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BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE
B. H. HARDY, EJiter
Subscription, $1.60 Year
BARNESVILLE, GA.
FEBRUARY 5, 1925.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
It begins to look as if opportunity
u coming along to encourage the
farmers of Lamar county for 1925
and who knows but that this year
will bring such prosperity to them ns
came to the wheat farmers of the
west, where in just one year adversi
ty was turned into magnificent pros
perity. It is practically assured that
Lamar county farmers will be given
contracts for growing piemento pep
pers, which experience has shown can
be very profitably grown in this
county. Farmers who have raised
peppers state that it is more profit
able than cotton. If they can mar
ket it in Barnesville, as now appears
certain, scores of farmers in the
county will plant some acreage in
peppers. A meeting will be held in
Barnesville next Wednesday after
noon at which the plans will be pre
sented and thoroughly discussed.
Every farmer who is in position to
take a contract should be at this
meeting. Our farmers will also be
invited to grow sweet potatoes, for
the curing plant in Barnesville and
for the Pomona Products Cos., which
will contract for the pepper acreage.
Thia company will also buy and can
seconds and culls, which should make
the growing of sweet potatoes an at
tractive industry. The curing plant
will agree to take all No. 1 sweet
potatoes and pay the market price
for them and the Griffin company will
take the others for canning, which
will provide a market for all the
potatoes grown on the acreage. Un
der these conditions the growing of
peppers and sweet potatoes will un
questionably afford the farmers of
our county a wonderful opportunity
for making money this year. It is
just such an opportunity as we have
wanted and needed and it should be
taken advantage of with enthusiasm.
With peppers, sweet potatoes and
cotton, too, with the other necessary
products for farming operations for
this section, and if hard work is done
and rigid economy is practiced there
is no reason why 1926 should not be
the best year we have had in many
years, at least since the world war.
Why not everybody get in the pro
gram and work with might and main
to make the year what is is possible
to make it?
Idleness, whisky and pistols are
the trio of curses which afflict our
country and its people. The time
has come when hII Rood citizens must
stand with our courts and officers of
the law in seeing that these evils are
placed under the han so far as it is
possible. No man who is at all in
sympathy with these things is fit for
jury service and should not be al
lowed to sit on any jury when these
issues are on trial. Severe penalties
must, be placed on those found guilty
of the violations of our laws. We
believe the public conscience is be-
coming; aroused as it has not hereto
fore been and that the path of the
wicked is going to become harder and
harder as time goes on. It ought to
be so.
There were nearly twice as many
births as deaths in Georgia during
1824, the number of births, accord
ing to statistics, being 65,200, and
the deaths 37,966. We wonder how
many of those born will be brought
up to work? One trouble with our
present population is that too many
of them are idlers and wasters rather
titan workers and savers. There has
got to be a change and if it can not
take place with the present genera
tion we hope it will be through those
who are being bom into the world
year by year. Why not the present
generation get back into the old
fashioned way of living and working?
It is what is needed now more than
anything we know of.
The recent severe weather will
make the coining spring days all the
more appreciated and when we think
what other communities have suffer
ed we should not even complain at
the weather conditions we have had.
We live in a greatly favored section,
and ought to be proud of the fact.
Middle Georgia is the best section of
the world, all things considered, but
we ar* not making the best use of
the natural advantages w r have.
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Experts throughout the south, fa
miliar with the boll weevil, are send
ing out warnings to all who expect
to grow cotton this year to be pre
pared to fight the little pest with
every means possible. These experts
state that the indications point to
serious infestation by the weevil dur
ing the cotton making season. This
advice should be heeded but it should
not deter farmers from planting some
acreage in cotton, for Lamar county
ought to make a good yield of cot
ton. But along with the effort to
make cotton be certain to have some
acreage in piemento peppers and
sweet potatoes, for which there will
probably be a guaranteed market,
and other farm products, including
chickens, hogs and dairy products.
LAMONT NOTES
Owing to the illness of Rev. L. W.
Browder, Rev. M. A. Franklin, of
Barnesville, filled the Saturday ap
pointment at Prospect, and Rev.
