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GRIFFIN FIRST
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Associated Press
STORES READY FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPER sr*
L an gford Wins Gr owing Prize
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IN CONTEST
H. G. Langford of eMansville won
,
first prize of $iqq in the
growing contest sponsored by the
Pomona Products company of
fin. Mr. Langford delivered a gross
tonage of 22.599 pounds of peppers
ough'Ve^n’anTrei'^ppers
fiis yield per acre over 6 tons. His I
teturn per acre for red and green I
peppers was more than $200.
vv J. Daniel, of Zebulon, was
awarded second prize in the contest
and W. H. Norris, of Zebulon third
prize.
Mr. McDaniel planted 6 tons and :
received a gross revenue of more ;
than $1300 from peppers. His yield
was more than 5 tons to the acre.
Mr. Norris also planted 6 acres and
realized over $1,200 from his green
and red peppers.
A prize of $25 was awarded C. M.
Smith, of Meansville. for growing
the smallest number of No. 2 pep
pers.
In addition to the prize winners
honorable mention was given Baker
and Matthews, S. O. Horton, E. L.
Dozier. J T. Culpepper, R. H. Mad- j
dox, S T. Clowers, S. S. Barron. W
P. Malloy. J H. Shackleford. T. H
Parker. T. A Lifsey and C. J. Adams. |
The Poman Products company is
now making contracts for the 1928 j
season according to the statement
of Walter Graefe. president of the \
company. !
525,680- Bales j ,
Cotton Consumed |
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 14— UP)— \
Cotton consumed during November
totaled 625.680 bales of lint and 62.
041 of linters compared with 568,361 ,
ot lint and 73,193 of linters in Oc-j
tober this year and 583,746 of lint
and 63,193 of linters in November
last year, the census bureau report- I
i>d today.
CHILI) KEPT ALIVE
BY DR. HUCKABY
AS THROAT CLOSES
Little Othir Pitts, the infant
child of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Pitts,
is alive today after a courageous
fight against death In which
their doctor. Dr A. H. Huckaby,
held the throat open for two
hours to keep it from-choking
to death. The little child has
been suffering from diptheria
anduill hope had been exhausted
as/fts throat seemed to be clos
impcompletely up. Dr. Huckaby
lield her throat open with his
fingers for two hours In order
to let it breathe, and after this
she seemed well on the way to
recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Pitts
are residents of the mill village
at Georgia Kincaid Mill No. 5.
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TWO MORE ARE
j ADDED TO THE
HONOR ROLL
Mrs. J. M. Thomas, prominent
society woman and philantrppist
and James m. Brawner, one of the
best known men in Griffin, have
totes for the "Mng
ing cup to be presented % The
News
Mrs. Thomas was nominated by a
group of women who believe that
her work in providing the Memorial
Club House for Griffin Clubs, and in
providing homes for superanuate
preachers, entitles her to the dis
tinction of being Griffin's “leading
citizen.'' Mrs. Thomas is the first
woman mentioned for this honor.
Mr. Brawner was nominated in
a letter signed “A High School Stu
dent.’’ who wrote:
“I don’t know that high school
students will be allowed to make any
for Griffin’s leading
citizen" but if so. I want to suggest
name of Mrs. James M. Braw
."
Mr. Brawner has lived in Griffin
or many years and always he has
been ready and willing to back up
an y project for the betterment of
Griffin, He has lived the life of a
true Christian gentleman and in
that has set an example of what a
leading Griffin citizen should he. He
has recently proven again, by his
generous gift of $50,000 to be used for
the benefit of Griffin's schools, that
he is not only doing what he can
for Griffin at the present time, but
also is working for the future’of
Griffin and her citizens.
To date nine persons have been
nominated as “leading citizens." The
first day brought five nominations,
those of Tap Bennett. W. H. Beck,
H. Cheatham. J. W. Gresham and;
p Nichols. The following day|
L. „ P. Goodrich _ . . . and . O. „ K. .. Cull „ ,, were
named and today Mrs. Thomas and!
Mr. Brawner are added to the hon- i
roll. i
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The committee that will pick
Griffin's "leading citizen" will meet 1
shortly after the new year and will
consider all nominations. Letters
nominating the men and women will
be submitted to them and they will
make their choice.
The question is “What man or
woman has contributed most to the
upbuilding of Griffin, during 1927.”
