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VOLUME XXXIII.
FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 1, 1922.
NUMBER
FOR REDUCTION IN
RATES OF ALL PUB
LIC UTILITIES.
Vote for W. Trox Bank
ston, Candidate /for R.
R. Commissioner to
Succeed Mr. J. A. Perry.
TYPHOID FEVER
INCREASING
The Folly of Delay of
Vaccination Will Cost
Many Lives.
^BANKSTON’S
PLATFORM
He is in favor of cheaper freight,
passenger and express rates and a re
duction in rates for telephones, tele
grams, electric current and lights, gas,
street car cares and all other utilities
that are regulated by the Georgia Rail
road Commission.
As Chairman of the Railroad Com
mittee of the House of Representatives
on all tie votes Bankston voted for
the people instead of the utility cor
porations.
In last race he received 86,303 votes
Help him get the balance this time.
If this platform suits you get busy
for Bankston.
(From The Millen News.)
W. TROX BANKSTON
A MILLEN VISITOR
“Hon. W. Trox Bankston, candidate
for Railroad Commissioner spent last
Friday afternoon in the city looking
after his candidacy. Mr. Bankston is
one of the best known men in Georgia
and will make the state a public of
ficial that can’t be pulled around by
the big j corporations or anyone else.
If Trox is elected you can depend upon
him to do what he believes to be
right and his belief is to give every
£ body a square deal. His friends in
Jenkins county say that they are go
ing to carry Jenkins county for hiA
and The New is inclined to believe
they are going to do it.”—The Millen
News.
(From The Sparta Tribune.)
W. TROX BANKSTON IS
IN SPARTA MONDAY
W. Trox Bankston, the veteran news
paper man of West Point, Ga., was in
Sparta Monday in the interest of his
candidacy for a place on the Georgia
Railroad Commission.
In the last primary Mr. Bankston
was a candidate for the Railroad Com
mission and only missed election by
a very narrow margin. His defeat was
due to the subtle though organized
fight made upon him by the predatory
interests, which hed had vigorously
fought on many of their l nefarious
schemes while he was a member of the
house of representatives from Troup
county.
There are few better known men in
Georgia than Trox Bankston. His
name is almost a by-word in the Geor
gia Press association whcih is almost,
of not quite a unit in urging his can
didacy ,'before the electorate of the
state primary election.
In addition to his natural qualifica
tions for the office to which he as
pires, Mr. Bankston, while he was a
members fo the legislature, gained
much knowledge of the duties of the
railroad commission by reason of the
fact he was chairman of the legisla
ture committee to which practically
all the legislation touching the Rail
road Commission was referred.—The
Sparta Tribune.
The typhoid fever season has come
and many, many peojple in Georgia are
still unprotected so far as being vac
cinated is concerned. Time and again
the State Board of Health (and thei
County Boardsof Health have sent out
warnings and advised, even begged,
the people to be vaccinated. Last year
798 people who turned a deaf ear ta
such timely advice have already cross
ed to the unknown.
Fayette County Board of Health, in
co-operation with J the state board, is
doing its utmost to crush out the pos
sibility of an invasion of this terrible
epidemic.
Dr. G. W. Wallis of the county
board, with the co-operation of Drs. T.
J. Busey and A. B. Jones, of Tyrone,
called the citizens of the western part
of the county to meet them at Ty
rone Monday, August the 19th, and
of the number who came, two hundred
and wtenty were vaccinated. On Mon
day, counting those who came for sec
ond treatment and additional ones com
ing for their first application, there
were three hundred and twenty-one
all.
On Monday, September 4th, when
these splendid physicians who are
zealously working to save the people
from this terrible disease, shall again
meet with those who| come for their
final 'treatment and others who are
taking the course, there will in all
probability be over four hundred ap»-
plicants.
The magnificent and heroic work
these physicians is commendable and
their co-operation ethically right and
should be an inspiration to those
other counties of < the state in an en
deavor to stamp out this death-dealing
disease from our midst, as the county
board intends doing in Fayette.
