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The Henrv Countv Weekly
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VOL. XXXVIII.
SCHOOL NEWS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY OF HENRY.
A Department Devoted to The Interest of All
The Schools in The County With News
From Them Each Week.
by 0. 0. Tolleson, County School Superintendent.
WHAT THOSE WHO HAVE IT SAY
OF COUNTY UNIT TAXATION
“Crisp county adopted the county
unit system in March 1908, by a
vote of seven or eight to one,
with only 33 votes against it, and
if there is a dissatisfied voter in
the county I do not know it.
After five years successful opera
tion under this system, I doubt if
you could find a reasonable man
who would favor going back to
the old system.
Our tax rate has always been
two mills (20 cents on the $100.)
We are just one year ahead in fi
nances, and this makes us inde
pendent of the state being a year
behind. The white teachers re
ceived during 1912 just three times
the salary received under the old
system in 1906, and ten thousand
dollars of school property has
been added during the time. The
colored teachers get increased
equal to the taxes they pay by
reason of the county system which
is that much additional help to
them. They are satisfied with this
and little monthly fees they pay.
No whites need fear the colored
schools, so far as their county
taxes are concerned, if managed
in this vay, which is easily man
aged.
We operated in this county,
seven district systems for one
year. All are as well off under
the county system, and those with
out railroad values get more mon
ey at two mills than the district
system supplied at five mills.
Certainly a rural district without
railroad values should favor the
the county system to a man, and
every other district should so favor
for the common good of the coun
ty.”
J. W. Bivins
Supt. Crisp County.
“We have had local tax in this
county two years. Our rate both
years has been two mills, or 20
cents on the hundred dollars.
Our schools have moved on
nicely, and we have about com
pleted the work of building and
repairing school buildings since
we have gotten the local tax and
gradually raised the school term
from five and one-half months to
seven months last year, and we
expect to run eight months this
year. In addition to this we have
been enabled to put two teachers
in schools that have hitherto had
only'one.
We have estimated the revenues
arising from the tax on the prop
erty of the negroes and have in
creased their term sufficiently to
cover the tax derived from them.
We have increased the length of
their term two weeks, while we
have increased the term ot the
whitesabout two months. Thisis sat
isfactory to them, as six months is
about as long as the average negro
can send to school in this section.
The local tax system seems to
give very general satisfaction.
I do not believe it could be vot
ed out at all. Of course, there are
a few who do not like it.
Hoping this will serve your pur
pose and giving you the privilege
of taking any one statement for
use in case I have made it too
long, and hoping you shall be suc
cessful, I am,
Yours very truly,
Supt. Jenkins County.
“It gives me pleasure to answer
the questions that you ask relative
to the local tax for schools. Local
tax for schools was obtained by
my predecessor, E. W. Childs, in
the summer of 1906. The Board
of Education and commissioner
asked for a levy of two mills that
year, and we have been able to
keep it there and at the same time
lengthen our term from seven to
nine months, improve our school
houses and pay teacher a better
salary; prior to tb'' local tax levy
some of the communities had a
lengthened term, but it was done
by private donations or a tuition
which was a proposition that had
to be handled differently each
year and was a constant worry.
We are relieved of that now. The
term of the negro school was
lengthened from 5 to 6 months,
but the Board prescribed that they
have the school from November 1
to May 1 and make a definite av
erage. They are constantly fall
ing below this average, and we
are now cutting them gradually
back to 4 or 5 months on account
of the average. This question will
not give half as much trouble as
it at first appears that it might.
The tax system is more satisfac
tory than anything that has hither-"
to been tried. There are a few
kickers in the county as there are
in all counties, but they kick on
road tax, court tax, or any other
kind of tax. The general is satis
fied with the system.
W. McMichael,
Supt. Randolph county.
“Our county adopted local taxa
tion in the year 1905, to take ef
fect Jan. 1, 1906. Since then the
schools have doubled in attend
| anee. Our teachers’ salaries have
: gone up nearly 50 per cent and
we are able to command the best
talent. We pay salaries to all
| teachers. We have a uniform
scale for all schools and the re
motest country school gets as
j good a salary as the surburban
school.
