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GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest your money, your
talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
Member of Associated Press
PREMIUM
E good G
VENIN
By Quimby Melton
If you want to see a good
show with catchy dances, tune
ful music and good comedy and
at the same time want to help a
worthy cause, be at the High
School auditorium tomorrow
night when the Woman's Club
puts on its annual Pollies. Re
hearsals indicate that the show
will eclipse anything in the line
of amateur productions that ha*
been staged here in a long time.
And the money that is cleared
will be added to the scholarship
fund of the Woman's Club. This
fund Is used to send a High
School girl graduate to college.
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Now here’s some GOOD
NEWS.
Yesterday afternoon the coun
ty .school board sold Spalding
County’s school bond Issue for
a premium. The par value of
the bonds is $125,000. They
brought $132,360, a premium of
some 6 per cent.
You will remember that Grif
fin’s bonds sold at a premium
and now the county bonds are
sold at a premium. And when
both bond issues were offered
the bond market was not any
too “favorable.”
It’s great to be a Grifflnite and
a citizen of Spalding County.
Bond buyers are level headed
business men and pay a pre
mium for municipal and county
bonds ONLY when they know
V that , , the city ,, and . that
- county
stand back of the bonds are A
„ No. , 1.
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Prof. Manley states that work
on the County High School will
start shortly. The building is
to have 18 class room. 10 for
the high school and 8 for Orrs
grammar school; an auditorium
that will seat 800: a library,
principal’s office, rest rooms,
locker rooms and all that goes
to make up a first class school.
“We will meet all state quali
fications at the very start and
will be declared an accredited
school within a year’s time.”
Professor Manley stated.
That’s good news, too.
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Crackers Help Merchants !
“One thing Griffin merchants
« won’t have to worry about this
summer is losing trade from the
men of Griffin," wrote ”ian" in
a letter received this morning. |
“The greatest help the local
merchants have' in keeping the
men at homp is the present
Cracker ball team, Even the
most rabid fan won't want to go
to Atlatna to see that bunch
lose ball games, Eight out of
nine on the los t sW e the co1 '
umn! Shades of Charlie Frank!
his letter concluded.
Some of our good friends
among the grocers feel that we
have been unfair to them in
what w e have written about
summer closing. We are sorry
that they feel this way. Noth
ing thut we wrote was written
with a view of criticising them.
We recognize the fact that
grocery stores open early in the
maening, long before other
stores and in many instances
stay open at night after othei
stores have closed. We also re
cognize that grocery stores can
close for u haif holiday with
out inconveniencing anyone as
groceries can be bought in ad
vance.
The grocerymen have voted
to close at noon on Wednesday
beginning in May. This action
was taken sometime ago by the
Retail Food Dealers Association
Thto action was taken Independ
ently by the grocers at a regu
lar meeting.
We hope every one of the gro
cerymen and their clerks will
haye a big time every Wednes
day gfternoon. \
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CITY WILL
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HONORS
TO
Griffin will observe Memorial
Day on Friday so that all school
childrein can join in the eete
bration. The Daughters of the
Confederacy will have charge of
the exercises of the day and the
Confederate veterans of Spalding
County will be honor guests.
The day will start with a, parade
in which school children, military
organizations and civic and pa
triotic bodies will take part. Cap
tain A. K. Maddox will bp marshal
of the day and will be in charge
of the parade. The parade 1 will
move promptly at 10 o’clock.
After the parade, the exercises,
sponsored bv Boynton Chapter. V,
D. C., will be held at the high
school auditorium.
The following program will be
carried out
Music.
Song, 'America.” by audience.
Prayer, -by the Rev. L. W.
Blackwelder.
Music.
Iiitroduetiop of Speaker., Col.
Robert Cumming.
Address, by Mrs. Oscar McKen
zie.
i Music
! Delivery of medals bv , w Mrs. Har
;
rv ’ Johnson. . ,
Delivery of Cross of „ ...... Military
Service, by Mrs. W. E. H. Searcy,
Jr.
Music.
Mrs. McKenzie is one of the
most prominent club women in the
state, a past president of the state
U. D. C.. and vice-president gen
eral of the national U. D. C.
While in Griffin sho will be the
guest of Mrs. Charles Merrtmnn.
Jr.
Following the exercises at the
High School the Confederate Vet
erans and Mrs. McKenzie will be
honor guests at a lunchon at the
Memorial Club House.
