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,y.-- .. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR VOL. XXXVI, NO. 52—ESTABLISHED 1886 C. A. Meeks Publisher CARROLLTON, GA., THURS DAY, DECEMBER 13, 1923 GOLDEN RULE STATEMENT MONDAY, DEC. 3rd IMPORTANT ELECTION As there have been many remarks about former elections of the city of Carrollton nml voters voting illegally, and as we have a very important elec tion on the ltltli of December, wo will endeavor to hold it legally. Now for c porson, male or female, to bo entitled to vote they must be a citizen of Cnr- rollton six months, in the state twelve; must bo registered with tiro tax col lector of Carroll county and must hnvo paid their poll tax for the year, 1922. If you have not complied with the above law you; will please not ask to vote and embarrass the managers. .T. T. NORMAN, T. M. HAMRICK, W. O. PERRY, Executive Committee. This Dec. 12, 1923. Her Best Christmas Smile The Night Before Christmas To Free Press, printing 7600 circulars Postage, mailing 7018 cir Clerkhirc Addressing Circulars: 2 gii day eacn @ ♦1.00 per day. Delivering cir. in city Auctioneer’s services. TOTA1. 21 Participating: Pro rata share ♦ 1.00 monthly dues. .T. W. GRIFFIN, L. S. SIMS, A. ,T. RASKIN, Financial Committee. FOR SALE OR RENT ENTERTAINMENT AT THE CITY HALL Eight room, house and several acres of land on Dixie street. See C. E, Smith or II. O. Lovvorn. Fine for dai rying or poultrying. This evening at the City Hall at 3 o’clock the Lit-Mu Club Will present a program of music, readings and chil dren’s choruses. Admission 2f> and i)0 cents. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS T want to change my business and will sell my stock of goods at a sacri fice. Will rent the store room if party buying the goods wants it. 1t W. ,T. STEWART. Special Masonic Service to Be Held at the Tabernacle Church, Sunday, Dec. 23 At the 11. o’clock hour, Rev. Milford will deliver a special sermon on “ Tem- p'.nrism.” Appropriate music for the occasion will be rendered. All Knights Templar will attend in full uniform. Tho general public, especially. Ma sons, are cordially invited. WAYSIDE CANNING CLUB On Friday, (December 7th, Mrs. V. D. Whatley met. with I he club girls at our club house and gave a demonstration on making candy. Wo had several vis itors with us and all seemed to enjoy tho arternoon. Our next meeting will bo held at tho homo of Mrs. Melvin Harris on Dccclnbcr loth. Get hand-painted Christmas Cards at Griffin’s. 3tspd are all unworthy of consideration. But if this measure should fail in this election the Board of Education will be compelled to adopt one of these alternatives. The suggestion that the deficit in school funds could be taken care of by raising the tax returns on personal property is both imprac ticable and impossible. The eyes of the State are upon Carroll county and Carrollton. We have taken the lead in rais ing cotton despite the boll weevil and in the pro duction of poultry. Shall we stand at the bottom of the educational program? Successful democratic government depends upon information. There is no place for preju dice and selfishness in making a decision that will affect the whole future of this generation. Laying aside all other alternatives, let us unite in our support for the only certain solution of the question at issue. Surely, no citizen of Carrollton, after serious and careful consideration of the existing condi tions, and in face of the present crisis, .will fail to support this measure and vote for an increase in taxes for school purposes. Wednesday, December 19th, 1923, will be a decisive day in the history of Carrollton? On that day the voters of Carrollton will pass upon one of the most serious and far-reaching ques tions that has come before them in years* The future of CarrolLton’sschools will be determined. Facts concerning the financial condition of our schools have been presented in bulletin form this week. The schools cannot be operated in any satisfactory manner upon less money than is now being spent. The small increase in taxes proposed will not be a real burden upon anybody, but will take care of our schools' decently. The present standard of our schools cannot be main tained without increased income. No feasible method of increasing the income for school pur poses, except an increase in the tax rate, has been suggested. The suggestions to raise the rate of tuition for pupils in the High School and charge tuition for Grammar School pupils for three months following the free school term of six months, to reduce the school term from nine to six or seven months, or to employ cheap teachers, SCHOOL ? CHANCE DO YOU WANT A SIX MONTHS VOTE TO GIVE CHILDHOOD A .X ■ X,