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THERE IS NO PAPER LIKE THE HOME PAPER TO HOME PEOPLE.
VOLUME XXIX
CLAYTON, RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA THURSDAY MAY 22 1924.
NUMBER 20
JOHN HENRY CANNON
PASSES AWAY
WAS FOREMOST CITIZEN
OF RABUN COUNTY
“Mr. Cannon is dead”. Swift
ly, but laden with a breath
of sorrow, the news was spread
abroad, Wednesday evening just
as the day was dieing, that Hen
ry Cannon had quietly passed
away at his home at the Blue
Ridge Hotel.
For days, loved ones and
friends had lingered near, hoping
to hear that he would be able to
overcome his physical weakness,
but very little hope was held out
on account of his weakened eon-
d'tion etu;ed from acute
Bright's disease and a deranged
heart.
Mr. Cannon was fifty two
years old at his last birthday and
annlive (f Rabun county, lie
was born and reared near Wiley^
at the old Cannon homestead.
Thirty years ago he was mar
ried to Mies Celia Phillipps, of-
South Carolina, who survives
him. He was the eldest of a
large family of children 'and
leaves, beside his mother; four
brothers; Waiter, Charlie, Frank
and Jabel and four sisters, Mels*
dames Sal lie Thompson, Ed Nor*,
ton, ,L. Neville and Annie Us~
sery.
Etev;en *$ld*ea^ww»Jw
Mr. and Mrs, Cannon, all of
whom are living except Mrs.
T. C. Justus. Those living are
Mrs. Isie McCurry, Miss Maud,
Horace, (Service, R, E., Mildred,
J. H. Jr., Jimmie, Chleo, Carrie
Belle and four grand children,
Ola, Caroline, Junior and Melba
McCurry.
Probably the high?st tribute
paid the deceased is the great
number of folks, who linger near
and with one accord acclaim "He
was m / ffiend".
Mr. Cuinon was a man of-the
people, who knew and loved his
neighbors and no doubt had ac
commodated more people thar
any man of his day, for it was
his custom to help every worthj
cause that came to his attention.
It is said of him that he" would
buy anything that a farmer
brought to town and offered foi
sale, even though he did not al
ways profit thereby, he loved t<
help .those who tried to helj
themselves,
Eight years ago he identified
himself with the Baptist Ghurcl
and since that time hrs been i.
potent factor in the’church af
fairs of this town and communi
tv. One of the last of his business
transactions was to subscribr
five hundred dollars toward thi
purchase of a lot on which t<
erect a new Baptist church.
Mr Cannon was one of tU
most progressive citizens of the
county and had implicit faith in
in the future of Clayton and Ra
bun county, as is evidenced, bj
his having'recently rented his
store room to some pm ties who
wanted to enter business here,
and erected for himself a new
store room. Just a few days ago
he was heard to remark that if
he lived he intended to cover the
Blue Ridge block with business
houses just as fast as he could
build them.
Though a man of large busi
ness affairs die Was never too
fairs of family and friends.
He loved his friends; was de-
veted to his family and devoutly
worshipped his Creator,
The funeral and interment will
be,at the Baptist church Friday
afternoon at two o’clock, in
charge of the local pastors, Revs.
J. W. Kesterson and R. P. Eth
ridge.
Words fail with which to tx
press the sympathy that goes out
BLECKLEY BROTHERS
MAKES LOREDO SOY
BEAN PAYING CROP
ONE BUSHEL OE SEED RE
TURNS MORE THAN $1200.
One afternoon, of this week,
it was our pleasure to accompany
Mr. Edwin BUckley to the farnr
of Bleckley Brothers, up in the i
Wolf Fork community where we
saw some real farming, though*
Mr. Bleckley had no idea that he
waS giving out information for
ihe press, vve secured a story
from him regarding a crop of
Loredo Soy Beans, that is Well
worth the time of any farmer to
investigate. These voung men,
Edwin and Herring, sons of the
late Judge Logan E. Bleckley,
awn one of the best farms in the
valley and are applying modern
methods to their ftfinri operations
which is returning to them a
handsome dividend.
Last, year they purchased one
bushel of Loredo Soy Beans,
vvith which they^planted eight
and a half *acresv from which
they harvested bushels of
re-cleaned seed and have sold
$1150 worth of f.the seed and
about $75 worth hay. The hay
crop was not so
of being over ri
ing thT%
about twenty six acres of the
same beans which they will have
completed planting in a few days.
They have the land in a fine
state of cultivation and no doubt
will harvest another good crop.
As yet they have not tested
out the feeding value of thr
beans as compared to other feeds
but agriculturists claim that the
soy bean is one of the best grain
feeds and that the hay compares
well with the best hays.
The land planted in beans last
year is planted in corn-this year
and being in a high state of cul
tivation will no doubt make a
good yield.
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ROGERS-CANNON.
