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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR
THOMAS E. WATSON
Though the spark of life in
that magnetic and magnanimous
character, Thomas E. Watson,
Junior Senator from Georgia,
had burned low and for some
time had threatened extinction,
yet when the -news was' flashed
throughout the eountry that he
was dead, an abject sorrow was
created in the hearts of a state
and country ‘who could naught
but admire his characteristies of
magnetism, ability and leader
ship. :
True. Mr. Watson had many
political enemies, men with whom
he was not aligned in thought
and sense .of governmental af
fairs, men who, in these matters
were allied against the prineiples
that he advocated, yet to these
came the shock of the passing of
a staunch character and they re
ceived the news with a true sense
of regret and sympathy.
He was essentially a fighter,
though he fought in theopen for
hia conyictions of right unto his
constituents, always with a fair
ness and an impartiality that
stirred even the admiration of
those whom he fought.
No man in Georgia or America
has written more history with an
accuraney of equilibrium; no man
has helped to earve, plan and
‘make more history than has he,
and it is a fitting tribute .to his
‘memory and his - ability, built
through an almost self-education,
‘that he added to the literature of
not only America, but that he
also wrote . his masterpieces in
French history that is being
taught in the schools of that
country.
‘Regardless of whether we con
ceded toall his views, weadmired
him-and the veil of sorrow at his
going has been spread upon us.
Peace tothe ashes of Thomias
E. Watson, the ‘‘Sage of Mec-
Duffie’’ whose physical being
never became too weak for his
yoice to be heard in thunder
tones in defensk of and for the
betterment of his people.
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(ity Court to Convene
" Third Monday
The City Court of Leesburg
will convene on the third Monday
in October and -quite a lot of
casees iBS on the calendar for
trial —mostly civic cases.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS
There are quite a number of
our subseribers who have not yet
paid their subscription for this
year and we trust that you will
make it convenient to call and
settle same while attending
City Courtor Superior Court. We
are very thankful to those who
‘have been paying-us recently.
Secure From Fire---
But you are secured from -going “broke’’
after the fire if your property is properly
« insured. v ; _
« Others consider it better to pay a little for
insurance than to lose a lot by fire. How
_about you? :
1 represent the most reliable Companies of
- America.
" T.C. THARP,
' Leesburg, - Georgia.
Work Started On |
New Baptist Church
Old Building is Torn Down
And Modern New Brick
Stracture to be Located
On Same Site.
Monday morning a crew of
hands began work of tearing the
old wooden Baptist church away
which was erected 35 years ago
and within a few short months
Leesburg will have a church of
‘which we will all be proud.
The new building is tobe of
brick and will be larger than the
old one and will be located on the
same site. On last Sunday night
the last service to be held in the
old church was conducted by Mr.
R. H. Forreéster and seyeral in
teresting talks were made by
members of the church, which
was very interesting to those
present.
It was decided at the meeting
Sunday night to hold the church
services and Sunday School in the
High School Auditorium until the
new building is completed. ‘
WANTED
“ A good two horse farm on some
good public road with good house
and water on shares by a good far
mer. Would hke to have place
where vou can raize hogs.and cattle.
For information sec J. P. Horne, at
Journal Office. i a
Automobile Goes
Over Embankment
~ on Dixie Highway
An Overland car driven by a
traveling salesman made the
loop-the-loop on the Dixie High
way, one mile North of Leesburg,
Monday night about 7:30 o’clock
but the driver was not hurt. The
driver was unable to say just
what caused the car to leave the
highway and go over the em
bankment which was about 5 or
6 feet lower than the main high
way. The damage to the car
was slight.only” the top being
badly torn up. !
Egg Hatch in Eight Hours
I'lie average required tohatcha
fly’s egg iseight hours. A female will
lay about 600 eggs in 2months.
&Th(,{y breed with startling rapidity
and are” a deadly menace to your
health. Destroy flies! Wipe them
;out everywhere! ‘Use Royal Guaran
tecd Fly Destroyer. $3.00 per gal
‘lon, with sprayer free. Sold and
guaranteed by '
W. S. Hancock Drug Co.
| ' (Advertisement_.)
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i To prevent a cold take 666.
Leeshurg, Lee County Ga., Friday SEPTEMBER 29, 1922
, BY FRANK L. STANTON
Max and me were talking about the good old times in Lee, :
Where the folks are just as happy as the Lord would have'em be,
An’ Tasked him 'bout the fellers that I knew long years before,
At the old Pine Box headquarters, down at Burton’s Grocery store.
