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HART COUNTY “HARVEST FESTIVAL” OCTOBER 16, 17, 18, 1924 I <| Q PAGES X IN THIS Atari ISSUE VOL 49 PLANS BEING MADE FOR HART’S BIGGEST FAIR amusements at fair will be numerous and of high ORDER—THREE DAYS OF PLEASURE AND PROFIT ************ * VOTE FOR THE QUEEN * * * * Voting boxes in the “Queen * * of Hart County” Contest will be * * found at both The Hartwell * * Bank and The First National * * Bank in Hartwell. Ask the * * merchants for coupons when * * making purchases. The coupon * * on this page of The Sun is good * * for 100 votes. Cut it out now. * * »*»*•*♦» The variety of amusements at the fair this year will be greater than ever. It is expected that the Hart County Fair will have the highest class of amusements of any county fair in the state of Georgia, and a greater variety. One afternoon will see a football game with Hartwell High and Roys ton. Program will be announced lat er. The schools in session over the county will stage a basketball tourna ment. The above two contests are open air and free. Horse Shoe Pitching Contest. A new free open air contest this , year will be a horse shoe pitching tournament between the horseshoe pitchers of Hart county. This is a tournament that has been taking the country by storm out through the West. Last year one county seat in lowa bid for the national championship tournament, and the event, with nothing else, attracted 14,000 people. The winner pitched 49 ringers out of 50 pitches. Blue prints have been secured for laying off the grounds, and it is expected that fifty players will take part in the tournament. Ask for printed sheet on “How to Pitch Horseshoes,” according to national players. Ask for directions on how to set stobs, kind of shoes to use, etc. Rides. Rides will be there in abundance. Merry-go-rounds, Ferris wheels, sea planes, etc., will be on hand, and have already been traded for. Shows. We have succeeded in trading with some of the best and highest class ► independent shows in the country. Jack King’s No. 1* show will be with us for the Fair. This is a treat for ■those who have known this show in the past. Negotiations are now go ing on with magicians, vaudevilles, and dramatic companies to play on the grounds and in the auditorium of the school. In addition to the above there will be novelty stands, and other high class, clean concessions, which every one will feel free to play. Crowning of Queen. j One spectacular event will be the '* Crowning of the Queen of Hart County, which is to be put on at night. This wil be a most brilliant event, gorgeous in every respect, staged by the D. A. R. Fireworks. An elaborate program of fireworks will be displayed each night. The program will be entirely new, the latest pyrotechnics of the year will be used, and the effects will be startl- L ing to those who have seen much fire works, as well as to all. Band Is Coming. The brass band will be on hand for music. A Fiddlers’ Convention is to be sought again, and we hope to have definite announcements on this next week. Dr. Soule. Dr. Andrew M. Soule, President of the State College of Agriculture, Athens, Ga., will address the people of the county on Thursday, October 16th. It is hoped that he will have an eroumous crwd to hear him. Dr. Weaver. ' , Dr. Weaver, President of Mercer I niversity, has been invited to ad j dress the visitors to the Fair on Fri day, 17th. Those who know Dr. Weaver will be glad to know that he : "ill be with us. Queen of Hart County Contest Is Attractng Much Attention The charming girls of Hart coun ty nominated to Tuesday noon and votes received to that time appear below. The contest to name the i Queen is attracting great attention in every section of the county. D Bio Robbie Joe Thornton 100 Nuberg flora Mewborn 100 | Reed Creek f-ona Ayers 900 .Dolly Estes 100 j D Sardis Deggy Cordell 500 J Shoal Creek Mattie Ruth Gurley 400 A-drey Vickery 250 » Bowersville Dona Pearl Shirley 100 T _ Hartwell Bailey 250 "‘By Neese 200 •arah Pearman 1400 Drace Skelton 300 “'■fr‘yn Burns 1500 Au:e Gaines 400 v Campground Ruth Herndon 500 'Continued in next column.) THE HARTWELL SUN. PROGRAM