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Trade With Sun Advertisers And Save---Look At The Bargains This Week 1 r> PAGES / IN THIS ISSUE VOL. XLVII Rev. G. J. Davis Resigns Pastorate Baptist Church; Accepts Marietta Call SERVED here for past six years with great results Preached Last Sermons Sunday— Entire Community Suffers Loss In Removal of This Family Rev G. J. Davis has resigned as [ pastor’ of the Hartwell Baptist church, and accepted a call to the : Marietta First Baptist church. [ j4j s resignation was tendered the 1 church on Wednesday evening of I 1 week, and was accepted, in view of the statements made by ! Bro. Davis who emphasized that if ! he had his wish in the matter he would remain for life in Hartwell. He felt that he was doing God’s will in the matter, and therefore in- Mr sisted that his resignation be ac cepted at this time. Coming to Hartwell some six years ago from Tennille, Rev. Da vis has won for himself and family a place in the hearts of our people of every denomination, and it is with reluctance that as a commu nity we give them up. As pastor of the Hartwell Baptist church, Rev. Davis has led his peo ple forward in a program that places them to the forefront in Georgia Baptist affairs.' In the 75-Million Campaign the local church has perhaps made the best record in the State for the membership, having already paid mto the fund some $45,000 on their pledge of over $55,000. Rev. Davis in 1921 was Moderator of the Hebron Baptist Association; he has been a member of the State Executive Committee for several years, and otherwise prominent in the Baptist denomination. He has been very prominent in Hartwell and Hart county civic af ■k fairs, also. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club and otherwise identi- M fled with the progressive community I ‘ life. The church at Marietta is con sidered one of the best in the State, and has a large membership. They have accomplished a great work in the past and with Rev. G. J. Davis as pastor will now make even more rapid strides in the work of the Kingdom, we predict. Union Service Sunday Evening. On Sunday evening the Methodist and Presbyterian congregations joined in a union farewell service for Bro. Davis. A special program had been arranged, interspersed with special songs by the choir, includ ing a number of the retiring pastor’s ■ favorite hymns. Hon. J. H. Skelton was in charge, and those making talks were Mayor A. S. Richardson, for the City of Hartwell; Mr. W. T. Johnson and Prof. E. B. McGukin, for the Pres byterian church; Rev. J. H. Barton, for the Methodist church; Mr. D. C. Mr Alford, for the Baptist church; Mr. E. B. Benson, Prof. J. I. Allman, Mr. T. M. Myers. A large congregation was pres ent, and after the services hundreds came forward to bid Bro. Davis and his family God-speed on their way to other fields of labor. The church gave Mr. Davis a beau tiful Hamilton gold watch as a token of their love and esteem and as re- A membrance to carfry with him to mark the time as he journeys in his new field of labor. It was present ed in behalf of the church by D. C. Alford, chairman of the Board of H Deacons. In presenting the watch Mr. Al ford said in substance: Dear Bro. Davis:—On behalf of the Hartwell Baptist church this oc casion offers us an opportunity for lending in our hearts sadness and joy. Sadness, because the time seems to have come for parting with you as our beloved pastor. cannot express to you how we will miss your personal contact: t saddens our hearts beyond words express, as we think how you nave grieved with and comforted >n times of sorrow and bereave |M ment. | '\ e know it will be hard to cure hearts that are wounded by the severing of our relations as church 1 pastor, but we remember that Ihe will of our Lord must be done. However we will rejoice as we shall nstantly think of the beautiful Jg m which you have interpreted , r ‘- ove of our Master by your faith- ■ tul ministry. This token of our love that we sent to you we want you to ac- Ce Pt in the spirit in which it is P'en; may it be a constant re as you see its face and note ticking away of time that you ■* your dear family are being re- Irc -mbered by your friends in Hart well. Let our consolation be your con smation as we have the assurance Hi sadness on account of parting ■1 endure for a night but the joy > meeting again will come in the M m °rning. ~ -O Japanese bar natives of Ko j. ( hma. Mongolia, Siam and Java Mj r 131 setting in Japan. M - then, again, you can recog- HH ’he approach to Easy street by E® •' ’ervous wrecks along the way.