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\ fattens li VOL. 40 Court Resolutions In Honor F. C. Tate To the Honorable D, W, Blair, Judge of the Superior Courts of the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit: The committee appointed by this Honorable Court to prepare and re port a Memorial commemorative ol the life, character and services ol Houorable Farish Carter Tate, late an honored and respected member of the Bar of the Blue Ridge Circuit, respectfully submit the following: Farish Carter Tate, of whom this is a memorial, was born at Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia, November 20th, 1856. He received a common school ed ucation and attended the North Georgia Agricultural College al Dahlonega, Georgia, for two years. He was married to Miss Julia Bell November 2nd, 1881, at Cum* ming, Forsyth County, Georgia. Miss Bell was a daughter of Colonel Hiram P. Bell, who was one of the most eloquent and distinguished lawyers and advocates in North Georgia, and was elected to Con. gress in a memorable contest and served with great distinction in the National House of Representatives Col. Tate was a law student in the law office of Col. Hiram P. Bell and was admitted to the Bar at the Spring term of Pickens Superioi Court in 1880. Immediately aftei his admission to the Bar, he com menced actively to engage in the prac tice of law, and in a few years he be came one of the leading attorneys ol North Georgia and remained such until the day of his death. As an attorney he was always courteous, fair and ethical and h:s court man ners and decorum were those of a Chesterfield. In the year 1884 he was elected to the Legislature from Pickens County and was re-elected for twt consecutive terms. During his ser vice in the Legislature be served as Chairman of the General Judiciary and Railroad Committees, two oi the most important committees of the House. His record as a member of the House of Representatives attracted attention of the people of the state, and especially of the Ninth Con gressional District, and in the yeat 1892 Col. Tate was elected to Con gress at the age of thirty-six years and served continuously for a period of twelve years. He was, for a num ber of years, the rankiug Democrat on the Naval Affairs Committee, and for ten years was a member of the sub-committee which drafted the Naval Appropriation bills. Having the vision of a seer, he was a strong advocate of a greater navy, and, while he was a Democrat of the pure Jeffersonian type, and was most al ways under all circumstances a paitv man, he did not follow the leaders iu Congress of his party on Ibis great naval question, but fought strongly and successfully for tbe naval pro gram submitted to Congress by the great, L militant Roosevelt. When the World Wat came, he had lived to see the fruition of his efforts for a greater navy for this country. On several occasions while in Congress he had charge of the naval bill on the floor of the House, although he was a member oi the minority party. He was a member of some of the most important committees of the House of Representatives. His record iu Congress is an enviable and stain less one. He believed in tbestrictest economy in the administration of governmental affairs, and, while he toyed his entire country, he was vigilant and as fixed as the Polar Star in protecting the people of his District and the Southland. When Colonel Tate retired from Cougress, President Roosevelt JASPER, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1925 for him and stated to him that he de sired to thank him on behalf of the American people for his great ser vices in Congress, and be further ex presse cl the desite that Colonel Tate should remain in public life and ten dered to him as Democrat choice of three appointments—Interstate CominerceCommissioner.SanDomin igan Commissioner, or United States Attorney for the Northern Disttict of Georgia. He accepted the appoint ment as United States Attorney in order that he might be thrown with his own people, who had honored him su signally, and be able to give attention to his personal affairs. He was appointed United States Attor ney in 1906, and was re-appointed by President Taft on the splendid record he had made. He served eight