Indian Revolt
Getting
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BOMBAY. India, April 24.—fjJP)—
British authority In India was con
fronted with an increasingly grave
situation today. With spread of
the anti-government movement so
rious Noting and fighting
troops was reported in widely
parated parts of tHe empire.
At Pessahazar, near, the en
trance to Khyber Pass, one or
British soldiers and 20 native riot
ers were killed, reports said,
mob protested arrest of scveral anti
government agitators.
’A Lahore dispatch said the
break was suppressed only
troops poured machine guns, an
flrp into the mob. which had
up an armored car, poured
sene on it and, burned it.
Business Men Held
On “Wet”
NEWARK. N. J„ April
—Nine, prominent Ngw Jersey
ness men today were under
es of conspiracy to violate
prohibition law by diverting ulco
hoi for illpgal purpose.
also were In the hands' of
United States marshals for 56
er persons, all of whom were
dicted in Buffalo on March 25.
The indictment which
18 chemical companies, wct
T turned after an investigation of
ring alleged to have d.verted
quantities of Industrial alcohol
bootleggers operating in New
! gey, New York. Pennsylvania
other states.
GRIFFIN, GA„ THURSDAY, APRIL"24, 1980
On The Job F>r 75 Years!
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“Soda who has Ash been Johnny” fireman, Horan. engineer, 92. above, cnaqhlst, test active railroad" ; nni.
and now boiler inspector. since joining: •oundhoure oremaii
load - he MJwaukee Tne 16
years ago to fuel cn wood burningteomotives Horan who
won his nickname by introducing soda s i, in cleaning boilers
was the guest at a recent banquet attend by the president president of ot
the railroad. His son. W lliam. ti is an engineer.
East Griffin Baseltll Team
FAST TRAM READY F(; SEASON
Will Open Season Saturday
The East Griffin ball team
pry the lid off the 1930 season Sir.
urday playing Brooks at 3 o'clock
Nineteen men are trying out foi
the team and Manager Ross
ran expects to have a fast
hitting crew on his team this sea
son.
Roy Davenport. George Autrey,
Jr.. Red Harrison and C. T. Block
will pitch for the team this year
Sprayberry and Simmons will catch
It is believed that strong batteries
can be gotten from this aggrege
tion.
Games At East Griffin
All Saturday games will be
ed at the Eas; Griffin park. Wecl-
Wallace, Patrick
J°hnson, Melton
On
Judge Steve Wallace. Grover
trick. Harry T. Johnson and Quiiv
by Melton have been named Spald
ing members of "the Sixth district
executive committe for the next
! two years by Congressman Sam
1 Rutherford. , The committee will
i i meet and be organized at Macon
; j cn May 6 At that time Congress
| man Rutherford will entertain th.e
committee at dinner at the Hotel
Dempsey.
Revival Services At
* Oak Hill Baptist
Revival services are being con
ducted at Oak Hill Baptist church
by Rev. George R Brawn, pastor
of the church. A cordial invitation
is extended the public to attend.
Yesterday afternoon THE
made an error in connection
this revival. It was stated that
church was a colored church. .
gladly correef this error and
it.
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iLocal Jewelers
Attend
Dozier Wynne and Billy Bibb,
cal jewelers lef; today I’or
where they are uttendlng the
annual convention of the
Jewelers association The
.
convened at the Hotel Dempsey
morning at 10 o'clock.
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Judge
Heads Salvation
Army Board Here
Judge D. R. Cumming was
ed diali man of the local
4 my adv sery hoard at a
cf the board last night. He
reeds J. W. Gresham. J. W.
mond W;i . elected \ ice-cha4mmn
end Oilman J. Drake was elected
recrcHry-treasurer,
The new board is coirptosed of
C T Elliott. Dr, L. M. Latimer.
D. B. Searcy. Mrs. Cooper New
ton Mrs R. R. Evans. John Mor
row. J. Woods Hammond. Dr. J,
W. Quillian. Mrs. G. J, Drake. D.
R. Cumming, J. W. .Gresham,
Amman Goldstein, G. J. Drake
and Mrs. Wilbur Brown
4 Persons Burn
T o Death I n
Residence
BOONVILLE. N. Y„ April 24—
I/P) -Four persons were burned to
death and a fifth was missing in
a fire which destroyed the large |
home of Bert Cronk. coal dealer,
here early today. - Mr. and Mrs
Gronk and Mrs Paul Anni and her
I ytmng daughter were said by fire
men to have died in the flames.