FOR ANNUAL SESSION OF HEBRON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 0 The Hebron Baptist Association , will meet with Rehoboth church in | Elbert county about two miles south of Bowman on Tuesday and Wednes day, October 21, 22. The Introductory Sermon will be preached by Rev. T. A. Thornton; Rev. T. J. Rucker, alternate. Missionary S^tawn —Rev. J. C. West; be named. The folioidng will make reports at this session: Missions—Rev. C. W. Henderson. Education—Prof. J. B. Brookshire. Periodicals—Rev. T. J. Espy, Orphans Home—Rev. T. J. Rucker. Temperance—Rev. A. W. Bussey. Christian Liberality—l. J. Phillips, Sr. State of Religion—M. M. Norman. Laymen’s Work—H. S. Hansard. Young People’s Work —C.C.Parks. Ministerial Relief—S. H. Jones. On Georgia Baptist Hospital—B. B. Mason. Sunday School—A. S. Skelton. Seventy-five Million Campaign— A. S. Richardson. Woman’s Work—To be appointed by President of W. M. U. Dr. Arch C. Cree, corresponding secretary of the State Mission Board, promises to be at the Associa tion on Tuesday, the first day, and will speak at some convenient hour. Also Dr. John D. Mell, president of the Georgia Baptist Convention, will speak at such time as will best suit his convenience. Pastors in the Hebron Association are requested to see to it that their church letters to the Association are properly filled out and sent to the Association the first day of of the session. An airplane passed over Hartwell Thursday afternoon at 1:15 going towards Athens. Where the plane hailed from and its destination were unknown as the pilot didn’t stop at the Hartwell landing field over in “Rome.” Within another year or two is I very probable that airplanes will pass over this section daily in the mail service and other government work. RICHARDSON NAMED Col. A. S. Richardson, of Hart well, has been named a member of the Eighth District Congressional Convention, representing Hart coun ty and succeeding Dr. Joe I. Jenkins. The meeting to nominate Judge Brand was held in Athens Wednesday J of last week, other members of the j convention being named as follows:' John E. Talmadge, Clarke; T. J. Nelms, Madison; A. S. Richardson, Hart; John B. Wilson, Walton; C. C. Fain, Franklin; N. J. Gunter, Wilkes; T. S. Lunsford, Elbert; J. R. McKinley, Greene; M. L. Wallace, Morgan; M. L. Bond, Oconee; A. P. Dunaway, Oglethorpe, and F. W. Simmons, Newton. Putnam’s repre sentative will be named later. If hard luck drives a man to drink prosperity would have ruined him. o - What a happy world this would be if a man could only believe all he says. Royston (Reside In Hart County) Marjorie Owens 500 Janna Lee Strickland 500 The merchants participating so far are as follows: Hartwell. J. A. W. Browni Saul’s Department Store. Brown & Cobb. J. D. .Matheson & Sons. A. N. Alford & Co. Leard & Massey. T. G. Craft. Yates Hardware & Furniture Co. Hartwell Furniture Co. O. Y. McLees. McClure’s. Herndons Drug Store. Haileys Drug Store No. 1. Haileys Drug Store No. 2. Adams & Parks. E. B. Bendon. W. D. & R. B. Teasley. Stanly J. Brown. Joe H. Herring. Ben C. Alford. Cleveland & Teasley. Vickery Brothers. Bowman L. W. Hendricks. I W. A. Teasley. Nuberg Warren Bros. Elberton T. O. Tabor & Sons. ; W. T. Arnold & Sons. Anderson, S. C. Moore-Wilson & Co. Dora Geisberg. The Bee Hive. Fleishman Co. The Lesser Co. Sullivan Hardware Co. Lavonia, Ga. Yow & McMurry. O. D. Cannon. Royston Holbrook & Collins. L. W. Dorough & Co. City Drug Co. HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1924 , 1 Duncan New Pastor Os Baptists BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS Rev.. W. A. Duncan phoned the chairman of the pulpit committee late Saturday that he had accepted the call of the church as pastor and hoped to be in Hartwell about the first of October which is only a few days off. When R. E. Matheson made this announcement the church expressed its delight by a unanimous rising vote. Bro. Duncan is now pastor of the First church at Eastman. The committee on nominations for officers of the Sunday school made their report which was accepted with unanimous favor. Only a few changes were made in the personnel and