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i he Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLIX
SHINOLEROOF GAMPMEET
ING WILL (HI TO-NIGHT
The annual campmeeting begins
to-night (Friday) at Shingleroof
and continues for a week. This
is one of the oldest campgrounds
in the state having been organized
at least 98 years ago. The camp
ground property consist of 108
acres of ground and is deeded to
the “members of the Methodist
Church of Henry County” with a
board of trustees to direct the af
fairs of the meetings and to look
after the grounds, arranging tent
ing space and etc. The popularity
of old Shingleroof increases from
year to year and this gives prom
ise of being one of the best years
in her history. Last season there
was 104 families tenting and two
new tents have been erected this
season and still a long list of ap
plicants for tents connot be filled.
Many of our best citizens date
their conversion to the meetings
there.
Rev. J. A. Patridge Pastor of
McDonough and Turners together
with the pastors of the other
Methodist churshes in this countv
have secured a number of preach
ers to help in the meeting, some
of whom is: R. A. Edmonson, of
’Vest Point, H. L. Edmonson, of
iiarnesyille, H. C. Emory, of Dal
ton, with Bishop Warren A. Cand
ler to preach the 11:00 o.clock
sermon on Sunday. Prof. Dick
Boyd, of Atlanta, will lead the
singing with Mr. Twittyas pianist.
THREE HENRI CO. BOYS
TOUR KENTUCKY MTS.
Messrs Albert Thrasher, R. H.
Oglesby and Howard Stansell left
Tuesday for Mamoth Cave Ky.,
where they will camp for a week
or so enjoying the out-door sports
of that section.
This will be an enjoyable trip,
indeed, to the above mentioned
young gentlemen and the Weekly
wish for them the greatest of
pleasure while on their journey
and stay among the mountains of
Kentucky.
AIUIIL TRUSTEES MEETING
At 10:00 o’clock a. in. Ist
Tuesday in September in the
Court house, the Trustees of
the schools of Henry Co. and
as many of the patrons as will
are urged to meet with the
Board of Education.
Dr. M. M. Parks, ex-S. S. S.
and Rev. Geo. 1). Goddard S. S.
Supervisor will address the
audience. Ladies are invited
to he present. These gentle
men are among the greatest
educators of Ga. and you will
miss a treat if you fail to hear
them.
Respectfully,
T. J. Horton, C. S. S.
Notice
Thursday August 30th. is the
day that is set to clean off Bethel
cemetery. Please come every
body that is interested and do
ycur part.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
1. G. M. POWER GOES
10 IRE FIRST NATION
SLJIM OP GRIFFIN
The many friends of Mr. C. M.
Power, the efficient casher of the
Bank of Stockbridge, will regret
to learn that Stockbridge is to lose
this splendid citizen, who goes to
accept the Acting Vice-presidency
of the First National Bank of
Griffin. Through his untiring
efforts and fine business acumen,
Mr. Power, has made the Bank of
Stockbridge one of the most pros
perous ban King institutions in the
rural districts.
Having known Mr. Power in a
business way for many years, the
Henry County Weekly commends
him to the good people of Griffin
as a man of fine business qualifica
tions. The best wishes of the people*
of Henry county attend him in
his new home.
We are pleased to note the
Bank of Stockbridge has procured
the service of Mr. N. R. Hender
son, of Douglasville, as chashier
of that excellent bank. We learn
that Mr. Henderson has hau a
banking experience of eighteen
years. The stockholders are to
be congratulated on having pro
curing his services.
IAI. E. H. SEARCY'S
FAREWELL LETTER
Griffin, Ga., Aug. 15. 1923.
Judge Thomas Brown:
McDonough, Ga.
My Dear Friend;
I was appoint
ed Court Reporter in 1878 at
McDonough by Judge John I.
Hall. Since then I have been
the faithful friend and servant
of your good people: but now
it seems that we are to part,
for which I desire to express
my sorrow, and through you
I wish to convey my sincere
thanks to the Bar of Henry
Superior Court for their courte
cies and kindnesses. During
my long service not a single
word has ever been said to me
that tended in any way to mar
my pleasure and happiness.
