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GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest your money, your
talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
Member of Associated Press * GRIFFIN, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1930 Established Hn
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OPENS CENTRAL OFFICES HERE
EveninG
By Quimby Melton
Tonight Griffin High’s com
mencement season staits with
• Class Night” and from now
until the graduates receive their
diplomas the city will belong
to the seniors of Griffin • High.
The boys and girls who gradu
ate will get a “kick” out of the
next few days that will never be
equalled in all their lives.
You remember how ‘‘thrilled"
you were when you got your
High School "sheep-skin.”
Youth and enthusiasm run riot
together and reach a culmina
tion in High School graduation.
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We have known many young
sters in our day and time but
never have we known a better
group of boys and girls than
those el' the graduating .class,
at Griffin High this year. We’ve
seen these boys and girls come
up from grammar school, enter
High and now we see them gra
duate. <L
We’ll back the boys as as man
ly a group as we've ever known
and when it opmes to the girls
they are as sweet and precious
as any we've ever come in con
tact with.
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It won’t be long before these
same boys and girls will be the
men and women o£ tomorrow.
The responsibilities of life will
be theirs all too soon. But they
will acquit themselves as men
% and women when the time ar
rives. We have every confidence
m the boys and girls of
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We believe we speak the sentl.
ment of everyone in Griffin when
we say to the boys and girls of
the graduating class “Good luck
and God bless you."
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Tomorrow the East Griffin ball
team will play its first game on
the nfw athletic field across the
street from Sam Bailey school.
Manager Cochran has gotten
together a good group of ball
players and all during the sum
mer will bring the fastest ama
teur teams in the state here to
Play. It is planned to have
games here on Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons.
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Tomorrow afternoon the lo
cals will play the All-Prep Stars
if Atlanta. If you will turn out
you not only Will see a good
game but you will say to the lo
cals “we're going to back you
this season.”
One doesn’t have to have pro
fessional ball to have a good
season of baseball.
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OFF FOR THE COAST
Tomorrow morning bright and
early Good Evening and his
family will leave for Jackson
ville Beach to spend a week.
During that time this column
Will be missing from THE
NEW 8 . When we get back from
the trip we hope that “Good
Evening" will be able to discuss
loi matters in a more interest
ing manner for you.
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Speaking of going to the
beach reminds us that before
long one won’t have to take a
trip to go in swimming. Our
municipal swimming Sg pool will
be ready by July 4. it report
<d
w °rk is progressing nicely at
'he pool and many a hot sum
mer day will be made enjoyable .
for us all when It is opened.
Taylor To Resign
As City Clerk
ATLANTA, May 30.—(Jp)—Walter
¥ bribery T * yloy - city , clerk convicted __ of
last week In Fulton superior
*° urt announced today he would
•'‘bmft his resignation to council
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Jones Goes Into Finals
WILL PLAY
WEATHERS
IN FINALS
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland,
May 30.—TAP)—Bobby Jones
entered the final round of the
British Amateur Golf cham
pionship today by defeating
George Voigt of New York in a
fierce battle that Avas decided at
the heme hole where Bobby
won, one up.
Jones had a cVase call. He
was two down at the I3th but
came from behind to square
the match and win.
Earlier in the day Bobby had
defeated Eric Fiddin of Great
Britian 4 and 3.
Tomorrow' Bobby meets Roger
Weathers, British Walker Cup
Captain in the 36 hole final
match.
Trips To Many
Lands Offered
Local Boys, Girls
Boys and gills of Griffin can
take a trip to any country they
may desire this summer by
Joining the Reading Club in
the Children’s Room at the
Hawkcs Library. Trains, ships •
and airplanes will carry them
to the different countries they
-ft™* to visit and »fcehr
more’s Drug Store, Ward’s Phar
macy, and Mitchell’s Drug Store
will serve them delightful re
freshments along the.way.
Children can get their pass
ports at the library on Monday
June 16, at a cost of five cents.
Every boy and girl from the
third grade through junior high
may join the club.
Besides the splendid children’s
books in the library, there are
2500 volumes of adult fiction and
a number of history and travel
books for adults. Everyone in
Griffin is urged to read while
resting during the summer vaca
tion.
The library h^urs during the
summer are front 8 to 12 each
day except Saturday, when it
will keep open from 8 to 12 in
the morning and from 2 to 5 in
the afternoon.
Joint Meet Legion
And Auxiliary
Monday Night
Tire American Legion and the
Legion Auxiliary will hold a joint
meeting at the Memorial Club
House Monday evening at 7 o'clock.
