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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLVII.
CITY PARK TRANSFORMED.
NOW A PLACE OF BEAUTY
Chief Charlie Dickson Does a
a Much Needed Work in
Making a Neglected Spot
Appear Beautiful and At
tractive, and for Which He
Deserves the Thanks of All.
A much needed work has been
done and a transformation is the
result of recent operations in the
McDonough City Park. Chief
Charlie J. Dickson took hold of
the job of beautifying the long
neglected park, and with the skill
of a landscape gardener, the ele
gant taste of an artist, and the
skill of a trained workman, he has
converted an almost eye sore in
the middle of the town into a
handsome scene, on which our
citizens and strangers who visit us
can look with pleasure and pride.
In looking at this piece of ground
now and at the same time recal
ling how it formerly looked, it
seems strange that McDonough
allowed it to stand so long in such
neglect. The situation is ideal for
a place of beauty. The inclosure
surrounded by stone coping, the
Confederate monument beautifully
adorning the center and the marble
fountain standing on the ea§t side,
all made the situation lovely for
additional adornment. This our
*; u 'terprismg Chief must have seen
n before he began his improvements.
It was due the noble women
who placed the marble memorial
to the heroic Confederate dead in
the park, that their work should
have surroundings befitting their
splendid labors, and it was due the
noble dead that that memorial
should have a proper setting, re
flecting their valor on the battle
field and their devotion to their
loved Southland
What has been done in the way
of beautifying the park is prepar
atory to other things that might
be done in the way of planting
lovely flowers to adorn the scene.
With the green sward, the elegant
walks and blooming flowers, there
will be something for all of us to
be proud of, as well as Chief
Dickson, who deserves the thanks
of the town and Henry county for
his successful transformation of
the city parK into a picture of
beauty and pleasure.
The Southern Division
Sunday School Meeting
The Southern division of the
Henry county Sunday school as
sociation will hold a meetipg at
Philippi church Sunday, April 3,
2 o’clock p. m., sun time.
Let every Sunday school super
intendent apppoint some delegate
this week so that every school
will be represented. We shall
have such speakers as Dr. Combs,
Prof. Smalley, Prof, Claude Gray
and Rev. J. A. Partridge, of Mc-
Donough, and others present.*We
hope to have the Locust Grove
Institute orchestra with us. All
are invited and urged to attend.
May the church and the Sunday
school work prosper in our divis
ion and God be honored.
Respectfully,
Harry J. Thomas,
Sou. Div. Pres.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
OBSERVER c*
“April fool.”
Early gardens fine.
Farmers nearly done planting.
The base ball fever is with us.
Folks are getting used to hard
times.
Mr. Wade Turner is all smiles —
it’s another boy.
Fraternal Lodge No. 37, of Mc-
Donough, will work in the first
degree, tonight, Friday.
Mr. Newt Owen caught a seven
teen pound catfish in Cotton Indian
river last week.
A. C. Norman, H. B. Patterson
ancLW. J. Pendley, of Ola, attend
ed services in McDonough Sun
day.
City Marshal C. J. Dickson has
put the public park in McDonough
in fine condition, which adds much
to the appearance of the town.
Bailiff Oscar Stanfield, of Brushy
Knob, came to McDonough one
day last week, and hitched his
horse to a black locust tree, which
caused his horse to die from eat
ing the bark of the tree.
McDonough has three good
churches, well organized in all
tne departments of church work
and all three have a number one
Sunday school, and a cordial wel
come awaits you at each of these
three Sunday schools every Sun
day morning. The Baptist Sun
day school rendered a special pro
gram last Sunday, and had an at
tendance of two hundred and
twenty eight with fifty six present
in the Men’s Bible Class, thirty
three of the members present and
twenty three visitors from other
churches being present.
It was our pleasure to spend a
short while with Mr. T. J. Stewart,
of Snapping Shoals, last Tuesday.
He is one of Henry county’s best
citizens, and it is interesting to
hear him talk of the days of long
ago. We can remember back in
our boyhood days when Mr. Stew
art played short-stop on the Hope
well base ball team. Back in those
days the boys of that time got
more out of life, than the boys of
the present days. Mr. Stewart
says he has not spent a mght away
from home since 1885.
The correspondent from Stock
bridge seems to be studying the
problem as to whether a hen “sets”
or “sits” and when she cackles
whether she is “laying” or “lying.”
We can not solve the problem,
Bro , and another thing we do not
understand, is, why does a hen
when she sets, or sits, sometimes
hatch out mites instead of chicks?
Uncle Newt Smith, of Snapping
Shoals, says that the reason a hen
cackles when she lavs an egg, is
that she wants to let it be known
that she has laid an egg.
