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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR
Your Church
ol .
Affiliation.
Do you go to church every Sun
day. If you do or even donot, this
is a reminder that you should go,
and go unto the church of your
«strictest choice, whether it be Bap
tist, Methodist, Presbyterian, TLu
theran, Episcopalian or any other
church not herein mentioned, for it
ig a duty that man ow:s unto God,
his Creator, to pay just tribute unto
whom that tribute is due and to
humbly and honestly bow in cordial
gratitude and praise forl fe, strength
and those pleasures that are derived
from living on the plane which He
created for our dweliing place.
“The heavcns declare the glory
of God and the firmament showeth
His handiwork. Day unto day
uttereth speech and night unto night
showeth knowledge,”’—thus sang
the sweet singer of Israel, David, a
man after God’s own heart, the
truth of which, at some time, is
felt burning within the soul of every
human being.
True it is that we “‘live and have
our being,”’ bnt unto whom must
we look, whom must we serve, fora
perpetuation of those beatitudes that
“are-ours? We should be a nation of
7 church goers.y for there, regardless
of our denomination affiliation, we
find that sweet recompense that but
can and does ever lead onward and
upward, even unto the throne of
Him whose kingdom but rezounds
with sweetest and softest joys and
that is eternal, even beyond our
conception of infinity. ;
Go to chureh, take part in the
worship, even though it be but the
breathing of a silent prayer or the
jssuance of a word of praise, for we
are God’s people and Heand the joys
of His kingdom are owrs for a sub
missive spirit and a contrite heart.
Ladies Aid Society
To Give Shower.
The Tadies Aid Society of the
Methedist church invite their friends
to a miscellazeous show for the
parsonage to be given at the home
of Mrs J. W. Lyons, Friday P. M.
June 28, at 4 ’clock.
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ONALYY
Our S ice to F
This bank has been a consistent friend of the Farmers :
of Southwest Georgia. It has extended them accommoda
tions to enable them to buy their fertilizers and make
' their cro;fi, it has assisted them in marketing their crops
and it has furniched them a safe and convenient place in
which to deposit the moneys which their harvests have
yielded them.
Just now we offer special service to Watermelon,
Cantaloupe and Peach Growers. We can handle your
drafts to all markets and give you-every banking service
that will expedite the marketing of your erops. ;
If your returns from these crops should leave you
more money than you have a presént need for, you will
find it safe and profitable to deposit it in our Savings
Department and let it eatn you interest at the rate of
A% per annum.
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED
Caiti First National Bank
ALBANY, GEORGIA
eTST e S Sy S FET ¥ FIRST R RS SRR R
CARBON PAPER AND TYPEWRITER RIBBONS.
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Georgia College Athlete
.
~ Making Good.
The old idea that if a boy played
ball and entered heartily into athle
tie sports, he thereby curtailed his
chances of a moral or business
career, has become obsolete, and it
is now a recognized fact that de
velopment of brain and brawn go
hand-in-hand and that the one is
truly essential aud a prime factorin
the development of the other. As
a proof of this we would refer you
to Albert Staton, All-Southern fool
bail plager and one of the best
known members of the Golden
Tornado of Georgia Tech, has de
cided to becomea foreign missionary
and will go to Brazil next year to
teach in a Methodist mission school
there.
Ravking high in every phase of
stadent activity during the four
years he has been a student at
Georgia Tech, Al Staton has become
one of Tech's most picturesque
characters. He hag been a member
of the varsity football and basket
ba!l teams every year at Tech and i
the only man who has ever heen
sclected for the composite All |
Southern football team in two posi
tions, at end and tackle. }
He has alsy beer. a leader in his
class work, and tiel for first honorsl
in the senior class this year. with
O-car Davis, another All-Seuthern
football player He will remain at
Teeh next year for post-graduate
study and will take special work al‘
Emory University to prepare for
his missionary duties. He has
acted as assistant secretary of the
Y. M. C. A, and has taken an
active part in the Bible clases at
Lech and on the Georgia Tech
gospel team.
