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GRIFFIN FIRST,
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MR. JOHN L. REID DIES IN SAVANNAH HOSPIT
Great Crowd Gathering For Robinson Notification
THOUSANDS TO
HEAR SENATOR
* THURSDAY P.M.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.. August 29.
f — (JP )—The vanguard of the thou
I- sands expected to gather for the
§# unusual event of a Southerner re
ceiving notification ai his selection
for a place on the presidential
I ticket of one of the major parties
of the nation was streaming into
I this quiet little mountain city
I today.
Those whose homes like that of
the man they come to honor—
8 Senator Joe T. Robinson of Ar
r ' kansas—is south of the Mason and
i Dixon line predominated among the
I- first arrivals.
Nearly all of whom have reached
I- the city had hardly unpacked
their bags before they began in
i' quiring if any word had leaked
I out as to what the senator pro
posed to say in formally accepting
the democratic vice presidential
nomination Thursday.
Interesting particularly centered
in what remarks he might make
on prohibition. Nearly everyone
I- here is familial- with the senator’s
record as a supporter of laws to
promote temperance.
Those who have arrived, almost
without exception, a week ago heard
or red what Governor Smith said
on prohibition. There is little
doubt in anyone’s mind that the
Senator will touch on the question
in some way or other and consid
able disappointment has arisen
m . the fact that, if he has
permitted any friends to read his
( speech, no one has revealed his
position.
Next to prohibition, farm relief
is causing greatest interest. It is
indicated some time ago that
the democratic chiefs of that party
expected Senator Robinson to shoul
der much of the burden of this
t, issue.
Wednesday Closing
Winds Up Today
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Wednesday afternoons off for
Griffin merchants in 1928 are now’
history and enjoyable memories.
Today, the iast Wednesday in
August, saw the last of the after
noons which have been so pleas
ant and enjoyable to Griffin citi
zens during the summer months.
The practice of all stores closing
down on Wednesday at noon so as
to give employees a half-holiday
was started in Griffin several years
V ago and has met with the approval
of local citizens since, the time it i
was first started.
The first afternoon taken off
this summer was on Wednesday,'
| , June 6, and since that time to to
i day the employees of local stores
have taken their Wednesday after
noons to devote to golf, tennis,
reading, fishing or other entertain
ing sports.
The mass meeting to be held Fri
day morning at the Imperial The
atre under the auspices of the Dem
ocratic Woman’s League has been
postponed because of the absence
of the chairman and vice-chairman
of the organization from the
Mrs. Harry Rogers, chairman, of
the organization, is in North Geor
gia on her honeymoon. When
metting was first scheduled it was
known that Mrs. Rogers would not
Gresham Buys
U Old Granite”
Building Here
I
J. W. Gresham this morning com -1
pleted a deal by (Which he buys j
for the Spalding Investment Com- ’
pany, the , , building on the , corner
of M N. Hill and Broad, „ known the .
as
“Old ,, Granite „ Building. , The deal . ,
was handled , ,, , , by the Spalding „ De
velopment Company. „ The paid -I
price
for , the , property was $15,000. r .
. In addition ^ to the building on the
corner, „ Mr. Gresham < also , bought j-. 1
the ,, two buildings , on Broad street, 1
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immediately , , in the , rear of , th , Gran „ -1
ite Building. „ _. These . buildings .. ..
are 1
, known as ,_ the Bank Building ... ... and .
the , “Star Chemical Building.” „*
The ^ property bought . from .
was
., Mrs. Robert . „ Hunt, . of , “Chicago.
_ To . Improve Property „
Mr, Gresham wiil improve the
.
property, is it stated, putting two
additional .. .. . stories , . on the .. Granite _
„ Building. .,.. ™ The buildings . .... on Broad _ .
street will .... also be improved. .
_ The sale , of . this .. property . is . one
of , the most important that has
occured . in Griffin „ .... in several ,
months. .. When improved . , by ,, Mr.
Gresham, _ the , corner will .,, be , one of .
'
the , most imposing in the .. entire ,.
