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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
2
Col R D Jackson urges Carrollton residents to balance public funds with honesty and efficiency. He argues taxes must fund schools and public needs, improve roads and homes, and foster rural migration back to farms through better education and living conditions. The piece calls for civic effort to beautify parks, streets, and public grounds.
The Progressive Farmer urges landowners to donate 10 to 25 percent of wealth to church and school needs. It argues residents should fund building modernization, libraries, farms, and new church spaces, noting land value suffers without such institutions and every landowner has a duty to aid.
A Progressive Farmer reader describes a barter plan where farmers grow surplus vegetables, trade with town merchants for due bills, and redeem them for sugar coffee and other necessities. The approach aims to cut grocery bills and keep cash on the farm by selling surplus produce and using credit for items not grown.
Advertised note seeks a single load of good bright new fodder no other requests accepted at the Free Press office.
W F Freeman argues in The Progressive Farmer for an association linking merchants bankers and farmers to finance up to date farm machinery. The plan would allow farmers to buy equipment on installments with a small price premium and banker funded loans to merchants ensuring home trade and steady supply.
Guilford county and Greensboro city officials cooperate to convert the Greensboro library from a city to a county library. The county would fund 1250 dollars annually with equal access for white residents and establish six post office sub stations with fifty books rotated monthly to reach nearly all county residents.
Work on the new church advances well in Bowdon Junction. Rev J M D Stallings preached Sunday morning, with leaders J T Stallings G B Davis and H C G Key on a Carrollton trip Saturday. Sunday School thrives and a Christmas tree is planned with community cooperation. Rev B I Barenst preached at the M P church Sunday afternoon, and prayer meeting drew a large crowd Sunday night. Rev John Anderson of Bowdon, president of the Georgia M P conference, preached at the M P church Monday night. Aunt Harriett Entrekin broke her arm Monday night. Next Saturday and Sunday bring regular M P church meetings. Rev C F Ezzell will preach. Also note the afternoon singing.
By order of the court of ordinary Carroll County Ga. sale to highest bidder for cash on January 2 1917 before the courthouse door Carrollton Ga. describes several tract parcels including parts of lots 196 197 200 201 with dower 61 acres and boundaries by Indian Creek Tallapoosa River and neighboring lands.
Legal notice states the dower not to be sold but the remaining land totaling about 160 acres near Dat and four miles south of Bowdon Ga is to be sold for distribution and payment of debts. E C Lovvorn administrator of the estate of Jas M Lovvorn announces the sale.
Caldwell Banks of this county applies for letters of dismission as administrator of the estate of T. M. Banks. All concerned are cited to show cause before the first Monday in January 1917 why the application should not be granted. December 7, 1916. W. R. Milligan, Ordinary.
Meguie Jacks sues Y. T. Jacks for libel of divorce in Carroll County with defendant residing out of state. Court orders publication of this notice twice monthly for two months in the county gazette before the next term. Dated October 16 1916.
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