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HART COUNTY “HARVEST FESTIVAL” OCTOBER 16, 17, 18, 1924 <■ Q PAGES ■ , IN THIS ISSUE VOL. 49 HEARING IN ALFORD BRIDGE TOLL MATTER INTERESTS TWO STATES Large Audience Representing South Carolina and Georgia Will Attend Hearing In Hartwell Tuesday Interest in two states centers around the hearing of the Alford’s Bridge toll matter in Hartwell next Tuesday morning, and it is expected ) the Hart county court house will be the scene of great activity as law yers representing both sides, govern ment officials and parties interested generally gather for the important hearing. Mr. A. N. Alford, one of northeast Georgia’s leading merchants and business men, owns both the Al ford Bridge and the Smith-McGee Bridge spanning the Savannah river east of Hartwell. The United States War Depart ment recently called for the hearing as a result of a petition from South < Carolina highway officials, who want ed a reduction in toll charges. The official order calling the hear ing in Hartwell next Tuesday comes from United States District Engin eer Dan I. Sultan, of Savannah, and is as follows: “A public hearing will be held by the undersigned at ll::30 A. M., Eastern time, Tuesday, October 7, 1924, in the Court House at Hart well, Ga., for the purpose of inves tigating the sibject of tolls now be ing charged on a bridge over the Savannah river on the State Road, o>No. 8, between Anderson, S. C., and > Hartwell, Ga. “The bridge in question is over a navigable waterway of the United States and was constructed under provisions contained in the General Bridge Act approved March 23, 1906. (34 Stat. 84). Section 4of this act provides that if toll shall be charged . for transit over any bridge construct- Absentee Voters Must Act By Oct. 4th -If They Would Vote November Election New Georgia Law In Operation For General Election—3o Days’ Notice Os Absence Must Be Given Hart county voters who are going to be away from home on November 4th,, general election day, may cast their ballots under the provisions of the absent voters law —if they act in time. Under the law, notice of your pro posed absence must be given to the registrars “not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days prior to the primary or general election in Wuich he desires to participate.” Such privilege is given voters who will be absent from their homes on election day, under the absent vot ers bill, passed by both branches of the Georgia general assembly, and signed by Governor Walker on Aug ust 18. I Therefore, voters who are to be out of their voting county on No vember 4th, will have to send such intention in writing to the regis trars within the next few days, ac cording to the bill. For such notice to be sent thirty days before the general election makes it compul sory that they be placed in the mails on or before October 4th. By Registered Mail. Furthermore this letter of appli cation to the registrar for a bal lot, “shall be forwarded by register ed mail, and shall enclose postage, or the correct amount in legal ten der, necessary for the return of blank ballot, and full instructions for proper return,” under the measure. The purpose of the bill, aside from being a convenience to the in dividual voter himself, is expected to .make possible the casting of a much larger vote than would be enabled had this bill not received passage. Therefore Georgia voters will have to scratch their heads, perhaps, and study a bit, and if they are to leave their voting place jUst one day be fore the election, they will have to Jf'llow instructions of the bill, if they would have their vote counted in the tabulating. Notice to Ordinaries. Notices have been sent out by the secretary of state, S. G. McLendon, to all ordinaries in Georgia directing attention to the provision of the absent voters” law, which provides that application shall be made by the prospective voter to the registrars of th<- county in which the voter is reg istered, not more than sixty nor less han thirty days before the election b he participated in. The notices, < mpanied by a copy of the new 'aw. are for the purpose of posting Tdinaries in ample time before -he general election. A considerable duty devolves upon '•he ordinaries in supplying the bal ~ and other necessary blanks, for by the absent voter, to the board of registrars. Under the law o k .