Georgia Historic Newspapers

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L 1 102, No. S 5
Warden Vigorously Denies Abusing Convicts
lNational Spanish War Auxiliary Head To Visit Here
Mrs. Mamie B. Schmidt
To Be Guest of Mrs.
Mildred V. Rhodes
O
s
Mrs. Flonnie Beusse to
Preside at Annual Con
vention in Atlanta
Mrs. Mamie B. Schraidt, Wash
ington, D. C., national president of
the Spanish American War Veter
ans Auxiliary, will be a visitor in
Athens next week. Mrs. Schmidt,
attending the state convention of
auxiliarieg in Atlanta beginning
quday, will come to Athens at the
conciusion of the convention to
spend several days as the guest
of Mrs. Mildred V. Rhodes, na
tional chief of staff. 1
The Atlanta convention opensl
gunday at tne nenry Grady hotel;
ad will continue three days, and
arge delegation of Athens wom-‘
. headed by Mrs. Carlton Beusse,
sate president, will attend thei
Going over to Atlanta in Mrs.
Beusse’'s official party will be Mrs.
carl Saye, Geergia department}
treasurer: Miss Virginia Stewart,
Georgia department secretary; ‘
Mrs. Mildred V. Rhodes, who in
addition to her national office, is
also state chief of staff, and I\lx‘s.!
Lois Kenney, president of the Col.
Oscar J. Brown auxiliary, local
organization. l
Convention Delegates f
Delegates to the convention are
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, Mrs. W,
M. Slaughter and Mrs. C. A. Ver-
Nooy. Allernates are Mts. J. n.|
Sims, Misg Kate Slaughter and |
Miss Hallie Griffeth. |
_Tne color team is composed of |
Miss Evelyn Brown, Miss Martha |
Curter Storey, Mrs, Beulah M. |
‘ vart, Miss Hassie Brown, Mrs.
E. J. O'Kelley, Mrs. Lois Kenney,
Miss Virginia Stewart, Mrs. Eliz
abeth Williams, Mrg. J. B. Sims|
and Miss Kate Slaughter. Miss |
Hassie Brown is first vice presi~]
lent, and Mrs. E. J. O'Kelley ‘qp(w-"
ond viece president of the Oscar
}«W'\"”. chapter. Mrs, W. M. Bur-i
son, chaplain of the local chapter,]
:‘.-( Miss Moina Michael, will also |
€ In the official party. '
,\["'f Schmidt, national presi-]
e well known in Athens, hav
=ls Vvisited here before, She for
e lived in Augusta before |
..w\.h%‘ to Washington. While here’
ey will be extensively entertain- |
"“""‘“ T"'{HSW. state president andl
Midred V. Rhodes, state and na- |
tonal chief of staff, are {0 be sea- |
ured in the next few days in two
H :. .lh; “‘l' the series the Banner
\':;“"“_ inaugurated on prominent
Hens women who have been
to high state and national |
HEEs In women’s organizations. |
Honors Day to Be
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Observed Temorrow
In University Chapel
niversity C
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The fifth annual ;)onors Day
Vil be obssvved at the Universi
¥ of Georgia Thursday morning
& 11:00 o'clock with Dean. Har
mon W, Caldwell{ of the Lumpkin
Law School as the principal
| Sheaker gt exercises in the chapel.
The event win begin with the
assem;;ly hour and continue
"WOUgh the .11:20 class period,
. 9%es being officially suspended
At that houp, The faculty will ap-
Pear jn dtademic costume.
The PTogram will bear the name
of fthose ‘6tudents honored for
Scholastic, accomplishments as
Well ag /Lhose receiving special
Prizes if) ot Branchas: The up-
Pr 3 Deer eont of ‘seniors In schol
astic l'zmk and the upper 5 per
;'““{ O all classes will receive
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Phi{ Beta Izappa students, win
noit PF individual. prizes througa-
Ut thhe year, fraternities and sor
lliefs with the best scholastic
Tecobds, and indiviauals outstand
f;‘\ N club activities will likewise
‘e in the brogram.
