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TUE8DAY AFTERNOON, MAY 9 ,1522.
DAILY TIMES-ENTERPRISE, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
PAGE MVKW
W. S. McQuaide, D. C
. Licensed Chiropraetor
CHRONIC DISEASES
215 East Clay Street
Phone 684-W
Thomasville, Ga.
NEWPORT
BY F. P. WO ODWARD
The Smart Shoppe oi
Beauty Culture
Upchurch Building, 2nd Floor
Room 210, Phone II
Permanent Waving $1. per curl
Anna M. Lightfoot
Graduate In Beauty Culture
F. A. STROBEL, D. C
Licensed Chiropractor
Chronic Diseases and X-Ray
Work a Specialty
Office Phoae III
Ret. Phoae 111
Third Floor ICasonle-Blda.
THOM AS VILLI. OA.
DR. D. L STALLINGS
BENTIST
Second floor Masonic •ulldlno-
Office Phone 1*7
Residence Phone W-J
There are perhaps few people today
In our community who realize that
sixty years ago there flourished upon
the banks of the St. Marks river a
little city of no mean Importance.
Settled In the early forties by people
from many states whose only access
to its shores was either by way of
ship from the Gulf of Mexico or pri
vate horse drawn conveyance from the
and bloody strife from 1861 to 1865,
Newport had reached the most pros
perous period of her commercial exist
ence and during the four years of war
the old town was the scene of some
military activity which reached
climax in the battle of Natural Bridge
In 1864, a few miles above Newport.
At the close of the Civil War the town
began to feel the approach of that In-
interior, it contained a population of! evitable fate to which it was doomed,
industrious and progressive people en- j and soon the new conditions in the
gaged in the manufacture of many. land, the general unrest and discon
commodities, and the exportation of
the products of the immense planta
tions which graced the red hills of
Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson and the
tent which is the aftermath of all
great wars, was reflected in the gradu
al decline of Newport. A few years
later, with the completion of railroad
southern counties of Georgia before
lines to Jacksonville and Pensacola,
For FRE8H FISH and QUICK
SERVICE, phone 77.
Will deliver to any part of city
Raymond Wooten
Stevens St., next Teete’e Mill
SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK
24 lbs. White Ring flour ,. .11.17 (
Pearl Grits, per lb 3c
Guaranteed .Flour, $1.00
2/ 2 lb. can Gov't. Roast Beef 29c
1 lb. can Gov’t Hath 18c
Charmer Coffee 25c
Swift’s Pure Hog Lard, lb.... 15c
1 lb. 13-oz. can high grade
peaches, 24c
5 gal. Oil 90e
Sweet and Sour bottled plckee 19e
Flowers’ Bread 8 and 12c
Meal, pk 25e
Chicken feed, 12 Ibe 25c
8trlctly for cash delivered to
any part of city on a moment’s
notice.
a a. TEATE
WE CAN GIVE YOU
a morning delivery any place
In the olty
Whole Sweet Milk
JOc a Quart
Cream, 80c a Quart.
OUR COWS ARB T. B. TEST
ED. OUR DAIRY ABSOLUTE
LY SANITARY.
Toscoga Dairy
PHONE 245
the spoilers of civil war had laid waste
one of the most important agricultural
sections of the southland.
From the vast acres of a grand old
ante helium aristocracy the town of
Neport drew her commerce; her wa
ters alive with small craft, her half
mile of docks congested with cotton
destined to foreign ports by way of
ships lying at anchor in the Spanish
Hole and her warehouses filled with
merchandise in exchange for her cot
ton, she was the gateway through
which moved all the traffic supplying
the interior. Over the old Plank Hoad
extending from Tallahasee to Newport
could be seen long wagon trains of
merchandise moving north, the thou-'
its water commerce disappeared, and
its citizens, like the Arabs of the des
ert, began to fold their tents and turh
their faces northward. They had
loved this dear old spot but now the
object which held their love had van
ished from their grasp. Stripped of its
merchandise it no longer held a charm
for those who had fondly called
home and they silently departed to
seek new fields of endeavor, offering
the glittering prospect of gold. The
village houses which had so long shel
tered this once happy and contented
people were left vacant, and one by
one they fell Into decay and disrepair;
the melancholy scream of the might
owl alone broke the depressing silence
sands of bales of fleecy white staple J which enshrouded the deserted town,
moving toward the sea. The clang of j As the months swiftly passed into
anvil and hammer resounded into *he years the ravages of time wrought its
night as the red‘glow of melted iron
burned its reflection into the southern
rfky, and so with foundry and factory
and the products thereof the little city
grew and prospered and became the
export station for all the surrounding
country. Peopled as it was by many
families of culture and Intelligence.
