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Sanford Missionary
Society Meets With
Mrs. E. E. Massey
SANFORD, Ga-—Mrs, E. B. Mas
sey entertained the Woman’s Mise
sionary society at her home hers
Thursday afternoon,
In the abhsence of the president:
Mrs. J. G. Barnett, the vice presi-
Qent, Mrs. E. B. Wilkes presided
over the meeting. The meeting
?‘n‘s opened with tne group singing
41 Love Thy Kingdom, Lord.” Miss
Irene Fields gave the devotional
teading from First Corinthians
12-17:31 followed hy a praver by
Mrs. Wilkes,
'+ Miss Fields also had charge of
the program bringing out beautiful
agflhts on the subject, “Finding
Ones Place.” Others taking part
on the program were Mrs. W. O.
Dillard, Mrs. Q. H. Massey and
Miss Hattie Pearl Gordon,
| After the business was discuss
ed the meeting was closed with
prayer by Mrs. J. H. Pendergrass.
The hostess served delicious re«
fmnhments assisted hy Miss Hattie
Pear! Gordon.
Mr. Q H. Massey, publicity chm
JEFFERSON NEWS
JEFFERSON—Rev, and Mrs. R,
M. Rigdon of Jefferson announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Elizabeth White, to James Taylor
McKay, of Tallasee, Ala., and La
vonia, the date of the marriage to
'~ he announced later.
eirs. H. E. Avant of Athens,
was the guest last week of her
sister, Mrs. H. J. W. Kizer.
© Messrs. Jack Bennett and Storey
Ellington and Misg Maybeth Sto
rey were dinner guests to Mrs.
J. T. Quillian at her home in
Commerce Monday evening,
Mrs. Mattie Bailey of Center
Grove is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Ji: L. Bailey.
. Master Rillie Bennett Dye (is
spending this week with relatives
in Athens. |
Mrsg. I'. P, Holder entertained’
at a recent dinner, honoring the
birthday anniversarips of F. P,
Holder and Jack Bennett. Covers]
were laid for Mr, and Mrs. F.|
I'. Holder, Mr. and Mrs. Henry!
B. McDonald, Dr. J. T. Stovall,‘
Jack Bennett and J. E. McElhan
non,
~ Mr. W, F. Homeyer, prominent
citizen of Gainesville, was in the
city Monday.
Miss. Eloise Hood was the re
cént guest of her cousin, Miss
“Ruth Smith in Athens. 1
== Miss Mary Lou Fain of Gaines
ille has returned home after a
gmu with Miss Mildred Wilhite.
~Col. H. W. Davis was a recent
“visitors to his former home din
Mitchell county.
. Misses Grace Evans and Lona
Mae Barnett who are attending
the Athens Business College, spent
&wm.ma with their parents
& Mr. Abner Bryan and Misses
A:bel‘la and Lizzie Bryan of Mayes- |
.ville spent Wednesday in Jeffer-
Thon the guests of Mrs. 8. V. Wil
hite.
Ay *Miss Virginia Chandler of Mont
s@omery, Ala, and Miss Dora Han
eoek, both students of Brenau col
“Yege, were recent visitors here as
" guests of Mrs. Ethel Hancock.
T "Mres J.. A, Wills has’ been in
iiLyons for several days at the bed
g('ga’eupf her daughter, Mrs. W, J.
Culberson, who has heen seriously
\;fll w;lh flu and pneumonia.
" Dr. and Mrs. Thurmond Sparks
mgg;‘celum)-)ia, 8. C., arrived in the
eity Sunday. Dr. Sparks left
. Sunday for Nashville, Tenn., to
~attend a meeting of the Southern
'Dental association. Mrs. Sparks is
" spending the week with her mother
“Mrs. R. D. Moore, sr.
.. Mr., and Mrs. 8, C. Morrison
"‘t_find Miss Sara Morrison of Green
i;, ille, 8. C. have returned home
_htg-!r a visit with relatives in Jes
: ’{!flio};: “They were accompanied
Thome by Mrs. Morrison's mother,
o oßrs <€. O. Brock.
