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VOL. XXIX. FINANCIAL ST A TEMENT FOR CITY OF WINDFR FOR YEAR 1922 Fine Showing Is Made By Outgoing Administra tion as Shown by Auditors’ Report. City’s Affairs in Good Shape ,> lU'-/;KIPTS—EXPENDITURES. JANUARY 1, 1922 TO DEC. 26, 1922. RECEIPTS Balance North Georgia Trust & Banking Company $ 597.83 Error —Deposit 372.79 970.02 General Citl Taxes—l 922 Digest 21,533.22 General City Taxes—l92l Digest 14,532.49 General City Taxes—l92o Digest 2,996.08 Tax Executions and Costs 134.82 Licenses 3,262.7.* Fines 2-574-2 ° Street Taxes . i' 43800 War Tax 25^' 73 Street —Miscellaneous Sources 202-00 f>“inetery—Sale of Lots — O-00 forest Jf 618 Paving Collections 5,943.17 Accounts Receivable 43-77 Notes Receivable 3,575.00 Notes Payable 162227.00 Water & Ligt Collections 34,482.72 oqp; (WA Tapping—Water Mains " Material Sale. I ' BB6 Cash Other Sources—General School —Matriculation 1 "_’ 18 f ’ School—Tuition 1-78 f -70 School—State and County 4.<9,.53 Total Receipts and Balances 120,.00.09 EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT: Mayor and Council City Clerk 000-00 City Attorney Legal Advice 9 (Ml Election Expense ... . 69.05 ~y 7.52 Insurance Interest on Bonds 7,650.00 Interest—Notes and Accounts 1,202.60 Cemetery Expense i4.<> Printing, Stationery and Supplies 300.99 Notes Payable 31.u8.L46 Rent 10 „°° Inside Wiring and Material 1,821. .o Unclassified Small Items 1(10977 40-iWIO POLICE DEPARTMENT: Salaries 4-200-00 Equipment 218-99 Supplies 723 . 111 ‘27 Dieting Prisoners 471fia . Unclassified Small Items 1,3-35 4,1 ' FI he' I )EI’ARTMENT: u . . 30.16 Salaries _ „ . 1,623.53 1,653.69 Equipment STREET DEPARTMENT: Salaries and Wages 2,325. i0 Feed for Stock 803.30 Repairs 2-28 ? -41 Equipment Dieting Street Convicts 225.63 , Unclassifier Small Items 1953 5,981.83 SANITARY DEPARTMENT: Salaries and Wages 2,095.00 Repairs . 140.50 Equipment 2.16.65 0 291.49 2.824.14 Supplies public INSTRUCTION: I . 23.404.94 Scools PUBLIC LANDS AND BUILDINGS: 654.34 Repairs WATER AND LIGHT DEPARTMENT: 25.696.10 PUBLIC LIGHT AND WATER 6,000.00 WORTHLESS CHECKS CHARGED OFF BOOKS 7170 Add / 117,991.68 CHECKS OUTSTANDING Dec. 31, 1921 721-01 118,712.69 DEDUCT: ,„„ „ CHECKS OUTSTANDING Dec. 26, 1922 IU-m.-m 117,0.", .14 WORTHLESS CHECKS CHARGED RY HANK ALLOT WORTHLESS CHECKS CHARGED OFF BOOKS 1&i s * s 379.81 Worthless Checks not charged hy bank but charged off hooks 44.00 42:1.81 PROTEST FEES I< ’ > 422.(Ml CASH-CLERK S HANDS DEC. 20, 1922 M 421.92 118.077.tMi 11AL. NORTH GA. TRUST & BANKING CO. Dec. 26, 1022. 2,428.03 120.505.09 \V\LYSIS OF RESULTS. —JAN. 1, 1922, TO DEC. 26, 1922. .uaPTsi 25.208.05 CURRENT ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES I<I4LTO EXCESS CURRENT ASSETS OVER CURRENT LIABILITIES 8,000.35 i lie uHttfcr Mews. , and THE BARROW TIMES Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, January 11, 1923. BUSINESS HOUSES MOVING LOCATIONS City Fire Department Goes Back to Old Quarters on Broad Street In Maynard Building. The Winder Motor & Tractor Com pany have moved their place of busi ness from their old location on Candler street to the new Bush building on Broad street, just above the Strand Theater. The Auto Sales Company, Messrs. Nowell and Carrington, ! proprietors, have (loved to the building vacated by tliv Winder Motor & Tractor Cos. The Tire Service Station has moved to the store room vacated hv the Auto Sales Cos. The Woodruff Hardware Cos. will move to building occupied by the Tire Service Station. The offices of the city of Winder are being moved/ l>ack to the Maynard building upstairs over the Williams Shoe Store. There will possibly lie other changes in the near future with other mer chant s. ATTENTION! Barrow County