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VOLUME XLVII
ACHIEVED MUCH
MADE N WATSON
Her Students Have
Made Good In
All Sections
Reinhardt College has done a
great work for the mountain boys
and girls of North Georgia. The
students have made good everywhere.
Some are physicians of note. Some
are eminent lawyers. Some are teach
ers in the high school* and colleges
of this and othep states,
names of her graduates appear on
the rolls of the Georgia, the Mnlvi-
ma, the South Carolina, and :h
Florida conference. In every walk
of life they can be found. Where
ver in our state there is n contest
between right and wrong, the forces
of Reinhardt college are to he found
battling for the right against the
wrong. A part of the strength of
the rock-ribbed hills has become
theirs and life’s conflicts have found
them strong in body, prepared in
mind 'and soul for the inevitable
struggle.
There have been dark days for
the old institqtion. Hers has been a
continuous fight for life. At times
it appeared that her days were
numbered. But in spite of hardships
and struggles, in spite of adversity,
in spite gf the recent blows, bright
'day has dawned. If her'work has
been great, it is to b«~greatfcr and
Waleska Is to become a "city flh
a hill that cannot be hid.”
'With Prof. R. C. Sharp ns presi
dent there is every reason to hope
.for a greater Reinhardt. His labors
have already begun. It is his pur-
Washington, May 31.—Secretary
Hoover, Senator Lenroot. republican
of Wisconsin, und Senator Watson,
of Georgia, formed the three points
of a triangle row in the senate to
day, in which verbal exchanges be
tween the twd senators grew v *t‘e-
1y caustic.
The difficulty arose over charges
made by Senator Watson recently, to
the effect that Secretary Hoover “np-
p: ub iated $10,000 a month from, re
lief funds for his own personal Use”.
Senator I.enroot arose to read a let
ter from Hoover denying lit had
failed to publish vouchers for bis
' n-l thel^* n< ^' n 8 f un< ls °f the American
lief administration, and ask)
FLOYD AND C
WITHOUT BO
FOR MURDER
BAPTIST Mm
METIS HI MACON
Committal Trial Stringer Murder
Case Monday Morning
animous consent to have the letter p
inserted in the Record. To this, the
Georgia senator objected.
“The privilege of good judgment
permits senators sometimes to say
things that qro not supported by the
facts,” Senator T.enroot replied; “I’ll
read Mr. Hoover’s letter myself.”
Following which. The Congression
al Record reports, ii^ part'as follow^:
“Mr. Watson of Georgia: ‘Mr.-
President, this is about the third
time that the insolent junior senator
from Winconsin (Mr. Lenroot), Jia*
risen here and personally attacked
the junior senator, from Georgia. On
one accasion the senator, in his ar
rogance, demanded ' that-the junior
senator from Georgia be compelled
by this body to 'answer elsewhere
than on this side to what he had said
here in this chamber. I defied him
then; I defy hint now. I defy him
(continued on JkNjr* 45, column
The commilal trial of Floyd JteecC
and his wife Cora Reece, charged
with the murder of Guy Stringer w»i-
held Monday morning before Esq-
uires Burts, Keith and Lyons. Ib.th
Reece and his wife were ordered
held until court without' bond. Obi.
John Wood, Solicitor of the Blue
Ridge Circuit, was looking after the
case and introduced a number of
witnesses in which it was shown that
U
EMPIRE"
B¥ HIRES.
by
Reece had threatened to kill String’■
on previous occasions and that or'.y
a few hours before the'killing Reoi ■
drew hi,s pisLd on Stringer * and
threatened to'-kill him; and had a
number Of occasions threatened lie
life of Giiy Stringer, and that soon
aft^ the filling of Guy, Rcc ■<:
threatened ^to kill Mrs. Stringer,
which'lie prtehuhly would huv<jrdon<\
had not ne
ifghbj
rs arrived at the
P-per Rend by Mr*. F. S. Hudson
At the Methodist Church On
Moth c rs Day, and Published
Request.
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The. fpK‘r*b,4hnt sits upon
throne* qf holin’, crowned ind,
tend as non® other ever can I
Mother.
Her enthronement, is complete, her
igu unrivaled, and the moral is-ue-s
of her empire are eternal.
Her ohiljlren ■arise up und call h. r
f
ldessed. Rebellious. at times, as th>
subject of her government may he,
.Macon, Ga., May JO.—Combining
the Georgia Baptist Centennial Cele
bration with the Eighty-Ninth Mer
cer University Commencement, of
ficials of the university and Macon
citizens are preparing for the enter
tainment for the three days of mote
than ten thousand visitors on the
university campus. Among the
features scheduled for the days fid-
lowing June 1th is a big Georgia bar
becue, Alumni banquet and address
from nationally known layman and
ministers.
