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4 Q PAGES / IN THIS ISSUE VOL 49 County Officer L. S. Skelton Killed By Negro Desperado Deputy Sheriff Britt Brown Is Also Shot By Lincoln Jackson SLAYER ESCAPES INTO ’ DARKNESS FOLLOWING horrible tragedy Hundreds Search This Section of State For Negro Murderer— Is Dangerous Character Special County Officer L. Snow Skelton was killed almost instantly and Deputy Sheriff A. Britt Brown was shot in the left hand last Sunday 3 night about 8 o’clock by Lincoln Jackson, a negro desperado living on Mr. T. 0. Herndon’s place near the Campground. Mr. Skelton was shot twice, the first load from the negro’s shotgun taking off one or two of his fingers, the second shot entering his neck. He knew he had been mortally wounded and called to those about him to catch him. Mr. Herndon and Mr. A. L. Parks had heard the shots and came running to the negro house u a few hundred yards from the resi dence of Mr. Herndon on the Bethany road. Officer Brown’s left forefinger was shot off and a few shot entered his neck, it was stated. He was knocked to the ground by the force of the gun’s explosion. The officers had been called to the negro’s home by a message that he (Jackson) was drunk and threaten ing to kill his wife. Reaching the house, Mr. Brown.ad vanced from the front, searchlight in > his left hand; just as he stepped to ’ the porch and pointing his flashlight toward the front door he saw Jack son with shotgun leveled. Dodging, he threw up his left arm, the load missing his head and taking off the finger. Shot As He Aided Brown Officer Skelton, who had come up from the rear, upon hearing the shot and cry of Officer Brown, rushed around the house, to Mr. Brown’s side. He had a flashlight in his hand, iw also, and as he threw it upon the porch to locate the negro Jackson shot him in the hand and then in the neck. Mr. Skelton reeled backwards and after speaking only a few words lost consciousness. He died within a few minutes. The shots hit both searchlights, tearing them to pieces. Large Crowd Gathered Several hundred people from all over the county quickly gathered at the scene of the tragedy and with dogs gave chase. The murderer had 4 gained over an hour’s start, however, I and posses have continued the search night and day since in an effort to locate him. Dangerous Character. Lincoln Jackson is reported a dangerous character, and is said to have carried his gun to the field with him on the day preceding the killing. He was said to have been in trouble | before coming to Hart county and "'as evidently expecting officers to [W cmne after him. He was reported to L” have shot two other men. He moved to the county last February from near Madison, Ga., Morgan county. Skelton Fine Officer. The tragedy has moved Hart county as few incidents in her history. Officer Skelton was one of the most popular and efficient the county has ever had. Rewards aggregating $500.00 by the county and State authorities have been offered for the capture of the | negro. L „ r NEW BLANKS MUST BE I FILLED OUT BY AUTO I OWNERS FOR ’25 TAGS Notices have been sent out from the office of Secretary of State S. Duyt McLendon, in Atlanta, instruct mg automobile owners how to apply " their 1925 license tags. | A new system of application has installed in the automobile tag department for this year, and the f an.-,s to be filled out by applicants “ much simpler than those hitherto -■ Owners are warned not to use E a ■ '*-4 license blank for 1925 regis 'ation, as the old forms cannot be ■ accepted. 6 Application for the 1925 license £ numbers should be made as soon as BL Possible after December 15, 1924, in ’■•’’-er that the tags may be delivered | for use beginning January 1,: ■ A'-5. No applications will be received j ■ O’ ;r to December 15. t f “emittance of the correct amount; I license may be made in postoffice I I express money order or cashier’s ■ | When remitting by money or- g the applicant is instructed to I fv’ his money order receipt to show E , -at he has applied for his 1925 ■ license. t , new f° rm of 1925 application | ■ has been furnished to all li- | . ' d automobile dealers in the state B JyJ- to the sheriffs in every’ county, i I they mav be procured upon , ■ application. Till: HARTWELL SUN. Brown Is Chairman; Baker Named Clerk County Board Com. The Board of County Commis sioners last Monday afternoon. The new organization is as follows: