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DAILY TIMES-ENTERPRI8E, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 5, 1922,
FORMAL OPENING
“Brady Comity’s Largest Store”
FOUR DAYS
December 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th
For more than thirty-five years, we have earnestly striven to serve the general
merchantile trade of this section.and our recent additions only fit us better for
this work.
We extend to our customers and friends i:i Thomas count)* and to the people of
Thotnasville a cordial invitation to attend the opening whether they vuy or not.
Souvenirs---Music—Refreshments
J. L. OLIVER’S SON
“WE SELL EVERYTHING”
Cairo, GaV
PERSONALS
II You Have a Visitor
Phone No. 12 or 66
FOUR LIVES LOST IN [windows, escaping Injury, although
MAINE HOTEL FIRE .T”" we '° brl "** 1 '
WatorvUle, 5.-Fm,r Col-1 SOUTHERN BELL EMPLOYES
by College student, lo,t their lire,] MEETING IN CHARLOTTE
early yesterday morning In a fin
which burned the north half of the j >,”"c’"bVc. 5^^-Questlons
century old North College. The vie- afrectlnff t he welfare of twenty-two
tims were Norman Merrill Wardweli. j |hoU8an d employes of the Southern
a sophomore, of Newport, Maine; Al-. Bp j, Telephone and Telegraph Corn-
ton L. Andrews of Belfast, a senior; j pany , n nln# 8ta tes and the proposal
fcharles M. Treworgy. a senior of East ^ to es tabllsti a summer camp In the
Surry, and Warren L. Frye of Revere, ni0UQ taIns of western North Caro-
Mass.. a special student. Frye's body ]| na> oecupjed the attention of
had not been recovered last night | pa t P8 to the third annual general as-
The south part of the building also, 8c mhly of the Southern Association
known to the students as Chaplin Hall, nell Telephone Employes,
was saved although the smoke and
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The fire spread throughout the
building with great rapidity, after,
starting on one of the lower floors. *
Students, whose escape was cut off by
smoke and flames and who were un-
CONFERENCE IS BUSY
Washington. D. C., Dec.
» planned to get down t
able I
reach t
for the rain pipes and climbed down slon, and lay out the work proi
to the ground. Other, legped Irom the Americen invlutlon. It ■
You Reap
Benefit in Our
True Value.
Prices
Never will Mason high quality
be sacrificed on the altar of
price. The reason Mason's
True Value Tire List is so as*
tonishingly low is because— >,
We have reduced our manu
facturing costs to a minimum
through capacity production— «
and are passing on to you the }
savings.
i “True Value” Tire Prices
| Mason Heavy Duty Cords
j T'” SIZE
PRICE
30x3 K
$13.95
32x3M
19.35
32x4
24.50
34x45*
32.40
I '35x5
39.95
| {ALL OTHEJt SIZES COUESrONtHNCLT LO*1
WANTS
WOOD—Phone 181 your orders f
dry pine house or stove wood. Coca
Cola Bottling Co. 181m
SOLID TRUCK TIRBS-H. D. Solid. Cuhio
Solid, Regular Solid, sad Pneumatic Cord True
Tires and Tubes also at “Truo Value” prices.
MASON
CORDS
WE CRATE and pack your rurnlture
also repair and buy any kind o!
Furniture. We pay big pricea for
same. Empire Furniture Store.
14-lm
VOOD, Wood, Woo-*, Oak or pine;
any lengths, delivered ae wanted.
Phone Neel Brothers' Feed Store.
19-tf
WHEN YOU NEED A PLUMBER,
phone 496, J. O. Baxley. 5-la
WE BUY all kinds pecans, paper abell
and aeedllngs. See ua before you
■ell. Jarvis B. Watkins and Com
pany.
CALL 77—for the best native Meats.
Prices right to all. Chickens too.
O. O. Land, 114 Stevens St. 23-
FOR SALE}—2 cows fresh In milk. M.
Sampson, Phone 201. 27-6L
LOST—Old-fashion pin, with Jet and
pearl; place In center for lock of
hair. Liberal reward for return to
Times-Enterprlse. 2S-3L
FOR SALE)—One brand new Ford tour
ing car, equipped with self-starter
and demountable rims. Phone 193,
Buick Garage. l-et.
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping Phone 634-J.
