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EXCHANGE NOTES
ltam* of Interact From Among Our
Neighbor* And Friend*
(From Atlanta Journal)
State Line Marker* Being Erected
By Highway Department
New concrete and marble state-line
markers are being erected at points
where Ueorgia highways cross the
lines into other states. Within the
past few weeks thirteen of these at
tractive and durable markers have
been put in place, and others are
being put up as rapjdly as the work
men can get around to them. Frank
Hill, who is in charge of the road
marking division of the State High
way Department, is particularly
pleased with the new markers and
says they are the neatest and most
durable to be found in any state.
The base is of concrete and the top
is of Georgia marble, the whole
forming a massive marker. They
will udd further to Georgia’s already
splendidly marked highways.
(From Lavonia Times)
Survey Ordered For Paving In
Franklin County
It has come to our attention that
a survey has been ordered by the
Highway Department of the section
of the Stone Mountain Highway
from Broad River through Carnes
ville to Hudson River. It is under
stood that this survey will be made
at once and that it is preliminary
for paving this stretch of highway.
This information will be good
news to a great many people of the
county who are interested in this
highway. It is hoped that the pav
ing on this five or six mile stretch
will be completed by fall.
* * *
(From Commerce News)
Little Jamei Marlow Bitten By
Mad Dog
James Marlow, young son of Mrs.
Richard Marlow, was severely bit
ten by a mad dog on Wednesday of
last week when returning home from
school at noon. One arm was badly
punctured by the infuriated animal,
and the other was also bitten when
the little fellow tried to defend him
self with it. The mother carried
James to an Atlanta hospital im
mediately, where he is receiv:ng
treatment daily.
* * *
(From Atlanta Journal)
Georgia’* Fir*t Peache* Reach
Local Market
Everything will soon be peaches
in Georgia. The first crate of the
1931 peach crop was on display in
Atlanta Thursday. E. E. Payne, of
Reynolds, Ga., who has marketed
the first crate for several years,
Wednesday shipped a consignment
of well-colored Mayflowers to Green
& Milam, Atlanta wholesale produce
dealers The first peaches arrived
here Wednesday night, and were
promptly sold to the C. J. Kamper
Grocery Company and placed on dis
play at the firm’s main store at 552
Peachtree .Street, N. E. G. 0. Smith,
of Bainbridge, Ga., expressed thir
teen crates of peaches to New York
Wednesday night. The peaches
were likewise of the Mayflower va
riety. Advance indications are that
the Georgia peach cVop will be larg
er this year than last season, grow
ers state.
(From Banks County Journal)
Why Not Bunch State*, Also?
Some fellow living in Athens got
him up a map of how he thought
the counties of the state should be
hunched up and had it printed in
one of the Atlanta dailies recently,
lie wants to make districts, and he
took about half dozen counties a
round Hall and made a district for
the bunch of counties. Each county
to function as befoe, but, besides
a county and state tax each county
would be required to pay a district
tax to keep up the “districk.” Fine.
Kill most of the counties, and make
“distnckr." Why not have less
states, also? Why so many state
governments? Why not bunch
Florida, Geogia, South Carolina,
Alabama, North Carolina and Ten
nessee, pic* out the biggest town
and have one capital for all six?
Then buch all the states in propor
tion. Why have so many govern
ments?
(From Gainesville Eagle)
Lizard Of Two Tail* 1* Found
A “believe it or not" came by The
Eagle office in person Tuesday morn
ing. It was just a lizard, the com
mon and ordinary brownish, striped
type that are seen by the hundreds
in this section. But this lizard was
different: it was a “believe-it-or
not’’ lizard. It had two tails. A
fraction of an inch behind the rear
legs, the tail forked, spreading out
into two chubby tails, neither as
long nor as slender as that on the
normal reptile. In all other respects
the diminuitive crocodile resembled
the other lizards around here: most
ly brown in color, with jagged cross
bands of greyish white, scaly and
with a whitish belly. The scorpion
was found on a fence by L. T. Hul
sey, well known farmer of route 8,
who brought it by The Eagle office
for inspection. This paper intends
to offer the reptile to some museum
or laboratory for study and preser
vation.
