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The Monroe Advertiser
VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX
Official Primary Ballots Present Names
State Cad )r '^ In Alphabetical Order
Official ballots for the Democratic
state- primary to be held on Septem
ber 10 were received from the print
er Tuesday by Mi's. Bessie Anderson,
secretary of the Democratic state
executive committee, and were being
forwarded to the county executive
committees in the 161 counties of the
state, says the Atlanta Journal. The
county committeees are required to
have their own ballots printed, add
ing the names of the contestants in
strictly local races.
The official ballots prove that there
is something in a name after all, as
the candidates appear in alphabetical
order. It is political tradition, if not
history, that there is some advantage
in occupying the first place on the
ballot. Next to the first place comes
last place popularity, when there are
three or more candidates for the
same office.
Under the alphabetical arrange
ment Senator Wm. J. Harris leads
former Governor John M. Slaton in
position in the contest for United
States Senator and George H. Cars
well draws first position in the gu
bernatorial contest. John N. Holder
is in second place on the ballot in the
gubernatorial contest, followed in or
der by James A. Perry, E. D. Rivers
and Richard B. Russell, Jr.
In the contest for secretary of
state with eight candidates Dr. N. H.
Ballard drew first place, followed in
order by D. Talmadge Bowers, Jas.
J. Flynt, Carl N. Guess, A. H. Hen
slee, Louis S. Moore, J. ,M. Pitner
and John Wilson.
In the four-cornered race for
comptroller general B. M. Bullard oc
cupies first position followed in or
der by Edgar T. Gentry, W. B. Har
rison and Homer C. Parker.
The order on the ballots in the oth
er contests follows:
For Attorney General —Dorsey
Davis, George M. Napier.
For State Treasurer —L. P. Patillo,
W. J. Speer.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
—J. J. Brown, Eugene Talmadge.
For Commissioner of Commerce
and Labor—Frazier M. Morgan, Hal
M. Stanley.
For State Superintendent of
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WE HAD TO SMILE
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at the answer one of our
town girls, aged 6, gave
when she was asked “What
is a Quaker?” Her answer:
“Quakers are very meek
people who never fight and
never talk back; my father
is a Quaker —My mother is
not!”
It makes us smile some
times at the pleasure and
convenience of modern san
itary plumbing, improve
ments. If your home has
not all fixtures and conveni
ences to make life more
pleasant and practical, we
invite you to solicit our es
timate. « .... I
GEORGIA
HARDWARE CO
—M. D. Collins, M. L. Dug;
gan.
For Commissioner of Pensions —
John J. Hunt, R. DeT. Lawrence.
For Prison Commissioner —G. A.
John, Hill C. Tuggle.
For Public Service Commissioner
—Calvin W. Parker, Guy 0. Stone.
For Associate Justice of Supreme
Court—Samuel C. Atkinson, Robert
B. Blackburn.
For Judge Court of Appeals—Nash
R. Broyles, Joe Quillian.
Judge S. Price Gilbert of the Su
preme Court; Judge W. Frank Jen
kins, of the Court of Appeals, and
Perry T. Knight, of the Public Ser
vice Commission, have no opposition
for reelection.
The ballots leave places for local
committees to fill in the names of
candidates for congress, judge of the
superior court, solicitor general, state
senator and representative.
Advertiser Now
In New Home
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The Monroe Advertiser was issued
this week from its new location on
Johnston street. The moving was
done in record time and Mr. Cecil
Wilson, local mechanic, is due much
credit for the s^fe and satisfactory
removal of the large newspaper
press. Although Mr. Wilson had had
no experience with such a machine,
he took it down and erected it in
such a manner that only a few minor
adjustments were necessary in order
to go ahead with the printing of the
paper. The fact that the press weighs
five tons will give some idea of the
difficulty involved in moving and
erecting it.
MRS. R. L. GOSE PASSES
AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS
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Mrs. R. L. Gose, aged 66, died
Tuesday night at her home at Smarrs
after an illness of many months. The
family moved to this county from
Kentucky several years ago and Mrs.
Gose was held in high estee by those
who knew her and mourn her pass
ing. She is survived by her husband;
three daughters, Mrs. Berner McKin
ney, Miami, Fla., Miss Nancy Gose,
Smarrs, Miss Annie Lee Gose, Ma
con and three sons, Carl Gose, Fla.;
Russell and Ira Gose, Smarrs. The
funeral was conducted at the home
Wednesday morning by Rev. H. D.
