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The Monroe Advertiser
VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX
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GOVERNOR-ELECT TELLS THE I
ATLANTA GEORGIAN’S STAFF
WRITER “I WILL CLEAR GEOR
GIA OF DEBT IN TWO YEARS”
I
The following story outlining the
plans of Governor-elect Richards B.
Russell, Jr., is taken from the At
lanta Georgian. The plans were told
to Paul Stevenson, a Georgian staff
writer, by the governor-elect:
When I assume the duties of Gov
ernor of Georgia, I shall begin an
administration that is absolutely
under no obligation to any one person
or any one interest in this state.
One of the first things I hope to
do, with the co-operation of the State
Legislature, is to get this state out of
debt within the next two years with
out an additional tax levy of any
kind.
" Another purpose I hope to achieve
is the consolidation of the present
eighty-odd bureaus and departments
into twelve or fourteen departments.
I have accepted my election as a
sign that the people have agreed with
me that bitter factionalism in the
state government is destroyed for
ever. I believe we are all entering
on a new regime in Georgia and that
we will enter a new era which will
bring about vast improvement over
the conditions that have existed here
a score or more years.
In my whole campaign I have
not promised one job to any one
person and in my future appoint
ments I shall be guided solely by
what I believe to be the best interests
of the state. I shall not apponit
people to office whom I deem incom
petent regardless of any political af
filiation.
It is with genuine pleasure that I
notice that many of the men who will
be leaders in the next Legislature are
my personal friends and are in sym
pathy with my policies. I feel assured
that the new Legislature is with me.
With the co-operation of the Leg
islature and with the harmony that I
feel sure will prevail in that body at
its next session I am sure that my
plan to pay off the state debts can be
carried out within the next two years.
In general there will be two big
additional sources of revenue in 1931.
One of these increases will come
from the state income tax in the col
lection feature if the law is rigidly
er forced. The other source will be
from the general sales tax. With
these increases and by keeping appro
priations down we can pay out of
debt. In fact, if necessary, I believe
some of the appropriations can be
scaled to some extent without serious-
TALKING SINGING
PROGRAM
THE NEW FORSYTH THEATRE
Forsyth, Ga.
THE WESTERN ELECTRIC SOUND SYSTEM
FRIDAY-SATURDAY—THIS WEEK
Sue Carroll and Arthur Lake in the Smashing LAUGHTER HIT—
“SHE’S MY WEAKNESS”-
This i. a WHIZZING RUMBLE-SEAT ROMANCE, and "Fratty”
from beginning to end
MONDAY-TUESDAY, Oct. 13-14
Jack Oakie in “Let’s Go Native” —
A Riot of Fun in this one. COME LAUGH WITH US
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, Oct. 15-16
“THE SQUEALER”-
One of the BIG outstanding Western Action Pictures of the year.
It will keep you on your toes.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, Oct. 17-18
Milton Sills and Dorothy Mackail in
“MAN TROUBLE”-
Will tell you more about this in next week’s Monroe Advertiser.
Admission prices 35c and 15c. Only one show in afternoons, begin
ning at 3:15. Nights, two shows beginning at 7:15.' Saturdays, con
tinuous from 2:30 to about 11.
ly crippling any institution or de-
I partment.
As far as consolidation of depart-
I ments is concerned, the most import
ant consolidation will naturally be
I that of the tax collection agencies,
i We now collect taxes through the
offices of the State Comptroller, the
state revenue department, the state
tax commission, the office of the Sec
retary of State and through other
agencies.
Such collateral agencies certainly
should come under one department
with one department head. This
does not necessarily mean the
abolition of the agencies but simply
a consolidation of those doing collat
eral work with a view toward obtain
ing the highest efficiency at the low
est cost.
It is my purpose to attack the work
of reorganizing the state government
from the very start of my administra
tion. This can not be accomplished
without a fight, but I believe we can
win the fight this time. The trouble
heretofore has been that no system
based along the right lines has been
offered. Since lam under no obli
gation to any state official or any
other person or interest, I shall
carry out this reorganization plan
with an eye single to the needs of the
state.
