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PAGE SIX.
GRAND JURY
PRESENTMENTS
PRESENTMENTS OF GRAND
JURY, FEBRUARY TERM. 1941,
JACKSON COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT.
We, the Grand Jury, duly sworn
for the February Term, 1911, of the
■Superior Court of Jackson County,
submit the following presentments:
Through proper committee and as a
body, we have made a thorough in
vestigation into the various offlcea
end agencies of the county as time
vrculd permit, and reports are here
to attached.
ORDINARY'S OFFICE
We, the committee appointed to
famine the records of the Ordinary,
find them to be in proper order, and
records neatly kept.
REPORT OF ORDINARY OFFICE
Georgia, Jackson County, In obe
dience to the Sertion 4707 of the
code of Georgia, of Vol. 1, 1910, re
quiring the Ordinaries at each term
■®f the Superior Court, to report to
the presiding Judge the estates in
their hands un-represented by Guar
d:jns, Administrators, Executors, to
gether with the conditions of same,
I beg to submit through your Hon
orable body, the statement that all
estates in this County, of which J
have any knowledge, are duly repre
sented, as required by law, except
those estates wherein application is
of file awaiting appointment by the
Court of Ordinary. This 3rd day of
February, 1941.
L. B. Moon, Ordinary.
TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE
We, the committee appointed by
the Grand Jury, to examine the of
fice of the Tax Collector find his
books and records neat ami correct,
insofar as we are able to ascertain.
We wish to recommend that this
office be enlarged or a larger office
provided, as the present office is en
tirely too small for the work that
has to be done and the number of
■ icople to serve.
TAX COLLECTOR’S OFFICE
Collection and disbursements:
To the Honorable Grand Jury,
February Term Superior Court, Jack
son County, Georgia: I hand you
herewith report on tax collected and
paid to the State and County Treas
urer since August Term of same
Court.
Paid to State Treasurer
smee last report $ 7,612.7‘. , .
Paid Hon. Chas. L. Bry
on, Treasurer. Jackson
County:
For the year 1940 36,763.67
For the year 1939 1,921.80
For the year 1938 795.02
For the year 1937 113.64
For the year 1936 494.63
Insolvent Tax 1,188.68
Total paid Cos. Treas. $41,277.44
The above covers all tax collected
for the State and County as shown
-m detail statement in recent audit
•report now on file in the Office of
rhe Clerk of the Court.
Respectfully submitted, this Feb
ruary 3, 1941.
A. S. Johnson,
Tax Collector, Jackson County.
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTEN
DENTS OFFICE
We, your committee named to the
above county office make no report
of condition of same since that is
■erdy required once each year. How
over we do wish to report that the
physical equipment of this office was
m good shope and indicated compe
tent handling, as did the verbal re
port given us by Superintendent T.
T. Benton as to condition of the
Educational situation in our county.
Me expressed the firm assurance that
no matter what condition prevailed
throughout the State, Jackson Coun
ty will still have school the balance
of her school term.
COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE
We, the committee appointed to
examine the records of the County
Treasurer, find them neatly and cor
rectly kept so far as we can ascer
tain.
No report of C. L. Bryson, County
Treasurer, being turned in, we furn
ish you the following from last audit
of January 31, 1940, Stapleton Au
dit Cos.
TREASURERS REPORT
Exhibit “B”.
Receipts:
A. S. Johnson, Tax Col
lector, 1940 $36,763.67
A. S. Johnson, Tax Col
lector, 1936-1939 7,735.84
Insolvents 494.63
$44,994.14
Gasoline Taxes $16,959.78
Temporary Loans . 8,500.00
R. M. Culberson, Fines
and Forfeitures 57.25
Total Receipts $70,511.17
Balance on hand 7-3-40 _ 3,640.02
$74,151.19
Disbursements:
Warrants paid .$58,728.44
Balunce on hand 2-1-41 _ 15,422.75
$74,151.19
OFFICE OF CLERK OF iUPERIOR
AND CITY COURT
We, your Committee named to
examine the records of the Clerk
Office find all records neatly and cor
rectly kept, and refer you to his re
port to our body herewith.
Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of
the Grand Jury, sworn to the Febru
ary Term, 1941.
As Clerk of the City and Superior
Courts, I herewith submit my report.
There has been paid to me since
last report, for fines and forfeitures,
the sum of $398.25 of which amount
there is due the county $163.63.
