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THE CLEVELAND COURIER
^OL. XXIII, No 44.1
Blalock Says north Georgia Is Best
Fruit Country In The World
That north Georgia in the next
to to 20 years is destined to be¬
come the greatest or one of the
greatest fruit-growing sections of
the world, especially apples, is the
prediction of A. O, Blalock, for¬
mer collector of internal revenue
for Georgia, on returning yesterday
from an extensive tour of the or¬
chards of northeast Georgia in
Habersham,Rabun anc other coun¬
ties.
Mr. Blalock is particularly inter¬
ested in the fruit possibilities of
north Georgia by reason of the suc¬
cess he has made with his orchard
Fayetteville, his home. His Yates
apple orchard there is one of the
most successful in the state. Since
tie began regular spraying several
years ago, he has har ily missed a
crop. His figs are selling,he statea
at a premium in the Atlunta mark¬
et. He expects to net $500 this
year on a halt-acre pot of fig tree.
He contemplates purchasing
acreage for the same pupose in
northeast Georgia.
“Mountainous and serni-moun
tainous lands in north Georgia are
ideally suitep for fruit growidg,
especially for apples,* 1 said Mr.
Blalock. In this sectiou there is a
combination of altitude, soil cli
mate and rainfall which can not be
duplicated in more than three or
four other ares in the United States.
"North Georgia apples are cap¬
able of being made the finest in
that country. Abundant rainfall
give* them abundant juice and fla¬
vor, without whichjno apple is per¬
fect, Apples raised on irrigated
lands in the west may have size
and color equal to our north Geor¬
gia apples, but when you eat them
yon fiud they are dry. Often they
are so dry as to be almost mealy.
Our north Georgia apples area
full of juice and flavor, and they
keep jusn as well in cold storage as
the dry, tasteless apples produced
on irrigated lands. My judgment is
that the hills and mountains in
north Georgia are destined to be¬
come the greatest or one of thh
greatest orchard sections of the
world."
Wblte CooBty Farm Demonstrator’s
Record Is Good
Traveled 530 miles, wrote 50 let¬
ters. Held four meetings, 79 pres¬
ent.
Sixty per cent of the home or¬
chards throughout the county have
conformed to the spray program
fully, throughout the season. The
difference will be quite noticeable
in the sprayed and unsprayed fruit.
The first of the month three car
londs of fertilizer were purchased
cooperatively. This made 20 cars
thus bought during the season at a
saving of from $1,600.00 to $1,800
.00 to the farmers.
The farmers have also bought
io&,ooo sweet potato plants co
opeatively at a saving of 65 cents
per », ooq ; 20 bushel of soy beans
at a saving of $105 per bushel.
The farmers are learning that it
pays to work together.
Plans have been perfected this
month for a county fair.—County
Agents Special, Ga. Extention
News
The Methodist Teacher Training
School begins at Lebonon Camp
Ground Thursday night, August
10th.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Geddiogs,
of Macon, who lias been at the
Henderson Hotel for a week or so,
left Thursday for their summer
home near Porter Springs, where
they will spend the rest of the
••miner.
Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Interests of White County
On July 22 the County Farmers’
Unions met with Etris Local. The
Union was called to order by Mr.
W. J. Presley who presided in the
absence of Pres. Nooten. The
Opening Ode was sung and follow¬
ed by prayer by Chaplin of Etris
Local.
On Motion made and duly sec¬
onded the delegates fom visiting
locals were seated.
The following committees were
appointed :
In legislation; R. B. Miller, T.
B. Hooper, G. E. Allen.
In education ; L. G. Ash, J. C.
Ledford, C. H. Etris.
In good of the order; J. B. Sose
bee, O. I, Skelton, A. J. Stansel.
In good roads; J. G. Young, N.
C. Hood, J. N. Etris.
It was moved and seconded that
these committees be prepared to
give their reports at the morning
session of the next meeting.
The locals presented were; Cleve¬
land ; Tesnatee ; Zion and Wood
lawn. Splendid reports were made.
A valuable talk was given by
Mr, Miller, our County Agent. He
also made a motion which was
adopted, that a program committee
be appointed.
Program committee: R. B. Miller,
H. M. Ash, L. G. Ash. The pro¬
gram is to be published in the
county paper.
The Etris local did not fail to
spread a bountiful and delicious
dinner. There was enough left
over to feed more than the crowd
present.
