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The Henry County Weekly VOL. XLVII. MEETING GEORGIA AGRICUL TURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES, MACON, AUG. 17-19 Dear Mr. Editor: The annual meeting of the Georgia State Agricultural Society and the Georgia State Horticultur al Society will be held in Macon on August 17,-18-19,1921; and on account of the many important agricultural and financial problems now before the people of our state, we have invited all other agricul tural organizations in Georgia who are interested, also banking or anizations, to attend this meeting, participate in same, and co-operate with our Societies. Among those invited are the following: Shorthorn Breeders, Georgia Breeders, Swine Breeders, Bee- Keepers, Jersey Cattle Club, Dairy and Liye Stock Assn, Apple Grow ers, Georgia Fruit Exchange, Far mers Union, Pecan Growers Melon Flippen Brieflets. On last Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock Mr. Tom Evans and Miss Bell Turner were happily married at the home of Rev. G. T. Sorrells, of Stockbridge. Miss Turner is a popular young lady of Flippen, while Mr. Evans is con nected with the Gate City Manu facturing Co., of Atlanta. After the ceremony they left for their home in Atlanta. We wish for them a long and happy life. Mrs. W. A. Wells, of Atlanta, spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Rowan. Mr. Ralph Owen, of Atlanta, is spending a few days with his grandmother, Mrs. G. W. Owen. Miss Willie Alston Warren, of Florida, spent a few days last week with Miss Annie Lou Johnson. Among those who took a straw ride to Salem last week were Misses Fannie Johnson, Lela John son, Laura Fields, Willie Alston Warren, Annie Lou Jphnson and Cecil Turnerr; Messrs. John Var ner, Clayton Thurston, Marvin Johnson, Norris Bright and Au brey Fannin. Mrs. Bertha Johnson has re turned home, after a two weeks visit to New Orleans. Mr. Crew Fields, of Atlanta, spent the week-end at home. Mr. T. E. Hamilton has added a new front porch to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fannin spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Burch. Miss Nellie Elliott is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. Harp Nash. Mr. Paul Rowan has returned home, after spending two weeks with homefolks. Mr. Lovett Burch has moved his family to Flippen, where he works second trick at the depot. Mr. Marvin Johns'n is spending a few days with his brother at Butler Crossing. Mutt and Jeff. SUBSCRIBE for THE WEEKLY A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to thj Interests of McDonough and Henry County. Growers, Georgia Farm Bureau, Cotton Growers. Knowing that you have the best interests of our agricultural peo ple at heart, 1 take the liberty of requesting you to give this meet ing all the possible, as it will be, possibly, the most im portant meeting, not only from an agricultural standpoint, but to the financial interests of the state as well, ever held in Georgia, as we are in the midst of reconstruction after the world war. Thanking you for any interest you may take in this matter, and for your co-operation in making the meeting a success, I am, with best wishes, Respectfully yours, W. E. Harvin, President Georgia State Agricultural Society. C. L. Sims and Miss Ruby Alvey Married, Christian Parsonage C. L. Sims and Miss Ruby Alvey were married at the parsonage of the First Christian church at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Leroy M. Anderson, pastor of the church, officiating. The bride is the charming daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Alvey and has been prominent in social circles in Breckenridge since com ing to this city more than a year ago. The bridegroom is in the oil business, recently coming from Caddo. The young people will make their home in this city.—Brecken ridge (Texas) Democrat. A Pastor’s Request. Conditions and circumstances entirely beyond control have pre vented the membership of the Mc- Donough Baptist Church enjoy ing the privilege of “giving the hand of church fellowship” to can didates recently baptized. Suffice it to say, the prevalence of mea slesinour city during and following our protracted meeting last spring and the necessary hindrances ac companying that epidemic, added to the enforced absence ot both candidates and their families from regular attendance upon our meet ings, have interfered with our car rying out this delightful and time honored custom. Now, as pastor, let me request these 23 candidates to arrange if possible to attend our services on Sunday morning August 14th. Those who are away or cannot arrange to be with us at that time, will be welcomed later. We hope however, it will suit the convenience of all to be present. Everybody cordially invited. W. W. Arnold, Pastor Camp Ground Hotel. Anyone who wish boarding and rooms not furnished at Shingle roof camp ground hotel may se cure same at $15.00 for two per sons occupying the same room. For further information write W. R. COOK, McDonough, Ga. McDonough, Georgia, Friday, august 12, 1921. A NEW CEMETERY for McDonough Chief of Police, Charles J. Dick son, Changes Fast Spread ing Wilderness Into a Place of Beauty in the City of Its Beloved Dead. So it seems in the beautiful McDonough resting place for its beloved dead. In a once loved spot down in the home state of this scribe where for years the dead were laid to await the resur rection morn many homes had representatives who had lived and moved and had their being for generations. Something out of the ordinary caused a search for records that were kept nowhere else except on the marble tomb stones marking these sacred spots. To this place they went to discov er that the lot had been permitted to be overgrown with weeds, gras ses and scrub oaks. No tomb stone could be found. It was fin ally remembered that a large oak once stood at the head of the grave in question, but the tree had fallen in a storm. After con siderable search had been made one small piece of bark containing a carved initial was located and the grave discovered'all but lost forever to those who had, with loving hands, placed the remains of the old father so many years before. This was in Florida, but it may happen anywhere and to any peo ple who allow themselves to grow careless concerning the spot or the cemetery holding their dead. The wilderness was fast spread ing its area in McDonough till our good chief of police, Charles J. Dickson, caught the idea that something ought to be done to set