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CLARKE COUNTY GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
GEORGIA: Clarke County.
To the Honorable Henry H.
West, Judge of the Superior Court
of said county:
We, the Grand Jury called for
the October Term, 1951, respect
fully report that we have carried
out the duties assigned to us in a
careful and through manner., We
have acted on all matters brought
before us by the Solicitor- Gen
eral, examined all county activi
ties, the various offices of the
county, and the records and re
ports relating thereto. We have
inspected and investigated condi
tions relating to law and order in
this county, as well as the proper
ties belonging {c and being main
tained by said county. We give
herewith our findings, along with
cur presentments and recommen
dations:
; County Treasurer’'s Office
A committee composed of Mr.
Albert, jr., and Mr. T. M. Tiilman
reports as follows:
We report that the office of the
County Treasurer, Mr. Robert
Hamilton seems to be ably run
and his records are well kept and
in good order. The receipts and
disbursements are in balance and |
the Treasurer makes payments |
only on warrants issued by the
County Commissioners, and signed |
by the Chairman of the Commis
sioners and the clerk of the com
missioners. The audit completed
bv Mr. Rundell reconciled the ac
counts of the wvarious county
olfices.
Tax Receiver’s Office
A committee composed of Mr.
John W. Thurmond, and Mr. T.
M. Tillman reports:
We have examined the office
of the tax recciver, Clarke County |
Ceorgia this 14th day of October, |
1251 and wish to make the follow- |
ing report: The office is main- |
tained In an orderly and courteous |
manner. The bookkeeping records |
are in relatively good condition, |
up-to-date, and tremendously im- |
proved from past years. Correc-|
tion slips (correction of errors)i
are being issued to eliminate dead |
arcounts and to bring current ex-f
isting accounts up-to-date. This!
procedure has been reduced to a|
minimum as the records are now |
more accurately kept. There is a !
very good spirit of cooperation be- ’
tween this office and the tax co]-'
leetor’s office and, as a result of
this, work in both offices is ex-l
pe-ited an dhandled more effici- |
er’ly than in the past.
't is understood the state is|
finishing in the very near future
» full-time field man for this of- |
fice. We feel that with this man |
and the Board of Equalizers, the |
properties in the county can, in!
the near future, be brought reas- ‘7
onably well up-to-date on the tax |
re~rds. | |
A new index file has been l‘.
worked u? which facilitates trans- |
ferring of titles to property and'
lo~%ing up individual records. |
¢ ourt House and County Farm | i
Mr, W. A. Mathis and S. Hoyt
B er report as follows: |
‘Hurt House: i
""he county jail was checked |
very carefully and found to be in
unusually good condition. The !
entire area was clean and the
shower stalls, recommended by the | ;
previous grand jury, have been in
stalled and are now in operation. | .
The committee recommended to |
the county engineér that some |;
thought be giveg to the glass brick | !
ponels installa in the shower |
stalls. It appears that it is possible | ;
for the glass block to be knocked | |
out of place and it is recommend- |
ed that some method be provided |
to hold the blocks rigidly in posi- |
tion so that they can not be
knocked down by a person’s hand. | ;
The jail kitchen was exceptionally |
¢'~an, the food served to the pris- |
oners seemed to be good. Roaches |
and other bugs are still bad in the |
kitchen and it is recommended |
that a contract be entered into |
w'th a pest control company to|.
el'minate this condition. This com- |-
mitee wishes to commend the ||
sheriff on the efficient manner in |
which the jail is being operated. A |
thorough inspection was made of | .
every room in the Court House |
building and the following im- |
provements are recommended: ‘
' Ttem 1. Check roof and flashing |
for leaks and after leaks are |
stopped, make necessary repairs at |
all points in the building where'
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plaster and paint has been dam
aged by water coming through, It
was noted that several of the leaks
which have been in the bml(l'\ng
were caused by plumbing fixtures
on the top floor leaking. We were
informed that the plumbing leaks
have already been corrected, but
the water damage has not been
corrected.
Item 2. Install lights on narrow
emergency stariways and keep
these lights burning when build
ing is occupied.
Item 3. Paint emergency stair
walls and ceilings and the ap
proaches to the elevators on all
floors.
Item 4. Repair leak around sky
light on the third floor.
Item 5. Provide welfare office
with storage room in basement or
some other suitable lecation so
that they can move out lots of
odds and ends that are now stored
in the restrooms in a very un
sightly manner.