* * +
(From Christian Index)
G. A. House Party July l-Bth
The annual G. A. House Party for
all Baptist girls between the ages of
thirteen and seventeen, will be held
at Bessie Tift College, July l-Bth.
The entire cost for these eight days
will be $ll.OO, ten for room and
board, and one for registration fee.
Plans are being made looking for
ward to the largest attendance and
the best House Party yet.
Rev. Park* Honored
The news comes as we go to press
that the Rev. Wade H. Parks of
Mavsville has been appointed State
Manager of the Universal Book and
Bible House, Philadelphia. Mr
Parks has been handling the books
published by this great company for
several months and his many Geor
gia friends will rejoice to learn of
this recognition. Mr. Parks is well
known throughout Northeast Geor
gia where he has been a leader a
mong our people for many years.
His contribution to the pastorate
and the denomination has been wor
thy of the good and able man he is
and we wish for him success in this
needy field.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
AT MOUNTAIN CREEK NEXT
SUNDAY
Program of the Mulberry Baptist
Sunday School Convention, to be
held at Mountain Creek church, near
Talmo, on the 6th Sunday in May,
1931:
10 a. m., Prayer and Praise Ser
vice.
10.20, Election of Officers.
10.30, Report of President and
Vice-Presidents.
11, Sermon, by J. W. Hogan.
Appointment of Committees.
Lunch.
Afternoon Se**ion
1.30, Devotional.
2.00, From the “Parable of the
Sower,” what fundamental New
Testament rules are laid down by
Jesus for properly conducting a
Sunday School, by Rev. J. 0. Mc-
Neal.
2.30, If this Scripture, “Go out in
to the highways and hedges and
compel them to come in, that my
house may be filled,” were rightly
interpreted and practiced by our
churches, what would it mean to our
Sunday Schools? by Rev. W. P. Hol
land.
3.00, The great need, the call
and the challenge, by the President.
3.20, Reports of committees, and
adjourn.
G. W. Boss, Chairman
Program Committee.
RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH
OF MRS. PAULINE YONCE,
WIFE OF A. E. YONCE
“And I heard a voice from heaven
saying unto me, Write, Blessed are
the dead which die in the Lord, from
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit,
that they may rest from their lab
ours; and their works do follow
them. Revelations, 14:13.
Pauline, as she was lovingly call
ed by all who knew her, was born
February 6, 1907, and died May 9,
1931, being 24 years and three
months old.
Pauline was a model character,
being a devoted Christian, a devoted
wife and mother, a great lover of
music. She will be greatly missed
in our Bible Class, but as God has
called her home, Be it Resolved,
(1) That we bow in humble sub
mission to the will of God.
(2) That our class has given up
one of its best members.
(3) That we commend her hus
band and other loved ones to God,
who doeth all things well.
(4) That a copy of these resolu
tions be copied in our minutes, and
published in The Jackson Herald.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. W. .1. Chapman.
Miss Ruth Loggins.
$7 DEBT MADE IN 1875
IS PAID BY DAUGHTER
TO CREDITOR’S GRANDSON
Chester, Pa.—A $7 debt contract
ed in 1875 was paid Thursday to a
grandson of the creditor.
Benjamin Berry, 32, received a
money order for that amount from
Annie Flaherty, of Atlantic City, N.
J. She explained that her father,
who died several weeks ago had pur
chased a pair of blankets from Nath
an Berry, general storekeeper in
Shoemakerville, fifty-six years ago
and had never paid for them.
On his death-bed he made his
daughter promise she would find an
heir of Nathan Berry and pay him.
