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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME 53.
RAIL LINE
TRAFHC BREAKS
ALL RECORDS
Atlanta, Ga., December 20. —The
railroads of the United States dur
ing the first ten months of this
year handled the greatest freight
traffic in their history, according to
reports received in Atlanta by rail
way executives.
The traffic for that period amount
ed to 306,027,840,000 net ton miles,
an increase of 2 2-5 per cent over the
corresponding period of 1920, which
marked the previous high record and
which amounted to 337,025,000,000.
Compared with the first ten
months last year, the total for the
same period in 1923 was an increase
of $4,495,480,000, or 28 per cent. In
making this comparison, however, it
is stated, consideration must be giv
t en to the fact that freight traffic last
year was affected by the strike of
both the miners, which began on
April 1, and that of the railway
shopmen, which began on July 1,
both continuing until fall.
In the southern district an in
crease of nearly 25 per cent was re
ported.
For the month of October this year
alone the freight business of the
railroads amounted' to 42,209,395,000
net ton miles, which has only been
exceeded in two previous months.
The first t ; me this was exceed in
August, 1920, when it amounted to
42,734,000,000, and again in October,
1920 when it was 42,570,000,000.
Compared with October last year it
was an increase of 2,922,541,000, or
more than 7 per cent.
The southern district reported an
increase of 5% per cent.
October this year was the eighth
month in history when freight traffic
on the railroads has exceeded 40,000,-
000,000 net ton miles. This mark
was attained once in 1913, again in
1919, and four times in 1920. It wa3
not reached in 1921 or 1922, but so
far has been reached twice in 1923.
R. O. T. C. Organized at Gainesville.
A branch of the reserve officers
association of the U. S. army has
been organized in the ninth congres
sional district at Gainesville, Ga., ac
cording to announcement made to
day. There are said to be a large
number of ex-service officers in that
vicinity, especially on the Riverside
academy faculty and among the bus
iness men of Gainesville. Colonel
Robert Peack and Colonel Pat M.
Stevens, of the regular army, ac
companied Major Fonville McWhor
ter, of Atlanta, who is president of
the state reserve officers association,-
on his visit to Gainesville. Upon
his return to Atlanta, Major Mc-
Whorter announced that a branch
association would be organized in
each congressional district through
out the country and thus, he stated,
prepare the country for rapid mobil
ization in time of an emergency.
The officers of the ninth district
of Georgia association of reserve of
ficers elected at Gainesville are as
follows:
President—Major 0. R. Horton,
commandant of Riverside military
academy.
Vice president Lieuenant Hay
ham.
Secretary—Captain W. A. Cur.ning
wood Pearce, Jr.
Treasurer —Lieutenant E. E. Kim
brough, Jr.
The newly elected president of the
ninth district association, Major
Horton, served overseas with distinc
tion and is now one of the ablest
and best known military school men
in the country. He has been super
intendent of Riverside academy f»r
four years and takes an active part
in every movement for the upbuilding
of his community and section.
Weevil Menace Peril to Nation.
The problem qf eliminating the
boll weevil as a menace to the south
ern cotton crop has- become rrure
than a southern problem, it was
pointed out today by leading agricul
turists at the state capitol. It is
recognized, they assert, by the coun
try generally that the problem really
is a national one, for if the southern
cotton crop is destroyed, the business
of the whole country will sufter sc
intimately related is the cotton in
dustry to business and finance
throughout the nation generally.
Being a national problem, the
question of helping Dixie light the
great crop menace has been recog
nized by the agricultural department
of the government as one for it; to
consider and act upon, and that
branch of the government, reports
received here state, now is earnestly
at work helping to find a solution to
the grave problem.
“When it is realized that the fi
nancial loss caused by the boll weevil
activity during the last five years
has amounted to $1,500,000,000, the
appaling nature of the threat of the
weevil holds to American business
generally may be appreciated, said
The News-Herald
NO ISSUES OF
NEWS-HERALD
IHUR&OR MON.
In observance of the Christmas
holidays no isues of the News-H»rald
will be published Thursday, Decem
ber 27th, or Monday, 31st, the next
paper being issued on Thursday, Jan
uary 3rd, 1924.
And it is our sincere wish that
each and every one of you may have
a Merry Christmas and Prosperous
, New Year.
