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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE
Resignation Is Effective Jan
uary I—Judge H. L. Long,
Sr., Candidate for Unex
pired Term. :
It was announced here this week
that Judge Ware G. Martin, of the
City Court of Leesburg, has tendered
his resignation, to be effective Jan
uary 1. It is understood that Judge
Martin contemplates leaving Lees
burg, but-he has not yet definitely
decided where he will locate.
Judge Martin has been judge of
the City Court here for several years
and has made a fine record as an‘
ablé jurist. He has hundreds of
friends throughout the county who
will be sorry to see him leave.
It is reported that Judge H. L.
Long, Sr., will be a candidate for
appoiniment to serve ‘out Judge
Martin’s unexpired term.
We are publishing for the benefit
of our readers the Georgia (Game
Laws that are now in force and
which should be obeyed as this is one
of the best laws that we have.
“T}ie periods and bag limits in
hunting and fishing are as follows:
. Quail, November 20 to March 1,
25 in one day; doves, August 1, to
31, and November 20, to March 1,
25 in one day; (national law, Nov
ember 20, and January 31, 25 in one
day); wild turkeys November 20 to
March ‘l, two in season; cat squir
rells, October 1, to March 1, 15 in
one day; deer, either sex, November
1 to December 31, two in scason;
summer or wood duck, September 1
Pto January 1, 25 in one day;
(natio’nal law, November 1 to Jan
‘uary 31, 25 in one day.)
Migratory duck, September 1 to
April 20, 50 in one day; (national
law, November 1 to January 3i, 28
in one day); woodcock, September
/1% "to January ‘l, 25 in onc .day;
(national law, November 1 to Dec
ember 31, 60 in one day); plovers,
November 20 to March 1, 25 in one
day; (national law, November 20 to
January 31, 15 in one day); rail or
marsh hens, 25 in one day; (national
law, September 1 to November 30):
Fox red and gray, September 1 to
February 1.
O’possum, October 1 to February
1: skunk, muskrat, racoon, beaver,
mink otter, bear, wild cat, November
20 to March 1. Special act: on St.
Mary’s river only shad can be taken
January Ito April 20. Seining,
trapping, or using any device other
than hook and line to catch fish is
prohibited for five years if two
grand juries recommend them in
respective counties.” :
DEATH ANGEL CALLS .
; WILLIAM 1 KAYLORI
After an illness of about one week
Mr. William I Kaylor, age twenty-|
“four died at the home of his
father Mr. J. L. Kaylor, eight miles
from Leesburg Saturday afternoon
at three o’clock. Mr. Kaylor’s case
had been considered hopeless for two
days prior to his death, but the end
was a sad shock to the young man’s
hundreds of friends in this section,
loving hands did all they could and
medical science was exhausted in
his behalf but to no avail, and the
end came peacefully Saturday after
noon. The deceased was an exception
al popular young man and numbered
his friends by his aquaintances
among 21l classes. This entire com
munity extends the grief stricken
family its most profound sympathy.l
He was. the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 1
Kaylor, by whom he is survived. He
is also survived by Mrs. T. C. Cas
sell, Leesburg, Mrs. T. R. King and
Mrs. Frank Barker Valdosta; Misses
Lissie and Jennie Kaylor, sisters,
Messrs. Frank, Mills and James Kay
lor, - brothers. The funeral services
were held at the home of his parents
Sunday afternoon at three thrity
o’clock. There was many beautiful
floral offerings. There was a large
number of friends present to pay
their last respects to the departed
friend.. The interment occured at
the cemetery at Leslie, the services
were conducted by Rev. Quillian, of
' ageslie.
GEORGIA ALIVE TO,
ITS OPPORTUNITIES
J. J. Brown, commissioner of agri
culture for Georgia, has recently
given out some interesting informa
tion relative to Georgia crops.
Commissioner Brown shows that
Georgia is alive to its opportunijties
in an agricultural way. Cotton has
ceased to be the crop dependable and
the crop upon which the farmer
places all his dependence.
As the Commissioner points out,
the farmer in Georgia is learning to
diversify. Feas and beans, potatoes,
peanuts, tobacco and things of that
kind—to say nothing of the ‘“‘cow,
hog and hen’” program-—are bringing
in their share ‘of the cash on the
farm. He points particularly to the
fact that the cow, the hog and hen
as the trio that appears to have
started out to do its share towards
redeeming Georgia and helping it
out of its financial troubles.
HEAVY ON C. OF G.
| The improved business conditions
in the territory served by the Cen
tral of ‘Georgia Railway are indicat
ed by the increase in traffic handled
by the road, according to a state
ment by President W. A. Winburn;
published elsewhere. Mr. Winburn
points out that the freight traffic for
'the first 7 months of 1923 was great
er by 46-12 percent than for the like
|period of last year, while passenger
traffic increased 127% per cent.