A. N. P. Brown, chairman; P. P. Gulley, F. C. Gaines, C. E. Williams, L. H. Cobb.. John W. Baker, clerk of the board. The board represent the best citi zenship of our county and no one need have any fear that every in terest, temporal and moral will not be safe guarded. D. C. Alford who has been chair man for several years retires, carry j ing with him the compliments of the people generally. L. H. Cobb the one chosen by the Grand Jury’ to take the place of D. C. Alford resigned is a man of con siderable experience in the business of the county, having served several years ago on the board of commis sioners. A. N. P. Brown who has been called back as chairman directed the business policy of the county for many years and is no untried man in this important place. The county is to be congratulated on having such a Board of Commissioners. • o NEW FILLING STATION WILL OPEN HERE SOON Hartwell, will soon have another modern filling station and service depot for motorists, Mr. J. T. Hays having leased the building on the cor ner of Franklin and Carter streets from Mr. P. D. Taylor, of Atlanta. The building is being practically torn away and replaced by a modern struc ture, which will be ready within the next thirty days, it is thought. Mr. Hays says he will announce through The Sun the opening day and asks the motoring public to watch for same. PRETTY GIRLS WILL SELL FORGET - ME - NOTS HERE SATURDAY FOR VETS Girls and women of Hartwell and community will have another op portunity to serve, as they did in the stirring war-time days of 1917 and 1918, on Saturday, November Bth, ' when “Forget-Me-Not Day” is to be observed in this city.. A call has been made to the young ladies and women of this community to assist the wounded and disabled American World War veterans of the city, in their preparations for “For j get-Me-Not Day,” and also take an I active part in the distribution of the I little forget-me-not flowers on Satur ■ day, November Bth. To the throngs of women of this city, who served so valiantly and well, during 1917 and 1918, this oppor tunity to again serve; and to per form a kindness for the boys who were maimed fighting for their coun | try only a few years back; it is be , lieved that the coming observance of ! “Forget-Me-Not Day” will find a ready response, possessed with the genuine sentiment that prompted un selfish and loyal devotion and pat riotism during war days. “Forget-Me-Not Day” brings with it a reminder of the sacrifices and hardships incurred by these brave wounded and disabled heroes, most of whom will carry with them through the remainder of their days on this earth, sufferings and scars as remembrances of their bravery and devotion to their flag and country. Truly, a more appropriate name could not be given to this “Day of Days” for America’s maimed World War Veterans, than “Forget- Me-Not Day.” The following young ladies will sell the “Forget-Me-Nots” on Satur day, Nov. 8: Misses Marie Pursley, Dorothy Lin- I der, Oliva Bolton, Lou Reta Barton, Madera Skelton, Eloise Temples, Myra McCurry, Margaret Vickery, Frances Hodges, Helen Brown, Mary Matheson, Mildred Johnson, Annie Grace Skelton, Evelyn Burns. o * • *♦**-**♦! • AIR LINE • *******♦*; Everybody is about done picking | cotton and are busy digging potatoes I and gathering corn. A lot of people from this com munitv went to Hartwell Tuesday night to see the Klan parade and | heard an interesting address. [ Mr. and Mrs. John Clark and i children spent Sunday with Mr. and I Mrs. Warren Winn near Bowman. j Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Phillip, Mr. I and Mrs. Reenes Phillip and children, ! of near Royston, spent Sunday with the families of Messrs. G. T. Wimer ; and P. D. Bray. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Whitworth, of | Hartwell, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bray. The Hallowe-en party at this place I Friday night was well attended, tne proceeds will be used for the benefit of the school. Mr. and Mrs. John Clark and little daughter Doris, will spend the week end in Canton, N. C.. with Mrs. Clark | sister, Mrs. Bessie Sanders. HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1924 »♦■**** *«**♦♦ * JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS SAYS— * * “What human institution is * * there from whence more services * * and greater services flow in a * * constant and increasing stream * * than the Red Cross? * “Is there yellow fever in your * * town, a hurricane at your