— ■ ' c ’couver Sun. Qj-en Mary has taken a great * f° r Ishbel Macdonald, s Ilf' daughter of Labor Prime Minister. THE HAKTWELL SUN. Many School Boys and Girls Expected To Enter the Essay Contest For S3OO In Prizes Hartwell and Hart county school boys and girls participating in the co-operative marketing essay con test, in which S3OO in gold is offer ed, will gather at the Hartwell High School building on Friday morning, May 16th, at 9 o’clock promptly. Rules and regulations have already been published, and it is expected that a number will try for the prizes. The subject of the essay is: “THE VALUE OF CO-OPERA TIVE MARKETING ASSOCIA TIONS FOR ALL FARM PRO DUCTS, TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA, ORGANIZED ON THE FIVE YEAR CONTRACT PLAN.” This contest is open to three groups: A. All High School Students of the State. B. All students in the elemen tary grades in schools in incorporat ed towns of the state. C. All students in the elemen tary grades in the rural schools of the state. o - ——... Commencement To Start May 23 Elaborate exercises will mark the Commencement season in Hartwell beginning Friday night, May 23, and continuing through May 30th. There are over 40 boys and girls in the Class of ’24, perhaps one of the largest the Hartwell High School has ever graduated. All exercises will take place in the new auditorium, including the pro gram on Sunday, May 25th. A complete program will appear in next week’s Sun. o Nice Room At State Normal School Without Cost To Hart Co. Girl Offered By U. D. C’s A room has been outfitted by the Hartwell Chapter U. D. C. in Win nie Davis Hall at the State Normal College in Athens, and is now offer ed free to the first Hart county girl qualifying. If there is a girl in Hart who enters the State Normal for 1924- 25 she can get this room without cost by applying to Mrs. Fred Wilson, of Hartwell, president of the U. D. C. This must be done before June Ist. Luther Burbank has offered his “creations gardens” to the Univer sity of California for educational and experimental purposes. He has been offered SIOO,OOO for them, but commercial profits interest him less than the public benefit. W. M. S. and Laymen of Elberton District Meet In Commerce Thursday and Friday The Missionary Societies of the Methodist churches in Hartwell and Hart county will be well represent ed at the annual W. M. S. Confer ence of North Georgia to be held in Commerce Thursday and Friday of this week. Commerce has prepared, says Miss Bert Winter, Secretary, for the largest attendance at the annual Dis trict Conference the missionary workers have ever held. There will two full days and nights, featured by a program al most as large as the annual W. M. S. Conference held recently at Grif fin. Practically all the best things have been “drafted” for the Com merce meeting, including a pageant by the Juniors, a motion picture Calcium Arsenate Will Be Sold From Car By State Board of Entomology ■— O Poison Will Be Sold For 12 Cents Pound At Points Along Railroad The Georgia State Board of En tomology has arranged with the Southern Railway to operate a ped dler car of calcium arsenate again this year. A car will be side track ed at the places and on date listed below. Cotton growers can secure, any amount from 100 pounds up, same to be sold at the car for cash:, Royston, Thursday, May 15, r. M., 16th, A. M. Bowersville, Friday, May 16, P. 1 Lavonia, Saturday, May 17th, P. M ! Toccoa, Monday, May 19, P. M., 20th, A. M. . : Derailed information will be given | at the car as to best method for con trolling the boll weevil, together with instructions as to best use of cal cium arsenate. Two vears ago you purchased cal cium arsenate at nine cents a pound and your cotton was worth ten cents; now we can furnish you with cal cium arsenate at twelve cents and' HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1924 Southern Presbyterians Gather In San Antonio, Texas, For 64th Assembly Mr. W. T. Johnson, of Hartwell, and Rev. Kcelling, pastor of the El berton Presbyterian church, left Monday afternoon for San Antonio, Texas, where the 64th session of the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church convenes this Thursday morning for a week’s de liberations. Mr. Johnson and Rev. Koelling are official delegates from the Ath ens Presbytery. The two outstanding features are the election of a moderator to suc ceed Rev. Alexander Sprunt, of 1 | • V. ' ’’Up' f. .. i '■ * W ■ ■ r • L ■" z . • 1 ■■ • ' • ' i W i iiii.ii • ; 7? ib'.iiami .'