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" the building formely occupied
% " Fones Flower ghop, Latest
‘afe facilities and improvements
‘re incorporat-q in the new rest
wrant, ang wp, Jones states that
Jervice i g prompt and pleas
ant.
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Full Associated Press Service
TAX AUTHORITIES TO ADDRESS VOTERS
AT MEETING HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
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Three authorities on Georgia tax
ation who will speak Friday night
at the Holman hotel under the
sponsorship of the Athens League
of Women Voters: upper left, Mal
colm H. Bryan, widely-known econ
omist; upper right, State Auditor
Tom Wisdom; and below, Tate
Wright, clerk of the Clarke county
board of commissionerg
PROPAGANDA GHARGE
HURLED AT PECTRA
President of Stock Ex
change Denounces Coun
sel for Expose of Profits
WASHINGTON — (AP) — Rich |
ard Whitney, president of the New
vork Stock exchange, Wednesday
tossed a charge of "pmpug‘:mdu"i
at Ferdinand Pecora, counsel of
the senate stock market investi
gating committee.
Whitney made his accusation in
a new statement just after the
committee turned out a new mass
of figures to show how a flood us!
credit swept down Wall Street on
the boom tide. |
The survey, containing answers |
to questionnaires submitted to 33|
pf the nation’s largest banks, show-!
ed that on July 1, 1929, these in.}
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UNIVERSITY GIVES
MILITARY AWARDS
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Final Review and Presen
tation of Prizes Made by!
R.O.T.C. This Morning |
Final review and presentation of
awards for the University of Geor
gia R. 0. T. €. took place here
Wednesday morning, with Colonel
H. E. Mann in charge of the cere=
mornies. Commissions were given
to all second year advanced- stu
dents, and nearly 50 students re
ceived various special honors and
prizes. .
Certificates as honor graduates
were given to: Leon Southerland
ir., Athens and W. B. Williams,
Byron, cavalry; IG. ¥. Longino,
jr., College Park and W. A, Mills
Sandersville, infantry.
Winners in special competitions
were: best cavalry troop mounted,
troop A, commanded by R. .
Hodgson, Athens; best cavalry
troop dismounted, troup ¢, com
manded by Crawford Crane, Ath
ens: best cavalry platoon mount
ed, tirst platoon troop B, com
manded by R. L. Green, Athens;
best cavalry platoon dismounted.
first platoon troop F, commanded
by P. W. Robertson, Athens; ana
best cavalry squad dismounted,
troop C, commanded by D. Black
Atlanta.
Best infantry company, company
C, commanded by.J. M. Griffin
Georgetown; best infantry platoon
first platoon company C, oome
manded by W. M. Hendricks, At
lanta; best infantry squad, com
pany D, commanded by R, T. An
derson, Hillsbore.
Best individual cadet, troop A,
F. L.. Harrison, Augusta.
Two silver loving cups were pre
sented by, Robert R. Gunn to the
best appearing cadets in the ad
vanced classes. Lustrat Winecoff,
Atlanta, was winner of the cup in
the cavalry regiment, and J. M.
Griffin, Georgetown, winner in the
infantry.
Medals for varsity rifle individ
ual competitions were given to:
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‘CANNON TO FACE
' TRIAL BY CHURCH
Bishop Rallies Forces tc
Prevent OQuster From
Churchly Office
JACKSON, Miss. —{#)— Bishop
James M. Cannon, jr. was on trial
again Wednesday—fighting ouster
from his churchly office —as
friends and fces at the general con
ference of the Methodist Episco
pal church, South, mapped battle
plans, \ 4
| The nationally known crusader
'against liquor, who was acquitted
'less than a week ago in ‘Wash
,ington of charges 0f conspiracy to
! violate the corrupt practicgs act,
!maintained silence on the efforts
iof his fellow church members to
remove him from the college of
bishops.
Friends, however, rallied to his
support as soon ag word spread
‘that the committee on Episcopacy
had recommended, by a vote of
143 to 28, that he be superannu
. ated.
Proponents of the department
Imove*indicated that if the bishop
| aid_not voluntarily retire, they
would carry the fight to the con
ference floor and demand a secret
ballot on the recommendation.
