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LABORS AND GIVE THANKS 27TH
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* SERVICES 7 A. M. O’CLOCK *
» Sunrise Thanksgiving services *
* have been announced for 7 *
* o’clock Thursday morning at the *
* Hartwell Presbyterian and Bap- *
» tist churches. *
* The public is invited to attend *
* either of the services.
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Hartwell and the county will ap
propriately observe Thanksgiving
Dav all banks and business houses
being closed during Thursday.
Many people will take advantage
of the day’s cease from business to
visit relatives and friends at a dis
tance, —. others will just “take a day
off” and stay with the folks ’round
the fireside, and then others will at
tend the various football games or
go hunting.
Hartwell and Hart county people
►have much to be thankful for this
vear. We have been blessed with
good crops, a measure of prosperity
and good health.
May we not pause for just a while
sometime Thursday and thank the
Giver of all for His manifold bles
sings of the year now coming to a
close?
Every man, woman and child with
a heart will do that.
Cheatham Again Named President And
Thornion Vice President Hartwell Mills
Mills Here and At Toccoa Owned
By Local Company—Report
Past Year’s Business Good
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of The Hartwell Mills was
held at the office here on last Tues
day, followed by the directors’ meet
ing.
> The past year, as reported by the
officials, had been fairly good, al
though for some months the local
mill and the mill at Toccoa, owned
by the same stockholders, had operat
ed half time.
The same directors were re-elected
for 1925, as follows: Jno. H. Cheat
ham, S. W. Thornton, A. N. Alford,
I. J. Phillips, Sr., C. W. Rice, R. E.
Matheson and B. E. Geer.
The meeting of the directors re
sulting in the re-election of the same
officials who have so successfully
managed the institution:
President & Treasurer —Jno. H.
Cheatham.
Vice-President & Secretary—S.
W. Thornton.
Mr. H. O. Rogers was also re
named Superintendent of the Hart
will Mill.
LONNIE MYERS BUYS
HOME IN LAVONIA.
1 Mr. Lonnie Myers of Hartwell has
foought the home from Mr. J. S. Kill
lingsworth formerly known as the T.
IA. Gurley place. The deal was made
I Tuesday and Mr. Myers expects to
[move to Lavonia the first of this year.
I The place is a very desirable one,
[embracing eighteen acres of land.
| The home is the first house beyond
IR. L. Queen’s on the Hartwell Road.
I Mr. Myers will farm the first year
fin Lavonia and intimates that he
.sight engage in business here at some
Kuture time. Lavonia extends a
■cordial welcome to Mr. Myers and
[family.—Lavonia Times.
“THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS” TO BE
SHOWN AT STAR THEATRE SOON
The story of what improved high
ways means to any community, no
matter how large or small, is graphi
cahr told in the motion picture, “The
Road to Happiness” to be presented
;, -on in Hartwell at the Star Theatre.
Arrangements for the showing of
remarkable picture here were
made by Mr. W. T. Yarbrough of
me Star and Mr. R. E. Cox, of the
’ Motor Co., and all who are in
erested in the promotion of better
pads are urged to attend when the
dm appears.
The picture was produced by the
p-ra Motion Picture Laboratory co
*Perating with government officials
d *'ashington, D. C. and has the
>rsement of the Bureau of Public
‘ a, ‘>. I . S. Department of Com
merce, the Highway Educational
J ar( * and the National Automobile
■ larroer of Commerce.
his desire to further the develop
in’. of better roads in the United
President Calvin Coolidge con
d to take part in the picture. He
_ ears in one scene which was taken
lawn of the White House at
hington. In speaking of good
’he film quotes President Cool
-s®. sa ying: “No expenditure of
11C money contributes so much
■ national wealth as for building
roads.”
Appearing also in this scene are
embers of the Highway Edu
: na. Board of which Roy D.
5 ,..\ in ’ We U known good roads ad-
T «* s chairman.
. 1 H. MacDonald, chief of the
of Public Roads, U. S. De
, .L ,en t Agriculture, also appears
. Picture and there are several
Pd Bureau of Public Roads
I e National Capital and the
THE HARTWELL SUN.
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Ri”-eau’s experimental ground at
Arlington.
The story centers about young
Bob Preston, farm boy who trudges
over muddy roads to school and who
endures the hardship attendant to
transporting farm products to market
over all but impassable highways. He
determines to devote his energies to
awakening the community to the ad
vantages of better roads. At school
he learns of a national essay contest
on good roads, enters it and captures
the first prize, a four-vear course at
college. From the hands of President
Coolidge himself, Bob, in Washington,
receives his certificate of scholarship
which entitles him to his college
course. He takes up engineering,
finishes school, enters work in the
Bureau of Public Road# and finally,
when the county commissioners in
his old home community realize the
need of better roads, he accepts their
offer and becomes county engineer.
