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The Bulletin^
Official Organ of Wilkinson County,
G ?o. H. Carswell Editor \
Orian Wood Manson
Asst Editor Business Maiageri
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i
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the pobtohice at Irwinton, Georgia,
under the uct of Cionu-raM of March 3,
1879.
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ation.
Friday, October 26, 1917.
Elections by Minorities
The Legislature took away
from the political parties of this
state the right to order their own
elections, and passed a law that
says no nomination shall be
made by a majority vote of the
people, but that the same must
be done by the “countv unit rule”
the rule that allows the minori
ty to control th emajority
Os course, all of us know that
the connty unit means that there
shall be no way of counting the
total votes of the white men
of Georgia, giving the election
to the man who has more than
half of all votes cast. One
small county with 300 votes has
two votes in the convent'on,
while Fulton county, with 20,
000 votes, has only six; in other
words, one man’s vo.e in Dade
county is worth seventy time; as
much as a man’s vote inFu't n
With the county unit rule the
convention goes hand in hand.
With more than two ca idi
dates in the race for the same
office the convention elects. No
man elected in a convention has
ever given satisfaction to the
people. The convention teat ire,
however, was eliminated by the
Legislature. If no one receives
a majority of the ‘‘unit votes,”
(not the vote of the voters),
then the two receiving the high
est number of “unit votes,” run
the race over, while the third
man who may have received a
majority of all the white voters
in the state, but who receives
less “units,” is not even allowed
to contest further.
Os course the country people
in the small counties say they are
in favor of the county unit rule.
They co this, not because it is
fair or right, but because it gives
them an advantage over some
one else. An unfair ad vantage is
never right. The politick ns want
the unit rule, it makesit possible
for them to control the elections
for Governor and United States
Senator. If a politician had to
make his race before all the 250,
000 voters, he would not have
money euough, or appointments
sufficient to buy the voters. But
when he can spend one hundred
dollars in a country county, get
fifty votes, and secure the unit
votes, he spends the money, and
there disfranshies every man
who voted against him.
Endorsed by nearly all the
daily papers, ordered by the pow
ers that be, incorporated and un
limited, and urged by the Gov
ernor, the Legislature distroyed
the right of the Democratic par
ty to order an election hy a ma
jority vote, and forces everyman
who wishes to run for a State
House office or for the United
States Senate to submit his race
ti a minority vote of the people
Os course these dailies, the
politicians and the Governor
knew that it is possible under
this law, to elect a man who
stood third in his race tcfore
the people. They made one mis
take, however. They presumed
that the “ins” would always
have a following in each county,
and wi ;h enough cand dates in
the race that their candidate
would get a whole county by the
NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION
| To the registered qualified
voters of Gordod School Dis-*
I trict of Wilkinson Connty, Ga.
; You are hereby notified that
ton the 28th day of November,
1917, an election will be held at
I Gordon City Hall, in said School
\ District, at which will be sub
!mitted to the registered qualified
i voters of said School District for
i their determination the ques
• tion, Whether or not bonds shall
\be issued by said School District
-for the purpose of building and
equiping a schoolhouse in said
District, including the acquisi
tion of a proper site: said bonds
to be for the sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars, aggregate
principal, to bear date January’
Ist, 1918, to be in denominations
of five hundred dollars each, to
bear interest at the rate of five
per centum per annum, payable
semi-annually on the first days
of Jauuary and July in each year
one thousand dollars to be paid
on account of the principal in
in each year beginning on the
first day of January 1919, and
ending on the fiist day of Janu
ary, 1943, when the said bonds
shall be fully paid off; both prin
cipal and interest shall be paya
ble in gold coin of the United
States of present standard of
weight and fiinenesi at some I
bank in the city of Atlanta, Ga. I
None but registerd qualified vo
ters shall be permitted to vote
in said election. Those desiring
to v ate in favor of said bonds
shall do so by casting ballots hav
ing written or printed -n them
“FOR SCHOOLHOUSE;” and
those desiring to vo.e against
the issue of said bonds shall do
so by casting ballots having writ
ten or printed on them the words
“AGAINST SCHOOLHOUSE.”
Polls shall be opened from 9 a. m
to 3 p. m.
This 31st day of October, 1917.
W. A. Jones, chairman
S. W. Lee, Secretary
R. Earl Evans,
J. J. Ryle. ,
Board cf Trustees, Gordon School
District, of Wilkinson County,
Georgia- 11-2-4 t.
Notice of First Meet
ing of Creditor.
In the District Court of ,tho
United States for the Wset
ern Division of the Sonthern
District of Georgia. In Bank
ruptcy.
