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VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX
VAUGHN’S LAKE NOW
OPEN Tfe; n ”RUC
- CLEAR BODY OF WATER NEAR
CITY WILL FURNISH ADMIRA
BLE PLACE FOR SWIMMING
AND RECREATION.
The opening of Vaughn’s Lake on
the Indian Springs road near *For-
syth has furnished a place for amuse
ment and recreation which has long
been needed in this locality. Mr. L.
R. Vaughn, a former school boy in
Forsyth, a World War veteran and a
successful salesman who for a num
ber of years has covered several
states, has here shown his faith in
his old home town and county by in
vesting a considerable sum in the de
velopment of this recreation center
which will bear the name of Crystal
Lake and when completed in every
detail will be one of the high-class
establishments of its kind.
The lake is a beautiful, clear body
of water, a portion of which has been
concreted for the benefit of swim
mers. Mr. Vaughn owns a large
acreage surrounding! the lake, the
nature of the soil being such as to
lend itself admirably to the devel
opment of a recreation center which
will combine beauty, convenience
and freedom from mud. Lockers
have been installed and the Georgia
Power Company will soon equip the
place with modern lighting. It is
expected that this will soon become
a popular spot for those who enjoy
the pleasures of outdoor sports and
the conveniences which will there be
supplied for those seeking an ideal
spot where city and country will be
combined.
While the lake is now open to its
patrons, arrangements are being
made to hold a formal opening on
July '24.
ANNUAL HOMECOMING OF
BLOODWORTH FAMILY HELD
Saturday, July 12, marked the an
nual homecoming of the children and
grandchildren of Mrs. H. G. Blood
worth. It was a happy reunion and
was celebrated with a barbecue at
the home near Colliers. This getting
together again, exchanging of greet
ings and love with each other, the
noises of voice and laughter, was
interrupted by the announcement
that dinner was ready. A table placed
under a large oak tree in the yard
was laden wiht Georgia barbecue,
Brunswick stew, bread, pickles and
tea, which made a sumptuous repast
and was much enjoyed. The home
coming was a pleasant occasion and
intended to honor mother for "it was
home because mother was there”, and
she with a genial, happy smile, gave
each a hearty welcome, for it is love
and love alone that makes the heart
grow young.
When they assembled around the
table each could have given this ap
propriate toast:
This is for Mother, whom we have
today.
Words fail to describe her try as we
may;
She is sweet sixteen, perhaps a few
years more.
We trust she has yet many more re
unions in store.
All too soon this happy, genial par
ty had to break up, and thus a pleas
ant day passed into sweet memory to
linger with us on down toward the
sunset’s beckoning rays.
Those present were: Mrs. H. G.
Bloodworth, Mr. and Mrs. F. F.
Bloodworth and daughter, Carolyn,
Columbus, Mrs. Adelle Butler, At
lanta, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. W. Blood
worth, Midway, Ala., Mrs. A. W. Pea-
Rhodes Realty Co.
Real Estate Specialists
cock and son, Alton, Brockton, Ala.,
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Bloodworth and
children, Catherine, Clinton and
Frank, Orlando, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. L.
n Goodwyne and daughter, Mary
to Zellner, Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs.
Perrin Bloodworth, Columbus, Mrs.
Ralph Arwood and children, Ralph,
Jr., and Beverly, Brockton, Ala., Mr.
Auburn M. Bloodworth, Forsyth, Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Cook and sons, Ray
mond, A. L., A. F., Eugene and War
ren, also grandchildren, Frances,
Vivian and Eslyn Horton, Griffin,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Goggans, Gog
gins. Other invited guests were Miss
Elizabeth Stewart, Atlanta, Miss Iris
Eason, Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
Berry, Barnesville, Mr. and Mrs. G.
C. Ginn and children, Leonora and
Grover, Jr., Barnesville, Mr. Roland
Goodwyne and Mr. Clyde Zellner,
Forsyth. ONE OF THE GUESTS.
MT. PLEASANT BARBECUE
PLANNED FOR THURSDAY
The Mt. Pleasant church at Brent
will live up to its name, as it has
done on former occasions, when the
annual barbecue is held there Thurs
day, July 24. The barbecue at ML
Pleasant has become an event which
is eagerly looked forward to not only
by the citizens of that community
but also by those from other sections
of the county and there will doubt
less be a large crowd present there
next Thursday.
In addition to the excellent barbe
cue dinner which will be served,
there will be interesting speeches in
the morning and a singing in the af
ternoon led by Mr. John G. Bush.
