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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE
The farmers of Georgia and the
South are successfully weathering
the storm of adverse conditions and
are entering upon an cra of better
demand for farm products and bet
ter prices, in the opinion of C. W.
MecClure, well-known Atlanta busi
ness man and the head of a chain of
ten-cent stores. .
“The American public is able tc
buy more heavily of everything nov
because the American public is pros
pering,” said Mr. -McClure. “Un
employment in industry has given
way to ‘a job for cvery man who
seeks it’, business has revieved and
industry is active, therefore the peo
rle are able to use more food pro
ducts and able to pay a fair price for
what they buy.
“With farming as a whole, one
fact stands out prominently—there
must be diversification of creps if
there is to be any permanent or gen
eral prosperity among the men who
produce the crops. Ail wheat iz bad
for the western farmer, just as all
cotton is bad for the cotton fariner
in the South. Other things, in ad
dition to wheat and cotton, must be
produced.”
- JUSTICE 70 SLAIN
Judge Kelley, of Terrell, Dies
Instantly in Gun Duel With
Youne Planter.
~JPAWSON, Ga., Nov. 19.—J. H.
Kelley, Justice of the Peace of the
Herod District of Terrell County
and promirent farmer, was shot and
killed instantly on the Herod-Chick
asahatchee Roads, about four miles
from Dawson, by Enoch Thrash, a
prominent young planter of the Sas
ger District.
From all reports of the tragedy
which occurred about 10 o’clock
Monday morning, the two men had
a quarrel, Judge Kelley charging
Thrash with mgoving his tenants from
his plantation at night. On meeting
him this morning the quarrel con
tinued afresh. : ,
Thrash pleds self-defense. It is
reported that Judge Kelly was ad
vancing on him with a pistol in his
hand when Thrash opened fire with
a heavy Army revolver, two bullets
taking effect.
Thrash then drove into Dawson
and surrendered himsélf “-to the
Sheriff and was placed in jail.
Judge Kelley was around 70 years
of age. He leaves several children.
Thrash is a young man, the son of
P. C. Thrash, and is unmarried.
On account of the prominence of
both parties the case has caused con
siderable interest, Superior Court
convened in Dawson Monday morn
ing, but it is not known whether the
. case will be tried at this session,
CITY TAX NOTICE.
All parties who owe the City.
taxes for the year 1923 are here
by notified that the Tax books are
now open and you can pay your
taxes any time at the office of the}
Clerk and Treasurer in the Barber
shop. The books will positively close
on Dee. 20, 1923, and Fi Fas. Will
be issued on Dec. 21st. Pay before
that time and save yourself addition
al cost. :
T. R. BASS, ;
Clerk and Treasurer.
Wanted, to purchase for a friend in
Atlanta, a farm, improved or unim
proved, in Southwest Georgia. Write
what you have, giving complete de
scription, price and terms.
Box 228, Leesburg, Ga.
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‘Proot to the Conutrary.
d tking about yawning; the doc
fi?y it ts-causged by a deficiency in
jupply of air to the lungs——and yet
a fellow usually does his best yawning
when sowmebody is pumping “hot alr”
toto him.—Boston Transcrips.
Dry Law Officers Take Ship
With $375,000 Worth Liquor
on Florida Coast.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—A tale of
deep csea “highjackers who captured
che crew of the British auxiliary
schooner Louis F, was brought here
last night by federal authorities who
captured the schooner after an excit
ing three hour chase down the coast
of Florida yesterday. Although the
“highjuckers” Lad left the ship and
were stiil free early today the feder
al officers reported the capture of the
vessel, its crew and 3,900 cases of
liquor valued at $375,000.
According to the tale told by the
crew they were captured one at a
time last Tuesday and forced into
the forecastle by the second engineer
and two stowaways and later used
to help to man the vessel. When
captured by the federal authorities
they said they had put to sea believ
ing the ships bearing the federal men
to the liquor pirates, the prohibition
men réported on their arrival here.}
Tre capture of the Louis F. was|
made inside the 12 mile limit of
South Pablo Beach and Captain H.
A. Johnson and six members of the
crew were taken into custody. They
were expected to arrive in Jackson
ville early tcday, where, according‘
to prohibition officilas, they will be
charged with violating the nationali
prohibition act and the customs laws. '
EDUCATION WEEK
NOV. 18-24TH.
The Georgia Education Associa
tion is making a determined and
persistent effort to enroll the teach
ers and friends of education in
Georgia as members of its body.
