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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE Central to Buy . 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 3 8 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 [ i | “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, ————-o—-—-— 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 - 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. Number 6