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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR
It Was A Bad Day
For Bullfighters In
. Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 13.—
Rudolf Gaonaand Jaun Silveti,
twin Babe Ruths of the bull ring
of ace bullfighters, were severely
disarranged in their Sunday con
tests and Itudolf probably -will
dine off the mantlepiece for some
little time. ‘
While entertaining the first
bull of the afternoon, -prepara
tory to the dissolution thereof,
Senor Gaona had the misfortune
to snag his arm on the right
handle bar of his adyersary. The
toro then violated the ethics of
ring by spearing Senor Gaona
astern as the latter scratched
gravel toward the gate.
Sevor Silveti’s right hand was
spiked by the fourth bull, so he
killed it. e
Both toreadors will be indis
posed for some time.
Barbecue Tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Pope en
tertained most delightfully at a
barbecue given at Mr. Popes’
sawmill site Friday night. A
large and most appreciative
assembly of the hosts friends
were present who all repo‘t a
most enjoyable occasion. Barbe
cue, hash, oysters any style and
fish were in abundarce, which
was most thoroughly enjoyed by
all. .
At seven-forty all present voted
Mr. and Mrs. Pope the host
hospitable of hosts, the cue then
sbroke up all coming to town to
go to the band concert at the
auditorium.
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 v’clock p.m. every
Sunday.
W. M. U. Menday afternoon fol
lowing 2nd and 4th Sundays. S
Mid Week Prayer Service and
Choir Practice’ Wednesday evening
7 o’clock. ¢
Methodiet—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.
Buffalo Milk Rich in Butter ' ¢t.
The Asiatic buffalo Is a very' .dlua
ble animal, its milk - containing three
and a half times as much butter fat
as that of the cow.
Secure From Fire--- i
But you are secured from going ‘‘broke’”’
after the fire if your property is properly
insured. : .
. Others consider it better to pay a little for
g insurance than to lose a 107.,'j§)y fire. How
. about you? #
I represent the most reliable Companiesof
America. . .
T. C. THARP,
Leesburg, - Georgia.
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MARSHALL BASS. -
His Small Sons Cling to
Him While Body Is
Lowered. ‘
Condemned Murderer Shows Emo
tion For First Time.
DLIBLIN, Ga., Nov. 15.—Visib
iy moved for the first time
since he was incarcerated, Mar
shall Baas, condemned to die on
January 5, for the murder of his
wife, wept openly and unres
trainedly when he was taken, as
an act of kindness to him, to
witness the burial of his mother,
Mrs. Wesley Bass, who has cared
for his children since he k’lled
his wife.
The funeral was held at Snow
Hill Church, and Bass was taken
there by Sheriff L. F. Watson.
Bass was visibly affected by
the funeral and wept bitterly
throughout the service. Since the
death of his wife, for which he
is under sentence, his two small
boys, now aged seven and four,
have been residing with his par
ents, and were the especial char
ges of his mother. With Bass in
the shadow of the gallows and ne
ray of hope present, there was
nothing but sorrow at this fune
ral. .
The condemned man embraced
his two small sons, who clung to
him, while tears ran down his
cheeks and members of the fam
ily gathered around him. It was
a funeral the like of which Lau
rens County has not seen.
Added to the sorrow of his
mother’s death, there came to
Bass the realization that it was
probably the last time he would
ever see the fields and woods, the
creeks and swamps of his county,
again, and probably the last ride
he would take before he was car
ried to his own lastresting place.
Sorrow added to sorrow marked
this funeral, and for- the first
time since his his incarceration in
jail Bass was deeply moved.
-PECANS
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WANTED—To buy your seed:
ling and paper shell pecans, new
crop only, cash market price paid
for them. Submit samples as
soon ag gathered, stating approx
imate amount you will have.
MILLS-McCORMACK
- CANDY COMPANY
: ALBANY, GEORGIA
Leesburg, Lee County Ga., Fridlay NOVEMBER 17, 1922
Planting the Tree
~ on Arbor Day
December the First is the day
set for the annual planting of
!trees in the state of Georgia; for
this reason it is called Arbor Day.
Arbor day was first observed in
1865; and was started as an an
nual custom in the State of
Nebraska in 1874. By 1890 thirty
five states had adopted it. Now
practically every state and terri
tory in the United States cele
brate it; some as legal holiday,
and others as a school holiday.
