L. L. Hill’s • LI. to 2 B. F. Bollton’s 3 to 4 Jan. 19th. Pendergrass’ store * 11 to 12 Bellamy’s store 2 to 3 Wilmots Court Ground 4 to o Jap. 20th. Coffee’s store 10 to II Crump’s store 12 to 2 Ed 8. Martins 3 to 4 J. A. Martins 5 to 0 Jan. 21st. J. J. Radsdale’s store 8 to 9 Henry Miller’s store 40 to I 1 Loudermilk’s store 11 to 1 A. J; Cash 2 to 3 Columbia Court Ground 4 to (i Jan. 22nd. Lane’s store 9 to 10 M. O. Scoggins’ store 1 1 to 1 Potts'store 3 to 4 Andy Aereys’ 5 to.o Jan. 23rd. S. R. Chambers’ 9 to 10 Berlin Li to 1 Asa Caudell’s 2 to 3 T. E. Anderson’s store 4 to 0 Jan. 24th. Washington court ground 9to 12 Hall’s store 3 to 4 NOTICE! To Boys’ and Girl s All boys’who wish to join the Boys’ Corn Club and all girl’s who wish to join the Girls Home Life Club for the year J 914, will please send their names,ages and addresses tome at Baldwin, Ga., by Jan. 20th, next, so that I can send them in and secure the literature neces sary for you to use in the year’s work Bespt., J. T. V isu, C. 8. 8, NO. 40