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IMCUATNIAI^ VOLUME XXXIV. GAINESVILLE, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, ^922 NO. 4& The ATTENTION, friends, citi-, 2BNS, COUNTRYMEN! ime lias come to show your pa- yuur loyalty, your' gratitude. i; iv months the ladios of the .n Legion Auxiliary have been u interest the public in erecting ill tablet, in honor of the boys For m jUr.ciic trying $ mcif ’ !l0 enlisted from Hall county in the r j (j v . :i ir. but not half of the neces-. have been raised. Think strv inn.as v - ‘,j U se noble boys did, offered their lives to protect your wives and' daugh- j an j to make, the wbrld a better l cc to live in. Don’t say this is a hackneyed tale. It. ought to be repeat- p j o” every suitable occasion, for it oiinnot : e magnified too much. Yet we ure sleeping- What if'you.did not have ) |0V in the service for humanity a few years ago. It is just as much your j u iy to commemorate to the noble self- .icrifi.'e nil the boys mado who entei-ed the com'Iiet as the father’s whose heart ■j hjo.uii because his b6y did not re turn. Oli, men in the town, and in the coun ts awaken, we need you. A time like this demands strong hearts, great minds, true faith and ready hands, men-whom the lust of office does not kill, men who have honor, tall men, sun-crowned, *ho live above the fog in public duty and in private thinking, for while we toil, lo, freedom weeps, wrong rules the laud, and wailing justice sleeps. We do not want education-' without-the element of sdf-s orifice, for sacrifice is the es sence of life. Do you. ivant to be a sucoessiul businessman?' You may act cumulatl millions and yet he a failure, But if every man gives the best that is in him to his work, his'family, his fel- Program Annual Session of the Chattahoochee Baptist OFFICIALS TOURING 9th DISTRICT Congressman and Mrs. Thomas M. Bell and. Mr. George H. Winburn reach- j ed Gainesville Saturday morning after,! tTSy^ io’ZIrip a Sh “ho Sunday School Convention .country by auto coming by Richmond, ^ Petersburg, Durham, Charlotte, Spart anburg, Greenville, Anderson and Carnesville. They encountered much rain and due to road repairs had to make a number of. detours. Although a little tired from the trip, it was nev ertheless enjoyable. Miss Susie Wal lace, Mr. Bell’s secretary; arrived ear lier in the week, coming on Jhe train. Sunday morning, Mr. Geo., L. Wood, of the Post Office department, in charge of rural mails and' star route service, accompanied by Mr. Shipp, of ficial photographer of the United States, bureau of forestry, reached Gainesville over thp Southern Railway, and will spend at least this week with Congress man Bell. Mr. Wood, who is regarded as one of the most efficient and popu lar officials of the post office depart ment, will make a survey of the rural and fjtar route service in the Ninth con gressional district with a view of fur ther extending the service if it is found that the present service is inadequate and needs to be extended. Mr. Wood has not visited Gainesville in a good many years,- having come here on of ficial business somq fourteen or sixteen years ago, .since which time Gainesville and this section has made some wonder ful strides of progress. He is given a most cordial welcome to Gainesville and the district, not only because of l^is splendid personality but because of his interest., in *the development of rural and star route service. Mr. Shipp was a member of the for estry party which toimid the reserva tions only a month opriyvo ago, at which time he made many striking photo- On ac count of weather, and road conditions, he was unable to complete his work at that time and visit many interesting points of which his bureau desired pic- , CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN CHURCH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, JULY 27-28, 1922 low-man, he is a grand success whether he is a bootblack or a banker. Char acter is the foundation of all things that count. A man of charpter. is a strong public-spirited citizep;.;$hat serv es his citv. his state,.his cdufi&y-,,'When . . .. , wealth is* lost, it may VieifOgtiiiio^, vvln.*n ^ o£ the ■*•?