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MOUNTAIN EXCURSION FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1926 -i i Low Round Trip Fares From GAINESVILLE Ashville - $7.55 Hendersonville - 6.75 Tryon 6.00 Waynesville 8.60 Anderson -j- - 3.40 Spartanburg 5.05 Norfolk - - - - 20.30 Black Mountain 8.10 Lake Junaluska 8.50 Saluda - - 6.30 Brevard - - 7.55 Greenville - 3.90 Raleigh - 14.00 Tickets Good For Ten Days For Additional Information, Consult Ticket Agents SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM Grand Jury Presentments We, the Grand Jury, sworn for the August Term, 1926, of the Su perior Court of Jackson County, beg to submit the following report: N. P. and J. P. Docket* We have examined the J. P. and N. P. books that have been turned over to us, and find them correctly kept; only about one-half of them in the county have been turned in to us. Sheriff’s Office We have examined the Sheriff’s office, and find everything very neat ly and correctly kept. Ordinary's Office We commend W. W. Dickson, Ordi nary, for the efficient manner in which he is handling the affairs of this office; his report hereto at tached. Convict Camp We find the convict camp neatly and nicely kept. We wish to com mend the Chairman of Board of Roads and Revenues for the excel lent manner in which he is conduct ing the county affairs. We wish to commend the Warden for the neat and fine condition in which we found the camp. Pauper Farm We find the following on hand at the Pauper Farm: 10 white women, 2 white men; 2 colored men, 2 color ed women; one convict; two mules, two cows, three brood sows with 10 pigs, one male hog, four shoats, one lot of chickens, one wagon and har ness, one lot farming tools, 35 acres in corn, 25 acres in peas, 7 acres in cane, 20 acres in Soy beans, 6 acres in sweet potatoes, 2 acres in green beans, 3 acres in Lima beans, 1 acre in cabbage, 2 acres in watermelons. Various buildings in fairly good condition, except one of dwelling houses, which needs re-covering. The inmates seem to be well treated; two old women sick; one needs very close attention. We re commend that Foreman of the Pau per Farm keep terraces and ditches in good shape. Clerk’* Office The Clerk’s office, we find the books neatly and correctly kept, so far as we can ascertain. Report hereto attached. Public Buildings We find that some repairs are needed at the jail. The tin gutters have gotten rotten and full of holes, and will probably need that part new, as it is causing water to go through the walls. We also recom mend that lower floor be repaired, or what would be better, anew ce ment floor outright, so that it can be washed and cleaned up better. Also, that the cells and overhead ceiling inside be painted and walls kept whitewashed occasionally. The jail is kept as sanitary as could be under the circumstances. We recommend that the court house walls be murcscoed, all closets be repaired and kept as sanitary as possible, and good care taken as possible, and good care taken to pre serve the entire building. Tax Receiver We beg to report that the records of the Tax Receiver are kept in a neat manner, and were correctly kept, as far as we could ascertain. County Depository The Report of County Depository, the Citizens Bank & Trust Cos., here with attached. Tax Collector’s Office It appearing that the Deputy Tax Collector has no report before tnis body, and being unable to get in touch with him or to have access to records, we recommend that our | committee appointed from this body ( for investigation of the Tax Col j lector’s office bo held over by ths court, and be clothed with such pow ers as are necessary to make a thorough examination of all county offices. We further recommend that they employ certified public account ants to audit all of the county officers books, and that said auditors be paid out of the county funds, and that this committee shall be authorized to act with the County Commissioners in employing said auditors at the lowest possible costs, and after said audit has been completed, to make their reports of the conditions found as soon as possible thereafter to this court. County Coir.mitiioncrs We find that the bills paid by the Commissioners correspond with the stubs on the warrants books, and are of file in said office. Chairman’s re port hereto attached. Recommendations Whereas, it appears that there is a general crime wave all over the country, and a general disregard for the laws of the country, and especi ally the violation of the prohibition lav/s, out of which we think a large per cent of the crimes come, we re spectfully request that our judges, both of the superior couro and the city court of Jefferson, use their in fluence to help suppress this crime wave by placing more stringent sentences where def ndants