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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1913)
The Henrv Countv Weekly •* ml V ..V' J* 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. • “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, ' * 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
