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: Oxer the county your fare is paid
! Things that are done, thing that are made,
- Short and snappy reading that’s true,
Places they go and things they do,
Get in onit, it’s in herve for yon, '
Miss Mary Avant, of Bsuna Vista,-
gpent the Christma« Holidays here
as the guest of the Mirses Wal'ace.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hall and
little daughter, of Newton, ¢pent:
the Christmas holidays here with
formers mother, Mrs. D. D. Hall.
Misses Mary and Olivia Hay,
students at the Georgia State Normal l
at Athens, spent the holidays here,
“with their pdrents, Mr. and Mrs. |
Homer Hay. :
~ Mr. and Mrs. Tyson King spent
Christmas here at the gue<t of Mr.
Kings father, Mr. F. T. King. :
M:. T. J. R. Johnson after spend
ing the Christmas holidays here
with his'sister, Mrs:J.G.Pruett, has
returned to home in Atlanta. -
Prof. Frank Jong,of Clear water
Fla., has returned to his home after
spending Christmas here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs, H. L, Loug,
Sr. : -
Miss Josephine Forrester has re
turned to Moultrie where she is
teaehing school after spending the
Christmas holidays here with her}
pareats Mr. and Mrs. W. H. For-i
rester. |
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" Mr. J. C. Statham returned b
his studies at University of Georgia
after spending the holidays here
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. O.
W. Statham. ¢
Megsers. E. B. Lee,-Jr., Wallace
Forvester and S. J. Yeomans ,Jr.,
have returyed to their studies al
Georgin Tech, after spending the
holidays here as the guest of home
folks.
Mr. E. E. Hill has just returned
from pleasure trip of several days
to New York City. ;
Mr. J. E. Hill spent several days
of laut week in Vthens.
Mrs. I. F. McCravey, of Midway
Ala., spent several days bere during
Clhiristmas with her mother, Mrs. I
F. Godwin. : s
Mr. Harry Hawking spent several
days here during Christizas with
Mr.-aund Mr<. T. C. Tharp
Miss Ruth Caldwell, of Bronwocd
was the guest of Miss Beth Shackle
ford, during the holidays {
Mrs. W. . Dowdy «and daugh
for, Willa, of Coxd-l€, spent Christ
mas bere as the puest of her - sister
e R Miians.
Al Soee SisE Pace of Mondt
i ops N vizftige to rera
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Mis. Clvde Massey, of Atbany,
‘w.as a vi<itor to Mr. and Mrs.R7R
Green on Christmas day.
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chant.
Misses Loucile and Sadie Fitz
gerald of Alhany,spent the holidays
here as the guest of Miss Edith Clif
ton,
Mr. I. F. McCravey, of Midway,
Ala., gpent the *week end here a 8
the guest of his wile who is visiting:
her mother for the holidays.
The Editor is spending this week
in Oglcthorpe on businesg.
Mrs. Cul Roby arrived in Le:s
burg Mounday from her home in
Macon, for a visit of a few days to
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A,
Duncan. ‘
LOST AUTOMOBILE TRE
LOST—Somewhere in Leesburg,
on Friday afternoon, a 30x3% Auto
mobile tire on rim. Finder please
return same to Mr 8. J. Pofvell,
County School Superintendent.
Somewhere Letween the printing
offic and Court House 'a Masonic
pen. Finder - return 13 Journal
Offiee for reward
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Engine Sets New World’s Record.
Realizing that the most important
present development in air-craft en
gines is their durability, the naval bu
reau 8f aeronautics recently increased
th® endurance tests to as much as 500
hours, in three runs of 100 hours each.
The purpose of such a long test was to
run the engine to destruction, and thus
determine its exact length of life. But
to the surprise of the bureau, one en
gine, instead of being run to destruc
tion, was still in perfect condition at
the end of the 300-hour test. Experts
of the bureau say this new air-craft en
gine has established a world’s record
for fuel economy, as well as for dura
bility. It is, they say, the best air
craft power equipment ever developed.
The engine. described in Popular Me
chanies Magazine, is of the eight-cylin:
der V-shaved type, and develops an
average horse power of 175. This
would be sufficient to propel a five:
passenger airplane at a speed of 8C
miles an hour, which in 300 hours
would be equivalent to flying arounc
the world.
Car Embodies New ldeas.