those that were made were most ly by request of those who were hold ing positions. Mr. Jas. H. Skelton, who has serv ed so well for many years, requested to be retired for the present. In deference to his wishes, though re luctantly, his request was granted, and T. S. Mason was nominated and elected as superintendent for the next ensuing year which commences October Ist. Julius Johnson was the leader of the prayermeeting Wednesday even ing. Julius is a popular young man. His decision to prepare himself for the greatest usefulness as a minister of the gospel is hailed with delight by his relatives and many friends. He left to enter Mercer University this week. A good attendance in Sunday j school. Rev. M. H. Massey, a be loved pastor, was present and con tributed an interesting and inspiring talk which was greatly enjoyed. TWOAREHURT AT DEADMAN’S CURVE I I ■ | Another near-fatal accident oc ■ curred at the dangerous Major’s mill curve in Anderson county, S. C., last Thursday afternoon, when a Willys- Knight touring car driven by Mr. E. E. Davis, of Greenville, S. C., plung ed into the steep bank on the right, almost demolishing the car and seri ously injuring Mrs. Davis, who was on the side next to the bank. From the looks of the auto it was going at a pretty rapid speed when the accident occurred, the windshield and top being broken, two wheels completely twisted off and the ma chine otherwise damaged. Dr. B. C. Teasley, of Hartwell, was passing just as the car plunged into the bank and with the assitance of i Mr. Z. L. Burriss, of Anderson, car ried Mr. and Mrs. Davis to the hos pital there. Mr. Davis was only bruised, his wife receiving serious cuts about the head and being badly bruised on the shoulder. Recovery was doubtful at first, but it is stated > by the hospital authorities that she ; will get all right. Three Already Killed. Three persons have already been killed at the Major’s mill curve, which is on the Bankhead Highway just beyond the Savannah River. Signs and railings designating the curve fail to stop the autoists. When anything happens to a mar ried man his wife always remembers tha tshe told him so. When a woman wants to annoy her husband she tells him that sre is going to clean house. o ****** ****** * HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES * * IN A GIRL’S STOMACH * *********** * Saginaw, Mich.—From the * * stomach of a 15 years old girl * * whose identity is being kept se- * * cret at the request of her par- * . * ents, surgeons at a- hospital re- * ' * moved hundreds of small arti- * | * cles—a mass weighing three * * pounds, 14 ounces. * Articles found included stove * * bolts, safety pins, ear rings, * * watch chains, coins, metal street * * car tickets, brooches, roofing * * nails, adhesive tape, ribbons and * * laces. The coins included a * * dime, two pennies and five quar- * * ters. The operating surgeons * * estimated the total number of * * objects at more than a thou- * * sand. * * The girl is not expected to * * live. Her parents said she had * * shown few symptoms of stomach * * trouble. * , I “TOURIST” COVERS OVER 65,000 MILES WITH HORSE AND BUGGY; HERE IBTH “From Connecticut! to Florida With a Horse and Buggy,” might i have been the title of a book, —but it isn’t, and Prof. George D: Brown, ' author and traveler, of Simsburg, I Conn., stopped over in Hartwell last Thursday long enough to prove the I reality of the statement. He is traveling in a buggy from Connecticutt to Florida, where he will spend the winter months. It is said that his horse, “Handsome Dick," is eleven years old, and that he had been driving him ever since he was two years old. Prof. Brown has been in twenty five states and Mexico in his eleven years of travel and estimated that he has covered 65,000 miles of ter ritory. During his travels he has gathered material for a book which ' has been published. The book is j entitled “From Coast to Coast,” and was written while Prof. Brown was in i California. The bad weather of the past week I delayed the traveler some, but he left Hartwell Thursday afternoon, reaching Athens the next day. STATE STOCK JUDGING “CHAMPS” GUESTS OF HARTWELL