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AND ANSONIAN.
Published by Estate of J. G. Boylin.
Published Every Thursday.
$1.50 a Year Due in Advance.
WADESBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1923
F.STABLISHED 1881
VOL. XLIII, NO. 30
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PAVING CASE IS
NOW NEAR DECISION.
Jury Will Get It This Afternoon Is
sues Will Go to Supreme Court
Town Victorious So Far Whether
or Not Depot Road Is Public High
way Only Issue for Jury.
As .The M. & I. goes to press the
lawyers are arguing the case of Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Leak against the
town, and it is expected that Judge
Harding will complete his charge and
the jury will get the case before night.
-The only issue on which the jury will
pass is whether or' not the depot road
or street is a public highway. Jpdge
Harding ruled with the town in de
I claring that the paving petitions and
iy the bond ordinance were valid, these
issues being matters of law. He de
cided that the matter of whether or
not the prospective assessment oft
(Mrs. Leak for paving was confisca
tory did not arise at this time. The
proper way to protest against the as
sessment is to wait until the paving is
i done and the assessment is made. Pro-
test can then be made to the town
commissioners, and if their decision is
not satisfactury the matter can be
. appealed to the courts.
Regarding the depot road not ad
joining cr being contiguous to any ot
the other streets it is proposed to
pave, which is one of the main con
tentions of Mrs. Leak, this was de
cided in favor of the town when the
petitions were declared valid.
The case was taken up Monday af
ternoon, and has been exceedingly
hard fought. The jury was not final
ly selected until Wednesday morning,
most of the day Tuesday being taken
up with arguments of the lawyers as
to the issues to be passed on by the
jury, Judge Harding made his rul
ing as to these Wednesday morning,
and Wednesday afternoon was de
voted to hearing testimony by the
town's witnesses as to when the road
was opened, its maintenance since
and other work done on it. No wit
nesses were put on by .the plaintiffs,
those who testified for che town being
D. A. McGregor; I. H. Horton, C. B.
Luther,. H. B. Allen, W. P. Parsons,
C M. Burns, James A. Hardison, G.
W. Huntley, S. S. Shepherd, Dr. J
E. Hart, M. B. Howell, J. F. Martin,
F. W; punlap,.W. P. Ledbetter. ... '
Mr. Burns testified that the road
was 'opened about 1885, lie being
street commissioner of the town at
the time, with the consent of xhe late
Judge Bennett, and his evidence, and
that of the other witnesses, -was that
ever since that time it has been main
tained by the' town and the public
generally has used it without objec7
C . tion by any member of the Bennett
S-""r ',. . T , -i; t mm x
or JLeuK ianuues. in j.v extensive
improvements were made in the road,
it being widened considerably, and
the route being changed to some ex
tent, it entirely leaving the old road
in two or three places. -
A number of old deeds signed by
Judge and Mrs. Bennett and others
i and naming the depot road as the
boundary of various tracts were put
, v in evidence, all tending to show that
the road was recognized as a public
highway. 1
Generally speaking, the law is that
if a road has been in use and has been
maintained by the public for more
than 20 years it becomes a public
road. However, it is the contention
of the plaintiff that when the road
was opened it was not more than 15
feet wide, and that it is ndw approx
imately 50 feet wide, most of the ex
tra width being taken in 1910. Also
in 1910 the road was changed in pla
ces, and the plaintiff contends that
. since these changes were made 20
years have not elapsed, and thereforel
I the road is not public. 1
A great many reasons were alleged
by the plaintiffs for declaring the pe
titions and bond ordinance invalid,
but all were overruled.by Judge'Hard
ing. Howeyer the matter of right of
way is decided, all the issues' will go
to the suprame court.
When the town rested each side ar
gued for a directed verdict in its fa
vor on the evidence introduced, but
Judge Harding ruled with neither one.
J In the course of the trial Mr. T. L.
Caudle, whose firm is local counsel for
x the Seaboard, stated that the road,
'' which has considerable frontage on
this highway, was not taking any
part in the fight, but had directed his
firm to sell its land, at the foot of the
, hill on both sides of the highway and
(J extending through to Green street, be.
. Ifore the paving assessment is made.
Attorneys representing Mr. and
Mrs. Leak are McLendon & Coving
ton, John T. Bennett, Frank L. Dun-
lap, J. A, Lockhart, of Charlotte.
Ynn.AonnVff flia Innm n ... T ..V. I N
Caudle & Pruette and John C. Sikes,
of Monroe. ,
Dr;. W. L. STEELE.