“Mr. George A. Nellis, who has
*heen in Jefferson for several
months as supervising engineer of
“the P. W. A., has been transfer
_red to Wilkinson county and left
~¥riday for his new field of labor.
Mr. Neiflis has been very active
; @nd efficient in his work here and
«has made many friends who regret
o s=ee him leave.
N Mesirs. J. F. Eckles, C. E.
\jiobinsan. and H. J. W. Kizer at
lended the State Executive meet
mg of the American Legion in
Macon. last Sunday.
: Mr. P. T. Pendergrass. was
seroalled to Griffin this week on ac
_ jfount of the serious illness of Mr,
m Pendergrass who was taken
':guudden!y ill Sunday night.
& Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Geiffin
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Aderholt and
~ lwp sons, of Atlanta, were recent
_visitors in Jefferson with their
"grandmother, Mrs. T. A. McEl
_hanmon, who has heen ill for sev
-1 .days.
% nominating committee of
&a Athens Presbyterial met with
Wa} C. Turner, on Wednesday
‘fiffiing. Jan. 22. Those com
“posing this committee with the
‘chairman, Mrs. J. C. Turner, are
Mrs. C. D. Auld of Elberton; Mrs.
J. ™. Dudley of Athens; Miss
“Sallje Veal of Royston, and Mrs.
M. €. Dendy of Gainesville. At
;,Mgenemalon of a two hour ses
sion, the hospitality of the Turner
“home was enjoved by those pres
ent in‘a delightful four course din-
Mtep i eBB TR
The Tri-county Cheir held a
very successful and entertaining
session at the Jefferson Methodist
church Sunday afternoon. The
large auditorium =of the chureh
was filled to overflowing with
lovers of ong who came from this
and other counties to enjoy and
~take part in the program. The
. music rendered and other features
.of the program marked the oc
epsion as one of the most pleas
_urable ever held by the Tri-county
RURALRA_MBLIN’S ,
News Dots From Everywhere
COTTON INCREASE
WASHINGTON, Ga.-—Final tabu-
Jations of cotton ginned in Wilkes
county from the 1936 crop showed
that an imrcrease of almost 1,000
bales was shown.
The report was made by Special
Agent A. S. Quinn, who réPorted
9,747 baleg in 1935 to 8,916 hales
in 1934. This report is up to
January 16, 1936,
POULTRY SALE
WASHINGTON, Ga, — Wilkes
county poultry dealers and farmers
sold a total of 3,300 pounds of
poultry here Tuesday in a Cooper
ative Poultry sale.
The entire lot sold for $542, this
being the first sale of its kind ever
held here. Plans are being made
to hold a similar sale every month
]’durmg the entire year.
~ NEW: SWIMMING POOL
k GREENSBORO, Ga—At a meeéet
'lnx of the Greenshoro Lion’s club
'Tuesday much diseussion was fo
cused toward preparationg for a
lnew swimming pool and basketball
igry‘mna.sm!m.
- Lion Sam Burke, coach of the
high school basketball teams, told
of the handicap he and his boys
encountered in not having an in
door court. The school team can
not compete with other teams who
have indoor courtg said the coach.
A committee has been appointed to
continue efforts to secure a gym
nasium, which c¢ould be us=ed for
many other purposes,
COURT ADJOURNS
GREENSBORO, Ga. -~ Green
county Superior court adjourned
Monday after hearing several cases,
Attorneys in civil cases were
willing to continue at the April
session of court, The grand jury
continued its gession being assist
ed by Solicitor General C. 8. Bald
win, jr, i 3
BRYAN IS CANDIDATE
GREENSBORO, Ga. — Ben L.
Bryan, prominent Green county
citizen, has entered the race for
}Superlmendent of Schools in Green
county.
| He is a native of the county and
18 at present a member of the fac
ulty of Greenshoro schools. He
has been engaged in teaching for
a number of years.
