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THE CLAYTON TRIBUNE
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Official Organ of Rabun County.
One Dollar a year in advance.
One Dollar and twenty five cents
on time.
Entered at the Post Office of
Clayton, Ga., as second
class mail matter
F. D. Singleton Editor.
We have received a number of
compliments from our friends,
and readers of the Tribune, on
the account of our efforts to give
you a larger and better paper;
perhaps we deserved some credit
ior this; but the real credit be
longs to our friends and subscrib
ers, who have renewed their sub
scription and furnished the money
for a better paper, and those who
have not renewed their subscrip
tion, will do so within the next
week or so, we will use every
dollar of it, to give you a better
paper, and to install a job press,
which is badly needed in the
county.
Rabun county should have as
good and decent a paper as any
county in the state, and if the
present forces are not capable of
giving you such a paper, when
you put sufficient money and sup
port into it, other forces will
arise and come to your rescue.
It is the duty of every citizen,
or individual, to stand for the
best interest of his county.
QUARTZ HEADLIGHT.
January 14th, the weather is
fair and cold, 19th and 20th is the
time to plant your early crops of
onions.
The fur shipping trade is quiet
for the present owing to depressed
condition of the fur business.
The chicken-pox is making the
unpleasant acquaintance of some
Of our Persimmon folks, leaving
his mark of remembrance in the
homes where he visits.
Mr. T. H. Bleckley with a crew
of hands are competing the Sad
die Gap, road. Mr. Bleckley and
his hands deserve much credit
for their progressive spirit in
road building.
Mrs. John W. Dillingham is
critically ill at her home of
erysipelas, which is affecting her
eye sight.
The dv’ellings near Quartz are
some resemblance of a little town
as the multiplicity of residen es
meet the traveller’s eyes at every
turn of the road around the hill
sides. So if we had a well graded
public road through our communi
ty.
This would entice immigrants
and enhance the value of real
estate and personal property.
U M.
WOLFFORK LOCALS.
Rev. Swanson filled his regular
Appointment on Wolffork Satur
day and Sunday. Quite a large
crowd attended prayer meeting
Sunday night which all seemed to
enjoy. Come again.
Uncle John Moore has been
verry ill but is improving here of
late, we hope he will be up again
soon.
Miss Icie and William Dickerson
entered school at Rabun Gap
Monday.
Uncle Dock Keener of Rabun
Gap, is on Wolffork this week.
Ask Miss Nora and Winnie keene
fiow they like horse back riding
Mr. Pin Keener, who has bee
in Habersham County for the pas
four years is with home folks.
Ask Mr. Raleigh Hopper if h
ver got left.
Ir. McClellan and Dewey Dick el
?n are the champion wild ho
ehers.
Sunlight.
R. Dillard and wife of
Ga., were visiting in
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 14. 1914.
Editor Tribune:
If true, as has been said, that
every citizen has a right to sue a
railroad, and every subscriber to
a newspaper has the privilege of
writing to the editor, then I shall
make no apology for this com
munication.
As you are aware, I spent last
summer among your people, have
a little property in your county,
and therefore feel that I am one
of you and in a sense a citizen,
and feel that I am among friends.
I like vour or rather our moun
tain people. I have been among
them more or less frequently be
fore I came to Rabun, and have
found them friendly and hospita
ble. Their hospitality to an out
sider is amazing. Several years
ago a friend of mine from Boston
took a trip with me through one
of the adjoining counties to Ra
bun, and he never ceased to praise
the hospitality of the people we
encountered. When night was
about to overtake us, we would
drive up to the next house on the
road and holler "Hello,” and
when somebody came to the gate,
the usual colloquy was-'‘We want
to stay all night with you.”
(reply) "Well stranger, we are
poor folks, but if you can put up
with what we live on, light and
come in.” And what they “lived
on,” we always found to be good
rations—not fancy, but mighty
fillin. The only criticism was
from the wife of the Boston man:
She said she knew that murder
had to be committed before we
had the good fried chicken she
enjoyed, but she did hate to hear
the victim’s dying squawk—al
luding to the killing of a chicken
for supper at each place we stop
ped.
And that our mountain people
have not become dominated by
the modern spirit of commercial
ism is one of the most refreshing
features. When I buy anything
in Clayton or Tiger, the merchant
seems to try to see how cheap he
can sell it, and not how much he
can get out of me.
