Wilson Times, 3 December 1918.
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- Leonard Taylor — in 1917, Leonard Taylor registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 22 August 1883 in Pineville, Georgia; lived at 708 Viola; worked as a pipe layer for Henry Tart; and had a wife and two children. Fifty dollars was a staggering fine in 1918 — the equivalent of more than $1000 today. It’s hard to imagine that Taylor could have paid it, much less doctor bills and a buggy repair bill.
- Henry Tart
They threw all the books at him!!
I’m sure that the imposed fine caused him much mental grief knowing that he had to work, for maybe 2 years or better, to pay the fine and take care of a wife and 2 children.
In 1918, $50 paid rent – for some dwellings – for 2 years!!