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A. B. PETERS, Editor and Owner. DEYOTED iiiiloPMENT OF THE YIMOUS RESOURCES OF MORGAN COUNTY D. C. BONIFACIUS, Publisher.
,rT Mri WARTBURG, TENN., FRIDAY, DEC. 151922. 1 JLOOAYBAR
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
From one of the basal hooks of
the Teacher-Training course?, Betts
we have these suggestions that will
be in place just now as the time of
year is'at hand when one thinks of
being happy finding happiness
those who look for happiness seldom
find it it is in being lost in duty
joyous human endeavor.
"The value of happiness as one
of the fundamental aims of life can
not be too strongly held in mind in
the teaching of the youth. True,
there are many other aims than
that of securing personal happiness,
and yet those who have had the
most experience in life and achieve
ment agree that the individual who
has attained true happiness has
while reaching this accomplishment
also done most for the world."
It is a common mistake to con
fuse the means of happiness with
the thing itself. There are many
who become so busy with making a
living, or with the securing the nec
essary conditions to a broad life, as
to forget to live in the broadest,
richest and happiest sense.
By happiness is not meant freed
om from responsibility, care or even
sorrow. Happiness at its best con
sists in no small degree in the deep
seated satisfaction found in the un
restricted use of one's powers toward i
the achievement of the ends that
seem abundantly worth while.
''Education should not be looked
on by its posessor as a means of es
caping effort or labor, but of accom
plishing a larger and higher service
while attaining personal success.''
We heard a man' who had made
money up to the 100,000 mark-say
''Jones, well, he is a failure, got
nothing; but Jones had done more
for the happiness and success of
men in one year than the saver of
dollars had for twenty years."
Incalcuble waste occurs because
of divorcement of school interests
from the outside occupational and
social interests.
- TiirA shnnld also arise in this
connection a ieeling of the value of j
personal courage whether this
courage be of the physical sort that
enables one to withstand hardships,
danger or suffering in the accom
plishment of duty, whether it be of
the intellectual sort that enables
one to step out upon new platform
of thought, willing to accept truth
and its consequences wherever
found, or whether it be of the mor
al kind, enabling one to stand se
cure in presence of evil and tempta
tion.' T,pt me do my work from day to day
In field or forest, at the desk or loom
In roaring market place, or tranquil
room;
Let me but find it in my heart to say,
When vagrant wishes beckon me
astray,
This U my work, my blessing, not
my doom.
(This stanza from Van Dyke a part
of our last memory gem.)
Marriage Licenses.
J. A. Taylor, Jr., to Jennie E.
Davis.
Real Estate Tranfers.
Fred Marricle and wife to Glen
Robbins and heirs, 20 acres, 3rd
district, $400.
Jesse Hoskins and wife to J- F
McGill, 18 acres, 3rd district, $100.
S- T. Kimbell to Philonona M.
Howard, 51 5 acres, 7th dist- $250-
Mary Bicknell to Lewis Woods,
2 acres", 6th district, $20.
Peter Henry and wife to Glena
D. Kreip, acres, 4th distri-t,$400
S. W- Lindsay and wife to Ottus
Goad and wife, acres, 5th dis
trict, $150,
Chas. W- Human and wife to O
S. Goad and wife, 4 acres, 5th dis
trict, $250.
O. S. Goad and wife to Albert
Fairchilds and wife, 4 acres, 5th
district, $500
E- J- Barkley and wife to S. N.
Oakley, Trustee, 1 lot in Oakdale,
82,000.
Houston, Texas.
1918 Rush Ave,
Sept. 29 1922-
Dear Archie :
I was sure glad, to get your let
ter as it was the first one you have
ever written me and I am proud of
your first.
Am sure glad you are- going to
school every day and getting along
so welh You must continue to go
and work real hard keepiug one
thing in mind and that is that nou
are laying the cornerstone to a fu
ture, and I sincerely hope to eee
yeo come out ahead of all of us, I
know you are made of the winning
stuff and you can do it if you will
not let the fdea of a small salary
like they pay there come between
you and your higher embitions as I
did- I surely wish that someone
had have shown me the tiling?
while I was home that I now know.
There would be a vast difference in
my present standing.
You have every thing in front of
yon and nothing chat is past counts
Studying nights is one of the thing
that have made the biggest men of
this country, men who are not a
fraid to let others know they have
an ambition that no one can keep
down. I am pulling for you boy
and I know you are going to turn
in a clean game. There is nothing
like a good fight to stimulate the
brain and muscle. Learn to never
act in anger, wait until you have
reasoned both.sides and then act.
When you make up your mind
you want something, work out a
plan by which you think it can be
obtained and then go after it be
lieving you will get it and don't
faint, and then if you are unsuc
cessful you cau know there is some
thing wrong with your plan, so
then you will have to get a new one
don't change tho until you know
that you have a better one and you
will come out on top.
You have wrote a very good let
tor thf onlv criticism I have to
make is that your spelling is a little
bad, and you should have adiction
ery to look up. words you don't
know just how to spell and soon
you will overcome that. Writing
letters is not an easy task and I
think you have done very well.
You didn't even tell me who was
teaching this year. You might tell
me something about how you spend
your time after school until supper
and a few of the games you play
and how you spend Saturday and
Sunday. I am sure you goto Sun
day school on Sundays. Be sure and
take enough time to read the Bible
every night. It is the greatest book
that ever has been printed, and
teaches you about the greatest man
that ever lived, you will get more
real things from it than any other
book of today or ever will be. Big
writers who write inspirational stor
ies quote the Bible very often.
