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VOLUME 33—NUMBER 40.
’AFTER CRUSHING 01
'special DEMOCRATIC
Major McGreggcr Sweeps
the State for Pension Com
missioner to Succeed Late
Jugde Lindsey.
RETURNS SHOW GEORGE
S CARRIES 104 COUNTIES
X
Governor Hardwick Showed
Up Second With 24 Coun
ties, While Wright Had 6
and Cooper None.
Walter F. George, of Vienna,
Ga., received 30-1 county unit
votes out of Georgia's total of
100 in Tuesday's special sena
torial primary held to nominate
a successor 10 the late United
Slates Senator Thomas E. Wat
son, according to complete un
official returns.
Gov. Thomas W. Hardwick,
Mr. George’ nearest opponent,
received 7*l county unit votes,
and Seaborn Wright, 22, while
•John R. Cooper failed to carry
a county, according to the re
turns.
Nomination in a Democratic pri
mary in (icorgia is considered as
equivalent lo election and it is
thought certain that the nominations
will be confirmed in the regular
election on November 7.
Judge George will succeed Mrs. \V.
H. 1 elton, who was given an ad in
terim appointment to the United
States senate following the death re
cently of Senator Watson. Although
appointed to the senatorial vacancy,
it has been considered practically
certain that Mrs. Felton will not
have the honor of appearing on the
senate floor, President Harding hav
ing been reported as expressing an
opinion that he thought it inadvis
able to call an extra session of con
gress prior to the opening session in
Decern her.
•Judge George is 44 years old. and
lias long been prominent in affairs
of Georgia. He was born on Jan.
20. 1878, in Webster County, the son
of Robert T. and Sarah Stapleton
George. He is a graduate of Mercer
University, where he received his de
gree in law in 1001.
In 1008 he was elected solicitor
general of the Cordele judicial cir
cuit and served six years. lie was
then appointed superior court judge
of the circuit which position he held
until Jan. 1, 1017. resigning follow-
m i
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Hon. \Valter F. George
4 \ K
ing election to the stale court of
appeals.
After serving ten months on the
appeals bench. Judge George was ap
pointed as judge of the supreme
court and resigned on Jan. 1. of this
year, to resume private law practice
at his home at Vienna.
GOOD”MEWS FOR
FORD LOVERS
Price of Fords Cut Oct. 17.
The Louisville Motor Go. received
the following telegram Tuesday eve
ning:
Affective today, Oct. 17th. list
prices on all type of Ford cars and
trucks except four door Sedan re
duced fifty dollars each New list
prices F. O. 15. Detroit are chassis.
•8235. Round about regular $269.00.
j Touring, regular 3298.00. Truck
chassis, £330.00. Coupe, 530.00 Two
door Sedan 8595.00. Four door Se
dan remains $725.00. Starter re
mains $70.00.
■ Vote in the Tenth j
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Linrolnton, Ga., Oct. 17. Complete
returns in Lincoln County give
Wright. 186: Hardwick. 129; George.
83.
For pension commissioner, Clark,
1 1214; McGregor, 159; Bull, 3, and
I Stone, 2.
WILKES COUNTY.
Washington, Ga., Oct. 17. 1 hir
teen out of fifteen precincts in
Wilkes County indicate that George
has carried the county over combin
ed vote of opponents J>y a majority
of nearly 200 votes.
The vote for pension commission
er is close with McGregor leading
Clark by 40 votes. Many precincts
are small and will not effect result
in official consolidated vote.
W ARREN COUNTY.
Warrenton, Ga., Oct. 17.—Warren
County has gone for George hv 50
majority. McGregor carried the
county by large plurality.
M’DUFFIE COUNTY.
Thomson, Ga., Oct. 17.-With one
precinct missing, Hardwick and
George arc tied in the race for the
senate in McDuffie County, the
Wrightsboro precinct is the one un
heard from. Indications are that
Hardwick and Clark will carry the
county.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Sandersville, La.. Oct. 17.—Hard
wick received 214 votes, George 96,
in Sandersville precinct. Fourteen
out of 21 precincts give Hardwick
four plurality. The race is so close
an official count will be necessary
to decide winner.
Indications are that (leorge will
carry the county by ten to twenty
} votes.
McGregor carried every precinct in
| the county.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Sparta. Ga., Oct. 17 Unofficial re
turns from all hut four county pre
cincts assure Hancock County for
Hardwick for senator over George.
I running second with approximately
j 125 plurality.
Clark carried the county for pen
sion commissioner ly a large plu
rality .
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Louisville, Ga.. Oct. 17.—Unofficial
returns from Jefferson County give
George 558 votes; Hardwick, -JiUi;
Wright, 75; Cooper, 10, in the sena
torial race.
McGregor has carried the county
by 100 plurality over Clark for pen
sion commissioner.
Rain over tiic entire county dur
ing the day caused loss of fifty
per cent polling strength to be
brought out.
BALDWIN COUNTY.
