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THE CLAYTON TRIBU
“THERE IS NO PAPER LIKE THE HOME PAPER TO HOME PEOPLE. ”
VOLUME XXIX
CLAYTON, RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY DECEMBER. 4 1924.
IMPRESSIONS OF MY
EUROPEAN TRIP
AUGUSTUS ANDREAE VIS'
ITS HIS OLD HOME IN
EUROPE
(A Native of Italy, of German
Parentage, Who Promotes
Lakemor.t)
( (Fourth Installment)
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A couple of days further
brought us to the shore of Port
ugal, Spain and northern Africa.
I found these, with the exception
of a few spots and towns, very
unattractive and of little value,
for whole mountain ranges were
practically bare, with the excep
tion of a little verdure on the
more favored localities. This
bareness of the mountain sides
were the direct?results of word
fires, that were allowed to occur
hundred of years ago. Now, if
these sections have a rain, the
water rushes down through th e
valleys, washing the farming
land away, destroying the ciops,
filling the navigable streams
with settlings and also the har
bors. So Spain and Portugal is a
poor, retrograding country, from
an agricultural standpoint, es
well as it is from its political.
When we consider that these
two countries once ruled half
' the world, also that northern
"Africa had a high degree of ci v
ilization and much intellectual
development, one can see the
terrible results on the whole pop
ulation by making it impossible
for the farming population to
prosper.
Washington, who said, “Agri
culture is the backbone of a
nation.” well knew what he
was talking about, and our peo
ple who carelessly or wantonly,
cause forest fires to start in the
woods, are causing too, future
generations on our soil, to be
forced to poverty, misery and
want.
Now, the conservation of our
natural resources, for the future
prosperity of our descendants,
must be diligently considered
and practiced, otherwise we cer
tainly do not make the best use
of the talents with which heaven
has entrusted us.
^ A day further brought us past
the coast of Sardinia which also
showed not much better develop
ments. Early next morning we"
passed by the very attractive
islands of Ischia and Capri, with
its forts, fishermen’s villages,
churches, residences and gardens
and old ruins that were evidences
of past civilization.
In Capri, high up on a >bluff,
perhaps a thousand feet from
tbe azure blue sea, are still the
marble ruins of a Roman-Emper-
er-tyrant’s palace, who delighted
in seeing Christians hurled over
the bluff to the depth below, to
be smashed to pieces on the
wave-swept rocks of the coast,
.but the riotous living of that
vulture, brought about in, his old
age, such painful, veneral^ dis
eases, which caused him to rot
h while still alive and to end his
. excruciating misery, he hurled
himself over the bluff to the
* relief of his suffering and ex
plotted subjects.
The marble palaces and pomp
and glitter, with which that, at
that time, ruler of the world,
tried to show off his glory, haye
crumbled in to dust, and memory
of him just provokes a shudder,
but Christianity, that was born
by humble, selfdenying workers,
that gave their all to the church
to be owned in common, that
went forth to serve, relieve pain
and misery, administer with a
loving spirit to the downtrodden
and outcasts; for has their Lead
er not admonished them with
the words: “That what thou
dosst to one of the least of these
my brethren, thou dosst unto
me’. The early Christians, which
at that time, were persicuted,
hunted, slandered, tortured and
killed by being thrown before
wild beasts or burned in huge
fagots, bore their cross to honor
their Master, and out of love for
their fellowmen. Their meeting
places were in under ground bu
rial places, in lonely forest ra
vines and cellars. They did not
fight back, they bore in patience.
The world power of Ronm
crumbled, the Christian spirit is
still alive today, but is it yet as
pure, as selfdenying, as full of
service, as humble as it was at
that time? The World War
among the Christian nations with
its ten million slain and twenty
million maimed for life, its mil
lions of innocents starved and
untold homes destroyed as its
diVect or indirect result, does
prove that mankind has not
made the: best use of its priceless
heritage to serve and still, where
mother love rules there is hope,
where unselfish deeds are per
formed, there the seed for per
petuation of the true Christian
spirit is planted, where unself
ishness has its„sway there God’s
true glory is proclaimed. Pro
claimed more beautiful, than
from gilded pulpits in marble
churches, rich in artful displays
of the skills of men, which
churches are so plentiful all over
Italy.