Warnock and interment was in the
city cemetery.
FORSYTH LIONS CLUB
HOLDS REGULAR MEETING
The Forsyth Lions Club met Fri
day evening with a fairly good at
tendance. There was no business to
come before the club and the meet
ing was of a social nature. An en
tertaining program of songs by Mr.
Leroy Smith, who was recently elect
ed an honorary member of the club,
was greatly enjoyed.
MR. AN DMRS. STARRETT
LOSE INFANT DAUGHTER
Louise Bessie Starrett, aged nine
months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Starrett of the Ensign com
munity, passed awa Y Wednesday, Au-1
guest C. Besides her parents she is I
survived by Evelyn «nd '
Elsie, and one brother. Lewis. The
funeral was conducted at the home
Thursday afternoon, August 7, by
*• o. 17. vvdinocK, ana interinenv
was in tne city cemetery.
SUNDAY SERVICE OMITTED
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday morning. There will be Sun
day school as usual and preaching
services resumed on the first and
[third Sunday mornings, beginning the
first Sunday in September.
FORSYTH, MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUGUST 14, 1930
Slaton Addresses
Large Audience
An audience which filled the court
house and gave close attention to the
speaker, heard the address which was
delivered by Hon. John M. Slaton,
former governor of Georgia and can
didate for the United States Senate,
when he spoke Monday morning. Mr.
Slaton was introduced by Col. A. M.
Zellner, who took occasion to make
forceful references to the deficien
cies of the present Senator and to
the excellencies of Mr. Slaton.
Mr. Slaton delivered a strong and
appealing address in which he went
at length into the emptiness of the
claims of Mr. Harris, showing that .
they might be simmered down to the
ajcill of a clerk and the tendencies of ।
one who places upon the pronoun “I’’
a burden which is greater than it is
able to bear. He spoke specifically
of the activities of Mr. Harris in add
ing to the financial burdens of the
people by piling up huge appropri
ations, of his causing the rejection
of a Southern man as a member of
the highest court of the nation and
thus aligning himself with DePriest,
of his abuse of the free postage priv
ilege of senators and of his proving
to be a traitor to the League of Na
tions which he formerly championed.
Mr. Slaton referred also to his own
services to the state while occupying
the office of Governor, having reduc
ed the tax rate twice while at the
same time pensioners and school
teachers were paid promptly, and
having presented a plea before a com
mittee of the legislature which led to
the defeat of a movement to place a
$200,000,000 bond issue on the citi
zens of the state without the alterna
tive of submitting it to a vote of the
people. Along this line he stated that
his advocacy of businesslike methods
and economy had brought forth the
accusation that he was a reactionary
while the billions appropriated by the
senate committee of which Mr. Har-
I ris was a member were directly re
sponsible for a great degree of the
hard times which now prevail.
Following the address, Mr. Slaton
was warmly greeted and received
many promises of support.
Haygood Brings
First Cotton Bale
Mr. Chas. B. Haygood of Brent
caused history to repeat itself Tues
day when he brought to Forsyth the
first bale of cotton for the 1930 seas
on. The cotton was ginned at The
Southern Cotton Oil Company gin,
the bale weighing 606 pounds. It
was taken to the Empire Warehouse
operated by Alexander & Porch, was
classed as middling and was sold to
Mr. R. T. Persons at 16c per pound.
This is the third consecutive year
that Mr. Haygood has Mjon the dis
tinction of leading the county in the
production of the first bale of cotton, i
In 1928 he brought in the first
bale on September 1 and the first I
bale in 1929 was ginned on August I
16th.
The second bale of the season was
brought in by Elbert Davis, negro
farmer. This cotton was ginned at I
the J. P. Sutton gin, was stored at I
the Empire Warehouse and was sold
to Newton Brothers at 16 cents perl
pound.
E. W. BANKS TO LEAVE
FOR NEW YORK SATURDAY
Mr. E. W. Banks, senior member
of the well known and poular firm I
of E. W. Banks Co., will leave for j
firm for the thII anfl winter months. .
। best errade of orv^oocis anu react y to*l
wear at all times and Mr. Banks will
on this trip arrange for the supply,
of his firm with the best that the
marked affords.
Handsome Library
Building Is Assured
Monroe county will in a few months
be able to boast of one of the hand
[somest and most modern library
buildings in this part of the state.