In Loving Memory of
Mrs. W. R. Handley
HON. C. D. REDWINE
Announces for the Senate
From the 26th
District.
Elsewhere in this issue, will be found
the announcementof 'Hon. C. D. Red-
wine for State Senator from the 26th
Senatorial District.
Mr. Redwinq was born and reared
on hie father’s: farm in Fayette county.
He has-had considerable legislative ex
perience and his friends insist that
at this time men,of experience and so
ber judgment are needed in the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia.
Mr. Redwine will fuly measure up to
the requirements of the office of State
Senator and will serve the District in
an ^ible and efficient manner..
The Brain at Its Best.
At what time of day is the mind of
the average man, doing an ordinary
day’s work, most efficient? Suppose
that he rises between 7 and 8 in the
morning and goes to bed about 11,
when is he most fit for the execution
of the problems of the day requiring
th^j, application of brain power? The
answer, according to recent investiga
tions by an eminent psychologist, Is
"between 10 and 11 a. m..’’ says Lon
don Tit-Bits.
On July the 2nd of this year, Mrs
W. R. Handley of ^Tyrone left ialj
that was mortal and went to the other
side to meet her mother, who fell
asleep years ago.
To mourn her going, she leaves
father, husband, tw|oi cjhildren, [four
sisters and four‘ brothers, kinsmen and
firends.
She joined the Methodist church
when a child, and afterwards moved
her membership to the Tyrone Baptist
church. When the summons came she
had seen 34 summers. Ever she was
a very incarnation of energetic life
until the final sickness came to press
the eyelids down still.
To know her was to love her; she)
was overly devoted to her family and
loyal and loving, too, and of domestic
life and loving and loyable mother,
daughter, relative and friend.
Her death came as a great surprise
and grief to loved ones.
Such is the subtle/monster—death-
that goes up and down the earth as a
roaring lion seeking whom he may
devour riding on every breeze Jand
lurking in every flower.
Surely our hearts are but a muf
fled drum, beating its march to the
tomb.
Nineteen hundred (years) ago our
Lord stood at the mouth of an i open
grave, beside a rolled away stone, and
a new life where death was not min
gled in the glories of an Eastern morn
ing, and- when John, the lone preacher
of the cross,-stood in lonely exile in
the Isle; of Patmos, a solitary gazer
upon the mighty screts of the sacred
cannon, He (Christ) whispered to His
followers “I am He that liveth and
was dead and behold I am alive for
evermore.’’
We miss the voice of one we love;
A precious form passed away
To join the angel throne above
In realms of endless day.
MRS. J. B. WHITLOCK,
MRS. L. W. MANN.
August 5th,, 1922.
Odd Marriage Customs.
In all Slav weddings the bride, is
fetched by the bridegroom, emblemat
ic of, the time when his forebears car
ried their mates away forcibly. At
Albanian weddings it is correct for the
bride to weep and show great reluct
ance to leaviug home. The bride
groom must present the bride with a
handsome dress for the marriage, no
matter what bis circumstances are, so
that it is known by all the guests that
the dress the btide is wearing shows
the taste of the bridegroom.
Have a Definite Purpose.
The world will stand aside for the
man who knows where he is going but
will pay little attention to the man
who is too plainly wandering. It is
not the fault of the world but of the
man if he finds his path obstructed.
TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA:
The following reply of Mr. Blalock
to Mr. Brown’s suggestion of a joint
debate explains itself.
«
August 17, 1922.
Hon. J. J. Brown,
Atlanta, Georgia. I
My dear Sir:
Your invitation to meet you in joint debate at points to be designated in the several
Congresional districts, is respectfully declined.
My observation for many years has been that joint debates between candidates for po
litical offices change few, if any, votes, and serve almost without exception to emphasize
factional political bitterness and strife.
