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VIENNA. GA.. THURSDAY. January 17th il>18.
DOES
PJH DAMAGE HERE
H. H. MORGAN BARELY ESCAPES
/ ELECTROCUTION WHEN HE
TAKES HOLD OF LIVE WIRE.
ELECTION OiV.ITY
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OFFICiAl
RESULTS OF PRIMAl^CONFIRM
ED—PENNINGTON\0& UCCEEDS
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MORGAN AS .CHIEF.
RAILROAD REPRESENTATIVES,
SHIPPERS AND RECEIVERS
ARE ASKED TO CO-OPERATE-.
The storm which swept over the The election of city official^ for
Southern States Friday night, dam- the coming term was held at the City
aging property and resulting in a i Hall Monday, January 14th. The
number of fatalities, is said, by old I nominations of the primary held in
residents to have struck this section I December were confirmed, making J.
with greater severity than any other! W. Lytle mayor to succeed himself
^within their knowledge. The sharp
rise in temperature Friday afternoon
was the first indication of the ap
proaching storm, about nightfall the
-wind began to sweep over the town,
blowing down trees, shattering win-,
dow panes, taking off chimney tops,
tin roofs, blowing down telephone and
electric light posts and wires. About
v. 6:30 when the storm was at its height
^and before the order was given for
the electric current to be cut off, sev
eral streets of the city were scenes of
pyrotechnical displays. The blue
streaks of flames from the wires com
ing Jn contact with the wet ground
serving as danger signals and holding
up traffic until the trouble' could be
jEprrected.
"7, It was one of these live wires lying
near the News office building and
shooting forth balls of fire endanger
ing the building that attracted the at
tention of Messrs, Harvard and Mor
gan. The ydecided to make an effort
to remove the wire,'the latter, al
though being warned by others who
had reached the scene not to touch it,'
took hold of the wire and waa instant
ly raised in the air and thrown vio
lently to the ground. He was in an
unconscious state when Mr. C. S. Gun
who was standing near with a maga
zine in his hand rOllea it tightly and
aiming a blow at the tore released it
fiom rantact with Mr. Morgan’s hand
/jShougli badly shocked, having re-
,-Served possibly 1,600 volts of elec
tricity, Mr. Morgan revived rapidly
and is none the worse for the exper
ience except a deep burn on the left
hind. 2 '
• -> A great deal of damage l:ss been
'done to water ^ipes, motor
stoves, etc., by the subsequent freeze,
Another rise in the temperature
Monday was followed by a rain, wind
and electric storm Monday night, fol
lowed by a fall of the mpreury Tues
day. But once again' the sun is shin
ing brightly on a wind-swept and rain
soaked world.
FREIGHT TO BE
MOVED PROMPTLY
MPdRTANT MEETING
0 BE HELD IN ATHENS
MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS TO
BE PRESENT AND MATTERS
OF INTEREST DISCUSSED.
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and the following mgn as members of
the council board; W. S. Reese„P. A.
Lennard, J. K. Causey and. R. W.
Burke.
Mr. N. A. Powell whs re-elected as
clerk.
A feature of the election that cre
ated considerable surprise was the
election of J. H. Pennington, of Una-
dilla as chief of police. This position
has been very capably, filled by Mr.
J. Morgan for many years. His
r-Mvice in the-estimation of a large per
cent of the public has been exception
ally good, the failure to re-elect him,
is generally regrotted.
,The new officer is said to be capa
ble and will doubtless cooperate fully
with the administration. Mr. Sim
mons was reelected night marshal.
It is obviously the purpose of the
recently'appointed Director General
of Railways to relieve the freight
congestion which has existed for the
past several months and which
'blocked the progress of business
throughout the country. To that end
all road superintendents are asking
the cooperation of road representa
tives, shippers and receivers. To
lieve the situation here W. F. Kador-
ly, General Superintendent of the G.
S. & F. has requested the publication
of the following:
“By instructions of the Director
The;ixth semi-annual session of the
Georgia State Horticultural Society
will be held in Athens, Ga., during the
Farmers’ Congress on the 14th, 15th
and 16th of this month.
The program will be n part a3 fol
lows: “Worthy Plant Immigrants,”
Mr. R.'C. Berkmans, Augusta, Ga.;
“Food Products of Horticulture,” Dr.
Andrew M. Soule, Federal Food Ad
ministrator for Georgia, Pres. Ga.
