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YOL. XXXII. No.
ASBESTOS BUZZING
.Just from the Mountains.
Messrs. Bob Logan aqd Lum
Abernathy passed through Monday
driving very slow on account o f the
mud. Nobody can keep the dirt
roads in good condition when there
lias been frost, ram and freezes tor
the last two months and a very
heavy traffic
Hope voti ail have come through
the recent blizzards site and sound
and are still found on the sunny
side of the streets. Behind the icy
Blue Ridge, crowned by a wind
cl-.ud, the sun is still shining.
They recently stripped 'the rail¬
road jacks and left them out in the
weather and they froze
One of our citizens awoke from
a deep dream of peace the other
night and saw by the moonlight
two big rats knavving on his ears
and a third one on his toes. Like
Cain, he is now marked by a
smooth crop or the right and
under bit in the lelt
You have, heard it said
thinking very hard causes cold feet,
but that was not the case
night \Ve arise Saturday
ing early, broke the ice in
water bucket and washed our feet
in tee. It will work like a
try it and see.
As Congress has now met in
regular session you will hear more
about tariffi, * farmers' relief and
Muscle Shoal*. They have been
working at this tariff business since
time immemorial, and how much
better .have they made it r They
sometimes;revise it up and some¬
times-do wn. But they--manage to
keep a very hjgii tariff on all manu¬
factured products and let supply
and demand take care ol the farm
products. The institution of the
tariff was for '. revenue only. It
seems njjw that this will {never be
settled to the satisfaction of all in¬
terest s.
Ma'k Tw ain sud that everybody
was talking about the weal her , but
nobody had done anything about it
Some smart fellow .has been trying
to plant the North pole in the Sun¬
ny South, and therefore, king win¬
ter has suddenly sat down in the
lap of full. During the World war
we had some very cold winters
Our little pet calf froze in 19*7
and was followed by < Id winter in
tpiS During the flu epidemic in
iJyiy was warm; 1920 was by a very
cold'winter, followed n very
hot summer—so hot that we work
ed under the shade of the oakes by
day on the Blood mountain tram
road and plowed by moonlight
while it was cool. It seems that
the changes in the wea'her are
more .sudden than formally, The
cutting away of the timber in tiic
forest may be one cause of it.
Land For Sale.
8=; acres, 1 mile from the City of
Athens, Ga., lias good 4-room
house and lo acres of bottom land,
and is near a good market and
good schools and colleges. W onld
rent it. See
T. J. McDonald.
Cleveland. Ga
Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and InduStrial Interests e»: White County
OAKES CHAPEL
Miss Anna Stovall, of A. X M.
School, spent the weekend with
liomefolks.
Mr. Oscar SUielnutt, of Gaines¬
ville, spent Sunday with his par¬
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Shelnutt.
Mr. Philip McCollum is staying
in Cornelia at present.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stovall and
children ami Mr. and Mrs. Allred
Stovall spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stovall.
Miss Carrie Lou Cash spent last
week with Mr. and Firs, Oscar
Jackson.
Miss Mary Lee Tatum spent
Saturday night with Miss Ola Mae
McCollum.
Mrs. Gordon McNab and son,
Truman, are visiting Mr. and Mrs
J. H. Shelnutt.
Misses Ruth Tatum and Odelle
Whitworth were the dinner guests
of Miss Ruby O’Kelley Sunday.
I’ESXATEE VALLEY NEWS
We are requested to state there
will be a box supper at Mt. \ tew
church Saturday night, Dec. 1 fth.
Everybody to dome and bring well
tilled boxes.
Mr. K. S. Price, a most indus¬
trious fanner, was visiting Mr. J
G. Thomas last Sunday.
Mr. Ab Nix and family have
from Tesnatee toS. L. Brown place
Mr. Charlie Jackson gave the
people a candy drawing last Satur¬
day night, which was enjoyed by
allgpresent.
There will be a wood chopping
at Mi. View church Friday even¬
ing, Dec. 6,
We are glad to hear of Miss
Frances Cox improving so nicely.
Mr. Charlie Robinson has re¬
turned from work to his father’s
t arm.
Sunday Softool and prayer meet¬
ing every Sunday. Como every¬
body. Airs. Lonnie Sheluut is ap¬
pointed leader for next Sunday
night.
THE RIGHT WAY TO TRAVEL
Is by train. The safest. Most com
fortable. Most reliable. Costs less,
Inquire of Ticket Agents regarding
greatly reduced --j fares for short trips.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
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Mr. A. M. Ashmore age aboil t
86, died Dec. 1st.
He has been a member of the
Baptist church 51 years.
His wife preceeded him to the
grave 19 years. He was the fath¬
er of seven children, five preceeded
hint to the grave. He was in¬
terred in Clermont cemetery Tues¬
day. Rev. H 11 . Humphries.
AUCTION SALE.
1 will sell at auction one mule,
fodder, tops,hay and shucks, farm¬
ing tools and various household
furniture.
H, F. Miles.
Blue Creek District.
land For Sale.