are found guilty or plead guilty in their re spective courts. We recommend that our represen tatives at the next session of the Georgia legislature have the present laws as to the County Depository re pealed, and that they enact a law creating the office of County Treas urer for Jackson County. We recommend that jurors and bai liffs be paid three dollars per day for the ensuing year. W T e recommend that the Austral ian ballott system be put in oper ation in this county. *We recommend that T . M. Davis be appointed Notary Public and Ex- Office J. P., of Porter’s district, 1765, for the term of four year3 from date of expiration of present term of office. We wish to extend to His Honor, Judge W. W. Stark, our thanks for his able charge and for courtesies shown us. We also express to Hon. P. Cooley, Solicitor General, together with other court officers, our thanks, for their kindness andd assistance. We also thank our Foreman, H. T. | Mobley, for the faithful, painstaking manner in which he has performed his duties. We also thank our bailiff, Guy Wilson, for his faithful services dur ing this term of court. We recommend that The Jackson Herald, Commerce News, Hoschtun News, Braselton Four County Boost er, and Maysville Enterprise, be paid $lO each for publication of these presentments. We recommend that our clerk be paid $4.00 per day. Respectfully submitted, H T Mobley, Foreman J A Johnson, Clerk Green Braselton, As’t. Clerk D C Short M K Dunnahoo W D Griffith W A Langford C E Fleeman J O Montgomery J W Sailors Alex Mahaffey J D Chandler J A Ragan E C Wier P A Hosch W P McDonald J R Moon Claud Little J T Bailey W A Wills J W Arnold C W Pinson REPORTS OF OFFICERS County Commitiioneri We, the Board of Commissioners of Jackson County, beg to submit the following report: We have on hand at the two convict camps the follow ing: 38 head mules, 20 wheelers, 15 shoats, one cow, 52 prisoners, 3 steel cages, two cook cars, one 10 ton holt, one two-ton, 4 baker maneys, 13 two-horse wagons, 8 tents, har ness value S3OO, tools S2OO, shop tools, repair parts, S3OO, two trucks, one car. At the Pauper Farm we have the following: 16 inmates, 12 white, 4 negroes; 2 milk cows, 2 brood sows, 1 male hog, 4 shoats, 10 pigs, one lot chickens, one two-horse wagon and harness, one lot farming tools, one syrup mill. We have planted 35 acres in corn, 6 acres in syrup cane for syrup, 5 acres in sweet potatoes, 2 1-2 acres in butter beans, 2 acres in bunch beans, 2 acres in water melons' 12 acres in soy beans, 25 acres in peas in rows to make peas, 1 acre in cabbage. We made 700 bushels oats. Financial statement of county and condition: We owe banks $21,000; out standing bills, about $8,000; Wcbb-Crawford Cos., about SB,OOO, for suplies, not due until fall; due on equipment and machinery, about $15,- 000, this is not due now, as we bought this machinery with the un derstanding that we get three years on same. When we took the county in charge there were nothing to do anything with, and if you will investi gate otheh - counties, you will find they have twice as much equipment as Jackson county. We have more taxes by a good deal owing couhty than county owes. There is a few out standing warrants, and the peo ple that have them knew the condi tion that the tax payers owed the county, and that they would have to wait until the county collected up taxes. There is not a county adjoin ing Jackson that owes less money, and today Jackson county does not owe any more than when we took the reigns of office. All we need to clean the slate clean is to collect the taxes due, but wc considered the condition of the people, and decided in thi3 distress time to not make levies, but to wait until this fall, and give them a chance to pay; and we expect to see that taxes are paid this fall, or levy. We have built 15 miles of graded topsoil road, also done three miles of acaaemizing. We have never raised tax rate, and do not expect to. Wo again say Jackson county is in as good shape as any county in North Georgia, and docs not owe one dollar more that she did when we tocl; over reigns of office. Wc 'will be glad to give your honorable [body any information you desire. ’Vc estimate from $50,000 to $60,- 000 in uncollected taxes due county. We have done our best to try and have these taxes collected. I Wc beg to submit the above report. • Chairman of Board of Commission ers, A. L. DeLaPerriere. Members of Board of Commission- CI*S W. H. Gilmore, S. G. Swindle. I Ordinary August 2nd, 1926.—Georgia, Jack son County.