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Griffin first
Invest your money,
talent your time, your
influence in Griffin.
Member of Associated Press
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-By Quimby Melton_
Take a tip. If you like the
best In motion picture enter
tainment take a trip out to
The Rex tonight and see Paul
Whiteman’s King of Jazz. You
will be pleased with this spec
tacular movie that brings you
many of the leading stars.
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Much of the credit for
Young Stribling’s rise to fame
in the pugilistic world must
be given to his father-manag
er, "Pa” Stribling. “Pa” has
piloted the boy through some
pretty rough times, Three
times he has seen him get
his "big chance” and lose it.
The sporting writers booed the
Georgia Peach. But “Pa” kept
his chin up and kept telling the
world. “Son has it!”
And now his confidence in
his boy has been proven.
Strib takes the punches and
drives home that right and left,
but the squatty little "Pa” is
in his comer pulling for his
son to win.
"Give "Pa" some of the
credit folks.
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With the golf crown of the
world resting on (the brow of
Bobby Jones and Bryan Grant
sporting the tennis crown of
America, Georgia looks like a
sure fire bet for another cham
pionship. Just let Stribling get
a crack at the Dutchman Max
Schmelling, and watch anoth
er world championship crown
come to Georgia.
Atlanta claims Jones and
and Grant.
Macon claims Stribling.
And Griffin is right square
in the middle of both, so we
can claim all three.
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Jumping back to that para
graph about “Pa” Stribling
meaning so much to his son,
reminds us of a letter we re
ceived yesterday. Our own fa
ther some weeks ago wrote to
“Hell and Maria" Dawes, erst
while vice-president of the
United States and now ambas
sador to England. He wrote
him inclosing a picture of
Dawes and his son, taken when
Dawes returned to this side
of the Atlantic to see his son
graduate from "prep” school.
The picture was published in
The NEWS.
Our father wrote Dawes con
gratulating his son on having
a "daddy” who would cross
the Atlantic to see him grad
t
uate from high school and
congratulating Dawes oh hav
ing a son who had just com-
pleted his high school work.
In his answer, written from
London, Ambassador Dawes
wrote "a man’s children are
his richest possession.”
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That's no news to those of
us who are parents. But com
ing from a man who occupies
the high position that Mr.
Dawes does it Just adds to our
convictions on the subject.
What father (or mother for
that) in Griffin but who
dreams of his or her boys and
girls and the future. All our
ambitions are wrapped up in
those kiddies. It we can edu
cate Ahem and start them off
in the world ready to oope with
the problems they will meet,
we feel that our lives have
been well spent.
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Sometimes when we are
tempted to remind our two
boys that the Good Book tells
boys and girls to "honor” fa
ther and mother, we remind
ourselves that these same
youngsters did not choose to
come into this world and that
our resixmsibtUty to them is
even greater than thetr duty
to ’honor" us.
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But this Is not Father’s
Day*' and we are not sermon
izing on what a great man
•’dad’’ Is. But we'll venture the
guess that "Pa' Stribling is no
prouder of his son this mom
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Reds Loot City,
Gunboats Forced
To
SHANGHAI, July 29.—(AP)
Changsha, capital of Honan
province, apparently was doom
ed today as communists burn
ed their way through the city.
Foreign gun-boats were forc
ed to withdraw from the city,
due to the lowering of the
river level. Foreign property,
worth millions of dollars, thus
was left at the mercy of the
reds, who were on a carnival
of killing. Burning and
looting was going on unre
stricted.
Late advices said four mis
sionaries, including two Ameri
cans .remained in the section.
Little Tenney Girl
Is Laid To Rest
Funeral services for Jo Ann Ten
ney, the eight-month-old child of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tenney, were
held from the Bethel Methodist
church at Senoia Tuesday morning
at 11 o’clock. -The Rev. S. H. Britt
officiated and interment was in the
churchyard with Haisten Brothers
in charge.
The baby had been ill for several
weeks at the home at Highland Mill.
Hoover Seeks New
Bankrupt Laws
WASHINGTON, July 29.—(JP)—
President Hoover announced today
he had asked Attorney General Mit
chell to make an extensive investi
gation of bankruptcy laws and prac
tices.
Its purpose outlined by president
as formulation of legislation to cor
rect present evils in bankruptcy
laws.