It was our good pleasure to
spend a short while at the Anvil
Bh ck school house last Friday
| afternoon. The pupils of the
; school enjoyed a big lEaster egg
hunt. There were quite a number
of the patrons present, and every
body present greatly enjoyed the
occasion. This is one of the best
schools in the county, and is lo
cated in a good locality, ana there
is a movement on foot to build a
greater school in this section, and
it has a bright prospect for the
future.
Johnson’s Garage
First class work at low prices.
All work done guaranteed to give
service. Located on Macon St.,
McDonough, Ga.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday, april i, 1921.
STOCKBRIDGE
“As important as beating our
swords into plowshares is the ne
cessity of beating a lot of the un
employed into plowhands. ’’
One case of measles in town,
imported from Atlanta.
Mrs. Rosser Ward left this week
■for a visit to Tennessee.
Garden beans and potatoes were
not hurt by the cold snap.
Mrs. Henry Owens, of Atlanta,
was a visitor here last week.
The fruit has not been killed by
the cold nor badly injured as yet.
Easter was lovely and warm,
but the weather following was
cold and inhospitable.
Miss Lady Zue McWilliams en
tertained at a social function one
night last week some of her many
friends.
Mrs. Estelle Sprayberry has re
moved to Stoekbridge and will
make her home here. She will
be heartily welcomed among us.
If arresting evil doers and stop
ping law-breakers is considered
efficiency in an officer, then out
marshal stands up towards the
top.
Rev. and Mrs. G. T. Sorrells at
tended revival and Baptist Taber
nacle services in Atlanta Wednes
day, spending Tuesday night with
relatives at College Park.
The new barber shop will be
open every night from 7.00 to 9 00
o’clock. Emmett Starr, proprie
tor, regrets he cannot serve the
public during daylight, as his oth
er position calls for those hours.
If you want to hear fine singing
go to the Methodist Sunday school
and also on preaching day. Skill
ed pianists and a splendid leader
of song, together with many su
perb voices among the singers,
make these features attractive to
those who enjoy first-class music
and enthusiasm in divine worship.
If the makers of films for mov
ing picture shows will not cut out
the immoral and degrading films,
then the public ought to protect
itself by cutting out the whole
movie business. The morals of
our children should not be low
ered by those who want to make
money regardiess .of what it costs
other people. i
Kathleen Norris, authoress, re
cently said: “The young man who
has nothing to do between 4.00
and 7.00 o’clock in the afternoon
but dance, is not worth the atten
tion of ambitious young women.
Mothers and daughters alike
should oppose the daylight danc
ing.” An editor thus comments:
“It seems to us that the young
man who has anything to do be
tween 4 and 7 in the afternoon, or
during any other daylight hours,
needs to be in bed during hours
of night when most of dancing is
done. We suggest that mothers
and daughters alike ought to op
pose night dancing.”
Saturday last a freight conduct
or on a south bound train detected
a much wanted car breaker in a
coal car, a negro wanted in Atlan
ta, Locust Grove, Stoekbridge and
other places, who had been sev
eral times arrested, but being swift
of foot he usually broke loose
from his captors, took to his heels
ana escaped. The conductor noti
fied Marshal Moseley ahead to be
on hand when his train arrived.
When his train pulled into Stock
bridge the conductor seized the
criminal, but he was too slick for
the train man. The negro broke
loose, jumped out of the coal car
and started down the track on the
side of the train that the marshal
was on, who pulled his gun and
at a distance of 75 steps fired his
first shot at the fleeing thief, and
at about 100 or more steps fired
again. Both shots took effect —
SUNDAY SCHOOL INTEREST
TO THE FRONT IN HENRY
Essay Contest Prizes to Be
Awarded Memorial Day
In the U. D. C. E-sav contest
there were about one hundred
essays written. A piize of $5.00
was awarded to Misses Mary
Weems, Sara Brannan and Lena
Brannati. These prizes will be
delivered Memorial Day. Miss
Mary Weems will read her essay
at this time. Special mention
should be made of two other es
says, one by Miss Avv Bradfield,
of Locust Grove, and Miss Virla
Pattillo, of McDonough.
We thank the teachers for their
hearty co-opoi ition and all the
pupils who took an interest in this
contest.
Mrs. Julia McDonald.
Chairman.
Easter Egg: Hunt.
The U. D. C’s. gave an Easter
Egg liunfon the spacious lawn of
Mrs. E. J. Reagan, Saturday after
noon, March 26, that was a most
enjoyable occasion.
Several hundred eggs were
hidden and the children, about
150, made a grand rush when the
signal was given that the hunt
was on.
