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VOL. XVI.
A drove of twenty eight mules
passed through Homer last Satur
day, enroute to South Georgia.
Dr. Oscar Griffin writes us from
Atlauta that he wants the news
from his old home, anil to send the
Journal at once.
Mr. Hubert Gillespie acted as
clerk of court last Saturday while
his brother ('lias, went to Atlanta
on business.
If the energy expended in the
throwing of snow balls last Satur
day had lieen applied to the axe,
Homer would be well supplied
with fire wood.
Homer now’ has the finest crop
of pretty young ladies she has had
in years. But it will not last long.
They will begin to marry soon and
in two or three years they will all
be gone but a few left-overs.
The checks for the old soldiers
and widows of soldiers are now
ready and they arc being handed
out rapidly. Unfortunately there
is not enough money in the state
treasury to pay the pensioners who
made application last year, but
they will lie paid later, as you will
see by readiug a letter published
elsewhere in the Journal from Com
missioner Lindsey to Judge Hill.
Mr. Harvey Anderson has re
signed the office of Game Warden
of Banks county and Mr. Roy
White has lieen appointed by the
State Game Warden to fill this of
fice. Mr. Anderson says he had
man\ r trails and tributations while
holding the office. Several letters
would come to him each day tell
iug of people who were hunting
without license, and violating the
game law in different ways, but
the writer always witheld his name.
Harve say’s they w'anted their euc
mies punished hut they also w anted
him to furnish the nerve with
which to do it.
The Danielsville Monitor says
Madison county bus a farmer
named D. I. Cheatam who has not
planted a cotton seed in six years,
and adds that he may be the only
farmer in the whole cotton belt
with such a record. The country
editors (who generally know about
as much about farming as a hog
does about astronomy) but are
continually advising the tillers of
the soil to plant more corn, wheat,
oats, etc., should send and get a
picture of Mi. Cheatam and hang
it over their desks, as a reminder
that one man has taken them seri
ously.
in the recent town election no
citizens offered as candidates, but
the voters wrote their tickets and
voted for whom they pleased.
Clerk C. W. Gillespie received
every vote cast in the town for
councilman, and he was the only
man so honored. When the people
throughout the county know Char
lie as we do here they will all be
his friends. When a man is dead
they write “to know him was to
love him.” This could be said
about Charlie while he is living,
and few there will be to deny it.
Every candidate we have talked
with wants an early primary—and
why nott We have yet to find the
gentleman who can give a good
reason for a late primary. If you
have one, the columns of the Jour
nal are open to you—tell us what
it is. It is almost three months
until the 10th of May and if a man
can’t run an office down in that
time when it is hemmed in a small
r*ar like Banks county he ought
not to have it. By all means make
the race short and sweet, so the
voter can get rest, the succesful
Candidates get at ease, and the de
nted ones ft to wcujc.
BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
Col. Gordon Logan spent Satur
day in Atlanta.
The Tango has not yet been
danced in Homer.
Mr. J. L. McDonald was in town
on business Thursday.
Mr. R. G. Wallace spent a few
hours in Homer Saturday.
Ex Postmaster Walter L. Dur
ham spent Sunday in Homer.
Sheriff Geo. M. Barden made a
business trip to Atlanta last week.
Mr. Jona Ward, of Hollings
worth, visited Homer one day last
week.
Hall county paid $15.00 for her
grand jury presentmentelast week,
a> and it was not too much.
Mr. 11. M. Furr spent Friday in
Homer. Henry say’s Homer is
dull, but Silver Shoal ‘‘goes it one
better.”
Mr. Noah English dropped a
wagon lied on his foot last week
and has been hopping on one foot
ever since.
Messrs. Buray Griffin, Howard
Hill and Niece Barden w ent down
to Atlanta last week to see how
the merchants enjoyed themselves.
Mr. Geo. Wiley came in to see us
last week, but he did not leave his
announcement, as was predicted
by several when he hitched in the
court yard. Geo. is an old timer
and don’t care to jump in unless
the water is warm. He is proba
bly waiting for spring to open up.
County polities are getting warm
in Banks, and will be at welding
heat about court week. About
twelve more candidates are expect
cd to appear upon the stage before
the final curtain falls on the last
scene.
Warren Mcalor, of Lula, placed
' a small ad in tin* .Journal sometime
I ago stating that he wanted a wife.
!He informs as that he received as
many as seven letters a day in an
swer to his ad. lie has not, how
ever, decided which one he will
take.
