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BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE
B. H. HARDY, Editor
Subscription, $1.60 Year
BARNESVILLE. GA
FEBRUARY 19, 1925.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
It wa ß a pleasure to many citizens
of Barnesville last Thursday and Fri
day to have Mr. Harllee Branch,
.special representative of the Atlanta
Journal, as a visitor in the city. They
had been reading his surveys of dif
ferent cities and counties as they
have been appearing in the columns
of the Journal and in a measure had
Appreciated the work he had been do
ing, his articles encouraging the peo
ple and strengthening their morale,
but until one comes in contact with
and under the influence of the per
sonality of Mr. Branch he or his
work cannot he fully understood or
Appreciated. His talk to the large
crowd at the Civitan club enthused
and inspired all present, thrilled them
over the progress and development
now taking place in various sections
of Georgia through the revived en
ergy and renewed efforts and filled
them with hope for the future, ele
ments which are necessary in our
agricultural, commercial and indus
trial life at this time. His entire
talk was wholesome and inspirational
and was well worth while, as is force
fully illustrated by the golden sen-
tence with which he closed what he
had to say, which was as follows:
'‘The people have been trying to find
a substitute for industry and re
ligion and there is no substitute for
either.” This sentence should never
be forgotten. Any community will
be profited by a visit from Mr. Harl
lee Branch and we hope he will come
this way again.
About the most encouraging thing
which has come to Barnesville and
Lnmar county in a long time is the
intimation from an authoritative
eource that the Carter interests of
Boston, owners of the Carter-Collier
knitting mill in Bartlesville, expect to
make the Bamesville plant the largest
knitting mill in the south, which will
ultimately give employment to 1,500
people. Improvements will be made
immediately which will call for an
investment of $150,000.00. These
people have abundant capital and
their experience und conservatism
fully justify the citizens here in ex
pecting great things in the develop
ment of this enterprise. It is ex
ceedingly gratifying that the Carters
and their associates ure to become so
vitally identified with the interests of
our city and county.
—o
There is every indication that the
farmers and other business interests
of Lamar county are ready to make
a determined effort this year to make
substantial progress in every possible
direction. Farmers are making the
best of opportunities in spite of the
unfavorable weather conditions thus
far. They are going to diversify
their crops, planting some acreage in
cotton, some in pepper, some in sweet
jpotatoea, crops from which they ob
tain cash, and of course corn and
other crops which they are accus
tomed to grow year by year. It is
practically guaranteed that a profit
able market will be provided for all
the pepper and sweet potatoes grown,
both of which can almost with cer
tainty be produced successfully.
There is a great deal of uncertainty
about cotton. It may be made to
yield well and then again it may be
almost totally ruined by the boll
weevil. This should not deter any
fanner from planting some acreage
in cotton, for if the seasons are fa
vorable the yield of cotton may be
all that could be expected but this is
ao uncertain that it will be bad policy
to depend on cotton alone. It is up
to the individual farmer and nobody
will be responsible for his success or
failure but himself. Along with
these products farmers ought to get
permanently into the growing of cat
tle, hogs and poultry, which will take
time and patience and work. This
ought to be the richest and best
country in the world, right here in
middle Georgia, right here in lamar
county. The opportunities are here
if we will rightly use them.
There is an unusual amount of
sickness among the people at this
time, particularly of colds and “flu,”
which is probably due to the inces
sant damp, rainy weather. Health
is a matter very largely in any one’s
own control. Everybody should try
to know enough of themselves to
know in a measure the needs and
weaknesses of their bodies so that
they may take every precaution to
keep their physical condition good.
The body may be built up by proper
food and nourishment and care to
enable it to resist disease. We are
not at our best unless we are physi
cally fit Look carefully after your
own health and the health of the chif
dren. Mothers particularly should
inform themselves in hygienic sub
jects for the welfare of innocent lit
tle children. Health is an exceed
ingly important matter and should
always be given due consideration.
