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NEW EQUIPMENT HELPS SPEED UP WORK ON ROADS OF COUNTY
Hart Democratic Executive Committee Fixes Rules For Election September 10
Candidates Are Assessed;
August 10 Is Final Date
large attendance at meet
ing HELD IN COURT HOUSE
HERE LAST SATURDAY
The Democratic Executive Com
nuttee for Hart county met last Sat
urday afternoon, adopted rules gov
erning the primary election to be
held September 10th, 1924, fixed en
trance fees and set the final date on
which candidates may enter in this
county. The members of the com
mittee in every militia district of the
county were present with one or two
exceptions.
Chairman W. I. Hailey, Vice-
Chairman T. B. Thornton, and Sec
retary E. E. Satterfield were pres
ent.
Candidates may enter up until
midnight of August 10th.
A second election, if necessary,
will be held one week following the
first primary, which is Wednesday,
September 17th.
The rules and regulations cover
ing all details of the elections as
pertain to Hart county were adopted
as follows:
Rule* And Regulations.
The rules and regulations govern
ing the Democratic Primary for the
election of State Senator for the
30th District composed of Hart, El
bert and Madison counties, a Con
gressman from the Eighth Congres
sional District, a Judge of the North
ern Judicial Circuit, a Solicitor-Gen
eral for the Northern Judicial Cir
cuit, and also for the election of
Representative from Hart county
shall be as follows:
Ist. That a Democratic Primary
election will be held on September
10, 1924, at which all white voters
who have duly registered according
to law, and who will be qualified to
vote at the next general election
shall be entitled to vote for Demo
cratic candidates for all state, coun
ty, representative, senatorial and
congressional offices on said date.
2. That on the 11th day of Sep
tember, 1924, the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee of Hart County
shall assemble at the court house in
Hart county at 10 o’clock A. M.,
eastern time, to consolidate the votes
and declare the result of said elec
tion.
3. The term “white voters” as
used above shall include all white
voters in Hart county irrespective of
their past political affiliation who in
good faith desire to align themselves
with the party, and who intend in
good faith to abide the results of the
party primary and support the party
nominee.
4. The names of all candidates
for the offices to be filled shall ap
pear upon the official ballot. The
voter shall erase from said ballot
the names of those he does not de
sire to vote for, leaving on said bal
lot only the names of those candi
dates for whom he wish to vote. No
mutillated ticket shall be counted.
5. That the Chairman with the
Secretary shall prepare a form of
ballot to be used in the approaching
primary election, which shall con
tain the names of all candidates for
the offices to be filled. In the event
any ticket is voted in said primary
election having the name of any
candidate for any of the aforesaid
offices omitted therefrom, such tick
et shall be declared invalid and shall
not be counted.
6. Each voter must cast his vote
in his militia district, and managers
are instructed not to receive the vote
of any voter outside of his own dis
trict.
No candidate shall be placed
upon the official ballot who is not
a registered qualified voter.
8- No person shall be deemed a
candidate in said primary unless he
legally qualified to hold the office
10r which he announces.
The candidate for Repre
sentative receiving the major
ly of the votes cast in such pri
mary for the office which he seeks
'hall be declared the nominee, but if
oo candidate receives a majority of
the votes cast in said primary, the
j'Vu receiving the highest number of
'' tes shall be declared the candidate
to run in the second primary.
10. The second primary election
j r “ ' held on Wednesday, the 17th
oay of September, 1924, by the same
managers and under the same rules
ard regulations as above for the first
• r.mary. The two candidates receiv
:n? the highest number of votes cast
first primary election a”d no
’hall be voted for in said cec
r *': primary election, and the one re
7,' ns the majority of the legal
sb , cast at sa id second primary
be declared the nominee.
...... e Executive Committee of Hart
Jnt - V shall without further notice
a-"emble on the 18th day of Septem
■ -924, at the court house in Hart
an d consolidate the votes and
" ■' ; are the results of said second
' l ß j ar *’ election.
t ■ No candidate in the ap
“ °aching primary shall be declared
of the party if it be
to appear that he used money,
bt a or on °ther things of value
** uence others in the election
said election day or prior there
*n buying votes or influencing
Here's How One Wide-Awake
Nuberg Citizen Carries On
Things At His Farm
Mr. S. L. Thornton, of the Nu
berg community, is using a grain
binder which is finishing the 25th
crop.
One of the canvas aprons has been
in use the entire period, and other
wise it has had very few new parts.
His mower and rake are two or
three years older and still in use.
Last year Mr. Thornton’s yield
of wheat, oats and rye was more
than 1,000 bushels. This year the
acreage is some less, but the yield
is good.
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Georgia Legislature
Convenes 25th
The Georgia Legislature convenes
next Wednesday, June 25th, for its
annual session, and prospects point
to one of the busiest periods the
lawmakers have held in some time.
