The new era. (Jeffersonville, Ga.) 1929-1929, October 25, 1929, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextThe New Era Official Organ Twiggs County and City of Jeffersonville Charles C. McCrory, Editor and Publisher Mrs. C. C. McCrory, - Associate Editor PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Entered at the post office in Jeffersonville, Georgia, as second class mail matter, under Act of Congress, March 3rd, 1879. Subscription $1.50 Per Year In Advance Advertising rates furnished npon request. Obituaries, Resolutions of Respect, Cards of Thanks, Etc., one-half cent per word, cash with copy. FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 25, 1929. On Monday October the twenty-eighth there will be in Savannah a big co-operative agricultural meeting, bring ing together representatives from 100 counties. This is to be a most significant meeting; with prominent speakers, and a larger delegation is expected. Cessman Larsen in 'bis; recent peech here said the farmers must organize in or der to receive government aid. Ye Editor and family spent the week-end at Macon and Ellaville and saw many won derful and interesting things, among them the elegant plant of Wesleyan college, the large and magnificent Mul-; berry Street Methodise church and its Sunday school class of over one hundred men, the ; fine acts of the Rodeo, expert trapeze performers and the brilliant fireworks at the State 1 Exposition. But one of the sights which gave most encouragement to our hearts we saw after we । crossed the Twiggs county, line on our return home. This 1 was a beautiful field in which< the soil had been freshly ploughed and was being made 1 ready for the sowing of grain.। May our farmers sow, enough grain to at least sup-, ply their own needs. 1 I local Views (By Miss Daisy Whitehurst) J 1 Messrs. S. E. Jones, D. S. Faulk, 1 H.G. Faulk, J. I. Newby, Henry 1 Myrick, Ira King and A. V. White 1 attended the 12th annual meeting 1 of the Georgia Fox Hunters' Asso- 1 ciation held at Wayside last week. Mrs. Tommie Wall spent several „ days of this week in Macon, having gone up to attend the funeral of Mrs. H. V. Phillips, who died sud denly at her home at Cross Keys last Sunday. Mrs. Phillips formerly ; resided in this county. < Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Chambers of 1 Macon w tre week-end guests at the 1 home of dr. and Mts. W. T. Wall, : Th<t merous friends of Mayor' W. M.\.hitehurst are glad to learn that he is able to be out again after being confined to his home for a few days with a cold. The many friends of Mrs. J. V. Harrell are grieved to learn that she has been confined to her home for sometime due to illness. Friends of Mrs. Lucy Wall are pleased to learn that she is better after being ill for several days with malaria. Mrs. W. J. Gallemore is spending several days at Jewel where she was called on account of illness of her uncle there. A dozen fresh eggs or a pound of fresh butter will be accepted on subscriptions once or twice a week. I ^ Home lean fy ^ Dunlap Give »tea 6x^6 day again Ln July, , jBaU duunond gleaming as stick as a mt; Jiome Joifcs ad there and the score six to six? Eta of the tenth and the feme team to ted. Jltch me a drop again right in the groove, Ch let me Jeec the gaicß seat- stirring thrift j&owrt to the heart of the hatter atoxe When he connects with the swiftfail. Gt me steal second and third fy a hair 3ly on to home anal my ran, win Ikegame, Jfome folks all rawing a hallahzloc Starting and whc&xxg and catting »ty name. Owe me afolace on the home team again. ffovn. to the urchins whogday in the street: N Give me the joruise gs the home town, again 7 has no honor as cle^o or as sweet. e %prs.Gtt&Com,limented l^y 9?? rs. Methvin Wednesday afternoon one of the most enjoyable social events of the fall season was the party at which Mrs. Dick Methvin entertained in honor of her cousin, Mrs. Morris Hill of Ellaville, who is her guest. The home was attractively deco rated with bowls and baskets of bright marigolds, witches, orange and black spooks and other Hal lowe'en symbols were used. Small orange and black crepe baskets con taining candies were placed on the tables where the games of heart-dice were played, Mrs. Dick Harrison was the winner in this game which brought forth much merriment; she was presented with a box con taining a huge lolly-pop of orange color. At the conclusion of the games the tables were overlaid with black covers on which could be seen laughing pumpkins. Mrs. R. B. Norris and Miss Cordelia White assisted the hostess in serving a most tempting meat course with hot coffee. Those invited to meet Mrs. Hill on this occasion were: Mesdames Will Wall, W. M. Whitaker, W. E. Jones) W. H. McCrary, Bill Faulk, R. A. Harrison, T. J. Faulk, C. C McCrory, Morgan Whitehurst, G. W. Methvin, John Jones, Marvin Bass, Pirt Mercer, Dudley Shan non and Mrs. Grady Powell of Frostproof, Fla. Zone Meeting at Beech Springs Is a Success The meeting of the Jeffersonville Zone of the Methodist Missionary societies which was held at Beech Spring was well attended. The talks made by Mrs. Nunn and Mrs. Stew art were very much enjoyed and encouraged all present. The ladies of the local