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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1914)
r TyWif Ihe Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXIX. DRAG THE ROADS. When the sun is high, Drag the Roads. When the crops are all laid by. Drag the Roads. In the fall and the spring, When the birds begin sing, Mind you! It’s the very thing— Drag the Roads. When there’s heavy loads to haul, Drag the Roads. When you go to make a call, Drag the Roads. Often on the way to town, Should the grade be up or down, Never falter! Never frown! Drag the Roads. When the farm work crowds apace. Drag the Roads. When you find a resting place, Drag the Roads. \ After all the heavy rains, You can count up many gains. If you’ll only take the pains, Drag the Roads. If your wife or daughter scolds, Drag the Roads. Fill up all the ugly holes, Drag the Roads. It will keep your temper sweet, Horses sleek, and wagon neat, Makes tricks that can’t be beat, Drag the Roads. Whether soil be sand or clay, Drag the Roads. You can find no better way, Drag the Roads. When too wet to run the plow, Run the Drag and then see how Passers by will smile and bow — Drag the Roads. Get your neighbors on the job, And Drag the Roads; Some will fuss and some raise hob, But Drag the Roads. What if you do pay your tax And you find that things go lax, Settle down to solid facts, And Drag the Roads. —L. Dillon, Bedfo d City, Va. NO PAPER NEXT WEEK. There will be no issure of The Henry County Weekly on the 17th instant. It has long been the custom to suspend one issue some time in Jnly. As we hope to go with the Bov Scouts on their summer camp at Stone Mountain, We have selected the 17th instant. So only a few papers of the 17th will be issued, just to make the legal advertisements comply with the law. NOTICE The Annual Sacred Harp Sing ing at Lebanon Church at Ham o ton will be held July 19th, third Sunday. Let everybody come with well filled Baskets, of course. MissJettie Bunn Hostess. Miss Jettie Bunn was hostess to her friends Tuesday afternoon in honor of her gueds, Mrs. Britt, ot Atlanta. Rev. W. T. Smith Will Hold Revival at Bethany. The pastor of Bethany church, the Rev. H. V. Auamson, has se cured the services of the Rev. W. T. Smith, of Decatur, to assist him in a revival at that place, begin ning on the third Sunday in Aug nst. He is one of the leading minis ters of the State, is an old Henry county boy, and the church is in deed fortunate in securing the services of r uch an able man. Little Misses Trellis and Paul'ne Ingram have returned from a visit at the home of Mr. Wayman Hoot en in Beersheba district. McDonough, Georgia. Friday july io. 1914. FIVE RULES FOR BORROWING MONEY. • United States Department o f Agriculture Gives Advice How Not to Borrow Mouey. Five rules designed to convince farmers that there is no magic about credit are s t down in Farmers’ Bulletin 593 “How to Use Farm Credit,” which the United States Department of Agri culture has just published. Un les the farmer who is thinking of borrowing money tally under stands these rules and is willing to be guided by them, the Govern ment’s advice to hitti is: don’t. As it is, there are almbst as many farmers in this country who are suffering from too much as from too little credtt. Of those rules the three most important are: 1. Make sure that the purpose for which the borrowed money is to be used will produce a return greater than needed to pay the debt. 2. The length of time the debt is to run should have a close relation to the productive life of the im provement for which the money is borrowed. 3. Provision shoujd be made in long-time loans for the gradual reduction of the principal. The first rule is of course the key to the wise use of credit. Be tween borrowing money to spend on one’s self and borrowing money to buy equipment of some sort with which to make more money there is all the difference between foilv and foresight, extravagance and thrift. If the money is bor rowed for a wise purpose it will produce enough to pav hack the principal and interest and leave a fair margin of profit for the borrower into the bargain. If it is borrowed for a foolish pur pose it will produce nothing and consequently there will be nothing with which to renay the loan. From this point of view it matters comparatively litt’e whether the interest be high or low. It is the repavment of the principal that is the chief difficulty. Rules 2 and 3 deal with the most satisfactory ways of repayment. Underneath them both is the same principal: The loan must be re paid with the money it earns itself. For example, if the money is used to buy a machine that will last ten years, the machine must earn enough in that time to pay for itself or it never will. The loan