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GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest your money, your
j talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
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BOBBY JONES WINS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP
LOCAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
9 WILL JOIN IN OBSERVING
1900th CHURCH
A birthday party with plans
six million people to attend is cer
tainly a party of twentieth cen
fury proportions. The local Chris
tian church is planning to have its
full part in this world.girdling
memorial. While it is unusual
speak of it as a party, yet the
sombly Is in honor of the nineteenth
hundredth birthday of the church
of Christ and occurs on Sunday,
jee 8. 1930.
While the six millions participa
ting are from all lands and will not
be assembled in one crowd, yet they
are all planning to be 100 tier cent,
in attendance in one place, and
that place is at the communion
service. They are to be with one
accord and to have one program in
over twenty thousand churches
around the world. '
N'ineteenth-Hundredth Birthday Of
The Church
In preparation for this unprece
dented attempt at a world-girdling
on June 8th. a chain broadcast will
take place one week before, giving
anal suggestions to all members in
all lands as to their part and par
ticipation in the world-round ser
vice of the following Sunday. The
time of thf broadcast will be on
Sunday, June 1st, 3 p. m. Central
Standard Time. The broadcast
will be made over the Columbia
Chain of New York, and will have
over forty stations In the hook.up,
covering all North America and
carrying by short wave, around
the world. The churches in Eu
rope. Asia, Africa and Australia are
planning to use short wave sets to
nick up the broadcast. Any one
ytshing to pick up ^ service can
time in on the Cathedral Hour. Col
umbia Broadcasting System. The *
nearest stations listed are Asheville,
WWNC; Birmingham, WBRC;
Chattanooga, WDOD; Memphis.
WREC and Nashville, WLAC. Not
only are all members of the Chris
tian church requested to be at a
radio for this service but the whole
Christian world is invited ’ join
to
in with them. Every one is re
quested to sing the songs as they
are led by the Cathedral Choir.
Local Bird Club
Announce Winners
In Prize Contest
The lc*1tl Audubon Bird club, a
branch cu the National Society, an
nounced 'the winners in> a Bird con
test today. This club is composed
of the students of the Fifth and
Sixth grades of the Sam Bailey
school and is under the leadership
of Miss Mary Crawford.
Miss Carolyn Woodall and Miss
Nellie Sikes tied for the first prize
in the Fifth grade A and Miss Vir
ginia Cheatham and Miss- Mabel
Kitrell were winners in the Sixth
grade. BiHy Drake and Thomas
Grant $*ere winners in the Bird
building contest.
This club was founded by Miss
Crawford here ten years ago and
has taught the children to learn and
love the birds. Miss’ Crawford
stated this morning that she hoped,
that the children would continue to
protect and love the birds as they
had grown to in the past.
Twenty complete bird books were •
handed in to compete for the con
test.
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J. J. Hunt
Race For
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I Juc *^ e J °bn J. Hunt,
Gnffln attorney, and state
m ander of the Georgia United
federate Veterans, has thrown
* lat mt0 tb* ring in the race
stalc penv'in commissioner.
Hunt has paid his entrance fee
Mrs. Bessie Anderson, state
five committee secretary, and Is duly
qualified in the race,
Judge Hunt will run on a plat
form advocating the payment of $30
a month -on the first day of each
month to* the veterans or their wi
dows. This'jaw was passed by the
last general assembly but the state
attorney, or) a technicality, has or
dered the state treasury not to re.
spect it. So instead of the $360 a
month the legislator., expected the
veterans to receive, they have been
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The office of pension commission
er is now held by Colonel R dt
Uwrence of Marietta, ‘ who was ap- *
Pointed to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of John W. Clark,
Col. Lawrence is a candidate for
e]ection to the fuJ) term
Judge Hunt is widely and favor
ably known over the state and it is
expected that he will win the office,
in wWch he can do „ much good *
for , the cause of the , veterans.
C H. Westmoreland
Enters Race For
Commissioner
C. H. Westmoreland, prominent
Spalding county farmer, has an
nounced today as candidate for re
election as county commissioner.
This announcement makes the race
a three cornered one. Reece Thax
ton and Virgil Clark having an
nouned previously.
C. Homer Westmoreland, who an
nounces today, has served on the
board of county commissioners for
the past six years and has been
chairman of the board during the
past year. He is a Spalding coun
ty man having been bom and rear
ed in the county and is now a most
progressive farrfer living on his
farm about .three miles west of
Griffin.
Westmoreland stated that should
he be re-elected he woyld continue
the present policy of the boardd
which pays particular attention to
the improvement of second class
roads of the oounty together with
laying permanent paving as rapidly
as possible. He Cites the fact that
5 miles of permanent paving has
been laid during the time he ser
ved as chairman of the board and
that the second class roads have
been placed in splendid condition.
