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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS
" OF THE GRAND JURY.
NOVEMBER ' TERM - 1923 LEE
SUPERIOR COURT !
We the ‘Grand Jury chosen and
sworn for "the November term,l923,
Lee County Superior Court,beg leave
to make these our presentm'ehts..-é'
We recommend that the County
Commissiohggq«.;pptain_ a good capa
ble ferm demdnstration agent, to
aid our farmers in marketing their
crops, to bring them to .a method of
. diversified system of crop produc:
It has come to our notice that J.
R. Cowart, a member of the Board
of Education. has moved from our
county, we appoint Mr. J. R. Long
Leesburg,’ Ga;, to repi'esexg‘x_‘:';‘.l".,‘a}.mym
Slobßlet . V 2 T e Y S AR
We recommend that! thejury and
bailiffs ‘fees remain the same; .\ "
We find ‘the ;auditors r%poi;t incom
plete in .that ‘the sheriffs « and
the Clerks of .Courts books weré not
audited, or rai:}f’gzi‘j,:;h'e report was not
returned to the grand jury. 2
We ;recomiiend: that -all’ future
audits be ‘made’ as near s posiible
during the véi_etfigéks"'proc-:sédir:ng-')ni’ee‘t-_
ing of each -yeaps fall grand jury,
and that the auditor appéar in per:
son before the Grand Jury. ' . .
We your Committee on'J. P. and.
N. P. Books beg léave to submit the
following, we have examined the
books to the best of our knowledge
and find:thenf neatly-and correctly
kept. . .. ’
B. F.:Christie, Chairman,
W: H, Branch, .
T. R. Lewis, ) Gt
We your committee on the Chain
Gang beg to'submit the following re
port. We -find everything in the
best possible condition,prerhises’ and
building tidy and clean and well
kept. st ; 4
vind e el ‘
: _ S, M. Stocks,
‘O. L. Thoimpson,
GEORGIA--Lee County. L
To the Honorable Jurors:
Novemberterfn 1928,Lce Sup
erior Court. ... . . \
I have not handled any County
funds since the last term of Lee
Superior Court and have not' paid
out any. .IIAO '
: PENSIONERS.
On the pension Rolls of Soldiers
January Jlst, 1923, there were nine
names whose qualifications:had been
passed upon by previous Grand
Juries. Of these nine three have
died since January Ist, 1923.
There were also at that date four
widows on the roll,one has since died
leaving now six soldiers and three
widows the remajning in life. Ap
plications are now pending for wids
clws pensions: Mrs. Jennie Pye,
widow of Gus Pye; Mrs. G.D. Avera,
widow. of G.'D..AAv‘era; Mrs. J. T.
Foster, widow of J. T. Foster; Mrs.
J.. D. Snellgrove,widow of J. D
:‘Snellgrove; all approved by me.
Respectfully; Submitted,
H. L. Long, Sr., Ordinary.
We your committee on public
buildings make the following report:
We find the Court House in good
condition except the need of a few
repairs as follows: One window in
Mr. Powells officee. We recommend
that, the books in the County Com
missioners office be cared for better.
We visited the ja‘il and-found it neat
1y :kept .except for the porch floors
needing repairs and also the wind
ows,” We ‘also recommend a better
system for heating.
H. A. Harris, Chairman,
A. J. Powell,
@ IL, Ketehum,
We the committee on roads and
bridges recommend that the roads in
County are getting in an almost im
passible condition and especially re
commend . that the following places
should be worked as soon as possi
ble, namely: .
The road from Century to Ealy
place and bridge over Kinchafoonee
be repaired. The place on theSas
ser road between the Taylor and
Brim place. =The roads in Cho
kee district, espevially from Chokeé
creek to line past the Clayplace is
in almost impassible condition, the
bridge needs répairs. The nine
bridges needs repairs,: also recom
mend that the rural route roads be
kept in better condition.
N. A. Wade,
g r :R. A. Clay, .
a 0 C. L. Ketchum, *~ .
([ Report on member of the County
Board" of ‘Edueation. '
i.STAT_E OF GEOORGIA, -
[ Lee County.
In Superior Court of said County.
It appearing to the grand jury of
Névember term of the Superior
Court-of Lee County that there is a
vacancy in the Board of Education
of said County caused by. the resig
nation of the following member: J.
R. Cawart. It is ordered that the
following citizen, who is eligible to
said office be appointed a member of
said Board of Education of said
county,retiring member, J.R.Cowart,
successor, J. R. Long, address of
new member, Leesburg, Ga.