.dni . iia r g ii ii 'iiii'i I REV. G. J. DAVIS who has resigned as pastor of the Hartwell Baptist church, and accepted a call to the First Baptist church in Marietta, Ga., leaving this week. Eighth District Dentists To Meet In Athens May 20th k Dentists of the Eighth District I will meet in Athens on Tuesday, May > i 20, at the Georgian Hotel. • ' The program will begin at 3 1 ; o’clock in the afternoon and it is ! expected that nearly every dentist . in the District will take advantage ! ' of the opportunity to hear the num- 1 ber of lectures to be given. showing the Methodist work in for eign fields, etc. Five Conference officials will also be present. Laymen Meet Friday. On Friday the Laymen of the El berton District will meet in Com merce, thus adding largely to the attendance. A splendid program has been planned for them, also. Allman In Charge Prof. J. I. Allman, of Hartwell, is Lay Leader for the Elberton District and will preside in Commerce at the metting Friday. Luncheons will be served at the noon hours both days at the church. Every Methodist church in this and adjoining counties should have a large delegation of Laymen in Commerce for this session Friday. your cotton is worth thirty-five cents. Controlling the boll weevil with calcium' arsenate and producing a normal crop of cotton is no longer an experiment. Any cotton grow er can produce a normal crop if he will follow the method and uses cal cium arsenate as outlined by the Georgia State Board of Entomology. Buy your calcium now and prepare to dust every acre you plant. Do not waste your energy and money planting cotton for the boll weevil to destroy. Come out to your station on date named and buy calcium arsenate from this train. There will be an exhibit of dusting ■ machines. Come out whether you want to buy or not, hear the talks ! and get instructions. Cotton growers who have already placed orders with us can obtain calcium arsenate at the car at price puoted above if they desire. For additional information see your county agent, local agent of the Southern Railway, or u-rite GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EN- TOMOLOGY, Atlanta, Ga. Charleston, and the presentation of the report of the stewardship by Rev. M. E. Melvin, of Chattanooga, general secretary. Other important reports to be presented are those of the executive committees of foreign missions, home missions, Christian education and ministerial relief. Rapid strides have been made by the Southern Presbyterians since the last General Assembly, and the meeting in San Antonio wil doubt less be one of the most enthusias tic the church has ever held. Exercises Will Close City Colored Schools Beginning Next Sunday Afternoon The Hartwell Colored Public School will close with appropriate exercises, beginning on next Sunday afternoon, the following program having been arranged by Principal Geo. E. Archibald and his teachers: Sunday, May 18, 3 P. M.—Ser mon by Rev. J. H. Barton, pastor M. E. church, Hartwell. Tuesday, May 20, 8 P. M.—Con cert, Primary Department. Wednesday, May 21, 8 P. M.— Concert Play, “Crowning the May Queen.” Thursday, May 22, 8 P. M.—Con cert. Play, “An Old Fashioned Mother.” The white people are cordially invited to attend all the exercises. 0 State of Oklahoma To Spend Ten Millions Year On Roads Oklahoma is entering the good road era. 