The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, April 10, 1958, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextBrantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, April 10, 1958 Brantley Enterprise Published weekly on Thursday at Nahunta, Georgia CARL BROOME EDITOR and PUBLISHER Entered at the Post Office at Nahunta, Georgia as second class matter under the act of March 3, 1879. Official Organ of Brantley County New Law To Speed Up Slow Federal Tax Payments District Director of Internal Revenue W. J. Bookholt today announced that with the signing by the President of Public Law 85-321, the Internal Revenue Service has been given a new and effective means of assuring that income taxes, social security taxes and certain excise taxes, which employers and merchants are required to withhold from the salaries and wages of their employees or collect from their customers, are paid over prompt ly to the Government. Mr. Bookholt stated that, al though the great .majority of employers fully comply with this requirement, the Government continually has been faced with the problem of a few employers who fail promptly to pay over such taxes. The new law makes it a criminal offense for any delin quent employer, after notice is served on him in accordance with is provisions, to fail to deposit Q, P “ANYONE CAN HOLD THE HELM WHEN THE SEA IS CALM ...” Publius Syrus Over two thousand years ago, Syrus, a keen-eyed judge of human nature, observed that when things coursed along smooth ly and serenely, there was little to navigating the waters of life. Life, however, is not a placid millpond; most certainly in these timesof ours. As we almost daily notice there are decisions to be made, problems to solve and a never-ending succession of squalls to weather. Curiously enough, we are at once victims of too much and too little. We are part of a restless, probing age which opens new and greater horizons on a virtual daily basis. It is also an age which has opened a whole brand new set of worries and frus trations. All in all, this life of ours today calls for a ready store of time-honored skills and virtures to help us steer a steady course. Courage, conscience, faith and a knowledge of our own moral strength will hold us all in good stead when the going gets rough. CHAMBLESS FUNERAL HOME NAHUNTA, GEORGIA "Someday you will collect taxes from it" MORI THAN A CENTURY AGO, William E. Glad stone, the prime minister of Great Britain, was looking at Michael Faraday’s laboratory experi ments on the principle of the electric generator. “Will this ever be of any use to mankind?” Gladstone asked. “Someday you will collect taxes from it,” Fara day replied. This prediction holds true in America. Since its beginning in 1882, the electric industry has been paying taxes in ever-increasing amounts. In Georgia, nearly 20 cents of every dollar we receive in payment for electric service goes for local, state and federal taxes. These taxes repre sent our largest single item of expense. For every dollar of payroll, we pay $1.31 in taxes. For every dollar spent for fuel used in generating plants, $1.16 is paid in taxes. Our tax bill for 1957, totaling nearly $25 million, helps to meet the cost of government and to pay for the many services it provides every citizen. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY * CITIZEN WHEKtVER WE SERVE these taxes, within two banking days after their collection, in a separate bank account in trust for the United States. Noncom pliance can result in the impo sition or severe penalties. It was emphasized that the pro visions of the new law will be administered fairly but that the Service will be firm in seeing that withheld taxes properly due the Government are not dissipat ed by employers or otherwise diverted to their own use. Mr. Bookholt stated that the District Office is presently re viewing its records to advise those who have not been making proper and timely payments of these new provisions of law. If the taxpayers fail to com ply, a formal notice will be is sued. If taxpayers do not comply with this notice, they may be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, will be subject to a fine up to $5,000, imprisonment up to one year, or both. Future tax payments of em ployers and others liable for the collection of certain excise taxes will be closely observed, the dis trict director stated. By Guy Chambless Auditor's Report of Financial Condition of Brantley County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, Brantley County, Georgia. Gentlemen: In accordance with your instructions, we have made an examination of the books and records of Brantley County, Georgia, for the calendar year 1957, and submit herewith, for publication, condensed statements reflecting the results of our examination. STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSE — CALENDAR YEAR 1957 REVENUE Advalorem Tax $86,752.25 State of Georgia Gasoline Tax 55,032.64 Beer, Wine and Whiskey Licenses 4,975.00 Refund - Department of Public Health 4,813.18 State Highway Contracts and Right-of-way Refunds - 3,692.51 Ordinary - Patrol Cases 111.00 Refund on Solicitor’s Salary 