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VOLUME 34—NUMBER 2.
CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS
MENTIONED BY COUNCIL
s To the people of Louisville:
The affairs of the city, together
with its records, arc public property,
and are open to ispcction and criti
sim at all times. There have been,
and there will always be, criticisms;
and many of these have been fully
justified. However, it is felt that
the citizens of the city do not take
the interest that might be cxpecteu
in the actual facts and figures with
reference to the city government and
management. For this reason, the
following facts are published for the
information of the citizens, as taken
from the records of the city clerk,
as audited by an expert accountant.
The details are open to the examina
tion of any tax payer at all times.
In 1904, the city issued $20,000
of “water and light” bonds, bearing
interest at five per cent and matur
ing January Ist, 1924. In August of
tlie. same year, there were issued
SIO,OOO additional bonds for the same
purpose called “extension” bonds,
bearing the same rate of interest,
and maturing in August, 1924. Then,
in 1914, anew issue of bonds was
put out. this one for $12,000, for
“sewers,” to mature in 1944, and
bearing five per cent interest. At
the time these bonds were issued, a
’’sinking fund commission” was
created to invest and care for the
money turned over to them by the
city council to pay off these bonds
at maturity. This entire matter has
been handled so well that when the
190+ bonds mature, in 1924, the
sinking fund commission will be able
to pay them off and have over
#3.000 on hand to begin the work of
retiring those that mature in 1944.
This might well be compared with
towns whose people have had to pay
as high as a 25 per cent tax the
last year, to retire similar bonds,
because of mis-management, where
Louisville has had the benefit of
excellent management.
, During recent years, the city coun
cil has paid off every cent the city
owed, after taking charge of a situa
tion where debts were the general
rule. During the last year, although
taxable values had reduced by $168,-
887, council reduced the city tax rate
fU m $16.00 per thousand, to $12.50
p. thousand. In addition, they have
h\ ht and paid for the property
f<| *]y owned by the Louisville
AcacUn.v, the old academy grounds,
and the “Town Commons.” Subse
quently. some of this property has
been sold, and placed upon the tax
digest. They have also bought and
paid for a much needed extension
of the cemetery, without incurring
indebtedness therefor. This exten
sion has been surveyed and laid off,
lots are being sold as needed
Hhd called for.
\ During 1922, the water and light
plant has been rebuilt and is, in the
opinion of experts who have examin
ed it, one of the most complete and
up-to-date in the entire state. Wc
enjoy twenty-four hour current, a
thing almost unheard of in towns
of this size, where water power is
not available, and the water and
lights rates have been materially re
Fords orv
Fordson Often Does More
In a Day Than Six Horses
The Fordson substitutes motors for muscles.
j* The Fordson substitutes tractor wheels for the
legs of man and horse.
The Fordson takes the burden off flesh and
blood and puts it on steel.
It allows the farmer’s energy to be devoted to
management, and not merely to operation. It
gives him time. It cuts his producing costs.
There’s a big story of savings made possible
by the Fordson. Let us tell you. Write,
phone or call.
LOUISVILLE MOTOR CO.
Louisville, Ga.
THE NEWS AND FARMER
duced in 1923. The reservoir has
been repaired, covered, and the sides
screened with insect proof wire, to
meet all the suggestions of experts.
Since this work has been cumpletcd,
the state board of health rates the
water “excellent”, placing Louisville
in a class with startlingly few towns
and cities in the state. The electric
light lines have been extended to a
point two and a half miles out the
Avcra road, adding six new' cus
tomers to the plant, having its part
in reducing rates, and in increasing
contiguous property values, and
making for the growdh of the town.
The sewerage system has been ex
tended in important respects, and
part of the old pipe line replaced
with new pipe.
Some important and expensive
street work has been done, which
does not show’ by casual observa
tion. Since the taking over of the
academy property, two new streets
have been laid out and opened, one,
an extension of West Seventh, rim
ing to the cemetery, and the other
Oak street (which is practically a
extension of Phillips street). This
work is to be early completed. On
account of the great expense as com
pared with results obtains, the
trash wagon was discontinued. Be
ginning immediately, a trash wagon
will again be in use, to help in keep
ing the streets and town clean and
sanitary, .lust a moments thought
will give one an idea of the great
expense of working town streets and
keeping them in proper condition,
with no road scrape, mules, or equip
ment, and with these things costing
too much to consider buying at this
tjme. However, within the last few
days, a road scrape has been obtain
ed for an indefinite period, without
expense to the town; and it is the
purpose of council to undertake to
put and keep the streets in good con
dition to the fullest extent allowed
by the finances of the city.
