Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-26


+. L. Dorminey $4,000
J. w. Williams ------- S 800
w. o. McDermid ----- 5000
l.. /. Myers OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $4,000
.. {. Mink Observation-Disclosures $1,000
T. n. Paris ------. $1,000
Joel Wilcox" observation-disclosures $34 90
TOTAL -- 1876 90
We recommend that D. w. M
Whitley, clerk of the Superior Court,
deposit with the county depository al
funds arising from the fine and for
FIXTURES belonging to the county, and
take the receipt of the county depo>
tory for such deposit and that the
said receipt be delivered to the county
commissioners
We have carefully investigated all
OF the bills of indictments presented
to us, and we have returned into court
"a true bills and II "no bills.
We recommend that the grand iur-
ors be paid 81 per day, and the clerk
and the foreman of sara grand Jury
be paid 81 per day.
We recommend that the bal ! 81
the grand jury during this ter %.
paid the sum Of 81 per day.
We wish to extend a vote of thanks
to all of the bailiffs and deputies who
nave responded SO promptly and
courteously to cooperate with this
body in their official duties when
called upon.
We wish to extend the thanks OF
this body to our worthy clerk and
sheriff for the many courtesies rem
dered us during this term of court
We especially wish to commend the
Hon. O, T. Cover, Judge of the Su-
pcrior court fer the able charge given
this grand jury and for the efficient
manner in which our courts are han.
died under bis leadership and we feel
SUI that the people of Ben Hill
County should feel grateful for the
manner that the laws are being upheld
IN this county by the efforts of our
able Judge.
We especially wish to commend our
SolicitorGeneral J. B Wall for the
efficient manner in which he handles
his office and also. his assistant Jesse
G., antham
We recommend that these present.
ments be published in the Lcader-En
terprise and the Fitzgerald Herald
and these papers each be paid SIS for
said publication. .
In line with the charge of this Hon.
orablc Court, we submit the following
thought:
"Thc Old South has long since been
dead, and only faint memory of if
now remains in the minds of men.
There are among us .uust a few old
men and old women who lived in it
suffered for it, and still intensely love
It. But they are fast passing on, and
n few years will all be gone. and
then none will be left to revere it.
The world will be infinitely better
of, and life would be sweeter and han.
pier. If some o fthe things that lived
in the Old South would never die. 1t
had many high and holy customs in
the daily life of its children, but its
glory was the gentle courtesy of its
men, and the sweet modcstv of its
women. Its men each day were gen.
tlcmen in the noblest sense, and its
womn each day were modest in the
hottest sense. Reverence for sacred
things. respect for age, polished urb-
anlty OF manner, sweetness OF temper
and deep, abiding, pure homage for
woman, were the ineffacable qualities
of the minds and hearts of men of
those days. And the women. in the
finest and hottest, were worthy of the
men. They held in their characters.
and deep in their souls, that sweet
modestv which is the ineffable glory
of the pure woman The brazen look.
the painted face the indecent dress
were as impossible for the women of
The Old South, as they are for the
angels in Heaven
And they ought to be impossible
among us today. Somebody ought to
teach some of our young women all
about the finer end happier things Of
lite thev are missing. Immodestv in
the woman will always attract the ewes
OF the man, as it always has. in all
the history of the world, but it never
has and never will attract his heart. It
may obtain his attention but it never
will obtain his respect. The woman
who is immodest. places an impassa-
Bile gulf between herself and the re-
spect and affection of real gentle
man.
The finest and noblest quality in
true man lies dormant in his mind
and heart, and can only be brought
to life and activity by a modest wo-
man. The highest and hottest use
fulness and happiness of true wo-
man Can never be obtained in this life
or III the life to come. unless she sue
cccds in awakening this thing that
lies dormant il the man.
God has linked courtesy and mod
estv together, Just as He has linked |
the destiny OF tAe man and the woman |
together. When modesty dies, cour-
tesy dies also. When there are in |
this world no more modest women. |
there will then be in this world no |
more gentlemen.
There ought TO be preached in the |
pulpits and taught IN the schools and |
above al lived ir the homes, a revival |
or the old fashioned courtesy and mod /
esty OF the Old South. If our boys are
not TO be courteous any more. and |
our girls are not to be modest ~ |
more. then most of the hope and the |
hanDincss OF life are gone.
In view OF the rapid increase of
crime in the last few years. and the
large per cent of this on the part OF
Young men, bows and girls, we the
Grand Jury OF Ben Hin County. wish
to appeal to the parents of Ben Hi,
County TO take this matter serious
Ia. h,.., Al.