Crow, of Milner, the Sunday ap-
pointment, both preaching helpful
s< rmons. We regret very much that
Brother Browder is indisposed and
we are hoping that he will soon be
restored to health and resume preach
ing again.
In the passing away of Rev. W. P.
Miller Barnesville and Lamar county
people can say that a Godly man has
gone to his reward. He has preached
for us a number of times and has
been in our homes and we feel that
his influence for the right thing will
live for ages to come.
We regret to hear that Rev. A. C.
Adamz, our pastor at Fredonia, is
indisposed at his home in Barnesville,
but trust he will be able to fill his
appointments third Saturday and
Sunday.
Rev. Riner, of Atlanta, and the
Rnmah congregation will hold ser
vices at Prospect next Sunday and
we trust they will have a large au
dience.
The Epworth League will meet
with Mr. and Mrs. Grady Dumas next
Sunday night, and the Johnstonville
professional singers have agreed to
be present.
Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the City Court in Barnesville
last week.
The Hamah people are progressing
nicely with their new church and
when completed they will have a
church that will be a credit to our
section of the county.
Messrs. T. G. Dumas and T. W.
Taylor attended the State Agricul
tural meeting at Athens last week
nml reported it to be a profitable
program for the farmers. Mr. Du
mas has attended this annual meet
ing several times and says that it
pays him to take a few days off and
get new dope to help him solve his
farm problems, and Mr. Taylor, as
we all know, competed a course in
poultry raising at Athens the past
year, and he is now showing much
skill in his new line of work on his
farm in Kedbone district, and if any
one needs pure bred chickens it will
pay you to get in touch with Mr.
Taylor.
Miss Martha Bpford left Thursday
for Atlanta to fntcr the Teachers’
Normal training school. She ex
pects to complete, the course in two
years and will be Well equipped for
teaching.
Marion Owen, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. 0. H. Owen, has scarlet fever
and careful precaution is being taken
to prevent the other children from
having it.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hunter and son,
Robert, of Griffin, were in our midst
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walton Bankston
and children moved in the house with
Mrs. Clara Sykes and we are glad
to have them in our midst,
Messrs. Leonard Sappington and
Alfred Bush visited their lady friends
in Forsyth last Saturday night,
We regret to learn that the condi
tion of Mrs. G. W. Langford has not
much improved.
Mrs. Mary Sykes has been quite
sick for several weeks and for two
or three years has been totally blind,
but considering her age (past eigthy)
she is holding up pretty well.
Mr. J. T. Means’ house caught on
fire last week (cause not known)
and by quick work the fire was soon
extinguished.
We think we’ve had a lot of rain,
but after seeing an account of the
Newton flood wo have a lot to he
thankful for. I guess we are the
most fortunate people on earth, any
way.
Card of Thank*
We sincerely wish to express our
heartfelt thanks and appreciation to
our many kind friends who so gra
ciously administered unto us in our
bereavement, also for the beautiful
floral offerings. May God’s ri'hest
blessings attend each one.
Mrs. W. F. Miller
and Children.
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Notice to Debtors and
Creditors
GEORGIA—Lamar County.
All persons having claims against
the estate of C. L. Floyd, late of said
county, deceased, will present them
to me duly verified, as required by
the statute and all persons indebted
to said estate will make prompt pay
ment to me.
This, February 3, 1925.
C. R. GWYN, Admr.,
3-12 Estate of C. L. Floyd.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Aldora Tabernacle
(Methodist)
“The Church with the Cross and
the growing crowd."
GUY T. PITTMAN, Pastor.
Prayer Meeting
Every Wednesday evening at 7:00
o’clock.
Are you a praying person? Do
not wait till you get in trouble or
some member of your family gets
sick to do your praying. If God is
your Father you ought to talk with
him constantly about the things that
you and your friends have need of;
there is power in PRAYER. It might
have been the tear on the cheek of
baby Moses that changed the history
of nations, but it is prayer that
touches the heart of God and changes
the destiny of immortal souls. Stim
ulate your life with prayer at home,
and come to prayer meeting on Wed
nesday evenings.
Epworth League
If you are not a leaguer you do
not know the thrill our young people
get out of these meetings, when they
can meet and talk about Spiritual
things as well as other things that
interest them. If you are a young
person and don’t attend the young
peoples meeting of your church, you
ought to get ashamed of yourself
enough to go next time. “Meet me
at the League.”