In order that there may be no misunderstanding, however, as to precisely what I have
said in my various addresses, I have set forth, and reiterate the following charges:
(1) That an economical, business-like administration of the Department of .Agriculture
on your part, would have saved the taxpayers of Georgia at least two hundred thousand
dollars ($200,000.) per annum, with much more efficient service;
(2) That when the Legislature passed a resolution, requiring you to submit a list of
employees, giving their names, salaries and expense accounts, you employed an Auditor to
make this list, at an expense to the State of three hundred and fifty dollars ($350,00),
when one of your bookkeepers should have furnished this information.
(3) That you employed a State Senator, who. was Chairman of the Agricultural Com
mittee of the Senate, at a salary of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per annum, and ex
penses ;
(^) That the Chairman of the Agricultural Committee of the House of Representa
tives; has two .brothers-in-law on your payroll, as well as himself;
(5) That you appointed an Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives at a salary
of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per annum, and'expenses;
(6) That during the month of July, 1922, you paid your fertilizer inspectors in sala
ries and expenses, the amount of three thousand, three hundred and nine dollars and
twelve cents ($3,309.12), when there was practically no fertilizer to inspect:
(7) That five; members of your family are on your payroll; beginning with yourself, at a
salary of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per annum, and expenses; one son, BEE INSPEC
TOR, at one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800.00) per annum, and expenses; another
son, a student at Tech High School, at a salary of four hundred and eighty dollars ($480)
per annum; still another son, at a salary of one hundred and thirty-five dolars ($135.00)
per month; also a nephew, whoi is recorded as drawing a salary of ‘two thousand, four hun
dred dollars ($2,400.00) per annum;
(8) That you have six negro porters on your payroll, drawing as high as eighty-five
($85.00) dollars per month salary, when other departments in the State Capitol pay their ne
gro porters only fifty dollars (50.00) per month;
(9) That a number of your oil inspectors, after a conference in Atlanta, sent out a notice,
calling upon all employees of your Department, to send a check for five per cent (5%) of
their salaries for one year, as a campaign fund;
(10) That you sent out a letter to your inspectors to “see” their representatives and sen
ators before jthey left home for the Capitol, as it meant something to them personally;
(11) That of five hundred and eighty employees, approximately seventy (70) of them
are from Atlanta;
(12) That your advice to the farmers of the State of Georgia in 1920 to hold their cot
ton for above forty cents (40c) has cost the farmers of Georgia many millions of dollars.
I note from your letter your statement that you “emphatically and bitterly” deny these
charges. I am not to blame either for your emphasis or your bitterness. The charge I have
made in my speeches are true, if the statement furnished the Legislature by you, under a
/resolution j>f the House of Representatives, is correct and to be relied upon.
% Respectfully,
REPORT 1922 CAMP
Boy Scouts at Lee’s Mill
August 7 to 14.
Cash Collected for Camp
Public - - -
Boy Scouts
$29 AO
30.73
Total
Total expenses
-$60.13
- 50.16
Balance on hand - $9.97
Twenty-two Scouts had signed up
for the camp and each one of that
number spent at least one day and
night in camp. We had 21 at one
roll call, and 20 for almost the en
tire time.
Iodine was in great demand for mi
nor cuts and bruises, but only one
real serious accident occurred during
the' meeting. _
William Mitchell had a bruised eye,
due to some carelessness, and a little
to much rough play at night.
Theron Beadles won first honors as’
the best fisherman. Harry Travis and
Fred Jackson came next in order
named.
Everybody in camp had a turn as
assistant cook, and their folks should
let them prove their skill at home.
The “daily program” was “followed
as closely as possible without the aid
of the trained leaders expected to vis
it and help the troops with -work. Quite
a number of parents visited the camp
and others , sent fruit and provisions.