The question of better roads for
Georgia is paramount in the minds
of the Senators and Representatives
as well as Georgia people from Ra
bun Gap to Tybee’s light this year.
Never before has the need of roads
been so forcibly impressed on our
people, and it is the hope of progres
sive Georgians that the 1924 Legis
lature will help pull the Empire State
of the South out of the* mud and
ruts, —giving us highways to f£o to
the schools and churches we have
built and will build.
Numerous other important mat
(ters will come before the body,
j among them that of bi-ennial ses
sions, tax problems, as usual, a state
port, etc.
Senator T. S. Mason, of the 30th
District, and Representative W. B.
McMullan, of Hart county, are mak- ■
I ing their plans to leave first of next |
i week to be ready for the. opening I
session Wednesday morning.
Many a man makes a strenuous I
effort to recognize his duty so that
he will be in a position to dodge it.
votes on said election date or prior
thereto, nor shall any candidate be
declared the nominee who has treat
ed with whiskey in the election cam
paign terminating on the 17th day
of September, 1924. This provision
shall apply where such improper use
of money, whiskey or other things
of value, be done by the friend cf
such candidates with his knowledge.
As to the violation of this rule it
shall be based upon the complaint
of two or more qualified voters un
der oath, shall name the offending
candidate and specify the charges.
The Executive Committee at its meet
ing after the primary shall hear and
investigate the charges, if any there
be, giving the accused proper time
and opportunity to defend himself.
The finding of the Executive Com
mittee shall be final.
12. The hours for opening and
closing said election shall be fixed by
law, namely, from 7 o’clock, A. M.,
to 6 o’clock P. M., at Hartwell, and
from 8 o’clock A. M., to 3 o’clock
P. M., at other precincts. Sun time
controls.
13. The candidates must pay
their fees to the secretary not later
than August 10, 1924, at midnight.
No candidate’s name will be placed
on the official ballot who fails to
comply with this rule.
Each candidate for Senate from
the 30th District is assessed $25.00.
Each candidate for Legislature in
Hart county is assessed $35.00.
Each candidate for Congress in
the Bth District is assessed $75.00.
Each candidate for Judge of the
Northern Judicial Circuit is assess
ed $75.00.
Each candidate for Solicitor-Gen
eral of the Northern Judicial Cir
cuit is assessed $50.00.
I If there is more money paid in to
I secretary as assessments from
the several candidates than is need
ed for necessary expenses of said
j primaries then the remainder shall
■ be paid back to each candidate in
proportion to the amount of each
1 candidate was assessed.
14. The following persons were
' elected to hold primary elections on
Wednesday, September 10, 1924,
and also the second primary on the
17th day of September, 1924:
1112th, Town —D. V. Thornton,
R L Ayers, J. Loyd Teasley.
1113th, Rays—W. A. Moss, W. M.
Bryan, J. F. Dunean.
1114th, Smiths —I. S. Haley, F.
G. Thornton, L. M. Cunningham.
1115th, Reed Creek —H. N. Ayers,
J L. Feltman. D. F. Sammons.
1116th, Halls—C. E. Williams, C.
H. Richardson, J. S. Roe. ,
1117th, Shoal Creek —R. L. B.
Shirley, E. L. Cochran, T. B. U hit
worth. , _ T l.
1118th, McCurrys—Joe D. John-*
son M. T. Warren, Jno. A. J. Teas- |
lev’
*lll9th, Alfords — J. W. Sanders,
Linton S. Richardson, Z. B. Peek.
W. I. HAILEY, Chairman.
E. E. SATTERFIELD, Secretary.
HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1924
3,000 ACRES COTTON DESTROYED
BY THE HEAVIEST HAIL AND WIND
STORM IN HISTORY OF COUNTY
Section From Air Line To
Goldmine Swept By Storm
NEGRO CHURCH BLOWN DOWN
HAIL LARGE AS PIGEON
EGGS POURED DOWN
Damage to crops and property in
the section of Hart county between
Air Line and Goldmine by the hail
and windstorm of Saturday after
noon amounts to many thousands of
dollars.
The path of the storm was two
miles wide and five miles in length,
several thousand acres of cotton be
ing a total loss, as well as all other
crops within the stricken section of
the county.
Outhouses were blown dowm, trees
uprooted, terraces washed away and
the roads heavily damaged by the
storm, which was one of the worst
the county has ever experienced.
Hail fell in such large quantities
that yards and roads looked like a
solid piece of ice. News of the
storm reached Hartwell shortly af
terwards and a large number of peo
ple went to see the destruction. One
party brought back a large sack full
of hail stones to The Sun office four
hours after the storm, ranging in size
to that of a pigeon egg.
