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BITS POUR IN AS
FAIR GETS UNDER WAY:
S5*?n . ■ . FULL BLAST TUESDAY
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Livestock and Farm Prod
ucts to Vie v With Shows
and Races.
The 1924 Griffi/spulding County
Fair is on.
Monday, “get-ready day,” saw the
grounds humming with industry, a
scene of colorful activity.
Race horses, thoroughbred live
stock, wagon after wagon of farm
and canning exhibits—these were ar
riving all morning.
The tented city of the Miller Bros.
Shows was slowly rising to add a
note of gayety to the scene.
President Gaissert and Secretary
Montgomery were as busy as. wet
hens with a bunch of chicks.
Everybody was busy and every
thing should be in tip-top shape to
morrow.
More than a score of race houses
already are quartered on the grounds
and many more are scheduled to ar
rive Tuesday, when -.the racing pro
gram opens. We expect the largest
of horses we have ever had,”
Mr. Gaissert declared today.
The exhibit of farm products and
canning goods promises to be the
most interesting and varied on rec
ord.
Exhibitors entered for the grand
championship prize of $250 for best
all round farm displays- are Mrs.
James McElhenny, D. L.
Lon Beckham and E. M. Shackelford.
All have remarkable exhibits, includ
ing practically everything grown in
the South.
The manual arts department of
the Griffin High school has an at
tractive booth.
Crowd Small First Day.
As usual, the crowd was small the
first day. The Georgia-Kincaid band,
which will furnish music throughout
the week, started the official program
with a concert on the Monument
Square.
A brilliant pyrotechnical display
Will be a feature of the program
tonight.
Tomorrow the races, free exhibi
tions and carnival attractions will be
going in full blast. Entries for
Tuesday’s races indicate a good card.
The stables are fast filling
horses from Alabama, Indifina, Mis
sissippi and Georgia. About GO
trotters and pacers were being rubbed
-down, exercised and run around
track today.
About 200 fowls are now in
Poultry Building and more coming
today. Black Giants, Buff Orping
tons, Indian Games, Barred
Rhode Island Reds and Black Minor
cas are on exhibition.
The Chamber of Commerce has
stand with petitions to be signed
the public, requesting the public
Women of Griffin and Spalding
County Responsible For Great
Part of Success of Annual Fair
The women of Griffin and Spalding
county add greatly to the success of
the annual Griffin and Spalding
county fair, and this year their ex -1
hibits afe unusually good. '
Mrs, Oscar Sibley and Mrs. E.
Gresham have had charge of the,
Woman's Building for several years,
and preside over it again this year,
Mrs. Sibley and Mrs. Gresham are
both artists and arrange the ex
hibits most attractively.
All kinds of fancy needlework, cro
cheting, knitting, patch quilt work,
embroidery and drawn-work pieces,
pictures done in crayon, pen and ink
sketches, etchings, water colors and
oil are displayed effectively and with
artistic taste.
In a large glass case, at one side
of the building, near the entrance,
are displayed the culinary arts, home
made breads, light rolls, fancy can
dies and qakes of different kinds. In
another glass case, immediately in
front of the entrance, dainty and
exquisite lingerie articles are dis
played.
For many years past the women of
the Christian church have had a
booth where they serve the delicious
lunches. They have the same stand
again this year. Next to the office
is another refreshment booth, where
the women -of the Methodist church,
Episcopal church, Woman’s Club,
Daughters of the Confederacy and
other organizations have served
lunches at different times.
This year the Federated Clubs,
GRIfFIN, GA., MONDAY^ OCTOBER 1924.
RACE ENTRIES
FOR TUESDAY
2:24 Trot.
Bonnie B ....... ...............Russell
Biness....... .........Van Buren
Dixie M. ...............Russell
Two or three more horses not
named Up to press time.
2:10 Pace.
