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THE OLD RELIABLE. S ip & Smplmjrrg J^frailk ni % HmttemU; Satires^ SklT-r ’»u Fmi ilfr jjrasmt’g (L^riutgs Fifty thousand me; csA women, comprising xiti L. : id family, take tiiisoppov ti; . - / to thank the readers of C . e; : per and all other paired _ privilege of serving them dun: the year just drawing to a dose, .1 to express the [rV-J i-o; ho v h that 1925 \ ' : ba*. ' v'v for every . ...... ui-0—03 ..,rvcd South. %i-t safer* w& ^ ’t • M ftto -h '01-111 Ki* OFFIP’^L ORGAN OF UU.MEK COUNTY. C. F. OWEN Editor ami Pid-IUber f iltered at ihe post ofiice at «*;. as second-class mail matt®-* Published Every Friday FRIDAY, DEC. 19, 1924 Jl Merry Chmrtiijar The - spirit of mercy has us around to another Christmas. And with it let us try to forget forgive. Let’s try to feel toward ------ men and all races fora day as did. Let charity arise and May good will go out from each heart as the melting snows of gn at mountains feed the springs the distant desert. We wish foT out readers, left out, the biggest, best, Christmas that ever greeted the rise of this day. May its rosy flood your life as the log fire warmed and cheered home circle. May your be full. And when this day is may the memory of it be sweet our conscience clear because kept the saying of Him who I; rn today and told us, “It is 1 -sod to give than to receive.” 'I hi- contract awarded Mr. L ike Sims, of Lafayette, for concrete bridges on the federa ai l project north of Talking Rock. does not include the road work or, the same project, but Commis sioner Long tells us that they hope to award a road contract be¬ fore January 1st. The bridges are to cost about $30,000, the county putting up $7-500 and the state and national government the rest,—Pickens County Prog ress ____ Mrs- Andrew Sosebee was elect e Justice of Peace over Coosa B strict last Saturday We un d stand this to be tffe first time in the history of the county a lady has ever been elected u> this .office —iilairsville New s Fire destroyed a small building ussd as a wash house at the Mary P Willingham School early Wed r.esday evening. It is stated there was great excitement among the pit-', students who were hurriedly throwing things out the windows of the main building and carry¬ ing out trunks. The origin of the {ire is not known—Blue Ridge The Story cf Gfmn- County By G. G. Ward It takes some thinking to a question like this: where did world come from? Yet scientists our day, men who live to think, ■ »* that^ millions of years ago i earth in all parts— ours ! was a huge mass of flaming dashing thro cold, lifeless space was but a void. The earth Was a great bulk chaotic matter revolving at a Zimg Bp6cu’. 'itrUUHtt clouds of steam. Boiling rain 1 ed down. Collisions of matter cured; things seethed and like a vast pot. Things w-ent and on like this and no man foresee with mortal vision that would ever be better. But the dawn, with some sort order, at last was here. Fire done its work, but all the earth still hot. Rocks were molten ore in a furnace. A crust was ing on them. But great shook the ground. Blinding nings flashed around and howled like demons across the wastes that were to be our home. Mountains were belched up in hour by the volcanoes. The may be imagined as about to crack t he earth asunder. But for the and lightnings all was utter dark ness. Seas gradually formed from torrents of boiling water that J ^own from mountains of roc k. i Q ur rocks tell us the sea once j rolled over this section, wherever we g nc j mar bi e and limestone in Gilmer county the sea has stood at some peroid since the first cooling of the earth’s crust. Limestone is never laid down by fresh water, only by the sea. Marble is limestone put thro certain “processes” of nature. Otherroeks are "‘igneous” or “fire” rocks. That is, they show signs of heat only. Great and violent heat from the earth’s inside has so fused and changed them they have no longer any marks to show what they once were. In many cases they were never any other kind of rock but lava. Metaorphic rock is found. Such rocko have