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GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest your money, your
latent, your time, your
influence in Griffin. .
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HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS TONIGHT
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Gang War Breaks Out In Three Cities
SEVEN
MANY
IN OUTBREAKS
(By Associated Prws)
Gangster guns blazed on
three widely separated fronts
.Sunday killing seven, two of
whom were police, and wound
ing half a dozen others in
Chicago, Detroit and Boston,
Chicago’s outbreak, believed
ut gignalize the opening of a
new mob warfare dealt death
to three henchmen of Terry
ttnigtrajn and perhaps fataJ
injury io a mail and his wo
man companion, All were
machine gunned. Three oth
er men were shot down later
by machine gunners In a car.
One died. Another victim was
taken for a ride.
In Detroit, two policemen
were slain by supposed rum
runners, A gang victim was
later found shot to death in
the Michigan eity.
Two al.eged gangsters were
shot by automobile machine
gunners in Boston and one
may not live.
Roberts Becomes
New Member Of
Supreme Court
WASHINGTON. June 2.—(/P)—
Owen J. Roberts of Philadelnhia
wax inducted into office today u., ar.
associate justice of the supreme
court.
When he had taken the oath the
bench again had its full member
ship of nine for the first time since
February.
Roberts succeeds the late Justice
S.i nford of Tennesspe.
Roberts Is 55. He made a na
tional reputation as special govern
ment council in the celebrated naval
oil cases.
Local Food Dealers
Meet Tuesday At
P. T. Archer Store
Griffin Retail Food Dealers will
hold their regular monthly meeting
Tuesday night at 7:30. The meet
Ing this month will be held at the
store of P T. Archer and a 'ielici
bus dutch luncheon will be served.
Many important business matters
are to be discussed and plans made
for a delegation to attend^ the na
tional convention in Macon the lat
ter part of the week. Ed
Ihgos, president ol the local as
sociation. urges a full attendance
at thp meeting tomorrow night.
Sunday School Council
Of Kincaid To Meet
The Sunday school council of the
Kincaid Memorial Methodist church
will meet on Tuesday evening at
the home of Mis* Blanche Allen on
t’heatham street. The meeting
will be held at 7 o'clock. All mem
bers. are urged to be present.
Cotton Report |
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Prrv
Open High Low Close CIom
Jwv 1484 14 72 1488
Mch. 15.00 15 00 14 89 14.89 15.03
J'll. 15.75 16.76 15.70 15.73 15.85
Oct. H.72 14.76 14..86 14.66 14.00
Dec. 14.79 14.79 14.72 14.72 14.88
NEW YORK COTTON
Ian. Open High Low Close,flo- 1
15.03 15.03 15.01 15.01 IbX
Mch. 14.92.14.93 14.84 14 84 15.11
May 14.95 15.00 14.91 14.92 New
Jul. 10.08 10.U0 15.99 16.62 10.16
OH. 15.08 15.06 14.92 1|.92 15.19
1 fee. 153)9 15.09 15.00 16.02 15.24
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The first World, War hero hon
ored with a position in Sta
tuary Hall in the V. 8. Capi
tol is Lieut.-Col. John Camp
tsell Greenway. chosen by the
st?te of Ai'i7rna frond which he
bailed, whose figure is shown
above. Colonel Greenway was
decoiafed for bravery near Ver
dun when he led h s men for
ward under terrific fire and
was first to enter a German
tiench which was their objec
tive.
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Health Officer
Urges Precautions
Against Typhoid
AI1 persons are cautioned by the
Health Officer to protect themselves
against Typhoid Fever this sum
mer: especially those leaving the
city on vacations, camps, or mak
ing a tour for any purpose They
are liable to come in contact with
milk, water, flics and food contam
inations with Tyhcid Fever germe.
A few simple rules to follow: I
1. Drink only pasteurized milk. 1
2 Drinlc no water from source* !
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of questionable sanitary char
acter without first boiling it.
3. Get vaccinated against typhoid
fever before leaving home.
4 Eat no food and handle none
without first washing the
hand thoroughly with soap ’
and water.
5. Go bathing or swimming in no
polluted streams or lakes.
Following these rules MIL reduce
to a minimum the chances of get.
ting typhoid fever this summer.