I figured out that I owed one
of your livery men in Clayton
(that pretty one) $7.50 and paid
him that amount. He thought a
minute and then said "hold on,
that ain’t right, you didn’t have
.any driver,” and proceeded to
give me back $1.50.
Another instance, showing the
honesty of your people is, that 1
heard that an old man, living
near my orchard, had been want
ing to see me since last fall, to
ask if he could get some persim
mons on my land to make him
some ’simmon beer. I met him
when up a few days, and asked
him why in tarnation he didn’t
go and get all the "simmons” he
wanted—adding that I wouldn’t
have known it, as I didn’t even
know that I had any persimmon
trees. His reply was. "well you
might not have known if I had
gone to your crib and took some
of your corn.”
I told Mr. Earl that his people
hadn’t learned thetricksof sharp
trading. "Oh yes,” he replied
"we know them, but we are too
honest to practice them.”
He may be right, for a friend
warned me to be careful how I
swapped horses with a mountain
man.
To an outsider our mountain
people may seem uncouth and
lacking in the mannerisms of ex
tremely polite society, but they
are a sturdy stock, independent,
live at home and board at the
same place, attend to their own
business, peaceable until they
think they are being imposed up
on, and then—well, you musn’t
spit in one’s face or tread on his
toes if you don’t expect a fight.
And last, but not least, they are
native Americans. Their ambi
tion once aroused there are no
limits to where they can go, or
the heights to which they can
reach. This is illustrated by the
fact that some of the grandest
men Georgia has produced—the
wisest statesmen, the best sol
diers, the ablest ministers and
educators—have been mountain
eers. They need education, and,
provided with the facilities, they
will get it. One of my boy neigh
bors is walking 3 1-2 miles every
day to school; no danger of that
boy not getting an education, and
I hope there are hundreds in the
county like him.
I am gratified to know that our
county is so aroused to the im
portance of educational facilities,
for, reduced lo its last analysis,
the hope of any people lies in the
education of her future citizens.
W. C. Dodson.
We received the following news let
ter from Tiger in plenty of time to have
published it two weeks ago, and thought
it was set up, until we looked over the
paper. We regret the delay, and ask
you to please continue to write the news
f om your city.
TIGER LOCALS.
Misses Leila and Katie Dotson
of Clayton, spent Xmas week
with their aunt, Mrs. J. H.
Ramey.
Miss Mattie Price, who has
been teaching in Ware county, is
spending the holidays with home
folks.
Mr. Ralph Taylor, who has
been attending the Bleckley Me
morial School at Clayton, is at
home for the holidays.
Miss Oma Kerby returned from
Hendersdnville, N. C., Monday
of last week, where she has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. C. E.
Pinner.
Miss Mamie Roane left Sunday
for Atlanta, where she will visit
relatives.
Mrs. J. M. Ramey and Mrs. C.
B. Burch and little daughter,
Bartlett, of Wiley, visited relati
ves here the latter part of last
week.
Mr. Will' Roane, of Atlanta,
was in our little burg Saturday.
A very delightful event of
Friday evening,of last week, vfas
a party given by Miss Ola and
Mr. Ralpn Taylor, in honor of
their guests, Miss Virginia and
Mr. Lofton Puckett, of Clayton.
Many games were played. The
most interesting was, "the draw
ing of the moon.” Several nice
selections of music were render
ed on the piano by Miss Puckett,
which were greatly enjoyed byal.
Misses Carrie and Annie Can
non entertained the young people
of Tiger at a social Saturday
night, in compliment to their
niece, Miss Vera Cannon, of Clay
ton. The most enjoyable feature
of the evening, was a guessing
con lest, in which prizes were of
fered for the best and second
nest imprornpter wishes express-
e l in writing upon cards supplied
for the purpose The first prize,
a silver pen tray, was awarded
to Miss Vera Cannon, while the
second, a shaving brush, was
awarded to Mr. Sutton Hollifield.
Beatrix.
MATHIS LOCALS
Marior Smith has gone to Pierce
county to teach- a spring term of
school. Mr. Smith has been our
church and bible school organist
so long that we shall miss him.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pitts have
a fine baby boy at their home,
born Jan. 11.