The bishop, in a personal state
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'MEMORIAL SERVICES
| WILL BE HELD FOR
| DR. J. S. STEWART
|
| Memorial services for the lata
! Dr. Joseph S. Stewart will be
held by the members of the Geor
gia High school association at the
University of Georgia chapel Fri
day night at 7:45. The memorial
will be held in connection with
the annua! State High schecl
meeting.
; Dr. Stewart was president of the
{ State High - school - -association,
| high school visitor from the Uni
ivorsity. Professor of Secondary
| Education, and Director of the
i summer school at the University.
’ Dr. S. V. Sanford, president of
{the University, will be the prin
icipal speaker at the memorial ser
vices. Hugh Hodgson will direct
the music. The services are plan
ned to last about one hour.,
Mark Smith, of Thomson, who is
vice president of the association,
‘will preside at the meeting. He
will also be in charge of all
events to take place at the two
-Iday meeeting.
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Athens, Ca., Wednesday, May 2, 1934.
TALKS TO BE GIVEN
FOR ATHENG VOTERS
BY TAX AUTHORITIES
’
Women's League to Pre
sent State, County and
City Aspects s
State Auditor Tom Wis
- dom to Be on Friday
Night Program ,
The final of a series of League
of Women Study group meetings
on city, county and state golvern
ment, which have been in pro
gress since January, will be held
Friday night at 8:30 o'clock at
the Holman hotel. All interested
citizens are invited. ‘
The meeting will be addressed
by city, county and state tax
authorities, headed by State Au
ditor Tom Wisdom and will be in
the nature of a round table dis-{
cussion. |
Other speakers will be Profes-'
sor Malcom Bryan of the Unlver-'
[ity, economic specialist: Tatei
Wright, who will talk on county
taxation, and Dr. J. H. T. Me-
Pherson, of the University, whoi
will seak on “Trends of Taxa
tion.” Prof. Bryan will lead the
alfscussion. 'A representative of |
Mayor Dudley will also be pres
ent.
Phe series of study meetings
have been remarkably successful
in bringing the views of experts
in taxation and government mat
ters before the League members,
and it is felt that much good has
been accomplished. |
In commenting on the series of
study group meetings, Judge |
Blanton Fortson said that the
meetings have met a great need!
and by bringing knowledge of
governmental affairs in all its re
pects, city, county and state, and
the various functions of govern
ment before the public, the League'
has offered a splendid service tu]
the community. Judge Fortson
feels that these meetings have of
fered the best p9ossible means of
bringing such questions, with the
proposed needed remedies before
the public. |
Rural Rehabilitation Officers
Take Over Work In Athens
STUDENTS HEAR
- CUNDY ADDRESS
High School, Rotarians
Hear International Sec
retary of Civitans
‘ Arthur Cundy, Birmingham, Ala.,
inecretary of International Civitan
clubs, spoke to approximately 700
students at Athens High rschool
'this morning at 11 o'clock and was
‘honor guest at the weekly Rotary
'luncheon at 2 o'clock.
~ Mr. Cundy spoke to the students
on “Citizenship,” and seldom has
fa. speaker held such a large body
of students so attentive, The
'speaker, a veteran of the World
war and the Boer war, wore the
uniform in which he served as a
‘drummer boy i nthe latter.
Mr. Cundy was introduced by B.
M. Grier, superintendent of city
schools, and past president of the
Retary club.
The speaker has a standing of
fer of twenty-five dollars to the
student who answers 25 questions
which he has arranged. The prize
had never been won before, and
high school students were unable
to win the prize today.
After finishing the speech, which
lasted some 50 minutes, Mr. Cundy
was kept busy for some time auto
graphing books, pieces of paper,
and anything else the students
could find for him to write on,
'~ Mr, Cundy soke on service |
club development last night at
the ladies night party of the Wat-}
‘kinsvine Civitan club at the|
'‘School auditorium. Besides his |
speech, he also lead the club
singing. W. S. Elder sang “The
Last Roundup,” accompanied by
Miss Florine Lankford.
Guests other than Civitans and
their wives were Mr. and Mrs. |
B. M. Grier, Mr. and Mrs. Sami
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~ESTABLISHED 1832
F.D.R. TO REQUEST
START ON HOUSING
W\’ASHIZ\'GT()N-— (#) —Presi
dent Roosevelt will ask con
gress in the next couple of days
for authority to inaugurate a
nationwide housing program.
