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BRING YOUR COTTON TO HARTWELL—N. E. GEORGIA’S BEST MARKET | • * I W PAGES IN THIS ISSUE VOL. 49 HARRIS, BROWN, BRAND, SKELTON WIN Zellars Wins In Race For Representative From Hart County » ( WHITWORTH IS SENATOR 30TH Steve Skelton Won In Landslide BRAND AND BROWN CARRIED HART; LAND WINS AS STATE * SCHOOL HEAD Quietest Election Here In Number of Years —Zellars’ Lead Makes Run-Over 17th Unnecessary Congressman Charles H. Brand was re-elected from the Bth Georgia Disrtict Wednesday by a slight lead over his opponent, Hob. Frank A. Holden. Solicitor General Steve Skelton, of Hartwell, was re-elected by a large majority over his opponent, Hon. Linton S. Johnson. ’ Zellars received a total of 1,054 votes for Representative, defeating J. F. Olbon and J. A. McDuff, his lead making the run-over election on next Wednesday unnecessary. Hon. G. Preston Whitworth, of Madison county, defeated Hon. J. N. B. Thompson, also of that county, for State Senator from the 30th Sen atorial District by a large vote. Hon. Fort E. Land, of Macon, car ried Hart county and the State for State School Superintendent, suc l ceeding Hon. N. H. Ballard. ' Commissioner of Agriculture J. J. Brown was re-elected over his op ponent George F. Hunnicutt. United States Senator Wm. J. Harris was re-eiected over former governor Thos. W. Hardwick by a heavy lead. Returns were incomplete when The Sun went to press Thursday morning, but the reports given were obtained from reliable sources. The State re turns will be completed some time I Fwday. Baptists Call Pastor Baptist Church Notes The church has extended a unani- i mous call to Rev. W. A. Duncan, of Eastman, Ga. Mr. Duncan has made a great reputation as an able, consecrated minister and the hope of the church I is that he will accept and come to the • call of the church at the earliest pos sible time. One hundred and fifteen at pray ermeeting last W’ednesday evening. R. J. Oglesby led in a most interest ing way. —o — A little falling off last Sunday in Sunday school. Renewed energy will bring back the usual number next Sunday. f 12,787,000 BALES The Government’s report of the I condition of the cotton crop last Monday is 59.3 on September Ist. The estimate of the crop is 12,787,- I 000 bales. This is about half million below the statistician’s estimate | which is about 3 million and a quar- I ter. Time will tell which has I guessed the closest. The Govern | ment’s estimate of the Georgia crop ■ « 1,209,000 bales. | NEGRO SERIOUSLY HURT Richard Durrett, well-known ne- I S. ro ’ was seriously injured last Thursday night about dusk in a very peculiar way,—the wounds necessi tating the amputation of his right leg just below the knee. Durrett and another negro man j I £ ere returning on the Bankhead | I Highway from Baker’s Bridge, near I Royston, where Mr. Clay Brown, of Hartwell, has been operating a saw JJ 1: ‘li. They were bringing the boiler me, mounted on wheels, and pro led by a large tractor. Durrett j ’■'as helping steer the boiler and be mg on an incline at the time, was on one side of the boiler helping ap ’ly the brakes to retard the speed of both tractor and boiler as they went j “own the hill. k A hile in that position an auto is tyatd to have struck Durrett, tossing ' under the huge boiler, which ;Whs 12.000 pounds. His right) “nk.e and leg were mashed almost to P}dp. and the left leg crushed and bruised. r on reaching Royston tmed Hart county officers who c PPed the parties, who were lodged , -he jail here, and later released on :,. nd They gave their names as alton and Kellette, of Fountain i Ir,n . S. C. J ’: D C. Jenkins, of Hartwell, and H. Harris, of Anderson, S. C., j rmed the operation. THE HARTWELL SUN. O O 0 O O 0 0 o— — o —o — HART COUNTY FAIR WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 16, 17, 18 MANY MOVES IN HARTWELL Moving day has come and gone,— the movers have about all settled down again, and are now getting ac quainted with the neighbors next door. Hartwell is not unlike any other I city in the land when it comes to moving along about September Ist each year, and the good year 1924 was no exception as to the number, either. The Sun has compiled a partial list of the changes, as follows: Mr. J. H. Land to Bradley home vacated by Mr. J. H. Baker. Mr. J. H. Baker to home vacated by Mr. Land. Mr. Fred G. Vickery to rooms in Mrs. Nimqui Smith’s home. Dr. M. M. Parks to home vacated by Mr. Vickery. Mr. Chas. L. Nelms to Peek home. Mr. F. E. O’Barr to rooms va cated by Mr. Nelms in Morris home. Mr. Mac Suit to home vacated bv J Mr. O'Barr. Mr. M. C. Saylors to home vacat ed by Mr. L. L. Morris. Mr. Sam J. Chastaii into home va cated by Mr. M. C. Saylor?