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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Spirit of Thanksgiving.

, On next Thursday the country will OBJ
serve Thanksgiving day. By the president
and the governors of the several states the
people are admonished to render thanks for
the blessings of the year. The proclamations
issued by these executives enumerate some
of these blessings, but not all of them. They
cannot be expected to know these peculiar
blessings which every man, child and woman
has enjoyed. These are really the blessings
for which each one should be particularly
thankful but too frequently are forgotten.
Remembrance of them enters into the true
spirit of thanksgiving
Sometimes it seems that the personal the
individual phase of thanksgiving is entirely
lost sight Of What every one has enjoyed
is certainly cause for gratitude. There is no
question about that But what each one of
us has enjoyed is, after all, that which puts
into thanksgiving the individual gratitude
which expressed puts us into personal touch
with the "Giver OF all good things" When
we feel this special personal gratitude we are
more than likely to receive benefit from the
observance of the day.
And personal gratitude can be expressed
for what we have escaped as well as what
has come to us Not in the negative way en-
loved by the Pharisees OF old, but rather III
the manner of the Publican. Blessings re
garded as mercies are much more likely to
inspire genuine gratitude, such as should be
expressed on Thanksgiving day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
A Timely Warning.

Speculation is rife to the future OF the
democratic party. The democratic party has
weathered many storm and served the
country well. but, as the Vienna News says,
its future will be largely determined by the
action OF its leaders in the next congress.
IF it continues to line up with the republic
can renegade and reactionary wrecking crew
it can be safely predicted it will not regain
the confidence OF the people, which it lost
by joining hands and working with the forces
OF destruction in the last congress" declares
cur contemporary. Democratic senators and
congressman from the south will do well to
remember that the people doing some
thinking for themselves these days, and do
not accept all they say and do as the
quintescence of wisdom and patriotism. The
average citizen knows much about men
and measures as does the Congressman.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Aid Cooperative Marketing.

Thoughtful and we'll informed persons will
agree with Mr.. NJ. B. Wellborn, governor
of the federal reserve bank in this district
that the creation of marketing association!
is the most practical step forward ever taker
by the farmers 1t is gratifying to know, too
that bankers both in the city and the coun
try, are giving the movement their whole
hearted and sympathetic support.
Within the past few years the farmers have
felt the necessity of organizing themselves
into mutual associations for the purpose Of
effectng a more orderly and businesslike dis
posal of their products. All of the cotton
states have their separate organizations
which are taking an increasingly larger part
in the proper handling of farm commodities
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
THANKSGIVING.

| hope there is no jasper living who cannot
Join in this Thanksgiving. l know certain
bard who sings that he's in love with COM
mon things That bard is right, | give him
credit, he said mouthful when he said it:
The things we take the most for granted we'd
miss the most if they were scanted. The
greatest blessings of our lives are shirts and
pants and friends and wives. We who enjoy
their minstration should some times voice
appreciation You ought to pause when it
comes handy and tell your wife that she's
dandy It's mighty, easy in my case. In char
acter and form and face of all the wives that
women make this Hannah lady takes the
cake But if she were some homely party
I'd say the same, though not 50 hearty. Q
let's be thankful for the things we'd hate to
do without, by jngs; be thankful for our APP
petite which serves us morning, noon and
night, be thankful for Thanksgiving day that
brings us friends from far away and for the
snappy autumn weather that keeps us happy
while together AS for myself | rise to say
I'm a very grateful jay and when Thanks
giving comes, by gracious, I'm very glad my
tummy's spacious and feel to crave a special
blessing upon the dark meat and the dress
ing. BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
First Negroes Brought in 1919.
From the Detroit Free Press.

Negroes were first brought into the Brit
ish colonies-which afterward became the
United States of America-in August, 1919,
and landed in Virginia, according to the Ne
gro Year Book for 1921-22, which quotes
from the Narrative of Master John Rolfe:"
about the last of August C619) came a
Dutch man-of-warre that sold us 20 negars"
The Year Book states that these Africans
were mot slaves but servants" and says: 1T
was not an uncommon practice in this early
period of shipmasters to sell white servants
to the planters; hence an inference that
these twenty negroes were slaves drawn
from the fact that they were sold to the col
ony of planters) would be unjustihed. Prior
to 1919 every inhabitant of the colony was
practically "a servant manipulated in the in
terests of the company and held in servitude
beyond stipulated term
According to census made in 1624-25
there were in the colony twenty three Afr-
cans. They were listed as servants thus re-
ceiving the class name as white persons
enumerated in the lists. According to Thomas
Jefferson the right of these negroes was
common, or, perhaps, they lived on foot
ing with the whites, who, as we'll as them
selves, were under absolute direction of the
president
I'm the records of the county courts dat
ing from 1632-61 negroes are designated as
servants negro servants or simply as ne
groes,' but never in the records which we
have examined were they termed Slaves
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Within His Right.