There are 16,000 white teachers in
Georgia and several hundred more
school officials. Every one of these
should be a member of this Associa
tion. A large, strong body of edu
cators, speaking as a unit thru one
organization can be an - irrestible
power for educational progress.
Georgia is far behind in the effici
ency of her schools. One big cause
for this is that her law-making bodies
and her taxing Officials have not |
felt the impelling force that its
teachers, organized as a body, would
give. The teachers’ influence in
Georgia has been weak and of no
force because they have spoken as
separate individuals and not as a
unit of 16,000 teachers, Georgia
has the smallest number of teachersl
in her Education Association of any |
Southern state. Virginia has 10,000‘
members in her Association, Ken-“
tucky over 8,000; Alabama and Miss
issippi, over 7,000, Georgia has less
than 8,000. Yet she has more teach
ers than any of these Southern
states. She ought to have the big
gest membership and the strongest
body of teachers. This can be made
true if the leaders in education in
every county of the state will rally
to the ‘support of the directors of
the Georgia Education Association.
The success of this campaign de
pends upon the city and county
superintendents and the college pres
idents in our state. The motto of
every school and college ought to be
“100 per cent perfect in member
ship in the Georgia Education Asso
ciation.” The superintendent who
gives this campaign his enthusiastic
support and leadership will have all
of his teachers follow him in joining
the Education Association. .
A better and stronger organiza
tion of teachers would greatly aid
our public grammar and high schoolsi
in doing better work, Our state can
never reach the highest point of ef
ficiency industrially, economically,
socially, or morally until all of its
children are well educated. In this
work teachers must lead and ean
only lead when they speak officially
2s one strong organized unit.
i We therciore give our strongest
indorcement to the efforts of the
Georgia Education Association in en
lrolling all the teachers of our state.
We hope that the county and city
LEESBURG, LEE COUNTY GEORGIA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1923.
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J;I‘O OBSERVE GOL-
I ATLANTA; Ga., - Nov. 12-01.
gervance of “Golden Rule Sur .
December 2in every home in eot?
Igia” is the slogan !dopted by the
state headquarters of the Near Eagt
lßelief.
International 'in scope, yet indi-s
lvidual in operation “Golden Rule
Sunday”, endorsed by President Cal
vin Coolidge and promised the hear
ty support of former Presideni
. Woodrow Wilson, Secretary of State
Hughes and leading officials in {his
country is one of the greatest moves
yet attempted to proved immediate
‘help for thousands of littie o;‘phzms{
under the care of the Near Eust]
Relief crganizaticn in Syria and oth
er points in the Near East.
The “movement was born in Ge
neva, Switzerland at an Interna
.tional Confercnee: when representa
tives from tweniy philanthropic
organizations faced the perplexing
‘preblems of the Near East. Wars
‘and peace conferences had failed,
80 these men decided to apply the
Golden Rule. President Coolidge
immediately approved of the idea
and it was decided that America
'should join in the movement,
On this day, which falls on Sun
day, the people are asked to prepare
a more gimple dinner, and if practi
cal, a dinner similar to those served
to the little orphans in the Near
East. The amodnt saved on this
meal, the family or individual is
asked to send to the state headquar
ters of the Near East Relief.
It may be just a few cents, or in
the case of a large family, close to
a dollar, but even a few cents will
provide one orphan with one meal.
To thoge who will observe the
“Golden Rule Sunday” in Georgia,
the amount saved, no matter how
small, can be sent to the offices of
the Near East Relief, 1310 Atlanta
Trust Company Building, Atlanta,
Georgta, where it will be sent in a
lump sum to the national headquar
ters in New York, and then direct
to the orphanages in the Near Fast.
In some states, special menus
have been prepared, and Oscar, the
world-famous chef of the Waldorf-
Agtoria Hotel in New York, .Miss
Bradley of the Farmer School of
Cookery and others are providing
special recepes or forms in which
to serve the orphanage menu at
American homes. i
The movement besides being en
dorzad by leaders in this country and
fourteen other countries of the world
has aiso been heartily approved by
leaders in budiness, indugtry and
charitable organizations in Atlanta}
and Georgia.
“I think it is a most commendable
move on the part of the Near East
Relief,” declared Eugene R. Black,
banker of/Atlanta; and leader in
civic affairs of the Gate City, “and
I believe the people of the entire
stte will respond to the call to ob
serve Golden Rule Sunday.”
Other promjinent men and women
also have praised the movement.
The request for observence of the
day has gone out to civic clubs
throughout the gtate, with the hope
that Georgia will come through on
top among the Southern states in
ithe observence of Sunday December
2, as “Golden Rule Day.”
