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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
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ALBANY, Ca, Oct. 29.--Despite
the fact that there is larger crop
of peanuts in the United States this
year than was grown in 1922, ac-
cording to Department of Agricul-
ture figures, the prices for White
Spanich Peanuts in Georgia are high
er than they were at this time last
year, officials of the Georgia Peanut
Growers Cooperative Association
declared. Colonel Robert E. L.
Spence, President of the new Co.
operative Marketing Organization,
which controls big majority of the
White Spanish Peanut acreage in
Georgia, pointed out that the yield
in 1922 in the United was 623,507,-
600 pounds, against 695, 900
pounds in 1928, yet prices have ever
aged from $25 to $50 ton higher
in Georgia than they did last fall.
He also pointed out that the price
of White Spanish Peanuts in sections
not organized by the Peanut Asso-
citation is below the price in organic
ed Georgia.
"These conditions show conclu-
sively," Colonel Spence declared,
"that there has been something
radically wrong with the method of
marketing peanuts in the past. 1t
is true that there have been high
prices for peanuts in the past, but
they usually came after the farmers
had sold theirs, and were of no bene-
fit to the man who grew them. This
year the high prices have prevailed
uniformly throughout the gathering
season. Any fair minded man must
admit the influence Of the Peanut
Association in bringing this condi-
ton about"
Splendid loyalty has been accord
ed to the Peanut Association by
vast majority of it's 5000 members,
the officers declare, it being neces-
sary to sue only few for breach of
contract.
While most of the crop in South
Georgia has been gathered and
great deal of it picked and delivered
to the Association, in Middle Geor-
gia, the gathering and picking sea-
son is just opening up. A few grow
ers in Middle Georgia, where the
crop is largely a new one to most
farmers, have been inclined to gath
err and pick too early, Association Of
ficials declare. Warnings are being
issued to them by the Association,
which is pointing out that such pea
nuts will suffer in both weights and
grades when they are sold.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
PROMINENT VISI-
TORS HERE SUNDAY

Rev. w. J. Hyde, a prominent
Methodist Minister of Chicago, ILL.,,
is spending some time in Leesburg
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Todd.
at the Hollis place. Rev. Hyde filed
the pulpit at the Baptist church here
Sunday morning and the people here
who had the pleasure of hearing him
state that they enjoyed the sermon
very much. Rev. Hyde owns a pc
can grove in Lee County and visits
here every year.
At the night service the people
had the pleasure of hearing Prof.
]. H. Hope, State School Superinten-
dent of South Carolina and well
known to the people of Leesburg
having taught school here during the
terms of 1920-21. The talk by Prof.
Hope was very much enjoyed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
STILL
GOING NORTH

According. to figures given out at
the state department of commerce
and labor, Georgia negroes are still
migrating to the North, with no in
dication of let-up in this movement
About 1900 aweek are now leaving
the state, says the report.
Approximately 100000 negroes
left the State between July 1922 and
July 1928, it was said. Agents of
the department have been keeping
a careful check on all outgoing
trains and these figures are declared
very conservative.
Lack of employment with high
wages offered in the North and
East are the chief causes assigned
by the department for this condi-
ton, with the damage done by the
boil weevil to Georgia's agricultural
situation as a large contributing fac
tor.
"The ultimate result of the negro
farm laborer leaving the state will
be decided Improvement in the far
ming conditions and life of the
State. one of the officials said, "aft-
er the farmers have adjusted them
selves to the absence of negro labor,
the state will be much better off"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
10000 NEGROES
HAVEMFT OK.
This State Has Lost More
Than Any Other by The
Exodus to North.

A study of the Northward migra-
ton of Southern negroes by the la
Dor department indicates that 278,-
700 negroes left thirteen Southern
states in the year ending September
1st. The figures were compiled from
state, municipal and industrial
sources.
Georgia, with 10000, led the 9TH
er states.
The migration of other states fol-
low: Alabama, 10000; Mississippi,
$4,000; Virginia, 10000; North
Carolina, $4,000; Louisiana, $4,000;
Tennessee, $4,000; Arkansas, 5000
Kentucky, $500; Texas 1000 and
Oaklahoma 1000.
Southern observers have advised
the labor department that during the
the winter months, in their opinion,
large numbers Of negroes would re-
turn to the South.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
WOMENS
ORGANIZATIONS