I am going to leave you now and
get ready for bed as I am a little
tired and sleepy. Be sure and write
for me those things I have asked
and take a week to write them and
tell me just as if you were talking
to me. Good bye.
UNCLE JAKE.
(The above letter is from Jake
Brewster of Houston, Texas, who
is the son of Tom Brewster of
Brewstertown. and is a mountain
boy, and we recommend the above
letter to all our readers and espici
ally to the young men and women
of Morgan County as one of the
most sensible letters we ever read.
Ed.)
It
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In the History
Ford Motor Company
Chassis . $235
Runabout .
Touring .
Truck Chassis
Coupe .
idan
All Price F. O. B. Detroit
At these lowest of lowprices and
with the many new refinements,
Ford cars are a bigger value to
day than ever before. Now i
the time to place your order
for reasonably prompt delivery.
Terms if desired.
CITIZENS HOTOR GO.
AUTHORIZED DEALERS
WARTBURG, TENNESSEE
hunting down on the river bank
back of the Y. M. C. A., Monday,
and got one duck, but in the mean
time Marshal Human "got Henry"
and the duck cost him twelve dol
lars. Mr. H- D. Justice, the new Y. M.
C. A. secretary who succeeds A. W.
Maniftv has taken charge of the
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local association. He comes from
some association in Virginia. Mr.
Marney has not been placed in a
new position yet but has several
under advisement. Mr. Marney has
made a valuable man, and whoever
succeeds him will have to do a good
work in order to measure up to that
done by his predecessor.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C Alley left for
their winter home in Florida, Sun
day afternoon. They will be gone
all winter- Mr Alley owns his own
property in Ft. Lauderdale, and in
addition has begun the development
of a very fine orange grove there.
City Judge Boswell and Marshal
Human are giving the people the
best administration of the city's af
fairs in its history. They have dem
onstrated that the law can be en
forced if the effort is backed up by
firmness, courage and fairness.
Heavy fine, followed by a sojourn
in jail is inevitable with those who
do not pay. The result is easily seen
about the streets of the town.
DEER LODGE.
Miss Doreen Sergeant of Knox
ville, was visiting home folks here
this week.
Messrs. Wince Owens and Oscar
Shaver, made a business1 trip to La
Follette, this week. j
Mrs- Oscar Shaver entertained
the young folks with a party last
Friday night, every one seemed to
enjoy a fine time.
The school gave a Thanksgiving
entertainment last Thursday night;
and also Rev. T- V Peters of Burr
ville, preached a very interesting
sermon.
M. M. Goad of Wartburg, was in
tnarti. Mnndav. on business.
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Mrs. Wince Owens was visiting j
friends in Jamestown, last week.
Mr, Robert Collins was calling on
Miss Jessie Ryon, Sunday.
Mr. T. Weidemann made a busi
ness trip to Lancing, Thursday.
Mrs- Wince Owens and Miss
Ruby Phillips were in Sunbright,
Tuesday,
OAKDALE.
Winter holds the boards here this
morning. j
There has been a great deal of
sickness at this place within the
last ten days or two weeks. Two
little boys of J, D. Burton have been
very bad with pneumonia fever, but
both are out of danger at this time.
W. Y. Boswell has been confined
to his room for several days, but is
able to be out again.
A most unhappy accident occur
red here a few evenings ago on the
curve at the school house when Kyle
McCarty ran into little Leon Davis,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis,
and fatally injured him. The little!
fellow was playing and did not seem
to know the car was coming. It was
a heavy studebacker and knocked
the boy down, clearing him with
the front wheel but running com
pletely over him with the rear
wheel, crushing his body until no
hope was held out for him. He died
a few days later and was buried at
Mill Creek near Sunbright, Sunday.
TTonrv Creekmore went duck
BURR VILLE.
Col. J- M. Davis and Carl Kreis
of Wartburg, passed through our
village, Monday, on their way to
Jamestown.
B. M. Hannahan, truant officer,
brought Sam Dixon, Poladoski and
Alf Morgan before Esquire Greer for
not sending their children to school
The travel, between this place and
Jamestown has about stopped on
account of the bad road. A dirt
road in the summer when it be
comes dried 6ut is a very fine road
but when the winter rains and
"reezes come this class of roads are
10 more serviceable.
Mr. Joe Taylor of Jersey City and
vliss Jennie Davis of this place were
quietly married at the home of the
Sride, Sunday afternoon. The bride
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
N. Davis of this place and the groom
is a young railroadar of Jersey City
Misses Etta and Emma Blakely
and brother John left for Lenoir
City' where they expect to work in
the knitting mills of that place.
Mrs. J. N- Davis and Mrs. H A
Peters who came back from the hos
pital last week are much improved.
Mr. Virgil Easley came back from
Knoxville last week driving a large
Oakland car. Unfortunately he had
and accident at Deer Lodge, smash
ing a wheel against a culvert.
Rev- T. V. Peters preachee a very
interesting sermon ot the Methodist
church, Sunday.
This community will give a chnst
mas tree for the children on Christ
mas eve.
Miss Lola Smith is spending this
week at Oakdale, the guest or Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Patching.
A lazy fellow is obnoctious and
an eye-sore to the hustling public
Laziness is a crime and should be
considered. There are two kinds
of laziness: physical laziness and
mental laziness, and one ia just as
bad as the other. There is no differ
ence between the two.
WANTED A good man with
family on my place; will make it
interesting for a good man. Come
or write R0BT. LYONS, Lancing,
Tenn-