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THERE IS NO PAPER LIKE THE HOME PAPER TO HOME PEOPLE.
VOLUME XXVII.
CLAYTON, RABUN COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY MARCH. 11, 1920.
NUMBER 9.
Personal
and
L Gleanings!
March is here with her usual
blows.
See the second round of Tax
Receiver, Z. B. Dillard.
* Bring your bark and acid wood
to J. H. Cannon.
Marshal W. E. Long’s family
are convalescent from flu.
The frog play at the school
house last week was a success.
* J. P. Cathey the boss apple
grower was in town Friday 4
Miss Maud Cannon is up after
a mild case of the flu.
Mrs. A. M, Holden, drove up
from Warwoman Saturday.
Mrs. Icie McCurry returned-to
her home in Toccoa Sunday.
C. A. Grist was down Saturday
after suffering two weeks with
flu.
The entire family of Mack Bur
ton are recent sufferers from
flu.
»
Moonshine whiskey is scarce
in Clayton for the want of custom-
- ers to drink it.
School was suspended a week
ago on account of increasing
cases of flu.
The time is here for us to think
about growing something fine
for a cetftify fair. 4
■ The Derrick garage lot is now
being graded and foundation will
soon be laid.
J. F. Earl is suffering from
plura pnenmonia. He has been
critically ill.
J. M. Long of Cornelia was
■* the guest this week of the family
of Judge W. S. Long.
, Miss Esther Smith who has
been out of the school on ac
count of flu is out again.
Mr. Ferguson, of Atlanta, is
' spending a few days with his
family at the Clayton Hotel.
R. C. Nicholson spent part of
last week with his parents at
Pine Mountain.
Mr. W. W. Watts, of Tiger,
was here Tuesday making pur
chases.
Miss May MacDowell returned
to Franklin Tuesday to resume
. her school duties.
Mrs. Dunkinson and Mis3 Fay
Philyaw of Tiger, were in Clay
ton shopping Monday.
Dr. > Dover's fine horse got
down in the stables a few nights
ago and bruised himself consider
able.
<
Lafayette Dickson left Satur
day for Albany, Ga., where he
will work for Reynolds Bros.
Lumber Co.
Mr. T. J. Hempevley, of-East
Point, Ga., spent the week end
with his wife who is spending
the winter at T. E. Roane’s.
The- Clay tort grocery store has
been opened in the", old Masonic
building with E. B- Norton as
manager. They have a line of
fancy and staple? groceries? and
predict for him a liberal£pa-
tronage.
The fruit men of this section
are wearing smiles.' The cold
weather is sure holding the
fruit.
Do not get cold and especially
long at a time. When your blood
gets cold it lessens the power of
resistance against diseases.
Mr. J. Carlos Powell, Superin
tendent of the Piedmont orchard
near Clarkesville was visiting
here Saturday.
J. D. Parker of Persimrtmn
was here Saturday trading and
he told us to send the paper to
Mrs. Parker. Thanks.
The county agent has a few
tobacco seed of some new vari-
ties to distribute to farmers who
will sow and grow a crop. Call
on him.
Stovall and Finch have received
two car3 of material for their
new building just north of the
Blue Ridge hotel lot. Work will
soon begin.
A. F, Deckman has returned
from Jacksonville. Florida where
he has been for several weeks
attending business matters down
at that hustling city.
The Woman’s Missionary
Society will meet at the metho*
dist church Sunday Mch. 14, at
3:30. All members urged to be
present.
Dennis Hughes of the Falls
well known over Rabun Co., was
the guest of the family of J. E.
Bleckley Saturday night and
Sunday. Dennis has many triends
in the county.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Clayton Woman’s club
will be held in the club room
Saturday afternoon Mch. 13, at
3:30 o’clock.
Floyd Canncn had the mis
fortune to have his home burned
Monday evening. He lived above
Tiger at the Rev. Dickson old
home. We learn Mr. Cannon
saved considerable of his furnish
ings. Be careful of fire.
Prof. Edie has thought proper
to suspend the Clayton High
School on account of flu. Would
it not be a fine idea to keep the
children home until the situation
changes. The flu is not very
alarming here vet and the best
we can gather it is on the wane.
