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The Forsyth County News
VOI 25 NO. 9.
GUARANTEED
USED CARS & TRUCKS
We have a good stock of used cars and
trucks on hand, in addition to new cars and
trucks. We invite you to look them over.
We will gladly demonstrate them to you.
We will swap, sell or exchange one car for
another. Come to see us.
Otwell Motor Cos., Inc.,
“THE HOUSE SERVICE BUILT”
TALMADGE HAS A
REAL BIG STICK
ATLANTA, March 2 (SPB)—lnter
esting conjectures as the probable act
ion of Governor Eugene Talmadge in
the fulfillment of his three dollar auto
tag plank were being made here this
week following the failure of the third
legislative committee to agree on the
compromise measures submitted by
the Senate and the House.
Section IG2 of the Code of Georgia
is destined to become as famous in)
this state as was Article X during the
League of Nations controversy, for
under the provision of this small sect
ion, “The Governor may suspend the
collection of the taxes, or any part
thereof, due the State, until the meet
ing of the next General Assembly,” |
Thus the power of Talniadge to carry
out to the people his campaign prom
ise of last summer is settled once and
for all. There can be no doubt as to
the Governor’s power in the matter.
And if he wishes to carry out his prom
ise to the nth degree he can merely
issue a proclamation stating that no
auto license fees shall be collected in
excess of three dollars.
Those who know Gene Talmadge
and the purposefulness of the man be
lieve that this will be his course of
action in the event the Senate fails
to agree to the House bills on the tag
matter. The action of the House, is
and has been favorable to the Gover
nor’s wishes, but opposition of the rail
road highway and Russell blocs in the
Senate has been enough to force the
bill into futile conference committees
time after time.
High School Girl Wins
Trip To Roosevelt
Inauguration
Miss Erma Lucile Llorens, a 16 year
old junior in the Girl's High school,
won first prize in The Constitution s
jug-saw puzzle contest, and with her
mother will receive a free trip to
Washington to see Franklin D. Roose
velt inaugurated as president of the
United States.
Her jig-saw creation was the best of
several hundred received, according
to a decision of the judges
late Tuesday. Miss Llorens and her
mother will leave Thursday for Wash
ington, all their expenses to be paid
by The Constitution.
“I worked 20 hours piecing the puz
zle bits together,” she said. “In fact
I continued steadily at it until 3
o’clock Tuesday morning.
“Naturally I am very much pleased
over my success, and can hardly find
words to express my appreciation of
the co-operation of The Constitution
and the merchants which made the
contest possible.
Atlanta’s Fire Chief
Killed Answering Call
ATLANTA— Hurrying to a fire alarm
which turned out to be false, Atlanta
fire Chief John Terrell late Sunday
night, received injuries in an auto
crash which claimed his life Monday
thrown from his official car where an
auto loaded with negroes crashed in
to the side of the machine, Chief Ter
rell fell upon his head and sustained
massive brain injuries which an oper
ation failed to correct.
The prohibition battle has now been
converted into forty-eight more or less
minor engagements.
Floridan Dies Refusing
To Name His Assailant
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Feb. 28—
(AP)—Death today sealed the lips of
Fred Fulsom, 53, of Miami, who died
in a hospital here, refusing to disclose
the identy of an assaillant, who shot
him in the back on a street last night.
He had $2,800 in cash on his person
when he was shot.
The only eye-witness to the shoot
ing, officers said, was a
boy. He said the assailant wore a
dark overcoat and disappeared im
mediately after the shots were fired.
Authorities said they had no clue
as to the idnity of the slayer and that
Mrs. Fulsom, after repeated question
ing refused to make a statement.
“On To Washington”
“On to Washington” is the cry, the
same that it was In the Sixties. Then
it was the battle cry of the Southern
Armies who were trying to take poss
ession of the Capital of the United
States.
They did not gain the victory then
with the armor of warfare, but the
solid South gained the victory at the
polls in 1932, and are marching on to
Washington March 4th, 1933, to take
control of the Government upon the
same principles they were fighting
for in 1860.
The Inauguration of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt is the climax
of the greatest victory ever won by
the South since the Civil War.
This does not mean that all battles
have been fought and victories all
won but the war has just begun. The
fight against the enemies of the peo
ple —oppression —depression— graft
and waste in government administrat
ion, crime wave, discrimination be
tween rich and poor, or capital and
1 abor. The incorporations and bank
ers are'all helped to solve their pro
blems by money let but of the treas
ury. The time, has come when the
common people demand equal rights
with the favored few—A Democratic
Government not only in name but in
acts indeed.
