The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, April 01, 1921, Image 1
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.