Dr. Walter L. Steele, of Rocking-
y ham, died last Tuesday in the Anson
Sanatorium, where he had been unuer
"N. treatment for some time. Dr, Steele
"Vas well known, in" Anson, wjre he
had many friends. He was a-aon of
the late Congressman j .Steele. .The
remains were taken to Rockingham
lor atermest. (L.:
ANSON SANATORIUM NEWS.
Mrs. J. T. Gaddy of Ansonville has
entered the hospital for treatment.
Gladys Baker, who was operated pn
Sunday night for ruptured appendici
tis is somewhat improved.
Mrs. D. T. Preslar of Polkton was
operated on yesterday. She is doing
as well as could ie expected. 1
. The condition of Mr. Tillman Brown
is much improved and he expects to
be able to leave the, hospital in a few
days. ' .
Grover Rayfield of Mt. Croghan, S.
C. had his tonsils removed Tuesday.
Mrs. T. Boyce Henry and ,. young
daughter have returned home.
John Pipkin of McFarlan had his
tonsils removed Thursday.
Mrs. R. D. Teal of Chesterfield, S.
C. has entered the hospital for treatr : body and head.
ment. , , Col. Miguel Trillo, Villa's secre-
Mr. S. V. Ross of Norwood who was , tary; Rosalio Morales, one body
operated on several days ago for ap-1 guard and one unknown bystander
pendicitis expects to go home Sunday. I were also killed. One Villa guard
Maxey Jackson of Mt. Croghan and I was wounded. The attacking band
Sidney Short of Chesterfield expect totaled seven the bandit's unlucky
to return home this week. ' . number. The assassins were on foot
The condition of Miss Mamie White I while Pancho's-wen were mounted,
of Cheraw, S. C, is greatly improved. leaving Parral on a happy-go-lucky
Mr. Earl Smith, Miss Eva Ratliff journey to his ranch at Canutillo, Du
and Miss Georgia Faulkner have re-, rango. .
turned to their homes. ! The assassins went up the river
The condition of Mrs. H. C. Gaddy
is much improved.
Mrs. B. N. 'McLaurin of Morven,
had her tonsils removed Tuesday.
Mrs. "J. E. Harkey who was a pa
tient at the hospital for a couple of
days returned home yesterday.
Mrs. R. L. Huntley has returned
home.
Mrs. H. W. Williams returned home
Monday.
Dr. Walter Steele of Rockingham,
who has been in failing health for
several months died early Tuesday
morning. ,
Colored.
Jacob Diggs of Morven entered the
hospital Sunday. His condition is
quite serious.,
, D'ma Shaw' of Gulledge township
was operated on yesterday. She is
doing very well.
The condition of James Young who
was injured ty being kicked on the
abdomen by a mlue is somewhat im
proved. :
.Julia Jones who was operated on
last week i much improved. 1
.Wincy McLendon, Nelson Tillman
and Luther Sellers are improving.
COLORED MAN KILLED.
A colored man, Willie Reese, whose
home was at Atlanta, and who was
working on the highway ' hetween
Wadesboro and Polkton, was killed
last Monday when he fell from a
mule. The report is that Reese was
riding the mule, which had gear on it,
and carrying a watermelon. He drop
ped the melon, and in attempting to
catch it ; he frightened tie mule,
which ran away. Reese was thrown,
and he became entangied in the gear
and was dragged some distance.
Among other injuries his head was
crashed to some extent.
SULLIVAN LAND TO BE SOLD.
Mr. J. W. Sullivan yesterday made
a contract with the Walter & Gurley
Auction Co., of Kinston, to . sell his
land on the north side of the Wades-boro-Lilesville
road between Eastview
cemetery and the railroad. The land
fronts approximately a mile on the
road, and there are 108 acres, run
nine back within a short distance of
the Wanoca club. The present plan
is to cut the land up lifto building lots
and small acreage lots and sell them
at auction next fall, as soon as the
crops are off. This property is be
tween town and the new cotton mill,
and much of it lies well.
ANOTHER "DYING RACE."
Eastern museums are sending out
calls for cigar store Indians. Obvious
ly the stoic of wood and paint who
once faithfully guarded the. door of
the tobacconist's shop is to be pre
served for the admiration fit future
generations. Our good wishes , go
with him. We' recall many silent
moments of delightful awe spent in
his presence. There was a time when
his ' tribe was large, with re
presentatives in every city and town
of size in the United States. Then
something happened to the race.