“ new provisions are operative both primaries and the general elec tion. Receive Letter. . ■' : dge Scott received a copy of the av from the secretary of state this ■T ining and it is understood tnat Fans will be commenced immediately ■ " netting things into shape in this j b 'nection for the Presidential elec ■'c on November 4th. Ine law provides that the ordi 'hall provide the board of reg rars with a sufficient number of ■ mk ballots in sealed envelopes and •arked: “Ballot within.” THE HARTWELL SUN. TEACHERS PAID The teachers in the Hartwell schools received their first month’s pay right on the minute Wednes day,—thanks to the promptness of two of the city’s largest taxpayers, The Hartwell Bank and The Hartwell Mills. For a number of years these two institutions have responded in time to meet the pay-roll for the first month of the school term. President W. E. Meredith, of the City Board of Education, states that the school is moving along nicely in every department, with the largest attendance they have ever had. o YARBROUGH IS NOW SOLE OWNER STAR THEATRE Mr. Wm. T. Yarbrough has pur chased Mr. Kolgaklis’ interest in “The Star Theatre,” and is now sole owner of Hartwell's playhouse. Announcement was made last week of a change in the ownership,, The Sun stating that Mr. Yarbrough had bought one-half interest in the thea tre; this should have read “Mr. Kol gaklis’ half interest,” the latter hav ing disposed of his interest in order to devote his time to the new case opened last week. Mr. Yarbrough, the new Star owner, is capable of giving Hartwell a splendid theatre, and proposes to show only pictures of the very high est type. “The Birth of a Nation” with oth er films of this high order, are sche duled for The Star soon, states Mr. Yarbrough. ■ 1 - ■ ■ BUY LAND NOW Some of the most valuable farm lands and city property in the town and county will be sold before the court house door next Tuesday. This week’s Sun carries advertise ments, both legal and display, telling I of the various sales, and those who i have sufficient money "or who can borrow enough for the first payments will do well to invest. Land values will increase within the next twelve months, it is said by those who are looking ahead; when there’s a drop, there is a re bound,—that is a certainty, and it applies to the business world. Invest in Hartwell and Hart coun ty property. Attend the sales next first Tues day in Hartwell. ————- May Pick Too Soon The best authorities on the culti ! vation and gathering of cotton say ! that cotton should not be picked be -1 fore it has three or four days of sunshine after heavy rain. Thisj is very important as the cotton will dry better and faster on the stalk than after it is picked. • It is said the hot will grow as long as it will hang in the bolls. If , it could be done it would be better to let the cotton remain unpicked as ' I long as possible to insure the best ■ sample and largest turn out of lint. L. B. CARLTON BUYS OUT A. H. PARKS’ INTEREST A change of much interest in the local retail grocery circle was effect ed Wednesday, October Ist, when Mr. Lisbon B. Carlton, well-known business man of Hartwell, purchased Mr. Asbury H. Park’s interest in the firm of Adams & Parks. The firm will go under the name of Adams & Carlton in the future. Mr. Will J. Adams being the other mem ber. Mr. Carlton is an experienced gro cer as well as Mr. Adams and we pre dict success for the new firm, which occupies one of the McCurry rooms on the square. Mr. Parks has not announced his plans. The word “and” occurs 35,543 times in the Old Testament, while the word “reverend” occurs only once. ed undef its provisions, ‘such tolls shall be reasonable and just, and the Secretary of War may at any time and the rates so prescrib ed shall be the legal rates and shall be the rates demanded and received for such transit.’ “All interested persons are invited to be present, or to be represented at the hearing for the purpose of ex pressing their views, and submitting data in support thereof. It is de sirable that all data presented, to gether with arguments and recom mendations, be submitted in writing. Verbal statements will, however, be heard and recorded. “DAN I. SULTAN, “District Engineer.” HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1924 I, Bales Ginned There were 1,183 bales of cotton ginned in Hart county to Septem ber 16th, 1924, against 1,243 to September 25th, 1922. County Gin Agent W. J. O’Barr was not required to make a report until the 25th last year, but it is evident that the ginnings were run ning about the same during Septem ber of this year as in 1922. It is expected that the next gin report will show a healthy increase since picking was seriously handi capped during the last two weeks of the month. CAR PURE BRED JERSEYS FOR REED CREEK During last week a committee com posed of P. H. Holland, J. C. Sadler and H. L. Fry went from the Reed Creek community to Putnam county