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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE
Insurance Available
To C. of Ga. Employes
The benefits of group life in
surance are made available to ali
skilled employes of the Central
of Georgia Railway Company,
according to an announcement
made Saturday by President W.
'A. Winburn, A contract has
been signed with the Metropoli
tan Life [nsurance Company by
which a blanket policy covering
both men and women employes,
without physical examination,
was put into effect at noon April
18th.
The amount of insurance that
each employe may acquire is
based upon his or her annual
wages or salary, the minimum
being $l,OOO and the maximum
$3,000. A feature of the pro
gram is a clause whereby those
disabled either through accident
or illness, under certain condi
tions will receive $51.04 per
month, on each one thousand of
insurance.
The Central of Georgia pays a
portion of the premium, the re
mainder being paid by the em’
ploye in monthly ‘installments.
The group insurance is in addi
tion to the benefits of the pen
gion system provided by the
Central. The employes and their
families are thus protected
against old age, disability and
death.
fihose in the employ of the
"Company who have learned of
this action for their welfare were
greatly gratified and expre:sed
themselves as most appreciative.
About 5000 of the employes will
participate in_ this protection,
whiech will amount to approxi
mately ten million dollars of in
surance.
The Metropolitan is the largest
life insurance company in the
world, and maintains, a system
of welfare work, which is part
of the plan, and by means of
which sick employes are cared
for by trained nurses of the
Metropolitan. Literature = de
signed to show policy holders
how to care for their ‘health is
distributed systematically by the
Metropolitan.
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Market Prices-
We offer you the following Prices
on Fresh and Cured Meats:
Round Steak, per pound , 20c
Amour’s star Ham, per pound 356
Swifts' Premium Breakfast Bacon,per pound 35¢
Choice Roast, per pound 20
Medium Roast, per pound 17 1-2¢
Stew Beef, per pound 12 1-2
Traceys’ Home Made Sausage, pound 25¢
Mso a Fresh Line of National Biscuit Gom
--panys’ Grackers Just Received--
TYLERS MARKET.
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More Serious to Steal
A Horse Than to
- Wreck a Bank
. BRUN3WICK, Ga.—James S.
Peters of Manchester, president
of the County Bankers associa
tion of Georgia, presiding at the
opening session of the annual
convention held here, declared
that under the laws of Georgia
it is a more serious offense to
steal a horse than it is to wreck
a bank.
Me. Peters appealed for a
change in the crimiral laws that
would protect banks from crooks
edness on the irside. He cited
a number of cases “where, he
said, officials of banks have
stolen practically all of the funds
of their institutions and have
gone either unpunished by the
law, or have been sentenced to
light prison terms.
He drew special attention to
the case of one banker who was
allowed to plead guilty and ac
cept a sentence of three years
without allowing a jury the privi
lege of passing on his case, after
he had embezzled more than than
$lO,OOO, much of it the deposits
of widows and industrial work- |
men, and had by his speculation‘
brought the bank he represented
to total wreck, :
"It is almost as serious acrime§
in Georgia to steal a chicken as
it is<4o wreck a bank, under the
law,”’ said Mr. Peters.
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Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our tincere
thanks for the kindness and
fayors shown us during the re
cent illness and death of our be
loved husband and father, Daniel
G. Avera. Also the bLerutiful
floral offerings. May God’s
richest blessings rest upon you.
Mrs. D. G. Avera
and family. :
Melon Seed
The Thurmond Gray water melon
ceed for sale. Place your crder
%now with C. A. Thurmound, Perry,
(Ga., propagator and successful
}gm\ver of Melons. Also get fiee
with your order o wreatise on how
to successfully grow and market the
CPhurmond Gray’” melon. ;
Leeshurg, Lee County Ga., Friday APRIL 27.7771923
Large Delegation ‘
From Lee County ‘
' Visits Ashburn
Wednesday morning a party of
about sixty Lee county citizens
left Leesburg for an inspection
tour of Turner county. The
party went to Ashburn first and
were accompanied to different
sections of the County by citizensl
of the town and the County De
monstration agent who explainedi
to them the advantages of crop
diversification, dairying, hog
raising, poultry raising and co
operative marketing which has
put Turner county on the map!
and made her famous throughout
the United States. !