NOTES FROM THE NATIONAL
CAPITOL
(By E. B. Betts)
Hon. D. J. Lewis of the Sixth Dis
trict of Maryland was the guest of
honor and speaker at the dinner
which the Womans National Demo
cratic Club gave here May 22. He
discussed How Tariffs are Made and
the Results.
• * *
Hon. John Sevias, of Tennessee,
first governor, 1795, 1801, 1803,
1809. He was in congress 1790,
1791, 1811 and 1915, has been re
cently put in the Hall of Fame.
He was also a hero at the Battle of
King’s Mountain, in the American
Revolutionary War, and a Democrat.
• * *
Hon. W. P. Stafford, who retired
from the district supreme court
bench May Ist, after 27 years on the
bench, addressed the second annual
dinner of the Inquirando Club, com
posed of 40 lawyers, government of
ficials and professional men here, on
May 20th, at 7.30, at the Mayflower
Hotel.
* * *
The annual meeting of the Re
publican State Clubs, with United
State Marshal E. C. Snyder of Ne
braska, as president, was held here
at the National Capitol Republican
Club May 21st, at 1331 G. St., N.
W., at 8 o’clock.
* * *
President H. C. Hoover’s appoint
ment of Hon. F. D. Letts to the
bench of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia has met with
general approval. Mr. Letts was on
the supreme bench of his home
State, lowa, 11 years. He also serv
ed three terms in congress, which
closed last March 4th.
Miss Pearl McCall, the assistant
district attorney to the district su
preme court, was elected president
of the Woman’s Bar Association May
22, at the annual meeting in the Y.
M. C. A. Building. Mr. Grace Riley
was made vice-president. Miss Mil
dred Reeves was made a member of
the executive committee. Miss
Reeves was private secretary to the
late Speaker Nicholas Longworth.
* * *
The Southern Baptist Convention
business transaction was the subject
of a talk by Rev. S. J. Porter, pas
tor of the First Baptist church at
Sixteenth and O. Street on May
21st, at 8 o’clock.
* * *
Hon. Roland S. Morris, of
Philadelphia, lawyer, and former
Ambassador to Japan, was elected
president here of the Hon. Woodrow
Wilson Foundation, on May 21st.
He succeeded Hon. Newton D. Bak
er, of Cleveland, Ohio.
* * *
Mrs. Nellie T. Ross, vice-chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee, gave her views here May 22
on How to Succeed Politically, to the
United Woman’s Democratic Club.
HONORS DAY EXERCISES HELD
AT GEORGIA
Athens, Ga.—The Second Annual
Honors Day was held in the Chapel
at the University of Georgia, Tues
day, May the nineteenth.
The students receiving honors
formed at the Academic Building,
where they were given ribbons de
noting the degree of honor that they
received. Then they marched in a
body to the chapel, where seats
were reserved for them.
Those from Jefferson who receiv
ed honors were Sidney A. Head, a
Sophomore in the Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture, and James W.
Alexander, a Freshman, who is tak
ing a Uniform Course at the Uni
versity.
The Program for the occasion fol
low’s :
Music.
Invocation, Rev. Samuel J. Cart
ledge.
Music.
Address, “Biology of Grow’th,” by
Prof. George A. Baitsell, of Yale
University.
Announcement of Honors, by
Chancellor Charles M. Snelling.
Alma Mater.
Benediction.
We are in receipt of a copy of
“The Exponent,” edited by E. Ma
son Roberts at St. Louis, Mo. Mr.
Roberts is a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. William Jefferson Roberts, who
lived near Hoschton, and a grand
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elizah
Veal of Braselton. Mr. Roberts
read medicine under Dr. W. J.
Thurmond. He attended the Hosch
ton High School when Prof. Moss
was principal. Mr. Roberts was
principal of the public school at
Macedonia church, in Hall county,
and later he taught a public school
in the Duncan settlement, both be
fore he had arrived at the age of 21.
Mr. Roberts, who moved to St.