years as United States Attor ney. After his retirement as United States Attorney, he devoted tbe prin cipal part of his time to his farming ai d other interest in Pickens County until his death, which occurred February 7th, 1922, at Jasper, Ga His home was a veritableMecca for the high and the low, the rich and the poor. The v'orld will never know the inestimable service he ren dered mankind in so many different ways. He acted as arbitrator in the settlement of differences arising among neighbors effecting different matters, and very seldom was tbf compromise suggested by him ever declined. The whole philosophy of his life was service to mankind and dissem mating sunshine and happiness, and he believed verylprofoundly in that beautiinl seutiment that “A rosebud to tbe living, 4 smile, a kind word said, Is worth a ton of roses Giyen to the dead.” As he smilingly and cheerfully walked down the corridors of time, he sang with Pippa as she passed in that immortal expression of youth ful joy and faith: “The Year’s at the spring. And the day’s at the morn; Morning's at s-ven; L'be hill side’s dew-pearled; The lark’s on the wing; l'be snail’s on the thorn; God’s iu his heaven— All’s right with the world.” As Elihu Root said of the lament ed McKinley, so can it be said oi our departed brother. Colonel Tate: ‘ l How wise and how skillful he was! bow modest and self effacing! how deep his insight into the human heart! how swift the intuitions of his sympathy! how compelling tbe charm of his gracious presence! He was so unselfish, so thoughtful of the happiness of others, so gen uine a lover of his country and his kind. And he was the kind est and truest friend that ever grasped another’s baud.” As a fiiend he was faithful and loyal; as a citizen public spirited and generous; as a statesman vigi lant and wise; as a husband and father he was as true as a Spartan mother; as host and hostess he and his beloved wife were the peers of any, and from :he time you entered their home until you departed it was unstinted welcome and hospitality. Colonel Tate is gone, but we will not forget him. We shall miss his wise counsel and admonition, and, as believers in immortality, we know that we shall see him again. Sergeant Talfotd.of theEnglishBar endeavored to depict the yearning of tbe Greek heart for immoitality in his tragedy entitled “Ion.” “Ion” has devoted himself to death iu per- PICKENS SCHOOLS Ai ^ TEACHERS FOR 1925-26 Below is a list of Pickens coun ty’s schools and teachers, except the lour senior high schools,Tate. Nelson. Marble City end Jasper: School Teacher Bruce Leonard Davis Ball Creek Henry Thomason Blaine Dallas Thompson assistant Mrs.DallasThornpson Bennett ILO.Ray Cross Roads Hoke Loss Cagle Ernestine Pool Evans Elmer Wilson Federal Willard Cantrell Green Clifford Reece Griff eth TIomer Stanfield Indian Pine Mrs. Mary Gay Harmony Buford Green assistant Jewell Presslex Holt Robert Cantrell Harris Sol A Tatum Hinton W. M- Thompson assistant Mrs- W.M.Thompson Jones Carter C. .Southern Jerusalem Mrs. II. D. Rax Lud ville Lee Weeks 1. Asst, Ruth Puckett 2. Asst. Mary Darnell McDaniel Clyde Wood Philadelphia F. L. Byers Assistant Mol lie Henson Pharr Herman Goss Sale.n Charlie O. Johnson Talking Rock David Hobson Asst. Mrs. Myrtle Pool Whitestone Miss Wes! Weaver Pearl Com don Yellow Creek Sallie Hoc Mm Hemstitching, Picoth;g ( 10 Cents Per Yard Plaiting,and Buttons covered made to order. Mail orders given prompt attention. Miss Ola Patterson, Hal! Ground, Ga. * form a nee of a vow. “Clemantke, ’’ vho loved him much, has exhausted Iter feminine arts in the effort to dis suade him from destruction and failed. Resigning herself to the er. evittable, she asks him out of her aching throat: “And shall we never meet each other?” lie replies: “I have asked that awful question Of the hills chat seem eternal; of the flowing streams That lucid flow forever; of the starsamid whosefieldsofazure My raised spirit hath trod in glorv. All were dumb! Hut now, whilst thus I gaze into thy living face, I feel that the love that kindles through its beauty can never wholly perish. We shall meet again.” Respectful!