The eonmiene nerd program of
( the university proper begins with the
I baccalaureate sermon on the morn-
ling of June 4th by l)r. E. C. McCotl-
*he ncll, of Atlanta, and closes on Wod-
t -‘! v . nesday at noon with the delivery by
• , President Weaver of nearly a bund
DIFS SUDDENLY
Had Brooded Over
The killing Of
, ' Her Son
&
rfi
! red dipltnn: to the graduation teln■
«s of the several departmental
school- of the university. Monday'
jthc Senior class exercises will take J
i place and *he meeting of the hoard 1
of trustees.
I Ottnstruction of a tabernacle with i
tience, vanning tenderness
dying love.
She so presents and exemplif'u
of encouragement. Help by sending
scene rtf the killing! Reece nor his
wife made no statement, but attor
neys representing theiy admitted
that Mrs. Reece fiTed the fatal shot,
but no testimony was introduced to elf in the happiest dev,
justiy her actions. . childhood, character and'Y
A written statement of Mrs. Srin- j Her memory is sacred wftlNU she
ger before her death was introduced lives and becomes a perpetual inspi-
she rues them with marvelous pa-' a seating capacity of over 6,000
and an- will house the big crowd to 'near Dr.
George W. Truitt, of Texas, and
other notable laymen and ministers.
nt of
in which, she said she saw the killing
and that Reece himself fired the
fatal shot, then giving the gpn to his
wife, and at the time of the, shootin*
Ga# St»4pgvr wa» jiifcfT-ock
will. She also stated that she run
up and placed a pillow under Guy’s
head, and that when she did so Reece
pose to secure the strongest corpse womanhood then do all that you can
of teachers that the college has ev«r to make the institution what it aught
had. Reinhardt is a full fledged to he; a center of cultured learning
Junior College doing two full years and a bulwark of righteousness,
of college work. Thus her graduates ; The work that Reinhardt bas done
are thoroughly prepared for entrance ran never die. By pulling together
into the Junior class at any of the! we can make her future brighter, her
highest, institutions of the state. labors more porductive, and her his-
We are not asking for a contribu- logy more glorious,
tion, but we are asking for vour | Yours for greater Reinhardt,
moral support. Help with a word: ,T. S. Lewis.
your hoys and girls. If you are in
terested in the development of : n-j cu, ' se, 5 her and threatened to kill ner.
telleetual and Christian manhood and ! ^be statement of Mrs. Stringei
added much light on the sad affair
and it was generally conceded by a
majority of those present that it was
a true story of the killing, and that
Stringer was murdered in cold blood.
Since the killing of Stringer by
Reece, a number of neighbors have
stated that Reece was a terror to The
community, and had on previous oc
casions created disturbances and
had threatened the live of other
citizens and did
life of anothei
divine truths, that it reproduces its- ] n addition to the Georgia barbecue
to be prepared for ten thousand visi
tors there will be a baseball game be
tween the teams of Mercer Univer
sity and Georgia Tech.
Tuesday night following the base
ball game, ft is expected that five
hundred former Mercer students
from over the south will gather for
the nnnual Almuni banquet ‘ The
|banquet will he held in the new din
ing hall, Men’s Commons, the first
of the new buildings of the $2,500,-
000 building program.
Wednesday at noon the commci^tfe-
ment program is concluded anil is to
he followed by a three-days evan
gelistie conference. •
Tation, even when the flowers bloom
above her sleeping dust.
She is an incarnation of goodness
to the child and hence her immense
pow/cr.
Scotlnwl, with her well known
reverence for motherhood, insists
that “An ounce of mother is worth
more than a pound of crergy.”
Napoleon cherished a high concep
tion of a mother’s power, and believ
ed that tlfe mothers of the land could
shape the destinies or her beloved
France. Hence he said, “The great
need of France is Mothers.” ,.- r
An ancient orator bestowed a''flat- 1 biblli
ti ring compliment, upon the house of
Roman mothers when he aid, “The
Empire is nt the fireside.”
Who can think of the Influence
that a mother wields in a home and
it one time lake ’ho ; n ,,(. j, e impressed with its far-reach-
before moving to j n(r V( ,s U K^. »
Mrs. Mkiguri'ile Stringer age 74
died very Auddenly til the home of
one of her tenants Saturday morning
nftr a viy^r short illness. Mrs. Strin
ger had brooded over the killing of
her on Guy, by Floyd Reece unit.il
she was jn a very poor state of
health, "he shock of seeing her son
murdered was mo:*' than she could
stand and was * largely r^spUSnsiblrt
for, 4iei' death.
