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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, SEPTEMBES 5, 1919 b(S:tate of Georgia, | obb County. To the Honorable N. A. Morris, Judge of the Superior Court of said County: We, the Grand Jury, selected, chos en and sworn for the July term, 1919, of Cobb Superior Court, beg leave ’_make the following general pre ntments: 1. We submit herewith the report of our committee appointed to in vestigate the condition of the Court House and Jail, which we have duly sanctioned and adopted: (Marked Exhibit “A”) : 2. We have also through our spe cial committee examined the County Roads and: Convict Camps of the county, and herewith submit the re port of the committee which we also adopt: (Marked Exhibit “B.”) 3. Our committee appointed for the purpose has examined the dockets of the various Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public, who submitted their dockets ,and herewith submit report 2% §?)id committee. (Marked Exhibit 4. The Tax Collector submitted re ports showing collections of Special Taxes during the current year. Ow ing to the very great number of dif ferent lines of business subject to special tax and number of firms and jndividuals subject to same, it is im possible for this jury to say whether or not all firms and persons due spe cial taxes have paid same. It is sug e gested and recommended that the Tax Collector prepare a classified direc tory or census of the parties who are subject to Special Tax in the county, and keep this in permanent form by districts, and that in future he re port to the Grand Jury the names of those failing to pay the Special Tax, as well as the ones who have paid. 5. We recommend that the County Commissioners pay $l.OO per month for the rental of a room at Powder Springs while used as a Justice Court room, according to law, to be effec tive Sept. 1, 1919. 6. We recommend that the County Commissioners pay the bill of $25.00i rendered by Dr. W. H. Perkinson for professional services as alienist in the! N. V. Campbell cases. | 7. We recommend the adoption of the Ellis Health law for the County of Cobb. | . 8. The following county officers have submitted to us their reports ac-| cording to law, and we have exam ined the same and have attached them hereto as part of our presentments: H. L. Barfield, Treasurer, Exhibit “D;? J. E. Dobbs, Clerk S. Court, Exhibit “E;”’ T. H. LeCroy, Tax Col lector, Exhibit “F;” County Commis %ioners, Exhibit “G;”’ W. E. Swanson, Sheriff, Exhibit “H;” J. M. Gann, Or dinary, Exhibit “L.” 9. Before taking leave of his Hon or, Judge N. A. Morris, we desire to thank him not only for his clear-cut, fair and able charge, but for his cour tessy to this body as well. We also appreciate his efforts to so try to con duct the trial of all cases that every litigant will obtain a fair and impar—‘ tial trial, which results that the cases are seldom tried but once, thus sav ing the expense and time to litigants as well as to the tax-payers. 10. We have been most favorably impressed by the fairness and atten tion of our Solicitor General, Major John T. Dorsey, and desire .to ex press our appreciation of his services and courtesies shown us. We also desire to express our thanks in this connection to our most efficient Foreman, Mr. B. G. Brumby; our Clerk, Mr. D. W. McLain; and our Bailiff, Mr. H. F. Pair. 11. We recommend that these Pre sentments be published in the Mariet ta Journal and Courier, The Cobb County Times, and The Acworth Four-County Post, for the enlighten meént of the citizens and tax-payers of the County, and that the legal fee allowed for publishing same be equally divided between these three publications, as has been the custom in previous Cobb County Grand Jury recommendations. Respectfully submitted, : B. G. BRUMBY, Foreman. D. W. McLAIN, Clerk. The foregoing general present ments received and read in open €ourt. Let the same be filed aud published as ‘recommended. This Sept. 3, 1919. N. A. MORRIS, : Judge Superior Court. Exhibit “A" To the Honorable Grand Jury, July Term, 1919, Cobb Superior Court: Gentlemen: We, your committee appointed to inepect the Court House and Jail beg to submit the following report: ‘We find that the recommendations made by the March Term, . 