The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-17
PROSPEROUS PINE
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Two gentlemen from Fellowship
Messrs. Brooks and Roe, came over
to Pine Monday afternoon, spending
the night at the Peter Stanley home.
They returned to Fellowship Tuesday
morning
Mrs. Chell Perry was visiting her
brother, Mr.. Ben Grantham. ct the
grove last week.
One of the items which accidentally
escaped the regular weekly envelope
last week was that of visit of Mrs.
Sutton of Willston, to her sisters,
Mesdames Tom and John Perry. Mrs.
Sutton once lived in this community
and her friends here are always glad
to see her back again.
A Mr.. Mathis, who lives a rather
lonely bachelor life on the Citra and
Pine road just northwest of Pine. has
been quite i'll for the past few days.
1t appears he was taken with high
fever before anyone in the cOmmuni-
ty knew OF his being sick. and posi-
bly, in a delirious condition went to
the door of his house some time in
the night and fell into the yard.
where he was found next morning At
last accounts he was improving.
Miss Marie Eldridge spent Sunday
visiting friends at Reddick.
It was a jolly crowd that left Pine
Tuesday morning for Salt Springs.
AIR. G.. D. Turner drove his Ford. and
transported the older women folks,
while big two-mule wagon and other
vehicles carried the younger set, men
folks and supplies. splendid week
is in store for them. and they will
return much refreshed for the duties
at home Everybody needs an annual
vacation, of course.
Social equality with the negro will
never be cOuntenanced by the re-
spectacle white people of the south.
though it appears in religion, politics
or business. That problem has al
ready been amply threshed out and
forever settled: therefore, if those
who come here from the north wish
to hold the respect and confidence of
the white people (and the negro, as
welD in the south-the people whom
they have come here to live among
they would be wise to learn the true
conditions of this problem before max
ing this fatal mistake. The few
southern white people whs appear
inclined to this negro social equality
are only acting under the influence
of some unnatural power of hysteria-
business policy, religious fanaticism
or political trickery, and are not at
all safe guides for the new northern
citizen of the south. Beware,
For the next several years there is
going to be a great demand for farm
labor in the south-especially in the
cotton belt. which now includes Flor
ida. 1t seems now that the farmers
are to experience some difficulty in
getting the present crop (cotton) har-
vested Wages are extremely high.
Opportunity in the south. like some
fully matured fruit bending low on
the limbs of it's tree, awaits the emp
ty hand of energy to make rich and
glad the heart of the person thus
having the power to observe true
gems. Think of those stupid negroes
who went north in quest of better OPP
pOrtunities.
Tampa might send her undesirable
women citizens to the big cotton
Fields of the south just now. There
is plenty of work and good compensa-
ton. And honest labor is sometimes
good medicine for evil. Really were
they honest in reformation and de-
sire to earn respectable living the
idea isn't altogether out OF place.
Many white women and children in
the south help to make and harvest
the cotton crops. Otherwise it would
be lost.