The Middle Georgian. (Jeffersonville, Ga.) 1925-????, July 02, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextNOW COMES THE FINISH-IT IS NOW OR NEVER Volume XV. Vote Totals Soar as Leaders Line Up For Final Dash In " Everybody Wins Contest." WHY SHOULD TWIGGS BE DIVIDED? If I mistake not, Twiggs is one of the small counties >f the State. Cer tainly it is not a large county, and has not a foot of ground to spare. Now, why this new county move ment? What good can come of it? Is there any possible argument for the dismemberment of Twiggs? Were our county very large, so large indeed that the reaching of the county seat on the part of the farther most citizens, should prove a hardship, there might be some excuse for a di vision, but such is not the case. Were a section—a considerable portion of the county —blocked and barricaded by steep and slippery mountains, so that our citizens, or a respectable number of them, should find it a real task to attend court, then this might be an argument in favor of a new county, but we have no moun tains or other insurpasable barriers. But what about the roads? Are they impassable? Do men find it real ly difficult to pass from one point to another? By no means. Our roads are good. They will compare favor ably with roads of good average coun ties. In fact, some of them are superb —almost like turnpike. So roads can not possibly figure in the new county issue. | p ,% Are you looking for better schools and better school houses and better teachers? Well, then, search for them. Search diligently, go far away, and we declare in all candor (it is our candid opinion) you'll not find them. Our schools would be a credit to any community and our teachers are gilt-edged. And where will you find a more aggressive, more effi cient, more charming Superintendent on the earth? (You'll not find such a one. He is not living). May be you are tired of Twiggs County politics. Yes, and if you are unfortunate enough to get a new county, you'll be tired of the new politics, and you'll find the new very much like the old. Some men get tired of the "old woman" and such soon tire of the new woman and some get tired of the old mother and I know some who are tired of the old Bible and the old gospel of grace. And doubtless some would grow tired of heaven. If Twiggs County politics is bad, take my word for it, you'll find the same brand across the border. Some one has said, "There's none all good and some good in all." Fact is, we on this side are very much like the fellows "over the river." We are "hot beds of politics," we are "storm centers.' In this we are not alone. It's so everywhere. Will a man take up with another family because he has had a family row? Will he consort with another woman because he has had a fuss with his wife? This isn't brave neither is it honorable. No gentlemen, we must not run un der fire. Rather let us stand by our guns, and like red blooded Ameri cans, fight the battle to a finish. The county is just about as good as we are and just about as bad. Are you looking for a medium by which and through which you would buy and sell? Do you w,ant to ad vertise your wares? Do you really need a market for your produce? Would you really love to have a clean, first-class, literary inspirational paper in your home? Where will you find a better weekly in all the world than in Jeffersonville? God don't make WHITES every day, such as is the Editor of The Middle Georgian. Stay with us gentlemen, live with us, die with us. O, let us abide in this goodly soil and make the future of Twiggs, as bright as ever her his tory has been glorious. More to follow. J. C. Solomon. W. T. ANDERSON QUITS STATE HIGHWAY BOARD Reiterating his formerly-made charges against John N. Holder, chairman of the state highway board, W. T. Anderson early this week asked Governor Clifford Walker immedi ately to accept his resignation as a member of the department; which request the governor granted. To date the governor has design ated no successor to Mr. Anderson. THE MIDDLE GEORGIAN BETTER TRUCK CROPS The Control of the Mexican Bean Beetle. The Mexican bean beetle has made its appearance in bean fields and gar dens. Why let this pest destroy the bean crop when it can be controlled economically by dusting? . Experi ments have proven conclusively that if the following methods are carried out the small garden patches and larger areas can be saved. 1. When the beetles appear, apply immediately a dust mixture of sodium fluosilicate nine parts, by volume, of hydrated lime, at the rate of 15 to 25 pounds per acre. If sodium fluosili cate can not be obtained, a dust con sisting of one part of calcium arsen ate, one part of fine dusting sulphur and four parts of hydrated lime may be used. The adults frequently feed on the upper side of the leaves and are more easily controlled than the larvae which feed entirely on the under-side of the leaves. 