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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 NO. 17