Mr. R. T. Alen of Riverdale gave
the boys a bushel of apples and a
large jug of cider. Mr. Paul Ellington
gave a basket of apples and hauled a
load of lame Scouts to camp from Beth
any Sunday school. Mr. George Kel
ly gave a load of fine watermelons
and tomatoes. Mr./ Tom Lamb made
several trips up and always brought
something to eat with him. Dr. G.
W. Wallis and Scout Committeeman C.
L. Foote also visited the camp.
Much credit for the success of the
camp was due to the arrangement of
the tents and camp stove by assistant
Scout Master Paul Mullins, who, to
the regret of all, had to return home
the second day on account of illness.
F. B. Brown Co. and J. W. Kitchens
Co. went to considerable trouble to
supply rations for the boys.
Postman A. J. Dixon kept the line
ofi communication with our base open.
Paul Vollenweider, George Gary, C.
B. Lewis and others of the older boys
endered good service in helping car
ry out the program. Thanks to (all
contributors.
Respectfully,
W. W. ALLEN,
Acting Scout Master.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MR. A. O. BLALOCK
Announces Himself as a
Candidate for Commis
sioner of Agriculture
Against J. J. Brown, In
cumbent.
BLALOCK SUP
PORTERS OR
GANIZING IN
MANY COUNTIES
Campaign Being Organ
ized in Fayette
County.
Announcement by A. O. Blalock,
prominent farmer, business man and
banker, of Fayetteville, and collector
of internal revenue for the state un
der the Wilson administration, that- he
will be a candidate for the office of
commissioner of agriculture, in the
coming state primary, has been re
ceived with much interest in Fayette
county, and a campaign is now being or
ganized in his behalf.
Mr. Blalock is well known through
out the state, and if the pulse beats
in the heart of his home town and
county mean anything, the congratula
tory letters that are pouring in from
all parts of the state over his an
nouncement speak a volume of the
sentiments of the. people of Georgia.
Campaigns are being organized in
many counties in his behalf and the
outlook seems very encouraging to Mr.
Blalock and his many friends.
WISE ANNOUNCES
FOR CONGRESS
From the Sixth District
To Succeed Himself,
Subject to the Demo
cratic Primary.
To the Voters of the Sixth Congres
sional District:
The Guillotine.
The guillotine was named after Dr.
Joseph Guillotin, on whose suggestion
it was introduced into France during
the revolution in 1792. The instru
ment consists of two upright posts,
with a crossbeam at the top, the posts
being so grooved as to allow the fall
ing of a heavy steel knife, with a
slanting edge, upon the neck of the
victim, as soon as the cord holding it
in place Is released by the executioner.
A. 0. BLALOCK.
MRS. PRESTON
SENOR
DIES
At Fitzgerald Saturday
Morning; Funeral Was
Held at Fayetteville
Baptist Church Sunday
Afternoon.
Mrs. Preston Senor, of Fitzgerald,
died suddenly Saturday morning after
an opeartion at the hospital in Fitz
gerald. Mrs. Senor will be remember-
among her friends as Miss Laurian
Laster of Fayetteville, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. J. A. Lester, and the June
bride of but a year ago, having mar-
ied Mr. Preston Senor at the close
his school year after his receiving
his law degree at Oglethorpe Univer
sity, having previously graduated at
Georgia Tech, receiving his A. B. De-
ee at that place.
Mrs. Senor was beloved of all and a
charming young bride, a talented mu
sician and social leader, among the
younger set. Her talent was npt given
to society alone, but being an estab
lished Christian, as the delight of her wended their way to the church and
last resting place where multitudes of
friends had assembled and with sweet
songs and words of condolence and
benediction followed by the hand clasp
of sympathy with bereavement, there
lingers still the perfume of a sweet
life that HAS PASSED AWAY.
church and its organizations because
of her willingness to render service
with her talent of song and in the
teaching department of her Sunday
school, whenever dpportunity present
ed itself.