Delegations are coming from/
all parts of the United States to
Turner county because she is
leading all others in producing:
and marketing her products.
We trust that our people will
follow the people of that thriving
county and another year will
make achange in their plans.
We have just as good lands in
Lee as Turner and the sooner we
realize that we must make our
home supplies and take up other
things to get money from some
thing besides cotton, the sooner
our county will make a change
for the better.
The people here have already
found that they can make more
money on peanut tharton cotton
and Lee county is now probably
the biggest peanut producing
county in the state.
Let’s study -dairying, poultry
raising and hog raising and show
"other sections what we can do.
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Macon Cenntennial
Celebration Macon
1 — .
May 9.10-11, 1923, Ex
~ cursion Fares, Central
l of Georgia Railway. -
On the above dates Macon
will celebrate its 100th anniver
sary with a three day festiyal of
entertainment.
Five thousand people will par
ticipate in an historical pageant,
music will be furnished by
Creatore’s Band, and six other
bands, including the 29th In
fantry Band of Fort DBenning,
the 122nd Infantry Band of Ma
con, Al Sihah Temple Shrine
Band, the Odd Fellows, Band,
Lanier High Schonl Band and an
independent Macon Band of six-
Ly pieces. ]
There will e three c¢ivie par
ades, in which every city, town
and county in Middle and South
Georgia will be invited to enter
floats, and there will be a revival‘
of the parade of the old Fagtas
tiques. | :
Additional attractions include
a ten round boxing match be
tween Young Stribling of Macon
and Jack McCarron of Allentown,
Pa.
The three day celebration will
close on Friday evening with the
Centennial Ball.
Preceding the Centennial a
meeting of the Georgians, Inc.,
will be held on May 8.
Round trip tickets wili be sold
at reduced fareson May 7-8.9-10°
|final limit May 14. For infor
mation see nearest Agent, Cen
tral of Georgia Railway.
F. J. ROBINSON,
' Genera! Passenger Agent.
| PAY-UP SUBSCRIPTION.
LIST OF GRAND
i
AND PETIT JURY
Drawn to Serve at the May
Term, 1923, of the Suap
erior Court of Lee
County.
GRAND JURY
S M Jones St E B Ellington
T 8 Burton Jr - Homer Hay
E B Martin C C Avera
C O Young D C Jones
R I Forrester O\V Statham ‘
¥\ Pye C C Ansley Sr
A W Godwin W II Newsom
10 [ Bell \V L. Childers
I Crotwell S P Crotwell
(i H Clarke R C Harris
A P Lane Il I. Long Ja
T R Bass D A McelLeod
J E Wilkerson J L Akins
Gid Stocks H-A Harris
C Gonekee Mack C Harris |
PETIT JURY
W A Barlield C E Bales
J E Johnson J R Mitchell
WV J MeDaniel W S Hancock
O I Hunter W H Richardson
J W Morgan I M Yow
I M Norten C G Ayera
J R Avery - S L Young
H W Reed WV H Long
D D Israel J H Kirkpatrick
11 H Laramore R T Jones
T M Murray J T Kaylor
T ¢ Edwards J A Barfield
J D Mcßride C R Malone
M B Suggs M W Ktichens
Wil.is Bowen H T Kearse
T W Foster ¢ 1 Clatke |
B F Cassells J M Johnson 1
C W Morris
FOR SALE
~ One L.C. Smith Tygpewriter,
in A 1 condition. Apply at the
Journal Office.
Large Rattler
Killed Tuesday
Probably the largest lattle
snake killed in this section in
some time was killed Tuesday by
Messrs Henry Logan and W. E.
Tarpley. The snake measured
six and half feet and had 17
lattles and a button. More rat
tlers were killed in Lee county
lust year according to reports
than in many years past.
Protracted Meeting
At Baptist Church
The Protracted meeting which
started at the Baptist church
Sunday is attracting large crowds
and the people are attending all
ithe services. Rev. J. E. Oquinn
an able Baptist minister, of
Plains, is doing the preaching
and no doubt great good will be
accomplished by his labors
among us. The choir is com
posed of all home singers and is
good—you will miss a treat if
'you fail to attend these services.
