THE CLEVELAND COURSER
V ML. XXXli. No. iu
jURMEBTOS BUZZING ,Y‘l
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Jest firoaa the MooalAin^ J
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There hi**, been a-nudiica drop to
tU® ccmper.trure unit Sunt* CUttit J
i« now snowbound. These smitten
change* is what hurts. A litde
over a week ago it sununes*
treat but now the country is tn n tU:
jj/ip of u bliz/,:mi. A fellow w.'ltf
dtr«i»M e joke ufjo&en, one died
fj-ow &*ef hestt. While fhev weiss J
*4 inning it there curne <i bb/v.urd!
irid 'fr j.'.e The other one
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"- LrfsiVuy Smith hasn't wittkeAt
toif. since the November bliz;iuf«.l. ti-fi j
L»-ii*.j(vigfit fbe tufd one of
^r'jmih;hiidfet» to brnig hex A00ie
warm wirier, ws she wanted * 0 !
her ierj. U being CIm 1st OJAr ,
Ubey pitted * trick on her. j
of wwrrn warm icy w'ater. cold. 'hee| Sfo*-’
hex water
Ranged her feet iu the w«h basinC
before* you could soy!
JLwi Jjlobtu, ran over tfre the royia j
ie*er*U time*, knocked |
-step severtt 1 1 .verybody
-t-houglVf *be> was celehrattug Then
n's<t fold them they had ahsoiutel) ^
p«ui completely burnt the Granny j
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Ow pe-y^le hpve kihesi sx-tera.
Imgs flfdi then the -.now cubic
• ke iHy* went a hiixrtit g i,li
Ctneghl iWiexa 1 rabbits. O' litth
in* dot/’t you know you ClM * 1
fkwrCk -a rabbit when there aint n
•srvaw. Sam koker haa* been
Wi.£<tra«#4-anJ rabbit wt« the Ui>ft
*t till the places be wexit. Y ester
d#f tbet fsied Him to*ay tfm
fjpjj. hte<*tid: ‘*Mle~u the
4 -kv'f ^on*fcr»» it opext Utes-s thr«<‘
rtWMtfb *wd Cf*i 8 iii,
*a£)t)U4 to fhe good of our bodies.
Tfwtre’-s xtibbit herb, rabbit b»wil<s.si
tubbit. fxidd, rabbit dry. rabbit
rtittjib, rabbit tougit. It now
is&O have had rabbit enough
•Aftren.”
O+d you The Editor’s
free itv'IThe Conner?
They once f>ad Mr. Meeks
e>W» Etta was.s^* j ,il lor Mealing
tlAtrke- VVe saw his uttorney
tikn and fie l#ld hitn he coaid get
bl^ out d heboid , prove be . ^
* *<*•*•. ,ttW h,m thi " COuy
b« doa* for »l h
folk- oiwoy* tdld two he wtt* w e.
«*f *>ur men ' v<?rr
MiteA foils wfipi they were
It does not yet appear what they
yifi b« ia later life. AH should
have oeif-ctrufldetme.
Aihrirtmus wil( soon Uc (Kist. 1'he
CUbbit fiftsh. tne crackjing bread,
tW squash cu-tsrds, the dumpling
pits*, tbe chicked gizaards, the pine
;t£*pl© flavors,, the sweet taste
the r«*i colors will all soon be- gone
Tti«n there wili be aa aching void.
But ttoou tbero wait be a return to
pVin-corn brend burnt underneath
rtud At i named rofik.
Tor Tliv Csourifr
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<j^.d > ertfj ng i- thw oil that iubri
oorses tke. tn icbinerv of business.
Vofu SMt>*'ri^op No>v
big fan^e, in excellent Condi
lipu. Sec' p. p**id*m.
tiUi.i ,-Pn nr-Tiiggr
notice
O t *io voit He’co li#litin#
In ffseeUeut condition. >er
Dr. L,. (J. Neal.
Subscribe F° r Courier
Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and industrial Interests of White County
J9H.OAU CKEKK items
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AniTtbere'iwill be no Courier ou
v 3 rd. Suppose The Editor
publishes in iJic .next 's-ue the tui.il
property returns Iruin. . the ty*
digest for each, malitiit • district for
the year 19*9 iu» dollars and , Cents
for tfie county.
Mr. Mack mid Silvey McGee
week caivviissetl the communi¬
ty iu the iiUere-C of the children at
the orphans home.