~ A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.
By Marvin A. Franklin, Pastor
Lawrenceville Methodist Church.
The joyous Christmas season is
again upon us! It is the time of
times when the inner heart of the
world is revealed; the time when ill
will is at its minimum and good will
most abounds. It' is a season of
golden memories of other days and
of present happy family reunions as
the children far away come trooping
home and the sacred precincts of.
these homes resound with laughter
and the greetings of good cheer.
We must remember, too, that in
the hearts of some there will be the
sacred pang of sorrow because of the.
first absence in' the long sleep of
death of those dear ones who made
other Christinas seasons happy.
But there will be a sweet and abiding
peace in even those hearts because
we celebrate the birth of Him who
extracted the bitterness of death and
took away from the grave its erst
while victory.
Many hail the Christmas season
because it is the time cf receiving
rich tokens of love from others;
some see in it the best opportunity
of the year to give of their love and
substance to enrich the lives of
their fellows. And unless we do
give of our love and gifts to make
glad the hearts of others we shall
miss the blessedness of the season.
The first Christmas was hallowed by
the greatest gift of God to a sinful
world. Christ was freely given to
all.
The wise men brought their gold,
frankihcen.se and myrrh and laid
them at the feet of Jesus while their
hearts overflowed with the true
Christmas spirit. Jesus said, “In
asmuch as ye have done it unto one
of the least of these my- brethren, ye
have done it unto me.” We can not
minister unto Christ in person, but
let us seek out one of His brethren,
His little ones, and make glad their
lives by some gift in His name.
If ill will is in any heart, let is be
forgiven and forgotten. If hatred is
anywhere, let it be repented of and
let us enter upon a new era of love
and good will in our community.
Then shall we have a town that will
be like unto the city of God and a
wholesome atmosphere for our little
ones to breathe. •
This is the natal day of the Prince
of Peace. As there was no room for
Him on His first birth day, will the
world crowd Him out today ? To
your knees, O nations of earth, and
acknowledge Him as the King of
Peace that we may learn the cruei
ways of war no more!
Have a chair for Jesus about your
hearth-stone this year; make room
for Him around your festive boards,
and above all see to it that He has
His rightful place in your own
heart of hearts. Then will you know
the thrill of a happy Christmas and
the joys of a glad New Year.
F. Q. SAMMON,
Funeral Director and Scientific
EMBALMER,
I carry a full line of Coffins, Cas-1
Kets, Burial Suits, Robes, Etc.
Calla Filled Day or Nnight.
Free hearse to customers.
Lawrenceville, Ga.
SEND US YOUR JOB WORK
J. J. Brown, Georgia’s commissioner
of agriculture. “Even if this loss
were confined to the south alone, it
would be a huge national loss, for
you cannot cripple the chief industry
of the great section of the country
without hurting the rest of the
country.”
It is pointed out by some news
papers that if the ravages of the boll
weevil could be reduced one-half or
one-third, the cotton growers could
make a better profit than they do at
present, even at a considerably lower
price, and not only they, but the
buyers of cotton goods in the most
northerly state would benefit.
In the south the menace of the
weevil is so threatening and holds
the possibility of such an enormous
loss that the "fight against the pest
should be the most persistent and
determined ever waged against a de
structive element, in the opinion of
!he officials at the state agricultural
department.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1923.
We see once more the vision of
Bethlehem —that homely manger in
which there came to us the baby Je
sus with wondrous eyes illumined
by the soul of. God. ’Tis Christmas
time —another Christmas, with oth
ers yet to come and pass into eter
nity—and still with all the years
there thunders down the ages the
message of the Saviour, “Peace on
Earth, Goodwil to Man.” The mes
sage: now remembered, now for
gotten for the moment, but growing
in power and strength with each suc
ceeding generation. It is the inevi
table, it is the ord, the avalanche of
truth before which all obstacles must
resolve themselves into their origi
nal elements to be merged into the
current of divinity that sweeps ever
onward for the salvation of man
kind.
How better would be our weak
humanity were we able to read aright
that word which came to us in all its
fullnes. We ponder on that infant
L. H. School Letters to Santa.
Lawrenceville, Ga. Dear Santa
Claus: You will soon have to start
on your long journey, and please do
not forget the sophomore class.