At this time the Auxiliary will *er
ve supper to the Legionnaires, each
'of whom is asked to bring as his
guest a man eligible to Join the
Legion.
A most Interesting time is antici
pated, with members of both or.
ganizations asked to be present.
Cowboy Preacher At
Holiness Church
The Fire I
Baptized Holiness
church of East Griffin will hold
revival beginning tonight.
will be conducted by Rev. Bennett,
a cowboy Holiness preacher from
Texas. Everybody U invited to at
tend. The devices will begtn at 7
o’clock and he held every night
Roger Hornsby
Breaks Ankle
CHICAGO. May
Hornsby, the man of the
cubs championship team
a fracture of his left ankle sliding
into a base in the first game of
double header with the 8t.
Cardinals today and will be lost
I the team for at least six weeks.
WINS AGAIN!
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, Georgia golfer who stands an excellent chance to capture the
British a mateur championship, Jones today won his two matches
and moves nearer the coveted championship. i
High Ojicns School Commencement
Tonight With Annual -
Class Of Senior Class
The 1930 Commencement season
of the Griffin High School will get
underway tonight with Class Night
exercises at the high school audi
torium at 8 o'clock. The Baccal
aureate sermon will be preached
Sunday and the final exercises will
be held on Monday evening.
The following program will be
given tonight:
. Farewell Song to Seniors by Ju
niors. i
Song to Juniors by Seniors.
Introduction by John Mills, presi.
dent.
HUtory of Class of 1930 by Miss
Beulah Autrey.
Burnt Offerings by Miss Sara Lou
Byrd. * ->
Prophecy of Class of 1930 by Miss
Josephine Hemphill.
Class Will by Miss Betty Gatssert.
Class Poem by Miss Loujle Lati
mer.
Motion for Adjournment of ,! Cla 33
of 1930 by Mi«s Charlotte Tyus.
Alma Mater by Senior Class and
Audience.
8 unday morning the Baccalau
reate sermon will be preach at the
First Baptist church at 11 o'clock
The speaker for the occasion will be
the Rev. Mr. Leavell. pastor of the
District Ministers
Have All-Day Picnic
At cww Indian mitturt vpunyti Sorinas
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outers of th* Gflf
fln dl,trlct * n *U- d *V Picnic
rt Indian Springs yesterday. Some
70‘pastors and their families en
Joyed the day. Rev L. M. Twiggs,
Presiding elder, presided at a short
business session.
Baby Dies After
Fever Reaches 109.2
ATLANTA May 30.—(API—
A fever recorded ae 109.2 said
to be the highest ever registered
at Grady Hospital here bast
night took the life of nine
old, Dorothy Williams.
The baby had been suffering'
First Baptist church of Gainesville.
An appropriate musical program is
being arranged for this service, al
ways one of the most impressive of
the Commencement season.
Monday evening the final exer
cises of the year will be held at Che
high school auditorium, when dip
lomas will be awarded to the suc
cessful graduates and the various
honors announced. --—
Col. Charles Russell, of Savan
nah. one of the most prominent
members of the Georgia Bar
sociation, will make the principal
address. Col. L P. Goodrich, chair
man of the board of education, will
award the diplomas.
Miss Ann Stuckey, first honor
graduate, who recently underwent
an appendicitis operation, will be
brought on to the stage in a wheel
chair to deliver the Valedictory.
Miss Charlotte Tyus. the second
honor graduate, will give the Salu
tatory.
Due to the' large number of gra
duates and their family connec
tions. invitations to be presented at
the door are issued with
only by these cards'
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j n Police i* o* Station •
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CHICAGO. . May 30-Harry Hy.
ladd ’ 41 nnalI V succeeded after two
mseif ast night. TTr He took * his
* a P st *« on ' 1 *• had
^ 0Ut “ hla he sulcld< “ threat ^
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night at the jail he snatched the
revolver of the lock-up keeper and
shot himself.
GENERAL LEADS
MEMORIAL CEREMONY
BONY, France, May
The general who led them in bat
tle today was the central figure in
American memorial ceremonies
the war dead of the
line.”
130 Counties
Give Georgia
2,291,016 Folks
ATLANTA, May 3— (/p) —An
unofficial tabulation today of cen
sus returns from 130 of Georgia’s
161 counties shewed a total pop
ulation of 2.261.016 compared with
2.262.272 in 1920. a gain of 24,644.
Many of the largest counties
have not reported. These include
Richmond a nd Chatham.
Graf To Reach
Lakehurst By
Early Saturday
(By Associated Press)
The Graf Zeppelin will reach
her American home port at Lake
hurt. N. J.. sometime tomorrow
mcming in a. direct line from the
Island of Porto Rico, over which
rhe was last reported today.