The administration plan calls
for government aid both for
new gonstructigon and modern
izatiow of homes,
The president said at his
press conference Wednesday a
survey of the country had
shown @ real need for the hous
ing program being worked out
by Frnk C. Walker, 'chair
man of the executive council.
Detdils were withheld by Mr.
Roosevelt pending hiy message
to copgress, but it was said
only " very simple permissive
legiglation Ig requested.
CRABB RETURNG 10
SOIL CONTROL POST
Chief Soils Expert Com
pletes Survey Trip to
Similar Projects
Prot;_' George A. Crabb, on leave
of abgence from the College of
Agriculture, in order to take his
‘position as chief soils expert with
‘the erosion project here, returned
this morning form a trip through
the West where he studied soil
‘erosion demonstrations in connec
tion with his work which started
here this morning.
“pwo things that I particularly
noticed,” Mr. Crabb said, ‘“were
the great need for the werk .aad
the mimnner in which tha erosion
prob!l is being attacked. Even in
tm‘éza blacklands, which are
rolling. ¥ields, there is a large
amount of erosion. In hillier
countrias tho amount of "damage
done' in enormous.
“They are also attacking the
problem of erosion from the view
point of vegetative protection. In
other words, they are using crops
as well as terraces to protect the
land, and they are turning other
wise useless fields into pastures
and other profitable outlets.”
Visited Demonstrations
On his western trip, Mr. Crabb
vsjted demonstration and expe
riment tation at Spartanburg,
S. C., Lacrosse, Wisconsin, Clar
enda and Shenandoah, lowa, Beth
any, Missouri, Mankato, Kansas,
Stillwater, Oklahoma, Guthrie
Oklahoma, Temple and Tyler, Texs
as. He alse vigited “the Depart.
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’J. H. Wood and Miss Ruby
Thompson - Direct Pro
. gram in 32 Counties
' Offices for Miss Ruby Thomp
son and J. H. Wood, rural rehabi-
Jitation heads for this district, will
be located on the third floor of the
court house, in the former grand
jury rooms and preserit Jury dormi
ltory. Plans also ca'l for the shar
ing of these offices with District
’Federa.l Engineer (Glass and Purch
!asing Agent Harry -Harmon, now
housed in the ' Southern Mutual
building. ;
I Miss Thompson, Clarke county
homp demonstration hgent, was
lgranted an indefinite. leave of ab
sence by county commissioners
Iyesterday, so that she can take up
[her work as district hpme econ
mist for rural rehabilitation of the
Georgia Emergency Relief admin
'istraflon. Members of her staff
have already been appointed and
’are awaiting approval from Atlan
ta offices before going to work.
Thirty-two counties will be un
der the supervision of Miss Thomp
son and Mr. Wood, and from 3 to
‘,ll families will be rehabilitated in
ieach of them. The rehabilitation
work will consist in placing the
families on farms and giving them
‘necessary articles with which to’
become self-sustaining, The fam
'ilies will he chosen by a special
committee and reclief offices in each
county. This committee will con
sist of persons familiar with farm
work and is to be appointed with
the assistance of the district su-‘
pervisor, home .demonstration
agent, county agent, and relief ad
ministration. ‘
Orders received by Mrs. Frank
Camstra, local relief administrator
from . the state office, inStructed
her to organize such a committea
and’ to send the names to Atlanta
for approval. This has been done
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AMERICA'’S FIRM STAND
Thoughtful Americans will applaud Secretary Hull's
frank and emphatic reply to the Japanese threat to es
tablish a “Monroe woctring,” as regards China, in viola
tion of solemn treaty agreements among the principal
world powers.
In advising Nippon that the the United States will con
tinue to exercise its rights in China, vouchsafed under
the 1922 treaty, the state department cast aside the
ambiguity of diplomatic niceties, and, in language that
everybody can understand, let it be known that we do
not intend to seek Japanese permission to carry on such
intercourse with China as is already our right under the
existing treaty.