Newport enjoyed a social atmosphere
slow but sure destruction and these
old buildings, like the people who had
deserted them, began to disappear
from the face of the earth. The old
town needed no buildings now for
there were no longer any people to oc
cupy them; the river needed no water
for there were no longer any boats to
of refinement equal to any of her
neighbors, and a pleasant interchange
of social events as-well as commerce
Charter
Chocolates
Direct from Factory.
The above brand I consid
er one of the Very Best
Candies manufactured in
America today. And the
price is no higher than oth
er first class goods.
Also, s, io, 15, and 20c
goods—all fresh and most
popular brands.
J.1
J
Square Deal Druggist.
104 B. Jackson St
PHONE 406.
brought her In close touch with the
capttul city among the hills only two
hours drive over the broad plank road
Among the leading citizens of this
thriving town, some of whom are well
remembered by our oldest people wore
the names of Ladd, Ormond, Archer
Holt, Hoag. Caverly, Scott, Denham,
MoNaught, Noyes, McBride. Swain and
others who contributed largely to the
growth and prosperity of the commun
Ity. Among the earliest settlers on
this coast were those sturdy New Eng
land fishers who in 1825 founded the
old town of Port Leon, four miles
south of the present village of St
Marks. It was here. In 1845, that my
mother landed with her parents from
sailing vessel and cast their
among the pioneers of Florida. In
1850 Port Leon was destroyed by a
tidal wave which swept every vestige
pf the happy village into' the sea, and
from this destruction my mother and
grandmother were saved by leaving
their home In a boat and with other*
who escaped in like manner, finally
landing on the banks of the St. Marks
river in the town of Newport, which
was then In the early stage of its set
tlement. From this time until 1853
they made their home among Its peo
ple. With the beginning of that long
Flying Sparks
Cause Fires
Conflagatlont Have been canted
by little aparkt. You may ba
careful but your neighbor may
not Hla houie may burn and
deatroy youre. Uaa every maana
to prevent a fire.
Back up your care with reliable
Inauranee. Thla agency of Uie
Hartford Fire Ineuranoe Com
pany glvea you exactly thla. You
will ba fully indemnified In eaaa
of lot*...
J. T. CULPEPPER & SON
Thomasville • • Georgia.
float upon Its bosom; the rotting boats
needed no river now for there was no
longer a crew to man them. Sixty-
years have come and gone and with
the passing of the years all traces of
this little city once holding such an
Important relation to our town has
passed Into oblivion. Nothing but a
memory remains of her pristine fame,
and of her buildings only one stands
today as In the days of yore. This one
is occupied by the grand sons of one
of the former citizens who was a lead
ing spirit In Its early development.
Here with their mother on the banks
of Ibis beautiful river they continue to
live In quiet contentment refusing to
desert the home of their fathers or
turn their back upon their native land.
The broad streets with their giant live
oaks which have stood guard like sil
ent sentinels through a century of des
olation. still remain In testimony of
its former glory, offering a most de
lightful camping place for fishing par
ties who annually come to enjoy this
sport. The memory of the past is still
fondly cherished by my mother whom
I recently persuaded to visit her girl
hood home after a lapse of over fifty
years. Upon this occasion I was de
lighted that she wa* able to point out
with accuracy many places of Interest,
relating events connected therewith
brought fresh to her mind upon view
Ing these scenes. The following lines
I dedicate to the memory of her glori
ous home. Newport:
Dollar
AT THE FAIR
A day set aside in which your dollar will bring you its full value.
As usual this store is alert to hold down prices
Jr
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Spring Dress Giinghams and Blue
Bell Cheviots,
8 yards for .
