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About The News and farmer. (Louisville, Ga.) 1875-1967 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1923)
TWO THE NEWS & FARMER •red as second class mail matter at the post office in Louisville, Ga, under the Act of Congress, March 8, 1879. Published Every Thursday. GINIA POLHILL PRICE Editor V. WHITE Associate Editor Year, in Advance $2.00 Months, in Advance SI.OO P. T. A. NOTES he Ex. Board of P. T- A. held regular monthly meeting on June l. The main topic for discussion tered around the work of the gram committee. hospitality committee was ap nted, composed of the Chairman the Chairman of each committee, h President as Chairman, to sup ment and in some respects re •e the refreshment committee, s our new Constitution has not n formally acted upon by the or lization, a Constitution commit , Mrs. B. P. Ramsey, Mrs. R. L. hea, Mrs. C- W. Powers, Mrs. IV. Murphy, was appointed to have s Constitution ready to be pre ited at the first P. T. A. meeting the fail. t was decided best to continue ■se Board Meetings throughout * summer in order that the work ■ next year may be well planned ‘ore the regular meetings of the T. A. begin. j „ast year the fifth district led in I fanizmg the most new associations p s UB, and the twelfth next 15. I fhe Ga., Congress has grown to [ associations- The membership in [incased 8000 during the year. piS'ainsboro raised most money sl,- ! Vu Wynnton, of Columbus next int 171. Bainhridgc has a 100 per hent association, largest member- Tuiip 545, Glynn of Brunswick next JS. During the last year such >f lendid help and support has been ! a wen by members of Louisville P. J A.! We haven’t space to list the |-'lr:e, unselfish work that many gave, Lvnt each in her particular niche, ; ( ought pressure to bear that re n Ited in much good work. During ?e next year may we grow in sym- |— tfiy and the spirit of service. There tv e some phases of P. T. A. work thich our local association has ile.ver stressed, namely, thrift, cn ,4 ding fathers, and proper recreation in r boys and girls- Efficient President o Mrs. Bruce Carr Jones, the state * *esident, has spoken on the work £j ‘ the organization in every district A, nee going into office in the Spring ‘ 1922 and in several of them many mes. She has attended every dis ict meeting, with the exception of ne, when she was "rained out” and i addition to that has made an ex austive study of the work from .•ery angle—national, state, district, iunty, city, town, village and of the idividual association. She is there ■>re in a position to give to P. T. A. orkers all information regarding ne history of the organizaton—• ational and state—with details of ae type of work done by the P. T. . in its every department. everal Remarkable Talks Made By Wime of Governor-Elect In an article from Monroe, Ga., in he Telegraph of Thursday regarding he leaving of the town of Governor lect Clifford Walker and his family or their new home in Atlanta, was ho following paragraph: “Mrs. Walker, although essentially home lover, is one of Georgia’s nost brilliant and talented women ler efforts as a leader of the Parent- %'roervous headache?^ I MENTHOLATUM J soothes it PROGRAMME Shadowland Theatre Week Ending June 23rd Thursda}' & Friday, June 21, 22 RUDOLPH VALENTINO plays in “THE YOUNG RAJAH” Never has Valentino been given such wonderful opportunities as in this picture. First as an American college hero, then as a jewelled prince of India, he offers his greatest perform ance to date. In a story vibrant with passionate love scenes, dazzling with gorgeous settings and costumes, thrill-swept with adventure and mystery. Supporting cast includes Wan da Hawley and Charles Ogle. Two shows daily, 4 and 8:30 p. m. Admission 10, 20 and 30 cents. Saturday, June 23rd “THE MEN OF ZANZABAR” A Thrilling Western Don’t miss it. Harold Lloyd will also be on hand on this date in a Teal honest to goodness comedy. Monday, June 25th “THE FACE IN THE FOG.” Boston Blackie and Mary, the two best loved crook characters in all fiction, never figured in a story so exciting as this. Mystery, suspense, thrills and romance, it has them all in abundance. The story ran in the Cosmopolitan Magazine and has been produced with all the lavishness that characterizes Cosmopolitan productions. A great cast of popular stars enacts this wonderful story. Pathe News will also be shown on this date. Tuesday, June 26th- CLAIRE WINDSOR AND RICHARD DIX play in “FOOLS FIRST.” A real good picture. Aesops Fables will also be shown on this date. Shadowland Theatre Next Door to Polhill-Denny Drug Cos. LOUISVILLE. GA. Teacher Association have meant much for the advancement of edu cation, and a better understanding student.” Mrs. Walker is state chairman of adult hygiene of the department of public health of the Georgia Con gress, and on a number of occasions has given really remarkable talks on the subject at various conferences and conventions. Her address at the state convention of P. T. A. in At lanta was considered one of the