In contrast to Secretary Hull’s blunt statement of the
United States’ position is the amazing attitude of Great
Britain, as enunciated by her foreign secretary, Sir John
Simon. Substantially, England has said “We have talk
ed the mattér over with japan and are convinced she
doesn’t mean what she said. Japan has assured us she
will continue to observe the ‘open door’ policy in
China.”
But the most astounding feature of Sir John's state
ment to parliament was an acknowledgement of “‘Ja
pan’s special rights in China.” Far eastern diplomats
were stunned by this significant allusion, as none of
them has ever before heard of special rights being ac
corded any of the signatories of the m. ~-vower treaty.
These developments are quite interest*.-\% when con
sidered in connection with the German Taiser’s pro
phecy in 1908, which has only recently cume to light,
that the rising world conflict would one of these days
be fought out between the white and the yellow races,
and emphasizing the assertion that Japan’s aggressive
policies demanded the strongest resistance on the part
of western nations. ‘
The intervening years have witnessed the rise of
Japan from a second-rate nation to a world power, per
sistently pursuing her aggressions in the Far East and
suspected of looking with envious eyes upon certain
United States possessions in the Pacific. Thus, the ae
curacy of the Kaiser’s prophetic .vigion-up to date seems
almost uncanny, and western - civilizatien, if it exer
" cises ordinary prudence, should he prepared for fur
ther unfolding of Wilhelm's prophecy. -~ =
- President Roosevelt unquestionably entertains such
sentiments in view of his determination to increase Am
erican naval forces to full treaty strength. That this
important move- has beensolong delayed is regrettable.
Whether we have been lulled into a false sense of se
curity by well-meaning, but misguided, opponents of
preparedness, we do not profess to know, but the
bald fact ic that we have sat supinely by, watch
ing Japan complete the task of pushing her navy
to full treaty strength before it ever dawned upon
us that perhaps we, too, may need a Navy one of these
days with which to defend our shores from aggression
by a foreign foe.
However, it is better late than never and it is to be
hoped we wiil ot need our enlarged Navy for six or
seven years, as it will require that long to build to
i full treaty strength.
Meantime, our government will do well to provide it
self with an air defense corps, second to none. Indeed,
in well-informed circles, it is claimed that under mod
ern conditions of warfare, there can be no national de
fense, worthy of the name, in which air-power is an in
conspicuous adjunct to the land and water power.
General William Mitchell, in Liberty Magazine, as
serts that giant bombers have been developed by princi
pal nations which have never been assembled and will
not be put together until the last moment in order that
no detail of their structure be known . He avers, fur
ther, that enemy aircraft could bomb New York from a
distance of thirty miles, utilizing a new type of glider
bomb that would travel that far when released from
a height of 352000 feet. ‘
Moreover, the general continues “Japan is mislead
ing us with naval preparation which really will be quite
secondary to her air power that ultimately will decide
the contest between East and West.” -
We share the fervent hope of all intelligent Ameri
cans that such a contest may never materialize; we also
are convineed that the most potent insurance against
such a calamity is for the United States to be ade
quately prepared to repulse and annihilate any aggres
sor, be he white or yellow, and whether be attacks from
31’1‘, water or land. Anything short of that may invite
isaster. .
Contests in Annual High School Meet
| Begin Tomorrow Night at University
Literary and athletic contests to
decide state championships in
more than a dozen different events
will take place at The University
of Georgia this week-end, with the
district champion from each con
gressional digtriet entered in each
event.
The literary program opens to
morrow evening with the piano
contest and closes Saturday eve
ning with the one-act play con
test. In addition to the state
meets scheduled, high school jour
nalists will convene at the Univer
sity for the annual convention of
the Georgia Scholastic Press as
socidtion.
The piano contest wil! be in the
University chapel Thursday at 8:30
p. m. Hugh L. Hodgson, profes
sor of music at The University
of Georgia and Professor Zachara
of the Brenau college music de
partment will be among the judges:
Entrants are:
District 1, Gladys Thayer, State
A. B, C. Paper—Single Copies, 2c—s¢ Sunday
esboro; 2, Helen Feingold, Albany;
3, Dorothy Giles, Richland; 4, Sara
K. Bouchillon, Covington; 5, Mil
dred Harding, Decatur Girls High;
3, Stanley Brown, Dublin; 7, Mary
Kate Blaylock, LaFayette; 8, Car
roll Feagins, Baxley; ¢ Touise
Forester, Canton; 10, Frances Sto
val, Thomson.