CHARLIE FLOWERS IS
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED
Tile friends of Charles Flowers,
former popular vOriffinlte and the
husband of the former Miss Thelma
McKneely. will be glad to know that
he Is slightly Improved at his home
at Dalton. Mr. Flowers has been
ill with double pneumonia. He
was some better but recently suf
fered a relapse. His condition
again show improvement and his
friends here trust he will soon be
entirely well.
AGED MINISTER
WHEN CAR HITS WAGON
AUGUSTA ,Oa.. May 31,—y^p)—
The Rev. John Williams. 70-yenr
old minister-farmer was killed to
day la a collision near here
tween his wagon and the auto
mobile of J. O. Nixon, of Augusta.
Nixon was arrested on a
muider charga.
GRIFFIN, GA., SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1930
Honor Man At
Annapolis
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A future admiral, maybe, is
Midshipman Andrew McBumey
Jackson. Jr., of Baton Rouge,
La. Here you see him smil
ing because he has been chos
en 1930 Honor Man at the
United Sates Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Mr. Regimental
Ccnimander of the midship
men, he obtained the highest
mark in studies and drills.
John M. Holder
Enters Race For
I State Governor
ATLANTA. May 31.— (A*) —John
N. Holder, former chairman of
the state highway commission, to
day qualified as a candidate for
governor, subject to the Septem
ber Democratic primary,
Mr. Holder is the third candi
date to meet the requirements for
the primary. The other two are
Richard Russell, Jr., and George
H. Carswell, secretary of state.
Charred Body And
Automobile Found,
Murder Suspected
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., May 31.
—(#>)-—The charred body of a man
believed to Harold Herbert Schro
eder, of Mobile. Ala., was found
this morning In the smoking deb
ris of an automobile along a road
west of here. A deputy sheriff
said -the circumstances indicated
the ’ had been robbed and
man
murdered.
Local Scout Leaders
Plan Jackson Troop
Robin Wheaton, president of the
Griffin Scout Council; W P. Price.
chairman of the finance commit
tee; and J. M. Molder. scout execu
tive. went to Jackson this week in
the interest of reviving the scout
movement there and In Butts coun
ty. They appeared before the week
ly meeting of the Kiwanls Club and
created considerable interest in the
scout movement there,
Watier Roper, president of the
club, will name members of a vol
uhteer oommtitee to have charge of
the scout work In Jackson.
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Cotton Report
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
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! Jan. 14.90 14.88 14.01
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May.
Jul. 15.84 15.86 15.80 16.85 158B
Oct. 14.80 14.81 14.78 14.10 14.83
Dec. 14.80 14.89 14.88 14 88 14.91
NEW YORK COTTON
Open High Low Close Clew
HOLIDAY NEW YORK
GRAF ARRIVES
|AT AMERICAN
FIELD TODAY
LAKEHURST, N. J., May 31.—
(A 1 )—RollingTup ironi Rio to com
plete the next to the last leg of its
four continent flight, the German
dirigible Graf Zeppelin arrived at
the naval air station today under
the escort; of the navy dirigible. Las
Angeles, a commercial blimp', and
half dozen planes.
7lie great dirigible appeared out
of the south ai 6 a. m. Twenty
minutes later it was over the field
and five minifies after it had set.
tied on the ground near the moor
ing mast.
Dr. Eekener said that last night
the ship passed through the worst
squall he had ever experienced,
The dirigible pitched like a ship in
a rough sea but no damage was
doxj^
Angry Mob Kills
Negro Accused Of
Criminal Assault
CHICKASHA, Okla., May 31.—
i/Pj—E vading a guard of national
guardsmen called to protect Henry
Argo, alleged attacker of a white
woman, a member ot an angry mob 1
today fatally shot the prisoner af
ter either gaining entrance to the
Brady County jail or climbing a
tree and firing through prison win
dow.
The shooting came as a climax to
an Ml-night reign of terror, when
several attempts were made by
hundreds of men and boys to gain
entrance to the jail, after the door
was battered down with rams.
The husband of the woman, Ar
go ts alleged to have attacked, stab- j
bed the wounded man after he had
been shot and lay dying. The man
was arrested.
The negro was taken to the
University of Oklahoma hospital
for emergency treatment.
Local Delegates
Attend Meeting Of
Rural Mail Carriers
Hugh McNair and Mr. Wadley.
rural mail carrier of Griffin, attend
ed the 26th annual meeting of the
Sixth District Rural Letter Car.
riers Association at Indian Springs
Friday. Thirteen counties com
prise the association and there was
a large attendance from each one.