A gentleman found a one dollar
bill in Homer recently and would
like very much to return it to the
rightful owner, if he can be found.
If you have lost a piece of paper of
this kind call at the Journal office
aud tell us where and when, and if
your tale is reasonable, and we be
lieve you are telling the truth, it
may l>e that you will get the mon
ey.
One of the many advantages of
an early primary is this: Much
laud has been turned this winter
and it will not take a candidate
long to prepare and plant his crop.
Then, if the primary comes off May
10th, as it should, and he is soun
fortunate as to be defeated, he can
cultivate his crop and make about
as much as if he had never entered
the race. But on the other hand,
if yon have a late primary he may
lose office and crop.
After the ground was well cover
ed with sleet and snow last Friday
Prof. J. C. Bell made a two seated
sled, to which he hitched two
horses. Mr. Bell then hung some
tjells on the harness and invited
the bells of the town to join the
little bells in a sleigh ride, and up
and down the streets the bells jing
led aud the bells giggled. The
Professor is continually looking
out for the pleasure ‘ ud comfort of
the children.
Tax Receiver’s Notice
I will be at the following places
at the time named below for the
purpose of receiving state and
county taxes.
Feb.
20 Wilmot 10 to 2
21 Washington 10 to 2
24 Golden Hill 10 to 2
25 Hollingsworth 10 to 2
26 Columbia 10 to 2
B. J. Blackwsll, T. R.
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Thursday, February 19, 1914.
Maysviile Locals
, From Our Tegular Correspondent.)
Born, on the 12th, inst., to Mr.
and Mrs. Lon Blackwell, a daugh
ter.
Mr. J. H. Sellers, of Asheville,
N. (’., is visiting in Homer this
week.
Miss Mamie Barber spent the
week-end with homefolks at Dry
Pond.
Miss Iris Simmons, who has
been with her sister at Elberton for
seyeral months, has returned home.
Miss Margie Adams is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Alva Prickett, at
Noreross, before returning home
she w ill spend sometime with rel
atives in Atlanta.
Messrs Herbert Williams and
Roy Parks, of Gainesville, spent
last Sunday with friends and home
folks here.
Mrs. A. G. Boyd, of Gainesville,
is spending the week here as the
guest of her mother, Mrs. McKee.
Miss Estelle Henderson visited
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. Marion Henderson, near Gills
ville, Sunday.
Messrs. (’. W. McCurdy and
Warren Bacon attended the funeral
of Mrs. Albert Hegars at Gillsville.
Monday afternoon.
We read in the Atlanta Journal
last Sunday’ an announcement of
the engagement of Miss Eddie
Rampey, of Carnesvillc, to Rev.
Thomas Marvin Sullivan, off 'inner.
The wedding to take place on
April 15th,at the Methodist church
at Carnesvillc. Mr. Sullivan is
one of the many Banks county
boys who have ‘‘made good” in
Hu* world. He lived for several
years near Mt. Pleasant church,
where his mother still resides and
lias many friends throughout the
Htata who will learn with interest
of his approaching marriage.
.Mrs. T. Arthur Henry entertain
ed the Baraca and senior Piilathea
classes at a valentine party Tues
day evening. Tin re were four
tcer. couples piesint. The girls
were beauli.al in white dresses
and red ribbons. The score cards
were tiny red hcaits, and thegaine
played was appropriate for the oc
casion. A large red heart with a
small white one as a target in the
center was suspended in the parlor
door. With a bow and arrow
each guest had a shot at the target
The prize for best shot was won by
Mr. Bill White, aline box of red
and white candy, Ihe color
scheme was also carried out in the
delicious refreshments served.
Pruitt
Mr. T. E. Anderson made a bus
iness trip to the Gate City hist
week.
Mr. Carl Scoggins is visiting
hoinefolks this week.
Sunday school is progressing
nicely at this place, there’s no
telling what is in the future for
this settlement after all.
Mr. Ira Bell hitched at the same
old post Sunday.
Miss Connis Motes says the
Wynn still blows over the fields.
Messrs. Joe and Ellington Can
dell were the guests of Miss Bertie
Addison last Saturday night.
Mr. Luther Murray says what
is home without a baby. I won
der if he can tell what home is
with one.
Mr. Ira Whitfield was the guest
of Mr. T. J. Dailey and family last
Sunday.
Mr. Powell Caudell visited rel
atives in Hart county last week.
Mr. Dave Caudell has his house
almost completed and will move
in it this week.