Milledgeville, Ga.. Oct. 17.—George
lias carried Baldwin County by one
hundred majority over Hardwick, his
next highest opponent.
McGregor carried - the county by
200 majority.
GLASCOCK COUNTY.
Gibson. Ga., Oct. 17.—George and
McGregor carried Glascock County.
TALIFEKRO COUNTY.
Crawfordville, Ga., Oct . 17.—Tali
ferro County goes for Hardwick by
35 votes over George. Scattering
vote for Wright and Cooper.
McGregor carried the county by 16
votes over Clark. There were only
scattering votes for Bhtt, Dent and
Stone.
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Harlem. Ga., Oct. 17. Impossible
to get full returns from county, ap
parently' gone for Hardwick and
Clark. Returns from Harlem pre
cinct give Hardwick 7!); McGregor,
39; George, 17. F'or pension com- \
missioncr, Clark leads McGregor
by majority of 120.
WILKINSON COUNTY.
Irvington. Ga.. Oct. 17.—Late re
turns from Wilkinson County indi
cate that George and McGregor have
carried the county.
BIG POTATO *
BROUGHT TO TOWN
A Sweet Potato weighing twelve '
pounds was brought to Louisville the
other day and is on display at Pol- j
hill & Denny Drug Store. The po- I
Into was grown by Mr. Ruben New
some who lives a short distance out
on the Wadlov road. The potato is
a splendid specimen and is said to
be the largest potato ever brought
to Louisville.
Such things arc very encouraging
for there is nothing better—or more
nourishing than a fine Georgia yam.
RESIDENCE PARTLY CONSTRUCT
ED, MOVED TO NEW LOT.
The small new building recently
a part of the Old Louisville Academy
has been purchased by Mr. L. T.
Farmer and moved to the building
lot also recently purchased by him.
The house will have an addition and
he transformed into a lovely home.
The home will stand at the inter
section of Eigtli and Phillips Streets.:
COTTON shipped to BAT
TEY & CO., The Efficient
Cotton Factors of Savannah,
Ga., yields satisfaction as is
evidenced by the large vol
umn of business entrusted to
them. Isn’t it to your interest
o try them? Do it now and
oe convinced.
Cherokee i
Clayton 2
Clay . . 2
I Clarke 4
Clinch ±
j Coffee .. 2
; Columbia 2
I Colquitt t
Decatur .. I
Dougherty ... .. .. 2
Douglas .. 2
Dooly .. 2
Early .. 2
Echols 2
Elbert ......... 4
Evans 2
Fayette .. 2
Floyd 6
Franklin 2
Glascock .. 2
Glynn .. 2 j
Greene .. 2 :
Gordon .. 2 ;
Gwinnett .. t
Habershaw .... .. 2
Hancock 2
Hart .. 2
Hall .. 4
Heard .. 2
Henry .. 2
Houston .. 4 "*
Irwin 14 .. 2
Jackson .. ,
Jasper .. 2
Jefferson .. 4
Jeff Davis .. 2
Jenkins ... 2
Laurens 6
Lamar .. .. 2 j
Lanier 2 I
Lincoln 2
Long .. 2
Lowndes .. 4
Lumpkin 2
Macon 2
Madison 2 i
Marion
McDuffie 2 N
Mslntosh 2
Miller 2
Mitchell .. 4
Monroe .. 2
Montgomery.. .. 2
Murray 2
Newton .. 2
Oconee 2
Oglethorpe .... 2
Pierce 2
Schley .. 2
Screven 4
Seminole ~ 2
Stephens .. 2
Stewart .. 2
Terrell 2
Tift 2
Polk 2
Pulaski 2
Putnam 2
Uuitman 2 1
I Rabun 2
Randolph 2 j
Richmond 6
Rockdale 2
Troup 4
Taliaferro 2 2
Tattnall s.
Taylor 2
Telfair 2
Talbot ~ 2
Turner 2 i
Towns 2
Treutlen 2
Union 2
Upson 2
Walker .. 4
Walton 4
Wa re 4
Warren 2
Wayne 2
Webster 2
Wheeler 2
White ~ 2
Whitfield 2
Wilkes 1
Wilcox 2
Wilkinson 2
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION
HOLDS FIRST MEETING
The first meeting of the Parent-
Teacher Association was a very
interesting one. The decorating com-;
mittee had made the room quite
cherry and inviting with cut flow
ers and plants.
To the delight of the association
the nominating committee had pre
vailed on the former president, Mrs.
B. P. Ramsey, fo again assume the
office.
The program centered around the
work to he done on liie campus. Mrs.
M. W. Rhodes gave in a beautiful
impressive way a talk on “Beauty, u J
Duty.”
Mrs. Berwick said a few words of
welcome lo the superintendent and :
teachers to which Miss Ruth Bishop
made a graceful response.
Miss Gayle gave “School Notes” \
and Miss Bishop a reading “The Use
of Flowers”.
A short business session put the
P. T. A. machinery in good running
order. The different committees!
are larger and full of enthusiasm :
and a busy year with a great deal
accomplished is the aim.