Whoever this man or woman may be
will be declared Griffin’s “Leading
Citizen for 1927." and will be award
ed a large silver loving cup by THE
NEWS.
ARKANSAS RIVER
OUT OF BANKS AFTER
WEEK OF HEAVY RAIN
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec.
(>P)—Central Arkansas Is again
threatened by floods as rivers in
this section are out of their banks
following a week of heavy rain. Flood
warnings have been issued and
mers in the low lands are moving
tl eir stock to higher lands.
GREENSBORO MAN
FOUND DEAD IN BED
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} GREENSBORO, Oa., Dec. 14.— UP)
IW G. Kimbrough. 62, prominent
! Greensboro citizen was found dead
i in bed here this renting, He had
been ill for several days and it. is
'Relieved his heart was strained by
the illness.
I THE WEATHER
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^jprtly cloudy, slightly colder
In north tonight. Thursday In
creasing cloudiness, ptohaly fol
lowed by rain In north, moderate
\ winds.
Mrs. Wallace, Miss Loulse’Wallace
and Miss Genie Castile spent Wed
nesdav with friends in Atlanta.
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GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
GRIFFIN, GA„ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1927.
Mrs. Thomas And M.
LINDY SAFE
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 14. (AP) Fear that Colon
eI Charles A Lindbergh might have happened to
disaster, were dispelled today at 2.39 Mexican time,
when he | anded hig pIane « Spirit of g t Louig ” at the
natlonal Hying field here. Lindbergh was due to
rive here at 11 o‘clock, and when he failed to put in
his appearance officials, including president
ordered a search along the border for his plane.
VAUGHN WOMANS’CLUB
MAKES GREAT
EMPTY STOCKING FUND
The Vaughn Woman’s Club today
made a splendid contribution to the!
EMPTY STOCKING FUND consist- j
ing of 11 dresses, 2 gowns and 2 pair !
of bloomers, made by members of
the club. This organization some
time ago started sewing on these
garments and were undecided where
toi send them to needy children when j
it was suggested that the Empty
Stocking Fund offered an opportun
ity to -play Sartta -Claim. n t
The garments are easily worth |
$15.00 and make a very acceptable^
addition to the fund.
In addition to the Vaughn Wo- j
.
man’s Club contribution enough cash
has been received since Tuesday to j
run the total up to $257.73. Griffin
Lodge 413, F. <k A. M., took up a
collection at their meeting Tuesday!
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and raised $7.33.
Tlie F *^ elis clas * the First
Bap st c urc con rl u an
Salvation Army turned over !
$12.10 that t _ they collected ,, , ^ «, Saturday . .
their Christmas kettles.
Want Names.
The EMPTY STOCKING FUND
is anxious to get the names of all
children in Griffin who will not have
a visit from Santa Claus this year
unless the Empty Stocking Fund i
takes the Jolly Old Fellow’s place. \
These names will be investigated i
and if the cases are found worthy
will be placed on the Empty Stock
ing Fund list. ■
Already a score of names have
been received and are being inves
tigated.
The fund now stands:
Previously acknowledged $233.30.
Griffin Lodge No. 413 $7.33.
Fidelis Class ... 3.00
Eleanor Banks . 1.00
Eugene Banks . 1.00
Salvation Army 12.10
Total..... ......*257.73
I iaiiic iff In Mice itii» 8 Mnvnr nuvei
Dies In Tennessee
Griffin friends of little Miss Jo
■
sephine Hoover will be sorry to learn
of her death which occurred this
morning at a hospital in Sewanee
Tenn., following an operation for ap
pendicits. Little. Miss Hoover spent
last winter in Griffin with her aunt,
Mrs. J. G. Dawkins, and attended
the local schools, being in Miss Ma
thilde Brown’s grade.
This winter she was spending at
her home in Sherwood. Tenn. She
I suffered an attack of appendicitis
and was rushed to the Sewanee hos
i pltal for an operation, from which
she never rallied.
| The lovely little girl had many
friends here who will be distressed
to learn of her death. ’
Miss V. L. Stearns, of Milner, was
shopper in Griffin stores on Wed
I iiesduy.
SANTA CLAUS
WILL VISIT
BARNESVILLE
Santa Claus, with his Eskimo
attendants, his reindeer and his
Alaskan dogs, will be in Barnes
ville next Monday afternoon.
December 19th. and all the little
folks in Middle Georgia are in
vited to be on hand to greet
him and see the good old gen
tleman and to see how he travels
all over the country every
Christmas.