In order to handle this increased
business, many additions and im
provements have been made by the
{Central, and the efficiency of ils
;operating force is indicated by the
fact that during September the aver
)age miles per car per day reached
35. This surpasses the figure of
30 miles per car per day fixed by
the American Railway Association as
the goal of efficient operation to be
reached by the railroads this year.
Mr. Winburn points out that miles
per car per day does not represent
actual distance traveled by a freight
car in a train, but takes into account
the total number of cars on the line
—those being loaded and unloaded,
those standing at terminals and in
sidings; even those in shops for re
pairs. He says the everage speed of
all freight trains, through and local,
was 13 miles per hour.
Increased business enabled the
railway to make a good showing in
operating revenues in the face of .
the fact that the average freight
rates are lower than in previousl
years. The revenue in 1923 for
hauling a ton of freight one mile
was 1-9-100 cents, a reduction of
17.4,per cent from the revenues re
ceived in 1922, which was 1-32-100
cents.
Closing the statement, Mr. Win
burn says that no small part of the
credit goes to shippers and consign
ees for their prompt ;oading and un
loading of freight, and that the
showing i not alone a gain for the
Central, but a splendid record for
lthe territory the railroad serves.
GIRL IN TEENS AUTHOR i
Little Miss ,Ruth Moncrief
Writes Several Pcems
MARSHALLVILLE, Ga., Oct. 7.—
Little Miss Ruth Moncrief, an or
phan girl in her teens, is the author
of the following poem. She has writ
ten several:
LIFE’S JOURNEY
We are the ships on the sea of life
Drifting along with the tide;
Our paths are beset with joy and
strife, ;s
But Our Hearts continue to guide—
Upward, toward the heavenly goal.
The tempter may tease and drag
‘us astray
But the needle of conscience swings
to the right,
And points toward the Heavenly
way;
While love is the lighthouse with
beckoning light—
To welcome us into the fold.
Drifting on under snowwhite sails,
Over the wave of tears;
Whose love never fails; :
Under the cloud of years—
As we sail to the land of the soul.
Leeshurg, Lee Countv Ga., Friday OCTOBER 12, 1923
MEETING SEPTEMBER 4, 1923
Meeting of Commissioners September 4th, 1928, All mem
bers being present. : .
GEORGIA-—Lee County.
. In office of Roads and Revenues, Lee County, Georgia. After
consideration the following bills and accounts were ordered paid:
R. H. Forrester, Reports to State Bureau of Vital Sta-__
1) e SRR B GR SR GRS SRR T TR 5.00
J. H. Randall, Reports to State Bureau of Vital Sta-____
BIREIN i b i e 0 e G e 5.00
S. M. Jones, Reports to State Bureau of Vital Sta-______
BINEAON ie i B el e ei i e 4.50
S. M. Stocks, Jr., Reports to State Bureau of Vital Sta-__
Gs R s R 1.00
E. A. Clarke, Burial expenses of March Graham_.__._____ 15.00
Dan Meadows, Paupers allowsmee___ . . . ________.__ 5.00
J. W. Coston, August salary as Road guard_.________@ 50.00
Roy Scarborough August salary as mechanie_.__________ 100.00
A. M. Baskin, Twenty-one days salary as Road guard____ 35.00
Tom Alford, Twenty-two days salary as Road guard____ 36.66
J. D. Mcßride, August salary as County warden________ 100.00
W. A. Curtias, Blacksmith account, August____________ 42.30
G. D. Richards, Deputy Sheriff, Services at City Court____ 5.00
G. D. Richards, Service and expense rendered as Deputy.._
ARIEIE L e e D i 17.00
Mrs. W. G. Burdick, Paupers allowance~_______.__‘_______ 36.50
City of Leesburg, Paid for water connections, including__
City of Leesburg, Paid for water connections, including_ .