An’ Max says: They’re all a living ‘cept it may be two or three,
Fer they are mighty slow at dyin’ in them Cotton lands o’ lee!
An’ the good times that you're talkin’ bout there havin’ of ‘em still,
An' the the Whippoorwills are singin’ long the road to Well’s Mill.
Tho cotton fields are shinin’ just as wonderful and white,
Like the Lord had snowod ‘em over from the heavens in the night!
An’ the corn is jest a wavin’ of its green an twinkling blades! :
An’ the wind is whistlin’ thru it like it called the old Brigades! '
The same greenmills and valleys where you seen the soft stars beam! '
The men the same fine fellers, an the women like a dream!
The,same sweet bells a ringin’ from the steeples standin’ high,
Their happy halielujahs to the windows o' the sky.
Come down, says Max, an see us an them same old skies O’ blue!
I’w purty sure the whippoorwill have got a song fer you. |
An’ as fer them mocking birds, why bless your soul they siug
Like winter dream’d forever of the kisses o’ the spring.
Thats jest the way he talked it, that evening there with me.
ill I felt iy eyes a mistin’ and.my heart went back to Lee,
An’ I sorter fell a dreamin’ of the old sweet skies an’ bright, ’
~ An’ the meadows said Good Mornin, when the darkness said Gondnight.
Electric: Power To
Take Place of Coal
~ Middle aged persons of today
used to smile at talk to the ef
fect that the saloon was passing.
Then they giggled over reports
that the cart horse was disap
pearing from the streets. Now
they will be ha-haing, it is pre
sumed, when they are told that
the dayis probably near when
coal will be no more than so
much waste.
It may be recalled that an in
ventor generally arises when he
is needed, and this coal situation
has brought about a condition
that makes necessity paramount
on the fuel question. The recur
fing nuisance of strike and dear
fuel are rapidiy paging that elec
trie wizard who will heat homes
economically by merely pressing
a button.
Turn a screw and one -gas
plant puts fuel into the stoves of
countless homes and thousands
of kitchens. Turn a spigit and
from one supply gushes the-water
from thousapds upon thousands
of peuple every day and night.
Thousands of persons every
morning brown their toast or
make their coffee electrically. It
is only a step from a toaster big
enough to supply ones breakfast
'wants, and one of sufficient power
to heat ones entire house and do
it more economically, than itijs
‘done now with high-priced coal.
Peanuts Coming in Fast
Lee County probably raises
more peanuts than any other
county in Georgia. The crop this
year seems to be good and the
peanut market opened last week
here at $70.00 per ton, but we
are informed that they are off
now. The farmers managed to
get in quite a lot on the $70.00
market. -
Another Jewish
i _Holiday
Beginning Sunday eveping,
Oct. Ist, and continuing through
Monday, Oct. 2nd, the Jewish
Holiday called Yom-Kippur will
be observed throughout the land
as a day of prayer and fasting and
our Jew stores will be closed on
account of this holiday.
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- We Do the best of work. Why
\g(» elsewhere.
NOTICE
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To The Public.
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I can be found at the following
places on dates named below for the
purpoze of colleting State & County
taxes for the year 1922 I will be at
I.eesburg on all other dates:
CHOKEE
Oct. 3rd=—Chokee Court House.
Oct. 31—J. T. Hooks.
Nov. 28—W. M., Laramore Store.
PALMYRA DISTRICT. :
Oct. 11—James Brothers Store.
Nov, 7—S. M. Cocke.
Nov, 30—Robt. Heaths Store at
Century.
~ REDBONE DISTRICT.
Oct. 17—S8. M. Stocks Store.
Nov. 15—Philema.
Dec. 5—E. J. Stocks Store.
SMITHVILLE DISTRICT.
Oct. 25—Smithille, Ga. |
Nov. 23—Smithville, Ga. |
Dec. 18—Smithville, Ga.
R. R. GREEN, Tax Collector
To The Public of
-~ Smithville and
b . 8
Vicinity.
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We wish to announce that we are
at thig time one year old in _the
Market business and at present do
ing a good business, We sell every
thing in the Market Line and at
prices reasonable enough foranybody
Western Beef; Choice cuts 25¢ Ib.
Choice Cuts Native Beef 25¢ per Ib.
Sliced Ham, 45¢ per Ib. w
Whele Ham, 35¢ per Ib.