Cleve Thompson, of Hiawassee,
died last Saturday and was
buried Sunday. Mr. Thompson
wrote us a letter .last week and
it was published in the last issue
of the Tribune. Many of our
readers, no doubt remember
reading it. He was reared on
Persimmon in this county? and
was the son of Mr. George
Thompson. The flu was the
cause of his death.
A few days ago we received a
letter from Fentress, county,
Tenn., enclosing a check for the
Tribune. The letter was signed
by Mrs. J. G. Wright. We look
ed at the letter and wondered
how our little paper ever got to
be known over in that State. So
we have decided, more than
ever, that a county paper is a
good advertising medium. We
are hoping the paper will be of
interest to the distant reader.
For first class kodak finishing
bring or send your films to Rufus
Lee, agent , for Branson
Sisters Studio.. Atlanta, Ga.
Landrum Taylor, of Tiger, died
at his home Friday of last week,
at an advanced age. We have
known Mr. Taylor for many
years. We have been his guest a
number of times and always
found a welcome at his home.
He was a minister, f and farmer
and believed in doing right as be
saw things. Several years ago he
sold his farm and retired from
active work. He haves a large
family of children ’ and grand
children, among them V. C. Tay
lor a prominent merchant of
Tiger.
Hiram Moore died Saturday at
his homo in the Wolf Creek
settlement and was intered in
the Wolf Creek cemetery Sunday.
We never knew very much of
Mr. Moore or the cause of his
death.
The day is here when there is
very little said when a man dies.
We have seen days when a death
sounded terrible in a community,
but now the death of a horse is
discussed about as much, as a
common man. Weave not criti
cising but telling the changes
that time brings, maybe, the
later way is more philosophical
and the proper way to look at
the sad event.
An Explanation t
In asking the good people of
Rabun County for the opportun
ity to serve them as Superintend
ent of schools, it is my earnest
desire, to m&keu-cl^iM^-fair race
strickly Democratic.
I understand that I have been
accused of being a Republican
and opposed to the draft -law.
I want to refute these accusa
tions which are absolutely with
out foundation and seem to be
purely of political origin. I want
to say that I am a Democrat and
have never voted a Republican
ticket.
Futhermore, I was deeply in
sympathy with the administra
tion and went out and worked in
the interest of Liberty Bonds I
bought bonds and stamps. By
permission, I refer you to T. A.
Duckett relative to my activity
and purchases in the war drives.
Thanking you again for your
vote and influence, I am yours
for the best interest of our boys
and girls.
Respectfully,
Silas F. Ledford.
Bark & Acid Wood—I am paying
the highest price I have ever paid
for Bark and Acid Wood. It will
pay you to peal your bark and
bring it tome as I am paying the
highest price for it. J. H. Cannon.
FOR SALE
I have three nice milk cows
for sale, one with young calf,
two will be fresh in April. A*-
one desiring a good cow for s
mer months, now is the time
buy,
M. J. Thompson, Lakemon
NOTICE
The second quartely confer,
of the Clayton charge will
held at Wesley Chapel April 14th.
All persons who owe me on
notes from my sale please call at
the Bank of Clayton and settle.
J. F, Thompson,
We said long ago' that the
cheapest and most sensible thing
to do is to cover the public high
ways in the mountainous section.
We say this after a life of obser
vation of clay roads. There is no
better road in the world than a
dry clay road, there is no wear
ing, no skiding, no dusting.
'•There is no better material for
a road bed than dry red clay.
What we want to do, in life, as
well as in road building is to re
move the enemy, and me must
agree that wafer is the great
enemy of our mountain roads.
