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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-I'OUR
Administrator of Hill
Estate Held By Police
Arrestedon a ne exat process
sworn out by seyeral Americus
men before Judge Z. A. Little
john, as he was about to leave
the state for Clearmont, Fla.,
W. B. McCain, administrator of
the estate of J. A. Hill, formerly‘
of Smithville, Lee County, has
been asked along other counts to
produce the last will and testi
mony of Hill, which it is alleged
has never been, offered for pro
bate. In addition to this allega
tion tke court was asked to ap
point a receiver and place McCain
under bond for his appearance
in Americus August 15, where
hearing on the writ will take
place before Judge Littlejohn in
chambers.
Judge Littlejohn appointed S.
J. Yeoman, of this place, as re
ceiver of the estate, pending
settlement of the legal contro
versy and set bond in the case at
$6,000, which was made allowing
MeCain to continue his trip to
Florida.
Acocording to the allegations in
the petition W. B. McCain was
appointed administrator of the
estate of J. A. Hill last Septem
ber, acting in the interest of Mr.
Hill’s wife and daughter, who
survived him. The. petition
allezes McCain hais taken the
personal assets of the estate out
of the jurisdiction of the Geargia
courts and that he is not payin:
debts of deccased. It further
alleges because he is a non-re
sident, he is disqualified from
serving as administrator of the
estate. A final countis that Hill
left a will which has never been
probated. Back of the petition
1s the attempt on the part of
Americus business men, to col
lect approximately $3,000 due‘
them from Hill’s c¢state and
establish whether or not the will,
which they claim was left by
deceased, left any of the pro
perty to others than beneficeries
under the McCain administration.
ELECTION NOTICE.
GEORGIA—LEE COUNTY.
Vacaney having occurred in the
Office of the Ordinary of Lce Coun
ty, Georgia, by the death of W. T.
Jackson, hence it is encumbant un
der the law on the Clerk of Lee
Superior Court to call an election
within twenty days, Therefore, it
is hereby ordered that an election
be Leld on August 15th, 1922, for
the purpose of electing an Ordinary
to fill the unexpired term of W. T.
Jackson, Ordinary deceased.
Given under my official seal and
signature of this office.
This 25th day of July, 1922,
G.-A. WALLACE,
(lerk lee Superior Court, Lee Co. Ga.
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Others consider it better to pay a little for
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about vou? '
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T. C. THARP,
Leesburg. - Georgia.
Good ‘Second Year’
Cotton Is Reported
.
From South Georgia
Camilla Man Reports Two
Bales to Aecre From
“Stubble Cotton.”’
Thomasville, ~Ga., July 30.—(Spe
cial.)—That growing cotton from
stubbles may be the solution of the
boll weevil trouble would seem prob
able, according to the experience of
G. B. Baggs, of Camilla, who was a
visitor to Thomasville this week.
Mr. Baggs states that he has two
acres of cotton grown from the stub
ble of last year’s crop that will yield
two bales of cotton to the acre. Grow
ing just along beside this cotton is
cotton planted this year and well fer
tilized that will not make more than
a bale to five acres. The explanation
of this is that the cotton plant grow
ing from the stubble ‘comes up early
and grows so rapidly that the boll
weevil does not get a good chance at
it before it “makes.”
The method used by Mr. Baggs in
growing from the stubble is one that
he would be glad to have every far
mer try, and is as follows:
In the fall, after the cotton was
all been picked, the stalks should be
cut down when the sap goes into the
ground ahead of the frost. A mower
is best for cutting, as it does not dis
turb the roots. Raké up the old
stalks. Cover the stubble with a two
horse plow. In listing the ground for
planting in the spring bar the stub
ble off the same way as in sugarcane
stubble. Side with a small scrape
and work around the roots to give
them air about cotton chopping time.
When the first forms are seen, fer
tilize around in the same way as top
dressing for other crops. Don’t break
off the suckers that come , let as
many come out as will, as every one
will take on fruit.