2-3t
FOR RENT—Choice apartment. Par
ker Apartments, 121 Smith Ave.
2-12t
FOR RENT—Four down stairs furnish
ed rooms; all modern conveniences.
Apply 327 North Madison street
Mrs. L. B. Braswell. 4-st
BABY CHICKS—White and brown
Leghorns, white and barred Rocka,
Reda, Anconas, Wyandotte*, Orph
ingtona, Brahmas. Buy close home.
Lessen riak ahlpplng cold. We hatch
your eggs 14 per hundred. Thomaa-
ville Hatchery, E. Clay St. phone
415, Thomasvllle, Ga. 7-lmd&w
pOft SALE or rent, my home, 426
Smith Ave.; alao my flower busl-
nesa. Reason, leaving the city. Mra.
W. A. Wells. 5 3teod
FOR SALE}—A bargain, 30-acre 12-
year old pocan grove, 3 miles ot
Thomasvllle. Adreis L. H. O., P. O.
Box 63. 5-6t
FOR RENT—"-room house. Phone
545-TV. C. R. Griffin. 5-6td
FOR RENT—All or part of nicely fur
nlshed house, 2 Mocks from Court
House. Apply 219 East Washington
WH
FOR RENT-1 or 2 rooms, furnished
or unfurnished. Phone 612-J. 5-6t
WHEN IN NEED of Fresh Meats.
Fish or Oysters, Call TVinburn’a
Market. Prices right. Phone 99.
209 TV. Jackson St. 6-1 md
COAL MEN DISCUSS WAGES
,nr AoeoefateS rrmt
Chicago, Dec. 5 —The union bitum-
ioua coal operators of the United
States, gathered here to decide on
■ome method of negotiating a wage
icale with the soft coal miners next
January, today went Into Ita second
session, which la tbe last separate
meeting before tha Joint conference
with the miners.
When today’s session waa called, ao
cording to apokesmen for tbe opera,
tors, no plan or method had been
agreed upon for presentation at tha
oint conference.
Let us make you a special Christ-
City registration books will close at
0 p.m. Dec. 4th. Pay your city tax
and register. 274t
J. W. H. Mitchell, Treas.
Mr. T. D. Joiner of Coolidge Is
among the business visitors in the
city for a short time.
Miss Sarah Harley left today for
Macon, where she will be the guest ol
friends for a short time.
Mr. K. A. Miller, o: Knoxville, was
among the visitors here for a short
time on business yesterday.
Mr. S. W. McRee of Valdosta was
among the prominent business visi
tors here yesterday for a short time.
Miss Pet Woodson and Mr. Lebbeus
Dekle left this afternoon for Hampton
Springs, where they will spend a week
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Freeman are re-
cetving congratulations on the arrival
of a fine little boy at their borne yes
terday, who hag been named Herbert
Mills.
Among the guests'of Mrs. F. L. Mao-* OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE' !that he had consulted with the City
Intyre, who are here to attend the COUNTY COMMISSIONERS'Council who seem Inclined to sell the
Maclntyre-Wlght wedding in Cairo to- -—-r- ' Icourty about 2 acres off the old
morrow, are Mrs. D. I. MacIntyre and! JV!E'——V
Mr. god Mr,. D. I. Madolyro, Jr., ol! „ Th ' Boud met it 10-45 A. M. with chalrnl>n WiWtm , , uled he h „ .
Atlanta; Mrs. John Oates of New York, *!* p J*“ nt * Tht , **1,j , deal on with an other party for the
and Mr. Dan Ashley of Voldosto. Mr. «■“ bel "* 10 /“ eiV * b J ld * aamo purpose.
n»d Mrs. Homor McAIs. o, Ad*. ■-* Brown su.od ho wiU nerd
ar. .sn.rtni, tods, or tomorrow and b , dj wm , ubmiUed . jahout 4 Wagons. Mr. Bicklcy moved
H. L. Allen, Meigs, Ga., $6,490.08.
expected today or tomorrow and
Miss Margaret Mitchell of Washing
ton, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Remur Mao
Intyre will also arrive from Pueblo,
Colo., and will be the guests of Mrs.
•M. R. Mallette, on North Broad street.'
A party of Gypsies, traveling In two
cars, arrived In town today. There
seemed to be about thirty, including
children, packed Into the two cars.
They were probably moving on south
for the winter but may camp around
town for some time, as they usually
do.
