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BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE B. H. HARDY, Editor Subscription, $1.60 Year BARNESVILLE. GA. JANUARY 8, 1025. EDITORIAL NOTES. It is human nature to occasionally pet ‘‘the blues” but we ought not to jutay with them long at the time. Shake them off by going at some thing that will make you forget them. Nearly everybody has had a bad cold during the past several weeks. Few people will do what they know they ought to do about a cold, that is, consult and obey a physician about coring a cold. Colds are far more serious than many people think them to be. There are unmistakable evidences of a substantial improvement in the general financial conditions of the country and that should afford a good reason for some inspiration to everybody to put forth stubborn ef forts this year to realize the benefit from the better condition. It is therefore necessary that we make the most of whatever we arc trying to do, whether it be farming or any other occupation. Use your very best judgment, economize strenuous ly, work persistently and perform faithfully your part and it may be, and we hope it will be, the best year we have had in quite a number of years. It is certain that each of us must earn our share of prosperity if we get it. Who knows but that 1925 will be a banner year for Lamar county and its citizens? Let’s strive earnestly and honestly to make it such. No man who expects to be fair to those about him can always do ex actly as he wants to do, for now and then he must yield his opinions and desires to others, lie who is unwill ing to yield at all is either very sel fish or very stubborn and will sooner or later lose the respect of his asso ciates, as he deserves to do. Every farmer should plant some acreage in cotton and do his best to make a good yield on the acreage planted, but nobody should try to grow cotton exclusively unless he has the money to lose. Only such a per son can afford to take the chance. Plant and cultivate under the new methods some cotton but also have aome other things growing on which to depend also. o— No person who is well is justified in living a life of idleness and it is also true that every person who works needs and should have some recreation. However busy you may be take a day or two off occasionally and get away from your daily en vironments and mix and mingle with people with whom you do not daily associate. It will do you good to see new sights and to hear different voices. Such a change will make you want to get back to the “old home" and to see the “old faces” and to hear the "old voices” again. Try it out during the present year and you will he benefitted by it. The Atlanta Constitution has start a fight against the pistol, one of the greatest evils and one of the greatest curses of our present day eiviliiation and every moral influence throughout the state and country should join in the fight and literally put the pistol out of business. The pistol is not a weapon of defense but a weapon of murder. Every person who carries a pistol has already formed, uncon acioualy perhaps, the determination to take human life, the only reserva tion being conditions which he thinks will justify the killing. The elimina tion of pistol toting will at one stroke reduce the taking of human life at least 50 per cent and its manufac ture and sale ought to be prohibited by law as one of the greatest curses of our present day life. Our schools, colleges and universi ties have opened again after the Christmas holiday season and the SOUND BONES Let Nature try Her best, she cannot very well build a sturdy body or sound bones or normal dentition, unless given the right kind of encouragement in the form of vitamin-activated nourishment. M’s Emulsion has encouraged thousands by nourishing them into strength and vigor. It abounds in vitamins and is the food-tonic that en courages normal growth. Scott’s Emulsion helps Nature do her best to help you and your child ■ 'lf keep strong and healthful. *4<tk ScuU Ik Bowse, Bhximficld. N. J. 2-Ji boys and girls and young men are at “their books” again. Few of them will realize fully the opportunity that it is theirs and make the most of it- As it has been in the past the poorer boys and girls who have to deny themselves nearly all the luxuries and get along on the barest necessi ties will probably outdistance all their competitors, winning the hon ors and because of their experiences make the better men and women of the future. Riches are often a handi cap which the young are never able to overcome. Many of these winter days may be unpleasant and gloomy, but we should stop to think of the balmy and sunshiny spring days which are only a little way ahead and then of the “good old summer time," and it will help us to “keep digging” at our tasks. We should not allow ourselves to be controlled by atmospheric con ditions but resolve to lift ourselves above them. Lamar county made just about 5,000 bales of cotton in 1924 but the goal should be set again at 6,000 bales, not forgetting that there is the possibility that we will fail en tirely growing cotton because of the boll weevil or other causes and therefore we should have some other products to look *to in connection with his cotton crop. But by all means try to make three or four bales to the plow. This may be the year that will put us all on “our feet” again. Let us hope so and work to that end. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS First Baptist Arthur Jackson, Pastor. The New Year is now on its way. Our good resolutions are on trial. It is a good thing to resolve. The man who is unable to resolve is help less so far as self-improvement is concerned. But it is a far better thing to be able to execute good resolutions. And the best resolu tions are those of a positive nature rather than the negatives. It is bet ter to say I will than to say I won’t. It is better to say do than it is to say don’t. The higher our ideals the greater will be our achievements. May Christ be our Great Ideal for 1925. He who makes Christ his ideal and then strives with all his might to attain it will not be ashamed when he looks in retrospect over his life. Last Sunday was a good day with us. The attendance Sunday morn ing for Sunday school and church was not as good as we had hoped for. But the Sunday night congregation was almost double our expectations. We had u full house. The Candle Lighting Service was most beautiful and the splendid congregation sat in rapt attention for more than an hour. It was a wonderfully impressive ser vice. Next Sunday morning the Pastor expects to speak from the subject, “The High Cost of the Best.” This is a very appropriate subject for this season. And the pastor expects to make it worthwhile to all who come. There is a real message in it for every one. On Sunday evening he will speak on “Putting Her To Bed." This is not only a unique subject, but it is one that has in it much human interest and from which many prac tical and spiritual truths may be drawn. Do not fail to hear this mes sage. It is for you. Our Teacher’s Weekly Meetings begin again this week. On each Wednesday evening at 6:45 every of ficer and teacher should plan to be at the church. Not only can these meetings be made of profit to you personally, but your class or depart ment in the Sunday school will profit by your attendance upon these ser vices. The Prayer Services will be gin at 7:30 every Wednesday even ing. There is no member of our church but that needs the blessings to be had from the fellowship in prayer that can be had once each week at these services. Come. The young people should give se rious thought to the work of the B. Y. P. U.'s this year. What have you decided to do about your union? Think it through. And then do your best. Can you atTord to do any less? On Wednesday night, January 21. our church will hold the Annual Church Conference. The head of each department is expected to make a report of the year’s work in writ ing. Not only should this be a most interesting meeting, but one of great importance to the church. Every member should plan to attend. In our church and community ac tivities let us make this a great year. Let no man or woman in this com munity do anything less than his or her best. Boost your church. Co operate with your church. Get be hind every good cause in this fair city and unselfishly try to sene. Catch the spirit of this little poem; BE A BOOSTER ALL THE TIME *Td rather be a booster than a knocker any day, I’d rather tinge with hope than doubt the words I have to say; I’d rather miss my guess On another man’s success Than to view his bitter struggle and prophecy his fall. I would rather say ‘he’s coming’ Than ‘he’s going,” when I am sum ming Up the labors of my brothers, I would rather boost them all. “I would rather speak the kind things than the mean things any day. I’d rather swing the baton than a hammer, let me say. I would rather sing my rhyme In a sort of two-step time Than let it drag its dirges in gloomy heavy style. I would rather say ‘God bless you!’ And with words of cheer impress you Than to preach about your follies all the while. “I would rather be a booster than a knocker any day. I’d rather praise than criticise in what I have to say. I’d rather not be wise At the cost of other’s sighs. I would rather see the good things than the evil that men do; I would rather far be wrong When I boost a man along, Than to be perfect in my judgment, but make everybody blue.” —Newcastle Christian. First Methodist Marvin A. Franklin, Pastor. Next Sunday the first quarterly conference will be held. Dr. James 11. Eakes, presiding elder of the Griffin district, and one of the strongest leaders of the Southern Methodist church, will preach. Dr. Eakes is easily one of the best preachers of the church and a rare treat is in store for all who are for tunate enough to hear him. While his sermons are not long, they are full of enthusiasm, strong thought, and best of all they are Spirit-filled. It is expected that the church will be filled to greet him on his first official visit this year. The first quarterly conference will be held at the church at 2:30 p. m. In addition to the report of the pas tor, reports will be heard ’from the president of the Woman’s Mission ary Society, the president of the Ep worth League, the superintendent of the Sunday school, and the charge lay leader. Every official member of the conference is expected to be present, including the stewards, (the trustees and others. The public generally is also invited. The Sunday school will meet at 9:30. The orchestra will again be in place after an absence of three Sundays, and we expect again to go beyond the 200 mark in attendance. W’e shall be glad to have all the stu dents back again. The Kpworth League is being well attended. Another interesting pro gram will be put on at 6 o’clock Sun day night. At the evening service the young people are urged to come again and all of the children. The subject of the story sermon will be “How the Great Guest Came To Conrad the Cobbler.” You will not want to miss this service. Work is under way on