Item 6. Have the janitor clean
all restrooms daily.
Item 7. Place rug in Judge Old
ham’s reception room and office,
or either install asphalt tile or|
other suitable floor covering. '
Item 8. Install acoustical ceil
ing in Superior Court room.
Item 9. Install more comforta
ble chairs in the jury box in the
superior court room, The present
chairs are very noisy, as well as
being quite uncomfortable. ;
Item 10. Install fluorescent'
lighting in the clerk’s office and in
the deed record room under the
clerk’s office. Repaint the wallsl
in the clerk’s office, the deed
record room, the ordinary’s office,{
and Justice of the Peace’ office. |
Item 11. In the ordinary’s re
cord room replace the present
lighting fixtures, with the fixtures
removed from the Superior Clerk’s l
deed record room. Install rubber;
ireads on the basement stairway'
leading to the ordinary’s record '
room. '
Item 12. In the basement re- |
move all material stored under the |
stairways and in the corridors and
place these items in the proper
storage rooms or remove them
'rom the premises. |
Item 13. Paint signs on doors of |
wegro toilets in the basement.‘
Cleaning mops now kept in thesei
oilets should be kept in the jani-|
or’s supply room. |
Item 14. Clean up janitor’si
-oom 'in the basement, removing
ind destroying all debris and un
-Isable items.
Item 15. The commissioners
should check over all old records
wow stored in storage rooms in the
»asement, decide which records
hould be kept and which are to
e destroyed. The records that
hey decide to keep should be filed
n such a manner as to be availa
le for use. All other recordsl
hould be destroyed. |
Item 16. A quantity of old
nagazines which belong to the
ibrary and which are stored in the
yasement should either be sent to
he library or destroyed as they
wre serving no purpose in this
tore room. y |
Item 17. Repaint rear exteriori
loors to the court house. {
Ttem 18. Remove all rubbish |
ind trash from the boiler room. |
Ttem 19. Clean out all rubbish |
nd unusable material in the jan
tor’s room adjacent to the boiler
oom and paint. Whitewash would
e adequate for this paint job.
Item 20. Provide covers for
sarbage cans at the rear of the
ywilding. Provide frames for
hese garbage cans sp they cannot
ye turned over by dogs, or install
inderground cans.
Item 21. The parking lot at the
ear of the building seems to be
me of the worst conditions ex
sting at the court house. This
ommittee recommends that a dis
\bled person be employed at a
ninimum salary and given the job
f parking lot attendant. Duties
f this attendant being, to be &:
he parking lot during busin
ours at the court house and to
lirect parking in such a manner so
hat people may get their cars in
nd out in some orderly manner.
t is further recommended that
state Welfare Department be con
acted about employment of such
. person, and it may be possible
o work out something with the
tate so that they will pay part of
he cost of employing such a dis
abled person.
County Farm:
| The operation of the county
| farm seemed to be very satisfac
{tory. The quarters for the pris
' oners were clean, and the food
provided seemed to be adequate.
| The recommendation of the pre
| vious grand jury as far as the in
| stallation of a wall around the
stairway of the second floor of
the prisoner’s quarters, and the
painting of the outside of the
’hm!(n'ngs has been complied with.
The County Engineer informed
this committee that the previous
grand jury’s recommendation of
turning the county farm into a
cattle farm had been considered
by the commissioners and il was
not thought wise for the county
to go into the business of raising
beef cattle for market. They are
in the process, however, of put
ting in enough grass to raise suf
ficient cattle for their own usc and
to maintain the necessary cows to
take care of the milk requirements
at the farm.
This committee has the follow
ing recommendations for the
County Farm:
Item 1. Remove the old barn
at the left of the entrance drive
way, which building seems to be
in very bad state of repairs, and
according to the county engineer,
this building is no longer needed
in the operation of the farm.
Item 2. Level out all gullies and
washed places on the farm pro
perty, and put in some type of
grass, kudzu, or any other type of
planting that will hold the land
from any further washing and soil
erosion.
Item 3. A county farm -sign
should be placed at the highway
entrance to the farm.
Sheriff’s Office and J. P. Courts
A committee composed of Mr.
C, A. Carson, ar,, and Mr. M. C.
Southwell, reports as follows:
We have inspected all the above
offices and find them to be ap
parently well run and operated in’
an efficient manner. Sheriff
Huff, and the two ‘justices of the
peace, were most co-operative and
interested in explaining all this
committee’s questions in a most
courtecus manner.
