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Mrs. Wylie Creele of Carrollton, is
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♦ * ♦ % PLAN TO REDUCE COTTON
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ACREAGE MEETS SUCCESS
Atlanta, Oct. 1.—It is believed that
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i the plan for reducing cotton acreage
Mr. Harry Floyd was absent from endorsed by the Georgia Chamber of
home the past week serving on the Commerce at its- annual meeting in
jury in I^aGrange. | Macon, September 23, which it has
Little Miss Curtiss Thompson re- named the "Loe County Plan” because
turned Tuesday from Columbus the basic idea originated in Lee Coun-
lurnen luesuay jruin ^uiumuuc une uusic iuea originated m i^ee c
where she had been under treatment ty, Georgia, where the farmers are
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Mrs. Trammell Scott, of Atlanta,
viaited her mother, Mrs. Word, last
week.
Mrs. Herndon, of LaGrange, was
the guest last week-end of Miss
Lillian Russell.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hogan, have
returned from a visit to Carrollton,
and have moved to Corinth.
Mrs. Will Jones very delightfully
entertained at “42” Thursday after
noon. There were about 60 invited
guests, but owing to the bad weath
er there were not more than twenty-
present.
Punch was served from a beauti
fully decorated table by Mrs. B. C.
Daniel and later ice cream and cake
were served.
Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Hunter and Miss
Annie Hines of LaGrange, spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur An
derson.
Mrs. Lula Wilkinson of San
Antonio, Tex., who is visiting her sis-
fcer. Miss Sudie Norwood, was hono-
ree at a beautiful party given Satur
day by Miss Lillian Russell. The
house was very pretty in the fall
decorations. Punch was served by
Miss Eloise Jenkins and later ice
cream and cake were served.
There were about fifty guests who
euiioyed the occasion.
The first fall ipeeting of the Wo
man's Club was held Friday afternoon
at Mrs. R. M. Mobley’s. The study
for the ensuing vear will be a con
tinuation of the Bay View Course.
Dr. and Mr*. C. S. Burden spent
several days in Atlanta last week.
Mrs. Annie Reid and Miss Ruth
Bradfield are visiting Mrs. Edwin
Trippe.
Mrs. Lovyee Shank has been quite
sick this week.
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Quite a number from here went to
Nhe View Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Smith, of Roa-
■oke, Ala., spent Sunday and Monday
irith relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Sledge were
q»end the day guests of Mr. and Mr*.
I esse A. Smith Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lem Thompson and
Mrs. Olin Roberts, of Oak Grove,
H>ent the day Sunday as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bailey.
Mias Robbie Cleaveland was out
felling on friends Sunday morning.
Mr. Tom Rakestraw and daughter,
Mrs. Sledge went to town shopping
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bailey with
kfeir family spent Sunday with the
hniljr of Mr. Charles Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucious Smith went
i* town Monday on business.
Vllrs. Albert Owens, of LaGrange,
ie a recent visitor to her parents, Mr.
awd Mrs. J. E. Borders.
Mr. Shirley Sledge, of Alabama
■pent a couple of days here this week
with his brother, Mr. M. M. Sledge.
Mr. James Layfifeld and son, Oscar,
•f Chipley, were guests of Mr. Dan
Bailey and children Friday and Sa
turday.
Mrs. Welch, of LaGrange, is spend
ing some time with relatives here.
Mrs. Sam Emory and several chil
dren of Stovall were to see Mr. and
Mrs. H. Z. Hendrix Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week.
Mr. J. O. Butts and Mrs. June
Bruce spent Sunday with Mr. J. D.
Butts and family.
Mrs. H. P. Bruce is again at home
after an ubsence of two weeks at the
Mission in LaGrange where she was
successfully operated on and returned
home much improved in health to the
delight of many friends.
* Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Estes and Elma
were with Mr. T. J. Hall and family
after Sunday school Sunday.
Mr. H. Gv Hendrix and niece, Miss
Ouida Hendrix idMiuled the singing
convention at Pine View last Satur
day.
Miss Lu Lu Leslie and Mr. Hugh
Leslie spent Sunday with Mrs. P. J.
