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THE LEE COUNTY ‘JOURNA VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE Religious Freedom Or Right to Worship Suggestions sometime take peculiar and amusing turns. For example, take the recent sug gestion that the Constitution of Georgia and of the United States be taught in the public schools of Georgia. This was first suggested by organizations furthering Pro testantism, but it now appears that other religious organization | also favor it just as strongly, th last being the Jewish Education 1 al Alliance of Atlanta, which has passed resolutions ‘‘heartily ir sympathy with the movement.’ Catholics are also said to be in favor of it. The reason for this, it is pointed out, is obyious. Both the Constitution of Georgia and of the United Stdtes guar antee religious freedom, or right to worship as one pleases. And if the Constitutions of both state and nation are studied -closer, religious leaders here say, there will be less disposition toward religious persecution in Georgia, which is said to exist in some sections of the state. One prominent man of affairs, who for personal reasons asked that his name be witheld made this statement today: “Obeying civil laws and at the same time being privileged to do as one chooses in matters per- Eé)nal or religious, as long as ovil laws are obeyed, is the tun<- amental basis of our government, and was so recognized and prac ticed by thelate U. S. Senator Thomas E. Watson of Georgia. Separation of church and statc and free schools had no strongex" champion than he, yet in the ‘education of members of his family he did as he pleased. " “His daughters at one time attended the Catholic school at Washington, Ga., in ‘preference to free schools at Thomson. Later they were sent to Agne: Seott College in- preference to the state colleges. His grand children were sent to an Episco pal College at Washington, D.C. in preference to state supported colleges in Georgia. So, one might well point out, that the study of the Constitution of the state and the nation in Georgia schools will have a broadening effect on the rising generation, regardless of religious affilia tions?"’ Will continue two weeks--- __ Until Saturday, June 16th Owing to the great amount of rain during the past two weeks preventing many people from adjacent towns attend ing this big sale and also to the fact that the stock we are offering is so enormous in volume we have decided to con tinue the sale for two weeks lcnger therefore eveiytody HALF PRICES AS ADVERTISED Until Saturday night, June 16th . Remermber all fine silk and dress goods as well as lots of fine dry goods wiil be offered for ten per cent discount and in many instances even less. MEN’S CLOTHING, THREE PIECE SUITS 20 PCT. DISCOUNT Don’t fail to avail yourself this golden opportunity. ANSLEY’S AMERICUS, : £ 2 : GEGRGIA r . - ’Mayor of Smithville Struck by Lightening C. Mathis, Mayor of Smith ville, was rendered unconcious Monday night by a bolt of light ening, and for a time his condi tion was such that his recovery was doubtful. Mr. Mathis is a telegraph operator, and was working _at the switchboard when the bolt came. He is re orted as doing nicely, and his uick recovery is expected. L.eesburg Takes One From Warwick In a fast game of ball that was staged here last Friday between Leesburg and Warwick, the lo cals having won out by a score of 5 to 3. It was a good game- through out and interesting to the high est pitch, full fellowship and spirit being manifested on both sides. The game lasted for eleven innings with the score 3 and, until the eleyenth inn'n>, with three men on, Coxwell at the bat, singled, scoring two, making the final score 5 to 3 The features of the game was the fielding of Coxwell and the pitching of Mercer, in this game Mercer demonstrated his prowess and control by allowing ‘only a few scaitered hits. The Recent Rains . The recent rains thuoughout th’s section have been most ap pal ing since they have been of a general nature and have deluged the whole section for a period of three or four weeks, thereby in juring or at least retarding the growth of the crops as well as preventing their cultiyation. Naturally the crops to a cer tain extent been injured and a fuli fruition prevented, though that does not mean that the far mers should become blue to the point of neglect, for just a few days of sunshine, a few days of hard work will wreak wonders in the looks and conditions, ani the seige of rain which we have undergone will soon be forgotten and the traces left in our fields become obliterated. Leeshurg, Lee County Ga,, Friday JUNIZ 1, 1923 A RICH ASSET FOR GEORGIA STATE PORT A DIRECT SOURCE OF I'ROGRESSIVL PROSPERITY TO IS PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES The proposed State Port and Term inal for Georgia is the one project that it carried out will be a working agency for the material welfare of every per son in Georgia, regardless as to his buginess or occupation, Its consummation means such a broadening of the sources of produc tive wealth throughout the state that every man, woman and child in Geor gla will share in the flood of benefits accruing, State built, State owned, State con trolled, State managed, the State Port and Terminal serves no community, no class, no business, trade, or industry, glone. It is the servant of-all, with out discrimination or favoritism. Tonongh it the farmers and stock