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EXCHANGE NOTES Items of Interest From Among Our Neighbors And Friends (From Madison Madisonian) And now comes a scientist who claims that man didn’t come from the ape at all—that man existed first, and that the ape came from man. The Florida boom is to mean much for Georgia. The resources of our state are inexhaustible and instead ©f having a four months climate Georgia has a twelve months cli mate. “It’s great to be a Georgian.” Florida is still the topic and we hear every day or two of still more people who will go there. Now’ would be a good time for some of our people to read Russell Conwell’s “Acres of Diamonds.” • * • (From Dawson News) It is useless to excite one’s self for or against evolution, or to fear that the present discussion will endanger religion. Truth is self vindicating, and is its own best defender. The hatlesa sheik and the girl who wears summer furs w’hen it is 90 in the shade might have a difficult time explaining just what they were thinking about, if anything. The modern man needs the tonic of a vacation, but few of them know how to make the most of the oppor tunity. In former generations men needed vacations to counteract the monotony of existence. Now we need vacations to rest our overworked nerves, our jaded minds, our tired bodies, and to lower our high blood pressure. (From Athens Banner-Herald) Ben Epp, the original exponent of aeroplane flights jn Athens, is out after several days in a local hospital. His condition is greatly improved, and in a short while he will have ful ly recovered from injuries received In an accident several weeks since. The writer has known Ben Epps since early childhood, and for all these years he has been working at and giving his time to the perfection of a flying machine. He has suc ceeded, but the best navigators of the air sometimes meet with acci dents, and it was nothing unusual for Mr. Epps to have an accident, which came near costing his life. However, it will not be many more weeks before he will be flying over the city in his daily flying program. * * * (From Commerce News) Little Daughter of Mr*. Tom Catlett Die* , Lorena, the little daughter of Mrs. Tom Catlett, died at the home of her mother, near Wilson’s Church, four miles west of town, last Wed nesday afternoon, following an ill ness of two weeks duration. Whoop ing cough was followed by pneumon ia and miningitis, resulting in her death. She is survived py her mother, two brothers and two sis ters. The funeral service was held Thursday, conducted by Dr. W. H. Wrighton, of this place, and inter ment in the cemetery of Wilson’s Church followed. Commerce Ice Plant Goe* Up In Smoke The local plant- of the Commerce Ice & Fuel Cos. was destroyed by fire at an early hour last Friday morn ing. When the fire was discovered about one o’clock, the roof was fall ing in. A cottage owned by L. L. Davis, adjoining the plant, was burn ed, and the next adjoining tenant house was damaged on one side, and part of the roof was burned. The storage plant of the ice house was not burned. The loss, which was total except the storage plant, is es timated at from fifteen to twenty thousand, after deducting the insu rance. Jefferson Defeat* Commerce Jt-ffc rson base ball team journey ed over last Thursday afternoon and inflicted severe chastisement upon our boys, causing much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, in the ranks of the fans for Commerce. The final score was 21 to 8. The main cause was too much Sosebee. Lloyd Williams, alias Ben Turpin, was shooting in his submarine ball with all its old-time !p, but the illustrious Mr. Williams was in trouble many times because of bone-head plays by certain members of the infield. Com merce s first baseman gave several beautiful exhibitions of juggling. Mr. Williams gave up the ghost in the 7th inning, and was replaced by Deadwyler, a portside flinger. Dead w’yler had serious trouble in locating j the plate, and was pulled in favor of , Walker, who was also unable to stem * the tide of base hits. Cooper, sec ond baseman for Commerce, handled all that came his way without a bobble. The Sosebee boys were Jef ferson’s mainstays. Dor Sosebee j gave the fans good laugh by stan ding in front of the grandstand and ' delivering an oration upon the opti-' cal illusions of umpires in general, j and Mr. Quillian in particular, the J said Quillian having called three i strikes on the esteemed Mr. Soso bee. j Playing checkers and pitching horse- j shoes doe;: not seem to be very con- j ducive to good ball playing. Let the Commerce boys take warning. 