MRS. MARY RUMBLE MARKS
SUCCUMBS AT GRIFFIN HOME
Mrs. Mary Raumble Marks, a pop
ular former citizen of Monroe coun
ty, passed away at her home in Grif
fin Monday morning. Her husband,
who preceded her to the grave some
years ago, was a member of the North
Georgia Conference of the Methodist
church and was at one time pastor
of the church at Jenkinsburg. Mrs.
Marks is survived by one brother,
Mr. Theo Rumble, Sr., of Culloden,
and by one sister, Miss An the Rum
ble, of Forsyth. The remains were
brought to Forsyth Tuesday for fu
neral and interment, the services be
ing conducted at the Forsyth Metho
dist church by Presiding Elder L. M.
Twiggs of Griffin. Interment was
in the city cemetery.
FARMS IN GEORGIA
SHOW BIG NET LOSS
ATLANTA.—Statistics given out
by the state department of agricul
ture today show that there are 255,-
, 589 actively operated farms in the
state of Georgia.
These figures, the department says,
are based on preliminary estimates
released by the federal census super
visors.
These figures show nearly 20,000
less active farms in the state at this
time than ten years ago, and more
than 3,000 farms less than in 1910.
The comparative figures are: In
1930, 255,598 farms; in 1920, 270,-
626 farms; in 1910, 259,185 farms.
While the state tax digests for
1929 show a total of only 34,350,422
acres in the state listed as “improv
ed” lands, the federal census compi
lation shows the total acreage of the
state to be 37,524,000 acres of which
3,849,000 are devoted to pasture
lands; while field crops in 1929 oc
cupied 9,476,240 acres. Cities, towns,
woodlands and wild lands combined
constitute a total of 11,600,000
acres.
The state tax digests give a total
valuation of the “improved” lands
at $398,068,837, and give the total
amount of “wild” lands at 1,071,775
acres, valued at $1,948,123. The
compilation of census figures does
not give valuations, but there is a
large discrepancy in the recorded
acreages.
If practice makes perfect, most
married men should be able to pro
duce convincing fiction.
FORSYTH, MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 17, 1930
PIPPIN ADVISES TO
PLANT GRAIN CROPS
FORMER MONROE COUNTY CIT
IZEN SAYS IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT FARMERS FORESTALL
DAMAGE OF LONG DROUGHT.
Mr. G. W. Pippin, former promi
nent farmer of Monroe county and
erstwhile prize winner at our fairs,
was a welcome visitor at The Adver
tiser office Tuesday morning. Mr.
Pippin stated that it was his convic
tion that in view of the damage
which drought had visited on the corn
■
crops, it would be wise for all farm
ers at the proper time to put in as
large grain crops as possible. By
following this method, he stated, it
would be possible to repair some of
the damage which would otherwise
leave many with a great shortage of
feed crops.
MANY GEORGIANS CAUGHT
IN LAW’S NET FOR SEINING
Seining for fish is proving an un
profitable practice, according to a
statement issued Tuesday by the
State Fish and Game department in
Atlanta.
“During the first 14 days of July,”
stated Commissioner Peter F. Twitty,
“our game wardens and deputies re
ported the arrest and prosecution of
over 100 persons who were engaged
in this unlawful and unsportsman
like pastime.
“With our limited revenue and per
sonnel, we cannot hope to cover the
ground thoroughly, but we have re
cently added a number of special of
ficers to our force and we intend to
make life exceedingly uncomforta
ble for the seiner.
“Seining has done more than any
thing else to deplete the supply of
fish in ow fresh-water streams and
we need, most of all, the support of
all hook and line fishermen in our
warfare on these fish hogs.
“The public is asked to cooperate
with us by reporting all violations
and we will give each complaint the
best attention possible.”
MISS MISSOURI SULLIVAN
PASSES AT CULLODEN
The following account of the death
of Miss Missouri Sullivan of Cullo
den is taken from The Atlanta Jour
nal:
Culloden, Ga., July 14.— Miss Mis
souri Sullivan, 86, died at her home
here Saturday night after a few hours
illness. Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday from the Methodist
church by her pastor, Rev. O. E.
Smith. She is survived by two sis
ters, Mrs. J- P. Clements and Miss
Mitt Sullivan, of Culloden. Eighteen
days ago her sister, Miss Emma Sul
livan, died suddenly. Four months
ago her only brother, O. H. Sullivan,
died, and three weeks ago her niece,
Mrs. Anna Christian, of Shadydale,
died.
FIRE DAMAGES BARN
OF J. H. STUART FRIDAY
The two story barn of Mr. J. H.
