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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR
Record Price For
~ Bale of Cotton
Cotton has reached the new
high mark of $3.44 a pound in
_Atlanta.
One bale, weighing 500 pounds,
brought $1,700. It was Georgia
grown cotton, sold out public out
ery, and Forrest Adair, national
ly known Atlanta business man,
was the auctioneer, The pro
ceeds went to the Scottish Rite
Hospital for crippled children.”
The scene was on the main
floor of the Atlanta ' Commercial
Exchange. - One bale.of cotton,
“the -first raised im Georgia in
1922, grown in Tift county, near
Moultrie, Ga., was shipped to
Atlanta bj express to the Atlan
ta Commercial Exchange by the
“Georgia Cotton company for the
grower: It was received at the
.exchange.on July .18, On July
19 it wasg sold at auction for fifty
cents a pound, being brought by
J. J. Williamson, of the wel
known cotton firm of Williamson
: Inmanfi;:_i_téz%ggfiomgagy. Th:
’lirqcé;eds"fii;, ¥to the gfower; the
bale was ‘givep By Mr, ‘William
gon'to. the Crippled Children’s
+."Naw. another auction- has just
tqg‘euplace _‘Half a dozen times
it-was purchased, at prices rang
ing from 50 cents to 26 _cents a
‘pound. Imeach inatance it was.
returned to the Children’s Hos
pital, only to be reauctioned by’
Me. Adeir.. o ¢ 7oty L
_ John A. Manget, Atlanta cot
‘ton man, is the prezent owner of
‘the much-éxploited bale, and
announced that he was as yet
undetermined 'as to .what he
would do with it. . e
~ .The Scottish- Rite Home for
Crippled . Children, -started
through the efforts of Dr. Mich
ael Hoke, Forrest .Adair, Sr.,
and other leading Shriners, some
years ago, is now recognized as
one of the largest and best equip
ed institutions of its kind in the
United States. It was the pat
tern for a number ~of similar
hospitals which have been estab
lished irr various parts of. the
country by national Shriners; in
fact, the idea cf establishing
‘these hospitals was obtained from
the Atlanta hospital and auction
for a nation-wide movement was
decided upon at a meeting by a
‘national board, of which Forrest:
.Adair was elected chairman.
-PECANS
WANTED—To ‘buy your seed
ling and paper shell newpecans,
crop only, cash market price paid
for them. Submit samples-as
soon as gathered, stating approx
imate amount you will have. . .
" MHLES:McCORMACK:.
.+ - CANDY COMPANY
. TALBANY, GEORGIA
OEe e i o
Securé” From Fire---
- _But _you are secured from going “broke’’
' after_the -fire if: your- property is properly
-n .. Others consider it better to pay a little for
- ... _insurance than to'lose a lot by fire. How
- T'represent the most” reliable (}onigaxiies of
=~ T. C. THARP,
' "Leéesburg, - Georgia.
IN U, S, SENATE
; No Dissenting Voice
Mrs. W. H. Felton, the '‘grand
old lady of Georgia,’’ won her
fight for a seat for a day as the
first woman senator.
Without objection from any
senator, but after a long delay
during which the status of her
appointment to the senate was
reviewed in the light of prece
dents, Mrs. Felton took the oath
of office at the vice president’s
desk and wrote her name in the
Senate membership book.
. Senator For.a Day.
Mrs. Felton, upon inscribing
her'name on the senate roll, be
came a fallfledged senator, but
only for a day, as Senator-elect
Walter F. George, chosen her
successor November 7, plans to
:laim his seat tomorrow.
} Senator Felton was assigned
‘the seat of former Senator Wat
son, ot Georgia, whom she was
appointed to succeed. Senator
elect George, however, took pos
session of Senator Watson’s of
fice. ’ '
‘Without lunch Mrs. Felton re
ained for some time attending
senate procedure.
~ And thus has Georgia the dis
tinction of furnishing the first
woman United States Senator,
an honor which was well bestow
ed and gracefully borne by
Grandma Felton, the “Grand Old
Woman .of - Georgia,”” wbo,
though 87 ‘years old/is éyer alert
for that service for her fellow
man that has thus made her a
national figure for manv years
past.
