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TRADE IN HARTWELL--THE METROPOLIS OF N E. GEORGIA THE HARTWELL SUN. W" PAGES IN THIS ISSUE VOL. 49 Georgian Terrace Is Leased By Craft J G. Craft, of Hartwell, has , ' J the Georgian Terrace hotel, Atlanta, taking charge on Thursday, lease was transferred to Mr. Craft by Mr. Jesse N. Couch, well , own hotel operator, who has had fi-ic nlace since its erection some ' ago. Mr. Couch will devote time to other hotels under his management. Mr Craft, who began his hotel ,‘ eer in Hartwell with the new Ho tel Hartwell, is also operating the Williams Hotel in Daytona, Fla. He was formerly in the banking business here, at one time being cashier of The Hartwell Bank and ] a t er with The First National Bank. He is a vice president and elector of the latter institution now. The deal between Mr. Craft and the Georgian Terrace company was handled by the Adair Realty and Trust Co., of Atlanta. Mr. Craft will continue the opera- I t on of his other- hotels in connection with the Atlanta hotel, which is one | of the South’s leading. Have New Office The J. T. Hays Realty & Auction Co. is opening a suite of offices in the McCurry building, this place having been renovated, and made in to a very attractive location. The realty company will handle city and county property, and such other business as comes under the head of a firm of this nature. Mr. Hays, head of the firm, is well known to all our people having engaged in the real estate business here for the past several years. i —■ —• -< V- ——- -—— HON. J. B. McCURRY WILL OPEN OFFICE HERE SOON Hen. Julian B. McCurry is making I preparations to open an office in the I McCurry building. This will be I gratifying news to his many friends I in the town and county. “FLAPPER GRANDMOTHER” WILL BE PRESENTED TUESDAY NIGHT PROCEEDS WILL BE USED FOR BENEFIT MEMORIAL HALL FUND Hartwell is looking forward with keen interest to the musical comedy that will be given at the school audi torium next Tuesday night, Jan. 13 th. Grandmother realizes a neat for tune from her oil stock. Then, to the consternation of her family, she ; to Paris, is rejuvenated, returns tja aeroplane and amazes her native tillage with her doings. Conte out ttjd what happens. Hartwell’ favorites in local talent fake up the cast, and this will be implemented with a chorus of un surpassed merit. . . Synopsis. Act j—Living room in Spriggins lome. Act ll—Fi re Sale. Act III—-Parlor. Cast of Characters. •^ a ?gie Pepper—Mary Shelton. L ' : nd Spriggins—Mrs. J. W. Spriggins— Josephine Thorn . Mat Spriggins—Mrs. J. C. Jen- Dkk J T a T Mr - T Field - I" ate —James Walton Magill. kw ift —Mr. Mattox. Conn?’ Smith— DeWitt Teasley. ellar« Seekum Rich Broadus Ldh a u^ Traynum Wilson. ■o W hite—Hoyt Phillips. &a. Fiai>pCTß - Grand^ Chorus. { andma Chorus. . W. HEBRON . tal l e d at tf iis place Mon- Mr. and°M att endance. •' '•ed .' rs ' Marvin Dickerson ( y - r - Sunday" in NeW Harmon y o i 1 a ,’, k'°l a W’ilson, Olie Euth a n v-^ ary McLane visited * ickery Sunday after su Mr Crump vis -w Sarny n Mrß ’ Fred Baile X> of Mr wm y recen tiy. wden p? m . Dlc kerson, of Winter -ek with* ’’ , s Pent several days last Mr an “ _ r 'ed Mr®- Ervin Jones have metto p.-i'ou community. We “ c h succt-L - ■ en ? up ’ b ut wish them Mrs. Pear,, ln i?eir new home. : -sth- 'L n v Bail cy spent Satur h Mrs. Fretwell O’Barr. c Howard" n Fe , ard ’ Claud Dooley ean *a wt:i Q c e an d» Hartwell, C:ev t i an ‘i ie Sunday with Rev. 'A. -VI ' •• spent ..^ cFane , °f Anderson, ' r ‘ parent' e S al days last week Mr. and Mrs. T. W. ' rge Crump and son, Edgar, PRESIDENT MAY ATTEND ANNUAL BANKHEAD HIGHWAY MEET APRIL j Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 7, 1925. i (Special.)—The Executive Officers of the United States Good Roads Association and the Bankhead Na tional Highway Association are very much elated over the prospects of President Coolidge attending the ! annual meetings of these two Associ ■ ations, and the United States Good J Roads Show, at Houston, Texas, dur- I ing the week of April 21-26. The President was very much im- I pressed with the invitation that was I extended to him on December 15th, when a committee of forty odd prom inent men and women representing more than a dozen states and the City of Houston, urging him to at tend these Conventions and to visit Houston. He showed that he was ' pleased with the short and cordial speeches of invitation delivered by Gov. E. Lee Trinkle, President of the United States Good Roads As sociations; Col. Bennehan Cameron, President, Bankhead National High way Association; Director General J. A. Rountree, of both Associations; Senators Morris Shepperd, and Earl B. Mayfield, of Texas; Lieut. Gov. Lynch Davidson, of Texas; Congress men Daniel Garrett and C. B. Hud speth, of Texas and Gutzon Borglum, the noted sculptor, of Stone Moun tain fame, a personal friend of the President. After listening to the invitations, the President tentatively accepted the invitation. The President told the Committee that in the event he makes a Southern trip at the time of the Convention he will include this visit in his itinerary. He also told the Committee that he was deeply interested in the work of the Asso ciations and the good roads move ment and that it was h. ; ~ desire