—o —
I-amar county ought to be doing
something in an onsayrnl way to
bring into the county a population
that would put into cultivation some
of the thousands of acres of idle
lands in almost every section of the
county. It is asserted that thousands
of good citizens now located in other
sections of our country are ready to
move to Georgia and the south to en
gage in agricultural pursuits because
of the climatic conditions. If La
mar county could get even a few of
these people to move here it would
doubtless be the means of bringing
others here later on. There are thou
sands of acres of good land in La
mar county, now idle, which will not
be in cultivation for years, unless
people outside of the county come
here to put them to some good use.
The people who own these idle acres
and everybody else are vitally inter-
ested in this subject and should be
ready to enlist in the movement sug
gested.
More of the spirit of brotherly love
and co-operation should exist among
people generally. Too many people,
for one reason or another, create in
their own minds a dislike for some
body else, when aa a matter of fact,
taking into consideration the good
and the bad in all, they should culti
vate a friendly feeling toward others.
Try to find the good rather than the
bad in others and try to like rather
than dislike them. It will help you
and them.
MR. BRANCH OF ATLANTA
VISITS BARNESVILLE
Mr. Harllee Branch, representing
the Atlanta Journal, was in Barnes
ville Thursday of last week for the
purpose of giving a survey of Barnes
ville and Lamar county in the
Journal. He Was afforded every op
portunity by citizens here of secur
ing information about the city and
county. He visited and inspected
Gordon Institute and the new dormi
tory and the Sixth District A. & M.
School. He met a number of the
club women during the afternoon at
the home of Mrs. L. C. Tyus and
from them obtained much informa
tion about the work of the women
of the community. It. was regretted
that his stay here was so limited.
Mr. Branch attended the meeting
of the Civitan Club Thursday even
ing at the Woman's club house,
where a jolly time was had by all
present, the attendance being large,
nearly all the members being pres
ent, as well as several visitors. Mr.
Branch here made an exceptionally
fine and helpful talk, telling of his
visits and surveys in about sixty
counties of Georgia, and bringing a
message of encouragement of the
substantial progress w-hich is being
made by the citizens of the state.
He made a splendid impression on all
the Civitans and the citizens of the
community who had the privilege of
meeting him. He is doing a real
service to the state and its people in
bis present work and it is being high
ly appreciated. He left Friday
morning for his home in Atlanta.
NECRO BOYS MAKE COTTON
The State College of Agriculture
at Athens has given out the list of
negro club boys in the state who
grew cotton successfully last year,
and among the list are a number in
Lamar county. The list included
only those who produced as much as
300 pounds of lint per acre. La
mar’s list is given as follows: Cleve
land Bush, Route A, Barnesville, 533
pounds; Emory Bush, R. A, Barnes
ville, 519 pounds; Oliver Bush, R. A,
Barnesville, 600 pounds; Kelley
O’Neal, R. 2. Yatesville, 407 pounds;
Ellis O’Neal. R. 2, Yatesville, 400
pounds; Robert Underwood, Jr., R.
2, Milner, 383 pounds; Willie Under
wood, R. 2. Milner, 335 pounds; Wal
ter Floyd, R. A, Barnesville, 358
pounds; Charlie Floyd, R. A, Barnes
ville, 321 pounds.
S. H. Lee, colored county agent,
organized the club and directed the
work.
Herring fishermen off the coast of
Scotland have nothing to do but fish
since the recent inauguration of a
service that sends a vessel to their
boats, buys their catch and talkes it
to port for resale.
o—
Owing to the low birth and death
rates in England, registers’ fees have
been so greatly reduced that the
health ministry is appealing to boards
of guardians to award suitable gra
tuities.
According to one authority, a sin
gle London fog may cost more lives
than a pitched battle.
WOMAN’S BIBLE CLASS
The Woman’s Bible Class held its
regular monthly business and social
meeting Thursday afternoon, Febru
ary sth, at the home of Mrs. J. M.
Rogers, with Mrs. J. W. Reeves, Mrs.
R. S. Berry and Mrs. H. F. Merrell
as joint hostesses.
The meeting opened with the class
song, followed by the Lord’s prayer
in concert. Mrs. Emmett Langford
beautifully conducted the devotional,
reading the fifteenth chapter of John
and some poems.
After a prayer led by Mrs. L. A.
