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A Page From My Scrap-
Book, “Old Salem Days”
(By Guy V. Roberts, Cordele, Ga.)
(This page is especially dedicated
to a life-long friend, Frank Holder,
of Jackson County.)
It was a great privilege to spend
last Saturday and Sunday, June 18th
and 19th, with my mother at Jeffer
son, the former being her ninetieth
birthday, and to share with her the
love and appreciation of a people
dear to all the family, a people
that, no matter where we wander,
we still cheerish as “home-folks”.
The people of Jefferson have been
and are good to my mother, and
God is graciously good to both. Con
templating this, I grow more and
more into a deeper appreciation of
Grey’s Elgy as he measured the
tread of really great men and wo
men, men and women whose “hands
the rod of empires might have
swayed”, yet choose to live as gems
“far from the crowd’s ignoble
strife”. In the language of Henry
Rootus Jackson, “How can we e’er
forget the warnl hearts dwelling
there?”
While on this visit another happy
privilege was mine. Frank Holder
gave me refreshing glimpses into
“Old New Salem Days”, with Byron
Few, Tillman Holder and Parson
Watson marching in the fore-ranks
of that mighty concourse of planta
tion workers who made the welkins
ring at that old church when I was a
lad. I have written so much in re
cent years of Old Salem Days, some
have been kind enough to suggest
that I was converted to the Christian
faith in that old church, as those old
dusky pilgrims lifted on high their
anthems of praise! Perhaps so, and
if that be true, I have never regret
ted being converted.
Only a tiny remnant of their kind
remain. The Old South knew them
well, nurtured them, and cared for
them. But the hoe and rake they
weilded have since yielded to rust,
and their shacks have all tumbled
down. They “wuck’d de craps for
Ole Cap” in their allotted time, hap
py and contented; then one by one
slipped away singing of the golden
shore, trusting in the Infinite to
make all wrongs right. In tempta
tion they stumbled oft, but in going
their well-worn way, they delighted
in worship of the Almighty. Con
tent with “Give us this day our
daily bread”, their simple minds
never strayed beyond the confines of
the old plantation, save when their
wandering spirits mounted up to
ward the land of which they always
sang. Like the Old South they
loved, they are living in song and
story, but in reality, they are gone
to come no more!
As we sat in the glow of sunset on
this eighteenth day of June, mingled
with the pictures of Old Salem Days
were thoughts of the mother who
reached the near-century mile-stone
that day, and the lines of Michael
Angelo, in his sonnet to Vittoria
Colonna come like a benediction:
“For O! how good that God must be
Who made so good a thing as thee!”
And tomorrow would be Father's
Day. Every attempt to put a “dad
dy’s day” over has fallen flat. It
just won’t go, somehow. Dad may
build empires, railroads, canals and
what-not. He may give the world
imperishable literature and art, till
the soil, and bear every burden
thrust upon his back; but in the
main he goes his way through this
world like Kipling’s cat, just “walk
ing alone.”
But together we dug the real fath
er’s day out of the debris of the
Past. Long ago, here in the South,
in the Ante-Bellum days, dad was ac
corded his rightful place of honor,
and though we do not make much
ado about it today, he is still the im
perishable spirit of nobility and un
selfishness. Plantation workers,
seeking to pay him homage, bestow
ed upon him the highest gift at their
command—“ Ole Cap!”
In “Ole Cap” we of today can
sense the age of chivalry, that age
of which we often dream, the age
that gave birth to ideals of man
hood and womanhood which these
humble folks worshipped afar off
. . . . and to them “Ole Cap” was
eulogy.
From out the pages of that age,
the age now jealously folded in an
ever mellowing Past, walks Ole Cap,
the embodiment of an hallowed
memory made more sacred by those
humble folks who judged by the un
erring law of instinct, and in the
courts of their own, time tested and
tried, they came forth with the
verdict that would live with Time
itself—“ Ole Cap!”
In our rushing modern day, the
world is too busy, perhaps, for a
Service That Brought
Success
Some years ago a young man in
herited a small store from a deceas
ed relative, u store that had need
/or only three employees: the owner,
i salesman and a delivery boy.
