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GRIFFIN FIRST
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talent, yonr tine, yonr
influence in Griffin.
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
GEORGIA HOUSE DEBATES BIG BOND ISSUE
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Stampede On For Tickets To Big
American Legion Party Tonight
AT SEVEN
“It looks like a big night, to
night,” said Tommie Denham, ad
jutant of the Amercian Legion,
when asked if reports to the ef
fect that a special barbecue and
party would be staged by the
American Legion were true.
44 If you could see how these
fellows who are eligible fdr mem
bership in the Legion, are scouting
around looking for tickets to the
big show, you wouldn’t ask such
foolish questions.”
"We positively are going to
stage the most successful barbecue
and spectacular show that has
ever been held in Griffin. The
party starts at 7 o’clock and every
man in Griffin who is an ex-ser
vice man, is invited to attend,
provided he gets a ticket from
one of the men already in the
Legion.”
Barbecue
"I'll tell the cock-eyed world,
we’ll have something good to eat,”
said Legionaire Mintz, who is
in charge of the barbecue proper.
44 Although some of the boys kicked
on helping out as K P’s in getting
ready, we will have everything
piping hot and ready to serve
at seven o’clock.”
The Program
When asked if all reports con
cerning the entertainment were
true, Dr. L. M. Gable, chairman
of the entertainment committee,
lifted his shoulders in true Par
asian style, blew a kiss skyward,
muttered a low “Ooolala” and
handed the reporter the follow
ing official program.
Barbecue, No Slum, no Bully
Beef.
Song, Mile. Parlevou.
Gang, led by Wilson Lumpkin.
What is The American Legion?,
A. K. Maddox.
Prize Drill, Squad
Grays.
Duet Dance, Misses Dot and
Ann Foster.
"Here it is. There it Was”, Ma
jor Hoople Bussey.
Clog Dance, Sidney Stapleton.
Oriental Dance, Mile. Oolala and
Mile. VinRouge.
Specialty Dances, Miss Lucile
Beagle. Of Nellie Sullivan School
of Dancing.
Music for Dances by Victrola,
furnished by L. W. Goddard &
Son Co.
Athletic Events
3 rounds. 1 minute.
Bob White—HiBary Simmons.
4 rounds. I minute.
Douvlas Martir,—Hubert Norton.
Wrestlin'* 'Wst-h—1 fall.
Huckabv—H ubhard.
5 rouuda. 1 minute.
Frank Reese—Bertus Odell.
Weiebt. 140 lbs.—143 lbs.
5 rounds. 1 minute.
Jop White—Bernard Shivers.
176 lbs. 178 lbs.
THE WEATHER
ATLANTA, Ga., March 11.
(AP)—Forecast for Georgia:
Partly cloudy tonieht. Friday
fairi
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I Cotton R^oort ■
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NEW OPT FANS COTTON
Onen Hftrh Low Close Prev
Glo
Mch. 18.”8 18 11 19 1! iR0g 18.35
May V 7 98 109.1 17.01 17.05
July 1019 long 1714 17.46 17.4?
Oct. 16 67 16-4 m C” 16 71 16 6"
vi'IV vn«?K COTTON
Mch. 13.54 186 > 18.52 18.63 19.30
Mnv 17 05 19,0 17.95 18.10 18.64
July J”°4 17 15 17.23 17.34 18.05
• Oct. 10.04 17 04 10 01 17.0° 17.28
('PT'-IV SPOT COTTON
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FM/* ^’’fWIinsr__ ----17.50
Middling ....----- 17.25 i
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GRIFFIN DAILY
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I, Eddie Scales, High Muckety Muck, Bromo Seltzer, of the
Troy D. Barnett Post, of the American Legion, hereby i issue
this very important proclamation to all men in spalding
county who are eligible for membership in the American Legion,
to-wit:
You are commanded and hereby ordered to be at the Grif
fin Athletic Court promptly at 7 o’clock tonight to attend the
first annual spring barbecue and -frolic of the"American Legion.
It is entirely fitting and proper that all men, fortunate enough
to possess the qualifications that entitle them to be a member of
the Legion, gather together for mutual good and entertainment.
We have placed the taboo op long speeches, slum and bread
pudding. Legionnaire Mintz says he will have a genuine Geor
gia barbecue ready for you and guarantees there'll be no bully
beef in the Brunswick stew.
Legionnaire Gable, entertainer “extraordinaire," has pledged
himscff to put on a program that will make even the pop-eyed
doughboys and mule skinners sit up and take notice.