Nelson of Mountville.
Mrs. J. R. Hall and Miss Maidee
were in LaGrange Monday.
Mrs. C. E. McGee spent Sunday
with Mrs. E. C. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleaveland Hendrix
and little Fred, of Stovall, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. H. Z. Hendrix.
Mrs. Tom Murphey has recovered
from her recent illness, we are glad
to state.
Mrs. W. F. Bruce, Mrs. Mary Jones
and a party of girls spent Sunday af
ternoon very pleasantly with Mrs.
Albert Hall and Misses Laura and
Blanche Jones.
Mr. W. F. Johnson and sister, Miss
Mary called on friends at the station
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. C. Y. Hall is spending several
days with her daughter, Mrs. Comer
Brooks at County Line.
Mrs. W. L. Hendrix spent Sunday-
night with her mother, Mrs. Webb of
County Line.
Death of Little Laura Davis.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Davis sympathize with them in the
death of their baby which occurred
last Tuesday. The little one was
nine months old and while its stay on
earth was short yet it entwined a
cord about loved ones hearts that was
hard to break. The Lord gave little
Laura and the Lord took her away
and the nine brief montiis spent with
mother, father and brother are gone
but the memory of one of these dear
little ones is a daily reminder of the
connection between earth and heaven.
This little rose budded on earth to
blossom in heaven.
We are glad to see our congenial
mail carrier, Mr. L. H. Walker back
after two week’s vacation.
for throat trouble. now being organized und a charter
Miss Sara Satterwhite was the. applied for, will prove to be the solu-
guest of her sister, Mrs. Lela Ander-. tion of the South’s cotton problem,
son of Union the past week. | Robert F. Maddox, a vice-president
Miss Mary Sue Hoyd spent the 0 f t^ 0 Georgia Chamber of Coin
past week at Mr. Lucius Sands. mercq, and one of the most widely
Misses Jessie and Bessie, Bryant' known of Southern bankers, stated
were calling on friends in Salem last j n an n( jdress before the annual meet-
Friday in the interest of a music :, )K that he believed this plan to he
class for the ensuing school term. | th e only one so far advanced that is
Mrs. Lilia Willis charmingly en- both practical and legal, and that,
tertained a spend-the-day party last ;t j s generally adopted throughout
Sunday in honor of Miss Lucile Davis ^ be cotton states, it will raise the
and Mr. Graham of LaGrange. Quite, price of both this year’s and next
a number of young friends were m- . >s cotton to normn i level.
vited and the occasion was very pleas-, ^ ^ n contract b(J .
“ n Mra. 6 J? r T. d Pearson of Sardis, is _ tween farmers to limit production
spending some time with her daugh
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ter. Mrs. John White.
Mr. and Mrs. John Frank Thomp
son spent the week-end in Hamilton.
Mrs. Oi-rie Anderson entertained
the following party of young ladies
at dinner last Sunday: Misses May-
bell and Mary Anderson, Odessa and
Loftes Flovd and Rachel Colley.
Mrs. Jennie Sturtivant and Miss
Grace spent Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. Hary Floyd. .
Miss Louise Morgan spent 1-nday
night with Miss Grace Sturtivant.
Mr. and Mrs. Liji Anderson, Mr.
Rube Collev and Miss Ruth Colley
motored to West Point last Sunday.
We are glad to note that Mrs. Nan
White is convalescent.
Mr. Walter Copeland, of Hogans-
ville, Miss Bessie Copeland, of La
Grange, Miss Dewitt Floyd of La-
Grange! Mrs. Fish O’Neal of Chipley,
Misses Emily Wisdom aml Johnn e
O’Neal of Chipley, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Wisdom of Chipley, Messrs. Wile>
and George Wisdom of Chipley were
among the many relatives of Mr. Will
Glenn, who attended his funeral here
last Wednesday. R nnn oke
Mr. Shirley Sledge, of Roanoke,
Ala. spent several days here the pa.,
week visiting his sister, Mrs. Amy
White, and other relatives.