Louis in 1908, is a professional
chemist, but after a successful busi
ness career, is devoting most of his
time and thought to religious sub
jects.
BURYING DEAD CHURCH
MEMBERS
“A funeral for dead church mem
bers was held last Sunday in the
Christian Church at Jackson, Miss.,
at which time the pastor, the Rev.
James N. Faulconer, placed the
names of fifty inactive church mem
bers in a small artificial casket. In
announcing his novel theme, this
alert young pastor stated that ‘when
one ceases to function in the church
program, he is dead, and it is time
for the funeral.’ This is nothing
more nor less than plain truth, no
matter how much some church mem
bers may dislike it. The workers in
a beehive sting the drones to death
and get rid of these lazy parasites.
But drones in a congregation may
refuse to work or neglect to pay and
still sit in the ‘amen’ corner and get
credit for being veritable pillars o.
the church. .
"As for the carping critics who
talk their heads off telling the world
what is wrong with the preacher and
the church, it is very seldom that
these worthies are either able or
willing to offer a constructive sug
gestion. The “holding back strap”
of horse and buggy days was a ne
cessary part of the harness, but it
was the traces and the collar that
carried the load. The more church
members there are in Hattiesburg
and South Mississippi who are pull
ing, the faster we will move toward
the kingdom of heaven.
“Here is the full list of ‘dead
ones’ as announced by Jackson s
live-wire, Jimmy Faulconer. As you
read it, spend more time in asking
whether either of the names fits you
than in seeking to tag some other
fellow:
“The names of those read to the
congregation were: John Backslider,
Anna Lukewarm, Margaret Indecis
ion, Alma Gossiper, Jim Knocker,
Edith Never Help, John I. Dolittle,
Henry Never Pay, Frank Non-Mis
sionary, Harry It Can’t Be Done,
Lizza Sunday Headache, Judas Esch
arion, who sold the church for gain,
Tom I-Know-It-All, Rachel Joy Kil
er, Carl Changeable, Maud I-Cant,
George Sleep Late, Fritz Some Day,
Mr. I. Am Wise, Cliff Selfishness,
Florence Sensuality, Arthur Appe
tite, Maud Hatred, Homer Temper,
Stella Impatience, Robert I-Am-
Busy, and the Critical Family of six
who are: Harry, who thinks the
preacher preaches too long; Jane,
who thinks the pastor should call
oftener; Ike, who thinks the church
has too many calls for missionary
help; Callie, who doesn’t like the
choir; and Glen, who thinks there are
hypocrites on the official board of
the church.” —Exchange.
PRESIDENTIAL TREES
A tree planted by President Hoov
er has now taken its place on the
White House grounds along with
trees planted by other presidents.
Mr. Hoover, who planted an elm
the other day, has received a certi
ficate of membership in the tree
planting army enrolled by the Amer
ican Tree Association —and, inci
dentally, has set an excellent exam
ple for his fellow-citizens.
Many presidents have planted
trees on the White House grounds.
Not far from Mr. Hoover’s tree is
one planted by President Roosevelt.
A little distance away is one set out
by President Wilson. Within view
is one planted by President McKin
ley. Farther away is one planted by
President Hayes.
There is something appealing a
bout this presidential tree-planting.
A tree is a living memorial; more
intimate, somehow, than a granite
shaft or a bronze tablet. —Ex.
YELLOW JESMINE
Now the woodland chimes • are
ringing,
Every blessed bird is singing,
And the squirrel spry is swinging
on the supple muscadine;
For the vernal sun is beaming,
And, in love with life, Pm dream
ing
Where the gold of God is gleaming
on the yellow jesmine vine.
Yellow jesmine, yellow jesmine,
Sent by spirit hand to bless men,
Oh, you timid little messenger with
tidings sweetly told,
First and fairest of the flowers,
You foretell of sunny hours,
flaring for a trilling trumpets made
of brightly burnished gold.
