The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, May 30, 1913, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXVIII. HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT CLOSED FRIDAY NIGHT THE 23rd. Thursday Afternoon's Reception A Delightful Oc casion. Home Talent Used In Friday Night's Play. HANDSOME FUND REALIZED FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY. McDonough High School’s com vmencement closed with the Fri day evening’s program. On the preceding Thursday af ternoon the faculty and students were hosts to their friends at a de lightful reception in the school building. It was intended to have the reception on the school cam pus but the rain prevented that. Every guest, however, thor oughly enjoyed their hospitality. Cream and cake were the re freshments served. Friday evening’s exercises were easily the climax of the whole brilliant week. The play, “A Fish erman’s Luck,” was the program. All the characters were the school talent. Every one seemed thoroughly to become the charac ter he impersonated; and so we became better acquainted with several of our own than we had ever been before, since some of them discovered to us traits we did not know before. For instance nobody had here tofore suspected that Miss Marie Dupree was also such a fine and natural matron as Mrs. Manley, nor that Harold Sowell was at once such a stage-struck simple ton and slueth of sound sense as Si Kidder. We almost required an intro duction to our old friend and scoufc, Wiley Sanders, while he was Squire Hammond. And Dozier Fields had most suddenly grown old, but to a mellow and boyish old age, as Uncle Davie. Miss Irene Gunter very naturally became both the wealthy ward and lover of a “poor fisherman.” Little Ethel Sloan easily became Little Nellie, living and dying most becomingly. Roddie Turner, as Tom Manley, s poor fisherman; Harry Career, as the villian, or James Hammond; Parson Paul Sowell, silent but solemn; and Miss Edna Rodgers, as Ruth Manley: each and every one showed a rare talent and power of depicting the character impersonated by him. It seems to us to be the height of the power of entertaining when the present attraction so charms us that we look neither forward to what is coming nor backward to the pleasure gone. So was the whole evening’s program. While the scenes were being shifted between acts, the audience forgot the play in hearing the beau tiful music and the specialties. The shell, a song by lower grades in sight singing was both beautiful and appropriate. The song and march by the little girls showed accurate and perfect training. The Patriotic Drill and Panto mime, by the high school girls was a charming production. The girls were dressed in the stars and stripes and each bore the flag of .ir country. They acted the “ itar SDangled Banner,” as it was sung by voices behind the scenes. Incidentally we might mention the fact that the sum of $160.00 was realized for the school library fund. Fair View. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Morris and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. J. H. Carr and family. i Mr. and Mrs. Homa Morris spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Walker. Mrs. J. H. Carr and daughter spent Wednesday night with Mrs. C. S. Goodman, of Hampton. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Martin visit ed their brother, Mr. P. R. Mar tin, of Luella, Sunday afternoon. Mr. Cloma Duffey and sister, Miss Elon, and Miss Mary Lizzie Greer passed through here Sun day. Mrs. J. H. Carr, Mrs. F. S. Mor ris, and Miss Helen Carr visited Misses Myrtle and Rosa Lee Mor ris Sunday afternon. Butterfly. Luella Locals. We are having fine weather for farming. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Martin were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Martin Sunday. Miss Mary Everett made a busi ness trip to Griffin Monday. Mrs. J. H. Carr and daughter, Kate, made a business trip to Lu ella Monday. Miss Birdie Barham was the guest of Mrs. B. F. Thompson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Greer and little daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Standard. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Turner and son spent Sunday at Towaliga, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lillian Nutt. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nutt and children spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Nutt. Mrs, B. F. Thompson is on our sick list but is better now. Miss Sallie Nutt, of Towaliga, is visiting in Luella this week. Mrs. T. T. Barham was the guest of Mrs. H. B. Foster Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Henley and children spent Sunday with the latter’s brother, Mr. R. L. Price. Rose Bud. Miss Anne Thomason, of Atlanta, was the guest Sunday of her cousin, Mrs. R. O. Jackson. Miss Nina Wall will leave the last of next week for Macon, to attend Mercer commencement. McDonough, Georgia, Friday may 30,1913. Mr. W. A. Gardner Celebrates 70th Birthday. -I On Saturday, May 24th, a reun ion and barbecue was held at the home of Mr. W. A. Gardner, of Brushy Knob district. Mr. Gard ner celebrated his seventh birth day. Eight children, forty-nine grand-chiidren, ten great-grand children, Mr. and Mrs. S. K, Aus tin, Mrs. Kelly Sims, of Rex, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Simpson, of East Atlanta, and Rev. W. L. Pate, of Locust Grove, were those pres ent. Two hundred pounds of meat was barbecued by Uncle Melvin Merrett (colored), of Stockbridge. Lemonade by the barrels, cream in adundance, and many other tempting eatables put the finishing touches to the bill of fare. Probably twelve baskets were taken up after the multitude had been fed. It was a great day and all went away happy. Round About News. We are still having some show ers, the cotton is coming up finely and the farmers are all smiles. Last Thursday we had one of the hardest rains and hail we have had in a long time. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Callaway are entertaining a new visitor, who has come to stay with them, a bright little girl. On last Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock, Mr. Charles Emory Coop er, of Riverdale, and Miss Otelia Wallace were happily united in marriage at the home of Mr. John Murphey, at No. 9 Pierce Street, Atlanta. Mr. Cooper is one of Clayton county’s prosperous farm ers. Their many friends wish them a long and happy life. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Stanfield vis ited Mrs. Stone Friday. She is very sick. Miss Nettie Banks has returned home, after a week’s visit to her sisters, Mrs. Lillie Pendley and Mrs. Maud Surls, of Macon, and Mrs. Fannie Wallace, of Goggins. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Stan field Friday. Messrs. Fred Barnett and Hat tie Stanfield attended the singing at Mr. Jim Barnett’s, of Lovejoy, Saturday night and reported a nice time. Mr. Lee Crawford, of Dothan, Ala., has left this vicinity to ac cept a position with his brother, Mr. Seaborn Crawford, on the Ceutral Railroad. His many friends regret very much to see him leave, as he had just stayed a short while with us. The singing at Mrs. Ada Wal lace’s was enjoyed by a'l present. Mr. Morris Pendley, of Macon, visited relatives at this place last week. „ Mr. and Mrs Tom Dorsey, Mrs. Jane Banks, Miss Susie Stanfield and Miss Bennie Maude Dorsey attended the barbecue at Sunny Side Tuesday. Mrs. Leila Crawford, of Albany, and Mrs. Liz de Calloway, of In man, spent a few days last week with Mrs. W. A. Callaway. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Stanfield were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Stanfield Saturday night and Sunday. Pansy. SCHOOL NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF HENRY. A Department Devoted to The Interest of All The Schools in The County With News From Them Each Week. by 0. O. Tolleson, County School Superintendent. WHAT THOBK WHO H \VF, IT KAY or COUNTY UNIT TAX ATION. I think the county unit system is far better than to levy tax by districts. H. J. Arnett, Supt. Screven County. “I do not think county unit tax ation any better for rural schools than for city schools, but I con sider it jnst as good for one as for the other. I understand that some people living in the city and owning property in the country will oppose it on purely selfish reasons, but if you can get their renters to see the point, you can put a quietus on that. Since we have voted taxation for rural schools, we have gone from the upright board shack to splendid equipped one-room hous es in the smaller districts and two or three room buildings for the larger districts; from a five months term, taught at any and all times of the year, to a seven months term with all schools beginning at the same time. Before we had local tax we had poorly paid and in most cases inefficient teachers. Now we have a very competent and promptly paid corps of teach ers. I prefer the county unit plan, by all means. J. W. Weaver, Supt. Irwin County. “We have had county unit tax ation for about six years, and have never levied over one mill, as it raises ample funds to run our schools one month longer than the state funds. We pay all incidental expenses, thus making the school absolutely free, and require every teacher to teach the high school studies through the tenth grade. Patrons thus save the expense of one or two years at college where they have girls and boys who expect to attend them. Since voting local taxation, we have ceiled and painted every white school house in the jounty, and equipped them with patent j desks, etc. Local tax makes the people feel a more direct interest in the school, enables us to pay a much better salary, thereby we i can get better trained teachers and have longer terms and practi cally educate our children at home. By all means have unit taxation; corooration taxes wiil thus be evenly distributed over the county, and each school will be directly under the County Board’s jurisdiction, therefore sal aries can be more appropriately adjusted, so that a poor teacher in a district which has voted local tax cannot get a better salary than a good teacher who happens SI.OO A YEAR to be in a district not having the tax.” W. M. Kaigler, Supt. Quitman County. “The county unit system is infi nitely better and we would be taking a great step backward if it should be changed. It has a ten dency to make the country and the city more interdependent and breaks down many walls that would otherwise be built up. Some local districts would be rich on account of corporations while others equally needy, educa tionally, would be poor on account of these corporations. In the county unit system all share alike in the corporation tax.” W. V. Lanier, Supt. Jenkins County. “We have had the county unit system for about five years. Every district in our county is in one system. We have a local tax of three mills. This vith the amount the state pays us enables us to run our white schools nine months and our colored schools five months.” J. W. F. Lowrey, Supt. Terrell County. “Our fiist tax was levied in the fall of 1911, but our new system really began Jan. 1, 1912. We lev> two mills. Tuition is abso lutely free. One of the main arguments against local taxation here was that each parent is responsible for the education of his own children. We argued and proved that education is a public business. By all means get local taxation as a county unit if possible.” B. D. Purcell, Supt. Wayne County. Stockbridge High School Closes Friday Evening. Closing exercises of the Stock bridge High School will be held at the school building Friday even ing, May 30th, beginning at eight o’clock. Time of exercises will be approx imately three and one-half hours. A small admission fee will be charged, the proceeds of which will go to the erection of a school library. S. L. Price, Prin. How often do we hear people say: “Where in the world do all the flies come from?” It is simple enough. The toper makes the blue-bottle fly, the stern father makes the gad fly, the cyclone makes the house fly, the black smith makes the fire fly, the driver makes the horse fly, and the boarder makes the butter fly.— Fort Sumner Review.