9 9 9 (From Pickens County Progress) They have got another new county | hill—Hughes county—which is to be located in the southern part of the ; state. Is it not time that somebody was putting a stop to this silly craze that has cut the state into such small units that overhead expenses are keeping most of the counties broke. Half of the counties in Georgia are so small that they cannot buy ma chinery necessary to work their roads economically. Folks around the State Capitol must think everybody in this section is headed for the chain gang as they put Senator Owen, of the 41st dis trict, Representative Wheeler, of Pickens county, and Representative Milton, of Gilmer, all on the Peni tentiary committee. Or maybe they thought the boys ought to be in the chain gang and that was the nearest to it they could send ’em. • * • (From Dahlonega Nugget) A few days ago two or three young men and an old man, in the eastern part of the county, went out fishing on the lake. After fishing a while they got hold of some toddy and the old man feeling pretty good upon coming to a pond and seeing where a turtle had gone in, followed to see if he could catch it. The old man soon mired up, unable to get out, and the boys had tO| go to a near by saw mill and get some snaking dogs to use be fore they could pull him up out of the mud and land him safe on dry land. (From Cleveland Courier) A negro preacher talking to his congregation remarked: “When dem chiiun come to Red Sea da come a cold spell and froze de water on both side and de chiiun went through dry shod. A youth there spoke up and said that the geographies taught that it was near the equator and was hot. Then the parson remarked: “Just like some of you young smart Alecks, but that was before fia had any ge ogrefers or quators.” The South Can Raise Sheep We are often asked if ttye greater part of the SoiiLh is not too warm, low and wet for satisfactory sheep production. Those parts of the South suitable for growing our general crops or for growing other live stock have no cli matic or soil conditions which make sheep raising especially difficult. There are possibly natural obstacles, but there are none of these which cannot be removed by man and which it is not his work to remove, if he raises sheep. It is claimed that parasites are worst in our damp, warf climate. This is possibly so, but parasites are likely to make sheep raising unpro fitable in most sections, unless the caretaker does his duty in protecting them. It requires some knowledge of sheep and some personal care to raise sheep profitably, but all of these required are within the powers of any man who wills to succeed. It is pretty certain that in some lines of sheep production the natural ad vantages in the South more than bal ance the natural obstacles. In the production of early lambs, for in stance, the mild climate which makes it possible to furnish winter and ear ly spring grazing is an advantage which far outweighs any natural dis advantage. But it takes some per sonal attention and sheep knowledge to raise early lambs successfully, just as it does in other lines. Perhaps sheep are a little more insistent in their demands for this little intelli gent attention, than other live stock, but if this be true, it is equally true that when this required attention is given them, they pay better for it.— Tait Butler, in The Progressive Far mer. DeLAPERRIERE SPEAKS IN RABUN Senator Herman DeLaperriere, of Hoschtoti, delivered the principal ad j dross at a barbecue given by the citizens of Rabun'county in honor of Confederate and World War veter ans at Dillard last Saturday. He paid a glowing tribute to the chivalry and bravery of southern soldiers in both conflicts. J. J. Kimscy, former representa tive of Rabun county in the house of representatives, was master of ceremonies and introduced his for mer colleague. There wore 1,5(30 people at he barbecue, it was said. First Patient of Crippled Hospital Graduates From Emory University (By Myrtle Craig Willard, in Atlanta Journal) Across the sun-flecked stage of the amphitheatre at Emory University on Tuesday morning, June 10, in the line cf capped and gowned students who filed past their Dean and receiv ed diplomas, a boy walked haltingly, with the aid of crutches. Eugene Gunby, 25 years old, of Lincolnton, Ga., was the first boy pa tient brought here to the Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children. A fall over a toy wagon when he was three years old paralyzed him from the waist down, and he was brought to the hospital in 1915 seemingly a hopeless cripple. The same group of loyal Masons who aided his fight for health have also sponsored his education. He is an inspiring testimonial to their help and influence. Ten years ago he was able to move only by crawling on his all-fours. Now he stands and walks erect, and enters the business world equipped with a thorough edu cation acquired despite his great phy sical hardships. Eugene is ambitious, and has no t : me to idle. He went to work im mediately on his receiving the degree of Bachelor of Law at Emory, at the Lowry Bank and Trust Cos., in the capacity of legal advisor. He says, with a touch of shyness, that so far he has achieved his every ambition. “It is strange,” he tells you, and does not seem to think that he himself has had anything to do with realizing his desires, but one can easily see that it is hard, perse vering work, which is his recipe for success. To Gene, as he is known to his friends, the Scottish Rite hospital is “Home.” What they think of him is well expressed in the fact that he was made an Honorary Scottish Rite Ma son. He is one of two men thus honored by the local order. Terribly Lonesome “When I first went to the hospit al,” he says, “I was terribly lone some and home sick. My first impres sions were of the food I was given, and of Miss Lillian Carter the