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GRIFFIN FIRST
nvest your money, your
talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW INDUSTRIES STILL LOOKING TO GRIFFIN
Local Company Gets Many Big s Contracts
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GRESHAM COMPANY IS
RECOGNIZED AS LEADER
IN FANCY MILLWORK
EDITOR’S NOTE—This is the first of a series of special ar
ticles on Griffin's manufacturing enterprises. Griffin has fully
a hundred industries that are contributing to the prosperity of
our city. Each of these will be treated during the course of this
special series.
These articles will appear each Saturday. Next Saturday we
will discuss the Creomulsion Company.
The Gresham Manufacturing Company of Griffin is recog
nized throughout the country as a leader when it comes to
the finest mill work. They have won an enviable reputation
as makers of doors, windows, wood finish and trim, cabinets,
panel work and built in specialties, such as seats,- breakfast
sets, etca.
Only recently the Gresham company furnished millwork for
such jobs as: The Southern Railway passenger station, Winston
Salem, N. C.; the municipal building in the same city; the
Wilder office building at Charlotte, N. C.; the terminal station,
in Atlanta; the King Cotton hotel, Greensboro, N. C.; The
Columbus, Ga., high school; the Georgia Baptist Hospital,
Atlanta; the government hospital. Ft. Benning; and for the
giant skyscraper office building of the Alabama Power Com
pany, in Birmingham, Ala.
The Gresham Manufacturing company employs 75 men and
has an annual payroll of $100,000. The total sales of this
company exceed $500,000 a year.
It is an education in itself to go
through the Gresham plant and
watch the skilled workmen turn
the rough lumber into finished mill
work. This company scours the
world for line woods. They use
mahogany, from South America,
white pine from California, hard
maple from Michigan, cypress
from the Gulf Coast, fir from Ore
gon, red gum and cedar from Ten
nessee, red and white oak from
Arkansas, birch from Wisconsin,
walnut from the Applachian
mountains, not to mention millions
of feet of pine from Georgia for
ests.
The crew of workmen at the
Gresham plant are experienced
men, many of them having been
trained in the old Gresham and
Evans buggy factory in Griffin.
Given Big Contract.
A good example of the satis
factory quality and service put out
by the Gresham organisation is
found in the Southern passenger
station at Winston-Salem pK N. U.
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included in this job were a num
ber of seats of quartered oak
about twenty to thirty feet long,
with hand carved arms and legs,
requiring the highest class of
material and the most skilled
craftsmen in the industry. The
country was scoured for a concern
which could satisfactorily execute
this contract. Many seating con
cerns known as leaders in the
manufacture . of seals refused to
figure the jobs because of the
special features involved. Gresham
undertook t ie contract, manufac
tured the seats right here in
Griffin, assembled them on the
job and was told it was the finest
part of the job.
Banking Job.
The Citizens Bank of Gastonia,
N. C., recently erected a new
banking house. Quurtersawn red
gum and figured red gum were
specified and Gresham was se
lected to execute the millwork
contract.' Just the other day one
iff the officers of the Gresham
company was in North Carolina
and engaged in casual conversa
tion with the home office repre
.tentative of the Globe Indemnity
( ompany, the company which ex
ecutes n large percentage of the
building bonds in North Carolina.
He is probably familiar with more
building contracts in that section
than any other man. He made
the statement that the Citizens
Bank , job at Gastonia was „u the
most beautiful , ... piece of , skilled .
workmanship , , . woodcraft . that .
in
had At ., the ., time ..
he ever seen.
he did not know that he was talk
ing to a representative of the
company which had furnished the
very job he was talking about.
Church Contract.
The St. John's Methodist church
-at Rock Hill, S. C., has been
termed by churchmen as one of
the outstanding churches of the
country, most complete in design,
equipment and furniture. Again
DAILY
Thirteen May Be
Lucky For Some
But Not This Man
Thirteen may he a lucky
number for some people, but
it would take no less than
thirteen lawyers to argue
Harvey Mills into thinking
it is lucky with him.
For Mr. Mills' left Griffin
for North Carolina on the
thirteenth day of May.
He put thirteen gallons of
gas into his car before leav
ing the state.
He left the state via route
thirteen.
He had thirteen blowouts
and punctures before he reach
ed his destination
He had motor trouble thir
teen times.
And when he got to his des
tination he found that me
chanics in garages had charg
ed him every cent he had in
his pocket except $13.00.
Starting home he reached
the Georgia line and found
that thirteen miles from the
fine, he had run out of gas.
He filled his tank again
and found that it took thir
tc.n gallons to fill it.
' i thought right then that
1 should have gotten only 12
gallons of gas. 1 laughed
at the jinx.” he said.