Itespectfully submitted,
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
City of Louisville
TAILORS’ TOUTS TABOO.
London Scotland Yard has noti
fied the Strand tailors that they
must dicontinue hiring touts to drag
customers off the street.
FLOWER OF DEATH.
Chicago—Beaching for a flower
across t lie court from her apart
ment, 3-year-old Joan Whittaker fell
three stories to her death.
FEATHERED BRIDESMAIDS
London—Three bridesmaids at the
marriage of Miss Beryl Nichols car
ried immense ostrich plumes in place
of flowers.
Gen. Chin is now leading the
Chinese armies. He is out-of place.
He should be in diplomacy.
TWO DYES IN ONE
Manchester, Eng.—A new class of
dyes known as ionamines permits
fabrics to he dyed two colors in one
vat.
MILK HTO BE
mm school
Plan Fostered By Red Cross
To Go Into Effect Soon.
A milk lunch for all underweight i
children will he served at the noon
recess at school by the Junior Bed i
Cross. The Junior Bed Cross has
taken over this much needed work j
and wifi begin to serve the milk in I
the next few days. The leaders and |
promoters of this splendid organiza- |
lion have been busy for some time j
past in taking the weight and mea- |
sureinents of every child in school
and so ascertaining what children |
were underweight. From time to j
time, as the w’ork goes on, there will j
be repetitions of weighing and tak
ing measurements to check just w’hat j
gains have been made. This work is
in line with that done in the most
progressive and up-to-date schools
and will prove, no doubt, of in- j
estimable benefit here, as it has
elsewhere.
Parents who desire the milk lunch
for any child who is not under
weight, may make arrangements for
same and secure all information
from Mrs. W. F. Little, who has
put across the plan. Half pint bot
tles may be bad in the school lunch
room for four centers, if arrange
ments is made with Mrs. Little.
AMERICAN LEGION
HOLDS MEETING
Officers for Local Post Elect
ed Wednesday Night.
The local chapter of the American
Legion—the Hansom L. Ruban post.
No. 43 met in Louisville last Wed
nesday night and elected officers.
The meeting was well attended and
the following officers elected: B. V.
Harris, Post Commander; A. B. Pres
cot to, vice commander; S. L. Per
kins, post adjutant; L. T. Farmer,
finance officer; Morgan Roberts,
sergeant at arms; Wright Abbott,
post historian. Avery enthusiastic
program for the local post of the
legion was discussed and outlined
for the coming year. One of the
features connected with this pro
gram was the suggestion that the
social side he promoted by the
periodical meeting of the post at
banquet when some progressive sub
ject for the benefit of the communi
ty would be outlined and undertaken.
PERMANENT PROSPERITY
FOR SOUTHERN FARMERS
“Why wouldn't it be a stood idea
to start right now establishing per
manent farm prosperity on every
southern farm, to take the place of
the regular sec-saw into debt and
out of debt that has been going on
for fifty years or more," said H. G.
Hastings, of Atlanta, prominent ag
ricultural leader, recently.
“Enough money lias come into the
south during' the last twenty-five
years for cotton to have made this
the wealihiest agricultural section
instead of the poorest. Where has
all these billions upon billions of
dollars gone?"
“These cotton dollars have large
ly gone to the north and west for
bread and meat, gone nev rto re
turn. Our foolishness, our slavish
ness to the one crop system is the
reason. Our foolishness has put our
farm land values on a 510..00 to
•550.00 per acre basis and largely
helped to put Illinois and lowa lands
on a S3OO 1 0*400 per acre basis.
“It is world wide experience with
no exception that there can be no
regular permanent prosperity to the
regular food buying, grain buying
cropper or farmer. Every dollar’s
worlh of food and grain produced
on home acres is a dollar saved. It
means that much freedom from debt
high interest and dealers profits.
“Food, grain and forage product
ion on home acres sufficient for the
family, the working live stock, the
cows and meat animals, poultry,
ects., is the first step toward per
manent farm prosperity and there
can he no permanent farm prosper
ity on anybody's farm until these
necessary items, fully sufficient for
home needs, arc produced on home
acres, not only in 1923 but every
year.