One by one these ruddy braves be
gan to disappear, until now their
kind is practically extinct.
It would be interesting to . know
just how long the race flourished
and who originated the idea, al
though it is not hard to understand
why a wooden Indian was adopted
as a symbl of tobacco. ,It was the
Indian who taught his paleface
brethren the tobacco habit, just as
the white man taughthim to drink
firewater. New Orleans Times-Picayune.
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. NOTICE.
All persons interested in Fall
Branch, Home's and Savannah schools
are requested, to bieet at Olivet church
at 10 A. M., Monday, July 30th, to dis-
cuss the proposed consolidation ot - Friend "I am not responsible for
these schools, . " : A. RORIE,... jthat I'm a sleep-walker!" Kas
Committeeman, of Home school per (Stokholm.)
KILLED FROM AMBUSH.
Secretary Was Not Responsible for
I
His Death, but Was Killed Along
With Other Members of Villa's
Party;:
Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, July 21
The body of
Francisco "Pancho"
Villa. Robin Hood of Mexico, the most
interesting character . of contempora
ry Mexican history, a puzzling com
bination of horse sense and of fiery
impetuosity lies in the city hall here
with thousands- of persons flocking
to see it, heavily guarded, as always
a part of his military strategy
learned in a hard school of expe
rience. Villa met death yesterday,
morning about 8 o'clock on the out
skirts of Parral when seven assassins
from ambush sent 16 bullets into his
bed and made off, mounting horses
near- the river bridge. General Ed
ward Martinez, commanding a de-
I tachment of 300 Federal soldiers, cap
I tured three of the attacking seven
late yesterday near here.
j General Martinez, who hurried here
( from Chihuahua City for a personal
investigation, is holding the men un-
der orders of President Obregon. The
General said the assassins used 30-30
s rifles. Military detachments left Ji-
minez and Valede Allende to trail the
murderers. .
Federal' troops have gone to Canu
tillo in anticipation of possible disor
ders at the Villa ranch. Affairs af
fecting Villa's estate are admitted
to be involved, and opinion is openly
stated here that the ranch may re
vert to the State.
Two theories are advanced by au
thorities here investigating. One is
that deserters from Villa's guards
committed, the killing. The other js
that of revenge.
, No Military Funeral for Villa.
lIftxicdjtyJulyL.-rr-Pxasident
Obregon's plan to accord full military
honors to the funeral of Francisco
Villa, former rebel chiftain who was
killed yesterday, will not be carried
out, it was announced officially at the
war, department late last night be
cause Villa's . name was not carried
upon the official military rolls of the
government, ' f '
Chihuahua City, Mexico, July 20.
Official telegrams received at mil
itary headquarters confirm the death
of Francisco Villa, near Parral, this
morning, and exonerate his secretary,
Miguel Trillo, of all blame for his
death, earlier telegrams having said
Villa was killed by his secretary.
Excitement here is intense.
The assassination of Villa and the
breif fight which followed are said
to be the outcome of political disturb
ances. General Eugenio Martinez left here
at 11 a. m. today with 100 soldiers
on the way to Parrall.
According to the official reports,
Villa left Parral accompanied by
Trillo, two guards and a chauffeur,
early this morning. "While going
over the Guanajuato bridge, near
Parrall, the party was assaulted from
both sides by a number of men."
Villa and Trillo were killed at the
same instant, together with their
companions the oiiicial telegram
says. The bodies were taken to Par-
rail, v
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WHO PAINTED DEEP
CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH?
(Contributed.)
It has been noticed for some little
time that Deep Creek Baptist church
was in need of a new dressing. Like
most worthy undertakings of commu
nity interest it was not attended to
promptly enough to suit some: Paint
ers appeared there the other day and
straightway began to dress up the
church in white , with becoming trim
mings. The people of Gulledge town
ship are of an inquiring mind, and the
fact that the church was being paint
ed did not satisfy their curiosity. Sus
picion has fallen on Messrs. G. K. Lit
tle, S. M. Gulledge, J. L. Beck, J. T.
Webb, (well known as 'Squire) and
Dr. J. E. Hart, and one or two others.
Despite the . fact that these gentle
men may not all be members of this
church, it is thought that there will
be a church trial, and if found guiity,
the sentence will most likely be a
reprimand (for arousing their curi-
I osity) and promotion. The Wadesboro
friends of Dr. Hart are impatiently
awaiting to see how the promotion
will adorn his present, galaxy of pre
ferments. ' "
The Unkindest Cut
Author "Why did you leave the
theater last night before the play
wa. finished?"