The young man had many ambi
tions and the small business thrust
on him was rather distasteful. How
ever, being a stubborn lad as well us
an ambitious one, he resolved to
“see the thing through."
The morning on which he took
over the business he called to his
side his two assistants.
“Boys, we have on our hands a
<tore," he said. “As long as we
nust run it, we are going to run it
the best we can.”
Then he gave them his instruc
tions:
“When the telephone rings I’ll an
swer. The salesman will fill the
order as I repeat it to the customer
over the wire. As the order is fill
ed, the delivery boy will gather it
up. When I say ‘that is all’ he will
dash to the address and deliver the
order."
Presently the tlephone rang. It
was a customer. Each man followed
instructions to the letter. The or
der completed, the delivery boy
raced away with the parcels. The
owner chatted pleasantly for a while
with his customer.
Then: “Excuse me a moment, my
door bell is ringing.”
Soon the customer’s voice was
heard excitedly over the wire.
“Would you believe it,” she gasped,
“it was my order from your store.”
“Madam, that is just the kind of
service we plan to give all our cus
tomers,” the owner remarked.
The young man was Walgreen,
who became owner of one of the
largest chains of drug stores in the
country.
MODERN YOUTH
Little Quentin, aged seven, arriv
ed home from school one afternoon.
He slammed his books in a corner.
“What’s the matter, dear?” asked
his mother.
“It’s that stupid teacher we have,”
returned the boy disgustedly. “She
doesn’t know a thing. She’s ignor
ant.”
“Why, Quentin!” scolded his
shocked mother. “That’s no way to
speak about your teacher.”
But Quentin was very stubborn.
“I can’t help it,” he insisted.
“That teacher really is dumb. All
day long, she keeps asking ques
tions!”. . .
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One Shetland Pony, saddle and
bridle. See G. H. Martin, at Jeffer
son Motor Cos.
“daddy’s day”, but here in the South
dad can find comfort in the thought
that he came of the stock that was
crowned “Ole Cap” by the unerring
court in the age of Chivalry!
This page from my scrap-book is
getting too long. That good friend
to whom it is dedicated asked me
to write him a poem—just for him
—and 1 am going to put it in the
page, and close the book. I hope he
remembers it always, even as he re
members the kindly old black face
of Byron Few, and all the other
dusky pilgrims Nvay back in Old
Salem Days!
I am on my way to a Country,
Where life is ideal I’m told.
With never a broken friendship,
And no hoarding up of gold;
No wasted years to grieve o’er,
No dreams that ne’er come true,
But I’d be lonesome, brother,
In that Country without you!
We have a tender feeling here
For the days of Auld Lang Syne,
And we hope to live those days again
In some wond’rous future time;
When they hold the big reunion,
In that land where dreams come
true,
I’d sure be lonesome, brother,
In that Country without you!
There are things that come between,
That seem to thrust us far apart,
Yet thru cloud and storm, I know
We have a common hope at heart!
And should I walk the ways of
Peace,
Over there where dreams come
true,
I’d sure be lonesome, friend of mine,
In that Country without you!
I would not want to slip away
And live in mansions all alone,
I want my friends to share with me
The joys of “Home, Sweet Home!”
When they hold the big reunion,
Where dreams will all come true,
I’d be lonesome, friend of mine,
In that Country without you!
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEfFERSON, GEORGIA
Jackson County Home
Demonstration News
(By Eugenia Boone)
Th Efficient U of Electricity
There is an old adage that says,
“The workman is worthy of his
hire.” Farm families may make
their electric workmen worthy of
their hire if they apply good old
lashioned principles of thrifty man
agement in their use, remembering
that the penny saved is the penny
earned.
Electricity has come into promin
ence in our modern life because it
is so convenient and so simply con
trolled. In making the most efficient
use of electricity there are two or
three things to keep* in mind. Pro
bably the most important is that the
cost of electricity is based on the
amount of current which is used in
the actual operation of a light bulb
or an appliance. Two things are to
be considered in determining the
value of electricity: one is whether
or not you are making the most ef
ficient use of the current you pay
for in operating your lights and ap
pliances and the other is whether
or not electricty can work more ef
fectively for your family than some
other source of heat, or power.
