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SOME HARVEST FESTIVAL STUNTS
WORTH COMING TO SEE NEXT
WEEK; MAKE PLANS TO BE HERE
A Special Feature
The Anderson County Fair As
sociation will furnish especially for
us their big Air Calliope. Listen for
it.
Mock Trial
A very prominent citizen of Hart
County will tried in the auidtor
ium on the Fair Grounds for “Rob
bing The Soil.” Characters will be
announced later. His neighbors will
testify for and against him. The
lawyers will plead for and against
him; the Jury will decide his fate.
This will be a most comical feature,
and will have many educational fea
tures to it. Time wlil be an
nounced.
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Noted Magician Coming
A famous Magician, “Rah Mona,”
formerly with Redpath and Radcliffe
Chautauquas and Continental Ly
ceum Bureau, highly recommended
by clubs, colleges, universities, etc.,
will give his wonderful exhibitions
daily in the High School auditorium.
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Rides and Shows
Merry-Go - Round, rides, shows,
minstrels, free acts, etc., wil Ibe go
ing on at all hpurs of the day and
evening.
Basketball Tournament.
H. H. Maddox, H. L. Fry, W. A.
Moss, special committee in charge.
I. No pupil who has completed
prescribed course in school represent
ed will be allowed to compete.
2. All players must have attend
ed at least 60 days in last term of
a school.
3. Teachers and all concerned
shall be satisfied that players will be
bona fide students in coming school
term.
4. Any controversy shall be set
tled by committee in charge.
Tournament will start at 1:00 P.
M., Thursday, October 16th, and com
mittee will decide when finals shall
be played off.
Ist team $5.00.
2nd team $3.00.
3rd and other teams each $2.00.
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Horseshoe Pitching Tournament.
All contestants shall subscribe to
rules and regulations set out by
committee in charge of tournament,
and all shoes, stobs, etc., shall meet
specifications set out by committee.
Contestants will apply to office of
County Agent, or H. H. Maddox for
rules and specifications. Committee
in charge, H. H. Maddox, Chairman.
Tournament will start at 3:00 P.
M., Friday, October 17th.
Ist $3.00.
2nd $2.00.
3rd SI.OO.
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Better Babies Clinic and Contest.
Mrs. Tom Matheson, and Mrs.
Frank Kidd, Co-chairmen, cooperat
ing with Hart County Medical As
sociation.
Babies will be weighed, measured,
and a medical examination made by
physicians. From the report card
showing the results of this the
judges will pick the winners in the
county contest.
All babies under six,, years of age
will be eligible for the contest. Exact
hours for examination will be pub
lished next week.
Ist prize, $5.00 savings bank ac
count to best baby in Hart county.
Blue ribbons for each baby scor
ing 90 points or over. •
Group photograph to be published
in Hartwell Sun of the leading baby
in each mililia district of Hart
county.
BAPTISTCHURCH
The recention at the church last
Friday evening was a very interesting
occasion. It was given for the pur
pose of welcomoing Rev. W. A. Dun
can and his family to the church and
the community at large. Many ex
pressions of delight at the oppor
tunity of welcoming these good
people were given, and all in all it
was a very enjoyable social hour.
More than three hundred at Sun
day school. The new teachers and
officials of the Sunday school were
nearly all present at their respective
places which gave much encourage
ment to the new Supernitendent,
Bro. T. S. Hason.
Rev. W. A. Duncan, our new pas
tor, preached two strong sermons
Sunday, morning and evening. The
Methodists and Presbyterians were
exceedingly kind to come and join
in union services in honor of the
welcome they felt was due the new
pastor. It was a delightful occasion
and everybody seemed to be in a fine
spirit for worship.
The following officers have been
elected by the Woman’s Missionary
Society for the year of 1924-25:
President —Miss Berta Brown.
Vice President —Mrs. McL. Brown.
Secretary-Treasurer —Mrs. O. Y •
McLees.
Assistant Secretary - Treasurer
Mrs. Bessie Bagwell.
Chairman of Stewardship—Mrs. H.
W. Bingham.
Chairman of Personal Service
Mrs. A. F. Bell.
Chairman - of White Cross Mrs.
Geo. S. Clark. __
Chairman of Mission Study—Mrs.
I. J. Phillips, Jr. „ •
Press Reporter Mrs. McAlpin
Thornton. ■ i
Subscription Agent—Mrs. T. L.
Matheson.
Pianist—Mrs. A. C. Skelton.
Young People’* Leader*.
Y. W. A.—Mrs. H. I. Alford.
Asst. Y. W. A. —Miss Maude Car
ter.
G. A.—Mrs. W. L. Brown.
Asst. G. A.—Mrs. Carey Kidd.
R. A.—Mrs. B. C. Alford.
Asst. R. A. —Miss Annie F. McLan
ahan. .
Sunbeam —Mrs. Parke Ske.ton.