Bank Robbers Get
$15,00 After Forcing
Cashier to Open Safe
HILLMAN, Mich., July 29.—(/P)—
The Montmorence County Savings
Bank was robbed of $15,000 in cash
and security by two men. who kid
napped William Niergarth, the cash
ier at his home three miles from
town and forced him to accompany
them to the bank.
The men escaped after locking
Niergarth in the bank vault with
William Stutz, a farmer who enter
ed while the robbery was in pro
gress.
Legion Ride Club
Will Meet Tonight
The American Legion Rifle Club
will meet tonight at 7:30 o’clock
at Lightfoot park. Everyone in
terested in rifle shooting is in
vited to come out and join the
club.
There are no dues for members
of the Legion. Others may have
the priviledges of the range for
$2.00 a year.
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JULY 29 1930
COOLER DAYS!
Coming Says The
Weather Man
MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 29.—
(AP)—The welcome prediction
that cooler days and nights were
ahead for the heat stricken
south came today in wake of
reports that seven persons had
died of high temperatures and
that an eighth was dead of old
age and heat combined.
British Dirigible
Hits Bad Wind
Off Irish Coast
LONDON, July 29. (AP) —
The British dirigible R-100,
Canada bound, was out to sea
this afternoon about 30 miles
from the northwestern tip of
Ireland and running into ad
verse winds.
The position wirelessed by
the R-100 indicated that af
ter leaving the coast she had
skirted northern Ireland and
went directly westward out
over the Atlantic.
Youth Held For
Robbery Hangs Seif
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 29.
— (fP )—Hoke Smith, 19, arrested
here recently as a suspect in a
filling station robbery, wrote a
farewell love letter to his wife
last night and then hanged him
self in the county jail.
His body, with his hands in
his pockets, was found early today.
Sweet Potatoes To
Be Used For Making
Textile Starches
NEW YORK. July 29.—(JP)—
Clothes containing,a dash of Amer
ican sweet potatoes are next on the
list of prospective scientific won
ders.
Starch is to be the sweet ota
to contribution to what the well
dressed man will wear. Known
principally in collars as something
that melts, starch is-also a chem
ical with many other qualities from
food and glue-like adhesive to ex
plosives and artifical silk and it is
particularly indispensible In weav
ing.
The southern sweet potato with a
20 to 25 starch content, offers the
south another economic opportuni
ty if it can be made Into the tex
tile starch.
Boy Scout Honor
Court Will Meet
Wednesday Night
The Boy Scout Court of Honor
will meet Wednesday evening at
7:30 at the First Baptist church
Sunday school department. Many
scouts are to appear to have thetr
advancement recognized.
Members of the Court of Honor
are Percy L. Bramblett, chairman,
C. T. Elliott. J. V. Westmoreland,
Roy Emmett. R. M. Mitchell and
J. A. Faulkner.
17-Year-Old Mother
Commits Suicide
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 29.
—(JP)—Mrs. Juanita Jones Cress
man, 17-year-old mother of , a
15-months-old baby, took her owm
life here last night by firing a
pistol bullet through her heart.
She was divorced from Henry E.
Cressman, local navy recruiting of
ficer several months ago.
PASTOR’S AID CLUB
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
The Pastor's aid club of the Eighth
Street Baptist church coolred, will
meet at the home of Adella Herd
on Wednesday at 3 o’clock. All
members are asked to be present.
Ida Mann is president of the club
and Armie Harris is secretary.
denly tipped over, trapping the
men before they had a chance
to be rescued.
The rescued men said the boat
remained afloat upside down for
at least half an hour and that
many members of the crew were
able to stay on top until ^sud
denly dropped from sight.
State Rests In
Second Taylor Case
ATLANTA July 29.— (/Pi —The
state rested its second case against
Walter Taylor, former city clerk,
on charge of bribery at noon today.
Taylor was to take stand In his
own defense when the defense opens
after a recess.
Cudahy Recovering
From Jake-A-Rallis
LOB ANGELES, July 29.——
Michael Cudahy, scion of the weal
thy Chicago packing family, today
was recovering from paralysis of
the lower limbs, the result of
drinking poisoned liquor.
i Prince of Wales
To Visit Belgium
LONDON, July 20.-(yR)—The
Prince ol Wales left the Hendc-n
airdrome this afternoon on a flight
to Brussels for a three-day’s visit
with the King and Queen of the
Belgians.