In other brar 'es of government
the same situatiOi. jxists as in the tax
department. Several bureaus and
agencies are doing much the same
work, and oy an intelligent merging
of these collateral agencies I believe
the state can operate more efficiently
than ever before with only 12 or 14
major departments.
It is my purpose to carry out fully
my campaign pledges to pay promptly
the pensions due Confederate veter
ans and to pay promptly the school
teachers of this state. When I made
these promises I meant what I said,
and now that I am elected I assume
'them as a sacred obligation.
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETS
NEXT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
The Forsyth Woman’s Club will
meet Tuesday afternoon, October 14,
at three o’clock at the home of Mrs.
J. H. Clarke with Mrs. Curtis Tuck
er, Mrs. Paul Chapman, Mrs. Frank
Thompson and Mrs. Oscar Chapman
as co-hostesses.
The literary committe > will have
charge the program. All mem
bers are Vtg~d to be present at this
meeting.
JAMES MONROE CHAPTER
D. iZ R. MEE < S FRIDAY
The James Mmroe Chapte ) A.
R. will meet Fricay, October 10, at
the hon e of Mrs. Jchn O. Ponder and
Miss Dixie Ponder, at 3:00 o’clock.
FORSYTH, MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 9, 1930
CITY ELECTION DATE
SET FOR NOVEMBER 4
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CALLS
PRIMARY FOR NOMINATION
OF MAYOR AND THREE COUN
CILMEN.
The democratic executive commit
tee of the City of Forsyth met Friday
and named November 4 as the date
for the city primary, at which time
a mayor and three aidermen will be
nominated, the terms of mayor E. S.
Tucker and aidermen G. W. Webb
expiring with this year and the place
of C. T. Wolf, resigned, to be filled.
The following rules and regula
tions were adopted by the commit
tee:
The Democratic executive commit
tee of Forsyth, Ga., met this 3 day
of October, 1930, for the purpose of
making rules and regulations and
naming a time for holding a demo
cratic primary election to name a
candidate for Mayor and three can
didates for aidermen on the demo
cratic ticket for Forsyth, Ga.
Rules and Regulations Adopted
First: Ordered that a democratic
primary election be held at the court
house in the City of Forsyth, Ga., on
the 4th day of November, 1930, the
polls to be opened at 7 o’clock a. m.
and. closed at 5 o’clock p. m., City
Time.
Second: All qualified registered
white voters of the City of Forsyth,
Ga., shall be entitled to vote in said
Democratic primary election.
Third: Each person must vote for
one candidate for mayor and three
candidates for aiderman in order for
the vote of such person to be count
ed; but errors in making ticket for
Mayor shall not affect the vote for
for aiderman nor affect the vote for
Mayor.
Fourth: An assessment of SIO.OO
for each candidate for Mayor and
$5.00 for each candidate for aider
man must be paid to the Secretary
of this committee by 12 o’clock noon
on the 15th day of October, 1930, in
order that such candidate’s name may
appear on the printed ballot.
Fifth: Managers appointed by
this committee to hold said primary
election shall file returns of said
Democratic primary election with the
Chairman of this committee by 9
o’clocx a. m. of the day following
said primary election, and this com
mittee will meet at 12 o’clock noon
on the sth day of November, 1930,
to canvass said return and declare
tl e result of said democratic primary
election, and if no contest is filed the
ballets are to be burned by the said
committee.
Sixth: The candidate receiving a
plurality of votes for Mayor shall be
declared the nominee for Mayor; and
the three candidates receiving the
highest number of votes shall be de
clared the nominees for aidermen.
Ordered, further, that five Demo
cratic Executive Committeemen be
elected for the next year.
This 3rd day of November, 1930.
CHAS. F. HEARD, Chairman.
GEO. W. NEWTON, Secretary.
WILLINGHAM ANNOUNCES FOR
REELECTION AS ALDERMAN
Mr. A,. L. Willingham is a candi
date to succeed himself as aiderman
of the city of Forsyth. Mr. Willing
ham is an aggressive and popular
business man and has given the city
a good brand of service. He has
many friends who will welcome the
opportunity of voting for him again.
