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CHARLTON COUNTY HERALD.
DOLLAR AND A HALF PER YEAR
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
FOR ADJOUNED SPRING TERM
TO THE HON J. D BLALOCK!
Judge Superior Court. 3
Greeting:
We the Grand Jury appoint
ed to serve at the adjourned
session of the March term of
Snperior Court for said County
respectfully report as follows:—
We haye carefully examined
all cases that have come before
us, all have examined all witnesses
in an imoartial aud unbiased
manner.
We submit the report of John
Harris Co. school Supt. Identi
fies here with as Exhibit A.
EXHIBIT A
June 11th, 1928.
To the Honorable Grand Jury
Charlton Superior Court, Spring Term.
In accordance with law requiring it
thegfollowing report of the condition
of the schools of the couunty is made:
All school buildings in the county
meet state requirements as to plans ex
cept one. Another building needs to
be ceiled to make it comfortable for the
children during the cold weather. All
are insured as the statejrequires, with
a single exception.
The effort to make our schools effi
cient, which has been the chief under
taking of Board and S\:‘perintendent.;
has in part been realized. Education-'
al opglortunity is begx:ig e%ualized |
throughout the county and a high stand
..%rhd of sccomph’shh? is being attained.
“The advancement of the children, edu
catioaally and morrally, has been sought’
rather than personal pepularity. A
unified, sfandardized, efficient system
of schOols is in sight for Chariton coun
ty. The foundation has been laid, and
within the next few years the highert
resnlts will be secured, |
During the past year, acting on the
,wafion ofy :hg Grand Jury,
' the of Education barrowed $3500
on long time to remodel the building
occupied by the County High School.
This smount remains unpaid. In addi
tion to this it has been necessary at dis.
ferent tumes to borrow sums agirega
ting $9850, all of which have been paid
except one loan of $3090.67, which is
not due until Dec. 31, 1928. Through
the efforts of several individuals, more
especially the active interests f Hon.
LPE. Malsrd, our Representative in |
the General Arsembly, the .County
Board will receive (3694 from tha State
Ecualization Fund this year in addition
to the regular per cayita approgriauon.
This will still leave us severai t uusand'
dollars short of the amount which We‘
should havn tocarry on tue educationul
proinm begun in this county. So far
as] know there is no way to get addi
tional funds, and a curtailment of oper
errtions seems a necessity.
Irregular attendance and low enroll.
ment are two factors contributin‘; most
to the rePrdltton of educational prog
ress in the county. Until these are re
moved in some way our schools wili
suffer. JOHN HARRIS, C. 8. C.
The Grand Jury has no specific
recommendations to make, for
the retirement of the debts in
curres in the school funds. }
We have explicit faith in the
ability and integrity of our Board
of Education, and only urge them
to rigid ezonomy. i
It has been snggested that the
Grand jury recommend the ap
pointment of an instructor in bome
economies,
We are heartily in accord with
this advanced step in our Educat
jonal system, but feel that, owing
1o the present indebtedness, it
would be unwise to make this re
commendation at this time.
A vacancy has occurred on the
Board of Educetion, due to the
lamented and untimely demise of
P. b. Higginbom. In the matter
of recommendation of a successor
to Mr. Hhgginbuthom, it has to be
brought to onr attention that the
Moniac Dist. has no* in recent
years had a representation on the
Board.
We therelore feel that it would
only be an example of the Golaen
Rule to recommend the appoint
ment of Mr. T. E. lackie of
Moniae, to the Board of Eduea
tion. : .
We are also pleased to submit
herewith the report of our Solici
tor Mr. Mc Queen, on the Count)y
Court which is identified herewith
as "Exhibit C”, .
ExHIBITC
To Honorable Grand Jury
March Adj. Term, 1628,
Charlton Superiour Court.
Gentlemen:—l herewith sudmit the
following report of the County Court of
Charlton County:
The court, since established about 3
years aso, has paid, over and abhove the
cost to orl’ficers. the sum of $4,013.%72
ad this amount has been turned over
to the county authorities. &
Duiing this time a total of 20 defen
dams have been sent to the chaingang’
for a total of 98 months.
The following is a list of those sen
tenced to the chain ‘ganl;;:—Herbert
O’Steen, James Cumaday, P. D. Strick
land, Joa Davis, Robert Lewis, Walter
Coadon, Will Johnson, Royal Johns,
Jake Gadsen, Brinson Floyd, Iryin Dix
on, EE D Gwens, C. E. Davis, F. F.