~ IT IS 'HEREBY ORDERED,, That
the "Clerk: of Superior Court enter
this order on the minutes and trans
mit a certified copy thereof to the
|State Superintendent of Schools,that
2 commission may issue as provided
bY M vl RO
iy C. S. Forrester, -
: Secretary Grand Jury. |
; S NN
. .KForeman Grand Jury
We the finance committee have in:
’spected the books and reports of S.
J. Powell,- Supt. of Schools, T. €.
Tharp, County Tteasurer, and R. R.
Green, Tax Collector and find same
to be neatly and correctly kept as’
per auditors reports attached hereto
and made a part of this report. .
We find the books of the sheriff l
and ¢lerk of the Superior Court
neatly and ‘well kept but no audit to‘
support their report, which is attach-?
ed hereto. :
Leesburg, Ga., Nov. 7th, 1923.
i. James E. Workman, Chairman
: R.;,!.,. Heath,
" Alex M." Wynn, e
"W. J. McDaniel. - .
To the Hon. Board of Grand Jurors,
,Lee Superior Court.
Gentlemen: : :
T herewith submit this,. my report,
for Taxes collected on the 1923 Di
gest amounts collected to date as per
cash Book, $1039.34. '
Disbursments.
Paid to S. J. Powell______s 229.49
Paid to'T. €. Tharp. .. ... 804.86
Paid to Wm. A. Wright____ 242.65 :
Paid to Commissions______ 62.34
1039.34
November sth, 1923.
' Respt. ;gubmitted,
: R. R. Green, T. C.
To the Hon Board of County Com.,
Lee Superior Court 1923.
Gentlemen:
As road Tax Collector of the Dis
trict of Smithville and Chokkee, I
beg to make the following report:
Amount collected to date —_s 760.00
Paid to T. C. Tharpe " ___
Treas. 49595 .. . . 495.2 b
Balance on hand_________s 264.75
lLess Commissions 76.00__5188.75
This Nov. sth, 1923.
G. D. Richards R. T. C.
. Leesburg, Ga., Nov. sth, 1923.
To the Hon. Body of Grand Jur
ors chosen and sworn for the Nov.
Term of the Hon Lee Superior Court
of Lee County.
1, beg to make this report as since
the May ter mof Court I have no
money now in my hands belonging
to the County as sheriff.
Respectfully,
P. C. Coxwell, Sheriff Lee Co. 1
G. A. Wallace, C. S. C. Lee Co.
GEORGIA—Lee County: |
To the Hon. Board of County
Commissionérs, and to the Hon.
Grand Jurors of Lee Superior Court,
of the November Term 1923 of said
County.
Gentlemen, as Clerk of the Su
perior Court and Clerk of the City
Court of Leesburg, I herewith sub
mit my report to you as required
by law. g :
That as Clerk of Superior Court
I have received as per receipt here
to attached, Amount $140.13 since
my last report at May Term 1923.
That as Clerk City Court of Lees
burg, I have received no Moneys
belonging to the County. ’
The above report is a true and cor
rect accounting with the County to
the best of my knowledge and be
lief.
| Given under my official signature
of this office. :
i G. A. Wallace, C. S.C
Sworn and subscribed befote me,
ythis Nov. 6th, 1923.
"LEESBURG, LEE COUNTY GEORGIA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30, 1923.
J. €. Mebane, -N. P,
State at large My Comm,
Exp. 1926... .
To the Hon, Grand Jury of the Nov.
~ Term of Lee County, Georgia Su
perior Court: 4 g
I, T. F. Ford,” Road Tax Collec
tor for the Leesburg, Palmyra and
Redbone Districts of said County,
submit to your honorable body my
" Lee County Board of Eduecation, S. J. Powell County School
Superintendent, Leesburg, Georgia. Statement of receipt and dis
imbursements, May 1, 1923 to October 31, 1923.