The local tax system gives gen
- eral satisfaction, and I know of no
one of influence who would turn
his hand to change back to the
old system.”
McDonough, Georgia. Friday june n, 1913.
Bowden Family Reunion
Comes Juue 21st.
The Bowden family reunion
will be held at the home of Mrs.
J. B. Bowden in Tussahaw district
on Saturday, June 21st.
This annual affair is a pleasant
event always enjoyed by the mem
bers of the family and their
friends. No doubt a large crowd
will again attend this year.
Farmers’ Institute Comes
To Locust Grove.
The schedule for farmers’ insti
tutes to be held by the staff of
the Georgia State College of Agri
culture during June, July, and Au
gust has been completed.
An Institute is scheduled for
Henry County. It will be held at
Locust Grove on Thursday, July
Kith.
Locust Grove had a simil .r in
stitute last year and a large
crowd attended it and enjoyed it.
E. C. Merry,
Supt. Fulton county.
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“In answer to your inquiry, ask
to say is reply to your questions as
follows, viz.
Q. No. I—How1 —How long has your
county had local tax? Ans. 7
years.
Q. No. 2 —What rates or rate
have you had. 2 1-2 and 3 mills.
Q. No. 3 —What progress have
your schools made? Ans. Marked,
from the fact that ve can run them
for seven months; have been able
to build decent school buildings
and to properly furnish same.
Q. No. 4 —How have you man
aged the negro schools with re
gard to local tax? Ans. We give
the negro sctiools only the amount
paid in by them on this local tax.
Q. No. s—Does5 —Does the tax system
give general satisfaction? Ans.
Yes: the majority of our people
would not be without it. Of course
there are some kickers, but you
would find them anywhere, so we
let them kick, and kick, and kick.
R. J. Prentiss,
Supt. Ben Hill County.
“It would be a great step for
ward if your county will adopt the
local tax system and submit to the
local tax to supplement the state
school fund. Our county has had
local tax since 1872. We started
at a light tax about one-fourth of
one per cent. Our schools have
made great progress by means of
this increased fund. I find that
local tax gives general satisfaction
to all the tax payers and we are
enabled to have a modern up-to
date and well equipped series of
schools throughout our county.”
Lawton B. Evans,
Supt. Richmond County.
“In reply to your inquiry will
say that we have had local tax for
two years. Our rate each year
has been two mills (20 cents per
hundred dollars.)
The tax system has given abso
lute satisfaction in this county. It
is my opinion that at any time since
it has been voted in, there would
be fewer votes cast against it at
the time it was voted in.
J. H. Williams,
Supt. Coffee County.
CONTESTANTS ARE WORKING
HARD FOR SECOND COUNT.
The Fifteen Dollars in Gold Which Goes to the Two
Making the Largest Gain in Votes Will Be
Awarded Friday June 20th.
THE VOTE FOR THE PIANO WILL NOT BE AFFECTED
The Weekly’s great piano vot
ing contest is reaching normal
proportions now. it has come to
where you can’t tell who is lead
ing. So many have brought in
subscriptions and receive their
votes, and seme have so many that
no one can even guess which one
has the most. There is quite a
demand for merchants’ coupons,
too. These are the little jokers
that will probably tell the story in
the end. And this is the way our
readers can help. It does not cost
you a cent when you buy groceries,
dry goods, hardware, clothing,
furniture, drugs, or whatever the
advertisers in the contest have to
offer, and then as the contestant
comes to you, you will have a
pleasant little surprise for her:
that will prove you a person who
thinks of others, and it will make
her pleased with you.
Every one of the ladies who is
out for that piano wants it, and
they are honestly trying in every
honorable way to come in pos
session of it. It is simply a ques
tion of which one you likg best.
