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“THERE IS NO PAPER LIKE THE HOME PAPER TO HOME PEOPLE. ”
TRIBUNE
VOLUME XXIX
CLAYTON, RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY NOVEMBER. 27 1924.
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JUDGE KONTZ WRITES
A LETTER
SUGGESTING A BOY SCOUT
ORGANIZATION
Atlanta, Ga.,
November 15, 1924.
Mr. L- P, Cross.
Editor, Clayton Tribune,
Clayton, Ga.
My dear Mr. Cross
41 am pleased that you thought
sufficiently of my speech to the
Rabun County Veterans io print
*he portion which you did in
your issue of 6th inst. I have re
ceived quite a number of very
kind letters of commendation
from people in different parts of
the State, and among those, one
from Maj.’J. C. C. Black, of Au-
gtista, whose commendation wes
very gratifying.
Jo see you several
but regret
happened to
irant to tell
jid you by
to
I
icm-
CAN YOU BEAT IT?
Last week we mentioned that
Uncle | Willie Watts, of Tiger,
had brought)''some turnips to
town, one of,4 which [weighed
nore’Jhan sixDpounds.* Well,
Uncle Willie must have thought
that some one might be inclined
todoubt’.it, so he brought back
some/J morel last ); SaturcayT.and
presented the’editor with three
)f the finest we ever saw. One
of them weighed five pounds,
mother one six and a half,Shut
the, [largest 2 one weighed nine
pounds.
These turnips are of the globe
purple top variety}[and are well
shaped as possible for them to
grow, and just as sweet as you
ever saw.
Mr. Watts is one of the honor
ed citizens of Rabun county who
is farming for a living and to
judge by his turnips is making
a success of it.
IMPRESSIONS OF MY
EUROPEAN TRIP
AUGUSTUS ANDREA VISITS
HIS OLD HOME IN
EUROPE
(A Native of Italy, of Germtn
Parentage, Who Promotes
Lakemont)
(Third
Installmertjf)
>i MRS*
you would be pleased to be told
this. In this connection may I
suggest that one of the best
things you could do for the boys
of Clayton would be to organize a
troop. Mr. Jamison is head of the
organization in Atlanta, and can
give you all necessary informa
tion,
recived two packages of the
bur.e, containing, I think,
^copies together. I will thank
o let me know what 1 owe
or them. ■
ith an expression of my very
1 personal regards, and hop-
that whenever you happen
be about my place at Lake
mont, when I am there, that you
will come to see me, I am,
Yours very truly,
E. C. Kontz.
KSGIVING
DINNER
Given by the
CLAYTON WOMANS CLUB,
at the Old Masonic Building, on Thurs
day, Nov. 27th, for benefit of Clayton
School.
High
ADMISSION 75 CENTS
After sea sickness had had
good tussel with me and|theship
was still pitching me up and
down until I could imagine my
self a hollow rubber ball, I de
cided on going to the upper deck
to at least do my stunts!? in the
open air.
On my way up, just I pass
ed some old maids, all huddled
togetnei in their misery,; i heard
one say “Oh, pes, persons have
died from sea sickness’’. Where-
up-on, my reason returned for I
thought that if people did not
eat so much and tax theii' stom'
achs so heavily by eating so
much of the wrong kind of food
and combinations of food-stuff,
their stomach would not revolt,
if put to the influence of the
high seas. Then and there I
resolved to be prudent with my
eating, to omit tea as coffee,
while on rough seas, and the
rest of the trip was mpeh mote
pl&asgmt. . L.
Towards evening we drifted
nto a dense fog, “Whooooo”,
the big whistles sounded every
minute. It grew darker and
darker. What if another ship or
sail boat should come our way
and in mid ocean? Many a ship
has been wrecked this way and
many a life lost. I recalled the
Titanic disaster, the wrecking of
the seven destroyers off the
coast of southern California,
ju3t within this year.
The dripping dampness did
not; help to cheer up matters and
still as we retired to our berths
the fog horn continued to howl.
This was the lullaby by which I
went to sleep.
Past midnight, I awoke as 1
heard the mighty engines begin
to slow down and finally come to
a stop. I looked out of the port
holes and could see nothing but
the glare of the light upon the
water. I dressed immediately
in order to find out what had
happened, and in order to be
able to conduct my children to
the,ir position on the life boats,
if necessary, and to put the life
belts on them. Each cabin be
ing supplied sufficiently with
life belts to care for all the
inmates.
Upon reaching deck I found
that oyr ship bad stopped in or
der to come to the rescue of an
other ship’s captain, who was
not suppled with a ship doctor,
and who had been injured and
needed medical attention..
The injured captain was soon
transferred to our ship, during
the time I noticed that the ship’s
crew continued to bail water out
of our ship. After the wounds
of the captain had been dressed
the injured man and his crew
returned to their own boat and
we proceeded on our journey.
So, mercy was promptly ex
tended, on the high seas, and
MISS KATE BLECKLEY
Miss"Kate Bleckley, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bleckley,
of Warwoman, died at the home
of her parents, last Monday
night after an illness of only a
few days.