But low and behold, before
the thirt en gallons had run
out, the car reached Gaines
ville. Caught fire and humid
completely.
It took thirteV minutes
to call the fire department
and get it to the car.
“Thirteen may Ire lucky foj,
some. But as far as I'm con
ctrnid all this “lucky thirteen"
is applesauce,” says Mr. Mills.
F t. Valley Man
Killed In Wreck
MACON, Ga., June 5.-—W. Fel
ton Taylor, 27, of Fort Valley,
was almost instantly killed, and
W. T. Culpepper, 25, also of Fort;
Vail y, was seriously injured, when
an automobile in which they were
icturning home from Macon skid
ded on a hill near Seven Biidges
an( j crashed into a truck,
Gresham was picked to execute
the , millwork contract which was
an oik job, including oak gothic
windows . , of . most . ornate design. . .
r Formerly , , it . was the , custom for .
the contractors and architects to ;
come to Griffin to inspect the
plant before placing orders h
However, of late the name Gres
ham has become so synonymous
with highest class millwork that
;his is no longer considered neces
sary. They know that the
ham slogan is true, ‘Not
<he cheapestjmt always worth
difference.”
GRIFFIN, GA.. SATURDAY. JUNE 5. 1926.
Idea Wills Has
Satisfactory Might
Following Operation
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MISS HELEN WILLS
Miss Hellen Wills, tennis
star who is recovering from
an operation performed in
Paris, for appendicitis. The
operation will keep Miss Wills
out of the big tennis matches j
that are to be played this
summer in Europe.
PARTS, June 5 (AP)-- Hel
len Wills, woman tennis
champion, passed a satis
factory night in an Amen
ican hospital following an op
eration performed Friday for
appendicitis, according to a
bulletin issued this mornig to
The Associated Press.
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MACON, Ga, June 5—Mrs. Mag
gie Cooper, resident of the Colum
- bus Road, rs being held here on
‘a warrant charging murder in
connection with the death of her
husband, Benjamin L Cooper, who
was fattally burned at his resi
dence on the early morning of May
15. The warrant for her arrest
was sworn out in the Muncipal
court by J. T. Cooper, biother
of the dead man.
Mrs. Cooper is in the Bibb
county jail pending investigation
of the incident by the Bibb coun
ty grand jury, which recessed
yisterdav until June.
Cuoper a Paralytic
Mrs. Cooper’s husband, a far
mer and proprietor of a store
nearl.izella, had been in ill health
f.r two years following a stroke
of paralysis. About daylight on
ers , , bed , . is said . . / to , have caught , I
fire while h<‘ was asleep. 1 He
awoke quickly and made efforts) ,
to put out the flames it was
sa,d. H? was taken to the Macon
Hospial where he died in' just a ;
few hours. . I ,
Mrs. Cooper s statement follow
ing the tragedy was that her hus
... in the habit of
getting up at all times of th
night to smoke. Xhe expressed
the opinion that in lighting a
cigartet he must have set his t
night clothing afire, This was the
supposition until the warrant „.,x ...sesi
chaiging the wife wi'h the rnur
der. I
Cooper's Dying Statement
According to oivnwins < harlcs fj. u n Garrett, 44
s0 ]j c j t0 r general of this court, a
( jyi n( r statment made by ' M.r Coop
er was t0 the ef f ect t hal hp ha(i
smo fcd neither a cigarette or pipe
on the night of the fire and that
he believed someone set him afire,
It was further stated that when
Mrs. r Cooper . called in the neig
hors for help that rne was fully , ,,
dresses, that nothing ... had , , , burned ,
or „„ was about ... . to k burn except , , the ,,
bed and that «. Mr. Cooper in
was
yar( | w j^ a |j ) nll . n( ,,j
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THE WEATHER
ATLANTA, June 5— (AP) —'
Forecast for Georgia; Cloudy to
night; possibly rain On the coast;
cooler in south portion. Sunday
f a j r; cooler in southeast portion.
moderate southeast shifting to
! north winds.
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AL SMITH’ DAUGHTER GETS WEDDING
GIFTS WORTH MORE THAN $350,000
ALBANY, N. Y— June 5.
(AP)—Miss Emily Smith,
daughter of Governor Al
Smith, of New York, who to
day married Major John A.
Warner, superintendent of
New York state police, has
received probably more wed
ding gifts than any girl who
has married recently. A par
tial check of presents Friday
night showed that the couple
have been presented with over
$350,000 worth of presents.
The gifts received to date
filled the second and third
floors of the executive man
sion. They include jewelry,
25 chests of silver, and two
carloads of furniture for the
four room house in which Mr.
and Mrs. Warner will live.
Fifteen , hundred people have
invited to the wedding and
1,000 tvere present at the
breakfast today at the
mansion. Five private
came up the Hudson last
from New York bringing
to attend tne ceremonies.