Breakfast Bacon 35 and 40¢ per 1b
Beat Cornfield Cheese 30¢ per Ib.
Boiled Ham Sliced 70¢ per Ib.
Pure Gold Creamery Butter 50c Ib.
All kinds of Sausage, Fish and Oys
ters in Season. B. F. Christie’s is
the place. Clean and Sanitary and
Satisfaction is our ‘*MOTTO.”’
-PECANS
WANTED—To buy your seed
ling and paper shell pecans, new
crop only, cash market price paid
for them. Submit samples as
soon as gathered, stating approx
imate amount you will have.
MILLS-McCORMACK
CANDY COMPANY
ALBANY, GEORGIA.
JOB PRINTING—We are now
prépared to do your job work.
IJudge\ George of Dooly
Urged to be Candidate
Former Supreme Court
Justice Will Make No
Sort of Statement Until
After Funeral.
VIENNA, Ga., Sept. 27.—
Pressure is being brought to bear
on Judge W. F. George, of Dooly
iCounty, formerly of the Supreme
‘Court and the Court of Appeals,
to seek the senatorship made
vacant by the death of Senator
'Thomas E. Watson.
It became known today that
}letters and telegrams and long
distance telephone messages have
been pouring in here all day urg
ing Judge George to seek the
‘appointment.
Judge George, however, re
fuses to make any statement
whatever until after the funeral
of Thomas E. Watson.
Judge George resigned from
the Supreme Court bench and
returned to private life here on
January 1, last.
Sawmill Destroyed By
Fire Tuesday Night
A sawmill located near Mr. J.
M. Cannons place and owned by
Mr. H. C. Leverett was totally
desiroyed by fire Tuesday night
about 7:30 o’clock. The crew
had only left the mill about an
hour before and left no signs of
of fire, but it is supposed that
sparks had lodged -on the shed
over the mill and this was the
cause. - 3
Mr. Leverett carried no insur-:
ance on the property and the loss
falls heavy on him. l
Railroad Crossing
Accidents Reduced
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 26.—1 n a
statement today the Central of
Georgia Rdilroad announced that
as a result of one month’s yigor
ous campaigning for the ‘‘cross
crossing cautiously’’ practice,
grade crossing accidents along
its lines were reduced 77 per cent.
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Bought Tires for Rats
H. H. Johnson says,’‘Rats gnaw
ed right through the fabrick of a
new $3O tire while my car was in
the garage. Thanks “to Royal
Guaranteed Rat Paste, I won’t have
to buy any more tires for rats.’’ Rats
do terrific damage to property. They
menace your health! 'Royal Guaran
teed -Rat Paste pors destroy them,
925¢i& 50c tubes. Sold and guaran
teed by
} ~ W. 8. Hanpcock Drua Co.
(Adyertisement.)
R. H. FORRESTER, Agent
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE GO,
ASSETS $9fl52,632,139.00
Protect Your Family
WITH A GOOD INSURANCE
POLICY." & -
The Rural School’s
Mission
The special mission of the
rural school should be to
promote an inspiring and enthu
siastic view of couniry life. Ic
must make the children enjoy
and love rural scenes. It must
implant in the child mind at an
early age the fundamental ideas
of rural industry. It must make
young folks feel that there are
good opportunities for business
success, comfort, and enjoyment
in a country town,
This is not said from any sel
fiish desire to build up Leesburg
by denying young people their
right to go into greater * centers
if that is really their best course
There are some having excep
tional gifts, who can not find
scope for their peculiar talents
in a small place. The- country
town always gives up generously
those who seem to belong to the
larger world, andit helps fit them
for wider spheres orf activity.
But at least 90 per cent of the
country young people have no
such extraordinary gifts. If they
quit their homes, they do so be
cause they are dazzled by ecity
propaganda and false glitter.
They will only be hangers on
around the big show. Country
life offers them far more if they
will fit for it right.
All sociologist say that too
many of the American people
drift to the cities. They over
crowd the mechanical trades,
creating long periods of unem
ployment. The country is out of
balance, and the cities are top
heavy and congested with people
who are living in an artificial and
costly way.
The rural school teacher should
be % missionary and a salesman,
who should try to convart young
people to the benefits of country
life, and sell its advantages to
them, '
Church Services
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 o’clock p.m, every
Sunday. 5
W. M. U. Monday afternoon fol
lowing 2nd and 4th Sundays.
Mid Week Prayer Service and
Choir Practice Wednesday evening
7 o’clock. ]
Methodigt—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.
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