The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLV.
PARKS TRIAL OPENS
IN ZEBULON COURT
Great Interest Manifested in
Trial of Well-to-Do Pike
County Farmers on Murder
Charge.
Zebulon, Ga., July 29. —Judge
W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., is holding an
extra term of Pike superior court
this week for the purpose of try
ing J. S. Park and his brother,
Ollie Park, charged with the mur
der of Rad Jones and J. A. Melton,
near Molena, on May 26, 1019.
Today state witnesses are being
examined. C. R. Willis and L. M.
Jones swear to making search for
Jones and Melton when they fail
ed to return home, but did not
find the bodies.
W. M. Jordan, Ciayton Daniel
and Zack Lawrence swore to find
ing the body of Jones in the river.
Melton’s body was found further
down the river the next day.
Seen in Vicinity.
Mrs. Willie Watts swore to see
ing J. S. Park come from the river
about 10:30 o’clock on the day of
the killing, which is supposed to
have been about 10 o’clock. Jake
Knight swore to seeing Ollie Park
going toward the river about 7
o’clock on the morning of the kill
ing, while West Watis swore to
seeing both defendants go toward
the river at different times on
days before the killing, sometimes
together and sometimes separate.
Jones and Melton were killed
from ambush on the Flint river
just after they got into their boat
to go fishing. Jones being shot
in the back of the head and Mel
ton in the face. When they failed
to return at dinner their friends
from Molena made a search for
them and their bodies were re
covered from the riyer. Rewards
were offered by friends of the
dead men and by the governor
for the apprehension of the guilty
parties. Detectives took up the
matter and the arrest of the Park
brothers and their being lodged in
the jail at Zebulon followed on
July 1.
Large Crowds.
From the number of people in
Zebulon there is more interest in
this case than any case ever tried
in Pike county. Eyery seat in the
court house has been occupied
for two days as well as all avail
able standing room, and there
are scores on the streets unable
to get even standing room in the
court house. Quite a number of
people are here from adjoining
counties.
The state is represented by
Solicitor General E. M. Owen, of
Zebulon; Judge E. F. Dupree, of
Zebulon; Redding & Lester, of
Barnesville, and Cleveland &
Goodrich, of Griffin. The defense
is represented by Judge E. J.
Reagan and his son, E. L. Reagan,
of McDonough; N. F. Culpepper
and J E. Hatchett, of Greenville,
and W. A. McClellan, of Macon.
The jury was obtained late Mon
day and is as follows :
H. H. Holmes, J. G. Buffington,
S. A. Ross, H. T. Sikes, W. 0. Car
ter, J. R. Fambro, J. P. Dunn,
Wilkes Harris, W. R. Hale, Otis
Jones, Z. H. Fisher and L. H.
Rawls.
All except two of the jury are
farmers. The defendants are
prominent and well-to-do farmers.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
School House Construction,
Elizabeth G. Holt, Contiuction Dept., G.
N. 1., Milledgeville, Ga.
One thing of prime importance
that elevates the human race
above the brute is the organized
home. The finest and most in
stinctive purpose of the home is
the care of children. All that a
man does, if he is a true man, is
most definitely influenced by this,
thoughtful people therefore when
they carefully consider the mat
ter, will know that they cannot
afford to have the schools, the
places in which our children spend
the greater part of their conscious
indoor life, inadequate from any
standpoint, whatever the cost.
Many physical defects are trace
able to defective schoolhouse con
ditions —defective vision, lungs,
communicable diseases, etc.
The immoral effects of the in
fluence of a great many school
houses are very real. Unpainted,
hideous in proportion, full of
cracks and holes, they cannot
have a wholesome influence on
people who in their most impres
sionable age are forced into such
environment of a long time.
Just as the teacher of the school
should be selected as the finest
type of manhood or womanhood,
from standpoint of integtity, lead
ership, and so forth, so the school
house should be planned to repre
sent the finest in architecture,
from standpoint of accuracy and
beauty in construction, durability
of material, convenience, safety,
sanitation and hygiene in arrange
ment.
Already there is considerable
activity in regard to building new
school houses, and in the future
there will be many hundreds of
thousands of dollars so invested.
It behooves those who have the
control of these matters to so di
rect them that the investment will
be made in the most sensible way,
not only from standpoint of econ
omy of money, but from economy
of the physical, mental and ethical
development of the children.
The plan of procedure should
not be to appropriate a certain
number of dollars and then to
squeeze the needs of the situation
into the bounds of the appropria
tion, distorting and maiming them,
but to determine the needs, incor
porate them in suitable plan, and
let this determine the appropria
tion.
Always before raising funds for
a school house, however small or
large, the leaders in the matter
should see to it that the people
first know what they should have,
and they are led to eagerly desire
it. Then the necessary funds wili
be forthcoming.