Same has been paid to the County
Treasurer and I hold his receipt to
cover same. .
As Clerk of the Superior Court
I do not handle any funds due the
county.
Respectfully,
C. T. Storey, Jr„ Clerk.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION
ERS, ROADS AND REVENUES
’ We, the Committee of the Board
of County Commissioners beg to
make the following report:
Mr. J. C. Turner, Chairman, came
before the body and explained the
work being done in the county, of
which we will not go into detail,
but will refer you to the latest audit
of Stapleton Auditing Cos. which is
public record and is subject to your
examination at any time. We wish
to commend Mr. Turner, Chairman,
and Messrs. D. P. Bolton and A. J.
Murphy, members for the splendid
manner in which they have handled
the County’s finances during the past
several years, establishing our Coun
ty on a sound financial basis, and
wish as a Committee to say that we
examined the books and records of
the Office of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues and the auditors re
port and find same to be in excellent
condition.
To the Honorable Foreman and
Members of the Grand Jury in ses
sion, February, 1941.
Gentlemen: As required by law,
I am submitting to you a report as
to the condition of the county
Roads. Bridges, Finance, Prison
Camp and County Home for the
period of July 1, 1940 through De
cember 31, 1940, inclusive.
ROADS AND BRIDGES:
At this period of the year, on ac
count of the previous continued rain,
the condition of the roads is not as
favorable when compared to the con
dition in midsummer. We can only
soil roads when we can get into the
fields for the soil. That means a
field must be comparatively dry for
the landowners who contribute the
soil are not willing for us to cross
their fields when they are wet and
our trucks piire to the extent that
the running gear would be ruined in
an effort to pull a load across wet
land. So the best we can do is to
clean out the side ditches with hand
labor and a top scraping here and
there as the condition of the road
will permit.
COUNTY FARM:
We work a six mule crop at the
County Farm, producing all we re
quire of wheat, oats, corn, syrup and
vegetables. The farm is well cared
for and is maintained in a high state
of fertility. We have 40 prisoners
at Camp. There are 9 white and 31
colored. They are well fed and
clothed and have the regular attend
ance of a physician. We have never
had a criticism from the State Au
thorities as to the food and clothes
furnished the prisoners.
INDIGENTS:
One white male, one white female
and two colored females comprise
the roll of the County Home. They
are amply supplied with food and
clothing suitable to their needs and
age. When they are in need, they
have medical attention from oui
County Physician. We furnish 5*
prisoner who is in constant attend
ance to build fires for them, to coo'
their meals and to see to their gen
eral welfare.
FINANCES:
We own $25,000 in State Highway
Certificates and owe $16,000 in Road
Bonds. The Certificates will be more
than sufficient to pay off the bonds
and interest and we are holding the
Certificates for this purpose. The
cost of the right of ways for the new
roads, the repairing and replacing
old worn out road machinery with
new and the various expenses of op~
crating the courts, gasoline and oil,
road tools, are imposing quite a task
on the Commissioners. The amount
received from the tax digest is $25,
000 less than before the Home Ex
emption law went into effect. We
are expected to do more work with
less income, and this can but mean
Till: JACKSON HERALD. JEFFERSON. GEORGIA
one thing: increasing the tax or con
tracting debts, neither of which ii
desirable.
For report in detail we refer you
to the audit of Stapleton Audit Com
pany, a copy of which accompanies
their report and also on file in th<*
office of the Clerk of Superior Court.
Respectfully submitted,
J. C. Turner, Chairman
Board of Commissioners, Jackson
County.
February 3, 1941.
WELFARE DEPARTMENT
We, the Committee appointed by
the Grand Jury to investigate the
Welfare Department, which is under
the direction of Mrs. W. B. Gunter,
find the business of the office being
handled efficiently. Mrs. Gunter re
ports that she has ample funds to
take care of all cases that come up,
that is, Old Age Assistance, Aid to
Dependent Children and Aid to the
Blind. She also states that her De
partment is badly in need of a fund
to take care of General Relief Cases,
that is, cases who do not ffualify un
der the Public Assistance Act.
We find that when court is in
session the Welfare Department has
to move into one room, whereas two
rooms are required for the Depart
ment to function properly. We feel
that provision should be made for
adequate office space. We also find
that the employees are having to pay
the telephone bill for the office and
this we feel should be paid out of
county funds.