the Illumi nated Cross and if it is ready it will also be dedicated Sunday evening. If not then it will certainly be ready for the next Sunday. Announce ments will be made later about this. Last Sunday we got a good start on the work of the new year. Splen did congregations were present at each of the services. The attend ance of the young people and chil dren at the evening service was es pecially marked at the evening ser vice. The administration of the Lord’s Supper was an impressive fea ture of the morning service, prac tically all the large congregation par taking of it. Earnesville is a good church going town. Let us make this the best year ever! MISS BURNETTE ENTERTAINS AT DINNER M iss Aurie Burnette entertained last Wednesday evening with a pretty eight o’clock dinner. The rooms wore attractively arrayed with dec orations suggestive of the Christmas season. A delicious five-course din ner was served. Covers were laid for Misses Doris Moore, Annie Middlebrooks, Mattie Gord.v. Marisue Burke, Annie Silver, Ruth Byars, Zillah B. Hawkins, Estel'.e Bearden, Lucille Moore and Aurie Burnette. o ■ -- Statistics of 78,500 oil wells drilled east of the Rocky mountains in three years show that 83.78 per cent are of problematic value; that the big gushers are less than 1 per cent. Statement of TTjc Farmers Bank MILNER, GA., Showing condition at close of busi ness Dec. 31st, 1924, as called for by Superintendent of banks. President, B. H. Hardy; Vice-Presi dent, S. J. Childers; Cashier, G. P. Wheeless. RESOURCES Time loans and dis counts $ 92,081.35 Demand loans 281.22 Other stocks and bonds-- 200.00 Banking house 1,600.00 Furniture and fixtures-. 1,832.00 Cash in vault and Amts, deposited with Approved Reserve Agents 3,004.19 Advances on cotton 361.52 Overdrafts 469.47 Other assets 2,340.48 Total -$102,170.23 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 25,000.00 Surplus 2,500.00 Deposits subject to check 23,086.46 Time Certificates of De posit 28,128.39 Trust funds on deposit- 438.29 Cashier’s checks 8.63 Bills payable 23,008.46 Total $102,170.23 Statement of The Barnesville Bank Barnesville, Ga. Showing condition at close of busi ness Dec. 31st, 1924, as called for by the Superintendent of banks. President, A. H. English; Vice Presi dent, J. G. Bush; Cashier, E. Langford. RESOURCES Time loans and Dis counts $148,509.00 Demand loans 4,125.10 United States securities- 16,000.00 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 1,800.00 Other stocks and bonds- 650.00 Furniture and fixtures-- 3,500.00 Other real estate owned 6,800.00 Due from Federal Re serve Bank 7,041.92 Cash in vault and Amt. deposited with approved reserve agents 13,469.96 Checks for clearing house 2,558.95 Other checks and cash items 62.50 Overdrafts 1,847.35 Other assets 60.05 Total ~.5206,425.18 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund 10,000.00 Undivided profits 2,831.49 Dividends unpaid 8.00 Deposits subject to check 79,247.97 Time certificates of de posit 15.00 Savings deposits 57,272.59 Cashier’s checks 23.13 Bills payable 7,000.00 Total.. $206,425.18 GEORGIA —Lamar County. Before me came E. Langford, cashier of Bamesville Bank, who be ing duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of file in said bank. E. LANGFORD. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this sth day of January, 1925. L. F. LEWIS, N. P. Lamar County. FEBRUARY SHERIFF SALES GEORGIA —Lamar County. Will be sold at the City Hall, in the City of Barnesville, Georgia, the place where the public sales of said county are held, on the first Tues day in February, 1925, between the hours of 10 A. M. and 4 P. M., to the highest bidder for cash, the fol lowing property, to-wit: The life interest of G. C. Jackson, dependent on his own life, in and to the following lands, to-wit: One hundred and fifty-seven acres of land, on which the said G. C. Jack son now lives, about three miles south of the City of Barnesville, in said county, lying on the old Barnes ville to Forsyth public road, and bounded as follows: North by lands of W. O. Collier, east by lands of Hampton Bush and Holland Askin, south by E. M. Jackson and L. P. Moye and west by L. E. Jackson. Said property levied on and to be sold as the property of G. C. Jackson to satisfy a fi fa from the Justice Court of 539th District, G. M., of said county in favor of the Tennes see Chemical Cos., against the said G. C. Jackson. ■ This. January 6, 1925. Z. T.’ ELLIOTT, Sheriff, Lamar County. Georgia. Also at the same time and place and on same terms will be sold the following property, to-wit; One-third undivided interest in 58 acres of land, more or less, in 329th district of originally Monroe, now Lamar county, situated on east side Charter No. 12404 • Reserve District * REPORT OF CONDITION OF N ° * THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK At Barnesville, Ga. t in the state of Georgia, at the close of business ] December 31st, 1924. RESOURCES Loans and discounts, including rediscounts, acceptances of other banks and foreign bills of exchange or drafts sold with indorsement of this bank (except those shown in b and c) $lB6 " 4g - Overdrafts, unsecured U. S. Government securities owned: Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par value) $ 10,000.00 All other United States Government securities, (ineluding premiums, if any") 356.25 10,T:.56 o- Other bonds, stocns, securities, etc.: 3 Banking house, $7,000.00; Furniture and fixtures, $2,615.98__ 9^,15’a0 Real estate owned other than banking house lO.VjOoa Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank- 8. " b 847 Cash in vault and amount due from national banks 18*o 697 Amount due from State banks, bankers and trust companies in the United States (other than included in Items 8,9, 10).. 