The program was devoted largely
to the consideration of business
problems. The convention was call
ed to order by Gordon H. Thomp
son, of Jackson, president. Routine
matters were discussed and a mokt
interesting day enjoyed.
Many Lives Lost
When Fishing Boat
. Sinks In Storm
SAnYa MONICA. Cal.. May 31.—
(A’i—F ifteen jiersons. pasengers on
a fishing boat which founded three
quarteis of a m'le off shcre Me
morial Day were officially report
ed missing today after a check of
all available rei»rt*. The bodies
of three victims were recovered
last night.
Estimates indicated today that
from 3 to 10 persons lost
their lives late yesterday in the
capsizing during a sudden squall,
of a fish boat lieavlly loaded with
a Memorial holiday crowd.
Three bodies, those of a woman,
a boy and a man, have been re
covered.
The number of persons aboard
was estimated as from 52 to 69
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The giant sequoia trees of
Pacific coast measuring more than
300 ffeet in height grow from *
ilighUy over an inch In length.
Scout Camp To
Open Tuesday
Work on the Boy Stout Camp Is
progressing fast. Already one
bridge and a p entry locker have
been constructed. Thursday the
road was marked with signs so
that there will be no chance of
missing the way if one goes out
the Jackson Road and looks for
the signs ‘To Scout Camp.” Sat-,
urday two more bridges are to
be rebuilt and bad spots in the
road filled with rock and gravel.
Tire public is invited to visit the
Camp Sunday afternoon. Sunday
and Wednesday afternoons will
be the regular visiting days.
Camp opens Tuesday morning.
June 3. The first meal will Ire
reivrei at 12:30 Tuesday. Scouts
should arrive in camp between
fight and ten a. m. Tire program
for the first day will not follow
the regular schedule because time
must be allowed for getting the
tents and the grounds In order
end making the quarters more
convenient tor a week of real
living. But from the very start
the! swimming periods will be on
time, and the meals, too. And
beginning with the afternoon
swim, the schedule given below
will be followed. ”
DAILY SCHEDULE
6:30 Reveille.
6:35 Flag Raising.
6:40 "Daily dozen".
7:00 Breakfast.
7:45 Inspection.
9:00 Instruction, tests and craft
work
11:30 8wim.
12:30 Dinner.
1:00 Rest period.
2:00 Games and hikes.
4:30 Swim. i
6:00 Lower colors.
8:15 Supper.
7:15 Campfire.
9:30 Taps.
Eveiy scout should bring to the
camp two blankets, sheet, pillow,
scout uniform with extra clothes,
pajamas, sweater, bathing suit or
trunks, towel, soap, tooth brush
and paste, comb and brush, alum
inum plate, cup, knife.. fork and
spoon, small bottle of iodine or
spirit sof camphor, knife and
scout axe if available. Scout hand
book, Bible, baseball gloves and
any ether scout equipment owned.
No rifles or fireworks will oe
allowed. Parents must not send
food of any kind to tliej boys. The
meals served in the dining hall
will be ample and good, and spe
clal boxes from home too fi-equent- I
ly make the boys sick.
Ed Rivers Plans
To Enter Race
For Governor
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LAKELAND. Oa.. May 30,--Hon |
C. C. Brentley. editor of the!
Valdosta Times, who has been
chairman of the “Rivers for Gov
ernor Pre-Campaign Committee,
announced today that Senator
D. Rivers would file his formal
entry in the governor's race and
pay his entrance fee to the prop
er authorities Monday June 2nd,
and would actually begin cam
patgning on Saturday June 7th.
The opening campaign s|K>ech.
Mr. Brantley stated will Is- made
a; Lakelxnd. the home town of
Senator Rlvqrs at 3 o'clock ill the
afternoon of that date, at which
time a gala event is scheduled to
take place, including band music,
sjieeches bv several outstanding
supporters of Senator Rivers and
an open house reception at hts
‘ Log Cabin" home.
ONE KILLED, 3 WOUNDED
IN GANGSTER BATTLE
CHICAGO. May 31 .-h/P>—P hilip
Gunoflo. known as a professional
Chicago killer, was slain, two
companions were wounded and
a 4-year-old boy waa struck by a
stray bullet In % g*ng fight on
the west side today. A machine
gun shot gun .and revolver were
used In the battle.
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the other day, the Prince of Wales himself Was in the gallery.
Here is the Prince in r nifty checkered suit, as he watched the
of golfers go about the business of golf. Ai- the left-is T .A.
m f Bourn, ianuins amateur golfer
High School Commencement
Opens With Class Friday Night
Program Night
The 1930 Commencement of the
High school opened its exercises
last night with the annual class
night program in the high school
auditorium.
