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MENTION !
Mr and Mrs. T. L. Warren'
nH Mr and Mrs. Walter Gray
are spending this week at Indian
Springs, Ida.
Thomas and Clifford Grimes
nd Warren Strickland attended
fhe 4-H club camp at Camp Ben
iamin Hawkins last week.
n en 3 of the Cub Scouts are
on a camp at Houston Lake this
«‘eek with Mrs. Johnny Wilham
son, den mother, as chaperone.
' Mr and Mrs. Sam A. Nunn
and children, Betty and Sam Jr.,
spent Sunday in Cordele with
jj r s, Nunn’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Keit Hane and
children, Doris and Keit Jr., of
Charleston, S. C. and Mrs. Bar
rett Overstreet of Sylvania, Ga.
spent last week and are spend
ing this week with Mrs. M. M.
Kainey.
Miss Ann Hardwick of Cairo,
Ga. was the guest of Miss Jane
{they for the weekend.
Miss Marjorie Brown of New
York City is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Brown.
Mrs. Eliza C. Massee accom
panied Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pate
and daughter, Willard, to West
Palm Beach, Fla. last Friday.
The Pates are moving to West
Palm Beach from Hawkinsville,
Ga. Mrs. Massee will return af
ter a visit of several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Short
' and children of Fort Valley spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. J.
H. Short.
Betty Gray and Barbara Tol
leson have returned from Lake
Junaluska, N. C. where they
spent two months at camp. •
Mr. Marion L. Brown of At
lanta spent the weekend here
with his family.
H.A. 2c Allen Whipple of Par
ris Island, S. C. spent the week
end with his mother, Mrs. A. P.
\\ hippie.
Mrs. James Whiddon and chil
dren, Jimmy, Buck, and Jack,
left Saturday for their home in
Sparks, Ga. after spending two
weeks with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. W Gray.
Mrs. K. A. Campbell and chil
dren, Ann and Bobby, have re
turned from a visit to Quincy,
Fla. They are making their
home here until Sgt. Campbell
returns from the war.
Mrs, John H. Houser of Fort
Valley spent Friday night with!
Mrs. Sam P. Houser.
Mr.and Mrs. A.M. Kicklighter
announce the birth of a son,
Joseph Alan, on Tuesday, Aug.
■ 14 (Victory Day) at Middle Ga.
hospital, Macon. The baby is
the namesake of his maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.A.T.
Fountain, of Hawkinsville. Mrs. 1
Kicklighter and infant son werej
brought home Tuesday from
Macon.
Ist Lt. James E. Robinson. U.
S. Army Engineers landed in
New York City Saturday from
Furope. Mrs. Robinson, the
former Betty Jones, will meet
her husband in Atlanta Thurs-j
day and they will return to Per- i
ry Friday.
Mrs. W. C. Jones and Miss
Dorothy Jones spent several
uays this week in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Roberts
had as their guests Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Winters of
Bradley, Ga.: Mr. and Mrs. Carl;
Fewis and daughter, Edna, of;
Gilbert, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Jes-(
se Moore and daughter, Shirley, j
of Haddock, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs.
V H. Bloodworth and children,
Kuby, Joan, Carolyn, and Al
bert, of Fort Pierce, Fla.; Mrs.
F- 1. Borom and son, Robert, of
bt’tler, Ga. Mrs. Borom and
Kobert are here this w ? eek also.
Mrs. A. I. Foster has returned
i Jfom a visit with relatives in’
charleston. Tenn.
Fgt. Harris Rape and Mrs.
( , iape Fort Valley spent Sun-
KtheFd* 1 r " and Mrs. P-
Miss Sara Jones of Jonesboro,
JV* Visiting her aunt, Mrs.
w ; *• Wmchell and Mr. Winched.
Air, C. T. McEven of Austell,
Ju - is the new manager of the
Un Hal Ga. Furniture Co.
W- T. Middlebrooks and
ghter, Mary, are visiting rel
ives in McDonough, Ga.
T. Middlebrooks, Hor-
Gnffin, and Lindbergh Fer
c,r s .° n attending the annual
ln Vnf P Llub Council meeting
dledgeville this week.
r S; J- L. Grace spent last
sister m ayl ' on ’ La. w >th her'
r5 SS £ aroline Braswell, Hollis
V,H| SWe ’ and Annie Kuth BraS -
G a s Tcnt last week in Clayton,
J 1 !; and Mrs, Vaughn Bramb
, ; and sons spent the week of
Daytona Beach, Fla.
| HOUSTON COUNTY TAX LEVY FOR YEAR 1945
, CnnrT h rfrJ aX a R^ C f iv ler I er havin £ filed h>s digest for the year 1945, the
Court proceeded to levy a county tax for the year 1945.
digest Pr ° Perty ° f HOUSt °" C ° Unty °" the !