SEEKS SHERIFF'S POST
GREENSBORO, Ga. —W. E
Hackney hag entered the race for
sheriff of Green oounty subject to
the rules of the coming Democratic
primary, o el
He has been chief of police of
Union Point for the past ten years
during which time he has gained
‘much experience in this line of
work, He has a reputation of
“getting his man” and is known for
the active discharge of his duties
LEGIONNAIRES TO MEET
GREENSBORO, GGa, — Regular
meeting of the M, C. Overton Post
No. 88 American Legion will be
‘held February 11, in the Legion
’ha.ll above the Georgia Power com
pany offices.
| Applications will he sent to the
post for bonuses ana@ are expected
to be in by that &ate so they may
be prepared for mailing to the de
, partment for bonds.
Celebrate Sesque-Centennial
GREENSBORO, Ga. — Visitors
from several sections of the state
will gather here Monday and help
in celebrating the sesque-centennial
of Green county.
The public schools of Greensboro
will close their doors for thig oc
casion, county schools will prob
ably be closed also, The govern
ment has furnishea a marker for
Jonas Fauche, The marker will be
unveiled during the services.
D, A. R's from different cities
and towns in this section of the
state are expected to bhe present
for the occasion. The program
will begin at 11 o'clock.
FAVOR COTTON CONTROL
HARTWELL, Ga.—Three hun
dred Hart county farmers met
here lost week and practically
every man voted in favor of a cot
ton control resolution.
The meeting was called by W, B
McMullan, a member of the state
cotton control committee. The
question was discussed freely and
a large number of the men made
suggestions, -~
The resolutions which were form
ed were voted and asked for some
act similar to the dead AAA. The
form of act that will be made is
left up to congress, copies of the
resolutions were sent to senators
and to Secretary Hanry A. Wallace
SLIGHTLY IN DEBT
HARTWELL, Ga. — At a meet
ing of the board here in 1935 it
was found that Hart county was
SIOO in debt. At the first meeting
of the new year last week it was
found that Hart county had cut its
debt some S7O, during the year.
Qutstanding Indebtedness
In arriving at the amount of the
prezent debt, exclusive of the out
stafding bonds, maturing $20,000
every third year beginning in Dec
ember, 1937, the boar@ lists the fol
lowing:
Overdraft (in the form of
warrants held by vari
ous.parties) ~ .. .- ...323270L
Accounts outstanding, pre
sented for payment .. .. 3,341.27
Accounts outstanding, not
vet presented for pay
~ ment (estimated) .. .. 1,000.00
‘.lnterest on warrants out
| standing (estimated) .. 4,000.00
' TOME iy seive 0s e DR BIENT
’ OUTSTANDING EVENTS
HARTWELL, Ga.—The dates of
‘three of the outstanding events of
countywide interest Jduriag the
coming year have been announced
by B. B. Mason, superintendent of
Hart county schools.
The county basketball tourna
ment will be held Friday, Satur
day, Monday and Tuesday, Febru
ary 28, 29 d March 2 and 3.y
g ¢ "‘;1 ,
The county wide debate will be held
‘in Hart county court house Thurs
'duy night April 2. The county
{school athletic meet will be held
tlfrjdu,\‘ April 3 at the school.
|
E GINNING INCREASE
' HARTWELL, Ga.—Gin agent D.
;143. Sadler reports that Hart county
lginned 13,871 bales of cotton to
‘January 16 compared with 11,370
iu'fnnpar‘('d with the same date last
jvear. This is a gain of 2,501 bales
fnvor the 1934 crop to date.
i AL S
i DOG-KILLING DAY
! ILAVONIA, Ga.—Tuesday was
|dog-killlng day here after a mad
ldog ran wild through the streets
of the city Monday and bit gome
|2O canines,
Tuesday over 20 dogs were killed
and practically that many were put
in confinement to await the out
come. The dog was killed by mem
bers of the Lavonia police depart
ment on the Hartwell road.