At the afternoon session reports
were made by eacli committee and
a county seal was adopted.
By a unanimous vote Tesnatee
was selected as the next meeting
ptifee on Saturday Oct., 28th, or
Saturday before the fifth Sunday.
After many inspiring discussions
the meeting was adjourned.
Mrs. J. W. Marion,
Acting Secretary,
METHODIST CHURCII
NOTES
Tiie pastor had a very gracious
revival at Loudsville, accorbing to
the older members. The largest
crowd came that has ever been in
Loudsville Methodist Church. The
Lord was with us for 3 members
were received by letter, and an Ep
worth League of 29 members was
organized. Half of the Confer¬
ence claims were collected and
the church greatly revived.
The Pastor will be at Nacoochee
next Sunday at 4 P. M. to organ¬
ize another Epworth Leagua.
That will make 3 in the Cleveland
charge. How about it Cleveland
don’t you need a league?
The preachers in charge of the
Mossy Creek camp meeting have
agreed to run the camp meeting a
week this year, rrorn August 16th
until Aug., 22nd.
The Presiding Elder, Dr. Hamby,
says that some of the preachers at
Mossy Creek this year will be :
Dr, I. A. Sharp, Rev, II. O.
Green, Rev. L. J. Ballard, busi.
nets manager of the Christian Ad¬
vocate, Rev. J, B. King and Rev.
Wm, Green way.
We wrote last week that Rev.
J. D. Fant would begin a meeting
at Helen on the 1st Sunday night
but Bro. Fant is unable to be there,
so the pastor will fill his regular
at Helen as usual.
The meeting at Zion has started
off well, great congregations at¬
tending maniferting great interest.
Two have already joined by certifi¬
cate.
The good lady at the Parsonage
desires to thank the ladies of the
Nacoochee Parsonage Aid Society
for six new eheett,
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA, AUGUST 4 , 1922 .
Legislatuae Inspect Savannah
Harbor Last Week-End
The General Assembly was the
guest of the City of Savannah last
Saturday and Sunday where they
were invited to inspect Savannah’s
harbor and learn more of the idea
of building a state port terminal
there. The Mayor of Savannah
also extended invitations to the
editors of Georgia. The editor of
The Courier was indeed glad to be
among the party and examine
Savannah’s various industries on
the harbor and also to view the site
for the proposed state port termi¬
nals.
Savannah, as most people know,
always carries the higest honor of
entertaining, and on this occassioti
they surely tried themselves for all
of the most prominent business
men met the special train and es¬
corted us to the Savannah Hotel
where we had breakfast.
After breakfast an auto ride was
given the party over the principal
streets, and Savannah has some
beauties. Then we were taken to
tlie St. Johns, an excusion boat,
where a trip was given the party
up the Savannah river. The first
stop was made at the Savannah
Sugar Refining Co. Here the
party inspected one of the largest
refineries in the U. S. They saw
the raw sugar, as imported from
Cuba, go through the different
processes until it comes out white
granulated sugar. This company
paid the government last year over
$9,000,000 on import duties. Mr.
W, S. Pardonner, president of the
company, personally escorted these
.visitors through the monster plant.
On the way back the boat stop¬
ped at the Ocean Steam Ship Com¬
pany’s terminal, where two fine
liners were loading, one for Boston
and the other for New York. The
visitors were permitted by the
Captains in charge of the ships to
go on board.
Any but the monster Atlantic
liners can come in Savannah
harbor under their own steam.
The U. S. government has spent
$14,000,000 on the river channel.
Only recently did Congress appro¬
priate $900,000 to dredge the chan¬
nel still deeper.
Not many people know that Sa¬
vannah is the second Atlantic sea¬
port in the value of her ocean-borne
commerce.
Savannah shows a big gain in
the custom report during the past
year just ended.
Aboard the St. Johns was plenty
of refreshments of all kinds. T ie
north Georgia delegates were
privileged possibly for the first
time to eat shrimp in its original
form, and several of them created
a ravenous fondness for them after
their costal colleagues showed them
the rites and ceremonies of skin¬
ning them.
Fire Chief Monroe, with a
selected bunch of men were on
board to serve refreshments who
were so ably assisted by Savannah’s
good looking girls.
Most of the party went to Tybee
Saturday night to be ready to get
a dip in Tybee’s surf, while others
remained in Savannah.
Savannah has done more paving
during the past year than in twelve
previous years.