Anni was missing.
i Union District
Shows Big Loss
In
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nesday gat, in case Griffin nuT
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| chants ?los„ a half holiday, will
be played Liehtl'oot P,n
| The follovj Dip)) are trying out
l j tor ,he teaiBud
Autrey, George
Autrey. Bill limans. Jessie Tim
i mons. Earl p rPacher
| ers. J. C. .V^v, Red Tolbert.
i Ralph What Roy Davenport.
Junior Autrejvnest Evans. Che.s
j ter Kent.. Hi Sprayberry. Ray
1 Sprayberry. 1 Harrison. C„
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Shivers J. B. ;0Pr and C. T
Black.
1 The o penin g ne will start at
o'clock, 10 ansc will b e
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ed for admissio
Preliminary census figures
Dn>on District. Spalding
announced show a loss
672 persons in that section
the county. The figures announced
Ic ” 1930 are 1237 a s compared with
2013 for 1920,
Other preliminary figures an
nouncod this morning by W C.
Jto kson, census supervisor include:
Regers Militia District, Crawford
county. 1109 as compared w 111
1370
Hampton, Henry county, 1002 as
compared with 927.
Adamson Militia District. Clay
ton county, 1274 as compared with
1477.
Holonyltle Militia Compared? District, Pike
county. 957 as with
1.473.
Stockbridge. Henry’ county,
as compared with 380.
Hootenville District, Upson eoun
ty. 440 as compared with 625
This Way v
Will Be Given
Friday
Final plans have been made
Walk This Way", the Follies of
1930. which the Woman's Club
sponsor on Friday night at 8 o'clock
at the high school auditorium A
brilliant cast has Ijeen secured for
the play
•Admission will be $1 for the
rr>ws and 75c for the other i*ai:
There .
are no reserved seat*. Tic
kets are on sale at Ward s. WhC»
ior s and Mitchell's drug store i
They may also, be bought at the
door or from hfyth scliool students
selling them.
•One of the most attractive fea
lures of the production will be the
brilliant style review Lovely mod
el have been chosen from the ino. *.
popular girl* in town and they wil*
ap|>ear In the latest spring mode
Miss Edna Copeland will portray
the bride In a beautiful wedding
scene.
The money derived from the play
will go to Woman’s Club scholar
ship fund
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M.Smit Concord
Business fan, Has
OParalysis
F M, Smith. Concord, sec
retary-treasurer $rnith , Broth
ers Nmsery, stiff. a stroke of
paralysis last nigl He j s at his
home in Concord reports front
his bedside state t ) 1P is,-vn xp
rious condition.
Mr. Smith is oyf the | M . st
known hu-incssmen 3 p 0r({la and
has many friends 3 r itti n who
wish for him a Sy recovery.
Legion To !kf
Tonightt 7:30
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Tlfny Barnett Post ,i can Ijf ._
gion, will meet tonlg- t | lr ntv
hall at 7:30 oclock. I attend
a nee is dc- ireri. Mk ( j
of tm
pcrtance will <eme up,he time
S. A. Spivey, seen of th ('
Chamber ol Commerqjj 1
m „ k( .
a short talk on Wlia Ameri
can Loltlon Can Do !
\ Com
munlty." D»v s Wijli^ s com
mander of the locH^t and i
•Cowboy'' Edwards Is nut. j
Tennessee?riff! i
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JOHNSON CITY T< April
24.— f/p)—Ouster |
prciceei f. lave
bean filed In chancery-; at
Jonesboro against Sherl^.i ey
cf Washington county,
him with Illegal dispt of
confiscated liquor and o„ 1(s
.
Conduct.
CONVICTS THREATEN
OPEN REVOLT IF WARDEN
THOMAS IS NOT SUSPENDED
^ COLUMBUS. O , April
j Mlorney General Gilbert
1 lett the Ohio pen hastily this
ternoon to confer with Gov
per on a proposal to
suspend Preston Thomas as warden
The action was taken when several
thousand prisoners announced
would revolt against Thomas rt'lt.
They charged warden with “oruci -
ty” and held him msponsiolc in pr.r.
for the 318 deaths in tne prison fire
disaster.