Misses Ruth and Rachel Colley and
brother, Herbert, spent Saturday and
Sunday at Pine View.
Quite a number of the friends and
relatives of Mr. L. H. Zachery, from
other communities, came in last Wed
nesday to sympathize with and assist
him in extinguishing the disastrous
fire that threatened all day to con
sume the cotton that was scattered
over his premises.
Mr. and Mrs. IJji Anderson and Mr.
John Anderson motored up to Pyne
Sunday and spent the day as guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Floyd an-
nounced the birth of n daughter,
Marie Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Mrs. D. H. Satterwhite and daugh
ter, Miss Sara, were shopping in La-
Grange Monday.
Mrs. Gussie Swanson and daugh
ters and Mrs. Tommie O’Neal spent
Friday with Mrs. Jim O’Neal.
Mr. Sam Jones of California, is
spending awhile here with his aunt,
Mrs. Jennie Lu Glenn.
purpose of the Southern Food Crops
Conference called by you to meet in
Atlanta October fifth. The people of
the Southeast can do nothing better
for their permanent welfare than to
produce food supplies at leust suf
ficient for own use.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.”
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce
is urging the increased planting of
food crops, and particularly the Fall
grain and Winter cover crops, and
is preparing to furnish the farmers
information on the standardizing of
the preparation and marketing of
grains and hay, on lines prepared by
a committee of experts, with the view
of putting Georgia grains and hay on
a purity with the Western products
in the markets and as a basis for the
advancing of supplies by merchants
and money by banks.
I represent the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co., of New
York, the largest in the world.
E. T. POYTHRESS.
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES
“The War Continues” But
Times Are Improving.
VANOE-HERRING SIGNS
“Are Sign of the Times"
Vance-Herring, Sign and Adv.
System.
C 1-2 Ridley Ave. Phone 487
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to ten acres of cotton to the mule,
or plow, and makes it absolutely le
gal and enforceable by injunction, by
incorporating u county association of
76 per cent of the farmers, with tlie
right to establish branch associations
in all other counties of the. state on
the application of 76 per cent of the
farmers of the county, thus avoid
ing the expense and delay of incor
porating in more than one county in
a state. Skilled lawyers pronounce
the plnn absolutely constitutional, and
say that National and State govern
ments ennnot legally, under either the
Federal or stnte constitutions, restrict
cotton accrage or tax excess produc
tion.
The “Ruy-a-Bule Committee” of
Atlanta hns endorsed the plan in a
letter to the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce, and the work of organiz
ing the counties of Georgia will pro
bably be on with a rush within the
week.
The “Lee County Plan” will he
presented to the delegates to the
Southeastern Food Crops Conference,
which the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce and the Commissioner of Ag
riculture of Georgia have called to
meet in Atlanta, October 6 and 6,
and it is hoped that the plan will be
adopted for all of the Southeastern
cotton states.
President Wilson telegraphed the
Georgia Chamber of Commerce dur
ing the annual meeting, as follows.
“The White House, Washington, D.
C., Sept 23, 1014.—President Geor
gia Chamber of Commerce, Macon,
Ga.—I congratulate you upon your
work during the last year. The ef
fect of the European war upon cotton
confirms the wisdom of your cam
paign for the increased production of
food crops. I heartily commend the
Mrs. Sarah E. Stinson has return
ed to her home in Birmingham after
a visit to Mrs. W. F. Stinson. .
Miss Ethel Harrison, of Brunswick,
is the guest of her aunts, Mrs. N. “•
Cook and Mrs. S. C. Dans.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baker and child
ren of Standing Rock, Ala., spent
Sunday with Mrs. Etta Hudson
Mrs. Harrison, of Brunswick, ha.,
returned home after a visit to rela
tives here.
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SCRIBE FOR THE LAGRANGE RE
PORTER.
The friends of Mrs. Cliff O’Neal Mr. C. F. Bonkin'.
be glad to learn that she is lm- the euest of Mr. Lari look
^Misses Roy and Lillian Smith and
bother, Bob, of Salem, spent Friday
mi Saturday here the guests of rela-
Mrs. Henry Caudle and children
M re week-end visitors at the home
• Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cadenhead.
f -* r . Bob Cadenhead paid the city
«1) Friday. .
