The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-08-21
CURRY RESIGNS
FROM COUNTY BOARD,
Gov. Trammell Appoints J.
H. Millican to UneXpired
Term.

A. D. Curry for the past 19 months
member of the board ot~eounty COM
missionerS from the Second (the Pa
latka) district, and who has had his
| full share in all the arguments on tax
alton and other matters pertaining o
the science of government, sent his
resignation to Gov. Trammell the day
following the August meeting Of the
board.
And on recommendation of the
county democratic executive commit
tee, Gov. Trammell has appointed Mr..
j. II. Millican to fill out the uneXpired
term of Mr.. Curry.
Mr.. Curry will HE himself to the
foothills of the Great Smoky and Blue
Ridge Mountains in Georgia to loaf
and indulge his soul and get away
for time from the sordid chickering's
and political mix ups that beset an Of
fetal life. In these foot hills there
are no bridge tolls to harrass, and
gnly fried chicken to eat. There the
weary cease from troubling and the
wicked are at rest. Mr.. Curry voted
for the tolls uplift, an error his Off
cial life was not spared Tong enough
TO correct. he HltdHI W iletNS liietNS
the correction. He repented, but
his name is not written there, and the
county annals will never show his
change of mind to future generations
of automoblllSts.
Mr.. Millican is the democratic can
didate for the office for the term be-
ginning next January. His appoint
.ent is therefore most appropriate.
He was nominated without opposition
for the approaching full term. Mr..
Millican is very fine gentleman. He
is farmer by profession and a bank
er from subsequent choice. In fact
he is two kinds of a farmer and has
made a bloomin' success at both kinds.
He was a turpentine farmer, made
good crops and always at time when
there was demand at fair prices. He
disposed of his turpentine farming in.
terests before the shadows fell on the
industry.
Then he took to raising potatoes
and his potato farm is one of the
beauties of East Palatka on the Saint
Johns. He was a tarpentine mag
nate; he is now a potato magnate,
resting from his labors. Some time
since ~ vas Clec.ed assistant cashier
of The State Bank of Palatka, and
since the illness of Cashier David
Howell, it has been the Millican smile
that has been increasing deposits.
That smile percolates through the
brass bars of the bank with genau-
tv and warmth that captivates the
iingling dollars of the passing stran-
ger. Millican has struck his gait
He was marked by destiny for a Cd.
reer and has always kept in sight OF
the mark. AS a farmer he made two
and three potatoes grow on a vine
that only grew one before he smiled
on it. As a banker he will make ten
dollar gold pieces crowd the plebian
silver dollar from ordinary CONNER
cial transactions. 49,,
The commissionership is not Mr.. Mil
lican's first public office. He is al
ready the senior alderman from the
Fifth ward of Palatka and stead
fast opponent of the light and power
franchise so smoothly and steadfastly
presented by his colleague, the Hon.
Howell A. Davis of the Seventh. Mr..
MilGcan may be in the minority
among his colleagues in this franchise
mdIIel, DuJ IlldI NOll v AeAA4N 1919
Like Commissioner Alvers of Sisco, he
believes that one with the right is n
majority, and that somehow, some
time, somewhere the right will tri-
umph over error and those who seem
ed 70 prosper for a season will be CIV
en- a new political name, Mud, frln-
stance.
The County of Putnam, State of
Florida, S., is to be congratulated on
the advent into the official life of this
district of James Madison Millican.
And right here it might not be inap-
propriaIe to mention one other signi-
fficant fact, viz. that the men who
ride in automobiles are also to be
congratulated, for Mr.. Millican
doesn't believe that bridge tolls should
be prohibitive. He believes the toll
should encourage rather than discour-
age traffic and joy riding.