100 Years Ago

100 years ago as presented in the August 1918 editions of the Rome Tribune-Herald

The examination of applicants for positions as teachers in the county schools and also of those desiring positions in the city schools or already appointed subject to passing the examination will be held soon. The examinations for county teachers will be held in the Neely School building and for city teachers in the high school building. The school superintendents will be in charge.

County School Superintendent Rash said yesterday that owing to the large number of positions open to young men and young women by the war, the number of applicants for county schools will be greatly reduced. In other years it ran as high as 75 but this year he hardly expected two thirds of that number.

The salary of a negro teacher is only $20 a month in this county and fewer applicants are expected this year.

It is generally thought among the school superintendents of the state and the school trustees that the state appropriation for schools will be increased by the legislature this year in spite of the opposition of some unprogressive members, and superintendent Rash says that if the appropriation is larger he will supply all the increase for this county to the salaries of teachers.

Thursday, August 8, 1968

Rome National romps, moves to 9-12 finals

Grand National broke loose with a fourrun uprising in the third inning and it came up with three more in the fifth to capture an 8-3 victory over Rome American in the semi-finals of the District 9-12 Baseball Tournament.

The game, played at Ransom Feld, decided the opponent for the frontrunning Rome Southern team in the finals scheduled today at 6: 30 pm. A second contest will be played, if necessary.

Rome American drew first blood in the event Wednesday night with a first-inning tally, but was unable to hold the pace in the middle frames. The winning National squad scored four runs in the third -enough for the victory.

However, three more tallies were tacked on the scoreboard in the fifth and one in the sixth. Rome American had a pair of runs in the sixth.

National pounded out nine hits for the night with Steve Crowe and Charles Hight accounting for two each. Mike Carver provided the long range punch with a homerun.

The losers also had their share of glory with Jimmy Selman collecting a pair of bingles, including a home run. American had six hits for the night.

Bill Cox was the winning hurler while Selman suffered the setback.

The initial contest tonight will be a must battle for the National team since its defeat has already been chalked up in earlier play. The Southerns are 2-0 for the tournament.

100 years ago

as presented in the August 1918 editions of the Rome Tribune-Herald

Quoting or perhaps misquoting scripture caused a trial in Floyd Superior Court and the jury considering the case had not returned a verdict when court was adjourned for the day.

Three young men were on trial on a charge of disturbing public worship on the last day of June at the Flint Hill School House where divine services are often held by the community.

It appeared from the testimony that Rev. Pratt of what is known as the holy roller cult or creed or church was discussing with a man named Freeman living in the district the meaning of the first chapter, eight verse of John I, which reads — also according to the testimony in the case on trial yesterday — “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” Rev. Pratt was telling what the verse meant and G.C. Rankin, one of the defendants, is charged with telling him that the interpretation he put on it was wrong. He didn’t put it that way, though. What you said was, “You’re a liar,” according to the reverend who brought the matter into court by appearing before the grand jury and being responsible for the finding of an indictment. Young Mr. Rankin’s remark broke up the discussion. The other two young men prosecuted were George Lemaster & C.D. Climer. Their taking a hand in the scripture discussion appears to have been so effective that the holy roller divine hasn’t been in the community since, to interpret scripture.

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Found asleep on the railroad track at Reesberg by a son of Bailiff Burkhalter of that place and apparently troubled in mind, Lottie Belle Holder, a 16-year-old girl, is now being detained here in the county jail until Sheriff Smith can determine what to do with her.

The case appears to be a pitiful one, accepting the girl’s statement is true. She says she worked here awhile at the Anchor Duck Mill but got homesick for her father who lives at Aragon and who has separated from his wife. She started to walk to Aragon but when she reached Reesberg was tired and sleepy. Had she been undiscovered in this sleep the next Central train might have cut her in two as she was lying directly across the tracks.

The girl, young as she is, said she was married, but her husband left her a few weeks ago. She had no money for railroad fare.

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Doubling of the present special taxes on the manufacturer of tobacco, cotton, cigars and cigarettes and increased taxation on brokers, theaters and other amusements, billiard and pool parlors, bowling alleys in capitalization of corporations have been agreed upon by the House Ways and Means Committee.

A new tax of 1 percent on sales of mailorder houses doing more than $100,000 annual business was also adopted. Pullman seats and births and passenger rates will be subject to uniform tax of 8 percent.

A proposal to tax cotton was rejected by the committee almost unanimously. Moore of Pennsylvania propose a tax of $3 a bale which he contended would produce $33 million in revenue, but opponents of the tax and immediately suggested a tax on grain, anthracite and similar articles produced in the north. Only Moore and Fairchild of New York voted for the proposition. Moore proposed a tax on dogs which was also voted down.