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BARNES VALLE NEWS<IAZETTE
B. H. HARDY, Editor
Subscription, $1.60 Year
BARNESVILLE. GA.
JANUARY 16, 1925.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The New Year is passing along.
Already half a month is gone.
Weather conditions thus far have
been bad, as was to be expected, but
in due time opportunity will be given
for everybody to get down to the
year’s tasks and to accomplish what
should be done will require purpose,
energy, perseverance, well - made
plans and good management, with a
special consideration, perhaps, of the
economical side of the operations.
Somehow, we believe 1925 will be a
much better ye#r than the people of
Lamar county have had in a number
of years, and it is certainly to be
hoped for. One real good year, in
the making of crops, with fair prices,
and there will be such an improve
ment in everybody’s condition that
there will be high rejoicing. In the
recent years things have been going
against the people and things have
turned out disappointingly and it has
hurt. It has been enough to cause
discouragement but bad times have
always in the past been followed by
good times and we are just looking
for this year to be the good year
which we have all been so much
wanting and needing. Of course, it
is going to depend in a large measure
on how we work, manage and econ
omize but we are led to believe that
more of us are ready to "go down
after" success this year than for sev
eral years and we are absolutely con
fident that if we do it we are bound
to win the victory. At any rate,
this is the one thing necessary for
us to do and we should determine
that if we fail it will not be our
fault. On such an effort the chances
are ten to one that we will be far
better off and happier when the end
of this year comes. Let’s get down
under our load, whatever it may be
and how ever discouraging it may
look now, and make a supreme effort
during 1925.
Everywhere there is evidence that
the general financial conditions all
over the country have improved and
are now improving. This is less
noticeable and less felt in the rural
eections of the south than 'elsewhere
because of the labor and boll weevil
STATION
DRUG STORES
BROADCASTS
Beginning February Ist, all our business will be conducted upon a
strictly cash basis. Please do not embarrass us by asking'us to “charge
it,” so that we will not have to embarrass you by refusing. This is
necessary in order to meet our obligations as demanded by wholesalers
and manufacturers.
BARNESVILLE DRUG CO,
LAMAR COUNTY DRUG CO.
CITY DRUG GO.
conditions. However, farmers have
made progress in adjusting them
selves to the new situation, particu
larly the small farmers. Every far
mer, even under the present boll
weevil regime and with the shortage
of negro labor, should plant and try
to grow cotton, being careful not to
plant too much and to be ready to
fight the weevil if the seasons should
favor the little pest. Lamar county
made 5,000 bales in 1924 and at least
that number of bales, or more,
should be produced in 1925 if the
seasons should be as favorable this
year. Although the price is lower
than it ought to be the past year’s
crop in Lamar helped many people to
get themselves in better shape and
the crop in one way and another was
very helpful to the county.
Well, while we are on this subject
we had just as well give some atten
tion to another phase of the situation
and make the confession that few of
us have ever got down off the “high
horse” we were riding back yonder
in 1918 when the rich and the poor
had lost sight of the value of money
and were ready to buy everything
we wanted whether we needed it or
not. We are all, or very nearly all,
spending too much money and
some of us, according to indications,
seem to care very little about what
we owe somebody whom we ought to
try to pay and whom we could pay
something if we were willing to do
without some of the things we think
we need but could easily do without.
We burn up enough gasoline in Geor
gia in a week to pay a large part of
the debts made back yonder some
five or six years ago. We are still
buying automobiles and accessories
and fine clothes and luxuries which
we ought to go without until we have
at least paid the obligations we are
under to somebody for what we bor
rowed or bought from them. W’hen
are we going to get down to a “rock
bottom” basis in the effort to meet
ami discharge our obligations? You
can frequently hear the statement
that people have lost conscience re
garding their financial obligations,
which is a sad commentary, and in
its last analysis it is a fearful charge
to bring against any people. Now
is a good time for everybody to make
haste to get back into the old ways
of economy and common honesty, for
when we do that prosperity will re
turn to us, whether it does to any
one else or not.
Recently in New York it was found
necessary that the public be warned
against drinking the whisky that is
being offered by bootleggers, it be
ing so poisonous that many deaths
occurred there as a result of drink
ing the vile stuff. The whole coun
try is experiencing the same situa
tion, as nearly all the whisky that
drinkers are able to get is little less
than deathly poison. It will burn
the life out of a person or make him
crazy and yet many people are ap
parently unable to resist the tempta
tion to drink it. It is a terrible evil
and should be shunned as a rattle
snake. But is may be a good thing
that men realize that when they take
a drink it is likely that death may
come to them instantly. It is bad
enough to see older men with the
drinking habit but worse perhaps to
see young men, with lives of useful
ness before them, cut their lives off
or impair their usefulness by drink
ing the vile stuff. Every citizen
should take a firm stand against the
manufacture, sale and use of whisky
and should not hesitate to assist in
the enforcement and observance of
our present prohibition laws. It will
be one way to help suppress the evil. 1
The United States is charged as
being among the most murderous na
tion on earth and it is to be regret
ted that Georgia is adding her large
contribution to the record. The pis
tol is one of the main contributing
causes of the awful record and its
manufacture and sale should be pro
hibited. There should also be more
certain punishment for murderers
and other violators of our laws. On
ly when our laws are respected and
enforced will our lives and property
be safe from reckless destruction.
