Newspaper Page Text
THE MONROE ADVERTISER
ESTABLISHED 1854
ficial Organ City of Forsyth and Monroe Count)
It —
J. H. CLARKE, EDITOR AND OWNER
SUBSCRIPTION: $1.50 PER YEAR
| Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office
at Forsyth, Ga.
ELMER S. TUCKER
. Forsyth lost one of her most popular and useful
■ citizens in the passing of Mayor E. S. Tucker. He
was an upright business man, a true friend and a
public-spirited citizen who gave the first considera
tion to the progress of his town and county and
Leaves behind him a procession of kindly deeds. We
shall miss his ready smile, his cheery words, the con
tagion of his enthusiasm and the industry and ability
I'with which he put his shoulder to the wheel wher
iever service called him. For reasons like these, the
f crepe which hangs upon the city hall and his place
lof business is no less gloomy than the shadows
I which have fallen across the hearts of all who knew
l and loved him.
• x
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
l The coming of Christmas brings us to one of the
| hilltops of time. We may, if we choose, look back
over a year that is gone and review its failures and
successes. The very old may note how as the line is
■growing thinner they are becoming almost the sole
Survivors of a generation which not so long ago
Fjoined with them in the pleasures of the occasion.
[To the middle-aged the season may bring a message
of haste when they ponder over the plans of youth
and find how meagerly as yet they have been wrought
into reality. To us all there should come the reali
zation that the stream of time flows deeper at cer
tain season^ and that there are periods in life which
are not adequately measured by the hands of the
clock or the setting of the sun.
Christmas is mainly a time of remembrance. It
brings back more vividly to mind Him -who came
that people might be saved from their sins. It gives
■ us pause that we might more thoroughly realize the
; good of others and the ways in which their helpful
| ness has touched our lives. It is a time for the
[unfortuate to be remembered, for the ministry of
jhelpfulness to be exercised, for the old and the young
|to be appreciated in their separate spheres and made
|to rejoice. Christmas is also a time for forgetful-
Pness. In no other way can there come peace and
I good will. Love and friendship are treasures hid
[in the field of human frailties and we must purchase
|the fields along with the treasures. It is a good time
to lay aside our prejudices and any form of ill-will
which may have been allowed to creep into the store
thouse which was intended for the affections only.
The happiness of Christmas will depend at last upon
what we are able to remember and w^at we are
willing to forget. Otherwise we will miss the real
joy of the season ourselves and will lose the oppor
tunities which are ours for adding to the happiriess
of others.
The Christmas season is a station which men have
fixed upon the road of time. It is there that we
pause for a while to do honor to the greatest inhabi
itant the world has known and to exhibit some meas-
I ure of His spirit in our dealings with our fellows.
I We wait there also for the crossing of the imagi-
Lnary boundary into another year. The season gives
► occasion for thought. We take stock of the passage
[of the years with regret or pleasure as to their con-
I tent and hasten on toward the dim vista of the future.
IWe have thought of the departed. The old Christ
■ mastides are past and some of the eyes which greet
led them have been closed in their last sleep. Others
■ have gone from us to new fields of earthly endeavor,
F and thus the line grows thinner. For several years,
J we in Monroe county have joined in the experience
of those whose hopes have been deferred. We have
waited in darkness as those who watch for the morn
l ing, but we wait for that which is sure to come. We
[are not unmindful at this season of true friends and
lof a place in the great workshop of the world. We
| travel on in the companionship of hope and with the
■cheering belief that the county is even now at the
jdawn of a happier and more prosperous year.
x
I One difficulty connected with every spiritual
Enovement which goes its way down the years is that
[the world, the flesh and the devil nearly always find
■connected with it some rumble seat in which they
Iniay ride.
J ■ -x
f L Those good fridhds who wish for us a merry
Christmas and happy and prosperous New Year do
■lot bear in mind that the merriness of the Christ
■nas often makes it difficult for the first part of the
■ew Year to be either happy or prosperous.
—-x
■ It has been decreed that Georgia is to have a, spe
■al session of the legislature. The payment of the
■pbt of the state presents a difficult task, but if the
■embers of that body are ordinary men it is certain
■at the work which they undertake to do will have
Ei ample background of personal experience.
x
■The considerable clamor that is heard in connec
p°" with the government rendering financial aid to *
this and that makes it appear that the people are not
deeply impressed with the fact that the government
must take from the people all the money which is
appropriated. It is probable that each cjass hopes
that the money given to, it will be taken from
some other class, but in the long run the taking is
pretty well equalized and we come back to the place
from which we started and are, maybe, worse off
than we were before.