SPIRIT OK I’NKEST
The general spirit of unrest in
the prison had flamed into o|>en re
volt.
Some 2,000 convicts in the idle
bouse threatened open warfare II.
they were not rule used at once. They
said they would kill the corps ol
guards in the ceil block if they were
not loosed from the 'cage into yard.
Some. 100 convicts confined i.i
chapel were inflamed by incendary
speeches by leaders. These men
were from the ceil block where a
majority o!^the into’the-prison victims dted. They
came out yard ar.fi
ing. milled about shouting And srrenn'- j
An idle house guard rushed out
of the block about noon and in
formed Warden Thomas that if ail
guards were not removed from ther >
at once they would be killed
It whs reported by the dining
room staffs that all convicts had
refused to work Convicts In the
prison yards quieted down after*
noon.
Mrs. Paul Ginn Guest, wife of
L. B. Guest. died at her home j
454 N. Thirteenth street Wednr*
day afternon at 2:25 o'clock. Mrs.
Guest was one of the most be
loved women in this section and
during her long illnes has been
visited often by her many friends, 1
i For several years she made her ‘
borne Jn East Griffin where she j
has eountless friends.
She is survived in addition to
her husband by three daughters.
Mrs. G. A. Allen. Covington, Ga.. •
and Mrs. C. A. Lester and Mrs.
J. M. Wiles cf Griffin, two son*
Frank Guest of Griffin and Ma.
Guest of t!he Hawaiian Islands
a sister. Mrs. J. M. Wilborn of
Griffin, and a brother C A, Ginn
of Bainbridge. On.
Funeral services will be held
from the East Griffin Methodist
i church this afternon o'clock.
at 2
Rev. W, J Tolbert will officiate
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1 aslsted by Rev, J. A I.angford
| pastor of the church, Interment
t will be made In the Midway ceme
j tery with Haisten Brothers tun
j eral director* in charge.
Cecil Evans
j Is Laid To Rest
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j Funeral services for Cecil Etatr,
| aha died suddenly on .Wednesday.
were held from Pittman v Chap' l
this afternoon at 2 o’clo k The
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Rev L M. Latimer officiated, ni
ter which the bodv war taken to
College Park for interment The
pall-bearers were D stile F M nr
(On, C. Lock ridge George Pierce,
Smith and T, C Barron,
j few Mr month* Elvuns came tu Griffin a
i ago to spend sotne
time with hi- brother I. A Evan
He was purchasing agent tor a
large manufacturing concern lie
i had made many friends here who
have Ixfui dl trcs.cd to learn' of
I his sudden death.
In addition ti) Mr Evan* hi is
I survived by two othei brothers,
i . Elmer Evan* of Augusta and Mor
r,s Evans ol Fhni Mich
Rosa Scruggs,
Former Grifflnite,
Passes At
Mrs. Rosa A. Scruggs. 69. form
erly Miss Ro-a Lawson, a beloved
resident of Griffin and a sister of
I Miss Tilly Lawson, died at her
! home In Hahira this morning at
I 1 o'clock. Mrs. Scruggs had been
ill for sometime. Slip had many
friends throughout this section
! who have been distressed to lentil
ol her death.
Mrs. Scruggs is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Julia Ivey, of
Valdosta. Mrs. Withe Massey, and
Miss Owens S. ruggs.ot Hahim;
and two son-, Kemu Hcrugg; and
Jim HentgKs of Hiihuu.
Funeral services and interment
will take place tomorrow In Hh
him
Mollie Johnson
iIs Laid To
Funeral services for Mrs, Molllc
.
Johnson, wlgo dletj, Tuesday, were
held Wednesday afternoon at 2*;30
Lo'clock, from ihe Williamson
Methodist church. The R/>v. d a.
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Brindle and the Rev. George P.
Gary officiated. Interment was
the family cemetery with* Hals
ten Brothers in charge,
Mrs. Johnston, the wife of J
Johnston, had been In III health
li.r several week. so her
was not unexpected. but it has
caused much sorrow. In addition
to her husband, shc ts survived
by on,, daughter, Mrs, 1. M
Cullough.
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Annual Field Day
Broad St. School;
Broad Street, school will ola-et e
annual field day Friday aftrriiooni
beginning at 1 o'clock Pupils el t*>!
sclicol will give drills, gymnastic j
exercises and compete In several
contests. The P T A will serve
refreshments Tha public is lnvit
ed to attend.