/ Mr. E. A. Veal to home vacated by Dr. J. Henry Hailey. Dr. J. Henry Hailey to new home on Howell street. Mr. A. M. Blalock to home vacat ed by Mr. Veal. Mr. W. C. Page to rooms with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Madden, Clinkscales house. Mr. Howard H. Page to home va cated by Mr. W. C. Page. Mr. Arthur C. Vickery to rooms in Mr. Jas. A. Thornton home. Mr. Mac Dickerson to home va cated by Mr. H. H. Page. Mr. Fred Hicks to rooms in Mrs. Sallie Cunningham’s home. Prof. J\ I. Allman to rooms in horiw with Mrs. Mary Blackwell. Mr. J. M. Crawford to caretaker’s home, Country Club. Mr. Howard S. Cleveland to home vacated by Mr. Mac Dickerson. Mr. Jno. M. Carlton to home va-1 cated by Mr. H. S. Cleveland. Mr. J. R. Meredith to home va cated by Dr. M. M. Parks. Others have moved, no doubt, but The Sun could not find out the trans fers before going to press. “QUEEN OF THE PAGEANT” WILL BE MOST POPULAR HART CO. GIRL | o » j : The history of Georgia will be presented in a pageant put on by the people of Hdrt county during the Hart County Fair which is to be held October 16, 17, and 18, —each com munity of the county presenting some period in the history of the State. The climax of this pageant will be the crowning of the queen— an event accompanied by all the pomp and ceremony of a royal coro nation. This queen will be chosen by the vote of the people and any young I woman who is a resident of the county is eligible for election. Please enter names of candidates at The Sun office. 10,060 votes will be given to start each candidate. Other votes may be t purchased at any of the three drug ' stores of Hartwell or from a commit- i ' tee in each community of the county. 1 These committees will be announced | in the next issue of The Sun. | Coupons will be given with all cash purchases at the stores of Hart well and the county. Boxes will be placed beginning i next Monday at both The Hartwell Bank and The First National Bank, where votes for the “Queen of the Pageant” may be deposited. The standing of the various can didates will appear weekly in The i Sun. List of stores where coupons are given will be published next week. 1 Freak of All Freak Eggs The freak of all freak eggs to date in The Sun’s collection was sent in last Thursday by Mrs. J. V. Can trell, of Hartwell 5. The specimen has a tail about two inches long, and is a curiosity, in deed. Robbers and man-eating animals ; | are two of the dangers which In- ; dia’s native postmen have to face in I lonely districts. HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1924 How Hart County Voted OFFICES AND H CANDIDATES £ 04 H tn Q For United States Senator THOS. W. HARDWICK WM J. HARRIS For Governor CLIFFORD WALKER : For Secretary of State S. G. McLENDON For Attorney General GEORGE M. NAPIER For State Treasurer W. J. SPEER For Comptroller General WM. A. WRIGHT For Commissioner of Agriculture J. J. BROWN GEO. F. HUNNICUTT For State. School Superintendent N. H. BALtARD FORT E. LAND For Com. Commerce & Labor H. M. STANLEY For Commissioner of Pensions JOHN W. CLARK C. E. McGREGOR For Prison Commissioner T. E. PATTERSON For Railroad Commissioner O. R. BENNETT JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET For Railroad Commissioner J. D. PRICE ALBERT J. WOODRUFF For Associate Justice Supreme Cour SAMUEL C. ATKINSON For Associate Justice Supreme Cour S. PRICE GILBERT For Judge Court of Appeals NASH R. BROYLES For Judge Court of Appeals W. FRANK JENKINS For Representative Bth District FRANK A. HOLDEN CHARLES H. BRAND For Judge of Superior Court W. L. HODGES For Solicitor-General I STEVE SKELTON 1 LINTON S. JOHNSON For State Senator J. N. B. THOMPSON G. PRESTON WHITWORTH For Representative Hart County BROADUS