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$400,000 BONDS
FUNDS, WHEN MATCHED BY
STATE AND GOVERNMENT, TO
BE USED IN PAVING HIGH
WAYS OF COUNTY.
SWAINSBORO, Ga.. April B—By
an unofficial vote of 2,600 to 110,
Emanuel county today voted an is--
sue of $400,000 to be used in paving
about 80 miles of highway in the
county. It is expected that this
amount will be mtched 25 percent
by the state highway department.
The money is to be used on two
federal highways, Nos 1 and 80
which traverse the county, No. 1,
north and south and No. 80 east nndj
west. |
Much interest was shown in thoi
elcetion and sentiment for pawd‘
rcads is evidenced by the neglighle
vote against bonds. !
Modernists Win Missouri
Fight At Voting Polls
CLARENCE, Mo., Apdil B—(#P)—
This little Shelby county village was
again functioning normally today af
ter one of the most exciting elections
in history.
Tabulation of votes cast in yester
day’s election showed J. C. Maupin
modernist candidate for mayor, vic:
torious over his opponent, L. J.
Pcterman, fundamentalist, by a ma
jority of 110 votes. The final count‘
stood 365 to 255. |
Instead of the usual political is-‘
sues which dominate a pru-electionl
campaign, the mayoralty election de
veloped into a religious controvedsy<
in which the views of the populace
toward modernism and fundament
alism were aired. If the vote can be
taken as an indicator the voters inl
the majority, sympathize with mod
ernism. |
It all came about after MaUpin.l
former Baptist preacher and local
business man, announced that he
would be a candidate for the may
or‘s office. A fey days after his an.
ment it was disclosed that he had |
lead a group of students at William
dewell College in 1922, which peti‘
tioned the board of control demand.
ing retention of Dr. A, Wakefield
Staten, who had been ousted from
the school faculty for expression of
what was termed too liberal views in
interpretation of the Bible in his
book “What Jesus daught.’ ' . :
When asked for a statement, Man
pin declared that his views were ex
sctly the same as at the time. of Dy
Staten’s removal and said that ho‘
vould not retract from his stand
With this, the village fundamental
ists rallied round Peterman, a re--'
tired farmer, and announced him as
their candidate.
BEGIN TO CUT OQAKS
FOR ‘“CONSTITUTION"
Brunswick, @a., April.—(/P)—Dr,
Austin Carey of the United States
torestry service was here today to di
rect the work of cutting live oak tim-
Lers to be vsed in the rebuilding of
rhe United States fricate "(‘,onstilu-!
tion.** 1
The original timYers for the historic
old vessel are suid to have bheen cut
from Cannon's Point on St. Simon's
island in 1794 by John Cuner.
. H. Seeley. of Chicago and Phil
adelphia, the noted truss expert, will
personally be at the Windsor Hotel
and will remain in Americus Friday
only, April 9th. Mr. Secley says:
“The Spermatic Shield will not only
retain any case of rupture perfectly.
hut contracts the opening in 10 days
on the average case. Being a vast
advancement over all former meth
ods—exemplifying instantaneous ef
fects immediately appreciable and
withstanding any strain or position
no matter the size or location. Large
or difficult cases, or Incissional rup
tures (following operations) special-|
Jv golicited. This instrument rv(_‘fli\'edi
the only ward in England and in
Spain, producing results without sur
gery, injections, medical n‘ontmoms‘
or prescriptions. Warning—All casi
es should be cautioned against the
use of any elastic or web truss with
under-straps, as same rest where the
lump is and not where the opening is,
producing complications, necessitat
ing surgical operations. M\r. Sceley
has documents from the Uniteq States
Government, Washington, D. C., for
inspection. He will be glad to dem
onstrate without charge or fit them
if desired. Business demands pre
vent stopping at any other place in
this section.
P. S.—Every statement in this no
tice has been verified before the Fed.
eral and State Courts.—F. H. Seeley.
Home Office 117 N. Dearborn St,,
Chicago. : N
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g KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 7.—Tae
’§churchea of Kansas City may go into
ltlm advertising business, hoping by a
‘cump:u'gn of glittering and persistent
lpubl!cny to put religion over with a
@bang among the much-criticiced
younger generation.
f For a long time the various congres
|gations here have realized that the
?Ircseuce among them of the yong per.
{soms hasu’t been much to speak of
land that something ought to he done
inbout it. The publicity idea, sug
fgnmcd Tuesday at a special meeting
Iheld at the Kansas City Adverttsing
|club, was sponsored by two promin=ent
tmln!stors and a high-pressure adver
'lising man who algo edits a church
!papcr. A great many ministers at
'tendcd. bl e L e
s The advertising man, Karl R. Koer
'rm', urged that the church advertise
using as good sense in its publicity
13.« the hest business firms do. A
lohurch. hie said which makes no claim
to a dignified and worshipful atmos.-
phere. is in danger of becoming a so
cial instition purety. ;
Any church he declared, ¢‘which
would appea Ito young persons should
!first of all, analyze its organizations
and see which it had to offer them.
{lt‘ it didn‘t have anything better than
‘what already had been offered unsuc
!lcussfully. it should do somethim; reno
vating or add a new wing to the de
velopment rrogram
The young persons of the church,
he advised, should write the advertis
ing. He advocated a “hands off’’ pol
fcy among the pastor or ‘‘elderly iea
con whose spirit had grown old with
his body 3
Koerper asserted that the “copy"’
r'nust be jazzed "’uf,;_anél‘:prq'lefité(i_' to .
