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BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE
B. H. HARDY, Editor
Subscription, $1.60 Year
BARNESVILLE. GA
JANUARY 29, 1925.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The rains the past two weeks were
about the heaviest and most disas
trous which Georgia has experienced
in many years, several south Georgia
communities sustaining serious prop
erty loss as a result. Three or /our
lives were lost and (treat inconven
ience experienced by hundreds of
people in various sections of the
state. The railroad schedules be
came very irregular and in a number
of instances trains were abandoned
altogether. The damages sustained
mount into the hundreds of thous
ands of dollars.
The eclipse of the sun arrived on
schedule time last Saturday and was
viewed with deep interest in every
section where it was visible. Many
people in this section looked upon
the wonderful phenomenon through
smoked glass, while scientific men
studied it through powerful instru
ments. What it means and what
will be the results of it we cannot
tell you.
With all the warnings and ull
efforts of authorities to prevent au
tomobile accidents they continue to
increase and the reckless driver
seems to become more reckless. The
killing of a person by a reckless au
tomobile driver is no less a murderer
than the one who deliberately shoots
a person to death with a pistol und
courts ought to so recognize it.
„ If the people of Georgia and the
south surrender to the difficulties
which have enveloped them by the
financial depression the last few
years they will show themselves un
worthy of their forefathers of the
sixties. The difference may be that
our forefathers were willing to work
and to live economically wheras the
present generation does not want to
work and at the same time wants to
spend money lavishly for every
imaginary need. It may be that the
automobile has had much to do in
bringing about this situation and if
ao it is ccrtuinly one of the most
harmful inventions which this coun
try has ever known. Millions of
acres of good Georgia land is lying
idle but the' automobiles, by the
thousands, filled with idlers, are
whizzing along every street and road
way, burning up money and causing
a woeful waste of time and energy
that ought to be expended for some
useful purpose. What will become
of our people and of our country un
less there is a stop to this sort of
thing?
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As the disasters of various kinds
throughout the country and the
world are recounted it ought to
create a spirit of gratitude and
thankagivng on the part of people
living in Lamar and middle Georgia
counties. There are fewer catastro
phes due to climatic conditions here
than in almost any other portiem of
the world. We are wonderfully
blessed and do not appreciate it
We can live only one day at a j
time and it is useless to carry today
yesterday's burdens or to worry over
what may be on us tomorrow. We
will do well to faithfully meet each
day’s duties, discharge them to the
best of our ability and thenlet the
consequences be what they may.
Whisky and pistols are twin evils
and both should be outlawed by pub
lic sentiment and by law. They
bring only trouble and sorrow to
those who fool with them.
In all probability bad weather will
prevail until March and probably
longer and people should prepare for
it. Year after year about the same
quantity of bad weather comes and a
long spell of good weather is likely
to be followed by a similar period of
bad weather. Everybody should
take extra precaution in bad weather
to keep well and in good physical
condition.
Some cotton men of this section
express the belief that the price of
cotton will not go much above what
it is at present selling at and that
it may go even lower than it is now.
We do not believe farmers are re
ceiving what they are entitled to at
the price but the fact that the 1924
crop will total around fourteen mil
lion bales will depress the price and
probably keep it lower than it ought
to be.—
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Ancient Egyptian noblemen speared
fish in much the same manner as do
Americans today. The spear handle
was tied to the wrist and the weapon
yeas thrown at the fish.
CITY COURT IN SESSION
The City Court of Bamesville, ad
journed from last week because of
bad weather, met Monday of this
week and consumed three days, quite
a number of criminal and civil cases
being disposed of, Judge John F.
Redding presiding.
Solicitor Harvey J. Kennedy,
elected last November, served in the
court for the first time as an officer
of the court.
Citizens from various communities
of the county have been attending as
jurors, witnesses or otherwise inter
ested in the proceedings.
WANTED!
A BLACKSMITH THAT IS A
GOOD HORSESHOER AND RE
PAIR MAN. MUST DO GOOD
WORK AND BE HONEST AND
SOBER. CALL OR WRITE ME.
J. D. CLARK,
MEANSVILLE, GA.
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First Methodist
Marvin A. Franklin, Pastor.
A service especially for the chil
dren will be held at the Methodist
church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock,
and the older people usually like the
children’s services more than any
others. “Wild Geese” will be the
subject used and helpful lessons may
be learned from wild geese for both
young and old. The blackboard will
be used in the service and you must
not miss it. The Lord’s Supper will
be administered at the close of the
service.
At the evening hour at 7 o’clock a
special feature will be the “Cross
Song” with the illuminated Cross.