Good quality Sea Island and
Sheeting,
12 yards for
18-inch Crash Towel
ing, 14 yards for..
Ladies* Silk and Silk £4 ' ft ft
Lisle Hose, 3 pair for 9 I aUU
Oil Cloth, white and all i
colors, 4 yards for..
Muslin Teddies, flesh
and white, 4 pair for.^
Good quality Huck Towels,
16x28 inches,
12 for
Damask Napkins, 15-in.
square 12 for...
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
C. B. Corsets, flesh
and white, each ..
Fashionette and Bonnie B Hair Nets,
cap and fringe in all shades, single
‘and double mesh
12 for
$1.00
Mavis Set, Including Toilet Water,
Soap and Talcum, £4 aa
each «Pl aUU
Palm Olive Bath Tablets and Sweet
heart Toilet Soap £4 Alt
25 cakes 91 aUU
Palm Olive Toilet Soap £4 AA
18 cakes #1 aUU
Extra Heavy Union-made, triple-
stitched Overalls and £4
Jackets, each 9 I aUU
Men's Top Shirts, with and without
collars, in Pongee and striped
:r $1.00
Men’s Handkerchiefs, in sealed
nr...... $1.00
Men’s Hose, all ^colors and Georgia
r:,,,.,. $1.00
Pure Linen Dusters A a aa
each 91 aUU
Wash Ties, extra qual- £4 AA
Ity. 4 for 4> 1 aUU
Men’s Hose, silk and silk Hale,
all colors, £4 AA
3 pair for bUU
Men's Lisle Hose, all £4 aa
colors. 5 pair for .... I awW
Good quality Blue Chambray and
. Blue Striped Work £4 AA
Shirts, men’s, 2 for 91 iUU
Men’s White and Palm Beach
Canvas Oxfords. £*fl AA
per pair 91 ■UU
Aluminum Boilers of £4 AA
all kinds. 3 for 91 ■ UU
1 large galvanized Tub and 1 Well or
r r “ $1.00
Water Glasses, Colonial £4 aa
- style, 22 for 91 aUU
Alarm Clocks,' £4 All
each ....' 91 aUU
Octagon Soap, large £4 AA
size, 20 cakes for... 9 ■ aUU
Heavy Brooms fa 4 awaw
3 for 91-UU
“SEE WINDOW DISPLAY”
Just one price
and a Fair
price to all
THE FAIR
— of -
Thomasville
Oh. silent city by the sea
Thy memory atlll Is dear to me,
Aa when in girlhood’s happy dream,
I floated on thy silvery stream.
Thy streets deserted though they may
be.
Bring back the days of chivalry,
When bugle call at break of- day
Awoke the noble men In gray,
Who fought and died so valiantly.
Twas there In eighteen sixty-three,
A noble son of southland free,
Proposed that I hla bride should be.
So In the old hotel that stood
On Newport's broad and busy road,
One bright November day was seen
A knight, and on hi* arm a queen
Who sought the village pastor's aid
In happy wedlock to be made.
Since that tweet dey In sixty-three,
I've ne'er returned thy fate to see,
And though I know thy banquet balls
Were long deserted by their lords,
Thy noble sons and daughters gone.
The waters of Us commerce shorn,
I thought there surely must remain
Some landmark of thy early fame,
So yielding to that passion strong
For nstlve lsnd, st last I come
To view thee as thou are today,
la deeolation and decay.
Full fifty years here come end gone.
Since last I saw my girlhood borne;
Once more I view the aacrod scenes
So fraught with childhood's happy
dreams.
On yon neglected barren spot
1 see the charred remains of what
Was once my dear old mother’s home.
Now stark and silent us a tomb.
No house remains upon the lot,
Not even a fence around the plot,
Where once I gathered flowers fair
And twined them in my Jet black hair.
Facing the wide, abandoned street
Where years ago 1 used to meet,
The busy throngs, the rich, the gay,
The soldiers uniformed In gray;
There, stood the objects of my search,
The old hotel, the vine-clad church.
Before my disappointed gaze
Now rises only vacant ways;
The church is gone; 1 see no spire;
The old hotel laid waste by fire.