Mr. Gresham has not announced
tenants for the re-modelled build
ings as yet.
Pension Money Here
Received
D. R. dimming, county ordinary,
announces that he has received a
check from the state pension head
quarters for $2850.00 and that he
will begin paying pensions at his
office in the Spalding county court
house Thursday morning.
There are 42 widows and 15 vet
erans in the county who will receive
pensions from this money.
Mrs. Travis
Dies At Senoia
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Mrs. Gertrude Kempson Travis,
wife of W. S. Travis died at her
home in Senoia this morning after
several week's illness. Mrs. Travis
underwent an operation for appen
dicitis three weeks ago. Mrs. Tra
vis was one of the most popular
women of Coweta where she had
made her home for many years. She
was the daughter of the late Mr.
^
and Mrs. Albert Kempson. Mrs
'Kempson passed away a year ago,
land Mr. Kempson was killed while
in the office of Sheriff of Coweta
county.
In addition to her husband she
is survived by two brothers, Frank
and Julian and one sister, Dorothy.
Funeral services will be held from
i the Senoia Methodist otourch to
j I morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. will
J. O. Pettie her former pastor
4 officiate. Interment will be made
In the Senoia cemetery with Hais
ten Brothers In charge.
The Weather: {ft 1 )—Partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday.
Local thunder showers Thurs
day with gentle east and south
east winds.
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GRIFFIN, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29,1928.
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
MASS MEETING ON
OF ABSENCE OF THE CHAIRMAN
1 be here, and Mrs. E. F. Carlisle,
vice-chairman, was to be in charge
j of arrangements for the occasion,
However Monday Mr«. Carlisle was 1
called to the bedside of her father, |
John A. Reid who is critically sick i
at the Central of Georgia hospital,
in Savannah. |
With both the chairman and
vice-chairman out of the city it |
was. deemed wise to postpone the |
meeting until a l£ter date.
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Fire Threatens j
Yarbrough
Garage Here
pir e of undetermined origin
threateped garage of the Yar- J
brough Motor Company, local Stu
debaker , , dealers, , early . this-mornlng. . .
Efficient . ^ work , on the .. part . of , the
local , firemen . however got . the ..
soon
blaze under control, which was ex
tinguished . , . soon after .. the .. arrival . .
of _■ the firemen .. . by the .. of , chemi- .
use
cals , aifH a small stream of water,
The , only , damage was to two au
tomobilee one owned , by L the company
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. owned , by , Simon „. Slade, .
one an
employee , ' of the Yarbrough corn
pany. H J Both of these automobiles
were L badly J1 damaged. .
The alarm , turned ....... this
was in
mornjng by County _ Officer Amie
woodruff at 5:06 and was answer
jmme(Jiately by the who
found „ smoke , coming , from the second
story windows, which . . ^ indicated a
bad situation,
The firemen forced an entrance
through the rear windows and
through 6 , the , front ^ door, finding .. the
automobiles . „ fire. Quick, _ , . . but ,
two on
careful work the .. part of the ..
on
firemen soon extinguished , th ., blaze
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confining the ^ damage „ to .. the two .
automobiles, although the entire
floor space of the garage was fill
ed with new and used cars.
Although there is considerable
smoke damage to the building, there
was no water damage, according to
Chief J. J. Powell, of the local fire
department.
The alarm this morning was the
third alarm that the local depart
ment has answered this month, with
a small damage from fires in the
city for the month. Chief Powell
is still at Work inspecting local bu
siness houses and states that we
wishes to thank the local citizens
for co-operating with him in try
ing to free Griffin from fires and
asks them to continue in the future
as they have in the past.
Four-H Clubs
Meet At Ringgold
The first annual camp for 4-H
club women in Spalding county
opened this morning ak the Ring
gold club house on the Grlffln
Jackson road. The camp will con
tinue until 3 o’clock tomorrow
afternoon when prizes will be
awarded to the campers.
Mrs. Myrtle Sibley, home dem
onstration agent for Spalding coun
ty, Is in charge of the camp and
will have as her assistants: Miss
Lueile Turner, district agent; Mrs.