BENEFIT BRIDGE PARTY
HELD WEDNESDAY P. M.
AT COUNTRY CLUB TO BE
The Benefit bridge party that was
to have b’en held at the country
club last week will be held tomorrow
night at 8 o’clock. Any one wish
ing reservations are asked to call
either Mrs. Jim Powell or Mrs. Dal
las Hunt.
BAPTIST JUNIORS !
WILL HAVE PICNIC j
The pupils of the Junior Depart
nients ol the First Baptist church
Sunday 8chool will have a picnic at
4 o'clock at Johnson'.', Pool. Mrs.
Harry Johnson will entertain them
with a swim, following which the
children will enjoy u picnic lunch,
each member bringing part of this.
CONVICT INVENTS PROPKLLOR
JOILET. Illinois, June 2 t/Pi
Jchn Ker,) * n «>nvlc',
ventor of an airplane propH’or
revolutlonairv design, has refused
all monetary offers, insisting that
when t oclety releases him from
prison it will reretve the benefits
of Ills discovery.
GRIFFIN, JUNE 1930
279 ARE UNEMPLOYED IN
SPALDING COUNTY CENSUS
SHOWS, 940 FOR DISTRICT
Only slightly more than 1 per
c?’it of Spalding county residents
who are able to work and are seek
ing employment, are unemployed,
according to preliminary figures re
leased by W. C. Jackson, supervisor
of the seventh Georgia Census Dis
trict.
The preliminary report made by
Mr. Jackson shows that there are
23 472 residents of the county, ol
which number 279 are unemployed.
These figures Will be supplemented
later by data given out from Wash
ington for other classes of persons
who were not at work at the time ol
the census, such as those who had
a job but were sick cr temporarily
laid off.
Thr complete report lor unem.
ployment in the counties in Mr.
Jackson’s division follows:
Eutts ........ .44
Clayton^-*... 52
Crawford . .19
Fayette ..... . . .12
Henry ....... 100
Lar'ar ..... .49
M.,nro r - ..... t u
Pike....... 27
Spa iding .... ..... 279
Upson ...... ..... 280
TOTAL 940
The large number of unemploy
ed in Spalding and Upson counties
Is caused by the shut-down of the
Oriffin Manufacturing Comtfahy
This cotton mill will open un under
new management, the Hightower
interests of TT.omaston. within a
month which will largely relieve
’.he unemployment situation here.
Genera! J. J. Hunt
Attending Meeting
Confederate Vets
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General John J. Hunt, com
mander of the Georgia Division.
United Confederate Veterans, left
Sunday for Bilox'i. Miss., where he
will attend the fortieth annual re
union of the Confederate Veterans.
General Hunt will be away all week.
He is actively interested in all vete
rans' work and will be one of the
most pronuennt of the veterans at
lending the convention.
Mrs. Mobley Johnson, of Griffin.
w'as to have been matron of honor
011 his stall but was unubli to at
tend. Miss Dollie Haralson, of At
lanta, will be maid of honor and
’ x. Tillman, of Quit,
Mrs char | es
man, will be chaperone or his
staff.
Entry Lists Close
Tomorrow Noon
Tomorrow marks the last day in
which Spalding county candidates
can qualify for the political con
tests in the state and county pri
mary in September, The entries
for the various offices closes at
noon Tuesday. Only those who
have paid their entry fee to Bob
Duke, secretary of the Spalding
county executive committee, by
noon will be eligible for election.
There have been a number of en
tries in the race for county com
missioner. Judge of the supervisor
court, representative from the coun
ty and senator from the 26th dis
trict.
The entry lists for the various
state offices will also close at noon
tomorrow.
Senate Passes
George Bill Today
WASHINGTON, June 2-*4/P>—
The senate today passed the George
Bill uTprovide for the collection and
publication of deparGn statfeft tics ,on pea
nuts by the ent of agrtcul
ture. r
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8 Lose Lives
By Accidents In
South Sunday
(BV ASSOCIATED PEEKS)
Sunday automobile and airpiane
accidenis claimed eight lives in the
South. Two persons drowned
Four of the dead were killed in
Georgia.