Sunday School
H. C. Dumas, Supt.
Our Sunday School is growing, but
as we grow I believe we are growing
also in efficiency. Bring your chil
dren to Sunday school, for if you do
not watch them on Sunday (as well
as the rest of the time) they may
break your heart when they grow
up. Come and see next Sunday
morning at 10:00 o’clock.
Preaching Service*
11:00 A. M. —Subject: “Christian
Education in the Home.”
7:00 P. M.—Subject: The Jno.
3:1(5 of the Old Testament (Jonah).
All the people of all denominations
are invited to attend all our services.
“You are always welcome at the
Tabernacle.”
Arthur Jackson, Pastor.
First Baptist
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"That must meanme"
Let this be the motto of everyoifb,
“Every member get a member.”
W’ould we not have a great Sunday
school? Would our congregations
not be fine? Would not the B. Y.
P. U.’s be full to overflowing should
every member act upon this motto?
Try it and see.
Last Sunday was a fine day. And
every service was well attended. We
were greatly pleased both Sunday
morning and evening with the con
gregations. The services were good
and the response fine.
Next Sunday the pastor will preach
from the subject, “Christian Hero
ism.” This message should stir into
action the finest impulses of our be
ings. Do not fail to hear it. The
message for the children in the
“Seeing Truth” series will be “Seek
ing the Kingdom.” The children
will enjoy this.
Sunday night the subject will be,
“Three Prisoners and Their Escape.”
The pastor will want seven children
to help him with this sermon. It
will be illustrated. And the children
will have a cart in the escape of the
prisoners. Do not miss this, children
nnd young folks.
Our community shall greatly miss
Brother Miller. He was a good man
and had been very useful in the com
munity. We extend our sympathy to
the family and friends. We also
wish to express our sympathy to the
family of Mrs. E. B. Reeves who has
just died. She was a Christian wo-
man and we commend the family to
the Grace of our Heavenly Father.
We desire to call attention to the
; position of the Editor of the News
| Gazette on present day conditions.
He has repeatedly sounded the note
| of thrift and hard work as the means
l of improving the present depressed
i financial conditions. Hard work and
■ economy will eventually bring us
back to prosperity. And we can
never see very prosperous times
again unless we do practice these
cardinal principles. It would not
only bring back prosperity, but it
would at the same time greatly aid
in the elimination of much of the
crime and evil of the present day.
Much is being said about the
alarming growth of crime in our own
state and country. And there is no
use closing our eyes to the facts be
fore us. America is undoubtedly
more beset with crime than any other
civilized country. And much of this
crime is here in the South. And our
young people are the greatest trans
gressors according to some of our
court judges. Judge Sibley says
that last year Atlanta stood second
among our American cities in the
number of homicides per capita.
And other crimes are all too common.
Conditions are reaching an alarming
state. And they are all too close to
home. As parents, teachers, preach
ers and good Christian citizens
need to face these facts and apply
the remedy. What shall it be?
We believe with the News-Gazette
that hard work and economy will not
only improve financial conditions, but
that it would go a long way toward
correcting the moral conditions that
are unquestionably upon us. Lazi
ness breeds crime. Extravagance
also is a crime breeder. Many peo
ple hate to work too badly today.
And we also want too many things
we are not able to have. Hard work
and economy will eliminate practical
ly all the crimes that are engendered
by laziness and extravagance. And
the hard working man who practices
economy is usually a happy man.
And every young person, both boy
and girl, should be taught to work
and to love to work. And they
should also know how to do some
thing well and be taught the value of
money.
And we should all seek thru every
educational opportunity to lead the
growing mind and characters of the
young into a safe young manhood
and womanhood. Education is an
other means of correcting the pres
ent day evils. And there is no bet
ter means of education than that of
example. We need to place great
emphasis upon law observance.
When law observance is unanimous
there will be no need for law en
forcement. We should also uphold
the law and sustain the officers of
the law by word as well as in deed.
We can greatly help by creating the
proper public sentiment. And in
this matter every good citizen can
have a part. We challenge every
good patriot to be loyal to his coun
try now. This calls for law observ
ance.
