About Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 2005)
PAGE 8B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MARCH 24. 2005 From the Progress files Turning back the pages: March 1948 Work to Begin on Court House The building committee selected by the Pickens County Grand Jury, composed of Will Poole, Alonzo Cagle, Carl Darnell, Luke Tate, Brady Turner, Paul Walker, Y.T. Tarpley, T.E. Johnson, T.A. Chas tain, W.A. Hamrick, E.L. Sartor, W.N. Evans, Homer Chastain and U.L. Mullins, met last Saturday and adopted a new set of plans for the Pickens County Court House. The new plans call for a two story brick, full basement and will be about the same size as first planned with the exception of the wing on the north side which will be left off, also the extra under ground basement for boiler room and storage. The new building will include all county offices on the ground floor; the second floor will have the court room, larger than the old court room, jury rooms, witness rooms and rooms to care for the solicitor general and judge. Toilets will be adequate throughout the building. The basement will be finished with the exception of cutting it into rooms, and this will be done if funds are sufficient. The other wing on the north can be added at any time. While the new plans differ considerably from the first one, still the building will be attractive without a dome, and calls for brick construction where the original plans called for marble veneer. Work will begin at once and Commissioner Jones is already lay ing down materials to begin work. Convict labor will be used as much as possible and requisition has been made for additional prisoners, which will include skilled workers as well as common labor. A fence will be built around the property to keep children out for their protection and also make the guarding easier. The labor problem will absolve a great deal of the cost of construction and Mr. Jones intends to do all hauling and rock crushing, etc. with very little cost to the tax payer. (From Ed. Column) The county court house building committee is to be congratulated in getting a plan worked out for the immediate erec tion of a new court building to take place of the one burned last year. As it is now, the affairs of the county are being carried on at a great inconvenience to all parties con cerned. We were greatly in hopes that the building could be veneered with marble, which would be a great advertisement for our county as well as the Georgia Marble Compa ny. It seems a pity to build the finest public building in Pickens County, the home of the finest marble in the world, out of brick. We hope that a plan can yet be worked out with the committee and the Georgia Marble Company whereby marble can be used for most of the veneering. March and April Dangerous Fire Months March and April, with their high winds are here. This is evidenced by the fact that the county protection unit fought six fires in the past week, even after all the rain and snow that fell in the past month. Past records show that about 40 percent of all woods fires burn in March and April. This is due to farmers clearing and cleaning up land, burning brush and stalks, and everyone starting hundreds of fires in cleaning up around homes. If your fire gets out of control, or if you see a fire anywhere in the county and no one guarding it, call your ranger. Mrs. Leon Burrell, of Rome, was a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Sosebee and family last week end. Money. Matters Tax-Deferred Annuities and Your Retirement Submitted by Louise Nelson. CFP Nelson Planning Group, Inc. Investment planning for a secure retirement involves many difficult decisions. Should I invest in stocks or bonds? Do I have enough money to retire? Will I run out of money because of inflation and rising health-care costs? Investors want their income in retirement to rise to keep up with the rising cost of living. They also need to minimize their taxes. 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