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The Monroe Advertiser
VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX ™
FORSYTH STORES IN
CHRISTMAS ATTIRE
GLAMOUR OF SANTA CLAUS AND
MATERIAL TOKENS OF PEACE
AND GOOD WILL APPARENT
IN BUSINESS HOUSES.
The Forsyth stores at this season
of the year are beautiful mirrors into
which one Vnay look to behold those
things which express to the world the
spirit of Christmas. Forsyth stores
are excellent stores at all seasons of
the year, but at no time do they show
their superiority more forcibly and
with greater variety than at this hol
iday season which makes such a
strong appeal to both young and old.
This is true of all our mercantile es
tablishments, whether their main
lines be dry goods, hardware, drugs,
jewelry or groceries. The glamour
of Santa Claus and the material to
kens of peace and good-will are ap
parent in each.
Through years of successful expe
rience, our merchants have made a
fine art of making shopping pleasant
and worthwhile in the town of For
syth. They do this with a brand of
willing service, with stocks of stand
ard goods to suit all tastes and with
prices which represent values that
buPd up a satisfied patronage.
If this is not the greatest Christ
mas that Forsyth has known it will
not be the fault of our merchants.
They have exerted every effort to en
able you to supply wour Christmas
needs here. They aTe : doing their
part in bringing true the dreamfe and
hopes and faith of the children and
by dealing with them it is certain
that the adults will during the Christ
mastime have the realization that
they have played well their part in
making the season happy for those
whom it is their pleasure to remem
ber.
Not only is the Christmas spirit
present in our stores, but it is there
in forms which will appeal to those
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PROGRAM
NEW FORSYTH THEATRE
Friday-Saturday, This Week J
THE DANCERS
Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 15-16
Chas. Buddy Rogers
— in —
HEADS UP
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 17-18
Charles Farrell, H. B. Warner and
Estelle Taylor
— in —
LILIOM
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19-20
LEATHER NECKING
An All Star Comedy Bombshell
Doors open at 3 and 7 p. m.
Saturdays at 2; 30—continuous
who have any problem of Christmas
giving, whether it be toys for the
children or more practical and endur
ing gifts for those who are older. It
thus comes to pass that there is no
Santa Claus problem in Forsyth and
.ts territory from. the standpoint of
every requirement having been met
to the end that you may find here
just the goods that you desire to pur
chase.
CABANISS CHAPTER U. D. C.
HOLD DECEMBER MEETING
Hill ’Arden, the beautiful home
of JMrs. Hugh Hardin, was the scene
of the December meeting of the Cab
aniss chapter U. D. C. Mrs. J. S. Jos
sey, president, presided over the
meeting, which was opened by the
Daughters’ ritual.
A committee was appointed to
make plans for Christmas remem
brances for the veterans as follows
Mrs. Fred Stokes, Mrs. J. E. Phina
zee and Mrs. L. C. Bittick.
Miss Ethel Jackson made a motion
that the chapter write a letter to the
Messrs. Persons asking them to re
consider their library offer. This
was heartily approved and voted by
the chapter.
Mrs. Hardin had charge of the
program, having for her subjects
“The Soldiers Home” and “The U.
D. C. Work With the Veterans.”
Mrs. Bittick read reports from
some chapters in other states giving
accounts of their work with the vet
erans.
Mrs. John A. Pennington gave the
history of “The Georgia Soldiers
Home” in Atlanta.
Miss Edna West, of Bessie Tift
college, gave an interesting and hu
morous Christmas reading, “Mrs.
Budlong’s Christmas Presents.” Miss
Mary Ward, also of Bessie Tift, gave
a series of beautiful piano selec
tions.
i At the conclusion of the program
the hostesses served delicious hot tea
and sandwiches. Mrs. Newt Tingle,
■ Mrs. Fred Stokes and Mrs. L. O. Hol
lis were co-hostesses with Mrs. Har
din.
MRS. SARAH BOWDEN
IS CLAIMED BY DEATH
The following notice of the death
of Mrs. Sarah Bowden, a former cit
izen of Forsyth, is taken from the
Monday edition of the Atlanta Jour
nal
Mrs. Sarah J. Bowden, 79, died
Sunday at the home of her son, F.
