He advocated general farming, tobacco growing, tung oil trees, organization of a Chamber of Commerce, the advertising of fishing to lure tourists, unity of thought and action to get businesses located here, and more work and less sitting around.ДЇamed baseball star Dazzy Vance bought the Homosassa Hotel in the early 30's cattle tick fever resulted in the dipping of all cattle every 14 days for a year and a half in vats to eradicate the pests. In those editorials he established goals for the community to help return to prosperity. Wilson, a go-getting creative editor, kept subscribers' interest through his lively and timely editorials. It was a plea for support and for a time businessmen managed to scrape up enough money for advertising to keep it in print. Wilson managed to pull the paper out of a financial hole, and kept after local businesses with a two-column headline, 'DOES INVERNESS WANT THE CHRONICLE?'. During the boom, the Chronicle was running 10 to 12 pages a week - after the crash it was hard pressed to turn out four pages. Wilson of Clearwater took over the editorial reins of the paper in April 1929. The Chronicle editorialized complaining the clock should be set at least twice a year 'to keep it within a day or two of the right time.'

In Inverness, the $800 clock in the courthouse tower lost 15 minutes and all activities in town went on late schedule including businesses, the schools, lunches and suppers. In October the town of Crystal River was flooded with a tidal wave, and row boats had to be used on Main Street, 'the second one since 1896', the Chronicle reported. Two other events took place in Citrus County later that year. It became a receiver for two defunct banks and changed its name to Homosassa-Inverness Bank and eventually became the Bank of Inverness. Only one bank was left in Citrus County, the Chronicle reported, and that was the Bank of Homosassa Springs, which was moved to Inverness. In June 1929 the Bank of Crystal River failed to open for business. In that same October-November period, Citizens Bank officially closed, and shortly after the New year of 1929 the board of directors of the Citrus Bank voted to suspend the business. The Chronicle reported the Citizens Bank of Inverness, established in 1912, was placed in the hands of the State Comptroller.

The year 1928 was the beginning of the calamitous depression era in Citrus County. Smith was managing editor, the Chronicle caused a flurry of talk in the community when it announced it would run comic pages featuring Jiggs and Maggie, Polly and Her Pals, the Katzenjammer Kids, Harold Teen and others. Butler reported the close-down of many of the phosphate mines in the area, 'pending operations of the European war.' Most of the mines were never reopened. In the summer of 1914, while the war with Germany was raging in Europe, Albert W. As we see in today's headlines, Butler wasn't far off the mark with his prediction. He predicted 'The time will come when a cigarette smoker cannot get a situation anywhere in the State'. George Butler, then 70 years old, became owner and editor of the Chronicle in 1914. Later Warnock sold the weekly paper and took his family to Mexico to grow citrus fruit. After his election, Warnock listed himself as Editor and proprietor of the Chronicle and George Butler as 'local editor'. Warnock was appointed deputy clerk of Circuit Court in 1897 and was elected Clerk of Circuit Court in 1900. Warnock, born in President Jimmy Carter's hometown of Plains, Georgia, took over ownership of the Chronicle in the late 1890's and began to formulate the character of the paper with news items and features.Д¬irculation began increasing and so did poor paying, delinquent advertisers. Geiger at the time when Jim Priest was sheriff, George Carter was his deputy, and Walter Warnock was the county clerk. Sherwood, it is recorded, sold the newspaper to a Rev. Chickens and turkeys were offered at 10 cents a pound and so were sugar-cured hams. A pound of sugar went for 5 cents, fresh eggs sold for 8 to 11 cents a pound, and coffee was 21 and 22 cents a pound. The ads that appeared were a sign of the times. Johnson says he can't get along without it.' Johnson stopped by the Chronicle office today to pay his subscription,' he wrote. Money was so scarce he credited subscribers by name and when they came in to pay their bills. Sherwood set the small type and layouts by hand. Most of these first advertisements ran on one page.Д®ditor J.F. The intent of the original newspaper was to get announcements of merchandise and goods sales to people living in the Hernando,Inverness, and Floral City areas. Williamson, a Floral City resident in July 1890. The Citrus County Chronicle was founded by Albert M.

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