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VOL. XVI.
Our New School Building-
Our new school building will
never come until years after the
old one is'blow u away or goes up
in smoke. Lest you forget this
statement, paste it in your hat.
Then if this statement is not col
lect remind us of it.
The old building as it now stands
and used is the most unsightly,
unfit, inconvenient, windy, smoky
school building that we know of.
Winter after winter children are
sent there for their bodies to be
chilled, their eyes to be smoked,
strained aud injured, causing chil
dren to take cold, or pneumonia,
injuring their eyesight and loss of
time and money.
For the past tive years the Board
of Education have had money at
our disposal to remodel this build
ing. This money has been refused
on the ground that anew building
out and out was wanted or else
there could not or would not beany
title to the property made where
the old building now stands. The
title to the property is good lor
school purposes so long as used for
school purposes, and that is good
enough, and the time is long
enough.
We do not need a ten thousand
dollar school building. We could
not use jt if we had it. The owls
and the bats would take charge of
a part of it if we did not mind.
What we do need is the old one
re modeled. This is practicably
and will fill our e- ery nred for
generations to et —e. The plan.
Turn the old building half 'round,
letting it stand north and south
and build an other beside it leaving
a space for a hall, then with a re
arrangement of heating there would
be sufficient room, light, heating
and convenience.
The new room could be made
one story high with a flat roof, or
better, if the Masons and Odd fel
lows would chip in, the new room
could lie built two stories high j
making an auditorium as large as
would ever I** needed, and at the
same time a more roomy hall for
the meeting of the secret orders.
The money for remodeling the
old house is now ready at the dis
posal of the trustees.
This work should begin right
now so as to be ready for the fall
term. No use to wait. Start now.
It will be needed by the time it is
completed.
No Election Held
County School Superintendent J.
T. Wise placed a notice in this pa
per for the trustees to call an elec
tion for trustees on the third Sat
urday in April.
If the election was called w e
don’t know it, if the election was
held we don’t know it; if there
are vacancies these vacancies
should be filled.
Business of importance, if we
expect to have school anothenyear.
It is an old saying that there are
as good fish in the sea as have ever
been caught “out.”.
We need a good wide a-wake
male teacher at the head of the
school, and it might not be unwise
to begin to cast about.
There will come a time when the
right man will be scarce.
Silver Shoal.
The Sunday school at this place
is doing nicely.
There will be a singing at Miss
Pink Denton’s home, the second
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Sterling Peyton passed
through our burg Sunday enroute
to Pleasant Hill.
Rev. Jim Burrell will preach at
The Line church the third Sunday
in June. Everybody invited.
For * n*rrou n<jache Dr. Mila*
Ar/.i-Vttlp PIU arc th
BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
Another Convict Escapes.
On Sunday night Burton Owens,
a white man escaped from the
Banks county camp near Lula.
Oweus was a trusty aud was gone
two hours before the alarm was
given.
His home was in Charleston, S.
C.; but he was sent up from Au
gusta, Ha., five years for burglaiy.
He had served one year. He had
been a trusty about one month.
He had got hold of some w hiskey,
so it has been reported by those
who saw him Sunday, and perhaps
this is why he. preferred greater
liberty. Owens had some money
and carried off Warden’s best suit.
Being so near the railroad he
had plenty, of time to catch a
freight and be gone.
This is the fourth man to escape
since January Ist, but two were
captured and brought back.
Later —Since the above was put
in type another convict escapes on
Tuesday night. This was a negro
I >a\ enport.
The present site is a line location
for convicts to make good their es
cape, owing to the surrounding
hills and mountains and sparse set
tlement.
MATHEWS KELLEY
Mr. and Mrs. James Calvan
Mathews, of Carlton, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Martha Annie, to Mr. William
Arlington Kelley, of Virginia,'the
wedding to occur June 18.
When Mr. Kelley used to associ
ate aiound Homer and Mt. Pleas
ant he was plain Bill Ivelley, now
you know him.
Congratulations to you, Bill.
Bellton.
Miss Emma Turalin, of Gaines
ville, is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Alice Bryan is visiting her
daughter at Maxeys, Ga.