O. Bowden, near Hapeville, from in
juries received in a fall late Sat
urday.
For many years Mrs. Bowden was
a citizen of Forsyth, Ga., but for the
past few years had made her home
with her son. In addition to him, she
is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Robt. M. Millican; two sisters, Mrs.
J. C. Corley, Sr., of Forsyth, and
Mrs. J. A. Jones, of Barnesville, and
three grandchildren, Harold, Norris
and Billy Millican, all of Atlanta.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day afternoon at the Pleasant Hill
church, Campbell county. Interment
will be in the churchyard.
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
LAMAR’S NEW COURTHOUSE
B. H. Hardy, ordinary of Lamar
cotmty, and chairman of the County
Advisory Board, announced Friday
that the contract for construction of
the courthouse building has been
awarded to the Barnesville Planing
Mill company.
The Garden Club, Mrs. J. M. Rog
ers president, will have charge of the
landscape work surrounding the new
building, which will be erected on the
Marshburn lot on Thomaston street,
one of the prettiest locations in the
town. Work starts this week.
FORSYTH. MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 11, 1930. ,
TELLS BANKER WHY
CAN’T PAY HIS NOTE
MAN OWING $769 NOTE SENDS
$5.00 PAYMENT AND GIVES
THE REASON FOR NOT PAY
ING LARGER SUM.
The following letter from a Georgia
farmer to his banker will probably
throw some light on the reason some
notes are left unpaid when they fall
due:
“I have your statement showing
that I owe you $769.80, and I am
enclosing a check for $5, for which
please send me a receipt.
“I am sorry that I cannot pay you
more at present, as I am unable to
collect from my customers, as money
is so scarce right now.
“My own living expenses are ter
rible, and with my store and farm I
can hardly get along. I will try to
send you another payment of $5.00
when I sell my hay, which should be
next June. I cannot pay you more
at that time for my daughter finish
ed college this year and that cost a
heap of money.
“I thought I could send you a check
when I got my tobacco money, but it
took all I could rake and scrape to
put in the lights, as my wife did not
have electricity to run the separator,
the sewing machine qnd the vacuum
cleaner. Then, too, we had to build
a shed for the Ford so we could put
the new Cadillac in the garage, and
build a concrete bridge over the
brook in our front lot, as well as a
new road, so we could get in and out
better.”
“I can’t send you the corn money
in the fall because my son is going
to college and although the lads of
today are verv economical about hats
and garters, still a coonskin coat
costs the old man a lot of money,
and even junkyard cars come rather
high by the time they are decorated
for college use.
“I might send you the hog money,
but the missus and I have planned a
trip in the fall, and after her work
ing hard all these years I think she
deserves a trip. We can’t go before
fall for she is having the house re
decorated and refurnished, taking
out all the red plush and putting in
overstaffed cane and mahogany.
This is a terrible strain on my fi
nances, especially as the new well
we needed close to the house and the
new up-to-date barn have to be paid
for.
“All the farmers here are in a
hard place financially, with straw
berries last season at 75 cents a
quart and the nrice 'of gasoline as it
is. Then, too, there is an epidemic
among the married women to have
their plain gold wedding rings plat
inumized and set with diamonds and
everybody is having their tonsils and
teeth removed.
“Maybe next year things will look
brighter, and I can pay you what I
owe you, but right now things look
mighty black for us farmers.”
ORDINARY HAM OF BUTTS
COUNTY CALLED BY DEATH
Following a painful and lingering
illness of many months duration,
Hon. J. H. Ham, ordinary of Butts
county, passed away early Thursday
morning of last week at his home in
Jackson. Some two years ago Judge
Ham became ill and had undergone
treatment at several hospitals. He
suffered organic heart trouble. He
had been able to be at his office part
of the time but recently was confin
ed to his home.
Judge Ham was a native and life
long resident of Butts county, com
ing of a pioneer family. In 1900 he
was elected ordinary and had been
named at each succeeding election.