The American Legion of Bar
nesvllle is sponsoring the visit
through the kindness of the At- I
lanta Journal, and is making*
ample provisions for handling
the crowds which will be there to
see Santa. Everybody in this
section may avail themselves of
shaking hands with Old Santa
right from the north pole.
Here Last Year.
Santa Claus visited Griffin last
year with his reindeer and Es
kimo guide. It was hoped that
he could return this year, but
The Journal, which Is sponsor- i
ing his visit to Georgia, felt that l
other towns in the state should
be visited by him this year and j
Griffin, Atheps Rome and La
Grange. the cities he visited in
1926, will not be favored this
year.
Hardman Will Not
■ Gi3iI n r Extra ri Session
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ATLANTA, Dec. 14.—^—Gov
ernor Hardman has spiked rumors
that he will call a special session
of the legislature to meet In January
or February. For sometime there
has been considerable talk around
the capltal of such a meeting But
the governor says “I have no inten
tion whatsoever of calling a special
session of the legislature.”
EAST GRIFFIN P. T. A.
WILL MEET FRIDAY
The Parent Teacher Association
of the East Griffin School will jrteot
at the school Friday evening at 7
o'clock. Mrs. J. M. Weldon, the pre
sident. will preside over the session,
A very interesting program has been
planned and all members are urged
to be present,
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p. t. A. To Meet
The Parent Teacher Association
of the East Griffin School will meet
at the school at 7 o’clock Friday
evening.
Miss Opal Dingier, of Williamson
spent Wednesday shopping in
fin.
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Little Doris Pickering Dies
Result Of Injuries Received
When Hit By Truck Nov. 28
Little Doris Lorena Pickering,
six year old dauhter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hardy E. Pickering, died
Hospital late * *—t
at the Griffin Tues*^ ■
day night following the effects
of injuries received when she
was struck by a truck, ajonday
November 28.
The child had started across
the street from the Fourth Ward
School to her home during the
mornl II! 5 recess. 1 A city of Griffin
truck s parked on the (side
of the road loading leaves. An
other truck, driven by an out
of-town man whose name was
not learned, came arOund the
city truck and hit the child. It
was not thought at the time that
her injuries would prove fatal
but she grew steadily worse.’
Thursday morning she under
went an operation, from which
she never rallied.
The death of little Doris has
cast a pall of gloom over the
city. She was one of the most
popular younger children in
town and her father is one of
Griffin’s best known young busi
j ness men. She was a pupil- In
the first grade af 'the Fourth
J Ward School
j She Is survived by her parents:
| one brother, Hardy Pickering,
Jr,, and her grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Alston and Mr
and Mrs. G. W. Pickering.
Funeral services will be held
from the First Baptist church
j Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’
j clock with the Rev. L M, La
timer and- the Rev. O K Cull
officiating. Interment will be in
. Oak Hill cemetery with Haisten
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Brothers in charge,
T h^^ arti-heurers will be Gil-
man Drake, Seaton Bailey, P.
E. Arnall and Sam Johnson.
The following girls will be
an honorary escort and are ask
ed to be at the church at 2:1$
o’clock, Ja&e Misses Marjorie Span-),
gler. Melton. Sara Walker
Ruth Hulon, Dorothy Dlgby,
Louise Huckaby, Geraldine Den
ham. Patricia Cox. Jacqueline Maynard
Domingos, an# Martha
R.L. Duke Addresses
Thomaston rirms;
p V^reUll JV n DuOy J EnrmoH I ormeu
A retail credit association was or
i ganlzed in East Thomaston
j night Dr. A. M. White, a well
■ kn&wn citizen of that city, was elect
»
ied as secretly and the new orga
: nization expects to begin business
j the first Of the new year with a
iiarge membership, Including most of
;the merchants, business and pr 9 fes
Isional men of Thomaston and East
I Thomaston
Organization of the Thomaston
| credit association was perfected fol
lowing the delivery of an address
j by R. L. Duke, secretary of the Grif
jfin Credit Exchange, who explained
. -the workings of the local exchange
i and the value of a credit association
to the busines men of Thomaston.
fThe meeting was presided over by
C. E Bass, a prominent business man
i of East Thomaston and was largely
; attended. Every man present joined
'the new credit association. ’
Mr. Duke was pleased to assist
in the organization of the Thomas
ton credit association, since every
new bureau organized in the state
helps to Increase the efficiency of all
. $>rganizations.