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Skilled peach-pickers, folks in
Mcnroe county Ark., chose
charming Miss Lurah Mae
Chaney, above, of Brinkley.
to be their princess at the
Crowley Ridge peach festival
at Forrest City. And they gave
her maids, attendance, a court
’n everything.
STRIB WILL FIGHT
CAMPOLO NEXT
NEW YORK, July 29.—</P)—
Young Strlbl 's next major en
gagement probably will be against
Victorio Campolo the tall power of
the Argentine.
Frank Bruen, general manager of
Madison Square Garden hinted to
day that Jack Sharkey who out
pointed Stribling in Miami Beach
two years ago would never fight
again and that Stribling if he beat
Campolo would be in line for bout
with Schmeling.
Stone Boat Sinks;
15 Men Drowned
ERIE, Pa., July 29.—</p)—'The
stone boat, George WeHen. found
ered in Lake Erie today, carrying
15 of her crew down with her.
Six seamen were saved.
The crew of the steamer Amasa
Stone picked up 6 members of
the Wellen’s crew and brought
them to port here with the first
word of the sinking.
REFORESTATION TO BE KEYNOTE
OF FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE
MEETING HERE ON WEDNESDAY
Reforestation will be the key
note of the annual convention of
the policy holders of the Middle
Georgia Farmers Mutual Fire In
suiance Company, which will be
held tomorrow morning at 10 o’
clock at the Spalding county
courthouse here.
B. M. Lufburrow, state forester,
will address the meeting in "Pre
vention of Forest Fires." Mr. Luf
burrow is a very forceful. speaker
and visitors from throughout this
section of the state will be at
tracted here for his address.
Will Hill Newton, of Griffin, and
Health Officer
Tells How to Avoid
Typhoid Fever
Several cases of Typhoid Fever
have recently developed in the city
and the Department of Health ur
ges every citizen of Griffin and
Spalding county to assist the Health
Officer in preventing spread of the
disease.
In this conection Dr. W. C. Hum
phries, City Health Officer, has is
sued the following statement.
“Typhoid is a germ disease and
the germs enter the human body
only through mouth. If a person
is susceptible or has not oeen pro
tected by Typhoid Vaccine he is sure
to contract the disease. These
J germs are carried to the body by
polluted water, milk, flies, unwash
ed bands and raw unwashed vege
tables.
“Griffin can rightfully boast of
hfcr splendid new water system, beet
in South, which furnishes to her
citizens pure and safe water, look
ed after and tested daily by an ex
pert. Those who use city watet
need have no fear of contracting In
testinal diseases from drinking it.
"Dairies, in the past, have caused
many serious and fatal typhoid
epidemics. It behooves every con
sumer of milk, especially families
in which there are little children,
during the hot summer months to
be sure that the dairy from which
they get their milk supply is clean
and sanitary and milk is safe for
drinking purposes. Take no chances
as nearly all summer complaints in
children come from polluted water,
milk, and flies. Ask your Health
Officer how your dairy grades up.
"Screen your house thoroughly,
swat and kill all flies that get in
the house. All vegetables and
l'ruits that are eaten raw should he
thoroughly washed, Do riot let
garbage or manure collect on pre
mises.
"All surface toilets in city should
be condemned by the City authori
ties. and strictly fly proof and sani
tary ones Installed.
Last, but not least, Health author
ities urge and request that every
person; man, woman and child,
white or black, should receive the
protection from typhoid fever by
taking the vaccine The public is
advised to go to their family physi
cian or the Health Officer for typ
trfid Inoculations. The tv*phold
shots are given all day Saturday at
the Health Office, free of charge ”
Third Person In
5 Wrecked Car Dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 29 —
(/P )—Charles Vaughn, 22, died to
day of Injuries received Friday
night when the automobile he
was riding in plunged fifty feet
from a viaduct into the railroad
yards, killing Misses Martha and
Lticile Curtis.
SAVANNAH MAN IS
SUDDENLY
J W Wood, of Savannah, was
taken suddenly 111 while passing
through Griffin Monday
Bornetime ago Mr. Wood received
a severe wound on the tread and
at various times since then
suffered attacks. He was
In Pittman's ambulance to a
hospital to undergo treatment.
