Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-19


tendance upon country singings. and
will walk miles any old day to get 10
one and participate in it,
Mr. Holder says this is the very best
season Of the year to attend all-dey
country singings. He asserts that the
season not only is entirely propitious,
but that the singers, with all of the
summers practice behind them. are
better singers now than they possibly
could have been before.
All-day country singings are never
used for political purposes. of course,
so far as anybody will admit, right out
in meeting But they furnish a safe
and sure, as well as pleasant, way to
keep up political fences nevertheless,
and for that purpose they are employed
incidentally by many wise ones with an
eye for getting there
The day invariably is divided into
two sections. and between them is
served. generally. anyway fine basket
dinner, consisting of fried chicken ga
lore. many sorts of sandwiches, and al
Ways-and ever-lemon tarts
Besides being helpful to aspiring pol
iticians, aIl-day singings are happy oc-
casions and the man who attends them
regularly and particularly if ne acts the
part Of tune highster." invariably is
man of standing and in1uence-and
frequently he gets elected to the leg
islature
The Hon. Green Berry Holder has
been elected to the legislature several
times-and can get elected some more
II he wishes
Governor Joseph NJ. Brown speaks in
glowing terms of the Georgia state fair,
now in progress in Macon
The executive attended the fair on
Thursday, and he says it is distinct
credit to the management, and is, in
ever attended
The governor is something Of a
farmer himself, and prides himself
upon his general information along
agricultural lines, and more especially
as a judge of live stock.
He says there never has been shown
anywhere, at any time. a finer exhibit
q
the state fair in Macon.
Senator George w Deem, Of Way
cross, besides being one of the best
politicians in his end OF the state, is an
enthusiast on the subject of pecan cul-
ture.
When the senator first undertook to
put over the pecan idea in south Geor-
gia. many people gave him the merry
ha ha and said nothing ever would
come of its save a lot of wasted time
and energy that might be put to better
purposes.
Nevertheless. Deem went right along
with bis cranky pecan notions and re-
cently-they first began to call him a
pecan crank some ten years ago-he
gathered 5S pounds of the finest variety
of papershel nuts from one tree and
there are easily that many more on the
same tree not yet ready for gathering
Deem thinks he has been going some
in the pecan business of late. and his
neighbors think so, too, nowadays.
They no longer refer to him derisively
as pecan crank at least.
As result Of former Representative
Seaborn Wrights activities in Rome o.
late. that northwest Georgia municipal
ity has the lid on Just a little bit
tighter perhaps, than any other town
in Georgia ever knew it to be-
Not only has every locker club in
the city been closed upon motion of
the famous prohibition leader, but now
about half the town has been indicted
Tor pool playing on the loser pay-for-
the game plan which is the way poo,
has been played immemorially in Geor-
gia, even if that is technically Illegal
The supreme court has held that a