« :W ted ’ character is lost, all is lost,. Examine yourself Are you a success, are you a nan of character* The Divine'Standard is the onlv true one. -The lowly Nazar-... . , .. ■ . _.. . ... • . , ■ lures. He left the party at BlairsviUe, beatitudes for material fnic-l v E - v ■* ’ ene had no ws, bn: pcaec-mnkingj mercy and purity. "True wealth is not what my estate amounts io, but what I amount to.” Thu''time has' e6me to show you what .you btc. Lot’s put up the. marble shaft to the memory, of the nobles.boys from Hill county. Make it possible by your generosity to, do this,. and your children and grandlchildren will bo proufl of you in the years to come. . \VonT you help in this work* Learn sympathy by giving, even tho’ you suf fer, ihui you can shy, “I have lived.” it. is (j, shame that the,/ ‘Queen- City qf the Mountains” has no public li- pary, x-o || M. . C^A, rooms. It .is a /reflection* on the intelligence of .,otir '/ehristiauity. We can support a tiom- munity house at least, -and maybe big ger thingt- will grow. ofit. of this. Trav eling salesmen, people who -coupe 'in from tlie country for a day’s shopping, have no pluco- to rest-, no place for refresh-, merit. Think what it Woulcl mean to have sneli a place. .Wo ean fill the lives of those around us, who hear no music, son no beauty, with beautiful <mporish- "ble thms ; and ,we can help others to look upon grief and pain without break- ing * Let’s emerge from, the fog, and exer cise out opportunities. Wo must build tho monument. We must have the com munity house, and later the public' li brary and Y. M. C. A. rooms, but first of all, remember the boys of Hall coun ty- Consider it a sacred duty to give to this noble' cause* poiogdyour duty, you wifi understand God, and others mill see Him through' you, then the good work goes on, and some day you will hear from Divine Love, “Well done, good and faithful servant, enter into the joyc of the Lord.” L 0 — . bfinee .dicLmtit get to Dahlonega, Arnica- Hc.lrffor mngEtawie.? „ „ genial g „ aoring the late tour formed many pleasant ac quaintances which are heing renewed on his present tour. Monday morning, Congressman and Mrs. Bell, accompanied'by Messrs. Shipp and Wood, and Engineer H. W. Mor gan of the State Highway department, left for Cornelia. Toceoa, Clarkesville, Liikemont, Clayton* Dii- lard and Burton and expected to reach The Re“ervation yesterday evening. To day, if 1 heir, schedule is maintained, 10.30 11.00 THE VENEREAL CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN (By the Health Officers) Just e few worlds about tho- Venereal Clean-up Campaign. There are a few who do not understand the object of this work. Some think that it is some thing directed at them by some neighbor or other party who doesn’t like them. Others think that the City Physician NINTH DISTRICT MASONIC CONVENTION Great preparations are being made by tho local lodge and a large Attend ance is expected, as there- are-ove-C- eighty lodges in this district, and each., will send two or more delegates be sides a large. number of visitors., The opening session will be held in Brenau auditorium at 11 a. in., and the and County Health Officer are carrying public is cordially invited to'attend, this work, while- others feel that: Addresses will be. made by several perhaps some individual on the police force or some 1 particular councilman is causing this to be done. They are all wrong. , distinguished visitors, nclucfing Grand Master Joe P. Bowdoin and Grand Lod- turer Guy Thurmon, with appropriate music under the direction of Mr, Claud: Song and Devotional-—a.. :— t W. A. McEver Organization——a: -Judge A. C. Wheeler Presiding Greetings from Chesthut Mountain W. N. Oliver ‘ Response—— ----- . J. N. Harrison . Announcement of Committees. Key Note Address - Jas. W Merritt, Field Secretary AFTERNOON. Devotional-. £ r .Rev. W. B. Harris 1 2.15 The Responsibility of the Church Member-Rev. J. R. Lancaster “ d •*»«*“ “ “ ” v “ il ! W o an tj ,t L x>. D ... T n. nifc-j. “ M ™ m S *° “«"V »»> »»■"«!»»% ““h h »»8'y, 11.40 2.00 To begin wi,th, this is a State Law,' Pierce, and the Honorable Mayor ^nd Council After the meeting a basket dinner are Working in conjunction with the will be spread under the oaks on Bre- county officials in cleaning out this nau cainpus, and all members of The vice from our city and county, and fit- Gainesville Lodge, with their friends, ting our afflicted ones with cleaner, ace urged to bring well-filled baskets' 2.35 2.55 3.15 3.30 How May Home Co-Operation. Be Secured?—Rev. J. T. Grizzle Methods of Building Up the Attendance—'W.'L. Walker How to Hold the Attendance, General Discussion —Led by J. D. Twitty Reports from Officers and Schools. FRIDAY. 10.00. Devotional—^ -i Rev. J. M. Sheffield 10.30 Training the Forces -v- ._Jas. W. Merritt 11.00 The What and How of Grading the S. S.