high lights. YEAR BOOK TO BE READ JULY 1 Mrs. P. H. Jeter, recording secre tary of the Georgia branch of the National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Association, and also chairman of the Year Book commit tee of the State, has written to the state president, Mrs. Bruce Carr Jones, that the new Year Book will be ready by July 1. This is good news to the many members of the : P. T. A. thoroughout the State who i were unable to atend the convention | in Atlanta. Beginning promptly at 9:30 o’clck Tuesday morning, June 19, Parent- Teacher work will be the theme and is- 1 cussed at Mercer University until j 11:30, as follows: I. History of National Organiza tion, Aims and Purposes, Mrs. Bruce Carr Jones. Discussion led by Mrs. Guy Wells. 11. Type of work done by P. T. A. departments: Organization and efficiency, public, welfare, education,! home service, public health, Mrs. Bruce Carr Jones. ill- How the Parent-Teacher Asso ciation Helps the Home—Mrs. Guy Wells. How the Parent-Teacher Associa tion Helps the School—Mrs. T. J. Cates, director education department state P. T. A. How the Parent-Teacher Associa tion Helps the Community—Mrs. Wells. IV. How to Organize a Parent- Teacher Association —rs. Charles A Hilbun, chairman of extension. How to Conduct a Parent-Teacher Association Mrs. Ouy Wells. V. Planning program, study of the school systems, attendance problem, social activities and recreation—Mrs. Guy Wells. FIVE n 111 CM OF BIN Coal Train Crew Buried Under Tons of Coal. Heroic Efforts Save Lives of Men. Waycross, Ga., June 19.—Five men were buried alive and Seriously in jured last night when a giant coal bin, said to have contained several hundred tons of coal, collapsed un der a coal train driven by Engineer Sanford Cliett, of Waycross and Fireman C. R. Griffin of Thomas ville. Heroic efforts by a rescue crew directed by all local officials of the road, who were on the scene, suc ceeded in releasing every man with in five hours. Engineer Cliett un derwent an operation at the local railroad hospital for the amputation of a leg and Fireman Griffin sus tained a fractured thigh and shoul der blade. Engineer Cliett was dug out .iust in time to prevent suffo- THE NEWS AND FARMER, LOUISVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1923. JUDGE 1. H UIWII OEMS ADDRESS ON NEGRO PROBLEM “The Negro in the South and Elsewhere” is Subject of U. of G. Alumni Oration Yesterday. Athens, Ga., June 19.—Alexander ; R. Lawton, of Savannah, was elected president of the University of Georgia alumni society according to returns of ballots counted here today. Mr. Lawton is a member of the class of *77. Davis Freeman, also of Savannah, was named first vice-president; H. H. Gordon, Jr., Athens, second vice president; Frank D. Foley, Colum bus, third vice-president; Dr. Syl vanius Morris, Athens, secretary; W. O. Payne, Athens, treasurer, and Dr. Benjamin Yow, Lavonia, and Wallace Miller, Columbus, tied for one of the places on the board of managers. The tie will be settled by the meeting of the alumni this afternoon. President Lawton delivered the alumpi oration at noon, taking as his subject “The Negro in the South and Elsewhere.” Judge Samuel Adams, of Savan nah, tomorrow will deliver the bac calaureate address, and more than 150 diplomas will be awarded. The Address The address, in part, is here given, with a connecting report of the por tions which lack of space forbids printing: “In this day of perplexing world problems I speak of one nearer us —the relations between the domin ating white race and the dominated negro. I bring it to you because it demands the attention of those who should be and are the leaders of enlightened public opinion. I speak plainly and critically: you owe to your state, to the white man and the black man your hest thought and leadership that this problem may carry with it the minimum of friction, injustice and evil.” He disclaimed any intention of violating the proprieties of even re motely touching upon politics, and declared that his race instinct for ever makes impossible the sugges tion of amalgamation. He spoke of “race instinct” and of “race pre judice” and drew the contrast be tween the qualities implied in the two terms. He waived the question of the responsibility for the exist ence of the problem, and said; Co-operation Needed “But it is the responsibility of the white race only, and the white race has the higher duty. We are in the ascendency and no solution or amelioration can progress except on our initiative. While we need the sympathetic co-operation of the ne gro, we can make some progress without him; he can make none without us. Moreover the white race has always claimed racial superior ity. Who makes this claim must never forget that superiority car ries proportionate obligation.” He cited the census figures in dicating the percentage and the dis tribution of negro population; less than 10 per cent of the population of the United States being negro; and nearly 48 per cent of the popu lation in Georgia negro, and declar ed