Starting where the motorcycle and
sidecar “left off,” an English invéntor
has built an attractive light car which
combines the comfort of the auto witk
the economy and mobility of the side
car, says Popular Mechanics Magazine
The usual three svheels are rétained
and the chassis frame is made up-of s
series of triangles. The body is mod:
eled on that of a runabout, with slant:
ing radiator hood, windshield, wide:
cushioned seat, collapsible top ‘and¢
rear compartment for:\ mggage, or ex:
tra tires. The controlling mechanismw
resembles that of thé larger machine
and the engine, a ten-horse power, two
eylinder design, is water-cooled like
that of larger cars,
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Plane to Carry Fifty Soldiers.
_The construction of an all metal air
plane which shall be the largest of its
type in the world, is the latest plan of
the British air ministry. The machine
is designed to carry 50 fully-armed
men (approximately a platoon of sol
diers).. It is proposed to equip it with
engines of the new semi-Diesel oil
type. Their use will not oLiv very
considerably reduce . the chances of
fire in the air, but will largely elimi
nate the rigk of the stoppages which
now result from the delicacy: of pr(xs-‘
ent-day carburetion and magneto Bys
tems. Ixperts believe that it \vouldw‘
be a comparatively easy matter to con
struct planes for carrying 100 soldiers.
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Relic of Bronze Age.
" Interesting to antiquarians is the
discovery of a cist containing human
bones, ‘ believed to—~belong to the
Bronze age, that has been unearthed
at Pearniehill sand quarry, near
Rosyth, Scotland. The cist was found
about four feet. below the surfacey
and consists’ of slabs of stone, 4
feet long and 16 to 18 inches in width
and depth. Mr. Callander of the
Royal Scottish Museum of Antiquities
stated as his opinion that they be
longed to the Bronze age of about
3,500 to 4,000 years ago. =
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" THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL, LEESBURG, GEORGIA
SERENADE, OLD AND MODERN
Present Idea Differs Largely From
That Whlch",any Older Peo
: ple May Remember.
_ Time was when serenades were a joy
to the heart and ear. Hveryone was
pleased, excepting a few unromantic
fathers who grew a bit fatigued after
the fifth or sixth one of an.evening.
Those were the oftsung “good old
days,” “There were gultars, mandolins,
tenor volces and jew's-harps. Moon
light streamed through the trees, The
notes of a serenade were those of a tur
tle dove, They came from a group of
young Romeos helping one another out.
The modern serenade has been re
vived along entirely different lines. It
is- the outgrowth of a scheme to drag
young married couples and stay-at
homes from their shells. It serves as
a wall of protest against any Who show
signs of quitting the festivities of their
erstwhile cronles. For thoseé who com
mit such crimes there must be a pen
alty.
The members of certain crowds have
all been. pledged by tacit agreement.
They band together in serenades after
a round of merry making, and drive to
the homes of the absentees. There they
shout taunts at those who deserted the
festiyities of the evening. First they
blow horns and sirens until all the
windows in the neighborhood go up and
shotguns have gained the range. Final
ly they break into a slow dirge. The
Jast stanza of this is sung as they move
on to the home of another offender.
CUTTING TO BE SUPERVISED
Government Experts to Overlook Vast
Logging Operations in the Sierra
Mountains.
One hundred and sixty-seven million
feet of timber were recently sold on
the Plumas National forest, Califor
nia, according to an announcement
made by the United States forest
service. The timber covers about 14,-
000 acres in what is known as the
sugar pine-yellow; pine belt in the
heart of the Sierra mountains of Cali
fornia. - %
It is estimated that this amount of
timber, together with the inter-mixed
privately owned timber, will require
eight years to cut and convert into
lumber. Twenty-one miles of rail
road will be built to connect with an
existing logging railroad 40 miles in
length. As usual in this type of forest,
says the announcement, the loggihg‘
will be done by donkey engines, but
forest service men will carefully su
pervise the cutting so that all young
and thrifty trees will be left for future
growth, Only marked trees will be*
cut and brush and debris resulting
from logging will be piled and burned.
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Electrifying War Vessels. |
The electrification of warships is
now ragarded as carrying with it un
questioned advance in efficiency. This |
new mode of -naval propulsion is less
than ten years old, for it was in 1918
that the collier Jupiter, the first
American warship to b 2 electrified,
was commissioned. The Jupiter is
now the Langley, an airplane carrier.