doors, * * a flood in your fields? Who * * comes so quickly as the Red * * Cross. Is the flood in China? * * Or the epidemic in Russia? Or * * is it an earthquake in the West * * Indies or South America, or is * * it a volcano in Alaska, Japan, * * or Italy? Even the sufferers in * * those far off countries are not * * beyond the reach of the merciful * * arms of the Red Cross.” Thus * * has John Sharp Williams voiced * * the spirit and purpose of the * * great Red Cross organization. * * ♦ ♦ * ♦ *♦♦♦♦♦♦ O Brown Improving Deputy Sheriff Britt Brown was able to be out again Tuesday fol lowing the tragic incident of Sunday night when Officer Snow Skelton was killed when he and Mr. Brown went to the home of Lincoln. Jackson, negro, near the Hartwell Camp ground. Although still weak from the severe shock and from the loss of his finger, Deputy Brown is giving val uable aid to the searching parties who are exerting every effort to locate the desperado. o KIWANIANS HEAR GOOD TALKS ON CONSTITUTION The Constitution of the United States, as the subject and two active Kiwanians, Rev. W. A. Duncan and Rev. J. 11. Barton as speakers, made up the most important item on last Friday’s program for the regular meeting, and altogether proved one of the most interesting and helpful programs the Hartwell club has ever put on. A number of visitors were present, among them Rev. James P. Mangle burg, of Athens; Mr. Rhett Nowell, I of Winder; Mr. J. W. Copper and Mr. G. J. Davis, both of Atlanta, and Mr. Dana Blackmon, Jr., of Columbus, all of whom made short talks to the Club. Kiwanian W. H. Bingham an nounced to the members that the Hart County Fair had paid out without one penny’s deficit, which was grati fying as the club members had guar anteed the association against any loss. A warm welcome was given Ki wanian “Daddy” Foster C. Brown back home from Mountain City, Tenn., where he had been for several weeks with his wife and young son. Miss Mildred Johnson presided at the piano during the interesting session. GEORGIA RAILWAY CURRENT PUT TO MANY USES The Hart County Telephone Co. has recently installed a modern ring ing machine for ringing country lines. You may not have electric lights in your homes but the Tallu lah Falls Power Plant now nhgs all the phones out in the country. o The surprising part about a sur prise party is the fact that the sur prised partly is seldom surprised. HART’S VOTE IN ELECTION NOV. 4 CANDIDATE For President JNO. W. DAVIS, Dem. 14241 17 41 24 28! 29 63 21 647 CALVIN COOLIDGE, Rep |l7 19 8 19 4 8 75 ROBT. M. LaFOLLETTE, Prog 105 j 29 3 11 20 7 4 16 195 *' A PROCLAMATION Wheras, the President of the United States and the Governor of Georgia have issued proclamations setting apart Saturday’, Nov. Bth as “Forget-Me-Not” Day, which has heretofore been observed annually throughout the United States; and, whereas, funds raised on this day are to be used for supplying the needs of the men disabled in the World War and their dependents (the ones qualified to re ceive aid being designated by the government authorities, first consideration being given to men who are in hospitals in the state, and their dependents next), — I, therefore, urge the people to the observance of the day and ask that they respond liberally to this fund. This November 3rd, 1924. A. S. RICHARDSON, Mayor, Hartwell, Ga. HEAVY REWARD FOR SKELTON SLAYER ****** ****** * JACKSON STILL AT LARGE * » » -* Posses following many trails * * had not located Lincoln Jackson * * before The Sun went to press. * * It is believed that his capture * * will be effected, however, right * * away. City and county officials * * in several States are watching * * for him. *********** Governor Walker has offered a reward of $250 and Hart county $250, a total of SSOO for the capture of Lincoln Jackson, col., slayer of Hart County Officer L. S. Skelton. —o — The following message was sent to Governor early Monday morning by D. C. Alford, Chairman Hart County Commissioners: To His Excellency Honorable Clif ford Walker, Governor Georgia, At lanta, Ga. Lincoln Jackson colored about thirty four years old murdered L. S. Skelton county policeman and seri ously wounded A. B. Brown, deputy sheriff last night. Commissioners of Hart County will offer $250 reward. Please supplement reward. The negro may be trying to get to Putnam county where he came from. D. C. ALFORD, Chairman Hart Co. Commissioners. COOLIDGE ELECTED President Calvin Coolidge was re elected