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‘ GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS FEB. J
1925 TERM HART SUPERIOR COURT
We, the Grand Jury, chosen and
sworn for the February term of Hart
Superior Court 1925, make the fol
lowing general Presentments:
We have through our committees,
examined and inquired into all the
matters that are supposed to come
before this body and the reports of
the various committees and also the
reports of the various county offi
cers, are hereto attached to which
we refer and incorporate as a part
of our presentments.
We recommend to Judge W. L.
Hodges that D. P. Cleveland be ap
pointed Notary Public Town’s Dis
trict.
We recommend Z. B. Peek to be
appointed as N. P. Alford’s District.
We recommend I. S. Hailey to be
appointed at N. P. Smith’s District.
W'e recommend Joe D. Johnson to
be appointed as N. P. McCurry’s
District.
We recommend T. B. Whitworth to
be appointed as N. P. Shoal Creek’s
District.
We recommend John S. Roe to be
appointed as N. P. Hall’s District.
We recommend that the Clerk,
Assistant Clerk and Doorkeeper be
paid $3.00 per day. As there is a
law against selling goods on the Sab
bath we, the Grand Jury recommend
that all places of business be closed
on the Sabbath day.
We commend the diligence of the
sheriff and his deputies and their
work in capturing the liquor runners
and trust the good work will be carri
ed on and ask the citizens to help.
We also commend the good work
being done by the Solicitor General.
We recommend that the County Com
missioners bear their proportional
part of the expense in paving around
the Courthouse Square. We recom
mend that the Hon. Judge appoint
Jury Commissioners who do not
drink whiskey at all, and that we
request them not to put anyone in
the Jury Box, who is in sympathy
with the whiskey traffic. We re
commend the County Commissioners
to take it up with the State Highway
Department in regards to getting
lists of roads leading to County Site
to County Site as per State law and
report to our Commissioners at once
to know why we are not getting our
quota of revenue as per required by
the law. We notice further that the
adjoining Counties to us are receiv
ing from two to five times as much
aid from the State Board as our
County. Your Jury would urge a
full investigation and request of the
State Highway Commission to show
why Hart County has been discrimi
nated against.
We desire to thank our Judge,
Hon. W. L. Hodges and our Solicitor,
A. S. Skelton, for the courtesy shown
also we wish to extend our thanks
to all the officers of the court, with
whom we have come in contact for
the kindness shown. We wish also
to express our appreciation to our
worthy foreman, I. J. Phillips, Sr.,
also to Clerk, R. M. Hailey, and
Assistant Clerk, T. L. Matheson, also
Doorkeeper, Henry Ethridge.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in The Hartwell
Sun and paid for out of the County
funds.
I. J. PHILLIPS, Foreman,
E. L. ADAMS,
L. L. GURLEY,
C. V. BURDEN,
W. E. SINGLETON,
JAS A MARTIN,
C. LESTER FERGUSON,
ASA BROWN,
W. B. SANDERS,
PARKER A. BANISTER,
L. M. CUNNINGHAM,
C. H. BOLEMAN,
R. L. B. SHIRLEY,
WILL R. GAINES,
W. L. HUNT,
J. I. BENNETTE,
E. H. NORMAN,
T. O. HERNDON,
HENRY ETHRIDGE,
J. S. McCURLEY,
R. M. HAILEY, Clerk,
T. L. MATHESON, Assistant Clerk.
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on County Farm
Your committee to examine Coun
ty Farm beg to report that we find
all buildings in good repair the farm
tools, including wagon, binder, grain
drill, mower and rake all under shel
ter and in good condition except
binder which needs repairs or a new
one. Inmates 5 white male, 8 white
female and 2 colored female all well
cared for and as well satisfied as
could be expected. We find 20 bu.
oats, 190 bu. wheat, 6 bu. peas, 800
bu. corn, 2,000 bundles fodder. We
find 2 mules, 2 milk cows, 1 bull, 1
heifer, 7 shoats, 1 sow and 6 pigs, all
in good condition. 1800 lbs. meat,
2 old hams killed 1923, 240 lbs, lard,
25 gal. sirup, 1 bbl. flour, 50 lbs.
coffee, about 30 acres in wheat and
CARLOAD
Nitrate of Soda
See me for prices.