super intendent who had just come fronV the north to take charge of the hos pital. i was given shredded wheat and tapioca pudding, and things I named wasp nest food, and I posi tively refused vo eat them. “Miss Carter would talk tp me pa tiently, telling me that the food was to get me in shape for my operation, but that only made me more home sick than ever. “I was very fond of my sister back '.n Lincolnton. She had been my con stat companion, helpig me to and j from school, and being the best pal on earth. I missed her terribly, and I wrote to her about the wasp nest food. Naturally, I didn’t want Miss Carter to see the' letter, but her in | tuition told her my feelings, and she enclosed a letter in mine asking my I father to come and visit me. He did, ! an< l after he had cheered me up she I laughingly told me of her letter, and i we became best friends. ‘‘She was always so wonderful and patient with us. We used to lie and sing for hours, and it never seemed to annoy her. I taught that first lit tle group of patients all the songs I knew, and even made up Shrine yells, which we gave as lustily as possible when our Shriner friends visited us. Many nights when Miss C arter would be working in her office we would lie outside her window and sing until midnight. “When I first went to the hospital I imagined it would be only a matter of a few days, then the operation, and I’d go home well and strong. Af ter the first operation I was in a plaster cast for eleven weeks, and learned then that there would be another, then another, and after that I was back for treatments. Graduate of Georgia In IP! 7 Gene went to the Berry School in Rome, Ga., and in two years had completed five years schol astic work. He was chosen class or ator one year, but as he was a mem ber of the sophomore, junior and sen ior classes at the same time, he }yml ly knows himself of what class he was orator. In the fall of ’l9 lie entered the University of Georgia, and gradua ted in three years, having done four full years’ work and part of his first year of law. He then entered Columbia Univer sity for his legal preparation, but the climatic conditions were so severe that Forrest Adair, voicing the de cision of the local Shrine members, decided to have him complete his studies in Georgia where he was to live and practice. Tragedy is not admitted as such by Co*v, and he laughingnly tells of the severe freezes in New York while he was studying there, and of the falls he would have on the icy pavement. Unable to get a hold on the giasSy surface with his crutches he would slip and go crashing down, while women passersby would start scream ing for someone to help him up. From Columbia he came to Em ory. His graduation marked the end of his two years’ study there. Miss Carter, when she attended his graduation exercises, said: “It was one of the happiest experiences of my life. He is a wonderful boy and he has gone thhrough ten years of the hardest kind of work against tre mendous odds. He is naturally hon est and fine, he didn’t have to learn that, I have followed his career all through the years since he first came to us. He has gone far beyond me long ago, and I am glad, for he richly deerves to. “When he first came to us he could only get about by crawling. Now with the aid of a brace and crutches he stands and walks erect. He has always borne up bravely in every circumstance. I have never seen him depressed, and I have seen him go through many trying ordeals. He is always busy. Even during his vacation months at home he would chop cotton, hoe corn, and milk three cows daily.” He has taken an active part in re ligious work at school, and has sev eral times represented his college at the national Students’ Volunteer Conference. He has been a delegate to the state conference of this or ganization every year, with the ex ception of the year he was at Co lumbia. He was sent from Emory to the Louisville conference to discuss the feasibility of the unification of the Northern and Southern churches. Friendship is the greatest thing in life to him, and he gives all the cre dit of his success in college to the fact that his friends believed in him. Like many others who have had to fight against physical handicaps, he believes they are often blessings in disguise. “Mine certainly was,” he adds. IT PAYS JACKSON COUNTY FARMERS TO RAISE ALFALFA “Every farmer in Jackson county should have a patch of alfalfa,” is the way Mr. C. E. Fleeman expresses himself. Mr. Fleeman, who lives on the Hoschton road, about four miles from Jefferson, has an fine a piece of alfalfa as the heart of any farmer could wish. Mr. Fleeman contin ued, “I consider alfalfa the greatest factor for soil improvement that is available to the farmer of Jackson county. Although alfalfa itself is not as good a soil builder as some of the other legumes, it will furnish the grower with enough hay of the finest quality to meet his need, thus making it unnecesary to cut his pea vines or vetch for hay. These crops are then available to be plowed un der for building up the soil. I find that it is not necessary to feed my mules any grain when they are not at work. Alfalfa hay alone keeps them in good shape. I feed them a small amount of grain when they are at work. In