2. The second application should be made a week later. If no rains have occurred and the beetles are not nu merous, the second application may be delayed from a week to ten days or longer. Usually three or four ap plications from a week to ten days apart will be necessary. For pole beans and other late varieties, five or six applications may be required. 3. For small patches and the gar den a hand-bellows duster is satis factory. For larger fields, the rotary fan duster gives good results. In ap plying the dust mixture the nozzles should be so directed that the mate rial will be applied to the under-side of the leaves. George H. Firor, Field Agent in Horticulture. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE FIGHTS OVER RULES Debate and factional wrangling over the house <ules thus far as been the main feature of the first week of the 1925 session of the Georgia gen eral assembly. . The house organized by the unani mous election of Cecil Neill, of Mus cogee, as speaker for another—his third —term; the senate, by electing j Howard Ennis, of Milledgeville, as president. Devereau McClatchey was again elected secretary of the sen ate, and Bismark Moore clerk of the house. Both of these gentlemen are veterans in the positions they again occupy. This is the first session of the leg islature under the bienniel sessions law, which provides that the general assembly shall covene regularly only once every two years, and that the session shall extend over 60 days, in stead of 50, as was formerly the law. MRS. ELLEN H. WALL PETI TIONS FOR DIVORCE Charging non-support, cruelty, de sertion and indiscrete association with other women, Mrs. Ellen Hughes 'Wall, Jeffersonville, this week filed a suit for divorce against her hus band, J. M. Wall, asking not only for a divorce, but for permanent alimony and the custody of the couple's two minor children. She alleges that she was married to Mr. Wall June 3, 1917, and was deserted by him in 1924. She says he has been in Florida since last Sep tember, failing utterly, meanwhile, to provide for his family. The case is set for hearing on July 7. JUNIOR B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM For July 5, 1925. 1— Song, No. 125. 2—Prayer by Leader. 3— Song No. 270. 4 —Sentences Prayers by Group 2. s—Business. 6—Records, 7—Subject. The Story of the Sower. (a)—lntroduction, Heyward Bal com. (b) —A Story about Falling Seeds. Edith Califf. (c) —Rocks and Thorns. Yancey Griffin. (d) —A Good Ending to the Story. James Griffin. (e) —The Meaning of the Story. Louise Hamrick. (f)-The Meaning of the Three Kinds of Ground. Mildred Griffin. (g)—The Good Ground. Cleo Belle Jones. (h) —Poem < Hazel Hatcher. (i)—Sword Drill. Successor to THE TWIGGS COUNTY CITIZEN JEFFERSONVILLE, TWIGGY COU NTY, GA., JULY 2, 1925 With Honors About Even, Everything Depends Upon Efforts From Now To thqFfoish As to Who Claims the Ford Sedan.—Nominations Closed. The First Period of the Middle Georgian's Big Contest, which closed Wednesday night, was a tremendous success. Thousands, yes, hundreds of thousands, of votes were issued. Now is the final test. These are the days that test your resourcefulness. Here is where your courage upholds you and makes you fight, or the lack of it takes the stiffness out of your knees and leaves you trailing in the dust—an "also ran." Sometimes, too, your supreme courage urges you on even when you are tired, but that is the gamest of all. 0 otes will pile up rapidly during Votes will pile up rapidly during the last few days; that is, while the "this period" schedule is in effect.' The liveliest part of the competition is now at hand, and while all condi didates are on exactly the same foot-, ing, at the same time those who want to—and WlLL—are afforded the op-| portunity of the contest to forge ahead and corral the winning votes. "Second Period" Votes Count Bigj During this period subscriptions count BIG. In fact taking into con- ; sideration the 50,000 EXTRA votes : allowed on the clubs subscriptions count for almost as many votes how as during the "first period" just clos- 4 ed. For example: Two five year sub- 1 scriptions, counting the 50,000 votes allowed on "clubs" count for 80,000 votes now where formerly 100,000 votes were given; ten yearly subscrip tions now mean 65,000 votes where 80,000 votes were issued before. Advertising—Job Cards As announced in the beginning of' the campaign, votes will be issued on the sale of Advertising cards, also