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THE HOME JOURNAL . “I may be old-fashioned,” says
Bill ‘but my idea of highbrow
— ; is a person who says “corn on the
Price $1.50 A Year. In Advance cob’ whee he means “Roas’n ears.”
Published Every Thursday'Morning
Official Organ of Houston County
: The thing that dismays the
| father is the suspicion that his
son is doing the things he did at
j that age.
JOHN H. & JOHN L. HODGES
I The good die yonng, Just as
soon as home made brew begins to
get good the owner kills it.
GRANDJURY PRESENTMENT
HOUSTON SUPERIOR COURT
OCTOBER TERM, 192?
Thursday, Oct. 18.
tbe followingjas our presentments
for the term. By committee we
i have examined tbe books of all of
| A St. Louis wife says she will ’i,he court officials as well as all of
foljow hubby until desert sands I the countys properties and the re
grow cold. Not so romantic, says 1 ports from these committees are
as follows: . . •
Wo dnd the books of the Coun
convicts, of wb icli two are w
men, all in good health, except
white man who is confined t
camp from bullet wounds receive'
while trying to escape. The “
teen mules at this camp arei
, . , fairlv good condition. At
We the <irand .Jurors chosen j ury at the April Term. 1923, I( f cate d near Elko, we an
and sworn for the October lerm ot carr i e d with them a recomendatioto thirteen convicts in good
Houston Superior Court, submit f ba fl the Solicitor-General of the ^j a0 thirteen mules in good worl
the
shape;
Bill. He owes her $>4,000.
A Perry youth taking bis first
tv Treasurer to be correct and
STUMS -atlykept; we lid that book.
GENERAL OFFICES
,MEW YORK AND CHICAGO
BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
he doesn’t get to stay in bed long
enough for the lamp chimney to
cool eff.
POLLYANNA
COLYUM-
MORE WORK THAN WIT
It is as hard to
keep up with the
st yles as it is with
the weather, wails,
Bill.
have been properly audited by a
certified Public Accountant, we
commend the Treasurer for his ef
ficiency.
We find the books of the tom-
missioners of Hoads and Revenue
to be properly kept and certified
to by audits on the First of April
each year, we find that this is the
correct thing to do and heartily
approve of this annual audit.
We find from the Tax Col octors
books that ha has collected dur-
Ford doesn't
claim to be a liter
ary man, says Bill
yet he turns out the
tin best sellers.
Miss Miller was having her first
grade from a chart.
She came to the sentence: "can
you see me, mamma!”
James’ she said, read that mg the second and third quarters
sentence” James read perfectly aB g pec i a iT a x e sa tolal of $2931.60
. until he came to the word ''see” . aild the Tax collector holds re-
| T don’t know that word” he oeipts showing that he has properly
paid over these amounts to the
It wouldn’t be so
hard to pay the Third
installment of the in
come taxes if one
could remember what
becomes of the income, complains
Bill.
What If Wb Did Tell The
Whole Truth!
said.
Why, James, think real hard.
What are your eyes for! ‘‘now
read,” said Miss Miller.
Oh! “now I know, to look with”
“oan you look me, mamma!” James
readily read.
The boys team is as follows:
nomer Davis—center
Louis Gilbert—Guard
Louis Harper —Guard
Alfred Edwards—Sub. Guard
Wordna Gray—Forward
ooleman Strother—Forward
in
proper authorities, we find
numerous cases those subject to
this class of tax have paid but
have failed to register with Ordi
nary as required to do by law: we
also find Borne instances where
they have registered but have not
paid the tax; in a few cases we
find those subjeot have neither
registered or paid the tax. We
recomend that these defaulters be
warned that in the future bills
will be made against them for
law
The most exciting event of the
week was the collision of the foot
ball with a window pane you may
guess the results.
A short time ago the editor of
the paper jfrew tired of being oall-
ed a liar, it is said, and announc
ed that he would in the future
bandied the truth only. His next
issue contained the following item:
"John Benia, the laziest man in
town, made a trip to Beevil on
Monday.