Last Saturday Mr. A. S. Hardy,
Jr,, Editor of iheUaiuesville News
vi»ited Mr. \V. L. fnckoon, and
w j,j r another friend, enjoyed a
fmm down Sfioal Creek, Mr.
discovered us gathering a
fc w mubbins of c«>rn and called
arount j He talked politics some.
Mr.Hardy invited us to write some
Ilews Lis paper. We told him
w<fre Iuniishtitg * lew sqt.il>*
jur -p tie Courier for David-«t)
••Ves.'Jitn is a good fellow.” said
fbe'New# Editor, lus| tlum a
rabbit crime rtttmtng by and The
Editor forgot he had a gun and pul
His legs to moving and we don’t
Uftow which imide the most tracks.
Mr. H.udy or MV. it ihbit.
This year w ill soon be numbered
tu j| ie p^gt with its failures,’ <iis>
appoitUtbeiHs and mistakes. Hg't
people have passed from otir
(V j, t . 0 ( the game to another :nrf
made themselves or have broket
Success 'has crowned some add
j^ev tire exhilerated and will re
this good year. l’u MUItt
{his year is a moimnent, to other*
; g H ,but the planet con
tionria tx> resolve around the sun
l(1< j have the figurative commune
u j Joehuru hirtrth.s revohrioi
nruund the sttn murks the boundry
(( v ^ !t r t To many this is the
possessing {> f another mile stone of
ollf es .jste t ) C e. An infant is born
,j j lltu );j^ ;(l) j commence- it L
Like u ship it sails on
ocean of time, lookii g ahead
the person we- more in front rhat
behind. A low more revolutions
of the earth and the person i.
middle life and Can see as much
be brad ,<s before, but the oce*m of
time moves on, it rid soon the shore
^ ^ ^
bv the picutreique view is
crow . So. too. the dying year
w ;jj «oon have passed. Farewell
year, Welcotae New Year.
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\Iethodint New it.
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A* we were snowed out last Sun
day we will have preaching at the
Methodist church next Sunday at
11 a. m. Communion service ai
the close of the worship.
B. W. Kilpatrick.
On the
Funny
Side
MA» ITS tOMPBKSATIONS
Vi«titor-~Are yoa going to he a great
otati Whoa you grow -api Wiliie'?
Wlli#—3fou bet: I iu joing ip Ue
an Arctic explorer.
"1 like your xpirit, my boy. There
1* « great deal of glory in A career of
(bat kind."
eyes'r«, nud you don't never have fa
wash your face antes* you want to."
— Srray .Stories.
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Tkwt’* OUTaraat
“T«ur wife «r« 4 *r»s ro be at rung fm
<*>w stuftrd furniture." remarked the
k«e»T. after giving the living room the
mice svw.
“Ye*.” growled floe husband, “but
jutlgiua trooi Hie way the use* a can
opener for getting meaie, she goeso'i
intaad to t«%» that kind of a Vaaeasa
ftrvtutd.’'
CLEVELAND. GEORGIA, DEC. 27, 1929.
ANOTHKK YEAR
Once aguit. the clock ot
made the circuit of a year
starts anew. One looks back
the period-of monttts to review
what has been accomplished.
Have 1 fn ule any progress ?llave
1 contributed anything? Or have l
been content only to exist from da>
to day, satisfying myself with jin
thought that tomorrow I will begin?
Are the world anil any feth-w be¬
ings better ofl tor my* btivvng lived,
or am 1 just a bit ol pns-ive llot
sum, content to be borne on Jitc's
stream w it bout a rare lot my td
tdilute destination?
I'lie-e are. disturbing thoughts
tiiove who are secretly aware that
the your has been wasted; to thiee
who are denied tlie satisfaction t
snowing that the year has not bee
entirely in vnin Hastily the nev
seat's resofutioni ate made tha
not another of the rapidly passing
vein- shall end without a dclirdti
attainment. Thus tneritoriott
r soltrsions are formed and a new
page turned
Well and good, if tlie resolution
are lived up lo, the new page used
But, too often, it i- the xase tha
with the passage of time and tin
easing of the conscience, the de'
termimifions ate forgotten, the Hess
page lett as blank as its prede¬
cessor. changed from its newness
into a duplicate of the old. a
1 nloss the resolutions are „
limunttly renewed, a start ;uul
bit ot progress made each day to¬
wards the resolved attainment,
then, without realization, another
rear will have passed and the
grel over the wasted period re
newed. Do not let good r
etui with llie resolutions, but
choente a goal, make a start unci
keep tail pushing. The going mat
be Mow, but the destination is cer¬
tain if the stride is always in one
direction.