The furore in certain quarters because the
governor committed the sentence of mis-
demeanor prisoner, convicted in Bib county,
before the application for clemency had been
reviewed by the prison commission impress
es The News as much ado over a small mat
ter Not knowing what the record in the
case is or what showing was made in behalf
of the applicant we are not prepared to say
whether there was sufficient reason for in
reference with the verdict and sentence of
the court The governor believed there was,
and in extending clemency he clearly acted
within his right-a prerogative delegated to
the executive by the constitution of the
state While it is unusual to grant pardons
or combinations before applications for
clemency have been considered by the prison
board such action is not without precedent.
When Hoke Smith was governor he pardon
ed a number of convicts without advising
with the prison commission-then composed
of Joe Sid Turner General Clement Evans
and Wiley Williams, all of whom have gone
to their reward-and since then one other
governor in two or three instances granted
pardons on his own iniative. 1t is not i'm
probable that, in the recent instance, the crit
icism of Governor Walker was inspired by
some other reason than failure to wait until
the case was presented to the pardon board.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Flying Too High.
From the Waycross Georgian.


Don't envy the fellow who rides around
in mortgaged car with the back seat filled
with happers. Don't be jealous of the chap
who shakes the box at the hotel cigar stand
while the pretty, painted girl clerk keeps a
record of the skies he is throwing. Just keep
your eye on that bird who is flying so high
today, and in ten years you will find him
still paying interest on a mortgage loan and
lodging the bill collectors
OF all the silly endeavors the one that
makes a fellow want to do the things he
cannot afford to do is the silliest Today
more than half the population is engaged in
this foolish game of trying to fly too high
With theater seats selling at $3.50 very few
young men afford to take the girl to a
good show. With food at cabaret selling
around four times what it costs at home it
is a waste OF money to entertain in public
dining halls. If the lad really loves the lass
they will be happy listening to the phono-
graph with the lights turned low in her
fathers house. Racing around in search of
pleasure will never get you anywhere. The
real JOY of living is to be found at the fire.
side OF the home. There have always been
young folks, and some old ones, too, who
hy too high, and the street is filled with
moths under the electric lights.
Men who are making good do not bluff,
brag or show off They keep saving wood
and splitting it and then piling it up for a
day when winter comes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Student Horseplay.

Louisiana university students who invaded
high school and ruthlessly clipped the halr
from the heads of girl students and women
teachers have gone farther in their horseplay
than decency permits 1t may be regarded
as dangerous because it invaded human rights.
In force the university students broke down
the opposition and imposed on their victims,
finding a pleasure at the expense OF others
who had every right for protection from
such hoodlumism.
Student horseplay is due to the irresponsi-
bility OF youth, and extremes OF it result from
accumulative influences. Hair cutting has
long been a college and university prank 1T
is form of hazing to which little attention
has been given by parents and members OF
faculties. Hitherto it has been confined to
the student bodies as between classes, with
girls and women, of course enjoying immu-
nitv In the Louisiana case the high school
at Baton Rouge had no connection with the
university hair cutting. The freshmen simply
invaded the school, and, without provocation,
imposed indignites upon students and teach
ers. AS they grow older those freshmen will
he ashamed of what they did. Youth is a
wonderful thing, but it frequently IS most
exasperating. few bales of shingles in the
hands of proper persons who would know
how and where to apply them would do those
freshmen and the community great service.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
A Good Bedtime Story.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal


Recently the president of the Southeastern
Express Company died. Wednesday the di-
rectors of the company met in Atlanta and
elected his successor. J. f. Skaggs is the
name of the man chosen.
You can depend upon it that the directors
OF big corporation in which their money is
invested pretty careful when it comes to
choosing the man who is to run their bust
ness. They never select little man for a
big job.
Probably the majority of us don't know
J. E. Skaggs, but the directors Of the South
eastern do We doubt not that there were
relatives of some of the big stockholders in
the concern hanging around who would have
accepted the position if it had been offered
them, but it wasn't.
And who is Skaggs? He is a fellow who
was driving wagon for an express company
81 years ago, He was good driver and paid
attention to his business, and so his superors
gave him better job. He made good at
everything he tackled, and went right on
winning promotions. Now he is the boss of
the whole works"
That's pretty good bedtime story to tell
the little boys who are old enough to play
fireman" or policeman" or something else
in which they picture themselves as heroes.
dreamland thinking about Little Red Riding
Hood" and Jack the Giant Killer" but vary
the program a little by telling about Skaggs
the driver and Skaggs the president
Let the little boys know that the door of
opportunity is never locked; that it always
opens to those who pull the latch string.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
A Wise Policy.
From the Cordele Dispatch.