Mr. Baggs is one of the largest and
most successful farmers in Mitchell
county, and his experience with
growing cotton from stubble will
doubtless lead many to ilry it. So
successful has it proved with him
that it seems certain it will do me
with others. He is glad to give his
experience and method to the public
with the hope that it may help other
farmers of the boll yeevil sections of
the state in getting ahead of that
great pest which has worked such
havoe with the cotton in the past few
vears,
Blalock To Wage
Active Campaign
Atlanta, Aug. 3—The cam
paing of A. O. Rlalock for com
missioner of agriculture against
J. J. Brown, will be a vigorous
one from now on. D. Blalock,
son of Mr. Blalock, resigned
yesterday as secretary to Gover
nor Hardwick -and took active
charge of the headquarters in
the Kimball House. Very en
couraging reports have been
received from all parts of the
state at the Blalock headquarters
and Mr. Blalock feels confident
of his election.
Leeshurg. Lee County Ga., Friday AUGUST 4, 1922
Hon. Ciitford Walker
Visits Leesburg
Hon, Clifford Walker, guber
natorial candidate, was a most
pleasing visitor in our ‘town on
Monday, he being out in canvas
in the interest of his election to
the office to which he aspires.
Mr. Walker is one of the real
big, broad men of Georgia, is
considered one of our very best
versed students of political
economy, is a man who towers
with the tallest 1n morality and
christian integrity and truly is
fit timber for the governorship.
We fell that Georgia will do her
self honor when she seats Walker,
who will guard her eyery inter
est with only one objective, a
better and more progressive
state and a less taxed and hap
pier citizenship.
Pistol Toting In
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Georgia May Soon
Be Stepped.
Are the rural districts of
Georgia entitled te protection
against promiscuous carrying of
fire-arms by irresponsible and
dangerous elements?
Are the cities of Georgia enti
tled to safe-guards against this
menace at the hands of the
criminal forces with which they
have constantly to cope?
Are . the peace-loving, law
abidihg rank and file entitled to
effective legal control of a prac
t'c> wherein a lawless few bring
blood and shame upon the
commonwealth?
There is lefore the Georgia
Logislatare a hill by Senator
Golucke of Crawfordville and
the Nineteenth dislrict, which,
according to law enforcement
advocates here, answers these
urgent questions to the satisfac
tion of the State’s best judicial
thought, as well as the most
representative public sentiment.
Its proposals are indorsed by
the Judges of all the superior
courts ,save five from whom no
opinion, one way or the other,
has been received by the judges
of all the city courts without
exception; by the great majority
of the rural press; by virtually
avery city newspaper of the
state; by scores of grand juries;
by thousands of informedand
thinking citizens.
The bill recently passed the
State Senate by a yote of 47 to 1
and has since been endorsed by
the house committee on constitu
tional amendment unanimously.
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Church Services in
Leeshurg
Baptist—J. H. Wyatt, Pastor.
Preaching 2nd, and 4th Sundays
Morning and Evening.
Sunday School 10 o’clock a. m,
B, Y. B. U. 6 v'clock p.ni, every
Sunday.
W. M. U. Monday afternoon fol
lowing 2nd and 4th Sundays.
Mid Week Prayer Serviee and
Choir Practice Wednesday evening
7 o’clock,
Methodist—J. D. Snyder, Pastor.
Preaching 3rd Sunday, morning
ard evening.
Sunday School 10 o’clock every
Sunday.
Preshyterian—Dßev. Grille, Pastor®
Preacliing Ist Sunday morning
and evening.
l Sunday School 10 o’clock every
Sunday.
YEAR 1921,
Georgia, Lee County; ‘
In the oflice of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues. In session for
County purposes regular term; Aug.,
1922,
It appearing to us that the aggre
gate value of taxiable property in
said County; according to the tax di
pests of said county for the year;
1922 is $25,638,24 that the state has
assessed five dollars on the one thou
sand dollars of taxable property; the
same being five mills; for state tax
es for the year 1922 which levy will
be the sum of $1281912 from the
taxable property in said county ac
cording to said digests; and it ap
pearing to us that a sum of $282 020.
64. -
In addition to what may now be in
the county treasury and from what
may he veceived from the railroads
on account of advalorem taxes and
from what will be received from the
COMMUTATION RODS TAXES for
said year is necessary and should be
raised to pay indebtedness and cur
rent expenses of the said county of
Lee for the ensueing year.