^ submitted, N- A. Morris Jno. S. Wood Wm. Butt. State of Georgia, Pickens County. I hereby certify that the above and foregoing memorial of the lift and character of Honorable Parish Carter Tate, late an honored and respected member of the Bar of the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, war unamiously adopted at the regulat September Term, 1925, of the Super ior Court of Pickens County, Geor >ia, by the members of the Bar pres ent. It was further provided that this memorial should be spread upon the minutes of this Court and a copy furnished the family of the late Colo nel Farish Carter Tate. Witness my official signature and seal of Court this 28th day of Sep tember, 1925, M. E. McWhorter, Cterk Superior Court, Pickens County, Georgia. From Our Exchanges W. M. McGhee’s new well shelter, which has been under construction for sometime, has been completed and the architect has a contract cutting cord wood. Funny how some men go from one good job to another.—Shoal Creek Correspondent Cleveland Courier. 0 0 0 “Italy will ask sliding scale on debt to U. 8.” Franee must have had one and slid clear off.—Daw son County Advertiser. ooo OCounty Policemen Buiee and McGinnis captured an Oakland coach, two women and thirty-five gallons of liquor Friday night. — Forsyth County News. ooo Mr, Jack Pinson, of White Path, killed a bald eagle on the mountain back of the Holt House one day last week. It measured six feet and txvo inches from tip to tip of its wings. It was dark colored but the plumage on the back of its neck was pitr<? white. Mr. Pinson is one of the best shots in Gilmer county and has perhaps killed more game than anyother man in the county,— Ellijay Times-Courier. ooo The Forsyth County News es timates this year’s cotton crop in that county at live thousand bales, ooo Oh, for the weird shriek of the wintry winds, the crackling even ing fites, the icjcle* banginy pendulant fram eyery twig and blade of grass. Even frozen radi ators and water mains, making the early morning fires, milking tbe cows, and doing the chores at the break of a freezing day, be numbed hands, frosted feet and tingling ears would be preferable to this dry and suffocating heat and dust—with the mosquitoes adding to the tortures of sleepless nights. Welcome, Winter, not withstanding we have heretofore abhored you.—Millen News, Brother, we have had some heat, a lot of dust, but no “skeet ers” up here in the mountains, and there have been but few nights that were uncomfortable, ooo Ask the blind man that he most desires in this life and he’ll not hesitate in his reply. Give me sight and I’ll be happy. Ask the cripple the same question. His repiy will be just as prompt.The deaf man knows id he could hear, ill other troubles would not in terfere with his happiness; but the most of us enjoy all these priceless blessings but are really not as happy as the afflicted.The most of us who are well are chas ing mirages—a mirage of wealth, or power, or influence—and like the thirst-blinded traveler on tne desert, who can always see beau tiful lakes ahead—we die while the chase goes on, never haying had time to really see the beau tifut world sve are living in.— Batesburg Leesvitle IS. C. j Twin City News. ooo Smithson — What did you clear on your last speculation? Jollson—Nothing but my pock ets.—Ex. ooo Tbe small boy from the coun try was visiting his pious aunt in the city. His uncle took him to tbe baseball game Saturday af ternoon and when his auntie found it out she raised the roof. Sunday she takes him to Sunday GA.RY.–P0WERXO. TO] DEI/FLOP COOSAWATTEE A great deal of interest was aroused in this section Tuesday when Mr. Preston S, Arkwright, president of the Georgia Railway – Power Co., of Atlanta, an nounced in a speech at a good road rally at Ellijay that his com pany was considering the devel oping of the Coosawattee river at an early date. This company has vast holding.