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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE
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Sale of “Canned Heat” Illegal,
Dougherty County Grand
Jury Holds
ALBANY, Ga., Oct. 3.—Albany
drug store and grocery store pro
prictors, seven of whom were indict
ed by the grand jury in Dougherty
Cgunty superior court yesterday on
charges of violating-the prohibition
law in cbnnection with the sale of
“canned heat,” were explaining to
day that they had no intention of
violating..eithei. the state or federal
laws..andsthat they consulted ofticers
before making“lhe sales. :
C. D. Robinson, oné of the most
‘prominent druggists in Albany and
one- of the defendants, declared that
he consulted.;Albany police- officers
and ‘United States district court of
his sales of “canned-heat” were in
ficers as soon as he discovereds that
excess of what is normally required
for cooking purposes. George F.
White, United -States commissioner,
Robinson said, sent samples of the
product to the government chemifts
at Washington and these ruled that
the product did not violate the Vol
stead act. His sales which had been
suspended in the meantime were!
then resumed, the druggist declared. }
Other dealers declared that they
had consulted state officers and hadl
been told that there was no law
against the sale. They urged that
the “canned heat,” which is a mix—l
ture of a paraffin and alcohol, is noti
within .itself a beverage, and that
this has to be processed before it
can bz used as such. Grand jurors‘
stated Lowever, that all required in
in th€ way of processing is toi
squeeze the alcohol from the paraffin
It is also a contention of the State |
that the product is not alone intox
icating, but that it is dangerous and
likely to produce biindness. g
- Use it as Test
During the last six months, the
sale of this product in Albany has|
increased at least tenfold, it is esti-|
mated. It is said that a negro who
lzad lived in Chicago taught local
negroes to use it as a beverage, and
that the practice of ‘“‘drinking can- |
ned heat” spread to members of the‘
white race with the result that drug
stores and grocery stores sold it
faster than they could get it. More:
than half of the cases of drunken
ness .in Albany in the last several
“Cuphboard Bank” is Found : I
. by Thief—Takes $960.00
: If you pity the pup of Mother . |
Hubbard, drop a tear for Sarah ‘
Fair, negro woman, of 164 Fort )
S Street. She. had saved up $960.00 I
in a tin cup in her cupboard and
Wednesday morning it was gone, I
, she reported to the detectives. :
\ The money, the woman said, had |
been sent her in small amounts by l
her husband, who is working in East
St. Louis. When the amount reach- " I
ed $1.000.00 she was to have joined .
him,” she sgid.’ ° ,'
: Eeach week a money order would ; |
] come, and the cash would be placed
e " carefully away in a tin cup in her I
cupboard. Detectives were assigned :
to the case by Chief Pool.”—At
‘ - lanta Georgian, Sept. 7th. l
How often do we read of just such occurrances?!
How nuuch better it would have been for this woman to
have deposited the money received from her husband!
in some bank, where it would have been absoultely safe.
It is unsafe to keep your money hidden, for youl
never know when some one is going to find it. It is also,
dangerous te carry it around on your person. The oldl
saws “Hands up’’ or your “Money ox your life” are no
jokes. _ : I
Deposit your money with us and -pay it out by!
check. It is safer and more convenient, you are never,
bothered about having the exact change and your can-?'
celled check is the best receipt in the world. On the
other hand if you do not need your money for immediate“
requirements we will be glad to pay you interest on it;!
ithus it will be earning something for you. |
" BANK OF LEESBURG,
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'iG. A. Nesbit, President O. W. Statham, Vice-Presidenti
| T. C. Tharp, Cashier. J
. A MAN'S WIFE
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! _ATLANTA, Ga.,~—~A man may
“maintain fri:;dly relations with and
enjoy the soéity of the wife of an
,other man without making himself
liable to the husband for damages,
’unless he shows some inclination to
.disrupt the home of the husband
'and wife, the Georgia court of ap
!peals has ruled in affirming the ac
tion of the Decature superior court
‘when it non-suited the case of M. L.