The thing that. has killed country
life for many families has been the
routine of women's work. The tons
of women have on the whole been
harder in the country than in the
city.
Yet the problems of country worn-
en- are not wholly solved even VIXEN
all the labor saving improvements
are put in. The routine of doing
the same thing day after day, of long
hours of laborious toll, gets on the
nerves of many of them. City life
with entertainments and more varie-
ty looks good to them. II. their hus-
bands get discouraged with their
own business prospects, a woman
who is fretting over those conditions
may be ready to urge him to pull
up stakes and quit the country home.
But if such people live in town
or neighborhood where the women
are we'll organized, they are ikley
to get different point of view. For
a host of such women, the regular
meeting of the woman's club or the
sewing circle or the Ladies' Aid So
ciety is a bright spot in their rou-
tine, and it colors their whole lives.
The interesting discussion of cur
rent themes, the talks upon litera-
ture and readings from good books,
the pleasant social life, the new
friendships formed, send many wom-
en- back to the labors of sweeping
and cooking and mending with a
new feeling. They find out that the
country town is not a lonely place
after all. They can see that it gives
better opportunities for friendship,
and broader life than can be found
in the average city street. They dis
cover that they can have wide hori-
IONS if they want to.
Every country town needs organi-
cations that shall give the women
folks the social life that they need
to color the monotonous round of
toll, and shall offer them a broader
vision of life.
Are the women folks of Lees
burg doing all they can for these
enriching experiences?
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
AUTOMOBILES AND
COUNTRY LIFE

From 10 to Is years ago, the
country people were in state of
great Indignation about automobiles.
The city folks came tearing around
the country roads, frightening the
farmers horses and causing many
accidents. Many country folks then
regarded automobiles as curse,
and wanted them prohibited from
using the side roads.
Today the automobile is revolu-
tionizing country life and is breaking
down it's isolation. This modern
technical science is doing wonders
to improve rural conditions, and
there will soon be other develop
ments just as helpful as automobiles
have proved.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
TOPLANT 1000
ACRES In PECANS

Judge r. w. Bingham and Col.
R. e. l.. Spence has recently pur-
chased large tracts of land near
Leesburg and we are informed that
they will begin at an early date to
set 1000 acres in pecans. The
tracts they have recently purchased
include the Gardner land and the
Tyson land, some of it being in one
mile of Leesburg.
Lee county is fast coming to the
front in the pecan industry and with
in few years the entire county will
be in pecan, and will be one of the
richest in the state. There are al
ready several groves in the county
containing as much as from 1000
to 5000 acres.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
NUMBER OF CON-
VICTS In STATE
DECREASE
Migration and Indeterminafe
Sentences Cause of Reduction

The roll call of the state prison
farm at Milledgeville and the various
convict camps in Georgia showed 600
fewer inmates on October 18th than
upon the same date last year, it was
stated at the offices Of the prison
commission Saturday.
The falling off in the number of
convicts is attributed to two things
by Captain Goodloe H. Yancey, sec
rotary of the prison commission. The
most important factor is the migra-
ton of thousands of negroes from
Georgia, including the reckless, GRIM
inal element to a large extent. This
migration has had the effect of
greatly reducing the proportion of
negroes among the convicts, and at
the present time there are as many
white men sent to the penitentiary
as negroes, it is said.
Another factor in the depletion of
the prison ranks is the indeterminate
sentence law. Some juries do not
appear to understand that convict
is eligible to release after he has
served his minimum term, and the
prison commission must turn him
out, if his record as a convict has
been good. This is indicated by the
receipt of men from some counties
sentenced to serve from one to TWEEN
ty years, the jurors apparently fgur-
ing that the maximum and minimum
terms are averaged.
AS evidence that fewer men are
beS2g sent to the penitentiary only
thirty have been received up to the
present date this month, while 131
were received during October, 1922.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
EXTRA SESSION OF
THE LEGISLATURE

