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VOL. XVI. Maysville Locals (From Our Regular Correspondent.) Mrs. Helen Cowan Chandler, of Gainesville, spent a short while in our little city Sunday. Miss Mamie Williams is on an exteuded visit to her sister Mrs. Nell Suddath, of Atlanta. Misses Kate and Addis Carr are delightfully entertaining their cousin, Miss Lu Ella Duke, of Cul bertson. Mr. Bud Adams left last Friday for Tam pa, Fla., where he will spend some time with his son, Mr. Oscar Adams. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hill, of Homer, spent a short while in our little city Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dooly Short, and sons, of Commerce, were among the visitors here Sunday afternoon. At a meeting of the council Mon - day evening our Marshals, W. E. Reynolds, and Ed Sims, were re elected to serve the present year. Mrs. John M. Gillespie has as her guest her sister, Miss Margie Hopkins, of Atlanta. Mr. Aubry Suddath has gone to Smithville where he has accepted a position as cashier in a bank. MesdamesJ. M. Eberhart and W. C. Lockhart were spend the day guests of relatives at Com merce Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Zenus Carter, of Jefferson, were guests of Mrs. Doeia Darnell Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pittman, of Jefferson, visited the latter’s mother, Mrs. McKee, Sunday. Miss Kamelle Suddath has re turned from a short visit to her brother, Mr. Bob Suddath and family, of Athens. Mr. and Mis. Logan Perkins went over to Homer Sunday morn jug, their daughter, Mis. Grover Mason and children returned with them to spend the week. Miss Blanche Rogers has accepted a position as teacher in a high school near Athens. She began the work last week. Miss Rogers is a favorite with the young people here and will be greatly missed in social affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Donehuo, who lives in the Southern part of the State, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Yeargin, and old friends this week. Mrs. Donehue, as Miss Eva Yeargin, spent her girlhood days in Maysville, and has many friends here. Messrs. Will Harris, of Tenn., and Willard Cooper, of Murphy, N. C , were here several days re cently with a nice drove of mult's. A few veais ago small and poor stock were frequently seen, but it seems these have been replaced with larger and better stock. The change we presume is due to the progress of our farmers. Mr. Sim Wilbanks has been quite seriously ill for several days, his daughter, Mrs. H. W. Chandler, of Sanford, Fla., and brother, Mr. Lumpkin Wi lbanks, of Augusta, are with him. Mr. Willltauks is suffering from heart dropsy and owing to his advanced age little hope is entertained for his recov ery. Rev. McPhail, of Athens,preach ed an able sermon at the Presby terian church Sunday morning. The pulpit was filled by Rev. .1. M. Harris, of Lawrenceville, Sun day 7 evening, and the audience was charmed with his eloquence. Rev. Harris is considering taking charge of the work here, and should he accept we feel assured he w ould make one of the best ministers we fcave ever bat). BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Prog'ress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County. Homer Locals Mr. and Mrs. Will Moss visited Mrs. Ida GilleSpic Sunday. Mrs. Alonzo Thompson and Mrs. M. O. Brown visited in town Fri day. Tax Collector Chandler will lie in Homer court week and all those who have not registered can do so at that time. Mr. W. T. Thurmond has been appointed postmaster atCommerce; Mr. Geo. Carson resigned. Advertisers should remember that we have 1750 subscribers and at least three people read each pa per, so when you place an ad with us you are notifying over 5000 peo pie what you have for sale. One of the tax assesors informs us thatj there are twenty thousand acres of land in Banks county not given in for taxes at all. This land wilt all bo given in this year either by the owner or the assessors. Every Justice of the Peace in the county should have paper and en velopes printed w ith his name and address and also the date ot his court day. We furnish the paper and envelopes and print 100 ot each for #I.OO. Road summons are now ready at this office—3o cents per hundred 15 cents for 50. If notified we can