TRAIN WRECK
DALTON, Ga~—Henry Raburn
|was instantly killed at Cherokee
lcrossing here Iriday night when
the automobile he wag driving was
Istrnck by a train on the N. C. ana
lst. L. track.
He was an emploge of the hos
iery mill here and was the second
mill worker to be killed in the past
few weeks., The train was late
and was speeding down the rails
hitting the car about 8 o'clock aft
er the watchman wag off duty.
TO ORGANIZE C. OF C.
| COMMERCE, Ga. — Business,
commercial and industrial leaders
’u!‘ this city urged last week that
a chamber of commerce be organ
‘ilznd here, The result in civie bene
fits was the main cause for the or
‘,gnnization pointed out by those
‘who are boosting the move,
Mayor J. C. Verner when asked
his opinion of the move replied:
“1 think it is a splendid idea. We
have had a similar organization
here called a Board of Trade and
it was responsible for many civic
improvements. “This city needs
some cooperative group that can
work together” he adged.
NAMED VICE PRESIDENT
COMMERCE, Ga—J. B. Hard
man, prominent Jackson county
man, was elected vice-president of
the Georgia Cattle club at a recent
meeting held at the State College
of Agriculture.
il
LEGIONNAIRES MEET
ROYSTON, Ga,—All members of
franklin County Post American
Tegion are requested to meet in
Lavonia, in Wbodmen hall, Mon
day night, February 3.
Legion members are asked to
bring with them any and all World
Whar veterans, The main topic of
discussion will be on the steps
that will be taken on collection of
the bonus, "
ROOSEVELT CLUB
WASHINGTON, Ga. — Friends
and supporters of Franklin D,
Roosevelt have signified their in
tentiong of forming a TRoosevelt
c¢lub in Wilkes county for the pur
pose of nominating the president
for the second term.
Over 100 persons have signed
their names in the past two days
signifying they wished te join the
club. A petition will be circular
ed within the next few days, but
§nt present a large number of per
sons are turning in their names at
'the ‘Whshington . News - Repotrer
offices.
OCONEE HEIGHTS
OCONEE HEIGHTS — Missex
Randoph and Adell Fleming of At
tica, were week-end guests of Miss
Myrtle Dills.
The 4-H club met with Miss
Catherine Vaughan on January 17,
New officerg were elected and var
ious committees were named for
the year,
Among ‘the week-end guests here
was Miss Martha Poss, who was
with Misg Jimmie Martin.
The friends of Dr. and Mrs.
Strickland are delighted to know
that they will move here from
Gillsville to make their home.
Mrs. W\ L. Hatcher was the
‘week-end guest of Mrs. Nichols ana
Miss Mattie Julia Nichols.
Mr. and Mrs. “Red” Bradbury
and daughter, Peggy, have return
‘°d to Elberton, after a visit with
Mrs. Madeline Lester,
‘Miss Mpyrtle Dills 13 spending
several days with her grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Woods.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fleming of
Atlanta, were recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Rufe Logan and Mr. ana
Mrs. Tom Fleming.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Parham have
returned to Atlanta after visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Woods.
The rate of pay for carrying
Uncle Sam's ocean mail is gov
erned largely by speed and ton
nage of vessels,
NICHOLSON NEWS
! Mr;, Olin Barnett of the CCC
| camp, Suches. was visiting here
| over the week-end, the guest of
relatives and friends.
»* Services will be conducted at the
| Methedist church, Sunday after
.noon by the pastor, Rev., Mr,
]Baity of Comer,
| Mr. Leonard Wilhanks of the
| Classic City was a visitors here
‘fon Sunday, the guest of relatives
jand fricads.
| Rev. J. Sanders of Monroe fill
|ed his regular appointment at the
| Fire Baptized Holiness church,
|Sunday morning.
i Mr. J. T. Baird of the €CC
|eamp, Athens, was the week-end
43&10“ of relatives and friends here.
THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
WATKINSVILLE NEWS
By MISS SUE RENE McREE
. WATKINSVILLE, Ga.—Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Parrish spent Tues
day in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Biggers,
Of Athens, were the recent guests
Of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Biggers for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs, O. W. Lanjer of
Bogart and Dr. and Mrs. L. W.
Hodges, of Gainesville, were the
guests of Mr, and Mrs, W.. Hi
lllodgos last Sunday.
|~ Mr, and Mrs. Carl Sewell, of
'Atlama, spent last Sunday with
their parents Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
McGuire.
Milton Brogdon, of Covington,
| was the guests of Mrs. Hattie
Downs last week-end.
Rev., and Mrs, D. M. Joiner,
Misses Katherine Joiner and Miri
am Veale, spent last Wednesday in
Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Downs, and
young son of Gainesville, were the
guests of Mr, and Mrs. W. W.
ir)own.c for the week-end.
Mrs. Johnson Honored
I Mrs. Ferdinand Johnson, bride
lnf a recent date, was honored with
a lovely shower by Mrs. Albert}
}I«:Izler, Friday afternoon. |
Several tables of bridge were en
joyed after which gifts were pre-l
sented to the bride by little Miss
Nancy Hodges and Master Bobby‘
Hodges who were dressed as min
jature bride and groom, Miss
Eloise Stewart rendered a wed-l
ding march on the violin as the
tiny bride and groom marched
into the room. i
The guests were invited into the
dining room where delicious re
freshments were served by Mrs,
Elder, assisted by Mrs. Burney
Hale and Mrs. C. C. Hardigree.
The color scheme of silver and
white was beautifully carried out
in the dining room with silver
candlesticks and white lace cloth!
on the table. Mrs. RObb Billups
served tea, ]
The guests included Mesdames:
Warren Downs, C. S. Hardigree,
Hussey Downs, Herman O'Dillon,
Emma Sue Leslie, Roy Fowler, El
mer Weatherford, Kennith Ham
ilton Roy Crowley, . M. Elder,
Joe Cooper Hardman, C. H. Phil
lips, Clarence Mcßee, H, T.
Hodges, Jennie Mcßee, Robb BRBil
lups, A. . Camp, Maggie John
son, R. J. MecGuire, Burney Hale,
Harvey Downs J. T. Biggers, and
Misses Dorothy Reynolds, Louisa
Whitehead, Margaret Wright, Elo
ise Stewart, Thelma May Culpep
per, Florine Stovall, <Claudine
Coleman, Madeline Stovall, Louise
Biggers, Anne Billups, and Vesta
Langford.
S. 8. Class Party
Members of the Ellen Langford
Sunday School class were enter
tained with a party at the home
of their teacher, Miss Sara Hut
ching, last Saturday evening.
After an evening of interesting
games and contests deljcious re
frehments _were served by the
hostess. +4 The guests * included:
Margaret Ann Nichols, Joy Ann
Downs, TFrances Saxon, Anita
Moore, (Minnie Jean Nicholson, Ed
na Ward, Sara Farmer, FEorla
Poulnott, Lenora Fowler, Hester
Durham, Nelson Fowler, Frank
Fabian, Lindsey Durham, Frank
Hodges, Austin Saxon, Albert
Ward, Rilly Berry and Vietor
T.owe.
Mns, Cooper Entertains
Mrs. Joe Cooper was hostess to
a number of friends last Salurday
afternoon, honoring her visitors,
Miss Rothelle of Sardis and Miss
Montez Campbeil of Athens and
Miss Elizabeth White of Lithonia.
'he guests included Mrs. F. M.
Eier. Mrs, Albert Elder, Mrs.
Hussey Downs, Mrs. Warren
Downs, Mrs. Burney Hale and
Misses Florine Stovall, Margaret
McGuire and Louisa Whitehead.