Other guides to economy in use of
electric servants are:
1. The changing seasons, the color
of your walls, and the color of lamp
shades, affect your electric service
bills.
2. Use light bulbs of proper size
if you want to get most light for
your money.
3. Turn lights off when not need
ed.
4. Do not use sub-standard im
ported bulbs in important locations
in house.
5. Keep bulbs clean and free from
dust and replace them when they
begin to turn dark gray.
The kilowatt hour is the unit of
electricity the farm family uses in
paying for electric service. The
number of kilowatts used multiplied
by number of hours they are used
makes the number of kilowatt hours.
A kilowatt equals 1000 watts. A 50
watt bulb consumes 50 watts of cur
rent continuously while it is being
used. If it is used 10 hours, it
would consume 500 watt hours or
one-half kilowatt hour. The average
home will not use less than eight to
twelve kilowatt hours for lights nor
more than fifty to seventy-five kilo
watt hours.
For a family of five persons, an
average of 150 kilowatts per month
is used for cooking.
Before purchasing an electric
stove, make certain that the oven is
well insulated, that the door closes
tightly, that the moisture vent is
not automatic and that there is a
temperature regulator marked in de
grees.
If the electric oven is to be used
economically, it should be used to
capacity, never for one food alone.
Oven meals in which the meat,
vegetables, and dessert are prepared
at same time are recommended.
The average life of a light bulb is
1000 hours though some bulbs may
be bought that last 600 hours. • The
relative cost of operating light bulbs
is directly proportional to their size.
A 50 watt bulb can 'be operated for
Vz what a 100 watt bulb will cost
but the one 100 watt bulb will pro
duce more light than four 25 watt
bulbs or two 50 watt bulbs since it
is more efficient.
Eggs In Water-Glass
Surplus new-laid eggs may be put
down in water glass at any time, if
they are handled promptly. During
the spring months, if more eggs are
laid than can be used in ordinary
ways, a supply may be put down for
use during the season when prices
are high.
The eggs should be put down into
water glass as soon as possible after
gathering. It is a good practice to
candle every egg and to discard
cracked eggs, using only the sound,
clean, fresh, infertile ones. Even
minute cracks may cause spoilage
and contaminate other eggs in the
jar.
To make water glass solution, boil
11 quarts of water, cool, and add
1 quart of sodium silicate (water
glass) and mix well in a non-metal
container previously cleaned, scald
ed, and dried. Most drug stores sell
Water glass.
A 5-gallon crock will hold about
12 dozen eggs and leave room for at
least 2 inches of water glass solution
above the last layer. This is very
necessary. As j t is almost impossible
to move the crock safely after the
eggs are placed in it, it is best to
decide beforehand where it is to be
stored. The crock should be covered
with a tight lid to prevent evapor
ation. Until the 12-dozen capacity
of the crock is reached, eggs may be
added whenever available. And
eggs may be taken out at any time.
If they are used for boiling, a small
hole should be made in one end with
a pin to prevent cracking.
POEMS THAT LIVE
IN THE EVENING
The day, the golden light, has gone,
And quietly the evening drifts
Across the world. Now the round
moon,
Leading the first star heavenward,
lifts
Her slender lantern in the sky,
And Shadow, like a dappled fawn,
Steps delicately forth to try
The pool of silver on the lawn.
Oh, do not speak. This is the hour
For crickets in the garden wall,
For sleepy bird and folded flower.
This is the dusky interval
Serene and beautiful as though
God lifted up a gentle hand
For silence, that His word might
know
He walked at evening through the
land.
—Sara Henderson Hay.
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SORROW
Sorrow like some poisoned dart
Often comes to pierce the heart;
But from out the scar there grows
Like a fair and fragrant rose
Sympathy for other's woes—
Sympathy to help them bear
Some too heavy a load of care,
Whereby we ourselves may gain
Some relief from present pain.
—Selected.
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WINGS OF A DOVE
At sunset, when the rosy light was
dying
Far down the pathway of the west,
I saw a lonely dove in silence flying,
To be at rest.