Stuart and part of its contents were
damaged by fire late Friday after
noon. The fire originated in the
second story of the barn and is
thought to have been caused by spon
taneous combustion. The alarm was
answered promptly by the fire de
partment and the fire was extinguish
ed before any considerable damage
was done.
STRICKLAND STRICKEN
WITH APPENDICITIS
Mr. R. G. Strickland, prominent
farmer of Monroe county, was strick
en with appendicitis Tuesday night
and was taken to a Griffin hospital
Wednesday morning in the ambu
lance of the Bramblett Funeral
Home. Mr. Strickland’s friends hope
that he may soon be restored to
health.
LONG DROUTH IS
BROKEN BY RAIN
RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AL
SO QUENCHED WOODS FIRE
THAT SWEPT HUNDREDS OF
ACRES NEAR HIGH FALLS.
A drouth which for three weary
months had parched the lands and
done great damage to gardens and
crops in Monroe county and during
the last two weeks had brought an
extreme heat wave, was broken Sun
day afternoon by a heavy shower of
rain which practically covered the
county. The drouth has brought dis
aster not only to those who plant the
ordinary crops of Monroe county, but
has also weighed heavily upon the
dairymen whose pastures have failed
and thus limited the possibilities of
the production of present and future
feeds for the dairy herds. It is be
lieved that with sufficient rain a fair
ly good crop may yet be harvested
and that conditions may prove to be
not so bad as had been feared.
The rains have also quenched the
fire that swept hundreds of acres of
land in the northwestern section of
the county last week in which a doz
en or more vacant houses were also
burned. The fire is said to have be
gun near High Falls and is believed
to have been started by fishermen.
It was one of the largest and most
destructive woods fires in the history
of Monroe county.
ATLANTA LADY AND CHILD
HURT IN WRECK NEAR CITY
Mrs. Trimble C. Johnson, of At
lanta, was severely hurt and her
daughter suffered minor hurts when
the automobile in which they were
rising turned over about a mile south
of Forsyth Tuesday night.
Mrs. Johnson, the wife of an At
lanta physician, was accompanied by
her two children and a nurse and Dr.
Johnson was driving another car just
ahead of them on a return from a
vacation trip, when from an unex
plained cause Mrs. Johnson’s car
turned over. After medical treatment
had been given Mrs. Johnson and her
daughter by Dr. G. H. Alexander, the
injured were sent to Atlanta in Bram
blett’s ambulance.
MRS. BROOKS SPEAKS
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
Mrs. R. P. Brooks, a leading Geor
gia highway beautification enthusi
ast, has recently extended her activ
ities to the West, as will be noted
from the following article which ap
peared in the Oklahoma City Times:
As usual, women are getting things
done without spending any money by
dint of using what the men have for
ages considered their greatest handi
caji, their tongues.
Mrs. R. P. Brooks, Atlanta, Ga.,
here for the United States Good
Roads association convention, tells of
the fight the women of her state are
putting up to beautify their roads,
the newest nation-wide civic pro
ject.
“We haven’t got two cents to buy
a stamp with, but we’ve gone so far
as to get 8,000 trees planted in one
congressional district alone,” she
says.
“Trees, flowers and shrubs are the
positive side of our work. We get
those by cooperating with the garden
and civic clubs. And we get them
simply by talking, talking, until we
have people slowly becoming educat
ed to the fact that they don’t have
to drive for miles looking at nothing
but soup and cigarette ads.
“That brings me to the negative
side. We’ve got to undo what has
been done to our roads. We’ve got
to create a sentiment against these
politicians that leave placards nailed
to trees after their campaigns. In
fact, they shouldn’t be permitted to
placard the roads at all,” continued
Mrs. Brooks.
“We’re out to fight road signs,
too. Some states are demanding that
they be set back 100 feet from the 1
road. But that just means fewer ac- J
cidents. It doesn’t mean beautiful I
scenery. 1
“Our state won’t compromise. We
want them removed and we’re spon- ।
soring a bill to that effect in our next
legislature. Women’s clubs all over
the country will be doing it soon, and
they’ll find that the selfish business
interests are out lobbying against
them. I can’t understand, anyway, ,
why advertisers spend money on such
signs. I don’t think they sell mer
chandise.
“Driving is one of our modern
pleasures, I reason, and our roads
will have to be done over to meet the
fact. Education will do it, that’s a
slow road. But 18 years ago the
conservatives were kicking against
road appropriations,” Mrs. Brooks
declared.
RAILROAD PAYROLLS AND
EXPENDITURES CONTRIBUTE
TO COUNTRY’S PROSPERITY
The extent to which the country’s
basic industries rely upon railroad
purchases is discussed by President
A. E. Clift of the Central of Georgia
Railway in a statement published to
day.
