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The Monroe Advertiser
VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX
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Clearance Sale
Just when you want Cool Things for Summer
Vacation Trips we offer these and
Many Other Exceptional Bargains
All Silk Dresses 1-2 Price
Men’s Good Three Tables
OVERALLS, $1.25 grade LADIES’ SUPPERS
79c 98c $1.98 $298
Colored Shantung Dresses» -M1.98
Double Yoked All Ladies’ white or black
WO Tk Z? Slippers
75c 1-2 price
All Men’s Suits 1-4 Off Regular Price
Straw Hats
PRICE CUT HALF IN Hand-Embroidered Mus-
TWO lin Gowns at 50c
Real Bargains in All Lines
Pennington & Banks
INTERESTING PROGRAM IS
ENJOYED BY LIONS CLUB
time.
The Forsyth Lions Club met Fri
day night with a fair attendance. An
excellent musical program was ren
dered consisting of songs by Misses
Cornelia Rhodes and Sibyl Searcy,
accompanied by Mrs. Jas. A. Tribble.
This was followed by an interesting
and inspiring address on “Citizen
ship” by Rev. H. D. Warnock. Prof.
H. A. Wells of Bessie Tift college
and Mr. W. L. Brantley of Sylvania
were welcomed as visitors. Mr.
Brantley made an interesting talk in
which he stressed the fact that the
younger generation was spending too
much money and wasting too much
Rhodes Realty Co.
Real Estate Specialists
Forsyth, Ga.
i LAMAR TO LOSE NO TIME
IN BUILDING COURTHOUSE
BARNESVILLE, Ga.—The $65,-
■ 000 bend issue which was voted upon
favorably last week by the citizens of
Lamar county for the erection of a
court house and jail has caused the
advisory board of the county, of
which B. H. Hardy is chairman, to
issue a petition to Solicitor Frank B.
Willingham, of Forsyth, for valida
tion of the bonds.
The board will meet this week and
select an architect, and citizens from
all parts of the county will be called
together next week to decide upon
the site, for the new building. All
preliminary arrangements are being
made so that immediately after the
sale of the bonds work may begin
without delay.
PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE
CLOSED FOR SHORT TIME
The Forsyth Public Library will be
closed for a time, beginning the first
of August, in order that the libra
rian may take a holiday. The date
of the opening of the library will be
announced later and those having
i books out are requested to hold them
until that time.
FORSYTH, MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 31, 1930.
GAS LINES WILL BE
LAID IN COUNTY SOON
The Southern Natural Gas Corpor
ation is rapidly carrying forward the
work preparatory to the laying of
gas mains through Monroe county.
The pipe has already been placed
along the major part of the line sur
veyed and will soon be under ground.
This gas line is being laid to Macon
and will supply Forsyth and other
towns along the line with natural
gas, which will bring to the patrons
of the company a decided advantage
in the matter of fuel for cooking and
heating.
ANNUAL MEETING AT RAMAH
CHURCH BEGINS AUGUST 9
The annual meeting at Ramah
church in Redbone district will begin
on Saturday before the second Sun
day in August and continue through
the following week. Elder R. H.
Barwick, the pastor, will be assisted
by Elder W. B. Screws of Glennville.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend.
August 1 is the date set apart for
all who are interested to meet and
help clean off the cemetery. If it is
raining Friday, come Saturday.
EARLY PAVING OF
ROUTE 42 SOUGHT
DELEGATIONS FROM SEVERAL
COUNTIES TRAVERSED BY
THE ROUTE APPEAR BEFORE
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD.
The grading and soiling of that
section of Route 42 from the Butts
county line to Forsyth is going for
ward satisfactorily and the County
Commissioners have a contract to the
effect that the route will be paved
as soon as the grading and soiling
have been finished. This makes it
probable that the paving will not be
gin before next summer.
The following article concerning
i the presentation of this matter to the
I State Highway Board is taken from
the Jackson Progress-Argus:
Early paving of Route No. 42 will
. Ue urged upon the State Highway
[ Board at a meeting to be held in
Atlanta Wednesday, July 30, by del
egations of Butts, Monroe, Henry
and Clayton county citizens. The
hour of the meeting is 10 o’clock
and the place is the state capital.
This highway, which is one of the
most important in the state and bears
a heavy volume of traffic, is graded
practically the entire distance and is
now ready for paving. With the ex
ception of the link from Jackson to
the Henry county line and a few
miles in Monroe county, the road is
graded and drained and ready for
hard surface treatment.
The road traverses a section of
Clayton county, runs through Henry
from north to south, crosses Butts
county and Monroe. Only one sec
tion of the highway is paved, that
from Jackson to Indian Springs.
From Indian Springs to the Monroe
I countyline the road is graded and is
i
now being soiled. Monroe county is
giving vigorous attention to its quota
of grading and Butts is expected to
soon begin construction on the link
from Jackson to the Henry county
line. A contract for that portion has
been signed and estimates and blue
prints will be available shortly, it is
said.
Henry county is in a particularly
strong position to ask for paving. The
proceeds from a bond issue are avail
able for this work and the road has
already been graded. But few coun
ties in the state can make the show
ing that Henry can.
Efforts are now being made to have
large and representative delegations
from the four counties at interest
present at the hearing. Al) citizens
who can arrange to do so should be
present at this hearing, as the mat
ter is one of vital interest to this en
tire section of the state. The early
paving of a north and south highway
would prove of tremendous and far
reaching benefit to this section of
Georgia.
THIRTIETH TANK COMPANY
RETURNS FROM ENCAMPMENT
The Thirtieth Tank Company re
turned Sunday morning from an en
campment of ten days at Camp Mc-
Clellan, Ala. Those going to the
training camp consisted of five offi
cers and 57 men and the usual high
record was made by the company.