After the hunt several prizes
were given those finding the
largest number of eggs.
one in the shoulder and the other
in the thigh, but the negro kept
on running. He gave up to Em
mett Starr back of Mr. Jim High
tower’s house. He was put on a
cot, brought to tne depot and in a
few minutes was on a train bound
for Atlanta, where he was turned
over to the police. The shot
through the shoulder went thru
the upper part of the lung and
proved fatal, the negro dying a
few days after he reached Atlanta.
He was rtgarded as a bad negro,
a car robber, hard to handle, and
was wanted for many crimes.
Wm. G. McAdoo has the follow
ing to say in reference to permit
ing the sale of light wines and
beer. They are words of truth
and soberness:
“Prohibition means prevention.
It does not mean license in any
form. To permit the sale of light
wines and beer is to open a crack |
in the door of prevention; and |
once the crack is open, the door is
wide. It would be impossible to
administer a beer and light wine
law in such manner as to prevent
the gravest abuses.
“I kpow from my experience as
Secretary of the Treasury that no
law which provides for a drink
containing a certain percentage of
alcohol can he successfully enforc
ed. If the law should permit
thousands of breweries and winer
ies to be reopened throughout the
land to manufacture beverages
with a specific alcoholic content,
it would tie impossible to prevent
the manufacture of those bever
ages with a larger percentage of
alcohol than prescribed, or to pre
vent adulteration, after manufac
ture, and the effect would be to
nullify the prohibition amendment.
“Even if the saloon itself were
not reopened, light wines and beer
would be sold at every soda foun
tain, at every lunch counter, and
in every restaurant and hotel. A
large enough chemical plant with
a sufficient force to analyze the al
coholic content of these beverages
could never be provided. It is a
nrtorious fact that drunkards be
gin by drinking light wines and
beer when young; and as the ap
petite grows the desire for strong
er drink is developed. *
“If we turn loose upon the coun
try light and heer, we have
destroyed the prohibition amend
ment and brought back upon hu
manity a curse greater than the
war itself. The greatest victory
ever achieved for helpless women
and children would be thrown to
the winds.”
Ajax, Jr.
$2.00 A YEAR
A Gold Star for this County—
Divisional Meeting Sched
ules—Everybody Attend the
Rallies at Philippi and Delta
Grove Push this Great
Movement for the Youth of
our Land
There seems to be a wave of
Sunday school interest passing
over the whole country. The at
tendance has nearly doubled in
schools in the past six months.
I wonder what the Sunday school
means to you? If the Sunday
school depends on you, what
would become of the Sunday
school? Fathers and mothers let’s
go to Sunday school and carry
our children. Then would your
children and your pastor think it
\ crime to have them stay with
you and hear the sermon?
The Sunday school is the church
and if you do not attend it, you
cannot be a good church member.
Of course there are Providential
reasons sometimes, when you can
not attend both services But as
a rule, most of us can. The church
needs us and we need the church,
so let’s go to Sunday school and
throw our lines into it. We get
out of anything in proportion as
we put into it.
The Sunday school year, accord
ing to the Georgia State Conven
tion year, will be out May 1. Will
Henry county be a Gold Star
county? Yes, we believe so.
There is a meeting scheduled at
Philippi for the Southern Division
on next Sunday afternoon and a
meetiug of the Northern division
at Delta Grove, 2nd Sunday after
noon, and a meeting for the West
ern division for the 3rd Sunday
afternoon. The place of meeting
in Western division will be an
nounced later.
May I say that the Eastern div
ision has made trout line standing.
This is the highest mark of excel
lence. Will the other divisions
pull hard and re-organize, if nec
cessary, to make the Gold Star
standing? T. J. HORTON,
County President.
Foi syth-McDonough
Debate
On Friday evening, March 25,
there was a debate at the school
auditorium between the Forsyth
High School and McDonough High
School. Our speakers for this oc
casion were Miss Ruby Dickson
and Mr. Albert Thrasher.
While the speeches rendered by
the Forsyth debaters were good,
those rendered by Ruby and Albert
were better, was the decision of
Judges Pate, Smalley and Thomas,
of Locust Grove.
Miss Sarah Brannan and Mr. Fel
ton Bowden were the debaters who
spoke in Forsyth the same night.
The judges there rendered their
decision in favor of the Forsyth
I speakers. So there being a tie they
I will have to debate the subject
1 again. Prof. Woodson lias wired
Prof. Hunter that our speakers
would meet them Friday evening
in Jackson and debate the subject
there. So let’s go to Jackson and
enjov this debate. I liked to have
said I know onr boys and girls will
win, but I will wait and tell you
that next week.