Cash or Terms.
C. I. Kidd
Hartwell, Ga.
oats, 40 shocks of corn.
Respectfully,
T. O. HERNDON,
E. L. ADAMS,
W. L. HUNT.
Report of the Committee on Public
Records.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:—
We have briefly examined the sys
tem of keeping records in the office.
Tax Collector, Ordinary, Clerk of
the Court, County Commissioners,
Sheriff’s office, County School Super
intendent’s office and the Tax Re
ceivers office. All records so far as
we are able to ascertain are well kept.
We would ask that our Tax Col
lector make it a point to get a full
and complete tax return from every
property owner in the county.
We recommend that some improve
ment be made in the Clerk’s office,
so as to give more vault room and
better protection to the records from
fire.
Respectfully,
J. A. MARTIN,
R. L. B. SHIRLEY,
C. H. BOLEMAN,
Convict Camp
We the committee on Convict
Camp report.
We find 2 steel cages 18 man size
equipped with bedding, 1 kitchen, 1
mess tent, 1 tent for guards, 1 tent
for night guards, 1 feed tent and
tent for mules, 1 ten ton tractor, 1
five ton tractor, 2 Fordson tractors,
4 road scrapes in good repair, 3 road
scrapes not in good repairs, 10 wheel
ers, 22 mules equipped with gear,
5 shoats, 3 two-horse wagons, 1 one
horse wagon, 1 Ford truck, 3 road
plows, and other tools such as picks,
mattox, shovels and axes, 1 forge
to do blacksmith work with, 150 bu.
corn, 2 tons of hay, 23 felony pri
soners and 4 misdemeanors, 13 white
men and 14 colored total 27, every
thing in good condition.
W. B. SANDERS,
ASA BROWN,
WILL R. GAINES.
Court House and Jail
We the committee appointed to
examine the Court House and Jail
make the following report: We find
the Court House in good condition
except the plastering overhead in one
of the jury rooms is in bad condi
tion. also the overhead plastering
in the hall needs some repairing,
we recommend that proper author
ties have this repaired as early as
possible, we find the Jail in good con
dition and neatly kept, we recom
mend that the white and black in
mates be kept separate as much as
possible we think that as soon
practical the authorites have the
roof of the annex raised so that the
white prisoners can be kept entirely
separate from the blacks.
Respectfully submitted,
L. L. GURLEY,
LESTER FERGUSON,
L. M. CUNNINGHAM,
Committee.
Georgia—Hart County.
Personally appeared before me the
undersigned who on oath says that
no money has come into his hand
since the last term of Court, belong
ing to the County.
JNO. G. RICHARDSON, C. S. C.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Feb. 24th, 1925.
J. W. SCOTT, Ordinary.
Georgia—Hart County.
Personally appeared before me the
undersigned who on oath says that
no money has come into his hand
since the last term of Court, belong
ing to the County.
J. W. SCOTT, Ordinary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Feb. 24th, 1925.
JNO. G. RICHARDSON, C. S. C.
Statement of Public School Funds
for Hart County, for the year 1924,
Jan. Ist to Dec. 31st, 1924.
Receipt*
Balance on hand from last
report $ 1,172.63
Received from State bal-
ance of 1923 funds ... 3448.56
Received from State on
1924 funds 24,700.00
Received from State Voc.
Funds 4,638.33
Received from W. J. A.
Cleveland, School Taxes 9,546.15
Received from County Ed-
ucational purpose fund 6,558.78
Received from sale of
school buildings 615.00
Received from Teachers
license fees .... 18.00
Received from First Nat.
