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Georgia Man Wins Gold
Medal and SI,OOO Ptize
For Cotton
J. 0, M. Smith, of Commerce,
Jackson County, Georgiaf cap
tures the gold medal and SIOOO.
Of) cash prize for the largest
vield of lint cotton in the U. S.
for 1919. This prize was one oi
eighteen offered by The Farm
Jjurnai of Philadelphia for the
beat three yields of six important
crops, - coin, wheat, cotton,
oats, alfalfa and potatoes. For
each croo a gold medal and $lO
<9O, a silver meda* and SSOO 00
anti a bronze medal and $250 00
were the prizes for the best
yields. This contest was an
nounced in 1918 at a time when
everyone expected the war to
last well into 1919. The purpose
of the contest was to stimulate
production of these crops which
would help to win the war and
help to feed and clothe the
world after it was over.
Five acres was to be the mini
mum for each entry- Thirteen
states cantured the eighteen
prises. In the cotton contest the
awards were as follows:
Gold Medal and SIOOO.OO to -
J. O. M. Scnitn, of Georgia,
with 1360.29 lbs. of lint cotton
per acre.
Silver Medal and $500.00 to
S. J. White, of Sumter,
Sumter Cos , S. C., with 1197.35
lbs. of lint cotton per acre.
Bionze Medal and $250.00 to—
William Peterson, of Clinton
Simison Cos , N. C., with 1040.
87 lbs. of lint cotton per acre.
Mr. Howard •
Thompson passes
away
A death of unusual sadness oc
curred last Monday evening
just at the close of day, when
Mr. Howard Thompson passed
away at his home at Comer fol
lowing an attact of influenza
pneumonia.
He had been sick for about
ten days and although a speci
men of seemingly perfect phys
ical manhood and having all
that medical skill could do, he
could not withstand the ravages
of this dread disease.
Mr- Thompson was 26 years
of age, a prominent member of
the Presbyterian church, hav
ing been superintendent of the
Sunday School at the time of his
death. Possessing a sunny dis
position and carrying with him
always as his motto: “Live near
to God and treat your fellow
man right," he had endeared
himself to a large circle of
friends.
The funeral was conducted by
liev. Kelley, pastor os Elberton
Presbyterian Church, assisted
by Rev. Bette and Rv. Tyler,
and pastors of Methodist and
Baptist Church of i\wer. In
ferment was at Paoli.
The followrag acted a® pall
bearers: Messers W. A. Rowe,
C. S. ltowe, John Long. Dewitt,
Porterfield, Jim Cioper and
Cliff Mathews The funeral of
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Program fer District Sun
day School Convention
Division No. 3
Place, Providence Church—Date
Sunday, March 14th, 1920.
Sun-time, 2:30 P. M , Song and
Prayer Service ty Providenee
Sunday School,
2:45 P. M. Organized classes
and how they help the Sunday
School -by Prof. J- R Garrett.
3:15 P. M- Methods of Teaching
the Lesson-by Rev. W. E.
Moore
3:40 P M. Hymn.
3:45 P- M.- The Ten Efficiency
or Banner School- Points by
-4:15 P. M.-Measuring the Effi
ciency of the Sunday Sehool by
Marking Them on The Division
Chart
-4:25 P. M. Who Will Pledge to
Get Their School to Put in One
or More of The Banner Scboi 1
Points, Thus Taking a "For
ward Step?”
4:30 Adjourn.
Mrs. Graham Entertains
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One of the first of the Spring
eatertaigments was the pretty
jonquil party given by Mrs. D.
E. Graham this week to the
Fidfclis Class. The hall and par
lor were lovely in their color
note of yellow given bv these
first of Spring blossoms,
At the beginning of the soeial
hour and just before engaging
in an Author’s Contest. Mrs.
Graham presented each guest
with a lovely bock, saying in
her characteristic way, that the
gift was presented before the
contest as she knew we all were
going to toys and she believes
in trewarding for effort and not
for efficiency attained.
Our hostess served a salad
course and grape juice.
Dainty book-marks with
worth while quotations were
the pretty favor of the after
noon.
Notice to 0. E. S.
Davis Chapter
On account of epidemic of
Influenza regular meeting 0.
E. S. Friday is called off.
Mrs. Sims, secretaay.
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* NORCROSS NEWS *
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Although there are several
cases of “flu” vet most of them
are much better.
School hegnn Monday, after
being closed a week, not very
many pupils though on account
of recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarenc* Bennett
spent Saturday nigbt aad Sun
day with Mr. Joe Fitts and
family*
Misses Ina Mae and EjJsoe
Martin spent Friday night
( with their sister, Mrs. Dupree
Seaton
Miss Naomi Davis who has
been quite siek for the past
week is again able to fetke up
her duties in the school room.
Mr. Will Fitts who has a
.position with Bowers Motor Co
ha* moved to Roys ton.
Mf and Mrs. Oscar Fowler
spent Monday night with Mr.
Bud Crow and family.
Mr. ar.u Mrs Joe Tyner spent
Week with relatives newt
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Oglethorpe Loses Two
Fipe Boys
Sad and aching are our hearts
since two of our bright young
lad, just budding into manhood
have been carried away from
us dy the Angel of Death.
"The blossom bloomed bright,
duta worm was below,
The moonlight shown fair
there was blight in the beam,
Sweet whispered the breeze,
but it whispered of wee,
And bitterness flowed in the
soft flowing.”
These boys, Roper Graham
and Walter Colquitt were loving
first cousins and always carrsed
with them a pleasant and we'-
come ?mile, which is so much
needed to brighten this world.of
sadness; but these smiles are no
more. "O Savior, whose mercy
serve in kindness,” thou knew
est best but why didst thou
pluck those tender flowers from
our midst?
No one could Have loved and
understood these boys better
than I did. ©of. side of the im
mediate families, for fww years
each of them went to school to
me. There is no place to look
for boys who are more odediate
and kind and earnest ip school
work, and ever standikg for the
right,
Roper, I have known all of
his life. He wa9 a manly child
ever looking forward in a busi
ness way. when with a child he
was a child, but if with older
persons, regardless of age, he
was contented and enjoyed
their company. Wrong doing
was a horror to him, yet be aL
ways looked on the bright side-
Whatever his task he went a
bout it cheerfully. He was a
friend to all, and everybody
him. now how we miss
him!
Walter, 1 have also known
from childhood but no so inter
mately till I begun teaching at
Union, then and there I learned
him and formed such an ac
quaintance and cor fide cce in
him that nothing could break a
sunder, not even death, how
ever death has separared us
here. Many pleasant days I've
ispent with him which can never
be forgotten. It is true he was
not perfect- and did many
things which I cjuid net ap
prove, but could I let those,
frivolities cover over the better
traits of his character? No
never.
They were boys not angels but
loved the right, i
They are with os n® more in
body, bot their spirit* will ever
liDg'M neap us. They ar-e free
toil and care and strife; new at,
rest io those mansions of srhtch
'w read.
“Thera aFe mansions exempt
ed from sin and from wee, bat
they stand in a region tf neor*
tals ur.trod; them are visions of
joy but they roll not below,
is rest —but it dwells in
the licence of God."
Vl o will ever cherish the
mei .ry of these boys and try
to uir.ui&te the good traits cf
cha. c%r. *
-y a true friend, j
♦
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These toys were my friends
and ever tried to befriend me
they could. They
seemed never to tire of being in
my company, although 1 was
teacher and much older. 1 can
truthfully say that 1 have never
found any one more true and
honest than were these boys.
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