The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-03-17
AN UNWELCOME VISITOR AT A
CIT AND DRIED MEETING

CIT AND DRIED MEETING.
| am writinge this little article to
let the public know that a few car
tied out cut and dried meeting at
he school house Tuesday afternoon,
ind elected Sol Yeomans, Ware Mar
fin and Cobb Tharp as school trustees
lor a period of from 70 years.
| was the unwelcomed visitor for /
opposed Sol Yeomans and Ware Mar
lin for various reasons. They have
,een supposed trustees for 2 years.
Neither one had the interest and well
fare Of the children or the patrons
at heart. They never visited the
school, they never considered the
complaints Of the patrons of the
school, and you cannot hear a patron
cf the school that as expresses them
selves being pleased with them, and
this is my motive in writing this. /
want the patrons TO wake up and
take enough interest in our school to
come and help elect trustees and put
stop to this little handful taking
It in charge, and ] might say, APP
pointing themselves, for that was
what was done Tuesday. In other
words, Ware Martin and Sol Yeomans
has a monopoly on ruling the Leesburg
school. | am sure there are other
patrons who oppose them doing this,
but why don't they come out and say
50. There were ten men and ten la
dies present at this cut and dried
meeting. | was not one that help cut
and dry it, although ! know it was
cut and dried when / saw some that
was there and saw them get off in
a little bunch and joggle, but | went
to vote against Ware Martin and Sol
Yeomans, but Ware Martins name
was not voted on. / guess the bunch
gave him pass before they came in.
He was self appointed spokesman.
and / was told after the meeting that
he said he was opposed to ladies hold
ing Offices, and said in sarcasti"
way that he knew we had some very
intelligent ladies, but that he was OPP
posed to them being trustees. l did
not hear him say it, for | tried tel
hear just as little of what ne said as
could | did not say much at this
meeting, because | am a very samIl
tax payer in Lee County, and that
was my privilege if | did not want
hem for trustees to vote against
them, and let them know l did not
want them. To say more. | think we
can get two more men in this dis
trict that is more efficient, more in
terested and more considerate of the
patrons feelings and wishes.
Also they have consolidated the
schools of this district into this one
at Leesburg, and there are as many,
If not more, rural patrons than town
patrons, and l think it is very incon-
silent and unjust to the rural pa
irons for thse few to try to hold
monopoly, and let just these two boss
Nam opposed to it and hope other
coed patrons will speak their convic-
tiSn. Let us hear from some of these
o,,Jod rural patrons. The rural pa
tSons are the heavy tax payers, and
T say there should be lanother meet
inc called to elect trustees, and an
noupced or weeks before the date
50 v the patrons G NattSnd it.
wuolNnot have knQwp - AnaGbbCut
this \ netting Tuesday the 7ch, in
slant friend haan not told me
about - It just o all the town
natros announce such an inn
ro ~ just two days
date. To say
Atron., | heard
,atrors say if
y would have
1nsted patron
pn Il This little
he monopoly
Fanother three
other nineteen
and Martin, they
Iey were not. |
lister say that she
.ste Charlie S. Pryor
" the whole thing had
dried before the meeting
Getting for it didn't lack
a mass meeting. One
said Ware Martins
las intended to hit me,
at much Of coward
certainly was lost
but as I have said
attention to anything
he is alwayant2Ill1-
q is'v a y
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