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VOL. XVII.
The Auditorium
Building Committee
This committee was called to ol
der by Oscar Brown, chairman, at
the noon hour Saturday July the
25th, iustant, at the court house
and after enthusiastic talks passed
the following resolutions.
Ist. That a large modern audi
torium be erected for the use and
ceu veniene of the people ol the
county, at the annual S. 8. Cele
brations, Soldiers 7 Re unions, Corn
Clubs, County Fails, Teachers'
Institutes, Oratorical Contests,
Chautauquas and all other gather
ings pertaining to the common
good, upbuilding and welfare of the
people of the county.
2nd. That a sub committee
consisting of three, Oscar Brown,
W. B. Smith and L. B. Jones lie
appointed to procure a suitabl •
site or location for tne auditorium,
plans and specifications lor the
same and report to the general
committee, August the 3rd day, of
their actings and doings.
3rd. That a committee of the
following gentlemen Vie appointed
to meet at Homer July 7th day, to
heai and dispose ot the report of
the sub committee which commit
tee shall be known as a canvassing
committee for subscription, and is
composed of Oscar Brown, G. G.
Strange, \V. B Smith, b. B. Jones,
C. C. Neal, J. M. Wood, Seaborn
Duckett,. T. K. Anderson, T. F.
Hill, c. A. Meeks, A. W. Wood,
W. H. Lord, A. W. Henderson,
W. A. Scoggins, (1. C. lila.sure,
\V. S. Maxwell, T. M. Coffee,
Reese I Hinson, \\ F. Morris, Sr.,
H. J. David, 1,. N. Turk, G.
Duckett, Alonzo Thompson, W.
H. Crump, T It. Ray, Hibson
Waters, J. N. Hill, J. B. <J. L)
gan, A. J. Oriflin, J. S. Jolly, I. L
Turk, 11. B. Hill, C. W. Gilles
pie, A. J. Hilton, Geo. M. Bar
den.
From the interest manifested it
§eeu)S a determination on the part
of the attendants of the public
gatherings at Homer to have an
up to date auditorium which has
long since been needed. These
public occasions have out grown
the old fashioned brush arbor and
theie is a demand and necessity
for a modern building, and it’s go
ing to be built.
Remember the sub committee
meets August 3rd, and the general
committee August the 7th day, at
Homer.
Oscar Brown, ( hr.
W. B. Smith, Sec.
Pellagra is on Incrase
Around Homer
Many people in this section are
suffering with pellagra and the
state board of health claims that
the use of corn bread is causing
the disease. They say if people
corn bread they do it at their
own rbiU. 1 7 Much of the corn now
used in making meal is put up
and cured in shocks in the west
and is damaged in many other
ways. The meal is not pure and
wholesome like it used to lx* when
our grandfather would go to the
crib, pick out the good ears and
break off the tip ends before send
ing it to mill. Medical men claim
that you will not contract this
disease from another; that it is a
germ disease, but they haye never
been able to find the germ. They
determine that it is a germ dis
ease by the fact that if you injec
some of the blood of a pellagra
patient into a monkey pellagra will
soon develop in the monkey, which
proves that the germ is in the
blood of the patient suffering with
pellagra.
Take Their Payment That Way.
gome men want so much praise for
n unselfish act that it amounts to iU>-
ynl iwMMiMttoa.
BANKS CC JNTY JOURNAL
Maysville Locals
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
Miss Margaret Bark, of Atlanta,
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W.
(J. Sharp, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wimp Smith,
of Bishop, are \isiling relatives
here.
Master George Garrison, ol At
lanta, is here to spend some time
with relatives.
Misses Ella and Lou Headers, of
Gillsville, were visitors to friends
and kinfolks lice this week.
Mr. Roy Barks, of Gaiue-ville,
is spending his vacation in our
midst.
Mr. Herbert Garrard ol Atlanta,
spent a lew days this week with
the family of Mr W. M. Ycargin.
Mr. T. A. Henry and Miss
Claudine Heuiy left Monday for
Camiik where they will assist in
the musical part of a revival meet
ing this week.
Mr. Tom Ash, of Atlanta was a
recen' visitor here.
Mrs. Sabra Williams is spending
the week with her sister, Mrs.
Kitnsey, at Cos rnelia.
Mrs. Tom K. Miller has re
turned from a visit to friends at
Locust Grove.
Miss Mae Wood returned home
from a weeks visit to relatives near
Athens Monday. Her uncle, Ir.