The New Mexico was the first cap
ital ship of any nation to be equipped
for the electric drive., She was com
missioned in the spring of 1918, Her
electrical apparatus was furnished by
the General Electric company, which
has since electrified the California and
the Maryland, the latter acclaimed as
the queen ship of the navy. At pres
ént two airplane carriers are under
construction, and these also are to be
electrified. > : :
. Conceited Deity.
The young minister went walking
with his small daughter one afternoon,
As he turned toward a gypsy encamp
ment his small daughter resolutely re
fused to go that way. “Why don’t
you come?’ asked her father. “I
don’t like the black women. I'm
‘fraid of them,” she declared as a
swarthy faced woman appeared. “But,”
insisted the young minister as he took
his daughter’s hand and walked along,
“you mustn’t say things like that. God
loves the black woman just as much
as He loves you.” Small daughter was
silent as, grasping her father’'s hand
tightly, she passed the gypsies, Then
she stopped and said: “Well, daddy
if God loves the black woman it must
be just ’cause He made them Him
self.” = :
Fog Fans in London Hotels.
With the coming of the first of the
winter fogs in London, which often
make it inmipossible to see across the
street, the problem of how' to minim
ize this necessary, or unavoidable,
evil in the great public rooms of
hotels has exercised the ingenuity of
the nianagers. Each hotel now deals
with the problem in its own way, and
with varying success.
The Savoy hotel now claims to have
the finest and swiftest system in the
world for dispelling the fog. One hun
dred and fifty forced«draught, high
speed fans have been installed to be
used during the winter to pump out
any quantity of fog creeping in,
Birds Make Work for Plumbers.
A plumber working on a stopped-up
pipe to the kitchen sink at the resi
dence of J. R. Dicks, Plant City, Fla.,
discovered that the pipe had been
clogged by pecan nuts dropped in, the
top of a vent pipe by birds. The birds
gathered the nuts from a nearby
pecan tree and thought they were
storing them in the hole, while’ the
nuts dropped down to the bottom of
the pipe and clogged the drain from
the kitchen sink, causing it to over
flow. A quart of nuts was removed
from the pipe.
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RECORD OF 1922—0QUTLOOK FOR 1923, AS sm‘
v < By
BY CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
It is well worth while to give some.thought to transportation events, their influence upon the
business history of 1922 and their bearing upon the outlook for 1923, People should be“interested in
these matters because they are linked insepnml;ly with every phase of industry and commerce. >
ot Tmportant happenings during the past yeor included a reduction in freight rates, the defeat of
the shopmen’s strike, a revival of business and a congestion ol freight during the elosing months -when
traflic broke previous records.
In yrospect for ihe coming year is a freight traffic heavier than has ever been known. This situation
places responsibilities-that cannot be evaded, upon the railways and upon the publie.
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- The railways must bend every energy io make the best possible nse of existing facilities; and to
enlarge aud improve those facilities as rapidly as can be done. i :
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The public must understand that it is idle to expect any appreciable improvement or expansion
of existing facilities without the expenditure of huge sums of new capital. Nothing less than a fair rate
of return and a equare deal for the investor will attract this new capital. Undue restriction on the part
of law-makers and regulative commissions will mean progressive deterioration for transpocistion with
consequent impairment of business. The public should obtain the factsabout the trans'portation situation
and should then make known its sentiments to those delegated with legislative authority.
.« The nation’s freight bill was reduced at least $440,000,000.00 by a ten per cent. decrease in
freight rates dusing 1922. The withdrawal of the governmeni war tax of 3 per cent. on freight paid
and 8 per cent. on passenger fares was the removal of another burden. The annual report of the
Interstate Commerce Commission submitted to Congress December 7 1922, asserts that the present
level of freight rates does not interfere with the flew of comnierce. This impartial judgment that
existing rates>do not hamper either production or distribution should weigh against the continued
attack upon the rate structure,.wnged by various types of self-interest.
: The defeat of the zhopmen’s strike was of epochal importance. This was an ill-advised effort,
success of which would have meant surrender to the whims of labor-leaders, by industry and even by
the government itself. The failure of the strike has brought about a better state of affairs, with promise
of a period of freedom from recurring disturbances of this nature.