Bank, loan 6,000.00
Total Receipts $56,697.45
THE HARTWELL SUN, HARTWELL, GA., MARCH 6, 1925
Diibursement*
Paid White Teachers $35,956.89
Paid Col. Teachers 2,528.87
Paid School Officials 2,558.00
Paid Incidentals, Postage,
Stationary 49.30
Paid on School Buildings 514.30
Paid for desks or equip-
ment ... 142.25
Paid for supplies, crayon . 333.25
Paid for library books 52.43
Paid discount on State
School Warrants 848.39
Paid First Nat. Bank inter-
est on loan 454.22
Paid J. W. Temples four
truck bodies 700.00
Paid Insurance on School
Buildings ... 336.87
Paid miscellaneous items
legal ads. printing, etc. 405.73
Paid County High School
pupils State aid 1,000.00
Paid 1923 loan First Nat.
Nat. Bank 2,500.00
Paid 1924 loan First Nat.
Bank 6,000.00
Total Disbursements $54,380.50
Balance on hand for 1925 2,316.95
$56,697.45
Georgia—Hart County.
Personally appeared before me, W.
B. Morris, County School Supt. of
Hart County, who on oath says the
above and foregoing statement is a
true and correct account of the Pub
lic School funds for Hart County for
the year 1924 to the best of his know
ledge and belief as shown by the
records in the office of County
School Supt.
(Signed) W. B. MORRIS,
County School Supt. Hart Co.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 25th day of Feb. 1925.
J. W. SCOTT, Ordinary.
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The farmers of this community
has began farming some.
Mrs. Hymer Cheek gave a quilting
Wednesday afternoon. Those present
were Miss Luna Belle Johnson, of
Hocea Path, S. C.; Mrs. J. R. John
son, Mrs. Kinzy Johnson. Mrs. Luther
Johnson, Mrs. Berry Floyd, Mrs.
Amos Floyd, Mrs. Tommie Hunni
cutt, Mrs. Bertha Childs.
Little Miss Mattie Pearl Floyd
happened to a bad accident Sunday
morning by pulling a pot of boiling
coffee over on her, scalding her head
and face mighty bad. But is better
at present, we are glad to say.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Phillips are
moving to Anderson, S. C. We sure
do hate to give Mr. and Mrs. Phillips
up, but we wish for them much joy.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Holcomb gave
the young people a party Monday
night. Those present were Misses
Luna Belle Johnson, Grace Moore,
Lillia Belle Moon, Daliha Moon,
Curtis Hendrix, Cleo Hendrix, Messrs.
Henry and Asia Allen, Horace Lee
and Harry Moore, Plumer and
Compton and Luth Brown, Richard
Allen, Herman Moon.
Mr. Luther Johnson made a busi
nes trip to Hartwell Thursday.
Mrs. Will Carlton is mighty sick
at this writing.
Mrs. Irma Carlbert spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. J. R. and Mrs.
Luther Johnson.
The cotton picking given by Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Allen Thursday night
was eajoyed by all present.
Mrs. Turner Floyd, of Bowersville,
spent Friday with Mrs. J. R. John
son.
Master Fred Floyd is very sick at
present, we hope he will soon be out
again.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Johnson spent
Friday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Hymer Cheek.
Misses Luna Belle Johnson and
Ruby Floyd spent Saturday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Luther Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Kinzy Johnson and
children spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Fraek James near Goldmine.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Johnson,
Misses Luna Belle Johnson, Ruby
Floyd spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Ray near Dewy Rose.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Floyd and
children spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tommie
Hilly near Goldine.
Mr. T. B. Johnson and son, John
Henry, of Honea Path, S. C., spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Johnson.
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AIR LINE
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Health of this community is good.
Air Line Thrift Club held its
monthly meeting at the school house
last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. W. K. McGee visited Mrs. R.
P. Robertson recently.
Mrs. A. M. Isom and children and
Miss Dollie Isom visited Mrs. D. M.
Shiflet one evening last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard McGee spent
Saturday night and Sunday with the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rush
Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman McGee and
children spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. McGee and
family.
Mr. A. M. Isom lost his car by fire
one day last week while on his way
from Lavonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Freeman and I
daughter, Miss Sallie, spent Friday'
night with Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Isom
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin McGee and |
children spent Sunday with Mr. and j
Mrs. Norman McGee.