Only a broken chimney stands
To mark the place where happy bands
Of village folk at close of day
were wont to congregate and play,
(F. P. Woodward, In Tallasaasee, Fla.,
Democrat, April 29, 1922.)
PLENTY LIVESTOCK TO
WORK FIELDS IN SAMARA
PROVINCE OF RUSSIA
Samara, Russia, April 12 (By
Mail)—There Is ample live stock In
Samara province to work - the fields
and harvest the croj^ of 1922 despite
the fact that it suffered most severely
from the famine. The rugged, shaggy,
little horses, great, groaning camels
and slow moving oxen of the famine
regions have withstood the winter's
hunger as well or even better than
the sturdy peasants.
In insolated spots totally lacking
in food the livestock as well aa the
people has suffered tremendous mor-
tallty. Thousands of draft animals
have fallen dead in the road while
hauling precious food over the snows
to the villages. Others have been
slaughtered for food but by far the
great proportion have gone thru the
winter and now, with green pasture
only a month or so off, are In fair
shape for work.
M. Ryazonoff, Commissar for Agri
culture of Samara province, says there
are still more than 205,000 head of
workable live stock left or 90 percent
of those available In 1922.
Peasants who have seen members
of their own families and neighbors
die of hunger have saved their camels,
horses and oxen. Except In villages
where starvation knew no bounds,
they have not killed their beasts, even
when they knew that a few pounds
of horse flesh might moan a week's
life to themselves.
Horses were more precious- than hu-
ans. Without livestock no food
coaid be brought from, the railways
and the seed tor next year,e crop
would lie useless In the box cars from
the fields.
Ragweed and other vegetation ordi
narily considered of no food value
have been used for forage. The ani
mals have been able to do only about
half the work that a well fed beast
would do. Most of them, particularly
the camels present a woebegone ap
pearance. These dromedaries groan
continuously as they lumber along the
snow roads at a rate of three to four
miles an hour, protesting over every
bump or snow drift In the road .
Nevertheless, they drag loads of
more than a ton 15 to 20 miles a day.
The horses pull at least half of this
load.
Even with the scarcity and dearness
of forage, the peasants whom the cor
respondent encountered were not sell
ing their live stock cheaply. Before
the revolution, a good big work cam
el in Samara province could be bought
for 40 to 60 rubles now asked for cam
els in this district represents only
about half that amount when figured
In gold but. compared with prices ask
ed for other commodities, livestock Is
still held at a high figure.
FORMER CHEKA MEMBERS ‘
CONVICTED FOR ROBBERIES
Moscow, April 10—(By Afuil) —'The
arrest and conviction of a number of
highwaymen who recently alarmed
Moscow by their hold-ups and murders
hare shown that many of the culprits
were former members of the force of
the Cheka.
The Cheka, or Bois'nevik Inquist-
lon, was recently considerably reduced
in personnel. Among its employe*
were a number of the criminal class.
Success.
-No real man ever reaches what ha
calls 'success,'" said one of the big
gest business men in this country.
No one with high Ideals is ever satis
fied with his own achievement With
every high point gained, some higher
peak still looms ahead. Because the
high spirit retches earth's last bound
ary and finds the goal still unatlalnetl,
there must be new opportunities still
waiting beyond. Even the desert mir
age is but . reflection of what really
OXials somewhere
iMiUM'.tigi'iiiYi.sir
ZaMi-fkiAL-:
%
Turn on the Light
OWLS see better in the dark than they do in daylight.
So do bats and one or two other freaks of animal life. BUT
HUMANS BEINGS DO NOT.
Yet, it is peculiar how some of us persist in remaining in
the dark on the very things that concern us most.
For instance: now more than ever before, we ought to
see that every cent we spend buys its full quota of value.
Yet, lots and lots of folks go blithely along making their
everyday purchases with their eyes shut tight.
AND IT'S SO EASY TO BE SURE YOU'RE
RIGHT.
Spend a few minutes a day running through the adver
tisements in this newspaper. Then buy the products that
have proved up under the spotlight of consistent publicity.
Merchants and manufacturers who advertise Invite the
inspection of thousands of eyes.
Here in the advertising columns you see products that
have made good before the critical audience of buyers.
These products are full value products. They return you
dollar for dollar.
Then you can know you’re
spending your money wisely