—Rev. Ij. L. Bemiett Semon .1—,——__Rev. E. F. Campbell God. Why should this work he done* After the dinner a business session will be held:, then an automobile ride 1st. Because syphilis is the only dis- will be tendered the delegates. ease which, today we absolutely know, At 8 p. m. a called communication 11.30 2.00 2.30 2.45 3.30 AFTERNOON. The Standard School—L — T. H. Robertson The Workers’ Conference in the Country Sunday School ^ —Rev. L. A. Coke? The Cradle Roll and Home Department,, Promotion Day and Other Special' Days, the Bible and Other Literature in the Sunday School—General Discussion, led by judge Wheeler. Reports of Committees, Election of Officers and other business LEADERS OF DISTRICT CON- i LADIES GIVE PICNIC TO WAR is hereditary or transmitted from either of Gainesville lodge will hie .held at parent tc offspring; and what could be Broiiau and the- Master’s degree con- more horrible than for an innocent babe ferred in full form by the local lodge to be born into this world afflicted using the ^uniform work adopted by always, simply because, its parents had the Grand lodge of Georgia, syphilis? j The officers and members of tho 2nd. There are pationts in Gaines- lodge have made extensive preparation, ville going absolutely blind from syphi- for this degree work, and it is expected- lis. Without treatment, Gainesville or that it will surpass any ever done ho* Hall county will have to feed,, clothe,, fore in the district. 1 and furnish medical assistance for them l All Masons are cordially invited to the remaining portion of'their livfs. Attend all the sessions, and especially 3rd. The innocent person might have the degree work at night, a slight abrasion of the skin or mucous 1 Mr. Clarence J. Webb is chairman of membrane, and handle something which the, basket committee, and Mr. Herbert, a Syphilitic patient had handled and Tabor chairman 6f the auto committee^ contract syphilis. The writer saw a to meet trains and organize .the ante patient in Atlanta with syphilis of the , trip, and ail citizens: who help) mouth, which was contracted in this either committee will please notify thst FERENCE The Jhekson Herald, in noting the. meeting of the Gainesville District Con ference it Jefferson recently, has the following to spy:of the Conference atid some Gainesville men and women wlio wore leaders in.the meqting: TUe .GftinjMT.Ule^dUjirii't'>of: tee jMethj, twenty- eight local preachers, twelve ohousandj eight hundred and tyenty- five members, ■ninety/eight congrega tions, ninety-three cliutoh buildings, and twenty-two parsonages. The foliowing statement is notf statis tical, but we understand is a fact, and that is, more prgachers have gope ‘from this district, into the ministry than jlny other district in Goorgn. Dr. W. T. Hamby is presiding, elder. He is net only a consecrated man and a good preacher, but he ,is a man- of they will go pp Dahlonegft, Amicalola as splendid executive ability as can, be Falls and Dawsonville, pi -probably Jfound in Southern Methodism. Dr. Hani- actoss t(. Tate.. Jnsper, Elli jav and other points on the West side of the district. The trip of these officials promises much benefit, to the. people of this dis trict) and Congressman Boll is to be commended in securing, a visit from them. v ‘ V' . S. S, CONVENTION. I ho Hall, county Sunday School con volition will bo held at' Murrayville niurch on Thursday, August 3rd, and all Sunday schools in the- county are invited to send representatives to this convention. Workers from all schools will be wel comed whether sent from the schools or not. v - A splendid program is being prapared which will make the day worth a groat deal to r H who are interested ih build ing up tho attendance, interest and ef ficiency of their schools or classes. Two representatives, of the Georgia FREEDMAN GO. BUYS STOCK AND WILL OPEN SOON. The Freedman Company of Atlanta on Monaay purchased from. Mr. D. D. Jiekson the Btock of goods which Mr. Jackson recently purchased from Mr. M. W. Bowen. s The Atlanta company, which is one of the largest of its kind in the South, is now having tho building, which is next to The^Hub on the oast side of square, renovated and refmishej nnd expects to open its place pf busi‘ ness to the trading public between the first one, tenth, of August. -o Mm, J. R, Folsom and daughters, AI n-t: anu Elizabeth, are visiting Mrs. G. Collins. Holland of Atlanta, State Young Peo ple > 8 Division Superintendent, and Mr. R. D. Webb, General Superintendent. Mr. Webb, who has been Superintendent in Georgia for tho past two years, is regarded as a .most practical Sunday Scho61 worker, and'their addresses will prove helpful to superintendents, other oxocutiv* officers and to teachers and parents. Tho president of the County Associa tion, Mr,. Hammond Johnson, and tho secretary, Mr. W. I. Hobbs, are ex pecting to make this the best conven tion yet held by the County Association by is well beloved by all with whr ri he comes in contact, but. there is a special reason why the people of thitt city have for him sentiments of, intensified friend- •sliip, and that;is, Mrs. Hainbj' v is a na tive of Jefferson, and a former pupil of Marthfjnstitute. - Mi*. R. W. Smith, Distript Secretary of.