and bought a car of fine high grade jersey heifers. These heifers were selected from some of the best herds in Putnam county, and are all bred to registered males. Putnam county no doubt has more high grade jer seys than any other rural county in Georgia, due to the liberal use of blood from a high class purebred herd which has been maintained in the county since 1876 by Mr. B. W. Hunt, of Eatonton. It is hoped that the presence of these heifers and any heifer calves that may be had as a result of the purchase will furnish a nucleus and an incentive for Reed Creek commu nity to make some rapid progress with dairy cattle. It is planned to form a bull association and secure at least 3 high class purebred bulls to be placed in the community. Besides the above named commit tee the following men made the trip to Putnam county at some time dur ing the past week: Mr. Maddox, Mr. Parks and Mr.. Wright, from Sar dis comnwinity, also Mr. C. H. San ders, J. H. Roukoskie, Rufus Sadler, J. A. Ayers, W. B. McMullan, W. C. Robertson, Chas. Hall and J. J. Maci jewskii, from Reed Creek. KIWANIANS HEAR GOOD REPORTS ON FESTIVAL Interesting and enthusiastic re ports from those heading the Hart County Harvest Festival, October 16, 17, 18, featured the Kiwanis meeting last Friday, among those taking part in the program being County Agent Bingham, Mr. W. S. Long, Mr. W. B. Morris, Dr. W. I. Hailey. Plans are being made for one of the biggest exhibitions the county has ever had, with a variety of entertainment features. The club heartily welcomed Kiwan ian (Rev.) J. H. Barton back after two weeks’ absence caused by ill ness. Chairman J. I. Allman of the pro gram committee took charge of the meeting and introduced Col. B. B. Zellars, recently-elected Representa tive from Hart county who addressed the body a few moments. The establishing of headquarters , here of a large distributing house for pure-bred seed was discussed by Mr. T. B. Thornton, Mr. Bingham and others. Upon motion of Kiwanian Barton a telegram was sent to Rev. W. A. Duncan, of Eastman, who has accept ed a call to the pastorate of the Hart well Baptist church, extending him a hearty welcome to Hartwell. Vice President J. A. W. Brown presided in the absence of Pres ident J. H. Skelton. Mrs. L. N. Adams furnished music for the program. * e ■■■■■; Sardis School News School will open October 13th. Begin making your plans to start the first day. The patrons are urged to attend the opening exercises. Sardis is expected to get busy and prepare a good exhibit for the Hart County Fair. The agricultural ex hibit will be brought to the school house October 13th and 14th and will be labeled and put in shape by the agricultural class. The following committees have been appointed and are expected to be active in getting the community exhibit, exhibit: Agricultural—C. W. Rice, Chair man; E. E. Neese, W. J. Evans, J. R. Cordell, Ralph Brown. , Live Stock —Archibald Parks, Chairman; E. H. Norman, Cofer Turner, Lindsey Powell, John Rich ardson. Woman’s Department—Mrs. L. L. McMullan, Chairman; Mrs. Eula Frye, Miss Annie Lou Richardson, Miss Peggy Cordell, Mrs. John Rich ardson. o Her Number. On his tour of the district an in spector of city high schools came before a class of girls. He wrote upon the blackboard, “LXXX.” Then neering over the rims of his spec tacles at a good looking girl in the first row, he asked: “Young lady, I’d like to have you tell me what that means.” “Love and kisses,” the girl re plied.—Everybody’s Magazine. New Baptist Pastor Here Itey ajEgSaMWIB sir IIHBHBBHfIaHHHHBaBaMHHa ii REV. W. A. DUNCAN Hartwell and community thia week extends a hearty welcome to the new pastor of the Hartwell Baptist chureh, Rev. W. A. Duncan, and his family. Rev. Duncan has been pastor of the Baptist church in Eastman for several years, and is recognized a s one of the denomination’s leading figures in the State. All our people, of every denomination, will warmly welcome these splendid people into our midst. Rev. Duncan will preach next Sunday morning at 11 a. m., and 7:30 in the evening. The night service will be in the nature of a union welcome by the other churches of our city. Two Boys Win Trip Southeastern Fair Frank Moorhead and AndreW Gaines, of Air Line, leave this week for Atlanta, where they will be guests of the Southeastern Fair As sociation during the week of October 4-11. These two boys are members of the Hart County Cotton and Soy Bean Clubs, respectively, and were awarded the trip in a competitive examination last week-end held by County Agent 11. W. Bingham, win ning over several other bright Hart county boys who tried for the prizes. Moorhead