Mr. and Mrs. Ottis Ertzberger ■
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and I
Mrs. Bob Ertzberger and family.
Several from this place attended
preaching at Cross Roads Sunday. ,
Mr. A. B. Moorhead spent Sunday |
afternoon with Mr. R. P. Robertson, i
Mrs. W. K. McGee and children ■
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. |
Drucie McGee and family of Maca-1
donia.
Aa egotist is a man who is so full
of himself that he can’t hold any
thing else.
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Many a voter considers congress
i one-sided affair—with himself on
vhe other side.
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ADAMS TOWN
Health continues very good here.
Fanners have been very busy
terracing and plowing the past week.
Plumer Myers, Roscoe Martin.
Nellie Martin, Marie Myers and Nel
lie Yarbrough of Oak, S. C., were
over Sunday afternoon giving pop
calls.
Sadie Brown, of Air Line, was
the guest of Jessie Bell Mouchet
Saturday night and Sunday.
Eula and Farrih Carnes spent the
past week with friends and relatives
near Fairniedo.
Mrs. Willie Carnes spent Saturday
night with her sister Mrs. Frank
Thrasher of Cross Road.
Troyce Lankford spent Saturday
night with Thelmer and Mabie Owen.
Mabie Owen and Willena Martin
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Jewel Mouchet has purchased
a radio.
Vella Bruit was the guest Satur
day night and Sunday of Mildred
and Mary Adams.
Mrs. Willie Carnes spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. J. T. Moorhead
at Old Canon.
Mr. Bill Byrum, of Reed Creek,
spent the week-end with his daugh
ter, Mrs. Willie Fleming.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hill spent Sun
day with their father Mr. Mute Hill
of Bowersville.
Joe Frank Myers spent one night
last week with James Bradley.
John Harold Robertson spent one
night last week with Sam Carnes.
Mr. Mute Jford of Pelzer, S. C.,
was over here to see his brothers,
Messrs. Perille and Guy Saturday
and Sunday.
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AIR LINE CLUB MEETING
Air Line Thrift Club held its regu
lar monthly meeting at the school
house. The meeting was called to
order- by the president in chair. Re
ports of all officers were given. The
members pledged themselves to vote
for bonds for a new school building
next Saturday and to get everyone
else to do same.
The following program was render
ed :
Members answered to roll call with
a Thrift quotation.
Benjamin Franklin an exampit of
Thrift—Miss Nannie Clark.
Budget Plan—Mrs. Geo. Wimer.
Miss Francis McLanaham told of
her trip to Chicago. She also out
lined the plan of work for the coming
year.
Refreshments were served by
Misses Ruby Nelle Robertson, L. E.
Shiflet and Sheppie Moorhead. The
club adjourned to meet next month
with Mrs. P. Bray.
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BETHANY
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The farmers are busy preparing
for another crop.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Moorhead and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. B. P.
Johnson and family Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Pritchard and chil
dren visited Mrs. Clarence Banister
one day last week.
Mr. Jim Smith Moorhead, of Madi
son, spent the week-end with home
folks.
Mrs. Lizzie Cauthen spent last
week with Mr. H. J. Ray and family.
The health of this community is
very good at present, we are glad to
state.
The most pathetic figure in the
world is a man trying to get his in
come tax figured down to what he
feels he can afford to pay.—Harris
burg Telegraph.
IOC STORE FEHIRRESj iio ISAVEl SAVE THE DIFFEREI,CE
2 DAYS | 2 DAYS
Special Values Friday And Saturday
Boys and Girls Union Suits 3x6 Window Shades special
$1.00,51.25 values, special each 50c
65 c 10 qt. Galv. Well Buckets,
Men’s Knit Unions, 51.50 each 49c
values, special suit ...89c No j Ga j v Wasb Tubs
Men’s Wool Shirts, Army Special each 50c
Style, $2.25 value, special No. 3 Wash Tubs, special
51.25 each 85c
Ladies Outing Gowns, $1.25 Ladies Cotton Lyle Hose,
values at 85c 15c quality, special pr. . 10c
Children Knit Caps, values O. K. School Tablets, doz.
up to 75c, special each.. 29c 45c
1 Bolt Outing, 20c quality, Spool Thread, J & P Coats,
special yd He 6 for 25c
1 Pound Box y Soda, Oct.
Mix Chocolate McCIUrC S Soap & p QW _
Candies, box INC.