been subjected to water, heat and great, F*®o®nre. ILuice they are known as “rocks that have changed form.” Other rocks lie in layers—are stratified. Road banks, railroad cuts and such excavations show layers of rock laid down by fresh water. It is likely the first great rocks and mountains of Gil¬ mer county were forced up by vol¬ canoes from the depths of primitive seas, The old idea that mountains fliristmab Tree The Ellijay Bantiefc Church and the M. K. Clmch rioith will hold *i union Ohri-tmas tret at the Bap ns-, chinch • i* Xuias Eve night. Th« following comnuitues have been appointed: Program Committee: Misse® An ii e Supers, Audrey Duke, Ida S.oiinons, Channe Tankersiny, I,mra Kate Waters, Ethel Perry, and Mrs. Crawford. Cornuntten To Get Tree: Jim Waters, Andrew Stephens, Tom Smith, William Janies, Bruce Wright, Mr, Sigman and Mr. Lu po. CommittemffinGet Holly: Dink Wliters, Jan^WSigman, Garnet Pinson, James Tankerslev, Velda T .dd, Frank Barclay, Cecil Smith, Herbert Bryan and Robt Pinson. Committee To Decorate Church; Mrs. E. J Chastain, Misses Nola Poindexter, Mary Alice and Edna yrza Waters Agnes and Mary Joe Ray, Laura Belle Greer, Charlie Poindexter, J. G. Lupo, Misses Sara Frances and Montez Crawford and Mrs. Cliff Welch. Conraiittee To Call Presents: Messrs A, H. Burtz, J. F. Sigman, Dow Hamrick, Frank Waters, Will James and J. G. Lupo, Committee To Deliver Presents : Frances James, Charmet Mary Ruth Barclay, Ruth Frances Cobb, Hazel Ray,. Hall, Elizabeth Stephens and Mae Watkins. Committee To Purchase (Baptist Church): Misses Cox, Ethel Perry and Mrs. Sig man. Committee To Purchase (M. E. Church): Mies Simmons, Mrs. C. C. Mrs W. A. Allen and Mrs A. Burtz. Committee To Return Messrs N. L. Tankersley, Welch, Ed Watkins and Mr. Bag nail. are ‘‘wrinkles formed by the of Mother Nature’s once smooth face” is wrong. are more iTAe riuuA muci that face. Mountains are too short, irregular to be aptly wrinkles. > These mountains at first were gloomy “Rocks of Gibraltar” ing about upon the lonely plains night. They resembled in a great tables of rock known in West as mesas. We do not today look upon original shape of these of course. They may have sunk risen repeatedly, then stood as as the Rockies or Mount before the tobth of time them down to their present propor tions. The absence of earthquakes in this ... region shows . our land i , is . well settled , , and , vastly , old. ,, Gilmer county has been above water as long as any spot of land in the w T hole earth. The first appearence of life here as elsewhere on the earth was lich ens, or humble little rock moss. Algae, low and slimy, grew in the black and scummy water of the early world. No animal life can exist till its food is here. So with the coming of plants came the firit onecelled animals. Then began the grand upward march that ended with Man. Party For Miss Teem Miss WillaNell Teem, a charm ing bride elect of Dec 24, was honored at a party on Thursdaj afternoon given by her mother, Mrs- William Milton Teem at her home here on the Austell Road The reception rooms where :h. guests were entertained were at tractive with quantities of not flowers and they were delight fully entertained with music and contests Numerous lovely gifts were ‘‘showered’ - upon the b ide elect. During the afternoon a delicious salad course was served The guests were Mrs J. M- Mar¬ tin, Mrs. B. A. Cochran, Mrs. V. -• Brooke, Mrs. G* Edd Ciowt R adk> By T. H. Tabor 1 Dear Editor: Pie,■».•■£ allow me space in your valua¬ ble i ajic- to tell Jthese who have no other in rans of learning it, something about radio and radiolasla. I liavi • gathered these facts from r-earimg and from recent experiments vith our ne w radio. Hertz, in 1868, showed that sound uuldbt cat lied .ruin a tra.i-miU.ing cation to a receiving station a distance <f 300 feet without a wire through the sir. Re used no earth connections. In the year 1884, Marconi, ib-* inven or of the wireless telegraph, using the Hertz idea, and adding to it the earth connections did much to develop radio, in 1901. Marconi 6ent the first wireless nessage