B. Chandler, returned with her
ad spent the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter I '. Lock
hart who moved from here to At
lanta a short while ago, have
returned to our little c.ty for a
visit and rest from heat and noise
of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McDonald
and children, of Statbam are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. 11. J. Davi 1 this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner Thompson,
of Monroe, N.C. are spending a
few days with relatives here.
Miss Lillie Smith returned home
Sunday afternoon from a months
visit to Savannah where she has
been delightfully entertained as
the guest of Mi is Ethel Herriott.
Miss Herriott returned with Miss
Smith and will probably spend
the remainder of the summer.
Mrs. J. T. Smith, Miss Smith,
and Mrs. K. S. Coiner had as their
guests for the week-end Mrs. W.
A. O/.iner, Master Joseph O/.mer
Misses Leila and Myrt Medloek,
.Mr. Karl Weeks, Mr. Aubrey
Su Idath, and Mr. John Cash, ol
Decatur.
Mr. C. W. McCurdy and family
and their guest, Miss Leonell
Joees, of Valdosta, are on an ex
tended camp ng trip at Nacooc ice
Valley.
Hon. Tom Bell will address the
people here Fi iday afternoon at
4:30 o’clocjc in the interest of his
candidacy.
NOTICE
Bis thousand acres of land for
sale situated in Wilkes, Lincoln
and Columbia counties. Desire
able location.
Will sell on terms to suit the
buyer. This is the opportunity
for any working man, rich or poor,
to buy land at a reasonable price.
Parties desiring to see me in person
in reference to buying can meet me
at the following places on dates
mentioned Atlanta, Da. Majestic
Hotel Aug. 6th, Tallulah Falls
Aug. 7th, Elberton Aug. tfth, or
my home at Danburg, Ga. any
time after Aug. 10th.
J. O. Chenault.
FOR SALE
A good young milk cow. Galt
two weeks old. Also a fioe Jersey
bull 3 years old.
apply to
E. C. Moss,
Baldwin, Ga ,
Koute 1.
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Friday, July 31, 1914.
Homer Locals
Mr. Hubert Dyar of Koyston,
visited relatives here Saturday.
Dick Mason is delivering mail
on route one while Gus is taking
Ida vacation.
Mr. C. A . Meeks has purchased
a Mitchell car. Roger Meeks is
acting as chauffeur.
Garnett Barnes and Birdie Bar
ham of Mt. Pleasant, are attending
school at Ilomer Academy.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Hill and lit
tie son are spending a few days
with the former’s parents,Esq. and
Mrs. J. A. Hill.
the little son of Mr. Geo. John
ston was throw n from a> mule Mon
day and su tiered a broken arm.
He is now recovering.
Mrs. Joe Hill is desperately ill
at her home in Lula and is not ex
pected to survive. She is suffering
with that dread disease pellagra.
Mr. and 51 rs. Turner Thompson,
of Monroe, N. C., arrived in Ho
mer Monday afternoon and spent a
lew days with Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Thompson. They' were accompa
nied by Mr. Thompson's mother.
The dog catcher in Boston, who
has been bitten 300 times, says lie
had rather be bitten by a dog than
a woman. He says a woman’s
teeth are more poisonous than a
dog’s.
A mule driven by Mrs. Henry
Allen became frightened last Fri
day evening and threw her against
the dashboard of the buggy, but
| fortunately she escaped with a few
i In discs.
Dr. <>. N. Harden has purchased
a Ford ear and is using it in his
practice. Doc enjoys a large prac
tice scattered over a wide a rear,
and the car will be a great eon
vcnience to him.
Mi-;; Joe Nash, a charming young
lady of Nonvoo l, Ga., is spending
a few days in Homer the guest of
Miss Ethel Gillespie. Miss Nash
will teach the primary class at
Homer High School this fall.
Mr. A. M. Mason will leave for
Atlanta in a few days where he
will receive medical treatment for
pellagra. Mr. Mason has been in
failing health for some time end
his friends hope that he will be
permanently cured by the Atlanta
physicians.
And what a pity it is that the
large c mcourse of people assembled
here last Saturday were denied the
opportunity of eve i seeing the
picturesque place picked out for
their comfort and the grand archi
tecture of the building holding the
stage wheie the Sunday schools
were supposed to recite,
Mr. Jack Acrey’s wife suffered
very severe injuries last Friday
afternoon. She was descending
the steps leading from her back
porch when they gave way and
threw her to the ground. .Medi
cal aid was immediately summoned
and-he was n a precarious eon
dition for several days, but is now
thought to be out of danger.