In point of service he was one of the
oldest officials in this part of the
state.
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J. T. COLLINS REPRESENTS
NATIONAL SAVINGS COMPANY
Mr. J. T. Collins has entered upon
duties of local representative of the
National Savings Certificate Com
pany of Georgia. Mr. G. C. Throck
l morton was in Forsyth Monday and
as one of the officers of the com
pany made arrangements for the
progress of the work of the institu
tion here. The Farmers Bank was
named as local depository.
REV. KNOWLES RETURNS TO
HIGHWAY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. J. B. Knowles of Griffin has
been sent back to the Highway Meth
odist church for the next year. He
has done a good work in this field
and the prospects for an even better
year are bright. Preaching services
will be held each first and second
Sunday.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. Dick Ponder is now in charge of the Jefferson
Cream Station at Banks & Hill’s grocery store. The
highest cash prices will continue to be paid and cor
rect tests made. Open 9:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m.
Your Business Appreciated
JEFFERSON CREAMERY
NEGRO AND MULES
ARE KILLED BY BUS
WILL BOWJDEN VICTIM OF ACCI
DENT NEAR FORSYTH FRI
DAY NIGHT. DRIVER OF BUS
BLINDED BY AUTO LIGHTS.
Will Bowden, a Negro about 55
years of age, was almost instantly
killed Friday night when a Colonial
bus, en route from Macon to Atlan
ta, crashed into the rear of his wag
on about a mile and a half west of
Forsyth on the Dixie highway.
Two mules were killed and the
wagon demolished. The driver of
the bus, a Mr. Tillman, said he was
blinded by the lights of an approach
ing automobile and could not see the
waron.
The Negro lived on the Bush place
about three miles from the city, and
was going home when the accident
happened. He was known as a good
reliable Negro.
Bowden died soon after the acci
dent.
SEVERAL COUNTY SCHOOLS
MAKE EXCELLENT POSTERS
In connection with the observance
of book week in Monroe county,
which was sponsored by the Forsyth
Public Library, a number of the
schools have submitted excellent pos
ters and some of the other schools
will submit posters later. The pos
ters already received have been
placed on display in the windows of
Forsyth business houses and will
doubtless serve to strengthen inter
est in the library and reading.
The following is a brief outline of
the school posters which have been
received by the librarian:
Cabanis*
The title of this poster is “Gate
way to Knowledge—Books”, the
posts of the gate being the diction
ary and the Bible and the middle
section of the gate being Health.
In front of the gateway is an open
book containing the following stan
zas :
'Twas the night before Book-week,
when through our BLEAK HOUSE
Not a creature SO BIG stirred, not
even a mouse;
HELEN’S BABIES were nestled all
1 i snug in their bed,
After MOTHER GOOSE stories to
them had been read;
' And CINDERELLA and I, who were
‘ in from a walk,
Hdd just settled ourselves for a
■ HEART TO HEART TALK—
When in the library there arose a
loud stir,
■ Like the chariot race of BEN HUR.
I knelt at the keyhole and applied
my eye,
When what to my wondering gaze
should appear,
But a smalkONE-HOSS SHAY, with
BLACK BEAUTY in gear;
The spiral-like driver, wise of looks
did confirm
THE FOREGONE CONCLUSION
that here was a Bookworm.
The teachers of this school are
Mrs. Walter Smith and Miss Mary L.
Higgins. (
Ensign
The heading of this poster is
“Let’s Climb Higher” and there is an
' attractive arrangement of pictures
representing what the pupils have a
i desire to be. There are pictures of
a number of the Presidents, of foot
ball players, of a stenographer, of an
■ automobile, of a carpenter and sev
■ eral school scenes denoting reading
and improvement. Miss Ella Proc
-1 tor, Mrs. Essie Sutton and Mrs. Geo.
■ j McMullan are the teachers in this
school.
1 Smarrs
This poster carries the title “Book
Week” and the pictures emphasize
1 reading under such heads as history
i and geography. Mrs. P. T. Fambro
and Miss Bessie Waldrep are the
■ teachers of this school.