Dr. Hugo Eckener today made
known that he would not stop
n t Havana. Cuba. Shortage of fuel
due to shortening of th e Graf's
load at Pernambuco, where the
dirigible was water-soaked, was
believed by observers to have been
the cause of the changed plans.
At dawn today the Graf was
approximately 1,600 miles from
Lakehurt. She w a s making ®T
miles an hour on a straight
northwesterly course.
Arnold Wins
Speedway Race
INDIANAJ*OLI S, Ind., May
30.—(AP)—Billy Arnold won live
hundred mile automobile race
on Indianapolis speedway by
ten miles winning close to S55,
000 in prizes. His time was four
hours forty-eight minutes. Paul
Marshall mechanic in a car
which crashed inio the wall
died of injuries.
Aviation Cadet
Killed As ’Chute
' Tangles In Plane
OKLAHOMA, CITY, Okla., May
30—K/P)—J. H. Faring, flying cad
et of Kelley Field. Tex., was kill
ed today in an attempted emer
gency parachute jump from a
plane 3 miles south of Tifton
Okla. A second cadet named An
derson. made a successful lea]).
Fartng’s parachute became en
tangled with the struts of the
plane. He was seen to fight val
iantly to untangle the ropes but
was dragged to the ground with
the falling plane.
Small Blaze Here
Early This Morning
A smal * biaz c «n the roof of the
bouse of Mrs Zol Ison. Thirteenth
and Solomon street was.quickly ex
tlngutshqd Hno.iuhart (hti this morning by h„ the tv,. fire
department. The damage was
slight. ■
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H HURT ,N WRECK
DELAND. Fla., May 30—</Pl—
DoTbthy Streit. 18. was killed and
another girl and two youths were
injured when their automobile ov
erturned near re today.
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Fair and colder tonight, pre
ceded by rain on the coast,
Saturday fair.
SHE’LL BE LEFT BEHIND WHEN I
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Tlie call of adventure will lure Capt, Dteudonne Coates, famous
French airman, away from hlv pretty wife, pictured above, when he
attempts the iterllous westward crossing of the Atlantic by plane,
probably in June. He is planning to fly from Parts to New York
with his companion pilot. Maurice Belionte. This Is a new portrait
ol Mnwi. Coste, who is ft noted French beauty.
Give Disabled Veterans Every
Consideration, Urges Head
Of The American Legion
BROWN WOOD. Tex . May 30
In the name of thp dead who have
found their eternal rest, and in the
name of the living heroes to some
of whom he declared even death
would ... be a relief. O. L Bodenhamer. ,
national commander ol the Aineri
can Legion, in a Memorial Day ad.
dress here today pleaded for
same consideration. In the
legLslation for the disabled vete
runs, as .. the American . people , today
are giving to those who have
ed to their reward.
/ In all reverence to those
have paid the supreme sacrifice In
the service of their flag, and on
this day hallowed memories, I say
in all sincerity, that if I had the
choice of having died lor mv cotrn
try on the battlefield or of
day by day. and night by night
suffering the continuous tortures
of death. I would rather be with
those to whom we pay tribute to
day," he said
"Then cannot we. as grateful
orican citizens and cannot the
ate of- the United States, represent
Ing the citizens, and where there
ls now pending legislation for the
relief of our living disabled im
trios give the same
nnd attention to them, as we do
, hw who havt . found an PV rrla*l'
ing .surcease■>
. 800,00(1 MEMBERS
“The American Legion, compos
••d of 800.000 of the same men who
l'ought for ‘America twelve years
ago, and in Whom the
l>eople had confidence ut that time.
seeks to render a conservative
selfish and constructive service
behalf of our disabled comrades. We
seek to render a loyal and
service, at the same time, to our
country, for which we founlit
We have believed in the
ot every piece of legislation which
we have supported We have ad
vocated earnestly, but unselfishly
the program of the Legion, In
spirit, we have supported'
pieces of legislation having to
with our disabled and with the
duct of our government.
"At the Louisville convention
tha Legion, we adopted certain
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GRIFFIN FIRST
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Invest your money,
talent, your time,
influence in Griffin.
IS PEACH
CENTER
Griffin has become head
quarter* for the Soathem
Fruit Distributor* Corporation
and it is estimated that
than 500 ear loads of peaches
will be handled through this
city this summer. The Sou
thern Fruit Distributors Cor
poration is a subsidiary of
Ciruso, Kinella and Battaglia,
one of the largest fruit and
vegetable distributing organi
zations In the country.