LOST—iietmis Gents vvi is!
W itch. Sport weave band, He
sum to Courier i tlice or Clydi
Lunsford. He ward.
Wilburn Abernalbj Murders
Charlie Hunter
Wilburn Abernathy shot and
killed Charlie Kuntci with a u
wuuyre -hot gnn 'l'ue*4ay abmii spn
down Jt is alladgod tlie trouble
jrrew over a dog being poisoned,
Sheriff’s deputies arre-U-d Aber¬
nathy and Jasper Nix, who viewed
the tradegy, as a witness.*
Mr. liui ter is 50 years cd age
and leaves a wife and widow.
Abernathy and Nix state thui
he (Hunter) would shoot Mr-r
nathv and put bis bund- in h c
pockets. The incident occurred
iieui the home of Mr. llunler 11
Tie [rub'ic road.
Mr. Hunter's head was con
pleteiv shot off above the eye.-.
Mr. Hunter was buried
Chattahoochee Thursday afternoon
Re. Humphries officiating'.
Fred Stnndridjfe., son of Mr. mu:
.Mre. 11 . L. Staiidrulgd, of (Jier
moot, ivas afci(letU»:fy shot and
killed bv a friend wTiiip hui>tirii
Tuesday. Lie leaves n fatlie.t.
fliotlier, -J brothers apej 3 si-lt-r
Interment was conducted at
family ceinelpry 'I'hursdav afte
11 oi|. H<*V. Humphries officiatiup
THE RIGHT WAY TO TRAVEL
Is by train. The safest. Most com
fortable. Most reliable. Costs less.
Inquire of Ticket Agents regarding
greatly reduced fares for short trips.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
v-rr r-r . T-^T . -v ar - T-r ^. - . - .
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Free Post Graduate
The state Board i>f ITeuHhda happy
to announce that tie-finite arrange¬
ments have been made for the re¬
sumption of tlie post-graduate school
for physicians in practical obstetrics,
four schools having been held last
summer.
They will conduct a school every
other week from December 2 to June
30. These schools will be held by Dr.
J. U. McCord. Professor of Obstetrics of
Ktnory University. ■ They are made
possible to our physicians by the De¬
partment of fxhor, Children's Bureau
of Washington, Miss (Irac Abbott be¬
ing chief of the Division. MlsS Abbott
is very much interested in the welfare
of women and children, and especially
is she anxious to see a much-needed 1
reduction in the.death rate, of mater-'
nfty in Georgia, wo having next to the
highest rate of any state in our union.
The first school to he held will “come
to hooka" at tlie good city of Gaines¬
ville. the live county medical society
having extended a most cordial invi¬
tation to Doctor McCord. This fclioo!
will have its first ee-sion at. three
o'clock eastern time December U. ami
will continue for five days. We hope
that every doctor within driving dift
Ihiicc of Gainesville will be on hand
ami attend every session of 1ln> five
days. The Stale Board of Tienllli dons
not believe that there will be a doc¬
tor who will miss 'his wonderful op¬
portunity, this* instruction being given
without charge.
The series of lectures and Iho many
moving pictures will he arranged so
that ouch day will ho given to a cer¬
tain ftuh.ie.id. The leading olrdetriclaim
of America have contributed pictures
from their clinics; each wilt be worth
a full day.
Tlie second school will be held a*.
Canton, Dueouibor lti, and a third at
Nowuuu December 30. Other Uatim
will be announced later.
Child Hygiene Work Cut.
Should Be Continued
We are Indeed sorry to read the an
Boimcement that rnn- Slat# Board of
Healtli will not be able to coutiime its
program ast fully as if. has in (be jiast
few years, owing ro (lie fact that Cur
legislature did nyt provide sufficient
funds. It will be recalled Unit tins
paper fold hi its pidnnins last spring
about. Iho withdrawn! of federni fluids,
owing to Iho repeal of the Shepoaid
Towner L'V. Under this law Georgia
lifts liegjj expending about $ii0,000 an¬
nually. The legislature was requested
to nialce appropriation to lake* the
place of thin fund, but they did not
see (it to do so. 'The total appropria¬
tion for the entire work f>C the hoard
was increased only forty thousand dol¬
lars, gnd this fund will be divided bj
the diUcterit departments, so Ultle will
be available for mat" 'Uty and child
hygiene work.
We are Indeed m that this Is so
as it has always pppe red to us tjinl
most, of our funds should be spent fo
the IwUeruienf of «uv mothers an?
babies.