The Cross will be ready for use again
nnd the many who have not yet seen
its beauty are invited to be present,
and those who have seen it will cer
tainly want to be there. The pastor
will preach on that great fish story
of the Bible taken from the life of
Jonah.
Last Sunday the largest Sunday
school of the year was present and
it was a great hour. Next Sunday
we have set as our attendance goal
250—just 32 more than we had last
Sunday. We can reach it easily.
Men, women, children do your best!
A great congregation assembled at
the morning hour. The music was
beautiful and inspiring and Rev.
Homer Thompson, conference super
intendent of Sunday school work,
brought n timely message on the work
of the Sunday school und the great
importance of adequate equipment.
In the afternoon he met with the of
ficers and teachers in a very helpful
session and discussed with them some
important matters looking to the
greater efficiency of this phase of our
work. He announced that a Stand
ard Training school for the Griffin
district vvould be held in the summer
at the A. & M. School, which will
bring together more than one hun
dred Sunday school workers for a
week’s study. The information and
inspiration which he brought will
abide.
Several new members were in evi
dence at the Epworth League and a
splendid program was rendered with
Miss LeSueur presiding. Rev. A. C.
Adams brought a very helpful mes
sage.
The day closed with the evening
hour, with a very large congregation,
a spiritual atmosphere and a helpful
service. The evening services are
being largely attended and the inter
est in them is constantly growing.
The large number of young people
in these services is very gratifying
to all of us.
Several new members are receiv
ing a cordial welcome into the fel
lowship of the church. The follow
ing have been added since confer
ence: Mrs. L. C. Dickinson, Miss
Margaret Dickinson, Mrs. Marvin
Franklin, Marvin Franklin, Jr., J. C.
Fink. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Faircloth
and Mrs. Nellie W. Hamilton.
We used to think of the church as
the "Meeting House.” That is yet a
very good name for it. It is the
place where we meet our friends and
it is good to see how so many linger
after the services to greet one an
other and have a few moments of de
lightful iocial fellowship. But best
of all it is the place where we meet
God and have glorious spiritual fel-
lowship. Are you availing yourself
of the privileges which our meeting
houses offer and gathering there just
as often as you should?
"The annual tug” is fairly well
known in Methodist circles. It
means the annual drive just before
conferences to raise the financial ob
ligations of the church. This year
it has been resolved that we shall
have all obligations met by Novem
ber 1. Last Sunday Treasurer 0.
W. Holland announced that the
church lacked about $45 of having
enough to pay all accounts through
January. The offerings at Sunday’s
sendees more than covered this
shortage. If the church pays as it
goes it will mean a greater interest
in her work on the part of many and
will avoid the tug at the end of the
year.
CADETS LEAD EPWORTH
LEAGUE
Sunday Evening, Six O’clock
Leader—G. S. Wheeless.
Subject—“ Our Epworth League
An Expression of Friendliness.”
Songs—(Epworth League).
Prayer, by Pastor.
Scripture, by Cadet Hanson Brow
der.
Song—By all.
“The Necessity of Friends,” by
Cadet Julius Yarbrough.
Violin Solo—Cadet Burket Alla
way.
Talk, by Judge Lester.
Announcements.
Benediction.
Business and Council meeting of
the Epworth League to be at 5:45.
Officers are urged to be present.
Visitors are welcome.
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION
Mrs. Robert L. Swatts entertained
on Thursday afternoon from four to
five o’clock at her home on Thomas
ton street in honor of her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Hammond Swatts, of
Opelika, Ala.
The event was unquestionably a
most brilliant occasion. The home
was elaborately and tastily decorated
with choice and beautiful floral
decorations. The sight was one of
those sublimely grand and gorgeous
scenes that well might grace the
most stately occasions.
It is rare that such a wealth of
beauty and loveliness is gathered to
gether as was at this time. The
color scheme of the reception hall
was in yellow and green. Here
punch was served to the retiring
guests from one of the most beauti
fully arranged tables, being covered
with an exquisite hand-made cloth
edged with Russian cluny. Around
the bowl were fresh Florida fruits
and gray moss, bunches of Kum
quats on stems with pretty foilage.
Punch made from the juices of
Florida fruits was indeed refreshing.
In the living room where Mrs.
Swatts received her guests the decor
ations were in white and green.
Those in the receiving line were
Mrs. Robert L. Swatts, Mrs. Henry
Swatts, Mrs. Jno. Stevens Manly,
Mrs. William Clarence Irvin, Mrs.
Marvin A. Franklin.
Mrs. Swatts wore black catspaw
crepe trimmed in jet and princess
lace, corsage of pink sweet peas and
buddier.