Pilgrim of the air, I cried, could 1
but know
Thy wandering wings, thy freedom
blest,
I’d fly away from every careful
sorrow,
And find my rest.
But when the filmy veil of dusk was
falling,
Home flew the dove to seek his nest,
Deep in the forest where his mate
was calling
To love and to rest.
Peace, heart of mine! no longer sigh
to wander;
Lose not thy life in barren quest.
There are no happy islands over
yonder;
Come home and rest.
—Henry Van Dyke.
REV. GREEN HUNTER, COLORED,
HAS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
On Sunday in Gainesville, .St.
John Baptist church for colored peo
ple held special services, celebrating
Rev. Green Hunter’s eighty-eighth
birthday. Rev. Hunter delivered a
short sermon, and there was a pro
gram of song. Rev. Hunter is a
former resident of Jefferson, and
will be remembered by the older
citizens of the town.
Can you afford to be
NERVOUS?
Perhaps you could afford
those attacks of Nerves if you
were the only one affected.
Tense nerves make you a nui
sance to everyone with whom
you come in contact. No one
likes you when you are jumpy,
irritable and nervous.
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Reservations and other travel information
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
POEM TO TEACH LESSON OF
SAFER DRIVING
Traffic cases and safety advice are
routine in a busy policeman’s life.
But to Patrolman C. H. Sauls of
Macon they gave inspiration for a
poem.
The Macon police officer has writ
ten a poem that is now being wide
ly circulated, having been printed on
the back of thousands of business
cards issued by a Macon printing
concern.
Titled Lines to Remember, the
poem is as follows:
What’s all the hurry?
Why burn up the street?
Just step on the gas,
And Satan you’ll meet.
You think you act smart
By speeding ahead,
But d’you think how you’ll look
Stretched out on a bed.
Better go slower,
Even though late,
At least you’ll be sure
Of keeping that date.
As you start in your car
Keep this in your head—
The faster you drive,
The sooner you’re dead.
THE SALES TAX IN ALABAMA
A Birmingham citizen, visiting in
Atlanta, was quoted on the sales tax
in that state as follows:
“For the first time in their lives,
people who have never paid a cent
for police and fire protection, and
state service, are paying something
toward the upkeep of the state.”
“The merchants are the big ob
jectors,” he said. “They claim the
tax is a nuisance and an extra ex
pense, but Governor Dixon has
promised to pay them a percentage
of the tax to cover the added costs.”
The tax brought in more than $6,-
000,000 last year, and the state has
more money than ever before. And
it’s an easy tax to pay.”
Dip fish in milk instead of eggs
before rolling in bread or cracker
crumbs. The fish will taste better.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1938.
GAINESVILLE STORE WINS
DAMAGES
The fourth case of a Gainesville
business firm against an insurance
company growing out of damage
caused by, or following the tornado,
was won in the United States district
court when Newmans’ Inc., won
their “Sprinkler Leakage” case
against the Hanover Fire Insurance
company and won a verdict for
$7,162.81 the amount of the insur
ance policy.
Evidence presented by Newmans’
showed that goods in the store were
damaged by water from the sprink
ler system and not by rain which fol
lowed the tornado, as the goods
were covered by oil cloth as soon
thereafter as possible. It was also
proved that the sprinkler system
could be set off, and probably was,
by the swaying of the building, a
sudden jolt, or by obstacles flying
around in the air hitting one of the
jets.
The four cases won thus far are
as follows: Mrs. A. H. Montgomery,
one Pruitt-Barrett Hardware case,
M. B. Shiretzki, and Newmans’. All
of the verdicts have been appealed
to higher courts.
If* Easy To Be Mistaken About
STOMACH TROUBLE
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Steps were taken Saturday look
ing toward erection of anew $500,-
000 building on Capitol Square At
lanta to house three departments of
the state government—Health, Edu
cation and Public Welfare. When
Governor Rivers goes to Washingto*
this week to present applications for
approximately $25,000,000 of feder
al funds under the new four billion
dollor “lend-spend” program, this
project will be included.