Bridge Club Entertains
The members of the Wednesday
Bridge club entertained their hus
bands with a supper on Wednes
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Hussey Downs,
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Downs, Mr. and
Mrs. C. G. Hardigree, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman O'Dillon, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Fowler, Mr, and Mrs.
Elmer Weatherford, Mrs. Emma
Sue Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Crowley and Mr. and Mrs, Hussey
Downs.
WINTERVILLE NEWS
Friends of Mrs. W. A. Jones are
interested to know that sne visited
Miss Dora Meyer and other rela
tions in Augusta a few days last
week., Friends of Miss Dora, by
which name she is affectionately
know that they are planning to
that she enjoys only fairly good
health now. She is not able to
“stay up”’ much, however. All her
many friends and acquaintances
wish for here many more years of
good health and happiness for her
birthday greetings.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Hobson
Carter and famiy are interested to
know that they are panning to
move soon to the place formerly
occupied by Mr. W. K. Whitmire
and family near Arnoldsville. Mr.!
Whitmire expected to move to
Arnoldsville this week. |
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Teasley of
Elberton visited at the home of
Mrs. T. N. Gaines Sunday night. ‘
The many friends of Miss Sally
Harrig are interested in the an
nouncement of her engagement to
Mr. Douglas Hubert of Athens,,
which appeared in the Sunday|
papers. Miss Harris is a first’
grade teacher in the school here
and a popular member of the tac-i
ulty. She is associated with all
the activities of the community.
and deserves special mention not
ony for the achievements in her
work but for the interest she has
taken in all phases of community
life. Her friends extend congra
tulations and good wishes. Her
marriage is to take place during
February. Ve 1
All basketball admirers of the
Real Issue in Liggett Murder Trial
Is Alleged Politics and Crime Link
‘'Widow Carries On With
F Militant Newspaper
f Of Husband
By NEA Service
MINNEAPOLIS—Kid Cann, for
mer bootlegger and plugugly, who
!stands in the dock here charged
with the murder of Walter W.
Liggett, is not really the principal
defendant’in the case. k
Cann’s name is the only one on
ithe indictment. But more import
ant to residents of the Twin Cities
\than the fate of Cann is the un
‘named defendant—and alleged uns
‘holy alliance between crime and:
politicg that has blackened the
community's name.
Whether Cann’s was the finger
which pulled a machine-gun trig
ger and cut down Liggett, the
crusading editor, is less important
to forces interested in law and or
der here than the truth of the
things Liggett had been saying in
hig paper.
The actual’ battle on conviction
or exoneration of Cann will be
fought over conflicting identifica
tions, Liggett's widow, the slight,
dark woman who stood at his side
during his months of lonely strug
gle will identify Cann as the man
whose “leering face leaning out
of the automobile window I can
never forget.”
She saw Cann clearly, she says,
just before the sub-machine gun
spoke and her husband fell, pack
ages of groceries they had just
bought gpilling across the side
walk from his lifeless arms.
Witness Accusss Cann |
At least one more witness, Wes
ley Andersch, who has been kept
in police custody for his own pro
tection, is expected to testify that
he was brushed by the murder car
just before the shots rangjout, anigs
as he turned to expostulate, saw
Cann clearly in the car.
State Senator George P. Wolfe
was mnear the scene of Liggett's
murder and recalled seeing a ecar
containing three men parked in an
alley near Liggett's home, a rear
window down despeee the falling
snow, the engine running. He is
not expected to be able to identify
the men, however,
Against such state witnesses as
these, Cann, whom hig keepers call
“the most worried prisoner ever
to lodge in the Hennepin County
jail,”” will introduce an airtight alibt
sworn by several witnesses,
Cann’g lawyer, an able defensive
legal fighter who previously de
fended the Touhy gang and the
Bremer kidnapers, will try to prove
that at the time of the cowardly
murder of Liggett, his client was
seated in a barber chair some dis
tance from the scene.