THE COUNTY AGENT
i
An indication of progress along agricultural lines
during recent years is the employment of county
agents. This step is of particular benefit to the
South which is and will probably continue to be pri
marily an agricultural section. Our wealth must
. largely depend upon the treasures which we obtain
from the soil, and in both soil and climate the South
has distinct advantages over other sections of the
country in the opportunity for producipg that which
contributes toward feeding and clothing the world.
This section of the country can come into its own
only as the farmer puts into practice the most pro
gressive and profitable forms of agriculture.
The farmer has been brought face to face with
new and hard problems during recent years. Diver
sification has become a necessity as well as new
methods of labor. There is the problem of the mar
ket also. These things have been added to the
calamities of a financial stringency brought about by
low prices and a practical failure of crops. The man
who must keep busy with his farming operations
very frequently has neither the time nor the oppor
tunity to work out a solution to his problems except
through the avenue of experience which in most
cases proves too long and costly. The work of the
county agent^ fills this gap, for it is his task to ad
viseso that the farmer may turn his efforts into the
most profitable channels and be saved from costly
, errors. .
The people of the county should bear in mind that
the success of any county agent depends in no small
degree upon the people themselves. The courity
agent cannot be' every where at once and he is no
mind reader. Unless the people make their needs
and desires known many opportunities for useful
ness will be lost to him. He can advise along gen
eral lines and hold conferences, upon subjects which
are vital to farmers, he may bring in experts from
time to time to advise upon important subjects, but
beyond that he needs suggestions from the people.
The doctor does not go around the country looking
for patients and however able he might be his use
fulness would be lost unless people called for him in
time of sickness. In some such sense the county
agent is the servant of the people ready to do his
best for them but often dependent upon the needs
of the people being made known. If he should hap
pen not to know the solution of your problem he
will find it by consultation with others and he will
always be found ready to give the farmer the great
est possible- service. If he does not help you when
you need him it will be your fault.
x
THE AMERICAN INDIAN
Mr. Editor: What I am writing may not be of
much interest to you, but it is of interest to those of
us living in what was once known as the wild and
wooly west, now the wide open spaces. Os late
years much unfavorable criticism is made of his
tory and present-day writers describing the settle
ment of the .west, ascribing each victory of 'the mili
tary over the Indians as a battle, but every victory
of the Indians over the soldiers as a massacre. Al
ways, after the passing of many years, some compe
tent historian arises to make a correct, unprejudiced
record of the past. Now it is about time for the
Indian to come into his own. No one can doubt the
bravery and patriotism of the Indian in his defense
of his home, fireside and country. Almost weapon
less, for over a hundred years he fought a well
armed, civilized, ever increasing foe. On the field of
battle when he bested his foes, it is written a mas
sacre, but when his foes bested him it was written
a battle. Not long since, in excavating for a rail
road, was found the remains of an Indian on the
battlefield of the Washita near Cheyenne, Okla. On
last Thanksgiving day some 5,000 people gathered
ibout the battlefield of the Washita to do honor to
his unknown Indian soldier who lost his life 62
years ago when iwere massacred by the military
many men, women and children and 800 head of
horses were shot. This occasion was a fitting tribute
to the Oklahoma, Indian soldier who died in the
battle, that he be buried on the site of the battlefield
with great ceremony. The great crowd stood with
perfect attention as the Cheyenne chief, Magpie,
with blanket about him, spoke through his inter
preter expressing great joy that the people were pay
ing tribute to the unknown Indian soldier. He told
the crowd' that he forgave General Custer, he asked
God to forgive General Custer for the part he had
in the battle of Washita. He begged the white man
to look with charity upon the Indians of ^the past
and to deal now with justice. Chief Magpie was
moved to tears in recalling the events of the battle,
Vd he carries wounds received-on that occasion.
The American Legion fired taps and Chief Magpie
stood at the grave and offered a prayer to the Great'
Creator in his native tongue with the concluding cer
emony. Just before the ceremony the Indians killed
and butchered the beeves donated by Cheyenne and
the immense crowd enjoyed seeing them parcel out
the b&f Im tfie day
THE MONROE ADVERTISER
custom. Arrangements are now
under way to erect a monument
upon this battlefield. Near the
State Capitol of Oklahoma stands
the statue of a cowboy, and an
effort is now being made for a
monument to be erected near the
Capitol honoring Indians. Chris
Madden, resident of Guthrie, Ok
lahoma, a peace officer for more
than sixty years, has written the
department as Washington, D. C.,
to know whether he is d*ead or still
living? He has served as peace of
ficer in the west as soldier, army
scout deputy United States mar
shal. Where General Custer and
his cavalry were massacred by the
Sioux Indians in 1876 at the battle
of Little Big Horn, is a monument
upon which is inscribed the names
of those who died with General
Custer, which includes Chris Mad
den’s name. Madden was with the
Fifth Cavalry at that time as a
scout but had just been assigned
several days before to head a party
of hunters to obtain meat for the
army. His answer from Wash
ington, D. C., was: “1 guess you
are alive as you have been drawing
a pension during the intervening
years.’