Job cards. These cards are good for one year, for the amount of adver tising and Job printing as indicated on the card. These cards will not be' accepted in payment of advertising or job (work- urefcorix&wfctfd &^ w prior to June 10th, 1925. All money collected through the sale of these cards will apply on clubs the same as subscription busi-; ness, the two being figured together 1 and 50,000 extra votes being issuedJ on each sls. EVERYBODY CAN USE A CARD. 1 SELL THEM NOW. WORK HARD.; Better BE SAFE Than Sorry. i A few more laps and the race will t CONGRATULATING TWIGGS Editor The Middle Georgian: Twiggs County is destined to be again one of the South's finest com munities. No one can fail to recognize this fact when he reads The Middle Geor gian. The people are to be congratu lated on having one of the best coun try weeklies in the United States. Get behind it and help it to show the world that you have the best lands, the best climate and the best people in the world. You also have access to the best culture and best business opportuni ties. Give your boys and girls ad vantages. You have no more import ant work than the rearing and edu cating of your children. Right at your doors you have Mercer, Wesleyan and the Georgia-Alabama Business Col lege. No section of America has bet ter educational facilities. These three colleges are building Georgia. See that their catalogs are put within reach of your young people, so am bition will be aroused. A MACON MAN. (Eugene Anderson) MRS. WILLIAMS GIVES A DELIGHTFUL RECITAL Mrs. G. E. Williams, well known in Jeffersonville, formerly Miss Mary Annie Slappey, talented daugh ter.of Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Slappey, gave a most delightful oratory re cital in the auditorium of Twiggs Jligh school on the evening of June 23. The recital was enjoyed by an ap preciative audience, the members of which were enthusiastic in their ex presions of praise for the talent and accomplishments of their former fel low townswoman, who was gradu ated recently from the Atlanta Col lege of Oratory and Expression, and who now lives at Jonesboro, Ga. Mrs. Williams appeared here under the auspices of the Jeffersonville P.-T. A. have been run. Only a short time remains to decide between victory defeat—success or failure. Do overlook a single chance to bet .your conditions in the vote totals i m P rove your chances to win this period affords. Think and plan con &amtly of success. Figure ways to winrand always remember that your ^tffersaries, as keen and resourceful a& ~/y°urself, are racking some very aeute brains for the same purpose. ~lt means something to win in a fyfeition of this kind. It is a demonstration of capacity that is ex traordinary. It proves the "yellow" in your bogus friends, but it also re v&ls the true ones and it tests your metal and measures your strength. |From now on until the finish is the time when one-hundred per cent ef fficiency counts most. * Enter Personal Pride. &X striking feature of the past few *&s is the personal pride that has become noticeable. Some of the can reates have voiced their determina tin' to win at all hazards. One de ifered, that to accept defeat would b^a disgrace. Another says that she res to her friends who have so racily supported her, up to this to put forth every effort and from every resource to the ex tent that when the final day of reck oning comes everything will have been done and nothing left undone to better her chance to win. 'ln short, each community and each faction is solidly behind their favor itefand the set that values their rep &tion for doing things is not going allow someone to walk off with the valable prize when a little con centrated action and a handful of five-year subscriptions from unex pected sources will put their candi- Mat' across. jHave you thirty friends who will yOTfeto the. extfw, of a foo.„ur subscription ($7.50) toward helping you to win the Ford Coupe.. Mr. and Mrs. Subscriber, wouldn't you be a party of thirty to subscribe for five years and thereby help your favorite to win? Your favorite is working hard—your subscription may be the very one needed to put your favorite over the top. Your time is limited—act quick — before it is too late. ROAD CHIEF CHARGED WITH MURDER ATTEMPT Arrested by Deputy Sheriff J. L. Griffin Wednesday morning, W .C. Lee, chief of a county road crew, was placed under bond to appear for com mitment hearing before Justice of the Peace Slappey, next Saturday, on a charge of assaulting W. F. Bryant, another county road boss, with in tent to commit murder, last Monday. The alleged assault is said to have been committed on the county road on Big Sandy creek, when the