Actual guilt or innocence of Kid
Cann, formerly better known as
Isadore Blumenfeld, can be deter
mined only by a considerable air
ing of chargeg and counter-charges
of which Liggett was the storm
center in the months before his
death.
Only a few weeks before the
murder, Liggett was beaten up on
the street, as he claimed, by Kid
Cann and his associates.
Cann counter-charged that Lig
gett had tried to “shake him down
for $1500,” which Liggett badly
needed. That incident, widely air
ed at the time, gives & clew as to
Cherokee Indians team regret their
inability to play here Friday and
Saturday nights as per schedule.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs, Jeese L.
Hardeman and family regret very
much Mr. Hardeman’s death last
Sunday. He was well known in
our community as he bad lived
near Winterville all his life, The
many friends of the family extend
gsympathy to them - during their
sad bereavement.
The weather comes in for spec
jal mention again. An eight inch
snow blanketed mether earth on
Thursday morning with its fleecy
substance. A “thing of beauty” but
“not a joy forever” because when
it began to melt later in the week,
it caused a regular slush. The
month of January was ushered in
the New Year with a snow and
made its exit with a snow. All in
all, this January weather has been
something new in the annals of
history so far as our community
goes. i
The following attended the Clarke
county home demonstration coun
cil at the court house last Tues
day: Mrs. J. E. Busbin, Mrs. N. O.
McWaters, Mrs. L. H. Harris, Mrs.
G. C. Pittard, Mrs. W. R. Coile
and Marion Coile.
The farmers from our commun
ity are keenly interested in some
new farm program which has been
under discussion at several import
ant meetingg in Athens during the
last several days. An interesting
session was held by the farmers
and farm women of the county at
the court house last Friday after
noon and many from our commun
ity attended the meeting.
| (Friends of Mr. Robert Winter
are pleased to learn that he is im
proving rapidly,
~ Friends of Miss Sybil Dunaway
are interested to know that she
visited in Atlanta recently.
Owing to the +weather which
made bus driving hazardous for all
the school children, there was no
school Thursday and Friday.
The friends of Linton Pittard,
jr., are pleased to learn that he
won in declamation from the
Monticello high school in the
“School of the Air” contest which
was conducted by the Athens dis
trict recently.
Friends of Mr. John W. Noell will
regret to know that he is ill
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Karl Rowan, Mr. Noell arrived last
Monday and has been sick since he
came.
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the track the trial is apt to take on
both sides.
Lived, Died Sensationally
Liggett died as he lived, specta
cularly. Many years as a news
paperman and journalist took him
all over the country in a series of
“exposes” and campaigns matched
by few of today’s “muckrakers.”
As editor of a magazine, “Plain
Talk,” Liggett had written so
scathingly of liquor enforcement
conditions that he was summoned
to Washington to testify before a
congressional committee.
He returned, then, after aban
doning the magazine connection, to
Minnesota, where he was a native
son, scion of a rather distinguished
family. !
~ In former years, Liggett had heen
interested in the Non-Partisan
Leaguer movement, Wvhich for a
time dominated the state. He re
sumed that interest, now represent
ed by the Farmer-Labor party, but
became convineed that the “All-
Party” coalition of forces repres
ented by Governor Floyd Olson did
not. represent true Farmer-Labor
principles.
So when his paper, the Midwest
American, was launched. Liggett
not only savagely attacked local
vice, gambling, and oootlegging
conditions in Minneapolis, but pit
ched into Governor Olson.
Liggett made many enemies in
the half-world of Minneapolis, and
among them was Kid Cann, who is
now in the legal liquor business,
but .was a bootlegger and liquor
runner during prohibition.
Second to Be Slain
Liggett had hard sledding. Ob
stacles were thrown in the way of
his paper, money was . always
scarce.
Then Howard Guilford, editor of
the Saturday Press, a scandal-gheet
as avirdly devoted to personalities
as Liggett was to politics, was
murdered, in much the same man
ner that Liggett wag to he slain
later.