During the period of the encamp
ment the company was visited by U.
S. Disbursing Officer Arthur McCol
lum and Gen. Homer C. Parker, State
Adjutant Genera), both of whom
commended 'he company.
I OWARD SPEJR SUFFERS
SEVERE INJURY FROM FALL
The f ends of Mr. Howard Speir
of Boxan le, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Speir, syn ithize with him in the se
vere injury -hich he sustained Sat
urday when h f , ll from a peach tree.
Mr. Speir was iconscious for twen
ty-four hours fol ? ing the fall, hav
ing landed on hi head with such
force as to cause concussion of the
brain. He is now rapidly recovering
from the accident.
RIVERS WILL SPEAK IN
FORSYTH TUESDAY MORNING
Hon. Ed Rivers, candidate for
governor of Georgia, will deliver an
address in the courthouse in Forsyth,
Tuesday morning, August 5, at 11:00
o’clock. Mr. Rivers has the reputa
tion of being a fine orator and is a
strong candidate for the office of
governor. Court will be suspended
during the time of his address and it
is expected that there will be a large
audience present.
OFFER OF LIBRARY BUILDING
COMMENDED BY WESTBROOK
Dear Editor:
I wish to view, first, the relation
between present agricultural depres
sion and economic law, and also the
public library in which you know I’m
concerned.
Perhaps the simplest of all laws to
understand are the Natural Laws.
Even the isolated, unintelligent Kyer
sti of “Giants In The Earth,” ex
claimed after her cow had strayed
across the desert for miles in search
of male company, “When lust can be
so strong in a dumb brute, What
must it be in a human being?”
The laws of economics should be
next in their ease of comprehension.
Many 1 of those who depend on
this law of supply and demand for
their financial stability are apparently
ignorant of the law and its ramifica
tion. Reference is made to the Agri
cultural producer.
During periods of National stabili
ty, agriculture unvariably is unbal
anced and in a precarious position,
Why? Simply over production. The
farmers’ bondage is attributed to
political duplicity and ignorance.
Politicians have “soap sudded” the
farmers so often, followed by a dash
of sympathy, that he looks forward
to a repetition—nothing else accept
ed. Why doesn’t the politician speak
thus frankly to the agriculturist?
“You are the master of your destiny.
The government cannot render as
sistance without your unstinted co
operation. It is your disregard of
economic law in conjunction with the
utmost lack of cooperation that
places you now, as always, in abject
destitution.” Leadership submits to
hypocrisy and cowardice, rather than
force the agrarian to face facts.
ft is the rule of farmers to buy at
the cheapest price possible, but when
the cotton men apply the same rule,
farmers cannot elucidate why said
cotton buyers refuse to offer them
twice as much remuneration as that
which he consents to accept. Who is
the most pronounced fool, he who
sells at a despicable price, or the
buyer?
The Farm Board, sufficiently in-'
trenched financially, threw full j
strength behind the Coop associa-
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Our Manhattan
Shirt Sale
Begins Friday Morning, Aug. 1, and
Lasts Through Aug. J 6
$2.00 Shirts now $1.50
$2.50 Shirts now $1.85
$3.00 Shirts now $2.25
$3.50 Shirts now $2.85
The same discount is allowed on
Manhattan Pajamas and
Manhattan Shorts
E. W. Banks Co.
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“Forsyth’s Best Store ,
NUMBER TWENTY-SIX
HARRIS ABANDONS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
GEORGIA SENATOR ANNOUNCES
HE CHANGED VIEWS REGARD
ING U. S. ENTRY INTO LEAGUE
OF NATIONS.
Monday’s Atlanta Georgian print
ed the following story relating to
Senator Harris’ change of attitude on
his stand regarding the League of
Nations:
Senator Wm. J. Harris has with
drawn from support of the League
of Nations, an action which marks
another convert to the policy opposed
to foreign domination of America’s
actions.
This change of attitude on the part
of Georgia’s senior senator was an
। nounced Monday in a telephone mes
sage to The Georgian from Dublin,
where Mr. Harris was to speak.
Senator Harris said he will explain
his position completely in the course
of his speeches this week.
“Since it requires a two-thirds vote
of the Senate for the United States
to enter the League of Nations, ev-
I ery well informed person knows this
will not be obtained in the next six
’ years,” Senator Harris said. “For this
reason, I do not think the question
,is an issue and certainly I do not
j intend to support the League in the
, senate any longer.”
Senator Harris said the League of
Nations has not been conducted on
, such a plane and in such a manner as
to accomplish the purposes of the
late Woodrow Wilson.
“Our World War allies have re
vealed their true attitude toward this
। country with reference to the settle
ment of war debts,” the Senator said. *
During the administration of Pres
ident Wilson, Senator Harris was one
।of the leading supporters of the
League of Nations movement.» He
I
। voted at that time for the entry of
I this country into the league without
1 reservations.
—
1 200 RELATIVES MEET
IN MANN FAMILY REUNION
, More than 200 relatives of the late
John J. Mann, a native of Monroe
county, came from Florida, Alabama
and various sections of Georgia for
the seventeenth annual reunion of
descendants, which was held Sunday
at Lakewood Park.
i Two business sessions, talks by va
rious members of the fajnily, elec
tion of officers and a dinner at noon
, filled the day’s program. It is a cus
tom of this family to meet annually
on the fourth Sunday in July. The
। meeting place varies each year.—At
lanta Journal.
Now that smoking by la lies no
longer shocks anyone, the g ils will
not enjoy it half so much.