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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE
Central to Buy
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New Equipment
The extent and variety of the Cen
tral of Georgia Railway’s purchasing
program is indicated in a statement
from W. A. Winburn, the president,
which gives an insight into the trans
portation problem—a vital factor to
every line of industry and commerce.
The Central of Georgia plans to
spend in 1928 for additions and im
provements the sum of $5,741,292.
Of this amount, the largest item—
s3,9lo,3Bs—is for new equipment,
including 25 locomotives, 500 venti
lator ears, 100 stock cars, 10 cabooses
6 passenger cars and a wrecking der
riek.
To insure and prevent congestion
and delay in crowded yards, to pro
vide protection at crossings and for
other items the management has ap
propriated the sum of $1,068,000.
New shop tools costing $85,000 will
be purchased. Steel and concrete
culverts and bridges to replace wood
en culverts, call for an expediture of
$325,000; and for the extension of
the eleetrie block signal system from
Fort-Valley an Albany, $265,000 will
be necessary. The rail - laying pro
gram calls for the expenditure of
$676,200. Creosoted cross-ties-to the
number of 500,000, and 10,500 tons
of 90 pound rail will be laid.
President Winburn points out that
a large part of this huge sum must
be secured by going into the market
and borrowing money and that capi
tal will not purchase railway securi
ties unless they are as attractive in
interest rate and investment features
as are other enterprises. He says the
public loses heavily when transporta-{
tion is inadequate. ‘
“The Central of Georgia is earnest
1y endeavoring to place itseélf in posi
tion to serve its patrons adequately;
f“lltum we expect the public to mani
fe}: such a sentiment toward railway
';ezulatory policies that the railroads
may earn a fair rate of return upon
a just valuation of their investment.
The faith that the public will do this
justifies the management in those ex
tensive expenditures.
WM .:‘ . E -
Wil sell you your Merchandise Cheap for Cash.
We will exchange anything we have, for anything you
have that has a market value, or we will pay you the
CASH. .
Come to see us, we might be of some help to
you. Everybody is BROKE and everybody knows it.
LET’S GO TO WORK.
W
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leeshurg, - - Georgia
R. H. FORRESTER, Agent -
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANGE GO,
Protect Your Family
WITH A GOOD INSURANCE
POLICY. |
Malarial Infection
Found in Lee
County Schools.
Dr S.T.Darling, of the Scheol
of Hygene, Baltimore, Md , and
Dr. F. W. O’Conner, of Lon
don, England, who has been do
ing research work for the British
government in the South seas,
accompanied by Dr. M. C. Fort
of the Georgia State Board of
health, visited the Lee County
Schools last week and examined
Fthe children for malarial infec.
tion. A large number showed]‘
positive evidence of infection in
the examination. ‘
Dr. Darling and Dr. O’Conner.
are traveling in the interest of
the Rockfeller founcation and
probably will spend some timei
in this vicinity in carry.ng on
their work. :
Smithville Sunday
School News.
Smithville, Ga., Feb. 11 —The
attendance of the Methodist Sun
day School Sunday morning were
not very good. There were 72 per
cent. of the people that attended
Sunday School Sunday morning.
The banner cluss was class No.
No. 4, Mrs. C. R. Malone, teach
er. It was 100 per cent present.
Those present were Sara Clark
Elizabeth Cowart, Eloise Godwin
and Dorothy Hays. g
Two visitors, Mr. L. C. Cowart
and E‘izabeth Bridges. . -
No Such Luck.
Many a thing would ge without say
fag If pesple had wisdom enough te¢
ot thean.
Leesburg, Lee County Ga., Friday FEBRUARY 16, 1923
Delegates for National
Cotton Conference
Appointment of twenty-three
delegates including leading fig
ures of the cotton industry in
the state, to represent the State
of Georgia at the National Cot
ton Conference on 801 l Weevil
Control in Atlanta, February 20
and 21, was announced today bv;
Governor Thomas W. Hardwick
at the State Capitol.
The Conference in Atlanta
will assemble leading men of the
nation, and will formulate plans
for the National Campaign for
801 l Weevil control to wage a
concerted, nation-wide fight
against the ‘“‘billion dellar ban
dit’’ that has infested practically
the entire cotton Lelt. In his
telegram to each of the delegates
appointed, Governor Hardwick
declared that ‘“‘the vital impor
tance of this movement to all
the agricultural and business
’interests of Georgia demands
the active support of the out
standing citizens of the state.”