The election is only a few weeks
off and it is the duty of every citi
zen to pick out the best man for
each oilice and vote for him, re
gardless of how the other fellow
votes. Let every man vote his
own sentiments. Don’t l>e pulled
around and “voted” by any man.
Remember, if a man offers you
money or whiskey for your vote
he has no more respect lor you
than he has for a hog, and you
i should have less for him.
Mr. Herbert Daniel says he
found an open boll of eottou in his
(field on July 18th. This is un-
usually early, considering the late
season.
lion. Logan Berkius called on
his Hornet friends Monday morn
ing a little after sunrise.
Hon. Thos. K. Andeison spent
Saturday in lloiner shaking hands
with his constituents.
(.'ol. A lex Steplions of Atlanta,
who is a candidate for the Court
of Appeals, spent Saturday in Ho
mer. Col Stephens is a nephew- of
Alexander 11. Stephens, Georgia’s
greatest statesman, and is one of
the brilliant lawyers of the state.
He is einminently fitted to fill the
sigh office to which he aspires, and
has a huge fellowing in Banks
w here he is known by many of (un
people.
Rdna, the three year old daugh
ter of J. T. Terrell, and Ethel, the
three year old daughter of
John Jordan, of near Yonali, went
in search of their papa’s one even
ing last week and their papa’s
were soon in search of them. The
children wandered off from home
and traveled about two miles
through corn fields and woods,
crossed the 11 udson river on a
bridge and was picked up by a man
in the settlement, who chanced to
know them, just before dark. A
da: k cloud had arisen and night
coming on added to the anxiety of
the parents and friends who were
making a search of the country for
the missing children.
The Baptists of this section
gathered in large numbers last
Wednesday to hear the preachers
who are making the rounds of the
Tugalo Association. About seven
preachers were here and all made
talks on interesting subjects. One
was a missionary, fresh from China,
and his description of the customs
of the people of that far-off-land
was especially interesting.
The old celobi ation stand which
stood in the court ynd for many
years was torn down last Thursday
and carted down between the
school house and Thompson’s saw
mill where it was erected on the
branch, it was intended by the
public spirited citizens who moved
the stand that the celebration ex
ercises be held between the two
hills where the vast throng could
have looked down upon the ros
trum over the branch, but alas,
the workmen failed to complete
the seats in time and the school
auditorium had to be pressed into
use.
Messrs. B. I<‘. M. Furr and Htig
Morris have about closed the deal
for one-fifth of 17,000 acres of land
in Oklahoma. The land is situated
in a good farming section and the
purchasers think it will be a good
investment if used for farming pin
poses. But oil has been found in
many places near this land and the
Maysvilieites hope to strike oil on
their new possessions. Mr. Fun
says that if they can only lex
wells he will yet die a rich man.
Drs. Adams, Yernei and Holder,
the three doctors in charge of the
work of eradicating tlu hookworm
in Banks county, left Monday.
Ur. Verner will take a two weeks
vacation and then bike up the
work in Towns county. Thes°
gentlemen done some good work
while here, not only by expelling
parasites from the bodies of hun
dreds of human beings, but they
enlightened many people as to the
necessity of sanitary conditions.
We were fortunate, indeed, in se
eming their services Ibr the knowl
edge they imparted to our citineas
wilt be of lasting benefit.
All persons who are interested
are requested to meet at the
Presbyterian cemetery on August
4th for the purpose of cleaning
it off.
L. N. Turk.
A Card from Mr. Anderson
To the citizens of Banks county:
It has been the custom in Geor
gia for many years that if a man
was elected to the House of Repre
sentatives for a term ol two years
and did moderately well, to give
him another term without opposi
tion. My record as your repre
sentative is an open book. I have
been constantly at my task and
have worked and voted f r the
measures that I believed would
best serve the interests of the
masses of our people. I have re
mained here at my post of duty
while there has been serious ill
ness in my home, and when I
spend a few hours in Banks it is
by the side of a sick wife.
1 was not expecting any one to
enter the field against me during
this ermpaign, but opposition has
developed, and 1 am w riting this
for the purpose of informing my
friends I hat it will be impossible
for me to make a personal canvas
of the county and call on you
as I would like to do. And I re
spectfully ask you to help me in
this campaign, for I feel that I
have dine my duty and believe
the people will be willing to give
me another term regardless of the
extravegant claims that will be
made as to what someone else
could hav; done, or will do.