In the autumn of 1922 the railways handled more freight than at any time in their histery,
xeept in the item of coal, production of which was slowed down by a strike of miners. This volume of
traffic develeped the fact that present facilities are not adequate to handle the business demands.of the
pation, and what is termed a ‘‘car shortage’’ prevailed. It should be borne in mind that the term ‘‘car
shortage’’ does not mean merely that more freight cars are needed. If that were all, the problem could
be solved with comparative ease, Adequate transportation can be supplied only by increasing the
motive power, enlarging the terminals, improyving the tracks, adding new lines and otherwise bringing
the pation’s railway plant up to a standard that will enable it to move the business supplied by farm,
factory and mine. : K
: There are certain simple and effective methods by which Shippers and receivers may assist
in alleviating car shortages, such as the loading of the individual car to its maximum ecapacity and
prompt loading and unloading of cars. / :
That the Central of Georgia has done its best with the equipment at its command, is proved by
the establishment last year of new efficiency records; the moving of cars faster and further; heavier
loadings and reduction of distance empty cars were hauled.
There seems to be few clouds on the horizon for 1923. Agriculture is in better state than at any
time since the war. That means prosperity for a group of allied industries. Textile looms are busy.
A iong-delayed building program ig in full swing. Coal mines in the southeast are making new
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production-records. .
The Central of Georgia pledges again its best efforts to make a creditable and efficient record for
the coming year. Our obligation to the public, as we view it, is to furnish transportation adequate for
property, safe for persons. We shall devote ourselves to strengthening our railway in the essentials of
service, in an effort to keep pace with the present progress of our territory and to provide so far as we
may; for our part in its future development.
Our public has shown an intelligent interest in railway affairs, a helpful spirit of co-operation and
an “inereasing understanding of our problems. We are hoping that we may continue to deserve and
receive all of this and more during the months to cone. |
Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited. _ | :
: ' Yours very truly, o
W. A. WINBURN,
President, Central of Georgia Railway Company.
Savannah, Ga., Jautary 2. 1923, : ‘
A BOY’S PGINT OF VIEW
Aunts viil Le kissers;:
In uncles .there is money,
All the world scolds a boy, :
There’s no accounting for girls.
Life is one whipping after another.
A watcher’s place is under the sofa.
Castor oil casts its terrors before it.
A haunted house is a thrill forever.
Luxury, thy name is going barefoot !
Blots will happen in the best of let
ters. :
To the tree climber belong the ap
ples. :
There’s no place like the gang'’s
cave, :
Roof climbing offers a multitude of
thrills. fba
: It's a long month' that bas the circus
at the end,
Easy lies the head -that rests in
mwother's arms.
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Perpetual penny saving is the price
of a pitcLer’s mitt, .
Whom mother would make mad she
makes tend the baby. A
'i'hey who laugh least. at your re
marks in company are your folks, .
It's always fierce weather when a
fellow ond a dentist get together.
"I'is better to have seen a baseball
game through a knot hole than never
to have seen it at all. :
. Of /all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these: “I gotta stay
home today, fellows.”—Edmund J.
Kiefer in the New York Sun.
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, BRIEF BITS OF FACT
~ Eating earth is comnmon among un
' civilized people.
| For untold centuries the peacock
' feather has been a mark of rank in
. China,
: The honey obtained cn the banks of
the Euphrates is of an intoxicating na
ture, :
The water of Lake Geneva rises
and falls irrégularly, much like the
ocean tide. ’
Mt. Everett is.only about 29,000 feet
high, but the sea off Ladrone islands
is 31,620 feet deep.
In Europe there are estimated to be
25,000,000 more women than men, the
Jatter totaling 225,000,000,
Pure gold is known as 24 carats fine.
Alloys are expressed in fractional
parts of 24. Sixteen carats fine is six
teen twenty-fourths, or two-thirds pure
gold. & : '
‘Wood alcofiol peddled *as whisky
caused 130 deaths and 22 .cases of
blindness in 21 states during the first
six months of 1922, b A
-FOR SALE-
Budded Pecan Trees
~ Standard Varieties
WRITE FOR PRICES
W. B. LAMAR
Park Front
Thomasville; - Ga.
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BRI AN
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i for nose and throat
= Give Quick Relief
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For Sale
Nice red potatoes, $l.OO Bu. 8
nice milk cows vith young calves,
$35.00 each. Young colt broke 3%
years old $50.00. Apply to
E. B. LEE,
Leesburg, Ga. 4-F .