The storm reached its heighth
about 3:20 Saturday afternoon, it
was said, sweeping down from a
northwesterly direction, and was
probably the aftermath of the storm
in the mountains of Tennessee the
Rev. H. C. Stratton, Former
Pastor, Will Preach on 29th
Candler's Chapel 8:30 P. M.
We are glad to announce that the
former pastor of Hart Circuit, Rev.
H. C. Stratton, will preach for us at
Candler’s Chapel on the sth Sunday
night, June 29, at 8:30 o’clock.
Everybody cordially invited.
E. O. VICKERY, Pastor.
Mrs. Homer Thompson
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Photo courtesy Atlanta Journal.
MRS. HOMER THOMPSON, whose marriage was an event of Southwide
interest at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Griggs
Candler, Jr., Briarcliff Road, Atlanta. Wednesday evening of this week.
The bride was formerly Miss Lucy Magill Candler. The ceremony was
performed by Bishop Warren A. Candler. The bride was born in Hart
well, her mother being before marriage Miss Helen Magill, daughter of
the late Hon. Jno. H. Magill, founder of The Hartwell Sun. After July
Ist, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson will be at home in Charlotte, N. C.
same day in which a score of people
were killed.
Brown’s Grove church, colored,
just beyond Goldmine on the Bank
head Highway, was totally destroyed
by the storm.
Tourists seeking shelter from the
wind and hail drove their car next
to the negro church, and were caught
under the debris, smashing the top
and windshield of the car. One or
twm of the party were just inside the
building but escaped when they saw
it tumbling down. Running from
the wrecked building and auto across
the road to woods they were said to
have been literally pelted with the
large hail stones. A plank struck
one lady in the back cutting a gash
some 18 inches long.
So heavy was the hail that parties
going out early Sunday morning
found large quantities even 18 hours
afterwards that had not melted.
Trees were almost shredded of their
foliage, and where the hail was
heaviest even the stalks of cotton
were not to be seen.
Large crowds from Hartwell and
nearby communities visited the
scene of destruction on Sunday.
Cotton will be planted over on
almost every farm from Air Line
to Goldmine.
Gardens were a total loss in the
path of the small tornado, which
broke windows in the homes facing
the wind, punctured roofs, and other
wise damaged property and crops to
thousands of dollars. It was esti
mated that 3,000 acres of cotton,
or more, were a total loss.
RUSSIA ISN’T RUSSIA NOW—
IT’S “U. S. S. R.”
Paris.—Russia has passed out of
existence, according to a notice is
sued by the French postal adminis
tration saying it had been advised
by the Russian postal authorities that
the official name of the county is
“Union of Socialist Soviet Republi
cans,” which has been abbreviated
to U. S. S. R.
Methodist Revival
Begins July 6th
Revival services will begin at the
Hartwell Methodist church on Sun
day, July 6th, according to announce
ment made last Sunday night by the
pastor, Rev. J. H. Barton.
Services w-ill be held at 10 A. M.,
and 8:30 P. M., during the meeting
which will run ten days to two weeks.
The pastor will preach both morn
ing and evening.
The song service will be in charge
of a singer, and the members of the
various choirs of the city will be in
vited to help.
BUSINESS LOOKS
UP AFTER BRIEF
DULL PERIOD
Business locally has shown a heal
thy increase during the past week
over the first two weeks of June,
which showed a decline in trade on
account of the almost continuous
rains and consequent delayed crop
conditions.
Trade last week-end took on its
old form here, and Saturday after
noon brought the largest crowd that
has been her* in some four or five
weeks. Buying was brisk, and prac
tically evfery merchant reported a
good day when The Sun man called
Monday morning.
With the brightest prospects for
crops Hart county has had for some
time, and following a week to ten
days of weather in which much has
been accomplished on the farms, con
ditions are truly brighter over
the county, and it is predicted that
trade and business generally will
open up now that the preliminary
crop work is weil on its way.
Saturdays will be good trade days,
very likely, from now on, and there
seems to be a more optimistic feel
ing in Hartwell and Hart county.
Cong. C. H. Brand
Announces For
Re-election
Congressman Charles H. Brand, of
Athens, announces for re-election in
this issue, as follows:
Athens, Ga., June 14, 1924.
To the Voters of the Eighth Con
gressional District:
The Congressional Executive Com
mittee of the district has ordered a
primary to be held on September
10th for the purpose of selecting a
Democratic nominee from the dis
trict for service in the 69th Con
gress. The committee requires all
candidates seeking the nomination
to notify the secretary of the com
mittee of their candidacy on or be
fore July 1, 1924, six o’clock P. M.
(Eastern Time).