“The coal, lumber, iron and steel
industries rely largely upon the rail
roads for their activity,” says Mr.
Clift. “In 1929 the railroads pur
chased 23 per cent of the country’s
bituminous coal output, 19.2 per cent
of the production of fuel oil, 20 per
cent of the timber cut, and 17 per
cent of the total production of iron
land steel goods. Other products used
Iby the railroads are lubricating oils,
sand, gravel, cement, machinery,
metals, brick, tile, paint, roofing, fur
nishings and fixtures, office equip
ment, stationery and printing, elec
tricity materials, dining car equip
:ment and supplies.”
| Mr. Clift points out that when the
. railroads’ earnings decline, the car
riers must necessarily curtail pur
j chases, buying only such items and
quantities as are imperatively needed.
This restricted buying is immediately,
I felt among all the diversified indus
tries from whom the railroads buy.
“Despite the size of the railroad
industry”, says Mr. Clift, “every
passenger and every pound of freight |
I counts. Every dollar spent with the
i railroads goes into circulation. People
who patronize the railroads help
themselves, because of railway ex
penditures for employment of men
and women, purchase of material^
and supplies, the renewal of facilities
anti the replacement of equipment.”
Mr. Clift closes with the statement
that increased patronage of the rail
roads will mean increased ability to
patronize industry, will speed up gen
eral business and will hasten return
ing prosperity.
C. H. MEEK RETIRES
FROM MERCANTILE BUSINESS
Mr. C. H. Meek, who for many
years has been a popular merchant
in Forsyth, recently sold his mercan
tile busings to the firm of T. J. &
H. H. Hardin and the store will con
tinue to be operated by Mr. Hardin.
Mr. Meek will operate his sandwich
business at another location and is
[planning to enter some other line of
! business at an early date.
SULLIVAN WILL CONDUCT
PLEASANT GROVE REVIVAL
The revival at Pleasant Grove
। Methodist church will begin Sunday,
.July 20. The pastor, Rev. J. F. Da
vis, will be assisted by Rev. T. M.
I Sullivan of Jackson. The public is
I cordially invited to attend the ser
(vices.
CARD OF THANKS
We extend our deepest thanks and
appreciation to everyone who lent
their assistance and fought so hard
to save our home from the recent
(forest fire.
Mrs. P. W. White and Family.
NUMBER TWENTY-FOUR
FORSYTH LIONS CLUB
HEARS DR. CHAMLEE
COLLEGE PRESIDENT DISCUSS
ES RESPONSIBILITY OF OLDER
TO YOUNGER GENERATION IN
CONVINCING MANNER.
The Forsyth Lions club met Fri
day evening with a good attendance.
An address delivered at this time by
Dr. A. Chamlee was greatly enjoyed.
It was a human discourse moving in
its appeal and proved an inspiration
to better living and higher ideals on
the part of those who listened. Dr.
Chamlee outlined his first visit to
Forsyth some twenty years ago and
discussed the staunch characters and
worthy citizenship of those who met
him then, all of whom by death or
removal are no longer in Forsyth.
This was followed by a discussion of
whether or not the places of these
'men would be worthily filled by the
present generation and whether they
would merit a like measure of praise
in coming years. The responsibility
of the older to the younger genera
tion was also discussed in a convinc
ing manner.
At this meeting Mr. Leroy Smith
was unanimously elected an honorary
member of the club.
ANNUAL SINGING AT PARAN
HAS BEEN CANCELLED
It has been the custom to hold a
singing at Paran Baptist church each
year on the Saturday before the first
Sunday in August. The singing this
year would have fallen on August 2,
but those in charge of the affair have
decided not to hold the singing and
the public is requested to take notice
accordingly. 7-24.
SHARON CHURCH ANNUAL
MEETING BEGINS JULY 29
The annual meeting at Sharon
church will begin Tuesday, July 29,
and continue through first Sunday in
August with two services daily—
morning and evening. Elder J. M.
Thomas of Jennings, Fla., will do
the preaching. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend.
Members are requested to meet at
the church Friday morning, the 25th,
to make necessary preparations about
the grounds and house.
MOM
iggMjyr
YOU’LL LOOK
A LONG WAYS
before you’ll find another
Scotchman as tight as this
one. If he owned a thousand
dogs, he wouldn’t give a flea
a bite.
You’ll also look a long
ways before you’ll find bet
ter building material values.
Roads or driveways—can be
constructed most economic
ally with our high grade
gravel. We deliver it in any
quantity wherever desired
with pleasing promptness.
GEORGIA
HARDWARE CO