Martin against L. Ball. *
| “Such acts may be distasteful to
the husband and contrary to the
ledicts of society with respect to the
'conduct of a married woman, but
I they are insufficient to establish any
|violation of the purely legal rights
‘of the husband,” the opinion says.
The decision has attracted wide
attention.
; ?xml}llgs R%PII{)RBI‘
Makes Toboggan Slide After
Ginners’ Octoker Report
i Condition Giver. |
Tke ginners’ report up to Octoberl
11, 1923, showed 3,215,594 bales of}
cotton. Last year this time the re
port showed 3,883,000 bales . Al-‘
ithough every one was expecting a
ibig advance due to the scarcity of!
the crop, the market took a big
slump and dropped off 150 points. ‘
The ccrop condition estimate is
placed at 49.5, or a total of 11,015,-
000 bales including linters. This is
only 147.7 pounds per acre.
months have been caused by “canned
heat,” police officers declare.
In addition to indicting local deal
ers, the grand jury also returned in-
Idictment aginst the Theroz Manu
facturing Company, of Lawrence-!
|burg, Ind., which manufactures the
product. . ]
| It is believed in some quarters
that the indictments were returned
2largely as a test in an effort to breake
‘off the sale of a product that makes
violatior« of the prohibition law
'casy, even if the product itself does
not constitute a violation.
l.eeshurg, Lee County Ga., Friday OCTOBER 5, 1923
MINUTES OF CI%MSIONERS
ey MEETING AUGUST 7, 1923
In office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, Lee County
Ga. Meeting of August 7th. Only three members being present,
viz: S. M. Cocke, E. J. Stocks, Jr., G. H. Laramore.
GEORGIA—Lce County.
In office of Board of Commissioners of Road and Revenues.
Regular August Meeting 1923,
It appearing to us that the aggregate value of taxable property
in said County according to the tax digests of said County for the
year 1923 is $2,257,442 and that the State has assessed five mills
for State taxes for the year 1923.
It is therefore ordered that the tax of 220 per cent of the
aforesaid State tax levy, the same amounting to 11 mills be and
the same is hereby assessed and levied for County purposes upon the
amount of taxable property returned by each tax payer and upon
such property that has not been returned which is subject to ad
velorem taxes is said County of Lee for said year, 1923; and the
satne is distributed as follows:
1. To pay the indebtedness due or to become due during the
year or passed due 15 per cent .75 mills. o .
2. To build or repair court houses or jails, bridges or ferries
or other public improvements according to contract 30 per cent
1.5 mills. : s
3. To pay sheriff’s, jailors or other officers fees that may be
due them out of the County, 22 per cent 1.10 mills.
4., To pay coroners all fees that may be due them by the
Courts %2 per cent .025 mills.
5. To pay the expenses of the County for bailiffs at Court
non resident witnesses in criminal cases, fuel, servants hire, station
ary and the like 15 per cent .75 mills.
6. To pay jurors a per diem compensation 15 per cent, .75
mills.
7, To pay expenses incurred in supporting the poor of the
County, 12 per cent .61 mills.
8. To open up, improve and maintain the public roads, to pay
guards and wardens salary, maintain convicts, feed stock, and
other necessary expenses connected with the road, 40 per cent .2.00
mills.
9. To pay the=salary of the judge of City Court of Leesburg,
during the current year, 103% per cent .525 mills.
10. To pay other lawfull charges against the County, 10 per
cent .5 mills.
11.. To pay. off. and retire instalments of Lee County bonds,
50 per cent 2.5 mills.
~ TOTAL 222 per cent or 11 mills.
And it further appearing that.the County Board of Education
has certified that the tax of five mills is necessary to be levied on
taxable property of said County, as provided by law, it is necessary,
it is therefore ordered that said amount be collected and taxed for
the public schools of said County.