I have today notified the secretary
that I am a candidate to succeed
myself as representative from the
district in the 69th Congress. I am
profoundly grateful to the people
of the district for the kindness and
honor they have conferred upon me
in the past and will be sincerely
appreciative if they will continue me
as their representative. If re-elect
ed, I promise a faithful discharge of
the duties of the office. I earnest
ly and respectfully solicit the sup
port of the voters of the district,
both ladies and gentlemen.
Very respectfully,
C. H. BRAND.
Mule Drags Scott Lad Over 200 Yards;
Left Leg Was Broken In Three Places
11-Year-Old Son Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Scott, Air Line
HEAD AND SHOULDERS BADLY
BRUISED—STILL IN CRITICAL
CONDITION, IT IS SAID
Beechai Broughton, 11-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W.
Scott, of Air Line community, was
very seriously injured last Friday af
ternoon, June 13th, when a mule he
was unhitching became frightened,
and dragged him nearly 200 yards
over deep ditches and rocks.
His left leg was broken in three
places; head, shoulders and back ter
ribly bruised, and it was stated there
were indications of internal injuries.
Young Scott had just come in
from the field late Friday afternoon
and was taking the animal loose
' from the plow and harness when
the mule darted quickly away, catch
ing Scott in the chains.
When the mule stopped it was
seen the boy was almost fatally in
jured, and medical aid was quickly
summoned. Dr. W. I. Hailey rushed
Nuberg and Other Sections
To Soon Have Better Roads
EVERY MAIN ROAD IN COUNTY
WILL BE GONE OVER BY END
OF SUMMER, IS THOUGHT
The road being worked and re
routed in several places from Hart
well to Nuberg is progressing rapid
ly, and within a short time will be
one of the best in the county.
New machinery recently purchas
ed by the county will give the road
force ample equipment for not only
putting our roads in better shape,
but doing in a few weeks what form
erly took months.
Some of the new machinery is
already in use and more will arrive
shortly.
The road to Nuberg is one of the
county’s most important highways,
not only serving the community but
leading to Elberton and points in
that section. The force went from
the Hartwell-Royston road when com
pleted recently to Nuberg and are
rapidly working this way.
When this is completed, and the
commissioners say it will not take
long, the force will then move to the
Hartwell-Lavonia road where some
much needed work will be done.
Work All This Summer.
Next, perhaps, comes the Reed
Creek road and others of equal im
portance; in fact, the commissioners
hope to get over every important
road this summer, which is made
possible by the new machinery
bought.
Co-operation Help*.
Speaking of the Nuberg road, a
member of the board stated that the
people between Hartwell and that
community had shown a wonderful
spirit of co-operation which had not
only helped the commissioners and
the force but had greatly speeded up
the work of grading and re-routing
the road.
Just beyond the Buffington place
a bridge will be put in and all along
the route numerous improvements
m-d<» that will give (.his section
quicker access to Hartwell and to
wards Elberton.
Prai*e Mr. Warren
The commissioners say no little
credit is due the unselfish work of
Mr. Jno. H. Warren, who has long
been an advocate of better roads and
everything else that tends to build 1
up his county, for the great work
he has done on the Nuberg road in’
surveying it from one end to the
other. He had done this, too, with
out one penny’s compensation, and
this is characteristic of the spirit of
the Nuberg people almost to a man.
Will Ru.h Work.
With the new road working out
fit, the officials hope to rush all work
this summer: and while it will be
pushed they do not intend to neglect
the work in the least at any point.
News that Hart county, even with
its limited funds, is making this ef
fort to give the people good roads
will be received with great interest,
we fee) sure.
The county commissioners have
many problems that the general pub
lic are unaware of; they are to bo
commended for the work accomplish
ed to this time and for the progres
sive views they have for the future.
The peopk* of Hart county are
standing almost solidly behind them,
and it is this spirit of co-operation
that will eventually give to the best
county in Northeast Georgia the
best system of roads, the best
churches and schools in the whole
Empire State of the South.
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Collateral securities arc either put
up or shut up.
Remember, there is a limit to
human endurance. The friend who
stands up for you may tire in the
course of time and proceed to sit
down upon you.
to the home near Air Line and has
been in attendance several times
daily since. While everything pos
sible has been done for the suffer
ing lad, he has been having a high
temperature, and the outcome of his
injuries is still in doubt.
The mule was known to be dan
gerous, and even though cautious
young Scott perhaps unthoughtedly
stepped on the chains and the animal
quickly ran away almost carrying
the boy to a horrible death.
We trust he will recover and soon
be up again.
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1924 REUNION OF SOUTH’S HE
ROES PASSES ON
Memphis, Tenn. The thirty
fourth reunion of the thinned ranks
of the South’s army of the sixties,
moved to the climax and its end
Friday with the gathering of the
gray clad soldiers to pass in review
and receive the farewell salute of
their commander in chief.
Dallas, Texas, has been chosen for
next year’s reunion.
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