Chicken Cranks Every person in Barrow county in terested in pure bred poultry is re quested to meet at the court house on next Tuesday. January 16th, at 3:00 o’clock, following meeting of farmers. R. D. MOORE, Chm. CAPITAL ASSETS 317,031.18 CAPITAL LIABILITIES 170,690.16 EXCESS Capital Assets over Capital Liabilities 146.341.02 ORDINARY RECEIPTS 119,534.47 ORDINARY EXPENDITURES 117,991.68 GAIN FOR PERIOD 1,592.79 WATER & LIGHT EARNINGS 36,663.87 WATER & LIGHT EXPENDITURES 28,903.21 GAIN FOR PERIOD 7,760.66 INSIDE MATERIALS—CASH SALES 1,886.15 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE / 251.08 STOCK ON HAND 434.06 GROSS EARNINGS 2,571.29 PURCHASES 1,821.70 NET PROFIT 749.59 TOTAL OF TAX DIGEST 37,949.59 NOT ON DIGEST COLLECTED 73.50 CORPORATION TAXES 1.259.03 TOTAL TAXABLE REVENUE 39,282.12 Credits by Abatements, Errors, Etc 402.20 39,879.92 Taxes Collected and Deposited in NortliGa. Trust Ilk. Cos 21.533.22 Delinquent Taxes December 20. 1922.. 17,340.70 Financial Condition of the City of Winder as of December 26, 1922. CONSOLIDATED ASSETS $342,239.23 CONSOLIDATED LIABILITIES 187,831.86 CONSOLIDATED NET WORTH 154,467.37 Comments by .Mr. A. P. Stringer, Auditor for A. P. Stringer & Cos., Atlanta, <a. When your mayor, Hon. Geo. N. Bagwell, was sworn in office January sth, 1921, accounts payable as shown on Schedule 6 of the audit ended December 31, 1921. amounted to $7,922.98, were turned over to his administration and notes payable $20,991.79, and upon retiring, accounts payable amount to nothing, and notes payable as of December 20. 1922, $13.5.56.t55. We understand that a bal ance on a note payable tothe Lowry National Bank, amounting to $1,675.00 is to be liquidated which will leave a net figure of Notes Payable $11,911.65. Accrued Teachers Salaries $2,497.50. These figures represents Teachers Sal uries for the month of December, 1922, and are payable January 1. 1923. Water and Light operations. The gain from this department amounts to $7,760.66, after charging off interest on bonds $3,000.00 and depreciation $2,- 690.16. This is a good showing and reflects credit upon your Superintendent, Mr. J. B. Cooper. The City Clerk, Mr. L. E„ Griflfeth. lias collected from till source* of rev emu $119,534.47, ami same has likewise been deposited in the North Georgia Trust & Banking Cos„ as shown liy their monthly bank reports to the City Of Winder. We find that Mr. Griffeth's records have been kept in a clear and comprehensive manner. N< )TE: Mr. Bagwell informs us that since the above report was made the teachers' salaries of $2,497.50 and the balance of the Lowry National Bank of $1,67*5.00 was paid and all interest on notes payable up to January Ist, 1923. A. P. STRINGER & CO.. EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS 39 y 2 South Broad Street, ATLANTA, GA.. December 28 .1922. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We have completed the Audit of the City of of the books and records of the City of Winder. For the period beginning January 1, 1922 and ending Decem ber 20th. 1922. and our findings are that Mr. L. E. Griffeth has accounted for all city revenue, duly depositing same in the designated depository, The North Georgia Trust & Hanking Cos., Winder, Ga. We also made the Audit for the year 1921, and found for both years that his records were kept in a clear, comprehensive and efficient manner. Yours very truly, A. P. STRINGER & CO. By A. P. Stringer. OUR HONOR ROLL. THE following are entitled to appear on the honor roll since our last issue. They are among the heroes of the eartn. We appreciate them. May oth ers conic in and get on the roll next week. J. R. Edwards G. W. Wall Mrs. Martini Looney Mrs. C. 1!. Stewart Dr. C. S. Williams H. M. Duke J. I). Lyle Miss