Asst. Sunbeam —Mrs. McCade Al
ford.
MR. MILES H. M’GEE
Mr. Miles Hardy McGee died in
his 80th year at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. G. E. Banister, in
Greenwood, S. C., last Thursday,
October 2, and was buried at Starr,
S. C., on Friday. Mr. McGee was a
Confederate veteran, having been
born August 11, 1845. At sixteen
he enlisted under Capt. Russell, of
Anderson, S. C.
He married Miss Flora Goss,
daughter of Rev. Isham Goss, of
Elbert county, Georgia, and is surviv
ed by his widow and three children,
Isham E., Nita, Eugene, and five
grandchildren.
He was a faithful member of the
Cross Roads Baptist church in An
derson county, S. C.
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CROP OUTLOOK
Up to October 2, the crop may be
summarized as follows:
Weather: The weather the past
two weeks has been favorable in
303, partly so in 38, and unfavorable
in 357 counties. In 371 counties the
rainfall has been more or less ex
cessive, and in 38 it has been too
dry.
Fruiting: The plant is fruiting
heavier than normal in 34, about nor
mal in 180, lighter than normal in
165, while in 319 it has ceased
fruiting altogether. In 158 coun
ties the plant is developing a top
crop, while in 540 counties no top
crop whatever is expected.
Picking: The picking of the crop
is under way practically over the en
tire belt, and about 38 per cent of
the crop has been picked out. This
compares with 32 per cent last year,
43 per cent in 1922, 43 per cent in
1921, and 19 per cent in 1920, at
about this date.
Complaints: The chief complaints
other than of unfavorable weather,
are excessive shedding in 174, bolls
rotting in 29, small bolls in 31, bolls
sprouting in 22, boll worms in 8,
boll weevils in 500, in 141 of which
they are doing serious damage.
The condition in Georgia: Weath
er favorable in 14, partly so in 4,
unfavorable in 101 counties. Fruit
ing heavier than normal in 3, nor
mally in 22, lighter in 23, quit
fruiting in7l counties. A top crop
is expected in 12, and none in 107
counties. About 49 per cent picked.
Crop prospects compared with last
year, better in 64, same in 26, poorer
in 29 countiese. The chief conj
plaiints are: Excessive shedding in
38, too wet in 106, too dry in 3, too
cool in 2, bolls rotting in 7, small
bolls in 7, sprouting in 13, scarcity
of labor in 4, boll weevils in 110
(very destructive ifi 34) counties.
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MRS. MARY WHITE
Mrs. Mary Holliday White, wife
of Mr. Samuel White, died suddenly
at the home in the county west of
Hartwell Monday, October 6, 1924,
and was buried the day following in
the cemetery at the Church of God,
of which she was a member. Miss
Myrtle Whiitehead was in charge of
the services.
The deceased was born in Ander
son county, S. C., but had resided
some forty years in Hart county,
where she was known and highly re
spected by many of our people.
Besides the husband, Mrs. White
is survived by seven sons, Mr. Ed
ward White, of Tennessee, and
Messrs. John, Tulley, Fred, Jim, Co
lumbus and Joe White ,of Hart
county; also one daughter, Mrs. Reu
ben Stone, of Hart county.
Two brothers, Messrs. James and
Hulet Holliday, of Pickens county,
S. C., survive.
Funeral director W. C. Page, of
Hartwell, was in charge of the ar
rangements.
The sympathy of many friends is
extended the bereaved ones.
MR. ALBERT KINLEY
Mr. Albert Kinley, 49 years of
age, died at the home in Hartwell on
Sunday, October 5, 1924, from para
lysis. He had been ill for three
months.
Mr. Kinley was born in Elbert
county, but had lived in this section
some time.
The funeral was held Monday
morning, with interment in the Hart
well cemetery, Rev. J. J. Hiott of
ficiating. The deceased was a mem
ber of the Baptist church at Old
Canon.
He is survived by his wife and
two children, Fred Kinley and Mrs.
Marion Hilley, of Hart county. Also
two brothers, John Kinley, of Bow
ersville, and Andrew Kinley, of An
derson, S. C.
The sympathy of many friends is
extended the bereaved family.
Funeral director W. C. Page was
in charge of the arrangements.
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BETHESDA CHURCH
The W. M. S. will spend the day
Wednesday, October 15, at Mrs. B.
A. Thornton’s home for mission
studv and monthly program. Bring
lunch.
MOLLIE BROWN, Pres.
SARDIS SCHOOL NEWS
School will open Monday, October
13th. The exercises will be held in
the school auditorium beginning at
nine o’clock. Be sure to attend and
become familiar with the policies of
the school for 1924-20.
Some good speeches will be made
by men prominent in educational
work.
It is almost time for the Hart
Countv Fair. Sardis must have a
good exhibit, so don’t fail to prepare
something to exhibit.
THE HARTWELL SUN, HARTWELL, CA., OCTOBER 10, 1924
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