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GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
McDUFFIE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR MARCH TERM, 1923
We, the Grand Jurors drawn for
March Term, 1923, of McDuffie Su
perior Court, beg leave to sumbit the
following report:
CLERK'S BOOKS.
We, the Committee appointed to
examine the Clerk's books, submit
that we have in a limited way exam
ined and compared entries of differ
ent papers and in every instance have
found them absolutely correct. We
commend our clerk for the extreme
neatness of his work. We wish to
thank him for his courtesy to this
Committee, explaining methods em
ployed in keeping all records.
O. P. Hunt
H. L. Turner, Jr.
J. S. Culpepper.
ORDINARY S ROOFS.
We, the Committee appointed to
examine the Ordinary’s books, hnd
them (in the limited time in which
we had to examine same) correctly
and neatly kept; and as tlie Ordinary
stated to us that all of his books
were audited annually by an expert
accountant and that this would be
done in April and a report of same
published in the McDuffie Progress,
we did not see fit in the limited time
we had. to try to make any statement
of receipts and expenditures. We
commend our Ordinary for his effi
cient work and neatly kept books.
C. E. Martin,
G. W. Arrington,
J. T. Adams.
to make the following report: We
Itnd as far as we were able to ascer
tain, the books delivered to us, were
correctly kept.
J. B. Samuels,
S. M. Dyer,
A. M. Huff.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We, the Committee appointed to
inspect tlie public buildings, find the
ourt House in good condition and
tiie Jail in as sanitary condition as
is possible to keep in the present
condition. We find the boxing rot-
on and the roof leaking and recom-
, mend that, it he fixed and the cracks
. in the walls also be fixed,
j We thank the Sheriff for his cour
tesy shown this Committee, and com-
'■ mend him for installing waterworks
and closets for the prisoners and
electric lights for same. We recom
mend that steel cages bo put in .
R. J. Newsome,
M. S. McGaliee,
J. 11. Samuels.
STATEMENT OF WM. A. WATSON,
TAX COLLECTOR.
Total State Tax on the Digest
for the year 1922, including
all tax and professional
tax $16,454.33
State Tax not on Digest 126.00
COUNTY SCHOOb COMMISSION
ER’S REPORT.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury;
I herewith hand you my report of
ih- operations of tiie public schools
of McDuffie County for 1922.
We had 2 4 white schools, with an
enrollment of 1362 pupils, and 28
‘colored, with an enrollment of 1,614
■' pupils. On account of the small pox
I and Flu epidemic, the average atten-
l dance was not ns large as it other-
, wise would have been.
FINANCIAL.
I received from the State $15,395.15
From W. A. Watson, T. C. 4,611.78
$16,580.33
Amount collected for State 11,956.62
Balance uncollected includ
ing errors in Digest 4,623.71
To County Tax on Digest 27,745.75
County Tax not on Digest 190.00
Total $27,935.75
Amount collected $22,422.69
Balance uncollected for
County including errors
In Digest 5,513.06
To amount collected from
County wide school tax 4,797.06
Collected for local school tax:
fobbhnm School 165.21
Bearing School 659.1 2
Marshall School 176.98
Union School 65.83
Wrlghtsboro School 1.24.83
Total collections from 1922
Digest for all purposes 40,368.25
We, the Committee appointed to
examine the Tax Collector’s books
beg to report that we find the books
correctly kept and easily understood
and commend him for his faithful
ness in the discharge of his duty.
C. H. Williams,
W. W. Downing,
B. F. Fuller.
$20,006.78
Paid out ns per vouchers
herewith attached 18,529.00
SHERIFF’S BOOKS.
We, the Committee appointed to
amine the books of Sheriff’s Office
id warrants and records properly
tered and books in a neat condi-
>n.
S. M. Over
O. P. Hunt,
T. H. Hunt.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
We, the Committee appointed on
ads and Bridges, beg to make the
lowing report: On investigation we
d the roads in a number of places
1 of holes, and recommend that
r Ordinary scrape them as soon as
ssible. Several box bridges on the
bbham Road are in bad shape, one
t bridge broken in, between P. S.
unson and Dr. Gibson ford. Huff
dge reported to be dangerous.
; recommend that a bridge be put
•oss Maddox Creek leading to
•ightsboro, also one across Ger-
ny Creek leading to Cobbham.
; commend our Ordinary for liis
cient work.
Chas. Langham,
T. H. Hunt,
W. W. Downing.
CHAIN GANG.