that “we can expect neither the disappearance nor the diminution of the numbers to a negligible fig ure.” He said that four-fifths of the negroes are in the South; that race instinct and probably race prejudice seems strongest in the English speaking peoples, the Southern white people being mostly of Brit ish stock- “These facts alone suf ficiently explain,” he said, “the more conspicuous manifestation of race instinct in the South,” though “race instinct may not be justly classed as either sectional or historical,” but that “it will manifest itself on reasonable provocation wherever numbers are sufficient to bring fre quent contact or economic pres sure.” He spoke of the laws which have endeavored to deal, positively, or 666 cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever. It destroys the germs. FOR SALE BY C. D. CHEELY A SON Mitchell. S. C. EVANS CO. Wadley. CLARK BROS. Louisville Bonded Warehouse Cos. negatively, with the race question, end then reviewed at length the re port of the Chicago race commis sion following the Chicago race riot. He regretted that the report did not indicate the treatment of negroes by whites of British stock. He re viewed the fifty-nine recommenda tions of the commission, selecting three which seemed practical: Pro viding as good schools and teachers for the negroes as for' whites; placing inspectors with authority on street car lines patronized by many negroes; and the appointment of a permanent committee on race relations to continue to study and recommend. Fundamental Data He then gave some “fundamental data”: “No individual, no commission, no organization, can progress in the im provement of race relations that dis cards facts for theory and does not recognize these fundamental data: “Race instinct, frequently exagger ated by race prejudice, does exist in the white man, is particularly strong in British stock, and will manifest it self on slight provocation wherever the percentage of negroes is not so negligible as to make contact infre quent. “It is stimulated by economic pres sure such as competition for jobs, or depreciation of values in residential districts. .“It makes'absolutely impossible (at least with British stock) intermar riage, social intercourse, free ming ling in recreations, assemblies, places of amusement, hotels, restaurants and, where negroes are numerous, in railway cars, stations and schools. It is even impossible in churches. It is as powerful against fear of scriptural punishment in the life to come as against the fear of statutory punishment in the life of today! “It may not make impossible if we all did our duty, but it makes diffi cult equality of privileges and oppor tunity for the negro in his struggle for life, liberty and happiness, in which arc included the right to bet ter himself and his family. Not Race Pride. “It is not race pride or race in stinct, but race prejudice augmented by want of character that brings to the negro injustice as between man and man. If I yielded to a natural reluctance to admit distasteful truths I could not conceal from you the ten dency far too frequent with far too many individuals to deal unfairly in business transactions W’ith the negro because he is helpless. It is mani fested in some shop-keepers (partic ularly those who give credit) and with some farmers in their dealings with negro tenants. It is to an ap preciable degree more difficult for a negro than for a white man to ob tain justice in some of our courts, whether on the civil or the criminal side. I do not believe that our judges are subject to this criticism. “It is not race instinct but race prejudice augmented by more repre hensible traits that brings to the ne gro discourteous rudeness, contempt uous insult and corporal ill treat ment. The white man’s claim of superiority may be readily refuted by the manner in which he asserts it. Insulting another or wounding his feelings is always to be con demned, but never more so than when it comes from a superior to an inferior. A gentleman should be more careful of the feelings and sen sitiveness of one belo%v him than of his equal or his superior. A ne gro dare not insult a white man. Fear restrains him. A more com mendable spirit should restrain the white man from daring to insult or do all that may become a man”—re maltreat the negro. I.et him “dare membering that “who dares do more is none.” He then spoke of the migration of the negro and pointed out that fre quently the negro is not accorded j fair treatment by some white men in business and sometimes does not get j justice in the courts. He arraigned ; lynch law- in a powerful, effective j manner, hut declared that “lynching | is not a sectional crime.” He point ed the. way to oppose the Dyer bill’s passage and enforcement is to “arouse an enlightened public sen timent which will compel such un iversal and impartial and fearless administration of the law and pro tection of the. individual as to make federal interevention clearly unnec essary and inexcusable.” Col. Lawton pointed out the fal sity of the