therefore, should be entirely re paid before the ten years are up or the farmer will lose money on the transaction, paying out interest for no benefit in return. On the other hand, if too early a date is set for repayment, the machine will not have had sufficient op portunity to make the requisite money and,the borrower may have difficulty in raising it elsewhere- MRS. CALVIN UPCHURCH YIELDS TO DEATH. Excellent and Aged Locust Grove Woman Died Monday Morning, Mrs. Calvin Upchurch died at her home in Locust Grove Mon day morning at 3 o’clock. She had received a stroke of paralysis a week before and never recover ed from it. Mrs. Upchurch was 76 years of age, and was an excellent Christ ian woman. She possessed many friends who mourn with the family her departure. The funeral and interment were at Bethany Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock. She had been a mem ber of this church since her girl hood days. Ihe Rev. I. G. Walker conducted the services. Mrs. Upchurch is survived by her husband, and two daughters; Mrs. Duster McKinney and Mrs. Lucy Jackson: one son, Mr. W. T. Upchurch: one sister, Mrs. Lucin da Nail, wife of Mr. Willis Nail: and one brother, Mr. L. A. Daniel, of Hampton. i Rule 3 provides for some form of amortization, the system by which the principal is repaid in ■ installments so that the amount of the loan is continually diminish ing and in consequence the in terest charges also. Such a system is quite feasible when the | loan is really productive, when it returns to the borrower a definite revenue each year. Tables show ing the payments required to pay off principal and interest in vary ing periods of time are appended to the bulletin and are recommended tothe serious consideration of everyone who contemplates bor rowing money. The bulletin also advises the farmer to secure the lowest possible interest. At first sight this seems too obvious to be worth mentioning. Of course the interest should be as small as possible. Every body . k -i ows that —except the lender. But if other rules are observed, if the borrower manages his financial affairs sound ly, he will be surprised to find how much easier it Is to obtain favor able tirms. The right kind of lender does not want to foreclose mortgages; he wants his money back with a fair profit, like any other merchant For money that is borrowed wisely, for money that is sure to be repaid, he charges low interest. This in fact is why the govern ment has published these rules for borrowers. It is not so much a matter of driving a shrewd bar gain as it is of observing a few fundamental principles which alone can make credit a bles ilg I and not a curse. MT. CARMEL H*U SirtGING ON JULY FOURTH Fine Singing And Large Crowd Enjoyed This Famous Annual Event. The annual fourth of July sing ing for 1914 was held Saturday at the Mt. Carmei Methodist ant church. The meeting was called to ord er by Mr. H. W, Carmichael, the retiring chairman. The opening song was by Mr. J. S. Barnett, with Miss Janie Mays as organist. Then Mr. B. C. Bright led in prayer. Mr. Walter Thompson was elect ed chairman, Mr. H. W. Carmi chael Secretary. Messrs. J. S. Bar nett, J. T. Mays, and Will Barnett were elected as the committee. The first lesson was led by the chairman, with Miss Essie Stan field as organist. The other leaders and organists respectively, were as follows: Mr. W. 1. Callaway, Miss Vera Barnett. Mr. 1. W. Crumbley, Miss Mamie Dickson. Mr. Ed Coker, Mrs. Ed Coker. Mr. A. G. Combs, Mr. Aldine Combs. Mr. Jessie Pendley, Miss Susie Pendley. Then there was prayer by the Rev J. E. England, followed by the noon recess. In the afternoon begining at 1: 30 o'clock, the following were the singers p"d nrg ( *m c N: Mr. U. J. Dicason’ Miss Mamie Dickson. Mr. Aldine Combs, Miss Lorena Combs. Mr, Berry Wetherby, Mr. Mar vin Foster. Mr. George Barnett, Mr. Way man Barnett. RECESS Mr. T. 0. Callaway, Mrs. T. 0. Callaway. Mr. A. G. Combs, Mr. Aldine Combs. • Mr. F. E. Coker, Mr. Aldine Combs. Mr. J. S. Barnett, Mr Marvin Foster. The mee f ing closed with prayer by the chairman. The singing was a perfect success and was enjoyed and appreciated by a large company of fine lovers of music. H. W. Carmichael. Secretary. BAPTIST MEETINGS BEGIN SUNDAY. Rev. W. M. Murray, of Alabama, Will Assist the Pastor, Rev. J. M. Gilmore. A series of meetings at the Mc- Donough Baptist Church will be gin next Sunday. The regular morning and even ing services will be held Sunday. At these services, the hours of services during the week will be announced. On Monday the Rev. W. M. Murray, of Brewton, Alabama, will arrive He will assist the Rev. J. M. Gilmore in the meeting. Mr. Murray is a strong and at tractive preacher and our people j will hear him with pleasure. SI.OO A YEAR | 4