raisers ot Georgia will be enabled 1o increase their prosperity and assure their economic independence by the opportunity it will afford them, large and small, of warehousing and mar keting their products of every kind at a minimum of cost and a maximum of resulting income, Through it the manufacturers of Georgia will be in position to handie the output of their mills and tactories at a lessened cost and under condi tions that permit of their disposing of their commodities to the buyers of the world, or of carrying and ship ping at their own convenience, such as they cannot otherwise hope ‘to en joy. Through it the merchants of Geor gia will find their trade steadily in creaging. A greater population, with more varied avenues of productive wealth, ‘means a wider diffusion ot prosperity and an increased demand for the ‘comforts of lite. The whole sale and retail trade of our State are absolutely dependent for growth on the expansion of activities that will en sue from the establishment of a mod ern State Port and Terminal system. Through it the workingmen of Geor gia will derive the benefits which come from enlarged opportunities for profitable employment, resulting from the diversification of agriculture and of industry and the building up of Georgia in population and wealth,, These are not mere idle statements, THEY ARE STATEMENTS BASED ON THE INDISPUTABLE FACTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS ELSE WHERE UNDER THE CONDI TIONS THAT GEORGIA NOW PRO POSES TO CREATE FOR ITS FRC DUCERS. Given the handling system the State Port and Terminalg is to provide, given the opportunities it pre sents for warehousing and cold stor age at the lowest possible cost, given the aggregating of marketable mer chandise to bring together the buyers of this and other countries, given the minimum expense of = shipping of Georgia raised products that comes with -such a modern economically handled plant, and the results referred to are inevitable, The bill to permit the people of Georgia to vote upon the question of a State Port and Terminals might well be captioned “A Bill to Enable the Farmers and Other Producers of Gieorgia to Escape from the Disad-, vantages Under Which They Labor in the Marketing of Their Products and to Place Them on a New Plane of Economic Independence.”” An ex pressed determination on the part ot the producers of Georgia to have a State Port and Terminals, a warehous ing, marketing, shipping system owned and controlled in their interest, IS IN EFFECT A NEW DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. Placing the farmers and otler pro ducers of Georgla on this new plane does not mean placing a burden of debt on them and others off Georgia. For selfish personal reasons some may be antagonizing -the idea of a State Port and Terminals and seek to cre ate that impression from sinister mo tives. It is regrettable that any—no D. M. Melvin Moves Into Old Quarters Mr. D. M. Melvin, one of the merchants of our town, he having been in the grocery husiness here for sometime, this week moved back to his old stand across the railroad, where his customers and friends will find him. He having formerly oc cupied a part of the Lipsey build ing. *Mr. Melvin considers that he isin a more convenient location and expecls to add consi:ierzbly to his stock, which he always puts to his customers at popular Iprices. He now has his stock lup and is ready for business, Make him a visit. matfer what their reasons-—are op posed to this progressive measure be cause, if carried out, it means the liberation of the mass of Georgians from cconomic disadvantages and the glving to them of the most elficient facilities for the marketing of their goods. Experience has shown that such a plant as proposed will pay for itself AND IN THE END BECOME A SOURCE OF PERMANENT AND INCREASING REVENUE TO THE STATE, its owner, thereby materially lightening the tax burdens on the pro ducers or enabling the expenditure of larger sums on the building of better highways or the establishment of bet ter schocols. A State Port and Terminals 1s not like a highway system or bridges for which bonds have been issued. They are not sources of direct productive income. A State Port and 'l'erminal plant is an income producer from the day it is opened. The bonds issued for its construction do not represent a dead investment that the people must carry. They are the outward sign of a great publicly owned and publicly managed enterprise, the earning power of which provides the Interest on the bonds, provides the sinking fund to pay for the bonds, and speed ily provides in addition a surplusage to go into the State Treasury for such use as the Legislature in its wisdom may dictate, . THE PROPOSED STATE PORT AND TERMINALS IS A MONEY MAKING INVESTMENT, BASED ON THE CREDIT OF THE PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE DO NOT PAY FOR 17. IT PAYS FOR ITSELF. It has .done so elsewhere. It will do so In Georgia, this, one of the richest pro ducing States in the Union, one of the world’s most productive empires, the possibilities of whose varied de velopment we are just appreciating, The State Port project represents the co-operative effort of the united uveo pie of Georgia to place themselves in the most advantageous position pos sible for the profitable handling of their own products. The moneys paid for its services, instead of passing into the coffers of private enterprises, will defray the