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Mercer Alumni
f Plan Memorial
For War Dead
Four cities of the sixth congres
sional district, Griffin, Zebulon, Bar
nesViTld and Thomaston, will be
reached by Mercer University alum
ni speakers in the state wide tour
to begin October 14, it is announced.
W. C, Stokes, of Jeffersonville, and
R. C. Harris, of Mercer, will be the
speakers in the sixth district.
Mr. Stokes and Mr. Harris will
meet a gathering of Mercer alumni
at Griffin on Tuesday night, Octo
ber 14; at Zebulon Wednesday at
noon, October IB; at Barnesville that
night and at Thomaston Thursday
at noon, October 16. T. Baldwin
Martin and James C. Estes, of Ma
con, are the directors for the sixth
congressional district in this pro
gram.
The speaking tour is for the pur
pose of conferences concerning the
big movement of Mercer men to
erect a building on the Mercer cam
pus in honor ot the alumni who
fell in the world war. Mercer alum
ni in counties surrounding the speak
ing points are expected to attend
in large numbers to plan for this
forward movement of their organi
sation.
It is the purpose of the Mercer
Alumni association to organize Mer
cer men in each county for the na
tional program. George H. Cars
well, presiden t of the s tate senate,
is national director, and Governor
Clifford Walker and other prominent
men have voiced an interest in the
work.
The building to be erected at Mer
cer by the alumni of the institution
will be a combined auditorium, class
room and gymnasium structure, and
will fill the need for building ex
pension at Mercer, and at the same
time honor the Mercer alumni who
gave their lives in the recent war.
The speaking tour for the pro
*>' gram is state wide and other speak-
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OPENING OF OUR MODERN, QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANT, CONTAINING
THE BEST EQUIPMENT THAT CAN BE BOUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES
THE GREEN DUCK
130 N. Eighth Street—Just a Step from the Depot *
Furnished throughout with John Van restaurant equipment, The manager of the GREEN DUCK will be Harry Collier,
the finest that can be procured. Table and counter service. for three years connected with the Blue Goose, and for more
Steam table and electric waffle irons. Everything for quick / than a year steward at the Griffin Country Club. He is well
service, whether you want a sandwich or a regular meal. qualified to give you REAL SERVICE.
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TOASTED TO THE PUBLIC QUICK ORDERS
SANDWICHES OUR
and I have long felt that Griffin needed a modern quick-service
restaurant such as the GREEN DUCK. ■SPECIALTY
HOT WAFFLES I have spared no money to make it as up-to-date as possible
and have equipped it with everything modern.
We plan to keep it spotlessly clean. We plan to give you
MODERN excellent food and serve it quickly. OPEN
like Drop in and inspect the GREEN DUCK. I believe you’ll
STEAM it and will want to patronize it. ALL
TABLE BEN BOLTON NIGHT
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era of prominence will address Mer
cer alumni gatherings in various
parts of Georgia on the same date
on which meetings are held in this
district.
BUTTS CATTLEMEN
1 j SELL BREEDED COWS
Jackson, Ga,, Sept. .30.—Farmers
of Butts county have just completed
the sale, through the assistance of
County Agent H. G. Wiley, of a car
of purebred and grade dairy cows to
a Tifton breeder. Part of another
car, which was completed by Jasper
county farmers, was sold to a
breeder in Miami, Fla.
In addition to dairy cows several
shipments of beef cattle have been
made within the past few days. Dur
ing the past three years dairymen
and farmers of Butts county have
bought three carloads of purebred
and grade dairy cows, one car from
Wisconsin, one from North Carolina
and one car from Tennessee, and as
a result the farms of the county are
well stocked with purebred cattle.
Good prices have been obtained for
the cows sold. ]
In addition to the sales already
made an auction sale is being
planned for the fall. Jerseys and
Guernseys are the leading breeds in
Butts county.