Collier reports from the vice presi
dents were heard which gave evi
dence of the fact that they had been
doing some splendid work for the
past month.
Most artistic little bags, the work
of our efficient secretary, Miss Min
nie Lee Bowers, were then distribu
ted among the members to be used
for saving odd pennies and dimes and
to be collected at the end of the year.
Mrs. Sam Porch rendered a beau
tiful vocal solo, and Miss Elizabeth
Eley gave a lovely violin solo.
As each guest entered a red heart
was pinned on containing unique
verses about the Bible class which
were read and appreciated during
the afternoon.
The Bible class is far reaching in
its influence for good and all its
members love it, for it doeth great
things. An unusually large crowd
had assembled at this meeting and we
were glad to welcome some of our
Methodist sisters also.
A most delicious salad course was
served by the hostesses.
REPORTER.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Aldora Tabernacle
(MethodUt)
“The Church with the Cross and
the growing crowd.”
GUY T. PITTMAN, Pastor.
Sunday School
11. C. Dumas, Supt.
Our school meets every Sunday
morning at 10:00 o’clock. We hope
from now on the weather will be so
our classes can go to their rooms for
recitation, which of course, will be
much better, for none will be both
ered by the others.
Our Superintendent has a treat
for a certain part of the school for
next Sunday. lam not going to tell
you which part so you must “Come
and See.” Help to help us grow.
Let’s make our Bible class 100
strong. Come and help us.
Epworth League
Our room is ready for the League
meetings now and our young people
will meet there next Sunday evening
at 6:00 o’clock. There are some
things to come up at that meeting
that 1 think will be helpful to all that
attend. The Leaguers will have
charge of the decorations of the
League room. Try to make it at
tractive.
Prayer Meeting
Every Wednesday evening at 7:00
o’clock.
We are studying about the trouble
that Peter got into by healing the
poor lame man at the Temple, in the
name of Jesus. Our people are very
much interested in these studies and
are anxious for Wednesday evening
to com?. We are very sorry that
some have been sick recently and
thereby hindered from church and
prayer meeting, and trust that they
shall be with us again at least by
Sunday. “Stimulate your home,
church and community through
prayer.”
Preaching Service*
11:00 A. M.—“ The Christ for To
day.”
7:00 P. M.—“ The Cure for the
SUNDAY BACKACHE.”
Come Sunday evening and hear
about the man that had to stay at
home from church on Sunday to help
his wife cook dinner.
“You are always welcome at the
Tabernacle.”
First Baptist
Arthur Jackson, Pastor.
That must mean me'
The attendance is increasing at all
our sendees it seems. Sunday school
and church were both well attended
last Sunday morning. The rain
greatly reduced the evening attend
ance. But we had a good day. And
there is a fine atmosphere and a
splendid response on the part of our
audiences. We are confidently ex-
pecting this to be one of the most
successful years our church has had.
We urge you to join in and be one of
the helpers. Have a part with a
growing institution.
Next Sunday morning the pastor
expects to bring a message on the
Life of George Washington. Every
boy and young man should hear this
message. It should be an inspira
tion to all who are young. The “See
ing Truth” lesson will be on the
Three Crosses. This should be a
great hour in our church. Come
praying that the Lord may bless the
service.
On Sunday evening the Pastor will
answer the question, “Why the whole
nation was trying to look down a
sixty foot hole?” There has been
much said about Floyd Collins and
his cave experiences. Maybe the
public wants to forget it. But there
is to me some very significant les
sons that we should carry with us.
Hear this message Sunday night.
Last week Mr. Hajpllee Branch,
City Editor of the Atlanta Journal,
visited Bamesville. While here he
held some conferences with repre
sentatives of our community life and
gathered interesting facts about our
community from which he wrote an
article on Barnesville which appeared
in the issue of Tuesday’s Journal. In
this he has rendered our community
a splendid service. And we are en
debted to him for this service.
We were greatly impressed with
some things which he said in the con
ference and in his speech before the
Civitan club. First he said that he
was the Superintendent of his Sun
day school and an Elder in his church
and that he was proud of this fact.