General Hospital
Committee of John W. Nutty
comb and E. Baxton Cook report:
The buildings, grounds, and fa
cilties at the Athens General Hos
pital were carefully inspected with
the aid of Supt. Oscar S. Hilliard.
The buildings and grounds, with
the exception of the Nurse’s Home,
appeared in excellent condition.
The facilties now in operation
seem to be adequate in every re
spect for maintaining the highest
tvpe of medical service to the peo
ple of Clarke County. Indeed, the
people of the county may be proud
of the extremely high rating given
to their hospital recently by na
tional inspecting boards—boards
which concerned themselves with
both the physical facilities and the
quality of medical care. i
The nurses home is in bad re
pair. The building definitely
needs repairs and a complete paint
job. Unless it is repaired and
painted soon, serious deterioration
is certain. |
Clerk’s Office 5
Mr. G. O. Hancock and Mr. Paul |
Hodgson, committee, report as fol
lows:
All records were in good condi
tion and systematically filed inso
far as space would provide. More
space is badly needed for the
storage of records in both vaults.
We recommend a supplementary
record room be provided in the
basement of the Courthouse for
the storage of old records, thus
providing the muchly needed space
for newer records.
The recommendation of the last
Grand Jury for the placing of new
lights in the clerk’s office has been
approved by the County Commis
sioners and contract let for the
lights. ;
We recommend that new lights
be installed in the record room
also and that the clerks office and
the record room be redecorated‘
after the lights have been in
stalled. |
We recommend the purchase of
the following office furniture: A
typewriter desk and office table
for the clerk’s office and an office
table for the record roem. |
We also recommend the gllidnll
of burglary bars in the windows
gif the back room of the clerk’s of
ce.
We wish to highly commend the
clerk for the courteous and effi
cient manner in which business in
this office is transacted.
Office of Couty Commissioners
A committee composed of Mr.
F. G. Bell, and Mr. S. G. Chandler,
reports:
This committee has carefully
checked the offices and records of
the Clarke County Commissioners
of Roads and Revenue. Mrs. Janie
Trousdale and Mr. Homer Nichol
son received us most cordially and
were very courteous in showing us
the records, files, minutes, and ac
counts. They showed us a copy
of the auditor’s report for Clarke
County for the period October
1950 to September 30, 1951, said
copy attached. We examined the
report and they answered all our
questions and showed us the books
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‘and records from which the audit
was made,
The system of record keeping in
this office is adequate and easily
understood. All the books and
files were current, neatly kept,
and the entire office was clean and
gave one the feeling of efficiency
and careful attention to serving
the public. We also examined the
minutes of the meetings of the
Commissioners. They show that
all business is conducted in an
orderly manner and that careful
records are kept as to how each
item was disposed of.
We also examined the report of
the Commissioners for the pre
ceeding six months, a copy of this
statement is also attached. It
shows the bonds and coupons paid,
the taxes for 1951, current assets
and the inventories of all county
property. We carefully checked
the bonds and coupons paid and
burned them.
All the facilities and records of
this office are in satisfactory con
dition. We commend the person
nel in charge for their faithfulness
and also for the careful and con
siderate manner in which they
perform .their duties.
Roads and Bridges
A committee congisting of W. E.
Hudson and A. F. Pledger reports
as follows:
The: committee traveled exten
sively over the county rec~4 sys
tem. The roads of the couniy were
found to be in a satisfactory con
dition. We recommend that at
tention be given to preparing
shoulders for the winter, and to
cleaning out ditches and culverts:
We recommend that the general
paving program as now being car
ried on by the county be eon
tinued, special attention being
given to providing paved roads for
school bus routes. Present paving
methods are satisfactory and eco
nomical and should be continued.
We find that all financial matters
pertaining to paving the Nowhere
Road have been cleared, and that
the work is to proceed weather
permitting,
We recommend that the Gann
Road, from the vicinity of Hamil
ton’s Store on the Athens-Wat
kinsville Highway to the Athens-
Atlanta Highway be paved by the
county, and that since out-of
county truck traffie will undoubt
edly use this road heavily, state
aid should be sought. We recom
mend continued efforts on the part
of all agencles concerned to relo
cate a portion of the Athens-Ma
con Highway beginning at the
point where said highway now
connects with the Whitehall Road
and continuing by a route roughly
parallel to the Central of Georgia
railroad to the southern portion of
Thomas Street.