State College of Agriculture, Athens,
5a.; ‘“The Seed Problem During the
War,”. H. G. Hostings, Atlanta, Qa.;
“Muscadine Grape Investigation of
General of Railways* extraordinary the United States Department of Ag-
AMERICUS AWARDED A CAMP
Word Comes From Washington That
Sowthwast Georgia City is Selected.
effort is to be made ht once by all
railroads to have cars loaded and un
loaded with the utmost promptness
in order that the railroads may im
mediately increase the efficiency so
much needed under present condi
tions. We therefore make special re
quest on all shippers and receivers to
assist' in accomplishing the results' so
urgently necessary. Agents and
other Representatives of this company
arc requested to cooperate closely
with shippers and receivers and do
everything possible in the matter.”
riculture,” Dr. Cfiarles Dearing, Wash
IngtoU, D. C.; “The Home Garden,”
which, will be participated in by mem
bers of the society, “What the Women
Georgia Have Done for Conserva
tion,” Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, At
lanta, Bg,; “Important Pecan Pests,”
William F. Turner, Department
■Entomology, Atlanta,, Ga.
The Fanners’ Congress opens
January 14th. Thefirst meeting of
the Horticultural Society will be on
the moaning of January }6th.
SANDERSV1LLE boy leads
CLASS AT TRAINING CAMP
San Antonio, Texas, Jan.—Abe W.
Cohen, of 8ahdereville, Ga., was com
missioned a first lieutenant in the
aviation section of the signal corps,
on graduation from the officers’
training school that has just ended
at Kelly field. Lieutenant Cohen led
his class of 80 mem •
Lieutenant Cohen is a nephew of
Mr. Sam Cohen of this city.' He has
visited here several times and has a
number of friends who will be inter
ested to know of the splendid record
he has made.
LOST—A gold watch, Elgin move
ment, ladies’ size, with monogram
engraved on back, somewhere be-
"$vccn business section and Metho
dist church, Sunday morning. Finder
will be rewarded if, same is returned
to Mrs. C. R. Morgan.
Americus, Jan.—Americus has been
awarded one of the three aviation
training camps to be located in Geor
gia. The .federal government has
changed its plans regarding these
camps, and instead of ofie camp of
one thousand yards, there will be es
tablished three sections in one camp,
comprising three thousand square
yards. The new camps will each have
about 70 machines and 1,180 men as
signed to them.
L. O. Mosely, Washington corre
spondent for the Americus Times-re-
corder telegraphed this information
here. It is based on a statement au
thorized by Representative Charles -R.
CiSipj of this district?' MifTCrisp lias
been active in cooperation with local
interests in an effort to-secure -the
camp for Americus, and people here
are well pleased with the success of
his efforts. A committee of members
of the Chamber of Commerce has
been engaged in ah active campaign
to secure this camp during a fortnight
but no Intimation of their progress
has yet been published.
When asked to confirm or deny.the
statement from Washington, these
gentlemen had nothing to say for pub
lication.- Because of this feature, it
is probable Americus' bid for the
camp may undergo slight alteration
before ite final acceptance by War
Department authorities. The yamp,
it is understood, will be located
what is known as the Arles plantation,
three miles east of Americus and on
one of the finest farms in Sumter
county. Details of the arrangements
whereby the camp has been awarded
Americus are not obtainable, but it
is conceded by all that final accept
ance of the site offered by local par
ties is only a question of honrs.
TAX RECEIVER'S ROUND, FEB
RUARY, 1918.
UnadiUa, Feb. 1 and 2.
Vienna—Feb. 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Findlay—Feb. 8.
Pinehurst—Feb. 9.
Emerich—Fehr. 11, morning.
L. Freiden—Feb. 11, evening.
Dooling—Feb. 12’.
Byromviile—Feb. 13.
Drayton—Feb. 14. .
Lilly—Fob. 15.
6Ui District—Feb. 19.
Tippett’s Store—Feb. 20.
8rd District—Feb. 21.
Unadilia—March. 1 and 2. .
-March’ 5.
ie-^Marcif 6.
Lcstor’s Store—March 7.
■—Drayton—March 8.~
Lilly—March 9.
Richwood—March 12.
Vienna—March 13 and 14.
Findlay—March -16.
Pinehurst—March 16.
6th District—March 19.
Tippett's Store—March 20.
Srtd District—March 21.
Unadilia—April 1.
Dooling—April 2.
Byromviile—April 3. - v
Drayton—April 4th. *
Lilly—April 6.