Mrs. D. Terrell, of Commerce,
spent the Week end with her
daughter, Mrs. Joe Parker.
Miss Pink Patton, of Yonah, was
the attractive guest of Miss Pau
line Patton Thursday night. Miss
Patton accompanied her home, re
turning Saturday.
Mrs. J. ('. Quillian and Mrs. If.
A. Garner visited relatives near
Clermont Tuesday.
Sunday school every Sunday af
ternoon at 3;00. Come—lessons
interesting to lioth old and young.
Mrs. T. n. Jones and children
have returned home from their
visit to Atlanta.
Miss Lon a Bowen, of Living
Mission, spent Saturday night
with Miss Pauline Patton on Oak
street.
Misses Pauline and Florine Gar
ner spent Monday night with their
uncle, Mr. Dank Carter at Lula.
Quite a large crowd from here
visited the convict cainp Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Amanda Savage, of Lula,
spent Wednesday evening with
Mrs. 11. A. Garner on Myrtle
street.
Miss Bulah Brown, of Union
Point, is the guest of her sister,
Mis. T. W. Carlton, on West ave.
Messrs. Gus Ray and Leonard
Gardiner, of Banks county, were
on our streets Friday evening.
The infant of Mr. and Mi's.
Hal ve Dearhart has been very ill
the past week.
Mrs. Vicie Pittman and chil
dren spent Friday night with rela
tives here.
Mr. Watson West, of Birming
ham, was on our streets a few days
ago.
Sometimes Reticent.
Money talks cheerfully enough, as
i rule, but it is a glum spectacl ow
jie witness stand. —St Louis Post
: Olsoatch.
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Thursday, May 29, 1913.
Dr. Jolly ar.d Austin Hill
Hurt in Runaway.
On Monday owning Or. Jolly
and Austin Hill wore driving out
of town and in front of Mr. 0. N.
Turk’s residence tl.e house became
frightened at Austin’s ring. The
horse turned around quickly over
turning the buggy, throwing them
out, bruising and spraining the
doctor’s wrist on the right arm and
cutting a slit in Austin’s right car
and some other bruises on his head.
The buggy top was badly torn
up, the cross piece of the shafts
broken etc.
The horse stopped on the hill
this side the river. When over
taken by Niece Harden, in some
way the lines were so entangled
around the horses feet and tight
ened so fast that it could go no fur
ther.
Prospective Land Purchaser.
Messrs. I. Hood, A. P. Itiec,
11. I!. Harbor ami <'. H. Stark, of
Commerce, were in town one day
recently investigating the records
of the title to the liardy pauper
farm. Mr. <’. .1. Hood has an eye
to buying this farm; but no deed
to the property could he found,
nor was there any record of same
found in Clerk’s office.
This is a splendid piece of prop
erty, no better soil in the county.
This property was purchased to lie
used by the county for a pauper
home, but it has never been so used,
nor can it l>e done until there arc
buildings erected on the place at a
cost of *2,000 or *.!,ooo. This farm
is being held at an expense, the in
terest on £4,000.00 if nothing more.
Then the county owns the S acre
lot south of town w here the convict
camp was located, and then the old
farm that was sold has been rented
and used by the county every year
since the sale. From this it would
seem that the county has too much
property, and that it would In*
good business for the county to sell
the Hardy farm at a fair price.
'.’he sale of this property has
been recommended by former grand
juries and committees appointed to
act in conjunction with the ordi
nary in making such sale, but for
some reason or other no sale has
ever been made.
The Hills at the Re union-
Judge T. F. Hill and Messrs. J.
N. Hill, .1. I). Hill, C. Y. Hill, A.
V. Hill, of Maysviile, and Tilden
Hill, of Hailey, left Monday to at
tend the ite union of Confederate
Veterans at Chattanooga this week.
Standing of Contestants Tuesday, May 27th.