We, the Committee appointed to
inspect the Chain Gang and Camp,
make the following report:
18 mules valued at $2,450.09
4 road machines value 1,800.00
4 dump carts value 500.00
1 Steel Cage value 400.00
1 Wooden Cage value 150.00
18 Sets Harness value 150.00
1 C. P. Tractor value 5,000.00
7 Wheel Carts value 900.00
1 Kitchen outfit value 150.00
1 Shop outfit value 25.00
Bedding, etc., value 200.00
1 Government Truck value 800.00
Guns and pistols value 50.00
Total $12,525.00
We beg to say we have examined
Camp and found it well kept, grounds
nicely cleaned off and bedding neat
and clean. The convicts show that
they are well fed and cared for. All
mules are in fine condition. We feel
that we have in Judge Geo. W. Lo-
key a very capable man, more than
•worthy of the honor bestowed upon
him.
W. S. Shields,
S. F. McGahee,
J. M. Harrison.
JUSTICE OF PEACE BOOKS.
We, the Committee appointed co
examine Justice of Peace books, beg
Balance $1,477.78
M. W. DUNN, C. S. S.
We, the Committee appointed to
examine the County S. S. books, beg
to report: That we have carefully
examined tiie books and find them
correct and neatly kept. We want
to commend him for the faithfulness
in discharging his duty.
D. A. Howard,
W. A. Sturgis,
B. F. Fuller.
1. We recommend that Australi
an Ballot be adopted in McDuffie Co.
2. We recommend that Mr. E. H.
Burnside be appointed to succeed
himself as School Commissioner of
Republican District.
3. We recommend that Mr. G.
W. Lokey, Ordinary, tie paid $369.50
for issuing 739 warrants.
4. We recommend that Callie
Murray be placed on pauper’s list
and paid $4.00 per quarter.
5. We recommend that Jesse
Neal’s allowance be raised from $6.
to $12.00 per quarter.
6. We recommend that Doshia
Phillips he placed on the pauper s
list and be paid $5.00 per quarter.
7. We recommend that Georgia
Williams be placed on the pauper’s
list at $3.00 per quarter.
8. We recommend that Henry An
derson be placed on the pauper's
list with an allowance of $6.00 per
(1 uar ter.
9. We recommend that Mrs. C.
V. Curtis be paid $5.00 for Type
writing these presentments and fur
flier recommend that these present
ments be published in tiie McDuffie
Progress and that the usual fee be
paid for same.
10. We recommend that surface
toilet located between property of
IT. C. McCorkle and Jail be done
away with and a sanitary toilet in
stalled by County.
11 We recommend that Ordi
nary lie authorized to offer a reward
of $1 00.00 for apprehension of Lee
Durham.
12. We recommend that all In
solvent costs of Clerk and Sheriff
lie paid out of General Funds alter
having been properly aud’ted and ap
proved by the Judge. Also that all
Jurors and Bailiffs be paid at the
rate of $2.00 per day.
We desire to express our thanks
to his Honor Judge A. L. Franklin,
tor his courtesy, his eloquence and
efficient charge to this body.
We wish to express our apprecia
tion to an able Solicitor for his cour
tesy and valuable assistance rendered
this body.
We thank our Bailiff, M. P. Smith,
for his faithfulness to this body.
Respectfully submitted,
1. J. T. Pate, Foreman.
2. A. M. Huff
3. J. T. Adams
4. D. A. Howard,
5. S. F. McGahee
6. G. W. Arrington
7. Charlie Langham
8. B. F. Fuller
9. W. A. Sturgis
10. T. H. Hunt
11. C. E. Martin
12. O. P. Hunt
13. S. M. Dyer
14. W. W. Downing
15. W. S. Shields
16. J. M. Harrison
17. J. S .Culpepper
18. J. B. Samuels
19. C. H. Williams
20. M. S. McGahee
21. R. J. Newsome
22. H. I/. Turner, Clerk.
THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1923
Cases Tried In
Superior Court
After a very light session of the Mc
Duffie Superior Court, the court ad
journed Wednesday. Following are the
cases that were heard:
1. Elias Kunnes vs. Gertrude Kun-
nes. Libel for divorce. Verdict and
decree for plaintiff.
2. Mrs. Leila Barker vs. W. T. Bar
ker. Libel for divorce. Verdict and
decree.
3. Mrs. Georgia R. Blanchard vs.
C. M. Blanchard. Libel for divorce.
Verdict and decree .
4. State vs. Pearl Morris. Mur
der. Verdict, guilty manslaughter.
Sentence 1 to 2 years.
5. State vs. Sherman Burnley.
Assault with intent to murder. Not
guilty.
6. State vs. W. T. Luckey. Lar
ceny after trust. Nol pross.