Mrs. Lonnie Hamer was a recent
Mi tor to her daughter, Mrs. Jack
Mr. Tommie Traylor was in town
Friday looking after business.
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the guest
We Mrs. Jim Hanston spent Sunday"
night with Mrs. Frank Davis in La-
Gl Mr K Eari Cook’s host of friends will
be glad to know that he is gradually
improving and hopes to be able to
come home in a few days. Mrs. N-
M. Cook and Mrs. M.C. Potts re
main at his bedside in West Po™ 1 -
Mrs. Etta Henderson visited her
daughter in Opelika, Ala., last week.
In Memory
Miss Lima Cofield was a week-end
isitor to relatives in LaGrange.
Mr. Garrett Lewis, of Atlanta,
ras in our little city Sunday. {
Mr. and Mrs. Barnes and daugh-1
»rs, Louise and Pearl were spend-
ke-day guests of Mr. and Mrs. John :
fmith of Oakland Sunday.
Miss Bertha Landretb returned to
iaGrange Sunday after a three weeks
tay at the bed-side of her mother,
ffe are glad to say Mrs. Landretb is
■proving.
Mr. Tommie Garrett of Midway
ras a visitor here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Layton spent
huiday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Riarlie Wade Freeman.
Me. and Mrs. Tob Henderson and
hildren spent Sunday afternoon with
ir. and Mrs. Dave Smedley.
Mr. Charlie Darden and children, of
last Vernon, were guests of Mr. and
Irs. Will Williams Sunday.
The citizens of Abbottsford cer-
«mly regret the A., B. & A. taking
the early morning and the seven
►’clock evening trains, we will have
»nly cwo passengers daily now at
Inrelve and two o'clock and when go
ng to LaGrange for a day’s shopping
ndn have to use our horses aad bug
gies again.
On Monday evening, Sept. 21st the
death angel entered the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Davis and bore the
sweet spirit of their little, nine month
old baby, Rosaling Lavette back to
the Almighty Father who gave it.
Though her stay on this earth was
-lhort, she with her bright baby smiles
had entwined herself in the hearts of
those most dear and near to her. It
was hard to give her up, but we, bow
our heads in humble submission to
the will of God.
Weep not dear parents for this lit
tle babe for Gpd knows best. She is
now an angel on the other side of the
shore waiting for us to come operand
join her in a world where there is
no sin, sorrow, grigf or pain.
Safe in the arms of Jesus,
Safe on His gentle brest;
There by His Love o’er shaded,
Sweetlv her soul is at rest.
BY ONE WHO LOVED HER
Card of Thanks
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to our LaGgange friends for
their kindness during the short ill
ness and death of our beloved hus
band and father. We can never for
get the attentive favors received at
their hands.
MRS. J. A. BAGWELL.
CLINE BAGWELL.
MAY BAGWELL.
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When we put in our line of stationery we had one
object in view. We determined to carry a hiffh class of
Roods that would appeal to those who use only the
best. We therefore can assure you that our stationery
is in the latest mode. Ladies will find here all that is
proper in paper and envelopes for correspondence,
both formal and informal. In stationery appearances
count. Buy the best here.
DOZIER’S PHARMACY
'‘The Corner Drug Store”
Phones 262-263
Partner Wanted
To furnish capital
for operating
wood yard in La
Grange. Have
plenty of wood
near railroad.
Write me at once, enclosing
2c stamp for reply.
Stuart M. Stout Chipley, Ga.
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SHOES OF QUALITY
At Prices that are Right
Since Oct. 2nd and 3rd have been set aside as SHOE DAYS IN
LAGRANGE, The Red Star Shoe Store has made big preparations to
supply the'citizens of LaGrange and Troup county with the very latest
styles and shapes and the very best quality of fall footwear. Our
prices are right and we are ready to supply the families of both rich
and poor with shoes that wear and give comfort.
If you buy shoes from us you will be pleased and your feet will
thank you.
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