Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-01-24
PRESENTMENTS OF
GRAND JURY FOR
JANUARY TERM
Commend Judge Crum For Able
Charge Delivered to Grand Jury

60 S@n LIN county: We the
Grand Jurors chosen and sworn to
serve the January Term of the Super
lor court OF Ben Hill County. Geor-
ga: r. turner, foreman, James Paulk
r., Clerk, G. A. Jolley, F. J. Haddock.
Prev w Paulk, ] A Dorminy, A
Jones, J c Glover, w R McLendon
W a Hunter, w M Roberts. T N
Dunn, w Minchew, G. E Bail. O H
Minter, ID l. Paulk, M E Whitman.
I A Newcomer, Homer A Adams, and
Y Evans, herewith submit to this
honorable Court these our General
Presentments as follows, to wit:
We recommend that OWN Whit
ley, Clerk of Superior Court be paid
the sum of $795 for issuing So sub
poenas tor witnesses appearing before
this body.
we recommend that E. H. Dorminy
sheriff, be paid the sum of $26.5O for
serving So subpoenas for witnesses ap-
pearing, before this body We recon-
mend that the jurors be paid the sum
OF $500 per day for their services,
and that the foreman and clerk ofithe
GRAND jury be paid the. sum of $500
per day for their services.
We recommend that the, Jurors bail
Ills be paid the sum of $500 per day
tor their services. We also recommend
that all mounted bailiifs be~ paid SIS
per day for their services.
We likewise recommend that the
County Commissioners consider the
application of Carry Hudson (col) ask
ing that she be placed on the pauper
list, and after that Honorable body
has SO considered the same, that she
be placed on the pauper list for $500
| per month. We further recommend
that the same consideration and
amount be given to Charley Forest,
(coD. We further recommend that
! the same Consideration and amount
($500) be given to Liza Bene (col.)
Information coming to this BODY that
Mr.. l.. Robitzsch, a member of the
County Board of Education had re-
Gently moved out of the county, there
by causing vacancy on this board,
the name of Mr.. Walter H. Robitzsch
was before us for our consideration
and appointment, and after due con-
sideration by this body the said Wal
ter H. Robitzsch was duly appointed
to fill the unexpired term of Mr. l..
Robitzsch.
| We further recommend that the
Court House doors and windows be
put in good shape, that the floors in
| the Clerks office be repaired, that the
toilets in the Court House and Jail be
gone over, and such repairs as seems
necessary be made, and in case new
material be needed that the same be
purchased by the County Commission
ers and turned over to those that are
in charge of the Court House and
Jail and that the same be used where
ever, whenever needed.
We also recommend and urge that
the County Commissioners together
with the County Physician investigate
the list of paupers row on the county
and see if there is any that ought not
to be on the county,likewise see that
any of those so paid, are paid suffi-
GENTLY.
We would also recommend that the
number of mounted bailiffs be limited
to the least number possible, say two
mounted bailiffs during civil week of
court and three during criminal weeks
of court.
We have had before us for our con-
sideration SO bills of indictment, and
have returned 81 true bills and 5 no
bills.
Whereas, the Boards of Education
of Ben Hill County and the City of
Fitzgerald have under consideration
the consolidation of the High Schools
of the County, and whereas it is pro-
posed to build a joint high school in
the city of Fitzgerald for the free use
of the children of the city and county.
We hereby give our endorsement to
such a proposed consolidation and ask
that the respective Boards look into
this matter freely as we feel that it
would be of great and lasting benefit
to the schools of the County, and that
a movement in the right direction may
soon take place along these lines
Looking to the general welfare of
our county, it develops in this Grand
Jury that our people should foster
and encourage better educational faci1-
tiles for the colored people as a mat
ter of fairness to them and also as
an inducencs1t to them to remain in
our county rather than move away.
We believe that the lack of educa-
tional facilities for them which is very
evident in both our city and in our
rural schools, has brought dissatisfac-
ton among them, and this is one rea-
son why they are leaving.
The text books used by the colored
people in our public schools are the
same as used by the whites and these
books and the courses of study have a
tendency to build up character and to
improve the state of mind education
ally, socially; morally and also are de-
signed 20 educate them in sanitation,
health and i;ome. making. Therefore,
to provide better educational advan
tages means the making; of them bet
ter citizens.
We believe that with good co1ored
school building in our city and with
good colored school buildings out in
the country would bring satisfaction
and appreciation among the colored
people and, if we had better school
fac.r.,;s ii this county than any 9TH
er in the state had, the fact soon would
become known abroad and instead of
our colored population diminishing it
would increase by the incoming of
these people from other sections.
We regard the colored people as an
Indispensable asset to our section, for
the reason that they are rent payers,
tax payers and their labors are neces-
sary and they are traders,
We, therefore recommend the care
full consideration of this matter and
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