One of Mrs. Senor’s favorite songs,
“My Desire,” will be remembered by
all who knew her as an emotional
inspiration from her life, as when
deeply moved, seemingly spiritually
animated, she would softly and tender
ly sings:
“I want to live where Jesus lives,
I want to do what Jesus does;
I want to testify for Him,
That I’m a child of His.”
Dr. and Mrs. Lester had been in
Fitzgerald with their daughter for sev
eral days during her sickness and re
turned Sunday morning with Mr. Pres
ton Senor and his parents, saddened
in heart where the friends who were
in waiting and together all wended
their way to the home that had but so
short time ago been so full of happi
ness in the wedding joys, now a place
of mourning.
In the late hour of evening the little
party of close relatives and friends
Colorful Weddings in Saxony.
In Saxony the men wear a special
weddinj? dress that looks like a
kimono, well trimmed in front and
on the cuffs, a soft collar «nd bow
tie, and on their broad-brimmed hats
they have bouquets of living flowers.
The brides have long handkerchiefs,
and they appear to have borrowed
their mother’s best tablecloth with
which to decorate their waists.
Hon. A. O. Blalock.
Scent Is Distributed.
It is true that we associate scent
with the flowers and; occasionally,
with the leaves of plants. But nature,
so marvelously loving of diversity,
scatters the sweetness, now here, now
there, sometimes in the flower, some
times In the leaf, in the fruit, the
bark, the wood and even in the roots.
In the ginger and the iris, for in
stance, the perfumed oils are In the
roots, in the sandal tree the fragrance
is In the wood, in the cinnamon shrub
it is the bark that scents the air.—■
Columbus Dispatch.
Endorsed by Fayette
County Executive
Committee.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for the
69th Congress, subject to the rules of
the Democratic Executive committee
of said district governing the primary
election. ,
I appreciate the support given me
heretofore, and if again honored by
you as your representative, I will en
deavor to serve your interest in legis
lative, as well as other matters.
Thanking you in advance for your
interest in my behalf, I am,
Very' respectfully, J. W. WISE.
Fayetteville, Ga., June 29, 1922.
To the Voters of the
Sixth Congressional
District:
I am a candidate to represent this
district in the 6Sth Congress. I earn
estly solicit the votes and active sup
port of my friends throughout this dis
trict, and, if elected, I assure you that
I will be active in the suppotr of the
interest of the people
• Respectfully,
J. J. FJLYNT.
Announcements.
Goddess of Water.
The Virgin de los Reniedios Is a
small wooden Image about twelve
inches high, evidently carved with a
dull penknife. The carving bespeaks
the work of the Indian.. The statue is
revered as the Goddess of Water.
At the regular meeting of the Fay
ette County Democratic Executive Com
mittee, Monday morning. July 31, reso
lutions were adopted endorsing Hon. A.
O. Blalock for Commissioner of Agri
culture of Georgia, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary to be held September
13th.
TO THE VOTERS OF FAYETTE
COUNTY:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the state senate from the 26th sena
torial district, subject to the rules of
the Democratic executive committee
of said county" and district governing
the primary election to be held Sep
tember 13th.
I earnestly solicit the votes and ac
tive support of my friends in the coun
ty, and, if elected, I assure you that
I will do all in my power to advance
the interest of our people.
Thanking you for your interest in
my behalf, I am,
Very respectfully,
W. B. HOLLINGSWORTH
Mr. Blalock ..is now campaigning
through the different counties of the! . #
state, and we commend him to allj Announcement to tHe
Georgians as a most efficient business Vr»f<ar«
man. banker and mercantile man in Voters Ot Tayette County
his home town, a most progressive and ' ‘
industrious farmer former collector of! i am a'candidate for Senator from
evenue under the Wilson administra-, the 26th district, subject to the rides
non, former member of the House of and regulations as fixetl by the Demo-
Representatives, three times State Sen
ator.
FAYETTE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
T. R. Gay, Sec.
cratic Executive Committee.
I shall be very grateful to the voters
for their support.
Very respectfully,
CHARLES D. REDWINE.