1919, Grand Jury that a number of impor tant repairs be made on these build ings, necessary to their proper up keep, have not been carried out in a single instance. These recommendations of the Merch Term Grand Jury were as fol- Jows: “We find the jail in fairly good condition, with the exception that the coping around the roof needs atten tion; the jail fence we find almost rotted down and should be replaced with new work. We find the furnace room in bad shape, allowing water to enter when it rains; the furnace has been out of commission several months. We also find paint in some of the cells fleaking badly. - | ‘ “We find that the Court House is in very good condition, but is in need of paint; the steps leading from the first floor ot the toilet should be looked after and repaired.” | This committee recommends and in sists that these former recommenda tions be carried out. Respectfully submitted, E. W. Ray, H. M. Varner, Sept. 2, 1919, Committee. Exhibit “B” Marietta, Ga., July 29, 1919. To the Honorable Foreman and Gen tlemen of the Grand Jury, July Term, 1919: Gentlemen: We, your Committee appointed to inspect the County Roads and Con vict Camps beg to make report as follows: That we have thoroughly investiga ted the convict camps of the County Road Working Forces and we find the conditions to be excellent. The camps are very sanitary and the food is most wholesome and well cooked, we be lieve the sanitary condition of the eamps deserves special mention. We find that there is not a single case of sickness among the convicts, we find ‘them clean and apparently contented with their lot. . ' 'We wish to mention specially the splendid condition of the County Mules. They show every evidence of being well taken care of an in spite of the fact that their work is the hard est possible kind they are all in ex celllent condition. We were very well pleased with the conditions at the County Barracks and the crops there. We find at this place 10 acres in sorghum, 6 acres in roasting ear corn, 3% acres in sweet potatoes, also butter beans, collards, cabbage, Irish potatoes, onions, and other vegetables, Also the pork hogs ‘as mentioned in the inventory. We icommend this system of raising all the feedstuff possible and we heartily }encourage its continuance. We were very much pleased with ‘the work that was being done on the roads, we find a great many miles of road worked in the southern section ‘of the county where one camp is loca ted; also in the north end of the coun )ty where the other camp is at work. These camps are moving on as fast as can be expected considering the ‘weather conditions and will probably cover every mile of public road in the county within the next sixty days. We have verified the inventory per taining to roads and convicts as pre sented by the Board of Commission ers and find the same to be correct. We heartily commend the various county officers whose work comes un der our inspection and congratulate the County Commissioners upon the selection of those wardens and guards. Respectfully submitted, A. A. Bishop. W. B. Ballanger. Z. T. Swanson. Exhibit “C” We, your Committee appointed to examine the dockets of the several Justices of the Peace, beg leave to make the following report: \ We have examined the dockets of J. D. Fuller, J. P.; Geo. B. McKen ney, N. P.; A. W. Florence, N. P:; and B. V. Greer, J. P., and find them neatly and correctly kept. Robt. Mable. T. Y. Crowder. A, L. Terry. Committee. Examined John McCutcheon, P Exhibit “D” Marietta, Ga., July 21, 1919. Report of H. L. Barfield, County Treasurer, from March 10, 1919, to July 1, 1919. Honorable Grand Jury now in session, July Term of Superior Court: Gentlemen: 1 beg to submit herewith report of funds received and disbursements made up to July 1, and to acquaint you with the financial condition of Cobb County to the extent of the facts in hand. ° RECEIPTS March 1, 1919— Cash on hand i $12.488.84 March 4, 1919— T. H. Lecroy, T. C.