Bessie King............ .................Russell
George M............... ........ ........M idvo
Jewelry .............. Russell
Myron Cochata .... Armstrong
Helen Pointer........ ...... ..Van Buren
Melbert ..................Wallace
Local Merchants
To Close Stores
At Noon Thursday
Local merchants will close their
stores at 12 o’clock on Thursday,
October 16, in observance of Home
Coming Day at the Griffin and Spald
ing County Fair, according to an
announceineht made through the
Chamber of Commerce by Secretary
Thomas.
The local Exchange Club will hold
a joint luncheon with the Rotary
Club on the fair grounds at 1 o’clock.
Miller Bros. Shows
Ready for Opening
Performance Here
Rumors this morning on the
street had it that Miller Bros.’
Carnival -did not show up.
The News immediately got in
touch with officials at the fair
grounds and they stated that the
rumors were unfounded and that
the shows were here.
WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia — Fair Monday and
Tuesday; little change in tempera
ture. Gentle to moderate north and
northeast winds.
Temperature for 24 hours ending
at noon Monday:
Maximum 81
Minimum 55
Mean ........ 68
LOAD OF BUTTER IS STOLEN
Chicago, Oct. 13 .—A truck carry
ing $6,500 worth of butter was stolen
here while the driver was eating his
lunch.
service' commission to replace the
passenger train on the Southern road
between Atlanta and Columbus. The
stand is near the main ticket office
and everyone is asked to sign one of
these petitions.
composed of Boynton Chapter, United
Daughters of the 'Confederacy; Pu
laski Chapter, Daughter^ of the
American Revolution; American Leg
ion Auxiliary of Troy Barnett Post,
and the Woman’s Club will be in
charge ier during the week. Mrs., Wal
Touchstone is the capable presi
dent of the Federated Clubs.
In the Agricultural Building the
girls’ canning clubs have most credit
able displays of needlework, pre
serves, pickles, jellies,Vanned fruit
and vegetables. They are under the
able direction of. Mrs. Myrtle Sibley,
home demonstration agent, and their
work ia always a factor in the sue
cess of the fair.
Many of the women of the city
and county have fine displays of
canned goods prettily arranged in
Mrs. Cleora Deane and Mrs. Jack
Gunter are in charge of displays for
the merchants handling groceries.
Mrs. George Patrick has a display
home-made cakes.
This year the Parish Guild of St.
church has a booth decor
in pine tops, with vases and
of autumn flowers and hand
growing ferns. In this booth
products of several different mer
are attractively arranged and
The women of the Guild
serve coffee, tea, hot biscuits,
breakfast bacon, and other ap
edibles daily.
GRADUALLY CLOSING GAP -3
BETWEEN GERMANY AND UNITED STATES
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Paris, Oct. 13.—(By the Associated Press.;—The Zeppelin ZR-3, which left Germany Sunday morning for
America, is well over the Atlantic this morning, having covered 1,000 miles of her journey. The southern trans
Atlantic course was chosen due to adverse weather conditions over the shorter northern route. The ZR-3 was
built by Germany on the war reparations account of th; United States.
LATE
CREW OF RUM SHIP
VESSEL
New York, Oct.yi3.—With the crew
of 32 in irons and a cargo of 43,
000 cases of liquor under government
seal seised, the Norwegian steamship
Sagatind awaits disposal, at. the
hands of the federal government,
ment.
The vessel was captured Sunday
morning by the coast guard cutter
Seneca without a helmsman. The
captain, locked in his cabin with
12 rifles and six revolvers beside his
bunk, says that the derelict crew
made free with, the liquor, the fight
ing all the way over reaching a cli
max with the arrival at rum row.
MISTAKES BOBBED HEAD
FOR WOODCHUCK.
Attleboro, Mass., Oct. 13.—(By the
Associated Press.) Mistaking a
bushy bobbed hair for a woodchuck,
James F. Kennedy, caretaker, of an
estate here, fired a load of buckshot
into the scalp of Miss Lydia M.
White., She was pot seriously in
jured. '
TRAINMEN KILLED IN
SMASH-UP.