mail them to you at once. The or dinary will furnish you the re ceipts. The House Journal lor 11)13 is in this office and if you doubt that Mr. Anderson was one of the most prompt members of the house and his vote always cast for the best in terest of the people, call and see it. Mr. Manning, a representative of the Gallion Iron Works of Ohio, came to Homer Tuesday and sold four road machines, one to Grove River district, one to Washington district, one to Anderson district and one to Berlin. Mr. G. B. Jones, of Oklahoma, and Mr. Frank Jones, of Cleveland, Ga., spene several days in Homer this week. They haveabout 17,000 acres of land in Oklahoma that they are offering for sale at from *lO to #3O per acre. Mrs. L. W. Potts is now in Bir mingham, Ala., where she will purchase a fine assortment of dry goods and notions that will be on display at the store of L. W . Potts & Go., at the Mallory Scoggins old stand in about ten days. Gall and see their line for it will be some thing new for this country. Mr. Benson Garrison has pur chased a five passenger Ford auto mobile and is now touring the county in up-to-date style. Ben son is a farmer who selLs corn and meat to his neighbors and some times carries it to market. Why shouldn’t that kind of a farmer ride in an automobile. The man who sells corn and meat in Banks is generally a prosperous farmer. ' Hon. Tom E. Anderson an nounces this week his candidacy for the legislature. During the last session of that body Mr. An derson did not miss a single roll call. He was at his past of duty constantly looking after the interest of the people who placed hi in there. His vote on the different bills is on record and is a credit to him and the county. It is a custom, and a good one, too, in this state, that if a man is elected to an office and does even moderately well, to elect him a second time without opposi tion. Mr. Anderson’s rfecord in the legislature is a good one and it is safe to say that he will be given a second term by the people of Banks, and we believe without op position. Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Thursday, February 5, 1914. Mr. Niece Barden, of Atlanta, is here this week. The postoffice has been moved to the W. B. Mason store room. Hon. Tom E. Anderson and son, Ernest, motored to Lula Tuesday. Miss Nan Jones, of Royston, is visiting relatives in Homer this week. Mr. H. W. Meadors, of Mays ville, has placed a piano in the home of Mrs. Ida Gillespie. Mrs. Lizzie Burns, of Apple Valley, is visiting her daughter, Min. L. N. Turk, this week. Mr. and Mis. Henry Meaders and Mrs. C. A. Meeks visited Mrs. W. B. Mason last Friday. Mr. W. S. Dyar, for the past year a member o( the firm of Dyar Bros., has disposed of his interest in this firm, and opened for busi ness in the old Strickland shop.— Royston Record. Mr. Knox Ghambers’ announce ment will be found in the columns of the Journal to day. Knox is one of Banks most honored sons, and a Ghristain gentleman. He will, if elected, serve the people well. Mr. Wi'l Rucker has probably killed more partridges at two shots, while in the air, than any man in America. Will killed seventeen with two si ots and crippled several more that he failed to get—but seventeen he bagged. BobGowler was a witness to this awful slaugh ter, and stands firmly as Will’s witness to the facts in the case. There was never a better time to get a county office than right now. Your announcement, if it’s shoit, will only cost #5.00 and the “a sessment” by the party lenders will probably be #IO.OO to enter the race for any of the offices. If you win and hold on four years, as they generally do, you w.ill get at least #3,000 out of it. in other words you are only risking #15.00 for which you may get #3,000.00. Send in your announcement to-day aceonipanii 1 by #5.00. When you w ish to write up your favorite candidate, get a good pen cil, or a pen, sit down in an easy chair by a good lire and proceed to tell all about his good trails of characters—But when you get ready to mail it to the Journal don’t forget to inclose 5 cents for each line written, if you wish it published. We are glad to pub lish anything you wish to say about any candidate but we must have pay for it. Mr. L. W. Potts, of Hollings worth district, called at the Jour nal office Saturday and left an order for job work.' Mr. Potts sells goods at the Mallory Scoggins old stand. He sells only for cash but has built up a thriving busi ness on this basis, which goes to show that there is still money in the county. Lust week we published a letter that came from Homer route 1 which was signed “Gora King.” In the letter she stated that “.Miss Bertie Keslerand Mr. Buell Motes were married.’’ We have learned there is not a wrd of truth in this—no marriage of the kind has taken place. We don’t want correspondents of this kind and will not have them if we know it, so we respectfully ask this person to never write anything more for the Journal. Number 12 J.B. Vaughn’s new song book Windows of Heaven No. 12 is out Many say his last is his best. 20cts per copy. #2.00 per dozen. J.B. Vaughn Athens, Ga. To the Citizens of Banks County As there will doubtless be more or less frictiou in the administra tion of the new tax law, we the board of tax assessoi-s of Banks county, wish to give to the people of the county this communication setting fourth some of the require ments of the new law and to ask their co operation in order that there may be the last possible fric tion. We are firmly convinced that when the people understand the purpose of the law it will re ceive their cordial support. We hope that the citizens of Banks county will appreciate the impor tance and gravity of this work and will assist us in placing all the tax able property both real and person al ou the tax digest, where it right fully belongs, for the year 11)11. Under the provisions of this new law each person will bo required to give in his property both real and personal at a reasonable market value. We are expected to inter pret “reasonable market value,” at true market value, that is, its true market value in the community where it is located. All property throughout the state will be placed on its true value, so to place the property in our county on its true viilue basis will work no hardship in us but will be in keeping with the requirements of the law and in turn will greatly reduce the tax rate in our county and throughout the state. There are 138,240 acres of land estate in the county. There were 118,150 acres given in 191.3 showing 20,090 acres in the county not given in for tax purposes. The law re quires that the board of county as sessors use every available means to find hidden property and place it on the digest. To save the board of the trouble of finding such prop erty, the county the expense of finding it, the owners of such prop erty the least possible embarrass ment we urge that the holders of such property give it in to the tax receiver in full. In giving in personal property every person is requested to return at true market value. If, as is the purpose of the law, all the property of the state throughout all the counties are re turned at its true value and placed on the digest we believe it will be the means of lowering taxes. Each item of taxable property in the county will pass under the scrunity of the board of assessors. If given in at too high a rate it will Ire low ered, if given in at too low a rate it will be raised. So we respect fully urge that every poison return their property at its true value. Ko one can feel so sensibly the burden of the delicate job of equal izing taxes as do we members of the board of assessors. The ques tion with us of paramount impor tance is to do justice to all impar tially. This we will indeayor to do as best we know, and earnestly solicit she sympathy and co-opera tion of every citizen of our county. Our work is to equalize taxes, not merely to raise or lower taxes. Every citizen can help us by re turning his property at its true value. J. R. Bylee, A. J. Gash, . G. G. Strange. RESTAURANT I respectfully request the people of Banks to call at my place of business, opposite the old brick store, when in Maysville, for din ner or lunch. I also have anew, clean stock of groceries which I am offering at reasonable prices. Bob Stephens. Hollingsworth The Misses Connis and Wilmcr Motes spent Saturday night with Miss Hattie Gaudell. \Y r c are sorry to learn of the death of Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. Ed ward baby. Miss Esther Wise is now going to school in Hollingsworth. The Misses Ebbieand Alma Ed wards, of near Clarkesville, were