This concern has maintained
headquarters to Griffin. I,
this year. Dae to the fact
that the peach crop of Geor
gia Is now north of
it was deemed wise to
headquarters tq Griffin. L.
M. Godwin who haa been hi
charge of the Macon office will
be in charge here,
will be opened in the
Dodge buUdlng. on SoiomMt
Street.
75 CARS FROM ORCHARD
,
The Southern Fruit Dlatli
butors Corporation recently
bought the H. V. itell orchard
near Pomona. They are
ing a modern packing shed
there and expect to ship
75 ears froi that orchard.
Other local peach growers will
handle their crop*
the company It Is staled.
Not only does the Southern
Fruit Distributors handle
peaches hat all other forma
of fruit and vegetables.
14.00* CM* of ms •»* »•**
tables through it* four affiUut
ed organisations.
Mr. Godwin .who wiB be hi
charge of the local office 4a
well known in Griffiu, hir
ing worked this territory for
his company for several years.
He will be welcomed to Grif
fin by his friend*,
linn to Mr. Godwin four
employes will be In the Meal
office and two fteM men w«
be employed.
CROPS LOOK GOOD J
Mr. Godwin this morning
stated that the outlook f«\
a good peach crop b» thfc. ,
and adjoining cowntk* wag
fine. •‘‘If the peadh «**n
continue to fight the pest*
they .will make fine crop*,"
he stated. “Spalding »*d « 4 '
Joinlng counties should have
one of the best peach year*
they have ever experienced,”
he stated.
Breaks Neck
Diving; Physicians
Say He May Live
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. May *•,
(API—Diving Into shallow
water near the Mississippi
river bank here, Dntro Dol- •/
lahite, 14. buried his hoad in
the mud and broke his neefc/
yesterday afternoon. Hospital, hail
physicians today said he
an even chance to recover*
W. C. T, U. TO SPONSOR
CAKE SALE SA vTURD AY
AT PIGGLY - WIGGLY
The w. C. T. U. will sponsor a
cake sale Rt the Piggly Wiggly store
on Saturday morning. Mr*. J. O.
Nunnally and Mrs W. T. Murphy
will be in charge of the sale.
Cotton Report |
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Open High Low Cleee Cloae
Jan. 14 89 14 96 14.89 14.91 14J6
Mrh. 15.04 16.08 15.11
J 4 I. 15.79 15 87 15.79 15.83 15.85
Oct. 14.83 14.86 14 80 14163 1438
Dec 1490 14 96 14.89 14JI1 1498
NEW YORK COTTON
Frsv.
Opon High Law Close Cleee
HOLIDAY NEW YO«K
MEMORIAL DAI
solutions with reference to our dis
abled mens legislation. These rec
ommendations were embodied in a
^ its U1 consideration Panted w Tills ingress bill for to
gether with other bills dealing with
this type of legislation, was sent to
„, e veterans' Committee ol' the
_-j 0UMV j n d, Je course of time, and
a result of conferences between
representatives of the U 8 Vete
* Bureau, the Veterans Com
mittee of the House, The American
Uglon, and other interested groups,
bm known ^ the Johnson bill,
reported favorably to’the House
or Representatives
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a **° 0 "
^ , 4 ,l ’ r R'Presen atlves
h r ¥ t i aflw ' 1,ddln "
menb , \ * hlch Breatly increased the
18lnaI Jottason bl!1 as ^P«rted by
I the Veterans' Committee and as
■supi>orted by The American Legion.
This legislation is now (lending In
the Senate.
. -t^5b*-Legion 1ms i>een. still is.
and
* n fHVwr 01 rt conservati ve an d enn
•''tritetive pier" of legislation Iti keep
lnK witil th< known needs of out
disabled, and at the same time iri
» c «<>rdance with the principles ot
'thorny Likewise, the Legion is
1 1,1 > ;,v " r « practical plan of pro
ci durc with tvp rencr to our dtsahl
! ed men's legislation We believe in
I supixtriing legislation that ran and
* 111 hr enacted and approved, and
) thus become of benefit to the dis
abled Proposed legislation, as at
!n ‘ rUv '' Hh 11 1,1 a V be. Is oi no bene-
1 t0 the suffering comrade, unless
11 becomes efiVctive by-presidential
“PProval.
NEED IMMEDIATELY RELIEF
| mediate Our disabled relief. nr* in need of im
i Because of this; i
need, the Legion supported the
I Johnson bill as it came originally
from the. Veterans Committee of
the House It would have benefited
some 84.000 disabled men. It would
have cost, according to estimate,
less than one hundred million dol.
lars It would likely have met with
the appr oval of the President. We
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