It is therefore ordered that a tax
of two hundred and twenty per cent,
(220) on the foresaid state of levy
being eleven mills, be and the same
is hereby assessed and levied for
County purposes and upon amounts
of taxable property returned by each
tax payer of said county and upon
such property as has not been re
turned; by which is subject to adval
orem taxes in said county of Les for
suid year; and that same be distri
buted as follows:
due 15% 75 Mills.
1 To pay indebtedness due or to
become due during the year or past
2 To build or repair coufthouses
or juil bridges pr ferries or other
public improvements according to
contract, 30% 1.50 Mills.
3 IMo pay sheriffs, jailers or
other officers fees that may be legal
ly entitled to, out of rcounty, 22%
1.10 Mills. 1
4 To pay coroners all fees that
may be due them by eomrts %% 026
Mills. .
5 To pay the expenses of the
county for bailiffs at courts, non re
sident witness in criminal cases, fuel,
servants, hire, stationery, and the
like, 15% .75 Mills.
6 'To pay jurors a per diem com:
pensation, 15% .75 Mills.
7 To pay expenses incurred in
supporting the poor of the county,
125+ .60 Mills,
§ Mo open up improve and main
tain the public roads, to pay guards
and wardens salary, maintain con
victs, feed stock, and other mneces
sary expenses connected with the
road, 46% 2.00 Mills.
9 To pay th salary of the Judge
city court Leesburg, during current
year, 10%% .525 Mills.
10 To pay other lawful charge
against county, 10% .5 Mills.
11 To pay off and retire install
ment (First) $580,000.00 Lee County
Bonds voted upon validated and is
gued by said county, 50% 2.5 Mills.
And the county board of education
of caid county. Having certified to
this board thyt a tax of five mills is
necessary to be levied on the taxable
property of said county, as provided
by law. It is trerefore ordered that
said amount be collected as tax for
the public schools of said county
upon taxable property as aforesaid.
Witness our hands and official sig
natures this Auguest 2, 1922,
. And it further appearing that the
County Board of Education has cer¥i
fied to this Board that a tax of
three mills be levied upon all of the
taxable property in the Leesburg and
Smithville Districts of said county,
said levy of said amount of three
mils o be over an above ‘the amount
already levied of five mills hereinbe
fore specified in this tax levy. It is
there ordered that said amount of
three mills be collected as tax for
public schools in said Smithville and
Leesburg School Districts and there
in - provided.
In witness whereof we have here-
Cotton Coming
To Leesburg
At this time Leesburg has pro
bably ginned more cotton than
any other town in the state.
Thursday more than 15 bales was
ginned by Mr. W. P, Martin who
is operating the Calloway gin,
Cotton seems to be about two
weeks earlier this year than last
and Lee County will make about
twice as much according to re
ports,
EXULT WHEN FOX IS KILLED
English Farmers Glad to Contribute
Money to Exhibitor of Dead En
emy of Hen Roosts.
It is no uncommon slght in the coun
try to encounter a poor countryman
carrying a fox—dead, of course—in his
arms, and calling with it on farmers
and landowners in the nelghborhood,
says London Answers,
He usually conveys it to the back
door and displays it proudly to any
one who will listen to him; then, hav
ing described graphically what a fierce
and destructive animal the fox was
before his death, he begs for a small
gift of money.
The custom is very anclent and is
called in many parts of England, “beg
ging the fox.” The idea is this: Foxes,
especially in nonhunting districts, are
one of the farmers’ greatest enemies,
and the knowledge that one of these
creatures has been destroyed—espe
clally the female fox—is indeed good
news to the farmer. ASs a conse
quence, should any poor cottager be
fortunate enough either to shoot or to
trap a fox, he carries his victim for
miles round the countryside and dis
plays it. r
He expects a reward from each
farmer he visits and Is very seldom
disappointed. The gifts vary from
sixpence to as much as H shillings, and
one day on the road “begging the fox”
can easily yield the lucky laborer 4 or
O pounds.
The skin is also, of course, his own
property, and for this he can some
times secure as much as 25 shillings
in the market of the nearest town.
unto sct our hands and aflixed our
seals this Auguest 1, 1922, ‘
S, J. YEOMAN, Chairman. |
W, L. CHILDERS, Com.