Twelve true bills were roturned
ancl one no bill.
GRAND JURY DRAWN FOR SEP
TEMBER TERM 1023.
1. Sam F. Dunaway
2. Roy .1. Johnson
3. Jno. A. Jones
4. Sam W. Jones
5. Geo. E. Smith
6. A. T. Luckey
7. J. E. Wllkerson
8. li. R. Wall
9 H. T. Mobley
10. Jno. S. Boyd
11. M. L. Mathews
12. Joe Fan-
13. Jas. F. Usry
14. J. S. Boyd, Jr.
16. H. (’. McCorkle
16. B. F. Johnson
17. H. T. Clary
18. Ira Brinkley
19. E. W. Hawes
20. J. S. McGahee
21. Jas. E. Harrison
22. G. V McGahee
23 Wesley W. Smith
24. Claude M. Bussey
2 5. W. J. Perry
2 6. J. F. Langham
27. Willie c. Rogers
28. J. R. Fan-
29. J. B. Boyd
30. Chas. V. Curtis
TRAVERSE JURY DRAWN FOR
SEPTEMBER TERM 1023.
EAST THOMSON
By Nemo
Mr. A. W. Roper made a business
trip to Lincoln ton Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Tyler spent Sunday
with Rev. and Mrs. R. P. Gill.
Mr. Benson, Sr., is still very sick at
the home of his son, Mr. James Benson.
Mr. D. R. Fennell, blind exhorter,
gave a very interesting talk at the Mill
Chapel Saturday night. He was ac
companied by his dog, Dude, which
proves to he a very intelligent dog. Mr.
Fennell visits the ,chain-gangs in the
counties he goes in, and talks to the
convicts. He has had 13 conversions in
the various chain gangs where he has
been. Mr. Fennell states that four-
fifths of the convicts have told him that
' as boys they never attended Sunday
School. Something for parents and
boys to think over.
Mr. D. R. Fennell was the guest of
Rev. li. P. Gill Saturday night.
Mr. Fosh Hayes was a welcome vis
itor to our Sunday School Sunday even
ing.
There was no preaching services Sun
day night. Rev. and Mrs. It. P. Gill
and others attended the Baptist church
and heard Dr. Foster, of Macon, tell of
the religious side of the soldier boys in
the World War.
Some wind Tuesday night. Ye scribe
awoke Wednesday morning to discover
the sad fact that his stove Hue had
blown down, hut it did not stay down
long. Mr. SutcliiFe, our geniel and ef
ficient Superintendent, had the same
rebuilt right away.
Preaching services next Sunday night
at 7:30. You are cordially invited to
the services.
Income Tax Facts
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W. Boyd Rivors
S. R. Jones
T. P. Phillips
C. F. Hunt
S. A. Wells
J. M .Ganus
A. T Sills
O. D. Rogers
Geo. A. Gay
G. F. Montgomery
Welcome Fanning
J. T. Neal, Jr.
J. Niel Gerald
J. Marshall Ansley
B. Arthur Mathews
W. W. Edwards
E. Bonner Young
Sam W. McCorkle
J. S. Rardford
Geo B. Gatling
G. Fletcher Fan-
Waiter T. Broome
E. H. Wiley
Claude H. Sory
D. B. Hadley
Paul H. Geer
O. S. Green
H. S. Norris
Chas. T. Ansley
B. C. Perry
R. Lee Moore
Wm. T. McCorkle
David W. Hobbs
S. H. McCarthy
J. Hoyt Gunby
Ocran Ho-ward
H. Tom Langham
E. L. Fortson
J. H. Gunb y
Jesse S. Smith
L F. Cook
Jas. L. Lewis
J. M. Hogan
Artie McGahee
Ben N. McCorkle
N. R. Pannell
R. H. Gay
Geo. W. Simons
J. A .Davey
J C. Dollar
Death Of Mrs„
Frank Stone
A little 25c ad In the "Want”
.olunin will sell that article you wa=,-
» eat oi;r of yoiil Way.
Auto Owners Must
Have New Tags
Sheriff Adkins asks The Progress to
state that after this week he is going to
enforce the new tag law to the limit,
and those who have not procured a new
license had better get busy.
Owners of automobiles had until the
first of March to procure new license,
but on account of the rush and inability
to get them from Atlanta, the sheriff
has been linient with the tardy ones,
but, as said, after this week all owners
must have the new tags on their cars
or they will be dealt with according to
law.
Nobody's His at All.