The exact date varies; in the
south, it isin early winter; in the
middle states, late winter; and
in the north it is early spring.
The observence of this day is
in accord with the enactment of
the Legislature, and is celebrated
by public-minded, nature-loving
people; especially the women’s
organizations,and school teachers
and children, often with cere
monies.
From the earliest times, it has
been man’s instinet to seek pro
tection from trees; and civiliza
tion has not caused him to aban
don the idea. They are a protec
tion in the time cold, in the time
of heat, in the time of drouth,
and also in the time of flood.
" But how many of our people
really know how to select and
iplant a tree with the assurante
‘that it will furnish shade and
beauty for the next generation?
lT_he following are a few brief.
directions for the Arbor Day
tree-planter:
Assuming that it is to be used
for the school, church, or home.
yard, deciduous trees are more
desirable than evergreens.
Among which one may choose
the Water oak, Syeamore, Red
oak, White oak, Lombardy pop
lar, Red elm, Maple and Beech,
hickory_or the Pecan. Choose a
;straight, upright, vigorous trée,
‘that measures from one to three
inches in diameter six inches
from the ground. The smaller
the tree the protection will be
necessary after planting, and the
longer che time before it will
make much shade. Dig the tree
with as large root-system as
practicable, letting as many of
the small roots remain as possi
ble. Do not mechanicdlly injure
the roots by breaking, splitting
or knocking the bark off, and of
course never let them become
dry. The hole should be big
enough to let the tree set two
inches deeper than it was before
\ . o
1t was dug, without bending or
twisting the roots; and large
enough to let the lateral roots
keep their natural position with
out crowding. Place the tree in
the hole as if it were a living
thing, and not throw it in as you
would an iron post. Wtile it is
being held upright in the center
of the hole, sprinkled fine well
pulverized soil oyer the roots,
making it firm around the roots
with general pressure of the foot.
Do not allow rocks, clods, sticks
or any thing that would cause
larger air spaces, to comein con
tact with the roots; but don’t
neglect to pack the soil closely
around them. When the hole is
almost full, pack the soil firmly,
then quit: leaving a mound of
fine unpacked soil four inches
deep over the whole root-system.
Rich, soil should be used to fill
the hole, but avoid letting strong
‘manure come in contact with the
roots of * the tree. After it has
‘been get, cut the top back in pro
portion to the amount that the
! o o v
roots were cut, while it was being
dug.
| For a tree to do well you should
Play at Smithville
School Auditorium
A play will be presented'ft the
Smithville High School Auditor
jum, on Friday night, November
24th, under the auspices of the
Parent-Teacher Association of
that place. The title of the play
to be presented is ‘‘Beyond Par
don or Countess of Lynn,”” Ad
mission will be 20c and 35¢ and
will be well worth the price be
sides this money will be used for
Educational purposes and every
one should try and attend. ‘]
Clean Up Campaign
The ‘City Fathers are now
having some good work done on
our streets and putting them in
first class shape for the winter_‘
Lets join hands with them and
clean up our town. Our health‘
and the health of our neighbors
demand it. Have a general
clean up day and don’t let noth
ing go undone, Clean the pig
pens, the cow lots, the back yards
and the surface toilet. It is
customary to have a clean .up.
week in the spring but since our
streets are being so nicely work
ed lets clean up eyerything and
have a more beautiful town.
HENRY E. RAY
Mr. Henry E. Ray, a promin
ent farmer of Red Bone District,
died at his home Sunday night
after a short illness. The re
mains were carried to Charing,
Georgia on Monday for burial.
Smithville High
School Gives Play
Smithville High School Auditorium
Friday Nov. 24, 1922
The Smithvillet Dramatic Club
IN
The Beautiful Drama in Five Acts.
Beyond Pardon or Countess of Lynn
Cast of Characters
Sir Lionel Rydal, Leon Jones
Earl of Lynn, E. L. Simpson
Squire Gordon, J. E. Pinkston
Chancy Prattle.} :
James, Frank Childers
Bennette,
Little Gordon, Curtis Wilkerson
Countess of Lynn,
- Mrs. E. E. Wilkerson
Ellinor Rydal, Annie Lunsford
Duchess of Kene, ) |
Rose, % Lois Hautman
Bridget O’Toole, :
Lady Gay Prattle, Susie Cowart
Lacy Vilters, | Lorfhe Wilkerson
Annette, f !