KIWANIANS o The four Hartwell High School < boys who left this week for Mil waukee to represent the State of! Georgia in the National Stock Judg- 1 ing contest were headliners at last , Friday’s session of the local Ki- 1 wanis Club, augmented by a number I of other distinguished visitors from I far and near. President Skelton presented the lads, George Leard. Julian Burns, William Ray and Dennis Reynolds, together with Prof. L. E. Hemrick, Vocational teacher of Hartwell High, who has led the boys into fame. It was really a Vocational meet ing, for besides Mr. Hemrick there were Prof. H. L. Fry, of Reed Creek, Prof. H. H. Maddox, of Sardis, and A.N.P.BROWNTO HEAD ROLL CALL Mr. A. N. P. Brown, well-known citizen of Hartwell and the county, has been named general Chairman for Hart county in th£ annual Red i Cross “Roll Call” which is set for Monday and Tuesday, November 10-11, 1924. The roll call is a nation-wide event, and gives to the great Red Cross organization funds with which to help the needy in time of flood, drouth, and various forms of dis aster. The work of the Red Cross has very forcibly been brought home to Hart county people this year, the sum of $1,000.00 being donated by the organization to the ones losing | their crops in the hail storm. This sum was also augmented by local contributions, running the total con siderably beyond the stated amount. All of this was done through the Red Cross. Mr. I. J. Phillips has been Chair man of the Hart County Chapter of the American Red Cross for sev eral years, and he has acted wisely in placing Mr. A. N.. P. Brown at * 1 I ‘QUEEN OF HARVEST FESTIVAL’ HARTWELL, GA. October 16, 17, 18 Vote for some Hart County Girl for “QUEEN OF 1 THE HARVEST FESTIVAL” who will be the center of at traction on the second day, 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 -100 VOTES Coupon This COUPON is good for 100 Votes for the— “QUEEN OF THE HARVEST FESTIVAL” Hartwell, Ga., October 17th * Name Address U. . BRIDGE HEARING SET FOR OCT. 7 A hearing in the Alford’s Bridge matter by the War Department has been set for Tuesday,, October 7, it was announced last week-end follow ing a meeting of Georgia and South Carolina officials together with Mr. A. N. Alford, of Hartwell, who owns both bridges spanning the Savannah river in this county. The official order sets the hour at 11:30, the meeting to be held in the Hart county court house on the 7th. The case has developed since the purchase of the Smith-McGee bridge from the former owners, of Starr, S. C. The hearing and its result will be watched with great interest by the people residing on both sides of the Savannah. 0 A lazy man always believes that a I thing of duty is a bore forever, j ° i These days when a woman tells you she loves you, you had better let it go at that. If you don’t she is apt to take a shot at you to prove it.— ' Nashville Banner. j— ———— Prof. Eskew, of Bowersville. This list was topped by Prof. L. M. Sheffer, of Athens, who heads ; the vocational work in Georgia, and who was loud in his praise of the Hartwell boys and the work gener j ally in the county. , Mr. R. H. Johnson, of Elberton, ■ was among the guests, making a few ! appreciated remarks. Editor R. L. Sweger, of the Gadsden County (Fla.) Times, was also a distinguished visitor and made an appreciated talk. Mr. and Mrs. Myer Saul, of At lanta, well known to all our people, were guests, as was Mr. C. B. Hay good, also of that city. Mrs. L. N. Adams presided at the piano during the session. I NEW YEAR’S DAY 28TH Celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year Day, will open this year on September 28t.h, at sun set. According to tradition the Jewish religious era begins with the Creation and the new year to be ushered in is the 5685th. Services i will be held here as is customary ev ery year on this date. - ■ o DR. CLARK DELEGATE Dr. George S. Clark, of this city, has been appointed an official dele gate by Governor Clifford Walker to the Pan-American Commercial Con gress in Atlanta October 1-4. Thousands of people from all over the United States and foreign coun tries will attend the event, which is one of the outstanding