It was Your Good Judge E. J.
Reagan, whom I served as
Court Reporter for 12 or 14
years, and our friendship grew
into something more than mere
friendly association —we be
came brothers indeed. God
bless you all, and grant you
success in this life, and a bless
ed inheritance in the life eter
nal.
Sincerely your friend,
W. E. H. Searcy.
Court Reporter.
A GREAT RIG FRIEND AND
A GREAT RIG MELON
Last Friday morning, we looked
down the hall and saw a man
coming with the biggest melon we
have seen this year. This was
our big friend, Marion Pritchett.
Mr. Pritchett is the champion
water melon grower of Henry
county a great big hearted man
and a friend indeed.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday, August 24,1923.
JUDGE THOMAS J. BROWN.
MCDONOUGH MAN,
NAMEOJi SOLICITOR.
Judge Paul Turner appointed
County Court Tudge to Suc
ceed Brown. Ogden Person,
of Forsyth, is Named Judge
of the Flint Circuit.
It is very gratifying to the
people of Henry County to wel
come the appointment of Judge
Thomas J. Brown a native son of
the county, to the Solicitor Gen
eralship of the Flint Circuit, the
same being made vacant bv the
resignation of Col. Emmett Owens
to accept the appointment to the
same office in the newly created
Griffin Circuit. It goes without
saying that Judge Brown is one
of the best lawyers in Georgia,
and is eminantly qualified to fill
the exalted position that a wise
chief executive has bestowed
upon him. He haying practiced
law since 1899 and has been Judge
County Court for the past ten
years, during that time he has
earned the reputation of being
impartial and fearless in the dis
charge of his duty and his friends
predict that he wiil exercise the
same degree ofearnestness that has
characterized his work neretofore.
He is active in the educational
affairs of the county, is at present
chairman board trustees if city
school also served a number of
years as chairman of County
Board of Education. He assumes
his work at once court being in
session at Jackson this week.
The counties composing the Flint
Circuit as reorganized will be,
Henry, Butts, Monroe and Lamar.
The appointment of Judge Paul
Turner, as Judge of the county
court, was a deserved honor, in
view of the fact he has served
the county faithfully both as a
judge and as a soticitor for sever
al terms. Judge Turner’s sterling
QualauCo commends hiiTi to our
people as the man for the place.
The Weekly congratulates the
people of Henry county and those
of the Flint circ -it on the ap
pointment of Judge Ogden Person.
His fine judicial mind renders him
will qualified to presde over our
courts.
Si Quelq’un a~
Tire un Jeune cochon,
Tire sa femme,
Avoir marie,
Fait un discours,
Joint a l’armee.
Derobe une banque,
Achte un foyer doinestique,
Tue un c’nien enrage,
Perdue sa bourse,
Alle pechant,
Rompu son cou,
Se suide,
Se luunce un radio,
Ete an loin,
Retourne a maison,
Mu son burean,
Pris une vacancy,
Ete dans un combat.
N’a pas les obligation d’huile,
Avoir ete riche,
Fait un mauyais peri,—
C’est nouvalles.
L’envoveze le redaeteur.
We will give a translation of the above, next week.
MR. E. D.TOLLESON «C
--‘ CEPTS GOOD POSI
TION IN ATLANTA
Mr. E. D. Tolleson left Monday
for Atlanta where he goes to ac
cept a position as assistant cashier
of the Buick Motor Company. Mr.
Tolleson is one of this towns
leading, and most promiment busi
ness men, and his many friends
here regret to see him leave our
city, and wish him much success.
Mr. Levi Turner and Mr. H. M.
Turner will continue to look after
the enterest of the Tolleson-Tur
ner Company here.
P.JAX JR. GIVES US II
EIVEEI BREEZE FROM
THE GAROLINAS
Editor Weekly: It is my pleas
ure to read every week your ex
cellent paper. It portrays Henry
County on the printed page and
one is informed about what is
going on in your midst when he
reads your Weekly mena.