—ln obedience to the Sec. 4794, of the Code of Georgia, of 1910, Vol, 1, requiring the Ordinaries at each term of the superior court, to report to the presiding judge, the estates in their hands unrepresented by guardian, executor or adminis trator, together with the conditions of the same, I beg to submit, through vour honorable body, the statement that all the estates in this county, of which I have any knowledge, are duly represented, as required by law, excepting those estates wherein ap plication is of file awaiting appoint ment by the Court of Ordinary. I Respectfully submitted, W. W. Dickson, Ordinary, Jackson County. Clerk City Court To the Honorable Grand Jury, 1 Jackson Superior Court. August Term, 1926. As Clerk of the City Court of Jefferson, I beg to make the following report: Fines and costs collected $667.00 Disbursement Paid Sheriff $190.50 Paid J. P. costs 42.35 Paid witnesses 21.50 Paid county 314.35 Paid clerk 98.30 Total $667.00 Books are open for inspection. Respectfully, E. H. Crooks, Clerk City Court of Jefferson. Clerk Superior Court To the Honorable Grand Jury, Jackson Superior Court, August Term, 1926. As Clerk of the Su perior Court, I handle no funds of the county. The books of the office are open for inspection. Respectfully, E. H. Crooks, Clerk Superior Court. County Treasurer’* Report To the Honorable Grand Jury, Au gust Term, 1926: Receipts Balance on hand February Bth, 1926 $ 295.62 Rec’d from W. J. Speer, Treas. $2,932.46 Rec’d from A.L.DeLaper riere, State Highway 380.35 Rec’d from A. L. DeLaper riere 2,500.00 Rec’d from Young McGuire $5, Tom Standridge $2 7.00 Rec’d from A. L. DeLaper riere, State Highway 2,591.72 Rec’d from C. A. Jacobson 6.27 Rec’d from J. B. Loggins, T. C., county tax 850.00 Rec’d from W. J. Speer, Treas. 2,422.48 Rec’d from Claud Barnett 3.60 Rec’ from J. B. Loggins, T. C., county tax 2,500.00 Total $14,489.50 Disbursement* Paid out of superior court fund $1,675.84 Paid out of city court fund 1,022.00 Paid out of legal demand fund 2,324.58 Paid out of public road fund 8,036.18 Paid out of bridge fund 748.22 Paid out of pauper fund 487.22 Balance on hand August Ist, 1926 145.24 Total $14,489.50 Georgia, Jackson County. Per sonally appeared Homer Hancock, who being duly sworn, deposes and says that the Citizens Bank & Trust Cos., of Jefferson, Ga., is appointed as County Treasurer of Jackson County, Georgia, and that he is Cash ier of the Citizens Bank & Trust Cos. He further swears that the above re port is true and correct, to the best of his knowledge and belief. Homer Hancock. Order of The Court Jackson Superior Court, August Term, 1926. The within presentments of the Grand Jury having been read in open court; it is ordered and adjudged by the Court, that these presentments be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and by him spread upon the minutes of this court. Further ordered, that re commendations be carried out, and that these presentments be publish ed as requested. This Aug. 10th, 1926. W. W. Stark, Judge. Pemberton Cooley, Sol. Gen. “GIVE ME NEITHER POVERTY NOR RICHES.” While farmers never attain the dizzy heights of wealth and opulence reached by the city’s wealthiest class es, neither do they fall to the depths of poverty and suffering reached by the city’s poorest classes. The city has more millionaires, it is true, but it also has more beggars, more suicides, more human beings who are mere ghastly wrecks of what humanity should be, more men and women whom want or a vicious en vironment have forced into lives of | crime and vice. There may not al ways be Eatisfactorily remunerative .work in the country, but there is al- ways work which will at least keep the wolf from the door and bread in the mouths of the children. Even the humblest enant may have the— “ Garden, cow, and fifty hens [And hogs that graze (not housed in I Which insure proper and well balanc ed food for the family. On the other I hand, every town knows its tragedies of both unemployment and of irregu lar employment—work which may pay well at certain seasons and not even provide food or house rent at other seasons. Then, too, if a farmer falls a victim to sickness thero are nearly always other members of the family who can carry on the farm work, and often neighbors who glad ly help, while the fate of the friend less worker in the city Is desperate the moment affliction comes. Such a situation may be palliated by the relief agencies, but the citie3 yet number by millions their under nourished wives and mothers. And even among the so-called relatively prosperous classes there is often such a straggle with debt to keep up ap pearances and stay in style that fami ly life is sacrificed, children are not [wanted, and old age finds the man xr woman in a poverty of loneliness 'more crashing than the poverty of want. Yes, proud Wealth does strut on the city boulevards, but bitter Pover ty crouches and slinks along its ilumwayg, while from our country districts there still goes up the prayer of the Wise Man of old: "Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me.”