to the presidency in the gen eral election Tuesday, and Charles G. Dawes was elected Vice President, Late returns gave Coolidge and Dawes a good margin of votes in the electoral college, some 30 to 40 more than the necessary 266. The almost solid vote in the South for John W. Davis and Chas. W. Bryan, Democratic candidates, was not enough to overcome the lead by the Republicans in the West and North. In Hart county Davis received 647 votes; Coolidge 75 and LaFoliette 195. Georgia gave Davis a large ma jority vote. WILSON RWY. FOREMAN Mr. John S. Wilson has been named maintenance foreman for the Hartwell Railway, a position that he held for a number of years. Mr. Wilson is familiar with the trestle work and otherwise very ably equip ped to handle the work on this line. — —o— Cotton Market The cotton market showed a slight advance Wednesday morning, follow ing the national election of Tuesday. Hartwell buyers are offering a good market for the fleecy staple, and the receipts are far ahead of last year here. 1112, Town 1113, Rays 1 1114, Smiths 1115, Reed Creek 1116th, Halls 1117, Shoal Creek 1118, McCurrys ( 1119, Alford> TOTAL l ARMISTICE DAY TO BE OBSERVED TUESDAY IN SPLENDID PROGRAM Big Gaines Here Football fans in Hartwell and Hart county, of whom there are an abund ance, are looking forward to two games in the local field this week, — the first being scheduled for Friday afternoon between Hartwell and La vonia, two old-time antagonists, who have “Fit, bled and died” many a time here and in our neighboring city over various events. Hour 3 o’clock. It will take no advertising to guar antee a full crowd for that game. On Saturday afternoon at o’clock i the Clemson (S. C.) College “Re-’ serves” and the Dahlonega “Aggies” will bring their crack teams to Hart well for one of their biggest games. Besides the local fans there will be attendants from both Clemson and Dahlonega, and the game promises to be one of great importance. RED CROSS ANNUAL ROLL CALL TO RECEIVE HEARTY RESPONSE HERE j “If this community were wiped i out tonight by a fire, tornado, or any other disaster, a telegram to Red Cross headquarters would bring ade quate assistance within a few hours” Mr. A. N. P. Brown stated in com menting on the annual report of disaster relief work of the Red Cross, I recently made public. “It is hard to picture a happy, prosperous community such as ours laid waste, and hundreds of our men, women and children made homeless. i However, this has been the fate of 24 communities in the South this | year.” It is stated that 15 disasters in the . j South affecting 24 communities have required assistance from the Ameri j i can Red Cross during the fiscal year , I ending June 30th. To relieve suffering, shelter the homeless, and place each family on a j ' self-supporting basis, the Red Cross has administered a total relief fund ’ of approximately $157,717.00. “Disaster relief work,” he stated, ' “is one of the activities conducted by ; the National American Red Cross which is made possible through the , I 50c from every membership which I is sent to National headquarters.” I The rest of the money derived from the members which the local Red Cross Chapter hopes to procure in its annual drive which opens next Munday i kept by the local Chapter to carry on its work in this communi i ty - . “From a $25.00 membership there , fore, $24.50 remains in the local Chapter’s treasury and 50c goes to ’ the National work of the Red Cross. Likewise, from a SIO.OO member ship, $9.50 remains here; from a $5.00 membership, $4.50 remains here; and from a SI.OO membership 50c is kept locally and 50c used in the National work,” Mr. Brown said. In addition to the disaster relief work, the National organization also maintains trained hospital social ser vice workers in the various govern ment hospitals where thousands of world war veterans are confined, many of whom will never recover from injuries sustained while in the service. Figures recently compiled at Red Cross headquarters, Mr. Brown said, show that almost twice as much money has been administered by the I Red Cross irj the South this year on j disaster relief work alone as was re-' ceived by the national organization i from the total membership last year. Over $3,000.00 has been spent by the Red Cross in Hart county this year. Chapter Chairman I. J. Phillips, ! Sr., has also appointed the following ; leading citizens among the colored people to solicit their aid during