Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current, March 18, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text< : idwtP) ll IMS ~ VOL. 41 KILLED BY FLU. TRAIN Mr, Alphonzo N. Gaddis, form erly of Jasper but for the last sev eral years employed by theFlorida East Coast Railroad, was killed Monday in a rather unusual acci dent at Korona, Fla. Gaddis was conductor on a train constructing the Florida East Coast’s new dou ble track when a pile-driving ma chine broke, hurling him lo the toacks in front of a passing freight train. Mr. Gaddis was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arch C. Gaddis and all of his early life was spent in Jasper. Memory makes us sad as we recall the many pleasant as sociations of former years. Of the happy times spent together in the local band, of which he was the favorite. His genial nature and natural wit making all occasions enjoyable. A nobler heart never beat nor a truer friend ever lived. He was our friend and we were his friend, in fact the whole town ioved him The seperation cuts deep, perhaps deeper to us than to someothers, for we were more fortunate in coming in closer contact with him, thus we knew better what manner of man he was. Only last week we received a note from him breathing bis usual sunny nature. Little did we dream that in anoth er week he would be cold in death We can but repeat to ourselves those beautiful lines of Robert Louis Stevenson on the passing of a friend: t “Ha is not dead, this friend—-not dead, But in the path we mortals tread, Got some few, trifling steps ahead And nearer to the end, So that you, too, once past the bend, Shall meet again, as face to face, this friend You fancy dead. Push gayly on, strong heart; the while You travel forward mile by mile, He loiters with a backward smile Till you can overtake, And strains his eves to search his wake, O.', whistling, as he sees you through the brake, Waits on a stile.” He was thirty-seven years of age and united with the Jasper Baptist church about ten years ago, His body was carried to Vineville, Ky., the maiden home of his wife and where their only child is buried, for interment. He leaves his wife, two broth ers, Messrs P. L- Gaddis, of St. Augustine, Fla.; D. W. Gaddis, of Ft Pierce, Fla.; four sisters,Mrs. Robert Peace, of Chattanooga. Tenn ; Mrs. Alma Hopkins, Mrs. G- E. Howell, and Mrs. J. O. Birch, of New Smyrna, Fla. FOR SALE—10.000,003 Cabb ige and Bermuda Onion Plants $1 00 per thousand- Prompt ship ments. Dorris Plant Company, Valdosta, Ga. Tax Receiver’s 2nd Round I will be it the following places at time given for the purpose of ing tax returns for the year 1926: Town March 18tb Truck Wheel 19th a.m Talking Rock 19th p Big Ridge 20 th a tn Ludville 20tb Jerusalem 22nd Hill 22nd p Persimmontree 23rd Sharp Mt. 23rd Nelson 24th Townsend 24th Dug Road 25th Grassy Knob 25th Sharptop 26th J. F. Burton, Tax Receiver, PickeusCounty. MARBLE CITY 10 PRESENT EASE LYNNE The Marble City High School students will present the plav, “East Lynne,’’ a drama in five acts-, at their auditorium Thurs day, March 25th. This play was first shown at the Boston Museum in M«rch 1865. The play will begin promptly at 7 o’clock with the following characters: Sir Francis Levison—Carl Adair Archibald Carly L—Ulysses Wor ley Lord Mount Severn—Herman Hendrix. Justice Hare—Arnold Fields Richard Hare—Oliver Padgett Mr. Dill—Paul Hendrix Officer—Edd Roper Little Wi'lie —Lee Hendrix Lady IsabeKMadam Vine)—Lois Stancil Babara Hare—Eunice Padgett Miss Carlyle—Klsie Padgett Joyce—Bessie Stancil Wilson—Irene Padgett. East Lynne is an English dramatic play in five acts with fourteen scenes- All characters are English. Entensely interest ing from the first to the last act. Centers around the daughter of Lord M*)unt Severn, of an old English family, depicting her rise and sad ending. Two deaths oc cur in the play, dramitized by tableaux. Time of playing about two hours. Act I.— Mr. Carlyle brings home his bride, Isabel Severn. Ac.l—Lady Isabel elopes with Sir Francis Levison. Act III—Mr. Carlyle discovers his wife has gone. Act IV.—Death of Little Willie. Act V.—The return of Lady Isabel disguised as Madam Vine, and her discovery and death. Admission 25c Sharptop Intended for last week: We rang off last week, but the bad weathei started us again. Mi. T. J. Fields made a business trip to Jasper last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Parker visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Fields last Sun day The singing given by Mi. J. F, Padgett Sunday was enjoyed by all present. Last Sundav was the day for ser vices at tne church, but on account of bad weather there wasn’t any. The mumps are trying to get a Mart over here, but we hope they will fail. Mr. Bill Fitzsimmons made a busi ness trip to jasper last week. Mr. Charlie Fields made a busi ness trip to Jasper last week. Messrs William J >ues, Earnie and Dewey Packer, and Carter Mul linax visited Mr. Joe Hubert Sun day King Of All Beast. Pure bred Ferris Strain Leghorn Eggs $1.00 for 15. Bred Owen’s