Admission will be by ticket only, issued to members, of the
Legion. Each member has three tickets and if you are not a
member be sure and see some buddie “toot sweet" and get a
pasteboard.
We’re sony for you guys that were not in the service. We’d
like to have you with us, but this is strictly an ex-service man s
party.
(Signed) E. A. SCALES, Commander.
By TOMMIE DENHAM, Chief Scribe.
BRIAND BACK IN PARIS
IN EFFORT TO PREVENT
COLLAPSE OF
GENEVA, March 11. (AP)—
Premier Briand, of France, was
back from Paris in active con
sultation with other leaders to
day in an effort to prevent the
council reconstruction from wreck
i ing the League of Nations. The
outstanding development today
was the unanimous adoption by
the assembly’s full political com
mittee of sub-committees repori
recommending Germany’s admis
sion to the league.
Crisis Serious
The crisis in the affairs of the i
council of the League of Nations I
was considered serious late last [
night. Contrary to the somewhat
«»y reports , given out . , by
some
of the members that the situation
was “ripening toward an accord,”
reliable information indicated that
three members of the council,
Brazil, Spain and Japan, declined
yesterday at the unofficial meet
ing of the council to say that
they would vote for the election
of Geriqany as a' permanent mem
ber.
The greatest gloom prevails
among all the delegations, and it
is thought that only the master
hand of Briand can save the sit
uation, which, in the view of
many of the leaders, threatens
the very existence of the league.
One Desperado
Still At Large;
Two Are Caught
ATLANTA, March ll._(AP)—
Dave Perkins and Raymond Sis
;ons, two of the three convicts
who escaped from the Fulton co.un
ty convict camp were recaptured
arly last night near* Canton, Ga.
The two made no effort to re
ist- officers, who came upon them |
is they attempted to cross a road!
n front of the automobile loaded i
with posse men.
The two said thov left wh^' R es' I, ‘
Travis the third convict
raped p lastnight last night, shortly -kortly aUer after the the'
automobde they commandeered be- j
• c,i road eight miles from Can
ton.
Sisson, offers said, admitted,
GRIFFIN, GA., THURSDAY. MARCH II. 1926
Peach Festival
Postponed Today
Account Of Rain
FT. VALLEY, Ga., March —
—11. (AP)—Due to the heavy
rains last night, officials of
the Peach Blossom Festival
announced that today’s pro
gram had been postponed un
til tomorrow
Another pageant Saturday was
considered but it was decided ad
visable to have only the one day’s
entertainment Friday. Ralph New
ton, chairman of the festival, stat
ed that the show Friday would be
even bigger and better than had
beer, planned.
The weather was clearing in the
early afternoon and everything
points to a beautiful day Frida}.
Small Audience
Greets Doctor
Gifford Gordon
Dr. Gifford Gordon, noted Aus
tralian, delivered a brief but in
teresting address at the First Bap
tist church last night. On account
of the bad weather only a small
audience turned out to hear Dr.
Gordon.
His subject was “Australia, the
Student of America,’ but he had i
more to say of the power of Am-!
eriean leadership than he did of
Australia. The vast influence of
America upon the ether nations |
was shown in a most convincing I
way. i
Since so few had the opportuni
ty to hear Dr. Gordon, arrange
ments have been made for a re
turn engagement and on Sunday
night. March meeting 21, he which will speak will be at j
a mass ,
held in one of the central churches
the city. |
• , I\v, T > n Newsome, • j
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. 0 „ saul • },„ i asserted in the mele
proc, ding thdjight
co.mo truck. Newsome now is at
a hospital with injuries which may
fatal. I
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Dr. Thomas nu u „i Jones, for
mer pastor of the fashionable
St. Barnabas church in Phila
delphia, was arrested in Los
Angeles and is being returned
Philadelphia qccused of mis
appropriating $1500 belonging
to a member of the congrega
tion.
1659 BALES OF
FOR 1 SEASON
Griffin has received 7,659 bales
of cotton for the 1925-26 season,
according to the official cotton
report as tabulated by J. Ellis
Maynard for the week ending
Thursday.
For the corresponding date of
last year 11,124 bales were re
ceived. This shows that Griffin
is 3,465 bales short of last year.
However, this is more cotton than
was expected at the first of the
season last year, the crop not be
ing as short as many thought it
would be.