In the war against the evil forces
of the world through which we
have just passed, all the people
invested freely and consciously to
suppress the evil. It is but logical
to conclude *hat they do so now
just as freely, and more so, to
consciously develop the good
through right education.
This is not a parental and peda
gogic duty but one of our most
PATRIOTIC RESPONSIBILITIES.
Tax Receiver Carmichael this
week completed the neatest set
of books he has yet turned out,
the total returns showing $4,341,-
595 for Henry county, an increase
of $384,216 over last year. These
handsome figures are gratifying
all around.
McDonough. Georgia. Friday, august i, 1919.
Red Cross Work.
One of the most erroneous im
pressions that has got about con
cerning the woik of the Red
Cross is that it is restricted to
the disabled soldiers of the United
States. Soldier, sailor, marine,
army nurse; it doesn’t matter in
the least. Just so you were in
the service of Uncle Sam, and
became disabled in that service,
the Red Cross will help you to
obtain the compensation and the
hospital treatment and if you
want it, the vocational treatment
that the government offers.
In the Southern Division, for
example, there are six nurses,
their health impaired by tubercu
losis contracted or developed
during their service. All are now
receiving the regular compensa
tion in addition to hospital treat
ment.
Any chapter of the Red Cross
will tell you about it; and where
and how to get medical treatment
if you need it, and the proper
money compensation; and the
vocational education if you want
it. Geo. Alexander.
Annual Reunion.
The annual Confederate Vete
rans reunion will be held at
Shingleroof Camp Ground next
Thursday, August 7th.
All veterans with their families,
also veterans of the world war,
are especially invited, together
with the general public.
Competent orators are expected
for the usual program.
Don’t torget the all-important
well-filled dinner basket.
J. C. DANIEL, Commader
Camp No. 1796.
South Avenue.
Mrs. Wayne Pattillo and little
daughters Mary Olga and Kath
erine of East Atlanta and Mrs. Z.
K. Pattillo of McDonough were
the guests of Mrs. W. H. Clark a
few days last week. Mr. Pattillo
came down Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. White and
son Coleman motored to Atlanta
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Peterman
and Agnes and Mrs. C. W. South
and Irene went to Atlanta Friday
afternoon.
Mr. Sam Pattillo of Birmingham,
Ala., has been visiting friends and
relatives in and around his old
home the past week.
Mr. Willis Campbell’s Ford was
hitched at the same old place Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. W. H. White’s family, Mr.
T. W. Peterman’s family, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. South and Mr. Sam
Pattillo had a very pleasant trip
Sunday afternoon. Stopped a
short while at Mr. Joe Wyatt’s
and enjoyed some fine melon,
then went on and spent a short
time at Mrs. Effie Sims’ and from
there to Mr. M. L. Wilson’s near 1
Stockbridge. The only trouble
we had was just a blow-out.
Miss Nena Ford has recently re
turned from a visit of several
weeks in South Georgia.
Mr. Lem Cook has been con
fined to his bed the past two
weeks with typhoid fever.
Mrs. W. G. Calloway is at home
again to the delight of her many
friends. BUSY BEE.
Former Weekly Boy
Now in Germany.
Bridgehead Sentinel is the title
of an interesting newspaper re
ceived by The Weekly from
Homer Brannan, who left this
office two years ago as member
of a machine gun company in
Atlanta, and is now with the Army
of Occupation in Germany. The
Sentinel is published by the A. E.
F. at Montabaur, Germany, and
with a personal letter from Homer
much appreciated.
Webster Bluffed.
Your Uncle Sid Mays showed
up in town one day last week
with what is said to be the longest
word in the English language—
Antidisestablishmen t a r i a n i s m.
He states that the word is not
found in most American diction
aries, but is sometimes used in
Great Britain to refer to the
principals or policy of those who
are opposed to the disestablish
ment of the Church of England.
Next?
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Write for information to
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Piedmont College, Demorest, Ga.
Auto Accident.
A car driven by the little soil
of Mr. John Stone ran into a tel
ephone pole near the Presbyteri
an manse Wednesday afternoon
and turned completely upside
down, the accident resulting from
the running gear giving away.
Fortunately the young man was
uninjured beyond a minor bruise
on the forehead.
Land Bargains.
For Sale —100 acres of land,
more or less, 6 miles of McDon
ough, Ga., and 8 miles of Flippin,
Ga. 1 dwelling house, barn, run
ning water, woodland, smooth
and practically level. Going cheap.
SIO,OOO.
200 acres, more or less, 10 to 12
miles of McDonough, Ga. Build
ings worth $15,000. To sell for
the above amount.
T. PATILLO,
Real Estate,
McDonough, Ga.
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