“It’s a good time now to start
the prosperity program off right.
The first thing in line is a real
home garden, properly prepared,
planted and kept replanting through
the year. I.ots of farm folks tell
us that one-third of one-half their
living comes out of their garden.
Corn and other grain and forage
crops take care of the live stock.
Hogs and poultry cannot fatten or
produce eggs on air and water. So
it is all along the line. Make food
instead of buying food for home
use. It heats ‘get rich quick' schemes
and steadily followed insures perma
nent farm prosperity.”
STANDARD WAGE SCALE
IS SETTLED UPON
New York, .Tan. 23.—A standard
scale to be used in fixing union
wages and working conditions for
bituminous coal miners throughout
the industry was agreed upon here
today by operators’ representatives
from the tri-state competitive field
and officials of the United Mine
Workers of America.
While the agreement was reached
in sub-committee and needs raitifi
cation by the whole joint confer
ence before it becomes a contract
this informality is expected to be
disposed of without delay at a ses
sion called for tomorrow.
Terms will not he revealed until
it is known tomorrow whether all
will sign. Under the rules of the
conference, approval must he unani
mous.
LOUISVILLE, GA„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 25. 1023.
JUDGE HARDEMAN
Popular in Atlanta
'
JUDGE IL N. HARDEMAN.
FIVE GASES TRIED
li 21 MINUTES
Judge R. N. Hardeman
Smashes Time Record In
Fulton Superior Court.
Judge B. N. Hardeman has been
holding court in Atlanta for the
past week and one of the leading
city papers has this to say:
Judge B. N. Hardeman —lie’s
married, he owns a hound dog, and
smokes a pipe—hack in the Fulton
Superior Court after a respite ot
several weeks, Friday, went himself
one better in his feats of the past
and smashed all records of the crim
inal division, to wit: He tried five
cases, including larceny, burglary
and robbery, in 20 minutes flat,
which is an average of one case
every four minutes.
HOG SALE HELD
LAST WEDNESDAY
Three Car Loads Bought By
OtftsTde Bidder.
The big hog sale of the season
was pulled off' here this week, when
three cars of hogs were sold at a
price of 680 lor No .l's. A\ hi 1 c
this was not a very satisfactory price
it was thought to be about the best
to be obtained at this particular
season. The hogs were bought by a
bidder out of Augusta, where they
wore shipped. It is the purpose of
those who are interested in these
co-operative hog sales to stage one
for this county every month in the
year. In this way hog raising in
this section will get a big impetus.
Great progress has been made in
the last few years. Heretofore it
would have been well nigh a Hercu
lean task to have secured a ear of
hogs ready for the market in Ibis
county and to have left enough for
the home supply.
TRAVEL AND COMMUNICATION THRU
SOUTH UNCERTAIN DUE TO THE STORM
Atlanta, (in., Jan. 23. Winter
threw its first mantle of 1923 over |
tlie* southeast today in the form of
a coating of glaze that demoralized j
wire communication to many points.
Local and intcrurhan electric rail-j
way service here began to feel the
effects of the storm early today and j
by tonight travel to the suburbs had j
become uncertain.
The telephone company officials j
reported more Ilian 100 long dis- !
tance lines out of commission from
Atlanta.
Some reports came of breaks in
wire communication in South Caro
lina and North Carolina.
The Georgia Railway and Power
Company’s transmission lines to
Tallulah Falls, 75 miles distant,
were among the first wires to go
down under the strain of the ice
and Atlanta's electric current today
was obtained by the use of steam
power.
The \storm broke late last night
when the. mercury began to drop,
finally going below the freezing
point where it continued through
out the day and into the night.
Columbia. S. C., Jan. 23.—South
Carolina tonight was in the grip of
a severe sleet and ice storm. Re
ports from all parts of the state told
of storm conditions.
In some sections wire communica
tion was demoralized. The local of
fice of .the Southern Rcll Telephone
and Telegraph Company reported
serious trouble between Columbia
and Newberry and Greenville and
Laurens, with a complete break in
communications between this city
and Newberry. A number of poles
were reported down around Clinton
and Prosperity. The Western Fnion
Telegraph Company had one wire
into Newberry although several
poles were reported down along the
route and this wire was expected
momentarily to go down.
Storm condition were general
throughout all of South Carolina
and Georgia, and all of North (Caro
lina except the eastern portion, ac
cording to reports.