The old country doctor is also an
important character in “The Road to
Happiness.” He knew better than
anyone else in the community what
good roads meant, for many a time
to reach a patient quickly was a mat
ter of saving a human life, and with
roads as they were there was always
tho hazard of undue delay. So the
old doctor appears as one of the chief
boosters for better roads. .
The picture is filled with inter
esting scenes, beautifully photo
graphed and offers not only good en
tertainment but is hitrh in educational
value and has a distinct appeal from
fact that it tells a true-to-life
w .; h scenes laid around a little
town in Virginia and with the sim
nje neon’e <-i :lvs community por
traying the principal roles.
Mercer Glee Club
Makes Hit Here
The packed auditorium that wit
nessed the second annual appearance
of the Mercer University Glee Club
in Hartwell last Thursday night was
not disappointed,—in fact the pro
gram surpassed that of 1923, which
statement covers some territory.
From the first number until the
grand finale there wasn’t one lagging
moment in the entire performance,
the men all taking their parts with
the ease of professionals.
Hartwell and Hart county folks
were delighted to see three of our
lads, Messrs. Elmer G. Alford, Julius
T. Johnson and Clay Olbon star in the
presentation.
Many out-of-town people attended
the program.
The Mercer boys were entertained
in the homes of our people while here.
On Friday morning they left for El
berton where the program was given
that evening.
Within eight years, 3,500 miles of
railroads in the United States have
been abandoned.
SARDIS
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On last Wednesday Nov. 19th at
a hospital in Anderson the Spirit of
uncle John Dunn, as he is familiarly
called, past into the great beyond, he
had only been sick for a short time
when the monster death came and
released him from all earthly cares.
After appropriate funeral services by
Rev. T. A. Thornton, he was tenderly
laid to rest by the side of his deal
mother, onFriday following in the
Sardis cemetery. Uncle John place
in the older men’s Sunday school
class has been made vacant and his
many class mates will greatly miss
him. Our sympathy go out to the
loved ones left behind.
Our pastor, Rev. T. J. Espy has
been confined to his bed since return
ing from the State Baptist Conven
tion. We hope to see him out soon.
Our Sunday school Superintendent
has been absent for two Sundays’
would be glad for him to give an ac
count of, his Stewardship.
Mr. C. W. Rice keeps an eye single
to the intedest of the motorist by con
stantly inproving the road bed from
his home to Hartwell which every
motorist should appreciate for ’tis
through his efforts that we claim
the distinction of having the best road
in the county.
Mr. M. N. Dooley and S. M. Rich
ardson made a business trip to
Anderson on last Monday evening.
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The statistical department of the
city of Tokio has just published a
final report of the losses and damages
caused by the earthquake and fire in
Japan: Tokio, $1,900,000,000; Yoko
hama, $590,000,000; other areas,
$250,000,000. This does not include
the losses of art treasures and per
sonal property. It is believed that
if they were included the losses
would total $5,000,000,000.
HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1924
COTTON CROP
ESTIMATE IS
12,992,000
* HART GINS 12,825 BALES *
* Hart county ginned 12,825 *
* bales of cotton to November *
* 14th, 1924, according to Gin *
* Agent W. J. O’Barr report, as *
* compared with 9,806 to the same *
* date last year, showing a gain of *
* 3,109 bales over 1923.
* Indications are that the total *
* 1924 cotton crop in the county *
* will go a little beyond 14,000 *
* bales. *
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The cotton belt of the United
States will produce 12,992,000 bales
of cotton this year, according to the
Department of Agriculture estimate
made public Saturday.
The forecast ten days ago for 1924
was 12,816,000 bales, showing a
heavy gain.
Last year’s crop was 10,139,671
bales.
Os the total 1924 crop 11,147, 524
running bales counting round as half
bales had been ginned prior to Nov
ember 14, compared with 8,369,498
for 1923, and 8,868,668 for 1922 to
that date, the census bureau an
nounced.
The estimate of the crop was
' made on the basis of facts available
I to the crop reporting board as of the
I date of November 14 covering the
I condition, probable yield, percentage
of acreage abandoned, percentage of
the crop picked and ginned and up
on the actual ginnings to November
14.
The preliminary estimate of pro
duction by states follows:
South Carolina 720,000
Virginia 30,000
North Carolina 760,000
Georgia 990,000
Florida 27,000
Alabama 980,000
Mississippi 1,110,000
Louisiana 465,000
Texas 4,650,000
Arkansas . 1,125,000
Tennessee 350,000
Missouri 160,000
Okahoma . 1,390,000
California 61,000
Arizona 100,000
New Mexico ... .... 58,000
All Other States 16,000
Ginning by State*.