Andrew and Walter were anxious
to have a dog. While they were vis
iting their grandmother they enticed a
dirty little yellow cur onto the front
porch. Walter rushed into the house,
greatly excited, and called: “Oh,
grandrnothei There’s a dog on the
porch, and nobody’s his. Can we keep
him?”
A very sad deatli was that of Mrs.
Frank Stone, who died Tuesday, the
6th. at her home about six miles from
Thomson. Mrs. Stone hud been failing
gradually for several months, but was
confined to her bed for oidy one week.
She was sixly-three yeurs of age and
was a faithful member of the Whiteoak
Methodist church.
Mrs. Stone wus perfect type of wo
manhood, being a devoted wife and
mother und finding her chief pleasure
in life making u home bright and hap
py for her loved ones. She has borne
many sorrows, having lost four of her
loved ones in a few years time.
The funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at the home und inter
ment at 3:30 P. M., in the old cemetery.
Rev. Spence and Rev. J. T. Rolins con
ducting the services. Mrs. Stone is
survived by her husband, Mr. Frank
Stone; four sons, Messrs. Frank Stone,
of Paiataka, Fla.; Obie Stone, of Chap
pells, S. C.; Earle aim Lamar Stone, of
Thomson; three daughters, Mrs. Currie
Lou McDaniel, of Harlem, Ga., und
Misses Bertha and Eva Stone, of Thom
son.
Heavy Winds
At Boneville
Liability to file un income tax return
for the year 1922 is determined by n
person’s status on the last day of the
taxable year, December 31, if the re
turn is made on the calendar year basis,
as most are. If on that date he was
single he rnu9t file a return if his net
income for 1922 wus $1,000 or more, and
he is allowed only an exemption of
$1,000. If he is married on December
31 he is granted the exemption allowed
a married person forj the full year,
$2,500 if his net income wus $6,000 or
less, and $2,000 if his net income excell
ed $5,000, The bride’s income, how
ever, must be considered with that of
her husband, the larger ^exemptions
being allowed married couples living
together. A widow or widower whose
spouse died before the end ot’ the yeur
is classed as a single person. Divorcees
and persons separated by mutual con
sent also are classed as single persons.
Similar conditions exist with respect,
to the head of a fumily. If, during the
year, his support of relatives ceased he
is entitled only to the $1,000 exemption.
A man who has a dependent child, not
mentally or physical defective, that at
tains the age of 18 years just before
the close of the taxable year, can not
claim the $400 credit for a dependent.
Co-operative
Weevil Fight
With full appreciation of the fight
that is being waged against the Boll
Weevil, and with the desire to cooper
ate with the farmers in this territory,
the Executive Committee of the South
ern Freight Association met in Savan
nah February 14th, and it was decided
that railroads in this territory would
transport shipments of calcium arse
nate and insecticides used in combating
the ruvages of the Weevil at half rates,
these rates to expire at the end of the
present crop season, September 30,1923.
This enormous sacrifice in revenue
by the carriers is made with a view
that the farmers may be encouraged to
use an increased amount of Boll Wee
vil poisoning, and by making a strong,
hard light, may be able to raise a good
cotton crop this year.
Your railroad is interested in your
agricultural problems, and no oppor
tunity is being over-looked for consist
ent co-operation.
Yours very truly,
E. S. CENTER, JR.,
Agricultural Agent.
The storm Tuesday night reached al
most cyclonic proportions at Boneville.
Several houses were blown down or un
roofed and in places much havoc was
done timber.
The storm seemed to have lifted and
went over Thomson, but the winds
were heavy here, accompanied by a
terrific rain.. No one was hurt in this
section as heard of.
Engineer Harris
Buried At Dearing
Mr. James Harris, engineer on the
Georgia Railroad, (lied at a hospital in
Macon Saturday morning at 10 o’clock
after being operated on for cancer of
the stomach. T.ie malady had reached
u stage beyond the control of medical
skill, it was staled.
Mr Harris was a former resident of
Dearing before movingltoJMacon. His
body was brought through Thomson
Sunday morning on a special train op
erated by friends of the dead engineer
j us token of esteem both by the railroad
! and his friends. The funeral and inter-
j ment took place at Dearing Sunday af-
! ternoon at 2 o’clock. He is survived
i by his wife and several children.
MIX ST BELL SHOW COMING SOON
Attention Ex-
Service Men
All ex-service men of McDuffie coun
ty are reuqested to meet at the City
Hall next Monday night at 8 o’clock,
for the purpose of reorganizing the
American region.
Putting In Planer.
Mr. P. S. Knox is installing a planing
mill at the sight where his feed mill
was burned a couple of years ago.
THE GEORGIA WIZZARD.