Every juror carries a fearful re
sponsibility when he enters upon the
discharge of jury duty.
GARAGE AT MEANSVILLE
Mr. J. D. Clark of Meansville was
in Barnesville Tuesday on business.
He is proprietor of a splendid garage
at Meansville and is the authorized
dealer there of the Ford Motor Com
pany.
Mr. Clark’s plant does much work
and is giving satisfaction to his cus
tomers because of the excellent work
his shop turns out. He employs good
workmen and gives best attention to
every customer.
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WANTED—Office help for 3 or 4
hours a day.—L. D. Watson. I
LONG AND HONORABLE
RECORD AS AN OFFICIAL
Captain E. J. Murphey returned
Tuesday from Athens where he spent
the Holiday season with the family
of his daughter, Mrs. Jere M. Pound,
and upon his return to the city he
was extended a cordial welcome home
from the citizens of the community.
Captain Murphey Tuesday took
the oath of office for the eighth regu
lar term as Justice of the Peace for
the Barnesville district, having been
elected on December 6th last for an
other four year term. He first filled
an unexpired term of a few months
in 1896, succeeding the late Col. R.
L. Merritt, who resigned the office
when he moved from Barnesville to
Sparta. He was then elected and re
ceived his commission for the bal
ance of the unexpired term end
ing January 1, 1897. This commis
sion bore the name of Hon. W. Y.
Atkinson, then governor of Georgia.
Captain Murphey has been regularly
elected since that time, having op
position twice during these years,
but in both cases winning the elec
tion. He has commissions for terms
since then bearing the names of
Governors W. J. Northen, Allen D.
Candler, Joseph M. Terrell, Hoke
Smith, Joseph M. Brown, Nat E. Har
ris, Hugh M. Dorsey and Clifford M.
Walker, the present governor, whose
signature is on the commission just
delivered to him for the term ending
January 1, 1929. Captain Murphey
has, therefore, served under the
presidential administrations of Presi
dent McKinley, President Roosevelt,
President Taft, President Wilson,
President Harding and President
Coolidge.
It is a long and an honorable of
ficial career and he is universally
recognized as one of the most effi
cient justices of the peace in Geor
gia and he will be congratulated and
extended the best wishes of all the
citizens of Barnesville and Lamar
County on the beginning of his
eighth term in this office.
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FOR SALE—Pure Thompson strain
Barred Rock Eggs, for setting at
SI.OO per setting f.o.b. home. If you
wish to get any of them, place your
order several days before you need
them. You will find me ttyo miles
east of Milner, Ga. My address is
Milner, Ga., Route No. 2. —R. M.
Corley. 1-15
WOMAN’S BIBLE CLASS
The Woman’s Bible Class of the
Baptist church held its monthly so
cial and business meeting January
Bth, at the home of Mrs. H. S. But
ler, on Elm street, with Mrs. 0. J.
Hermann, Miss Mary Jordan, Mrs.
Torbert, Mrs. Curtis Hightower and
Mrs. M. P. Green as joint hostesses.
The meeting opened with the class
song, “Higher Ground," followed by
prayer. Mrs. Gus Bush then read
the 24th Psalm, bringing out some
beautiful thoughts and urgirtg that
“We make Him King of Glory” at
the beginning of the this new year.
Our new president, Mrs. G. R.
Freeman, filled her official chair for
the first time and conducted the
meeting with grace and dignity,
reading a special piece of poetry.
Reports of all committees were
read and Mrs. Rogers made the class
happy when she reported that the
little children which the class had
helped get into the Orphans’ home
were making rapid strides of im
provement and growing to be favor
ites at the home.
Several of the ladies reported that
they had visited the county jail and
had prayed and read scripture, some
had carried Christmas dinner to the
prisoners.
Mrs. J. W. Reeves heartily thanked
the class for the beautiful parasol
presented to her Christmas.
Miss Martha Wellmaker then ren
dered a beautiful solo, “I Would Be
True.”
Miss Mary Wooten read a poem to
the mothers, “Hold High Your
Torch.” Several of the little Kinder
garten people presented numbers
which were greatly enjoyed by all.
The hostesses then served a salad
course with hot coffee and everyone
present declared it a most enjoyable
meeting and seemed to take on re
newed energy for the New Year’s
work. REPORTER.
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THREE ARTS CLUB MEETING
The regular meeting of the Three
Arts Club will be held Wednesday,
2:30 P. M., January 21st. A splen
did program has been arranged.
A full attendance of the member
ship is desired.
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