For the Slate to have a port ter¬
minal at Savannah the General
Assembly must have a bond issue
of $15,000,000.
Brunswick is also fighting for
the state to have a state port ter¬
minal there.
The special train left Tybee Sun¬
day night. All the party expressed
a desire to let Savannah have the
state owned port terminal.
Leaf Leaflets.
Protracted service at Zion church
this week conducted by the Revs.
Greenway and Nicholson. We
truit that much good may be ac¬
complished.
Mrs. Ed Alexander is very sick
at this writing.
Mr, Claud Ilefener, of Cleveland,
will sing at New Bridge Church,
next Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock
P. M, The New Hope singing
class is expected to be present, also
Chattahoocliee and some others.
Miss Julia Dorsey, of Mossy
Creek, is assisting Mr. D. L. Payne
at New Bridge school. Miss Julia
is giving good satisfaction as a
teacher.
The protracted meeting at Mace¬
donia closed last Thursday night
week. The meeting proved a
great blessing to the church and
community.
Uncle Bill Kimsey ' is in very
feeble health and has been for some
time.
Mr. Freeman Dalton made a
business trip to Cleveland Saturday.
Mrs. Lilly Browulow and chil¬
dren, of New Ilollund, is visiting
her father, Mr, W. I. Humphries.
Mr. W. L. Barrett is very busy
at present, picking and shipping
green beans to Florida.
Messrs. II. A. Jarrard, J. B. R.
Barrett, W.A.Jackson, FI. S. Nix
and Col. C. II. Edwards went to
Atlanta Monday morning to attend
a meeting of the State Highway
Commission. Mr,Jarrard is a mem¬
ber of the County Commissioners
of White County and Col. Ed¬
wards is the board’s uttorney.
Those two members favored the
road coming through town and fol¬
lowing in a course of the new
Blairsville road. Messrs Jackson,
Barrett andNix favored the road to
go by the Henley farm, according
to informrtion we have received,
would serve a number more people
and besides would be much less ex¬
pense to construct. They said that
the road running through town
could not possibly be as much ser¬
vice to the people as the one by the
Henley place, and they place good
sound argument for their stand.
We understand that it was
brought out in this meeting that
this matter had already been settled.
Then, why did a member of that
body write a letter to a very prom¬
inent White county citizen stat¬
ing that this matter would be set¬
tled on July 31st? There is some¬
thing rotten. We believe in giving
everybody a just and fair deal. Did
this man get it before the State
Highway Commission? It was also
made known at this meeting that
the right of ways had to be paid for
out of the county funds and not the
bond money. We understand that
the local board will have lo pay for
every piece of land they run
through between Mrs. Allison’s to
George Allen’s.
A very pretty party was given
at the Mt. View Terrace Resort
Friday, July 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carroll left
Thursday afternoon fer Chatta¬
nooga, where they go to visit Mrs.
Carroll's parents.
The contract for the construc¬
tion of the highway from the Hall
county liue to Cleveland lias been
let fort $47,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Mathis, of near
Atlanta, were visiting Mrs.Mathis’
father. Mr. J. T. R. McDonald,
last iseek. Mis6 Thompson, of At¬
lanta, accomponied them.
Mrs. Leona Norton is on a visit
to Mrs. Athur Cooley, ofDallas.Ga,
fPRICE $ 1.50 A YKA 1 . JN ADVAM'F.
IMMHIlMltllMIHMIl i
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To the Voters of the Northeastern Circuit:
In making my announcement for Judge of the Northeastern
Circuit, this the second time, I having made the race for Judge at
the last election, I do so, believing that the voters desire a change
in the judgeship, and it is my worthy ambition to become your Judge.
Conditions have changed since I ran before. At that tine the
world war was on us, and a majority of the people seemed to have
thought it best not to make any changes in the offices, and most of
the officeholders were retained in office without much thought
being given their efficiency, competency, or whether their records
were satisfactory or not. However, conditions have now changed
and times are about normal, peace has been declared a-id war is
no more.
The present Judge has been on the bench twelve years and has
drawn from the people for his services $48,000.00. No doubt he
has done the best he could, but, having done the best he could,
not only has he failed to reduce the number of undisposed of
cases on the dockets of your Courts, but today the number of cases
have practically doubled in number. The result is that parties
and witnesses have been forced to attend Court from term to term
and from year to year without accomplishing anything. Many times
this delay has proven costly in dollars and cents to litigants to
whom money was due, because before a trial could be had and
judgment secured the property and assets of the debtor have been
wasted, disposed of or else placed beyond the reach of a judgment.