Newmilford, Pa., Oct. 13.—(By the
Associated Prtss.)—The engineer and
firemen of a pusher engine *in the
rear of a freight train were killed
and three other trainment injured
when a Buffalo passenger train on
the. Lackwana. railroad,, running
in a heavy, fog, crashed into a slow
ly moving freight a mile west of
here. The fireman was crushed to
death. Two passenger train baggage
Edward Windsor, Canadian Rancher,
Sees That Daily Chores Are Done
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Edward Windsor, well known Canadian ranchman, going the rounds
with hia foreman, Prof. W. 1 F. Carlyle, and Mrs. Carlyle, and seeing to It
that the daily chores are done properly on his ranch in Alberta. Mr.
Windsor ia often referred to in the public prints as Hia Royal Highness, the
Prince of Wales.
NEWS
left the rails. The passengers
i but^none were i
ROME BURGLARS
WANTED IN ATHENS.
Rome, Ga., Oct. 15.—.(By the Asso- j
ciated Press.)—Two men and a wo
man held here following the robbery I j
of a candy store Sunday morning are
said to be wanted on a robbery
charge in Athens. The automobile in
which they were riding is said to
have been identified as stolen in New
York.
A. C. L. WANTS TO
EXTEND LINE
Washington, Oct. 13.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—The Atlantic Coast
Lfne railroad applied to the inter
state commerce commission for au
thority to purchase from the Mont
gomery Lumber company a 22 mile
i*nc extending to Spring Hcpe from
j point near Rolesyille, N. C.
RUM RUNNERS SEIZED
IN MASSACHUSETTS
Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 13.—(By
the Associated Press.)—The. coast
guard and custom officers broke up
gn attempt to run rum simultaneous
ly into several harbors, seizing five
boats with 3,000 gallons of alcohol
and a lot of whiskey in cases._____
CONVICE KILLED
ATTEMPTING ESCAPE.
Mocndsville, W. Va., Oct.-13.—(By
the Associated Press.);—One convict
was killed and his compainion wound
ed in attempting to escape from the
West Virginia penitentiary. The con-
;e
SIGN ARMISTICE;
CHEKIANG LOSES
Defenders of Shanghai Sur
render to Invaders; Con
cessions Guarded.
Shanghai, Oct. 13.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.) — An armistice was
signed by the military governor of
Chekiang province and the invading
Kiangsu forces, representing the cen
tral government of China, following
the defeat and retreat of the Che
kiang army.
Foreign defense forces of this city,
including IJjjited States marines and
foreign warships, are being drawn
up along the boundaries of the for
eign settlement defense against an
attempt of the* invading forces to
enter the concession. “
Speakers
To Be in Griffin
Tomorrow Night
Macon, Gs„ Oct. 13.—The All
tour of Mercer University
speakers will begin at Wash
Tuesday at noon, Oct. 14,
H. Carswell and Dr. A. P.
being the speakers at
place, alumni officials announc
Seven cities, Elberton, Brunswick,
Bainbridge, Fort Valley,
DjWin and Gliffin wiU be reac hed by
Mdreer ,
speakers Tuesday nght. The
tour is in the interert of the Mercer
victs . , escaped , from , their ... cells „ . by the ..
of . . key made . , the .. machine
use a in
shop. , The , bound , and . gagged . tw* .
guards, .... hiking them .. . in their cells ,
fore c obtaining , . . . the lope with , A . which ...
,. they . hoped . to . scale ... the wall. ..
TO SELL PROPERTY
OF TOM WATSON.
Thomson, Ga., Oct. 13.-(By the
Associated Press.)—The property of
*1 •c late Sector Th^as E.
including copyrights on his books,
will be sold at an administrator’s
sale here-November
NOTED FLORIDA
EDUCATOR DIES.
Ocala, Fla., Oct. 13.—(By tfce As
sociated Prcss.j Wilbert fish Yo
cum, one of Florida’s most distin
guished educators, died this morning
in his seventy-fifth year.
