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ROAD SIGNS
TO READ AND HEED
O O
“Bugs” Baer, a newspaper humorist
has written a few road signs which
are intended to be funny, and which
may be taken seriously and with bene
fit to the general public.
“Don’t run your mileage with
skids.” ,
"Don’t do your thinking with your
brakes.”
“There are three grades of eggs,
but only one grade of crossing and
that’s dangerous.” I
“The glass in your windshield is
the same stuff they put in hospital ]
windows. Which will you look i
through?”
“Fifteen miles an hour may be a;
chill but fifty, is fever.”
“Speed limit in this town fifteen I
miles an hour. One day for every mile >
over that, or we have seven hotels j
and one jail, take your choice.”
“Don't try to scare locomotives
with your horn.”
“The minute you save may be your
last one."
“You wouldn’t travel op a freight
train, so don’t try to travel under
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one.
“Accident insurance is a good thing
to have without the accident.”
SENATOR HARRIS GIVES HIS i
RECORD OF STEWARDSHIP |
IN WORK FOR AGRICULTURE
Washington, D. C. May 19, 1924.
Ed. Messenger:—
Because of the vital interest of Geor
gia in the financial losses of our farm-1
ers on account of the boll weevil and
all matters pertaining to agriculture, (
I take the liberty of bringing to your
attention some of the work in which I
have been engaged in the Senate as a
member of the Senate Appropriations j
Committee.
Besides the usual appropriations for
agricultural matters for the fiscal
year beginning duly Ist next I have
secured $90,000 in the Committee be
yond the amounts provided in the
House hills for boll weevil work. Os
this amount $50,000 is for experi
ments in developing cheaper processes
for the manufacture of calcium arse
nate and other poisjris to kill the boll
weevil. $15,000 is for the investiga
tions to determine the various sources
of arseniv jn the United States as the
vital ingredient for the manufacture
of calcium arsenate, so as to provide
a greater supply of white arsenic and
reduce the price of calcium arsenate.
$25,000 is for the experiments by the
Chemical Warfare Service in poison
gases to kill the boll weevil. Last year
I secured $50,000 for this work. Also
I secured the passage by the Senate of
a resolution directing the U. S. Geo
logical Survey to investigate arsenic
ore deposits so as to get cheaper cal
cium arsenate.
In addition I have secured adoption
by the Committee of amendments over
the House amounts providing $5,000
for tobacco investigations by the Geor
Coastal Plain Experiment Station at
Tifton; SIO,OOO for study of storing
pecans and cane sirup in bonded Fed-,
eral warehouses under my amendment
broadening the warehouse law; $5,500
for study of more effective and profit
able utilization of the rapidly increas
ing production of peaches in Georgia
through packing and canning. I have
supported every other measure that
would help our farmers.
WM. J. HARRIS.
Mrs. 8. A. YOUNG
On March 25, 1923 occurred the
death of Mrs. S. A. Young.
She was born in 1834, was married
to W. P. Young in 1852, five children
were born to this union, all girls, three
of whom are now living. ,
At the time of her death she was 88
years of age. She was a consistent
member of the Baptist church since
early womanhood.
In her deuth we have lost a loyal
member.
Her disposition was not of the as- !
suming. officious kind, hut always one j
of brightness and filled with the calm |
of sincere Christianity, which she tru- I
ly lived. Her word was to be depended 1
on and her friendship was genuine, j
There is only one who can fully un
derstand and sympathize in such deep
afflictions, The Groat Comforter of ail
Hearts.
The Master said, “I will not leave
you comfortless.” Our consolation is
that she is not dead but slenpeth.
D. L. Moody once sad “When I die]
I shull be more alive than I have ever
been for I shall be up higher und ]
with my Master,” and so it is with her
avhom we have lost.
Therefore, Be it resolved that we
strive to emulate the unselfish and
consecrated life of our beloved mem
ber and try to be as faithful in the
discharge of our duty as she was.
Second, that our heartfelt and deop
sympathy be extended to the fam
ily and also a copy be spread on the
minutes of our church. Com.