VILLA
POLKTON LOCALS.
Bridge on Detour is Unsafe Baby
, , Dies.
The bridge on the short detour to
Wadesboro by C. B. Briley's is very
unsafe and should not be used. The
; longer detour by P. I. Davis' is safe
and satisfactory.
TV, n.t.tl.1 TT: . . i:
venes with the Polkton Baptist' It is not known how long this situa- d operating account of $232,
church next Saturday. A good pro-, tion will last, but probably not a ' f 0af readi the report of the spec
gram has been prepared and the dis-I great while. The corn and -wheat aJjomm;"e PPomted by the 1923
,.,,.,, nrnmi.. n vo ;t,Qf 5. 4 I croDs in Anson are both rood this esslon of the legislature to institute
oiol 5nif.fi J- tAA
the Baptist churches In Anson countv
to send delegates. Visiting brethren
and sisters will be heartily welcomed.
Everybody will be cared for.
Rev. Dan T. Hurley will preach at
Polkton Baptist church next Sunday
"
at eleven o'clock A. M. and at eight!
at night. Mr. Hurley is a graduate of
Wake Forest College and has been
attending the Seminary at Ft. Worth
Texas. Recently, he was appointed
Missionary to Rouniania and with
Mrs. Hurley will sail for that land in
August. He was married about a
year ago to Miss Ida Flake, one of
Anson's most highly cultured and
popluar young ladies.
Mrs. Bettie Maske visited the orph
anage at Thomasville in the early
part of the week. She was delighted
with her trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Flake, after
spending some time with Mrs. Flake's
father, Mr. A. L. Caudle, returned t?
o .mmm Mi v.ti. p.,, ,
' " MwwmfsMaa,u J t'liug lilt ViV
die, Mrs. Flake s sister.
Mrs. J. F. Maske and daughters,
Misses NoraLucile and Winnie, and
son, Royall Bennett will make an au
tomobile trip to relatives at Sanford
and Jonesboro the last of this week.
Protracted meeting is being held at
the Methodist church this week. The
pastor, Rev. Mr. Ballard is doing the
preaching.
Miss Ruth McCollum is spending
some time at her home near Polkton,
nursing her'mother who has been un
well for sometime.
Mr. Thomas Tadlock, who recently
underwent a critical operation at- a
Charlotte hospital is at home much
improved.
Mio.. t.,, Tir.i- v. .j
frfim sn PYfrPTlftaH vfaifr amn-niv f T-inla i
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Miss Corrie Hill of Mineral Springs
is spending some time with friends mi
Polkton.
n.i, if,M,
Mr. and Mrs
nouy are spenaing some time in
Polkton.
Mrs. Myra Lockhart, Miss Lela
Goodman and Miss Julia Cameron
are at home from the Summer school
at N. C. C. W.
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Harris spent
last Saturday and Sunday in Maxton.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bass and son, Mr.
Carl, and niece, Miss Nellie Mae
TT-ll ..
Bass, of Alabama are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Bennett this week.
Messrs. R. G. Austin, C. B. Will
iams, Carl Smith, W. B. Harriss and
Brack Walters returned Tuesday
evening from an automobile trip Jo
Asheville and other points in western
North Carolina.
Mary Cornelia, small child of Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Miller of Pageland
died at the Charlotte hospital Tues
day afternoon at 5 o'clock. The re
mains was brought here that evening.
Burial was at the Williams cemetery
at 2 o'clock Wednesday. The ser
vices were conducted by Revs. Ballard
and Preslar at the home of Mrs. T. K.
O'Neal.
Little Mary Cornelia was the only
' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miller-and
was 7 months old Tuesday. She was
born the 24th of December and pass
ed on to her eternal nome July, 24th.
Christ said, "Suffer little children to
come unto me for of such is the
kingdom of heaven." Much sympa
thy is felt for the bereaved parents
and little brother.
SNAKE KILLED ON Y.
R. P. TELEPHONE LINE.
For many , years the Yadkin River
Power Co. has had a private telephone
wire from their office here to Blew
ett Falls, but last Tuesday jt became
impossible to talk over the line. A
lineman was sent out to. see what the
trouble was and he found that a
dead black snake was wrapped around
the telephone wire -and also ,around
the ground wire on a pole, causing a
short circuit. Apparently , the snake
had climbed up the pole to rob a yel
low hammer's nest. The wire runs on
the same pole with the high tension J
electric wires, and carries considera
ble electricity. He touched the tele
phone wire and the ground wire at the
same time, and the carreer of his
snakeship came to an end right there.