'The greatest sum appro priated for any former Oklahoma highway administration was sl,- 000,000. This year, according to E. Bee Guthrey, secretary of the commission, the State’s $3,000,000 will be matched with $2,000,000 in Federal money. The commissioners intend to “trade” with counties and have the $5,000,000 matched dollar for dol lar. Thus, the highway department, experts administer a fund of $lO,- 000,000. In six years Oklahoma will have spent $60,000,000 on roads. Hitherto the highways depart ment has turned the divisions of the Federal aid roads over to the coun ties through which they pass for maintenance. In future, Oklahoma will maintain her recognized high ways. Eventually all important roads are to be maintained by the State. Fiddlin’ John Here “Fiddlin’ John” Carson, who ap peared at the Hart County E'air last fall, was a visitor to Hartwell last Saturday afternoon, and will again appear on the platform here wihtin the next few weeks, according to Mr. George H. Page, of the Hartwell Furniture Co. Mr. Carson has recently returned from New York where he made a number of phonograph records, which are on sale at this well-known Hartwell store. A list of the new ones are carried in this week’s Sun. News that Mr. Carson and his fa mous aggregation will soon return to Hartwell is sufficient to guarantee an overflowing house. Seven More Progressive Schools Will Ask For Consolidation On June 6th “DIXIE DOG AND PONY SHOW" COMING MONDAY The Dixie Dog and Pony Show will play in Hartwell' next Monday, May 19th, giving two performances —2:30 and 8:15 P. M. The show grounds are at the Har vey L. Scott place on the end of Benson street, south Hartwell. Trained dogs, pigs, ponies and other animals are in the show, which will attract both the young and old. J. J. Brown Speaks At Vanna Saturday Hon. J. J. Brown, commissioner of agriculture, will speak at Vanna, Hart county, on Saturday night of this week, May 17th, the hour being 8 o'clock. Mr. Brown will discuss questions that affect everyone, and a packed house will greet Mr. Brown on this return to his old home section. The speaking will take place at Old Fellowship Academy, and the public is cordially invited. Q - Southern Railway Officials Here Messrs. R. B. Pegram, Vice-Pres ident of the Southern Railway, and Mr. R. L. Butt, General Freight Agent, paid Hartwell an interesting visit Tuesday. The impress they made on the few business men with whom they came in contact was ex ceedingly favorable. Their mission to Hartwell, it is hoped, will prove mutually satisfactory to both the Railway and the business interests of our city. o- ■■ Housewives of Crystal Bay, Lake Minnetonka, near Minneapolis, have voted to “boycott all articles adver tised on billboards in their vicinity.” No man should judge his new neighbors by the way their furni ture looks on a moving van.—Okla homa City Times. Before marriage a man yearns for a woman; after marriage he earns for her. Many Attend 69th Session Southern Baptist Convention In Atlanta, Ga- Delegations trom practically ev- Baptist Convention with a record ery Baptist church in Hart county equalled by few in its bounds, left first of the week for Atlanta, Dr. E. Y. Mullins, of Louisville, where the Southern Baptist Conven- Ky., is President of the Convention, tion began its 69th session on and opened the session on Wednes- Wednesday morning. The Conven- “'.v mornin<”. Dr Mullins is also tion will continue through next Mon- President of the Baptist World Al day, 19th. fiance, and one of the leading figures The Hebron Association, to which ! in the entire church. the Hartwell and Hart county Many visitors besides the regular churches belong, is one of the elected representatives are also at strongest from every viewpoint in tending from Hartwell and the coun the State, and goes to the Southern I ty. State of Georgia Received $13,222,000 Last Year; How Money Was Distributed Total receipts of the state from taxes, licenses, fees and other sources during 1923 amounted to $13,222,122.16, while disbursement:: totaled $12,528,833.75, receipts be- 5693,283.75 greater than disburse ments, according to a preliminary re port given out Saturday by W. B. Harrison, chief clerk in the office of state comptroller general, Atlanta. The total amount of the receipts for 1923 exceeded that of 1922 by ’5332,320.94, while disbursements for the past year were $455,696.41 less than disbursements for 1922, the re port showed. The figures for the past year are exclusive of the balance on hand in the state treasury at the beginning of 1923. This balance amounted to $1,633,132.75, which added to the sum of $693,283.75, representing the difference between receipts and dis bursements, makes a balance