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THE LEE COUNTY JWWRNAL VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE W. W. Hooks " Entertains at Weiner Roast. Mr. W.W. Hooks, Sr., and Mr, Walter Bradley entertained a number of friends at the country home of Mr. Hooks last Friday night at a Weiner Roast. A large crowd was present and at ten o’clock Mr. Hooks announced that the refreshment were ready eyery one was handed a pole that was sharpened at the end and was carried to a Lit where the weiners were roasted over hot coals by each guest. Every one present report a good time and plenty of weiners. The fcllow ing were present: Miss Ellen Hooks; Miss Elrod and Miss Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. T V. Hyman, of Cordele; Miss Blanche Speer, of Macon; Miss Grace Speer, Miss Eddye Hooks, Miss Ruth Tharpe, Miss Mary Rouse, Oakfield; Miss DBradley, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hooks, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ferguson, Mr. Hal Summerford, Mr. Bob Clay, Mr. John Irwin, Mr. Ned Johmuson, Mr. Walker Carter, Mr. Grady Bradley, Mr. DBarney DBradley, Mr. Walter Bradley, Mr. Edwin Ferguson, Mr. Bales, Mrs. Wil liams, Mrs. R. P. Clay, Mr. J. J. Forrester, Mr. Howard Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Hyman as sisted in entertaining. W. C. T. U. PROGRAM Mrs. W. H. Sumter, Mis. R. D. Mills, Mrs. Brownlow, Mrs. H F. Harper, Mrs. J. L. Dann, Mrs. Claud Payton, Mrs. W. H. Beckham and other ladies from Albany will be in Leesburg, Fri day of next week to give a W. .. U program. They -are anxious for the public in general to become better acquainted with the work of the Union and an invitation is extended to every body to attend. They wiil meet at the Calloway Memorial Baptist Church at 3:30 o’clock. EAR SIMLE One L. C. Smith Typewriter, mn A 1 condiiion. Apply at the Journal Office. . | Market Prices- We offer you the following Prices on Fresh and Cured Meats: Round Steak, per pound . 20¢ Armour’s Star Ham, per pound 350 Swifts’ Premium Breakfast Bacon,per pound 35¢ Ghoice Roast, per pound . Medium Roast, per pound 171-2¢ Stew Beef, per pouni 12 1-2¢ - Traceys' Home Made Sausage, pound ~ 25¢ Aiso a Fresh Line of National Biscuit Com - =-panyy Crackers Just Received-- TYLERS MA RKET. Negro Farmers Are Leaving The Secuth Georgia Said to Have Lost 13 Per Cent. 801 l Weevil Partly Respon sible. A general movement of south ern negro farmers to northern centers, where high wages are obtainable, is indicated in a spe cial survey of farming distriets in the south made by the federal department of agriculture. Unprofitable cotton growing due to holl weevil conditions, un rest among returned negro troops who experienced more attractive, living conditions away from farms during and after the war.l and break down of the contract labor system are cited in the re-‘ port, made public as contribu tory causes of the migration. Approximately 13 per cent or 32,000 of the total number of negro farm hands in Georgia is estimated to have moved north during the last twelve months and the movements continues, | although crops for the pre:ent seasun are already started. FOUCHE—GODWIN Mr. Foy Godwin and Miss Leorora Fouche were happily married Saturday night at the Baptist Pastorium in this city, Rev. John H. Wyatt, Pastor of the Calloway Memorial Church performing the ceremony. ‘ Mrs. Godwin is the daughter of Mr. J. W. Fouche, cf this‘ place and is beautiful and ae complished young lady and num-‘; bers her friends by her acquaint ances. | Mr. Godwin is a young man of this city, who has for the past two years been connected with the Lee County Journal and held in high esteem. They are now at home to their friends at the home of Mr. and Mes. J. P.- Horne. 4 The Journa! join their many fiiends in wishing them a long and happy married life. ~ PAY-UP SUBSCRIPTiON, Leeshurg. Lee County Ga., Friday MAY 4, 1923 ‘Thousands Attend Funeral of Baker; | $5OO for Family ' GHATTANOOGA, April, 30— More than six thousand people attended the funeral Sunday of (George Baker, twenty-two year old movuntianeer, hanged al |Laffityette, Ga , Friday, for par ticipation in the killing of Depu ty Sheriff J. W. Morton, of Dur ham, a year ago. The services were held at a little church at Morris Hill, ten miles east of ‘Chattanooga, and it is estimated that between 1,500 and 1,600 automobiles were parked around the graveyard. Two thonsand curious people yisited the mor gue here Sunday before the Lody was removed, while the funeral services at the church were de layed while a crowd of 3.000 viewed the body of young Baker. Foliowing announcement of one of the participating ~ minis ters, a sum of about $5OO was donated to the family of Baker. Mrs. Mae Webb Light, of St. Elmo, who took a prominent part in the effort to save Baker’s life, last night wired the following message to Governor Hardwick, of Georgia. “Ten thousand sympathetic people marched ten miles today to attend the funeral of George Baker and volur.tarily contribut ed $5OO to his heart-broken moth o ' “MRS. MAE WEBB LIGHT.”’ | Macon Cenntennial Celebration Macon May 9-10-11, 1923, Ex cursion Fares, Central of Georgia Railway. On the above dates Macon will celebrate its 100th anniver sary with a three day festiyal-of entertainment. Five thousan:d people will par ticipate in an historical pageant, ‘music will be furnished by Creatore’s Band, and six other bands, including the 20th In 'fantry Band of Fort Benning, the 122nd Infantry Band of Ma con, Al Sibah Temple Shrine Band, the -Odd Fellows, Band, Lanier High Schonl Band ana anl independent Macon Band of six 1y pieces. | There will Le three civic 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 reviyal 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, Ire, will be held on May 8. Round trip tickets will bLe 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, } e P I Beards Cnly for Kings and NNobles. ‘ At one time kings and nobles were the only persons permitted to wear beards, servants being compelled to ghave in token of their servitude. ' N PR ™ LIST OF GRAND - r AND PETIT JURY Drawn to Serve at the May Term, 1923, of the Sup erior Court of Lee County. ; GRAND JURY S M Jones Sr I B Ellington TS Burton Jr Homer Hay I B Martin C C Avera C O Yourg D C Jones R H Forrester O W Statham J W Pye ¢ C Ansley Sr AW Godwin W H Newsom 1§ 1 Bell W L Childers TG Crotwdll S P Crotwell \ (+ 1 Clarke R C Harris A P Lane I I, Long Ja T R Basy D A Meleod J I Wilkerson J I, Akins Gid Stocks H A Harris C Gonekee Mack O Harris PETIT JURY i W A Barfield C I Bales J E Johnson J R Mitchell W J MeDaniel W S Hancock O I Hunter W H Richardson J W Morgan 15 M Yow I* M Norten C G Avyera J R Avery S L Young 1 W Reed W H Long DDlanel © JH Kirkpatrick! H H Laramore R T Jones ' M Murray J. I Kuylor T C 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 ¢ H Clarke B It Cassells J M Johnson ¢ W Morris ISSUES BULLETIN ’ s | Peaches Ready for Third Spraying Laboratory Reports. FORT VALLEY, Ga., April 30. —Peaches are now ready for their third spraying, acccrding to information contained in a bulletin issued today Lty the Government and State Labora tory here. Following is the bulletin: The Hileys should be sprayed for the third time immediately, and Georgia Belles and Elbertas will be ready for the third appli cation the latter part of this week. The early varities should be sprayed next week. This is ‘the tirst brown rot spray, and itl should be applied about two ‘weeks before the fruit enters the stone hardening stage. Self boiled lime-sulphur 32 32-200 should be used alone for this spraying; unless the first spray! for the curculio was omitted, in which case four pounds of ar senate of lead should be used with the self-boiled lime sulphur. If the spray schedule issued Ly the Lahoratory has been closely fyllowed no arsenate of lead is necessary in the third spray. If dvst is used the 80-5-15 formula is recommended for the third dusting. A special effort should be made to do a thorough job in putting on the third spray as no more applications are to go on the late varieties until four weeks Lefore the fruit ripens. Produces Like Effect, The force of esample is shown by the fact that when a razor loses lits | temper it is apt to muke the user lose l his aiso. Georgia Pastor Ends Life at Hour He | - Was to Preach Left Note Saying it Was “Death or Asylum’’--- Had Never Recovered I'rom Shock of Wife’s Death. WAYNESBORO, Ga, April 30.— Rey. J. E. Seals, pastor of the First Methodist church here, ended his life shortly after 10 o’clock this morning by putting a bullet through his brain. He left a note saying: ‘lt was either the asylum or death.” He was said to have been in ill health since his wife died a year ago. ' : Just at the hour Mr. Seals took his life he was scheduled to. begin morning services at the church where he was conducting protracted services. Death was instantaneous. His note asked that his sister, who lives in Macon, be notified, to gether with some ingtructions regarding his children. A year aro Mr. Seals lost his wife. He has never Lbeen able to overcome the shock, and has brooded from time to time until his act this morning. The minis-1 ter was a very prominent citizen | was forty-seyen years old and! father of four children. ; R. H. FORRESTER, Agent NEW YORK LIFE INSURANGE GO, ASSETS $952,632,139.00 Protect Your Family WITH A GOOD INSURANCE POLICY. Are You True to Yourself? “Phis above all: To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”’ —shakespere. TO BE TRUE TO YOURSELF you must make the mest of your opportunities. This is the greatest nation in the known world. The United States is known the world over as the land of opportunities. Are you taking advantage of the opportunities that come to you? “As a man thinketh, so is he.”” After all, we get pretty much what we go after in this world and most assuredly so if we go after it hard enough. Love begets love, kindness begets kindness, indus try, thrift and economy begets success. To take adyantage of an opportunity to make money, ~ vou must necessarily be ready when the opportunity pre sents itself, and todo this often requires some capital. Let us help to accumulate this capital by taking care of your money. Deposit it with us where it will be as safe as Government bonds. BANK OF LEESBURG, G.A . NEsBIT, PRESIDENT OQ.W.STATHAM, VICE-PRESIDENT T. C. THARP, CASHIER, 'AS THEY MET AT THE GRAVES OF THEIR DEAD By EDGAR PAUL LONG Here's to the Blue of the wind l swept North As they meet at. the graves of their dead, May the spirit of Grant be with them As each bows his sorrowing head. Here’s to the Gray of the sun kissed South As they meet at the graves of their dead, May the spirit of Lee be with them As each bows his sorrowing head. But here’s to the Blue and CGray as one As they meet at the graves of ~ their dead, May the spirit of God be with them hoth As we meet at the graves of our dead. City Tax Notice. The City Tax books for making returns is now open at the oflice of the Clerk and Treasurer, The books will only be open for a short time and lif you do not make your returns you will be double taxed. Be gure and make your returns and save the extra cost. T, R. BASS, (lerk and Treasurer. Number 14