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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE There have been two_great forms of slavery in the South. One was the chattel slavery which existed prior to 1865 and applied only to Negroes. The other has been the crop mortgage ‘“‘time prices” slavery which has existed since 1865 and which has held mniillions of farmers both white and black in its shameful bondage. I know all about it. I grew up.under it. It fastened .it self on the old homestead where I ‘ was reared until it brought the menace of foreclosure. But my fath er then resolutelly made up his mind to be done with that system, and even though ecotton was only 5 or 6 cents a pound, we lived hard,i adopted the motto, “Pay as you go, ! and if you can’ pay, don’t go gnd! somehow or other we -managed. to' savev up a little payment on the | mortgage every year—and the old | farmstead is still in the hands. ofl the family. ; ' I mention all this both to showl you that I know what “time prices” slavery means and-that I am not speaking without cxperience when I say I believe you. can.work -your self out from under it and into real freedom. - . .. o o You had better sacrifice clothes if necessary in order to get on a cash basis. It doesn’t matter much what’ sort -of clothes<-a man or woman, wears so they are clean. The whole ffamily had better wear old clotkes, .cheap clothes, or patched clothes for one year rather than stay in the grip of the credit system through all ‘the future years. Certainly, too, .one can resolve that he will have a ‘ twelve-months-in-the-year garden, some good hens ,and two good cows, and then with plenty of milk, butter, eream, aggs, chickens and fresh veg etables, there shoulld be small need Jor buying “time prices rations” from any store—The Progressive ~Farmer. ! ; 'SUPREME COURT HOLDS ; COMMISSION NOT LEGAL : ON COUNTY SCHOOL TAX A’ dounty tax recciver is not en titled to commissions on a county “wide tax levy for school purposes, . the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Saturday in the case of J. E. Drake tax reeceiver of Decature county, against the schcol bhoard of that county. The Decatur Superior Court crdered the commissions paid, .and was reversed by the higher -scourt. ¢ “Provision is made for the pay ment of the tax collector, who com putes the taxes and actually collects ~ them,..but such elections add nothing t 6 the work of the tax receiver,” the “'Supreme Court holds. b 4. pt W ; : & i Are you spending all of your money? If you are,) the other fellow is Depositing it. l l Statistics show by actual observation that six out of s every seven persons in the United States are dependentl 7on relatives or charity for support at the age of sixty-five. 4 'Wil] you be one of the six dependent ones, or will you be the seventh who is independent and comfortable in oldl lage? g i R | b 5 1 It is your right and privilege to live comfortabie,s ibut in this great land of opportunity, any one who hasl any degree of thrift and industry can live comfortable ‘and.still have something left to lay up for old age and al b rainy day. ; E . : . 4 ‘ The best way is to lay aside something regularly andl systematically by depositing it in a good safe, sound ‘ba_nk,_ like ours, where it will accumulate. ! i LET US HELP YOU. ‘ \ BANK OF LEESBURG, = | ic, A. Nesbit, President O.'W."Statham, Vice-Pi'esidcnti “ o T. C. Tharp, Cashier. : ' R | | NEGRQ FARMERS STUDY PERMA - NENT PASTURES Come From Many Parts of Georgia * One hundred and fifty - farmers coming from Chatham, Bibb, Henry, Lamar, Pike, Spaldin, Troup, Meri wether, Clarke, Washington, Rock dale, Walton and Newton counties recently motored to Covington, Ga., to study the Mr. Evans Lunsford’si Pasture Farm. . ‘ Seven Negro farmers—four dem onstrators and two home demonstra tion agents, accompanied the far mers to Covington with the idea -in mind of selling to the most progres sive Negro farmer in Georgia, the !plap of making permanent pastures. !. Mr. Evans Lunsford personally c¢nducted the visitors over his 100 acres of fine pasture land. When M. Lunsford explained how he%had started and maintained his perma nent pasture, fed and marketed some of the finest Herefords in the South the Negro farmers stood in silence drinking in the informdtion fthey had come so far to get, but after] group after group had walked over ske 100 acres in pasture and observ ed closely the herd of herefords as oretty as those secen in pictures, the farmers began to realize the im portance of pastures. : " After a barbecue furnished by the canning and farmers’ clubs of Newton Rockdale and Walton coun ties, Mr. Paul Tabor, Pasture Ex pert of the State College of Agri =ulture, gave the farmers 'info:‘ma-v zion on how to return home and do what they had seen on Mr. Luns ford’s farm. A representative from sach of