And it further appears that the County Board of Education has
certified to this Board that a tax levy of three mills be levied upon
all taxable property in Red Bone School District; that a tax be
levied on all taxable property in Leesburg School District of three
and one-half mill and that a tax be levied on all taxable property
in Smithville School District of four and one-half mills and that
said ljespective amounts of the respective districts is necessary in
addition to the amount already levied of five mills; it is therefore
ordered that said respective amounts be levied as in this paragraph
enumerated and collected for public schools in said Red Bone School
Distrig:ts, Leesburg School District and Smithville School District
as provided by law. ;
In witness whereof we-have hereunto set our hands and affixed
our seals this August 7, 19238.
G. H. LAREMORE, Chairman,
E. J. STOCKS, Jr.,
S. M. COCKE,
Board of Commissioners of Road and Revenue.
In ofl‘igg of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, Lee County
Ga. After consideragion the following bills and accounts were
ordered paid:
J. W. Costin, July salary as Road guard,._____________s 50.00
A. M, Baskin, July sallary as Road guard,.__________.___ 50.00
Roy Scarbrough, July salary as Tractor Operator, _._____ 100.00
J. D. Mcßride, July salary as Warden, .______________ 100.00
Ernest Whitchard, Advance on Audit,______ ____._._____ 175.00
W. R. Forrester, Two days as Clerk Tax Assessors,._____ 10.00
W. C. Martin, July salary as City Court Judge,__________ 125.00
O. W. Statham, July salary 2s County Physician,________ 25.00
R. R. Forrester July salary as County Atty..______._____ 85.00
J. J. Forrester, July salary as Clerk County Com.__.__.__ 25.00
P.. €. Coxwell: Sheriff, Jafl aceonnit. - =~ - 175,20
In addition to the above Script was issued to all paupers on
the list, 2 :
S There being no other business the meeting was adjourned until
next regular meeting day. J. J. FORRESTER, Clerk.
Petitt Jury Drawn July Quar
terly Term 1923, For Oct.
Quarterly Term 1923.
J. H. Williams J. J. Forrester
H. J. Webb W. C. Gill
J. L. Wilkerson Homer Hay
E. M. Yow J. G. Pruett
J. A. Powell S. J. Yeoman
J. M. Bradley J. R. Tucker
W. M. Laramore E. D. Murray
W. M. Lyle E. J. Stocks, Jr.
A, P. Lane R. L. Heath
D. A. McLeod P. G. Lunsford
L. D. Hays . ,T. W. Foster
W. H. Branch W. R. Vine
Drawn ,in open Court July 16th,
1923.
: G. A. WALLACE, Clerk.
STREET TAX NOTICE
Street tax for the year 1923 is
now due and must be paid to the
City Marshal at once. The street
tax for this yegr is $5.00, Please
see me and settle same at once.
' D. G. MERCER, City Marshal.
TAX COLLECTOR ROUNDS
I will be at the following places on
dates named below for the purpose
of collecting State and County taxes
for the year 1923, at Leesburg all
other dates:.
CHOKEE
Oct. 23, Chokee Courthouse, Nov.
20, J. T.: Hooks, Déec. 4, W. M.
Laramore Store.
| PALMYRA
Oct. 31, James Bros., Nov. 23, S.
M. Cock.
| RED BONE
Nov 6, S. M. Stocks Store, Nov.
27, Philema, Dec. 12, E. J. Stocks
Store.
SMITHVILLE
Nov. 15, 30, and Dec. 18, Drug
Store.
R-R. GREEN, T .C. tf.