“John Ooele, our groceryman, is
doing a poor business. His store j half will be broken and we
U dusty and dirty. How can he ex- slip back into the old rut.
pent to do much!
“The Rev Sty preached last Sophomore English class
Sunday ou charity. The sermon was Studying nouns that could
was punk I have a genitive, especially one
“Dave Cranky died at his home j h ind called * certain signified ob-
here Tuesday. The doctor gave it j ect8,
JSHi
Last week started the new
mouth, and resolutions to do bet
ter were made by scores. Half of
them we have broken, already, and
before the month is over the other
wii)
that moonshine killed him.
“Miss Sylvia Rhodes and Sam
Oollins were married Saturday at
the Presbyterian parsonage. The
bride is a very ordinary town girl,
who doesn't know any more about
oooking than a jack rabbit, and
newer helped her mother three
days in her life. She is not a
beauty and has a gait like a duok
Tbe groom ta an up-to-date loafer.
He has been living off the old
folks all his life and is not worth
shucks.”
Any newspaper man in t h o
nation could turn his country up
side down by publishing so small
a portion as one-tenth of the
things he knows and keeps under
his hat.
Miss Brannon asked a boy what
they were studying. He said,
“Signified nouns mam.”
Miss Miller has had the girls
who are trying for the basket ball
team praoting in their suits, The
team will be olected sometime this
week, and will be announced next
week,
From the shadows
Look toward the light
And you'll say the corafeds
Look all right.
And speaking of bananas, the
skin of one tied to each shoe sole
is a great help in dancing to that
tune (!)
The best way to turn a gold ring
to platinum is to put mercury on
it, say some of the sonior physics
pupils, who havo had mercury to
change the glittering gold into a
bright silver,
Miss Bryan—“Tommy what is
13—7 -to!”
Tommy: (what was more asleep
thau awake, replied:)
'“The Snow Fall,” The subject
of their reading lesson.
We find that several Justice of
the Peace have failed to bring
their books in for examination and
urge that they be made to do so
at the next term of the court, we
find those that we examined to be
iu regular order as far as we could
tell,
We find the books in tbe Ordi
nary’s office to be well kept and
the system used to be way above
the average and we commend him
for keeping all records where they
can be so eaisly found.
We find insufficient books and
records iu the Sheriff’s office to
make a complete report and reco
mend that at the April Term that
be be required to present in detail
all ol his affairs for examination
to the Grand Jury.
After a through examination of
the records in the Clerk’s Office
we find the following deplorable
conditions to exist:
The Clerk’s Office has been
criticised by the two Grand Juries
next preceeding this one. At the
Ootober Term, 1922, one year ago
the Grand Jury, iu their present
ments, oalled attention to the faot
that important records in t h e
Circuit bring contempt proceedings. ing cond ition. The camp is
arrainBf. C H Hardison, predecessor and in sanitary condition.
cleat
thej
at
to
against
in office of the present Clerk, and j After a thorough examinatio
against the present Clerk, for of a committee composed of
their failure to do their duty in ent i r0 Grad Jury we find th
the particulars specified; and that County jail to be inadequated i
the Solicitor of the City Court g j ze aud altogether unsanitary an
bring contempt proceedings against an un flt place to incarserati
the present Clerk of the Superior human beings and we reoommen
Court as Clerk of the City Court- that County Commissioners
We are advised that no such pro- once bu i]d a new jail at a cost
ceeding has been brought by the county, not to exceed 820,01
either prosecuting attorney. i an d especially urge that th
We have looked into the state present walls as well as all othe
of the records in the Clerk’s Office par ts of the jail be salvaged an
and we find that, notwithstanding use d in the construction of thi
the fact, that this is the third con- new j a n asfar as possible. W
secutive Grand Jury that has in- f ur ther recomend that moder
vestigated this matter and made san itary appliances be equippe
recomandations touching it, the; throughout the building,
work has not been brought up to | We commend the County Com
date; on the contrary, we find the missiorars for the employmentc
following deplorable condition a Certified Public Accountant an
prevails in the office of the Clerk BU gg es t this practise be continue
of the Superior Court and that of eacb year
the City Gourtof Houston County; | We fix t he pa y 0 f Grand Jurors,
1st. That C. H. Hardison is Traverse Jurors and Balifs both oi
chargable with .the fact thatno| t jj 0 g upe rior and City Court
Minutes of the Superior Court
have been recorded from June
at
1st. 1920 to Jauuary 1st, 1921.