___- 3,000.00 March 12, 1919— T. H. Lecroy, T. C..... 1,966.08 April 19, 1919— T. H. Lecroy, T. C..._- 1,800.90 June 3, 1919— T. H: Lecroy, T. C.oo—— 700.00 June 14, 1919— J. E. Dobbs, C. 8. C._- 68.25 —520,017.17 ‘ DISBURSEMENTS Road Fund ----——-------8 4913.35 General Fund - 2,501.95 Jury Fund oo 2,673.78 Pauper Fund - eeee- 526.08 $10,615.16 Cash on hand— Available for Special Levy -----$8,000.00 ¥ Gen. Funds. 1,402.01— 9.402.0%‘« —520,017.17 Outstanding Warrants (approximated) e e o enne Tl el Bl Respectfully submitted, H. L. BARFIELD, Treasurer of Cobb County, Ga. GEORGIA—Cobb County: Personally appeared before me the ‘undersigned H. L. Barfield, who being first duly sworn on oath says that ‘the above and foregoing statement is ‘true, to the best of his knowledge and belief. H. L. Barfield, | Treasurer Cobb County, Ga. Sworn to and subscribed before me this July 1, 1919. Virgil McCleskey, l Notary Public, Cobb County, Ga. i Exhibit “E” iTo the Honorable Grand Jurors, July - Term, 1919: : ‘Gentlemen: I beg leave to make the following report for this office: ~ Since my last report to this hon-, Morable body I have purchased one deed record book No. 66. Desk supplies not exceeding $7.50. ’ I hold no money belonging to the county except that which is retained from the Solicitor-General fees, pend ing decision of the Court of Apppeals, of which I have a record in this office of each case where the Solicitor-Gen eral was entitled to fees. Respectfully submitted, J. E. Dobbs, Clerk Superior Court, Cobb County. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this July 21st, 1919, B. V. Greer, J. P. of Cobb County, Ga. Exhibit “F” (1) Marietta, Ga., July 21, 1919. To the Honorable Foreman and Gen tlemen of the Cobb County Grand Jury, July Term, 1919: Gentlemen: I herewith hand you my report cov ering the period from the March Term, 1919, to the July Term, 1919, inclusive: I beg to report that I have made settlement for the 1918 State and County taxes, which settlement is on file in the office of the Clerk of the County Commissioners. I also beg to make the following report of the Special and inheritance taxes collected by me since last Grand Jury: T. W. Besheres, Photographer, Marietta_s 10.00 Jas. M. Brawner, Sanitarium, Smyrna._ 25.00 D. W. Blair, Jr., Ins. Agent, Marietta 10.00 J. M. Strickland, M. D., Cigarettes_____ 25.00 J. M. Strickland, M. D., Soda Fount._._ 5.00 S. B, Jones & Co., Ins. Agent, Roswell 10.00 S. B. Jones & Co., undertaking, Roswell 5,00 Times Publishing Co., Incorporation__. 10.00 M. G. Whitlock, Jr., Cigarettes ..—--- 25.00 J. B. Cox, Cigar Maker - c-cceccu—- 10.00 Smith & Bullard, General Del.___ .- 10.00 Lingley Drug Co., Cigarettes .- 25.00 Lingley Drug Co., Soda Fount. . _____- 5.00 G. T. Lyon, Cigarettes_ .- ———-cnuuvo 25.00 G. T. Lyon, Soda Fount. - ccceecc—w 5.00 Hill & McGee, Ins. Agents_ - ———————~ 10.00 L. M. Spruell, Ins. Agent_ - ——————- 10.00 J. D. Anderson & Co., Traders. .- 10.00 W. R. Mountcastle, Soda Fount_ . ___ 5.00 Est. of Mrs. Mary B. Hayward, inheri e A 177.72 J. &W. T. Hicks, Traders - ———————— 10.00 A. J. Cox, Medicine and Merchandise__ 50.00 Ralph W. Northcutt, Automobiles_____ 165.00 Est. of J. J. Northcutt, inheritance . 67.23 E. G. Gurley, Real Estate_ . —-ccceee 10.00 Holland Realty Co., Real Estate _____ 10.00 W. R. Mountcastle, Playing Cards_____ 10.00 Est. of Wm. Patrick Anderson, inheri tANCe L en e mmr e ———— 296.63 L. H. Brown, Automobiles .. ———-—- 55.00 Strand Theatre, for Apl., May, June___ 15.00 Owenby & Gurley, Automobiles. - 55.00 Bullard Brothers, Traders . - —————- 10.00 Dixie Theatre, Apl., May, picture show__. 