Shot Making ls Un€hanged. -
Shot making 1s one of the few In
dustries that have hardly changed ia
more than 100 years. 3olten lead is
§till poured from the top of a shot
tower. Small sizes require a drop of
100 feet, the larger require a longer
fall of xearly double shas height, . ~
ALBANY, Ga., Oct. I.—Delivery
season for members of the Georgia
Peanut Groweres Co-operative Asso
ciation is now in full swing, particu
larly in the southern part of the
state. Members are showing a re
mayrkable degree of loyalty, accord
ing to Colonel Rebert E. L. Spence,
President and General Manager of
the new co-operative marketing or
ganization, and practically no dif
ficulty is anticipated on account of
failures to deliver. Advances are"
being made at the rate of $75 a ton
for No. 1 peanuts and $65 a ton for
No. 2's. Participation receipts is
sued to the members with these ad
vances are good at many banks as
collateral for loans to growers who
may feel the need of extra 'money‘
before their next payments are
made, Colonel Spence explained. ‘
J. J. Watson, Prodygction and Sales
Manager, has completed the list of
bonded warehouses and the list of’
temporary storage warehouses and
receiving stations. Members have
the option of delivering at either a
bonded warehouse or a temporary
storage warehouse or receiving sta
tion, according to their convenience,
but are urged to use the bonded
warehouses if possible, on account
of the savings in insurance rates,
freights and other costs. The lists
are as follows:
Bonded Warehouses—Barwick, C.
L. Massey; Arlington, Trio Peanut
Company; Edison, ; Wallerstein &
Wiggins; Morgan, Farmers Ware
house; Ft. Gaines, Mcßay Bros; New
nan, Coweta Oil Co.; Senoia, J. C.
Arnall; Albany, Albany Oil Co.;
Cordele, E. 'L. Stripling; Blakely,
Empire Cotton Oil Co.; Greensboro,
Greensboro Bonded Warehouse;
Mopticello, Planters Warehouse Co;
Shady Dale, Farmers Warehouse;
Camilla, T. A. Acree Co.; Madison,
‘Empire Cotton oOil Co.;Eatonton, G.
K. Riley; Donalsonville, Donalson
ville Oil Mill; Richland, Richland
Cotton Oil Co.; Dawson, Dawson
Compress Co.
Temporary Storage Warehouses
and Loading Stations—Meriwether,
R. H. Griffin; Cochran, Cochran Oil
& Gin Co.; Pavo, W. A. Rayburn;
Quitman, Chas. M. Dixon; Leary,
M. D. Addison; Fairburn, J. C. Reid;
Doerun, J. R. Culberth; Adel, M. M.
Castleberry; Sharpsburg, J. C. Har
ris; Turin, Fred Hunter; Bainbridge,
W. G. Powell; Climax, J. A. Autery;
Unadilla, H. R. Broxton; Pinehurst,
T. 'A. Bragg; Damascug, Willie
Wiley; Fayetteville, A. L. Mathews;
Cairo, G. D. Reddick; Whigham, A.
J. Crew; White Plains, R. E. Staple
ton; McDonough, Planters Ware
house & Lumebr Co.; Locust Grove,
Brown’s Warehouse; Dublin, T. B.
Hicks; Leesburg, T. A. Daniel; Val
dosta, Lowndes Alliance Warehouse
Co.; Greenville, Greenville Ware
house & Oil Co.; Stovall, Cal &
Chas. Harmen; Colquitt, W. C. Dan
cer; Hinsonton, D. D. Autrey; Sale
City, I. M. Marchant; Pelham, M. W.
Turner; Rutledge, -A. V. Wallace;
Bostwick, Supply Co.; Newborn, W,
F. Williams; Arnoldsville, Arnolds
ville Warehouse & Commission Co.;
Hawkinsville, George B. Mashburn;
Colemen, Joe Ray & Co.; Cuthi)ert,
Cuthbert Warehouse Co.; Shellman,
D. E. Buress; Iron City, J. L. Miller;‘
Lumpkin, J. ‘T. Humber; Richland
Cotton Oil Co.; Leslie, H. L. Speer;‘
Bronwood, D. B. Hill; Parrott, Em
‘mett Pinkston; Boston, Chas. M. Dix
on; Thomasville, Chas. M. Dixon;
Meigs, J. L. Pilcher; Sycamore, G.
;D. Sheppard; Ashburn, E. W. Gar
ner; Monroe, Roberts Bros.; Social‘
’Circle, W. B. Spearman; Sanders-i
ville, T. W. Newsome; Pitts, D. Q.
Harris; Washington, Washimgton3
Warehouse Co.; Oakfield, W. W.