Al Staton is ason of the late John
. Staton, for many years assistant
postmaster of Atlanta. Heis mar
vied end his wife will accompany‘
him to Brazil next year. He will
have charge of the science depart
ment of Granberry Coilege, a mis
sionary school of the Methodist
church at Juiz de Fora, about 200
miles from Rio de Janiero, and will
also do missionary work among
the natives outside the college.
Leeshurg, Lee County Ga., Friday JUNE 16, 1922
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Protracted Meeting To
~ Start At Methodist
Church Sunday.
The people of Leesburg will have
the y @ sure of attending another
good protracted meeting which be
gins at the Methodist church here
Sunday. Rev. J. H. Stanford whe
conducted the services at the Union
Meeting nere last epring will do the
preaching. He isan able preacher
and the people will turn out and
give him a good erowd and a gr at
deal of good will no' doubt be d(—'-‘
rived from the meeting. |
Leesburg Wins
From All Star
Atheletic Club
The All Star Atheletic Club, a
base ball team composed of girls
played here on Wednesday after
noon and was defeated by the lLees
burg team by a score of 14 to 7.
The girls did not put up much of a
game,
Church Services in
Leesburg
Baptist—J. H. Wyatt, Pastor.
Preaching 2nd, and 4th Sundays
Morning and Evening.
Sunday School 10 o’clock a. m.
B. Y. P. U. 6 v’clock p.m. every
Sunday.
W. M. U. Monday afternoon fol
lowing 2nd aud 4th Sundays.
Mid Week Prayer Service and
Choir Practice Wednesday. evening
7 o’clock,
Methodist—J. D. Snyder, Pastor.
Preaching 3rd Sunday, morning
ard evening.
| Sunday School 10 o’clock every
Sunday.
Presbyterian—Rev. Grille, Pastor.
Preaching Ist Sunday morning
and evening.
Sunday School 10 o’clock every
Sunday.
We Do the best of work. Why
go elsewhere.
How Fast Are
, e
You Driving!
Of eourse we arve living in a - fast
age, the age of “uei there’’ as
gquickly as you can, which is airight
iwhcn it does rot endanger life,
limb or property, though this in
clination has so far led a part of our
pnpui:\cc from the path of thought
fulness of andsafety for others that
it has been necessary for the law
makers to insert a clause in the
Motor Vehicle Law regulating the
speed at which a person, within the
law, can glide over the beautiful and
entrancing roads of Georgia. |
Also it is incumbent upon lhei
officials of the state and town to see
that this law is observed, e¢lse there
will be a death toll that is even
more appalling than the one that is
now being - registered from reckless
driving, and as we have stated be
fore, the local officers are deter
mined that it must stop and are
behind the statement that enforce
ment is in order,
The law says: “*No person shall
operate a motor vehicle or maotor
cyele upon any public street or
highway at a speed that is greater
than reasonable and safe, and not
to exceed a speed of 30 miles an
hour having due regard for the
width, grade, character, traflic and
common use of street or highway;
or oas to endanger life, limb or
property in any respect whatever.”’
“Upon approaching any inter
secting highway, bridge, railway
crossing, dam, sharp curve dugway
or deceut, or in traversing such in
tersecting highway, bridge, railway
crossing, dam, sharp curve, dugway
or descent, the operator of a motor
vehicle or motoreycle shall at all
times haye said vehicle under im
mediate control and shall not operate
said vehicle at a greater speed than
ten miles per hour.”’
Upon approaching or passing any
person walking in the roadway,
traveling any strect or highway, or
any horse or any other draft animal
being led, driven or ridden thereo:,
or upon any bridge, or crossing at
intersectiag of public streetsor high
wavs the operator of a motor vehicle
or motoreycle shall at all times have
the same under immediate control,
and if such animal appears to be
frightened, orif the person in charge
thereof shall signal by raising his
hand or calling, the agerator chall
‘immediatel_v stop his vehicle If
traveling in the opposite direction,
the operator shali hold his vehicle
stationary, until such animal shall
have had reasonable time to pass
by: and, if traveling in the same
direction he shall use reasonable
preeaution in order to avoid frighten
ing the animal or causing accident,
and in approaching or passing such
animal, the operator shall not use
exhaust, cut-out of his vehicle, or
cauge any other unnecessary noise.”’