across the Atlantic ocean from England to New Foundland. Wireless telephony was operated in .005, twenty years ago. I can only tell of a few high points ibout radio and radiolas in this brief article It is done by air waves. The power ful broadcasting stations and the re ceiving stations are the meana used in sending messages by radio through the air. A radiola is a receiving station when installad. There are about a doz¬ en radiolas in Ellijay. We hear over them a distance cf thousands of miles. Dr. Ed W. Watkins heard a message over his radiola, the other night, from Italy, beyond the Atlantic ocean. At present there are about 600 high p >wer broadcasting stations in this country. They are under government control and are licensed by the U S. Government. A broadcasting station cists about $100,000 and its annual keep costs ohout $25,000. There are many thousand stations throughout the United States. Radiolas cost from $15 00 up to $600.00. There are about 4,000 patents on inventions. Radio broadcasting stations messages across the United States across the ocean on either way,Jin than one second of time. Radio is now regarded as at first. Since it been more fully developed, it has the country and has come to stay. is revolutionizing business as Well social life. It is no longer a pass time. Business men, everywhere near large markets, hear the market read out over the radio, early night and thus learn when to sell cattle, hogs and in fact all their ductions. The radio broadcasting station at sends to ships in mid ocean all parts of this country pnVtoH on ship and passengers. Arlington station - also sends out the exact and the weather report at ten every night. We get and use that time. The radio broadcasting stations built by the government, by rich cor¬ porations, rich individuals, churches, universities and so on They are to the people. There is no repating of the same program. Every night is a new progam Programs may be obtained in advance and you can select what you want to hear in advance. Becently we have heard Boston, Springfield, Mass , New York and sev¬ eral cities in New York state. Also J from gBaltimore, Pittsburg, Chicago, anc j as f ar wes t as Hastings Neb. j We have solos, heard duets, great quartets sermons and and J songs, gen era * s * n K' n S h y trained musicians, and abundance of other music on violins, . pianos, . ■, bands, , pipe organs and orchestras. It is wonderfnl to think of that we can sit in our own homes in Eliijay and hear every thing that is being sent obt a thousand miles away. It is sent through open space without any con ductor but. the air and we hear as plain¬ ly and distinctly as if it was ine th next room. As when the college bell rings, the sound is carried out on air waves in every direction and distinctly heard by all who are not too far away, so when these high powered broadcasting sta¬ tions send out air wave messages, they are heard in all directions on receiving sets, all over the country. The daily papers have been furnish¬ ing ns our first and freshest news but now radio brings it to us ten to thirty hours earlier. Radiolas are'cheap and can hp opera¬ ted easily. One of these days, or nights perhaps you will be listening to the great orators, famous singers, and fine instrumental music, if not now. Read and study about radio and ra¬ diolas. It is marvellous. A Merry Christmas to you. Mrs Jessie L. Daniel, Mrs. S A White, Mrs. E. J Darnell, Mrs. W. H. Christian, of „ this , . common lty, Mrs. Martif I. Teem and two lovely daughters, Mrs. Edw’ard G. Heaton and Miss Gladys Teem, of Marietta. —Marietta Journal dkildren 'Or y FOR FLETCHER’S CASTO R I A For Sale Cheap My home place 160 acres, with A.-1 house and barr, two tenant h ~ r e.' 1 either A with 80 acres ii . in each ne i consolidated sc'' • on Fairtieiu-it road 7 miles ('aihoun. „ ( n° O v .l.e . in'- rn 130 aces I Incaled B ur-.k wo- d Sura jBfWto < good sell >o! am* church Cdhoun.G?! riv.-r ■'t - n 56 acres two houses none better Reeves Ga , a ! of Gordon < '.I i 11v Breaking up hou* .