Cardinal to Officiate
Cardinal Hayes, of New York,
conduct the nuptial mass.
The wedding will be held in the
of the Immaculate ('in
and as the bride ami
groom leave the church they will
pass through an arch of swords,
formed by officers of the New
York National Guard.
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AUGUSTA, Ga., June 5.—(AP)
Georgia Democrats have been
Promised feminine pep in the race
f or the gubernatorial nomination
this summer.
Miss Lavoni Seals says her
candidacy will “lend a little femi
nine pep to the governor’s race.’
Miss Seals urges the enforce
mcr.t of all laws or wiping them
off the books. Her platform de
flares for “better roads, better
schools, better teachers and less
erime.
Seveial men, including the presi
nt of the senate and the speak
er of the house, have already an
nounri;) for the September pri
niary.
Ro^al BoU Making
Fltdatite IiPCOrd
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Gordon J-hnson. a l-ei.l hoy and
son of 11. II Johnson, of this
city, - r. -w piny/.g baseball with
th-• (U: uii-.va. I wn, Club, where
ho is making an enviable record
f r himself. Johns' n is
by the Mlvvaukie Club and
he keeps going » as good as he
hi en in the last few appearances
is expected to make his
■I vn'nnbl man.
Although Johnson is a
u<J . . r, . hi .' n t fvJ , mainly , »for his
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bating. I ., ■ His batting . . . record .
V. 0 and he gives promise
i bettering .. this , record. j « In a
, centlv with , nearby . town
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Johnson it made t four r* trips . to
plate . and . in . only , one was he , not
recorded , , a . hit. . Out * of r the three
hits which he made were a
a double and a home run. His
fielding is r ■ ported flawless
the Ottumwa club feels that
has one of the best minor league
players anywhere.
Johnson , , is . only . 21 years ,
age and . is expected . . to . make ,
Major ,, . League . club , . a .
player before t many years.
HARNESVILLE TEAMS
ARE GIVEN
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HARNESVILLE, June 5,
Members of tin Gordon base)
team were presented with
baseballs by Iff. and Mrs. John
Summers, at a banquM given
Dr. and Mrs. C. Ii. Willis in
predation of the splendid
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Captain Arthur R. Maddox in
making arrangements to take the
Spalding Grays, local unit of the
National Guard of Georgia to the
annual encampment at Tybee
Bparh in July., along with the oth
er units Captain Maddox expects
to carry a full quota of men and
the company is going to camp
with the intention of making a
creditable showing/
Units of the Griffin, Atlanta,
Rlberton, Marietta, Calhoun and
Cedartown will be in camp from
July 11 to 25. Other units of the
National Guard will bo in camp
from July II to Au"ii?t 8.
Preparing For Troops,
News from Savannah i to tie
that nropmlhns are b^g
" a b'- at Tyb fnrTh Topi ion
,f 1 * 1 “ : °nal f'lia’tj troop of
G which will be ,
in camp
then* +l in .July , , and , Auirus-l. .
Th( , wil | Ultua) i v ( . liwp
^ th „ , am „ . it) , ln!) , W!ls
^ yPar A of RUns ,.
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(amp in Good Shape
House lights, war r suply and
• her a<-'/ mmodations have' already
lieon .apidied, it is ’earned hero.
Adjutant General Charles 11 .
Cox has writen to Captain Mad
dox that he will send a special
officer to Tvbee within . the , next
few . days ' to *./ inspect . the .
’ camp
. preparation for the of .
in coming
the , troops,
I Military ..., , here , looking
men are
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forward . to their . ''D c;i m pine B t . ,
pleasure and , an* mu h . gratified
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that . the will he
tf » near camp in
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good , condition, . . c amp conditioiri^
j are expected to be ideal and this
will make tmuch more inviting
for the military boys.
BRITISH GOLF TEAM
- THE RYDER CUP
WINS
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1 ,o . (AP) British , professional ,
golf ,, today , the . Ryder ...
> teams #.on
I rup in a tw0 ,iay :naU ' h p,ay
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i rhe final ) point -r of (<rca!
Britian was 13 1-2 and the United
■States 1 1 •>
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made by the team during the
season just passed.-Mrs. Summers
a j -o presented a handsome com
pact to the members of the
Gordon Girls Basket Ball team.
MANY INQUIRIES
THi DAILY
BY WE BODY
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New industries continue to have
eyes on Griffin, it was
at the Cham her of Co m
today.
Among the inquiries on file in
secretary's desk is a communi
from the owners of a
textile plant in a New F,ng
State which is desirous of
its plant to the South and
seriously considering Griffin as
location.
The secretary has answered this
giving the information
for and hopes to be able to
the plant in Griffin, but is
in position, just now, to give
any information to the public.