The ginning in running bales,
; counting round as half bales by states
, follow:
, Alabama 902,454
| Arizona 65,251
Arkansas 877,946
California . . 42,445
Florida 18,646
Georgia 919,295
) Louisiana 449,439
! Mississippi 1,004,396
I Missouri 104,152
North Carolina 104,152
Oklahoma 1,129,162
South Carolina 654,981
Tennessee 255,188
Texas 4,131,708
Virginia 13,777
All Other States .38,181
The revised total of cotton ginned
this season to November 1 was an
nounced at 9,719,332 bales.
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“HUNCHBACK OF
NOTRE DAME” IS
COMING BACK
Manager W. T. Yarbrough, of The
j Star Theatre, announces he has se-
I cured the wonderful picture “The
Hunchback of Notre Dame” for a
; return engagement in Hartwell next
I Monday and Tuesday, December 1-2.
On account of the storm Friday
| night and conflicting engagements
the previous night hundreds were de
: prived of the privilege of seeing this
wonderful production last week, and
news that Mr. Yarbrough has again
! secured the film will be of much in
terest locally.
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
is a story that needs no introduction;
it is known the world over, and to
put into pictures this marvelous book
was an undertaking that took months
and several million dollars.
Large crowds are expected in Hart
well both Monday and Tuesday; there
will be matinees both afternoons at
2:30 o’clock.
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks, to all who were so kind to us,
during the illness and at the death
of our father, Dr. Coek.
We treasure every kind word and
deed, especially are we grateful to
the Baptist Missionary Society for
their thoughtfulness in preparing din
ner for the family on the day of the
funeral.
MRS. OSCAR EUBANKS.
“I say, Tom, are you ever troubled
with sleeplessness?”
“I am. Some nights I don’t sleep
three hours.”
“I pity you, then. I’ve got it aw
fully bad. I’ve heen afflicted now
for about two years. The doctor calls
is ‘neurio insomnia paralaxltis’.”
Tom grunted and said: “I’ve had
it about six months, but we call it a
baby.”
HUNTING TIME
The hunting season, or at least the
time for shooting the principal game
birds, opened on last Thursday and
already the lovers of this sport in
Hart have made several trips into
the fields.
Guns can be heard “popping” in
the distance occasionally,—and this
will increase as the days go by, with
the annual barrage on Thanksgiving
day, many hunters taking this day to
disturb the feathery tribe.
Some have reported a large num
ber of birds at various places in the
county, while a few hunters haven't
had much luck to this time.
But the season’s open,—all you
need is a license, gun, shells, dog, and
something to shoot at.
MASONIC NOTICE
Hartwell Lodge F. & A. M., No.
189, will hold its regular communica
tion next Tuesday night, December
2, 1924, at the Masonic Hall.
Election of officers for 1925 will
be held; it is very urgent that every
member be present.
ISHAM I’. VICKERY, W. M.
B. S. HALL, Secretary.
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SINGING AT REDWINE
There will be an afternoon sing
ing at Redwine church Sunday, Nov.
30 at 2:30 o’clock p. m. All singers
and lover of music are invited.
CHARLES HOWARD
VICKERY
Charles Howard Vickery, 18-
months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter V. Vickery, died at the home in
Hartwell Friday, November 21, 1924,
and ivas buried the day following,
after service conducted by Rev. W.
A. Duncan, in the cemetery at Reed
Creek.
The little baby boy had been ill
only one week, pneumonia being the
cause of his death.
Surviving are the parents, two sis
ters, Naomi and Margaret Vickery,
and one brother, Woodrow Vickery.
Funeral director W. C. Page, of
Hartwell, was in charge of the ar
rangements.
Many friends here and over the
county deeply sympathize with the
sorrowing ones in this loss.
“Doc s Ology”
A team that has the spirit (not
i spirits) can do many things on the
field.
Without the proper attitude this
same team will lose.
Mercer was “high up” and be
lieved they would beat Florida. They
did.
They were not “high-up but
thought they could whip Oglethorpe.
They lost.
An off-day for Athens makes a
big difference in the score.
LaGrange was “right”—Hartwell
was not—-Result —7o-6, favor of La-
Grange.
We knew they could beat us but
no one dreamed of that large a
score.
This same LaGrange team has
challenged the winner of the Athens-
Gainesville game.