Miss Kate was teaching at the
Antioch school, where she was
a very popular teacher, and af
ter the close of school last Fri
day went home complaining with
headache and grew' worse until
Monday night when death called
her to her reward.
She was a graduate of the
B. M. I. and was very popular
with a host of friends who have
known and admired her for her
many commendable traits of
character,
Miss) Kate was a member of
the Antioch Baptistchurch from
which the funeral was conducted
Wednesday afternoon.
She was tw'enty nine years of
age and leaves beside her par
ents several brothers and sisters
to mourn her departure.
The sympathy of a host of
friends go out to the bereaved
family and to her pupiD who
were so devoted to her.
NUMBER
BASKET BALL
CLAYT6N-ATHLETIC CLUB
vs CLAYTON III SCHOOL
The Clayton Athletic Club,
composed of some College Stars
and some of the young men of
the town will play C. H. S., on
the C. H. S. court, Thursday
evening, November 27th, at 6:45
p. m„ sh^Kg.
This is g practice game,
although it promises to furnish
plenty of eS&itement.
The usual- admission price of
15 and 25 ceqts will be charged.
Everybody Come out and see
this game, it will be worth
while.
The probable line-up will "be
as follows:
S.
position
F
F
O
G
G v
With several othhr good play
ers on each team, tlris should be
a good game.
C. H
Long
Scruggs
Justus
Rickman
Crump
C.. A. c:
James
Grist
F. Derrick.
Shirley
Cross
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THE DEATH OF
MRS. MATILDA DOCKINS
On Nov. 1st. 1924, the Death
Angel entered the home of J Mrs.
Matilda Dockins£ and) carried
awsty the most precious •
Mother, the. w 7 ord that means
the world to us all. This w r oman
was afflicted for many years but
bore her affliction in silence,
fought the battles of life with
Christian fortitude, thus ending
her life at Eventide in peace,
Oh, the memory of those agoniz
ing hours that we spent at the
bedside of that Mother, whose
On last Friday night the Bas
ket Ball team played the Baldwin
team. This was a good game
and was enjoyed by- everyone
present. The Clayton team
started in making two field goals
before the Baldwin team knew
what had happened. At the end
of the first half the score. was
Clayton. The Baldwin team
showed a little more pep at the
beginning of the second half
and brought the score up a few
points in their favor, but in the
last few minutes Clayton came'
back making b field golds in
three minutes.
There is some argument as to
the final score, both the scorers
Spirit was)swiftly passing into! f or Clayton and Baldwin had it
the beyond, haunts me still, as 24 and 25 in favor of Baldwin
When death was[near that day I but the referee and some of the
she had no fear or doubt for her
life was pure and good and true.
She was never too busy to help
others, her life was an inspira
tion and is well worthy of imita
tion. Her.crown wilfbe full of
stars as a reward for her support
to the uplifting cf Christianity.
She was in the evening of life's
journey, her race on earth was
run and as she crossed death’s
dark and turbid river the waves
were stilled, the Angels descend
ed, bore her soul on High and
joy for begun for the Lord said:
“Well done thou good and faith
ful servant, enter thou into the
joys of thy Lord.’’
Mrs. Docking was born Nov. 1,
1849. She had predicted her
death on her 75th birthday and
so it was. She raised a large
family, of which she was proud,
moulding their lives for God and
in return they gave their love
unstintingly and some day they
“shall rise up and call her bless
ed.”
The funeral services were con
ducted at Westside Baptist
Church, of which she was a mem
ber, by Rev. Beiers on Nov, 2nd
and interment was at Hillcrest
cemetery. Her grave was deck
ed with flowers and as we gaze
at her resting place’ it reminds
us of one fallen in Glory, yet
aervihg as Vn ideai for what
others may strive: Mrs. Dockins
lived for many years at Clayton,
C. but has
onlookers said it should have
been 25 and 26 in favor of Clay -
ton.
DAY
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- AWTRY
Mrs, John Awtry returned last
Tuesday 5from Pittsburg, Pa.’
where she attended the wedding
of her son, Lieut. Adrain Awtry
and Miss ElizSbeth Day, on Nov.
15 th:
The bride'" is the' daughter of
Dr, and Mrs. E. Wilber Day.
Lieut. Awtry is the son of Judge
and Mrs. John Awtry, who are
well known in Clayton. He is
on the staff of Admiral Mg-
Dougall and is secretary to the
Admiral.
Lieut, and Mrs. Awtry spent
a few days in Washington and
New York and will go on ship to
Honolulu where will spend sev
eral months.
made her home in Greenwood
for 6 years. Her husband pre
ceded her to the grave many
years ago, Surviving: A. fej
Dockins, Simpsonville, S. C.,
Clayton Dockins, Augusta, Ga.,
James Dockins, Walhalla, S. C„
Mrs. Marsengill, Mountain Rest,
S. C., Mrs. Milton Kirby, South
Greenwood, S. C., Mrs. Allen
Newman and Misses Maude and
Garrie Dockins of Greenwood.
Mrs. M. L. Wright,
Greenwood, S. C-