( The proposal recently made by
Messrs. R. T. and G. O. Persons to
[erect and equip a library building
for the school and county has been
accepted by the city council and the
[ Board of Education and plans are;
being formulated for the erection of
| the building on the Theo Rumble
lot adjoining the school grounds. The
building will be such as to be a source
of pride to the county and will not
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only be an aid in keeping the school
accredited but will also broaden the j
! service of the library to the general
public.
McMichen Will Give [
Concert in Forsyth
Under the auspices of the Ameri- ।
can Legion, Mr. Clayton McMichen
will render a musical program at the
courthouse in Forsyth on Friday and
Saturday nights, August 15-16, be
ginning at 8:00 p. m. each night.
Mr. McMichen is national champion
fiddler and is the man who made the
famous record “Corn Licker Still in
Georgia,” which attained a sale of
over two million in two months. He
also plays the violin in every record
you hear of Riley Puckett. The pub
lic will doubtless welcome the oppor
tunity of hearing this famous musi
cian.
G. S. EDGE PRESENTS LARGE
MELON TO THE ADVERTISER
The hardships connected with the
moving of The Advertiser plant were
forgotten for a season last week-end
in enjoyment of the gift of a large
watermelon from the farm of Mr. G.
S. Edge of near Forsyth. If the oth
er departments of the agricultural
activities of Mr. Edge are proving as
successful as his crop of watermel
ons, he will not be particularly inter
ested in any form of political farm
relief. Mr. Edge thus became a strong
contender for the subscription to The
Advertiser, which is given each year
to the farmer bringing in the largest
melon to this office. It goes with
out saying that a cordial welcome
will be extendend to his competitors,
no matter how numerous they may
be.
PLAN TO SEND CATTLE
FROM DROUTH AREAS
TO GEORGIA PASTURES
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MACON, Ga.—Prospects of an in
flux of live stock to the idle pastures
of Middle Georgia loomed Tuesday
with a number of inquiries to the
Macon Chamber of Commerce and
one proposal to ship 100 head of cat
tle here immediately.
One letter announced that A. M.
Hersman and son, of Limberlost
Farm, West Virginia, stood ready to ।
ship 100 head of cattle and pay ex- .
penses for their maintenance. Lin
coln McConnell, manager of the
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Chamber of Commerce, wrote an im-.
^diate acceptance.
Another communication from
Scottsbluff, Neb., proposed that mules
and horses in that section —their
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worth diminished almost to nothing
by the drought- be purchased and
shipped here. Still other private par
ties wrote for further information. I
RUDISILL TO MAKE TRIP
Mr. E. D. Rudisill* representing
the Forsyth Mercantile Co., will leave
r/lnv I’m’ NW York and whiV*
firm, which is one of the oldest and
best known in the county. It is the
[ policy of this firm to keep abreast of
the times alo>g all lines and goods
will be purchased which will afford
the public Phe best in quality anil
price.
Jury Recommends Reduction in Taxes
And Retention of County Chaingang
The criminal calendar was taken 1
।up by the Monroe Superior Court 1
। this week and court adjourned Wed
mesday for the term. The grand 1
jury presentments are published be- ’
low and it will be seen that points of (
particular interest are that the con
vict system be retained and that con- *
ditions justify the lowering of the
county tax rate.
THE PRESENTMENTS
To the Honorable G. Ogden Per
sons, Judge of the Superior Court 1
of Monroe County:
We, the Grand Jurors drawn and 1
sworn for the August term of Mon
roe Superior Court, beg leave to
make the following general present
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ments:
[ We have, by committee, examined 1
the books and offices of the county *
officers and found them neatly and
as far as we could tell in the limited
time at our command, correctly kept.
The courthouse was found to be in
good condition. The jail needed some
minor repairs, which we hereby call
attention to: a small stove or heater
at top of steps needs a new grate; '
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a window sash on the west side of
the second story has come apart and
will not hold the glass in position,
also a window on the south side *
needs a strip nailed up to keep the
sash in place. Some places on the
floor have come loose, and the ce
ment is broken in small pieces. One 1
heater flue needs a support, it is now
propped with an old piece of stove
pipe. The walls need painting, the
hall between the main building and
the stove room leaks badly, the stove
room floor is in bad condition and ;
should be repaired at once.
Our committee appointed to in
spect the convict camps find them
clean and in a sanitary codltion, and
the grounds well kept.