Georgian Attracted
One of the latest men seeking
about Griffin in re
to the location of a manu
plant is J. L. King, of
Ga., who is seeking
location for a large plant in
with an invention used
in machine shops.
Mr. Bennett advised Mr. King
that Griffin has conditions that
are excelled by none and equalled
by few. “There are numerous
advantages our section has to of
fer and one of the most important
is, we hope to pass in the hear
future, an election exempting new
industries from taxation,” the sec
retary pointed out in’ his letter to
Mr. King.
Many inquiries
The inquiries from the New Eng
I land textile men and the Jefferson
( manufacturer are just two instan
ces. of the many innuiries being
' received by the Chamber of Com
j meree from industries seeking lo
I cations in cities in the South and
jin Griffin,
I i Many letters are being received
almost daily not only from in*
1 districts but from many people
who are seeking locations for in
dust-irs and homes in this section
of the State.
It is generally believed that
if. the election called for next
| Tc.os'tay for exemption of new
i industries is carried that it will
j, lo the means of inducing many
j n".w industries to. locate here.
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i | Williams Stock Co.
To Open Show For
Week Here Monday
John J. Williams’ represerita
li'.'o was i:i Griffin this week mak
ing jiroparutions for the coming
oil J U illiajns Stock
f' inpany, well-known to all in
i ion, v. Men open n
• ■ok engagement iri their tent
th'.'Hre aero from the Athletic
( on r't Monday.
M r. Whatley,' advance man,
/ 1 ;if us. t hat t lie company this
year exceeds all previous per
, rrnances in beauty, scenery, mu
i e al and eifctrica! effects. Ail
the plays are now. The open
.ng performance w;l! be “Dolly
>f th Follies," especially appeal*
ir.g to the young ladles. Each
lit' i y will be admitted Monday
‘ night for five.cents.
There are thirty people with the
i ctimpanyk this and
year press
notice-, have been exceedingly fu
c.ruble. The company is headed .
by H'.iliamx himself, who wilt b' 1
even in a splendid comedy role
Monday night.
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i Cotton Report
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
\ Open High Low Close Prcv.
I Clos»
Jan. 17.06 17.08 17.05 17.05 17.08
July 1 *.51* 1..03 17.08 17.58 17.63
Oct. 17.10 17.JJ—1.1_0.5......17.05 17.10
Lee. 1.711 17.1 1 17.06 17.07 17.11
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NEW YORK COTTON
Jan. 17.42' 17.12 17.36 17.36 17.46
July 18 27 18.27 18.18 18.20 18.28
Oct. 17.51 1 » 17.48 17.48 18.56
Dec. 17.10 17 16 17.40 17.42 17.48
1 GRIFFIN SPOT COTTON
Good middling 17.25
Strict middling 17.25
j Middling 17.00
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Dozier Wynne, one f Griffin’s
most popular young business men,
was elected as chancellor com
mander of the Griffi n Lodgs No.
W), Knights of Pythias, at the
regular mooting of the lodge
Friday night. Mr. Wynne was
named for the semi-annual term
beginning on the , first meeting
night i July.
Other officers elected iclude; W.
G. Carriedge, vice mancellor; I
W. M, Leroy, .prelat's; J. A. Go do,
master-at-arms; W. W. Arnall.
master of work; W. T. Byrd, inner
guard, ard A. I,. Burpee outer
guard.
All the newly el rted officers
are loyal, enthusiastic mornb'T u
of t lie ot.d, r a rid tm'U r 1 lebr e i ■!
ance the lodge is ex >oote.| to c n
1 inue to g: ovv ami |i osp' r
.!, A. Good hn- ten . -■ as
n prosentativo to tlv •• i and l
('.onvontion, which will be- held u,
Savannah Juno 21,
Foetal Receipts
Show Increase
I’oslal receipts in Griffin
continue to show ,in increase
every month, over the cor
responding month of (,'isl v car.
May was no exception to
Other months ax -receipts, com
pared with May" 11*25, show
ed a healthy growth
»lf receipts continue to in
crease each month there is
no doubt hut that Griffin
will l,o declared a first- (lass
i office
, next year. This means
' additional clerks in Griffin,
i which will increase the effic
iem y of the work. here.
Two Men Hold Up
Mail Car and Get
$31,250 Payroll
NASHVILLE, June 5.— (AID—
Two rpon held up a mail'carrying
automobile : near here today, es .
raping t with the $34,250 payroll
of the Duponf-kayon Company at
Old Hirkory, The robbers S
the mail pouches, removed the
registered parcels, took the key
the car and drove away in
dilapidated touring car.
money was being sent by insured
mail from several reserve banks
here to the Old Hickory branch
bank.
GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest your money, your
talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
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