We call special attention to an ar
ticle copied from Augusta Herald,
about the Georgia Wizzard—the won
der—Prof. W. H. Hancock. This long
communication needs no explanation.
Prof. Hancock will, at an early date,
visit Thomson, Harlem, Warrenton,
and give his inspired exhibitiern which
seems unexplainable. He has given
14 entertainments in Augusta and
has been pressed for others. Those
who visit his shows will certainly be
highly and pleasantly entertained.
Mr. Joe Taffet, manager of the
! Georgia Amusement Co., was in
Thomson Wednesday arranging for
a week’s performance of his min
strel show here. The date will do
March 26th to April 3rd, at the Ball
Park.
This company puts on a high-class
minstrel that is reputed to be clean
and wholesome, both for ladies and
gentlemen. They have fine recom
mendations from towns where tho
show has been .
The Georgia Amusement Company
is composed almost entirely of Geor
gia folks, and consequently have a
pretty good Idea of what Georgia
people like in the minstrel line.
They give a performance each
night, with a daily change of pro
gram. All concerts are given free.
On Friday night a dancing contest
will be given and valuable prizes will
be offered for the best dancers.
The manager says the people of
Thomson are going to like his show.
NO. II
Irlsh-American.
“I’ll tell you what 1 know,” snld an
excited old woman as she took the
witness stand In a Topeka court the
other day. “I ain’t a liar nor a Rus
sian or anything. I’m an Americun.
Just wait till I get my Irish up.” And
from the manner in which her Irish
came up and stayed up, everybody
agreed site was an American, and a
very militant one,—Kansas City Star.
IMPROVED
ROADS
PAINT HELPS STEEL BRIDSES
Life of Many Structures Shortened
by Infrequent and Improper
T reatment.
(Propnred by the United State* Department
of Acrrloulture.)
The life of many steel highway
bridges is materially shortened be
cause of infrequent and improper
painting, says the bureuu of public
roads of the United States Department
of Agriculture. Each year a conslder-
A Dangerous Bridge—This Rusting
Could Have Been Prevented by
Painting.
able amount of money is spent for the
replacement of rusted bridge members,
that would have remained sound if
they had been kept painted; and more
serious than the waste of money is the
danger to the public due to the weak
ening of some hidden part which may
cause the collapse of the whole bridge.
Officials of the bureau urge that all
steel bridges lie Inspected at least once
each year nnd repainted at the first
sign of rusting. Normally repainting!
is required at periods of from two to
five years, depending on the climate.
A suitable paint should be used, nnd
If there Is uncertainty about any point,
information should be requested from
the state highway department. ,
It Is a mistake to repaint without
properly cleaning the metal of all dirt,
rust, loose paint, arid blisters. Usually
the places hardest to reach are the 1
ones that should receive the most at
tention.
PROBLEMS IN ROAD BUILDING
Officials of State Organizations and
Bureau of Public Roads Dis
cuss Questions.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The committee on tests of the
American Society of State Highway
Officials met with the officials of the
bureau of public roads of the United
States Department of Agriculture, la
Washington, June 26 nnd 27, to con
sider standardization of specifications
and tests for road materials. The
purpose of tills meeting of representa
tives from all sections of the country
was not so much to lay down rigid
rules as to harmonize the generaU
practice. Standardization taking Into
account local conditions is being
brought about by a series of meetings
between officials from groups of states
nnd engineers of tiie bureau.
The present activity of highway of
ficials along tills line is most encourag
ing for road building. A few years
ago tiie general tendency was toward
individuality in each state, without
much opportunity for exbhange of
ideas and knowledge. Today the ten
dency is in tiie other direction, and a
better solution should be reached
when the problems are discussed at
meetings of the best highway engi
neering talent of the country.
BOOM IN HIGHWAY BUILDING
Federal Aid Has Been Most Impor
tant Factor of Recent Years in
Road Construction.
Federal aid has been probably the
most important factor In the big boom
in highway building of recent years,
and tiiere are now many long stretches
of trunk-line highway serving rich ag
ricultural and industrial sections of
the country which are almost entirely
federal-aid construction.
The United States Department of Ag
riculture, which administers the fed-
erul-aid fund, points out that a trav
eler going from Richmond, Ind., to St.
Louis across Indiana and the southern
part of Illinois, them.% to Chicago by
way of Springfield and Peoria, a dis
tance of approximately 679 miles,
would travel 505 miles, or 75 per cent
of the way, on federal-aid highways,
practically all of which should be in
service by the end of the present sea
son.
It’s a Little That Way With Man
Just about the time a race horse
corr.es a sure thing some other bo
comes along and outruns btm.