With such a leader as Franklin D.
Roosevelt, our Congressmen and Sen
ators should be able to meet these
issues face to face and act promptly.
Law enforcement is one of our great
needs. The “Dear People” are tired
of these long delays and must have
relief, or else, our Government will
go down in defeat.
The opportunity has come, what will
Democracy do with it?
A VOTER
Collins Lauds Courage
Of Teachers
ATLANTA, March 2, (SPB)—Grim
courage of Georgia school teachers
has been revealed in their desperate
efforts to prevent the youth of the
state from losing any part of their
education, M. D. Collins, State Super
intendent of Education said today.
Mr. Collins revealed the extraordi
nary measures which many teachers
have adopted to keep schools open,
j Many teachers In out lying districts
! & re living together, preparing their
| own meals doing their own house
work, and living every possible way
! without money. Some hare not been
paid since April, 1932. In some towns
parents. In order to prevent closing
of schools, hare suggested a per capi
ta contribltlon to be paid teachers If
I they will agree to continue the school*
Auto Hits Toby Cook;
Boy Slightly Injured
FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Feb. 28—
(AP) —An automobile knocked Toby
Cook over a fence and injured
slightly near here today but the sev
en-year-old boy continued his pony
ride from Chula. Ga., to Washington
for the inauguration of President-elect
Roosevelt.
He proceeded without one of the
four ponies he was riding in relays
over the 800-mile route. The auto
mobile injured it so badly that it was
mercifully killed.
The accident happened only 35 miles
from Washington and despite it, Toby
expected to reach the capital some
time tonight. Officers said the motor
ists gave Toby’s father their large
automobile in settlement of the dam
ages and no arrests were made.
NEWS OF GENERAL IN
TEREST IN BRIEF.
ATLANTA—The house voted last
week, to submit to the people a con
stitutional amendment which would
give cities full authority to finance
municipal utility plants with bond is
sues.
W. JJtiy Dobbs, former alderman,
who served part of a chain gang term
on charges of bribery, received full
pardon by Governor Talniadge last
week.
WASHINGTON—Six members of the
Georgia delegation Monday voted for
the repeal resolution to resubmit the
prohibition question to the states,
four voted against and two were ab
sent. Here is how they lined up: For
Castle. Cox, Parker, Ramspeck, Vin
son, Wood. Against: Brand and Lar
sen.
HYDE PARK, N. Y President-elect;
Roosevelt named Henry A. Wallace j
of lowa, as his secretary of agricul
ture, and James A. Farley, of New
York as Post Master General in his
cabinet Sunday.
MILLEDGEVILLE—Eugene S. Lane
of Millen, member of the house from
Jenkins County, died in a hospital
here Sunday from injuries received |
Saturday in an automobile accident
while en route home from Atlanta for,
the weekend. J. Ellis Pope of Lyons,
Toombs County representative riding
in the car with Lane, remained in a
serious condition.
HOSCHTON—Herman Talmadge son
of Governor Talmadge, was seriously
injured in an automobile accident
here this afternoon in which his left
wrist was severed.
WASHINGTON—The Reconstruction '
Finance Corporation will aid the town
of Ball Ground. Ga., Cherokee county
to finance construction of complete
water system by purchasing sl9 0 0
of 6 per cent general obligation bonds
at par.
NEW YORK—Thomas Watt Gregory
Attorney General in the Wilson Ad
ministration died at a hotel where he
has been ill of pneumonia since Friday
He was 71 year old.
TALLAHASSEE FLA—George H.
Wilder acting State Motor Vehicle
commissioner said Satu-day he was
notifying Florida Sheriffs and auto
mobile license tag inspectors to honor
1932 license plates in this state until
April 1.
Leaders in phase of Gainesville life
were represented at a dinner tender
ed at the Dixie J Hunt Hotel to honor
Mr. D. W. Anderson upon the occasion
of his promotion to the post of trea
surer and general manager of the Pa
colet Manufacturing Company.
WASHINGTON—Due to the efforts of
Senator Walter F. George there is
now a strong probability that congress
will make an appropriation for the ex
penses of the Bi-centennial commis
sion which will be appointed by the
President. Vice-president and the
speaker of the house.
MONTEZUMA—The home of Jule
Felton, member of the State Public
Service Commission was destroyed by
fire early Monday morning.