Mre. Squire Gordon, ;
f Susie Luntford
Littie Blossom, KEula Lee Kirven
At L,
I would this dayiwould never end.
Act 2,
Master you have killed her.
& Act 3. |
I forgive him, I forgive him
Act 4. : ]
Come back the truth-has come at
last. ;
Act 5. :
T.o late it is all over. -
Performance begins 7:30
Admission 20 & 35¢.
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choose one from a seil similar to
that upon which you expect the
tree to grow. For example: do
not go to the river bottom to get
‘9 tree to plant on a red hill-side.
The first aim is to get the tree
to LIVE, the next 1s to make it
GROW.
: J. G. WOODRUF,
- Asst. Horticulturist.
ELEVEN SHARE IN
AMERICUS ESTATE
Heirs of Murdered Man to Divide
Equally $20,000
KILLED ON HARDBOILED HILL
Crime Surrounding Death of Re
| cluse Still Mystery.
AMERICUS, Ga., Nov. 15.—
Eleven heirs will share in the
distribution of the estate of W.
H. Scarborough, recluse, who
was murdered in his store on
Hardboiled Hill, near Americus,
a year ago. The estate was valu
ed at $20,000, and the heirsare a
Mrs. Weinman, of Macon; Mrs.
Mcrgan Stevens, of Americus;
Mrs. Hamp Stevens, of Ellaville;
Sidney Scarborough, of Annis
ton, Ala., and Sidney Scarbor
ough’s five children. |
All will inherit equally, under
a decision rendered by the Su-'i
preme Court of Georgia today.
No one has ever been arrested
for the murder of Scarborough,
the crime remaining a mystery.
Climate and Deafness.
It 18 curlous to note how deaf
mutism varies in different countries.
In Switzerland, for instance, owing to
the prevalence of cretinism, 245 per
100,000 of the inhabitants suffer from
it, whereas the general average among
European countries is 79, and in the
United States, 68, per 100,000.
R. H. FORRESTER, Agent
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANGE GO,
ASSETS $952,632,139.00
Protect Your Family
WITH A GOOD INSURANCE
POLICY.
The Set of the Sail
. “One ship drives east, another west
With the self same winds that blow;
‘Pig the set of the sails
And not the gales, ; 3
Which decides the way we go.”’—Anon.
Are you drifting with the wind;>or have you got
your sails set for a goal? It is easy to drift with the
wind or tide but it takes will and energy to reacha goal.
We can take advantage of the gale if we will set
. our sails of energy, determination and thrift. And
though we may be tossed about by reveres and discour
"agement, each one we overcome will make us just that
_much stronger and- better equipped to mount tfi\next
obstacle, '
Are you getting ahéad financially, or are you drift
ing with the wind? There’is no half way measures, for
"if you are not getting ahead you are falling back every
day you let pass without increasing your resources
We feel an interest in f'rou and want to see you get
ahead. Set your sails and let us help you reach the
goal. It is our purpose to give you the very best there
is in banking, to give you all the encouragement possible
and assist you in every way we can. R
BANK OF LEESBURG,
G.A.NESBIT, PRESIDENT O.W.STATHAM, VICE-PRESIDENT
. T. C. THARP, CASHIER. - i
Leesburg tobe
Distributing Point
For Electric Power
Work on the power lines of the
Georgia-Alabama Power Co., has
already started in earnest. The
first lines to be erected will be
the line from Leesburg to Ameri
cus by way of Smithville and
when this is completed the line
from here to Albany will be re
built. We have been informed
that this place will probably be
the distributing point for all the
lines in this section. A tower
line will be built from here to
’Albany and steel towers will be
used, ~The line from here to
‘Americus will be steel poles and
also theline to Cordele will start
from here which is -very much
nearer than any other route. A
‘A fine from here to Cuthbert by
‘way of Dawson will also be built.
" This is the most ideal place in
the country for all kinds of fac
tories and when this new line is
\completed we will have any
amount of electric power to run
any size factory A movement
is already on foot to locate a
\Handle factory here for the
manufacture of axe,fpick, adze
and hammer handies of hickory
which timber is very plentiful in
this county. Let’s get together
and make this opportunity worth
while.
ey Bl ‘
* Chivalry Not Dead. * :
Window Card—'"We clean and dle
for ladies.”
Number 39