In Attendance
. At Conference
At the South Georgia Metho
dist Conference, which is in for
mal session at Waycross this
week, Rev J. D. Snyder pastor of
the Leesburg church is in at
tendance, he haying gone on
Monday to be there for the en
tire term, which will last through
next Monday. .
Rev. Snyder has been on this
charge for one vyear and has
made someé rood accomplishment
in. the. work., He has many
friends here who would like to
see him returned, though like all
other Methodist ministers, they
dre in the hands of = others and
never know until the appoint
ments are read, where they will
bé sent. : :
R e e
: :B,uffqlo Milk Rich in Butter Fat.
_The Asiatic buffalo is u very valua
b,l;‘? _axj_lmal, its milk containing three
‘and a_half times as much butter fat
&8 that of the cow. ;
Leesburg, Lee County Ga., Frilay NOVEMBER 24, 1922
Peach County
Amendment Beaten
By 7,000 Votes
Though the officials returns
have been rather slow in leaking
in and out of the Secretary of
States office, on Monday of this
week Mr. Wright announced that
returns from the constitutional
amendment submitted to the
people in the general election,
November Tth, are now complete
with the exception of Montgom
ery county.
These returns show conclusive
ly that the proposed new county
of Peach was defeated. With
Montgomery county’s vote miss
ing, the vote for Peach county
29,796 and the vote against the
county was 36,482,
This vote, however, does'not
seem to satisfy our neighbors
who declare that the fight is
still on and will continue until
they have a new county with
Fort Valley as the county site.
Mr. S. Hirschensohn
To Move to Dawsen
Mr. S. Hirschenson and fami
ly will move to Dawson about
January Ist. Mr. Hirschensohn
came to Leesburg several years
ago from Doerun, Ga., and open
ed a dry goods store here, he has
been very successful and has al
ways done a good business.
He is a good citizen and Lee
county regrets to give him up
but wish him much success, Mr.
Hirschensohn was in Dawson
this week and while there was
entertained by the Kiwanians of
that city and we are publishing
below of an article from the Daw
son News:
A number of visitors were pre
sented to the club, among whom
was Mr. S. Hirshensohn, of Lees
burg, Ga., who will locate in
Dawson. He will open a dry
goods, clothing and men’s fur
nishing ‘store in the old postoffice
building. For the present he
will rent a home, but will buy or
build one a little later. It is said
that he is in position to do just
what eyer he wants to do. One
of the club members stated that
he is all his name would .indi
cate, and that is a right smart.
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Parent-Teachers |
r .
Hold Meeting
The Parent-Teachers Associa
tion of the Leesburg High School
held a very enthusiastic meeting
Tuesday afternoon in the school
auditorium, Miss Cross, vice
president, presiding. There
were nine new members present.
The picture given to the grade
having the most repre~ ' v
present was won by
grade. As astimulus
ance, a picture will b.
month. A committe
pointed to formulate
Arbor day. It was «
finish up the library »
ary shelves, etc., inor
a systematic arrang
books. *
: Mrs. Willis E
g - Press Rept
, L
Strength in Proportic
it is impossible to name tiL
est animal since some of the
fnsects have more strength in
tion to their weight than t.
largest animals. An ant, for i
may carry a load fifteéen or
times its own weight, while .
phant could scarcely drag tw
welght, -
1] 9
THE FLORIDAN
Between Chicago, St. Louis
And Jacksonville
Tri-Weekly Service, December 5,
1922 to April, 1923
This high-class, all-steel Pull
man train will carry sleeping
car passengers only, no coach
passengers. Gcing South it will
leave Chicago from Illinois Cen
tral 12th Street Station, and St.
Louis from Union Station, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
leave Birmingham #nd arrive
Jacksonville Wednesdays, Fri
days and Sundays; going North
leave Jacksonville Tuesdays,
‘Thursdays and Saturdays, arrive
Chicago and St. Louis Wednes
days, Fridays and Sundays.