DR. R. C. GOOLSBY, SR., SEEKS
ALDERMANIC OFFICE
Dr. R. C. Goolsby, Sr., at the in
sistence of a number of his friends,
has entered the race for aiderman of
the city of Forsyth. Dr. Goolsby is
a well known and prominent citizen
of Forsyth and served the city very
acceptably for several terms as may
or and will receive strong support
in his present race.
PERSONS OFFER IS
ENDORSED BY BOARD
THE LIBRARY BOARD BY UNAN
IMOUS VOTE ENDORSES PLAN
FOR NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.
WILL BE HANDSOME EDIFICE.
A called meeting of the board of
the Forsyth Public Library was held
Monday night, the members present
being Mrs. V. B. Hooks, Mrs. J. O.
Elrod, Mrs. J. P. Sutton, Miss Mary
Persons, Mrs. J. S. Jossey, Miss Lou
ise Anderson, Mrs. C. T. Brown, Dr.
R. C. Goolsby, Sr., E. S. Tucker and
J. H. Clarke.
The meeting was presided over by
Mr. E. S. Tucker, chairman of the
board, who stated that the purpose
of the meeting was to hear from
Judge G. O. Persons in regard to
plans for the public library to be
erected for the county by Messrs. R.
T. & G. O. Persons. Judge Persons
discussed the necessity of a library
in connection with the school plant in
order that the school might be ac
credited and he said that the aim of
the library would be service to the
school children first and then to all
other people of the county who de
sired to use it. He then outlined the
plans for the building and its equip
ment showing that it would be a mag
nificent plant constructed of marble
and brick, being fireproof and fur
nished in accordance with the best
of modern library specifications. He
stated also that the building would
be a two-story structure, the lower
floor being for the uselof such For
syth organizations as desired to use
it for their regular meetings, this
floor 'being equipped with a kitchen
ette and other conveniences for club
and organization activities.
The library board was enthusias
tic in its praise of this public spirited
and generous action on the part of
Messrs. R. T. & G. O. Persons and
by a rising vote unanimously endors
ed the plans for the new library as
set forth in the offer recently made
and published and as explained in the
talk by Judge Persons.
TUCKER IS SELECTED AS
DISTRICT LION OFFICIAL
Mr. E. S. Tucker has been notified
by Mr. Channing Cope of Atlanta,
district governor of Lions clubs, that
he has been appointed a deputy dis
trict governor. It will be the duty of
Mr. Tucker to visit the various clubs
of Middle Georgia and assist in pro
moting the ideals and carrying out
the plans of the international organ
ization.
REHOBOTH ASSOCIATION TO .
MEET AT MT. ZION
Rehoboth Baptists are making
plans for the 93rd annual two day
session of this body, which will bring
together messengers from forty odd
churches in Bibb, Houston, Peach,
Macon, portions of Henry and Monroe
counties, to be held at Mount Zion
Baptist church, Oct. 14-15, accord
ing to Dr. R. L. Bivins, of Macon, who
is moderator. Last year’s association
was held with Fort Valley Baptist
church and this year’s meeting was to
have been held at Juliette, but the
meeting place has been changed to
Mount Zion, which is located on Ma
con and Atlanta highway, near Lo
rane, it was stated last night.
Dr. R. L. Bivins of Macon, is mod
erator at present; E. H. Holland,
of Byron, is clerk; J. L. Cheves, of
Macon, is treasurer. The opening
session on Tuesday morning, the 14th
will be devoted to the election of
officers, enrollment of messengers,
arranging an order for business and
the introductory sermon by Rev. C.
W. Stitt, pastor of Eastside, Macon.
During the afternoon and Wednesday
reports will be heard as follows:
Home and foreign missions, M. D.
Reed, Fort Valley; state missions,
J. E. Sammons, Macon; benevolence,
H. D. Warnock, Forsyth; social ser
vice, C. E. Burts, Macon; digest of
letters, Gainer E. Bryan, Macon;
nominations, J. L. Reeves, Macon;
order of business, B. E. Donehoo,
Montezuma. The missionary sermon
the second day, will be preached by
Dr. Charles E. Burts, pastor of First
Baptist church, Macon.
James W. Merritt, executive secre
tary of the executive committee of
the Georgia Baptist convention; O.
P. Gilbert, editor of the Christian In
dex, Atlanta, and other denomination
al representatives are expected to at
tend this annual meeting. Dr. J. D.