L. C. Calloway, of Clarksville, Mrs.
Elizabeth Proctor, of v Warm
Springs; and Mrs. Hettle White,
Chlpley.
miss Lois Dowdie, house Editor
of the Southern Rurallst; Mrs.
J. R. Wftlchel, broadcaster over
Sears-Roebuck Home Makers pro.
grams; and Miss Leah Parker,
will also visit the camp and help
In the activities.
Dr. and Mrs. Harry J. Rogers
will arrive tonight from Camp Dix
ie for Boys, and wiil be the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Rogers
for several days.
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Hot Month
Is Prediction 01
Prof. A.L.Snider!
September will be si dry, hot
month, according to the prognos
tications of Prof. Albert Snider,
champion long distance weather
t
prognosticator of the world. But
a ’few showers during the month
will keep things from being too hot,
promises.
Following is his predictions for
the month:
1:—Fair and hot.
2 .—Fair.
3 . —Partly cloudy.
4. —Showers.
5. —Fair and cooler.
6. —Fair.
7 —Fair and very warm.
8. —Fair.
9. —Partly cloudy. j
10. —Showers.
11. —Fair and cooler.
12. —Fair and warmer.
13 .—Fair and hot.
14. —Fair.
15. —Fair.
16 —Partly cloudy.
17. —Showers. 1
18. —Fair.
19. —Partly cloudy.
20. —Thunder showers.
21. —Showers with high winds.
22. —Fair and cooler.
23. —Fair.
24—Fair and hot. .
25.—Fair.
26T—Partly cloudy.
27. —Thunder showers.
28. —Fair and cooler.
29—Fair.
30.—Fair and warm.
Explains Rain
The reason why there has been
so much rain this rfionth, the pro
fessor says, is because the baro
meter stays so low.
The lower the barometer the
stormier and wetter the weather
will be.
If September turns out to be a
wet month then the radios must
be affecting the weather for we
have had mighty strange weather
since there are so many radios and
so much electricity in the air will
cause rain.
General Crop
Conditions Poor
Report States
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29— (/P)—
The Department of Agriculture's
summary of weather and crop con
ditions for the week ending Tues
day stated that the weather was
warm in nearly all cotton belt sec
tions with rain falling Irregularly
though rather heavy locally, in
some central and more eastern dls
tricts.
Less frequent rains and moder
ately high temperatures gave some
improvement In the weather con
ditions in the southeastern belt es
pecially! n Georgia, where weekly
progress was lair. General condi
tions in the southeastern belt es
pecially in Georgia, where weekly
! progress was fair. General condi-
1 tlons were reported as still poor to
! only fair except in the northern di
■ continued shedding
j vision. With
j reported largely to insects activity
in the Carolinas is was reported
\ bc mostl V >"*"y
had poor growth. The conditions
were said to be favorable for the
weevil.
J California Holding
Primary Elections
SAN FRANCISCO. Calif.. Aug
i 29— (A >>—The nomination of the
‘ veteran f senator, Hiram W. Johnson
1 centered the Interest In the Cali-
1 iornla primary elections today In
five congressional districts.
Minor Moore. Los Angeles attor
ney, was unopposed for the Demo
cratic nomination and will oppose
Johnson in the November election.
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Senator Joseph Robinson, of Arkansas is to be notified at Hot Springs this week of his nomination
as Democratic candidate for vice president. Senator Robinson and his family are pictured here, left
to right; Mrs. Jessie Miller, mother of Mrs. Robinson: Senator Robinson; Grady Miller, brother of
Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Grady Miller; Mrs. Robinson aan Emily Robinson Miller, baby daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Robinson.
TEACHERS FOR ALL LOCAL
SCHOOLS ARE ANNOUNCED BY
SUPERINTENDENT L.M. LESTER
Twenty Planes
To Search For
Missing Flyers
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—(/P)—
Twenty airplane, organized to fly
in giant fan formation and supple
mented by other air craft through
out the state were enlisted today to
search for the two men missing in
the flight from Buffalo to Curtiss
Field.