.on account
t th&harvest-
STOLEN CAR RECOVERED
Mr. V. A. Grant, of Gaines
ville, who had a Ford touring car
stolen from him last November,
was here yesterday to see the
sheriff and to inform him that
the car was reported to have
been traded to a party in this
county. While talking to the
sheriff and giving'a detailed de
scription of the car, some one
passed in a car and Mr. Grant
recognized it as his car, and the
sheriff went and examined it and
found the description given by
Mr. Gront tallied with the marks,
on the car,'
The car was in possession of
Mr. Roy Thompson, who had
borrowed it from his neighbor,
Mr. Conrad Nichols, to drive to
town.
Mr. Nichols bought the car
from a Mr. Philiipps, of Towns
county and it is supposed tnathe
will take steps to recover the
price of the car.
Mr. Grant immediately sworq
out a possessory warrant for the
car, which is now in possession
of the sheriff until the rightful
owner has been designated by
the proper authorities.
STORE BROKEN OPEN
COMMENCEMENr AT TIGER
Sunday, June 1st, lljloa. m. at Baptist Church.
Address of Welcome ......Rev. L. W. DuVall
Special Sermon to Chile ren.
Riv. J. K. Cort, of Nacoochce Institute
Monday 8;3J P. M.
Schcol Auditorium, Commencement Exercises.
Tuesday, 8:30 P. M. ’ -V
Closing rxercises.
Address 1 y Rev. J. Sprole Lyons. D. D., Atlanta'.
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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THESE PRICES
At Packing House.
High Grade'Cotton Seed Meal $2.25
Cotten Seed Hulls.--...;....".. $LC0
Good Patent Flour per barrel _$7.C0
Puye Lard, per pound.... .... .16
No 1 Timothy Hay, per ton ...I...-$86.00
See us forGood Shorts at right prices.
to his devoted companion and
children. Only an All Wise Prov
idence knows best.
May his children grow up in his
footsteps and be a blessing to
the community as lias been their
honored father.
RHUBARB MAKES PAYING
CROP.
Last Sunday at the tome of
the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. A. Rogers occured the
marriage of Miss Annie Rogers
and Mr. Horace Cannon. Miss
Annie is one of the most popular
young ladies of the county and
has been engaged in teaching in
the Clayton High School, the
last term, and is very popular
with both patrons and pupils.
She is also a talented singer as
well, and has a host of friends
who admire her for her beautiful
traits of character.
Mr. Cannon is the oldest son of r —*—
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cannon and! Last Saturday-night some one
has been connected with the many j entered-the store and cafe ot
business enterprises of his fath- j McClure and Son and. carried
er since reaching manhood. I away about fifteen dollars worth
Thesd young people have been of pocket knives and confection-
friends and lovers since child- nry.
hood and the wedding receives Mr. McClure secured search
the hearty approval of their! warrants and two boys have
friends and acquaintances and ( been arrested who have ac-
connects two of the most prom:- knowledged the crime and re-
Those who may be looking for
a side line money crop, may well
look into the merits of rhubarb
(pie plant) for a crop that will
probably return as much cash as
anything that has been tried by
our farmers.
The Rabun Gap Industrial
School has two rovvs- of rhubarb
fifty feet long from which they
have been gathering and eating
all the srring ard have given
away quite a bit. Though having
a-husky bunch of boys and girls
to eat all they wanted the two
rows have made more than they
could consume, so Prof. Johnson,
who looks after x the agricutural
interest* of the school, gathered
and brought to Clay*on a quan
tity of the plants ready for the
market and sold to Mr. J. H,
Cannon $21.30 worth, receiving
seven cents p:r pout d for i\
Suppose you should take time
to figure out th3 proceed* from
an acre at the same rate f nd see
how much it would amount to.
Well, it is sui prising wl at the
possibility of an acre of good
land is, in fact, no one knows,
/et we sometimes complaii of
ihort crops when the land is
’■ to produce, if only, given
..ght attention.
Bell, of Wvst Ciay-
n6nt families of thp county.
After the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs, Cannon left for South Car
olina where they spent a few
days until called home on account
>f the illness of Mr. Cannon's
father.
turned most of the
erty.
stolen prop-
The Tribune joins their many
friends Jn wishing for them a
long and useful life, and pleasant
sailing on the matimonial seas;
S55=s
FATHERS AND MOTHERS DAY
- SUNDAY MAY 25
AT CLAYTON METHODIST CHURCH
The public cordially invited, good music, in-
terestmg progrom, Basket dinner served on the
gronnd, Cars will be sent for any mothers, or
lathers who are unable to come otherwise. ~
Notify Claude Denick or Wallace Smith.
T.. %
CLEAN UP AND
PAINT UP
Look over this list and see if there isn’t
something that you need, such as; Disen-
fectants, Oils, inside and outside paints,
varnishes, of all colors and for nil occasions.
Brushes, Mops and broom3 that.will sup-
your wants.
Let’s Clean up and Paint up and keep it
up. '}
It is a pleasure^) us to assist you in any
way that we can, in our line of buiness-
that of handling drugs and in fact any
thing in that line of merchandising.