Just outside the incorporate
limits of Cleveland, Ga., one 117
acre lot and one 40 acre lot. The
price is light. We are to gel
electric fights soon and eveiv im¬
provement makes property advance
in price Now is 1 lie time to buj
land. For particular, see.
T. J. McDonald.
CLEVELAND, GECKO]A, MFC. (t, i ?29
SHOAL CREEK ITEMS
At day break Nov. doth the
thermometer registered 9 degrees
above zero iu this locality.
Mr. Arnold will move into this
section and Mr. Sanford Thomas
will move out of this section.
Mr. Garland Brown relumed a
few days ago from Atlanta.
Mr. Ed Lee returned a few days
ago from Atlanta.
Mr. ITerschel McGee will leave
for Lvthonia this week.
Mr. Grover Simmons, of Helen
has rented Mr. John KanadayN
larin lor next year.
We are expecting one of the
ers of Shoal Creek to get married
Christmas.
We will not be present at the
Cleveland High School building on
Dec. bih to hear the speakers from
the department of education m Al
lantii, Ga. No doubt the speaker*
will tell the patrons what they
ought to do for their children aud
how to [educate them. Our ex
perience in teaching convinces Us
that children- ought to be educates.
according 10 their natural talent
Too mud) money is being spent for
Mich little returns. fit-sides this
crime is on the increase and educa¬
tion is supposed to elevate u person
and to obliterate crime. If it does
not do this then we arc making
more criminals by educating.
» remedy against crime, we
that extracts of the criminal
should be taught in our public
schools to our children and if
ever serve in the law-making body
of , the , state we Will endeavor , to
make some changes . iu lltt- , school , ,
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The death of .Senator Warren,of
Wyoming, leaves F. M. Simmons,
of North Carolina, the oldest l : .S.
Senator in point of service. This
doing bis : 14 th year.
Three Irish brothers entire across
the Atlantic ocean bearing tbM
surname. One stopped m New
York City, one located in Boston
one made settlement in Vu-ginut.
()ur great grandfather. Stjuue.wuf
borned in Virginia, our grandfath¬
er, John, wa- born in North Caro¬
lina, our father S. E , was born it
Georgia, our initials are J. !>., the
readers will have to figure out my
surname. *
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Advertising is the oil that lubri¬
cates the machinery of business.
Paramount Gets “The Virginian"
Gray Cooper. Mary Brian,
Richaid Arlen and Walter Huston
play the leading roles in the Para¬
mount all-talking production
“The Virginian" . Coming to I hr
Paramount Theatre in Atlanta dm -
itig the week of Dec ylh.
Based on Owen VVisicr’s wo:.
known novel of the same name an:i
consideted an epic of American
frontier life, this picture, appro¬
priately enough, has been caili n
"the 'Covered Wagon of the
talking screen. ” As directed bv
Victor Fleming and played bv
talented cast. " I he \ irgnuau
us a refreshing . .tut
nusly entertaining picture a pic
iu which romance-and
tare are graciously transcribed
1 he audible screen.
Gray Cooper plays the Vibe roh;
of the Virginian. As t an easily
be imagined, this roll of the cure
hee, reckless, hard t iding cowboy
s,,lls him '<•> ’1“-' provetDial "T
Mmy Brian is thoroughly charm
,n fi I the little Easn-.ru school
teacher with whom the Virginian
u B in in love, love. Eielutid Ivu bat <1 Arlen At ten a
i)C \ <rgunaiiL friend who be
a cattle Rust Ft and VV uite.
I Huston r v ■ gambleram: -
as u notunous
mitiiiw, are ho h excellently cast.
Studies Continued At
Young Harris
College Students “Double Up” Alter
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1 Fire Destroys Doinilory Building
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i Voting Harris, ,, G,i.. , Dec.
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1 Al I—Studies . being
‘ arc continue!
J at: V oun|r Harris ,, college.
I church iltslitution ht'rc. despite 1 hi
re |. lM n jg| lt (|,M |dc«tr.ued Bee!
|, ;i p an ,i the personal belongings ot
too students.
Reel hall, one ot the- Digest do
mitorjes on the campus and a d<
lintian of 1 lie laic Coiniici Wiiliuni
La vvsoii L’eel, A t Lilt a capita l-'
and graft'd opera pairoi . wjs valu-a
at *75 .OOl 7 M i-M 1 her s of the bait
of trustees said the build eg vvai
insured for ijijo.rxxo with *2.500 ii -
ou the furtiishiiigs. It was
Ierected about three years ago.
The fire starred from an Oli stovr
in the room of mm of the student:
and spread so quickly ilint the u»
young mun had only lime, to e-sc.api
in tiietr night cdoijhi--,leaving book
clothing and qjliei pi rsmial belong
lugs to the flames. L cal resident,
and other students provided login-,
for tlie refugees but d< -1 rue: ion «/
textbooks has handicapped classes
President J, A Sharp has request
ed donations lo assist the. alllicttn
sludents.