760.08 Miscellaneous Sales and Refunds 730.70 TOTAL REVENUE $156,867.36 EXPENSE General Government Commissioners Per Diem $1,800.00 Salary of Clerk 900.00 Salary of Attorney 550.00 Salary of Treasurer 960.00 Advertising, Printing and Office Supplies 565.86 Insurance and Bond Premiums 1,495.29 Postage 64.00 Auditing 500.00 Dues 110.00 Registrars and Election Expense 94.31 Flowers for Funeral 10.30 Repair to Office Equipment 61.50 Donation to Camp Safety Patrol 62.50 Donation to County Bookmobile Service 200.00 Exchange 120.00 7,498.76 Maintenance of Courthouse Salary of Janitor $900.00 Sanitary and Cleaning Supplies 458.40 Upkeep of Grounds 20.17 Lights and Water 444.43 Fuel 381.84 Repairs 177.39 Replacement Expense - Office Equipment and Heating Equipment 3,030.01 5,412.24 MAINTENANCE OF JAIL Lights - Jail SIB.OO Lights - Jailer’s Residence 164.05 Supplies 14.17 Repairs 503.46 Fuel 260.12 959.80 OFFICE OF ORDINARY Fees and Costs $140.00 Lunacy Trials and Expense 1,141.90 Vital Statistics 53.50 Stationery, Printing and Office Supplies 268.29 Telephone 89.26 1,692.95 SUPERIOR COURT Salary of Solicitor 760.08 Clerk’s Fees 804.20 Sheriff’s Fees 969.00 Bailiff’s Fees 480.00 Jurors Per Diem 4,630.00 Witness Per Diem and Travel 213.60 Meals and Lodging Jurors 88.70 Salary of Judge 478.22 Preparing Presentments 7.50 Court Reporter 218.68 Other Court Expense 133.22 8,783.20 OFFICE OF CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Stationery, Printing and Office Supplies $897.61 Telephone 150.87 1,048.48 In our opinion, the above statements present fairly the financial position of Brantley County Georgia on . to the Comments in the annual report to be filed in your office, in which comment on each item^is mad^ December 31, 1957 subject Ocilla, Georgia, February 26, 1958. COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET DEC. 31, 1957 AND 1958 CURRENT ASSETS Treasurer’s Cash Balance Taxes Receivable - Net State of Georgia - Gasoline Tax State of Georgia - Health Department State of Georgia - Highway Department Accounts Receivable - Others TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS FIXED ASSETS Land and Buildings Road Machinery and Equipment TOTAL FIXED ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Warrants Outstanding 22,846.96 33,780.31 10,933.35* Jury Scrip Outstanding 56.00 110.00 54.00* Ordinary’s Scrip Outstanding 354.95 963.06 608.11* Accounts Payable 10,203.07 14,223.17 4,020.10* Note Payable ' 500.00 -0- 500.00 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $33,960.98 $49,076.54 $15,115.56* SURPLUS Current Surplus or (Deficit) (8,720.32) (14,071.20) 5,350.88 Fixed Surplus 122,723.73 116,135.10 6,588.63 TOTAL SURPLUS $114,003.41 $102,063.90 $11,939.51 TOTAL LIABILITIES & SURPLUS $147,964.39 $151,140.44 (3,176.05) ASSETS December December Increase 31, 1957 31, 1956 Decrease* 294.08 3,594.98 3,300.90* 17,510.17 15,367.28 2,142.89 4,584.78 4,587.83 3.05* 857.54 1,129.03 271.49* 893.69 8,415.00 * 7,521.31* 1,100.40 1,911.22 810.82’ $25,240.66 $35,005.34 $9,764.68* 79,075.43 79,075.43 -0- 43,648.30 37,059.67 6,588.63 $122,723.73 $116,135.10 $6,588.63 $147,964.39 $151,140.44 $3,176.05* OFFICE OF SHERIFF Feed and Turnkeys $1,941.24 Stationery, Advertising and Office Supplies 110.55 Travel and Transfer of Prisoners 810.22 Fees and Costs Paid Foreign Officers 75.60 Medical Expense of Prisoners 43.75 Telephone and Telegraph 419.26 Repairs to Radios 29.75 Salary of County Police 150.00 Telephone - County Police 36.68 3,617.05 OFFICE OF TAX COMMISSIONER Stationery, Printing and Office Supplies $447.34 Tax Assessors and Expense 160.00 Advertising 206.00 Telephone 79.32 892.66 Office of County and Home Demonstration Agents Salary of County Agent $2,400.00 Salary of Home Demonstration Agent 1,500.00 Retirement Fund 266.40 Stationery and Printing Supplies 113.21 Telephone 118.92 Steno-Aid 90.00 4,488.53 PUBLIC WELFARE Welfare Department $8,391.96 Pauper Roll 370.00 Hospitalization and Medical Expense of Paupers 20.30 Pauper Burials 25.00 8,807.26 PUBLIC HEALTH Salary of Nurse — $3,178.80 Travel Allowance of Nurse 60000 Contingent Fund 350^00 Salary of Clerk 2,133 42 Salary of Sanitarian 1 230.61 Salary of Physician ____ 1’1041)0 Surgical and Medical Supplies ’ 57.00 Dental Clinic 114 00 Stationery, Printing and Office Supplies 29 20 Telephone 122.29 — 119.02 £ uel . 51.80 Repairs and Maintenance of Building 67.94 Social Security on Sanitarian 101 26 Rabies Control 976 00 10,235.34 ROADS AND BRIDGES Salaries and Wages $25,436.63 Lumber, Piling and Creosote 1 926 99 Gas, Oil and Grease 4’913 94 Repairs & Maintenance - Machinery & Equip 1227762 £ UI ^ rt r V°6-34 Right-of-way Expense 7 183 03 Small Tools Hardware & Supplies 1088 93 Lights - Garage ’ 76gi Sand, Cement, Gravel and Steel 6 320 98 Machine Hire 150 00 Depreciation - Road Equipment 12,452'29 81,533.66 OFFICE OF CORONER Inquests 331.00 GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION 1957-58 Budget _ 6 300 00 PUBLIC DEBT Interest Paid 3>331 92 TOTAL EXPENSE $144,927.85 EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSE $11,939.51 Respectfully submitted, STONE & QUINNEY, By H. B. Quinney Jr.