the 13 counties spoke, tel ‘ing of the information gained and their determination to return home’ and start a permanent pasture. ' At a time when Negro farmers iwre leaving the State in large num bers, it is very significant that agri :ultural pursuits of a permanent na sure are being started among ‘the' Negro farmers of f{Georgia. With .permanent pastures in Georgia, ivestock production will be a success and. hundreds of Negro farmers who have migrated hecause of economic necessities, will return to Georgia, the greatest agricultlural state in the Union. ' There are 83 Negro farm and Irome demonstration agents in Geor gia working under the direction of i Mr. J. Phil Campbell, Director, Ex- | tension Work of Georgia, Georgia State College of Agriculture, Athens, Georgia Last year, these 33 agents working in 40 counties, carried thel message of improved methods on the | farm and in the home to 161,321 | farmers, farm women, boys- and | girls. ; f l.eeshurg, Lee Countv 'Ga , Friday OCTOBER 19, 1923 ) - MEMBERS CANNOT BREAK CONTRACT ALBANY, Ga., Oct. 15.~Evidence that members of the Georgia Peanut Growers Co-operative Association who break their contracts by selling outside of the Association will pay for their failure to keep faith with their fellow members of the Associa |tion was furnished last week when announcement was made by the headquarters office of the Peanut As sociation at Albany that suits had been filed against several members 'in different counties for alleged con tract breaking. ’ These suits, which were filed by Pottle & Hofinayer, an Albanyslaw firm, aided by local counsel in each county, ask that the alleged default ers be compelled by the courts to pay the Association “liquidated dam ages” at the rate of two cents a pound or $40.00 a ton for every pea-. nut they sold outside of the Associa tion, and that such members be re strained from further disregard of their contract. I Contracts, which every one of the nearly 6,000 members of the Peanut ’Association signed obligated each ‘members to deliver to the Associa~‘ tion for sale “all of the peanuts pro duced or acquired by or for him during the yars 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927.” This contract has been construed to cover the crops of tenants and share croppers on the place of a landlord who signed a contract for similar delivery. ‘lt was a matter of protection to the loyal members of the Peanut As sociation that these suits were filed, according to Colonel Robert E. L. Spence, President and General Man ager of the Association, who declar ed that they would be followed by others if further cases of contract breaking are discovered by him and other agents of the growers’ organi zation. “There is nothing pers>nal in the matter whatever,” he added; “it is simply a business move in be half of those who have loyally kept their contracts by delivering 2!l of the peanuts they have for the mar ket to their Association——and [ am happy to. say that these loyal ones are overwhelmingly in the majority, the contract slackers being notably few. But if we allowed these few to get away with it, others would | be tempted by the high pvices nowy prevailing, largely because of the Association, to break thcir «on tracts.” The suits will be impartial, Colonel Spence declared, the big defaulter be.ing sued as well as the little one, if not actualiy sooner, “I feel sorry,” he said, “for the little fellow, who through stress of obligations yielded to temptation, but if we let him get away with breaking his contract lightly, others would do the same. It is true that all of the money is not forthcoming at once for Associa tion members, but they are receiving first payments at the rate of $75.00 a ton, and there is not a man that one of them owes who would not wait for the rest of his money if they make part payiment on the debt and show him their participation re ceipt calling for the rest of their money later,” Colonel Spence called attention to the high prices that have fuled since the opening of the peanut market in September and declared that the Association has been the largest single factor in bringing this to pass. Several of the members have writ ten in to say that, in their opinion, peanuts are at a greatly higher level of prices than would have been the case with no Association. Some of members pointed to press dispatches indicating a price for peanuts in Southeast Alabama, where there is no Association, much lower than that prevailing in Georgia where ithere is a strong Association. “It was to continue this favorable situation in Georgia that the suits were filed against contract breakers”, Colonel Spence said,” and for the same rea ’son that others will follow if other members disregard the notice and Iwarning they now have.” ‘ FARM LANDS WANTED iWanted, to purchase for a friend in Atlanta, a farm, improved