Williams, Ike Johns, G. C. Johns, Os
car Johns, Jesse Gatheas, 0. E. Gill,
Crugar Martin, Lacy Trippett, Will
Jackson, Charlie Hudley, J. ;D. Little,
George Roberts, John Mixon and Sarah
Sikes. |
Besides this sum of $4,013,72 turned
into the treasury there is dua the coun
ty from Colquitt county the sum of
$500.00 for prisoners sent the county
under coniract. The officials of Col
quitt promise to pay this obligation as
soon as taxes are paid this fall.,
We eave also turnen over tothe State
Eame Department, according to law,
the sum of $312.50 for fines derived
for game Jaw vicletions. The above fig:
ures demonstrate that the court is more
than self sustuining aund it also takes
ithe burden and expense off the Su?er
ior'court of trying misdemeanor offen
ses. Respectfully submitted,
ALEX McQUEEN, Sdlicitor.
The report is very commendal ¢
and we feel there is nothing we
can add to this very good repori.
~ Mr O. F. Wilson submitted to
us .the list of Paupers which s
übef'rewitbmafl'g;ggfl of this re
cord, as Exhibit "P”.
EAHBIT D.
Folkston, Ga., Jone 11th, 1925,
List of Paupers and amount paid per
month.
J. W. Cooper, Pauper 10.00
Geo. Todd, s 10.00
Mrs. Letty Martin, * 10,00
Lige Carter, ' 10.00
Mrs A. Smith, . + 100
Chas. Nipper, ** 5.00
Riley Howard, " 5.00
Will Langley,™ * - 5.00
Bab Harrell, 3 500
Making a total of \ ‘ $70.00
Yours Truly,
0. k. Wilsox, Clerk,
Board of Charlton County, Ga.
We recommend that ithe list as
submitted be continued, and also
recommend that the following
names of persons be added there
to. and that they be paid the
amounts opposite thaw respeclive
names.
L. A. Smith (col.) Paxton place
500 per mo. Julia Garrett 500
per mo. John Douglas & wife
(col) (500 each) Traders Hill
10.00 per mo,
It is suggesled that the money
in the case of L. R, Smith be
prid thru Mr. B. L. Royal, and
that of Jno Douglass and wife be
paid theu Mr. J, V. Gowen,
We recommend that County
Commissioners isolate Maggie
Crews, and hire some human and
intelligant pe=son t care for her
Her condition being such that
grav:: public danger from conta
gion exists, and we feel that the
County Commissioners s'iould
lose no time in attending to this
case,
We recommend thal a closed
season for fishing be established
in Charlton County during April—
May —June, of each year until
revoked,
We recommend the aclion oi
our County Commissisners in Co
operating the State Highway Dept
in the construction ol the socalled
Valdosta *lacgsonville Highway
thru St George in’ this eounty.
We would recommend that the
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF CHARLTON.
FOLKSTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 22 1928
Dr. William’s Talks to Lions
Object of S. E. Association
~ Dr. A. D. Williams, of Folkston
ipresident of the Southeast Geor
gia Cnoperative Association,
placed before the .I.ions Club of
Waycross, the plans of this organ
lization Tuesday.
Included in these are, elimina
tion of swins chglera, \he holding
of the Southeast Georgia Fair in
‘Waycross during November, the
construction of the St, Marys—St.
Marks canal, the construction of a
poultry fattening’ slaughter, and
cold storage house in Waycross
the adoption of the pig, cow, hog
and hen program in each ‘county,
support for the Bright Leaf Tobac
co Baseball League, the establish=
ment of trade bodies in each coun:
ty, the employment of an agricul
tural agent and a home demons!ra
.ion agent by each county. |
The Lions Club exteaded Dr.
Williams a cordial welcome for
this club has ever since its ineep
tion taken an active interext in
the development of this section of
the state, '
Felkston DropsThreein “w
Nichols and Jesup Victors.
Folkston has, been kl.\fedfj
from her mighty perch in_ the
baseball world, by lhr).,,y(.lod‘
games, in the last three | ’j’ ,
Nichols took a doub *“l_‘&.4‘-
from us, then Jesup soaked us O
luesday for & 9'to- 4 - victary, or
the Jesup grounds. 3
We hope that with to days
game wilth Jesup, the boys will
’take a bracer and regain then
laurels. Playing together behind
the pitcher is the only way to
victorv. wWe were all proud of
our seam in the beginng, and
lsfiould not fail o hack them to
the limi¢ mow. 5
Next week we take ‘the leadng
Douglas team o for two games
then on July fourth we end the
season with'a double hcader al
!Waycmss with the Waycross
‘team Our boys are capable o
playing better bail than thay have
the last three games and we hope
that they will regain thewr batting
eye as well as their fielding eye.
The standing of the clubs are
as follows:
* LEAGUE STANDING.