EARNEST U. POPE
Earnest U. Pope, of Spring City,
Ternn., who was visiting his sister,
Mrs. Jose Dunlap of I-a Fayette, died
September 19, 1923, aged 37. He was !
•laid to rest at Naomi cemetery. Fun- ]
eral services wero conducted by Rev. ;
"W. L. Mavity. Mr. Pope was a mem- 1
Ibor of the M. E. Church at Spring
Oty and a veteran of the world war. .
He is survived by his sister. Mrs. Jo-]
ate Dunlap of LaFayeta and a half- j i
brother. H. P. Pope, of Spring City ’
and a host of friends.
Our dear brother has left us, now I
he lies beneath the sod; i
We cannot see his dear sweet face
for he is now with God; ,i
His loving eyes are dosed in death . i
to look on us no more,
His hands lay crossed upon his
breast as earthly toils are o’er.
Written by his sister, Mrs. John
CENTRAL TO SPEND
$M),000 FOR SOIL
REDINTEGRATION
An appropriation of SIO,OOO, to en
courage soil redintegration has been
; authorized by President L. A. Downs,
jof the Central of Georgia Railway.
The Railway Company will spend
$125 in each of the counties it serves,
Ito prove that soil waste may be
j checked and soil fertility increased.
Why prove a fact so well known?
Because knowing is not doing. Much
has been learned about doing in the
| past few years, ami there is a need
! for proving that a combination of
methods both old and new will get re
j suits. Increased crop yields, due to in
j creased plant food obtained at a cost
j which will show a good profit, is the
| result desired.
Proving that this may be done, calls
for the adoption of unfamiliar meth
ods, und a larger expenditure than
many farmers feel justified in attempt
ing, until they haVe actually seen the
increased crops. Therefore the Man
agement of the Central of Georgia
believes the Railroad Company
afford to pay half the cost of the ex
penditure to establish in each of the
counties it serves in Alabama and
Georgia, a Soil Redintegration Test
plot, to be farmed according to meth
ods prescribed by the State Agrjcul
jtural Colleges.
I Soil building, soil redintegration, or
Whatever it may be called, is not a
problem of the Southeast alone. Agri
. cultural authorities everywhere are
giving it the most careful study. In
1 Ohio, Illinois and many other states
I they are earnestly trying to solve this
i problem. Mr. E. Davenport, former
Dean of the Illinois Agricultural Col
| lege, and recognized the world over as
an authority in this matter, states:
“We are all living on our fat, as
■ other nations have lived that have
played their part and passed off the
stage. We are mining our fertility as
: we are mining our coal, and we are
cutting off the’ food supply of our des
cendants as effectually as if we in
tended to handicap them in the busi
ness of living.”
The Southeast has a wonderful
growing climate, lota of sun, and
plenty of rain. Consequently we have
rapid plant growth, and equally rap
id exhaustion of soil fertility.
The South’s main crop leaves very
little on the land to go back to the
soil. Clean cultivation of qotton helps
bhe sun and rain to evaporate and*
leach out plant food.
But our conditions that favor soil
depletion, also favor the rapid growth
of plants that will restore nitrogen
an/1 humus to the soil.
Soil Redintegration is the whole
process of preserving, restoring, and
increasing the fertility and productive
ness of our soil. The Central of Geor
gia Railway wants to co-operate with
men Who are willing to take the lead
in the practice of this process, for the
benefit of their neighbors as well as
themselves.
Farmers who are willing to give
such co-operation, and realize it is
‘ just as necessary to feed their soil
j as their work stock, should address
J. F. Jackson, General Agricultural
Agent, Central of Georgia Railway,
Savannah, Ga. An application blank
which briefly outlines the methods
proposed and gives the requirements
for a soil Redintegration Test con
tract, also a copy of the form of a
greement under which the Central of
Georgia will pay its share of the cost
, will be mailed. Or, these may be ob
tained from the Central of Georgia
Agricultural Agents, or the County
Demonstration Agents.
J. W: MASSEY * **
On September 29 ,1923 about one
I o'clock the little son of Mr. and Mrs.
j Earl Massey fell in a bucket of water
1 and death resulted in a few minutes,
j Everything possible was tried by rel-
I atives and doctors to restore life to
I the little form but God fit to take
him to dwell with Him.
