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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLIX
MRS. J. C. MEL
PASSES «W|ir SUDDENLY
On last Friday evening the
whole community was shocked
and grieved to learn of the sud
den demise of Mrs. J. C. Daniel at
at her home on Covington st.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel had gone
to the tent to attend, the evening
service of the evangelistic meet*
ings that wefe being held by the
Presbyterians, when Mrs. Daniel
became suddenly and violently
ill and lived only a short time
after being removed to her home.
Mrs. Daniel was one of the old
est residents, of McDonough, and
was held in highest esteem by the
whole community. •
Quiet and unobtrusive in dispo
sition, she was content to perform
her duties far from the madding
crowd, seeking neither the ap
plause nor commendation of the
public, but rendering faithful
service unto her Lord and desiring
only his His commendation,
“Thou good and faithful servant
thou hast been faithful over few
things I will make thee ruler over
many things, enter thou into the
joy of thy Lord.”
Uniting with the Baptist church
early in life, she remained a de
vout member to the end. She
trained her childreu up in the nur
ture and admonition of the Lord
and this tender devoted mother
had the joy of seeing her whole
family brought into the kingdom.
A loyal loving companion she
spent a long time and unusually
happy married life, for her home
was her kingdom and there she
reigned a veritable queen. She
was the stay and comfort of her
companion, the wise counseler
and guide of her children, and
the helpful friend of her neighbors
who loved her.
As a star fades into glory
With the rising of the sun,
She has met Him, our Beloved.
The betrayed and nail-pierced
One;
For her ears have heard His
whisper,
As her heart confessed
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And her eyes shall rest forever
On the beauty of His Face.
II CORRECTION
Mr. Editor Henry county Week
ly. Dear sir, please publish the
following: The colored Baptist of
McDonough and Henry countv
wishes to make it known that ineir
pastor and spiritural adviser in
the Person of Rev. Simmons is
absolutely and entirely clear of
, encourageing negro migration to
■the north or east, but is guiltiy of
Dointing out the shame and dis
grace of negro tenants slipping
the white mans mule in the lot,
stealing off when they have been
furnished food and clothing for
which they know that they have
made no settlement. If all the
negroes in Ga. and the south were
of the type of the above named
Simmons, migration of negroes
would cease. Some Pernicious
slanderer and ditch digger has
fauiseiy and maliiciouslv attempt
ed to ci r culate this rumor. Hun
dreds of colored men and women
are ready to testify to the inno
cence of the above named preach
er whom we believe is ready to
say every Black man in Ga. and
the South, let down your buckets
where you are.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to thi Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
ill 1 El. CO. THREW
OFF THE YOKE OF All
"ALL JOnON" CROP
Atlanta, Ga. July 26. The story
of how a Georgia county threw
off the yoke of an “all cotton”
crop ana found in crop diversifica
tion a remedy for the many ills a
too faithful adherence to cotton
had placed upon its farmers, is in
terestingly told in national publi
cations by Will W. Bruner, editor
of the Washington(Ga.) News-
Reporter.
Wilkes county, Georgia, for
more than one hundred years had
been growing cotton to the ex
clusion of almost all other crops.
The result was that the farmers
of Wilkes county prospered only
when cotton was high in price and
were uuder a burden of debt
when the staple became unprofit
able.
Mr. Bruner, in his article, tells
how the Kiwaris olub of Washing
ton, the county seat of Wilks, with
the cooperation of the business
men and bankers of the town and
the progressive farmers of the
county, inaugurated a program of
development for the county which
has had amazing results.
The Kiwanians adopted the
slogon: “Cooperation, square deal,
good will, the cow, the hog, the
hen; a little cotton now and then.
“A better slogan, in the opinion
of state agriculturists, could hard
ly be devised. With the hearty
support of business interests and
farming interests, the Kiwanis
club started to carry out its pro
gram for diversification.
Dairying has been introduced, a
creamery is under construction,
pure-bred eggs have been pur
chased to take the place of ordi
nary kind for settings and a ten
thousand egg hatchery is under
construction. The county had
been producing pure- bred hogs
for a number of years and this
industry hjis been enlarged.
Crops suitable to the land have
been planted to take the place of
so much cotton, and Wilkes coun
ty is seeing daylight ahead and
financial freedom for its farmers
is weli in sight.
As agriculturists here point out,
a splendid example is being set by
the Georgia county for other
counties in the South. What is
possible in one Georgia county is
possible in Almost any county in
other southern states. All that is
needed is, farmer experts say, for
some organization with the de
termination of the Washington,
Ga. Kiwanis club to start the
movement.
Southern farmers are willing,
Georgia agriculturists claim, to
plant less cotton if they can be
shown that it will pay them better
to produce other crops, to add
dairying and hog raising and pro
duca cotton only as a part of their
farming activity.
Notice
Owing to the county wide
Sunday School convention to
be held in McDonough Metho
dist Church Sunday 29th, there
will be no service in Turner’s
church on that day, but all are
urged to attend the all day
services in McDonough and
take advantage of the addresser
of visiting speaker-
Revival Services for Turners
Church are expected to begin
second Sunday in August.
J. A. Partridge
McDONOUGh, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, July 27, 1923.
OBSERVER
Dog days.
Summer time.
Watermelons ripe.
Crops looking line.
Ex Sheriff N. A. Glass is quite
sick.
Singing at Sharon church next
Sunday afternoon.
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Regular monthly session of the
County court next Wednesday.
Revival services will begin at
Salem church next Sunday.
Mr. Joe Rawls is visiting rela
tives near Bethany.