M. M. Merrill, manager of Cur
tiss Field, and Edwin M. Ronne.
head of the Buffalo municipal air
port, took off from Buffalo at 4
P. M. Monday in Col Lindbergh's
Curtiss “Falcon." Many hours later
no word had been received. The
flight from Buffalo should have ta
ken only from 2 and one-half to 3
hours. *
Rotary Quartette
Gives Program
At Senoia Tuesday
The Rotary Quartet, composed
of Minor Wheaton, Lamont Oresh
am, Wilson Lumpkin, and Ed Do
mingos, together with Miss Aline
Cumming, pianist; and Mrs. Philip
Cleveland, soloist; gave an enjoy
able concert in Senoia last
which was attended by many citi
zens of that city.
Several selections by the
accompanied by Miss
several solos by Mrs. Cleveland
piano solos by Miss Cumming
UP the enjoyable program
was presented by the local
to the Senoia audience.
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Picking Thei Cotton
While many farmers around Orif
fin and vicinity have barely lald
away their cotton crops and afe
waiting! or only time and weather
conditions to tell what the outcome
will be. most of the farmers who
rebide near Sparta, Georgia, have
already started picking their crops
it was learned today,
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The Griffin public schools will
open on Monday morning, Sep
tember 10. Appropriate exercises
will be held in conjunction with
the opening of the schools.
Registration will begin Monday,
September 3, and all students plan
ning ao attend Griffin schools dur
ing the coming year are urged to
register as soon as possible so at to
avoid “last-minute" rushes.
All children attending Griffin
schools must have a good small
pox voccanatton scar, and Prof.
Lester urges parents to look into
this immediately. Clear Teeth
Cards are not required but Prof.
Lester recommends that parents
have the children's teeth looked
after; also physical examination
by their family physician.
The faculties for the local schools
for the coming session, as an
nounced this morning by Supt.
Lester follows:
High School
J. H. West, principal; J. P.
King, mathematics; Miss Carolyn
Eakes, French and Spanish; Miss
Maud Cumming, history; Mrs. Ben
McKnlght, Civics and History; Miss
Ethel Adams, English; Miss Vir
ginia McMlchael, English; Miss
Ann Hill Drewry, Science; Miss
Addle Haisfteld. Commercial; Mrs.
J. A Moore, Mathematics: Miss
Katherine Gilliland, Latin. H. M.
Chester, Science; Paul Murray,
Mathematics: Miss Margaret Tar
rer. English and Spanish; Miss Ann
Dillard Domestic Science; Lieut.
Thomas W. Ross, professor of Mili
tary Science and Tactics; Sgi. J.
M. Hughes, assistant.
7th Grade School
Miss Bessie Bell, principal; Miss
Lueile Flemlster, Miss Mary Minter,
j Miss Myrtle Fields
Fourth Ward
1 J. R. Berry, Principal, sixth;
Mrs. J. R. Berry, sixth; Miss Benita
sixth. Miss Thelma
fifth; mu* Katherine
cott fifth; Miss Douglass Mont
gomery, fourth; Miss Ruth Smith,
fourth; Mrs. Julia Pritchard, third;
Miss Mary Lou Boone, second,
Florence Gresham, second;
Virginia Amall. first; Miss
Wallace, first.
Sam Bailey
Miss Mary Crawford,
sixth; Miss Ruth Stokes,
Miss Maude Green, fifth;
Louise Hutchinson, fifth. Miss
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John L. Reid, one of Oriffin’i
most respected and beloved citizen*
died at the Central ot Georgia Hoe
pltal In Savannah just before noon
Wednesday. Mr. Reid was i ^
to the hospital from here Satwdeyt'lj
where he underwent an emergency
operation, but in his weakened con- 1
dition was unable to overcome the
shock.
Mr Reid was born in Amerlcus
on Alice April Christian 10th 1856 and married 23, MiM 18- g|
on December
75. Two children survive thl* un
ion. Mrs. Ernest Carlisle and Mr*,
Jim Nutt, both of Grff/ln. Mm.
