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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNA!.
VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE
Minutes of Commissioner
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| Meeting May Term 1923
GEORGIA—LEE COUNTY., %
In oflice of Commissioners of Roads & Revenues, Lec County, Ga.
After due consideration the following bills and accounts were ordered paid.
G A Wallace Clerk, for recording tax de>ds $25 256
W A Curtig, blacksinith accounts 19 50
P C Coxwell Sherift funds for land sold for taxes 4,074.17
Leeshurg Trading Co. merchandige for convicts 105
Lecsburg Drug Co. medicine for convicts 6 15
1 A Clarke, merchandise for convicts 12 90
Leesburg Auto Co. repairs on machinery 8 65
IR E Howe, supplies for conviets 24 30
Stovall-Yeoman-Lyon Co. groceries for convicts 61 42
J C & W O Holman. amount paid for mules 765 00
T C Tharpe, Treas cash items as per vouclier 1101 40
G A Wallece, service rendered as clerk 25 07
T F Ford, collecting colored tax fi. fas. a 2 30
T F Ford, 118 days service collecting road taxes : 71 80
D M Melvin, beef for convicts 975
Albany Produce Co. sundry inv 48 95
W L Childers, drugs for convicts 728
F I Ford, advance on road tax digest and collections 71 00
L E Powell, blacksmith account 815
J W Coston, 1 month salary as guard : 50 00
A M Baskin *¢ £ 50 00
Roy Scarbrough, 1 month salary as tractor driver 100 09
J D Mecßride 1 month salary as warden i 100 00
Standard Qil Co. sundry inv 24 11
Ewmpire Products Co inv 3-26-23 147 55
D M Melvin Jr beef for convicts 8 00
J F Mines, 2 days service at April term of city court 10 00
John Youngblood 20 bu peas : 40 00
W H Keal & Son inv as per bill 339 78
Sheftield C mo 4-16-25 135
G A Wallace *° = o 46 00
P G Coxwells 3 e & 34 00
B E Powell cost in Plumb King case 125
¥ L Forrester, Sol cost in sundry cases as per bill rendered 100 00
G A Wallace, clerk ‘¢ S ks o 38 25
. P C Coxwell, sheriff £ bt o 50 50
B E Powel!, TP 14 50
G A Wallace cjerk cost in Joe Usry case 48 85
P C Coxwell sherift ** £ . 39 00
P C Coxwell sheriff jaul account 152 10
Seryivg Juors 40 00
Paid G D Richards 17 50
Paid E T Long hogs 53 30
R A
: 262 90
Script No 616 issued ® 250 00
Script N 667 issued 12 90
W G Martin, Apr salary as Judge city court 125 00
R R Forrester, Apr salary county atty 35 00
0O W Statbam, Apr salary county phy 95 00
°J J Forrester, Aprsalary county clerk 95 00
P C Coxwell sheriff for lands purchased by county 3916 90
E B Lee peas delivered at camp 143 00
J P Horne printing Y 38 50
3 In addition to the above scripts was issued to all paupers on the list.
GEORGIA—Lee County- : ‘
In office of Commisstoners Roads and Reyenues, Lee County, Ga.
Whereas it has been the custom heretofore for the county of fLee to become the]
purchaser at tax sales the lands sold for taxes in saiq county: And whereas pos
session of lands so purchaged has not l_xa,e’n deini:xndéd; Be it now resolved ““‘tl
immediately upon the sale of lands where the said county of Lee hecomes the pur
chaser under tax sales or where they have heretofore become the purchaser there- l
fore the posssession be demanded thereof and that such steps as may be necessary
to be take to acquire possession thereof. Bhig:May 1,71923 -
G H LARAMORE, Chairman,
E A Clarke 1 J Stocks Jr
Commissioners of Roads and revenues, Lee County Ga.
GEORGIA—LEE COUN’I“Y.
In oftice of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues Lee County, Ga.
Meeting of May 1, 1923. All members present.
In office of Commissioners of Roads & Revenues said county,
Whe:eas Goode Price wishes to redeem certain lands purchased by Lee County on
the 4 day of April 1922 at sheriffs sale for taxes due for the year 1923 and- ‘whereas'
the following resolution was passed by the board at their regular March term 1922.