Of course you like them all,, and
Henry County and vicinity have
nothing nicer than these contest
ants, and what is nicer for a lady,
whether old or young, and her
family and circle of friends, than
a nice piano—and such a one for
instance, as The Weekly is going
to give to the lady that the people
of Henry county and vicinity like
the best.
Bear in mind that the ballot box
wjll close for the second count at
5 o’clock, P. M., on Friday, June
the 20th. Be sure and have your
votes all in by that time, so that
you will have a fair chance to show
what your standing is.
From now until the second count,
for every 7 new subsriptions
brought to the office at one time
10,000 extra votes will be given,
making a total of 14,200. For every
7 renewel subscriDtions 8,000 extra
votes will be given, making a to
tal of 11,500. For every 7 back
subscriptions 6,000 extra votes
will be given, making a total of
8,800.
Each of the seven renewals and
new subscriptions must be from
different subscribers, but all or
any part of the seven back sub
scriptions may be from one or
more subscribers. In order to re
ceive these bonus votes, the con
testant must send in the subscrip
tions with the amount for same
not later than two weeks after the
subscriptions are taken from the
subscribers.
For every 40 Merchants’ Cou
pons brought to the Weekly office
at one time a bonus of 500 votes
will be given, making a total of
1,500.
These coupons may be collected
from any and all merchants who
are in the contest.
Remeihber and have your
friends trade with the merchants
who are giving the coupons.
They are reliable tradespeople, as
follows:
B. B. Carmichael & Son,
H. L. Carmichael Furniture Co.
Copeland-Turner Mercantile Co.
Henry County Supply Company.
McConnell-Manley Company,
McDonough Drug Company.
McDonough Trading Company.
W. O. Welch. .
Remember the sls in gold] goes
to the two making the
Gain in number of votes. »SIO.OO
to the highest and $5.00 to the
next highest.
Following are the"names oOhe
candidates:
Mrs. C. W. Gardner,
Mrs. Grady Morris,
Miss Lillie Craig,
Miss Bertha McGarity,
Miss Lucy Moore.
Miss Trellis Lane,
Miss Pearl Payne,
Mrs. Lillian Lester,
Miss Velna Simpson,
Miss Lillian Stanfield,
Miss Annie Bell Ingram,
Miss Thelma Hutcheson,
Miss Elon E’Dalgo,
Miss Margaret Brown,
Miss Leonora Roseberrv,
Mrs. Ethel Morris,
Mrs. Ella Chaffin,
Miss Eva Fields,
Miss Ora Johnson,
Miss Ida Lou Knight,
Miss May Glass,
Miss Ruby Stillwell,
Mrs. Paul Mays,
Mrs. James Middleton,
Miss Jeffie Bright,
Miss Annie Pearl Jones,
Miss Eula Mitchell,
Miss Sallie King,
Miss Annie Mitchell,
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Miss Janie Peebles,
Miss Eva Red wine,
Miss Mattie Wallace,
Miss Kate Carr,
Mrs. P. R. Martin,
Miss Vessie Standard,
Mrs. J. S. Brown,
Miss Mattie Wilson,
Miss Gussie Castellaw,
Miss Lila Hand,
Miss Myrtle Weathely,
Miss Della Carter,
Miss Alma Culpepper,
Mrs. Estelle Jenkins,
Miss Edna Rodgers,
Miss Dora Belle Stroud,
I Miss Millie Kate Stansell,
| Mrs. Oxford Barnett,
; Miss Annie Kate Kimbell,
I Miss Kate Pendley,
Miss Maud Wooodward,
| Mrs. Fannie Strawn,
Mrs. Mary Copeland,
Miss Missouri Austin,
Mrs. Hattie McDonald,
Miss Eva May Woods,
Miss Annie May Milam,
Miss Artie Bellah,
Miss Ruby Brannan,
Miss Ruth Clark,
Miss Ruby Ford,
Miss Mamie Jones,
Miss Sarah McWilliams,
Miss Sarah Mays,
| Mrs. R. G. Owen,
Mrs. Pearlie Skinner,
SI.OO A YEAR