School is progressing nicely at
this place under the management
of Prof. R. C. Moss and Miss Lou
Brown. Bonaparte.
Judge Hart’s Letter
Judge John (’. Hart, State Tax
Commissioner, has issued a very
interesting and instructive letter
to the people of Georgia and every
tax*payer should read it, but we
have not space to publish it in full,
but following are a few quotations
from it:
“Two instances are reported in
one county in this State within the
last year, where in the lifetime of
the owners the combined return of
their property for taxation was of
the valuation o $35,000, when,
after the death of the owners the
appraised value of these two estate
was $350,000. A real estate ileal
recently occurred in State involv
ing LSOO acres of land, purchased
by a corporation, paying therefor
S3OO per acre, and the land is aet
ually returned for taxation at $5.00
per acre.”
“The return for taxation in this
State on money is less than Twenty
live million dollars, yet the Report
of the State Bank Examiner shows
there w as on deposit in the Ranks
of this State One Hundred and
Seventy Million Dollars.”
“ (’he return of merchandise for
taxation in this State is $41,000,000,
yet the Report of the Insurance
Department of this State discloses
that on merchandise and houses
the Insurance Companies have is
sued policies amounting to $426,-
571,'J.”
T a x ation Should he ad V a lorem
“The Constitution of this State
has always required, and does now
require, that property shall be re
turned for taxation according to
its value. This means its fair
market value. The question is
therefore pertinent, xvhat is fair
mai ket value! This does not alone
mean what one man may be willing
to give for another’s property.
Tested by that rule alone great in
justice might result to the owner
of the property. Such person
willing to buy might be actuated
by a personal or sentimental reason,
or eyen by a motive not altogether
worthy.”
“The fair market value may be
more fairly defined as the current
price; the general or ordinary price
for which property may be bought
or sold, and on a cash basis, under
normal and ordinary conditions.”
“The County Equalizers and As
sessors should therefore enter upon
the discharge of their important
duties in the spirit of Georgia’s
Motto, with Wisdom, Justice aud
Moderation. Three wise and potent
words, but the greatest of all is
Moderation, for Moderation com
bines Wisdom and Justice. All
reasonable doubts which the Asses
-ors and Equalizers entertain
should be settled in favor of the
taxpayer, but they can not, and
ought not, to raise fanciful and
capricious doubts, or supposed ab
normal and unreasonable condi
tions to cheapen property for tax
ation.”
Some Husky Little Boys Want
Parents
We have a bunch of boys from
two j ears old up. Little Albert
is only two; then there is Charley,
Luther Marrion, andTom, each five
years old. There are still others,
for I have not mentioned Jesse, a
bright boy of ten, and others are
coming in almost every day, and
going out to selected childless
homes in thestaie a few days later.
We do not want any of these chil
dren to live long in an Institution
apart from mother love and father,s
leading, as long as there are real
homes for them somewhere. Write
for an application form that will let
you explain the kind of child you
want. Address Robert B. McCord.
Huperintent, or The Georgia Chil
dren, s Home Society Feote &
Davies Building Atlanta,
Hollingsworth
It come a “gim-dandy” good
snow Friday. We caught the rab
bits Saturday.
John E. Smith, of Louisiana, is
the guest of Mr. R. C. Boling for a
few weeks.
J. H. Wilbanks, of Baldwin,
was in our burg the past week.
A fine bunch of mules passed
thru town Saturday.
Prof. J. T. Wise has purchased a
line piano so he has music at his
house. He has some mighty pret
ty girls too, the boys say.
The valentine party given by
Miss Pauline Chambers Saturday
night was enjoyed by a large crowd.
Many games w ere played anil every
one reported a good time.
The automobile business just at
present is on the “bum” as we
haven’t seen one in quite a while.
Miss Odes (’ash is up and in the
shoot she has two fellers where a
lot of the girls has none at all.
Mr. Tatum f ’audell says his girl
is a real peach. The old saying is
the elberta peach is the most favor
ite one but says his girl resembles
that of the Georgia Bell which is
the prettiest and best peach on
earth. Tate can see very well if
he don’t wear “spex.”
Mr. Lester Caudell visited Miss
Connis Motes Sunday. Says he
had a fine time.
Mr. Tom Brock, of Cornelia,
passed through town this week.