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 1.-Politi-
cal leaders are now talking about
the Forthcoming extra session of the
Georgia Legislature and wondering
what it will accompish-if it is to
accomplish anything, which some
lawmakers doubt.
DR.. Whitley, of Douglas county,
says that a motion will be made on
the first day of the extra session to
recess until next summer.
That brings up the question,
could Governor Walker call the
General Assembly to come back at
some date during the recess?"
It is known here that Governor
Walker has been advised to call the
Legislature together again after
New Years if the November extra
session fails to agree on tax legista-
ton.
Much depends, it is pointed out
here on the attitude of large
bloc of members, headed by Repre-
sentatives Stewart, of Atkinson;
Knight, Of Berrien, and Lindner, of
Jeff Davis.
1t is said this bloc has majority of
the House. On at least two occas-
ions when a real test came Stewart
uon-one when he and his group up
set the rules committees progress to
postpone action tax measures on the
last day of the session.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
GEORGIA WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Industry that furnishes bread and
butter to the bulk Of our popula-
ton is the one most important fac
tor of every city and hamlet. The
wheels Of progress are kept in mo-
ton by construction, manufacturing,
development and steady employment.
Atlanta--New Booker 7. Wash
ington Junior and Senior high school
for negroes under construction.
.Adel--Local Baptist church erect
ing new brick church.
Observation-Disclosures Of 49,
600 egg capacity hatchery proposed
for this county.
Tybee-Extensive paving program
under way at this point.
Atlanta-Pres Glenn of Georgia
Cotton Manufacturers Association
says Georgia cotton mills are oper-
ating full time and may start night
shift.
Observation-Disclosures Baptist
church completed.
Savannah First Presbyterian
church to erect modern Sunday
school building.
Rome-Congregation of First
Baptist church to erect new $4,000
Sunday school annex.
Quitman-New school building
completed.
Acknowledgment Peanut Grow
ers' Association $140 ton for pro-
duct marketed on cooperative basis
in comparison to less than $40 on
homeopathic plan.
Macon-North avenue paving pro-
ject completed.
Atanta-New Senior girls high
school to be erected at cost of ap-
proximately $493,293
Pembroke-Plans being made for
bridge to span Canoochee river on
Willie road.
Atlanta-New English avenue
grammar school under construction.
Savannah-Gordon Kaolin Com
pany, capitalized $145,0O0, to start
mining and manufacturing activities.
Reconstruction of outdoor
clinic at Grady hospital to be COM
pleted January first at cost of $780,
900.
Observation-Disclosures of Wilkin-
son county Jail completed.
Acknowledgements of road
between here and Buford proposed.
Young NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
Lawson Peel dormitory at local col
lege nearing completion.
Acknowledgment lease taken on
Peachtree street property for erec-
ton of 100000 building.
Macon-Schuster Chemi-
cal Company to manufacture electric
batteries at his point.
Jullette-Monroe county cotton
crop for this season to triple last
years production.
United States potato crop for
1928 estimated at 4O1, 424, 900 BUSH
els.
More than eight per cent of the
total tax burden of the nation in
1921 was collected from three
agencies of transportation, steam
and electric railways and motor
cars. According to figures presented
to the National Tax Association by
John E. Walker, former tax adviser
to the U. S. treasury department.
Borrowing on the part of states,
counties, and cities, through the flo
tation of bonds, has fallen off sharp
ly since the first of July, according
to compilations made by the Daily
Bond Buyer Of New York.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
GEORGIA'S HAIR
VEST ESTIMATE

Estimates of the value of Georgia
harvest for 1923 range around $780,
100000, it was stated by officials of
the Georgia Department of Agricul-
ture today. This is some $29,000,-
900 better than for the year proceed,
ing, and $62,OOO,OOO above 1921.
Food crops, it is stated, have
played a big part in bringing this
autumn's income. While the cotton
acreage exceeded that of last year
by about eight per cent, there was
a more marked increase in both the
extent and the diversity of planting
that go to fill the larder.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
GOOD PEANUTS
IN LEE COUNTY

Some of the farmers in Lee coun-
ty this year made very good crops
of peanuts and the prices are good,
some small farmers have reported
as much as thirteen tons to the pillow
while others did not do so good
With the prices ranging from $135
to $40 per ton there is no reason
why a farmer cannot make money or
peanuts. Let's forget cotton an
other year and begin now to make
arrangements to plant peanuts, save
your seed as this is going to be q
big item another year.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
BUILDING MODERN
BUNGALOW

Mrs. T. w. Love recently purchas-
ed the property at Administrators
sale of Mrs. M. E. Love and has al
ready started the erection of hand
some five room bungalow with sleep
ing porches and other improvements.
When completed this will be one of
the most desirable homes in the city.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
SUPERIOR COURT
TO CONVENE

The November term Of the Su-
perior Court of Lee county will con-
vene here next Monday morning.
The docket this time is very light
and court will not last long accord
ing to information. The list OF
Grand and Petit jurors appear
elsewhere in this issue of the
journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
A Grand Finale.