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hefore somebody else beats you to your eus
tomers.
See this set at the business office of The Dis
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GEQ. D. HARTSHORN
Note—Nothing cheap about this radio set but
the price. It picks 'em up for you over a 1,500
mile range,
HEAVY GALE LASHES
GREAT DAMAGE DONE ANLY
THREE KILLED ON CALIFOR.-
NIA COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 8
—(P)—Lashed by a gale from the
sea, the second wind and rain storm
which has visited california within a
week continued a drenching down--
‘pour today throughout the state,
claiming three lives.
High winds uprooted trees, smash
ed building here, and blew down
telephone and telegraph and power
lines.
Frank Reis was killed near Red
ding when a huge tree fell across the
automobile in which he was riding.
The streets of Los Angeles are
flooded and rain is still falling.
All records for April were broken
by Yesterday’s precipitation. !
SCHOOL BOYS HAD VERY
NARROW ESCAPE IN CAR
While nearing school this morning
at the corner of Thirteenth avenue
and Third street, Bertram Reed, and
his little brother, sons of Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Reed, and two McCay
brothers were trapped under their
LCAr as it was overturned when a tire
blew out and threw the car out of
control. Bertram Reed was driving.
One of the HeCay brothers sustain
‘ed injury to the foot. The car was
turned completely over on them and:
they came out practically safe. The
car was not speeding. aw
the reading public in as attractive
mannrer as a movie advertisement an
nouncing next week‘s offering. The
means of advertising recommended
weroe by testimonial or personal con
tact, in newspapers, church papers,
cless papers and mailed announce
moents. He said advertising to reach
young' r-éi‘;;dns might %he clever
without being ealliopian,’? ,
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
TEN MILLIONS WENT
| FOR BRITISH
. BOOTLEG
| LONDON, Apr. 8 (#)—The United
Kingdom Alliance estimates bootleg
Mhiskey shipped indirectly to the
\f:!nlted States last vear amounted to
lam,ruximately one million five hun
tdred thousand proof gallons, for
"which Scottish distillers received two
‘mlllicn pounds sterling.
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APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE
In The District Court Of The United
States For The Southern District
Of Georgia, Albany Division
In the matter of Noel Guy Parr,
bankrupt, in bankruptcy.
To the Creditors of Noel Guy Parr
of R. F. D. “C” Cordele, Crisp County,
Georgia, aud district aforesaid, greet
ings:
You are hereby notificd that Appli
cation for Discharge in Bankruptcy
has been filed by the above-named
bankrupt, and that a hearing upon
the same will bhe had before the U. S.
District Court, at Albany, Ga., on May
10th, 1926, at 10 o’clock in the fore
noon; that you show cause then and
there, if any you have, why the pray
ers of the szid bankrupt should not
be granted.
Witness my hand and dated at Al
bany, Ga., this 7th of April, 1926.
GEORGE F. WHITE
Deputy Clerk, U. S. District Court‘;
Mulberry Methodists |
Observe 100th Birthday
In Macon With Service
MACON, Ga., April B—Mulberry
Street Methodist chudeh is having
its centennial celebration this week
the opening exercises in connection
with the event taking place last
night.
The old church bell rang for the
first time in nearly a decade at the
orening of the exercises, the prac
tice of ringing the bell having been
discontinued years ago.
Dr. Walter Anthony, pastor, states
that the services throughout the
weeck would be announced by the
ringing of this bell.
At the opening exercises last
night Orville A. Park, lay member
read a history of the hundred years’
growth of Mulbery Street church.
» The growth.of the other ‘churches
that had their origin from Mulberry
church also was touched upon by
the speaker. ‘
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service. We have added an
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customers.
Four good barbers. Come to
see us—you know us,
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LOUIE NEWTON SPEAKS
AT SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET
ALBANY, Apr. 8 (#)—The three
day session of the annual convention
of the Georgia Baptist Sunday School
Association continued here today with
Louie D. Newton, editor of the Chris
tian Index tse chief speaker at this
morning session.
Election of officers and the selec
tion of the next meeting place are to
feature the closing session tonight.
Mrs. T. A. McDougal is visiting
her daughter, Miss Mary McDougald,
at Dublin,
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TALBOTTON DENTIST
l IS ASKING FOR PARDON
‘[ ATLANTA, Ga., Apr. 8 (#)—Hear
‘ing on the petition for parole or par
don in the case of Dr. C. M. Black,
prominent dentist of Talbotton, Ga.,
who is serving a term of nineteen to
twenty years in prison for the killing
of Jesse McGuirt, a merchant of Tal
botton, has heen set by the Georgia
prison commission for. Friday morn
ing. l
Attorneys MsGhee and Parsons will
appear in behalf of the dentist, while
it is expected Solicitor Gennral Walksf
er Flournoy will oppose the potitmn.i
At the trial of Dr. Black he contend
ed that the slaying of McGuisrt was ac-.
cidental. v
THURSDAY, ABRIL &8, 1928
:IWO MORE MEN YET TO BE TRIED
IN CONNECTION WITH MEL
REATH MURDER
FAIRBURN, Apr. 8§ (P)—George
‘Waller, one of four men indicted for
murder in connection with the slay
ing of Homer Mth‘eath, formear con
vict guard and taxi driver, today was
sentenced to life imprisonment after
a Campbell county jury returned a
verdict of guilty with recommenda
‘tion for mercy.
Ora Whittle was sentenced to life
imprisonment last week in connection
with the same murder. Charlie Hug
gins and Claude Martin are yet to he
tried.