-keeping «n; ccount death my .vile. Tertrts to suit buyer. S A. Beason, : Adaitsville, Ga Rt 2 Good Farm For Sale ; 160 acres, 6 room house, about j 25 acres bottom land, good up i land, good pasture, plenty tim : her, good spring 25 yards from house. 5 miles from Jasper on daily mail route. Will sell at a bargain on easy terms Will Richards, Jasper Ga APPLE TREES We have more than twenty varieties selected from the best hearing trees we could find, " ill he ready tor market soon as they ire inspected. We also have the genuine blight-proof pear. It is a very prolific and early bearer | See our trees before you buy, Roosevelt Nursery, A J. Slatten, Mgr. j I APPLE TREES FOR SALE I have for sale the following varieties: Kennard’s Choice, Stark’s Delicious, Yates, Rotne Beauty, .Gilmer Pippen, Staymen Ben Davis, Limbertvvig, Jona than, Grimes Golden, York Im¬ perial, Winesap. Detroit Red. Early June, Transparent, Horse Apple, Fanny, Black Ben,! Wi! j son Sugar Apple, Early Harvest. These varieties have all proven to be well adapted to our climate and soil. My scions are selected froin tfeavy bearing trees and are grafted on to the best seedlings. I will sell you these trees at a Bargain as I wish to close out my entire stock. J. S. Hudson, Prop. Fairview Nursery. SERVICE HOG I have a full blooded Duroc Jer¬ sey Boar at my barn for service. Fee two dollars C. R Ray For Service At My Barn— Full blooded, big bone Poland China stock hog. J. W Dunn Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S C ASTORIA Trying to Get Station S-A-N-T-A THE ..OIDN’S ? iSTMAS H s 1 rl By Mary Graham Bonner (g). 1924 . Western Newapaper Union.) OR YEARS he had been funny. For years he had paint¬ ed liis face, worn funny clothes and had made jokes. He had traveled first of all In this country with a i o.nl I il eus. Then, when the road cir eu* was going out of business, abroad. more •.>r less, he joined a road circus And now he was very old. Hut every afternoon and every uiglit for ten months of the year he made jokes. He was in a small circus, too. so sometimes he had to take other parts. The performing fox terriers acted with him. They .were his pets. And how lie Idved them. How could some people he unkind to their pets? Not the old clown. There was the donkey, too. When ho paid too much attention to the (Jogs the donkey came along and gave him n pusli to tell him that the don ey. ttvo, wanted some attention. And now he had planned to have a oi.iiay. A long holiday. He would ake a little place and with his don ey and his fox terrors they would st after tl.olr work. They would not join the circus an •' or year. They were all old. Mow tired he had become after i h- of the performances that year. I, id washed his face In the basin k/1. j !5' i, .old water outside his wagon and ad not even bothered to get off all lu- makeup. The water was cold. It was hard a heal water after the performance ,v.ts over, and only a little of the •aim came 4)ff—only a little cold-look ng pink water was at the bottom of bo basin. But the dogs didn’t mind. They h-pt on the end or by the side of '.is cot in bis wagon. They jumped aft' i him each evening, and they *uc-li kissed him good night. They liiln’t mind [taint. They were used ,, it. on. vos.^iie Woitld^eBt woulcltake a long, long. holiday. He oil cne be I :;tl managed to save. It would be enough for him and Ids pets. But tis the days passed along he seemed lo feel rested and the pets sedat'd to have new vigor and iri nxtli. "It was splendid to feel rest¬ ed again. A family bad invited him to Christmas .Unner— and lie had ac¬ cepted and lie Imd asked, too. If he could come with Ids donkey nnd bring tils dogs along. They, he said, would help put on a little show for the children. It was ail agreed. '• But Vhen Christmas afternoon camd and thi Christmas dinner was over, tind the old down was beginning bis sliow for the children, lie knew then that lie could never take more than a few months’ holiday front being a clown. The laughter and the delight nnd the shrieks and the cries of joy fr-*ni the children were tldngs the old clown i-ot gel -t 1 'n-r without. - - •• ' '•■• - him ihilt 1