He had just reached the age of
cuteness, 10 months, and it is so hard
j to understand why he was taken from
| us but God makes no mistakes and
: by and by the veil will be lifted, then
we cun see and understand.
Oh wo loved him, yes we loved him,
But th eSavior loved him more.
So in love He gently called him,
To that bright and happy shore,
i The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. S. R. Tucker and his little
body was tenderly laid to rest in the
j Ohiclcumauga cemetery to wait the
resurrection morn.
Deur little J. W. has left us now,
He lies beneath the sod,
We cannot see his dear sweet face,
For he is now with God.
Written by Aunt Lois.
IN MEMORY
The angel of death visited the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Durham and
took from them their darling little
Migry. She was born Dec. 2, 1922 and
died Oct 24, 1923. Migry was sick only
a short time, just lived three days af
ter she became ill. She was a pleasant
little baby, loved by all who knew her.
Oh, how sad to think dear Migry
has gone from us forever but God
knows best. Weep not dear father and
mother for Migry has gone to be with
Jesus and the bright angels of Hea
ven. and her sufferings here on earth
are over. We cannot call her back but
we can so live that we shall meet her.
It is so hard to say Thy will be done
but the Lord giveth and the Lord tak
eth away. She leaves a father and
mother, one sister and five brothers
and a host of relatives and friends to
mourn her loss.
A loved one from us is gone,
A voict we loved is still;
A vacant place is in our home,
That never can be filled.
Written J>y her ,aunt Una. .
Walker County Messenger, May 30, 1924.
KENSINGTON
Mrs. Ruth Lee very pleasantly en
tertained the Junior .Missionary So
ciety at her beautiful home Middle
brook farm, Saturday afternoon, May i
17th. There was a good attendance ;
and a splendid program given conduct 1
ed by Miss Margaret Hunter. Subject
of program was, What the big trucks
tell. An ice course was served as re
' freshments by the hostess.
The Young People’s Missionary So
ciety was most delightfully enter
tained by Sam Hall a this home,
Gladedale Farm, Saturday evening,
May 24th. Quite a crowd was present!
as several of the Junior Society were
nvited to meet with them. After the i
business meeting a very interesting
program was put on. A dialogue,
which was very creditably given, was
one of the special features of the ev
ening. Contests and games were en
joyed during the social hour that fol- i
lowed. Ice cream and cake were serv- j
ed by the host’s mother. Mrs. S. P.
Hall as rfreshments. The reception
and dining rooms were lovely with j
their decoration of pink and white i
roses.
The children’s day services at Cedar
Grove church Sunday was a great I
' W&iA'ss; The splendid program put on |
by the children was very much enjoy- j
ed by all present. A bounteous dinner!
was served at the noon hour.
There will day services I
at the local church next Sunday, June !
Ist. Rev and Mrs. John Shumate, of
■ South Georgia will be present and Mr.
, Shumate will probably preach after
the children finish the program. Din-1
: ner will be served at the churqji and j
in the afternoon Mrs. Shumate will i
; give a lecture on Missionary work |
which will be quite a feature for those
■ interested in the cause of Missions. !
Everyone come with well-filled bas-1
kets and enjoy the day. There is to I
be some special musicians, a ijuartet |
i from Chattanooga, present.
Rev. and Mrs. Shumate will be the I
: week-end guests of Dr. and J. ]
i P. Hunter.
! News has been received by friends!
. of Mrs. Pierce Harris wife of Rev. C. |
. P. Harris, so long stationed at Chick-!
. amauga, Ga„ stating that she is in
Wesley Memorial Hospital, Atlanta,
[ where she underwent on operation on
[ Thursday of last week. The operation
i was successful and the patient rest
. ing well. Her many friends in the
county wish for her a complete recov
• ery.
, Mrs. T. A. Blackwell, of Atlanta, is
i also in Wesley Memorial Hospital
> where she underwent a serious oper
ation Wednesday, May 21st. She is
[ doing as well as could be expected,
i Mr. Blackwell or Bert, as he was fa
i miliarly known, will be remembered
by friends in this county, his former
. home.