A Biblical Scholar.
"And do you know your Bible, my
child?"
"Oh, yes; I know everything that's
in it. Sister's young man's photo is
in it, an' ma's recipe for face cream,
an' a lock of my hair cut off , when I
was a baby, an the ticket for pa's
watch." Melbourne Punch.
Don't expect people to follow your
advice..'; ,
CORN PRICE EQUALS WHEAT.
1 - . t .
I mucu ietemiy in me iuau grain mar-'
Ke'. te corn ana wheat prices per .
bushel being practically equal. The!
Allen Milling Co. is' paying $1.15 a:
bushel for good wheat, whereas it is .
understood that the wholesalers are !
luvinir nrnnm SI 19 in 11 Ifi tnr pnm
vear. although of pmira a uront Hpnl
more corn is raised.
LILESVILLE AND WALLTOWN.
Wilkins and Sons of Gaston county
will begin work on the new brick
; church at Forestville August 1st. Rev.
D. F. Carver states that they are
noted for excellence in work, possess
ing and using an unusual talent for
turning out work. Next Thursday is
the day set to haul the ballast for the
concrete foundation and 13 or 20
teams from the community are ex-
pected to do the work that day. Rev
D. F. Carver will give his personal
supervision to the work of both
churches, Forestville and Lilesville
He has already demonstrated his ca
pasity as a builder 22 years ago when
he built the parsonage at Lilesville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Alma Smith of
Albemarle spent tha week-end with
1 her sister, Mrs. Marshall Spencer.
I.Ilss Flora Spencer is visiting her
' sister, Mrs. Frank. Catkins of Albe-
mane.
Mrs. Georgs McDuffie and sons
spent Sunday with her brother, Mr.
E. R. Liles.
Mr. Walter A. Nance will leave
Tuesday for his home in Pine Bluff
Ark.
Mr. George Sinclair and family of
Georgia spent several days with Mrs.
Sinclair's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Ridenhour. Mr. Sinclair is connected
with the Alexander Lumber Co. and
has made good.
Miss Sadie Wall Richardson, who is
attending summer scnoolvat Raleigh
is expected home this week. '
Miss Dorothy Dryer of Birming
ham will, arrive Wednesday to visit
her sister, Mrs. F. J. Cloud.
Miss Tlnrntnv Whh 1a tno nTTrarr-
live visitor of Miss Virginia Wall.
Mi5srwall entertained in honor of her
' r . r, j
I jvuss iviary luorgan oi oncoru
i visited Miss Glennie Mae Scarboro
last week.
Mr. George Scovel is on an extend
ed visit at the home of Mr. J. F.
Cloud.
' The Business Men's League is
planning a sales day to take place
August 4th.
'Mr. T. B. Seago and family left
this week for western North Carolina.
Mrs. Rosa Wall is visiting her
daughter, Miss Nancy Wall who is
attending summer school at Boone.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Knotts returned
from Alabama this week.
We are glad to note that Mr. J. A.
Morton is able to be out after several
days illness.
"PANGOLIN" ROLLS UP
IN ITS TAIL LIKE A BALL
FOR SELF-PROTECTION.
Pppular Science.
In a remarkable collection of
strange animals brought from the
wilds of Central Africa by Seth
Thomas, explorer for the London
Zoological Society, is an extraordi
nary long-tailed ant-eater, called
"pangolin," that rolls up in its tail
like a ball whenever an . enemy ap
proaches. This lizard-shaped animal is cov
ered from head to tip of tail with
hard scales that appear to be of bone,
but that on close examination prove
to be made up of closely woven hairs
all tightly joined together. . These
scales serve as stiff armor which,
when the pangolin rolls itself into a
ball, covers all exposed parts of the
body. Strange to say, while the ani
mal is- in the form of a ball, it is able
to roll itself along the ground, and
thus move away from the scene of
danger.
Long claws attached to the pango
lin's short legs also serve as effec
tive weapons for1 defense. In run
ning or walking, the claws double up
under the feet. For this reason the
pangolin usually stays in its burrow
in the daylight and hunts by night.
Of the several species of pangolin,
of Which the 'long-tailed type is one,
all have the sharp claws and long,
stick tongue of the ant-eater. They
are usually from one . to three feet
long. The pangolin has no teeth; in
stead, the mouth contains a bony
structure that extends into the throat.