Musical professor explaining why
he had to have his new car towed in:
It's like this, the engine made staccatO
reports, then the car changed keys,
and went on four flats, and it ended
up with grand pause.-Science and
Invention.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
IN a mm@ FOR SAL E
kk OR
d EHaAssH FOR RENT

4o5 acres in Lee County, Georgia
8 miles South from Leslie. 800
acres in cultivation; 9 tenant houses,
barns, etc. Also 3O3 II acres in Lee
County, Ca, A miles from Chehaw,
125 acres cleared; three houses,
barns, et3
We sell on ten years time, or
rent reasonably.
Farmers Land Loan and Title
Company, Albany, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
FARM LANDS WANTED

Wanted, to purchase for a friend in
Atlanta, a farm, improved or unim-
proved, in Southwest Georgia. Write
what you have, giving complete de-
scription, price and terms.
Box 228, Leesburg, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
CITY TAX NOTICE

All parties who owe the City
taxes for the year 1928 are here
by notified that the Tax books are
now open and you can pay your
taxes any time at the Office of the
Clerk and Treasurer in the Barber
shop. The books will positively close
on Dec. 20, 1923, and Fl Fas. Will
be issued on Dec. 21st. Pay before
that time and save yourself addition
al cost.
T. R. BASS,
Clerk and Treasurer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
IMPROVEMENTS
IN SNIITHVILLE

The Central of Georgia has just
started the erection of a number of
section houses in Smithville, there
are two or three section gangs in
Smithville which necessitated the
erection of the houses. They will be
ready for occupancy within a few
days.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-11-02
STREET TAX NOTICE

Street tax for the year 1923 is
now due and must be paid to the
City Marshal at once. The street
tax for this year is $500. Please
see me and settle same at once.
D. C. MERCER, City Marshal.
, 1923-09-17
old ZONE H0sS SHAY"
USED IN |NCE DRAMA

Motor cars have SO completely
usurped the front row In the chorus,
mechanically speaking, that it has
become n difficult matter to obtain
an old time buggy-the kind in
which the devoted lovers of yester.
day started out on Saturday night
in order to arrive in time for tea
with the best girl on Sunday.
Thomas II. Ince needed such n
conveyance for n of tho scenes in
Her Reputation" to be shown at
the America theater Tuesday. Wed
nesday and Thursday. He learned
to his sorrow that. like the dodo,
the species is fast becoming extinct.
An old farmer in Tulare county was
finally found who had a se~venty-nve
year old speciman. 1t was rented
for the use OF May McAvoy and her
urs in several scenes of the pic.
ture. The buggy. upsetting its occu.
pants into a flooded river. pre-
cipitates n series of exciting events
which lead TO n startling climax.
, 1923-09-17
TAG GIRL" CONTAINS
LAUGHS At COLUMBIA

Possessing barrels OF laughs. THE
Tag Girl" opened at the Columbia
theater yesterday afternoon with the
High Life Revue company. 1t prov
ed to be an exceedingly clever skit
and one that outclassed tho other
playlets given in Casper by this com
pany.
The situation develops that n
young man has wired his uncle that
he is going to be married. The tag
girl enters. She will do for the bride,
and in the end she does.
Bert Peck. Freddie Walker, and
Jimmie Floral are cast in the i'm
portant male parts. Speciality mum.
bers are by Al and Flo Abel. MAJ
and Jimmie, Floral and Peck, and
Dolly Grey and Freddie Walker.
The Harmony Trio, a high class
musical organization. is scheduled to
appear at the Columbia Wednesday.
The photoplay that this theater is
Offering in connection with the 'Tag
Girl is "the Yelled Woman"
, 1923-09-17
TWO
Of BOY SCOUTS
Hold MEETING
Intensive Program Of
Work Mapped Out for
Boys During Winter.