Three negroes were killed at
Dearlng, Ga.. when their car was
struck by a passenger train. E. H
C..ford, 79. killed a: Macon
Ga.. in wlia' the coroner termed an
unavoidable accident, when lie wa>
struck by a car driven by A. W
Johnson, pro lessor of economics at
Mercer University.
City Court Opens
This Mooting With
Busy Session
City court convened this morn
ing with Judge Arihur Maddox pre
siding.
Cases tried during the n orning
.'ession were:
C. W. Haney charged with oper-!
sting car while under the influence
of liquor, entered plea sentenced
to 10 months or $100.00.
Life Insurance Company ol Vir
ginia vs. H. T. Green suit on note
judgment in iavoi of plain!if".
Griffin Banking Company vs. J.
J. Hancock and I. W McElroy suit
on note judgment in favor ol plain
tiff.
C. W. Drake charged with being
drunk, plea, six months or $.!().
Albert Bass, charged with hav
ing liquor, plea. 10 months or $75 00
A. B. Maddox charged with driv
ing car while under influence of li
quor. plea. 10 months or $75.00.
Travelers Insurance Company vs
W. L. Maynard, case dismissed.
Eli Johnson charged with selling
cigarettes without tax. case now on'
trial.
Cannon To Appear
Before Senate Lobby
Committee Tuesday
WASHINGTON. June 2.-—</Pi—
Bighcp James Cannon. Jr., is ex
pected before the senate lobby
committee tomorrow, despite his
statement, questioning the com
mtttee’s right to inquire into his
expenditures in the anti-Smith
campaign of 1928
’’We have not hesitated to q.ies
tion other witnesses concerning
political expenditures.’ Senator
Walsh, Democrat, Montano said
Asked if the committee httd
authority to compell Bishop
rum to answer. Walsh , . aid, . "We ,,,
will eroes that bridge w r . hen we
come to It.
Bobby Jones And
Johnston Defeat
French Champions
ST GERMAIN France. June 2 —
t/P»—Coming from behind In the
ccond nine. Bobby Jones and Jlm
piy Johnston deteated Atnore Vag.
llano and Marcel Dallemagne French
amateur and professional golf
champions respectively Ui an 18
hole match today. Their margin
was one up.
Jones was best ball on three holes
out of the li.
Youth Sets Sizzling Pace In Grind
At Indianapolis
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Setting a pace of slightly more than !(■<) miles an nour over the
500-mile it ute at Indianapolis Decoration Day. 23-year-old Hilly
Arnold cl Chb ago won America’s tnytor sjiced classic and $52,150.
The track at IndianaiKilis. visited by one of the biggest crowds
ever to attend a sports event in this country, is pictured above.
Eelow are Arnold, right and his mechanic. W E. ’’Spider’’ MatJock
The time far the 500 miles was 4:58 39.72.
Local Ball Team
Defeats Atlanta
In Close Game
The brilliant pitching 5T George 1 j
Autrey. • with the final support of
the rest of the team, gave the Grif
fin baseball elub a victory over the
All-Prep Stars ol Atlanta Saturday
3-2 til ojie of the most exeiting
games ever played here »
The three base hit by Stewart,
when the All-Stars were leading 2
to 0. raised the crowd to t; leet
Following this, the home boys made
some nice plays to hold the visitors i
for the rest of the game, while they
evened the count in the sixth. II
looked as if the game would go In
‘* x,ra Innings. When in the la J
of the nlnth ’ w,th K ™‘ on ,hlrd ’
Martin smRKh,,d il llne drlw lhru
short u> l)r(,ak u » thr '
Wedne8day aft< ‘ rnoon anot ^ r
good game will be played at Light.
Park, which has recently been
Krad, ‘ <1 a,ld 1,1,1 1,1 exceUent shai,e
when Griffin meets the last team
from . Hajievllle of the Atlanta ettv
. league.
Manager Cochran will have about
the same line-up as Saturday and
will probably start Black in the
box. The line-up will be Rogers,
3rd base: Murphy, as; Stewart. 1st
base; B. Autrey center: Spravber
ry. left; Kent right; Shivers, sec-
1 ofid; Martin, catcher; and Black
pitcher.
ITALIAN SETS NEW
ENDURANCE RECORD
HOME June - 2— (/pi -The
World’s non-refueling fight en
durance record was brought 1 »o
Italy this morning by Major Hum
berto Muddalena. the new record
being 68 hours and 15 minutes.