Maynards
At the top of this poster is “Let
Books Be Your Friends” and at the
bottom are the words “Visit the Li
brary Weekly”. The pictures em
phasize these titles with appropriate
scenes in the reading rooms of the
library, home and school. The teach
er of this school is Miss Gladys Fam
! bro.
* Culloden
The poster of this school empha-
I sizes reading under the title “Knowl
■ edge the Highway to Success”.
‘ There is a drawing of Lincoln read
ing by the firelight with a log school
i house in the background. From the
little schoolhouse there is a pathway
leading to the capitol in Washing
ton. Mrs. H. G. Holmes and Miss
Ruth Hardin teach in this school
and Mrs. Holmes wrote concerning
the library “We so much appreciate
your fine spirit of cooperation in
i lending us the books we need for our
j parallel reading. Don’t know how
we’d secure them unless the Forsyth
Library came to our aid.”
Caatleberry
! This poster places in contrast the
school with interest in a library and
I the school without interest. There is
tidiness and interest on the one hand
and slovenliness and loafing on the
other. There is also a forecast of
the future with the representative of i
one school occupying a high-salaried
position and the representative of the
other conducting a weiner stand. |
Mrs. Frank Freeman and Miss Nelhe '
Ivey are the teachers.
Bolingbroke
“Light and Darkness” are the con
trasting features of this poster with
books or reading as the means of
driving away the darkness of ignor
ance. and the pictures portray the
condition of the two classes which
are affected either by light or dark- i
ness. Mrs. Harold WiiLams is the '
teacher of the school. ■ i
MRS. SWICORD WRITES OF
LIFE IN THE MISSION FIELD
Dear Folks: I am indeed happy |
to know that many of you are so in- ;
terested in our work over here and i
that you want more letters. I fear
we feel very much the same on both
sides of the ocean—that we must
wait until we can put some time and
‘.bought on a letter going so far. This
is the big thing, I believe, that keeps
the other one waiting, wondering and
wondering. Ten thousand miles dis
tance, however, makes -ny little
scrap of news thrilling.
Now as for news with us: We are
just as well, busy, and happy as can
be. I say happy when on the sur
face things look like a sad lot for
the wives of the itinerators. We are
widows and yet we are not; we look
forward to seeing our husbands about
once a weew or ten days, to have
them rush in to fix another country
load, attend to business and be gone
again. Still we don’t have too much
time for pining when there is lan
guage study, the baby, teaching,
housekeeping, etc. —which out here
means canning, grinding your meal
in the cellar and preparing a thou
sand things that you order by phone.
With me it’s the experimental stage
of everything, where pears turn to
sugar and tears come pouring out,
etc., etc.
There’s one other thing I’m learn
ing and that is to be brave. It used
to frighten me to be alone and turn
around suddenly to see a man’s face
pressed against the window. But now
I’ve learned that this is mere curios
ity—they want to see how we sit in
chairs, see our beds and all the other
things so curious to them. Ont* of
the ladies in the country spraiped
her ankle, and when they put it in
hot water the women standing around
were amazed to see that her heel
didn’t run down into the heel of her
shoe but was just like theirs.
There is one thing that is trying
and that is the bbggar problem. They
are so hard to get rid of and so of
ten they are lepers. I remember one
day trying to entertain myself with
happy thoughts while eating to see
standing in front of my window a
leper whose nose had entirely gone.
I saw one the other day whose feet
would soon be gone. Our leper col
ony is not able to take them all in
and many a sad case is turned away.
Mr. Swicord came home complain
ing of not having slept well the night
before, said his “room-mate” would
not let him. After a while I found
out that this “room-mate” was an ox
with a bell around his neck and only
a thin wall separated them. He said
he wouldn’t mention the other closer
parties.
In spite of the intense poverty and
other besetting problems, Mr. Swi
cord feels encouraged about the
work. He is making special effort
to reach the unevangelized territory.
In order to do this he is trying to
get together some equipment for tent
meetings. Jt is amazing how they
will come and stand out in the cold
to listen in on the gospel. In his ter
ritory alone there are 200,000 souls.