e e L s i oa s iRt i - HOUUD
P. C: Coxwell, Jailor, Boarnd of prisoners... .. .=3 ... - 1070
L. B Powell & Co,, Blacksnath bily -.. 0. - o 0 12.00
Lee County Journal, Printing as per bill rendered______ 66.00
P. C. Coxwell, Commissions on land sales for taxes, ___ 19.75
J. F. Hines, Deputy sheriff, service rendered to City Court 7.00
816 Moygan, Sawing: lumber. ... . v 00l Ll 15.00
R. E. Wowe, Merchandise to Convicts as to bill,_______ 33.85
Leesburg Drug Co., Drugs furnished to Conviets________ 13.65
H. 7 Kealwe 'Hanlinipdogs to maldl. ..= . .. F 42.25
G. A Wallade, sevvices ‘aB Glevk. ..o ..0 o L 6.95
F. T.King, Commissions as Tax Receiver_._____________ 556.62
Jeff Styles; Preaching ‘to Coxviets,. == . .. ... ... 3.00
A W Corbis, Blacksmrt Il 2 oo p Do L 17.65
R. E. Howe, Merchandise to Convicts as per bill rendered._. 14.60
Leesburg Drug Co., Drugs to Convicts as to bill________ 26.85
G. A. Wallace, Service rendered as Clerk______________ 7.26
R. H. Forrester, Reports to State Bureau of Vital Sta-___
Bt L L ey 1.50
J. H. Randall, Report to State Bureau of Vital Sta-____
. Bighieß oo wh o SRI R iDR ATE SR Rt 1.50
W. W. Hooks, Report to State Bureau of Vital Sta-______
BlRbles ot g ee T TRI s 1.50
Jeft ‘Styles. Preaching to Conviebs o 0 = -e v 3.00
Stovall-Yeoman-Lyon Co., Merchandise to Convicts as__
per hill >t ont e e g s e 78.10
Leesburg Auto. Co., Motor parts and reparis as per bill__ 13.68
D. M. Melvin, Jr., Beef for Convicts as per bill________ 23.95
Lée County Journal, Printing & Stationary____________ 49.25
John Williams, Building Bridge near Batts Place______ 3.00
Jack Usry, Three haundred feet of lumber____________ 30.00
Roy Scarborough, Discount on Salary seript__________ 2.50
Leesburg Auto. Co., Motor part and repairs__________ 8.53
G. 5. Prvor.'Two davs a 8 Tax Asdesgpop: 2. - . . 10.00
J. I. Kaylor, Two 'days as Tax Assessor.. ._.. __ . . '._ 10.00
W. L. Childers, Drugs as per bill rendered____________ 14.20
T. C. Tharp, Treasurer, Cash items as per voucher______ 164.87
T. C. Tharp, Treasurer, Cach items as per voucher______ 75.61
R. F. Brinsfield & Co,, Tnvoice 7-14-28.: .5 .-. .- ' 192500
Leo. Frank, Inc., Sundry Invoices rendered____________ 188.15
W. A. Neal & Son, Sundry Invoices rendered____.______
(IncludingPracbor). .1 . i agingee oo o 0 20608
Burton Hardware & Furniture Co., Two coffins for______
Payupers: oodioon e o s e e S S 30.00
Americus Auto. Co., Sundry Invoces rendered__________ 64.54
V. Harris & Co., One book Ordinarys’ Office____________ 10.00
W. J. Dabney, Implement Corporation, Invoice 7-16-23___ 9.00
The Dixie Culvert & Metal Co., Invoice 8-16-23________ 39.15
Albany Produce Co., Sundry Invoices rendered__.____.__ 564.48
Yancey Brothers. Inyolee 7-9-28 -=&7 « 2 52500
Sheffield Co.. “Involee 16:10:28" "+ = ol iiis - Lok 12.00
So. Bell Tel., & Tel., Co., For service rendered__________ 12.00
Georgia-Ala. Power Co., For service rendered in full ___
to -date for jdil and Courthouse '..- = . 999 65
W. C. Martin, August salary as Judge of City Court__._ 125.00
R. R. Forrester, August salary as County Attorner____ 35.00
0. W. Statham, August salary as County Physician______ 25.00
J. J. Forrester, August salary as Clerk of this Board____ 25.00
In addition to the foregoing bills and accounts script was is
sued to all Paupers appearing on the list,
It would appear from the above that Warrants have been is
sued in duplicate for some of the bills and in this conncetion I call
attention to the fact that there were no bills paid on last Meeting
day.
In addition to above bills, Cost was paid in the Charlie Jones
case as follows: E. L. Forrester, Sol- Gen.,___ _______.__slo.oo
G A Wallace:'Clepke, -oo b v e D es 0 R
26 CoxwelhShepiff .. . v aid e 0 A 0
Biß Rawell @ Wi 0 - e st s O
W i MeDonald: i Constable 0 . ovicio e o, 0 9RO)
GEORGIA—Lee County:
In office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, said Coun
ty, meeting for County purposes, at its regular September term,
1923.
Whereas, our County Auditor, Mr. Ernest Whitchard, having
the interest of the Citizens of the County at heart, has suggested
that a Soil Survey of Lee County, by the United States Department
of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, in co-operation with the Georgia
State College, would be of great benefit to all the citizens of the
County, and whereas, Mr. Whitchard has been corresponding with
heads of various departments, including the Bureau of Soils, the
Geological the Georgia State College, The Georgia department of
Agriculture, The Georgia Experiment Station, The United States
Coast and Geodedic Survey, and others in an effort to secure a
soil survey of the County and,
Whereag, we believe that such a survey will be of inestimatable
value to the citizens; and we understand the cost of which survey
will be borne by the Gevernment, if made.
Therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the members of Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues of Lee County, Georgia, heartily
endorse the action taken by Mr. Whitchard, in behalf of the Citi
zens of Lee County, and earnestly request the department of Agri-
ALBANY, Ga.,, Oct. 7.~~Although
members of the Georgia Peanut
Growers Co-operative Association
are delivering their peanuts to the
Association in a manner surpassing
what many new co-ops have experi
enced during their first delivery sea
son, reports have reached headquar
ters office at Albany of a few fail
ures in different sections to observe
the contraet for delivery. These re
ports will be investigated fully, Col
onel Robert E. L. Spence, Prisident
and General Manager, said, and
where willful violations are discover
ed, the Association will have no oth
er recourse than to prosecute in the
courts. Under the contract which
every member signed, he made him
self liable to two cents a pound—
or $40.00 a ton—lliquidated damages
for every peanut he sells outside of
the Association. |
“I have nothing but sympathy for
the little fellow, who through ignor
ance of the press of poverty broke
his contract for the sake of all the}
money he could muster just now,”
“Colonel Spence declared, “but for
the big man, who tries to txg(e ad
vantage of the favorable market
conditions, in which the Association
has been such a dominant factor in
creating, I have no réspect, and, as
surely as there is a Heaven above us,
he will be sued.”
~J. J. Watson, Production and
Sales Manager of the Peanut Asso
ciation, declared that while deliveries
‘had been cheerful and complete in
‘most cases, it was of extreme im
‘portance to the members them
‘selves and to their neighbors that
they deliver every peanut they sell
to their Association. “When a grow
‘er breaks a contract with this Asso
ciation,” Mr. Watson said, “he is not
breaking it with some one away off,
but with his own neighbors and
friends. The Association is nothing
more or less than an| agreemeht of
growers among themselves to sell
collectively and to make their pea
nuts thereby a bigger factor in af
fecting the market.
“This agreement,” Mr. Watson
continued, “ought to be stronger
than the attraction of temporary
high prices, which might not exist to
the degree they do without the As
sociation. Every load of peanuts
sold on the outside weakens the As
sociation’s position just that much,
culture of the United States, Bureau of Soil, in co-operation with
the Georgia State College and other departments, to arrange a
schedule of a soil survey of Lee County and commence work on
same at the earliest possible date.
This September 4, 1923.
J. J. FORRESTER, Clerk to Commissioners
¢ S. M. COCKE,
H. B. STOVALL,
E. A. CLARK,
E. J. STOCKS, JR.,
! Commissioners of Roads and Revenues,
Lee County, Georgia. -
There being no other business the meeting is adjourned.
J. J. FORRESTER, Clerk.
-
WHG IS DEPOSITING YOUR MONEY }
&
Are you spending all of your money? If you are,'
the other fellow is Depositing it. l
Statistics show by actual observation that six out of
every seven persons in the United States are dependent'
on relatives or charity for support at the age of sixty-five. 4
Will you be one of the six dependent ones, or will you be
the seventh who is independent and comfortable in oldl
age? I
It is your right and privilege to live comfortable,:
but in this great land of opportunity, any one who hasl
any degree of thrift and industry can live comfortable
and still have something left to lay up for old age and aI
rainy day.
The best way is to lay aside something regularly andi
systematically by depositing it in a good safe, sound
bank, like ours, where it will accumulate. |
LET US HELP YOU. |
. BANK OF LEESBURG, |
G. A. Nesbit, President O. W. Statham, _Vice-Presidenti
T. C. Tharp, Cashier. | : -
Judge H. L. Long, Sr.,, Ordinary
has just received notice from the
Commissioner of Pensions to call
the attention of all widows who are
entitled to same to inake application
before Novemher Ist, as same must
reach headquarters before that date.
No widow who was married prior to
1881 is entitled to receive a pension
unless married before that time.
~ (ITY COURT
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 year is $5.00. Please
see me and settle same at once.
D. G. MERCER, City Marshal.
‘M
and this weakens the ultimate re
turns of all growers, inside and out
of the Association that much. Keep
ing the contract is a matter of en
lightened selfishness if the members
could only see it.
Colonel Spence added to his argu
ment thesstatement that the Associa
tion, while not claiming all credit for
the advance in the price of peanuts,
has unquestionably been a strong
factor. He said that the argument
that the laws of supply and demand
had fixed the price and nothing else
had anything to do with it is not
borne out by a comparison of the
government statistic as to prices and
yield this year as compared with
prices and yield last year. '
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