of $2,- 326,416.50, it was stated. The receipts included the rental, and the disbursements the refund of Fishing Party Had Fine Luck A fishing party composed of prom inent Armour Fertilizer and Ten nessee Chemical Co. officials, head ed by a local delegation spent sev eral hours last Wednesday after noon and night up on the river. Among those going were Mr. W. E. Wehner, of Atlanta, and Mr. D. T. .Bowden, of Columbia, S. C., of the Armour company; Mr. C. I). Toombs, of the Tennessee Chemical Co., Atlanta; Mr. W. H. Reeves, of Armour; Messrs. Chas. E. Mathe son. Howard G. Pearman and Alston B. C. Harper. They caught sufficient fish for the entire party and had plenty left. Mr. Reeves “took the cake” for his culinary proficiency, and Char- That Hart county bids fair to I become a leader in the entire State of Georgia from the standpoint of | consolidated schools, seems acer- I tainty now that seven more of our 1 leading county school districts have called elections to vote on combin ing their interests . Election June 6th. Union Hill, Air Line and Cross Roads will ask for consolidation; Goldmine and Sandy Grove are pooling their school interests, and Shoal Creek and Thomasville are the other two who will vote on Friday, June 6th, for bigger and better schools ni their various communi ties. Reed Creek and Sardis. Through the splendid work done at Reed Creek and Sardis Hart county has already attracted no lit tle attention, delegations having vis ited the schools from far and near. Another new consolidated school that has just voted and sold $10,500 worth of bonds for a modern build ing and equipment is composed of the old Flat Shoals, Kings Bench and Midway schools, and now known as the Mt. Olivet Consolidated School. This will be ready for the 1924-25 school term, and will have the vocational agriculture work, as well as other modern departments. County School Superintendent W. B. Morris states that the petitions presented the County Board by the new districts voting on June 6th were almost unanimously signed by the citizens of the respective com munities. It is expected that other sections of Hart will folllow in the steps of these, and within a few years our county will indeed take the lead in rural education, as she is already so splendidly doing. o ■■ ■ State Board Clinics Begins June 2nd Emory University The State Board of Health, in co operation with Emory University, will have a full week of clinics for the physicians of our state, begin ning June 2nd. The clinics will be broad in their scope, and the physicians will have an opportunity to see hundreds of cases of all types of diseases and operations. It is all free, as no charge what ever is made. Especial attention will be given diseases of children and venereal diseases. This is also Alumni week for the University, and many class reunions will be held. warrants of the Western and At lantic railroad, amounting to $540,- 000, and also a temporary loan of $500,000 was included in the re ceipts and loan, with interest, in cluded in the disbursements. The largest return from a single source shown in the receipts was from motor vehicle fees, these fees amounting to $2,156,406.08. Receipts from the state fuel oil tax totaled $962,986.58 and from oil fees $519,- 219.69. The revenue from general taxes was given as $4,960,696.01 ; from inheritance tax $291,958.93. Collection of back taxes during the year amounted to $48,759.69. Tax on grand opera yielded the state $4,- 500, the report showed. Disbursements during the year in cluded $4,233,565.09 to the school fund; $1,152,434.78 to the pension fund, while the highway department benefited to the extent of $2,134,- 669.17, it was shown. Taxes re funded during the year amounted to $15,102.97. CHURCH OF GOD We are requested to announce that Mr. Jesse Rogers, of Walhal la, S. C., wlil preach at the Church of God, about 3 1-2 miles north west of Hartwell on next Sunday, May 18th, at 11 o’clock A. M. Everybody cordially ivited. o If early spring and summer weath er conditions are favorable the to bacco crop for 1924 in Essex Coun ty, Ontario, will in all probability to tal 10,000,000 pounds. ley Matheson says if anybody can beat Reeves making good old-fash ioned cornbread for a fish fry he’d like to see him. PAGES f IN THIS A ISSUE NO. 41