C. V Ooldwirr is principal or the
schbol.
THE WEATHER |
Fair j
tonight, slightly rooter '
on the coast, light frost in
the north.
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GRIFFIN FIRST i :
Invest your money, your
talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
6 PER CENT
BONUS PAID
THE COUNTY
Spalding County yesterday af
ternoon *o»«| its *125.8*9 school
bond issue to Itobinson-llum
phrcy Company of Atlanta for
*132,360. This amounts to about
a 6 per cent bonus for the
county bonds and reflects the
tact that spulding County 4* in
excellent financial shape and
enjoy* a fine reputation among
fitianeial lime and Individual
bond buyers.
Thr bonds were sold at anc
turn. The waled bid* were re
turned unopened to the bidder*
and the r*x bonding hou.se rep
nwnfativc* allowed to bid for
the bonds, .fudge J. .1. Hynt,
member of the county wImmiI
lM,iUd - a< ted a* auctioneer, j. J.
Worrt *> representing Roblnxon
lluntphrev* was the successful
bidder,
CALI. FOR BIDS
The county school board yes
terday set May 8th a* the date
for receiving bid* tor building
the new Countv High School.
i» an |c| and Beutell. architect*,
will have plan* and specifica
tions ready by Saturday and
contractor* ran get them from
that firm, It Is planned to push
construction »© that the new
school will be ready In time to
open this fall.
MODEL BUILDING
The‘new County High Srh»n|
will be a model one with 1$
class rooms. Ten of these rooms
will ustd for high school pu
pils and the other* for gram -
mar school pupil*. An auditor
ium seating 800 will be Included
In the building as will a library,
principal'* office, ladle*’
room, locker room* and dome*,
tic science rooms. The build
ing will bn one story, except
for a tffla.1 section in the
center that will break the line*
and make the building of ar
chitectural, beauty,
ACCREDITED SCHOOL----
Prof. Manley, superintendent
of county -< Iniols. announced
following th n meeting that the
County High School would com
ply wllh jll stale regulation*
for an accredited school. This
will enable the school to be plac
ed on the accredited list before
it* first vear is completed and
will allow graduates of the high
school to enter colleges on the
vamr ba*i* a* graduates of oth
it ftale high schools.
9 A< HI ( AMIM S
The s< itool hoard ha- acquired
9 acre* for the campus of the
liigh school I’iil* will give am
ple ground* tor .til school ,n It- ..
vltles.
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Woman Kills f
Man Trying i
j To
Enter Home
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ATLANTA April 24 -iJ'i .John,
Wiliamson. 2f)-year-old employe of
a raihoad rate organization here.
whs shot to death at the home of
I Harry R. Bell early today. Mrs
Bell lold police she shot William
son as he (vied to enter (he home |
through a window while her hus
banri was atvay. I
The Bells were tliifertaihhig a
group of friends at their homo
laft night. Affer midnight as tlie
guests prepared to leave, Bell vol
unteered to take some of the vis- !
itors to their homes in his auto- ;
mobile Mrs Bell said that short- |
iy afterward site heard a window
being raised and saw a man try
U> enter a,le KOt th * s hotgnn
T
and flml told The ‘
'° ud t0 °* t ? ffect in WiUlamson's ,
chest and he died at once.
Mrs. L. B. Guest,
I
Beloved Woman,
Goes To Reward
The new s< hoot building will
Iw located 1 block off Lhr At
lanta Highway near the -city
waterworks plant, ii win face
(he highway and wide roads
will connect it with the high
way.
While no announcement Is
ready it j- underst ood uuofTirlal
Iv that he county school board
TV" Ti* Brins fill t tirin* one of
the letulini! rdmators ol the
*■ t.*I*- is principal of ’.he school
Is quickie as the principal is
seleeled faculty will Is- rhos
•spaldin* < utility i* (he first
miiritv in Crigid to pass a
Cilll tit V \t Uif •yf‘h(H>| bnntl issue.
And Robber
. Kilb*d In Due!
ST LOIJT8. April 24 f,p,
sheriff would-be
wer da in in i P'stvil tit tel
8t I/iiui' tu unh shortly hr for
when two tnt h
t in< officer who with a i pm •
on >va« parked along the hlg't
to trap bandits who hove
h number of holt*, ups
motorist* recently.
Established 1872