Griffinite Injured
In Auto Wreck,
4 Others Hurt
Miss Dora Carter, of Griffin was
painfully Injurled on Sunday
Macon when a car m which she wit
riding plunged oil the Dixie High
wav Miss Carter suffered lactr.i
tions of the i ealp and leg., bruises
to the bodv and minor abrasions
Four other persons in the ear
were also injuried The party was
returning to Vate.ville from u viist
in Macon. The car got beyond the
control of the driver at the foot
ol a hill and plunged over the em
bankment into h thicket
Bennie Boyt. ol Yatesvllle was
bruised, Thomas DeHart ol Yutes
ville. was cut and Jack Rowland, ol
Yatesvllle was cm and bruised Mi.J
Lorena Howland, ol Yatesville,.aJKi
received painful cut sand bruises
All members ol the party are In
a Macon Hospital where tliev were
taken fdr treat mem
Ninth of Series on Women's
Organizations of Griffin
Appears on Society Page.
The ninth article ol a series
on the history mid works ot the
various women’s patriotic, rivie
and fraternal organizations of
Griffin is givix today on the
society page of THE GRIFFIN
NV/K The sci lex 1 being com
plied by Mrs J Harry Rogers
society editor, and will include
the Woman’s Christian Temper,
ante Union, which is taken up
today: tile Garden Club, which
will be taken up next week, and
the Rebehak;, Boynton Chapter,
U. D C the Woman:- Club;
Liberty Chapter 0 E S.: Pul
aski Chapter f> A. R ; Ul- Utili
ty Club, the Pilot C'ub. >hc
Woodmen Circle; and the Auxi
liary to the American Legion
have already been taken up,
GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest your money, your
talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
ANN STUCKEY
WILL DELIVER
VALEDICTORY
Hfty-Mx Griffin High School
seniors will receive diplomiut In
Ihc school auditorium tonight at
X o'clock.
Mis* Ann Stuckey who ha*
the highest scholastic record of
the graduating das* will deliver
the valedictory. Mis* Ntuekey
has been ill in the hospital tout
it was announced today would
he able to speak tonight,
Miss Charlotte Tyuw who haa
the second highest scholastic
record of the class will deliver
the salutatory.
Col. L. I*. Goodrich chairman
of the board of education for
the public schools will deliver
the diplomas.
Col. Charles It. KmwHI of
Savannah, well-known lawyer
will make the principle address
of Ihc evening.
J. If. Weft, principal of the
high school will announce the
citation of honors. Among these
honors will toe the scholarship
given by the Woman's club to
one of the graduating girl*.
This scholarship is for one year**
college training at a Georgia
accredited college.
The invocation will he given
by Rev. I,. W. Blackwelder pas.
tor of the St. George Episcopal
church and the Benediction will
be given by Dr. J. W. tfuillian
pastor of the First Methodist
church.
A feature of the evening’* pro
gram wHI be a song “Night Sink*
•e Wave" by the entire
class. The fare well song, W fed
sung by the class was composed
by two of tlie graduating senior*. •
Seniors receiving their diploinaa
tonight are:
Beulah Autrey. James Bailey,
James Boyd. Eugenia Bridges. AI
lene Brindle. Nora Brooks, Sara
Lou Bird. Nclie Chappelle, Eliza
beth Collier. Sudie Belle Crisp. Mc
Kenzie Daniel, Edwin Dye. Ellis
Epiis. Gordon Futral.
Wmiired Futral, Lounell Gam
mon, Betty Gamsert. William Gold
enberg Miller Grant. Mildred
Greer. Lillian Griggers. Vera Ham
brlcK, Roy d eane Harris. C-olden
Hazelrigs, Josephine Hemphill, Mar
garet Henderson. Maurice Hodges,
Beulah Hutson.