The writer hears with regret of
the poor outlook for the harvest
of 1923 in Georgia. Last year
this section had about a similar
condition on account of to much
rain. And hence not much was
garnered.
In Eastern Carolina the crop
outlook for this year is very fine.
There are three main crops here:
Tobacco, Cotton and Corn. It is
not often that the seasons are
propilions for each one of these
the same year. But we have such
conditions now. Fine crops of
corn are to be seen all about, cot
ton weed growing luxuriantly, and
tobacco promising an abundant
yield.
Right now is tobacco harvpst
and I have spent ten or twelve
days out among the rurals in a
revival meetings »n August, and
not information rf off the reel
in reference to th Carolina
tobacco. It is interesting to see
how tobacco is harvested and with
your indulgence will give the peo
ple of Henry county some idea of
a tobacco harvest. The value of
a crop of tobacco in this State
mounts up to millions and millions
of dollars.
$1.50 A YEAR
S7O PER ACRE CLEARED
ON WATER MELONS
Mr. H. B. Sandifer, one o%
Henry county’s prominent fanners
grew six acres of melons and
shipped them to Atlanta and clear
ed S7O 00 per acre on them.
A man like that will live if the
boll weevil does eat his cotton.
Henry county can’t be beat
after all.
Tobacco seed are planted in a
bed in February. The plants are
transplanted to the open field in
Aoril.The plants are in cultivation
until late July- Then the bottom
leaves of the stalk are clipped off
as they ripen. A little four-wheel
ed truck is used to run between
the rows on which they load the
leaves. This goes to the tobacco
barn, a large tall structure made
of logs, where it is cured in a heat
from 150 to 170 degrees Fahren
heit. All crevices in the barn are
carefully stopped. The doors are
closed tight and the heat kept up
night and day for four or five
days. It takes about a week to
fill, cure and take out a barn ct
tobacco. Some one is required to
slay at the barn night and day
during the period of drying out
When ready to take out a barn oC
tobacco is worth from $303.00 to
$500.00, according to quality-
Several times in a season the barns
are filled and emptied.
Sometimes a barn cathes on fire
ar\d seve al hundreds dollars
worth of tabecco is quickly con
sumed, which thing happened ire
the neighborhood where 1 was
stopping recently.
The cotton crop right now is
fine and a large yield is in pros
pect. Cotton grows well in this
state, the boll weevil appeared
here last year, more weevils are
here this year and there will be
millions on millions of them next
year. The farmers are tr\ing to
kill some of them, but they will
try harder next year than they
have this year. I induced one
farmer to buy from Troup county,,
Ga., farmer some cotton seed call
ed “Over the Top” cotton. He
; r / f>s\ ’ . ’ * * <£* OA A n Knrh-
DOUgni ZU UUMACAS CU “ Owo.*
cl, he now wishes he had bought
all the cotton seed that he planted
this year of that variety, as he has
the best prospect he has ever had
He recently counted 80 boll and
forms and blooms on a single
stalk. He thinks he will get the
first bale of cotton in Wayne
county this year from the “Over
the Top” seed. He can get $4 00
to $5 00 per bushel for the seed,
which may bring him $1500.00 to
$2,000.00 for the seed alone. The
extra lint of this cotton will bring
a premium in the market.
As to corn it is growing right
along and much corn wall be raised
here, as much has been planted.
' Oats and wheat are also raised
here. Yesterday I saw a fine
field of corn growing oil grounds
| where oats had been first planted.
The corn was waist high, of a rick
green color and a great yield may
be expected.
You tell Canady McWilliams
and Soi Austin, etc., that if thej
want to hunt foxes here’s the
place. A lot of seventeen hunters
and I don’t know how many dogs
came over from Johnson county
while I was out at the meeting*
and caught four foxes in two days,
and left many more to catch later
on. The poultry women cqrnplain
that foxes eat their chickens out
of the yard. It is a ventable para
dise for fox hunters.
Seme more later on,
AJAX, Jr.