10,00 W. G. Clegg, Automobiles - 55.00 Crow & Holland, Ins. Agents - ————- 10.00 B. H. Veal, Real Estate_ -—- 10.00 Austell Bank, Incorporation - 15.00 Benscott Mineral Spring Co., Incorpor- RO . ie G LR ek eem o 50.00 Mital 0 e e g s Toal SGiARToe I, T. H. LeCroy, Tax Collector, do hereby swear and affirm that this is a tfue and correct report of the col lections in my office, except it be a clerical error. T. H. Lecroy. J. M. Gann. Exhibit “F” (2) Marietta, Ga., Aug. 30, 1919. To the Honorable Foreman and Gen tlemen of the Grand Jury, July Ad journed Term, 1919: Gentlemen: I herewith hand you a supplemen tal report of collections in my office from July 21 to date: SPECIAL TAX J. M. Austin, Ins. Agent, Marietta_____slo.oo G. Davis, Monument Dealer, Marietta___ 10.00 W. H. Tanner, Real Est. Agent, Acworth 10.00 Daniell & Brooks, Real Est. Agts., Austell 10.00 Dixie Theatre, Marietta, June and July 10.00 B. N. & G. C. Moon, Real Est. Agents, MariettB - e mmmmm———— 10.00 Kennesaw Hosiery Co., Marietta, Corp... 10.00 : $70.00 Respectfully submitted, T. H. LeCroy, Tax Collector. ; ' Exhibit “G” To the Honorable Foreman and Gen tlemen of the Grand Jury, July Term, 1919: Gentlemen: I hand you herewith the report of the Board of Commissioners of Roards and Revenues covering the disburse ments that have been made by this Board, Ordinary, Clerk of the Supe rior Court and Treasurer since the March Term, 1919, to the July Term, 1919, inclusive: JURY FUND . Jurors 00l 300050 s Clerk, Sheriff and Bailiff_- 1,589.86 WHREIS . ..o til . . 345.04 COPORET 7o b Bbiies, 34.00 OrdinAry --cicecmmcas—cee= 283.70 | —53,161.00 PAUPER FUND Poor Farm - .-iu-ass-aur>-$1,575.40 Outside Paupers _.____-... 309.18 | —51,884.58 ROAD FUND atantess .L e 8 8.00 | Labof =oo L IR D | Provisions ——-—---—-s-—--- 2,619.98 | Clothing and Supplies_ . 6,840.13 | Live Stock and Equipment__ 4,635.27 Repaits - .overooocaanas), 34871 Stoek Food o BAEADT Bridges - —--oceeeeeeeeee 1,129.00 ’ —526,212.31 | GENERAL FUND * Jalld bßak. S 0 o LY 3880 Public Buildings —_..--._- 837.23 ] ‘Salaries, Fees and Comm’s 1,981.51 Interest o eeeeeeeee 82.32 1 ¢ —32,927.56‘ ‘Grand Total of Disbursements_.____3s34,lBs.4s ‘INVENTORY OF COBB COUNTY PROPERTY! 'PERTAINING TO ROADS AND CONVICTS ‘County Barracks, which includes 24 | ‘ acres o ol LT BT S AR e e e TR OO 122 S loses Walbinw ... . ... . ISRE '3 one-horse Wagons._ .. eenenm 150.00 29 sets of harpess ._ - oo 1,110.00 1 roek erushelie . e 2,000.00 1 crusher OGNS oo= 500.00 1 stemms drill k. o i 300.00 1200 foot steam pipe . - 200.00 Drill aol o e 50.00 L ronlh TR ii ns 200048 5 road machine mule scrapes____ ... 1,000.9¢ 116 whot] SETAINE .oo heimar e 1,000.00 il waker spPlnkieor i iiim e 209.00 LCOMD CRED . i 600.00 3 four-horse plow stocks . . - 120.¢0 Tents and mule flies__ .-~ 500.00 St feads Dodbtonts. - i ... . 20 Conviet clothing and bedding... .- - 1,£90.00 Cooking wutensils, dishes, ete. .- 300.00 SR T RRS N S 50.00 2 sets blacksmiths’ tools. . - ——- 150.00 Working tools _. e 250.00 S Shot BHBE o innreqer e 30.99 THE MARIETTA JOURNAL 1 sut bridge toold _._.___.__._..____ " 850.00] L Ole driving outht.. . canien 75.00 Pile driving machine and engine__. 1,000.00 Blasting battery, wires and dynamite_ 250.00 | T SRS T SRR 25.00 1 concrete mixer with engine....__. 1,000.00 Lamps, oil tanks, ete. ... __ 22.50 S 8 PRIrS stretohers. .o o 37.60 [ R LA R Tl 250.00 T Wheelbarrows ... ioiioieeaiaas 86.00 1 gasoline road working outfit..____ 2,500.00 RO RraekE s L L e SO { tractor engine with outfit__._.__._. 2,500.00 steam road engine.... oo 2,750.00 2 threesway road drags._ .. __......_. 120.00 4 eteel convict eages_.________.__..__ 2,190.00 BN, SOWR. oo ot ¢IR 20 fattening hogs ... . coeiann 700.00 R N AT e BETIIIRE: RO ov o eiiS i s o 75.00 12 BN DRows . e 20.00 B o lV:lue of Alms House pmpeny-_-___‘ga.m.sgl Smmnd Total .. tlii it Teieß. Exhibit “H” | GEORGIA—Cobb County: To the Honorable Grand Jury of said County: Gentlemen: I beg leave to make this my report to your Honorable body at this ,the July Term, 1919, of Cobb Superior Court as follows: John 8. Dobbins, April 23, 1919, 3 comforts, $12.00. May 20, 1919, 1 blaqket, $1.25. Total, $13.25. i Since my last report to Grand Jury at the March Term ‘of Cobb Superior Court, I have collected State and County Taxes for the year 1918, in cluding interest, $4,813.85. I have collected drainage tax for the year 1918, $230.83. I have collected inheritance tax for the year 1918, $161.42. I hold T. H. LeCroy’s, T. C., receipt for same. I have collected State and County Taxes $411.57 that I have paid to J. R. Miller, Clerk County Commis sioners, and hold receipt for same. I hold T. H. LeCroy’s, T. C., re ceipt for uncollected tax fi. fas. for the year 1918, $5,809.81. GEORGIA—Cobb County: Personally appeared before the un dersigned, W. E. Swanson, who after being duly sworn, states on oath that the above expense account is true and correct. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 22nd day of July, 1919. W. E. Swanson, Sheriff Cobb County, Ga. J. E. Dobbs, Clerk Superior Court, Cobb Co., Ga. JExhibit “I"” GEORGIA—Cobb County: Personally appeared before the un designed J. M. Gann, Ordinary, on oath, says that he has received no money belonging to the County since his last report to the Grand Jury, that he has drawn script on the County Treasury td cover the expenses of lunacy trials to the amount of $173.- 98. J. M. Gann. . Sworn to and subscribed before me, July 21, 1919, D. H. Collins, N. P. of Cobb Co., Ga,, FIRST AID THAT WAS THE REAL THING “Maybe some scouts wonder some times if all this first ail practice is really necesary,” says James E. West, Chief Scout Executive in the “Offi cial News” department of the Sep tember number of Boys' Life. ‘“Pos sibly they think privately that their scoutmaster dwells too much on the subject and get a bit tired of working so hard learning to meet an emer gency that never comes. But that is just the point. It would not be an emergency if were scheduled in ad vance. You never know just how and when you will be called on to put your scout training to the test in good earnest. Here is a real life in cident, when a scout’s knowledge of first aid and plucky, intelligent prac tice of it saved him from death. We have the story from the boy’s own father who declares with gratitude that he owes his sons life to scout training. “Scout Gordon Battey, a patrol leader of troop No. 5, New Rochelle, New York, was accidently shot in the abdomen, while engaged with another boy in ¢lam digging. Fortunately, he did not lose consciousness and kept control of his wits and the situation. He got his friend to help him into the water so that the wound could be properly cleansed. Both boys were in bathing suits and the injured boy used the waist strings from his own suit and his friends to staunch the flow of blood, then improvised a pad and strips from the suits to bind up his wound which he did himself. “This done with the other boy’s aid he succeeded in getting into the canoe where he lay flat and was pad dled four miles across the bay to his ’home_ He had previously given in struction to his companion to dash salt }wuter in his face if he appeared to be getting faint which was done sev eral times, | | “The surgeons who were called to }treat the injury immediately upon the boy’s being landed declined to touch ‘the dressing, saying its effectiveness could not be improved upon and that had it not been for the boy’s own re markably intelligent and plucky treat ment of his own injury he could not have lived to get home. He still car ries the bullet but the doctors say he will soon be as good as new. 1 won der how many grown people could have done as much for themselves as this thirteen year old scout was able to do. Not many, one veutures to think. Decidedly first aid training pays. To be prepared may mean the difference between life and death for yourself or someoody else.” The Marietta Journal has been ““the paper of the people™ in Cobb county fcr. over fifty years. $l.OO a year. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Please Take Notice—From this date no L will be sold from our platform at the plant after the hours of 6:00 p. m. Daily and 12:00 noon on Sunday Marietta Ice & Coal Co. Plenty of six per cent money for five year loans on high class improved. farms in Cobb and adjoining coun ties. Prompt attention given all applications, and quick results obtained. Call or write me. J. 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