The receipts for the past week
were 18 bales, as compared with
^ke corresponding week last year,
The shipments for the week
were 38 bales, against 518 bales
The stock on hand was 2,774
bales, against 2,243 bales
Middling cotton was quoted
Thursday at 17:50.
Middling cotton was quoted
Thursday at 17.50 cents. One year
ago the price was 25 cents. ——
PARLEYS TO PAY
WASHINGTON, March 11..—
(AP)—France has e-opened dis
cession with this country for set
tlercient of her four billion dollar
war d«kt, Ambassador Berenger,
^Pointed French envoy here, has
een ' n conversation on the subject
wit h Secretary Mellon.
While i
the secretary declined to
discuss the negotiations today, it 1
was disclosed he had advised Pres
ident Coolidgc that settlement of j
the French debt hinges to some j
u P on action of congress
on thc Itnlian agreement now
under fire in the senate.
Lawson Johnson, former well-'
known GrifTin boy who is now in
the insurance business in Puntn,
Gordo, Fla., spent Tuesday and his!
Tuesday night in Griffin with i
mother, Mrs. ,Mobley Johnson, and
Wednesday he went to Atlanta to
attend the Aetna Life Insurance! 1 ,
Company convention.
BOARD
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Judge W. H. Beck, Sr., chair
man of the health program, told
the members of the Rotary club
at the regular meeting at noon to
day that a health board for Grif
fin and Spalding county had been
formed, funds for a health pro
gram appropriated and the health
officers ready to go to work. The
announcement was received with
applause.
Directors Nominated
The members of the old board
of directors, including E’mer Grif
fin, John Cheatham, John Mills,
John Morrow, Milton J. Daniel,
Woods Hammand and Gilman
Drake, was nominated to succeed
themselves. Others nominated for
directors were Porter Mason, W.
G. Nichols, Otis Blake, Walter
Graefe, Frank Pittman, Dr. K.
S. Hunt, N. J. Baxter, W. H.
Beck, Dr. F. H. Wilson, "Shap”
Shapard and A K. Maddox. Seven
directors will be elected by the
club »t the second meeting in
April.
Musical Program
The meeting was presidede over
by J.' B. Mills and * delightful
the pmsicnl program was rendered for
pleasure of the Rotarians by
Solon Drukenmiller, Miss Eliza
beth Norman, and the Rotary
Quartette, with Mrs. Frank Pitt
man at the piano.
News was received in Griffin
Thursday pf the death of Mrs.
Sally Bradford Bailey Tebault,
widow of the late Dr. Hamilton
Tebault, which occured last night
at her home in New Orleans.
Mrs. Tebault was the sister of
the late David J. Bailey and Cap
tain Seaton Grantland, and was
a member of one of Griffin’s most
prominent families. Just after the
war between the States she was
married to Dr. Tebault, a promi
nent New Orleans physician and
a member of one of the most
aristocratic families in that city 1
She continued to come to Griffin
for visits frequently and was here
at . , least . . once a year until ... recent
i ly when - i her , health failed. .
.
c She , was one of ... the most . , be
loved i j women in . XT New Orleans, _ , as
she was in Griffin. She was very
nrominent .. the ., Ro-ial, club, , , and ,
m
church ........ life of New Orleans. „ . 0 She ,
was a devoted member of the
Episcopal church y and- had - done
mueh good work with the D. Ai
R. and the U. D. C. To know her
was to love her and her loss will
Se keeqly felt by a wide circle of
'riends over the south.
She is survived by two sons,
Or. Charles Hamilton Tebault,
’nd Grantland Tebault, both of
New Orleans; and by one grand
on, Howard Hamilton Tebault
Harper, the son of her only daugh
ter, the late Corinne Tebault Har
per.
Funeral services will be held
Friday from Trinity church in
New Orleans and interment will
be in beautiful Maitre cemetery.
She will be buried by the side of
her husband in a magnificent tomH
of the A rni y of Virginia, erected
in memory of the soldiers of the
South, of whom Dr. Tebault was
one of the most vaJLiant.
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Called Off Today
By Billy Gibbons
MIAMI, Fla., March 11>*
Billy Gibson, manager for
Gene Tttnney, light heavy
*, P i Rht champion, announced
to dav that the Tunncy-Strih
ling b-c.usf fight had been o^ called h-5 off
the prom a
vance obligations and he ssw
no Mated hope of obtaining the stip
I ntoney.