We recommend that the wooden
covered bridge known as Bar
nett’s Bridge be replaced, if possi
ble by use of funds to be secured
from the State Highway Depart
ment. ; G
We wish to commend the Coun
ty Ingineer for the fmanner in
which he has carried out the du-~
ties of his position. . ;
County Home and Welfare
Office
A committee consisting of Mr.
J. Everett Patman and Mr. Paul
Hodgson, reports as follows:
On our visit to the county home,
we found that everything seemed
to be clean and orderly. There
are now ten aged people at the
home, two of which are colored
people. Mrs. Harmon, the matron,
seems to manage well.
The food looked good and well
prepared. The inmates receive
their allotted share of food, which
is given them to take to their
room. The invalids are sent their
food to their rooms. The inmates
have in each room water, toilets
and lavatories, Installed since the
city water system was made avail
ble to the farm.
It seems to us that more vege
tables should be produced on the
county farm and provided, to keep
the most of operation down.
The Welfare Department under
the direction of Miss Mary Collier
apparently is working efficiently.
The records are all kept filed S)'l-i
tematically on tables in the direc
tor's office, but not in cabinets
for which space is not available.
The services required of this de
partment makes the space availa-‘
ble very cramped, and the clerks’
desks are so arranged that the’y‘
are too close together for effici
ent working conditions. The only
cooling system is one 1937 model
electric fan for all the rooms used
by the Welfare Department. We
believe that sufficient additional
fans should be provided this de
partment. We would also recom
mend that additional space be
made available for private inter
views as only one room is now
available and it takes some time
to properly conduct an interview.
The present reception room conse
quently becomes quite crowded
and with no outside ventilation, an
undesirable condition results, We
believe that the County is getting
a big job done, for only its 4 per
cent of the entire cost. A special
report of the Welfare Department
is attached hereto. l
Ordinary and Tax Collector
A committee consisting of Mr.
Herschel Carithers and Mr. John
W. Thurmond reported as fololws: !
The County Ordinary's office
was found to be neat and orderly.
‘Office equipment, records and
vault appeared to be in excellent
condition. Deposit books and let
ters pertaining to payment of pen
sions to the five living widows of
Civil War veterans was inspected
a.nd appeared in order,
" The county tax collectors office
lshould be furnished a fire proof
storage cabinet for the protection
of the very valuable tax digest,
also a metal drawer type file cabi
' net suitable for filing tax fi fas is
needed and should be equipped
with rollers. which would enable
_these records to be moved into the
fireproof vault at the end of each
-work day.
~ This committee recommends
that the Tax Collector seek au
thority from the state and the
County Commissioners to write off
[the many small delinquent ac
counts of individuals who have
| moved from the county years ago,
iand thus eliminate this time con
|suming work, and make available
for better use the space required
to keep on file these uncollectable
taxes.
A special effort should be made
to collect back taxes on indivi
duals and business houses in the
county, which are obviously capa
ble of making payment but, have
not done so over a period of years
!——in some cases twelve and thir
- teen years.
~ We commend the tax collectors
office for its high standing in the
state with reference to collections.
| County School System
A committee composed of Mr.
' J. C. Richardson and Mr. Herschel
Carithers reports as follows:
' An inspection was made of all
| schools in the county system in the
company of the county school sup
’ erintendent.
i The school buildings, in general,
were found to be in good condi
tion. However, each school, with=-
out exception, had some mainte
nance work needed. Such things
as broken window glasses, dead
‘light bulbs, faulty door hinges,
leaking roofs, outdoor latrines in
‘need of repair, gutters and drain
'spouts in need of repair. There
fore, this committee recommends
that the County Board of Educa
tion investigate the feasibility of
hiring a man, either part time or
full time, who is capable of doing
‘this type of repair work for all of
the schools in the county system.
The following observations were
made:
Winterville High School needs
additional equipment and class
room space for its science depart
ment. The gym is inadequate.
Midway School for colored chil
dren needs blackboards very bad
ly, the roof Ileaks, and boys
outdoor latrine is in need of re
pair. ¢
Whitehall Bchool is in poor con
dition. Additional = class = room
space is needed. Gutters and drain
spouts are in need of repair. Rest
‘rooms are unsanitary from lack of
care and.proper cleaning. Light
‘bulbs which are burned out should
be replaced at once. There is a
definite need here for supervision
and teaching the children the pro
per respect and appreciation of
good housekeeping. .
Morton’s Chapel School for col
ored children does not have pro
per classroom lighting and class
rooms need painting.