We know tyiat we build hard
roads to keep off the ground
when the rain comes, but all
the roads, no matter how hard,
no matter what built of, or how
hard, will wear away, the hard
est granite not .excepted, ihon
the millions that have been spent
goes to naught. Clav will never
wear out. It will not cost as
much to cover the clay roads as
it will to hard finish them. I am
not talking about South Georgia,
Florida or any other sandy sect
ions. We could write column after
column about the advantages of
a covered road. It is not an idea
all our own as you will see from
a prose poem of Walt Mason
which follows what we say. I
tell you no, and we do not care a
whit who says otherwise, that
the millions spent will finally be
lost, in the way the roads are
finished. One road in Georgia
had to be taken up at a cost of
thousands of dollars per mile
after a few^vears use. J’hey will,
all be taken up sooner or later.
The way we see it, is to cover
the clay, and ride, walk and
drive your car under a shelter
and in summer ho in the shade
and comfortable.
People Will Talk
Yes people will talk;
The saying is true.
They talk about me
And they talk about you..
If w# go to the opera,
Someone will 4ay,
We should go to church
And learn how to pray.
If wg go to church
And offer up prayers,
They say we aro hypocrites,
And putting on airs.
If wo are rich,
They call us a thief.
Scoff at. our sorrows.
Amt laugh at our griefs.
If wo are poor,
They say dial wo shirk.
We’re always lazy
Ami never would work.
They talk of our prospects,
They talk of our past,
And if wo are happy.
They say it can’t Ijst.
They talk of our loved ones,
They talk of our foes,
They talk of our follies.
They talk of our wops.
They talk of our Joys,
They talk of our fears,
They talk of our smiles,
They talk of our tears,
They talk if we are single,
They talk if we aro wed,
They talk of us living,
And they talk of us dead,
Tho’ we live like an angel.
With circumspect walk.
Our efforts are useless.
For people will talk.
—Thomasville Press
Department of Education.
Atlanta, Ga.,Mch. G, 1920.
This is to certify that J. C.
Howard has been, examined or.
the state Dept, of Education and
is qualified, if elected, to servo
as County Supt. of Schools.
M. L. Brittain.
The highway running east and
west is but a sad and sorry jest.
In droughtv season it will do;
then motor cars albng it choo,
and loaded teams climb up its
hills, and dislocatq no poles or
thrills. And this is why 1 some
times say the government should
do away with rain and moisture
of that stamp, so that the road
may not get damp. For when
the water drips and pelts, that
doggone highway simply molls,
likj sugar in a cup of tea,
and there’s no thoroughfare to
see. Some drowning’mules we
may behold, and autos from the
culverts rolled, and swearing
men who ply the jaw and sqy
there ought to he a law. We’ve
blown in millions more, or loss, to
make the road a big suceess.
We’ve graded and we’ve plowed
and dragged. We’ve engineered
and cussed and bragged, we’ve
floundered horses by the herd,
to make the highway less absurd.
And when the weather's good
and dry it pleases tin* esthetic
eye; its scraped ami manicured
The Editor’s Guess
A leading citizen in a small
town was suddenly stricken
with appendicitis and an oper
ation became necessary. The
editor of the local paper heard of
it and printed this note about it :
“Our esteemed fellow citizen,
James I,. Brown, will go to the
hospital tomorrow to be operated
upon for t he reifioval of hjs appen •
dix by Doctor Jones. Ho will
leave a wife and two children.
Chehcero Locals
The local farmers union will
hold a meetieg at. tho Chechero
school house Saturday March,
13, 1920.
It is with much regret we learn
of the illness of Miss Ida Swaf
ford who is at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Godfrey. We
hope for her a speedy recover.
Vcssni. Bailus Staneill and
Ervin Gannon attended the
funeral of Mr. Hiram Moore at
Wolf Creek Sunday.
worth
dusty
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and
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tite
Hugh
Mr. Ira Mize, of Atlanta, is
visiting his brother here Mr. R.
R. Mize.
Tribune $1.00 per. year.
' Mr. George ’ Smith of Long
Creek, S. C., passed here tho
first of the week.
Miss Bessie Swafford spent
Sunday with her friend Miss
Ethel Cannan.
Miss Eliza Williams is slill im
proving but is nbt able to use her
leg yet. . r '
Mr. R. C. Cannon, Mr. and
Mi-s. W. S. Price visited Mr, and
Mrs. E. C. Price, Sunday.
Mrs. Sallie Garland ja visiting,
her Bister here.