Is it strange that one would feel
awed in facing such a tremendous
task? Then the question ever be
fore us, why have you waited so long
■to bring us such news? Won’t you
bear these thousands in mind that
the message may be hastened to
vhem?
We thank you for your interest.
There is nothing like feeling love
and friendships backing us. Most
sincerely yours,
VIRGINIA MAYS SWICORD.
Chunju. Korea.
PHONE 61 AND 16S — QUALITY AND SERVICE
CITY GROCERY CO.
Nice Select Fruit at Prices All
Can Afford
(Full of Juice and Sweet as Sugar)
Oranges per dozen only 12c
Gr^tpe Fruit 6 for 25c
Tangerines, dozen only 15c
Grapes per pound 10c
Apples per dozen .....19c
Cocoanuts 2 for 15c
Walnuts, Brazil Nuts and Pecans per pound 27c
These prices good through Christmas
as long as we are able to obtain fruit
Plate Meat one pound ...*. 12c
Matches 2 boxes 5c
No. 2 Gold Bar Tiny Kernel Corti only 19c
CALL US EARLY AND OFTEN — THANKS
CITY GROCERY CO.
NUMBER FORTY-FIVE
CUT IN EXPENSES OF
COUNTY IS PLANNED
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL
DROP ONE POLICEMAN AND
SEVERAL ROAD EMPLOYEES.
CUT IN SALARIES ALSO.
At the meeting of the County
Commissioners held on the first Tues
day, plans were made for a cut in
expenses during the ensuing year.
The program of economy as mapped
out and approved at the meeting calls
for the dropping of one of the coun
ty policemen and a wage cut of $5.00
per month in the salaries of all em
ployes of the County Commissioner
department, these changes to go into
effect the first of the year. In ad
dition, three tractor and truck driv
ers and three convict guards are to
be discontinued. Their places will be
filled by convicts, trusties being used
as nightwatchmen by permission
from the Prison Commission.
I FORSYTH MAN’S BROTHER
ESCAPES ASPHYXIA AFTER
HOURS OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS
John B. Thompson, of Leesville, S.
C., brother of Frank C. Thompson,
of Forsyth, barely escaped asphyxia
tion on Tuesday of last week when
he was overcome by gas fumes from
an automobile. Mr. Thompson enter
ed his garage about 9 o’clock in the
morning and after starting the motor
had to adjust the carburetor. While
working on it he was overcome by
the fumes of the burning gas and
fell unconscious and remained in that
condition until nearly four o’clock jn
the afternoon when his wife came
home from her school duties and
found him. A letter received from
him this week states that he has
about recovered from the illness re
sulting from his experience.
HORSE WITH COLIC KICKS;
SENDS MASTER TO HOSPITAL
Old Jim, who had the colic, kicked
i his master in the face. Old Jim is
I a horse and his master is J. W. Cul
verhouse, of Lorane. Mr. Culverhouse
was taken to the Macon hospital Sat
urday with a laceration of the face.
“I forgot to lock the corn crib,”
he said, “and Old Jim, the family
pet, got into it. I found him there*
suffering from the colic, and in try
ing to get him out I got kicked in the
head.” —Macon Telegraph.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
TO OPEN BAZAAR FRIDAY
The American Legion Auxiliary
of Forsyth will conduct a bazaar Fri
day and Saturday in the showroom of
E. S. Tucker, Inc. All donations for
the bazaar will be appreciated and
should be sent to the home of Mrs.
F. M. Rumble before 8:00 o’clock
Friday morning. The proceeds will
be used for charitable purposes and
the patronage of the public will be
appreciated.
FAIRVIEW AUXILIARY PLANS
HARVEST DAY PROGRAM
•
A harvest day program will be ren
dered by the Fairview Auxiliary on
December 12 and all members are"
urged to be present. The meeting:
will be held at the home of Mrs. H.
C. Waldrep.
D. A. R. WILL MEET FRIDAY
The James Monroe chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion will meet with Mrs. Wilson Ta
tum and Mrs. Elbert Banks at the
home of the latter on Friday after
noon, December 12, at 300 o’clock.