School opened Monday for a
two months’ spring term with R.
C Ramey as teacher. Mr. Ramey
has taught several years, has
been county Superintendent of
schools in an adjoining county,
and with his experience in law,
corn club work, and other educa
tional fields, he is a valuable man
to the school and community.
Rosch Beddinggeld is putting
up. a building at the camp in
which to show and take orders
for tailor made clothing. Mr.
Beddingfield has built up quite
a business in the past tw'o months.
Anawan.
ALL-NIGHT TANGOING DENOUNCED
IN PULPIT BY PASTOR AT MACON.
MACON. Jan. 12. Instead of
his usual sermon last night, the
Rev. W. N. Ainau/f.rth, pastor
of Mulberry Street Methodist
Church, devoted his pulpit re
marks to all-night aances and
woman suffrage. He declared
that "One good woman is w r orth
more than 40 women who can
tango until 5 o’clock in the
morning, eat rolls and coffee,
go home to bed and spend the
day resting up for another
similar affair the ensuisg night.
Their attitudes, assumed in the
ballrooms of the city, would
cause bloodshed if enacted in
their parlors.
—Atlanta Georgian.
The editor being somewhat
busy this week, asked Rev. J. L.
Franklin to write a piece to the
Tribune, and the following is
what we received. This is an
article on the right line, and we
would be glad that every boy in
the county would adopt these
suggestions.
Dear Mr. Editor:
Your article of last week in re
gard to the apple industry of Ra
bun county was very timely and
very important.
The fact that it has been de
monstrated beyound a doubt that
this county can produce as fine
apples as any part of our great
country, and- the fact that we
have a splendid market and a
great demand for the fruit, and
the fact that there are thousands
of acres of, land suitable for orch
ards, which can be bought at a
small price, makes this a very
important subject at the present
time.
The industry, which is more in
its infancy, is bound to increase,
If people from different cities can
put out orchards and make money
at it, how much more should the
citizens of the county profit by
the industry.
We welcome the strangers in
our midst, we admire their sagac
ity, -their industry and their enter
prise, but the Rabun county boys
who are soon to be its citizens,
are the ones who should catch the
step and play their part in re
claiming the mountain sides.
Now, let us figure some. A
boy fifteen years old, ought to be
able to find odd times during the
winter months to clear up and
set out an acre in apple trees.
Suppose he does that each year
until he is twenty one. He’ll be
able to stdrt off with a six acre
orchard. The first two acres,
which he put out, ought to yield
him that year two hundred bush
els, which at two dollars per bu.
would bring four hundred dollars.
By the time he is twenty five, he
ought to have ten acres, repre
senting a very small investment,
that will yield him at least seven
hundred and fifty bushels, which
ought to net him one thousand
dollars, clear of all expenses.
Can you conceive of the great
difference it would make in the
general welfare of our people, if
every young man, twenty five
years of age today, realized an
income of one thousand dollars
each year? And yet, this very
thing could happen in a short
while, if our boys would utilize
the wasted hours of the winter
months in the way suggested.
We have our corn clubs and
they are doing great good. Ra
bun county should have an Apple
Club. If we could get one hun
dred boys, from ten to twenty
years of age, to put out an acre
each year, old Rabun would soon
blossom forth with a prosperity
and a happiness that would repay
a thousand fold, the price.
We hope you will keep agitat
ing this question until we have
such a club started.
Yours for progress on all lines,
among all people, especially in
Rabun county.
Miss Laura Wall, the youngest
daughter of Mrs C. C. Wall, is
very ill at her home in Clayton^
We have recently learned that Mr.
Thad L. Bynum has resigned his posi
tion as attorney for the Tallulah Falls
Railway Company. And the reason was
on account of an increased fee not being,
arranged f?r the year 1914.
JAMES MOORE:
General Merchandise,
SUCCESSOR TO CANNON & MOORE.
Just Received A large shipment of groceries, canned
goods, fancy crackers, and most all kinds of candies, fresh
peanuts,
I also carry a full line of dry goods, hats, shoes, cloth
ing, cloth and dress goods, hosiery, sweaters and under
wear. Ladie’s and Gent’s rain coats. I also carry the
largest stock of furniture in Clayton, and now have more
than $1,000 worth on the second floor. AI30, a full line of
coffins and caskets, bed springs, mattresses, blankets
quilts, and feather pillows.