There are four games that I’m
especially interested in Ga.- Alabama;
Tech-Auburn; Mercer-Mississippi, and
Athens-Gainesville.
Our prediction of the above games
is as follows:
Georgia 13, Alabama 6.
Tech 14, Auburn 0.
Mercer 18, Mississippi 0.
Athens 10, Gainesville 6.
To whom it concerns:
Thanks for the telegram. I hope
the same thing.
Baptist Church
Interesting prayermeeting on last
Wednesday evening. Reese J. Og
lesby was the leader.
A little falling off in the Sunday
school. However, a good interest
was manifested.
“If a man die shall he live again,”
Job 14:14, was the text of the pas
tor’s sermon at the morning hour,
and the young man’s answer to Jesus
who was born blind, “And he said,
Lord, I believe, and he worshipped
him,” John 9:38.
Good congregations at both ser
vices. |
Every member of the Baptist
church who can possibly attend
should be at the church next Sun
day morning. The committee of
75 million campaign will make their
final report. This will he interesting
history in the life of the church and ,
will round up a period that will be
delightful to all who have taken part
Other committees will also make re
port, so come and let’s us rejoice to
gether over the achievements of the J
past and get new inspiration to go |
forward to do even greater things;
for the Lord in the future..
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Il’s surprising what an amount of j
nothing some people can accomplish.
CITY ELECTION
DECEMBER 3
Very Few Registered To Date For
Election Which Name* Four
Official* For City
A very small percentage of the
citizens eligible to vote in the City
election next Wednesday, December
3rd, have qualified to date by regis
tering with Clerk J. L. Teasley at
his office in the new Hailey building.
Registration books will close on
Friday of this week, five days before
the election.
The voting booth will be at the
court house, as usual, the office of
Hon. Jno. G. Richardson being used.
Two members of the Board of
Aldermen and two members of the
Hartwell Board of Education will be
named in the election.
Messrs. R. E. Matheson and S. W.
Thornton will be named for the
former, while Dr. Geo. S. Clarke and
Mr. W. D. Teasley will be elected on
the Board of Education, the date for
entrance by candidates having ex
pired last Saturday, ten days previous
to the date set.
Rev. J. H. Barton Returns;
Hart Cir. Rev. J. H. Nichols
Rev. J. 11. Barton, who has been
pastor of the Hartwell Methodist
church for the past two years, was
returned to this work for 1925 by
the North Georgia Conference session
at Atlanta the past week.
Rev. E. (). Vickery, pastor of Hart
Circuit, was transferred to the
Toccoa Circuit.
Rev. Horace S. Smith, presiding
elder of the Elberton District, was
again assigned to this field.
Rev. J. H. Nichols is the new pastor
of Hart Circuit.
The complete list of appointments
for the Elberton District follows:
Elberton District
H. S. Smith, presiding elder.
Bowman Circuit- -J. R. Allen.
Canon Circuit—O. E. Smith.
Carnesville J. W. Coffman.
Comer and Colbert—F. E. Crutch
en.
Commerce J. R. Turner.
DairelsviUe M. C. Allen.
Elberton, First- A. G. Shankle.
Elbert Circuit- D. I’. Johnson..
Hart Circuit J. H. Nichols, sup
ply-
Hartwell—J. H. Barton.
Homer—J. M. Guest.
Lavonia—C. D. Read.
Lincolnton—T. L. Rutland.
Middleton—J. A. Griffies.
Royston J. O. Brand.
South Lincoln Circuit -J. E. Stat
ham.
Toccoa— Felton Williams.
Toccoa Circuit—E. 0. Vickery.
The North Georgia Conference in
1925 will he held at Griffin.
Rev. W. W. Benson, former pastor
of Bowman Circuit, goes to Chipley
in the LaGrange District.
Rev. Thos. R. Kendall, former
Hartwell pastor, was returned to
Madison.
Rev. Homer Thompson, former
pastor here, is at the head of the Sun
day school work in the North Geor
gia Conference, and through his ef
forts has placed it at the head of the
W. B. McMULLAN, OF REED CREEK,
TELLS 0 F HIS TERRACING IDEAS
EDITORS SUN:—
What is the purpose of terracing?