Minnie Stinchcomb J. It. Ansi in S. It. Sharpton C. J. Nally W. I). Perkins H. L. Perry W. 11. Perry Mrs. G. F. Mincey Fred Jones J. P. Hill J. T. Maynard R. A. Etheridge Myrtle Thornton Mrs. IV. M. Etheridge W. A. Bradley 11. E. Milliken Winder Motor & Tractor Company We have moved our place of busi ness to the Bush building on Broad street just above the Strand Theater, where we are ready to serve you in the future as we have in the past. Ford cars, Tractors, Ford Parts, Repairs on Ford cars and Tractors by skilled workmen. Remember our new loca tion and come to see us. WINDER MOTOR & TRACTOR CO. It. L. ROGERS, Manager. NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE SWORN IN AND TAKE CHARGE; SEVERAL CHANGES Mr. J. B. Lay Was Elected Mayor, Pro Tem. J. Robert Arnold Was Elected Clerk; A. Sim Hill Put on Police Force COUNTY BUYS C AMP FOR HER CONVICTS Barrow county lias purchased a 7- ncre tract of land near the electric plant on which will be built a perma nent camp for the county convicts. Work lias already been started and will he rushed to completion. The camp has been temporarily occupying the fair grounds. The new site is a convenient one for such a purpose. Mr. Cash Baggett To Remain With Ordinary We a>re glad to know that Mr. W. U. Baggett ill remain in the office of the ordinary as clerk. Cash is an all round good fellow, counts his friends by the hundreds in Barrow county and everybody wishes him the best of things for 1923. Three Eclipses To Occur This Year There will be three eclipses this year, two of the moon and one of the sun, find all of them will be visible here. | The eclipse of the sun will lie total in some parts of the United States, hut not in this section, though the earth will be covered by a soft candle-light effect for about two hours here. That eclipse will occur about the middle of the year. FROM JACKSON HERALD. Immediately following the funeral on Thursday of Mrs. J. T. Wood at Eh enezer, the casket containing the body of Mrs. John S. Weatherly arrived at the church, ami the last tribute <-f love and respect was paid this good woman, and her body was laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. Mrs. Weatherly died at her home in Hoscliton district. She was one of the oldest citizens of the county, and a member of a very prominent pioneer family. At Jone ‘time, her husband, the late John S. Weatherly, was prin cipal of Martin Institute, and was one of the county’s leading educators. Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Niblaek had as their guests on Monday. Mr. C. O. Nib- lack and sou, Carlton, of Winder, Miss India Niblaek of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Comer Weaver of Atlanta, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wills and children. Mrs. Claud Hancock had as her guests during the holidays. Mrs. Green Millsa ps of Winder, aid Miss Julia Phipps of Atlanta. Miss Miriam Bennett of the Winder Public Sol I faculty, and Miss Eliza-, beth Bennett, who teaches in Greene) county, spent their vacation in Joeer son at the home of their parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Bennett. • J. L. SAUL LEAVES FOR MARKETS Mr. .7. L. Saul, of the J. L. Saul Store, will leave Sunday for Balti more ami the eastern markets where he will buy his spring merchandise. Mr. Saul stated to a News man this week that he was leaving for market with greater hope and confidence in the future than for the past two years. He will buy heavily of men's futnisli ings, ladies ready-to-wear, and shot's, hats, etc., and his line will be of a more up-to-date and the latest in styles than he has ever handled heretofore. Mr. Saul stattsl that his entire line of woolen good were sold out and that his new purchases on this trip would be snappy and up to the minute. Mr. Saul plans to spend practically all of his time at his store here in the future and will give the best service possible to the buying public. LOOK! LOOK!! Mv htme on Broad street, 0 room house, water, lights, sewerage, cow barn and pa dure: smoke bouse, wood shed and garage. For sale, will give res enable terms desired. 