auxiliary furnished good music. At the noon hour a very appetizing plate lunch was served. OUR BIG MONEY = SAVING SALE STARTS SATURDAY, OCT. 26 VATCH For Our BIG CIRCULAR and BE SURE to be HERE EARLY H. V. JACKSON JEFFERSONVILLE, GEORGIA THE NEW ERA, JEFFERSONVILLE, GA. 9^rs. Whitehurst Honors Guests A lovely social event of Saturday was the luncheon given by Mrs. James Whitehurst at her home on Magnolia street in honor of her two visiters, Mrs. Francis Stewart and Mrs. Guy Anderson, of Gray. The Whitehurst home was at tractively decorated with dahlias, the color scheme of pinl< and yellow predominating in the decorations. An advertising contest afforded much pleasure for the guests when they arrived. In this Mrs. Bill Faulk won the prize. At one o'clock a delicious four course luncheon was served, after which heart-dice was enjoyed until late in the afternoon. Assisting Mrs. Whitehurst in en tertaining were Mrs. R. B. Norris and Miss Carrie McCallum. Those invited to this delightful affair were: Mesdames W. E. Jones, T. J. Faulk, R. A. Harrison, G. W. Methvin, Ellen Wall, Morgan Whitehurst, Marvin Bass, R. A. Rozier, John Jones, W. H. McCrary, Bill Faulk, Dud Shannon, James Shannon, C. C. McCrory, Billy Harrell, Francis /Stewart and Guy Anderson of Gray, Mrs. Grady Powell of Frostproof, Fla. and Mrs. R. A. Smith of Jacksonville, Fla. Twiggs Co. Gifts Win Several Prizes at 3air Twiggs County Club Girls won several prizes at the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta and the Georgia State Exposition in Atlanta They won third place in both commu nity exhibits and won sixth place for Girls Club display. The Worth While Club won ninth place for Women's Clul Elnora McGe_, Johnnie Thomp son, Carrie Bartlett, Corrie Belle Grace and Julia Porter each won individual prizes. Many favorable comments were made on the Educational Exhibit put on by Twiggs County Demon stration Council in home improve ment. To the Editor of The Telegraph: In your Saturday issue, we find, among the articles advertised by stores boasting of their "ownership and control by Macon men", treTdr= lowing: Canadian rutabagas, Virginia cabbage, New York apples, California fruits, Arkansas rice, New York celery, etc. Doubtless, also, your readers are familiar with the following terms: Maryland tomatoes, Florida lettuce, Texas onions, Michigan beans, Tennessee eggs, Kansas City beef and Kansas City lamb, which last would probably cost less under its original name of Georgia goat. I could continue this list along other lines, such as wearing apparel, but I am interested primarily in farm products. How long has it been since Macon, or those claiming the right to speak for Macon, first be gan to tell the farmer that he must diversify in order to remain in business? And is there any old-timer in the congreration who can re member when, if ever, Macon or those who claim to speak for Macon, have made a serious effort to help the farmer remain in business? Daily the hue and cry goes up that the culti vation of cotton has impoverished the Georgia farmer and that to continue growing it is com mercial suicide. And I have added my small voice to the general hubbub. To what end? The farmer is no fool. He sees and has seen ex actly where he stands. But he is between the devil and the deep sea. He must grow some thing. He knows he can make money from foodstuff crops, if he can sell them. On the other hand, he knows he can get rid of his cotton, even if he cannot get a great deal for it. Macon is afflicted with an advanced case of the "cant's"—you can't do this, that or the other. For instance: The apple is one of my favorite fruits, and I missed it greatly when I came to Macon some years ago. On inquiry, I found that "you can't raise apples in Middle Georgia." This surprised me, but I took it for granted that my informant knew, since he had 97fyrich 97/tW Mr. S. G. Mercer, of Athens, spent the week end here as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mercer. Mr. and Mrs. C. Bennett, of Jef fersonville, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Kitchings last Sunday afternoon. Miss Ruth Kitchins, who has been ill, is able to attend school again this week. Mrs. B. M. Kitchings and chil dren, Mary Louise and Doris Mer cer, attended the Fair in Macon last Saturday. Messrs. Hardy and Adams, of Milledgeville, were visitors here last Sunday. Messrs. Raymond Curtis and I Ralph Mercer attended the Fair Saturday night. ')^rs. Malcom Cuter tainsWorthWhileClub Mrs. J. H. Balcom was hostess to the Worth While club at her home on Wednesday afternoon at their regular monthly meeting. This meeting ending the years program the following officers were elected: Miss Lois Gettys, President; Mrs. W. E. Jones, Vice-president; Miss Iris Jones, Secretary and Treasurer. "Georgia" was selected as the general subject for the year. The Worth While Club has of fered a scholarship to Camp Wil kins to the Twiggs High school girl for the best garden. At the close of the meeting a delicious salad course with hot cof fee was served Miss Frances Lowe, H. D. A. of Bibb county will be present at next meeting and talk of flowers and their value. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Young Woman's Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet at the church Tuesday after noon at 3:30. The P.-T. A. will have their an nual stunt night at Twiggs High school Friday nigh*, Nov. Bth. Those in charge of this enter tainment would be glad for all the schools and clubs of the county to assist in the program by giving some special stunt. Let everybody come out and en joy the fun. ^he Georgia Warmer (Reprinted by Courtesy of Macon Daily Telegraph) Milliards , P.-T. A. MEETS -The October meeting of the Par • ent-Teacher association was held at the school Thursday, tl, with Mrs. . M. G. Boland presiding. I Mrs. S. H. Ramey had charge of r the program, which was most en jovable. Mrs. J. M. Boyd gave a very instructive talk on health, fea ।turing principally points on pre venting diseases in children. It was voted that a pantry show - er be, given in November for the - school for the purpose of providing 1 a hot dish once or twice a week during the winter to supplement f the child's lunch brought from t home. At the close of the meeting re freshments wer^served. This meet ing was well attended. r Mr. McGee of the bus : ness Men's Evangelistic club of Macon, filled the pulpit at Beech Spring church Sunday morning. ^ Rev. and Mrs. I. C. G. Rabun left recently to make their home in Macon. Friends regret their leaving ' this vicinity. r [ Quite a number of our people at tended the fair last week in Macon. s Miss Mary Jane Laine, who is t attending the Middle Georgia A. ; & M. college, spent the week-end ; .with homefolk. ' Miss Grace Hendry left last week for Dublin where she is to teach in • the Laurens county public schools. The first lecture of a series on 1 Parent Education and Child De velopment was given by Miss Cer- L tie Reynolds of the State College last Wednesday at the school. There was an unusually good number f present to hear Miss Reynolds. : Mrs. Dan Bullard spent several I days last week in Macon with rela tives. I Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Johns ton and Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston of Macon were guests last week-end [ of the family of W. W. Johnston. Macon Daily Telegraph and The New Era, both for one year, for $6.25. Let us have your subscription. MERCY! Customer—"l don't like these pic tures. They don't do me justice." Photographer — "Justice? Lady, what you want is mercy."—The South ern Field. I The sun is still shining. spent his life here. Wholly by accident, I dis covered on the farm of Mr. Harris, at Bradley, Ga., an orchard of assorted apple trees—Grimes Golden, York Imperial, etc., and though I have eaten apples in New York, the "apple state", and have enjoyed them in the famous orchards of Western Maryland, the apples on Mr. Harris' farm were as fine as any I have ever seen. Also, one of my own neighbors, at Dry Branch, has apples on his place—not a commercial or chard, but enough to show that it can be done. I have been told by the manager of one of Macon's largest chain of stores that Iceberg lettuce "can't" be grown in Georgia—yet I have seen Iceberg lettuce growing and heading up, too, within 18 miles of the courthouse. When I attempted some experiments last year with small fruits, I was gravely warned that I was wasting my money, because you "can't" grow strawberries in this section. Yet I personally grew strawberries, as you know, of a fine quality, many of which measured an inch in diameter and an inch and a half from cap to tip. Why does the fact that an article has been shipped from another state make it better in quality or enhance Its desirability? Why is there nothing grown in Georgia, in the opinion of Georgians, fit to eat, with the possible ex ception of barbecue? An onion grower of Ma con (name on request) told me that he had grown a large number of Prizetaker onions, and that he found it impossible to dispose of more than 10 bushels of them in Macon. He had to ship them North. Later, he found that some of his onions had returned to Macon and were finding a ready sale. Why will our patriotic citizens spout about the Empire State of the South—and insist upon Maryland tomatoes? Why will they drivel and melt almost to tears over the grand old commonwealth of Georgia— and maintain that the only real celery grown comes from Florida? Please tell me. Dry Branch, Ga. It's easy to own an ATWATER KENT SCREEN-GRID RADIO on these liberal terms $1 JLV down 12 Months to Pay DISTANCE with clearness and in volume is what you get with a new Atwater Kent Screen-Grid Radio and an Electro-Dynamic Speaker... and tone quality unsurpassed! Two compact table models and two beautiful console cab inet models to choose from . . . priced at completely-in stalled figures. A down-pay ment of only $lO, the balance as low as $11.50 a month for the Model 55. See the new Atwater Kent Screen-Grid Radios today. Don't miss the things that are "on the air"! Georgia POWER COMPANY A Citizen Wherever We Serve HONOR ROLL The following have paid their subscriptions to this paper thereby helping us to publish a good county paper. C. F. Gibbs, Gordon, Ga. S. C. Jones, R. 4. America seeks the maximum de velopment of nobility and righteous ness in each individual, A. P. FERGUSON.