Stdrm; Sumner, T. L. Sumner, Syl
vester, A. M. Burts; Warwick, J. C.
Middletoy.
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‘WANTED—Men or women to take
orders for genuine guaranteed
hosiery for men, women, and chil
dren. Eliminates darning. Salary
$75 a week full time, $1.50 an hour
spare time. Cottons, heathers, silks.
International Stocking Mills,
| . Norristown, Pa.
GEORGIA WEEKLY
INDUST’AL REVIEW
Farm crops are moving and ag
gregate return to farmers will be
well in excess of last year., Indus
trial development and steady em
ployment continue. Hold down
taxation and eliminate labor radical
ism to assure permanent prosperity.
Elberta—Guft Coast Citrus Ex
change building new packing house
here. ;
Newman—New club house to be
erected on camp ground at Lake
Raymond.
LaGrange—Extensive construc
{tion program of Bell System making
rapid progress. :
~ Valdosta—New warehouse to be
erected,
Dawson—=Strawberry growers of
this section pledge 300 acres for ex
tensive development,
Sparta—Cotton and corn crops in
Hancock county this season show
heaviest yield in years.
Perry—Survey near town shows
large deposits of limestone, Fuller’s
earth and lignite. ;
Bule Springs—Centiracts let for
construction of $1,000,000 textile
dyeing and finishing plant.
Atlanta—Central of Georgia Pow
er Company to enlarge hydro-elec
tric plant to 21,000 hp. at cost of
$4,320,000.
Hoboken—Construciion of hew
Critchfield building completed.
Valdosta—Plans made for the ex
tension of Georgia and Florida Rail
way Line to South Carolina,
Canton—Canton Telephone Com
pany to incregse stock from $lO,-
000 to $25,000; $5,000 to finance ex
tensions and improvements.
~ Macon—Erection of new $600,-
000 auditorium planned.
’ Americus—Paving of Ellaville
road between this county and Schley
county completed.
Camella—Reconstruction of “apart
ments and a number of stores and
offices planned at cost of $6,000,000.
Canton—New cotton mills under
construction to employ 650 to 700
additional workers. \
Macon—Contract to be awarded
for construction of new boys’ high
school building.
Atlanta—s6o,ooo available for
enlargement of Riversidg academy in
this city.
Tifton—=Sales at local tobacco
market run cver 25,000 lbs. a day.
Savannah—s72,ooo monthly pay
roll of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
in this city.
Augusta—s34o,ooo to .be spent
for completion of paving projects:
under way in state.
Atlanta—Southern Railway Sys
tem operated 173 special peach
trains from this city during the sea
son,
Juliette—Price & Lester flour
mills near Locust Grove being en
larged. /
Perry—Clenchfield Portland Ce
ment Company to erect $3,000,000
plant with capacity of 4000 bbls.
cement daily.
Many South Georgia counties are
this year “making a killing” with to
bacco as a substitute cash-crop for
cotton.
Moultrie—Contract let for re
construction of dam across Notch
away creek to cost $lOO,OOO.
Young Harris—New Lawson Peel
dormitory on caripus of Young Har
ris college nearing -completion.
Macon—New 10,000,000-gal. raw
water pump to be purchased by city.
Savannah—63l employes in re
pair works of Central of Georgia
Railway shops with a monthly pay
roll of $70,000, $26,000 a month
spent for materials.
~ Americus—sloB,ooo First Metho
dist church under construction.
Bainbridge—Two new bridges to
be constructed in this vicinity at
cost of $3,000. .
Atlanta—lmprovements at South
eastern fair grounds nearing com
pleation.
~ Quitman—Contract let for seven
carloads of chert to be used for
streets paving, :
America’s public utilities, exelu
isive of steam raiiroads, represent a
total investment of $15,000,000,000.
That is more than four .times the
investment in the steel industry. It
is several times the amount invested
in oil or automobile industries.
Huckleberries are bing added to a
commercially valuable shipping crop
in several Southern states, oBy
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