The faculty today decided t«,
continue the school term and a>l
the trustees; to rebuild tin dm mi
tury as soon as possible. Lxti
beds were ordered tube placed ii
other dormitories for the emergen
cy*
No serious injur it - were .sustain
by the students in the fire, Ini'
George Gasset), ofY'.iidosta', suffer
ed a trsictured arm today whiit:
working in the rums
No effective lire lighting appa- ,
rut available to combat the '
us was
blaze.
C. X. FITTS A SON M R
Located at Dafilouejra.G'i
Let us lisve your orber for
shipment of apple mil ptaicii !
tot home nr commercial orchards.
C. X. Fitts t V Son \ur-erv met:,
I'StaWishcd 1 8 v)4
Dahlouega, Ga.
NOTICE
I win* buy seed cotton i-n any
quantity and vv: 1 pay cash
same.
D. C, Hiuck.
[PRICE *1.50 A YE.vh IX ADYAXC'i-
HEQ CROSS EXPENDS
j EIGHT MILLIONS FOR
J RELIEF IN DISASTER
i Year Just
j Closed Put Heavy Task
on Society—120 Calls for
Help Were Met.
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| Au unusually large number ot dis¬
asters in the United States anti Its in¬
sular possessions have required assist¬
ance from the American Bed Cross
during the year just closed. The or¬
ganization sent . emergency relict
workers to the scenes of 120 torna¬
does, floods, fires and other types of
catastrophes and expended $8,020,000
in relief and rehabilitation of the vie
tiins. 1
Calls for aid came from eleven
other nations in which earthquakes.
Hoods and other problems caused dis¬
tress to large populations, and the
Red Cross sent $76,300 to help in re
liuYing the suffering.
The catastrophe causing the great¬
est loss of life aud most widespread
devastation was the West Indies hur
t'icauo of September, 1928, in which
more than 2,000 lives were lost iu
Florida, Porto Rico and the Virgin
jslanrls. A relief fund of $5,883,725.62
was contributed tty tile public, follow
io S a Proclamation by the President
o£ , he Unlte(1 states, to which the
; Oross a< M e <l $ 30,000 from its own
treasury, and the society was ena¬
bled to give relief to more than 70 o,-
1 '"1/ ptllolHUi.
’ Spring,
lu the early ___ river Hoods In
tha southeastern ata-tas cost a heavy
toss to many persons, 76,000 inhab¬
itants being affected in four states,
rite Red Cross assisted 4,383 families,
approximately 28,000 persons, with
food, clothing, temporary housiug,
feed for stock and seed for replant¬
ing.
In all, thirty-eight states were vis¬
ited by calamities during Lhe year,
aii'i-ciing 364 counties. Twenty-eight
counties were devastated twice by
storms, fires and floods.
Keit Cross expended $431,000 from
its treasury lu giving relief In these
disasters, aud at otto time had as
many as 120 disaster relief workers,
t nurses and other representatives in
j the Funds field. for this relief work are ab- J
1 ,lined in (be annual roll call for mem- :
fiers, which occurs front Armistice I
Day to Thanksgiving Day, November !
11 to 28. Only once a year—during
this period of Itoli Call-does the Red |
; Cross ask public support to carry on
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A romantic friend of m— -msheea
cured of romance, or so he tells ire.
This was the way, says a writer iu
the Baltimore Sun.’ Last spring When
wild violets were iu bloom, he gath¬
ered a suck full of them, drove home
with (hem in tils car, spread them out
over the couch in Ids living room, and
lay down ou Mieru for a nap. He hild
nightmare and twisted and turned,
and when he woke up the violets
were mashed and squeezed out. and
smelt like a yeast vat.
London reports that Dr. Samtlei
.Tohuson's Prayer Book aud Bible
have been acquired by an American
collector. The volumes bear the Ox¬
ford imprint and date of !74;{. The
relics of ancient Europe tire gradu¬
ally coming this way. If it were pos¬
sible to bring i mi id on Tower or Wind¬
sor Castle across the. Atlantic, ocean,
says the Brooklyn Citizen, doubtless
swim wealthy American would make;
u bid that would be very tempting.
A Eos Angeles judge had to decide
whether u demand by n husband I.tint
his wife wear her skirts down to her
ankles was a cruelty or not. The
woman is suing for divorce, says the
Atlanta Constitution. It may not be
n cruelty to humans but certainly a
dinged shame to the calves.
The chief of the federal bureau of
public roads reports that during the
iiist eight years the country bus
spent an average of one and a half
billions annually for ue\v roads. This
is in nddltiou, w« would remind the
pessimists, to the chewing gum bill.
A 1 H-osomo type in ftie old times
was the one who used to soy, "Hello,
Chester, I'm giud to see you back.
You're away ahead of time,’* aud
split the Hctiou to tin* word by slap
ping you <m the chest, back unit bead,
respectively.
The iutmutl revenue bneoau. rules
that entertainment of newspaper re¬
porters screen stars Is Jiat n nec¬
essary expense and therefore cannot
tie deducted in income tav returns.
But rhey don't .know the reporters!
The girl who invented the M fs*tv
down and go boom” thing also ad
vPFitsea herself in theater papers us
“the world's champion comedienne."
AH this, no doubt, signifies a sennit
of humor. ^