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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. e ——————— ” ‘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. i i 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 ‘ g 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. | m 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. 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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.