First Methodist
Marvin A. Franklin, Pastor.
Next Sunday night the subject for
the evening service will be “9:18.”
Unusual subject! Yes, and a re
markable story connected with it
And an unexpected story, too! Be
sure to be present. The Cross will
be illuminated again and another
impressive Cross song will be sung.
The text for the morning sermon
will be, “Especially the Parchments.”
The day service will be given over
to the topic of “Religious Reading.”
There are few things of more im
portance than what we read. Among
the periodicals of our church, the
W’esleyan Christian Advocate ought
to have an honored place in your
home. It comes each week, and is
filled with helpful matter. You will
be given an opportunity to have your
name placed on the mailing list of
this valuable religious journal next
Sunday.
The Sunday school expects you.
Rarely do we need to urge that the
children come, but last Sunday the
adults far outnumbered the children.
We want more adults next Sunday
and far more children.
Last Sunday was another good day.
Our Sunday school was about the 200
mark. A large congregation was
present at the services at 11 o’clock
and the Lord’s Supper was a very
helpful and impressive feature. The
Epworth League program put on by
the cadets was quite good. One of
the very largest congregations of the
year was present at the evening ser
vice. Next Sunday night we want
to fill up “No Man’s Land.” The
Cross was beautiful and the duet,
“Crossing the Bar” most impressive.
It would be fine if every one in
Barnesville went to church next Sun
day. All of our churches would then
be filled to overflowing and a rich
blessing would come to many souls.
Will you be there?
Our church has been bereaved
greatly in the recent deaths of
Brothers Garrett and Miller. While
Brother Garrett has been away for
quite a while it was still hoped that
he might be with us again, and our
hearts go out to his loved ones in
this hour.
Brother Miller’s death was a great
shock as he had not been sick many
days. He has been very active in
the work of the church and will be
sorely missed. The unusually large
congregation present on a busy Sat
urday evening at his funeral services
attested to his deserved popularity
among those who knew him.
We grieve with all those -whose
loved ones have slipped from them
during these last few days. May
God comfort them! 1
SEW UP THE HOLES
IN FARM POCKETS
NO FARMER CAN REGULARLY
BUY FOOD AND GRAiN
AND PROSPER
Atlanta, Ga— (Special.)—“For fifty
years or more the generality of our
cotton-growing farmers have been
regularly going around with holes In
their pockets, so to speak, through
which dropped any and all profits that
could and should have come from
their farm operations.” “If the South
Is to ever reach any reasonable degree
of farm prosperity, those holes must
be sewed up,” said H. G. Hastings,
leading agricultural authority and
chairman of the Farm and Marketing
Bureau of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce.
“I have been in practically every state
In our own country, as well as many
foreign countries. I have yet to see
any state or section where food and
grain buying by farmers was the regu
lar practice that did not show rela
tive poverty on the part of those
farmers. On the other hand, I have
never been In any state or section
where food and grain was grown suf
ficient at least for home needs where
farm prosperity did not show.
“If he would, the Southern farmer
could be the richest farmer In the
United States instead of the poorest,
which he Is. The reason he isn’t
prosperous la because he persists in
following a farm system that has
proved a failure the world over re
gardless of the particular crop grown.
“The South’s dependence on cotton
and the regular purchase of food and
grain from other sections is the real
cause of the Southern farmer’s lack
of prosperity. And things are not go
ing to get right with our farmers until
they quit having their smoke houses
in Chicago or Omaha and their corn
cribs in lowa or Kansas.
“The 1925 cotton crop is going to
be one of the most expensive to make
we have ever seen. Food, grain, labor
and fertilizer are all high. Every
pound of food or grain needed by
farm family or working live stock
should be produced on home acres,
and that production started in gar
den and in field just as early as sea
son conditions will permit. Home pro-
duction of every pound of food, grain
and forage needed for home consump
tion on the farm in 1925 will stop up
the holes in the South’s farm pockr*
and it’s the only way to stop them ’
CITATION
GEORGIA —Lamar County.
