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i ° tf ' CC 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) x——*) 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 (Continued page 2 column 4.) 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 “ m 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. -O 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. -O- 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 -0- -V. . , rvi'.'SiKr- -Si Sgi&m > - 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. iy