RESOLTTION ‘
Be it resolved: : %
* That whereas the county of Lee became the purchaser o] the land hcreinafter!
Zescribed in the 4th day of April 1922, at siieriffs sale under a tax execution issued
for state, county and school tax in the county of I.ec 1921 agz_iixist. Goode Price and
whereas the present owner or holder of the legal title subject to said tax eale is
Low desirouz of redeeming said land for the amount paid said county atsaid sheriff
cale with interest thereon sinoe the date of said sale, the samne aggregating $144.81.
Tuoat said party be allowed to redeem sgid land for gaid sum and is hereby ordered
that P C Coxwell be appointed sole commissioner and he is so appointed and
directed to quit claim gaid land under sajd party upon receipt by him of the said
amount, the said land so purchased and which said P C Coxwell as commissioners
i directed to convey being deseribed as follows: 25 aeres of lann in the shape of‘
a square in the southeast of lot of land 119 located in the second land district of
Lee county and bounded as follows: on the north by laud lot 119; on the east by}
lot 118, on the south by lot 138 and on the west by lot 118, In witness whereof
we have heretofore set our hand and seals. - Thiy Mareh 6, 1923, ‘
G H LARAMORE, Chairman, 1
S M Cocke E A Clark E J Stocks Jr H I Stovall |
Couimissioners of Roads and Revenues, Lee Connty Ga, ‘
GEORGIA—LEE COUNTY. |
In office »f Commissioners of Roads & Revenues’ I
There being no further business the meeting adjourned. :
G H LARAMORE, Chairman.
GEORGIA—Lee County.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes
of the above meeting, |
v J § FORRESTER Clerk ,
CEORGIA—Eee County.
In office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, Lee County Ga.
Meeting of May 1,1923. All members Leing present.
GEORGIA—LEE COUNTY.
In office of commissioners of Road: and Revenues, Lee County Georgia.
Whereas J. G. Pruett wishes to redeem certain lands sold for taxes and whereas
Leeshurg. Lee County Ga., Friday JUNE 15, 1923
A Vital Rural Need
The following excerpt from a
bulletin on Supervision of One-
Teacher Schools, just published
by the U. S. Bureau of liducation,
’Department of the Interior,
‘points to the solution of at least
one rural problem:
~ *“‘Lacking the training which a
supervisior could give, the rural
teacher fails to inspire the most
intelligent progressive farmers
with confidence in her ability.
Realizing the lack of educational
opportunities provided by their
local one-teacher schools, such
farmers move to town so that
their children miay not be handi
capped by licing deprived of good
elementary schooling. An oc
cupation fundamental to the wel
fare of the Nation loses skilled
workers and rural communities
lose Jeaders. The local school
becomes a poorer school. It is
deprived of finanicial support.
It suffers a loss also in the con
tagion of interest created by
children whose parents are eager
for them to have an education.
Lack of supervision means un
trained teachers and poor schools.
Poor schools mean cheapened
communities and lessened farm
production.
“‘One of the most vital immedi
ate needs of farming sections
today is a suflicient number of
educational leaders capable of
training teachers in service and
possessing the ability to arouse
communities to give enthusiastic
support to local schools.”’ ;
WANTED
Man to work as Salesman and
Collector for Singer Sewing Ma
chine Co., in Lee County. Ap:
ply 308 N. Washington St., Al
bany, Ga., or ’Phone 415. 4t
be made the request that a deed be made to him at the regular March term 1923
the following resolution was pasged by the board therein session.
e RESOLUTION
Be it resolved. .
That whereas the county of Lee becaine the parchaser of the land hereinalter
described on the fourth day of April 1923 at sheriffy sale under a tax exeution issu
ed for the state, county and school tax for the year 1921 against J, G. Pruett.