or unim proved, in Southwest Georgia. Write what you have, giving complete de iscription, price and terms. l Box 228, Leesburg, Ga. |H. L.LONG,SR 'Judge of City Court of Lees burg to Fill Unexpired Term of Judge Ware G. Martin Who Has Resigned. Judge H. L. Long, Sr., has been appointed judge of the City Court of Leesburg by Governor Walker to fill the unexpired term of Judge Ware 'G. Martin who resigned several days ago to take effect the first of Jan uary. This is good news to the many friends of Judge Long. - This will also cause a vacancy in the office of Ordinary as Judge Long will be forced to resign to take his other place. Mr. B. E. Powell will probably make the race for Ordinary is stated and will announce for the place in a short time according to information from his friends. Moultrie Observer Advances Suggestion; Others Join ATLANTA, Oct. 13.—Georgia highway officials are intersted in the discussion now being carried on by sevaral South Georgia daily newspa pers relative to a proposal of the Moultrie Observer that pecan trees be planted along state roads. “Pecan trees do not need to be culticated after they have reached a certain age,” the Observer says. “They get their support from low down in the earth—too deep to cul tivate. Look about you anywhere and you will see trees doing well in places where they are not cultivated. Only young trees need to be cul tivated.” The Observer takes the position. that if its suggestion is carried out, the beauty of Georgia highways will ibe greatly increased in a practical and beneficial way. “If the nut trees along the high ‘ways woulld produce as steadily and as profitably as they do under culti vation and care on the farms in this section of Georgia, it might be well to have them along the highways,” says the Cordele Dispatch. “It would at least help towards meeting the requirements in this class of food ffor many pale-faced little fellows in the country who never get the right kind of nourishment.” The Valdosta Times could not re sist a tempation and gave out this good-natured comment: “Now comes Editor Allen, of the ‘Moultrie Observer an d suggests that nut trees be planted along the state highways, as though there were not enough nuts on the highways already.” DEATH OF MRS. SARA ANN JACKSON. Mrs. Sara Ann Jackson for a num her of years a resident of Leeshurg, lied at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Claude Brown, in Columbus yesterday according to a message received here by relatives. - Mrs. Jackson was a member of one of the most prominent families in this seetion,and greatly beloved by a wide circle of friends. She was at the time of her death 83- years of age and spent practically all of her life in Lee County with the exception of the past few years making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Brown, in Columbus. She was a good Christian woman and a de voted member of the Baptist church. The deceased is survived by three daughters, Mrs. M. B. Heath and Mrs. Dora Ragan, of Leesburg, Mrs. C. P. Brown, of Columbus; two sons, Messrs. H. A. and J. B. Jackson, of Atlanta, and one sister, Mrs. L. A. Odom, The interment will take place in Oakview cemetery in Albany tomor row afternoon. A Hard Answer, “My husband considered a very long time before he proposed to me, He was very careful” “Ah, it's always those careful people who get taken jn,” INDUST'AL REVIEW This is fire prevention week (Oc tober 8-13, inclusive), the period set aside to Teach the public ways to combat the enormous loss caused an nually by fire. All industries, schools and homes should co-operate, not only this week but all the year round, to lower the national fire waste. Atlanta—Contracts to be let for laying water mains on number of local streets, to cost $17.550. Cordele—Site being cleared for rebuilding of Crisp County I.umber Company’s big milling plant. Atlanta—Contract let for erection of Albert Steiner Memorial hospital at this point, ~ Burroguhs—Atlantic Coast Line Railway installing block singal sys tem between here and Yemasee. Atlanta—Kingan & Company to build new $250,000 packing plant in thig city. Macon—Work begun on new bridge over Okmulgee river by Cen tral Raßilway. . Savannah—lmprovement of Gun nott strees pumping station planned. Atlanta—Construction of new Harris school under way. Paulan—Modern $20,000 scchool building under way. Jackson—Local hatchery of Jack son Ice Corporation in operation. Lincolnton—Twin City Power Company plans construction of dam across Savannah river, ‘Macon-—Fifth street bridge and Spring street bridge to be reprired. Tobacco yield for this state 9,000,- 000 Ibs. this season. Macon—Local plumbing and heat ing Company, Over $lOO,OOO worth of contracts being carried out. Rome—Co-opertive Creamery Company in this district begins man ufacture of cheese. Stateshoro—Plans complelted for