Witnesses are compelled to attend court but they ought not to be
compelled to keep on coming back, often times through mud and
rain, with no compensation. As Judge, I would see that cases
were set for trial on a definite day, and would see that they were
tried at the time appointed. The object of a Court is to promptly
dispose of all legal business brought before it, and to accommplish
this I shall have no other business or interests other than that of
faithfully fulfilling the office of Judge. The Northeastern circuit
is composed of nine counties, having a population of about 75,000,
with its business and population increasing from year to year, and
it will require the best efforts of .a Judge, giving his full time to
the office, to faithfully and promptly consider and dispose of all
matters brought before him.
There are certain matters to be heard by the Judge without a
jury, such as motions for a new trial, injunctions, certiorari, de¬
murrers, etc., and I propose to hear and determine all such matters
in vacation time, and not wait until Court convenes in regular ses¬
sion, and run the taxpayers to an expense to pay for the operation
of a court, while these matters are being disposed of, when the
proper time to have disposed of them was before Court convened
with its heavy daily expense.
Furthermore, when Court is in session, in order to more fully
expedite the business of the Court, I shall use each jury empanelled
for the full six days in the week, or until all business triable at that
time is disposed of, therefore, the Court will always be ready for
business, with a jury waiting.
I propose to call the criminal docket myself to take all such
casts in their order and dispose of them with the exception of jail
cases which will be promptly tried.
This is the Circuit first time have in participated the history of our politics of where the
ladies of the in the election the Judge,
and I earnestly solicit the support and vote of all these new voters,
and to them I promise, as I have to all voters, to faithfully and
impartially discharge the duties of the high office of Judge.
Born in the mountains of Georgia, during the days when schools
were few and money was scarce, I had very little opportunity and
means of getting an education in my youth. What I have learned
I have dug out since my early manhood, and in the university of
hard knocks and experience, where so many others of my fellow
countrymen who came along in this age with me have gained what
they know. By hard work and diligent study under adverse condi¬
tions I have attained whatever successful results in life I have ac¬
complished in my profession. It is my ambition to crown my long
years of le;;al experience with the honor of the judgeship of the
Northeastern circuit, which has always been my home and field of
activity and where the people know me, and know the principles
which I have always stood for, and I want your help and support
and co-operation in helping me to attain that to which I aspire,
the office of Judge.
I believe I am qualified for the office. For thirty-three years I
have practiced law at Clarkesville in the Northeastern Circuit.
My long experience at the bar and in court, together with my ob¬
servation of Courts the various judges, and my long and daily close
contact with the people, will enable me to be an efficient judge, and
to adopt the best methods and rules for conducting a Court.
The area of nine counties comprising the Northeastern Circuit
is much larger than the whole state of Delaware and approximately I
twice as large as the entire state of Rhode Island. Naturally,
shall not have the opportunity to see and personally solicit all the
voters of the Circuit, but I take this means of asking all of you to
vote for and support me.
And I request my friends and supporters to stand firm, work and
go to the polls and to persuade their neighbors and friends to vote
for the man who will give them an efficient and business adminis¬
tration as Judge, and I feel confident that we will win this race,
and I shall always appreciate and be grateful to you for your votes
and your help.
J. C. EDWARDS.
Vote for Edwards for
J. C. EDWARDS,
Clarkesville, Georgia.
For Judge, Northeastern Circuit
The people realize a change in the judgeship is necessary, and
such a change is coming now. Edwards is their choice in making’
this change in the judgeship, because he is the strong man in the
race, is known to the people, and because they realize that his, 38
years of successful experience in active practice in the Northeastern
Circuit eminently qualifies him for the position.
Vote for Edwards for Judge on September 13th
He will give you a business ad¬
ministration.
He will not allow the court
dockets to become crowded, and
will transact your business—the
people's business—in a business¬
like way.
He will win, because the people
know he is a worker and will try
the cases which now crowd the
dockets, and will dispose of all
new cases in an orderly and buai
ness-like manner.
He will treat all parties alike
the equally and fairly. The rich and
poor, the great and the small,
will stand in his court on an equal
footing, with partiality and fav¬
ors toward none. Any man cam
be openly heard to the extent of
his rights.