LEXINGTON NEWS
LEXINGTON, ‘Ga.—Miss Augusta|
Howard entertained at a lovely din- |
ner party on Saturday evening. In
vited guests were Misses Frau'
Yates, Fern Baggs, Nancy Stripl- |
ing, Sara Williams, Dorothy Ann]
Braswell and Sydney McWhorter
of the Coordinate college, Miss Olal
Kelly of Agnes Scott, Miss Mary |
Stuart Brown of Brenau, and
Messrs. plbert Jones, Clyde Spinks,;
Jim Davis, George Self,” Fred
Duval, Richard Winston, Billy |
Tuck, John Mullins and Bob Heard
of the University of Georgia.
3 Personals
Mr. W. F. David was attending
to business in Athens Monday.
Mr. Allan Arnold of the Uni
versity of Georgia spent the week
end with homefolks. 4
“ Mr. and Mrs. E. P, Shull and
‘Miss Sara Shull spent Sunday in
‘Greensboro.
~ Mr. and Mrs. Charley Crawford
‘were visitors to Athens Wednqs-l
day.
~ Mr. and Mrs. E. Milton Watkins;
‘motored to Atlanta Sunday for |
the day. |
! Mr. E. J. Maxwell was attending!
to business in Athens Wednesday. ;
. Mrs. J. T. Hester and children |
of Union Point, spent the week-end |
\with Mrs. W, F. Daniel. !
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Maxwell and |
Mrs. W. F. Daniel were a congenial |
auto party to Atheng Wednesday |
evening. |
Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Farr, of |
Elberton, spent Sunday with Mrs. |
‘Minnie Crawford. - i{
Messrs, George Cunningham, Seab |
Bray, L. L. Couch, and L. R. Nich- |
olson attended the Talmadge meet- |
ing in Macon Wednesday.
Friends of Mr. Howard Amason
are glad to see-him able to be up
and at work again after a ten day’'s
iliness. : 3 ‘
Miss Louise Brooks was-shopping
in Athens Tuesday. STy
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Liggett, a burly man of consid
erable personal courage, refusea to
take it as ominous. Nobody was
ever convicted, or even arrested, in
the Guilford case.
Liggett fought through to ac
quittal a charge against him oz
helping abduct two minor girls. He
remained undaunted.
‘He was preparing to go on the
floor of the state legislature and
demand impeachment of Governor
Olson. He was also known to have
had some long-distance eonversa
tions with Governor Langer of
North Dakota.
Just what these were, or what
would have come of his attempt
to impeach Olson, no one ever will
know,
For while his wife and co-work
er, Edith, and his 10-year-old
daughter, Marda, looked helplessly
on, gang bhullets cut him down,
Turned Fire on Olson
Because Ed J. Goff, Hennepin
county attorney, was one of those
whom Liggett had savagely at
tacked, and because government
G-men refused to interfere, prose-
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|eution has been in the hand of
lAttm’ney G‘eneml Harry M. Peter
| son.
For 26 weeks, Liggett printed a
set of accusations against Olson.
Direct accusations against local
jcitizens and officials in““exposes"
|of alleged viee, gambling, and li
quor racketeering were weekly fea
tures. of Liggett's paper.
His widow is carrying it on, and
since his death circulation has
climbed,
Liggett's friends, 308 of whom
flocked to his funeral, contend that
any charges that Liggett was try
ing to ‘“shake down” underworld
characters or officials in exchange
for immunity from attack, are un
likely.
| They point out that he was al
|ways out of funds, not usually the
|mark of the racketeer.
| Minneapolis has been surprising
lly calm about the affair thug far,
and there is no evidence of any
‘great shakeup in local police or
lmunieipal circles. But organiza
‘i? such as the Law Enforcement
gue have demanded to know
lhow much truth there is in Lig
gett's often-repeated charges that
government and crime are all too
closely linked in the citieg which
dgar Hoover, head G-man, once
called “breeding places for crime.”