Respectfully,
Tom E. Anderson.
The Celebration
The annual Sunday School cele
bration was held in Homer last
Saturday and attended by about
for thousand people. The exer
cises were held in the school audi
torium, but only a small per cent
of the people could get into the
building, Hundieds of people
stood on the outside, and the front
veranda was crowded with such a
mass of humanity that the sleep
ers gave way under the tremendous
weight, but fortunately no one
was injured.
While the house was vety in
adequate the exercises were carried
out iu a splendid manner and
showed that the teachers and pu
pils taking part had spent much
time in preparing themselves for
the occasion.
I'he following schools were on
the program:
Hickory Flat,
Mt. Pleasant,
H omer,
Henderson,
Salem.
While this day is supposed to be
given entirely to Sunday school
exercises, it has also become a “re
union day.” People from differ
ent parts of the state and sur
rounding states gather here and
renew old acquainteuships, talk
over the past and drink temonade.
Relatives and friends from all parts
of the country meet here on that
day and break bread together,
drink soft drinks, dDeuss politics
and crop pi aspects. A feeling of
good f llowsbip seemc lto run
through the great multitude that
througed the court yml. Every
body, fiom the prattling baby
stretched upon a sheep skin under
a spreading oak to the old man
leaning up a cane with half plug
of Battle Ax tobacco in his mouth,
seemed happy.
NOTICE
The Democratic Executiye Com
mittee of Banks county is hereby
called-to meet at the court house
on Friday Aug. 7, 1914 at 2:30
o’clock p. m. to fixtheasstssinents
of the various candidates, and all
other business that may come be
fore this body.
Respectfully,
J. B. G. Logan,
Chairman.
AUDITORIUM
A Public Building
For This Town
An auditorium for the holding
of public meetings in Homer is
needed and will soon be erected.
The Homer merchants, comity of
fleers, all the Sunday schools in
the county and the people gener
ally are interested, and surely it
will be erected. It was made plain
to all last Saturday that if the Sun
day School celebration, the old
soldies’ reunion, oratorical con
tests, etc., are to be held here in
the future, something must be
done to accommodate the people.
The county lot between the
Court house and the school house
is the most suitable place to build
the auditorium, it is now being
used as a garden by the sheriff,
but another lot can be secured
that will make a good garden, and
traded for tne one which is the
most suitable spot in town for the
new building. It is far enough
from the court yard to prevent the
noise of the crowd interfer
ing with the exercises and also
convenient to the public well. It
is an ideal spot and we believe
it can be secured.
Subscription lists will soon be
circulated and the names of all
persons, with the amont subscrib
ed, will appear in the Journal
from] week to week until suf
ficient funds have been raised to
erect a commodious building.
Besides the exercises mentioned,
the building will be used for reli
gious worship by all denomina
tions and many goo l old time re
vival meetings will be held in this
town where, like all other towns,
they are badly needed.
An old philosopher said, “The
only lasting pleasure is found in
what you do for others.” Now is
your ch,ance to fielp the children,
of your county, and when ap>
proached, remember that the mon
ey will be spent for a noble pur
pose, and also that you will be
part owner of the building.
A Horridle Death.
(’harlie Mize, f'e yonng man
who was k'lled by a mule in Hush
viHe district 1 ist week, met death
in a most horrible manner. He
attempted to mount a large mule
with the ge irs on when his foot
became entangled in the chains.
The mule started to run and the
only and last word the boy ever
said was, “Whoa Dan.” The
mule ian about one hundred yards
and jumped a gully some eight
feet wide and t en began a wild
run around the house, with the
unfortunate young man hanging in
the gears and part of his body on
the ground. The other members
of the family were making desper
ate efforts to stop the frightened
animal but on he went in his mad
flight until the boy was beaten and
kicked to death. If the harne
string had been u ititd the boy
would be alive to day, and this
should be a warning to all boys
who ride mules to and from the
field with gears on and hame
strings tied. When the mule at
last stopped it was discovered that
the chain was looped around his
foot fast and tight.
TEACHERS NOTICE!
There will lie only one day’s
meeting of the Teachers’ Institute
at Homer this year, on August 14.
All teachers are expected to dis
miss school on that day.
liespt.,
J. T. Wise,
C. 8. 8.
Heard In a Restaurant.
First Diner —“Let me see. I think
Ml order some lamb.” Second Dinar
—"Don't! I never order lamb la this
ylsoa—-tt’a mutton bat ora you ff fc
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