Another bill ln*> been Introduced I:
the new congress Appropriating a mil
lion dollars toy work among the state;
along the same Hues ns the Sheppard
Toivner law. end we are told that, it
has n chance i<> become a law. Wt
hope so, and sincerely expect our sen
at.ors and represent‘lives to use theii
influence and vote to bring it about
Self-Preservation
“flow did you ever sum up (,ht
nerve to bear, up Mint bandit; aad
nave your pay?" naked, the vriepd off
Henry Puck.
“Wei)/’ r>V sighed Henry. “t knew
what I’d get. if - I - went home without
it, so i decided I'd rather take my
chances with Idirj than with Henri¬
etta.”
F.ATS IT RELIGIOUSLY
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'Tbnv do you want your
done?”
“Spiritualistic.”
“Xlnli! IVatcha mean?”
“Why just medium.”
Erratic Art j
j
Artistic demonstration
- Brings mingled fear and hope. 1 |
Part seen..- like “inspiration"
’ And ss.f teem* Uk* plain “dopa.*’
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RICHMONDCOUNTY
RESULTS SURE
Recently a joint mooting of iho city
and county boards of health and tlv*
county commissioners was held at Au¬
gusta to discuss a joint malaria con¬
trol program
Dr. E. 15. Murphy, representing the
city.and cou/ity boards of health, and
Mr. L. At, Olarkson, representing the
State Board of Health, discunscc. tlie
needs of intensive malaria control for
both the city and the county. A thor¬
ough investigation was made of the
county by the State Board of Health
representative previous to the meet¬
ing. A plan was recommended where¬
by a combination of drainage and
mosquito lurViicida! application would
be most effective. The county com¬
missioners premised co-operation and
a county wide, campaign is expected to
be under way iu a'short "Me. The
State Board of Health promised to
serve in a consulting and advisory ca¬
pacity, outlining a complete drainage
system, and assistance with larvaei
dal control. Richmond Bounty is the
second county in tha State to under¬
take such a program for county- wide
malaria control.
THE WAR IS ON
Successful Results Are
Expected.
Malaria is om> of the most qevious
problems now confronting our State'.
This is not a question for debate when
we face the fact that we had an in
crease in deaths from this cause last
year of 87The problem of Us erad¬
ication is receiving the most careful
consideration of our State Board of
Health. The battle against the mos
qnito that causes malaria is confined
to about thirty -five counties out i)f a
total of 161. However, the fight moat
be State wide for two reasons: First.
Uie deaths from malaria affect the en
tiro State in m far as locating ue'w
industries and inducing new- 6j! irons
to locate, in Georgia is concerned. The
entire State must suffer the stigma of
befog malaria -infested. Iu the sec¬
ond place, many of the counties that
have heavy infestation are not, wealthy,
and, in fact, have no funds for putting
on the fight. Where malaria thrives
and people are sick and dying from
Chills and fever, it in impossible foi
them to have initiative, energy or
money to carry on. There is no
deti imc.M to prog:*- ss that rr-.-is
uvea up to this disease. The State
Board of Health is holding a
series of nines meetings to edneale the
people and to organise them in the
fight. We are delighted to have also
in our State co-operating with them
the t'uited States Public Health Serv
'Ice and tt e Rockefeller Fouudntiou. A |
number of counties have already cunt 1 f
lo work, others will fall in. Uue- The
Stale Board of Health ia badly haudi
■capped on account of-pot. having funds
lo assist the weaker counties, the en¬
tire appropriation being only three and
one. half oe.n-‘s per capita for the entire
health program. One county in, rhe
KUtle has set aside for- each, Individual
$1.00 in round figures of i-t-s own fund*
to control this diseases. It- is very
evident that our State Board of Health
should have ’* decided, increase- in its
appropriation that it may- subsidize
Gits and Other he* 'tn work in the
weaker, counties of the State.
EREE BULLETINS
Our State Hoard o.(- rK-alth has for
free disfributiou pamphlets on various
subjects. \V>. wish to call your at
tention, to the ones on—
Sanitation;
Prenatal rare;
lfa-by Rook;
U'hffd MaKhgejnent;
Man Bower;
Keeping Fit—fW boys;
Healthy Happy Womanhood;
The- Wonderful Story of Lite—
for parents.
Tiffs is a partial list and our read¬
ers should only order the ones that
Will he of service to them. Every
family should receive the monthly
publication, “Georgia’s Health.” it iy
also sent free for the asking.