You suggest a joy eternal,
For there’s something so supernal
In your mellow, moon-like yellow
tint when I behold you there;
So, with loving hands I press you,
And, may Heaven’s angels bless
you
,As I twine you with caresses in my
sweetheart’s raven hair.
REMSEN CRAWFORD,
From Washington, Ga., Forum.
BAPTIST LEADER SEES NEED
FOR MIRACLE’
Birmingham, Ala.—A spiritual de
cline and moral and religious indif
ference were held accountable for
the predicament in which the church
finds itself, by Dr. W. J. McGloth
lin, president of the Southern Bap
tist convention, in his annual ad
dress.
The past year has been a trying
one financially, Dr. McGlothlin said,
but added that this is not the day
for complaining but for “determin
ation anfi a faith that is certain of
victory.”
"The first reason for the slump,”
he pointed out, “was the spiritual
decline, brought on by unmeasured
prosperity and brutalizing influen
ces and moral decay, following in
the train of the World War.
“The goods of the world have
come too, much to be regarded as
the supreme good of the world.
Science and invention have multi
plied our comforts and luxuries, cre
ating a multitude of new ways for
spending money in the gratification
of our easy tastes and thirst for
amusement.”
In addition to the spiritual defla
tion, Dr. McGlothlin reviewed the
economic difficulties confronting the
world, and which he assigned as an
other major factor contributing to
the financial shortage.
“Nothing short of a miracle could
have saved the Southern Baptist
church agencies and institutions from
this common experience and no
miracle has been wrought,” he add
ed.
On the other hand, Dr. McGloth
lin sounded a hopeful note in de
claring that in recent months there
has been a definite improvement in
the spiritual condition of church
people. He said reports from vari
ous sources showed this to be true.
“The church is the primary organ
ization for the application of Chris
tian power to the world’s needs,” he
said in concluding, ‘‘and if the
church fails the denomination fails,
and if they succeed there will be
success elsew'here.”
He suggested the following ad
justments of denominational ma
chinery :
Strictest economy on the part ot
church institutions.
Assurance that existing debts wall
be liquidated and that there will be
no increase in indebtedness.
A plan by which boards and in
stitutions may freely approach the
churches with a direct appeal.
Support of the church’s co-oper
ative program.
COTTON IS GROWN
AT AVERAGE COST
OF 5 CENTS POUND
Athens. Ga.—Cotton can be grown
successfully in Georgia at a cost of
a little more than 5 cents per pound.
This was demonstrated by the re
sults of the five-acre contests con
ducted for the fifth year in 1930 by
the Georgia State College of Agri
culture.
The lowest cost per pound was
obtained by A. P. Johns, of Stephens
County, who grew 6,856 pounds of
lint on his five-acre project at a cost
of .048 cents per pound. It cost J.
0. M. Smith, winner in Madison
County. .079 cents per pound to
produce 4,630 pounds of lint on five
acres.
Mr. Johns cotton was grown on
river bottom land and was fertilized
with cynamid, which contains about
26 per cent of ammonia: ammo
phos, and muriate of potash. The
cotton was mopped three times with
1-1-1 mixture of calcium arsenate,
molasses and water to control the
boll weevil.
PASSING OF THE COVERED
BRIDGE
With the advent of paved high
ways and the coming of the auto
mobile, the covered bridge is rapidly
fading from the picture and will
soon become a relic of the past.
In the eariler days of this coun
try, the covered bridge served a
good purpose. Asa protection
from the elements, the traveler
benefitted and for the protection of
the flooring and other parts of the
bridge, the life of the timber was
greatly lengthened. There are few
of these bridges left standing as re
minders of the old days, and within
a few years, steel and concrete
bridges will supplant these bridges
of pioneer days.
Henry Ford, who has accumulated
one of the most valuable museums
in the country, has recently purch
ased one of the old time bridges
which he will have stored in his
museum for keeps as a reminder of
the early days in this country when
covered bridges w r ere almost con
sidered institutions. —Athens Ban
ner-Herald.
