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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR
The Formation of Peach
County Has Been Defeated
Marks Unprecedented Vie
tory Over Constitutional
Amendment
With not yet all the counties
heard from late on Thursday
evening, there lemsining yeta
few small counties from swhich
returns cannot be gotten, the
fact is assured that the people of
Georgia, by popular vote, have
repudiated the act of the legisla
ture by killing the Constitutional
Amendment which otherwise
would haye meant the formation
of Peach county from the terri
tory and citizenship of Houston
and Macon counties.
Probably never before, in the
history of Georgia, was such a
fight waged, pro and con, and
the whole circumference cf the
state was stirred to an activity
that brought out a vote for and
against the measure that bespoke
a wide interest. :
At this time a state-wide count
of the votes of the counties heard
from gives an opposition against
the act of 5,000 votes and the
viectory is fully conceded, not
only by the state press at large,
but by the people of Fort Valley
and vicinity as well, who fought
8o yaliantly and tirelessly for its
passage. & =
Most gracefully have they ac
cepted -the defeat of their pet
measure and most gracefully have
the people of Houston and Macon
counties taken their proffered
hands in in friendship with the
honest resolve of all concerned
to live and love and lakor as true
neighbors for a more pleasant,
prosperous and progressive com
men country.
It was a bitter fight on both
sides and to the untiring efforts
of the good citizens of Houston
and Macon counties, men, Wwo
men, boys and girls, isdue the
yictory that came out of seeming
chaos. e |
Quite a crowd of Perry and
Houston county were in Monte
zuma and Oglethorpe on yester
day evening, their cars decorat
ed in bunting and flowers, flags
flying and sirens sounding, their
voices raised in ovation for the
heip that had been accorded them
by Macon county.
Fort Valley has bcen heard
from and it is most probable, as
the arrangements, are in the
making, that two big barbecues
will be giver, one by the people
of that place to which the citizen
ship of these two counties will be
invited and one by these two
counties to which the citizenship
of Fort Valley and adjacent terri
tory will come as our guests of
honor. : :
Secure From Fire--- -
But you are secured from going ‘‘broke’’
after the fire if your property is properly
insured. . i
Others consider it better to pay a little for
- insurance than to lose a lot by fire. How
. about you? % e .
I represent the most reliable Companies of
America. 7
. T. C. THARP,
- Leesburg., - Georgia.
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Additional Prizes
‘ At Albany Fair
In last weeks paper we failed
to get in all the prizes awarded
to Lee county at the Albany Fair
and are as follows: _
Ist, Okra, R. L. Newsome.
2nd, Okra, . L. Newsome.
2nd, Cabbage, F. M. Norton.
Ist, Tomatces, R. L. Newsome.
2nd, Large Pepper, R. L.
Heath. e
Ist, Small pepper, A. W. God
win.
Ist; Carrots, J. G. Pruett.
Ist, Honey in Conb, M. W.
Bryan.
Ist, Home Cured Meats pro
duects, Mrs. A. W. Godwin.
Ist, Pecans, A. M. Winn.
2nd, Figs, L. D. Hays.
" 3rd, Figs, E. B. Lee.
2nd, Jap Persimmons, W. P.
Bullard, ~
3rd, Jap Persimmons, Filmore
MecMath. - .
2nd, Pears, Miss Alice Long.
3rd, Pears, W. D. Lane.
2nd, Ga-Cane Syrup, Geo.
Searcy. , .
2nd, Black I Peas, G. H. Lara
more.
WALLACE—FORRESTER
Miss Jewell Wallace and Mr.
Joe K. Forrester, of this place
‘were united in marriagé by the
Rev. Budd, at the -Methodist
parsonage, in Albany, Thursday
night st 8:30 -o’clock. Messrs
Reid Arnold and E 1.. Forres
ter accompanied the couple to
Albany and witnessed the cere
-mony.
Miss Wallace is a popular and
charming young lady and is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
‘Wallace.