* the Sunday School Work of the Gainosvillei District, made a splendid re port of the great work done by the Sunday school institute of the Gaines ville district. One man said-no greater work is being done by any man in the Gainesville district than by Mr. R. W, Smith. , Rev. A, P. Watkins, who was olected assistant* secretary of this conference, is, a native of Jackson county. He is a member of one of Jackson county’s best families. At one time he was principal of Martin institute, and was a success fnl teacher. He is now one of the Gainesville district’s best preachers. Sunday School -Association, Miss Cora SOME GOOD-GAMES AT NEW HOLLAND The New Holland baseball team will take on the fast Carnesville tean) again next Saturday. y, ^ y- This will make the fourth game with Carnesville this season. The count now stands two to one in CarneBvilJe’s favor and Now Holland hopes ti even the count next Saturday. The double-header lost to Carnesville on July fourth was the first defeat New Holland haB roceivod by Carnosvilto in the last two' yoarB. Next week New Holland Will pldy They aro hoping to have a one hundredg u f or ^ team. ‘ a series of two gameB with the well- 1 ^ lrnntilll per cent attendance at the county con- vonthm-and that will mean every Sun- day school is represented by one or more persons, Mrs. J. M. Pray and. children of Cul ver, Indiana,> spending a few weeks in the city on a visit to her sister, Mrs. The-first game at Buford, either next Thursday or Friday, and tho last game at Nev, r Holland ^Saturday. New Holland realizes just what they are up against in this series and are going in to win and will be prepared for all that Buford lias in store for thorn. After tho Buford series New Holland has n two-game sorlos with Lawrence the second week in Au VETERANS AND FAMILIES. Tfio' Ladies’ Auxiliary bf tlie Ameri can Legion gave a delightful picnic Saturday in the exhibit hall of' the fair grounds to the ex-soldiefs of tlje world wat and their faiiulies. There wasg qyite a; largo, attendance. anpV 1 a boim- tc.ous 'dinner. Rev. J., it, -J^ncasterj ’At>b'hr T hidTviee-idji^rae&sj asked a blessing on the repast, and at the close invoked the blessing of, God on the assembly and on the good cause in which the patriotic 'women were ensj,*^ gaged. ' ° c f * Addresses were' made by Mrs. W. A. Roberts, who has been a valiant wor ker Whelchei. chairman of- the conimiitces. Talks alSb were made by Edgar Dunlap find Howard Thompson'. The Ladies Auxiliary has about com pleted the funds for the erection of a monument in honor'of-the. thirty-two boys .who lost their livos ih the world- way, 4th. A large number of . the cases of paralysis' is eaused from syphilis. oth. A very great per centage of the insane at, MilledgeviUe is due to 'syphi : lis. ., (5th. Syphilis is one of the chief caus es of tl-.e dreaded and dangerous dis eases-—High., Blood Pressure, chairmen at once. NOTICE TO EX-SERVICE MEN. . The American Logfon has *tho names but not. the correct addresses of ail Hall county soldiers, and all ex-service men are Requested lo send in their j anies and address to H. C. Hosch, A lUtant; m order that Government liter- gau in the entire body-^-such as the inform these ex-service men" of their Ijijurt, th.t bones and the blood vessels, rights with the government. Oth. Many of our severest heart cas- LIGHTNING DESTROYS-BARN ^ During a heavy thunderstorm Thins-- cs are syphilis of the heart. ... ... , .. 10th. The writer teas seen cases of 1 ’lay^mght, lightning struck a barn of the cause,' and by . Mrs. W. D.^ 8 ^, ttU9 of the bone in the large'clinics ueor 8® Grogan, a farmer living on the '• nl *" in N(nV York citV| whore t ,he bone of'the' Jowe11 T Jhc '°' six niiles>rth of (Runes- leg was completely destroyed by syphh • v311e , uostroying the barn and instantly war, which is to be'finished ready fpr unveiling on Armistiee. day, November 11.' ; Xt i« to be erected on the triangular I to jir^duc^artifieial" sleep' plot of ground at the head of Green street nnd will he in the form of a 1 huge boulder, with bronze tablets bearing the names. ,- . < . FUNERAL TUESDAY OF MR. J. C. BELL. Funeral services'for Mr. J. C. Bell, aged (SI, widely known and beloved in Hall county, were held at Hopewell Baptist church Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Wilkinson, pastor of the First"'"Baptist church at Athens. '' Mr. Bell, formerly a-resident of Hall plotely around without pain to tW pa-P^S one nuile, one horse, four calves: lis and ydu could twist the leg com- ; tul fi-bne heifer. 