MARTIN BOY BUILDS AN
AIR PLANE THAT FLIES
Mr. Jas. H. Crawford, Jr., Mar
tin’s genius, is the proud possessor
of an airplane which he built him
self and which is taking the air j Ust
like any other plane. Many thought
he couldn’t do it. He thought he
could and did.
Young Crawford has been air
minded for about twelve years. The
thought became such a dominating
factor in his mind that he decided
about three months ago to try it
out with a plane of his own con
struction. He went about it.
He got hold of a model A. Ford
Motor. Then he got blue prints
from Mr. N. E. Storm of Spartan
burg, S. C., and went to work. With
the use of Henry Bagwell’s Black
smith shop and with Kell Mitchell and
Mr. Bagwell to aid him he went to
work. Within two months the thing
was completed and ready to fly.
But there was not a landing field at
Martin. So, young Crawford took
his plane to Spartanburg for its
initial trip in the air. After it had
been carefully assembled it was
gone over by an inspector from the
Department of Commerce. It was
pronounced a good job.
There was nothing left to do but
for young Crawford to take his life
in his hands and convince the world
that he believed in his product. It
was his first flight alone too. But
he flew it and successfully the first
time.
That was two or three weeks ago.
He has made several flights since.
The longest flight was 45 miles. The
longest time in the air is 55 minutes.
The new plane is propelled by a
Ford motor. It was turned around
and the propellers are attached to
the crank shaft. The other material
was bought at Spartanburg. The
plane has a top speed of about 75
miles an hour. It uses about three
and a half gallons of gas an hour
and has capacity of going 12,000
feet high. It weighs about five hun
dred pounds and cost the owner
around $450.
The owner and maker of this ma
chine is 21 years old. He is a son
of the late Dr. Jas. H. Crawford of
Stephens county. Dr. Crawford was
the first citizen of Martin to own an
automobile. The son is going him
one better. He owns an airplane
which he, himself, has built.
Young Crawford had only three
hours instruction in Atlanta under
Doug Davis previous to his solo
flight in his own plane. He has the
confidence in his ability to do these
things and goes ahead and does
them. His plane is now at the Roy
ston landing field. He has made one
trip to Martin and will carry his
plane home one of these days.
The plane has a spread of*32 feet,
is 21 feet in length and 7 feet in
heigh. It lands and takes off at
about 25 miles per hour.—Lavonia
Times.
REFORMED GROUP OPPOSES
MERGER
Dr. S. L. Morris, chairman of an
ad interim committee of the South
ern Presbyterian church to effect a
union with the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church, will report at a
general assembly to be held at Mon
treat, N. C., May 28, that the As
sociate Reformed Presbyterian
church has decided it cannot unite
with the southern church, due to the
fact that the latter is part of a larg
er proposed combine in which it does
not wish to take part.
A movement has been started to
bring about the combine of the five
Presbyterian and Reformed church
es. The Associate Reformed group
does not hold with the larger move
ment, and has only considered join
ing with the southern group, but as
the latter is part of the larger
movement the Reformed group has
decided it cannot take part, said Dr-
Morris Friday night. However, he
pointed out, in the event that the
larger movement fails, the smaller
combine will be considered agam-
NOTED BLIND TEACHER
RE-ELECTED AT WINDER
Winder, Ga.—W. E. Cooper, not
ed blind teacher of music here, ha?
been re-elected for his twenty-? 1 ’'
ond year as director of the "lg*
school orchestra and general tear
er of music in the high school by t e
Winder board of education.
Mr. Cooper has made a remarK
able record as instructor of nrd ' 1L
since his graduation from the r
gia Academy for the Blind. He "a?
a pupil of the late E. H. McNeil-
He came to the Winder :i| k’
school when there was scarce i
enough students to make a course i”
music feasible and has since NU
nessed the growth of this depar
ment to where today the full
of two music instructors is requn c