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THE BAINBRIDGE POST-SEARCH LIGHT
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TAX LEVY
ro it resolved by the Commissioned
, Roads and Revenues of Decatui
r r *v Georgia, that twenty mill? 01
v dollars on the thousand dollars
, a id the same is hereby assessed
,, vied and fixed as the rate of taxa-
: ' f or countv purposes on all tax-
;,u]‘ nroperty in the county of Deca-
;'.’ r | or the year 1921; and the tax
collector) of said county is hereby
ordered to make out and collect coun
tv taxes at said rate for said year.
I* js further ordered that said taxes
he apportioned and used for the fol
lowing specific county purposes, to-
wit:
1. To pay the legal indebtedness
of the county due or to become due
during the year, or past due, $2.25 oni
the thousand, which is 45 per cent
of the state tax for 1921.
2 To build or repair court house
or Tail, bridges or ferries or other pub
lic improvements, according to the
contract, $4.00 on the thousand, which
is 80 per cent of the state tax for 1921.
3 To pay sheriffs and other offi
cers fees that they may be legally
entitled to from the county $1.00 on
the thousand, or 20 per cent of the
state tax for 1921.
4. To pay coroners fees for holding
inquests. $ .05 on the thousand, or
1 per cent of the state tax for 1921.
5, To pay expenses of bailiffs at
court, non-resident witness fees in
criminal cases, fulelfc servants hire,
stationery, and the like, $ .30 on the
thousand, or 6 per cent of the state
tax for 1921,
(>. To pay jurors a per diem, $1.00
cn the thousand, or 20 per cent, of the
state tax for 1921.
7. To pay expenses in support of
the poor, $ .25 on the thousand, or 5
per cent of the state tax for 1921.
8. To pay expenses of working, re
pairing and improving public roads,
Pavo Man, Conscience
Stricken, Pays Debt
Of 50 Cents to Road
Alleged He “Beat" Georgia Northern
Out of Sum in 1917.
Never Believed They’d Be
Hung States the Crawleys
Management Hopes There Are
Others Who Catch Malady.
Moultrie, Ga„ Aug. 13.—Declaring
that his conscience had troubled him
so long that he couldn’t stand it an
other day, a Pavo man, who said that
he wasn't going to give his name,
walked into the office of C. W. Pid-
cock, Jr., treasurer of the Georgia
Northern Railroad Company yester
day and announced that “I have come
to pay the Georgia Northern what I
owe it.”
Mr. Pidcock was flabbergasted by
the statement, but upon regaining his
poise, asked his visitor to explain
himself. “Back in 1917,” the Pavo
man began, “I bought a ticket from
Pavo to Moultrie and the conductor
failed to take it up. On my return
home that night I got it redemed,
rammend the money down in my pock
et, congratulated myself on my acu
men., Yes, I was proud of it, so
proud that I told several of my
acquaintances about it. It was sev
eral months before the matter came
into my mind again. I tried to forget
it, but it would come back again and
again. I began having hard luck in
my business, kept losing money. All
which together with the commutation, *" e w* 1 "® m Y conscience kept ac-
tax, shall be known as the "public I cusing mo as a thief—I couldn’t con-
road fund,” $4.00 on the thousand, or | trol it. I decided that I would find
80 per cent, of the state tax for 1921. t just what i paid for the ticket,
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20 per cent, of the state tax for 1921.
10. To pay expenses of quarantine
of cattle and the eradication of the
cattle tick, $1.00 on the thousand, or
20 per cent, of the state tax for 1921.
11. To pay any other lawful
charge against the county $.15 on the
thousand or 3 per cent, of the state
tax for 1921.
12. For the support of the public
schools of the county upon the rec
ommendation and request therefor
from the Board of Education of said
county, under authority of an amend
ment to Par. 1, Sec. 4, and Art. 8, of
the Constitution of Georgia, adopted
at the general election held in 1920,
five mills, or $5.00 on the thousand,
which is 100 per cent, of the state tax
for 1921.
Be it further ordered that a copy of
1 he foregoing order be given to the tax
collector, and that the same be ad
vertised as required by law by post
ing a copy at the door of the court
hou=e and publishing the same in the
Eainbridge Post-Searchlight for thir
ty days, and be entered on the minutes.
Done by order of the County Com
missioners of Decatur County in reg
ular meeting held August-2, 1921.
W. G. HARRELL, Chairman.
it in, but my conscience insisted that
wasn’t making restitution as it should
be made, but somehow 1 never could
get up the nerve to come. I am here
and ready to pay."