Lee Adams—April 9.
6th District—April 10.
Tippett’s Store—April 11.
3rd District—April 12.
Vienna—April 24, 26, 26, 27, 29,
and 30.
J. J. WILLIAMS.
PRPVOST MARSHAL GENERAL
PLEASED WITH RAILROADS
Handling of Troops By Railroads Sat
isfactory to Higher Officials
Bo sure to see “The Girl Philippa”
at the DeSoto next Wednesday. This
is a special picture and one of the
best ones yet presented.
FOR SALE—Nice young milk cow
for immediate sale. Apply to S
Nesbitt.
HONOR ROLL, DECEMBER .
Charlie Turton, Olive Morris, Fred
Morgan, Alton Gregory, Donald Ket-
chum, Toombs Mobley, Henry Camp
bell. Perfect in spelling for Decem
ber, Fred Morgan.
See lie Mse, Buying Your
mmiiTHt
HEARD & GRACE
At Heard’s Bank
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CARS TO
AID TRANSPORTATION
DEATH CLAIMS'
MRS. B, G. M KINNEY
MOTOR CARS SHOULD BE USED
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FOR
SHORT HAULS.
WAS BURIED,AT MARS HILL FRI
DAY—MR McKINNEY ILL WITH
pneumonia: / >-
TheProvost Marshal General of the
U. S. Army, in his report to the Sec-
retary ’of War in regard to the hand
ling of passenger traffic incident to
the assembling of selectmen at the
various cantonments, mfkes.the fol
lowing. very interesting statement,
which,’ taken at this time, is 'especial
ly important as indicating the cordial
cooperation of the rajlroads with tha
War jaj-irtment, and the efficiency
of the'auininistraiion of the raiftoriQl
under the > individual management as
directed by the voluntary committee
of five representing the American
Railway Association. General Crow
der’s statement follows;
“This report would be incomplete
and inconsiderate if this opportunity
passed without some mention of the
work of tlio American Railway Asso
ciation in mobilizing National Army
quotas. No more difficult transporta
tion problem could be conceived.
Small groups were to be assembled
at every county scat in the United
States, entrained and transported in
converging contingents at 16 separate
destinations, sometimes a thousand
miles from their points of origin. The
smoothness and dispatch with which
this problem was solved was nothing
shirt of marvelous. Whatever of un
certainty and lack of coordination
may yet remain in the adjustment of
our peace-time facilities to the uses of
war, it must bes aid that the railroads’
hanaling of selected men could not
have been bettered had it resulted
from a military experience of a decade
This is, in fact, a very high tribute
partidcularly to the railroads of the
South, because most of the camps are
located in the South, and practically
all of the troops were handled over the
rails of Southeastern railroads.
The A. B. Sl A. Railway made an
especial effort to make the movement
of the selectmen a success, and Gen
eral Passenger Agent Croxton has ex
pressed himself as being highly grati
fied by the complimentary expressions
of the Provost Marshal General.
'President Wilson’s message
Congress, setting forth his reasons
formobilizing the railroads under Gov
ernment contol, inferentially imposes
upon automobile owners and manufac
turers the need to cooperate voluntar
ily with the spirit of the message of
mobilizing the automobile through in
dividual initiatve,” said J. N. Gunn,
President of the United States Tire
Company.
“Several weeks ago Uolonel Sam
uel R. Colt, President of the United
States Rubber Company, in an inter
view, urged automobile owners of
both passenger and commercial cars
to use their cars more and more
relieve the transportation pressure on
the Nation’s railroads and merchants'
delivery service. Other leaders in
the country’s business, not alone those
in the automobile industry, have since
urged that this ndvlce be followed. It
hasmet with unanimous approval.
“Individual economy should be
practiced to the ond that no wastage
shall result. It is not necc3sary % -to
assume that National ecomomy means
curtailing the use of automobiles.
“The natural function of the auto
mobile, both passenger and commer
cial is the transportation of man
and merchandise for short hauls. If
this is realized a tremendous amount
of railroad mileage may be diverted
f 'om shorth aula to long hauls, and
just that much pressure on the rail
roads’ transportation facilities relieV-
NUMBER 26
Mrs. B. G. McKinney, one of the
oldest and most highly esteemed res
idents of the county, living in the
Mars Hill Community, passed away at
her home Thursday night after a long
period of suffering. Her demise was
made doubly sad by reason of the fact
that her husband who is also advanced
in years was critically ill at the time
with pneumonia.