Freeman, Macon, is pastor of Mount
Zion church.
FORSYTH BANK STATEMENTS
SHOW LARGE DEPOSITS
While financial conditions are by
no means what all of us would have
them to be and business appears to
be a considerable distance from nor
mal, it is certain .that there is still a
great deal of money left in Forsyth.
This fact is apparent from the state
ments of the four Forsyth banks pub
lished in this issue. The combined
deposits in the four banks amount
to $601,391, which a sum of consid
erable rotundity whether the times
be considered good er bad.
MAYOR E. S. TUCKER
ANNOUNCES FOR REELECTION
Mayor E. S. Tucker announces
elsewhere in this issue his candidacy
for reelection to the office of mayor
of Forsyth. Mr. Tucker has made
the city a faithful and efficient of
ficial during his present term of of
fice and his popularity is attested by
the fact that it appears he will be
elected for a second term without
opposition.
INTERESTING GOVERNMENT
STATISTICS ARE SUBMITTED
Dear Mr. Clarke: Two months
ago I wrote the Atlanta Journal Bu
reau of Information in Washington
asking 13 questions. In replying the
Bureau said the first 8 questions were
carried to the Department of Agri
culture, but to date there is no reply.
However, the answers will be for
warded when given.
The questions sent to the De
partment of Agriculture related to
the average yearly production of
cotton during the decade before the
World War, domestic consumption,
and exports. This information also
was asked of the period between 1920
and 1930. The purpose was to get
adequate information for a complete
analysis of the cotton situation, both
from a domestic and foreign stand
point. As the Bureau spent “exhaust
tive research” on some of my ques
tions, I am requested to return them
for their files, following my perusal.
Beginning with my ninth question
this information is hereby given the
public.
N,o. 9. How does the value of the
dollar for the last year compare with
the ten year average before the
World War?
Answer: “Giving the period 1923
to 1925 an index figure of 100, it
is found that the pre-war ten year
period of 1903-1913 takes an index
figure of 63.68, going from a low of
59.2 in 1903 to a high of 69.9 in 1910.
This compares with a figure of 90.6
for the first five months of 1930.
Meantime, a peak of 153.3 had been
reached in 1920.”
You will note that the average in
crease forAhe decade 1903-1913 was
slightly above one figure per year.
Continued on page eight)
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FORSYTH, GA.
NUMBER THIRTY-SIX
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HELLO HENDERSON
SAYS HE’S BROKE
SHREVEPORT ENEMY OF CHAIN
STORES COLLECTS $375,000
FROM MERCHANTS THROUGH
OUT UNITED STATES.
WASHlNGTON.—Presentation of
testimony by W. K, Henderson for
increased power and full time opera
tion of Station KWKH at Shreveport,
La., has been completed before the
radio commission.
Station WWL, Loyola University,
at New Orleans, which shares 850
kilocycles with KWKH, has begun its
case.
Henderson was questioned about
the “Merchant Minute Men,” an or
ganization he sponsored in connection
with his attack on chain stores. He
testified that a fee of sl2 annually
is collected for membership and that
the paid membership totaled approx
imately 35,000 with “Minute Men”
in nearly 4,000 towns and cities.
While he said he had no records as
to the total collected in membership
fees, Paul Spearman, commission at
torney, estimated that it approached
$375,000. About 60 per cent of the
memberships came through radio so
licitation, Henderson said, and 40 per
cent came through personal solicita
tion by agents. The agents were al
lowed $3 for each membership fee
collection, he said.
Henderson said he felt he could use
the money as he wished.
Under cross examination he said
$151,000 had been used to defray, a
debt on an iron works which he own
ed. Pressed with questions as to his
financial' condition, Henderson said
he was broke and that his wife had
all the money in the family, which
he fixed at $1,000,000. He said he
held life insurance policies of $455,-
000.
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ALDERMAN G. W. WEBB
SEEKS ANOTHER TERM
Aiderman G. W. Webb, popular
citizen of Forsyth, is in tfte race to
succeed himself as aiderman of the
city of Forsyth. Mr. Webb has de
voted much time to the duties of his
office and has given the city faithful
service and his candidacy will doubt
less prove popular with the voters.
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