2tpd E. HEWITT. CITY OFFICES TO BE REMOVED TO OLD QUARTERS IN THE MAYNARD BUILDING ON last Thursday night. January 4, the new city officials took charge of tin 1 city affairs. Mr. George Thompson was sworn in as mayor and Messrs. J. B. Lay, Joint W. Farrington and June H. Jackson as couneilmen. Mr. J. I>. Lay was elected mayor pro tem. The following committees were up' pointed by, the mayor: Police—Vasco Segars, John W. Car rington, June Jackson. Finance—J. B. Lay, Vasco Segars, F U. Graddiok. Streets— I T. Fullbriglit,, June Jack' son, Vasco Segars. Public Improvement.—F. C. G - 'ddick, Vasco Segars. J. W. Carrington. Cemetery U. M. Forgo: n. Warden —T. <'. Fullbriglit, Vasco Sugar? F. O. Graddick. Sanitary—June Jackson, J. W. Car rington, F. C. Graddick. Water & Light—F. C. Graddick, June Jackson, J. B. Lay. Ordinance—J. B. Lay, J. W. Cat* rington, June Jackson. Charity—J. W. Carrington, Vasco He gars, J. B. I-ay. Public Entertainment — F. C. Grad dick, J. W. Carrington, T. C. FulF bright. Board of Health—Dra. W. T. Ran dolph, L. W. Hodges and S. T. Rohm. Mr. J. B. Cooper was re-elected as superintendent of light and water de partment, with a reduction of $25 in salary, or at $l5O |>er month. Mr. Coop er has served the city in this capacity for the past seven years. Mr. Ernest Carrington was elected as assistant to Mr. Cooper at a salary o< $85.00 per month, succeeding Mr. Jim Hill, who had been with the city in this capacity for about eight years. Mr. E. O. McElroy ns re-elected as chief of police to succeed himself. Mr. I. J. Hall was re-elected as po liceman No. 1. and Mr. A. Him Hill aH policeman No. 2, <m night duty, succeed ing Mr. Will Sims and Mr. Crawford. Mr. Mark Begars was re-elected at# street overseer. Mr. Robert Arnold was elected clerk to succeed Mr. Latimer Oriffeth, at a $25 reduction in salary, or at $75 per month, succeeding Mr. Latimer Grif feth. Mir. Grilfeth served the city in this capacity for the past two years. Mr. Arnold has also served the city ns clerk. Mr. Foster, who lias charge of the electric plant, was re-elected with a sl9 increase in salary, or SIOO per month with house, water, lights and coal fur' nished. Col. Joe I). <juilliait was made >ity attorney. The three negroes who have been connected with the sanitary department of the city were ere-elected as follows: Hollie Minniefield, John Morris ami Henry McElhannon. The new administration decided it best to move back to the old quarters from tin' new court house where the city affairs have been conducted for tiie past year, at a saving in rent of S4OO. The city fire department has been re moved to the Canon building on Jack son street and tin* tire bell is being placed on the city’s lot on Athens street. , The News extends its host wishes to > the new administration and hopes that their highest aspirations for the good of tin' city will lx* realized. Farmers Meeting at the Court House Jan. 16th. The farmers and business men of Barrow and adjoining counties are In vited to an Agricultural Meeting at the court house Tuesday, January 16th at 2 :<MI P. M. The object of the meeting is to get to gether on some definite plan of com batting tlio boll weevil. How to plan the crops for 1923. VVliat money crops to grow and what not to grow. This is a very important meeting. Pul ev erything aside and come. You must use your brain now as well as tho muscles. No. 38