Winners op Votes
Name Postoffice Special Prizes Received
Miss Mabel Ledford Bcllton Ist—Mar. 11 546,660
Mrs. Horner Thompson Maysville Ist—Apr. 15 366,625
Miss Kate Wright Commerce, R. 29 ..2d—Mar. 11 307,175
Miss Kate llaulbrook Maysville 2d—Apr. 15 304,675
Mrs. Hattie Wheeler Lula, R. 3 Ist—Apr. 15 283,575
Miss Margie Garrison Homer, K. I 278,925
Miss Beulah Simmons Homer, R. 1 236,550
Miss May Ilyder Lula, R. 3.... ...2d—Apr. 15 231,225
Miss Mary Gridin Homer .219,525
Miss Belle Patterson Maysville, B. 28 206,925
Miss Boyce Threlkeld Lula, R. 3 173,050
Miss Maude Young.. Homer, R. 1 143,000
Miss Esther Wise Baldwin, R. 1 133,975
Miss Annie Duckett Baldwin, R. 1 108,425
Miss Mary Langford Commerce, it. 29 106,550
Miss Pauline Patton Bellton 101,475
Mrs. E. V. Cash Ashland, R. 1 98,600
Mrs. Bessie Carlton Clyatt. .Lula 93,850
Miss Gertrude Gridiy. Maysville, R. 1 85,775
Miss Ella Hill Homer, R. 2 81,475
Mrs. Annie Allan Jones Alto, E. 1 77,700
Mrs. Mamie Simmons Maysville, R. 27 59,650
Miss Bertie May Ariail Ashland, R. 1 54,825
Miss Eunice Pool Baldwin, R. 1 52,800
Miss Gladys Pool. Baldwin, R. 1 51,775
Miss Nezzie Mize Commerce, R. 11. 41,150
I Miss Bertie Merritt Cornelia. 5,000
Brock Furniture
Business Sold
The furniture business of Mr. E.
<l. Brock was sold to the highest
bidder at Athens last Monday, and
was bid in by Mrs. Brock, who
purchased the stock on hand, to
gether with the notes, accounts,
and the equity in the home. The
business was reopened this morn
ing and will be continued as here
tofore, in the name of the pur
chaser. Mi-s. Brock expects to
pay a hundred cents in the dollar
on all outstanding indebtedness of
the old firm. She is a most esti
mable lady, and her many friends
will be glad to know that she has
succeeded in tiding over the final)
eial embarrassment of the old firm,
and that she will retain her home
in this city and continue the fur
niture business.—Commerce News.
Rev. A. J. Cobb
Dies at Commerce
Rev. A. J. Cobb died at Com
merce May 20th. Mr. Cobb for
I merly lived in this county, but
several years ago moved to Com
j meroe.
He was about (15 years old, a
I Confederate veteran aud a Baptist
I minister.
lie was buried in Grey Hill cem
etery at Commerce, and his funer
al was preached by Hev. H. E.
Hardman.
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Nails Creek
The picnic was helpful as well as
enjoyed by all present.
Miss Ella I’atterson, who has
been attending school in Gaines
ville has returned home.
The party given by the Misses
(’row, Saturday night, was enjoyed
by a large number.
Miss Josie Garrison, of Cornelia,
is with her grandmother, Mrs.
Strange, this week.
Miss Height Jones, of near Bow
man, is with Misses Ophelia and
Lila Patterson a few' days this
week.
Miss Alice Dalton and Mr. G.
(i. Strange visited the Misses Cash,
of Bollingsw’orth, Sunday.
The Misses Dickson, of Carues
villc, visited Misses Montine and
Ruth Wiley Saturday night.
Mrs. George Wiley, who has
been on the sick list, is better we
are glad to say.
Mr. Willie Thomas, of Beaver
dam, spent Saturday night with
Messrs. Garnett and Jack Strange.
EVERYBODY TALKING
AND GUESSING
O
What Some of the Candidates Away
Down the List Will Do
o 4
Just a Few More Working Days for the Booster
and Special Prizes —Can You Pick the Win
ners? —During the Next Few Days You Will
See the Racing Candidates Coming Down the
Home Stretch, and Struggling for a Position
at the Top—Sometimes These Races are Close
at the Finish—Now is the Time to Put in
Your Best Work—With a Week's Work You Can
Win Two Prizes, Value $27.50; But Will
You ?