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Charlie Mort Smith, of Concord,
will tell something of their refor
estation work. Mr. Newton, one
of the largest land-owners in
Spalding and Pike counties, is a
pioneer in this important work,
and Mr .Smith is promiently iden
tified with the nursery business in
Georgia. The honor of planting
the first commercial grove of pines
in Pike county goes to Mr. New
ton, while the honor of planting
the first tract in Spalding goes
to the late Captain Seaton Grant
land.
Directors for the coming year
will be elected at the meeting
tomorrow.
Companions Refuse
To Identify Woman
Killed In Wreck
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ANDERSON, S. C„ July 29—</P)
—Officers were baffled today by the
refusal of the companion of a voung
woman, killed in an automobile ac
cident late last night, to ldentfy
her.
Marvin Pruitt, of OreenvUle, was
also killed. Dalton Hall. 25, of
Greenville, and Miss Zella Austin,
of Greenville, were injured.
Hall was unconscious this morn
ing and Miss Austin declined to spy
whether she knew the woman’s
name
Impressive Funeral
For Mr. J. R. Ellis
Impressive funeral services for
James R. Ellis, 79, pioneer resi
dent of this section, who died
Sunday, were /held Monday after
noon from Pittman’s Chapel. The
Rev. T. J. Mize officiated. Inter
ment folowed in the family plot
at Oak Hill cemetery.
Three sons, Jesse Ellis, Riley El
Jis and Hubert Ellis, and three
grandsons, Merrell Ellis. Russell
Ellis and Frank Ellis, Jr., acted as
pall-bearers.
.Mr. Ellis died at a local hospi
tal after a long illness. He had
made Jils home in and around
Qriffln all his life and possessed
a wide circle of friends, by whom
he will be sincerely missed.
He is survived by six sons. J T.
Ellis. S. C. Ellis, Hubert Ellis, and
Riley Ellis, all of Griffin. James
T. Ellis and George P. Ellis, both
of Albany: and two daughters,
Miss Louise Ellis, of Griffin, and
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City,
New Tourney Starts
At Minature Course
The Griffin Minature Golf course
is sponsoring a singles tournament
with the first flight to be played
tonight at 8 o’clock.
The following golfers am enter
ed In the tournament: James Scar
brough, Ira Slade, H. F High
smith, Ed Milam, John Slade,
Marvin Beckham. Coleman Nichols
and Joe Slade
Lewis Goldstein, E F Hoard,
W. H. Carver, Harry Haisten, Guye
Haisten. Max Haisten, C. L. Mil
ler, Gene Castleberry, Hickey
Freeman, Quincy OillLland, and
others.
The tournament will be played
each night at 8 o'clock until com
pleted and the public is invited
to witness each match.
Wanted His Food
PITTSBURGH, Julv 29—When
George Washington, 48-year-old
negro, works for something, he
wants It, even If he Is In Jail. Oeorgc
was scrubbing floors in Jail hers
recently when he was called befbre
Judge McKtm and released It so
happened that It came about Just
before dinner time. George didn’t
want to be released. He liad work
ed for his dinner, and he wanted
them to put him back Into jail un
til he had It. But they wouldn’t
put him back in Jail no matter how
hard he pleaded.
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the historic Roberson’s Mills
creek, this 14 1-2 foot high
arrowhead, said to be the larg
est In the world, warks the
site of the "old fort" at Old
Fort. N. C„ which in Colonial
times protected settlers from
Indian attacks. The monument
was recently unveiled.
NEW YORK CITY
HAS 6,955,195
WASHINGTON, Julv 29.—
(AP)—New York city’s popula
tion was announced by census
bureau as 6,955,195 an increase
of 1,339,147 or 23 per cenl.
Eastern Star Gives
Towels to Hospital
The Griffin Hospital is the reci
pient of $30 worth of towels, sheets
pillow cases and other linen, a gift
from Liberty Chapter, O E. S. The
chapter, of which Mrs W H Con
nor is worthy matron, recently spon
sored a benefit supper here to secure
money with which to send linen to
the hospital and funds to the Alto
Children’s home. The monev from
the chapter was Increased by a $5
gift from Mrs S B. with
which pillow slips were bought.