4 ggc,* Total of Items 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 23,898.45 Missellaneous cash items ; Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer 250.00 Total ; $253,424 51 LIABILITIES 1 Capital stock paid in $ 50,000 08 Surplus fund ’ 35,00000 Undivided profits $ 11,822.14 Less current expenses paid 6,716.91 — 5,105.2$ Circulating notes outstanding 5,OOo!og Certified checks outstanding 50’^ Cashier’s checks outstanding 784 50 Total of Items 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 834.60 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Re serve (deposits payable within 30 days): Individual deposits subject to check 102,328.02 Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed) ... 9,320.68 Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve, Items 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 111,648.71 Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings): Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed) 45,835.91 Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 45,835.97 * — - Total $253,424.51 State of Georgia, County of Lamar, ss: I, M. P. Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. M. P. OWEN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of January, 1925. F. G. SIMS, Notary Public. Correct —Attest: C. E. Suggs, D. L. Anderson, B. H. Hardy, Directors. Charter No. 6243 Reserve District No ( REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK At Bamesville, Ga., in the State of Georgia, at the close of business on on December 31st, 1924. RESOURCES and discounts, including rediscounts, ac ceptances of other banks, and foreign bills of exchange or drafts sold with indorsement of this bank (except those shown in b and c) $338,160.12 Overdrafts, unsecured 319.38 U. S. Government securities owned: Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par value) ..$ 50,000.00 All other United States Government securities (including premiums, if any) 120,000.00 — 170,000.00 Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc.: 13,900.00 Banking house, $15000.00; Furniture and fix tures, $2000.00 17,000.00 Real estate owned other than banking house 4,355.00 Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 23,724.81 Cash in vault and amt. due from national banks 59,603.05 Checks on other banks in the same city or town , as reporting bank (other than Item 12) 6,430.98 Total of Items 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 66,034.03 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer 2,500.01 Total $635,993.31 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund 80,000.00 Undivided profits 20,162.50 Circulating notes outstanding 50,000.00 Cashier’s checks outstanding 3,142.84 Total of Items 22, 23, 24, 25 and 2 3,142.84 Demand depoaita (other than bank depoaita) aub ject to RSaerve (deposits payable within 30 days): Individual deposits subject to check .< 224.075.0! Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve, Items 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 224,075.09 Time depoaita aubject to Reaerve (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings): Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed) : 208,612.9 Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 33, 34, 35 and 36 ___ 208,612.91 Total--- $635,993.3 State of Georgia, County of Lamar, ss: I, L. C. Tyua, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear thi the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. t L. C. TYUS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this Bth day of January, 1925. „ M - p . OWEN, Notary Public. Correct Attest: W. B. Smith, B. H. Hardy, N. A. Peacock, Directors. of land lot No. 230 and northwest corner of land lot No. 229, being in one body and bounded as follows, to-wit; On North by lands of Mrs. T. P. Bell and known as J. H. White place; East by public road, J. C. Thornton and J. M. Darden; South by public road from Unionville to Milner and West by lands of W. R. Darden. Said property levied on and to be sold as the property of Dock Barkley and Sarah Cole to satisfy a judgment issued from the justice court of the 523rd Dist., G. M., of Monroe county, Georgia, in favor of A. H. Chappel. This, 7th dav of January, 1925. Z. T. ELLIOTT, Sheriff, Lamar County, Georgia. MONEY Farms bought and sold. We also lend money on choice farms in Spalding and adjoin ing counties at 6 percent in terest. GRIFFIN REALTY COMPANY W. G. CARTLEDGE, Mgr. Griffin, Ga. The first Georgia soldier killed i action in the world war was R< Head, of White county, who was chi gunner’s mate on the U. S. S. Fin land, which was torpedoed in 191 Asa memorial to his memory, tl White county post No. 1 of and American Legion has taken the la in the construction of a birdge spa ning the Tennessee river in tb county. Q The word “milliner” probtl originated from the town of Mi- Italy, which preceded Paris as a c! ter of style. A milliner was f rrrJ ly one who dealt in articles f r a men’s wear. o Only 48 per cent of the corn c: in the principal producing & reached maturity before the fir? l : s ing frost of the season, it is sa:3. o Radio fans in Germany have interest in solo singing or and they are not keen about serais' A self-starting motor to ru & carriages has been devised by a $ ister. o Fifteen hundred houses for w-; men and their families are construction near Dublin, Ire * r