39c HARTWELL, GA. ders7pkg.2sc
ROOFING
Just received another CARLOAD
of the best 28 Guage 6 -V Crimp
ROOFING -
in all lengths from 6to 12 feet. Leave
your Roofing troubles up to us, and get
the best that money and skill can buy.
See us quick for yours.
McGEE& ROBERTSON
Hartwell, Ga. - - Air Line, Ga.
(At Parham & Ayer*, Depot St.)
Methodist Church
A large number of laymen repre
senting some twenty-five churches
of the Elberton District were present
for the interesting and inspirational
program at the Hartwell church last
Sunday, which had been called by
District Lay Leader J. I. Allman, of
Hartwell.
Mr. Rush Burton, Lay Leader of
the North Georgia Conference, dis
cussed the subject. "A Religious Ser
vice in Every Community Every
Sunday,” in a splendid way, outlin
ing plans for this idea which would
mean so much to the church and its
membership.
Mr. G. L. Morelock, of Nashville,
Tenn., at the head of the Laymen’s
work in the M. E. Church, South,
brought a message on the accomplish
ments of the Centenary that im
pressed every one present very deep
ly. The urgent need of every one
paying the pledge in full was em
phasized, and from the report made
no one could doubt the wonderful re
sults that the Centenary has ac
complished at home and abroad.
Presiding Elder Horace S. Smith,
in his usual forceful way, urged the
laymen to continue their support
along financial and spiritual lines,
emphasizing the need of full pay
ment by all the churches of the
general and conference assessments.
Dr. S. P. Wiggins, of Atlanta,
Centenary Secretary of the North
Georgia Conference, added much to
the day’s program with his splendid
address in which he touched on many
subjects of Vital interest to the de
nomination.
Mr. P. H. Smith, of Elberton, out
lined the purposes of the Wesley
Brotherhood and urged every church
to perfect such an organization. His
talk was very timely and helpful.
Rev. J. H. Barton, pastor of the
Hartwell church, as a very fitting
climax to the most interesting oc
casion, delivered a message on
“Church-wide Stewardship Cultiva
tion,” which he truly stressed as the
great need and one of the great pur
poses of the church. His talk was
very appropriate and well said.
The members of the W. M. S.
served a bounteous dinner to the
large crowd, which was another de
lightful feature of the day’s program.
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VIOLA
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Health of this community very
good at this writing.
Mrs. Racheal Bartlette spent last
week in Lavonia with her sister, Mrs.
E. Jackson.
Miss Sarah Tyler has returned
home after spending several days
with her sister, Mrs. K. O. Randall.
Mrs. Don Lankford and children
were guests of Mrs. Harvey Mauldin
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Doline Price visited Mrs. Watt
White one night wast week.
Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Thomas were
guests of Mr. John Tyler and sisters
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson, of La
vonia, visited Mr. Hayden Smith and
family recently.
Mr. Raymond Black is in Atlanta
visiting friends and relatives for a
few days.
Mr. Leo King and daughter, Mrs.
Wallace Franks, visited relatives near
Canon Sunday.
Misses Lillian Tyler and Grace
Shirley visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Hix Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. W. W. Hix and daughter,
Mattie Lou, spent Wednesday with
Mrs. Austin Thrasher.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Greer visited
Mr. Williams and family Sunday.
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Ancient Egyptians had incubators
for hatching chickens. The eggs were
placed in temperate ovens and turned
much as are those hatched in the
incubator.
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Says an alarmist: “Jazz is turning
us into barbarians.” Well, there is
some satisfaction in knowing what is
doing it.— Newark Star-Eagle.