Is it to prevent the washing of gullies
across the fields or is it to hold the
rain water that falls on the land and
and conserve the moisture or is it to
prevent the rain water from carrying
off the small particles of humus and
thereby conserve the fertility of the
soil? If for the former we should
have in mind that a gully or wash
straight down the hill side is shorter
than one around it. The main and
uppermost purpose for terracing
should be and is to conserve both
moisure and fertility of the soil. So
then the only thing to consider how
this can be done best. We know that
just as soon as the water begins to
move on the soil that immediately
there begins a separation of the
smaller and lighter portions of the
soil and the coarser and neither will
produce as well separate as they
would in their proper mixture. If
this water is conveyed from the field
by ditches or drain terraces then we
have not only failed in conserving
the moisture but we have allowed the
water to carry off the finer particles
of the soil and left the coarser and
less fertile portions behind to produce
the crops. Now, I realize that there
are no fixed rules for terracing. We
have to take in consideration the type
of soil the slope of the land and other
things. But from several years of
experience and study I have come to
the conclusion that the level broad
terrace is the most practical type of
terrace and when I say level I mean
just that not in a general way. In
running the base line it is absolute
necessary that it be run on an abso
lute line and the line adhered to and
no attempt made to take out any of
the short crooks or turns that will
naturally be more or less especially
if the land is washed in the least. I
DECEMBER TERM
HART COURT
Buiy Term Ahead For Hart County
Court Official*—Large Number
Caac* On Both Docket*
The regular December term of
Hart Superior Court will convene
next Monday morning.
An unusually heavy calendar of
civil and criminal cases will have to
be disposed of by this session of the
court, which will very likely take up
the entire week, it was said.
Judge Hodges, Solicitor-General
Skelton, Reporter Hayes, Clerk
Richardson, and all the other regular
court officials will be on hand, as
usual.
The attendance is expected to be
very large during the week.
LEGION TO MEET
Hart County Post No. 109 of the
American Legion will hold its regu
lar meeting Friday night of this week
at their hall in the McCurry build
ing, at 7:30 o’clock.
All members urged to attend.
T. R. GAINES, Commander.
I. J. PHILLIPS, JR., Adjutant.
list in all the Southern Methodist
church.
The South Georgia Conference
The annual South Georgia Con
ference ended its session in Bain
bridge Sunday night.
Rev. 0. L. Kelley, former Hartwell
pastor, but who has been in tho
South Georgia Conference several
years, was assigned to the pastorate
of the Blakeley church.
Rev. Florence M. Gaines, formerly
at Bloomingdale near Savannah, was
assigned to the Springfield church.
LIBERTY HILL BOX
SUPPER
There will be a box supper at
Liberty Hill on.next Friday evening,
Nov. 28, nt 7 Everybody invited.
There will also be a program. It con
sists of recitations declamations,
songs, pantomime, drill, and play
Jumbo Jum.
Characters:
Mr. Gobbleton, Herbert Reynolds.
Mr. Cheatam, Beverly Shiflet.
Henry Mervidl, James Richardson.
Hired hands, Charley Lewis, Jim
Tom Cordell, Ltyiier Shiflet.
Jumbo Jum, Ira Shiflet.
>’■ nnnh, Jessie sL>y Goolsby.
Adelaide, Lizzie Richardson.
Mrs. Gobbleton, Alberta Craft-
Free admittance.
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Cement was invented by a humble
bricklayer of Leeds, England, 100
years ago.
A new comet has been discovered
by the astronomer Finsler, of Dorna,
Germany, and its presence ha been
confirmed by reports from Berlin,
Lick Observatory and Harvard Ob
servatory. The comet is of the seventh
magnitude, just short of being
within the unaided vision of the eye,
and is said to be growing brighter.
have tried to avoid the sharp curves
by running just a little above the
base line in places and then a little
below in other places and I have al
ways met with disappointment and
failure and was never able to make
the terrace stand. After being
throroughly convinced on the level
terrace then the next question is the
“drop” or vertical distance from one
terrace to the other This will have
to be determined from the fall or
slope of the land and the type of soil.
Gravel or porous land will stand a
greater drop than a compact soil. The
minimun average drop for this sec
tion is 3 ft. and the maximum aver
age is 6 ft. With the narrow
uncultivated terrace we often give
too great a distance between the
terraces to avoid so much waste land
but that is poor economy and with
the broad cultivated terrace there
is no waste land. I have found 3 ft.
the most satisfactory distance or drop
for the average land in this section,
but some land will require 4 ft., but
very little will require more. I realize
that a great many people object to
the level terrace and I would just like
to ask what they would do with one
1,000 yards long. It would not be
practical to carry even a drain ter
race this distance and make it stand.
In reply some one might ask if it
be possible to hold all water that
falls on the field and in reply will
say no. But with the fact that
water always finds its level a well
laid off and constructed level ter
race will drain its self at both ends
sufficient to care for all ordinary
rain fall. All terraces should be
constructed with the idea of changing
them in from three to six years. I
would like to discuss the level terrace
from this standpoint but this article
is already too long, but will probably
do so in the future.
W. B. McMULLAN.
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