Mr. Forrester.i3 in the mer
eantile business here and has a
bright future ahead. He was
raised in Leesburg and has
many friends throughout the
county.
The happy couple are now at
home to to their friends at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
lLyons.
The Journal joins their many
lfriends in wishing them a long
and happy married life.
WOMAN’S WAY
Man wants but little here below,
He isn’t hard to please;
But woman, bless her little soul,
Wants everything she sees;
Age comes to every man,
But fate is kind to woman fair,
For when she begins to grey,
She then blondines her hair.
Leesburg, Lee County Ga., Friday NOVEMBER 10, 1922
VOTES FOR GOUNTY COMMISSIONRS
“AND COUNTY CHAIRMAN
IN TUESAYS E—I]E_(.]TION WHICH
IS AS FOLLOWS:
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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T M DALI oK ccinanseaansal 245
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O R AN il e T
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FOR CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER
™~@. H. Laramore, Received.._.._........212 Votes
3. S. Pryor, Received...... .............48 Votes
J. L. Wilkerson, Received....__...._....16 Votes
J. M. Cannon, Received.__..._........ .93 Votes
TR PO . i aidun iet T
Mrs. H. B. Stovall
Wins Ford Car
Mrs. H. B. Stovall, of Lees
burg, won the Ford car which
was given away by the Chero-
Cola Bottling Co., at Dawson,
last Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Stovall was in Dawson at the
time and seemed to be very proud
of the car which was a Ford
touring. Several other prizes
were piven away but this was
the only one by a Leesburg per
gon :
Cotton Ginned To
October 18th, 1922
The department of Commerce,
through the Bureau of Census,
announces the preliminary report
of cotton-ginned in Georgia, for
the crops of 1922 and 1921. The
total for this state was made pub
lic at 10 a. m., Wednesday, Octo
ber 25th.
Quanities are running bales,
counting round as half bales and
linters not included.
The total in the state ginned to
Oct. 25th was 569,241, as com
pared with 636,830 last year. i
Church Services Sunday
The people of Leesburg are
invited to attend services Sunday
at the Presbyterian church. The
Baptist who are erecting a new
#hurch will hold their services
there instead of the school audi
torium. A cordial welcome awaits
you.
-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
e ke
Hunting License.
The open season for squirrels
opens October Ist and to be on” the
safe side be sure and get your
license.. You can get them at any
time.
D. M. MELVIN,
; : Game Warden.
That The Clay
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Deposits Sufficient
to Supply Needs
g
~ of the Nation
That the Georgia clay deposits
are sufficient to supply the needs of
the nation for generations to came,
and that there are glowing opportu-
Inities in he development of these
mineral resources: is the statement
\of Dr. R. T. Stull, Chief Ceramist,
!United States Bureau of, Mines, who
| is perhaps the leading ceramiomrm
'expert of America. Dr. Stull is
quoted to this effect in' & statement
’by President Winburn of the Cen
tral of Georgia Railway, published
elsewhere in this paper-
The Central of Georgia Railway
has beeh engaged for the past eigh
teen months in a series of compre
hensive tests of Georgia clays, in co
: operation with ‘the United States]
!govemmeflt. The object of the rail
‘way was to ascertain facts upori{
;which a program of development
might be based. The tests were con
ducted at the Ceramic Station of the
Wnited States Bureau of Mines and
im rous manufacturing plants
and potteries. The work is still in
progress but enough hase been done
lo establish the fact tsat Georgia
kaolins can compete in the industries
with the English china clays, now so
largely imported:
The availability of the bauxitic
clays in this section, for the manu-‘
facture of fire brick of high quality
has also been demonstrated. Largel
deposits of these bauxitic clays have
recently been discovered- It is aiti
cipated that as the result of this in
vestigation production will be largely
increased. ‘
The present value of Georgia's
mineral products is in exéess of
$13,000,000 per annum, approximate
ly 385% of which is in brick and clay
products, - a f
President Winburn says that the
Central of Georgia Railway is en
gaged in his work in keeping with
its policy of being “a good eitizen
and a helpful neighbor” beleiving
that it has an obligaion to aid in the
development -of the country it tra
verses. ; x %
Pamphlets describing the govern
ment tests may be obtained by ap
plication to J- M. Mallory, Gen=ral
Industrial Agent, Central of Geor
zia Railway, Savannah, Georgia.