The tariff from Pavo to Moultrie
in 1917 was found to be 51 cents.
The conscience-smitten man figured
out the interest and left 61 cents,
saying he felt much better. It was
the first tonscience money me Geor
gia Northern has ever received, but
Mr. Pidcock said that he stood ready
to help lift the burden off any others
who are troubled by the same thing
that worried the Pavo man.
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Sauce is used to create an appetite
or relish for the food. The right way
is to look to your digestion. When
you have good digestion you are cer
tain to relish your food. Chamber
lain’s Tablets improve the digestion,
create a healthy appetite and cause
a gentle movement of the bowels.
A Bank Statement that any Man or Woman can Understand
THE FIRST NATIONAL BAM
AND
DECATUR COUNTY BAM
BAINBRIDGE, GA.
STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 15, 19»
The Bank Owes to Depositors $ 802,213.72
Obligations secured by Liberty Bonds 19,450.00
Notes Re-discounted (this is borrowed money
loaned to our customers) 16.032.C5
$ 837,696.87
A conservative Banker always has this indebted
ness in mind, and he arranges his assets so as to
be able to meet any request for payment.
*or This Purpose We Have—
Cash 8 199,530.50
(Gold Bank Notes and Specie) and with legal de
positories returnable on detnan^.
U. S. Government fWnritjps
City Bonds
Stocks
Two Buildings
Due from U. S. Treasury
Loans: (Notes of our customers, largely secured
by collateral, mortgages or eriorsements
22,482.60
2,000.00
41,019.75
40,251.92
6,250.00
773,602.34
Total to Meet Indebtedness
41,084,136.51
This leaves a Surplus of 4 246,940.14
Which becomes the property of the Stockholders
after the debts to the depositors are paid, and is
a guarantee fund upon which we solicit new de- ,
posits, and retain those which have been lodged
with us for many years.
IDGE
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Broad Street Bainbridge, Ga.
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RECEIVE NEWS OF REPRIEVE
FROM DEATH QUIETLY AND
WITHOUT EMOTION.
Under the glare of the electrics
in the Fulton county Jail they stood—
four of them—Decatur and George
Crawley, their sister, Rosa, and Blaine
Stewart, the cousin.
They didn’t look like murderers;
or even mountaineer feudists. The
men resembled nothing more fero
cious than mild-mannered clerks, per
haps; and in the face of the woman
there was a quiet sort of gentleness
which was thoroughly disappointing
to one who had come expecting to sec
typical mountaineers of the magazine
kind. . , . i ^ijf.
When told that their visitor was a
reporter they didn’t find much to say.
They were not sullen by any means
but it seemed that the taciturnity at
tributed to mountain folks was here
at least—they were running true to
form in that. It was said that they
received the news that may mean life
to the Crawley boys and freedom from
life-long servitude for the others in
the same manner.
New Trials Granted
It had been only a few hours since
the announcement of the handing
down of a decision by the supreme
court of Georgia reversing the lower
courts and granting a new trial to the
Crawleys; news giving a reprieve, for
a time at least, from death at the
end of a rope for the two Crawleys.
Decatur Crawley summed it up
when he said, “We’ve been kind of
expecting it—I never had believed
they’d hang us for only doin’ what
most anybody else would have done
under the circumstances."
Decatur is small—about five feet
six inches, it seemed—and the mildest
mannered of the three. He is rather
grave. The others has something in
their eyes that spoke of mischief—
the kind that kids in the school get
spanked for having. Perhaps it was
because of the news, but anyway it
seemed hard to think of them as men
once convicted of murder.
They were neatly dressed. But it
Lynn Station’s Racket.
Without a doubt, cotton picking is
the biggest go in this section, now-a-
days. It is quit amusing to watch
the younger ones as well as the
■grown-ups make their way in the di
rection of the cotton fields in the
-early morn. "Keep it up folks, a liP
ehange comes in handy, occasionally.
Mrs. S. B. ftrline was in -our midst,
Sunday, visiting his sister, Mrs. J.
M. Valentine. Mr. Arline was ac
companied with a “gifl-catching”
smile, which, seemingly, ■pleased the
majority of the fairer sex.
Prayer services at ML Zion was
blessed with a large attendance, Sun
day night. It is thought by many,
that it would be best for some of the
older folks to attend these meetings
in order that the right spirit might
be created amongst tfte younger
people.
Mr. Saxon was the pleasant guest
of Miss Lois Culbreth, Sunday last.
It has been noted, also, that the
rides on hhs Speedster Hanson Six
were muchly appreciated—by one, es
pecially.