« Princeton and Whitehall Schools
still do not have lunch rooms due
to limited ground space.
The Julia C. Jackson Harris
School for colored was last year
the only colored school in the
county system operating a lunch
rom, however, this year the county
Health Department closed this
lunchroom because they were not
equipped with running water.
End of Committee Reports
Based on the reports of its com
mittees, its investigation as a
whole, and its conferences with
various county officials, this Grand
Jury as a whole makes the fol
lowing recommendations:
1. We recommend that the
County Board of Education have
running water and flush toilets in
stalled in all county schools im
mediately, and report back to this
Grand Jury in 90 days what pro
gress has been made in this most
important matter.
2. We recommend that the City-
County Health Department and the
Regional Library be subject to in
spection by all future Grand
Juries.
3. We recommend that the
County Commissioners investigate
the feasibility of the employment
of a salaried man to work with
the offices of the Tax Receiver
and Tax Collector to collect past
due taxes, locate unreported pro
perty, and do other investigative
work to insure the county’s getting
all the revenue to which it is le-‘
gally entitled. It is further recom
mended that the Commissioners
report back to this body within 60
days the result of their study of ‘
this matter, |
4, It is the belief of this Grand
Jury that all organized criminal |
activity, particularly bootlegging,
in this county is based on the use
of automobiles which have been
re-built to give excessive speeds,
commonly known as “hot rods.” |
In addition to this use by crimi-'
nals, a large number of thought
less youths have these automobiles
which they operate on the streets
and highways, frequently racing
each other at extremely high
speeds. This activity is a grave
peril to other citizens on the road
at the same time.
In an effort to control this men=
‘ace, and feeling that a similar
control ' should exist over these
'automobiles as now exists over
ipistols and other deadly weapons,
'we strongly urge our representa
‘tives in the legislature and state
senate, as well as the Mayor and
Council of the City of Athens, to
introduce and push for passage a
law regulating these vehicles.
It is suggested that such a law
be drawn after consultation with
the various law enforcement agen
cies of the state, and with such
‘agencies as the National Safety
Council. We believe that the law
should contain the following pro
visions, among others:
~(a) Use of these vehicles to be
restricted to law enforcement of
ficers, except for certain specifi
cally designated racing cars, not
licensed for highway use.
~ (b) Same State agency, such as
} the State Highway Patrol be des
ignated as the licensing authority.
. (¢) In defining such wvehicles,
some agreed percentage of varia
tion over manufacturers specifica
tions should be used. This will
‘require expert advice to the per
sons drawing such a bill, and
should be carefully handled.
(d) Any sach vehicle confis
cated by law enforcement agencies,
'should be destroyed, not sold at
auction, where it will promptly
find its way back into the hands
of these.criminal and irresponsible
persons. If not destroyed, before
sale the automobile must be re
converted to conform with the
“manufacturer’s specifications.
5. We recommend that Mr. L.
B. Thurmond be appointed Notary
Public and ex officio J. P. for the
' Sandy Creek District.
i 6. We recommend that the fee
paid to jurors and bailiffs for the
next year be set at $5.00 per day.
~ We wish to thank Solicitor Gen
eral D. Marshall Pollock for his
co-operation and assistance ren
dered this Grand Jury in all mat
ters which he presented to us, and
on other matters where we thought
‘it advisable to consult him for
advice.
Bailiff C. H. Norris, assigned to
the Grand Jury, served us capa
bly and .efficiently, and is due our
thanks for his assistance.
E We also wish to compliment
- Judge H. H. West, Solicitor Pol
lock, and other county and city of
ficials with whom we dealt for
their splendid work in their of
fices. We were impressed with
the fine spirit of faithful and ef
ficient service to the public man
ifested: by all these officials.
It' is recommended . that the
Clerk of this Grand Jury be paid
the sum -of $25.00 in addition to
his fee as a juror. .
‘We - further recommend that
these presentments be published in
t the Athens Banner-Herald for the
information of the citizens of this
“countv. - !
Resoectfully submitted:
| H. M. HECKMAN, Foreman
| TROUTMAN WILSON, Clerk
| G. 0. HANCOCK
A. T. PLEDGER
| C. A. CARSON
W. S. HUDSON
F. G. BELL
J. E. PATMAN
| JOHN W. NUTTYCOMB
| ‘PAUL HODGSON
| S. H. BUTLER
| E. B. COOK
| HERSCHEL CARITHERS
ALBERT WIER, JR.