Approximately sixty seniors will
receive diplomas on Monday night
as the culmination of eleven
of schooling here
Last night the auditorium was
packed to Its capacity to take care
of the friends, families and patrons
of the school wljo attended the ex
ercises .
One of the cleverest numbers on
the program was the class proohecy
conducted by Miss Josephine Hem
phill Members of the Junior class
impelsonated the seniors and show
ed what they would be ten year*
from now.
Other interestng numbers on the
class night program were the elaa*
poem bv Mias Loulie Latimer. Class
Will by Mias Betty Galssert, Burnt ■
Offerings by Miss Sara Lon Byrd
History of the class by Miss
Autrey and motion for ad journs
ment by Miss Charlotte Tyus.
Sunday morning the annual com
mencement sermon will be held at
the First Baptist church at 11 o',
clock.
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wrinkles is to worry
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Invest yoor money, you*
talent, your time, yoir
influence in Griffin.
Scout Troop 4
Wins First Place
At Scout Rally
Eighty xooutA particliMted In
and about seventy-five spectators
beheld the rally a t Lightfoot Park
yesterdhy afternoon. Troop One
with C. B. Nichols Scoutmaster,
won first place with Troop One
second and Troop Two third.
Troop Four took first place in
Tower Building. 8ack Ra< e, Wherl
barow Race and Wall Scaling;
t left-for first place in knot board*
and First Aid: won second place
In the Neckerchief Relay, Three
legged Race and Pony Expres*
Relay.
Troop One took first place in
Barrel Tilling and the Necker
chief Relay, and second place in
other events, besides tleirtg
lor first place in First Aid.
Troop Two won first place in
Water boiling and the Pony Et
press Relay, tied for first in knot
hoards and took two second
places.
i John Harlow, Robin Wheaton,
and Ri. liter "Smith acted as Judg
-k. Z. A, Marscv -coutmaster of
Troop One. and C. B. Nichols.
i cout master of 'Troop FV»ur at
tended with their troO|».
State To Open..
Tax Offices In
Macon-Savannah
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| ATLANTA, May 31 ,—(Ah -Offi
: cials of the Income tax division
of the state tax «enunlMoners of
fice. today announced that bnuioh
1 offices would be opened next week
1 In Macon and Savannah to aid
:tax payers In filing their return*.
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beeh attending Agues Scott college
In Decatur, haa arrived home In
spend the summer with bee parents,
Mr kod Mrs. Georg* A. KUka
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BRITISH STAR
ST ANDREWS Scotland ’
May 31—(/P>—Bobby Jones
today became the only person
to have won the four major
goit crowns of the world when
he added the British amateur
championship to his long list
of victories by defeating Rog
er Weathered In. the 36-hole
lltiaF ma tch"* 7 to 6.
It was the same old story
of Bobbv playing against par
and Ills opponent playing Bob
by. Jones was never over par
on any hole in the morning
round and got two birdies, fin
ishing the flrtrt 18 holes 2 un
der perfect figure*. In the af
ternoon he went one over par
on two holes but scored two
birdies to offset these flguresr
Jones and Wethered fought
a great battle on the first
nine holes, but Bobby drew
away on the second nine and
went to lunch four up. Weath
ered again pushed him on the
first nine of the, afternoon .
round, but Jones drew aWsjr
in the finish.
ATLANTA CELEBRATE*
ATLANTA. May 3k—(/PI—At
lanta, known chiefly in Scotland
as the home town of -Bobby
Jones, today celebrated fits lat
est victory.
Newspapers crying extra* ptft
greet ' with Joyous shouts. Office *
workers stopped te' Shier, lob
by’s father showed deep emotion,
while his children. Robert Tyro,
HI. and Clara Malone, ages 4
and 5. romped with glee. Mrs.'
Jones is at 8t .Andrews.
Jones today increased hi* major
victorie* to ten in eight yean.
He has won the United' amateur
four times; the U. <8. open thiH
times: and the British open twior.
The Georgian won tha. JU. 8.
open In 1923 and has not been
without a title since.
Persons Announces
For Re-Election
Judge Ogden Persons, of Forsyth,
well-known In OriHln. has nude
formal anouncement of his candi
dacy for re-election as judge of titp
Flint, circuit The circuit .confl
prises the counties of Butts. Henry,
Monroe udn Lamar
Judge Persons has filled his pre
sent position lor the past several
vearx with a high degree of effldi*
ency. He enjoys the esteem of
many persons from throughout the
state.
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night; Sunday fair, slowly ris
ing temperature In extreme
north portion.
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