Clubs Won Lost Pecentage
Douglass 9 1 900
Patternson 7 3 700
FOLKSTON 7 4 636
Nichols 6 1 600
Waycross b h 500
Jesup 4 6 400
Homersville 2 Y 182
Baxley 1 9 100
Folkston plays the Lu‘:n
Leading Brown Mule Smith's
Team -Douglas—on our home
grounds Thursday. The first
; samo with them there Tues
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‘Bond . Win Overwhelmingly |
Vofe 598 For; 62 Agaimt.‘
v%ndv election Monday . was
an @¥ént that met with a unitec
Ispi ifrom the voters of good old
Charltan, as the results show.
* The ritizens interested in the
fortvae vement of the connty
and ,i‘i&to see a good build
ing a 8 well as a safe jail, stirred
KWYQS and got out a ful
vote, ‘
The Folkston district with a
regigiration of 441 votes polled
im 8 mere six voting
agafost Bonds, This wasa record
vole; agimany were out of the
city; some®sick and a few nol
' The'Wlle by dictrict was:
¥ *fi 491 for, 6 against.
Shi@eirge 627 19 ”
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Tr “ ,'2B" 6 ”
Mo L Ty 2” 15 "
Hfl{:zv,. ~49 ” 7 »
ThUS the issue went over with
votes toy
;%* .vote as consolidated
Tuesda®Showed 598 for, with 62
against | sonds, Necessary tc carry
the § F ;,g.-. B.‘ : ;
Advertisihg . for bids will be the
olks " Ttade Mart Busy
Wool, Chighens, Cucumbers
s % !'1;7; ’D‘"‘i E 1
- LastWeduesday, thejgrowers of
vanlptnel piigal sale., The
el LT Wyl . o 0 ¢ ]
iAR SR TetS AR
AL, Monroe. . g
" T ttat Rumber ot pous SR
something hike 7,000; the grice
paid over $3,000. There was a
fewddrmers who had not sheared
in time to get the sale or else it
would have reached 10,000,
The Herald compliments Mr,
aibson on his effort, many nice
things are_being saia of him for so
doing. -
Buyers have been after mutton
shecp, but the owner have refus
ed $3 per head for them,
The chicken train Friday, was
success, 3500 pounds being weigh
ed in, half of them being white
leghorn fryers. Receipts wereap
proi nately S9OO.
Cucumbers came in briskly this week
with the biggest daily deliveries and as
the season closes Saturday noon, some
of the growers hope to be on “‘velvet"
ny then The week supply may run
400 hampers.
Peagler and Newborn Buy
Scott’s Naval Store Business
A deal was closed Tuesday
wherein Pigler and Newborn of
Homerville are to become owners
of the B. ¥, Scott Naval Stores
nusiness, located in Folkston, A
binder was paid closing the trade,
which consists of the lands below
Folkston, and «ll leasehold inter
est in the business as now rone
ning.
ine new owners will take
charge at an eatly datle we under
stand, operating the business on
A larger scale.
Mr, S«ott we hear is consulering
of the old hotel block destroyed
by tire some time ago, making
some five or six store rooms, bul
not rebwlding the hotel part of
it at present,
We are glad to cronicle the
sale, as it means the re-investmen!
nf the proceeds in the busiiess
part of Folkston.
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Dr, Tavior uow spends every
Wednesday from |tos at Wood
bine and 10 St. Gearga Thursday
from erght to thres, other deys
he is at his Folkston office. 1
M. D. DICKERSON, OF DOUGLAS,
ANNOUNCES FOR JUDGESHIP.
~ Col. M. D. Dickseron, of Dougas,
seeks Judgship, was formally So
licitor General, is now promihent
attorney, and Douglas Progress,
thus boost his candidacy for this
exalted position.
“Col. M. D. Dickerson, candidate
for Judgship of the Waycross Ju
dicial circuit, has been a practictng
in South Goorgia far twenty sev
én years. He is a native of Clinch
County, Georgia, and a member
of the well known family by that
name. He was born on Februarvy
twelfth, in 1880 on a farm about
fourteen miles north of Home(-
ville, in Clinch County. He was
reared on the farm until sixteen
years of age.
. His mother’s maiden name was |
Malinda Sirmons, and his fathe:
David Dickerson, both members of
prominent Clinch County familes
His Grandfather, who was an or
phan boy, his father and mother
naving died when he {was four
years of age, was (aken in the
‘home of Mr. Ben Jumes, who took
care of him nnt | he reached twen
ty one, and reared him in Pierce
county. , When his Granafather
‘was a young man, after marriage.