Six of our most prominent young
men of Lynn and nearby sections,
namely: Messrs. O. B. and Cecil
Morris, Elbert Lyle (Widely known
as Moap), Idus Campbell, Arthur
Roberts and 3. M. Valentine made a
flying trip to Albany, Friday of last
week. Each has reported a nice
time.
Misses Olga and Myrtice Roberts,
Kate Hatcher arid Messrs. .Jessie Wil
son and J. T. Hatcher, dined with
Misses Lula and Buia Griffin, Sun
day. In the afternoon all attended
the baptizing at Duffie.
An every-day appearance, is one
very unbecoming to our friend, Mr.
Eschol Partain. Since the one he
calls his "sweetie” has returned home,
it has been noticed by many, that
tears constantly fill and overflow his
eyes, then gently flow across his na
ture colored cheeks to be checked only
with his handkerchief in time, other
wise they would be devoured by j
mother earth. It is a very rare oc
casion to see anyone grieving life i
away these days.
Messrs. Elbert and Marvin Lyle,!
dined with Messrs. O. B. and Cecil |
Morris, Sunday.
As we haven’t written in so long to i
the Searchlight, we deem it best to
make this writing very short. If
“she” happens to be in print, we shall |
try our news for publication avain. |
was their manner of speaking that
gave the greatest surprise of all.
Here was no mountain twang—none
of the peculiarities of diction that are
supposed to mark the hill people.
They have been in the Fulton
Tower for almost two years now,
chnrged with the murder of Deputy
Marshal Ben F. Dixon, back in the
fall of 1919, when the latter came
to their Union county home to get
them on a charge of evading the
draft law. The Crawleys had been
sentenced to hang and their sister
and Stewart to life imprisonment as
accomplices.
The case was one of the most sen
sational ever known ir, Georgia. The
Crawleys had claimed that Deputy
Dixon entered their home firing his
gun and that George Crawley, who did
not know the idenity of the men,
used the gun given him by his sister,
Rosa, merely to repel the intruder.
Dixon Mortally Wounded.
At any rate Dixon fell mortally
wounded, just as the sheriff of the
county appeared on the scene. The
Crawleys escaped and n search of
more than a month followed with
national, state and county officers, to
gether with soldiers from Camp Gor
don, scouring the mountains of three
states for them. They finally sur
rendered to Deputy Marshal Glenn S.
Young, who they say was asleep in
their house when they came to give
themselves up.
The motion for a new trial was
based on contention of the defendants
that two of the jury were disqualified;
one by reason of bias, and the other
because he was related to the wife of
Dixon. This, it is said, was not known
at the time of the trial.
This decision followed a hard fight
by Attorneys Spalding and Sibley,
representing the defense, who pre
sentod the extraordinary motion for a
new trial last October. The motion
was at first overruled, but an appeal
was mode to the supreme court.
“You’re glad?” Decatur was
asked.
“Of course,” he smiled. “But 1
don’t want to say anything much
until 1 see my lawyers.”
Quitman Boy Wins
Army Commission
Quitman, Ga., Aug; 13.—Paul
Groover, the young son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fuller Groover, was one of the
eight Georgia men who won commis
sions in the regular army recently.
There were 208 men throughout the
whole country who qualified for com
missions. Young Groover received
a commission us second lieutenant
In the field artillery. He finished
last spring at the Virginia Military
Institute and immediately entered
preparation for the commission in the
rgular army.
NOTICE OF SALE
Georgia Decatur County:
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a deed to secure
debt executed by D. P. McGlamery
on the 24th day of August, 1920, to
C. K. C. Ausley, and recorded Septem
ber 10th, 1920, in Book B-4, page 199,
in the Office of the Clerk of the Su
perior Court of Decatur County, the
undersigned will sell at public outcry,
in front of the Court House in said
County, during the legal hours of
sale, that is, between 10 A. M. and 4
P. M., to the highest bidder for cash
the following property, to-wit:
All of lot of land Number Three
Hundred and Forty Four (344) and all
of lot of land Number Three Hundred
and Sixty-One (361), except four (4)
acres in the northwest corner of said
lot, both of said lots in the Fifteenth
(16th) District of Decatur County,
Georgia.