To Foreman and members of
Grand Jury in session, February,
1941.
Gentlemen: We are herewith sub
mitting report of activities of the
Jackson County Department of Pub
lic Welfare for the past six months,
beginning July 1, and ending De
cember 31, 1940.
The Welfare Board is composed
of Dr. L. C. Allen, Chairman, Mr.
Williamson, Mr. Carl Porter, Mr. W.
H. Deavors and Mr. Luther Lyle.
The members of the office staff are:
Mis. W. B. Gunter, Director, Mrs.
Jane H. Duke, Visitor, and Miss
Hazel Turner, Stenographer.
The Welfare Department investi
gates and certifies applicants for
WPA, CCC. NYA, Crippled Chil
dren’s Service, State Aid for Cancer
and Tuberculosis, for surplus com
modities and also applicants for en
trance to Gracewood, the School for
the deaf at Cave Springs and to the
school for the blind at Macon. All
persons applying for County assist
ance are investigated by the De
partment and the information given
to the County Commissioners. All
persons applying for Old Age Assist
ance, Aid to Dependent Children
pnd Aid to the Blind are thoroughly
investigated and all information giv
en to the County Welfare Board for
their approval or rejection. The
Welfare Department cooperates with
the Selective Service Board, by in
vestigation of cases ‘who claim de
pendency as cause for exemption
from service. These cases are in
vestigated and a report made in
writing to the Selective Service
Board.
During the year of 1940, 91 boys
were sent to CCC Camp, sending
their allotment to their families.
Twenty three children have receiv
ed surgical treatment and hospitaliz
ation and nurses care. This service
is given to children where parents
are unable to provide medical care
for them. Through the Surplus
Commodity Division food is being
given to 23 white schools and 15
colored schools. There are at this
time 177 families receiving food and
clothing.
The present monthly allotment for
pensions is $3,848.00. There are
417 persons receiving Old Age As
sistance, 25 families with 63 children
receiving Aid to D,epc\ndent Chil
dren and 2 persons receiving Aid to
the Blind. The Department is mak
ing very few certifications to WPA
as there are so many requests for
farm labor.
The County Commissioners are
very co-operative with the State and
County Welfare Department. They
contribute their 10 r /< of the pen
sions and 10 f /r for Administrative
expense. They also provide postage
and other necessary office equipment.
The members of the Welfare
Board receive no compensation for
their service other than $2.00 each
for actual expense paid them when
they attend Board meetings held
once a month.
All books jcind accounts are.
checked quarterly by auditors sent
from the State Department. The
Director is bonded for the account
ing of all money coming through
the Department.
We would appreciate having a
Committee appointed by the Grand
Jury visit our office and inspect our
records.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. W. B. Gunter, Director.
EQUIPMENT COUNTY AGENT’S
OFFICE
PERSONAL PROPERTY OF
COUNTY AGENT:
1 filing cabinet, Shaw-Walker; 1
revolving bookcase; 1 electric clock;
Books, Pictures, 1 revolving chair.
OTHER PROPERTY:
1 office desk. H. Wall; 2 chairs,
ACA; 3 chairs, County Commission
ers; 1 office desk, County Commis
sioner; 8 shades, Jackson County.
FRONT OFFICE:
1 Globe, 4-section filing cabinet,
Jackson County; 1 4-section cabinet,
2156, ACA; 4 transfer cases, ACA;
1 4-section cabinet, mattress project;
1 long table and 1 chart, County; 1
chair, Soil Conservation Service; 1
two-eye heater, Office employees; 1
mimeograph table, Beauty Parlor;
Map of Jackson County, Jackson Cos.;
1 Coca Cola box, employees of Coun
ty Agents Office; 1 bookcase. Jack
son Cos.; Mimeograph Machine, Jack
son Cos. A. C. A.; 1 table, ACA.
CONFERENCE ROOM:
2 tables, Jackson Cos.; 5 chairs,
Jackson Cos.; 1 moving picture ma
chine, County Agent’s Office; 1
equipment cabinet, Cos. Commission
ers; 1 bulletin* cabinet, Jackson Cos.,
ACA; 1 Elliott Addressograph ma
chine, Jackson Cos. ACA.
LOBBY:
1 bulletin board, Jackson Cos.; 1
bulletin rack, Jackson Cos.; 4 bench
es, Jackson Cos.- 1 garbage can,,
Jackson Cos.