B. ZELLARS JESSE F. OLBON J. A. McDUFF NEW ROUTE DISCUSSED AT KIWANIS MEETING “The Great Lakes-Florida High- j way,” which will bring thousands of I additional tourists through Hartwell annually, was discussed and given a vote of unanimous, hearty support last Friday at the regular Kiwanis meeting. The route is now being organized by the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs of the Virginias and North Carolina, coming down through Blue Fields, W. Va., into Asheville, Greenville, Hartwell, Athens and thence to Flor ida points. , Visitors last Friday were Hon. J. ! B. McCurry, of Athens; Mr. Harry | Hodge, of Laurel, Miss.; Mr. Wm. Heywood, of Atlanta; Mr. R. C. Lin der, of Hartwell. Supt. J. I. Allman of the Hartwell schools, and Supt. W. B. Morris of the county system, both made inter esting talks, and told of the splendid co-operation both systems were work ing under at this time. Announcement was made that the Clemson (S. C.) College and Dah lonega football teams would very likely play on the Hartwell field at some future date. A committee is at work on this matter, and it is hoped the game will be pulled off here. Miss Lucile Carter presided at the piano during the session. o S. J. BROWN MOVES Mr. Stanly J. Brown has moved in to the McCurry building, occupying the room formerly used by the bowl ing alley. The room has been over hauled, and presents £ a most attrac tive appearance. He extends the ' public a cordial invitation to cal! and inspect the new location. 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What; shall I do?” The mother lit a cigarette and an swered calmly: “Go to the library I and bring me the last number of i ‘Modern Motherhood.’ There’s an article in it on ‘How to Bring Up ' Children.’ ” “QUEEN OF THE PAGEANT” HART COUNTY FAIR October 16, 17, 18 Vote for some Hart County Girl for “QUEEN OF THE GEORGIA PAGEANT” to be presented the second day of the Hart County Fair, Friday, October 17th. The candidate receiving highest number of votes will be Queen. The six receiving next highest numbers will be “Ladies-in waiting” to the Queen. (Mail or hand to THE SUN at once) Coupon —IOO VOTES Coupon This COUPON is good for 100 Votes for the— “QUEEN OF THE GEORGIA PAGEANT” Hart County Fair, October 17th Name Address (Votes 20c per thousand) BAPTISTS MEET I OCTOBER 21 -22 The Hebron Association will meet with Rehoboth church on Tuesday and Wednesday after the 3rd Sun day in October. Rehoboth is about two miles south of Bowman and is a church easy of access and in a I progressive community, and all who | may attend will receive a cordial I welcome. Rev. J. C. West is the moderator ' and D. C. Alford is clerk of the As sociation. This will be the 42nd session. It I was organized at Hendrys church in | October, 1883, with 23 churches and 2278 members. Rev. J. H. McMul lan was the first moderator. The Association now has 42 churches and 9,362 members. The first annual financial report showed $57.55. The last annual report shows $43,- I 204.39. o Toll Bridge Hearing Set For October I (Anderson Daily Mail.) Hearing on the matter of the toll bridge over Savannah river near An derson is to be delayed until Octo ber, according to a letter from Maj. Dan 1. Sutton, of the war department, to A. N. Alford, of Hartwell, Ga., owner of the bridge. A copy of the letter was sent tp C. H. Moorefield, South Carolina highway engineer. The hearing had been set for the early part of the month, but the illness of Mr. Alford prevented its being held. He requested that the hearing be held the latter part of September, but. Major Sutton was un able to make arrangements for that date, and has suggested some day in the early part of October as suit able. The question of freeing the bridge has caused considerable discussion; and recently Mr. Moorefield and R. E. Ligon, member of the state high way commission at Anderson, recent -4y went to Washington to consult with members of the war department concerning the matter. o Nancy Hart Case In New Location; Opens Monday The Nancy Hart Case, G. C. i Locke, manager, has rented the room formerly occupied by the Carter , Taxi Co., two doors west of their former location, and will have their 1 I formal opening on next Monday. A force of hands has been busy this week renovating the room and when completed will make this one of the most attractive places in the I city. A cordial invitation is extended the 1 public to visit their new location by 1 Mr. and Mrs. Locke. 