Said sale being for the purpose of
paying six promissory notes given for
the purchase price of said land, said
notes bearing date August 24th, 1920,
payable to C. K. C. Ausley and signed
D. P. McGlamery, one note due Janu
ary 1st, 1921, for $8,000.00, one note
due January 1st, 1922, for $3,350.00,
one note due January 1st, 1923, for
$3,350.00 one due January 1st, 1924,
for $3,350.00, one due January 1st,
1926, for $3,350.00, and one due Jan
uary 1st, 1926, for $3,350.00, each of
said notes bearing interest from Jan
uary 1st, 1921, at eight per cent per
annum, nnd containing the stipula
tion, “Also it is expressly agreed and
understood, if this note is not paid
when due, and shall remain unpaid, or
any part of either principal or interest
remain unpaid for thirty days there
after, that all other notes outstanding
bearing even date with these presents
and given for the same intent and pur
pose of this note, shull nt the option
of the holders become due and collec
tible, time being of the essence of this
contract.” The note due January 1st,
1921, being due and neither the prin
cipal nor the interest thereon having
been paid, and the holder having de
clared all of the notes due. The
total amount of the principal claimed
is $24,750.00, and the interest to this
date $1,177.00.
Said land will be sold as the prop
erty of D. P. McGlamery under the
terms and conditions of the deed to
secure debt given by said D. P. Mc
Glamery to C. K. C. Ausley on the
24th day of August, 1920, said sale to
be held on the 15th day of August,
1921. One of the conditions of said
Iced is that the property may be
•old nt any time by advertising said
property for sale in some newspaper
to be chosen by C. K. C. Ausley,
stating in said advertisement the date
of the sale, and after advertising same
for two consecutive insertions in Raid
newspaper, or by advertising for ten
days in three public places in Bain
bridge, Ga., to expose said property
at public sale on the day in said ad
vertisement nnined and sell the same
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Headache, Neuralgia, Rheupidtjsnjj,.,
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CITATION—Guardianship
Georgia, Decatur County.
To All Whom it May Concern:
J. O. Norman, having applied for
Guardinnship of the person and prop
erty of Verdie Ruth Norman, minor
child of B. F. Norman, late of Polk
County, Fla., deceased, notice is given
that said application will be heard at
my office, at 10 o’clock A. M., on tbe
first Monday in August, next.
This July 5, 1921.
T. B. MAXWELL, Ordinary
and ex-officio Clerk C. O.
AN ORDINANCE
An Ordinance to repeal the ordi
nance passed by the City of Bain- •
bridge on the 24th day of May, 1921..-
Be and it is hereby ordained .by
the Mayor and Council of the City
of Bainbridge in council assembled
that the ordinance of the City of
Bainbridge, passed on the 24th day. of
May, 1921, relating to the paving ; of
the sidewalks of the City of Bain
bridge, be, and the same is hereby, re- ■’
pealed.
Done In open Council nt a regular
meeting thereof, this 1st day of Au--
gust, 1921.
J. A. REID, Clerk.
APPROVED: : ■
M. E. NUSSBAUM, Mayor. :*
to the highest and best bidder; said _
sale need not be on the first Tuesday
in nny month, but at any time collect-
ed by the person to whom said indebt- <
edness may be payable nnd .
advertised by him, both forms
of advertising having been adopt
ed. Deed from C. K. C. Ausley
to D. P. McGlamery for the purpose:
of this sale having been recorded be-.
fore placing this advertisement. The
conveyance will be excuted to the
purchaser by C. K. C. Ausley as au
thorized in said security deed.
This 4th day of August, 1921.
C. K. C. AUSLEY,
By T. S. HAWES,
His Attorney at Law, Owner and
holder of the security deed nnd notes ,
herein mentioned.
BAINBRIDGE STATE BANK
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA
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Capital Stock $100,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits $100,000.00
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Invite accounts of merchants, manufacturers,
firms, corporations and individuals.
OFFICERS:
E. J. PERRY. J. W. CALLAHAN, L. E. FENN,
President Vice-Pre«ident Vice-President
J. J. WALTERS, Cashier C. F. CROSBY. Asst. Cashier
DIRECTORS:
J. M. SIMMONS. J. W. CALLAHAN. CORDON CHASON E. J. WILLIS
J. M. LAING, E. J. PERRY, R. B. COLEMAN
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Topch a Match to a Ten
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1V/IANY people neglect their cars from day t>? day,
t VI and each day of such neglect increases the inevit
able repair bills when the final breaks come. It bums
up many a ten spot.
In preventing the big defects by correcting the
little ones as soon as they appear. It is the only
practical way of keeping a car in fit condition. It is
also the only way of reducing car expense.
Doctors warn you against letting your personal
ailments run. We caution you against letting your
car ailments drag along. One is as disastrous in the
end as the other.
We repair any break
and correct any de*
feet in any make car
It is economy to
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WITH US.
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BAINBRIDGE, . . . GEORGIA
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strictly cash. No exceptions to
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