Debits Credits
; ' MAY
To Balance Brought Forward from last report__s 100.43
To Taxxes from R. R. Green,o.oe.. o ... 5,880.28
To Tilen from 1l B S . il i 38.08
To Miscellameous receipts, oo 450.65
70 BOMroweld MOoNtY, .. cibibibe i b §,000,00
By lonns tebalt o i eit 8 KUOOMO
By disbursements, per voucher, —__._________________. 4,872.42
By Cach'in banlks, May 81, 10R8aG .o oo 00l IBRES
By County warrants in hand . i ... .25 .. 491704
X $11,977.29 11,977.29
JUNE
To cash brought forward ..o 5. _____...__§ 1888.39
To County warrants, Brt. forward ____________ 4,917.54
To borrowed Yaoney . elioan el oo Jo oo 8,200.00
To Taxes fropm'l, B: Smap % ' __.___ 092,46
To Appropriation, State of Ga.,-.____________ 9,600.00
To Amt. from Hanover National Bank__._______ 25.00
To Bank of Leesburg, Overdraft,._ . _____.___..__ 2641
By Interest paideon bonds,.... -2 .. o oo '8 8,186.00
Bl yomns Pepßia Lo abl i i TRUGO
By disbursements per vouchers, ____________________, 1,293.66
By Cach in banks; June 80, 1928+ . .__ . __. % 1,106
By County swapkante iniang: L. 0 00l i i 4.417.04
$28,449.74 $23,449.74
JULY :
To cash brought forward . ... .. 00l 81,004,064
To County warrants Brt. Forward __________ 4,917.54
To Bumter County TN .iuih .in widasuw 90540
To sundry réceipts. - ...t S iR o 3.08
To County warrant Cashied '« _Z______' 4716
By Bank of Leesburg, Overdraft.__.__._...___.._....s 26.41
By County Warrhnt COMNOEL .. la o siii obcnsbimatbmms 47.15
By disbursement, per vouchers - _..__________________ 1,479.52
¥y Cach in Banks; July 81, IDBB_ .. 3 .il liiweod s | 40076
By County warrants in hand______________.__________ 4764.89
$6,763.72 $6,763.72
. - _ AUGUST i
To cash Brought Porward -~ .= " & 445.75
To County warrants Brt. Forward____________ 4,764.89
Fo Sunndy ' veceipts voo 0 14.60
By disbursement, per vouchers______________________s 297.94
By Gash'in Banke, August 31,1923 .. . . =2" Qu9d]
By Gounty warrants ih Hand,. = . 00 eol 0 4T84 RO
e $5,225.24 $5,225.24
- SEPTEMBER
To: Cach bßrought forward._ ... .. ' ' & 12241
To County warrants Brt. forward____________ 4,764.89
To Sumdry’ réceipts: . - s e 000 38.80
By Gounty warrants Cashed: ..= « - -- . 450.87
By County warmrants Cached. .- o oo 00l ks o 8 AROD BT
By 'disbursements, per vouchers_._ .- _.______ ..o - . 597.14
By, @ash i bankse, Sept. 80-1928 >.o o G 494
By County warrants, in Baed . o TR
- : $5,426.97 $5,426.97
OCTOBER
To @ash byt forward .. =OWR el G 8 G 404
To Connty 'brt. forward -.2 - o 4904 89
To Appropriation State of Ga.______________ 4,500.00
o Borrowed Money & ... - v 900000
1o Sindryreceipia oo o- oo s lAh
B BERE vead o e e R SR
By Discounter o 2 - L o 0 0 e . RoIE
By disbursements, per vouchers._____________________ 2,495.08
By @ash-in Bank Oct, 81,1928 .« = o 0 = 40 RS Q 0
By County warrants in Hand_.. . . o o 0 o 400417
g $10,841.41 $10,841.41
’ RECONCILEMENT OF BANK ACCOUNTS
OCTOBER 31, 1923 2
"BANK OF LEESBURG, GEORGIA:
Balance per Bank Statement, October 31, 1923, _____s 746.29
No Checks outstanding.
Ledger Balanve——Same.
BANK OF SMITHVILLE, GEORGIA:
Balance per Bank Statement, October 31, 1923, _____s 13.90
DEDUCTS: *
Check outstanding No. 2023 (Issued Feb. 10th, 1923)____$1.80
v Ledgertinlance = . iia s vk o 0T e 9 10
_ TOTAL 758.39
.- We have examined the accounts of the Board of Education of
Lee-~-Cpunty S. J. Powelll, County School Superintendent, and the
foregoing statement receipt and disbursments (condensed) and
Reconcilement of Bank Accounts, in our opinion, correctly reflect
the transaction of this office from May 1, 1923 to October 31, 1923,
both inclusive. The books and record are correctly kept.
EARNEST WHITCHARD, & Co., Accountants and Auditors.
Lee County, R. R. Green, Tax Collector, Final Statements—
" Condensed, in Settlement of 1923 Taxes, May 20, 1923.
IN ACCOUNT WITH STATE OG GEORGIA:
To General tax on digest at 5 mills,________________s 12,819.12
Ta Anditors obrrection .-~.0 @ i i R 0 1.27
- To General tax collected, Not on Digest____________ 155.74
To pretesmonal tax on Digest .-~ =. . o 120.00
20 Frofesmional ltax not on digest__. . ___. . _._. ... _$ 1500
SO RN O ODt o o R
S 0 Amliter Cowwection: .~ . 0 00 0 0 10.00
To. ?ll SN Nobon hgest - o o Tl 93.00
Bl 83.87
(Contlnued on last page)
report of money collected and the
disposition of the same af follows:
Money Collected -.......5781.68
" All moneys have been turned over
to T. C. Tharpe Treasurer of said
}County, except $1560.00, which
amount I hold order from Chairman
of County Commission for,
" Very Respectfully, |
F.T. Ford, R. T. C. .