1 - - ■ - - -- - t 0 Many New Features Will Be Seen This Year—“ Queen” For Pageant Will Be Named In Contest Committees In Various Department* Hard At Work—‘'Dry Weather” Exhibits Will Be Interesting Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 16, 17, 18, are the dates set for the Hart County Fair, and indications point to one of the best exhibits the county has ever had, with large attendance each day. Added features this year will cre ate more than usual interest, one of them being a big pageant on the second day, for which a “Queen” and six attendants will be chosen by popular vote from Hart county be tween now and the date set, Friday, October 17th. Fireworks every night, and varied other attractions will be given, and with enthusiastic committees at work in every department, headed by Mr. H. W. Bingham and Miss the fair in every way will be more attractive, it is thought, than ever before. Exhibits. Exhibits at the fair this fall will be somewhat on the lines of last year, in that all the cotton and all the corn exhibits will be placed to gether, in order\to make these two crops show up ax they should >«• shown. The r#st of exhibits will be in the form of community groups and prizes will be offered for these group exhibits. It is expected that the display of cotton exhibits in the way of good stalks, better seed, and better lint will be the best ever held in the State of Georgia. There are ev eral varieties of cotton being push ed in Hart county by various per sons, and it is expected that earn of these persons will do all they can to see that their variety of cot ton in displayed to advantage. Pla cards, posters, charts, etc., will be used as they have never been be fore, in order that every visitor will be able to understand the good qual ities of each variety. The I'ure seed Associations of the county will endeavor to advertise the good qual ities of their seeds. Will Be Varied. The same thing will be true of corn. It is expected that the t. corn show ever held in this sect .tn of the state will be seen at the Hart County Fair. The promoters of some of the varieties are giving large imperial prizes for best ten-ear and stalk exhibits, and this will bring out some fine specimens of corn. Labels, placards, charts, etc., will be used to point out the advan tages of a good variety of corn. Cover Crops Exhibit. Cover crops will come in for a good share in exhibits this year. Some may wonder how these may be exhibited, but it will be done al right, and in the most effective man ner you ever saw. Cover crops are coming into favor in Hart county, and in order to hurry the thing along, the fair is going to do all it can to bring the importance of them before the people who come to the fair. Some very novel exhibits in this line will be prepared by the fair itself. We do not want to tell you more about the details now. Come and see. Some other special exhibits will be put on by the fair itself, in order to point out some good features of Hart county farming. Entertainment. It is expected that the entertain ment this year will be very attrac tive to all. In addition to some of the best local talent in the county, there will be imported shows, vaude villes, repertoires, etc., which will provide amusement for all persons. The Fair Association is in touch with such amusements at the present time, and the full presentation will be given you at an early date. School Grounds. The fair will be held on the school grounds again this year, and all exhibits and displays will be in the school buildings. The class rooms will provide an unusual scheme for arrangements, which should attract everyone. o TAX BOOKS ARE OPEN Tax Collector W. J. A. Cleveland announces that his books are now open for receiving payment on 1924 taxes, and states he will be glad to accommodate all who wish to attend to this duty early in the fall. The tax levy is now running in The Sun, showing where the funds will be expended. WPAGFS IN THIS ISSUE NO. 6