things aright, and when he reaches a conclusion of this sort it is as good as done. With a gang of workers under his direction the cemetery in this God favored little city was trans formed into a place of beauty. Like the reptiles in the bellicose days of Saint Patrick the ceme tery families of snakes were ousted and the pathways opened for easy walking and safety of anyone wishing to pay a visit to the lots located there. Now, what more should be ex pected of those most directly in terested than to make special ef fort to keep the cemetery in beau tiful shape; flowers on the graves, and thus show both respect for the dead and appreciation for what the living chief of police has done? Let’s co-operate to keep the city clean and attractive in every place where the eye of the public natur ally runs. Very little time and ef fort is necessary to accomplish this and we feel so much better when it is done. A gas or dust cloud has been discovered in the heavens by a Dutch scientist which he esti mates to be twenty billion times greater than the sun. We hope it don’t drop. LOST —One black and tan cas trated hound, name Drum. Find er please notify R. J. Simpson, Mc- Donough, Ga., phone No. 2204, and get reward. THE INCURABLE DELUSION, THE AMAZING SELF-DECEPTION OF OUTLAWED LIQUOR TRAFFIC Among all the varied phases of the Prohibition question, none pre sents a more curious study than the incurable delusion, the amaz ing self deception, of the advo cates of the discredited and out lawed liquor traffic. No human beings have a more contented sense of sophistication, yet no oth ers, assuredly, are so helplessly under the sway of myth and mis information. They declared that passage of the law was impossible up to the very hour of its final enactment and irrevocably proclamation. Thev waited with child-like confi dence to see it canceled by an ex ecutive veto. When that failed, they predicted its nullification by judicial decree. When tlie su preme tribunal of the land upheld the statutes they announced that the decision would be reversed by the court of public opinion. They pictured labor in arms, an incens- The Annual Trustees Meeting at the Court House September 6th On the first Tuesday in Septem ber, at 9:30 o’clock, all the trus tees of the county are urged to meet with the Board of Education at the court house. The Board also invites the patrons to join the trustees and come. One of the school supervisors will address us. Everybody is invited to be present. ResDectfullv, T. J. HORTON, C. S. S. Rocky Creek News. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Nail were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Payne Sunday. Mrs. J. W. Hilley and daughter are visiting in McDonough this week. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Payne mo tored to Atlanta Friday. Misses Bernice and Thelma Hil ley and Ruth Payne have return ed home, after visit near Jackson. A large crowd attended services here Sunday. Mrs. Hutchins family, of College Park, were the week-end guests of her sister, Mrs. John Greer. Rev. Charlie Smith is assisting Rev. Long in the services here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Sears and little daughter, Pauline, attended services here Sunday. The singing given by Mr. and Mrs. John Greer Saturday night was enjoyed by a large crowd. Blue Eyes. Farm For Sale. Seventy-five acres of land, IX miles north of Locust Grove, 1% miles of Locust Grove High School on Macon and Atlanta highway. Good 6-room house, 2 verandas, 2 tenant houses. Good automo bile house, barn and 2 other build ings. For further information, see owner at Locust Grove. MRS. M. P. JOHNSON, ALLEN. ed soldiery repudiating at the polls those who had legislated against the saloon. They talked darkly of uprisings by an outraged pop ulace. of battles for beer, revolu tions for rum. A craven Congress, they said, might obey behests of a few organized fanatics, but the American spirit of “personal liber ty” would not suffer its alcoholic contents to be limited. One after another these predic tions were falsified, but the legend of a widespread sentiment for re vival of the liquor business re mained in complete possesion of their minds. They believed it in the face of the fact that 80 per cent of the country had abolished booze before the national law was passed; they clung to their delu sion while Cohgress on every test reflected an overwhelming and ever-growing demand for effec tive enforcement. Philadelphia North American. South Avenue. Revival services at Bethel church this week. Pastor Sorrells delivered a great sermon to a very attentive con gregation Sunday at 11 o’clock. Services were rained out in the evening. Mr. Robert Milam h»s charge of the song services during the revival. Mrs. Delia Kyle and son, Ralph, of Birmingham Ala., visited her sister, Mrs. Joe Callahan, last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Suttles and daughter, Maud, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore and Homer Jr., of Atlanta, were guests of W. G. Cal laway’s family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howell and Mr. and Mrs. Ollis Bowen, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C- How ell Sunday. Mrs. Lee Cook and children, of Conyers, were guests of relatives here a few days last week. Mrs. T. A. Martin, Roy and Mi ne Martin; Mrs. Hunnicutt, of At lanta, were the spend-the-day guests of Mr. C. W. South’s fami ly Tuesday. Mrs. Henry Moseley and Clar* Bess Moseley were the guests of Mrs. John Bonner Monday. Quite a number of visitors were in the congregation at Bethel Snuday. Those from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Heflm and daughter, Marjorie, of Hog ansyille, Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Carroll and family, of Conyers, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Suttles and daughter, Maud, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Moore, of Atlanta. We were glad to see them all, in fact, we just had a happy home coming very unex pectedly. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Heflin mi daughter, Marjorie, of Hogans ville were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. South. Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Carroll were dinner guents of W. 11. Whitens family Sunday, and Mr. and Mrs. Gorden West, were guests at T.W. Peterman’s. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. King, and Mr. and Mrs. James King were dinner guests of C. W. South’s family Sunday. Busy Bee- $2.00 A YEAR