Georgia's health laws rein, high hr
comparison with health faw^-wf other
states. Each county fbwuiu fake- ad
vantage of this law h> its fullest ex¬
tent. We find, v«- examination of this
law that each, vouaty in our. state can
btivf -j, i,ult thne health commissioner
y,i viTh e: -if they desire, or that two nr
rim e counties can unite to form a dis¬
trict.' There is nothing that pays tike
organized health work. Many dollars
come back for each on* divested.
St . ljr ;iS disease is,concern•, 1 per
- >
.
hup* syphilis and gonorrhea ar« tlM
ineuac* of oar day.
[PEICE *1.50 A Y E,\ It IK ADVANCE
REGISTER BIRTHS
AND DEATHS FREE
Importance of the registration of
births and deaths in the State In
stressed by J)r. T F. Abercrombie.
State health commissioner and State
registrar of vital statistics. m he ad¬
vantages tn be gained in later life by
registration of a child aro manifold,
according to Dr. Abercrombie.
They insure ihe legal rights of a
child, or the man when he lias growa
to that estate, especially IB question
when the age ot the person plays au
important part.
Registration of a child’s birth costs
nothing—the bill is paid by the coun ¬
ty, To make registration easy, ths
bureau of vital statistics of the Statu
Hoard of Health has named a local
registrar In each militia district ot the
State, width makes it a comparative¬
ly easy matter to attend to this most
important function.
Dr. Abercrombie urges all parents
immediately after their child is born
to inquire of the physician or midwife
attending it the certificate, has beon
filed with the local registrar. The law
imposes the duty on these attendants.
If the certificate has not been filed,
or if (here was no medical attendance,
the parents may,file. It themselves,
with, the assistance of the local reg¬
istrar.
in rase tlie parent does not know
the name of the registrar of hi* dis¬
trict, he may easily ascertain it by
inquiring of Uie ordinary ot his coun¬
ty or writing to the bureau of vital sta¬
tistics of the State Board of Health iu
Atlanta. Be sure to give the number ot'
the district, '
When h person dies,'it 1* necessary
for the undertaker or person in. charge
of funeral arrangements to file a death
certificate immediately with the local
registrar slid obtain a penult to bury
the body or to remove it from the mi¬
litia district ia Which tlie death oc¬
curred, There is no clyu'ge fdr this
wervice, Rr. Ahe.rcfornhie " pojntk out.
Goiter In the Southeast
The question of goiter is one that
should be of interest to everyone.*
While it. is not. a problem In Georgia
or our Immediate neighborhood, on
the contrary it is quire a problem iu
many states.
It has been contended by some of
mu* authorities Glut enlargement of
the viand is brought about by h de
ticiency ot iodine In ihe water or
food. 'J’htH theory seems now to t>«
the accepted one. and a stud}’* of the
iodine content of ihe drinking water
or vegetables that are consumed should
be made, it is no doubt advisable for
the individual to provide the needs
of his body with iodine, and such
sections as have, plenty of it In the
water and vegetables seem to suffer
less from llie enlargement of the
glands.
Tho only reliable source of the real
prevalence of goiter rimt we know of:
is tlie report ot the War Department on
the draft of the men of the world war
This report is predicated on a basis of
1.000 men. and for simple goiter is:
Florida ............... ...0.25
.-Georgia ............. ...0.52
Alabama ......... ...0.56
South Carolina . ...0.04
North Carolina . 1.81
Tennessee ....... 1.90
This gives Georgia and our eoutigu-.
ous mutes a very low* rate. On the
other hand ive find that Ihe six state#
given the highest rules are:
Idaho . 7*.' 26.nl
Oregon ...26.61
Washington ...2T-IU
Montana ... ...21.00
Utah ....................._............I3.T2
Wyoming.......................15.37
The State Board of Health would
like 10 know more about the preva¬
lence of this disease as to the sections
of om* States that have the most or
least of the trouble. Does the sea
coast imve teas? Is there less in the
mountains? Is it gcnerallv distributed!
or is it confined to a few counties?
Laurens County
Reorganized Recently
'Reorganization cut vita}- statistics re¬
porting machinery-1» Laurens County"
has just keen, completed by the Stntfe
Board of Health through Angus A..
Aci-.-e. field director of. the bureau ot
Vital statistics, according to. announce
nient- by Dri T. }’. Abercrombie^ Sum
Health Commissioner, One of. tin*'
strongest staffs of. local registrars la
the State has beet} named-and began
functioning November 1.
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