Commissioners of Roads and Re
venues said County
Georgia Lee County;
In the office of the Board of Edu
cation of Lee County; Whereas at
the regular June meeting of = said
Board of Education said County, a
resolution was passed directing the
Board of County Commissioners of
said County, to assess and Levy upon
the taxable property of said County
the amount of Five mills, the same
being for public School purposes of
said County, the same is therefore
certified to the said Board of County
Commissioners of said County of Lee,
and the said*Board of Commissioners
are directed and requested to Levy
the same in their regular Tax Levy
for the year 1922,
In witness whereof 1 have this the
3rd day of June 1922 set my hand
and Official Signature.
S. J. Powell, C. S S
Lee County Georgia,
Georgia Lea County; ‘
In the Office of the Board of Kdu
cation of said County; Whercas at
the regular July meeting of said
Board of Education of said County,l
a Resolution was passed directing
the Board of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues of said County to as
sess and Levy upon the Taxable pro-.
perty of the Leesburg and Smithville
School Districts the amount of Three
mills, the same being for the pur
pose of raising money Lo pay interest
due on bonds for the year 1922, said
bonds having been issued for the
purpose of building and Equipping
School Buildings in the said School
Distriects, the same is therefore cer
tified to said Board of Commission
ers and they are requested and di
rected to Levy the same.
In witness whereof 1 have this the
26th, day of July 1922 set my hand
and official Signature.
S. J. Powell, C. 8 S
Lee County Georgia.
. . .
Concerning Seniority
. .
Rights Of Strikers.
e
To have accepted President
Harding’s suggestions concerning
seniority rvights of strikers would
have meant that railways would in
future be operated under terms laid
down by the uniong, and at the
expense of the publie, according to
a statement by W. A, Winburn,
President of the Central of Georgia
Railway.
Mr. Winburn cays—""The accept
ance of President Harding's
stgge: tions by the railway execatives
would not have meant a permanent
indusivial peace. On the contrary
it would have meant nothing less
than a complete surrender to the do
wination of union labor. The inevi
table resuit would have been contra.
ary to the publie interest in that all
property and every peacciul pursuit
must be subordinate to the demands
of a privileged class, and the rail
ways wonld have to operate under
terms laid down by the unions at
the expense of the public. The
people should understand that in
making their unanumous decizion
{he exceutives were riot moved by
sentiment, but adopt the only poliey
that will enable them to serve the
best interests of the publie.
“Many railronds lave already
largely filled their ranks with capa
ble men who, notwithstanding
assertions to the contrary, will re
main at their work and who will do
it well. Naturally it wounld be un
fair to discharge these men who
have performed o publie service,
and who have enabled the people
to travel and to carry on their busi
ness, To restore seniority to the
strikers would simply Le to place a
premium upoun strikes in the future.
Such a policy would only mean the
placing of the entire transportation
industry at the wercy of the em
ployes.
“I think that the President was
moved to make his suggestions, not
by reason of the conditions in the
transportation industry, which is
functioning almost at normal, but
beeauge of the ecal situation. His
fear is not as to inability of the
railways to move the coal, but of
the failure of the miners to contris
bute a supply of this esgential com=
modity. The whole country is de
pending upon the non-union fields
of Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee
and Alabama, This places an un
nsual burden upon the railways in
that territory.
“do far as the Central of Georgia
is concerned, it is a fact that only a
very few of our old men came back
to work on August third, Naturally
more of them will report as time
pagsee, Ag has been repeatedly
stated, they could have returned
today with the full enjoyment of
all their geniority rights and privi
leges, everything in fact for which
4lieir national organization was con
(ending. They were not permitted
to do o by their organizationg,
which puts them in the position
of contending for something for
other people elsewhere at consider
able luss to tuemselves,
“We have started a campaign
for new men and we will have no
difficulty in filling our forces with
experienced men. Not less than
twenty-five went to work the first
day. Our facilities are in fine shape
our motive power has been kept
in frst class condition, our trains
are moving on time, and the peo
ple dependent upon the Cantral of
Georgia for transportation will find
us carrying out that obligation with
out interruption.”’
Read the Fire Insurance Ad. in
this issue of the-Journal of Mr. T.
¢. Tharp and have your property
ingured to protect yourself,
Number 26