The first train will leave Chi
cago and St. Louis on Tuesday,
December 5, and Jacksonville on
Thursday, December 7.
| ®
Quail Season Call
~ Leesburg Sportsman
The sharp crack of the shotgun
was heard throughout Georgia
last Monday, the opening day
of quail season in this state, and
Leesburg sportsmen have taken
advantage of the opportunity to
spend several hours each day
this week where the birds are
likely to be found.*
The local hardware dealers are
fully prepared to take care of the
situation, handling all kinds of
equipment for hunters. D. M.
Melvin, county warden, reports
that a number of hunting licenses
have been sold during the past
thirty days. ;
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.
W. M. U. Menday afternoon fol
lowing 2nd and 4th Stmdays. §
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.
Third District
Medicos Hold
~ Splendid Meet
The Third District Medical as
gociation held a splendid meeting
on Wednesday at Americus, they
being entertained by the Sumter
County Medical Society, who as
hosts proved themselves adepts
iat entertainments.
. A full attendance of the pro
fession of this district was pres
ent and their program was replete J
with well-handled topics that are
not only interesting to the pro-l
fession, but that are vital to the
people as well who naturally look |
to the doctors for notonly the
restoration but for the conserva-’
tion of health as well. I
That dread malady, tuberculo
sis was handled by Miss Annett
McDonald, Secretary of the
Georgia Tuberculosis Society, of
Cuthbert, wherein she reported
the clinical work that had come
under her observation, bringing
out in clear and concise manner
the methods of treatment, pre-
The next seme-annual meeting
will be held with the Macon-Tay
lor County Medical Society at
Montezuma. ‘
WOULD YOU?
Life is growing rather irksome,
And I don’t know just what to do;
So I think I'll go and work some,
Now if you were me, wouldn't you?
- (Ain’t it s 0)
R. H. FORRESTER, Agent
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: _ASSETS $952,632,139.00
Protect Your Family
WITH A GOOD INSURANCE
o ey .
Thanksgivin
: ' The good old custom of thanksgiving, which origin
ated in New England with the Pilgrim fathers, has be
‘come a universal custom and now, each year the Presi
- dent of our great country, as well as the governors of
~ the different states, issues a proclamation declaring the
’ day to beset aside for prayer and thanksgiving.
When we look around us and begin to count our
“lessings, we have a great many thirgs to be thankful
vou have opened an account at our bank and have
.ttle sum to your credit you haye a great deal to
ful for, and if you haven’t so you can still be
hat the opportunity is still open for you to do
t a good safe bank is read, to receive your
'd give you the very bert service, coupled
18y and attention to the minutest detail,
.r account be large or small. ;
* : 5 £ ‘
. OF LEESBURG,
i PRESIDENT O.W.STATHAM, VICE-PRESIDENT
: T. C. THARP, CASHIER, ,
(Can Build Road
Thra Smithville
Supreme Court Decides in
Favor of State Highway
Commission in Unique
Case.
| That the State Highway De
partment, in conjunction with
Lee county, ‘‘can build a road
through the town of Smithville
lwithout its consent and against
its will,”” was the decision rend
!ered Thursday by the supreme
lcourt in a case originating in a
\dispute between these parties
regarding a location in the town,
Smithville wanted the highway
to follow the route of the old
Dixie Highway through the
town. Tke county authorities
and the state highway depart
ment wanted to leaye that route
to avoid two grade crossings.
The marshal of the town at the
direction of the mayor and coun
cil, undertook to stop the work.
The town then applied for an in
junction, which was granted.
The county and state highway
department appealed the case
and wori it in the supreye court,
Can’t Take Frosting Off Glass.
There is no chemical method of tak
ing the frosting effect off of glass that
Is practical. The frostlug ordinarily
is done either by sand blasting or by
etching with hydrofluoric acid, and
the cheapest method would be to sub
gtitute clear glass for the frosted
glass.—Dr. Roy Cross, Kansas City
Testing Laboratory.
Number 40