interest and cost of operation, and provide the surplus to 'wipe out the bonds when due. It means, if consummated, that the pro ducers of Georgia will be working for themselves and not for others, and that, in addition to the enhancement of the value of their products. scien tificully marketed, the profits of nand ling wili remain at home for the good of Gecrgia. What is heing asked of the General Agssembly at its approaching session is that the people of Georgia be givor an coypportunity to express themselves cn this progressive proposition, that the neople be given the chance to vote as to whether they wish a State Port and 'Terminal system or not, A REFLRENDUM OF THE PROJECT TO THE PEOPLE FOR DECISION AT THE NEXT STATE ELECTION I 8 WHAT IS SOUGHT. Why should any one oppocse this who has the wel fare of the people, the producers, of Georgis, really at heart? - Georgia cannot remain stationary Its reople must check the tendency to reirograde that comes in the wake of the boll weevil, THEY MUST ARISE AND DEMAND THE FULL EST OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MARKETING S AFELY AND CHEAPLY OF THEIR PRODUCIS,‘ vow thatl they are of necessity branch ing out in their agriculture and indus tries. The more they study the State Port snd Terminal proposition ike more tkey will enthuse over what ilt means for them and the less the poassi bility -of any opponents being able to becloud the igsue and prevent the pro ducers from getting the relief and the assistance they are entitled to. | Church Services Leesburg Baptist—J. H. Wyatt, Pastor. Preaching 2nd, and 4th Sunday? Morning and Evening. Sunday School 10 o’clock a. m. B. Y. P.U. 6 oclock p.ni. every Sunday. W. M. U. Monday afternoon fol lowing 2nd and 4th Sundays. Mid Week Prayer Serviee and Choir Practice Wednesday evcningj 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 Schiool 10 o’clo.k every , Sunday. i Couqtéommigsioners il u;l&d lsgue “ AMERICKB. Ga.—Before the annual conyéntion of the county icommissiquers of Georgia ad journed Fkiday they voted down by a large majority a resolution endorsing an issue of §575,000,000 state bonds for highway construc ]tion, and also a motion favoring an issue of $30,000,000. The proposition provoked a spirited debate. A proposal to endorse an additional gasoline tax waus also defeated. Ansley’s Sale Will ‘ (ontinue June 161‘ We call the attention to our readers to the announecement in this issue of Mr. Chas. L. Ans ley. In this advertisement he tells you of his big sale which will continue until June 16. If you want to buy good merchan dise at good prices attend this sale, for there is no cother place that you can get the same treat ment and as good prices. PAY-UP. SUBSCRIPTiOH, | R. H. FORRESTER, Agent NEW YORK LIFE INSURANEE (0. . ASSETS $952,632,139.00 Protect Your Family WITH A GOOD INSURANCE POLICY. Vocal Music Supreme, Wagner wrote: 'The human voice i 3 really the foundation of ail music; and whatever the development of the art, whatever the boldest combinations of a composer, or the inost brillinnt exe cution of a virtuoso, in the cnd they must always return to the standard get by voeal musie. e Are You Ready for Opportunity I When He Knocks? Every person who has any ambition is interested in making money. To take advantage of opportunities that often pre ‘ sont themielves, you must either have mouey or credit. ' You can haye both of these requistes through a bank ac % count with this institution for we extend toevery depositor | accéomodations limited only by restrictions of careful and | safe husiness procedure. ; There was never a truer saying than ‘‘it takes money to make money’’ and there has been a time in your i life—and there will be again—when if you had a few dollars | with which to take advantage of a good opportunity to make " a profitable investment you could have made some money. E We cannot urge too strongly the importance of open | ing an account with our bank and thereby establishing a ' connection that will be valuable to you. } Every courtesy and attention will be shown you, - whether your account be large or small. 1 | : : - BANK OF LEESBURE y G A NESBIT, PRESIDENT O.W.STATHAM, VICE-PRESIDENT ! T. C. THARP, CASHIER, Fipst Bradley Peach #l/ Car Opexns Season 7, ! MACON, Ga., May 29.—With | the shipping of the first carload of meaches from Bradley late Monday the 1923 peach season was officially ushered in. The peaches were grown in Jones county and loaded at Bradley and consisted ¢f a choice varieiy !of Mayflowers. It is expected that shipping in large quanities lwill begin next week. A small number of cars will be loaded rthis week. Leesburg High Schoo! Closes The Leesburg Iligh school closed this week. The com mencement sermon was deliver ed by Rey. Budd, of Albany, on Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. The graduating exercises will be held tonight, thera are nine to graduate this year and will re ceiye their diplomas tonight. This closes one of the most successful years of the Leesburg school and the teachers deserve much credit for their excellent work during the past term. Birds as \veatner Frophcts, ' At least eonie birds are good weather prophets. 'The green wood 'peckcr is known in some parts of this 1 country as the “rain bird” because his faughing cry so often precedes a down } pour. The misselthrush, again, has .Jgalned the name of “storm cock,” be- Teause he sings before wind and raln. Number 16