AAA OFFICE:
1 cabinet. ACA; 1 cabinet, Cos.
Commissioners; 6 tables, Jackson
Cos.; 1 typewriter desk, Jim Ran
dolph; 1 stove, Y- D. Maddox; 1
table, Maddox; 8 chairs, Jackson
Cos.; 1 L. C. Smith typewriter,
Jackson ACA; 2 Remington type
writers, ACA; Underwood, Jackson
Cos.; 1 aerial map file, 5973, ACA; 1
card file, ACA; 11 tables, ACA; 1
table, Mr. Kinney; 1 calculator,
ACA; 1 adding machine. ACA; 23
drafting boards ; ACA;. 5 chairs,
Jackson Cos.; 1 stove, ACA; 2 chairs,
Cos. Commissioners; 3 drawing tables,
ACA; 1 four-section file, Jackson
Cos.; 10 four-section files, ACA; 6
transfer files, ACA.
MISCELLANEOUS:
7 electric fans, ACA; 1 mimeo
scope, ACA; Scales for postage.
J. P. RECORDS
We, the Committee to examine J.
P. Dockets find records in good order
and neatly kept.
COUNTY AGENT’S OFFICE
We, the Committee appointed to
examine the County Agent’s office
make the following report: We find
that part of the equipment is owned
by the County and part by the AAA,
and that the County Agent makes a
monthly report to the County Com
missioners and is paid partly by the
County and partly by the State Ex
tension Service. He also gives in a
record of his time. The office is
rented and paid for by the County
Commissioners.
TAX RECEIVER’S OFFICE
We, the Committee appointed by
the Grand Jury for the February
Term to investigate the records of
the Tax Receiver’s Office find every
thing neatly and correctly kept as
far as we are able to ascertain. We
commend the way in which the office
is managed.
PUBLIC BUILDING
We. the Committee appointed to
examine the Public Buildings rec
ommend that the following repairs
should be made at the jail: window
frames repaired or replaced with
new ones and other outside work.
Some of the toilets need repairing
and gutters all around the building
need attention. The Sheriff’s home
is in bad need of inside repairs and
finishing.
We will ask that Judge Clifford
Pratt make the following recom
mendation mandatory: All toilets
and the entire sewage system of the
Court House is in such need of re
pairs that it is a disgrace to our
County and is a serious menace to
the public health. We therefore ask
immediate action be taken to cor
rect this perilous evil with adequate
repairs or installation of an entire
new water and sewage system
throughout.
COUNTY FARM
We, the Committee appointed to
examine the County Farm and Camp
find the same to be in a high state
of cultivation and neatly kept as far
as conditions will permit. We made
inspection of Almshouse and in
mates, and find all in excellent con
dition and well cared for. We also
wish to commend the County War
| den, Mr. J. W. Beatty for keeping
the same in good condition.
We wish to recommend that our
Commissioners construct a stockade
with sufficient capacity to accommo
date sleeping quarters and adequate
■'space for the comfort of the prfson
ers when not at work or sleeping.
We suggest a 40x60 feet or larger
building be provided, since accom
modations as they exist provide only
that the prisoners go directly to
their bunks when supper in finished
at night or on days when weather
will not permit working in fields or
roads.
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
We, the Committee to examine the
Sheriff’s office, February Term, find
the same neatly and correctly kept.
RESOLUTIONS
Whereas, our people throughout
the State have been recently out
raged by the wholesale pardoning of
criminals, We the Grand Jury de
clare that something is radically
wrong when a Governor, Judge or
Parole Commissioners can abuse the
pardoning privilege in such a man
ner. After the State and Counties
have spent thousands of dollars to
get criminals behind the bars, it is
nothing short of a crime for them
to be turned loose on the Public be
fore they have served even a mini
mum sentence. We, here and now,
call upon our Senator and Represen
tative to support such measures as
will undoubtedly come up at the
present session of the Legislature
seeking to remedy this deplorable
condition.
Whereas, so called road houses,
“jook” joints and “honky tonks” dot
the highways of our State and
Whereas, our county is almost clear
of such dives, we, this Grand Jury,
call on our good people to be on the
alert, and use their influence to keep
these places of temptation and vice
from our young people.