Charleston, 8. C., Jan. 23.—Due to
strong northeast gales, the weather
conditions at Charleston today and
tonight have been very boisterous.
At 8 o'clock tonight the wind was
IIEIIRILESDS FOR
tIR CIRCUIT JUCGE
Lacked But Four Votes of
Being Elected Over Senator
Ragsdale of Fairfield, and
Dunlap of Rock Hill.
C olumbia, S. C\, Jan. 23.—Gaining
steadily on each of the five ballots
taken tonight. Solicitor J. K. Henry
of Chester, lacked hut four votes of
being elected judge of the sixth ju
dicial circuit over Senator G. \V.
Ragsdale of Failfield. anti Walter M.
Dunlap, Hock Hill attorney, when the
final ballot allowed by its rules were
taken by the general assembly. On
this, the thirteenth stood: Dunlap,
30; Henry, 71; Ragsdale, 48. Ballot
ing will he resumed at noon to
morrow.
Dunlap, who had shown a tendency
to gain strength in the voting last
week, lost as each ballot was taken.
Ragsdale showed a slight loss from
his high vote of the night.
The votes were announced as fol
lows :
Ninth ballot. Dunlap. 40; Henry,
56: Ragsdale. 50; tneth ballot. Dun
la)). 37; Henry, 68; Ragsdale. 51;,
Eleventh ballot, Dunlap. 38; Henry,
61; Ragsdale, 47: Senator John R.
Marl, of York. 1; twelfth ballot.
Dunlap. 27; Henry. 69; Ragsdale.
50; thirteent hballot, Dunlap. 30;
Henry. 71; Ragsdale, 18.
On the last ballot, 149 votes were
east, making seventy-five necessary
for election.
DAVISBORO GIRL
DIES OF BULLET
WOUND IN BRAIN
Sandersville, Ga.—l.ittlc Miss Ruth
Alfred, 12 year old daughter of .1,
\Y. Alfred, president of the Citizens
State Bank, of Davisboro, Ga„ died
ai 9 o'clock tonight at Rawlins
Sanitarium, here from a bullet
wound in her head, inflicted early
this afternoon at Davisboro
by her little friend. Agnes \Vasden,
daughter of .T. 11. Wasden. a Davis
born merchant. The children were
playing with a 22-calibre rifle, not
knowing it was loaded.
After the gun had been snapped
several times by the children, Agnes
took it and pointing it toward
Ruth's head, putted the trigger,
kittle Miss Alfred fell to the ground
a bullet in her brain. Other children
looked on, dazed. Davisboro physi
cians. -rgptlcred first, .aid-treatment,
then rushed the victim to Sandcrs
ville in a high powered automobile.
Physicians at the sanitarium, though,
after examination asserted an opera
tion would he futile, and that the
child’s condition was beyong hope.
The bullet entered the head over
the right eye. A examination show
ed a hemmorrhage of the brain, with
the bullet imbeded near the back.
NOTICE
A number of county mules
will be sold on the first Tues
day in February at the Court
House between the legal
hours of sale for cash.
J. W. McFarland
doing 33 miles an hour: its maxi
mum was reached in the early morn
ing. 44 miles an hour. Because of
ihe heaviness of the seas, two
Charleston pilots have been carried
away—Captain Eugene P. Cross, on
the tanker Pratt, and Captain Peter
A. Peterson, on the tanker Veni,
both for Port Arthur. The British
steamship Sevcrnmede is off the en
trance to the harbor, waiting for a
pilot to clamber over its rail. The
gale is the strongest here in several
months.
Macon, Ga.. Jan. 23.—Sleet that be
gan falling early tonight near Jack
son, Ga.. where the Central Georgia
Power Company’s big dam is locat
ed, interfered with lighting facili
ties here and in a number of middle
Georgia cities early tonight. There
was no sleet here, but a heavy rain
has been falling continuously for
24 hours. The temperature is close
to freezing point. Bailroads and
telephone and telegraph companies
are operating north of here with
difficulty because of the sleet. The
rainfall here measured two inches
in 24 hours.
Macon, Ga. Jan. 23—During lire
violent rainstorm this afternoon
seventeen freight ears were dercail
ed on a freight train on the south
western division of fhe Central of
Georgia Bailroad. at Paschal. Ga.
Passengers on passenger trains had
to be transferred. No one was in
jured.