On the tails of some varieties are
bare spots, serving a purpose un
known to scientists. .
TWO SMALL COURT CASES.
Besides the paving case, the only ;
- .-i very unusual situation nas pre- ti.. f.
..;i...i .1.. rf : I 1 nere
two cases to.be disposed of at the spe-Up. v
cial term oftourt are: Wra. C. Thorn-J Maude and J. W. Bnnn to Desda E.
as vs. G. E. Crowell; judgment for Liske. 56 acres fa Ansonville town
plaintiff. Austin, Nichols & Co. vsJsn;p. $2,000. -
e. Gulledge & Son; judgment for de-1
fendanta.
THE STATE'S FINANCES.
Small Deficit or Small
Surplus , Depending on Way Voa
Looked at It, Last December
Small Deficit NowReport of Leg
islative Committee.
"We find that on December 31, 1922,
there was a surplus in the general
I an audlt ' the state's finances.
"The condition of the state, as
shown by the auditor's report upon a
(revenue or accrual basis, on Decem
ber 31, 1922, show a deficit of $477,
194.75 in the general or operating
fund account.
"There is a note of $710,000 charg
ed against the general fund or oper
ating account which in our opinion
should be treated as a part of tha
funded debt of the state and should
not be charged to this account, al
though the auditors in preparing the
report were justified in charging the
note to the general fund because of
the technical language used by the
I legislature in creating the obliga-
tion.
"This item represents the accumu
lated deficit found in the special
school fund of the state, when in the
year 1921, the school fund of the
state was transferred from a special
fund supported by a specific ad valor
em tax to an appropriation account of
the general fund to be provided for
out of the general revenues of the
state. The extra session of 1921 was
called to consider this matter and
passed an act authorizing the borrow
ing of the amount of $710,000, to pro
vide the funds to take care of thi3 de
ficit in the special school fund. The
amount did not represent excessive
expenditures over revenue for the cur
rent year of 1921-and the special ses
sion recognizing this fact did not pro
vide current revenue for it but direct
ed that it be funded by current bor
rowing to be renewed from time to
time and eventually liquidated out of
any surplus tevenue that might arise
in the future." The." item,, therefore
should not be Considered a 'charge
against the current general fund for
the period under review. 1
"The auditors have used in - their
report in accordance with our instruct
tions the estimates of revenue for the
half year ended June 301923 made
by the hddget commission and accept-
ed by the. general assembly. (This iat
the estimate the auditors are writing
into the reports to be filed.)
"Taking this estimated revenue in
to account and after eliminating the
note of $710,000 previously referred
to there is an accumulated deficit in
the general fund as of June 30, 1923
of $86,468.13 which deficit will in our
opinion be more than covered by the
revenues applicable to the period
prior to December 31, 1922, , which,
have since, been collected but not ta
ken into account by the auditors in
the balance sheet attached hereto, for
Che reason that the auditors took in
to account only such revenues as were
collected up to and including May 18
1923."
This condition of the state finances,
according to the committee's report
exists after a note of accumulated
school fund indebtedness amounting
to $710,000 had been eliminated fijona
consideration as the extra session of
the legislature had in 1921 authorized
that this school fund note be retired
from time to time as a surplus occur
red in the operating revenues. This
note was not an Item chargeable
against current revenues, in the opin-
ion of the committee, as it was an ac
cumulation over a period of years and
the special session of 1921 recognized
this fact and provided for funding it
virtu such time as a surplus in cur
rent revenues occurred when it could
be liquidated.
The committee recommended chan
ges in the system of auditing and car
ing for the state's accounts, these rec
ommendations being submitted by the
auditors making the survey of the fi
nances. The governor on behalf of
"he. council of state accepted the re
port and State Auditor Baxter Dur
ham moved that the report be adopt
ed as submitted and that the recom
mendations be pledged by the proper
ptate crlieials to. be carried out. This
motion unanimously passed the coun
cil of state. ,
LAND TRANSFERS.
The following real estate ded3
have" been registered since The M. &
L's last report: 1
Board of education to Mrs. Sadie
Griffin; two acres adjoining- J. W.
Griffin; $155. ;
U. C Staton and wife to E- C Grif
fin; 22 acres in White Store township;
Anson Real Estate & Ins. Co. to C.
C. Uren; land on Carr's Mount; $100
etc.
J. W. Thomas and wife to L. C.
Rroomf. iot ?n r nM- PppM.nd:
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