And whereas the present owner or holderof the legal title subject to said tax
sale is now desirous of redeeming said Jandse for the amount paid said county at
sheriffs saie with interest thereon since the date of said sale. the same aggregating
$174.17. That said party allowed to redeem said sum and it is hereby ordered that
P C Coxwell be appointed as sole commigsioner and he is so appointed and directed
to quit claim said land under said party upon receipt by him of gaid amount, the
gaid land so purchased and which said I’ C Coxwell as commissioner is directed to
conyey being described as follows: The south half of track No. 14 appearing
in tye survey of plat of the I M Heath estate, subdivision No 2 Made by R F Fdge=
ly engineer, recorded in record of deeds Lee county Ga in Book 1 nage 517 con- ‘
taining 32,26 acres of land being a pavt of lot 129 in the I4th Jand district Lee‘
county and bounded as follows: on north by the north hali of track No 14, same
being part of lot No 46, on east by lot of land No 51 on the south by Jot No 47 on
west by lot No 46, In witness whereol we have heretofore sev our hands and seal
this 6 day of March 1923, . |
G 11 LARAMORE, Chairman |
S M Cocke 11. B Stovall E A Clarke 1. J. Stocks Jr |
Comraissioners of Roads and Revenues, Lee Connty Gs |
GEORGIA—LEE COUNTY.
In offiee of Commissioners Roads Revenues =aid coundy.
Whereas E B Lee administrator of the estate of Mys Minnie II Lee made
applicant to tbis board at its regular Mar term 1923 for the redemption of certain
lands which were purchaszed by said county at sheriffs sale for taxes for the year
1921 the following resolution wag paszed
RESOLTTION
Be it resolved: That whereas the county of Lee became the purchaser of th
land hereinafter described on the 4th day of April 1922 at sherifi’s sale under a
tax execution issued for state, county and gchiool tax for the year-1921 against
adm. of the estate of Mr<, Minnic If, Lee deceased.
e And whereas the presnt owner or the holder of the legal title subject to said
tax sale is now desirous of redeeming zaid land for the amount paid said county
at said sheriff’s sale with interest thercon since the date of gaid sale, the same ag
gregating $217.82. That the said pariy being able to redeem gaid land for said
sum and it is hereby ordered that I>. C. oxwell be appointed as sole commissioner
and he is so appointed and directed to quit claiin said Jand unto said party upon
receipt by him of said amount, the land so purchased and which gaid P. C. Cox
well commissioner is directed to convey being described as follows: The south half
of lot No. 47 and bounded as follows: On the North by No. 47, on the East by lot
No. 50, on the South by the public road leading from Starkesville to Philema, on
the West by lot No. 18, same being in Leesburg district,
| In witness whercof we have heretofore get our hand and seal, this® March
6, 1923,
| G. H. Laramore, Chairman,
| E J Stocks Jr H B Stovell $ M Cocke E A Clarke
i Commissioners Roacs and Revenues, Lee County Ga,
Negro Woman
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Gives Birth to
Quadruplets
’ Ellen Williams, a negro woman
residing on a farm near Tignall,
Georgia, gave birth to quadrup
lets, according to information
received in hospital circles.
The woman and one of the
quadruplets died in a few hours
but the remaining three quad
ruplets are still living and give
evidence of unusual vitality.
1 . °
Smithville Sunday
School News
On June 10th which was last
Sunday there wasn’t a very good
attendance at the Methodist Sunday
school, There being a total of 61,
There were three honor clagses,
glass No. 2. Mrs. Geo. Clarke,
teacher, 100 percent. Class No. €,
Mr L. D. Hays, teacher, 100 per
cent. Class No. 7, Mr. Jolm Co
wart, teacher, 100 percent. |
There were two visitors, Mise
Alice Wells and Mr. Foy Mainor.
Cor, Sec. 1
CARD OF THANKS
We wish (o extend to our many
friends in T.eesburg and vicinity
who so kindly assisted us in every
way during the illness and death
of our daughter, Lucile Theix"
kindness and helf we will never.
forget. 4
Mr. aud Mrs. Seals Veal.
i Notice
! Business Licenses now due and
payable to Clerk and Treasurer at
lonce.
T.R.BASS, C. & T.
Labor Agents at
Work in Georgia
‘ ——
- ATLANTA, Ga., June 14.—
'Th‘e campaign of terrorism and
false promises among the coun
try negroes of Georgia tocompe
them to go North, conducted by
about fifty illegal labor agentd
|throuzhout the state, was ex
posed today by John W. Yobb,
secretary of the Georgia Manu
facturers’ Association. Mr.