If you have not received our eata-
ogue, phone 2904. "Lone Star Gar
dena. 0-1 mo.
The Methodists of Tbomasvllle are
preparing to welcome their new pastor
and presiding elder with a reception
and supMUto be given Friday evening
at 7 o'clock at the church. All mem-'
bers of the cburch are cordially Invit
ed to be present wltb tbe officers ol
the church and extend them a wel-
... i correct, give comfort
and look well, of Lawhead.
The Lady Board of Managers of the
City Hospital Is called to meet to
morrow morning at ten thirty oclock
at the Hospital. All members are urg
ed to be present
Miss Laleah Wight of Cairo, and
her guests, Misses Effle Roberts of
Falrburn, Emily Dickey of Macon,
and Pearl Smith of Valdosta, were
shopping In Thomasvllle yesterday.
Miss Sarah Harley left this morn
ing for Macon to visit friends for sev
eral weeks.
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN!
10-plece Mahogany Dining Room Suit#
4-piece Cane Back Living Room Suita.
These suites are very fine Mahogany
and can be bought cheap.
H. FEINBERG,
212 S. Han!
I St.
Mr. McMillan's second that the
C. L Ward, Tho*m«vUl., T Gm,Y8ij"* t “ r b - to the Road
610 qq 'Equipment Committee with power to
After the bids were opened andj* ct ' Carried,
read the Board went into executive Mr. Bickley called attention to
session to consider the same. After anommiasion i n the minutca of the
discussing the proposition, fully it \ meeting of Nov. 14th, of a matter
was decided the amounts bid are 1 which waa referred to himself and
excessive, and that the county can' Chairman- for providing funde
do the work cheaper. Therefore, Mr. *°r matching federal aid on the new
J. B. \VUliana moved- on Mr. Me-
Millian’a second that we decline to
accept either bid and that the Coun
ty do the work with its own forces.
Carried. (Note: The low bid above
lieted is much higher than the esti
mated cost figured by the Highway
Engineers. By County forces does
not necessarily mean by copviet
labor.)
For the county to construct these
fills will necessitate the purchase 0i
additional equipment. Therefore, Mr.
Ilickley moved on Mr. Chastain’s
second that the Road Equipment
Committee be authorized to -buy 14
mules, 12 wheelers, 1 mule fly tent,
and necessary harness. Carried.
Mr. Bickley suggested tbaVthe
committee look over the county and
buy mules from the home folks if
suitable mules can be found of not
under 1100 pounds, preferably 1250
to 1400 pounds. Mr. Madre said he
is going to Atlanta within the next
month to buy a car of mules for his
own trade and that he believed the
county will save money to send a
man along to buy for the county.
Supt. Brown reported he has two
mules which are of no service. Mr.
Thomas moved on Mr. McMillan**
second that Supt. Brown bo empower
ed to trade these mules to the best
advantage of the county. Carried.
Chairman Williams stated that
Capt. Clay will need some convey
ance for hauling laborers to and
from the graveling Job on the Bos
ton Road. He said practically all
the labor used lives in town. The
matter of this arrangement was re
ferred to Chairman Williams to
handle.
In regard to a location for mule
lots and barns, Mr. Chastain reported,
project (No. 294) o n the Boston
Road from 142 to the Brooks county
line. He moved on Mr. McMillan’s
second that the minutes be amended
to correct this ommission. Carried.
Chairman Williams reported re
ceipt of a check from the State
Highway Department for state aid
funds In amount $1,317.14 which
completes final payment of all
federal and state aid allotted to
Section A of project No. 142.
There being no further business,
Mr. Bickley moved on Mr. McMillan’s
second to adjourn. Carried.
HOMER WILLIAMS,
Chairman.
S. L. HEALD, Clerk.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Atkins are i
calving congratulations upon the i
rival of a seven-pound boy who w
bo called James Preston.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR MARSHAL
I hereby announce ray candidacy for
for re-election to the office of City
Marshal, subject to the action of tbe
Primary. I have always endeavored
to give the people of this city a fair
and Just administration of tbe duties
of this office and 1 shall exert the
utmost effort at all times to measure
up to the standard of duty, which Ibis
office demands.
Thanking you for past evidence and
In sincere appreciation of all favors
I shall be grateful for every vote cast
for me In the primary.
A. B. MILTON.
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