The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-03-10
SHADY

IlSHL SOUIS"hoI AAAN
weather from the effects of so much
cold weather and the flu. People who
had planted early corn and some field
Germ will doubtless have to plant |
again. Tomatoes and Irish potatoes |
will be planted again or let go as a |
bad stand. We are not "blue" tho; the |
farmers are going about their work |
with that grim determination that |
means success. Nothing keeps good
his health.
The flu is fitting about but in mild
er form than before and past exper-
fence helps US to cope with it. We
had thought cold weather would kill
it out but have had occasion to
change our mind in the last day or
two.
Mr.. B. J. Woods of DeLand is visit
ing his family here few days.
Shady school closed February 9th.
Mrs. Proctor, the faithful teacher,
never lost day during the entire
term and the kind wishes of her
friends go with her and her little
family as they settle again at home
in Pedro.
Mrs. F. c. Barnes friends regret to
learn that she is sick. and her chill
dren, all of whom we are told, have
the flu.
Little Miss Myrtle Hogan of Ocala
spent last week with her sister, Mrs.
Otis Gaskin.
Mrs. Nathan Barber of High
Springs visited friends here last week.
Mrs. Jones spent part of last week
twisting in Orlando.
| Mr.. Clarence Redding of Cater
turned his Dodge truck toward Shady
early Sunday morning. bringing with
him Mr.. ElmeIn Turner, Misses Thel-
ma and Bessie Wedding and Master
Jim Redding. After spending the
forenoon with Mrs. Turner, Clarence
added a few more boys and girls to
his party and all went to preaching.
Needless to say the choir was COM
plete with Miss Brent Woods at the
organ and this fine crowd Of young
people singing.
Rev. Padgett preached Sunday to a
fair-sized audience, a good sermon in
his usual earnest way. Mr.. Huffman
and Mr.. Leland Huffman accompanied
Rev. Padgett here.
Mr.. G. A. Morton and Mr.. McNair
of Archer spent Monday evening at
Spring Hill.
Before we make our bow we wish
to congratulate Anthony on her splen-
did write-up of her town and assure
her that in our estimation not the
least of Anthony's many blessings is
her capable Star correspondent.
We have a score or two against
"Uncle Ben" One old one is that every
once in a while we see a notice of IS
farmers and business mems meeting
to be held at some place in Ocala
Does that mean that farmers are not
classed as business men? A success
full farmer is every inch bushes:
man and is always on the job. There
are many kinds of farmers, but w,
mean particularly the successful ones
Another score is (and we expect 20,
to lay this in the wastebasket) we no
tice you are nominating $50 to speak
or "as it ,were," the candidates 70
|county Offices and you are favorini
Ocala men mostly. And still anothe
is, and this rifles us too, you had your
self placed on record in your editor
ial, Saturdays Star, as saying me-
for the legislature were hard to get, no
enough in it for a man with bust
ness and the idea was the only ma
who could afford it was the farme
and the laws he would make could b
set aside by a lawyer. Let as say
you a successful farmer cannot affor
to take that job either, but if he di
rethinks the lawyer would find har
time tearing them up behind him. tn
best farmers of today not only have
full store house and barn, their brain
too are stored with information on ii
questions of the hour and they ca
read and comprehend law when ne
essary and they find ut very necessal
in this day to know a good deal abo'
the law on most subjects. Incomp
tents indeed!
(Our correspondent is a carele
reader. The Star hasn't nominate
anybody for office; it has only e.
pressed its opinion about the qualii
cations of certain men who we
candidates or likely to become cand
dates. Business men" are general
supposed to be merchants, and tn
term is applied to them generally, al
without any intention to reflect (
farmers, mechanics or profession
men, all of whom have business to a
tend to. Our correspondent has "ba
ed up" our remarks about legislator
That the Star considers farmers mo
necessary than men in any other ca,
ing, the readers of the paper shou
know-it has. said so often enoug
But there are times in a year when
farpoor CON looro hic form, for q Re