We discussed at some length the
advisability of abandoning the con
vict system of Monroe county. We
had the commissioners before us,
with their estimate of the cost of
keeping a convict per day, and tak
ing under consideration the contract
the county has with the State High
way for the grading and cutting of
Route 42. We do not think it advis
able at this time to recommend the
abandonment of th® system.
Our taxes are burdensome and
with the revenue received from the
motor fuel law it appears to' us that
the rate should be reduced.
The School Superintendent’s rec
ords show that they have about paid
up all indebtedness for which three
mills was assessed. The debt being
paid up and an addition of one cent ।
per gallon on fuel oil added to the (
[amount received from other means, (
it should be sufficient to run the s
schools for nine months on the five t
mills originally assessed. We recom- j
mend this be done.
We recommend that all jurors and | g
court bailiffs be paid two dollars per j
diem and riding bailiffs three dollar^ |
per diem as at present.
The Grand Jury makes an urgent [
request to our sheriff and all the '
other law enforcement officers in j j
Monroe county to arrest and nflake'j
cases against drivers of all automo-lj
biles traveling fifty, sixty and seven-L
ty miles per hour on our highways. H
Such violations of the law of these j
speed fiends will bring death and de-; j
struction to property if not checked, [j
We call their attention to several |j
deaths and serious accidents that [ .
speeding cars have caused lately. • I
We also ask the city officials to i
instruct their officers of the law to !
help enforce the speed law of the i
It has been brought to our atten
tion, though without evidence, that I
there are parties in our county who
are using the Sabbath to promote |
their operations. We wish to go on I
record as being opposed to the Sab
bath being used as a work day, ex
cept in ease *f emergency, and we 1
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therefore recommend that our of
ficers enforce this law.
We wish to thank your honor for
the courtesies extended and especial
ly praise you for the most excellent .
charge delivered to this body.
We wish to thank our Solicitor for
his untiring and efficient efforts in
assisting us in our duties.
We wish to thank our bailiff, Mr.
I. M. Sheppard, for his efficient and
attentive service.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in The Monroe
Advertiser at a cost not to exceed
ten dollars. Respeclfullly submitted,
W. H. NEWTON, Foreman.
. GILBERT A. BANKS, Clerk.
Georgia, Monroe County.—The
within and foregoing general present
ments of the Grand Jury at the Au
gust term of the Court are approved
and ordered published as recommend
ed. This August 12, 1930.
G. OGDEN PERSONS,
Judge S. C. Monroe County.
Georgia, Monroe County.—l, Jno.
O. Ponder, Clerk of the Superior
Court of said state and county, do
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy
of the Grand Jury Presentments and
the order of the Judge entered there
on as same appear of file in said
office. Witness my hand and seal
of office, this 12th day of August,
1930. JNO. O. PONDER, Clerk Su
perior Court, Monroe County, Ga.
Filed in office August 12, 1930.
JNO. O. PONDER, Clerk.
RUSSELLVILLE BAPTIST
REVIVAL BEGINS SUNDAY
Revival services at the Russellville
Baptist church will begin Sunday
morning. The pastor, Rev. P. P.
Mosely, will do the preaching and’
good singing will be a feature of the
services. The public is cordiallly in
vited to attend and take part in the
services.
An Explanation
A Monroe county citizen recently
spoke to the editor of this paper re
garding an article published therein
referring to seiners as “fish hogs”,
and it was evident that he was under
the impression that the term was
used by us in connection with local
seiners. In justice to the paper and
to those seiners who, have engaged
in the sport without realizing that it
was illegal, this explanation is pub
lished. The article in question came
to us from the State Game and Fish
Department and the. terms used were
those of Commissioner Peter S. Twit
ty and referred tc seining, if any, in
the entire state. These articles are
sent to this paper from time to time
and are published whenever'they ap
pear to be of* such a nature as to
keep the people posted as to what the
state authorities consider to be the
requirements of the law in regard to
game and fish.
BLUFF SPRINGS MEETING
The annual camp meetihg at the
Bluff Springs Camp Ground begins
Friday and continues about a week.
Dr, L. M. Twjggs, presiding elder of
the Griffin district, will be in charge.
Among the visiting ministers will' be
Rev. John Tate of Thomaston, Rev.
Mar Vin Williams of Barnesville, Rev.
J. A. Sprayberry of The Rock, and
Rev..ll. G. Bailey of Zebulon.
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Rhodes Realty Co.
Real Estate Specialists
Forsyth, Ga.