Mrs. McKinney was 67 years old
at the time of her death. She was a
useful Christian woman, a faithful
wife and loving mother. Her hus
band three daughters and three sons
survive her.
Tlfe remains were laid to rest Fri
day afternoon at-Mars Hill Cemetery.
NO MORE HIGH PATEN'.'
FLOUR TO BE MANUFACTURED
'National economy means readjust
ments, butnot necessarily curtailment
or the markets for commercial and pas
senger automobiles. Nor will it re
duce the use of automobile tires or
other acfcoesorieo necessary to the ef
ficient operation of a motor car.
“The National need calls for con
structive economy in the operation of
Another step has been taken by the
government to conserve the wheat
supply.
Flour mills of the country, which
have been under the direction “of the
government for some time, are no
longer allowed to make high patent
flours, and only three grades can
now be made. Theaegrade* are des
ignated as 96 per cent patent, which
means 9B per bent of ID (£9 DflXS
contained in the wheat; 5 per cent
clear, and 100 per cent patent, a
mixture of the first two grades.
The above order became effective
Christmas day, but was not made pub
lic until recently, when' 1 r. P. Duncan
of the Waco Mill & Elevator Com
pany announced it. The order came
through the United States food ad
ministration. f 1
automobiles, but not in unthinking Var y in K from hi: > u,JnI ™ s, ' ora of
. x ... r_.—. ; Laal'ws.Jui annual of gar-
fioni to purchasoL.* . .
■tomiq a* relief thot, when we
have satisfactorily ended this war the
automobile and kindred industries wlii
find a market for oil the goods that
being called upon by the Government
they can produce. Mai
for war products. This will spur the
manufacturers on to a use of their re
maining facilities in even greater ef
ficiency than has ever been known be
fore, 80 that during and after the war
all of their facilities will be required”
CINNER’S REPORT.
The tabulation of the card reports
shows telegraph summary to be cor
rect. There were 33,177 bales of cot
t«.n, counting round as half bates, gin
ned in Dooly County, from the crop
of 1917 priqr to January 1, 1918, os
compared with 37,851 bales ginned to
January 1, 1917.
JAN. 21.t to 26th, INCLUSIVE
MONDAY
“An Even Break”
Triangle Feature with Olive Thomas
“Hi. Cool Nervo”—Komedy
,._,^jp33a
OCILLA CITY OFFICIALS
GIVE UP THEIR SALARIES
Waycross, Jan.—The mayor 1 and
aldermen of Ocilla have by formal
motion, passed by unanimous consent
voted their salaries as officials to the
Red Crosf. .
In the case of the Aldermen this
amounts to |24 per year each, and
the mayor’s amounts to 3300 per
year. ^
Just at this season, when towns all
over the country are making up their
budget for the coming year, it is in
teresting to note the efforts to econ
omize in qne place, and the efforts to
raise salaries on account of the high
cost of living, but it remained for
OciUa’s mayor and aldermen to vote
their salaries away for a year in ad
vance.
TUESDAY—No Show
SENATOR HOKE SMITH
SENDS GARDEN SEED
den seeds direct to hie friends 'Here,
Senator Hoke Smith has sent a batch
of the packages to this office for dis
tribution. It is the desire of the
News that these seeds shall go to Mr.
Smith’s friends, those who desire^
them are requested to call at the of
fice and get them.
HARDWICK ON COMMITTEE
Washington, D. C.—Senator Hard
wick of Georgiy is scheduled to be
come chairman' of tho senate immi
gration committee, succeeding Sena
tor Smith, of South Carolina, who
has been rejected by democratic lead-
era to head the Interstate commerce
committee. This is one of the moit
important senate committees.
WEDNESDAY
“THE GIRL PHILIPPA" ”
A Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature in
8 Reels. Special Admission 25
and 35c. Show Starts 3 p. m.
A Drop in Prices
THURSDAY—No Show
FRIDAY
“Youth”
A World Feature with Carlyle Black-
well and June Elvidge
“A Pawnbroker*. Heart"
A Triangle Keystone. Comedy
SATURDAY
“Golden RuU Kat.”
Triangle with Louise Glaum
“A Hotel DUgrace”—Komedy
“The Ledge of Deepair”
6th Episode Fighting Trail
Admission, 9c; war tax, lc; total 10c,
Admission, 18c; war tax, 2c; total 20c
For all RegulaeJBJiows
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time.
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