The coast of the mainland of
Italy was getting clearer and
clearer. Presently we sighted
the volcano Vesuvius, that was
belching forth smoke and lay
menacingly in a thickly settled
area. We saw the city of Naples
with its 700,000 inhabitants, and
all the the subarbs charmingly
grouped along the seacoast.
What if the fate of Pompei and
Herculanum should befall them,
the fate that befell Tokio and
Yocohama but recently? Hot
lava poured into Herculanum
and hot ashes ten yards deep
coyered JPompei, destroying two
beautifully developed cities,
burning or baking its inhabitants
alive, and those that fled into
the sea were boiled alive for the
molten lava that poured into it
created boiling water and huge
columns of steam.
Our boat had docked by now,
and we were anxious to see my
sister which lived several hours
ride with the train from Naples,
We could see on the shore many
people awaiting us but before
we could land the Italian author
ities came for the medical and
passport inspection and so it took
sometime before we were allow
ed to land. I had not seen my
sister for 23 years and when
she was a little girl 12 years
old. Now she is a mother of
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FOREST FIRES RAGING
Forest fires are raging in dif
ferent sections of the county.
One on Rainey Mountain has al
ready burned over some seven
hundred acres of land belonging
to the Government Forest. An
other near Mountain City, on
Hog Back Mountain is being
fought by a crew of hands.
Mondoy morning the Forest Ser
vice Department sent out word
that they wanted fifty men to
fight the fires and a large num
her have responded.
ENJOINS REDUCTION IN
FERTILIZER RATES
The United States District
Court has enjoined the enforce
ment of the order of the Georgia
Public Service Commission, re
ducing the rates on fertilizer and
fertilizer materials in the state
of Georgia. The short line rail
roads were the complainants and
were represented by the law
firm of Alston, Alston, Foster
and Moise.
The order was one passed
September 26, 1924 by the Geor
gia Commission as a part of its
general revision of rates within
the state of .Geqrgia, After it
was passed efforts were made
by the railroads to obtain a re
hearing by the Georgia Commis
sion. This was refused.
On November 14th the short
lines filed rheir bill askiog that
the Commission he immediately
restrained from enforcing its
order. Judge Sibley refused a
restraining order, but called to
gether a court of three judges,
consisting of Circuit Judge Alex
King and District Judge H. D.
Clayton, of Alabama, in addition
to himself. The hearing of the
case occupied an entire day’s
session of the court.
Immediately upon its adjourn
ment, it passed an order grant
ing an interlocutory injunction,
restraining the application- of
the reduced rates on fertilizer.
EDUCATION IN MOVING
PICTURES
Atlanta, Ca. Dec. 4. Movies
for county education may not be
an uncommon sight in the near
future, according to motion pic
ture men; in fact, it was stated,
a movement for the distribution
of such films i3 already under
way in some parts of the South.
County commissioners, in
some instances, have purchased
a motion picture machine com
plete, with which it is intended
to show pictures of live stock,
making comparisons between
the better grades and the com
mon woods cattle, giving facts
and figures showing the profits
to be thrived from fanev breeds.
County agents will use the ma
chine in an effort to educate the
farmers to better methods of
stock raising and general farm
ing.
This is an interesting develop
ment of the use of the movies,
it was pointed out here by agri
culturist^, and shows that the
motion picture is more and more
entering into the educational
scheme.
Educators here have proved
themselves invaluable in schools
where geography, history and
other branches are being taught
in a fascinating way.
Modern ways of farming and
of handling live stack can be
taught in a convincing manner
through this medium, Atlanta
motion picture men assert, and
it is considered probable that
many counties t throughout the
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BOY FINDS POCKET BOOK
AND MONEY
Last Thursday Mr. Floyd Fos
ter, of Sawtooth, took supper at
the Blue Ridge Cafe and while
there lost his purse, containing a
goodlv sum of money, and which
was found by Roy Henry, an or
phan boy of whom Mr. Carlton
Justus has charge, found the
purse and returned it to the
owner.
Mr. Foster rewarded the boy
and complimented him for hav
ing some traits of character that
would help to make a man of him
if he would cultivate them.
It is understood that the boy
is to start^a savings account
with the reward received.
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NOW, YOU ALL LET OUR
TURKEYS ALONE
Last Thursday, Thanksgiving.