To All Whom It May Concern:—
The appraisers appointed to set aside
a year’s support for the widow of
R. A. Giddens, late of said county,
deceased, having made and filed their
return in this Court, this is to notify
any and all parties concerned, kin
dred and creditors, to show cause,
if any they can, why said return
should not be made the judgment of
this Court at the regular term the
first Monday in March next.
This, February 2, 1925.
B. H. HARDY. Ordinary.
CITATION
GEORGIA—Lamar County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Frank Giddens having filed his peti
tion in this office January 19, 1925,
asking that he be appointed admin
istrator of the estate of J. J. Sikes,
late of said county, deceased, this is
to notify all parties concerned, kin
dred and creditors, to show cause, if
any they can, why said petition
should not be granted at the regular
March term of this Court.
This, February 2, 1925.
B. H. HARDY. Ordinary.
CITATION
GEORGIA—Lamar County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Mrs. Mollie M. Wilson having applied
to me for letters of administration on
the estate of W. W. Wilson, late of
said county, deceased, this is to noti
fy all parties concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, why said application should not
be granted at the March term.
This, February 2, 1925.
B. H. HARDY, Ordinary.
CITATION
GEORGIA—Lamar County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Frank Giddens having applied to me
for letters of administration on the
estate of R. A. Giddens, late of said
county, deceased, this is to notify all :
parties concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they can,
why said application should not be ;
granted at the March term, 1925.
This, February 2. 1925.
B. H. HARDY, Ordinary.
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Headaches, Constipation,
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James Watt conducted his
ments which led to the
of the steam engine, will be brointJ
bodily to London and kept in thj
South Kensington museum. I
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DAILY STRENGTH
Nature has admirably fitted
the body to fight against weak
ness but there is need for a daily
renewal of strength, which comes
easiest through nourishment
Scott’s Emulsion
is a practical aid to health and
strength. If you are pale, under
weight or weak, Scott’s is the
restorative that builds 4a
you up Nature’s way—
through nourishment. 1 |
Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield. N. J. n-23
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Recent statistics published show
that there are now twenty-nine fox
farms operating in the province of
-British Columbia, where a few yean
ago fox farming was an unknown in
dustry.
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FOR SALE —Oak posts, any lengths,
—J. W. Elliott, Barnesville, Ga. tf
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Crops in New Zealand are expect
ed to break records in this, the grow,
ing season of that country.
To Cum a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets.) It
stops the Cough and Headache and. works off the
Cold. E. W. GROVE'S signature offlach box. 10c
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Dentists now come to the front
with authoritative statements that
fresh fruits are the best desserts for
the teeth and that they act as a
dentrifice.
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FOR RENT—Two nice office rooms.
—M. M. Elliott. 2-5
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Ivory-handled kitchen knives can
have theid discolored ivory made as
new if cleaned with lemon juice and
salt.
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Bring us your buggy repairing,
also automobile repainting and re
trimming. We can save you money.
—Summers Buggy Company. 2-2 o
Every child in Los Angeles upon
entering the third grade is taught
how to borrow books from the public
library and how to take care of the®-
To Cure a Cold in One Day
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Colonel Kishinsky, of Manchuria,
is trying to obtain permission for the
entry of 2,000 Cossack families that
wish to settle on lands in the west.
ARE YOU TIRED, ACHY
AIL RUN DOWN?
This Barnesville Resident Tell* Yo
How to Get Well.
Tired all the time?
Lame, stiff and achy?
Tortured with nagging backache
Knife-like twinges when you stoop
or lift?
Miserable with headache?,
spells and bladder irregularities:
All are signs of kidney sickne*
Use Doan’s Pills —a stimulant <L<M
retie to the kidneys.
Here’s Barnesville testimony:
E. W. Ross, prop, shoe shop,
Atlanta St., says: “I had trouble,
with my kidneys. The secre:' 1 -'
passed too frequently and were un
natural and scalding in passage.
back was weak and there was a
ache across my kidneys. Upon
friend’s advice, I procured Do- :
Pills and used them. Doan’s cure*
me.”
60c, at all dealers. Foster-Mh
bum Cos., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. h.
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Automobile tires head the - '
values of rubber imports in:
country, with golf balls secor. •
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Because of its tonic and laxative effect lAt*
TJVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets) can be
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