‘The Georgia delegates include:
C. W. Skinner, of Waynesboro;
Fuller E. Calloway, of LaGrange;
L. G. Ceuncil, of Americus; Vic
tor Allen, of Buford; C. B. Fitz
patrick, of Warrenton; Frank H.
Barrett, of Augusta; W. J. Ve
reen,-of Moultrie; Harry Hodg
son, and James W. Morton, of
Athens; W. W. Banks, of Atlan
ta; W. C. Bradley, Rhodes Brown
and Major John Paul Jones, of
Columbus; W. A. Hall, of Blake
ly; B. N. Sanders, of Milford; C.
S. Hodges, of Cyrene; A. A.
Maples, of Camilla; J. E. Davi
son and H. H. Harris, of Fort
Vailey; J. R. Atwatir, of Tho
maston; Neil Vason, of Madison;
E. E. Wilkes, of Pelham; and E.
A. Cutts of Savannah.
The Atlanta Conference was
called by Dr. Miller Reese Hut
chison, Managing Director of
the National Campaign for 801 l
Weevil Control, and seconded by
the Governors of the Southern
States., Leading men of eyery
branch of the cotton industry
prominent business and financial
figures of the nation and many
others have 1) dged thcir sup
port to the movement ard vil
attend. Among the more pro
minent speakers on the Confer
ence program are: Dr. Hudson
Maxim, Dr. L. O. Howard of the
United States Department of
Agricu'ture, Hon, Hoke Smith,
Dr. Hutchison and Governor
Hardwick. ‘
Appointment of the Atlanta
commlttee to welcome was also
announced today by Walter C.
Barnwell, president of the At
lanta Intercivic Council. These
delegates include Major Walter
Sims, ex-Governor John M. Sla
ton, Major John S. Cohen of the
Atlanta Journal, Buford Good
win pof the Atlanta Georgian
Clark Howell of the Atlanta
Constitution, Alfred C. Newell,
president of the Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce, J. R. Regnas,
J. Sherrod Kennedy, Mell Wilk
|erson, James J. Ragan, F. J.
Merriam, R. K. Rambo, Thomas
C. Dunham, W. M. Brownlee,
F. J. Paxon and George Eubanks.
True Greatness.
He ouly is great who has the habits
of greatness; who, after performing
what none in ten thousand could ac
complish, passes on like Samson, and
#tells neither father nor mother of it.”
—Lavater,
it i
- Btrange, if True.
“Seelng a small globe of the earth
on our library tabile,” writes a fem
inine reader, “our neighbor's little boy
l remarked, ‘The one we have in school
1s lots Higger than that—it’s life size.””
COUNTY CHAMBER
OF COMMJIRCE TO
BE ORGANIZED
Much is being said at this timel
in regard to organizing a County
Chamber ¢f Commerce. We
think this is a very good idea
and if our citizens will get be
hind it and push we will again
see things go in Lee county.
. One thing they are planning
to do when organized is to em
ploy a County Demonstration
Agent, This we think is also
the proper thing to do-—right
now the farmers of L.ee county
have several car loads of hogs te
sell, as yvou know where the
county agent plans these sales
and hold co-operative hog’ sales
that the price is much better
{than disposing of a few at a
time and gives the individual
with a few hoge and not a car
load to get the same price as the
man with a solid car. Besides
this the County Demonstiator|
does good in many other ways,
for instance the Curn work, the
pig cluband the poultry -club,
all this goes to encourage the
yvoung boys on the farm and
make better farmers of them all
and teach tFem to love the tarm.
Look at other Counties around
holding co-operatiye sales and
you will see a county coming to
the front. Never before was
there such a chance for Lee
county, lets get behind it and
organize a Chamber of Commerce
at once—don’t wait on the other
fellow to start but start some
thing yourself, if every man
waits on the other fellow—well
we will never be any further
ahead than right now. Let’s do
something—NOW is the time. ’
Leesburg School !
Honor Roll|
R |
Grammar grades must make,
90 per cent. in everything andl
High School must mzke 95 per;
cent in eyerything to be placedl
on Honor Roll. i
First grade—Florence Tharp,'
[iora Stovall, Inez McQuagg,l
Illen Forrester, Carolyn Crumb-|
ley, Jane Cussels, Ben Martin,l
Nanelle Howe. l
Third grade—Maria Martin,|
Louise Howe, Elizabeth Newsom
Elizabeth Paul.