Reid having passed to her reward
over a year ago. He is also sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Charles
Massey, of Warm Springs. V
Mr Reid was, a valued efnpl
of the Central of Georgii Rally
with whom he had worked si)
he was sixteen years old. F
ago Mr Reid was retired
a pension after fifty four year*
service with this company. |
Reid was a deacon of the First Xfe
tist church and was highly eztet
ed for his Christian charactei
tics.
Mr Reid was a member of I
Knights of Pythias, being Cham
lor Commander of this order. !
was also a Mason, being a past mi
ter of Meridian Sun lodge and pn
ent secretary of the Blue Lod
chapter and council. •*
Funeral services will be hi
Thursday afternoon from the FI
Baptist church at 4 o'clock, wi
Dr. L. M. Latimer officiating.
Present deacons of the First a
tlst church will act as pallbean
and honorary escort. The Knig
of Pytn-us aino the Masons will
so serve as an honorary escort w
the Masons officiating at the fra
Internment will be at Oak I
Cemetery with Frank 8. Pittw
funeral director, in charge.
High Has Five
Home Gam
On Sch
Schedule for the Gtfffin HI
football season of 1928 Is as foUcr
Sept. 28 open.
Oct. 5th Newnan in Griffin.
Oct. 12 Decatur In Decatur.
Oct. 19 Toccoa In Griffin fpei
ing.i .■
Oct. 26 Thomaiston in
ton.
Nov. 2 Gainesville In Griffin.
Nov. 9 Marist In Griffin. B
Nov. 16 Columbus Ind. High i
Columbus.
Nov 23 Locust Grove in GrlffUs
This gives the High five gam
at home with three trips away fro
the home grounds, athletic dire
tor, J P. King, of the local hi*
is trying to get an opponent for U
opening game In Oriffin on 8ej
28, as those in charge
to get an Idea of the
ot the squad In action before am
ing the Newnan High on the '4
as the Newnan game is importa
in the schedule and the local bo
are anxious for a victory in tk
game. Last year’s game between tl
two teams was a scoreless tie.
Nurses Strike
When Hospital
Changes Rules
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BIRMINGHAM. Ala,, Aug 28.—(/p)
—^Thirty-one nurses at the Hillman
Hospital, a county operated insti
tution here, presented thei resigna
tions to Supt. Lueile E. Dugan this
punning as a protest against the
curtailment of their privileges.
The nurses announced upon leav
ing. after a conference with the
superintendent, that they would ap
pear before the board of revenue
at the court house sometime today
to press their claims.
The trouble arose with the post
ing of a notice Monday that nights
granted nurses away from the hos
pital dormitory had been curtailed
from 3 to 1 each week.
’Leaders of the nurses declared
that all but four of the hospital
staff had resigned although this
was denied by Mias Dugan who said
that 15 nurses remained on duty.
There are 147 patients In the insti
tution at present.
Prayer Service Is
Called Off Because
Of Camp Meeting
There will be no prayer service
at the First Methodist church
tonight, the meeting being called
oft on account of the camp meet
ing being held at the Mt. Zion
camp ground.
The services tonight at the camp
ground, near Zeteila about 9
miles from Griffin, will cloee the
Mt Zion camp meeting for this
year. The meeting this year has
lieen successful and several hun
dred campers have attended the
services at the historic camp
ground.
Preaching during the meeting
wa ® conducted by Rev. D. P. John
pastor in charge. Dr. J. 8 .
Jenkins, of Atlanta: Dr. A. W.
1 Bees, of Oxford.«and Rev. Augus
(us Ernest, of Jackson. Dr. L. M.
Twiggs, presiding elder of the Grif
fin district, also preached on a few
occasions.
The music was In charge of Mr.
Mullins, of Carrollton, and Miss
Winifred Darsey, of Sunny Side.
| Services were held four times daily
all of which were attended by the
ot wbo ____________
m *K >rlty c * m P* r * c »me
from all parts Of the state to
attend the camp meeting.
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