Mrs Strhlger was loved ; by all who
(knew her, and her death has been a
great shock* t» .her many friends.
Her death will greatly impair the
stliten case against Floyd Reece for
the murder of her son, however, be
fore her death -he made a statement
in which she said she saw Floyd fire
the shot that killed her son.
Giandma Stringer, as she was
fumilnry known, was a friend to her
neighbors and did much for the com
fort, °f those whom she came in con
tact with and .vhile (he has parLcd
this life, he- friends and neighors
have the consolation that she has
joined that band where no sorrow
enter*.
Her remains were laid to re«t In
Hickory Flat cemetery Sunday be-
Rside that of her son who had, just,
been buried the Sunday before. Rev.
Smithi^l^ Holly Springs officiating,
in the presence of a large number
of friends and relatives.
She is survived by one son, Mi’toii
number ’
t
ft
who was presont besides
;o f olbyr olose relatives.
as it swells up over all
the land like the voice of God’s own
sweet evangel, culling the hoifi'e — the
homo' to eater t.he childrens temple;-
and crowd its idlers with the best
offerings of sympathy mid service.
Millard Moore D**4.
Millard Moore, age 45- years died
as his home near Waleska Monday
night and was buried Wednesday ftt
Brier Patch cemetery. He had been
s+vk only a short time, lie is sur
vived' his wife and two children,
mother; ami.* Mth<‘r.
Taste in perfumes vary, but in selecting our line of perfumes we
have covered the entire range from the heavier odors to the most
. /
delicate scents, with a wide variety of basic perfumes from which
to select.
These are carried in bulk, in fancy bottles, and still others in
fancy bottles and cases, .suitable for gifts.
>
You will find the prices reasonable and within your means.
f '
Johnstons Drug Co.
Canton, Ga. Phone 51
/Cherokee county.
Col Wood only used a few wifiii -s-
os. hut at the trial of the use before
| the jury, ho will be at)] 1 ’ to produce
j much evidence in which he will 'huW
the blood thirsty mood in which
Reece has been living.
Killings in Cherokee county have
become so common it is time that
some of the violators should be giv
en the extreme penalty.
MR. MILLER’S FUNERAL
IN HOLLY SPRINGS, GA.
ing yvsi
WHat revolutions would take place
in our families and communities if
that strange magnetic power wore
fullv consecrated fo the. welfare of
the child and the glory'of God.
Mohammed expressed a great
truth when he said that “Paradise is J
at the foef of Mothers.
There is one vision that never
fades from the soul, and that, is the
vision of home and mother. Let him
stand on the surf-beaten coasts if
the Atlantic, or roam over the west-
r plains, every dash of the wave
and murmer of the breeze will whis
per, home, sweet home. Let him sit
down amid the glaciers of the north,
ami there thoughts of home, too
warm to he chilled by the eternal
I frosts, will float in upon him. Let
Mr. George 13. Miller, fifty-six
years old. brother of Deputy City
Clerk W. M. Miller, died Thursday
morning at his home, 430 West!him rove through the green groves
Tenth street. The remains will ne and over the sunny slopes of <ho
taken Friday morning at 7:10 to
Holly Springs, Ga., where he was
born, for funeral services and inter
ment. Greenberg and Bond are in
charge.
Mr. Miller has been ill for some
time. He is survived by his wife,
two brothers, Dr. C. V/. Miller, of
Atlanta, and C. L. jVfiller, of Coul-
terville, Tenn, and a sister, Mrs. .T.
B. King of Holly Springs. Mr. Miller
hgs made his homo in Atanta for
the past two years.
south, and in the soft*skies, and-the
kiss of the balmy breeze, home will
live again.
John Randolf was once heard to
say that only one thing saved him
from athersim, and that was the ten
der remembrance of the hour when
a devoted mother, kneeling by his
side, took his little hands in hers and
taught him to say “Our Father, who
art in Heaven.
God hasten the time when our fam
ilies everywhere shall catch the cry
If y»u never put your foot upon the first round of a .ladder, you
will never get to the top.
* v . , ,./4VL
Deciding to start is easy; actually starting is mrtre difficult
after you have started the way grows easier as you progress
success begets confidence, and confidence widens and broadensA./you
Let your first bank deposit be ever, so small, having started.
will desire to make each
there is no limit.
succeeding deposit a little larger-
John D. Rockefeller’s first bank deposit wa. 1 ^perhaps smaller
the one you can afford to make today.
Bank of Cherokee
Canton, Ga.
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