1. George CloweT wants a barrel
of apples, as he never gets dnough to
eat.
2. Lucile Hood wants a new hair
ribbon.
3. Thelma Williams wants a tea
set.
4. Robert Whitworth would like
to have a Utile* express wagon tc
haul Ellen Fowler to school in.
5. Alene Benson wants a doll be
cause she has already a Supply oi
doll clothes.
G. Herbert Smith wants a balloon.
7. Early Robinson will be satis
fied with some fire crackers.
8. Monica Holt wants some fresh
chewing gum, as she i 3 sick of her
old.
•0. Ellen Fowler wants a baby
rattler.
10. Runell Pruett wishes for a
new letter from her fellow, as she is
tired of reading her old ones.
11. Sadie Pierce wants a box of
candy that will last forever.
12. Katie Mae Christian wants a
supply of cosmetics.
13. Robert Shackelford will be
pleased this time with a big red
stick of candy.
14. Julia Green wants a new
sweetheart, as she is tired of her old
one.
15. Spencer Byrd wants a stopper
gun, as he is fond of hunting.
16. Runett Wright will be pleased
with several loads of kisses, as she
never gets enough.
17. Elizabeth McKelvey would be
pleased to have a new fountain pen,
Dear Santa; Bring Us
! child, we*Sde ft»e growth to manhood
we try to sense the underlying and
determined standrads into whose im
age we are destined to shape our
selves.
We resolve again and then again
more properly to reflect His great
simplicity, His unconquerable cour
age and force. Here was determn
ation in action, here was kindly sym
pathy in full expresion, but here too
was bravery and an uncompromising
warfare on all that was hollow and
a mockery. We fain would sense it,
but we weakly fail.
Have we today one who lashes the
money changers from the temple, or
do we rather compromise with con
science for the cash? Do we lay up
our treasures immortal or seek to
hide them in the safe deposit vault?
Do we act in superficials and only
think in fundamentals
What is this Charity that is left to
us a hertage—surely but a guide
post pointing down the lane of Jus-
as she has worn her other one out
writing love letters.
18. John Langley wants a tin
horn.
19. Floy Reeves wants a hair net.
20. Bobby Herrington wants a
new box of hair pins.
21. Vinie Langley wishes for a
n6w pair of basket ball bloomers, for
her old ones are yearly worn out.
22. Mary Potts wishes to thank
Santa Claus for her new baby sister.
23. Omie Jackson wants a doll
carriage.
24. Elise Green wants a new pair
of glasses, for her old ones are too
small.
25. Wynelle Webb would like to
have a doll that will walk and talk.
26. Quincy Maddox wants a toy
Automobile so he can get to school on
time.
27. Ila Mae Butler would like to
have some dye to dye her hair a
more suitable color.
28. Milton Harris wants a drum,
so he can be more entertaining.
29. Louise Shackelford wants a
new coat, for her old one has lost its
color.
30. Dwite Posie wants ». couple
of joke books so he can be funny.
31. Mr. Austin wants a new eti
quette book so he can teach'his pu
pils more manners.
32. Miss Youngblood will be
pleased with a few powder puffs to
keep her nose from being slick.
33. Mr. Monfort wants a dozen or
more O. D. pads.
34. Mr. Brock wants a new car,
for his old Ford is too small for him.
35. Mr. Stubbs is satisfied, so you
will not have to give him anything
this time.
Lawrenceville, Ga. Dear Santa:
tice which once traveled leaves the
singpost far behind unneeded in the
further march? Ah, Christmas time
has little meaning if we cannot gar
ner from it more than sentimental
yearning of the hour.
It is the season of the child of
course —the time for happy hearts—
the strange enchanting moment that
thrilled us in the years gone by in
the land of toys and the mystery of
our Santa Claus.
But it is our season, too, even to
day. Aye, think in the sear and yel
low leaf we are not too cold to write
pered feet by the burning embers for
the gift we would prize so much.
Then let us write:
Dear Santa: Bring to us bravery
and give us understanding of our
great complexities. What we want
most is strength to do, Courage to
carry on, and Love for humanity,
based on understandnig. Bring us
this holy gift, for this is Christmas
time.
We have been good little girls and
boys this year, so bring all of us
something.
Bring Jese Shackelford something
to stop him from talking and betting
so many O. D.’s.