Strain R. I. Red Eggs $1.00 for 15. Also nice cockrels of either strain sale. Lee Baker, Nelson, Ga. Best cash prices paid for hens Also fresh milk cows. Westbrook â€“ Coffey at City Meat Market, One Good Pig For Sale Duroc-Jersey or Black H. K. Patterson, Talking Ga., Route 1, Box 7. JASPER, GA.. THURSDAY, MARCH IS, 1926 From Our Exchanges I’d like to be a could be If I could not be an are, For a could-be is a may-be With a chance of touching par. I’d rather be a has-been Than a might-hay e-been by far. For a might-have-been has never been, Hut the has-been was an are. —Exchange, o o o Susia Collins, the t.vo yearold child of Willie Collins, negro,died a lew days ago from phosphorous poisoning n suiting iiom swal lowing a firecracker known as a Son-OI'-A-Gan. The child was ill only about eight hours.—Ath ns Banner-Herald. o o o An automobile at Fort Myers, Florida, ran into the rear end of a mule. One passenger killed and two injured.—The Calhoun Times. o o o Last week the legislature of Mississippi passed a bill making it illegal to teach in the schoi Is of 'hat state any theory “that man ascended or descended from a lower order of animal,” by a very large majority in both branches. The-“scientist” dun’t seem able to put thei r monkey theory ove r . —Jackson Herald. o o o New York.—The reason John Green wasn’t killed b; a tvvenly four-foot fall from a building in Harrison was learned when be was taken to a hospital. Fny gicians needed almost a half hour to undress him. He wore: Five sweaters, two suits of under wear, three pair of trousers, two top coats, two pair socks and two shirts. Green did sprain an an kle—He vvore only one pair of shoes.—Jackson Herald. No wonder he fell. o o o A nan can be a Christian and at the same time have a sense of humor. We take the following from a Kansas paper: “Positively no mare baptizing in my pasture. Twice in the last two mon hs my gate has been left open by people baptizing and I can’t afford to chase cattle all oyer the country just to saye a few sinners.’’— Emporia Gazette. o o Mexico City.—As a result of the closing of foieign religious institutions by the Mexican gov ernment a party of nuns from isolated convents appeared on the streets for the first time in forty years. They had never before seen an automobile.--Copperhill News. o o o An old lady kept a parrot which was always swearing. She could put up with this until Saturday, but on Sunday she kept a cover over the cage, removing it on Monday morning. One Monday afternoon she saw her minister coming toward her house, so sht again placed the cover over the cage, As the reverend gentle man was about to step into the parlor, the parrot remarked, “This has been a-short week.” —Hoschton News. WANTED Five thousand cord pine wood $7.00 per cord f.o b. any switch from Marietta to Whitestone, Ga. Prices good until April 1927. See or write W.M. Whit more, Jasper.Ga. Harble Hill Mr. Carl Adair, who has beer sick for the past week, is able to attend school again. Mbs Gladys Holladay spent the week-t-rd with friends in vf arietta Miss Ailee t Arthur spent the »'etk-end out of town, N r. Paul Fields^of Marietta, spot t the week-end with hit, mother, Mrs. Sam Gaddis. Mr. Paul Hendrix spent Sun day with relatives in Ball Greun 1. Mr. Virgil Padgett, who has been working in Philadelphia Penn , is home on a short visit. Miss Alma Tabercaux hat bee a on the sick list for several day 8 Messrs Guy Sta icil and Jess<* Quinton have purchased an up b -date phonograph each. We didn’t think that Guy and Jess rneded mechanical aid A large crowd attended Sun day School and church Sunday Everyone seemed glad to wel come Brother Roper back after a few Sundays’ absence. Messrs Kcrmit Fitts and Mei iieWhite have left forBlueRidsJe. Marble Hill will have a new department for the post office soon. This is an improvement indeed. Come on Happy Top, Weaver and Federal, we enjoy hearing from you. School News Eva Tabereaux 'the ardent l ov «- music, with visions of visiting fa'-away Honolula, and of playing for the radio. Oh! Eva, you are not the first person to see visions, stick to your dreamy Child Astor Stegall— the arithmetic shark. Astor can work ’em ev en if he is left handed. Estelle Collie is trying her best to grow up, but so far she has failed Alton Tabereaux—the radio fan, and a very fine little boy when all is said. Nora Hendrix loves Latin but says when asking Civic ques tions to please leave her out. Roy Kirby—the lover of Latin or the teacher, which? Roy is left handed and apt to be scarce when Science is on the program LucilleMayes—the young lady with the black eyes Black eyts are charming, especially when they adorn a smiling face, Lu cille. J M Eaton -the smallest mean ber of the Freshman class Roy says J. M. is a lover of candy and girls, but J. M. bashfully says it is not so Mamie Fields’ favorite ex pression is “Come on,Lucy,’’and Lucy meekly obeys. loves basketball and lots of fun Mary McElroy—Known that world famous Mary “had a little lamb" The doesn’t come to school with Mary, however. This is the