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Helpfu! Thought for Today,
What you must do at first through
force of character you will later be
able to do through force of habit.—
Boston Transcript, ;
Lee Superior Court
; . . .
in Session This Week
The November term of Lee
Superior Court has been§:n ses
-B'on here the entire week. On ac
count of sickness, Judge Little
john, was unable to be here, but
in his stead, Judge W. V. Custer,
of the Albany Circuit held court
on Monday and Tuesday and on
Wednesday he changed places
with Judge Wm. C. Worrill, of
the Patula Circuit, who was hold
ing court at Cuthbert, Solicitor
General Jule Felton has been look
ing after the States interest.
Several important cases, both
civil and eriminal have been dis
posed of,
The Grand Jury completed their
work and adjourned Thursday
evening. :
Recital at School
Auditorium Friday
| Evening
The Expression pupils of Miss
Mildred Greene and the Music
pupils of Miss Charlie Mae Cross
will give a Symphony Recital at
the School Auditorium, on Fri
day evening, at 7,30 o’clock,
Noyembor 17th.
There will be no charges and
the public is cordially invited to
attend, ¢ |
—)— ; ‘
But Quarry Sometimes Scarce.
The open season for job hunting is
twelve months long.—Boston Tran
seript. 2
R. H. FORRESTER, Agent
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANGE CO.
. ASSETS $952,632,139.00 ‘
~ Protect Your Family
WITH A' GOOD INSURANCE
o poley.
Armistice Day
: ‘I Flanders fields, the poppies blow, 5 :
Batween the crosses, row on row, : 5
That marks our place; and in the sky i
The larks, still brave singing, fly—
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead, short days ago .
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, 3
: Loved and were loved; and now we iie
In Flanders fields, : 54
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‘ TAN ; .. ‘
We close on Armistice Day in commenoration of the
day that closed the greatest war the world has ever
known. We are proud of ““OUR BOYS’ and the great
part they played “‘over there’’ in making the world safe
for democracy.
Nothing is too good for those who went bravely to
the front. We feel the greatest sympathy for those who
~ lost their loved ones, and those who lie in Flanders fields
are sacred and dear tous.
BANK OF LEESBURG,
G.A.NESBIT, PRESIDENT O.W.STATHAM, VICE-PRESIDENT
5 T. C. THARP, CASHIER, ;
Call Meeting of
Parent-Teachers
Association
The Parent-Teachers Associa
tion will have a call meeting Tues
day afternoon at 3 o’clock sharp
at Auditorium, to attend to spe
eial business, please oome.
The school grade having most
number of mothers, daddies and
yisitors representing it, at the
meeting will he awarded a pie
ture for their school room.
Mrs. W. C. RUTLAND,
Press Reporter, »‘
‘ " THANKS TO THE VOTERS
I take this method of thanking
the voters of Lee count , both
ladies and Gentlemen, for their
vote in the election on Tuesday
for County Commissioner and
County Chairman of our good
county. I cannotin words tell
you just how much I appreciate
what you did for me and I will
make every effort to serve you
and make you a good officer. I
made a clean race and one which
lam proud of. Again thanking
you, I am, '
Very Respectfully,
G. H. LARAMORE.
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| The Cruel and Unusual,
~ “Ruskin treated Lady Millais when
phe was Mrs. Ruskin abominably. Hae
was not brutal, he never reproved her.
But he kept a diary, and every Monday
morning he had her up before him and
read her a list of all her misdemeanors
for every day in the past week.’—
'Ftom “The Whistler Journai,” by B
R. and J. Pennell,
Number 38