out antoing Sunday. Miss Sisro Nuunally has been visiting her sister near Atlanta. Mr. Oliver Norton and Miss Met ric Lane were married recently. Mr. David Gaudell has moved to Hollingsworth. Line No- 2 A large crowd attended the cot ton picking at Mr. Homer Purcell’s Wednesday night. Mrs. Mirion Whitfield visited her mother, Mrs. Gash, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Purcell dined with his brother, Mr. Walter Purcell, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Murray went shopping in Gommerce Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Whitfield visited their daughter, Mis. Lela Murray, recently. Mr. and Mrs. A. JI. Purcell vis ted relatives in Stephens county one day last week. Mr. P. M. Purcell and family were guests of Mr. Marion Whit field recently. Mr. Sidney Murray and wife dined with Mr. Judge Murray Sun . day. Mr. David Kesler and family were guests of Mrs. S. A. Gash Sun day. ■ Many Candidates Have Announced In Banks Baldwin, Ga., Jan. 21).—Politics in Banks county is unusually lively just at present. G eorge M. Barden, who has held the office as sheriff far several years, will have as his opponent Walt E. Reynolds. The tax collector Len J. Rags dale and It. G. Wallace and James W Cochran No final announcement has yet been made for tax receiver, but it is predicted that W. Tatum Max well will be in the race for that of fice. The office of county treasuser is receiving more attention than any other. The following gentlemen are asking for the position: Ex- Coroner H. G. McDonald, W. A. Wilson, S.M. Strange, J.A. Hill, S. N. G. Brewer, W. L. Acree. It is reported, however, that the present treasurer, E. B. Garter, will not offer for re election. The date of the primary has not been set. —Atlanta Journal. CLUBBING OFFER We can give you The Banks County Journal Tri Weekly Constitution and either one of the |> ipers named below one year for #1.75. Today’s Magazine, of New York. McCall’s Magazine, of New York. Toledo Blade, of Toledo Ohio. Commericial Appeal, of Memphis, Tenn., Southern Farm Journal, of Chat tanooga, Tenn., Home And Farm,of Louisville Ky., Inland Farmer, of Louisville Ky., Southern Cultivator,of Atlanta, Ga., Other good papers to offer at clubbing rates. Gall and see us. Journal Pub. Go. But They Generally Do. A man with a big voice and broad ahouldere can always get a reputation for being wise if he doesn’t Insist on talking too mooh. Road Overseers Elected Road overseers have only been elected in seven districts so far but when they have met for tlmt purpose they selected good men for the place and it is hoped that the remaining districts will do like wise at a ll early date. Foßowing are the names of the overseers elect ed: G. C. Glnsure, Davids. G. M. Sugars, Grove River. W. A. Kesler, Washington. R. P. Gober, Bnshville. W. F. Morris, Poplar Springs. R. J. Dun,son, Berlin. G. G. Ward, Wilmots. New Mayor and Council for Homer At an election held to-day (lie following citizens were elected as mayor and council men for Homer to serve during 1914. Mayor, .1. B. G. Logan. C. W. Gillespie,ll. B. Hill, J. S. Whelchel, B. B. Griffin, Early Ghambers, council men. Tax Receiver’s Notice ] will be at the following places at the time named below for the purpose of collecting state and county taxes. Feb. 11 Homer it) to 2 12 Gillsville 10 to 2 13 Poplar Springs 10 to 2 14 Maysville 10 to 2 16 Bnshville 10 to 2 17 Davids 10 to 2 19 Berlin 10 to 2 20 Wilmot 10 to 2 21 Washington 10 to 3 24 Golden Hill 1.0 to 2 25 Hollingsworth 10 to 2 26 Columbia 10 to 2 IT. J. Blackwell, T. R. A Correction The correspondent from Homer 1, stated that Miss Beulah Simmons and Mr. Newt Smith were married. This is a mistake. No marriage of this kind has taken place and the correspondent should be more truthful when writing fo'r a paper and not try to deceive the public*, nor embarrass anyone. Mink Beulah Simmons. NOTICE Entertainment at Silver Shoal school on night of Feby. 11, 1911. Speaking and music free. Boxes for sale for benefit of school. A good time for all, old and young. Everybody invited. Mrs. H. M.Fi kr, Teacher. FOR SALE! A good horse and male cheap Dr. O. N. Harden, Homer, Ga. "My Mamma Says - Its Safe for /Q3WB Children’ CONTAINS FOLEY S HONEY cjr^TAR For Coughs and Colds For Sale by HILL & BROWN Homer, Ga. NO. 44