3rd, That C H Hardison is
chargable with the fact that no
Charter proceedings have been
recorded from Jane 15th, 1917 to
January 1st, 1921.
4th. ThatC. H. Hardison is
chargable with the fact that no
Final Record of the Superior
Court has been made up from
April Term. 1913 to January 1st,
1921.
5th, That H L Wasden, pres
ent Clerk, is charagble with the
fact that the minutes of the City
Court during his term are still
far in arrears.
6th. That H L Wasden is
chargeable with the faot that no
minutes of the Superior Court
have been reoorded since October
1922.
7th. That H L Wasden is
ohargebale with the faot that no
Charter proceedings have been
reoorded dnrLng his term of Office.
8.
able with the fact that no final
record of the Superior court has
$2.00 per day.
We find at tho County
Farm, seven inmates, well care
for.Tho farm being in splendi
condition in every detail.
We have had for consideratio
(66) bill, of which we have
58 true bills and 8 no bills.
We desire to thank the Hon.
H. A. Matthews for his able and
comprehensive charge to tbe Grand
Jury, also for the courtesies
shown us by Judge Malcolm D. :
Jones. Wo especially desire to
thank Sol. Ohas. H. Garrett for
his untiring efforts in nur behalf
and we commend him as an able
and effieient officer.
We recommend that these pre
sentments be published in tbs
Perry Home Journal and thi
Leader Tribune of Fort Valley at
cost not to exceed $10.00 < aoh.
Respectfully Submitted. .
G. F. Cooper, Foremar, E Holtz-
daw, Clerk.—J D Duke, O J
Bateman, J J Culler, L P Gray, W
Wimberly, H
•a
L7“ 4 - e " * Oiprt?H O NeaI. O O Kent
Gordan Wilcoxon, W A Strother,
L C Howard, W D Murray, T F
X“ r6COrd ' ddUri "‘ t W * term of Flournoy. M B Lee, J B c JswJli
1 W J Crawley, Ben BobeHson C B
Watson. H A Tucker.
The foregoing general present*,
ments of the Grand Jury pf Hous-
office
9th, That H. L. Wasden is
ohargebale with the fact that the
general index is several months in
arrears.
The keeping of these records up
to date is an important aspect on
ton County are hereby ordere
spread upon the minutes of
the duty of a Clerk of Court. The cour * a “A.5 ubl i®} , ? d r . a . 8 ,
citizens of the County have the recommended. 1 bis October 11th
County have the
right to expect that this jrork will
be done by whoever holds tbe
offico. We feol that we speak for
the citizens. Important private
and public rights stand or fall ac
cording to these records and the
Life is
missing.
** A critic
a ladder with rtimgs
The Senior class is to have the
pleasure of siudying “Mother
Goose Rhymes’ * and “child’s
Garden of Verses” in connection
with literature,
says
Americans have
lost their nerve. Has he noticed
the entries in beauty contests!
Eve had no laundry bill,
Neither did Adam;
Didn’t wear any clothes,
Nobody had ’em,
Nobedy did.
Wish we could do that,
Don’t you, ol’ kid!
The sehool of experience doesn't
grant any holidays, says Bill,
In physics this question was
asked: Why does an ocean Steam
er draw more water after entering
fresh water!”
The answer was: The salt water
is ‘condenser’ than fresh water,
B, W,
H, A,
—FOR SALE—Abruzzi Seed Rye
at $2.00 per bushel. Cali on me
at home or at B H Andrew & Son
C A Thurmond, Perry, Ga.