Miss Cicero Nunnally informs us
that the Hollingsworth boys should
be congratulated on their good
looks for she has been over in Cobb
county for several months and says
the boys can’t even hold us a light
on beauty. We return the com
pliment with delight Cicero
Misses Annie and Donie Duckett
and Miss Wortie Cash visited Miss
Ola Watts Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Silvey Smith are
all smiles its a girl.
Mr. A. M. G. Acree accompanied
by Miss Bulah Simmons visited in
Cornelia Sunday.
We presume every planter in the
9th district is supplied with garden
seed for Mr. Bell has been sending
them out from Washington by the
sack full. So those who haven’t
any lettuce, radish, or carnot seed
ought to notify Mr. Bell and Jet
him send some. Those, we think
is all that is necessary for we can
buy the other seeds that are most
useful at the store or from seed
houses.
Mr. E. 1). King and family, of
Cornelia, have recently moved over
to Mr. J. O. Thompson’s where he
will make his future home.
There will basinging at Uamony
church every 2nd Sunday morning
at 9 o’clock and every 41 li Sunday
evening at 2 o’clock. Mr. J. O.
Thompson has promised to /be
present each time if possible and
come ahead and conduct the sing
ing.
Mr. Willie I vie wns in town this
week sparking.
Misses Annie and I ionic Duckett
are visiting in Corntlia for a few
days as the guests of Misses Cash.
Mr. John Cash, Jr., crossed over
into Washington Sunday to see
his best girl.
Messrs. Chester and Tatum
Caudell filled their regular ap
pointment at Misses Westmore
land Sunday.
Mr. John M. Caudell is under
the weather from the effect of a
carbunkle on his hand which has
given him a great deal of trouble
for the last few days.
Mr. Jona Ward says he’s going
to give us some good roads now.
That’s what we need.
A Live W j re.
Senator A. 0. Bacon
Dies in Washington
W ashington 1). (’., Feb .14.—Sena
tor A. O. Bacon, senior senator
from Georgia, died at a local hos
pital this afternoon.
Senator Bacon’s death was an
nounced to the senate while it was
in executive session and just before
itadjourued for the day. The end
came unexpectedly, it having been
announced earlier in the day that
he was doing better and that an
operation, which it had been
thought necessary to perform for
an affection of the kidneys, would
be avoided.
The Georgia senator had been ill
a littleless than a month.
It was at first thought lie hud
fractured a rib by a fall and illness
attended by a high temperature set
in Later examination and X-ray
photographs disclosed, however,
that an affection ot the kidneys’,
the exact nature of which it was
impossible to determine, was the
cause. Two days ago the senator
was taken to a hospital where he
got along favorably and with a re
cession in temperature thoughts of
an operation were abandoned.
The end came at i o’clock this
afternoon and his office was advised
that the immediate cause of death
was a blood clot on his heart.
Senator Bacon was in his 75th
year. He was one of the Demo
ncratic leaders in the senate,chair
man of the important foreign rela
tions committee and was in the
group of senators who stood fifth
in point of service.
The senate immediately passed a
brief resolution and adjourned.
The scene on the senate lloor for
several minutes after the announce
ment was an unusual one.
Senators paced nervously from
one group to another discuss,siug
the unexpected shock.* Many of
them were so affected by the news
that they scarcely could speak.—
Atlanta Journal
Women to Vote
Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 18. Tie shap
ing of events for spring is beginning
to give color to the prediction that;
Georgia will be the first state in
the south to follow the example of
the west aud give women the right
to vote.
Whilea few men of strictest old
fashioned convictions on chivalry
and the woman question will fight
equal suffrage to the last ditch, the
majority of Georgia’s legislate: ,s
according to free discussion of tic
subject among themselves when
they meet in hotel lobbies in At
lanta, will be willing to grant wo
men the right to vote in the event
they are convinced that women as
a class seriously want that right.
Atlanta suffragists are planning
to make a serious showing before
the coming session of the legisla
ture. They are planning to bring
here such serious natural leaders
as Jane ivddams, of Hull House
Chicago, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw
of New York, Mrs. Mary Chapman
Catt, of Boston, and Mrs. John
Ward McCormick.
A big mass meeting for March
11 is being planned at which most
of those speakers will be present,
and suffragettes from all overGeor
gia will be invited to attend.
Members of the legislature aud
state-house officers who are discuss
ing the subject are as far from be
ing convinced as ever that it will
fee a good thing for women to have
the vote, but they feel that when
the time comes that Georgia wo
men seriously want it they should
be permitted to have it, and let the
future decide whether it is a good,
thing or not.
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