M. C. SOUTHWELL
JOHN W. THURMOND
THOMAS M. TILLMAN
In the Superior Court of Clarke
County, Ga., October Term, 1951.
The foregoing Presentments re
ceived in open court and ordered
filed and entered on the minutes
of this Court and published as
recommended. ;
This 17th day of October, 1941,
D. M. POLLOCK ’
Solicito General, W. C.
HENRY H, WEST, Judge
50 W.C
Filed in office this 17th day of
October, 1951.
E. J. CRAWFORD, Clerk
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Orthodox Patriarch Alexander 111.
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from a two-month tour of Russia.
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and Moscow, Rumania, Greece and |
Yugoslavia are under independent '
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MARKING UNITED NATIONS WEEK—This is the official postc
heralding the observance of the sixth annual United Nations
week, Oct. 21-2". :
Uniied Nations Week Proclaimed
By Athens’ Mavor Jack R. Wells
| Mayor Jack R. Wells, of Athens,
has proclaimed the week of Oc
tober 24, 1951, as “United Nations
Week,” and has set Wednesday,
October 24, as “United Nations
Day” in Athens in accordance with
a proclamation by President Tru
man.
| General theme of observances
|of United Nations Week and
lUnited Nations Day this year will
be commemorative services for the
I United States and allied troops in
Korea.
Mayor Wells’ proclamation fol
lows: “ :
| “WHEREAS, the week of Oc
tober 21-27, 1951, has been desig
nated as ‘UNITED NATIONS
WEEK’ and the day of October 24,
1951, has ' been designated as
‘UNITED NATIONS DAY, and
this proclamation has been issued
by the President of the United
States, the theme of which will be
Special Commemorative Serviees
for the United States and Allied
Troops in Korea and :
“WHEREAS, The ORDER OF
UNITED COMMERCTAL TRAV
ELERS OF AMERICA in co-op
eration with the National Citizens
| Committee together with all those
' who care to co-operate and parti
cipate, plan an observance of this
' week, in the benef that a Nation
: United in Prayer is a strong in
strumentality, and our greatest
hope for World Peace; and
WHEREAS, the Church is a
symbol of Prayer and the bell is
~a symbol of Peace, Faith and Free
dom,
- “NOW, THEREFORE,,I as May
or of Athens, Georgia, in the name
of and by virtue of my respective
office, do hereby proclaim the
week of October 24, 1951 as
‘UNITED NATIONS WEEK, and
respectfully urge that all the
Churches of our City keep their.
doors open during this week in‘
order that their members and
others may enter their Sanctua
ries and pray for World Peace,
and that so many of our Churches
as have bells, ring them each noon
s s
NOTICE
TO THE CITIZENS
OF THE Ist. WARD
I wish to give my heart felt appreciation
for your support and foyalty in Wednes
day’s voting.
H. R. Bullock
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1951
for at least one minute, and tha
on Wednesday, October 24th, tha
all the citjzens and people of cr
‘}Community attend the Church of
their choice to pray and com
| memorate the United Nations. VW
' commend the ORDER OF UNITED
:COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS OF
| AMERICA and other paitic
pants for their efforts in sponcc -
ing this worthy cause and g
full participation therein,
- “IN TESTIMONY WHERECF
WITNESS OUR HANDS AND
' SEALS OF this day of Ociober
' 18th, A. D., 1951,
[ JACK R. WELLS”
[B ¥k(l '
Bostwick Citizen
Taken By Death
~ F. M. McGaughey, well knovn
‘resident of Bostwick, Ga, cied
there Saturday afternoon at 1 ¢
clock after being ill for the pic
year. :
Funeral arrangements will e
announced later.
Mr. McGaughey, & member of
Mt. Vernon Christian Church, wis
retired. He is survived by Flis
wife; daughter, Mrs, Devart White
Miami- Fla.; son, J. -W. Mc-
Gaughey, also of Miami; two sit
ters, Mrs, John Chandler, Bishc
and Mrs. Hugh Moore, Gaines
ville, and one brother, Jim Mc-
Gaughey, Atlanta,
STORAGE TAIL
The fat-tailed sheep of Perci
stores fat in it tail, and it some
times grows so long and heavy
that shepherds hiich tiny carts be
hind the animals to support 1€
weight. -
CARD OF THANKS
The fanrily of E. C. Nelson ex
presses a sincere appreciation [cr
the generous kindness shown 10 ¢
during our recent bereavement.