two road bosses are reported to have engaged in a verbal altercation over the de livery of some lumber. Mr. Bryant, who has but one leg, is said to have been severely beaten by Mr. Lee, and swore out the war rant upon which the latter was ar rested. He has employed Attorney 11. F. Griffin, Jr., to represent him throughout the proceedings that may be taken against Mr. Lee. Mr. Grif fin said Wednesday morning that he, on behalf of his client, will prefer charges against Lee before the board of commissioners of roads and reve nue at its July meeting, next Tues day, on this and other counts which he says he will lodge against the defendant. GRIFFIN GETS NEW POST. Judge R. Earl Camp, of the Dub lin circuit of the superior court, last week designated Deputy Sheriff J. L. Griffin to fill the newly-created post of probation officer of Twiggs county. From this time on all form er offenders who are under suspend ed chain gang sentences in Twiggs county will be required to report monthly to Probation Officer Grif fin instead of each to his individual probation officer who was designated by the judge at the time sentence was imposed. Twigs has no county agent. The fee system must be destroyed. With the PUBLIC SCHOOLS of TWIGGS COUNTY By B. S. Fitzpatrick, Supt. What shall I do? This is a ques tion coming up every day in every person's life as to matters of con duct, but it assumes a very grave form when one is determining his life-work, and it is one that every person has had, or will have, to de cide if he amounts to anything in this busy world of ours. There are four epochs in the average person's life: The first is the day he enters school; the second is the day he chooses his life-work; the third is the day he gives his heart to God; the fourth is i the day he leads his bride to the altar. The second is the one that I want to talk about in this paragraph, or communication, having in mind soi many young men just leaving school 1 and going out into the world to take 1 their places among those striving for; fortune, fame, or happiness.. The person that decides early in life what he wants to do, what he ' can best do, and what he can suc cessfully and happily do, is exceed-< ingly fortunate. So many young men ] when they reach this period, are un-< decided; they viacillate, going from one thing to another, and wind up by doing nothing of which they can feel proud. I have often thought that parents are remiss in their duty , to their children by not watching them, to find their natural bent and capabilities, and by not getting be-; hind them with the needed encourage-• ment. It matters little what the call-I ing is since it is honorable and worth, while, if the boy fits the place and. the place fits the boy. I heard of | a man that amassed a fortune, hav ing started in life to peddling lye hominy from a wheelbarrow. But the boy that starts a business of this kind, feeling ashamed bf it, Will! never succeed at it. He had better. start something else that appeals to his pride and ambition. These last. two words are the key-notes to the 1 situation; without these two impulses' no success can be achieved in any a calling. We so often see misfits,' men filling places for which they have no taste or talents. Sidney' Smith, the great English wit, speaks of it as trying to fit round pegs into' square holes, and square pegs into round holes. Many of us can look back over our' lives and recall the struggle made' to settle upon a calling for life, and' see the mistake in making that choice. Then why not help the boy in settl ing upon the thing he is best fitted' to do and most happy in doing? Look ' around you and see the wasted ener- ° gies and blighted hopes of young' manhood— all largely due to the' failure to find some congenial work' to do. It's pitiful; it's the tragedy of tragedies. The same considera- 1 tion should be given to the girls as to the boys; but the boy, the man, is _ the real burden-bearer of this world. We naturally think of the girl as des tined some day to be the queen of a happy home, where she, allowed by the sacred relationship of wife and mother, can reign in the hearts and lives of those about her. What shall I read? This question _ is being asked, no doubt, by a great many just now, during this vacation time, when so much leisure is allowed for this very fine employment. If you have acquired the reading habit, you are blessed; and if you make wise । selection of reading matter, you are doubly blessed. And with so manyj fine books to read, it is a pity to, waste one's time and vitiate the taste in reading trashy stuff, of which there is so much on the market. If I were young, I would not feel satisfied until I had read all of' Scott's, Dickens', Victor Hugo's, and Hawthorn's novels; and all of Shake-- speare's plays. These are all classic;, they have stood the test of time. To cultivate in the child a taste< and love for reading requires some-: times the finest tact in the teacher. 