[ J. Y. McDaniels of Ohio was vis’t
i ing Mr and Mrs. J. A. Coots’the past
. week.
i Several from this place attended
[ the District Rally at Grand Central
, church Sunday.
: Mrs. Nola Garmany and sons,
Hampton, Bonds and Newton of Chat
tanooga and Lyman Bonds of Chick
-1 amauga were week-end guests .of their
aunt, Mrs Ruth Lee.
I Mrs. Lou Evitt and son and Mr. and
; Mrs. Ed Strickland of Chattanooga
i were the guests Sunday afternoon of
, the former’s brother and wife, Mr and
: Mrs. J. R. Hunter,
i Mr. and Mrs. Jack Boss, Mr. and
> Mrs. Marvin Henry and Mr. aiyl Mrs
Ed Wyatt all of Chattanooga were
• visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
f Mrs John Wyatt Sunday.
t Miss Mary Brook of Chattanooga
• but formerly of Kensington is spend
-1 ing this week here visiting relatives
r and friends. - -*-« ■»»
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Ellis and family
and Miss Mary Brooks were the Sun
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. C B Hall.
Eugene Martin of Rock Springs was
• visiting relatives and friends here
■ Sunday.
Mrs Eva Hunter and son, Harold,
■ of Cedar Grove are visiting Mt. and
' Mrs. M. L. Crow'der.
Mrs. Mary Connelly has come to
spend the summer .with fcpr daughter,
, Mrs. G. E. Hunter. She spent the win
■ ter with her daughter, Mrs. Robt.
I Deck, in Dalton.
A most enjoyable occasion was
that of Wednesday May 21st when
1 Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Taylor entertain
the ladies of each church on his
■ charge at_a spend-the-day party.
Several were present from each of
the churches making forty-two who
enjoyed the hospitality of this gra
cious couple who are always planning
1 something worth while for their peo
ple. We surely appreciate their ear
nest efforts on this charge and know
they are doing a good work. Just a
social good time was enjoyed in the
forenoon with plenty of good music.
At the noon hour a bounteous din
ner was served by the hostess assisted
by the Kensington ladies. The color
note of pink and white was carried
out in the decorations of the dining
table. A bowl of large pink and white
roses were the central decoration was
the central decoration and the white
napkins with the dainty pink borders
were very attractive. The reception
room was prettily decorated with
roses and spmig flowers. In the after
noon a short program was given by
the ladies of the Kensington Mission
ary society. The talks given by the
ladies of the other churches. Cove,
Cedar Grove and High Point were;
very much enjoyed.
This delightful occasion was j
brought to a close late in the after- j
noon with a prayer by Bro. Taylor.
All who had enjoyed the hospitality
of this charming home felt it had been
a great pleasure to be there.
IF YOU OWE Swift and Co., for fer
tilizer this season please come in
and make your note at once. And if
you expect to pay caeh it must be in
by the 15th. Positively no discount af
ter that time.
L D. Little, Agent, LaFayette, Ga. It
Calcium Arsenate
I Limited Supply Now on Hand I
I For The Farmers of I
I Walker County I
I This poison is guaranteed pure by the I
I State Board of Entomology and has been I
I bought for the cotton growers of this I
I county by the LaFayette Chamber of Com- I
I merce, The Bank of LaFayette and The 1
Walker County Bank, to be sold at abso
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I If you grow cotton get your Supply at I
I once. For less than 100 pounds bring con- I
I tainer. Apply at I
I Kirby-Herndon Hdw. Co. I
I LaFayette, Georgia I
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Refreshina
Everybody’s Drug Store m V*■ f
EGG ORANGEADE
EGG LEMONADE
IT’S GOOD TO THE LAST DROP.
ONLY 15c
B Your n |fslf£ Lar S e
Kodak
YOU SNAP ’EM NOVELS AND
WE FINISH 'EM MAGAZINES
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Roach's pharmacy
Everybody’s Drug Store
' Just Say: “Meet Me At LOACH’S”
Day Phone 50 Night Phone 93 or 190
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