1 n 'addition to the bum-- tient, •_ , ; ing of the barn, a quantity of hay and. 11th. X)ne of the^patients now being feed, stuff was Consumed by the flames, treated has syphilis of the throat so Although there was a lerrific downpour badly that ’it was in pain constantly j of rain dicing the fire, it had no visiblo- , and could.not sleep without some opiate*effect on the~flaiucs, and tho barn and. pontents burned fapidl^. Mr. Grogun, his wife and four chil- 12th. will kill'you. 13th. Gonorrhoea is responsible for ;' dren were badly stunned by the shook the majority of the cases of children ! of th? i, glltnin ' g) tho barn being only boin blind. _ :about'fifty yards away from tho house. ; 14th. ■ .Gonorrhoea, does affect the , T . .v , , , ,, , Neighbovr responded when the alarm. , > Ti . , . lwas giver. andtheglatefromthe flam.es loth. It causes a number > of the I .... ,, v „„„„ ,‘L . ,, , ... was seen.-but the barn could not be cases or the so-called rheumatism. , • . ■ , , • 16th. A large per cent of the *bdo> aved ' T1 ’e loss falls pretty heavily minal operations performed on women !ll P on Mr ' Gro P nn < who is a farmer wolh- are caused by some venereal disease known in his community, which they' have innocently contract- ed. Then in viow of these, fact! and many others lei’s all stand behind our Hon orable Mayor and Oouneil and the cdun- county, died of paralysis at his home officers in the noble work they are ih Athens Monday morning, lingoring only one week after he was stricken. He had been a faithful and consecrated member of the Baptist church for 46 years, and a deacon 30 years. The, deceased is, survived by his wife and,eight children; Mr. M. M. Bell, Mrs. W. A. McEver, and Mrs, Robert Wilson of Eatontoh; Mrs. B. Thrasher, Mrs. C. Beachain of Athens) Miss Wadie, Ole- bnrne, end J. C. Bell, Jr., of Athens. CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH We will worship in our church otf noxt Sunday. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Proaohing at 11 a. m. Baptismal service at 3':30 p. m.. The choir will have the entire even ing hour. Mrs. Thomas of Mo nitride,-'Ga., 1b, in Gainesvillo visiting the family of her son, Mr. W. G.-Thomas. Miss Enlaleo Oheek has returned af ter » p’ensant visit among friends in South Georgia, Sho lias as her visitor •Miss Julia Strickland of ConcoTd, Gq, doing for us. REVIVAL AT OAKWOOD A revival will begin with the Oakwood Baptist church on the fifth Sunday in July. Tho pastor has secured the services of Bev. J. T. Grizzle, who will do tho, preaching. - I The building will also bo headqpw- The church and pastor is praying for j ters f or the Daughters of the Amexkwa, and expecting a great meeting for the Revolution, Doughters of the Grailtfr COMMUNITY BUILDING NOW BEING PREPARED. •The local post of the American Le gion will open its headquarters at No. 12 E. Spring street, the former Dr. J. B. George home-place,, on or about August 10th, and will maintain a well equipped rest room for the benefit of visiting ladios. It is particularly desired that the ladies from the conntiy distriote make this their headquarters wltila is entire community. The preacher for the meeting is well-known to tho peo eiracy, the Woman’s Auxiliary of tkft- Amorican Legion, and probably the T pie of this Community, having served nuano Society and the Gainesville Li the Flowory Branch for a number of brery. years, end groat crowds are oxpvMtfil to attend the services. -end a cordial' welcome to nil, It will be a community building de^ voted lo the comfort and pleasure of the city atid the county community. 1% and urge - upon our noui-. y chu. oios will be the meeting place of the The pastor will begin a meeting at M for a groat community reyL al anjeounty. friends. Oakwood on Sunday night. & ' We in3is< Wtit .y^tt start with tho first , Work has already you service of the meeting and we are sure that tho interest will hold you for every?] fortablo condition. servioe, / Come and help in making this a great campaign for the salvation of souls. LEE COKER, Pastor. -o- Work has already startod io rfinoi ing the building and putting it in Noxt week’s issue will carry u more complete story of tho plans for tl building. Mr. Eugar T. Ashford .left last woek for Tucson, Ariz., where ho goes foi an | tor, Mrs. H. W. Campboll, and erii«-r ; oxtondo.1 visit for his henlth. atives in *" Mrs. -J. E. Jackson is visiting her sis.