1 With an inherited taste for reading, ] had not the writer of these lines ] I fallen upon Wild Western Scenes, an ] loldI old Indian story, in his boyhood days, he perhaps would not have formed : the habit that has contributed so much to his happiness during all these years. While the reading habit is one of the most desirable, if it makes book- Number 19. GEORGIA ASS'N. AIDS FIGHT ON BOLL WEEVIL. W. C. Stokes, as vice president of the Georgia Association, has spent several days during the last two weeks touring middle and south Georgia with Mr. Simpson, represen tative of a large calcium arsenate manufacturing firm of New Jersey, engaged in distributing that commod ity in carload lots co-operatively among the farmers engaged in fight ing the boll weevil. Mr. Simpson came here at the in stigation of the Georgia Association, which is interested in the selling en terprise only to the extent of de siring to aid the farmers in saving their cotton crops and in buying their weevil poison from a strictly reliable source and at )minimum prices. Messrs Stokes and Simpson, in addition to representing the Georgia Association, represent also the state board of entomology in this enter prise. While the Georgia Association is interested in promoting the cow-hog hen diversification plan of farming, it is doing all that it can to help the farmers in a general way, and to help them make the most of their cotton acreage, which—five to eight acres to the plow—is prescribed in the cow, hog and hen program. Already several cars of calcium arsenate have been placed by Mr. Stokes and Mr. Simpson in this ter ritory, and at prices that represent a material saving to the farmers. "NO MAN'S LAND" YIENDS ITS 38TH SHINE STILL Jeffersonville, Ga., June 29, 1925. Middle Georgian, City. "No man's land" gave up its 38th still today, when deputies J. L. Griffin and Robt. F. Thomas swooped down in the midst of the briars and bram bles of Pooles creek, and arrested Henry Bunn Burns, and James New by. two of the county's young, able bodied white men. The day was hot and dry and the long walk up the branch among low hanging bushes and briars was tiresome. The offi cers were compelled to stop for a rest. Upon resuming their quest, odors from fresh stewed bran and hops permeated the air. A short whist of wind, com ing down the branch caused the offi cers to get a good breath of the rum and the trail was then easy. Creeping on alfours for several hundred yards the place was located. The watch dogs of the law crawled out in the low bushes and waited. In just a few minutes two forms were seen in the distance coming down the path. The leader of the two had his gun at "shoulder arms." All was quiet as death and when the alleged rum mak ers arrived at their place of business, they took in the situation, gun in hand. The officers were not discovered until deputy Griffin spoke to them. The gun was unloaded by the holder as soon as it was discovered that their visitors were law enforcers. Both men are said to have acknowledged their ownership of the rum factory and insisted on helping the deputies destroy all the paraphernalia in sight. Burns went to the bushes and procured his axe and handed it to Griffin whose strong arm and the blows of deputy Thomas with a heavy club, soon laid waste all the barrels, jugs, bottles, still and worm. Both the men caught pleaded for a benevolent spirit to be shown them and promised to be good in the fu ture. The deputies informed them that Judge Camp would have their cases in hand when court convened and no doubt would grant their wishes. F. C. Balcom. GEORGIA INDUSTRIAL NEWS. Louisville—New brick store build ing to be erected here. Waycross — Organization being formed to discuss Woodrow Wilson highway. Waycross—Highway from here to Georgia-Florida line to be paved. Atlanta—New $30,000 church buil ding to be erected in memory of late Presbyterian minister. worms of us, it should be checked. Any habit that stifles the social in stinct and kills the desire to mix and mingle with our fellows, is not a wholesome one. Our lives should be lived for others; unselfishness is, and has always been, the greatest call to humanity. If a public library, with just a hundred or two of the best books, could be established in every com munity, and used as a social center, what great means it could be made for the promotion of happiness and refinement in the community.