415,026 WOMEN ELEGIBLE
TO VOTE IN GEORGIA
Washington, D. C., Sept. 30.—
There are 415,026 women of voting
age in Georgia, including native and
naturalized white women, according
to an announcement made here based
on census figures^
TO LIBEL LIQUOR YACHT
Savannah, Sept. 30.—The yacht
Astra, towed into Savannah a short
time ago by the coast guard cutter
Yamacraw, with 2,400 cases of liquor
aboard, is to be libeled by the gov
ernment. This announcement was
made this morning from the district
attorney’s office.
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
Say Third Party
Will Get Large
Vote in South
Macon, Ga., Sept. 30.—Predictions
that the solid south will be broken
into by the choice of electors who
are suporting the . candidacies of
Senator LaFollette and Senator Bur
ton K. Wheeler, for president and
vice president, and the announce
ment that material gains have al
ready been made in this section
which will take part of the section
away from the democratic party,
were made yesterday by leaders of
the progressive party of Georgia,
whose state convention was held at
the Hotel Dempsey. ‘
Permanent organization of the
party, the choice of electors to run
with the LaFollette-Wheeler com
bination, and the adoption of reso
lutions endorsing the candidates and
platform of the national progressive
party, comprised the business trans
actions at the meeting.
It has been found that animals in
captivity suffer most frtfm the ills
common to civilization.
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DIAMONDS
We have a wonderful selection of perfect and
absolutely perfect BLUE DIAMONDS, ranging in
sizes from 14 to 1 Carat.
You don’t take any chances by buying from us,
for you are absolutely safe with our money back
guarantee. We feel that we are not strangers any
longer in Griffin. Our business has grown from a
very small store to one large enough to accom
modate your every want in the Jewelry line.
We are out of the high rent district, therefore
we sell for less. -
DEPOT JEWELRY STORE
128 West Broad Street
GRIFFIN, GA.
Coolidge Wires
Congratulations
To Baseball Club
Washington, Sept. 30.—A tele
gram from the executive mansion,
whbh was signed by C. Bascom
Slemp, secretary to the president,
and addressed to Manager Harris,
of the Washington Senators, pep
nant winners in the American lea
gue, said:
“Heartiest congratulations to you
and your team for your great work
in bringing Washington its first pen
nant. We, of Washington are proud
of you and behind you. On to the
world’s championship.”
The world’s record swordfish was
recently landed at Los Angeles af
ter a 45 minute fight.
No one has ever been able to de
cipher the Etruscan alphabet. »
An African soda lake has an area
of ?4 square miles covered with
crust of soda so hard that auto
mobiles can be driven over it.
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WANTED — Ladies coat suits,
dresses and Skirts to clean and press.
Men join our club and let us take
care of your clothes. Eight suits
pressed for $1.50. Phone 824, Scotch
Dry Cleaning Co.
WANTED—To rent small—house
or 3 or 4 convenient rooms. Phone
804x2.
GET IT while it’s hot! Burn it
when it’s cold. Good coal. Call P
Archer, satisfaction guaranteed.
E. Broad street, Phone 679-J.
FOR SALE—Rust proof oats,
clean and free of smoot; home
grown. At Gossett & Sons.—
WANTED to buy a show case, 6,
8 or 10 feet long. Counter »r
floor. Case must be in good :on
dition and reasonable. Depot Jew
elry Store.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1924.-
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FOR SALE: One baby bed. Call
275-J.—
FOR SALE: Four 80 saw illett
Cotton Gins with complete equip
ment in splendid condition. Priced
low for cash. Charles Phillips, Jr.,
Griffin, Ga.
FOR RENT—Best located farm
this section, including storehouse, pe
can orchard,/blacksmith shofc. Ad
dress “D,’’/Griffin News & Sun.
FOR/^ALE—90-acre farm; ideal
for stick, poultry and truck; 6-room
hoytse, large barn. Sell cheap for
yash on easy terms. W. H. Rucker,
Milner, Ga. f
YOU can find underwear, sweat
ers and hosiery for the whole fam
ily cheaper at F. L, Reese 10 Store.