gatherings of its kind in the nation each year. ■■ - o We are going to be good tomor row and do great things. But let us not forget to be kind today. the head of the annual drive for funds. Hart county should respond nobly and gladly to the call. <■ Q P/GFS X ,n ™ ,s I Atari ISSUE Must Have License To Hunt In Georgia County Game Warden T. 11. Ris ner has received a communication from State Warden Peter S. Twitty in which attention is called to the fact that the laws regarding shoot ing of birds, squirrels, rabbits and every other specie of game will be strictly enforced this fall. You must have a license to hunt even rabbits; and to avoid prose cution every lover of the sport should see Mr. Risner, abiding by the law. TAXES ARE DUE Tax Collector W. J. A. Cleveland carries an announcement in this week’s Sun calling attention to the fact that State and County taxes for 1924 are now due and urges the taxpayers to come in and settle. Mr. Cleveland's terms of office ex pires with this year and he will be forced this time to adhere to the law regarding the closing of hooks and issuing of fl fas. The county in its various depart ments needs funds, especially the ' schools, ami patriotic taxpayers will I heed the call now. o - Mrs. M. A. Nabors Mrs. Madora Anna Nabors, age 75, died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Steve Skelton, in this city, on Thursday, September 18, 1924. Following funeral services Friday afternoon conducted from the home on Athens street by Rev. M. H. Mas sey, of Americus, former pastor of the Hartwell Baptist church, and Rev. James Bradley, pastor of the Hartwell Presbyterian church, re mains were laid to rest in the Hart well cemetery. The deceased was born in Laurens county, S. C., in 1849, a member of one of the State’s most prominent families. For many years she made her home in Spartanburg, where she took an active part in the social and religious life of the city. Later moving to Hartwell, she has made this her home for the past several years. She was a faithful member of the Methodist church since childhood, her membership being with the local church since coming to Hartwell. Mrs. Nabors has been in declining health for some time, but it was not until the week preceding her pass ing that her condition became se rious. Surviving Mrs. Nabors are one daughter, Mrs. Carrie Nabors Skel ton, of Hartwell, Ga., and one son, Mr. A. Gray Nabors, of Chicago, 111. Her husband preceded her to the grave. Her parents were the late He/«- , kiah and Ann Ragsdale Gray, of i Laurens, S. C. Two brothers, Messrs. Walter Gray, of Woodruff, and Hugh E. Gray, of Laurens, S. C., died within the past four years. Pallbearers were R. E. Matheson, J. E. Cobb, James Skelton, Jr., T. L. Matheson, A. S. Richardson, A. C. Skelton. Among those from a distance at tending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Nabors, of Chicago, Ill.; Mr. I. W. Gray, Miss Ann Gray, Mrs. Jdhn Gray, Jesse and Swink Gray, of Woodruff, S. C.; Miss Daisy Har ris, of Graycourt, S. C.; Mrs. J. W. Dunklin, Mrs. Douglas Gray and Rus sell Gray, of Laurens, S. C. The sympathy of all is extended the bereaved family. Funeral Director W. C. Page was | in charge of arrangements. OPENS NEM CAFE HERE Mr. Nick Kolgaklis has opened an up-to-date case in the building on the square, corner Howell and Caro lina streets, formerly occupied by the Nancy Hart Case. A new outfit, from front to rear, was purchased by Mr. Kolgaklis, who went to Atlanta some two weeks ago for this purpose. He has had many years’ experi ence in the restaurant business, and we wish him success in his new place. I The new place has been named the Southern Case. Hartwell now has three as fine res | taurants as can be found in any city. LEGION MEETING The Hart County Post of American Legion will meet Friday of this week at 8 o’clock in the hall in Mc- Curry building, over Benson’s store. All members urged to attend, and new members will be warmly wel comed. NOTICE Still have a little more hairy VETCH at 12 3-4 c, and new-crop clean CRIMSON CLOVER SEED at 9 3-4 c. Call at Parham & Ayers, Depot St., Hartwell, Ga. H. W. BINGHAM County Agent NO. 8