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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 - 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. f 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 w \ :>■ 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. J i I 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 ' off. ! t 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. ( •< 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. u it 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 / / fl B . f>nL>sjhmn vt - -— 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 ‘ bating. I ., ■ His batting . . . record . V. 0 and he gives promise i bettering .. this , record. j « In a , centlv with , nearby . town r a 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 -7 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 I Mr. and Mrs. I Varner s* * & % % v ; j j i - ;:V | $8' I *• ;v : : : ■y : ’ H >• 1 * > V; ;>;i v i % 1 * \ d x. tv W 5 ' & , v. | r MEL * :•> m, * i 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 ,. , thpr( . ; ,„o (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 ' forward . to their . ''D c;i m pine B t . , pleasure and , an* mu h . gratified ' that . the will he tf » near camp in . ■ .... 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 ( | 1 UgNThORTm, ,, England, , , June , 1 ,o . (AP) British , professional , golf ,, today , the . Ryder ... > teams #.on I rup in a tw0 ,iay :naU ' h p,ay ’ h " ir i rhe final ) point -r of (<rca! Britian was 13 1-2 and the United ■States 1 1 •> .————— 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 t 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. 1 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. r i Cotton Report I V .J 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 , 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 \ W 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. ESTABLISHED 187 I