opinion that negroes can. not and do not achieve worthy plac es as students, scholars, writers, business men, and orators. He then j drew the picture of the negro to day: “Do you realize -what a hard fate it is to be a negro? Put yourself in his place and imagine that though no fault of yours but merely because your skin is black, you are expected to go through life doing your share as a man, a citizen, for yourself, your family, your community, your state and your county, with handi caps and restrictions such as these: You are barred from holding any office and may not serve as a juror. You may not be a clerk. You may work as a porter or waiter on a sleeping car, but never as a conduc tor or a steward- You may work with white men as a skilled laborer, but never as a foreman. You may work at trades and vocations but, however, well you may work, you have no hope of promotion. You arc altogether barred from many trades and crafts. You are barred from the principal labor unions. You may be a locomotive fireman but never an engineer. Whatever your ability to pay, what ever your dress, your habits, your demeanor, you may never use facilities provided for public entertainment. These and many other handicaps must be your lot and the lot of your chil dren and your children’s children from the cradle to the grave. Im agine yourself so situated, would you he content to accept it without question? Would you never dream of changing it? Would you cheer fully agree with those who believe that it must ever be? Rare Instinct "It would seem that race instinct is so firmlv implanted that these handicaps are permanent, and that part of our problem is this: How may we continue forever and ever to deal justly and fairly and wise ly with a large percentage of our population conscious of the griev ance that, not through their own act but by the accident of birth and in heritance, they are denied equality of privilege? The answer is not easy.” He then called attention to the one way, in which in Georgia the problem is seriously, earnestly be ing studied, through the offices of the “Commission on Inter-Rscial Co operation”—as in fourteen other states of the union. He cited the head of *lhe Georgia organizations, Dr. M. Ashby Jones, as a guarantee of the safety of “our most sacred traditions.” He told of the work this commission is doing in each Georgia county except where the ne gro is uot present in numbers. The support and the co-operation of all thinking- citizens he solicited as the one way open to stdy the question in Georgia and go as far as possi ble in its solution. He took oc casion to speak of some of the ob stacles to this sane manner of go ing about the business of effecting co-operation and understanding and sympathetic work of the races, scoring the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Its Organ, “The Crisis,” with some other leaders of the negro press whose influence makes co-op eration more difficult. He scored the Chicago “Defender” as another conspicuous exception to the rule of preaching good wil land co-operation as voiced by many of the sane nd earnest negroes. He scored as an other obstacle the officeseeker who panders to base instincts of race prejudice to further his own ends. He paid his respects, too, to the K. K. K„ which, denying hostility to the negro, “presents a serious ob stacle to those who” arc trying to bring about better relations between the races. After discussing the vex atious problems introduced by the segregation question, the speaker concluded: “The white man is and will con tinue to be in the ascedency, and the races can co-operate only on terms which the white man will accept. I hope that having the greater power he will be Just and liberal; but he will never regard it as just to risk even slightly the perpetual purity of the white race, and liberality will never induce him to abandon his resistence on segre gation-—not cruel, unjust, unfair segregation, but that degree and kind which recognizes race instinct and which race instinct demands. Avoid Criticism. “1 have spoken freely, not hesi tating to point to our own short comings, but trying to avoid criti cism which is merely destructive. I have noted the marked progress of the negro in less than two genera tions. This and his earlier prog ress (even with the handicap of slavery) from untutored Savagery and paganism indicate capacity for further advance, and give encour agement of success, —yes, substan tial success if we awake to full re alization that we must be up and doing. The task, is difficult but not hopeless, and it is our task. “I know that deep down in your hearts you have an affection for the negro. Remember his remarkable record during the Civil War. During those tour years of trial there was not even one instance of faithless ness by the slaves left to care for the helpless women and children on the plantation. And John Brown called for them in vain. It is a rec ord of which any race should be proud, and I am sure that you are proud of it for them. “We know that we are in the