Miss May Whitlow, the superin
tendent of the hospital, has asked
THE NEWS to express the appre
ciation of the entire staff for the
splendid contribution from the
chapter.
GUY STONE VISITOR
Guy 8tone. candidate for ihe
Georgia Public 8ervice Commission,
was a visitor in Griffin Monday
afternoon. Mr. Stone is running
against Calvin Parker, present
member of the commission.
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Ga. Frozen Fruit |
To Be Served At \
National Meeting j
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When the National Exchange
Clubs hold their convention next
month Oeorgia frozen fruits will be
served at the banquet The local
delegates to the ednvention will be
supplied with fresh frozen, fruits
by Director Stuckey of the Experi
ment Station. These will be ser
ved during the big banquet of the
convention
The local club will be represented
at the convention by Dozier Wynne.
John Stevens Manley and BUI Beck,
Jr, Mr Beck Is an officer of the
national association.
Tlie club at Its meeting today
was entertained by Misses Caroline
and Luclle Bruner, of Jackson,
Tenn, pretty visitors to Griffin. The
two young ladles are accomplished
musicians.
Established 1872
Tobacco Markets
Open Today With
Very Low Prices
DOUGLAS. Ga., July 28.—
iAP)—Aroused over what he
terms a disappointing market -
E. C. Westbrook tobacco specia
list of the State College of Agri
culture today issued a statement
to farmers of South Georgia to
bacco belt.
He said "The opening tobacco
markets today were most disap
pointing to Georgia farmers.
Opening prices were below cost
of production.”
1 TO 35 CENTS POUND
ATLANTA, July 29.—(flV-Price*
on Oeorgia’a bright leaf tobacco
markets on the opening day of the
season today ranged between 1 cent
and 35 cents a pound with receipts
in many ware houses at a record for
first day.
Hazel hurst, Statesboro and Black
shear reported heavy receipts with
quality good.
Dispatches from Tifton said prices
ranged from 2 cents to 35 cents,
most offerings today were sanlugs
with better quality to be offered
later.
Metter reported the largest open
ing day in the history of market.
20 per cent of the tobacco offer
ed today at Waycross was tied
which created interest because of
the stress laid on tied tobacco bring
ing better prices.
Prices opened good at both the
Waycross warehouses.
The Douglas market one of the
big three in the statet opened with
slightly less than 1,000,000 pounds
on floors of the five large ware
houses. •
Fair to good quality at Thomas
ville brought ten to eighteen cents
a pound.
Tobacco Man Held
For Running Over
And Killing Child
TIFTON, Oa„ July 29—<JP)-L. C.
Jones, of Rocks boro, N. C„ a tob
acco man. was taken to Alma today
following his arrest here last night
for the death of Lern Peacock, two
year-old child, killed at Alma Sun
day night by a passing automobile.
Jones, the officers - said, admitted
having struck someone in the Alma
section but did not stop, not realis
ing he had caused injury.
Griffin to Play
Stone Mountain
Here Wednesday
Griffin will play Stone Mountain
ball team here Wednesday after
noon at 3:30 o’clock. George Aut
rey will pitch for the locals.
foot Park and admission will be 35
cents.
Mack Fire Truck
Demonstrated Here
A 1,000 gallon Mack fire engine
was demonstrated here this after
noon to city officials. The city
of Griffin is soon to purchase an
additional fire engine and this is
the second truck to be demonstrat
ed here.
The Weather )
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Partly cloudy, local thunder
showers tonight and Wednes
day. slightly cooler Wednesday
in north.
| Cotton Report
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Peer.
Open High Low Clow Cion
Jan. 12.81 12.93 12.76 12.80 12.84
Mch. 13.01 13 05 12.93 13.02 13.04
May 13 1 7 13 25 13.14 13.14 13J0
July
Oct 12.58 12.71 12.49 12.56 12.60
Dec 12 77 12.88 12.87 12.74 12.78
NEW YORK COTTON
Open High Low Clew CW*~
Jan. 12 96 13.17 12.96 13.03 13.07
Mch. 12.98 13.14 12.92 1289 13.03
May 13.12 13 29 13 06 13.15 13.18
July. *
Oct. 13-65 12.93 13.74 1^77 UM
Dec. I|36 134 vm 1237 Ur*