“*No person operaling a nmtnr‘
vehicle or motoreycle upon a public
street or highway within this state,
shall drive the siume past the rear
step of any street car, inter-urban
or any other passenger train, in
said street or highbway, while the
same i 8 standing still for the pur
pose of taking on or letting off
pasgengers to or from such car or
train.”’
City Tax Notice.
The books for giving in city tox
arenow open. If you have not
made your returns yet do so atonce
and save yourself of being double
taxed. The city clerks office isin
Stovall Yeoman Lyons Co. Store.
R, H, FORRESTER,
| Clerk and Treas.
Leesburg Fine
o)t
School Facilities.
(I'rom Adel News, June 2,)
It was the writer's good fortune
to be invited to Leeshurg, Ga., to
preach the Commencement ser
mon last Friday, The =ervices
were held in the wew school build
ing. Itis about their new schoul;
building I write. Tam convinexd
that the people of that town and
community have sct the people of
that scction of tha state an unpre
cedented example. The building
is magnificent from every stand
point. Particular care was taken
with reference to the lighting and
ventilation. The auditorium is
commodious and elegantly furnish
ed. All the class rooms have the
very best modern equipment. The
total cost of the building was ap
proximately Sixty Thousand Dol
lars. It is indeed the pride of the
community. All of the people are
proud of it and about all you hear
is, how can we make a still bet
ter school for our boys and girls.
"l‘lwy are putting emphasis upon
the education of their children
and are doing everything possi
ble to give them the best. The
school during the past year has
made progres: under the eflicient
management of ’rof. Folds, the
Superintendent and his corps of
teachers, . The truestees of the
School are live, wide awake men
who are giyving their time and
talent to its upbuilding. I could
not close this little letier of com
mendation of these good people and
their echcol without mentioning
Hon. Pinkney Powell, the
County School Superintendent. Mr,
Powell is a brother of our own Mr.
J. A. 1. Powell. Leesburg and Lee
county has one of the most faithful
and eflicient Superintendents in
(teorgia. Under his leadership and
initiative Lee county has two of the
mout beautiful school buildings to
be found in Georgia. The other'
school Luildings has been complet
ed at Smithyille. The people be
lieve in Mr Powell and are follow
ing his leadership along these lives. |
My prediction is, that if Mr. I'o\\'cll'
continties in this oflice, he will putl
J. E. Johnson and W. L.Thompson
Proptietots,
We are prepared to all kinds of Blacksmith Work
on Buggies, Wagons, Log Carts, Plow Tools and
i fact we can fix anything made of wood or iron.
Horse Shoeing a Specialty.
Shop Near Stovali and Yeomans Grist Mill.
One of the best farms in Lee County,
400 actes high state cultivation, gray
and red pebbly land, well im
proved, $5000.00 home, 1-2 mile R.R.
3:ltion=—Good Terms
See R. R. Forrester
: Lz2esburg, eorgia
DRAGGING RIVER.
Efforts Being Made to Lo
. cate Bodies of Mize
And Owen.
Americus, Ga., June 16.—Large
numbers of Americus people aided
today in the search of Flint River
for the bodies of Arthur. Mize and
oy Owen, who were drowned there
yesterday, Early tonight, however
no trace of either body had been
found, Sorrow occasioned by the
death of Mize was emphasized to
day when five of his principal com
petitors in business here carried
brief memorials to him in their
advertisements. Two firms devoted
their entire space to expressions of
sympathy for the Mize and Owean
families, all praising the high plane
upon which Mize’s business was
conducted.
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Thanks To Ladies.
Unecle Gus Newsome our old negro
who has been sick for some time
wishes to thank the white folks of
our town for the kindnes extended
to him since he has been sick.
Uncle Gus is one of tht old time
negroes and appreciates what the
people do for him.
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Road Tax Notice.
All parties subject to Road Tax
are hereby notified that same are
now due and that I have been ap
pointed Road Tax Collector for the
leesburg, Red Bone and Palmyra
Districts. Please” settle same as
catly as possible.
D M. MELVIN,
Road Tax Collector.
old Lee county at the front in
things educational,
My visit to this school and com=
munity was mdst pleasant., I was
greatly ingpired and left them only
praying that God’s blessings would
continue to be upon them,
J. H. Stanford.
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