Spartanburg. S. Jan. 23—Rain,
which began to fall here at 5
o'clock this morning, changed into
sleet at noon which has been falling
ever sinre. The ground is covered to
a depth of two inches. People and
animals are finding it heavy going.
A number of minor automobile acci
dents, due to the slippery streets,
were reported.
Greenville, S. C. Jan. 23—With
more than an inch of precipitation
in sleet, and the temperature from
one to two degrees below freezing
throughout the day. Greenville ex
perienced today the most severe
winter weather of the present sea
son. Street car service tonight was
badly demoralized owing to sleet
and ice.
LIQUIDATION OF
IMP6RTASSOCIATION
American Productive Export:
and Import Association to j
be Liquidated As Need For
Its Existence Has Passed.
Columbia, S. C’., Jan. 23. Accord
ing to an announcement made today
from the offices of the American
Products Export and Import Asso
ciation .the stockholders of that cor
poration met today and adopted t
resolution recommending the liqui
dation of the corporation oil the
grounds that the purpose for which
the corporation was orginally
formed had been served and need
for its continuance no longer cx
ists.
The action of the stockholders
came as tlie result of the joint rec
ommendation of President R. 1. Man
ning and Vice-President and Mana
ger Joseph Walker.
The organization of the American
Products Export and Import Assoc
iation was completed in March
1921. when the south had an enor
mous supply of cotton on hand for
which markets could not be found
and the work of the assoication was ,
to dispose of the surplus at market j
prices as an aid to the farmers ot
the state and the south. This sur
plus no longer exists and therefore
the officers of 111 corporation felt
that the purpose of the organiza
tion had been served and the affairs
should be liquidated. A second meet
ing of stockholders is necessary to
ratify today’s action. Following is
the full statement given out at the
offices of the corporation:
“Ist. When this corporation was
; organized, the south had an enor
mous supply of cotton on hand for
which markets could not he found.
Many felt that if a large part of
! this cotton could be sold, at almost
; any price, the general situation
would be benefitted. This surplus
no longer exists; therefore, the cor
poration has served its purpose.
“2nd. A great many of the fann
ers are now members of the (in
operative Marketing Association.
“3rd. The farmers who took stock
in the corporation were not seeking
investment, but put in their money
to aid a movement to find markets
for cotton. This state in 1922 pro
duced ils smallest crop, and the far
mers are now in need of cash to car
rying on their farming operations.
“It is generally felt that the corpo
ration has been of beenfit to the
cotton giowcrs of the state. It has
paid them always the market price
for cotton—no more, no less.”
OUR FARMERS HAVE A
MONEY MAKING CHANCE
“The year 1923 presents a wonder
ful chance for money-making to lev
el headed common sense farmers
all over the South.” said H. G. Hast- :
ings, prominent agricultural leader, j
recently.
“By this wc do not mvan an ex
panded cotton acreage over that of
1922, hut just the contrary. There .
were enough acres planted in col- |
ton last year to furnish, under nor
mal season of growth, all the Am- j
orican cotton that the world can j
afford to pay a price for that will
reward the cotton grower adequately
for his work.
“Every effort will lie made by
cotton speculators and the Euro
pean cotton mills to encourage larg
er acreage. The present price of
cotton distinctly encourages out
folks to go ‘cotton crazy' again just
as they always have in high price
periods in past years. Every time
there has been increased cotton acre
age in high price periods there has
followed a mountain of debt and
farmer bankruptcies the following
fall and winter.
“Increased acreage in cotton ill
1923 should he fought like file.
Stick to that acreage which Inis
been found safe under weevil con
ditions. Cultivate and fertilize to
increase yield per acre as much as
you please, but don't increase acre
age. If you do you simply play
into the hands of the speculators
again.
“Plant every available acre out
side the limited cotton acreage in
food, grain and forage crops. No
farmer can afforil to buy food and
grain from merchants when that
food and grain can lie produced on
home acres at certainly not more
than half the store price.
“Further, every dollar's woith pro
duccd on home acres in the way of
needed food and grain for home
consumption means a dollar less
spent or gone into debt for. If we
all ‘lived at home and boarded at
the same place" most of our cotton
money would stick in our pockets
or to our account in the bank in
stead of all going to pjy debts The
money that sticks is the money that
counts.”
ATTENTION
Given to Shoe Repairing at
Burson’s Cash Store Shirley
Bros., Place.