He also stated that it was his ob
servation that there is an increasing
number of business men and leaders
in community life who are throwing
their influence and support to the
churches. He said that it is gratify
ing that there are so many leading
men today who are recognizing the
fact that spiritual values are of su
preme importance in any community.
He called upon the men of this com
munity to back up the churches and
their pastors.
Mr. Branch closed his splendid ad
dress to the Civitan club last Thurs
day night by saying that one of the
main difficulties with the country had
been that men had been trying to
find substitutes for industry and re
ligion and that there are none. Work
and religion have no substitutes. I
wish that every man, woman and
child could realize the truthfulness
of this statement. Work and re
ligion cannot be substituted. Work,
faith and Christianity are funda
mental to success and happiness
everywhere. The sooner we learn
this, the better it will be for us.
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First Methodist
Marvin A. Franklin, Pastor.
Next Sunday will be an unusually
interesting and important day at the
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First Methodist church. The Sunday
school will meet at 9:30 and an at
tendance larger than the 225 we had
last Sunday is expected. At the
morning hour a magnificent anthem
will be sung and the pastor will
preach on “The Cry In the Night,” a
message of vital concern to every
one. It is desired that the old, the
young, the children —all be present
for this service.
At 2:00 o’clock an every-member
canvass for the conference collec
tions will be made by a committee of
men. It is requested that you re
main at home until the canvassers
call upon you, that you subscribe as
liberally as possible, and that you
pay in cash all you can. Of course,
if you cannot pay in cash all or any
of it, make your subscription just the
same.
The evening service at 7 o’clock
will be in commemoration of George
Washington and will be in the nature
of a patriotic service. Flags and
bunting will be used in the decora
tion of the church and the theme of
the hour will be “The Cost of Free
dom.” This is a picture story ser
mon and will be beautifully illus
trated by about 50 artistic colored
stereopticon pictures. About 90 per
cent of all we learn we learn through
the eyes and this sermon in pictures
and story will show the history of the
fight for freedom through the years.
You will not want to miss it. It is
expected that every seat will be
taken Sunday night, so be sure to
get to the church on time.
The Epworth League will put on a
very interesting program at 6 o’clock
and at the same hour the interme
diate league will be reorganized. We
want to have 150 earnest, interested
Leaguers at the church Sunday night
at 6 o’clock.
Last Sunday the Sunday school
reached anew high mark for the
present year with 225 present, about
fifty of these being in the men’s
class and about 25 in the beginners’
department. A splendid congrega
tion assembled at eleven o’clock and
the spirit of reverent worship was in
evidence. The League was well at
tended Sunday night and one of the
best programs we have had was put
on. Notwithstanding the rainy
evening another good congregation
was present at 7 o’clock and the ser
vices were helpful. The Cross song,
“The Old Rugged Cross,” was very
impressive. We are featuring the
evening services this year and the
response is good indeed. It is in
spiring to have a house filled with
worshippers on Sunday evening, and
to have such congregations as we
have been having at prayer-meeting.
What promises to be a delightful
and profitable meeting is the Men’s
Supper which will be held Friday
evening at 7 o’clock at the A. & M.
school. A large number of the men
have made reservations for this sup
per and an interesting evening is be
ing looked forward to.
No one enters the shining portals
of success and fame bv ■ . r
the way of least resist*
the greatest rewards c ■ . Sj
Bible is to him who ovei- Com ’ n ,jH
spirit of the “overcom • >•" w ;ii
greatly to bring us b* k to"
perity. To fret and ,
cause us to sink deeper -,-tj]] ,*W!
meet our problems wit. - t SJTI ]
obstacles with a grim
to overcome, and then - Ust l
keeping on and we’ll r. . n
And, listen, church folk Vf,
.. '‘-all
come any lingering ind ; -', rence
in one unbroken phalan n.arch.
as a conquering army and thU
moral and spiritual will prosper*
we have never seen th-:.. before*
Another great sorrow has com” J
our church and community j n
death of Brother R. G. Matthe*
He was one of our best t 0 kS
right and to do good w>re chief e !*
with him. We know where to 9
him, for Heaven is the only fit J J
for men like Brother Matthe s *
go. May God richly bles and co J
fort the loved ones left to mourn*
departure. 1
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