Sixth grade--Blanch King
Frances King, Virginia Yeoman.‘
Seventh grade— Ree Shackle
ford, Frances Tarpley. il
Eighth grade—Mary Ware
Martin. 1
Tenth grade—Ruth Tarpley.
Eleventh grade--Mabel Elledge
Alice Lowrey, Mildred Powell. 1
W.R.Grace & Co.
NITRATE OF SODA ]
Imported Direct From |
~ SOUTH AMERICA
‘ Use it on your
COTTON - GRAIN - CORN
And Grow a Crop. |
Get latest prices from
GEO. T. BURTON, Smithville, Ga.:f
OR |
NITRATE AGENCIES CO. Agents,
‘ Savannab, . ‘.° Georgia
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| “Measly” Trick?
% Astronomers announce that the sur.
face of the sun is breaking out. Maybe
4t has Leat rash.
ICarmval in Leesburg
This Week.
l Well the Carnival is here and
like all others, it is the same
thing overf and is as good as
vas expected, The kiddies have
had a week of enjoyment riding
on the Merry-Go-Round, and
when the ‘'Kids’’ can have a
week of pleasure thal is well
worth the price we all pay at
the Carnival. Some people are
opposed to Carnivals: and shows
but we are not, some people get
pleasure out of one thing and
some out of another so if a per-i
son feels disposed to spend his
money on shows why should
the other fellow kick, we get
only a certain amount of pleasure
out of life and feel that every
‘man should have his choice of
p'easure.
TAX RECEIVERS
, NOTICE
I will be at the following places
for the purpose of collecting the
State and County Tax Returns for
1923. All other days I can be
found at the Court House in Lees
burg:
RED BONE.
Phelem, Tuesday, Feb, 20th,
Be‘lnit, Tuesday [eb. 27th,
. K. J. Stocks Store, Wednesday,
March Tth,
SMITHVILLE
Saturday, Feb, 24th,
Saturday, March 10th, .
Saturday, April 23ud,
CHOKEE
J. I. Kaylor, Wednesday, March
14th. :
D. C. Jones, Wednesday, March
28th,
\V. M. Laramores Store, I'riday,
A pril Gth, :
PAILMYRA
Cocks? Store, Wednesday, March
214 t. L
PP, KING.
Tux Receiver, Lee County,
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Some Appetite,
Toronto Paper—Lady, living pri
vately would like a gglxtlefllall for
breakfast and dinner.—Boston Trans
eript,
What Shall the Harvest Be?
“‘For whatsoever a man goweth, that shall he also reap.”
Galatiang VI:7
"This is an unchanging law, just as unchanging as
the law of gravity, o
If we sow wheat we reap wheat, if we sow, or plant
corn wé reap corn. A handful of wheat would not feed
a family, butif sown and fertilized would yield a suffi
cient_ amount to fped a large family several days.
The above is just as true with money as anything
else. We all want to accumulate money ‘and the best way
to do it is'to plant it by depositing it in a good- safe,
strong bank, like ours, where it will accumulate and
grow. g
Let us help you with your money crop. ;
BANK OF LEESBURG,
G.A.NESBIT, PRESIDENT . O.W.STATHAM, VICE-PRESIDENT
T. C. THARP, CASHIER,
To Assist Income Tax
Payers to Make Return
Arrangements have been made
by Collector of Internal Revenue,
Josiah™T. Rose, by which Deputy
Collectors will be sent to the
principal towns in the Georgia
District to assist taxpayers in
making out their income tax re
turns, and to interpret any part
af the Regulations that is not
thoroughly understood.
No fee is permitted to be paid
to the Deputy Collector for his
services, and Collector Rose
urges taxpayers toavail them
selves of this service.
Mr.E.E. Hill Inteinal Revenue
Collector for this District will be
at Smithville, February 26, and
at Leesburg, February 27 and
will furnish any party with in
formation and aid them in making
‘their income tax returrs.
A b il
Church Services
Leesburg
Baptist—J. H. Wyait, Pastor.
Preaching 2nd, and 4ih Sundays
Morning and Evening.
Sinday School 10 o’clock a. m.
B. Y. P. U. 6 v’clock p.m. every
Sunday.
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.
Bt R
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FOR SALE.
s s
Sixty-five to bushels corn in
shuck at M. H. Jackson place
six miles from Leesburg. If
interested communicate with M.
H. Jackson at Leesburg or J. W.
Bush Motor Company at Albany.
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