FARMS FOR RENT
The big problem before the
coming generation is how to get a
meal without using a can opner.
I Several one and two horse farmr
in high Btate of cultivation just
out side the city limits of Haw-
says Bill. Are ean openers to be ^* nsv ^ le » Good land, good
abolished along with cork screws! I?/” 18 ®?! ?°° v d ^ ences * „
Inquires Bill, ( Merritt & Anderson Bros Co.,
1 Hawkmsville, Ga.
Clerk’s Office were not being kept fant that they are incomplete in
up to date as the law contemplates the particulars designated must
and requires and placed the re* be well known and must be re
sponsibility for this condition up-| garded by every good citizen as a
on C. H. Hardison, former Clerk.
At the April Term, 1923, the
Grand Jury went more fully into
this matter and reported somewhat
in detail the work that had been
and was being nelected in this
office. This report of the Grand
Jury showed the following facts:-
lst. That no minutes of the city
Court of Houston County, the
Clerk of which Court is also the
Clerk of the Superior Court, had
been recorded from June 1st, 1920
until the date of that report, with
the exception of minutes from
January 1st, 1921, through July
1921, criminal and
ings.
deplorable state of affairs. An
officer of Court is the last person
who ought to defy tho opinion of
the citizenry as reflected by the
recomend ations of the Grand Juries
of the County. We know that the
City Court of Houston County and
the Superior Court ought to deal
with these recalcitrant officers.
1923.
Malcolm D. Jones, J. S. C. M. C., : #
Chas. H. Garrett. Sol. Gen.
Georgia Houston County, Hous
ton Superior Court. I certify that
the above and foregoing is a true
copy of the presentments of Grand
Jury for October 1923.
Witness my hand and seal this”
October 15th, 1923.
H* L. Wasden, Clerk*
NOTICE FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
Georgia, Houston County
In pursuance of an Act of the General j
_ _ „ Assembly of the state of Georgia at thel
ought to deal with them much
more strictly than with ordinary
citizens who may fail to accede to
to the opinion of their fellow
2nd. That no minutes of the
Superior Court bati been recorded
either in criminal or civil proceed
ings, from January 1st, 1920. the
date of that report, with the ex*
aeption of the minutes from Jan
uary 1st. I92t through April, 1921
3rd. No Charter proceedings
have been recorded since March
15th, 1917. v
4th- That no Final Record in
the Superior Court had been made
since 1913.
5th. That the General Index to
deed books had not been kept
since, 1922.
Tbe Presentments of tbe Grand
1933, a special elec> ion is hereby called!
to beheld ia said county on the 1st Wed-f
nesday in December 1933 to determine:
whether the qualified voters of saidcoun-\
.... , , , ty will vote to abolish or retain the City
citizens, these men understand Court of Houston County,
their duties, and know tbe im- At said election voters who wish to cast
civil proceed- portance of their faithfully per- ballois for the abolishment of said
forming them; they have sworn to court shal1 - hnvc written ~ or PL inted .there-
on the words "Against City Court” and®
do their duty and have certainly those who oppose the abolishment of
been sufficiently warned to do the ®“id court shnli have written or printed
work which they are hereby share on their balEota the words "For city
ed with noeiectine Court , Ballots, tilly sheets, and blank
eawun nogiecung. returns will be furnished to the election
We inspected the convict camps managers. Witness my officiil signature
and find them as follows:- The this October 15th, 1928.
camp looated between Fort Valiev Eromett Houser Ordinary of Houston,
* county.
and Perry we find to be in a good
sanitary condition. At this camp
(there are seveteen convicts and
three guards. These eonvicts are
well cared for and in a
—FOR SALE—Tbe W L Henry
home on Maeon street with all
healthy modern equipment. Apply to
condition. We find eighteen mules A Smoak, Perry, Ga.
all in good condition and enough —■
machinery in good condition to F O R 8 A L B—One seven
earry on the work. At the camp rooni house. Well adapted foi
located at Bonaire wa find sixteen two familial. Apply at this office#
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