the drive: Rev. H. E. Fortson, Chmn.; Prof. Geo. E. Archibald, Rev. W. H. Berry and Rev. J. H. Bailey. Calls Church To Help. The committee especially urges that every minister in Hartwell and the county call attention to the Red Cross campaign in their sermons next iSunday. Junior Red Cross Miss Berta Brown is Chairman and Miss Lil Johnson Assistant for the Junior Red Cross campaign. The Various Committees Town District—(lnside City). Mrs. Amanda McMullan, Chmn. Benson street—Mrs. T. S. Mason, Mrs. W. L. Murrow. E. Franklin street—Mrs. I. J. Phillips, Jr., Mrs. T. R. Gaines. Business section—-Mrs. Nimqui Smith, Mrs. Roscoe C. Linder. Athens street—Mrs. O. Y. Me-’ Lees, Mrs. H. W. Bingham. College ave., Johnson street—Mrs. M. L. Brown, Mrs. Jim A. Thornton. \ Forest ave.—Mrs. A. N. P. Brown, Mrs. B. C. Alford. Elbert street—Miss Inez Brad-1 berry, Mrs. A. S. Johnson. Carolina street, Vickery street— I Mrs. S. R. Patton, Mrs. J. W. Morris. W. Howell Mrs. W. G. Hodges, Mrs. Grace Hailey. E. Howell—Mrs. Montine Skelton, Mrs. Hoyt Phillips. W. Franklin—Mrs. J. H. Barton, j 1 o PAGES i / IN THIS issue Appropriate exercises in the Hart county court house will mai k the celebration here next Tuesday, No vember 11th, of Armistice Day. All the stores and business places in Hartwell have agreed to close from 11 urttil 12 o’clock Tuesday morning in honor of the occasion, the program to begin promptly at eleven, being put on under auspices of the Hart County Post of the American Legion. Assembling at 11 in the Court House, the following program will be given: Invocation —Rev. J. H. Barton, Post Chaplain. Armistice Ceremonial—Four Le gionnaires. Address U. 1). C. representative. Address —Mrs. J. 11. Skelton, Sr., representing 1). A. R’s. Armistice Day Address— Rev. W. A. Duncan. The public is cordially invited to attend the exercises. 7'W'O GINS DAMAGED Fire damaged two of Hart county's ' gins last Wednesday, the Nuberg gin I and the L. 11. Cobb gin, known as the ' Cash gin formerly. At Nuberg the loss was confined to damage to the engine, a fine oil burning outfit, which will aggregate I SI,OOO to $1,500. The Cobb Gin Co’s outfit was dam ■ aged to about the same extent, it was j thought. o COTTON ASSOCIATION IS HAVING A GOOD YEAR Atlanta, Ga., Nov. s.—According to announcement made here Satur day, the Georgia Cotton Growers Co operative Association had received 75,552 bales of cotton up to date from its members scattered through out the state and on this amount of cotton had advanced $5,050,575.35. The total receipts for 1923 were only 70,000 bales and the officials of the co-operative are optimistic be cause of the increas ed delivery of the members during this fall. In giving out a statement on the work of the cotton co-operative Pres ident J. E. Conwell stated that a large number of new contracts had been signed up by growers during the months of September and October and that the largest individual de livery made to date was mady by J. i 11. Dorminy of Fitzgerald who de- I livered 4(13 Vales of cotton. The ! second largest has been made by W. M. Sutton of Clay County, who has delivered 407 bales while th third largest is J. A. Wilson of Bulloch 1 County, who has delivered 392 bales of cotton. Bulloch is leading all counties in counties in cotton delivery, with Car roll second and Laurens third. The Association is getting from I, to 2,000 bales per day and it will be some weeks before the de livery season is over, based on the record of the co-operative for the past years. —— o Nothing pleases a stingy man more than to hear himself spoken of as being charitably inclined. Mrs. Leon Morris. Town District (Outside City Limits) D. M. Shiflet Chmn. I*. I’. Gurley. Albert Morris. T. M. Myers. J. D. Cleveland. Raya District. W. F. Bond, Chmn. L. A. Pruitt. W. M. Bryan. Alverata Seymore. A. C. Brown. Hall'a Diatrict. Mrs. IL M. Cheek, Chtnn. Mrs. Dallas Fisher. Mrs. L. H. Ridgeway. Mrs. A. M. Pruitt. Mrs. J. R. Ridgeway. Alford’a Diatrict. J. W. Brock, Chmn. W. IL Hembree. J. P. Herring. Riley Cheek. Smith’s Diatrict. Mrs. L. L. McMullan, Chmn. H. H. Mattox. C. W. Rice. T. B. Thornton. Earley Gaines. Shoal Creek R. L. B. Shirley, Chmn. T. B. Whitworth. Rev. A. T. Campbell. Reed Creek P. H. Holland, Chmn. T. N. Madden. J. D. Byrum. Prof. H. L. Frye. W. C. Robertson. McCurry’a Diatrict M. M. Norman, Chmn. M. J. Warren. Mrs. Vandiver Duncan. Miss Susie White. Joe Johnson. J. A. J. Teasley. J. H. Warren. NO. 14