ALBANY, Ga., Nov. 26.—Just as
better grades of cotton and of corn
have been produced by care in the
selection of seed, there promises to
be brought forth in Georgia a bet
ter grade of peanuts, a more pro
ductive grade and a finer quality.
This promise is through the high
grade seed the Georgia Peanut
Growers Co-operative Association is
selecting and offering to its members
and to others who may be interested
in better peanuts in Georgia. :
In all the years peanuts have been
grown in Georgia, nothing has ever
been done to increase the quality of
the product, and the better-seed
campaign eof the new co-operative
marketing organization is experted
to have a marked influence for good
on the peanut industry of this state.
So many inquiries were received
at the headquarters office of the
Peanut Association in Albany, ac
cording to J. J. Watson, Production
and Sales Manager, that it was de
cided to offer seed peanuts for sale
to the members and to others who
might be interested. Careful selec
tion has resulted, he said, in the
Association being now able to offer
the farmers of the state the highest
quality of seed ever available for
either Spanish or runner peanuts.
Mr. Watson, explained, however,
that all members of the Peanut As
sociation are being urged strongly‘
to plant nothing but the Spanish
Peanut for commercial purposes, as.
this peanut brings 3 better price and
has earned for Georgia the reputa
tion it enjoys of producing the high
est quality of peanuts in the world.
While the two varieties will not
“cross”, yet they easily become mix
ed in handling, with the result that
the grade is lower when they reach
the markets and the price is acedrd
ingly less to the grower. Georgia
has the reputation, Mr. Watson said,
and justly so, of producing the pur
est and the best quality Spanish Pea-‘
nut in the world, a fact which has
helped the Association in securing
’such favorable prices for the pea
nuts of its members. Georgia pea
nuts are today bringing the highest
price of an ypeanuts in the world,
he explained, and if the Association
is going to continue that altogether
desirable condition, which has helped
every peanut grower in the state
this year, its members must con
tinue to grow better and better pea
nuts—in other words, o help their
Association in its campaign to get
“a better price for a better product.”
The Peanut Association was able
to get the best seed ever offered to
peanut growers by selecting the best |
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of us sooner or later—when the endorsement or recom
mendation of a good bank will mean a great deal to
you.
Confidence and credit once establishéd constitute an
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A bank account gives you prestage in the business
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If you possess character and credit, this gives you the
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there is little else you need to make you successful in
this old world of ours.
. This bank invites you to confer with its officials rela
tive to the facilities it offers in the transaction of all
kinds of financial business. OQur business is to help
others succeed. May we not help you?
We are just plain every-day people, human in every
respect, representing a good strong financial institu
tion and will gladly talk over any business problems
with a view of giving any assistance your .case may
merit.
BANK OF LEESBURG,
G. A. Nesbit, President O. W. Statham, Vice-President
T. C. Tharp, Cashier. 5
NUMBER 35
PROMINENT SMITH-
Mr, E. C. Ellington, a prominent
citizen and business man of Smith
ville, passed away at the hotel in
that city on Saturday of last week.
Mr. Ellington had been in declining
health for some time but his condi
tion was not considered serious.
Mr. Ellington was a good man and
a Christain being a member of the
Baptist church of Smithville, He
was at the time of his death about
70 years of age. His body was laid
to rest beside that of his wife in
Albany Sunday afternoon by the
Masons of Smithville Lodge of which
he was a member , assisted by sev
eral members of the Leesburg Ledge.
The funeral was conducted at the
‘hotel by his pastor, Rev. Ham, as
sisted by Rev. J. D. Snyder pastor
of the Methodist church.
- He has many friends throughout
Lee county and other sections who
are grieved to learn of his death.
Three cousins, two from Cusseta,
and one from Dublir, were by his
side when the end came,
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.
best State in the Union, Mr. Watson
declared. He said that it is a well
known fact that the peanuts deliver
ed to the Association were the best
grown in the state this year, because
the Association has been strict in
its grades from the first. After these
'unifurmly better peanuts were de
livered to the Association, the best
of these from the best sections were
selected. There are a few localities
in the state that produce uniformly
better peanuts than any other. The
pick of the peanuts from these sec
tiohs were taken and reselected.
Then they were 'sent through a re
cleaning plant, with the result that
the seed finally selected represent
the acme of the crop in the state.
Mr. Watson was asked if he did
not| believee that the Association’s
campaign for better seed would
cause an overproduction of peanuts
next year, especially in view, of the
high prices the Association has been
so influential in bringing. He said
that he thought that high price cot
ton and the labore shortage would
prevent too many peanuts being
planted next year.