You notice the government is
about to establish a big reforma
tory to cost $3,000,000, at El Reno,
Okla. Sure it needs more accom
modation for prisoners for Doran
has reported to Mr. Mellon as a
federal dry enforcement officer a
total arrest of 6^,173, totaling jail
sentences of 14,000 years. And still
the bootlegger flourishes like a
green bay tree; and his name is
Legion. O. L. W.
Elk City, Okla.
——■ ;
CONVERTED TOO LATE
After several years of unsuccess
ful efforts to get a local merchant
to advertise, the publisher of a Kan
sas weekly newspaper recently was
surprised to receive an offer for a
full 'page advertisement, from the
former non-advertiser.
Glancing at the copy the publish
er saw that it advertised a “closing
out sale.” The merchant was going
out of business. His advertising
competitors had taken his trade and
there was nothing left for him to
do but quit. So the newspaper man
had landed his prospect at last.
The merchant recognized the
power of advertising to help him get
out of business, but had never tried
to use it as a means of staying in
business. There are a good many
Aierchants like that.—Newnan Her
ald.
EXCHANGE TALK
In the old days when a vehicle
sped by in a hurry, it was a sign
the horse felt his oats—but now it
is because some ass is feeling his
corn.—Greensboro Herald—Journal.
NOTICE, DEBTORS, CREDITORS
State of Georgia, Monroe County.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
। having demands against Luther Sin
gleton, late of said county, deceased,
to present them to me, properly
made out, within the time prescribed
by law, so, as to show their character
and amount. And all persons in
debted to said deceased are hereby
required to make immediate payment
to me. This 21st day of November,
11930. B. S. WILLINGHAM, Admin
istrator of Luther Singleon. 1-1
SHERIFF’S SALES
Georgia, Monroe County—There
will be sold at public outcry to the
highest bidder for* cash before the
courthouse door in said Monroe coun
ty, Georgia, within the legal hours of
sale on the first Tuesday in Jan
uary, 1931, the following described
property:
One four room house with one
half acre of land in Culloden district
of Monroe county, Ga., bounded as
follows: North and east by Norwood
lands, south by Noltee place and
west by highway route No. 1, said
property being about one-half mile
north of Culloden. Levied upon and
to be sold as the property of Mrs.
A. J. Mitchell to satisfy tax fi fas for
state and county taxes for the years
1928-1929, and issued from the of
fice of H. W. Searcy, T. C. Tenant
in possession notified as required by
law.
Also at the .same time and place
will be sold the following described
property, to-wit: All that tract or
parcel of land lying and being in
Middlebrooks district, Monroe coun-
.WHILE CHRISTMAS FIRES
ARE BURNING
WE’LL BE THINKING
OF YOU
JU
Thinking of the pleasant relations we have
had with our patrons during the past year
and of the loyalty of friends who have not
only patronized this business but who have
spoken kind words in our behalf. We
thank you a thousand times and assure you
that through the year ahead we will be
found doing all within oUr power to please
you. and serve you even better.
May joy like that you knew in happy child
hood be yours during Christmas and may
the New Year unfold before your vision
paths you’ll find pleasure and profit in
traveling.
WILLINGHAM’S GARAGE
Chevrolet Sales and Service—Goodyear Tires
ty, Ga., known as a portion of the
old Hencely place, there being 50
acres, more or less, on the north side
of the road, and bounded as follows:
North by lands of J. W. J. Taylor,
east by lands of D. C. Johnson, south
by lands of Walton and west by
lands of John King, now owned by
Robert Carson, being portion of same
lands deeded to D. C. Johnson by E.
M. Williams in deed dated Decem
ber 31, 1918, this deed conveying
62 acres, more or less. This deed
conveying all of said tract on north
side of road and 12 acres as sur
veyed on southwest side of road.
Also all that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the Middlebrooks
district of Monroe county, Ga., be
ing 100 acres, more or less, known
as the Nelms place and bounded
north by lands of J. W. J. Taylor,
east by lands of Tabor and Thomp
son, south by Deer creek, west by
lands of Frank Johnson and John
Hansford, being lands deeded to E.