R lYfu erea P° n ordered that a tax of twenty mills be levied I
pon all the taxable property of Houston County, on the digest.and
ot on the digest, for all the several county purposes for which the
aw authorizes and directs county authorities to levy taxes (not in
cluding educationa! purposes) for the year 1945. said tax to be
vmd tor and divided among the several county purposes as
specified below.
on Alternative Road Law embraced in Sections 95-801 to 95-
County- USIVe ’ oC * e e ' operative in Houston
It was ordered that a tax of four-tenths of one per cent, or
our mills, be levied upon all the taxable property of Houston
Bounty, on the digest and not on the digest, for a road fund to be
used tor working and maintaining the public roads of Houston
County.
It was further ordered that an additional tax of sixteen mills
be levied upon all the taxable property of Houston County, on the
digest and not on the digest, for all the other several county pur
poses for which the law authorizes and directs county authorities
to levy taxes; said tax of sixteen mills to be levied for and divided
among the several county purposes as follows:
Ist. To pay the legal indebtedness
of the County due and to be
come due and past due $4.00 per $l,OOO cr 4.00 Mills
2nd. To build and repair courthous
es and jails, bridges and fer
ries, and other public improve
ments $4.00 per $l,OOO or 4.00 Mills
3rd. To pay sheriffs, jailers,
and other officers fees that
may he legally entitled to out
of the county $2.00 per $l,OOO or 2.00 Mills
4th. To pay coroners all fees that
may be due them for holding
inquests .05 per $l,OOO or .05 Mills
sth. To pay expenses of the coun
ty for bailiffs at court, non
resident witnesses in criminal
cases, servant hire, stationery,
fuel and the like $2.00 per $l,OOO or 2.00 Mills
6th. To pay jurors a per diem
compensation $2.00 per $l,OOO or 2.00 Mills
7th. To pay expenses incurred in
supporting the poor of the
county, and as otherwise
prescribed by the Code $1.25 per $l,OOO or 1.25 Mills
Bth. To pay any other lawful
charge against the county .7o per $l.OOO or .70 Mills
Total $16.00 per $l,OOO or 16.00 Mills
The Board of Education of Houston County having recom
mended the following county wide tax for a public school fund for
the year 1945:
It was ordered that a special school tax of five-tenths of one
per cent, or five mills, be levied upon all the taxable property of
Houston County, on the digest and not on the digest, to supple
ment the public school fund apportioned to Houston County by the
State of Georgia.
PERRY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Perry Consolidated School District
having recommended the levy of the following taxes on the pro
perty of said district for the year 1945 for a public school fund: It
'was ordered that said taxes be levied as follows;
To pay interest and provide a sinking fund to pay
$85,000 of school bonds..., 5 Mills!
To supplement the State public school fund receiv
ed for said district 5 Mills!
Total 10 Mills
CENTERVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Centerville Consolidated School Dis - '
trict having recommended the following tax for a public school]
j fund for said district for the year 1945: It was ordered that a
!special school tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable pro- !
perty of said district to supplement the State public school fund |
received for said district,
BONAIRE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The of Trustees of Bonaire Consolidated School Dis
trict having recommended the following tax for a public school
fund for said district for the year 1945: It was ordered that a ;
j special school tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable pro- j
I perty of said district to supplement the State public school fund’
[received for said district.
HAYNEVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Hayneville Consolidated School Dis
trict having recommended the following tax for a public school
fund for said district.for the year 1945: It was ordered that a
special school tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable pro
perty of said district to supplement the State public school fund
'received for said district.
ELKO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Elko Consolidated School District
having recommended the following tax for a public school fund for
said district for the year 1945: It was ordered that a special school
tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable property of said dis
trict to supplement the State public school fund received for said
district/
HENDERSON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Henderson Consolidated School Dis
trict having recommended the following tax for a public school
'fund for said district lor the year 1945: It was ordered that a
special school tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable pro
1 perty of said district to supplement the State public school fund
received for said district.
GROVANIA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Trustees of Grovania Consolidated School Dis
trict having recommended the following tax for a public school
fund for said district for the year 1945, It was ordered that a
; special school tax of five mills be levied upon all the taxable pro
perty of said district to supplement the State public school fund
received for said district.
Georgia, Houston County.
1 hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true extract
from the Minutes of the County Commissioners of Roads and
Revenue of Houston County, Georgia, in session August 7, 1945.
, Witness my official signature and the Seal of said Commission
ers this 9th day ot August, 1945.
ers mis om ua* b c E BRUNSON, Clerk
County Commissioners of Roads and
Revenue of Houston County, Ga.
! Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Huggins
and children, Billy and Carol,are
visiting her parents in Athens,
Ga. this week. They visited his
parents at Oliver, Ga. recently.
, Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Rainey and
children, Jimmy and Derrille
dene, of Cordele, spent Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. M. M.
Rainey.
Mr. and Mrs, Chas. G. Harris
spent the weekend in Atlanta
with their daughter, Mrs, Pete
Craig, and family.
Miss Katharine Cater has re
turned from Franklin, N. C.
where she spent six weeks.
Mrs. E. F. Barfield and Mrs.
C. P. Gray spent last week at St.,
Cloud, Fla, visiting friends.
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