In The Mattr of 1
Herbert E. Eady - Inßankruptc;
aßnkrupt. )
i
minority vote. But even now
they are crying that they mud' i '
mistake, that their law has jo
kers in it. Thev say that unless. I
they change their law next sum ■
mer thata fellow who is running
for the Uuited States Senate i.-
liab'e to defeat their man. The:
say their opponent has a follow
ing in each county, and will gel
the “units” they were counting
on. Os couse they were aware
of these jokers, and flaws.
For years they were preparing
the jokers, but the joke is, they
stepped into their own trap set
for the other fellow. One polit.
ical faction should not reqnire
the Legislature to write into law
their “isms,” and change it to
suit their special occasion. The
law should not have been pass
ed. The majority should always
rule. Anything when properly
crowded, from a possum
dog io a preacher, will
lie, but figures will never lie,
unless you put them down wrong
Let every man’s vote count
“ONE” in Georgia, and we will
not be bothered about the
“units”ducuts and appointments
Siggthe Pledge.
, Save the Waste
THE BULLETIN, IRWINTON, GEORGIA.
A LETTER FROM
COL, BLOODWOkTH
I ■
War is awful! It devastates
property and human life. Sons
are taken from mothers; hus
bands are taken from their wives;
ho:., us are emptied of its sons
Men get out and shoot each other
down over territ iries so that
others may live and prosper
where kindeed fought and died.
Men kill each other in battle
over right that others may enjoy
Civilization has not reached the
zenith that treaties and rij^hts,
that are in dispute may W set
tled by reasou instead of ta< toll
of human lives and casualties.
Yes, War is awful!
• It matters not what one’s p- i
vate opnions are. We are in the
world war. It seems that we
are in it until Gcrmr ny is crush
ed. We cannot tell so much
about ''he papers. But we do
know that ten millk n men have
been registered. We do know
that training camps are like cities
Over the country. We do know
i that the government's income
of its people is about 40 billion
20 billions have been ap
propriated and is being used it
said. This means something. All
this training and money spent is
not for nothing.
i There will be critical times in
| the country this winter in sec
itions. It is natural for it to be.
Food and fuel as high as it is in
the cities, laboring man is bound j
suffer- We m :st do our best to
take care of ourselves and help
our neighbor who needs us,
There has been begun in this
county a food conservation can" -
, paign.lt cost no one a cent. Its
only purpose is to remind us of
, economy, The more we think of
economy the better we can see
where we can economize. This
is a good thing m times of peace
as well as war. Then it is far
l । in war.
War has just begun with us.
We can’t start to soon prepareing
for worse deprivations cf the co n
, forts and necessities of life. The
1 sooner the better. Be eeonom
cal and if the worst does come
we are greatly benefiited, if it
does not come we have lost noth
ing and gained much, Now is
the time for us to study cur in
; dustrial needs and get along wit..
| the least we can. It is not for
I the nation’s sake, but for our
selves add if “all of ourselves.”
will do that for our selves of
course the nation will benifit by
it for it is composed of US,
which means Uncle Sam.
Whether we believe in the ad
ministrations methods or not,-The
war or not ( now is the time-the
opportune time to work the hard |
pS., think the deepest, spend the’
J Lust and save the most. Bank
, every dollar we can to use when i
lit will be worth something.
Flemming Bloodworth, I
Chairman Wilkinson Co, ;
vbjtaj -Maamu. ITT.7ißMMcwxa.aau i -tobbu 1
To the Creditors of Berbert E.
Eady, of Mclntyre, in the Coun
ty of Wilkinson and district
aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on
October 22, 1917, the said - ler
bercE, Eady was duly adjud’ea
ted bankrupt, and that the first
meeting of his creditors wifi be!
held at Macon, in Bibb County
Georgia, in room 304, Grand
Opera Birding, on November 7th
1917, at 11:30 oclock in the fore
noon, at which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint a trustee examine
the bankrupt, and transact such
other business as may properly
come before said meet! g The!
bankrupt is required to be pres-1
ent on that day for examination.
J. N. TALLEY
Referee in Bankruptcy, j
Macon, Ga., this O^t. 26th, 1917.
Have you signed |
the Food Pledge! j
RULES FOR WILKINSON COUNTY
SCHOOLS.
1. The schools shall open at 8 a. in.
and close at 4 p. in., Standard time.
2. Recesses and intermission ahull
be as follows: 10:00 a. in., recess of
15 minutes; 12:00 m., intermission of
one hour; 2:30 p. in., recess of 15 nun
utes.
3. Discipline being the first essen
tial of a successful school, teachers,
trustees and parents should unite in
its enforcement. Especially should the
teacher enforce order in the school
room, ami no unnecessary noises, mov
ing about over the room, or disorder
should be tolerated,
4. All pupils must «be courteous and
respectful to the teacher.
5. The teacher’s authority over the
pupil begins when the pupil leaves home
lor school, and ends when the said
puj il gets back home.