-, in Gilmer county and preliminary surveys have been made for developing on a large scale. Mr. Arkwright’s statement is as follows. “The Georgia Railway – Pow er Company is planning a devel opment at an early date of either the Coosawattee river of Gilmer county, or the Chattooga river of Rabun county, at a cost of sever il million dollars. In event the company should locate in Gilmer, it would want to become a citizen ind would become interested vitally in the development of the •ouuty’s resources. West Talking Rock Several from here attended the singing at Ellijay Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Muldon, of Can ton, spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Hooper. Miss Ola Hyde spent Sunday ifternooti with Mrs. Hyde There will be a singing at An tioch the third Sunday in this month- There will be',some spec ial singing in the afternoon. Ev erybody come. Misses Daisy Willis and Laura Hyde were in Talking Rock Sat urday. Our school opened,Monday. Mrs. Jessie Duckett spentSun lay with Mrs, Hooper. Miss Ruby Wilson spent out lay this week with her Grand mother Hyde. Two Lonely Girls. i). S. Cavalry and Infantry Drills Every Day of Fair Atlanta, Oa.—-The United States Cavalry from Fort Oglethorpe and the 22nd Infantry fvom Fort McPherson will give exhibition drills every after noon and night durin ; (he 1925 South eastern Fair, which will bo held Octo ber 8 tu ‘17, 3925. The Cavalry troops will camp oi the fair grounds at Lakewood and wil give cavalry maneuver exhibitions ev ery day. There will also he sonic fancy jumping, Roman tiding and oth er interesting features i i addition U the regular drills and maneuvers. Several interesting features hav< been planned by the 22nd Infantr; from Fort McPherson during their stay at Lakewood, October 8 to 17, 1925. FARMS FOR SALE! We have several farms ranging from 25 acres to 2qO acres, from l mile to 8 miles from town. These are all good places a Do well located. We will sell chea| for cash or will sell on gooc: terms. Come and see how cheap you can buy a good place. WILL RICHARDS. School and when they got home she says: “Well, Johnnie, How do you like Sunday School?” "Oh! I don’t know, it’s just about tbe same as baseball, not much difference.” “Why Johnnie, what can you mean? y y “Well, I go to Sunday School and all I hear is ‘Stand up for Jesus’ and go to baseball game and all I hear is ‘For Christ’s sake sit down!’ Ks. NUMBER 42 8UPT. COMPTON One of the most enthusiastic meetings of teachers of. Pickens county was held in the Superin tendent’s office at the court bouse last Saturday morning. Plans were outlined and dis cussed relative to the ne.v year’s school work- The splendid t»rog* ress being made in education in Pickens county is very com mendable and we congratulate our superintendent and teachers upon the improved condition of the schools. After the busiuess meeting, Mr.Compton was asked to absent himself from the room, and the. following resolution of endorse ment was unanimously passed by the teachers present: Jasper,Ga.iOct.lO,1925. We, the undersigned teachers of Pickens county nowassembled, wish to express to our Honorable Superintendent, G. F. Compton, our sincere thanks for his fair tml impartial treatment to us as teachers. Also xve wish to commend him for Ins efforts in putting our county to the front in educaiiou tl advantages, and promise our co-operation in this movement. Respectfully submitted* Homer Stanfield Henry Thomasoa Herman Goss Robert Cantrell Willard Cantrell Carter Low R. H. Goss v £. p. Johnaot.* is f ■ Ronald Cantrell Dallas Thompson Buford Green Mrs. Mary Gay Ernestine Poole Mrs. Dallas Thompson Sallie Hopkins Mollie Henson Pearl Compton Stella West Leonard Dayis Talking Rock Mrs. J. S. Darnell and children spent part of last week in Smyr na and Atlanta. Mr, and Mrs. Ben Perry and family, of Jasper, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Cagle. Mr. Orestes Darnell i» visi ir,;r in Atlanta this week. Miss Jewell Morrison spent part of last week in Smyrna and Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs, F'orace Medlin went to Ellijay Monday. The school here is progressing nicely under the management of Prof. David Hobson and Mrs. Will Pool. Tillie – Bubbles. * s TOUT Incline 1ng, gassy to tall pains, PERSONS feeling constipation after eat Relieved and digntinn improvtd by CHAMBERLAINS TABLETS Cleansing and comforting • only 28c RADIOS! We carry a good stock of the best Radios at prices from $24.50 up, and will be glad to demon strate to interested parties. Sold cm reasonable terms. L«ud Speakers, Head Phones, Tubes, Storage Batteries, B Bat teries, Aerial and everything in the accessories stocked at all times. fcC. A. WHITFIELD THE REXALL STwRfi TATE, GA,