Half soles and rubber heels
a specialty. Use the dollar a
pound grade of leather and
double the life of your shoes
at a reasonable charge.
Tag your shoes and leave at
Polhifl-Denny’s. We’ll get
them.
FERTILIZERS
I have the right kind and
the right prices. I sell in
car lots and for cash only.
Delivered anywhere. It will
pay you to see me quick.
T. Y. Smith, Bartow, Ga.
JEFFERSON COUNTY GROUP
MEETS AT BARTOW
The Jefferson Count-v group ot i
the Methodist Mission J>. Soviet) j
•
held the first meeting >t v> year
:it Bartow. January 16. 1923.
nine members were present.
The devotional service was con-'
filleted by Mrs. Dillard. The train
theme of her talk was ‘Service"
the need of it among us. Then the
following papers were presented:
“Stewardship” Mrs. S. J. Taylor;
“Tithing’ Mrs. Lamar Peterson;
Song Mrs. MeUord: “Social Service”
Mrs. Bedingfield.
After prayer by Mr. McCord, we
were adjourned until 1:30 o'clock
Delightful luncheon was served by
the ladies of the Bartow society at
the church and a very pleasant
social hour was enjoyed.
The afternoon session was opened
with hymn No. 654: Scripture Read
ing Mr. J. IL Allen; Report foi
Quarter Mrs. Dillon; Paper on
“Publicity” Mrs. Paul Drew; Read
ing Mrs. Overstreet.
The following facts of the growth
of the missionary work in the for
eign fields in the last three years
were read by the different members
of the groups:
The Great Advance of the
Church in Missions
Name some of the tokens of
progress in our mission work:
1. During the three years, 1920.
1922, we have invested more in mis
sions. home and foreign, than any
previous fifteen years.
2. In the same time wo have sent
to the foreign fields 27(1 new mis
sionaries.
3. In the same time we have built
in foreign fields more than 200
churches and missionary residences
and bought at least 75 additional
sites tor churches and other mis
sionary purposes.
4. In the same time wc have imiit
or enlarged and equipped 12 hos
pitals in three mission fields
5. In the same time we establish
ed or provided with additional
grounds and buildings 42 colleges
and schools in foreign fields.
6. In the same time we opened a
new mission in Siberia and Man
churia with more than 1,200 church
members enrolled in one year, 6.911
adherents and 5,730 Sunday School
pupils.
7. In the same time wc establish
ed mission work, preaching, teach
ing, and relief, in three countries of
Europe—Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia.
8. In the same time we have en
rolled 5,000 church members in
Czecho-Slovakia; 2,20(1 in one church
in Prague alone.
9. In the same time we establish
ed in Europe two orphanages for
homeless children and have fed and
clothed tens- of~thousands of desti
tute refugees and war sufferers.
10. In the same time our churches
and preaching places in these coun
tries of Europe have been crowded,
are still crowded, with interested
hearers, and thousands arc seeking
to know the way of life.
11. In the same time revival fires
arc springing up in all the fields
ias a result of the centenary im
j petus.
12. In the same time. 181 were
organized in Korea, this was done
last year, and 16,000 new believers
wer enrolled for Christian instruc
tions.
13. In two years there has been
I an increase of 100 per cent in mem
| bership in Mexico.
14. Our foreign Christians are giv
ing twice as much as they were
three years ago.
BARTOW. GA.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Blount spent
Sunday in town.
Miss Madge Brown, of Asheville,
N. U., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
C. H. Bryant.
Mrs. Will Peterson and sons, of
Ailcy, were week-end guests of her
mother. Mrs. Culver. Mrs. Culver
entertained with a turkey dinner
Friday for Mrs. Peterson.
Prof. Raley, of Mercer, filled the
pulpit for Rev. Gordon Gunter Sun
day, and preached two fine sermons
at the morning and evening serv
ices.
The friends of Mr. I. D. Gladdin
sympathize with him in the death
of his father which occurred in Mil
ledgcvillc last week.
Mr. Gladdin and family went up
to the funeral Thursday,
Mrs. S- A. Coleman was called to
We Carry a Most Complete Line of Every
Day Needs for Babies and Children:
Nursing Bottles Nipples
Bottle Brushes Lime Water
Hygea Nursers Hygea Nipples
Stork Nursers Stork Nipples
Malted Milk Dryco Powdered Milk
Mellin’s Food Eskay's Food
Dextri Maltose Baby Rubber Farits
Infant Suppositories Castoria
Baby Ease Hubert Colic Drops
Pitts Carminative Catnip and Fennell
Baby Syringes Sweet Oil
Castor Oil Aromatic Cascara
Bulgaria Tablets Boracic Acid
Soaps Talcum Powder
Ivory Brush and Comb Sets.