Messers W,
B. Hill, of
L. Lane, of Cornelia, spent a
couple of days in Rabun hunting
for turkey and other things, that
they say they have al
ways been able to get here, be
cause J;hev are in the habit of
spending the summers here.
These gentlemen say that they
saw a red fox which they chased
for awile and then decided that
that was too much running so
they tried a quiet hunt for tur
key and suffered much anxiety
ahd unrest on account of having
to pass up the squirrels, par
tridges and pheasants but were
finally rewarded by having bag
ged a fine one that weighed a
little over twenty three pounds.
As usual, the largest one got
away, and from what they say
lie must have been a whopper. ;
The Banks County Journal in
timates that these fellows liked
to have worn the feathers all off
the turkey c^rying him around
to show to their friends and to
be certain to substantiate their
BASKET BALL
C. H. S. DEFEATS C : A. S.
C., BUT LOSES TO
D. A. C.
A.
As was scheduled for Thanks
giving night, a basket hall game
was played between the Clayton
All Star Atheletic Club and Clay
ton High School, in which the
school boys won, 26 to 15. r Jhe
town team was out ot" practice
which handicapped them very
much, although the game was
interesting from beginning to
end. Another game will be
played between these two teams
in the near future, which we are
sore will be worth seeing,
On Saturday night, Nov. 29th,
C. II. S. played Dillard Atheletic
Club and was defeated by the
Dillard-quintet, 11 to 9. This
was a very slow game.
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FELDSPAR FACTORY IS
M. Thomas and H. I PROBABLE FOR CLAYTON
Homer, and Mr. W.|
Mr, N. N. Rogers, of Shooting
Creek, N. C., was in Clayton last
Thursday looking out for a loca
tion for a factory in which to
grind feldspar.
Arrangements has already been
made with the rail road for a
location for the factory, on the
side track.
There are several feldspar
mines in the county and if the
o.vners will co opeiate with the
promoters of the project it is.
very likely that Mr. Rogers will
locate the factory here.
Mr. Rogers is the man who
promoted the carborundum mine
at Tate City where there is in
stalled something more than one
hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars worth of machinery.
If the factory is located here it
will furnish employment to a
score or more hands.
VALLEY VOCATIONAL NEWS
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TALLULAH LOCALS
Mr. Yearvvood and B. I. Thorn
ton spent Thanksgiving holidays
in Atlanta.
Mrs. Calvo Lee returned home
Sunday from Downey Hospital
at Gainesville where she has been
for a few days treatment.
Messers Hilyer Fincher, Frank
Yearwood ar.d Pat Huff left last
week for Columbus, Ga., where
they will work for a while.
Mr. H. D, Taylor spent Sun
day with Mrs, Taylor who is in
Downey Hospital at Gainesville.
Miss Sarah Fincher of A. & M.
School at Clarkesville, spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with her
parents.
Mr. William Baker who has
been ill with flu for the past
week is able to be out again.
Mr. Percy Lee and sister,
Miss Lizzie Mae, of Alto spent a
Short time with Mr. and Mrs.
Calvo Lee, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Birming
ham have moved from Glenbrook
Hotel into their new home.
Mr. L. F. Cantrell purchased a
new Ford Coupe one day last
week. -*
Mr. Robert Neville spent the
week-end with his parents at Ra-
j bun Gap.
Mr. Thomas, our principal,
went home Friday afternoon and
returned Sunday.
Messers John Kelly Ritchie
and Albert Brown spent the
week-end with their parents.
Misses Myrtle Williams ahd
Salonie Norton spent the week
end with their parents at Betty’s
Creek.
The Dillard Athletic Associa
tion went on a basket ball trip
Nov. 28, 1924. and played two
games. Iotla High School and
Franklin High School, both teams
being in N. C. They lost both
games, and the score at Iotla
was very wide apart. The Frank
lin game was a very good game
in which the score in the first
half was a tie.
On Saturday, Nov. 29 some of
tne boys went to Clayton and
played C. H. S. in a practice
game in which Dillard defeated
C. H. S. two poins, 9 to 11.
The whole community held a
Thanksgiving service at the
school auditorium.
CALLS OFF SALE
Mr. P. D, Queen, who advertis
ed a sale iti last* week’s Tribune
has called the sale off.
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