MOUNT BERRY GA..—Polk Fendley.
a sophomore In Berry College was
serlouely injured when a disastrous
fire practically destroyed Boxwood
Hall. The loss is estimated at around
$19,009 with no Insurance.
CUMMING, GA., MARCH 2, 1333.
Russell Presides In Sen
ate Chamber For More
Than Hour
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27—Senator
Richard B. Russell, Jr., presided over
the senate for more than an hour Sat
urday afternoon. It wan the first
time the new senator from Georgia
had been called to the chair and ac
cording to Vice President Curtis, he
acquitted himself with honor and dig
nity.
The ease with whfch he presided
reminded one of the days when Sen
ator Russell was the speaker of the
Georgia house of representatives and
directed the deliberations of that body
At the same time Senator Russell
was presiding in the senate Congress
man Robert Ramspeck, of the Fifth
Georgia District, was occupying the
chair in the house.
Roosevelt to Take Oath
With Old Dutch Bible.
HYDE PARK, N. Y„ Feb. 27—(AP)
Franklin D. Roosevelt will be sworn
to the presidency of the United States
on the family’s old Dutch Bible.
This well-worn book, which traces
the Roosevelt family history from
1670 by records of births and marriag
es was carefully packed today by Mr.
Roosevelt for personal transportation
to Washington. He will turn it over
to the clerk of the supreme court for
Chief Justice Hughes to hold in swear
ing the next president on Saturday.
With his hand on this same book,
Franklin D. Roosevelt was twice
sworn as governor of New York.
It is believed the book originally
belonged to Nicholas Roosevelt the
son of the first Roosevelt to come to
this country, Claes Martessen Van
Roosevelt. The latter came to the
! Hudson river port in 1646.
Mrs. Coolidge Declines
Inaugural Invitation
v
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27—(AP)
The Roosevelt inaugural committee
announced today Ahat firs. Calvin
Coolidge has declined with thanks an
invitation to attend Saturday’s inau
gural ceremonies.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the
last democratic president, is taking
an active part in arrangements for the
ceremonies as vice-chairman of the
committee on distinguished guests.
Andrew Mellon Named
in $220,000,000 Suit
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—(AP)—
Andrew W. Mellon, ambassador to
Great Britain and former secretary of
the treasury, and two former officials
of the internal revenue bureau today
were named defendants in a $220,000,-
000 suit charging alleged connivance
with officers of foreign steamship
companies to evade just income taxes.
Named with Mellon were David H.
Blair, one-time commissioner of inter
nal revenue, and Alexander W. Gregg,
former acting general counsel of the
bureau.
The suit) was filed in the District of
Columbia supreme court by David A.
Olson, who resigned recently as in
vestigator for the senate stock market
Inquiry committee, after charging that
his efforts were being blocked in Sen
ator Norbeck, republican, South Da
kato, and others on the commiettee.
The papers charged that Mr. Mel
lon not only failed to collect SIOO,-
000,000 in delinquent taxes from for
eign steamship interests but placed
the government in such a position
that it was compelled to refund some
$10,000,000 to the companies. The
identities of the companies were not
I disclosed in the suit.
British Speed King
Races Mile In Little
Over 13 Seconds.
Traveling at the terrific speed of
over four miles a minute, Sir Malcolm
Campbell, British speed king, Wed
nesday shattered his own speed record
by racing down Daytona Beach at the
1 fastest clip ever attained by anyone.
| Sir Malcolm, seeing the enormous
crowds gathering to witness the speed
trial, was determined they should not
be disappointed, despite the poor visi
bility along the race course. Risking
his life, he attained a speed of a mile
In 13 and lfrlOO seconds.
OUR COMMUNITY.
We take a rightful pride in our community, and
the people who live therein.
We are proud that it is the privilege of our bank
to know these people and to serve them. And we
do know them—we have watched many of them as
they have saved carefully through the years, build
ing financial independence. We have watched the
men whose energy, ability and industry have been
responsible for the expansion of our business en
terprises and our agricultural development.
We are proud of the way that they have worked
with our bank and we with them. There are great
er cities and towns, but none which hold more
thoroughly substantial American citizens.
Bank of Gumming,
B. P. Roper, President
Com’r. Adams Fires 1
Rountree, Market
Bureau Head
In a short dramatic statement Com
missioner of Agriculture Adams told
the legislative joint committee late J
Wednesday afternoon that he had dis- j
charged J. W. Rountree, director of
the bureau of markets.