Whereas, Arcade, Jackson County,
does not, in reality, function as a
municipality and has no need of a
charter, we, this Grand Jury, rec
ommend to our Senator and Repre
sentatives. that they introduce a bill
lepealing said charter.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
We, the Grand Jury of the Febru
ary Term of Jackson County make
the following recommendations:
That the per diem salary of all
Jurors and Bailiffs be $3.00 for
1941.
That the Foreman and Clerk of
Grand Jury be paid SI.OO extra per
diem for their services.
That the Presentments of this
Grand Jury be published in the three
papers of the County, viz: Jackson
Herald, Commerce News and Hosch
ton News, and that each be paid
SIO.OO for this space.
We, as a Grand Jury wish to ex
press to his honor, Judge Clifford
Pratt and to Honorable Hope D.
Stark, our sincere appreciation for
able and efficient handling of all
Court matters, and'for their kind
and worthy services to our body in
session.
And to our Foreman, Clerk and
Bailiff, H. E. Aderhold, C. W. Chand
ler, and R. T. Jones, for quick and
efficient service in disposing of all
matters coming beftare the Grand
Jury.
That the following Notaries and
Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace whose
term expires during the month of
February, 1941 be appointed to suc
ceed themselves:
H. L. Hutchins. Newtown District.
C. L. Holliday, Attica District.
R. L. P. Carter, Harrisburg Dis
trict.
A. D. Murphy is recommended to
fill the office of N. P. and J. P. Ex-
Officio of the Hoschton District to
succeed B. F. Wilson, resigned.
Sam W. Lord is recommended to
fill the office of N. P. and Ex-Officio
of the Miller District to succeed Bill
N. White, resigned.
Claude E. Jackson is recommend
ed to fill the office of N. P. and J. P.
Ex-Officio of the Minish District now
held by A. D. Harris, Sr.
We wish to express our appreci
ation for the hospitality of Mr.
Turner and the Board of Commis
sioners for their invitation to this
body to attend the barbecue at the
County Farm and same was found
to be excellently prepared and was
enjoyed very much.
In view of the fact that previous
Grand Juries have recommended that
some Health Program be undertak
en for Jackson County, the Grand
Jury for August Term Superior
Court, 1940, 'having recommended
the adoption of the Ellis Health
law, wc, this Grand Jury for Feb
ruary Term, 1941, also recommend
the adoption of said Ellis Health
Law for Jackson County by putting
into effect Section 88-303 through
88-312 Code of Ga. 1933 and rec
ommend Dr. A. A. Rogers as the
third member of the Board of
Health to serve with the two provid
ed in above Sections of Code of
1933 Viz.: Chairman County Com
missioners and Superintendent of
County Schools.
H. E. Aderhold, Foreman.
C. W. Chandler, Clerk.
W. L. Williamson.
* C. C. Nunn.
Claude Gailey.
Gratt Minish.
A. D. Bolton.
J. H. Kinney.
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Cleve Marlow
Oakwood last week.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. f. HighfillH
ed the Misses Neva and
fill recently.
Mr. Meli Kent of Unity
ty spent a few days
his son, Charles Kent.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Saluda, N. ( ~ are vwfng
in our community.
Mrs. G. N. Breazeale and
ter. Mary Neil, visited .\L
T. E. Irvin Sunday.
Our H. D. Club will
monthly meeting with V
Kent next Thursday p. m .
come out and make lul,
cess. and
Mr. and Mrs. J. \Y.
Jefferson were visiting
here Sunday.
'Claud Marlow of Alabama
his mother, Mrs. Mattie
cently. It was his fir-- visit
his old home in 14 years.
The spring study coui.-e in.
M. U. will be held Saturday
first Sunday in March, w.rh
Hope Langford. We are
to have someone ■ -it
that will be a big >
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bers to he present, and
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arc interested to kmw r
is improving from a recent
Mr. and Mrs. and. A. ( rok
dergrass were with i-.af.vss
Miss Geraldine Cash spent
days recently with relatives
Pond.
Several from here
ball games at Braseitoii
and Saturday night.
Miss Emily Niblack. who
a severe hurt playing had
be out again, to the dc-.ght
friends. ■■
Rev. and Mrs. W. P. HoH*
Braselton were dinner
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. R
land.
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visited Mrs. C. F. Evans and
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have been confined with nu H
covering.
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after visiting her sistci in
for a few' days.
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