LOCAL BANK PROTECTION
Mow that harvest returns are com
ing in, the syndicates seliing fake
oil stocks and other soothing-syrup
and rubberneck securities are al
ready circularizing the farmers.
With the best investment and com
mercial banking system in the world
at hand, why would it n>t be a
fairly intelligent proceeding for‘
would- be investors in securities of
any kind to consult responsible in
vestment banking houses, instead of
listening to flyby-night stock promo
ters? :
superintendents in this county will
immediately begin the campaign to
enroll our teachers. We hope to re
port in an early issue that this coun
ty has gone over the top and has
one hundred per cent membership.
Let Lee County do its part
to make the next meeting of the
Geqrgia Education ;"Association in
Savannah, May 1-3rd, 1924, the big
gest convention of teachers ever
held in the South.
GEORGIA WEEKLY
iNDUST’AL REVIEW
;’ PRI
* When the living of every man,
!’wom:‘.n and child depends upon op
erating industries and payrolls, in
chuding farming, why should ques
tionable legislative measures, ex-,
}peximents or candidates be support
ed if they tend to interfere with or
’destroy rormal industrial activity?
This is not a political question, but
an igsue for every family to con
sider.
. Pavo—J. C. Leib & Co., of Balti
more to establish packing plant here,
now contracting for farm products.
‘Savannah—Realty Investment Co.
to crect 10-story reinforced con
crete building to cost $500,000. ‘
Incubator capacity in this state
incrcased in 12 months from 150,-
000 to 500,000 chicks, increasing
wealth of state $1,500,000.
Fort Valley—Repairing of Main
street from railroad to Macon street
in progress.
Savannah—Sun Ray Bulb Farmg
Corporation clears land on Wilming
ton island preparatory to setting out
9,060,000 flower bulbs.
Brunswick—Work on highway to
’St. Simon’s Island progressing rapid
ly.
Atlanta—Construction of addi
tional sewer system planned, cost to
be approximately $75,000.
Macen—Rßuilding permits for Oct
ober show §577,894 increase over
September.
St. Simons Igland—School build
ing under construction.
Hawkinsville—Georgia .and Flori
da Consolidated Oil and Gas Com
pany to start drilling well No. 1 at
this point.
Atlanta—New Henry Grady Hotel
to be built on site now occupied by
gevernor’s mansion.
Thomasville—New $1,000,000 hos
pital completed.
Savannah-—New addition to John
Wesley Hotel completed.
. Atlanta—Plans being made for
extensive repairs to Piedment ave
nue pavement.
Pulaski—New gchool building com
pleted.
Macon—Plans being made for re
construction of St. Stapislaus Col
lege in this city.
Summerville—large addition to
local cotton mills planned. ;
Rosewell—Contract let for con
struction of large steel and conq
crete bridge over Chattahoochee
river.
Macon—DMasonic Club building to
be remodeled. «
IFitzgerald—New creamery has
begun operation.
Georgia tobacco crop, grown most-'
ly in southern part of state, brought
$2,339,044 into that section in past’
year.
Bainbridge—Hatchery with capaec-,
ity of 10,000 eggs to be established;
by December 1. |
Mt. Vernon—Construction of |
road from this point to Treutlen
county line to begin at once. :
ONEMANKILLED
Anotker Wounded, lilxpectedl
to Die, in Jones County
PERRY MOORE IS DEAD
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Tom Smallowood Is Held at
Cray Accused of Murder
GRAY, Ga., Nov. 19.—Tom Small
wood, white lumberman, is held in
the Jones County jail charged with
murder following a eutting affray to
day near Griswoldville, in Jones
County, in which one man was fatal
ly injured, and ancther possibly so,
Sheriffi Middlebrooks announced to
nigat. a
Perry Mooore, white ,is dead of
his wounds, the sheriff says he hasl
learned, and Sam Young is seriously
injured, and may die before tomor-%
row morning. |
The three men, who are all lumber
men, engaged in an argument over
lumber, said Sheriff Middlebrooks,
who explained that Moore attacked
Young with a knife, founding him,
and that Smallwood then rushed
upon Mecore, vutting him fatally.
The sheriff went to Griswoldville
}and arrested Smallwood.
Now is the time topay your Sub
seription to the Citizen.
Below we are publishing a list of
all parties in Lee county who have so
far bought county and State License
to hunt in Lee county. It is the duty
of Deputy Wardens in each district
where one is appointed to arrest any
party who is not entitled to hunt in
the district in which he does not
reside. Every hunter is supposed to
carry his license with him on every
trip and if not able to show same
will be arrested and tried for viola
tion of the game law.