Allene Christian wants a doll and
carriage.
Roy Gunter wants a little air gun
to go rabbit hunting.
Carolyn Pate wants a little doll
bed.
Hinton Bailey wants a little whis
tle and some candy.
Billie McGee wants a little wagon
to ride to school in.
Maude Green wants a mamma doll
and an orange to eat in school.
Oots Cooper wants a little wagon
to ride to school in.
Lola Hinton wants a mamma doll
and an orange to eat in school.
Branson Jones wants a little horn
that goes toot, toot.
Bertha Williams wants a box of
rouge.
Grace Smith wants a little negro
doll.
Aubrey Gheesling wants a top.
Louise Ware wants a little piano.
Riley Powell wants something to
make him sit still in school.
Ethel Davis wants a handkerchief.
Frances Smith wants a box of
candy.
Cleo Smith wants a little sweet
heart. *
Alice Arnold wants an orange.
Anna B. Cooper wants a big stick
of red striped candy.
Henry Wages wants some hick
ories and an apple.
Mary Phillips wants a doll.
Annie Brown wants a little rock
ing chair.
Flora Cash wants a box of pow-
CALHOUN SITS
ON 550 CASES
PEjLMONIH
Atlanta, Ga.—‘Nearly 6,000 ca«es,
approximately 550 a month, were
disposed of in Judge Andy Calhoun’s
court during a period of from Janu
ary 2 to December 20, of this year.
The greater number were for viola
tions of the prohibition law, while
the others were for various misde
meanors. ,
In commenting Saturday on a re
cent statement made before a joint
meeting of the grand jurors and
ministers of various denominations
in Fulton county to the effect tfiat
Judge Calhoun aided the violations
of the prohibition law by imposing
light fnes nstead of chaingang sen
tences Judge Calhoun said that dur
ing the thirty years or more of his
service as a criminal cour (judge,
he has tried to be fair and impartial.
“I find the present prohibtion lew
is a poor man’s law,” Judge Calhoun
said, “and it does not touch the rich
man at all. If I sent to the chain
gang every poor man brought be
fore me charged with having from
half a pint to a quart of whisky in
his possession, I would have the con
vict camps crowded with prisoners,
while the rich man with his cellar
stocked with liquors would be si rut
ting about the streets immune from
the law.
“There would probably be a lot of
people who would praise me and say,
‘Judge Andy is sure a good judge.
He is sending them to the chaingang
right and left,’ but would I feel I
had done right? lam not going to
be tyranical with the down trodden
when I know the higher ups are get
ting away with it.”
PROMINENT JACKSON
MASON PASSES AWAY
Jackson, Ga.—Following an illness
of several weeks, Mr. F. M. Allen, 70
years old, died at his home in Jack
son Friday night.
A native of Boston, Mass., he had
resided W Btrtts eoufi'fy For* many
years. He was a prominent Mason,
being a Knight Templar and Shtiner.
He is survived by his wife; one
daughter, Mrs. John Kelley, of Law
renceville, and a son, 11. L. Allen, of
Jackson. Funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon, and he will
be buried with Masonic honors.
TRAIN KILLS CONVICT
ESCAPED FROM GWINNETT
COUNTY ROAD GANG
Information was received here
Saturday by Warden J. A. Davis to
the effect that J. B. Hawk, also
known as Dick Hood, aged 45, who
escaped from the Gwinnett county
chanigang on December 1 while
serving a five year sentence for au
tomobile theft, was killed by a rail
road train at Bainbridge, Ga., on
December 5.
R. C. Ulmer, Bainbridge under
taker, said Hawk’s identification was
established by means of a letter
found in his pocket. The letter was
from a brother in Ridley, Cal., and
mentioned Hawk’s sentence on the
chaingang.
Two other convicts, who escaped
with Hawk, have not been recaptured
DULUTH.
Duluth, Ga., Dec. 20, 1923. - Jews
Herald: Arrangements have been
completed for the community Christ
mas tree to be given in Duluth, Tugs-,
day afternoon, December 25. Every
one in the community is invited to
attend. There will be a gift for each
chuld present under fourteen years
of age. The oyster supper given by
the ladies of Duluth to make money
to finance the tree was a grand suc
cess, almost enough money being
made to cover the cost. What was
lacking was donated by the Bank of
Duluth.