M. Williams by Rutherford-Phinazee
Co. Levied upon and to be sold as
the property of J. H. Bohne to satisfy
a tax fi fa for state and county taxes
for the year 1929 and issued from
the office of H. C. Searcy, T. C.
Tenant in possession notified as re
quired by law.
Also at the same time and place
will be sold the following described
property, to-wit: 107 acres of land,
more or less, located in Russellville
district of Monroe county, Georgia,
and bounded as follows: North by
C. N. Johnson, east by P. B. May
nard and W. O. Marshall, south by
Wash Head place now owned by
Shelby Myrick, west by S. W. Tarp
ley and George Tribble. Levied upon
and will be sold as the property of
J. A. Brown to satisfy tax fi fas for
state and county taxes for the years
1926-1927-1928-1929, and issued
from the office of H. W. Searcy, T.
C. Tenant in possession notified as
required by lawi
Also at the same time and place
will be sold the following described
property, to-wit: 100 acres of land in
the Cox district of Monroe coun
ty, Ga., and bounded as follows:
South bv R. T. Persons land, for
merly owned by Montpelier Savings
Bank and Trust Co., running north
10 acres long, west by W. W. Wright
and W. L. Hancock, north by Mont
pelier Savings Bank & Trust Co.,
running east 10 acres wide, east by
Montpelier Savings Bank & Trust
Co. Levied on and to be sold as the
property of Montpelier Savings Bank
& Trust Co. to satisfy tax fi fas for
state and county taxes for the years
1928-1929 and issued from the office
of H. W. Searcy, T. C. Tenant in
possession notified as required by
law. *
Also at the same time and place
will be* sold the following described
property, to-wit: Lot No. 4 contain
ing 44 acres in Brantley’s district of
Monroe county, Ga., recorded in
Clerk’s office, Monroe Superior
Court, Deed Book 40, page 371, and
bounded as follows: North by lands
of W. J. Marshall, east by the lands
of Geo. W. Head, Mrs. E. A. Adair
and J. F. Eady, south by the lands
of Berner McKinney and west by
I the lands of J. M. Hill, Z. M. May
-1 nard, B. O. Woodward and — —
Jenkins. Levied upon and to be sold
as the property of G. W. Woodward
to satisfy a fi fa for state and coun
ty taxes for the year 1929. Tenant
lin possession notified as required by
law.
I This 9th day of December, 1930.
L. C. BITTICK, Sheriff.
ORDINARY’SNOTICES
FOR DISMISSION
Georgia, Monroe County.—Lum
Ogletree, Guardian' of Louise Ogle
tree, has applied to me for a dis
charge from his guardianship of Lou
ise Ogletree; this is, therefore, to
notify all persons concerned to file
their objections, if any they have,
on or before the first Monday in Jan
uary, 1931, else Lum Ogletree will
be discharged from his guardianship
as applied for. GEO. W. NEWTON,
Ordinary. 1-1
FOR LEAVE TO SELc
Georgia, Monroe County.—V. A.
Treadwell, administrator of Mrs.
Parthenie Tolleson Treadwell, de
ceased, has applied to me for leave
to sell the lands belonging to the es
tate of said deceased, and said ap
plication will be heard on the first
Monday in January, 1931. This Ist
day of December, 1930. GEO. W.
NEWTON, Ordinary. 1-1
FOR ADMINISTRATION
State of Georgia, Monroe County.
W. A. Spicer having in proper form
applied to me for permanent letters
of administration on the estate of
Mrs. M. A. Pair, late of said county,
this is to cite all and singular the
creditors and next of kin of Mrs. M.
A. Pair to be and appear at my of
fice within the time allowed by law
and show cause, if any they can, why
permanent administration should not
granted to Mrs. Dan Spicer on Mrs.
M. A. Pair’s estate. Witness my
hand and official signature, this Bth
day of December, 1930. CEO. W.
NEWTON, Ordinary. 1-1
FOR YEAR’S SUPPORT
Georgia, Monroe County Mrs.
Florence H. Sullivan having' ade
application for twelve months s ip
port out of the estate of Otis H. Sui
livan and appraisers duly appointed
to set apart the (S^me having filed
their return, all persons concerned
are hereby required to show cause
before the Court of Ordinary of said
county on or before the first Monday
in January, 1931, why said'applica
tion should not be granted. This
December 6, 1930. GEO. W. NEW
TON, Ordinary. 1-1