The “Booster Prize” is a free
for-all prize, open for anybody,
everybody, old contestants, who
have or have not won special prizes,
and for others who have not entered
the contest at all. So far only ten
are making any sort of effort to win
the 2-piece set of “1847” Rogers’
Silverware. For a utility prize we
think the Booster Prize is IT.
In a few days you will know who
the winner is. If the contest were
to close now, we know. All we
can tell you now is her name is No.
12. Doubtless some of her friends
know who she is. Another thing
we know is, her friends are taking
a deep interest in her standing.
They are becoming more and more
interested as the weeks go by. She
may not gain as much as some oth
ers sometimes, but she is gaining a
little all the time. She starts the
day right. When the sun
comes up she greets it with a smile.
She shakes off the worries that long
to defeat her. She has faith, in
herself and her friends. Nothing
can bailie a climber forever. She
is making her way towards the top.
The following couplet may not be
inappropriate:
“Never an umpire was won
by a laggard;
Never a prize was obtained
but by worth.”
There is room in front.
There is room at the top,
There is room all around you.
“Surprises” may come thick
and fast next week. Who knows!
What we say to one, we say to
all: “Good Luck.” We hope to
see your name in the list of win
ners. “Ail the world loves a win
ner.”
. We give away four prizes June
Kith. See prize list and conditions
elsewhere in this paper.
Y ou may not know how valuable
ONE vote is until the count is over.
In our last special count there was
just one vote difference in favor of
the winner of the #2O lady’s suit.
One more dollar on the part of one
contestant would have tied, but
this was not known until the judges
had counted and recounted over
again.
Remember the mail to Homer is
very uncertain. Do not depend
too much on getting your votes
here on the last day by mail. The
votes that reach this office in time
are the votes that will be counted
on the Booster and special prizes.
No. 5 and No. 10 are new en
trants for the Booster Prize, each
coming forward with one subscrip
tion, No. 12 gains 3, and No. 2
gains 2. •
The standing of the clubs up to
Gains of Contestants This Week.
Miss Mabel Ledford ... 15,800
Miss Belle Patterson... 14,825
Miss Margie Garrison. 6,000
Miss Gertrude Griffin.. 5,675
Miss Maude Young 4,350
this time is shown in tin 1 following
list:
NEW
No. Total Subs.
1 2
2 5
4 1
12 10
14 8
Hi 2
17 I
20 2
10 I
5 I
In gains this week the friends of
Miss Mabel Ledford sent in 15,800
votes for her which gave her the
lead.
Miss Belle Patterson comes sec
ond, Miss Margie Garrison third,
Miss Gertrude Griffin fourth, and
Miss Maude Young fifth. Six oth
ers make smaller gains.
Sixteen contestants have more
than 100,000 votes to their credit.
These might be divided into three
groups: beginning at the top the
first group of four range above the
300,000 mark; the second group
has six contestants each havirg
more than 200,000 votes, the third
group has six also, and each ranges
above the 100,000 mark. Then
there are just a few others peep
ing over the 1(8),000 mark. They
are thinking of venturing over in
to the promise land where prizts
are plentiful. Gome over. There
is no danger. When you climb
above the 100,000 mark your
chances at a prize look better and
brighter. Just one 10-year sub
scription would give you twelfth
place, and another would give you
tenth place, and another would
give you seventh place and then
one more would give you third
place, then just one more lands
you in second place. It’s easy.
Starting at 17th or 18th place you
found your way to the second posi
tion. When you get up there, you
will find Miss “Kingsley” on the
left; she will accept your company
and lie you partner for life. On the
right hand is Miss ‘ ‘Melodigrand”
who will greet you with a smile.
This is working with your thinkng
cap on. There is nothing so be
coming this summer as this think
ing cap. Lay aside all rats,
switches, waves, frizzes, curls, and
bangs when all the these have been
discarded don your special think
ing cap and set to work to win.
“All the world loves a winner.”
Mrs. Homer Thompson 3,600
Miss May Hyder 2, ri>o
Miss Beulah Simmons 2,000
Mrs. Hattie Wheeler . 1,875
Miss Pauline Patton'.. 475
Miss Esther Wise 50
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