addition to *being ex cellent for work stock, I find it to be one of the very best feeds for cows, hogs, and chickens.” Mr. Fleeman has about 3 1-2 acres in alfalfa that yielded three cuttings the first year, each cutting yielding about 1 ton to the acre. The second year this same acreage yielded 35 two-horse loads. Mr. Fleeman esti mates that the loads averaged 1,000 pounds. At that figure, this piece of alfalfa yielded 17 1-2 tons, or 5 tons per acre. At current prices for al falfa hay, this would produce a gross income of approximately $l5O to the acre. Think it over, Mr. Farmer! Do you grow any other crop that will equal this? Oscar Woody, Special County Agent. GOVERNOR SIGNS FIRST MEASURES Two bills passed by the present legislatnre were signed by Governor j Clifford Walker Friday and the first enactments of the 1925-26 assembly to become law. I The first 1925 measure to finish ■ its run through both houses and ' receive the executive signature was one by Representative Ross, of Rich mond, authorizing the city of Au gusta to hold a local election on tax •'xemption for new industries under provision of the constitutional amendment passed last year. The second, by Harris and Eng land, of Jefferson, was a local bill for the city of Louisville, permitting that city to pave its streets. WANTED—Man with car to sell complete line quality Auto Tires and Tubes. Exclusive territory. Exper ience not necessary. Salary $300.00 per month.—Milestone Rubber Com pany, East Liverpool, Ohio. ■ Charter No 9039 Report of The Condition of Reserve District N 0 *1 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF JEFFERSON, I At Jefferson, in the State of Georgia, at the close of business on June 1 • 30, 1925. I RESOURCES I Loans and discounts, including' rediscounts, accep- 1 tances of other banks, and foreign bills of ex- I change or drafts sold with indorsement of this ■ bank $335,399.45 1 Customers’ liability account of acceptances of this I bank 32,000.00 I Total Loans 367,399.® Overdrafts, unsecured J U. S. Government securities pwned: I Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par I value) 100,000.00 H All other United States Government securities 22,950.00 I Total 122,950. J Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc. 17,840 1® Banking House, $14,923.27; Furniture and Fix- B tures, $9,341.75 , 24,265.0® Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 11,5101^1 Cash in vault and amount due from national banks. 22,998 49 Checks on other banks in the same city or town as B reporting bank 1,214 4^l Total of Items 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 24,210.90 | Checks and drafts on banks (including Federal Re- ft serve Bank) located outside of city or town of I reporting bank 253.50 ft Miscellaneous cash items 118.97 372 4^l Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due 1 from U. S. Treasurer ! 5,000.0® TOTAL $574,059® LIABILITIES I Capital stock paid in $200,000 ® Surplus fund so’ooo® Undivided Profits 7,732.0^H Circulating notes outstanding 98,200.0™ Cahier’s checks outstanding 715.6^1 Total of Items 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 715.64 K Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject 1; to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days): ft Individual deposits subject to check 101,648.5® State, county, or other municipal deposits secured by B pledge of asets of this bank of surety bond 6,919.7® Dividends unpaid 8,004.0® Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) B subject to Reserve, Items 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 I 31, and 32 116,572.25 1 lime deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 I days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and I postal savings.): I Certificates of deposit (other than for money bor- 1 rowed 58,975,2® Other time deposits 356.9® Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items I 33, 34, 35, and 36 59,332.15 I Notes and bills rediscounted, including acceptances I of other banks and foreign bills of exchange or 1 drafts sold with indorsement of this bank 41,500.® “Acceptances” executed by this bank for customers, i and to furnish dollar exchange 32,000.00 ft Less acceptances of this bank purchased or dis- ft counted 32,000.00 TOTAL $574,052.1® State of Georgia, County of Jackson, SS. I I, G. D. Appleby, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belie/. GEO. D. APPLEBY, Cashier ® Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of July, 1925. W. L. PATRICK, Notary Public. E Correct—Attest: P. T..Pendergrass, H. I. Mobley, J. Z. Carter, Directo® THE BEST VACATION-A TRIP BY SHIP Combines the many pleasures and benefits of an ocean voyage with the comforts of a first class hotel. The Restful And Healthful Way To Travel Large modern ships affording every travel comfort and convenience. Broad promenade decks. Spacious and restful lounge and music rooms. Meals that appeal, invitingly served in attractive, well ventilated dining rooms. Stateroom choice ranges from the two-berth type (included in ticket) to those with twin beds and private bath at reasonably increased cost. REDUCED ROUND TRIP SUMMER TOURIST FARES SAVANNAH, GA. 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