as cendency and that his fate is large ly in our hands. We know that as compared with ourselves he is help less, and that he deserves not our criticism but our sympathetic inter est; not our antagonism but our help and our encouragement. I ap peal to each of you for active aid in urging upon your community and your state fair and impartial con sideration of this harassing prob lem; for study of it in the light of today and not exclusively in the light of traditiorf; for encourage ment and participation in the work of the Inter-raciai commission, and for a firm determination as men and women on whom the higher duty rests that no unfair advantage shall be taken of our power, and that the negro shall always receive that justice and fair treatment w'hich is his due, and which we cannot withhold if we wish to re tain our self-respect.” /} -IKcßackbone of [/ faint BThe great covering ca pacity and long years of service of Pee Gee Mastic Paint are due to its 50% Zinc content, ground in pure Linseed Oil and White Lead, making it a Double Pigment Paint. Pee Gee Mastic Paint is guaran teed to be absolutely pure and must give entire satisfaction. No better or more economical paint is made at any price. 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The participation in its activities has a pronounced effect upon each and every one of its members from the time they are first initiated. It penetrates the veneer and reaches down into the real inner nature of the man. It appeals to his noblest impulses. It inspires self-confidence and reliance in one’s ability to bat tle courageously and successfully in the cause of world-wide moral up iife. It develops the latent talents by its stirring appeal for efficiency. It harnesses the restive streams of nervous energy, directing this nfighty force into useful and far reaching channels. Through Fellowship, acquaintance ship develops into mutual under standing and esteem. Thru friend ship and association with a com mon interest, a vast clearing house of ideas, plans and projects, is formed. From this melting pot, of diversified energy, brains and ex perience, there pours molten metal of the purest gold, which flows freely where it is needed. Asa mighty river rolls on in its majestic course toward the broad ocean, so does the Kiwanian expand in his capacity for rendering ser vice to his fellow man. The fur ther we proceed in our Kiwanian activities, the more devoted we be come to the great cause in which wc have enlisted. As we cast our eyes about us, we witness the meta morphosis of a once self-sufficient, smugly satisfied professional man into an ardent and unselfish work er in child welfare campaigns: the evolution of an unsympathetic and apparently hardened man of affairs into a genuinely democratic and tireless toiler in benevolent and charitable projects and non-commu nicative scientist into a radiant per sonality of contagious good cheer and fellowship. It brings home to us, what the spirit of Kiwanis means to th{s busy world of today. As the yfears glide by we can see her circle of potentiality constantly ex panding, and her achievement? pyra miding far aloft into the deep blue heavens. C. PINKNEY JONES. Scranton, Pa. (Awarded First Prize .Kiwanis Es say contest.) STORK SOUNDS FIRE ALARM Chicago—Henry Carson celebrated the arrival of a son and heir by pull ing three fire alarms. Fined SSO, he said: “It was worth it.” JUNE DOCKET Americus, Ga., Junel9.—At least two weeks’ work is anticipated for the disposal of the cases on the docket for the June term of the city court here, which convened on Monday under the direction of Judge W. M. Harper. The civil docket will be disposed of before the criminal cases are taken up. n s REMEDYjj I JW ) FOR THE RELIEF OF Coughs. Colds. Croupl WHOOPING COUGH. HOARSENESS [BRONCHITIS] >SOLD EVERYWHERE-' , FOOLS. (By Berton Braley.) The wise men said, “Why, the world is flat! Our fathers’ fathers have taught us that; And all experiences goes to show That what our fathers have said is so. It’s only fools who would dare al lege That one could sail o’er ocean’s edge.” But the fools—the fools!—let the toxin sound in—^ Sailed to the blue sky’s edge—and round it. The wise men said, “It is all a dream That anything can be done with steam.” The wise men said, “He’s a fool for fair, Who thinks we ever shall ride the air.” But the fools believed, and the fools held true To their foolishness, till they saw it through; And a fool must follow his natural bent— So now we swoop through the fir mament. The fools and fools! how they loom in sight, Gallileo, Columbus, Wright Watts and Stephenson—pioneers Conquering nature, charting spheres And ever the wise men—learning naught. Jeered the aims and the ends they sought, In the teeth of all the creeds and schools, Man is led to he heights—by Fools! HUGE SNAKE Lancaster, S. C., June 19.—L. H. Rowell, of the Tabernacle section, recently killed a snake six feet five inches long in his yard. It was of the coachwhip species. 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