Orllla Jackson. .Etta Jones Read
Jones. Ferol Kendrick Loulle Lati_
mer Dorothy Maddox Ernest May
nard John Mills. Talley Montgo
mery Marion Patrick Molltasa Pa
rick Saru Patterson. Florence Pow,
ell Janies Powell. Mildred Reeves,
FUga beth Ross. Frances Shapard,
Ruth Slnerliny EYiC Snipes. Ruth
Stallworth. Sara Steele Ann Stu
ckey, Charlotte Tyus. James Wal
ker Grant Weaver Florence Wel
Grace
Rivers Enters
Race Today For
State Governor
ATLANTA. June 2 -<£»)—Geor
gia'* gubernatorial race today be
came a five cornered affair with
■ntrance of Ed Rivers ol Lakeland
;ito campaign.
Richard B Russell. Georue H.
Carswell Janus.A. Perry and John
N Holder already are in the race.
Forme; Governor John M Slaton
fmpiently mentioned as a probable
opponent to U S Senator William
Harris promised a tatement today
biit a
at hwm liad not paid his en
lranee lee
Sen Harris already has qualified.
Noted Gambler
Executed By
Gas In Nevada
CARSON -CITY Nev. June 2 -
i/Pl -R H Bob’ White. Elko guin
bler wa< put to death today in the
p tinl ga rtuunher at the Nevada
..tale prison here He had been
convicted on circumstantial evi
dence of the murder of Louis Lav
e 1 ! another alleged gambler
White •*’»>< taken into the stone
chamber he heljied build—an air
tight room nine ten long by eight
wide and seven high and strapped
Into a chair He sti lled and nod
ded to person* ix-erme through a
window There were 53 witnesses,
including two women nurses.
A string extending into the next
room was pulled., opening a con
tainer dropping nearly a dozen ont
ounce eggs" of cyanide ol imiasi
um into an acid solution Thf
deadly gas was generated almost In
staidly.
White nodded again as the gat
•started to come up from the genera
tor. Then lie look h deep breath
as he could inhale He leapeo
back easily At the third breath
his head fell back His arms and
body twitched as in a convulsion
and 'hen was still
Aged Woman Passes
At Home At Brooks
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| Mrs Janie Learli Martin, one
el the oldest residents ot Spa Id*
mg County died at her home neat
Brook* this morning Ft an early
horn Bhe was 90 years of age.
and was the widow 01 the late
A C Martin who died 9 ,yeai?
ago.
She is survived by two (laugh
ters Mrs R. A Rivers of Brooks
and Mrs. Alt in Nixon of Experi
ment three non* Will Martin ol
Hampton. Ga L. E. Martin ol
Newivin and W. E. Martin pi
Expet iineru a brother B. I*
Leach, and a sistet Mis MaXi'ie
Sansoni
funeral »ci \ Icev will lie held
from the Comity Line Christian
church at Dlgb v '1 uesdav morning
at 11 o'clock Rev. .1 A. Drewrv
will officiate. Interment will be
made in the church vaid with
Halsteii Brothers funeral directors
In charge
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50 Boy Scouts I
Expected At Camp *
( lamil J omorrow
Camp Ham tl boy scout camp will
I open for two weeks on Tuesday
fifty local" stout •ire expected to
1 participate 111 the scout activities.
Josh Mouldci scout executive
| lie In charge of the camp
1 b\ camp leaders. CJtttord Freeman
I George Niles Billy Butler Torn
Lindsey and Joe Chambers, camp
bugler.
Established 1872
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Griffin Votes For
Modification Of
Dry Law In Pol!
The city of, Griffin is 'damp" ac.
cording to the vote tabulated in the
nation-wide poll recently com Diet
ed by The Literary Digest
The Digest re|wru. that 199 \ otes,
properly marked, were returned
from Oriffin ot this number 30
voted in lavor of enforcement of the
18th Amendment; 93 voted in favor
ot modification, itid 7ti voted for a
complete repeal o! the dry law_
Hie returns from the state of
Georgia show that Atlanta is In
favor ul -,i repeal. Albany for en
forcement. Americas for modifica
tion. Columbus. Augusta. Bruns
wick. Savannah and Valdosta join
'd wrh Atlanta In favoring a re
peal
Athens. Decatur Dublui. Elber*
ton. t Gainesville, f . Fitzgerald, La
Gll,IU< ' Ihomasvuie and
W11.vcro.ss were in favor of the »n ,
lormnent of the dry law
Amende, and Cordele were the
only Georgia rules ot over 5.000
population thin voted with Qrtftn
01 modification
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Fair tonight and Tuesday