J. M. Ross Heads
Griffin Lodge
413 F&A.M.
J , ’ M RoM ' promil * nt
tractor of Griffin was elected wor
shipful master of Ortffln Lodge. No.
F. & A. M. at the regular meet
Tuesday night. He succeeds T.
N Robert8 ^ thu responsible posl
Uon ’
J. auye Hatsten was elected
w'arden and Ernest Shivers, Junior
warden.
■ Other officers elected were: K M.
Blakely, treasurer; E. B. Jones, Sec
i
' retary; Luther Mlddlebrooks. trus
tee, J. B. Welden, senior deacon. Boss
Gonard. Junior deacon. Preston Wil
liams. senior steward, Charles Chap
pell, Junior deacon and Cleve Eng
lish, tyler.
Griffin Lodge has had a most suc
cessful year under the guidance of
Grand Master Roberts and is one of
the strongest Masonic organizations
In die state.
Help Empty Stocking Fund.
i A, collection was taken following
the meeting and $7 33 was raised
for the Empty Stocking Fund,
SMITH HAS SPECIAL
SERMON FOR TONIGHT
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The Rev. Horace Smith, pastor of
the First Methodist church, an
nounces that ha will preach tonight
on “The Full Measure of Life.” This
will be an unusually strong sermon
and all members are asked to be
‘ present at 7 o'clock.
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Invert your ns
ent, tin »
your
ence in 1
Estab lished in
GRIFFIN IS
GIFT CENTER f|ljj§
FOR SANTA
(iriffln stores are ready for
Christmas shoppers.
Although Christmas buying I
.started several days ago and |
trade has been brisk the local
merchants still have excellent
stocks of merchandise from
which to choose gifts,
Griffin is Sant* Claus', head
quarters for Middle Georgia and
thousands of out-of-town shop
pers are attracted to GrlfBn
every Christmas season by the
excellent values and wide t
range of merchandise they find i
herer.
Today many of the progressive
merchants of the city are Join
ing in using this special Christ
mas edition. In addition to the
the 2800 regular dally circulation
this edition is also going to the
more than 1750 subscriber* of
the Weekly News. This will giro
the merchants wide coverage in
this territory and will act as
a stimulant in Christmas shop
ping.
And Griffin merchants
backing up their bid for Christ
mas trade with excellent value*. ; *
Their stocks include every im
aginable gift that one could
want whether It be for man,
woman.or child.
i The merchants of Griffin Join
in extending a cordial invtta*
tion to every person In Middle
! Georgia to visit their stores ami
see what Santa Claus has
brought here for the holiday
shopper.
Btnett J.Doty ;■
Leaves For U. S.
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PARIS, Dec. 14—(/pj—Wearing a
new outfit of civilian clothing with
the ribbon of the French military
service In his button hole, Bennett •
J Doty this morning boarded the
train for Cherbrouge. The former lie |
member of the French foreign
gion will embark o nthe Majestic
I for New York. Wk
I The American who was conrtctt#
i of desert io nand served part tbp
prison sentence, was accompanied B(g
his literary mented and seemed i*«
luctant to express himself at fear
ing French soil.
Health Officer
Warns Against
Chicken Pox Here
/
Dr. Humphries, city and
health commissioner, states that
there are many (was of chicken pQK
1 in the clt y and att ' ntion to
1 fact that all such cMt* should be tt
ported . so that . itine can ;
established ,
■ Is contagious
“Chicken pox a a
disease and um
state and city laws any doctor w
falls to report same is liable to pro
cution. Where there Is no doctor
attendance the parent must rep
the case." says Dr. Humphries.
Dr Humphries Is doing a gn
work in Griffin and Spalding com
but his hands are tied urlewM
physicians and public give hinyf
co-operation.
WOMAN WHO FELL
i FROM WINDOW OF
APARTMENT D
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I ATLANTA. Dec. 14.
J Calloway, wife of a prominent A
lanta business man, who jJeU Of foI h<
stories from the window
apartment Tuesday, died last ni|3
at a local hospital. r
The accident occurred Tueadi
morning shortly after breatj rtl^M
and Mrs Calloway had W®**
fast in the dining the apart*®*®*
hotel and she said wantod ®!
up to the apartmept ft* a ft® WX|
utes. A few minute* Irtet.rtiM
found in the
hotel and Al ||)|
I from the bathroom wind*