Mrs. Henry Swatts wore white
silk net lavishly embroidered with
seed pearls and ostrich trimming over
salmon satin, corsage of white carna
tion and sweet peas.
Mrs, Jno. Stevens Manley wore sil
ver net with blue trimmngs, corsage
of yellow cosmos and white swan
son ia.
Mrs. Irvin wore American beauty
satin with black fur and elaborately
embroidered with gold, corsage nar
cissi and snap-dragons.
Mrs. Franklin wore black satin
with yellow and jet, corsage pink car
nations and buddier.
The spacious dining room was a
scene of rare loveliness of pink and
green. Stately palms hanging with
gray moss were arranged so the ef
fect was chastily thrilling. The elab
orate table cover of old bleached
linen was the work of the hostess,
one of the newest creations with buf
fet set to match.
A large silver loving cup filled with
many choice pink carnations, snap
dragons, narcissi and buddier over
draped with maiden hair fern and
plomosas formed the center piece,
while silver candlesticks held un
shaded white tapers and dainty bon
bon dishes filled with nuts and em
bossed mints.
Delicious cream with heart cakes
embossed with pink roses were served
buffet fashion to 150 guests during
| the hour.
Mrs. Swatts was assisted by Mrs.
Kate Watkins, Mrs. Homer Bush,
Mrs. Pierce Hammond, Misses Mary
and Maud Hammond, Mrs. O. W.
Holland, Mrs. David L. Anderson.
Mrs. Milton W. Smith, Mrs. Reuben
A. Stafford, Mrs. L. D. Watson, Mrs.
E. L. Coleman, Mrs. A. B. Matthews,
Mrs. Win. H. Hahr, Mrs. S. E. Mc-
Millan, Miss Ethel Milner. Miss Lu
cile Smith, Miss Spec Godwin, Miss
Estelle Anderson, Miss Frances
Holmes. Miss Miriam Willis. Miss
Eugenia Hahr, Miss Elizabeth Eley.
On January 20th. 1926, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Swatts entertained for
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hammond
Swatts of Opelika, Ala., with a five
course dinner. Covers were laid for
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Hammond, Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Bush, Mr. Homer
Bush, Jr., Mrs. Kate Watkins. Mr.
J. C. Holland, Miss Mary Hammond.
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Ant scan really swim, rowing with
their six legs as if they were a six
oared boat and steering to the right
or left to avoid obstacles.
MAKE SUPREME EFFORT
THROUGH 1925
The News-Gazette feels that exisiting con
ditions and the prospects ahead justify it in
making an earnest appeal to all the people of
Lamar county to make a SUPREME EFFORT
throughout 1925 to make the year a success
in every line of endeavor. If such an effort
should meet with success, which is possible
and probable, it will be a great year in the ex
perience of all our people and of our county.
In fact, if the year should turn out to be what
it is possible to make it Prosperity in an
Abounding Measure would be the result and
Happiness would again sit enthroned in ail
our homes. Naturally and necessarily Farm
ing will largely be the basis for the improved
condition suggested, for without success in
our agricultural operations there can be no
general prosperity.
If the farmers of Lamar county will produce
6,000 to 8,000 bales of cotton, which we be
lieve possible under reasonably good condit=
ions, and can market it at a reasonably fair
price this one fact alone will go a long way
to restore prosperity to the people of the
county. Therefore, it appears to an absolute
necessity for every farmer in the county to
try tojmake some cotton —all the cotton he
can possibly make, giving due consideration
to other things involved in a balanced farm
ing plan. Along with cotton other products,
asjevery farmer must realize, must be pro
duced, such as corn, peas, potatoes, sugar cane,
groundpeas, for home use, if not for the mar
ket, chickens, eggs, hogs, etc. Until present
conditions can be changed we do not believe
the effort to grow cotton should be given up,
but it must be remembered that the boll wee
vil mayjbe here and must be fought to a finish.
The time willcoine,we hope, when chickens,
• hogs, cattle and other products will be pro
duced in large quantities and placed on the
market through co-operative associations,
such as they have in other sections and coun
tries and which have solved the marketing
problem. The possibility is here but our
people can not get into the business all at once
and until then our operations must be carried
on in a somewhat individual way.
Every other business man and citizen must
be equally as industrious and careful in his
conduct as the farmer. We should all de
termine that for this year at least we will get
down under our task, work hard and econo
mize rigidly in every way-and do our dead
level best to make the year’s operations highly
successful so far as each individual is con
cerned.
With such an effort and in such a way Lamar
County may obtain results in 1925 that will
make the county and its people extremely
prosperous and happy. Let us all join heartily
in the noble undertaking.