index of the grade and a fine looking they are. Zephyrus Louisville â€“ Nashville R. R Arriving and departing time at Ga. A Daily. Leave Arrive Murphy. Knoxville 9:51a rn.a1;55p.m and North a BlueRidgeand Cop perhill a7:00p.m.a7:86a,m Marietta and At lanta al:55p.m.a Marietta and At lanta a7:36am. a7:00p,m Effective Sunday. Jan. 31 1926, «. JOHN HENDERSON DIED EASE SATURDAY Mrs. John. W, Henderson, on, of Pickens county’s most highl\ respected ladies, died at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at her home near town after a long illness. Mrs. Henderson was se enty two years of age and had been married fifty-eight years, She united with Sa’em Baptist church over forty years ago and had lived a life that was consistent with her profession of faith in JesusChrist. She was one of the most devoted women to her God and home that we ever knew. Site was ready at all times, day or night, to go wait on the sick or accommodate a friend, and we knovy of no one who will be more sincerely mourn ed. It is sweet to think of the dying day of our friends as being a mov ing day, or as the poet puts it “A Crowning Dry,” and we I'eel sure that Mrs. Henderson is now wear i n r 'he crown of ijirenis ness bestowed by Christ upon those that follow him. G'te was Miss Amanda Taylor before her marriage and all of her life was spent in Pickens c unty. She leaves an aged husband and one daughter, Mrs. Jane Little, of neir Jasper, her only son having preceded her sometime ago. She was buried at Refuge at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Revs. G F. Compton and Stephen Cagle conducting the service, which was attended by a tremendous crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends. Holt S boo is cetting along fitu with Misses MaudMcWhorter andThelma Cook as teachers. Miss Tava Med’in visited Misses .Vlilones Quarles and Bessie Oliver Sunday. Messrs Hove Q-i.lls and 'Monroe Fox made a il/ing trip across the mountain Sunday. Mes rs Wiley and Lumie Olivet Otended the singing at II.Ft Sunday eve -ing. M ss I'belm i Cook spent Sunday d y night with Miss ErmieQ iat!s There is a mad dog out aud it has bi ten dogs belonging to Messrs Mc Gee, J hn Chi d r--, W. E. Oliver, J (I Q tal's, ard I, O. Stewart. It I-; a large brown dog and so far has n<,t been l-i'IcJ, was last seen going towatd Palmage, biting every dog it met. It has caused a lot of other d igs to be killed. Misses M ml McWhorier and The m i Cook spent Friday night with Mi s Kuby Med in. Blue Eyes. o A large crowd attended the I IN TIRES AND TUBES ----o Old Price 30x3 i-2 Firestone Fabric $10.00 $12.50 30x3 Oldfield 999 7,50 10.00 30x3 1-2 Oldfield 999 8.75 11.50 2qx4 40 Firestone BaloonCord 18.90 21.50 29x4 40 Fldfield Baloon Cord 15.00 18.50 Special Prices on all Tires and Tubes JASPER MOTOR CO. NUMBER 9 EXTRACTS FROM COL TATE’S TECH AOORESS Atlaula, Ga.—Col Sam Tate, president of the Georgia Marble Co. Ht Tate, in an address to the Senior Class of Georgia Tech, praised the school for their great effort in devel oping Georgia Industry. He is the second speaker in a list of “captains of industry” to lately address Geor gia Tech students. “My hat is off to any school,” said Col. Tate, “who can take nothing— such as a handful of Georgia clav —and make a highly developed commercial product.” During his talk he held in his hand a highly polisned cigar tray, the work of the Ceramics (clay) Department. He stated that of all the great buildings in this and foreign coun tries made t'rcui Georgia marble, they had only scraped the surface of from three to five acres of marble He told them that the Georgia Ma f - b'e Company Had recently contracted to furnish otte-half of a million cubic feet of marble, the only marble Company in the world able to take care of such a large order. He said the Mississippi A. â€“ M. School had sent its Senior Class all the way to Tate to inspect the mar ble quarries. He also stated that some of their most valuable engineers were Geor gia Tech graduates. singing at Holt Sunday. Mrs. Nancy Bennett spent Sat urday night with her daughter, Mrs. Rettie Cochran, Messrs Americus and Delmer Childers made a business trip to Jasper Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Void Fox visited her father, near White, Saturday. The quilting given by Mr. and Mrs, Henry Padgett was enjoyed by all. Miss Ethel Brooks visited Miss Moline Fox Sunday. Miss Eula Fox visited Miss Floria Oliver Saturday evening. Mrs, Georgia Fox spent Satur day night wi h her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R Cnilders. Mr, E. J. Moss visited Mr. Gus tus Childers Sunday afternoon. Jewell Cocln an spent Saturday with her little cousin, Claud Pad gett. Mrs. Sonia Oliver is quite sick at this wri.iug- Hope she will soon recover. What is th matter with Miss Pink Rose. Come again. Blue E , es. FOR SALE! One Jersey cow. Fresh in with second calf. E. L. Patterson, Talking Rock, Ga.

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Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current, March 18, 1926, Image 1