Twenty four Worth county club boys
planted an acre each to cotton. The
twenty-four acres yielded 9,865 pounds
OF lint cotton, which, with the seed, sold
for $294489. The cost of its production
was $1041.93, leaving a profit of ST.
9O2.26 or 5000 per arcre. AS the Pear
son Tribune says, this is very fine
showing for the club boys in this boil
weevil time.-Dawson News.
Our farmer readers laugh at us for talk
ing farming so much but the day Of inten-
sive farming is here. Stumped, we'll broken
lands we'll fertilized and cultivated like a
garden-that's the pogram. And the man
with the cultvator, the machine that will
finish the row at one trip, the harrow and
the sulky pillow will get twice the amount
of work done for his money that the farmer
will get in the old way-negro and mule and
scooter plow day after day wasting costly
time while the crops over i'll another field
are calling.
One acre of land properly handled will
give four times the yield Of the average acre
the greatest troubles with farming in this
state-the negro and the mule and the old
way. The boss gone fishing and studying
other peoples business and the whole place
speaking in tragic language of nothing bet
ter than negro boys ideals-that does not
insure farming returns in this day.
When men give their full time to it they
should have returns. We believe they will
get it if it is intelligent work. That's what
the boys clubs are for-to learn the way OF
bringing in the best returns from each acre.
Each boy on each farm in the cotton belt
with his acre in cotton for the purpose of
studying intensive farming would revolu-
tionize the income. We must have more of
this kind of farming and less of the old
style.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Town and Country.
From the Macon County Citizen.

People living in the outlying districts who
send money away to mail order houses and
department stores in big cities might well
reflect on what they lose by failure to develop
their home towns.
If they would spend all that money in
their home communities they would make
those places bigger business centers, which
could support more people. These increased
home populations would be able to buy more
stuff from the surrounding farmers, and an
enlarged market would be created for gar
den and farm produce. If the rural commu-
mites will keep their dollars in their home
neighborhoods so far as possible they will
profit by the increasing prosperity of those
neighborhoods.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

Now that the country is Saved" again it
would be fine to observe few Mind Your
Own Business Weeks. The farmer has his
cotton stalks to destroy and can get out in
the fresh air, and work the political bunk
out of his system. The golf links will soon
be uninviting and the city man can turn his
attention to more serious affairs. Let's be
thankful that we've jobs, and attend to them,
Plying ourselves because we fancy some
body else has an easier job won't get us any
where.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Pointed Paragraphs.

Don't think you can ovedraw on your &C
count with nature and get away with it.
II the average man could climb out of the
grave and read his epitaph his egotism would
experience boom.
Narrow minded men and women talk about
persons instead of things.
When a man finds a button in the salad
he should bear in mind that it is only part
of the dressing.
A good crop of wild oats will grow where
weeds will not even sprout.
A man is foolish to go around looking for
tombs unless he is strenuous enough to take
a fall out of it.
Etiquette has nothing to do with the good
form displayed by the girl in knickers.
1t is easy to roll off pay roll.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

There IS a great deal of truth in this from
the Jackson Progress-A Argus: Regardless OF
the name every county in the state ought to
have celebration of some kind once year.
It brings the people iii closer touch with one
another. stresses cooperation, teaches good
will and develops a county spirit. County
spirit is mighty fine thing to have. Coun-
ties have personalities just like folks. 1t is
important to have the right kind OF spirit in
a town, county or state" An occasional coun-
tv-wide celebration in Terrell would do a
wonderful amount of good; in fact, it is one
of the things most needed. No one can re-
member when the people gathered on such
an occasion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

The Sandersville Progress is Sin favor OF
any man for the Legislature who will have the
Georgia election law so changed that only
the candidates for judge and solicitor will
be voted for by the people whom they serve.
That's sensible and sound. 1t is pluperfectly
ridiculous that the entire state votes on can
didates for these circuit offices. 1t should be
changed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

Don't expect the hard times of the past
four years to be over in day. You will not
go to bed at night in a period of financial
depression and distress and get up the next
morning to find your troubles all cleared
away. The change must come gradually
so gradually that you cannot say when it
started or when it got here.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

Friends here at his boyhood home will be
interested TO know that the name of l. Perry
Cooke appears at the masthead OF the Ma
retta Journal as editor. Mr.. Cooke is force
full and entertaining writer, and the editorial
page of the Marietta paper is showing mark
ed improvement.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

The Savannah Press has just had its 33rd
birthday. Editorialy and mechanically The
Press ranks with the best afternoon newspa-
pers of the south. May our contemporary
have many more anniversaries, with Stovall
and Sutlive at the helm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