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Olive Introduced into America.
During the course of the emigration
‘0 the new-found land, the Spaniards
srought the seeds of the olive tree
with them. As far as historians and
sminent agriculturists can determine,
l:he olive tree was not a habitant of
|'lle western hemisphere, and since It
sad been known to have been trans
! lanted all over the Mediterranean re
i,lon. it is not unreasonable to sup
| Jose its origin in this country can be
|attributed to its having becn brought
pere.
Editor Mclntosh
Speaks in Leesburg
It was a very great delight to
those of our people to have the
privilege of hearing Editor H.
‘M. Mclntosh of the Alhany Her
ald as he delivered the Memorial
Day address at the school audi
‘torium Thursday.
' Rditor Mclntosh is not only
one of the best newspaper men
’in this section but is a past mas
ter at a Memorial day exercise.
He dealt with the true ideals of
of the old South, and declared it
was not for the maintence of
slavery that the fathers fought
and died, but for Southern Ideals.
The boys and girls of Leesburg
will not soon forget his great ad
dress, and it is the wish of the
Journal that many of them shall‘
heed his words and come to' be
great leaders in the life of the
nation,
We hope it shall be our good
pleasure to have Fditor Mclntosh
with us often.
—HOLLIS PLACE—
S. C. White Leghorn Pullets,
One Dollareach. Sixty days old.
Ferris Strain. |
3B ks
~R. H. FORRESTER, Agent
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANGE GO,
ASSETS $952,632,132.00
~ Protect Your Family
WITH A GOOD INSURANCE
POLICY.
Look Forward--Yesterday Is Dead!
: 1f all the sobg and sighs and tears
Of all the dead and vanished years
Were brought together in one single spot,
Their energy combined could not
Restore one single shattered dream, .
Rejuvnate a fruitless scheme,
Repair one broken pledge or héart,
Or render straight a crooked start.
So why waste time in vain regret?
Today is here and must be met;
Start out anew, forget the past,
Gireat fortunes can still be amassed,
Gireat reputations ssill be attained,
And posts of honor yet be gained.
Look forward, yesterday is dead,
The land of promise lies ahead,— Herbort Kaunfman.,
The above words, written by Kaufman, are true—
every. word of them—and should be an inspiration to
every one. The sentiment expressed is so beautiful and
inspiring that we want to pass them on to our friends
that they may take courage from them.
1f we have made blunders in the past, if we have
failed to get ahead so far as this world’s goods are con
cerned, do not brood over the past, or lost opportunities
but rather profit by them. Letus help you in- your
finances. You will always find us courteous, giving close
attention to the minutest detail, whether your account
be large or small.
AT Tl T RIS TS s
BANK OF LEESBURG,
G.A.NESBIT, PRESIDENT O.W.STATHAM, VICE-PRESIDENT
T. C. THARP, CASHIER,
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‘Half of Pensioners
To Get Checks Soon
It was predicted Monday at
the state capitol that Confeder
ate pensioners in half the Geor
gia counties will get their checks
this week. Checks are ready
to be mailed out by Pension
Commissioner Clark as soon as
the warrant for the funds is
signed by Governor Hardwick
and turned over to State Trea
surer W. J. Speer.
Last year the warrant was is
sued on Aprii 27, and the checks
mailed to pensioners on May 5.
Veterans who received delayed
checks last year will be among
the first group in 1923, it is
stated, while the remaining half
probably will be paid within
several weeks.
—Atlanta Journal
Pension money for Lee county
is now in the hands of the
Ordinary.
‘Holy Carnen” Worshiped in Batavia,
In picturesque Datavia there is an
ancient piece of ordnance half-burled
In the ground, which is known as the
“Holy Cannon.” This Is considered ,
particularly sacred by the natives. At
the breech of the cannon there is a
rasting of a man's wrisc and hand,
olosed tight. This symbol is regarded
by the superstitious natives as a spe
ples of god, and worshiped according
ly. Childless women sit beside it, fully
believing that their prayers for a fam
lly will be heard and granted.
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