Yobh has just concluded an ex
tensive investigation of negro
!migration from every part of
Georgia.
Mr. Yobb found that ninety
‘percent of the negroes who went
North have been induced to do
so by a carefully conducted cam
!paign of the illegal agents in
two ways.,
First, the labor agents use
yarious methods to terrorize the
negroes into the belief that they
will be tarred and feathered,
manhandled, mistreated and per
haps killed if they remain in
‘their native communities.
Second, the labor agents make
false promises of permanent high
wages in the northern industrial
centers, and offer to pay the
negroes railroad fare to the
North. |
The labor agents, the inyesti
gation shows, are paid from ten
to twenty dollars for eyery negro
they ship north. In most cases
the railroad fare is not given to
the negro, as he imagines, but
is merely advanced to him and
promptly deducted from his
wages after he begins work.
The negroes shipped North are
}mostly gotten for short time
building booms in northern cities
Land after the particular job is
completed the majority of the
negroes are left stranded
with no money to return to their
southern homes, all of their
wages having been spent in
actual living expenses in the
northern cities.
Labor agents usually begin
their work in a community with
a campaign of terrorism. Letters
often signed with red ink, and
often marked with ‘‘From the
K.K.K.,” are sent to several of
the negroes by the agents. These
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Confidence
The confidence of the community in a bask is its greatest
element of strength. :
The strength of our bank is evidenced by the confidence
of its large number of depositors and satisfied customers,
among whom are some of the best people in the country.
Our directors are composad of the best men of the coun
try, who actually direct the affairs of the bank. Men who
have made a success of their own affairs and are capable of
handling the affairs of the bank on a safe and sound basis.
Our bank is examined at frequent intervals by capable
auditors sent out by the state (government) who come with
out our foreknowledge. We are also required to make and
pubiish sworn statements of the condition of this bank at
regular intervals. The call for this statement comes to us
based on certain dates, without our having any knowledge
of when it is coming, hence we are unable to “‘fix’’ for these
periods, even if we were disposed to do so. In addition to
this we are required by law to carry a certain per cent of
deposits in cash reserve in order to tuke care of any emer
gency that might arise.
Deposit your money with us where it is as safe as the
Rock of Gilbralter.
BANK OF LEESBURG,
G.A.NESBIT, PRESIDENT O.W.STATHAM, VICE-PRESIDENT
T. C. THARP, CASHIER,
The Arnazal School
Meeting
“Who was at the school meet
ing last night and what did they
' do?”’
t “Nobody but the school board
lamd Ted and me. Ted was elect
led treasurer. They voted a seven
‘months’ term and a fifteen mill
levy.”
This is all that two farmers,
jeach with children of schooi age,
had to say about the annual school
meeting. Such indifference to
ward this meeting is general.
In States in which the small
school district is the unit of sehool
administration the voters are
almost wholly responsible for the
kind of school that the distriet
provides because the laws give
them such extended powers.
Not only may they elect school
officers, decide upon the length
gof the school term, and vote a
Jevy for maintenance, but they
‘may vote a tax for the puichase
of a school site, for the erection
of a building, and for such other
improvements as they see fit. Do
the children have a square deal
when the term is only seven
months? Should not the rate of
taxation be high enough to pro
vide sufficient money tor a good
teacher? Isit fair to handicap
the work of a good teacher be
cause of poor equipment and in
sufficient supplics? Is it wise to
vote bonds for a new schoeolhouse
when better advantages could be
had by consolidating? These
questions are too important to go
by default,
letters tell the negroes that they
must leave the community at
once or they will be killed. Often
the labor agents mark the letters
“K.K.K.” onthe negro cabins
or spread a rumor about a negro
community that the white folks
are planning an attack on the
negroes.
Following this a negro is usu
ally employed by the labor agents
to use his influence to induce the
negroes to leave. For everyone
he succeeds in inducing to go, a
certain commission is paid him,
‘Then the labor agent ‘‘signs up’’
the negro and smuggles him out
of the community to the north.
Occasionally the negro who is
“signed up’’ is informed that he
is being taken only to Atlanta or
some other southern city, and
then ie kept on the train until he
arrives in some northern -city
several hundred miles from " his
family and the South that is his
home.
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