Publicity of income tax payments is a
reality and, outside OF the qualification OF
mere curiosity there is absolutely nothing
to it. The law will never accomplish any
thing other than the almost sure fact that
returns" will be made less and less, be-
cause wealthy men will want to conceal real
facts about their incomes
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

Your political medicine may be bit bit
ter, but-take it and cheep up The sun
shines just as bright as ever, and the worlds
opportunities are just a-calling you. Suppose
you did put your faith in the wrong horse,
sail in!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

Terrell county farmers will never prosper
as they should until they break away from
the all-cotton policy. The movement to plant
as much as $50 acres to tobacco furnishes
an excellent opportunity for them to make a
start toward Investigation. 1t will be a
great mistake not to take advantage of it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

Noting that Americans spent more than
S4,OOOOOO last year for pocket firearms, the
Memphis Commercial-Appeal is Of the opin-
ion that the time when the innocent by
stander will be safe is long way off.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

when a fellow kisses the rouged cheeks
or painted lips of girl these days what
does he really kiss?" asks the Oglethorpe
Echo. What we would like to know is why
a thing like that should interest anyone OF
old man Shackelford's age and probity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

With her jay walkers, speeders and boot
leggers Atlanta is having right lively time
of it. They're the dangerous three
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

A series of "all-day sings" throughout the
county with dinner on the ground, would
promote good will and happiness
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
One WAY to Do It.

Hawknsville News and Dispatch: We have
to keep up a front to please the public and
the rear to please the neighbors.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

"Our people should eat more good beef
advises the Walton News Good enough; but
our contemporary neglects to state where 1t
can be had If there is anything hard to
get it is good beef.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

Labor seems to be more plentiful in this
section than in a number of years. Many
farm tenants are now hunting homes for
next year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

Dawson has sustained her reputation this
season as good cotton market. The DaW-
son warehouses have already received as
many bales as were grown in the county
last YEAR
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25

At last reports the money power was still
on earth and most OF the fellows who we're
"agin" it were striving hard to connect up
with it. Great is the power Of the dollar.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
This Is Sad But True.

Valdosta Times: True sportsmen will OBJ
serve the game laws, but there are not a
many of those as there are hunters it woult
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Some Very Good News.

Triton Gazette: Peanuts and corn have
placed good many dollars in the hands Of
Tiff county farmers this year, and they aren't
through selling.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
Georgia Press Talk.
A Renort Commonly Heard.

Thomasville Times A man without money
in Florida is worse off than anywhere else,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-15
Concerning
Marcel Dupre

One Of the real treats Of the
musical season here was given last
night by Marcel Dupre, organlst at
the Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, in
recital at the Tabernacle Presbyterian
Church.
He was presented bye the Indiana
Chapter. American Guild Of Organlsts.
The proof that this city arpt eciates
organ music was seen last night
when PEOPLE stood for two hours to
hear this great master, so great was
the crowd.
A feature of his program was i'm
provlsatiCn In the form of a sym
phony Organists in the city and
ether cities submitted themes by
which Marcel was to improvise a
sy7nphony.
Dupre did not know what the
themes OF the four movements would
be until they were presented to him
at the beginning Of the second half
Of his program. He turned out a
really brilliant and at times stirring
symphony.
Dupre is a master. My experience
in organ music Is limited, but I en-
joSed every minute Of this marvellous
concert. CBy w. d. h
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-15
BIG MINSTREL SHOW OPENS
MONDAY AT THE PALACE

Van Arnams Ministries. which
comes to the Palace the first three
Gays of next week, is not a change of
policy for this theater in that the one
show replaces the usual vaudeville
acts. but il is seven acts of fun.
jazzy music, melodies and scenes all
rolled into one.
The troupe arrives in a private Pull
man car, which in all probability, will
be stationed on the Belt Railroad at
LaSane and E. Washington SITS.
There are thirty-six white face ar
lists in the company. six of which
work in burnt cork The most gor-
geous of all the scenes offered is said
10 be the Minstrel Fashion Plate
Revue"
The special acts that viii be inter
spersed between the different min
strel numbers will be Ray Dixon's
Blue Mountain Syncopators. offering a
conglomeration Of melody and jazz,
the Troubadour Four, with song gems
both old and new; Olyn Lendrick in
Feminine Reflections" Keefer and
Scott. a pair Of terpsichorean Eccen-
tries: the Avalon Four. southland har
monizers. and Jimmy Kuger in
.'BIackface witticisms"
The minstrel pieces win be staged
with the following fellows in black
face. nancy Jimmy Cooper. Billy
ConkIin. Charley Norris and Tommy