Miss Jessie Carter, of Putman
county, is the guest of relatives
near Bethany.
Mrs. D. T. Mayo and daughter,
of Monroe is the guest of relatives
near McDonough.
Messrs Geo. C. Alexander and
W. D. Tarpley attended services
at Bethany Tuesday.
The annual reunion of the
Rosser family is being held today
at the home of Mrs. Laura Rosser.
J
A number of Henry county
people attended the big Masonic
convention in Jackson Tuesday.
Work has been resumed on the
new Presbyterian church in Mc-
Donough which will soon be
completed.
The Henry County Sunday
School Association will hold its
annual session in McDonough next
Sunday.
PROGRAM
OF
Thp Henry County Sunday School
Convention
To be held at Methodist Church, Sunday July 29th.
Theme: “The New Day in Religious Education."
Morning Session
10:15 Song Service by C. J. Dickson.
10:25 Scripture Reading and Prayer led by S. K. Austin
10:35 The Adult Class in action Dr. J. A. Combs
11:00 Jesus the Master Teacher R. O. Jackson
11:25 Period of Business,
Securing of Records,
Appointment of committees.
11:45 The New Day in Religious Eduaction R. D. Webb
12:15 Miscellaneous Business.
12:35 Adjournment for Dinner at the Church.
(Basket Dinner on the grounds)
Afternoon Session
1:45 Song Service C. J. Dickson
1:55 Scripture Reading and Prayer F. M. Patterson
2:05 Everybody’s Period
(1) One good thing about our school.
By Everybody.
(2) Our Problems, by R. D. Webb.
2:45 Making the School Evangelistic L. D. King
3:10 Reaching and Holding our young People. Miss Irne Alverson
3:40 Period of Business,
Report of County Officers.
Report of Committees.
Place of next meeting.
Award of Banners.
4:00 Adjourn.
n. i ANO M. AA. '
BROWN SHIPS TWO *
CAQLOAfIS OF BEANS
The Continental Packing Com
pany of Macon {has shipped two
cars of butter beans from their
extensive bean farm at Locust
Grove to eastern markets. They
are also extensive raisers of pep
per—in fact they have 400 acres in
this vegetable. They are shipping
a car of beans to day. These
gentlemen are prepared to handle
all local pepper productions. As
they arQ located at Locust Grove,
they will prove a great help to
our farmers in disposing of their
veritable crop.
This farm is conducted by
Messrs R. H. and M. M. Brown
district managers.
Revival sei vices are in progress
at Bethany church this week, be
ing conducted by the Pastor Rev.
I. G. Walker.
Mr. G. W. Nail who resides near
Ola has a seven acre patch of cot
ton in which he is fighting the
boll weevil to a finish. He is us
ing poison and the present pros
pect is now that he is being sue
cessful in the attempt, as you can
not find any weevils in his cotton,
which already has a good crop on
it and it is looking fine.
The reviVal at the Presbyterian
churcli in McDonuugh which has
been in progress for the past two
weeks under the big tent is one
of the best meetings that has been
held in McDonough in years. The
services came to a close Wednes
day evening with several access
ions to the membership of the
church during the meeting.
A number of the farmers in our
countv are quite inthusiastic over
the success they are making in
$1.50 A YEAR
REIIL MEETING
CLOSED WEDNLSDIT
The revival meeting which has
been in progress at the Presby
terian church in McDonough for
the past two weeks came to a
close Wednesday night. There
were several accessions to the
membership of the church, and
there was a deep interest mani
fested, not only by the Presby
terian church but by the people
of the entire town. The member
ship of the Methodist and Baptist
churches joined heart and hand
in the services and it was one of
the best services that has ever
been in our town. Tne business
houses of the town closed every
afternoon during the services, and
it was indeed a great meeting.
Among those who united with the
membership of the church, was
Judge E. J. Reagan, of our citv
who is one of the best, and lead
ing lawyers of the state, and in
lining himself with the church
work, means that he will be a
power and prominent factor in
the religeous realm, as he is a
man who is strong in his -*onvic
thns on any subject, ard he will
be a strong man in his church.
Rev. R. M. Stimson, pastor of
the Gordon Street Church in At
lanta did the preaching which
was highly enjoyed. Song service
was in charge of Prof. W. R. Buhler
an evangelist singer, of Jackson
ville, Fla. Paster L. D, King
worked hard for the success of
the meeting, gave every body of
every name and order a cordial
invitation to the services and the
people of our town are to be con
gratulated upon having such able
men in our midst.
fighting the boll weevil, and if
they are successful this year, some
of them are already planning to
enter more extensively into rais
ing cotton next year, while there
are others that are quitting alto
gether the cultivation of cotton
after this year.
The murdpr nf Mr 0 A. Pitt
man 70 sears of age at Pittmans
Ferry in Butts county last week
w*s one of the most horrible kill
ings that has ever occurred in the
state. It is to be hoped that swift
justice will be done to the guilty
party or parties who prepetrated
this dirty and dastardly deed.
The meeting of the Eastern
Division of the Henry County
Sunday school Association has
been postpored indefiitely and
will not be held now until after
the new officers which will be
elected at the county convention
in McDonough next Sunday, take
charge. The Division Meetin was
to have been held at Snapping
Shoals church but it has been
postponed.
There were fourteen letters
from regular correspondents in
different parts of the county in
the last issue ot the Weekly which
is a fine showing for our county
paper and Observer just wants to
rise up and say to all of our broth
ers and sister correspondents to
just pull the throttle wide open
and give the people the best coun
ty paper that we have ever had.