Following is a list who so far have
secured license:
J. M. Bradley, Leesburg, Me-
Ewin Coxwell, Leesburg, Claude
Arnold, Leesburg, C. A. Cannon,
Leesburg, R. C. Harris, Leesburg,
G. H. Martin, Leesburg, Jim West,
(Col), Leesburg, Guerry Sanders,
Leesburg, J. H. Wyatt, Leesburg,
Edward Forrester, Leesburg, A. W,
Davis, Leesburg, H. M. Laramore,
C. R. Scarborugh, Leesburg, John
Robert Green, Leesburg, B. F. Chris
tie, Smithville, Henry Cannon, Lees
burg, H. A. Booker, Smithville.
J. P. HORNE, :
County Warden.
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EELS STOP GRIST
MILL AT CORDRAY’S
' CAMILLA, Ga., Nov. 21.—While
ithe season is a little late for fish
Istories, some of the boys have jotted
down some data that when put to
i gether piece out a very good story
(for an off year. Editor Roy Powell,
of the Calhoun County Courier, is
authority for the following:
At Cordrays Mill in Calhoun coun
ty, where a grist mill is operated by
water power, the wheel began giving
‘trouble, finally refusing to turn at
all. An investigation was made and
it was found that eels had clogged
up the water wheel by filling in the
space where water goes in. The eels
were removed and the wheel func
tioned as usual.
A fish trap was lifted that had been
casually let down in the stream near
the mill and 480 eels were removed
from it. It was not known how
many were in the wheel—too many
to count. Editor Powell vouches for‘
the truthfulness of the above, and
no one doubts }xim that knows him.
We will gladly receive your check
on subscription as we neeb the doe.
CREDIT, CHARACTER, CONFIDENCE
There may come a time in your life—for it comes to all
of us sooner or later—when the endorsement or recom
mendation of a good bank will mean a great deal to
you. :
Confidence and credit once established constitute an
incalculable asset.
A bank account gives you prestage in the business
world that you can obtain in no other manner.
If you possess character and credit, this gives you the
confidence of the people and naturally prestage, and
there is little else you need to make you successful in
this old world of ours. :
This bank invites you to confer with its officials rela
tive to the facilities it offers in the transaction of all
kinds of financial business. Our business is to help
others succeed: May we not help you?
We are just plain every-day people, human in every
respect, representing a good strong financial institu
tion and will gladly talk over any business problems
with a view of giving any assistance your case may
merit. ‘%
BANK OF LEESBURG,
G. A. Nesbit, President O. W. Statham, Vice-President
: T. C. Tharp, Cashier. L
NUMBER 35
LITTLE DAUGHTER
lOne Suspect Is Held in Jail
and County Police Continue
Search for Brutal Slayer.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 22.—With
one suspect in jail, county police are
continuing their search today for the
slayer of Mrs. Agnes M. Mudie, and
her two-year-old- daughter, Do.is,
found brutally murdered, by the hus
band and son, returning from their
work to their home located several
mi}es out from Savannah last night.
Arrangements for the inquest to
be held over the two bodies have
not yet been announced.
The suspect held is a negro. The
police will not discuss the reasons
for holding him, but indicated that a
further investigation into the negro’s
whereabouts yesterday was being
made this morning.
Razor and Hatchet Used.
County police terme the murder
of Mrs. Mudie and her child as the
most brutal on their records. The
slayer used a razor and hatchet in
completing his erime. The razor was
found broken off in the’ woman’s
neck. Her throat was cut, and a
deep wound on her head led au
thorities to believe she had been
finally killed with a hatchet. The
hatchet has not yet been found.
; TAX COLLECTOR ROUNDS
‘ I will be at the following places on
dates named below for the purpose
of collecting State and County taxes
for the year 1923, at Leesburg all
other dates.
CHOKEE
Oct. 23, Chokee Courthouse, Nov.
20, J..T. Haoke, Dee, 4 W. M.
Laramore Store.
PALMYRA
Oct. 31, James Bros., Nov. 23, S.
M. Cock.
! RED BONE
~ Nov 6, S. M. Stocks Store, Nov.
27, Philema, Dec. 12, E. J. Stocks
Store.
’ SMITHVILLE
Nov. 15, 30, and Dec. 18, Drug
Store.
R. R. GREEN, T .C. tf.
666 for Headaches, Colds, etc.