.Singing of the Christmas Carols
will take place at the Christmas tree
and the collection taken for the
Georgia Children’s Home Society.
It is , urged that everyone come
prepared to make a liberal donation
to this most worthy cause.
SEND US YOUR JOB WORK
der.
Houston Powell wants a little
tricycle.
Annie Lou Biggers wants a little
sweetheart.
Miss Youngblood went', some O D.
slips and some h : 'kories.
Please don’t forget Miss Ballard,
for she wants everything good.
And don’t forget Mr. Brock, for he
wants something to eat.
Your little boys and girls,
EIGHTH GRADE.
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TWICE-A-WEEK
HEIRS TO KEY ES
TATE SCATTERED
OVER THE SOUTH
Doclaring the descendants of Mar
tin Key, who is said to have left to
h:s hell's property in New York City
worth hundreds of millions of dol
lars, are scattered throughout the
southern states, Mrs. Mary M. Glow
er, of Lawrenceville, has written a
letter to the Atlanta Journal, nam
ing some of the relatives she says
she knows are direct descendants.
Previous news stories staged
that the property was left by Bishop
Caleb Key.
Mrs. Clower’s letter follows;,
“Editor The Journal, Atlanta, Ga.,
“The descendants of Martin Key
which are so much before the public
at this time, on account, of the mil
lions they inherit, are scattered over
thy southern states.
“Francis Scott Key, who wrote
“The Star Spangled Banner,’ was a
descendant of Martin Key.
“We still hear of many of this
family who can trace their family
record. The descendants of Martin
Key who married Nancy f ßib. have
kept the family names. The names;
of Thomas, Tandy, James, an<j Wal
ter have been handed down from
father to son. i ,
“Tandy Key had several
among them being Thomas, Tandj),
,rJ. and Mary Ann Key married.
Madison Red'd Mitchell, of Clarke
county, Georgia. Their children are
Mrs. Sarah Elton Dobbins, Thomas
Hamby Mitchell (both of whom have
been dead for a number of . years)
and Tandy Key iMtchell, who dl? I
this year at the age of ninety, in
Lawrenceville, Ga. His children are
James L, Mitchell, Thomas W. Mit
chell, yf Atlanta; Mrs. Lillie Ctunp,
Misses Ida and Pearl VilqhtU, of
Lawrenceville; Mrs. R. W. Milner, of
Manchester, Tenn.
Mrs. Dobbins’ children ate Mrs.
Lula Davidson, Madison Dobbins and
Mrs. Fannie Medlock, of Atlanta.
"Thomas Tandy Mitchell has one
daughter, Mrs. George W. Glower,
of Lawrenceville, Ga.
“MRS. MARY M. CLOER.”
R. N. HOLT,
Attorney at Lavr,
Collection! and winding up efir.tes a
•pecialty.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA.
H. P. Stiff Votor Ce. Caili orcrelif.
Jlmufjcttes
AOTOCA9TEK* v'
DIVORCE
The greatest evil that faces the
social world today is the divorce
evil.
It is perfectly clear that the Bible
does not permit of divorce and re
marriage on any ground except .one,
pnd that whosoever puttelh a*?uy
his wife, saving for the cause of for
nication, maketh her an adulteress,
and if he marries another 1# irfih
self commits adultery. This much
is plain as day, namely, that there
is only one Scriptural grotind for
divorce and remarriage—impurity
on the part of the other party. 1
But, what are you going to do
when divorce has really become a
pastime? Some are treating it as
hut a passing experience. Social
lines are being broken, moral stand
ards are being shattered, children
are being cursed, homes are beiDg
broken up, and men and women are
losing all sense of regard for iho
sacredness of the marriage vow.
Of course, where ono party ia
guilty, the innocent party has a
perfect right to re-marry, and the
innocent party ought to get a di
vorce. But, there are too many peo
ple deliberately committing the of
fense in order that they may secure
the divorce. They are deliberately
creating the cause for the purpose
of being separated.
Nearly sixty per cent of the di
vorces of today have been brought
about by the parties premcditr.tcdly
creating tie cause for the divorce.
Why don’t the Christian fortes
ts the country speak wl oppress
this evil!
NUMBER 16.
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