Tho Boy Scouts of District Two
under Deputy Commissioner Frank
B. Taylor will start the winter scout
meetings commencing this evening
with Troop -Four. Troop Three's
Wednesday evening to Friday even
ing and Troop Nine will meet It It.
regular time on Friday. Troop
Fifteen will also commence to hold
meetings after the summers vaca-
ton.
Troop -Four wm hold its meeting
at the High School this evening and
Scoutmaster Masters and Assistant
Seib vii be in charge. Troop
Three under Scoutmaster Westfall
will hold its meetings in the annex
of the Methodist church and Troop
Nine under Scoutmaster Stone will
hold its meetings at the High school
as in the past. Troop Fifteen,
sometimes called the Scientific
Bugs" has not been assigned a def,
mite meeting place as yet because
this Troop devotes its meetings to
n study of scientific things rather
than regular scout work.
District Two Troops are to have
an intensive program this winter.
When next spring mn it is desired
that each member of the Troops of
this district will have had actual
experience in the deep SHOWS on the
mountains and how to take care of
themselves and others should the
time ever come when they might
find themselves marooned in the
mountains In winter. Besides over
night camps at Camp Rotary. the
troops will also camp up In tho
mountains at other cabins that have
been obtained for them.
, 1923-09-17
SCARS OF JEALOUSY"
PICTURE OF CONTRAST

Evor hear OF beating a fellow &c
make a man OF him7 1t is the me
thod which the CaJan uses IN Scars
Of Jealousy" playing for tho last
times today at the America theater,
n strange as it may sem the me.
thod works.
The Cajan is a mountaineer,
rough, uneducated. The Newland
family is city bred, refined. educated,
But the scion Of the Newland family
becomes a prodigal, and the father
with fine southern frenzy decides to
give his affection to the CaJan and dc
for him what he would ordinarily
do for his own son.
With the Catan thus taking into
the Newland household and basking
under the sunshine of paternnl love
from one who is not his father. the
1turdy mountaineer gives promise OF
wonderful results. The prodigal
comes home at the critical moment,
A fight ensues, the Cajan coming
out victor.
The mountain-bred youth decides
to take his city cousin to the hills
and develop the latent manhood in
him. He has succeeded in his enter
prise when he is confronted by
danger of being hanged. A mad mob,
the heroism of a woman, n one OF
the most spectacular forest fires
ever screened make up tho remaining
part Of the picture.
Frank Keenan,. Margerite De La
Motto and Lloyd Hughes have the
leading parts.
, 1923-09-17

morality-but It Is learned that some
Of the questions will read approx
mately like this:
DO you believe in elongated os-
c~ulations."
How many garments do you con
slider necessary for a lady to wear
Name them"
"If you were a man and were
about to hug a lady. how would you
go about 1t? II you were n woman
and were about to hug a man?"
IF you were about to retire, would
you pull down the curtains or would
you want the public to see you en-
deshabille.
do you think 1t proper for q man
to make violent love to somebody
eise's wife in the presence Of chill
dren under 1877"
DO you consider 1t In the interest
Of advanced education to learn how
to open safes, become n porch-climb-
er or slug people over the headf'
, 1923-09-17

Gas Mask to
SaUe Miners

SEATTLE. Wash. Sept. 18Th
a two hour test at the University of
Washington a self.rescuer gas mask
for use In mines was reported suo-
cessful. The test was made In q
room In which the exhaust of a
motor truck was piped. In this
room. where the air contained ono
per cent of carbon monoxide. men
remained 40 minutes wearing the
mask and suffered no harm, accord
ing to witnesses Of the demonstra-
ton.
The new safety appliance IL ION.
tanned in a small metal case strapped
to the miners belt A clamp for
the nose. a small rubber mouthpiece
and a small container of "hopcolite"
constitute the appliance.
"Hopcolite" Is q chemical do
veloped during the war by physi.
clans and chemists attached to the
chemical warfare service of thu
United States army during the wal
for use in the turrets of the battle.
ships.
, 1923-09-17
MOVIE CENSORS
HAVE TO PASS
TEST IN MORALS
Candidates in Chicago
To Be Put Through
Third Degree.

CHICAGO. SEPT. H. What are
your morals, II any. the candidates
for movie censo Jobs will be asked,
Mrs. Gertrude II. Britton and Mrs.
B. II. ~Langworthy. supervisors Of the
examination for movie nso soon
to be held, declared that censora
must possess morals of high degreo
to successfully ass judgment on
what is good entertainment for the
public.
The exact wording OF the questions
has not been made public. lest candi'
dates study up in advance by con-
sulting experts on morality-or i'm.