J. P. Nichols Retires as Baptist Sunday
School Superintendent After 33 Years’
Service; John H. Cheatham Is Elected
At the annual conference of the
First Baptist church last Wednesday
night splendid reports were made
by „
every department of the
work.
During the year 106 new members
were received, 43 of these by bap-;
■tism. This makes the total member
ship of the church 1056.
The treasurer’s report shows that
$14,482.53 was raised by the church
for all local expenses, including a
part of the cost of installing a new
heating system. The church also
gave $12,916.09 to missions and be- ,
nevolences. This makes a total bud
get of all departments of the church
over $26,000.
One of the moat striking facts in
U e financial record of the church is !
he , large sum contributed by the
Woman’s Missionary society on the
75 million campaign, iey gave
nearly $4,000 during thJ past year
and during the five yea/period have
given over $21,000 or $6,000 more
than their apportionment.
Wednesday night the following res
olutions were offered by Deacon C.
H. Westbrook on behalf of the board
of deacons and unanimously adopted
b£ the church. 'to
“Whereas our faithful Sunday
school superintendent, J. P. Nichols,
rlter a remarkable record of 33
VOL. 53—No. 66
BOTTLE THROWER IS FINED
St. Louis, Oct. 13.—For throwing a
from her automobile, Mrs. John
Wo wry had to pick up the broken
and was also fined.
War Memorial program, and
the meetings will be solely for con
ference purposes, it is snid.
Fifteen cities will be visited by
alumni speakers Wednesday. They
are Hartwell, Gainesville, Waynes
boro, Statesboro, Jesup, Waycross,
Moultrie, Ashburn, Camilla, Albany,
Perry, Vienna, Wrighstville, Sanders
villc and Zebulon.
Other Georgia cities in which
meetings will be held with Mercer
Alumni Thursday and Friday are At- -
lanta, Rome, Carrollton, Newnan,
Millen, Sylvania, Tifton, Valdosta,
Americus, Eastman, Haw
kmsville, . Louisville, . ’ Thomson, ’ Thom
and . Greenville, _
i aston
Speakers _ for the Mercer Alumni
All-Georgia tour are Dr. Rufus W.
Weaver, George H. Carswell, Dr. A.
P. Montague, Professor R. C. Har
r * 8 ’ ^forcer; Coach E. Parker
? ’ V ' 3,€y: W * B ' 3#Tawtt - Tifton : c - S -
"* s ' on ’ ( -A- Conger,
^' infcr ^ Prof W ’ J ’ Bradte »< * nd
U ' H * B f b?r > V* COn ’ Gay WelU, >
Dr - C - L - McGinty, Maconf
I >dn W, C. Stokes, Jeffersonville.
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A banquest will be given the
speakers here Tuesday night at 7:30
o’clock at the Griffin hotel, when the
speeches will be made.
In laying a cable to Alaska it ii
estimated that the cost will be $1,
000 per njile.
years at the head of our Bible school
insists on retiring from the super
intendepey. The Sunday sdflool and
deacons have been loath to even con
sider Brother Nichols’ retirement
from the snperintendency and have
acquiesced only when he insisted that
the pressure of other church duties,
the moderatorship of the Flint River
association and the state work make
it necessary.
“And whereas Brother Nichols’
record, which jwe believe is unsur
passed in the state, will ever stand
as an inspiration to our people. Un
der his administration the school has
grown in a remarkable way and the
Sunday school annex, which will
ever be a monument to hia untiring
zeal and unswerving determination
was built. The school has been grad
ed and under his leadership has been
brought to a high point of efficiency.
He has been diligent and persistent
in requiring his teachers to study
to show themselves approved unto
God a workman that needeth not
be ashamed irghtly dividing the
work of truth.’
Therefore, be it resolved that we
extend to Brother Nichols our deep
ets gratitude- and appreciation, for
his long, fruitful service as superin
tendent and pray that he may be
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