OOO BOND ISSUE
IS PROPOSED FOR
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tori. An*., has been elected
Desert Queenly students at
he Universtiy of Arizona. And
—please note—she has not got
sobbed hair. *'
SOUTH IN THE GRIP
OF COLD WAVE TODAY;
SNOW IN MOUNTAINS
The Blue Ridge Mountains of
Virginia, North and South Caro
lina and Northern Georgia were
blanketed with snow today.
In the costal plains and other
sections of the south over hang
ing clouds brought only rain.
Temperatures were moderate
throughout the south, hovering.
near the freezing mark in the j
mountainous sections and ranging j
upward over the remainder of the
area j
Real winter weather was
perienced in Griffin today follow- t
ing a hard rain yesterday and!
last night. It was cloudy, cold
and disagreeable throughout the
day. The weather dope for tonight |
partly cloudy weather but fair
weather is promised . for . tomorrow.
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On account . . of ... the , bad , weather .,
.. the t> Peach v m Blossom „ Festival .. , at ,
p Val ,ev was DostDoned todav
and , will ... . be held , , tomorrow, the ,
weather ., permitting |
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Troop No. 2 of the Griffin
Scouts is now in the lead in the
efficiency cup contest with 260
points, it was announced today by
Scout Executive Douglas Burnette.
This troop, of which Professor
J. R. Berry is the capable scout
master, has passed 11 tests during
the past week and the members
are working hard to win in the in
ieresting contest.
All the other troops are also j
said to be intensely interested in!
the efficiency race and striving to
win the cup that ha3 been offered
Standing of Troop*.
The standing of the various
troops at present is as follows:
Troop No. 2, 260 points.
Troop No. 1, 210 points.
Troop No. 4, 160 points.
Troop No. 6, 115 points.
Troop No. 8, 25 points.
The efficiency cup is awarded
by Editor Quimby Melton, of The
Daily News and will be awarded
on May 1st, Mr. Burnette stated.
The friends of Mrs. Ben Brown
will be sorry to learn that she is
ill at her home on S. Tenth street.
Invest yonr ■ey, y«r
influence fa Griffin.
ESTABLISHED 1871
ATLANTA, Ga., March 11.—
(AP)—A proposed constitutional
amendment authorizing - the is
suance of |22.000,000 in bonds
for educational purposes was put
in debate on the floor of the house
today \
The measures provide $4,000,000
for prompt payment of teachers;
$7,000,000 for aid and equipment
of consolidated schools; and $11,
000,000 for buildings and equip
ment for the University of Geor
gia and branches.
The house committee of the
University of Georgia and
branches reported favorably a
bill authorizing the establishment
of a normal teachers training
school at Americus.
The proposed college would avail
itself of the building and equip*
ment of the district agricultural
college now situated there.
In the senate a number of local
bills were read follewing which a
re-check was taken pending the
receipt of houae business.
Misses Lucy Sims, Julia Pullin.
and^ Margaret Nutt visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Mitchell at their
home near Griffin Monday night.
Mrs. C. F. Portaon, Mrs. Rufus
Bush and Miss Annie Middlebrooks
were recent shoppers in Griffin.
The Senior Carnival, given as a
benefit * or *ka Spotlight, the
^*ffk School annual, will be staged
Friday night beginning at 7 o -
c * oc * t ‘
The High School building will
be turned into a carnival grounds
fat lady, the ... human skele- , ,
ton, the bearded girl, the for
tune teller, and all the rest of
the gang of entertainers will be
present.
A feature of the program will
a three .. act .... blood-curdling ... melo- ,
drama . that ... will run continuously .. ,
during .... the carnival. . , This play . la .
Her Supreme _ „ Sacrifice, ... or Wild .
Nell of The Plains.”
No expense nor time has been
spared to make the carnival a
success and members of the sen
ior class extend a cordial invita
tion to everyone to attend. .
There will be no admission
charge to the building.
I
j Hope Malaier, one of Spald
county ’ s oldest citizens, died
8U ddenly at his’ home in Sunny
gjd e today. Maiaier
Mr . had been in de
health for several years
d confined to his home recent
y> but his passing was not ex
and came in the nature of
great shock to members of his
and many friends,
Mr. Malaier was a Confederate
the ranks f which are
being thinnfed by death. He
widely known throughout the
and had scores of friends
will be grieved to bear of
death.
Funeral arrangements will be
later.
IMPROVEMENT
PLYMOUTH, Va., March tt.-4
(AP)_The conditbm of Colonel
John Coolidge, father of the
president, who is ill at his home
here,, showed a slight improve
ment today, hia physician* said.