The committee investigation into;
alleged job sales reached a sensation- ;
al turn after Rountree had told the
committee that he had given appli- j
cants for positions receipts for dona- j
tions and had specified in those re
ceipts the jobs which the applicants
were to get.
Rountree admitted that the jobs
were promised by him in considera
tlon of donations and for work done
in the campaign.
Adams in a statement that he had
discharged Rountree said that he weF J
corned investigation because of rum
ors regarding his adminstration of (
the department.
"I can not approve some of the
things disclosed in thisinvestigation,” j
Adams said. "I have severed the con
nection of Mr. Rountree with this de
partment. and if the committee wants
further information, I am anxious to
supply it.”
NORTH SIDE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION
North Side Athletic Association was
officially organized Monday February
20, at 7 p. m. at the residence of Joe
Summerour on Dalilonega Street. The
following officers w-ere elected: Earl
Burruss President; Jeff Smitjl, Secre
tary and general manager of the team;
Clarence .Durham, Treasurer; others
present were: Thad Jr. and Ralph
Burruss, Don Tate, Ralph Tate, Bill
Durham and Frank Holbrooks.
After the meeting there was a mov
ing picture, all present throughly en
joyed the meeting and very much in
terest and enthusiasm was shown.
The second meeting of North Side
Athletic Association was held at the
regular place. All (members being
present. Plans were discussed for
permanent winning base ball team
and tennis teams composing of all
other types of sports that may be en
tered into it. Avery enthusiastic
meeting, all are interested.
North Side has an undefeated team
having played Antioch with the score
as follows: North Side 12 and Antoich
2. They won over the Walker Pruitt
team by a score of 9 and the North
Ride 25. North Side is In the county
Basket Ball Tournament and expects
to go high in the tournament.
TAX NOTICE
i
After March Ist, I will be at the
Court House only on Tuesday and Sat
urday of each week for collection of
taxes.
T. P. THOMAS
Awiataht Tax, Collector
SI.OO PER YEAR
MISS LIPSCOMB ATTENDS AN
NUAL STUDENT CONFERENCE
ON MISSIONS AT MACON, GA.,
FEBRUARY 24-26.
Miss Sig Lipscomb, student at Bre
nau College attended the annual stud
ent conference on Missions of the
Georgia Student Volunteer Union at
Mulberry Street Methodist Church in
Macon, Georgia February 24-2(1. The
theme of the conference was “He-
Thinking Missions."
The program was centered in the
Laymen’s Foreign Missions Inquiry
Report which was the much talked of
event in the mission world last fall.
'Hie plan of the program provided
for addresses and forums. Rev. Jesse
R. Wilson. General Secretary of the
Student Volunteer movement amt for
mer Southern Baptist Missional in
Japan was one of the speakers. Mr.
Wilson has recently returned from
England where he attended the ninth
Quadrennial Missionary Conference of
the student Christian movement of
Great Britian and Ireland. Also IJr.
Fred P. Manget. who for twenty three
years has been a medical missionary
in Huchow China under the Methodist
Board.
Othere to appear on the program
were Dr. Anthonv pastor of Mulberry
Street Methodist Church, Macon, Ga.,
Dr. S. 1,. Akers, Professor at Wesley
an College. Macon. Ga.. Rev. Weyman
C. Huckabee of Reynolds. Ga.
The conference was held for those
college students who are interested
and concerned about the problems of
the world as it is today and wish to
know what Christianity and the mis
sion enterprise can do to meet these
urgent needs.
Ford Secretary Found
After 36-Hour Hunt
DETROIT, Feb. 28 (AP)—Ernest
O. Liebold. Henry Ford's general sec
retary, who suddenly dropped from
sight 3G hours before, found himself
tonight in a Park hotel room In Tra
verse City, Mich., many miles away
from the home to which he started at
11 a. m. yesterday and never reached.
By telephone, he told Mr. Ford that
he “just woke up." that he had no ida
how far he had driven and that he
was "totally exhausted ”
Associates believed he was suffer-
Ing from the strain of two weeks of
unremitting work on Detroit’s com
plicated banking situation. He has
long been in charge of Ford Motor
Company fiscal policies and was
charged with most of the details of a
pending plan for reorganizing two of
Detriot’s largest banks under Ford
control.
N’o definite clues to his whereabouts
had been uncovered, although the trait
was leading to northern Michigan,
when Harry Bennett, chief of the Ford
service department, received the first
, telephone sail from Uebotd tonight.