Winners in the district wiolin
contest will meet Friday niorning
at 10 o'clock in Memorial Hall for
the state contests, and Mr. Hodg
son and Mr. Zachara will again be
among the judges. Entrants in
this event have not as yet been
announced. i
The home economlies contests
will take place at .the same hour
in Dawson hall, with Miss Bess
M. Baird of the University fac
ulty presiding. Mrs. Pearl Moon,
Mrs. Virginia Harrold, and Mrs.
Bennie M. Danner will judge the
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HoME
CHAINGANG OFFICER
oMY GHARGES OF
CRUELTY ARE FALSE
Wadren White Also De
fends Chairman and
- Superinterident
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‘ INQUIRY UNDERWAY
Prison Commission Asks
Why Official Should
Not Be Fired
ATLANTA—(®)—Vigorous denial
Ithat convicts = were misused or
abused in the Butts county chain
gang was made before the state
prison commission Wednesday by
A. A, White, acting warden of
Butts county, in answer to a rule
issued against him to show cauge
why he should not be removed
from office. ¢
White also defended Chairman
O. B. Howell and Superintendent
A. A. Howell, of Butts county, who
were charged by a senate commit
tee with using ‘onvicts for private
work. He declared that Chairman
'Howell, who is a physician, con
!verted a portion of his own home
into a hospital for the benefit of
convicts and charity patients, and
paid fur the use of convicts in ex
\cavatlng a basement, 2
- The "warden denled any cruel
treatment of prissmers, declaring
that a ‘grasshopper,” or form of
stock, located at the conviet camp
wag placed there by a former coun
ty commissioner ang former war
den, but had never been used by
Lthe present warden for the punish
mént ‘of prisoners,
“The only othér reason I 'can
think of as to why I should not be
removed is that I am a poor coun
try boy, with a large family of lit
tle children, depending on me for
their living, and this ig the only
job I now know that I can get,”
Mr. White told the commission.
White filed a written answer to
the charges against him, through
Attorney W, E, Watking and C.' L:
Redman, of Jackson. In the an
swer it was pointed out that the
state provided the equipment for
the Butts county convict camp.
The answer sald: e
“This equipment was composed
of camp cars, that are moveable.
‘While these cars are makeshifts
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ANNUAL ELECTION
HELD ON CAMPUS
L 3 e
Pan-Hellenic Head, Cam
pus Leader and Out
standing Student Namgd
DleNean [Stafford, Way&
was elected president of the®Pan-
Hellenic council in the anfual
‘spring election held at the Uni=-
versity yesterday. Hudson Moors,
Broxton, defeated John Cam
Millwood, 195 to 174 for th §
of campus leaders and Virlgm: B.
Moore, jr., Atlanta, was chosen as
the University’s outstandlngfigu'
dent, e
The election was held in: the
University chapel and eléition
was by popular vote. R
Mr. Stafford, Sigma Chi fraters
nity, succeeds Joe Thomas, Jésup,
as Pan-Hellenic president = and
Mr. Moore succeeds Campus Lead
er Evan Davis, of Gibson. = .
Other races resulted in thé"!g!-
lowing being elected: R e
F. V. Godwin, Lenox, defeated
T. M. Ferguson, Cuthbert for
vice-campus leader. i
Webb Norman, Wash-!ngtc.fi. “de
feated H. G. Bell, Halcyondale,
for president of the Athletic asso
ciation. S
W. A. Maddox, jr.. Windér was
elected president of the senior
class over Sam Dykes, - Cochran
and Richard MuacDonald, Wlndp‘r.
was chosen secretary-treasurer of
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LOCAL WEATHER
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RAINFALL :
Inches last 24 h0ur5........0:00
Total since May I...cceeees .08
Deficiency since May 1.... .38
Average May rainfall..... 3.69
Total since January 1......17.84
Deficiency since January 1 1.00