Sunday school annex to local Metho dist shurch. LaGrange—lnstallation of boule vard lighting system through busi ness district propesed. Pavo—3o,6oB lbs. of hogs sold in one day. Fairfield—Finnish colony plan ninng 75 acres in cabbage, ma chinery being purchased by colony for the manufacture of crates. Sparta—Peanut crop in this coun ty to yield good harvest. Manchester—Construction of new Central Baptist church under way here. Americus—7s hogs with an aver age weight of 200 lbs. each bring owners $1,200. Atlanta—Tobacco Growers’ Asso ciation to acctively attack 10 per cent tax on state tobacco declaring it class elgislation and dangerous in practice. ¢ Dalt((n——Americgn Thread Com pany to erect cotton mill involving initial expenditure of $2,000,000. Atlanta—Bell Telephone system spends $1,200,000 on additions and improvements during first half of 1923, an additional $1,000,000 to be expended during last half. It is time the citizen realized that enacting laws is what is heaping up the increasing burdens of taxation. When the legislature enacts several hundred new laws it creates offices, increases bublic payrolls and multi plies taxes . There is almost no legis lation to limit expenditures or pro duce new revenues without a direct tax, but nearly all laws cause ex- Beauty In the Sky. | To sce the stars well, one must make his camp In .the desert. There ps he lies rolled for the night in his blankets, surrounded only by distance and desolation, he looks up Into greater beauties than all the museums, galleries, and conservatories of civill zation can offer. But these things can be sgeen In part from any farm, dnd & little even from the street cerner.— Frank A. Waugh, in “The Landscape Besutiful.” Pointer for the Baby. The nurse was in the room with the pew baby. She heard Bobby scfily enter and saw him stand by the crib watching with considerable interest the new baby using his lungs. The bab; was a strong little fellow and he cried louder and louder. “Keep it up,” ad vised Bobby gleefully, “that’s the way I get things.” ; . ARy City Court convened here Mon day morning at 9 o’clock with Judge Ware G. Martin presiding with Col. E. L. Forrester looking after the States interest. This will be a big court as Judge Martin is preparing to clear the docket as this is his last court to hold, having resigned the place to take effect on January 1. PRESIDENT ATLANTA, Ga.—Hon. Oscar Underwood, U, S. Senator from Ala bama, will be the president of the lUnited States if a goodly portion of the citizenry of Georgia, which now favori his candidacy, can help him to the White House. Sentiment for Mr . Underwood, which has been strong in many parts of Georgia since his name was first propesed for the chieftaincy of the nation, has been growing stronger and stronger during the last few months, if one may judge from the newspaper reports. Now, according to political leaders, the distinguished Alabamaian has found favor in near ly every section of the state. “If Underwood is nominated— and his chances are fine—he will be elected”, said a well known poli tician in one of the hotel lobbies here. “That’s the opinion, not of Georgians alone, but of leading democrats in maeny sections of the country. It is genoticealbe fact that leading newspapers all over the country have endorsed him.” SstAE‘l{xSLg I\{V%gEARN’D ‘ FLEES, IS CHARGE ) Coffee County Man is Held for Crime Committed Néarly Year Ago Dougles, Ga., Oct. 17.—The in dictment of L. S. Rogers on a charge of murder in connection with the killing of his brother John Alton Rogers near West Green in this county nearly a year ago, has just brought to light one of the revolting crimes in the history of this section. It is alleged that Rogers after shoot ing his 'brother to death, wrapping his nude body in an old quilt and burying it in a field, later fled to widow. The woman and Rogers are Avon Park, Fla., with his brother’s to be brought here for trial. Sheriff Tanner was expected to reach the city this afternoon with his prison ers. ' The accused man, police say, shot the brother in the head with a pistol killing him instantly, and then wrap ped part of a quilt around the un clothed corpse, which he buried in the field. The act is said to have been committed Nov. 18, 1922. The alleged slayer is then said to have reported that John Alton Rogers had deserted his family, and left for an unknown destination. ; ESTRAY NOTICE Took up on my place, one red heifer owner can get her by paying for this advertisement and paying damage and cost. If not will be sold. MRS. ARTIE DUNCAN. o 10-19-1923, STREET TAX NOTICE Sege—— ~ Street tax for the year 1923 is now due and must be paid to the City Marshal at once. The street tax for this year is $5.00. Please see me and settle same at once. D. G. MERCER, City Marshal. 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