‘Lhe moved to Ware, where he lived
for some time, later m inte
Glinch' County, where he ?M
his family and where he died”™ .
L Ditkerson, the father of
.0 gty !
R t:&f 2 ;‘,P‘.?Y;;.,;
v Py 2 ,”m” oW
5 ‘ .‘,."v: k"?‘"@ -.' ' p 2@;4"\;@%
who died about four years ugo;
and while ne was Judge of the
Superior Court of the Alapaha
Judicial Circuit, was the oldestc
‘the children, and the youngest is
‘M. D Dickerson, bo helped his
Lmothcr upon the farm untl he
reached the age of sixteen yewsrs,
!His duties were arduous, and in
cluded, not only work on the farm,
bul at the age of sixleen he wa:
engaged 1n dipping and chipping
turpentine hoxesr, end otherwise
worked in the turpentine indus,
try.
Our modern school convean
iences were unknown at that time,
out he struggled hard to obtain
an education, traveling many miles
to a country school, which lasted
from three to five months; now
ever, 8s a boy, ne found time lo
studv at night, and after altending
school for ten weeks ! Jasper
Fla. to Prof.J. M. Williams, at
the age ofeseventeen yenrs, he
taught a covntry school in Clinch
County. He leter taught school
in Ware and Vierce Counties, dur
ing which time he saved fiom his
earnings enough money to attend
the Georgia Normal Coilege and |
Business Institute, operated by
Professors W. A. Littie and A, A.
Kuhl, which was then located at
Abbeville, Georgia, but which is
now located at Douglas, Georgis,
from which institution he gradust
ed,
He taught school and borrowed
enovugh money to attend the Un
iversity of Georgzia at Athens, Ga,,
where he graduated 0 law in
1901; in the same year, he was
admitted 10 the bur and localed
in Douglas where he began the
practice of his professi n, He
rose rapidly in the profession,
and in 1904 was elected Solicitor
of the City Court of Douglus. He
served in this position until 1910
and was then elected Solicitor
General of the Waycross Judicial
JOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 25
Circmit and =erved in this office a
period of eight years with distinc
tion, He was elected to this of -
fice without opposition and retired
voluntarily in 1918,
Since that time Mr, Dickerson
has been actively practicing law
in South ZGeorgia, and has par
ticipated in tne trial of many of
the notable cases presented to
the Courts of this Section. He
nas not offered for any office since
his retirement from the Solicitor
General's offiee,
Mr. Dickerson served as Chair
man of the Board of Education in
the City of Douglas, and as Chair
man of the Democratic Executive
Committee in Ccffee Couanty for a
number of years, and has beén
identified with all progressive
movements for the welfare of his
community,
Mr. Dickerson is widely known
in the circuit and throughout
South Georgia and has many
friends and relatives thrcughout
the entire circuit, His knowledge
of the law, his expericnce and
knowledge of human nature
especially quulify him to fill this
high office t, whizh he aspires,
Ffi Judge Su!hr ~Cpurt.'
To VOTERS OF THE WAXCTOSS Jus
DICIAL CIRCUIT:
At the Democratic whit &-‘ mary, to
eof the PR SN P
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Waycross Judicial Circuit for said un
expired term, subject to the oction of
said primary; pledging, that if elected
to faithfully and impadtivlly administer
the affuirs of this important office with
out respect to person and do equal
riehts to the poor and the rich, accor
ding to the best of my ability and un
derstanding. I will appreciate the
support of all the people.
Cordially yours,
M. D. DICKERSON.
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For Representative.
To THE VoTERs OF CHARLTON COUNTY,
I hereby announce my candidacy for
re-election to the General Assembly of
Georgia from Charlton County, subject
to the action of the Democratic primary
ol Septembar 12th, 1928,
I feel that the experieuce acquired
by my services heretofore better quali
fies me to properly represent my coun
ty in the State’s law making body.
Should you. see fit to re-eiect me to
this important office I pledge, in
advance, that | would return to the leg
islature without malice toward anvone,
and would do as | have tried to do
heretofore—vote fer the best interest
of the people of my State and County.
Thanking you in advance for your
support and influence, I um,
Respecttully,
L. E. MALLARD,
St, Mary's Dated np
On account of another impo, tant
event scheduled for the 11th, the
Southeastern Co-Operative Asso
ciation will tneir session at Saint
Marys, Tuesday, July 10th, On
account of the Association Fair,
week of Fov, 12tn. it is hoped this
meeting will have representives
from every member organization
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« 7That Educated Dog
Much to do is being made of that
Chineh county dog thut went to
school and received a d.ploma.
It is too dog gone bad that this
doy's example could not be fol
l.ond by the human fawily mere
consistently.