6.- Pupils should not be allowed b
tumble iii and out of the school room
but should march in and out quietly.
7- As most of the trouble among
pupils occur: while tile teacher is not
in sight, the teacher should not leave
the eehoo Igiounds dining intermission,
but should oversee the play ground an
prevent indulgence in dangerous game
or pranks.
8. Cursing, indecent language, s:nok
ing and chewing tobacco must be pro
uibited.
If any child shall damage ally
choc-i property, the parent shall be re
;ui-ed to repair the damage.
10. The teacher shall have the right
'o inflict corporal punishment. How
■ver, Ibis should be used sparingly.
Where the parent objects to thi:
means of punishment and the pupil
becomes unmanageable, the pupil urn;
be suspended. '1 he teacher should the
lay the matter before the trustees an.
if in their judgment the pupil shoe!
be expelled from the school, a reeoiu
mendation to that effect should be for
varded to the superintendent, signed
>y tlie trustees. The teacher may sus
pend a pupil temporarily, but the right
of expulsion is reserved to the board
of education.
11. relieving that the teachers
should 1 c allowed to use their own
methods of teaching, the board of edu
cation v. ill not interfere so long as
these methods bring satisfactory re
sults, However, the methods outlined
in the Teachers’ Manual should be ob
served as much as possible.
12. Wiittcn examinations should be
held at the end of each month and
■pccimens be kept for inspection by
I tjie superintendent and trustees,
13. A daily recitation program should
be posted in the room and should be
strictly followed.
14. Teachers should exercise care in
making cut their monthly and ann.ua’
! reports, filling cut all the blank spaces
, Two copies should be made, one to be
’ forwarded to the supeiintendent am.
i the other to the secretary-treasurer of
. the trustees. Reports . not correctly
filled out may be returned to. the teach
j er for correction.
15. Tardiness on the part of the
teacher shall be satisfactorily explain
’; ed to both the seeretary-treasm t <,!
I the trustees and to the superintendent
,: in the monthly reports. The t aehei
| shall require a written excuse fre n the
- parents of those pupils who si ill bT
a tardy as much as three times or ibsen;
as much as one time in a sei Jastie
t month. Five unexcused absent-s or
seven unexcused cans of tn dineas
, within one scohlustie month may at the
> option of the trustees result in :u?pen
_ I sion of the pupil. Excuses she il l be
accepted wehu based on Pro ential
- reasons only. Fxcuf.cs for ahving Io
• help at home in the-work may be ac
eepted when the trustees so reeo.. mend.
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! Card of Thanks
From Mclntyre
The church and community
and town of Mclntyre wi;h to
extend their best thanks to Ed-
Igar Bros, for a gift of a sflect
। ion of books presented to Mcln
tyre Library, through Mr. J. C. ;
I Todd- Since Edgar Bros have
I been at Mclntyre they have been
' very liberal givers to the church
I as well as to every enterpris I
that is beneficial to the town. We
feel sure that this liberality ac
counts fortheir prosperity.
Citizens of Mclntyre and Com
munity.
Per A. S. Avant
Gordon News and
School Items
Last Thursday Rev. Sanders,
the Methodist pracher, visited
our school and conducted the
mo. ning exercises,
* $ >it
The I‘hool Society will hold
its regular meeting, Friday Nov
19th, 1917.
♦ * «
I
1 Miss Izetta Davis, second as-i
I sistant teacher spent last Satur-1
urday in Macon.
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Miss Sammons, State Demon- j
j strator visile 1 our school last Fri
i day for the purpose of organiz
| ing a Girls Canning Club, j
Money to Loan I
On Improved Farm®
Lands. I
Long time loans, low rate of interest, write to
R. C. DEAN, ■
Milledgeville, Ga. H
r- - Eg
OF fiOM J
I CORDON, CA. H
| Capital and Profits - - $25,000.00 ■
I Deposits - - ■ ■ $104,000.00 H
j Resources - - - - $152,212.00 H
We will appreciate .your busTness and will gU
give you every accommodation consistent I
with safe banking. I "
C. H. CATES, - - Cashier B
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symptoms left after an attack of grip. That evil ।
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attempt sto “do his bit” he exposes himself to the risk of a second I
attack, for which he is less prepared, and which n tay have graver |
1 consequences. |
There’s Danger in 1 Delay I
* April and May are pneumonia months. InC is time a weak- j
, ened system is a constant source of danger, fo> ’ the pneumonia :
and grip infections are in the air, and after a tug winter the I
1 .... ' s 80 clogged with waste it cannot resist them. Fortify I
the health, remove the catarrh, and improv s the digestion.
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> iveness in catarrhal conditions is unquestioned. Ta- g no chanuor—Take
Penina.
Parana . ablets are always ready to take. Ye r may carry a box j
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