is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Moorhead, while Gaines is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will R. Gaines, of Air Line. They have their railroad fare paid and all other expenses to and from Hartwell and while in Atlanta, with the exception of a $5 registration fee for each of the boys, which is a gift to them from the Hart County Fair Association. The boys will be given a round of study and pleasure while there under careful supervision that will help them to get most out of the fair. ‘QUEEN OF HARVEST FESTIVAL’ HARTWELL, GA. October 16, 17, 18 Vote for some Hart County Girl for “QUEEN OF 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. Coupon -100 VOTES - Coupon This COUPON is good for 100 Votes for the— “QUEEN OF THE HARVEST FESTIVAL" Hartwell, Ga., October 17th Name Address Auspices d'. A. R. Chapter—Deposit Votes'ln - Boxes at The Two Bank) in Hartwell or Mail to The Sun Hart Singers Meet October 11-12 The Hart County Singing Conven tion will meet at Milltown on October 11th and 12th. All interested tire invited to be present. T. O. HERNDON, President. . o There were 12,000 Indians in the American forces during the World War. Practically all were volun teers, as the draft law did not apply generally to Indians. Experts from the Georgia State Col lege of Agriculture will conduct the boys through the various agriclutural, horticultural, live stock and poultry exhibits and teach them some of the important things to be learned about farming. This study work will be given dur ing the mornings. The afternoons and evenings will be devoted to pleas ure and sight-seeing on the Fair Grounds and in the city of Atlanta. The boys will be shown the greatest of courtesy and attention by the Fair officials and representatives of the Georgia State College of Agriculture. These young men are to be con gratulated upon their good fortune. ‘f PAGES X IN THIS ISSUE QUEEN OF HART CONTEST GAINS IN INTEREST »♦»*♦»»»•»»• • VOTES ARE POURING IN • * • * A large number of votes have * * come in since Tuesday noon. * * Friends of the various candi- * * dates are beginning to wake up * * and the outcome is going to be * * interesting. Only votes receiv- * * ed to noon Tuesday are credited * * below. Watch next week’s Sun. * * The contest closes at 11 a. m., * * Wednesday, October 15th. * * ** **«« * ,• * * Votes in the contest to decide the Queen of the Hart County Festival are pouring in daily. Below is giv en the standing of those entered by their friends to Tuesday noon. The committee in charge states that votes will be accepted up until 11 o’clock Wednesday, October 15th. At that time the boxes close and the votes will be totalled, the Queen and her six Attendants being announced as soon as possible thereafter. The standing of the contestants will be posted at the drug stores on Monday, Tuesday and to 11 o’clock Wednesday, the 15th ,for the infor mation of the many who interested. Hartwell Billy Neese 9200 Evelyn Burns 3200 Allie Gaines . 4200 Grace Skelton 500 Sarah Pearman 13900 Jo Bailey 1000 Luanah Gaines 1100 Myrtle Crawford 600 Manelie Dooley 1600 Nelle Adams 44500 Reed Creek Dolly Estes 5200 Edna Ayers 1100 Bio Willie Warren 1000 Robbie Jo Thornton 500 Sardis Peggy Cordell 4100 Pulia Moore 3300 Lavonia Marjorie Owens 500 Janna Lee Strickland 500 Bowersville Lena Pearl Shirley 500 Lucy May Moorhead 3400 Shoal Crack Audrey Vickery 1100 Mattie Ruth Gurltty 600 Air Line Drucie Martin 700 Nuberg Fannie Sue Rucker 7500 Flora Mewborn ... 2700 Jewel Thornton 3400 Campground Ruth HcrnSon 6800 Gold Mine Ruby Kay 1700 Royston (Reside In Hart County) Marjorie Owens 500 Janna Lee Strickland 500 The merchants participating so far are as follows: Hartwell. J. A. W. Brown. 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. 0. Y. McLees. McClure’s. Herndons Drug Store. Haileys Drug Store No. 1. Haileys Drug Store No. 2. Adams & Parks. E. B. Ben,son. W. D. & R. B. Teasley. Stanly J. Brown. Joe H. Herring. Ben C. Alford. Cleveland & Teasley. Vickery Brothers. Bowman L. W. Hendricks. 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. Campground Myers’ Store. o- 1 - ■■ THEY ARE INDUSTRIOUS On September 17, 1923, a crippled ' German immigrant, his wife and two children landed in New York where they were immediately sent to Can by, Minnesota, to relatives. On July 21, 1924, this immigrant farmer, I out if his wages as a farm hand, had ■ paid the $450 borrowed from his brother for passage expenses. He owns four hundred dollars’ worth of livestock and has SIOO in cash. He has rented a quarter section of land in Frontier Township and will start farming for himself March 1, 1925. NO. 9