The Louisville Drug Cos.
Louisville, Georgia.
REXALL STORE
“Going Since 1896—Growing All the
Time.”
52.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
15. In three years wt have pul I
into home missions conneetiona! j
twork, $4,885,000.00 not including i
amounts returned to the annual cor-J
ferenees to supplement salaries of 1
oastors.
- In thre< years wo have paid to
con• V... i
sions out of centenary funds
more than $1,250,000. and il the con-,
: tenary pledges were paid to date the;
! total would have been more than
j $2,750,000. I
17. To date we have expended .
more than *360,000 of centenary I
! money in mountain schools, and ]
i there are in these schools more than |
300 young men and women who are 1
! preparing for the work of the mis- j
; sionary and ministry service. i
18. We are supporting special mis- t
sionary enterprises and have helped ]
Ito build a number of institutoinaM
j plants in more than fifty cities an 1 |
j industrial centers.
19. It is worth while to know that j
we are supporting out of centenary J
j funds a number of rural demonstra- i|
j tions charges and are doing more j
for the country churches today than \
j ever before in our history.
20. We arc now investing more
■ money in the rural districts each
year than the total amount realiz- ■
j ed any one previous y ear to the cen
-1 tenary for all conneetiona! home
mission work.
21. We are holding annually . 1
mini her of schools for rural pastors
and other church leaders in the
rural districts and giving hundreds
; of these workers in 1 lie country bet
| ter equipment for their tasks.
22. Remember we have extensive
mission work in this country among
foreigners. Italians, Unbans, Mcxi
i cans. Bohemians, and .Orientals,
among Negroes and Indians, among
mountain people, miners, cotton mill
workers, dependent and delinquent
1 girls and in 48 city centers and
many rural communities.
23. Also, we have had at home
the largest gains In membership in
our history, nearly 300,000 prefes
sions of faith in two years and a
net gain of 160,084.
24. Also, wc are conducting evan
gelistic meetings annually in 60 or
more colleges, with remarkable re
sults in conversions, reclamations,
and offers for life service.
25. During the three years of the
centenary payments for ministerial
support have increased $2,827,000
and if the centenary appropriations
to mission pastors he included the
total increase is approximately #4,-
000,000.
26. During the centenary period
the value of houses of worship and
| parsonages increased $39,242,000.
27. During the centenary the Sun
day Schools of the church have paid
|on pledges to the cousc $1,075,000
1 and the pworth Leagues ha\c paid
I $231,000.
i 28- More than 90 per cent of the
money contributed for missions had
actually gone to the mission fields,
less than 10 per cent pays all the
cost of administration.
We were then dismissed by Mrs.
i Peterson with prayer.
The next group meeting will he at
Kcysville. The district meeting i
! to he held at Wrens, April 11th and
12th, 1923.
The societies represented were*
Bartow, Louisville, Midvillc, Wadlcy,
Coleman, Wrens and Davisboro.
The officers for the year: Mrs.
.!. B. Dillard, Davisboro, district sec
retary; Mrs. J. H. Allen, Wadlcy,
group leader; Mrs. C. W. Powers,
Louisville, group secretary.
Waycross Wednesday bv the death
of her brother, Mr. Carswell, which
occurred on the train Tuesday near
Lakeland, Fla.
Miss Ruth Kelley came down from
Wesleyan to spend the week-end
with her grandmother, Mrs. Kinman.
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Quillian, of
Gainesville, were the week-end guest
of Mrs. Thomas.
Mrs. Joe Smith entertained the
Rook Club Monday afternoon.
Mrs. S. B. Tarver entertained with
a rook party Friday afternoon.
The group meeting • held at the
Methodist Church last Tuesday by
Mrs. Allen, leader, was a most en
joyable occasion. About sixty-five
representatie women were present,
including Rev. Wilson and wife, of
Wrens; Rev. Allen and wife, of Wad
ley. and the borne pastor. Rev* J. D.
McCord. Many helpful and in
structive talks were given. Lunch
was served in the church.