Will pay the highest market price for your pork and
produce.
Call and see me when in Clayton.
JOHN DEERE IMPLIMENTS. MADE FAMOUS BY GOOD QUALITY.
We are sole representative for Rabun county, for John Deere’s
Impliments. We can save you money by your buying your farm
ing tools of us. We also opperate_an up-to-date black smith shop.
Bring your horses for shoeing, and your harness for repairing. We
make new harness. We sell highest patent flours, put up in wood.
Also crush corn in the ear and grind meal.
Just received, a car icad of cotton seed meal.
E. N. KEENER, Rabun Gap, Ga.
Dear Mr. Editor:
I am prouder of Rabun Coun
ty today than I’ve ever been be
fore, because you have recently
come out in favor of Local Tax
for public schools. I have been
noticing several good articles in
your paper time after time. In
my opinion, this is the greatest
step in progress, that Rabun has
Imade in many a day. It means
more for our good County than
any common man can foretell.
I i the first place, it puts our
county along with the other pro
gressive counties of our state.
Then it means better education
frr the boys and girls of the coun
ty, by giving them a longer
school, and better qualified teach
ers. Not that Rabun county has
not had good teachers, (for she
has), but there is always room
for improvement, among the best
of people. And the Local Tax
should mean better salary for
teachers, which will enable them
to prepare more thouroughly for
the great field of teaching. It
costs no little to prepare and
qualify one for teaching, but
where that is done, he or she will
inevitably command a better
salary.
Again, it is quite common for
one to be confronted with this
question, "Has your county Local
School Tax Law?” Then if you
can answer affirmatively, you will
receive true praise, and the inter
rogator places your county in the
progressive column. But if not,
of course it i3 placed with the
non-progressi ves.
In conclusion, let me say that
these few thoughts have been
hurriedly written, and if you
have space in your paper for
them, it will be all right, and if
not, all right. Also, let me Peg
all fair minded thinkers, to back
this movement up, and keep the
great wave of developement mov
ing in our midst.
Yours for a greater Rabun,
Buren C. Smith.
Jan. 10, 1913, Tifton, Ga.
mountain city locals.
Mr. J. N. Fisher. Jr., who is
the champion corn grower in
Rabun County, for the year 1913,
is now taking the short course in
agriculture at the State Agricult
ural College. Mr. Fisher belonges
to the Rabun County boyS corn
club, and attented the boys corn
show in Atlanta this fall, and
was awarded a schollar ship to
this school for having grown the
most corn on one acre in Rabun
county last year.
Mrs. J. I. Langston and' little
grand daughter Mary,of Harlow-
town, Mont., have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Johnson the
first of the week.
Married at the home of the
bride on Jan. 3rd, Miss Martha
Love to Mr. Otto Stancil.
We regrt very much that Mr.
J. C. Green and his aimable family
have moved to Clayton, only for
the winter, we hope.
Mr. Wallace Scrugcsis visiting
his father, Mr. John R. Scruggs,
after an absence of three years,
to the State of Washington.
Should we judge his prosperity by
his handsome physique, he is on
the. road to health, welth, and
happiness.
‘‘Believe me when I tell you
that thrift of time will repay
you in after life with a usury
of profit beyond youi most
sanguine dreams, and a waste
of it will make you dwindle alike
in intellectual and moral stature,
beyond your darkest reckoni
Married last Sunday, Miss
Marget Eller to Mr. Lon Welch.
This was one of most romantic
weddings of the season, and we
wish the happy couple a long
and prosperous life
Master Thomas Nelson Page
and his little sister Rachel have
returned to their home in Atlanta,
after a delightfuly visit to their
grand . parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
W. Johnson’s. May we the un
limited joy, these little visitors
bring, entwine many days hence
with tne holly and mistletoe.
R. J.
Monday Jan. 19th, Lee’s birth
day, a legal holliday.
Mr. Chas. E. Cannon and fam
ily have moved to the Biue Ridge
hotel, and Mr. S. L. Chiles and
family have moved .-into C. E.
Cannon's dwelling on main street.
Mr. Raleigh Crisp has sold his
soda fount and cafe to Mr. J. H„
Derrick, and Mr Jim Derrick is
now running same.
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