to do everything possible for the advance ment of the movement. It is understood that many South ern and Western Cities will extend invitations to the President to visit them enroute to Houston. It is ex pected that the President, early after Congress adjourns, will take up the question of his visit and make his itinerary of the trip. To Meet In Royston I Pastors and laymen of the Elber -1 ton District will meet in Royston on , Friday of this week for their annual “get-together session” which lasts only for the day. Presiding Elder Horace S. Smith, of Elberton, will be in charge of the day’s program. The Royston church has made pre parations to entertain a large dele gation from all over the District, which is composed of some 40 churches in this section. The District Stewards will also meet at the same time and place. o ********** ' MT. OLIVET ********** Misses Drucilla and Naomi Byrum spent one night last week with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McLane. Mrs. Della Cleveland and daughter Miss Myrtice, spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Owens, of near Toccoa. „ , Mrs. Saylors, of Hartwell, and Mr. and Mrs. John Saylors and two chil dren. Floyd and Mary, of near Campgground, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bright and family Sunday. Mrs. Horace Kelley and two chil dren, Olen and Geneva, spent Sun day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jordan, and family. Audrey Millie, little daughter of Mr and Mrs. D. P. Cleveland who has been very ill is improving, we are glad to note. Mi=s Myrtice Cleveland spent a while Sunday afternoon with Misses Eunice and Grace Cleveland. Miss Audrey Herring spent Mon day night with Miss Lovice banners. Those visited Misses Eunice and Lois Bright Sunday afternoon, were Misses Eunice, Grace and Ethel Cleveland, Nellie and Ruby Jordan Leecie Saylors, Lucile and ..u-it Shiflet, Messrs. Jim Saylors and Em mett Reynold. , Mrs Nora Reed and children spent Monday with Mrs. J. H. Brown and family. , . , „„ q Mr. W. G. Morris, of Anderson, C., visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Morris Sunday. Little Martha Louise Holcombe were the guests of little Fram. ■ Cleveland Sunday. , Remember Sunday school here next Sunday afternoon at o’clock. Everybody come, visitors are welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Teasley, of near Cedar Creek visited Mrs. Eliza Cr^ P spent a while Sunday with Rev. A. J. Cleveland. r r Mr«. T. W. McLane, Mrs. J. »• Bailey, Mrs. Fretwell a Mrs. J. D. McLane visited Mrs. A. J. Cleveland Sunday. nrMC h- Next Sunday is our regular preach ing day all come out and be on tame. HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1925 COTTON PRODUCTION IN THE U. S. FOR 10 YEARS Hartwell and Hart county people are always interested in cotton and cotton figures, and The Sun pub lishes all the available information we find. The number of bales produced an nually in the United States for the past ten years will prove interesting: 1914 1915 1916 11,450,000. 1917 1918 — 12,041,000. 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 Thos. H. Saftders Mr. Thomas H. Sanders, age 78, died on Wednesday, December 31, 1924, and was buried the day fol lowing in the cemetery at Reed Creek, following appropriate services conducted by Rev. J. J. Hoitt. Mr. Sanders’ death came as the result of paralysis. The deceased was born and reared in Hart county. He entered the Confederate forces during the War Between the States, serving with distinction. He was a member of the Baptist church at Reed Creek, having joined there many years ago. His passing brings sadness to many hearts of friends who knew and re spected this old veteran. He is survived by two brothers, Messrs. J. W. Sanders and H. S. San ders, both of Hart county. " 1 o* ————— SAVANNAH RIVER MAY GET BRIDGE NEAR ELBERTON Washington, D. C.—A bill to per mit S. M. McAdams, of Iva, Anderson county, South Carolina, to construct a bridge across the Savannah river near Sander’s ferry or Craft ferry between Iva, S. C., and Elberton, Ga., was introduced last week by Representative Dominick, democrat, South Carolina. Colored Citizen Is A Hustler John W. Craft, a worthy colored man living on route 1 near Cedar Creek, has just added up his cash re ceipts for things sold here during the year 1924, —and he had $147.63 to his credit. Included in his list of sales (he kept an accurate record of each item), are poultry, eggs, vegetables, rabbits, milk, butter, ’possums, wood, pears, etc., and every Saturday dur ing 1924 John brought something to Hartwell. He never missed a safe. He dropped all the pennies re ceived in a box and in counting them the other day found he had over 200 ! ‘‘brownies.” | John’s example is a good one for ! not only the members of his race to follow but many of the rest of our people. Thrift is one lesson white and black must learn. John is $147.63 better off this year than he was at the beginning of 1924, —and we happen to know that this colored citizen has a worthy wife who aids iiim in his undertakings. Since becoming President, Mr. Coolidge has done less traveling than any of his predecessors. Ex-President William Taft was the most traveled, I having journeyed 114,558 miles dur ing his term. FAULTS IN THE USE OF A TELEPHONE I think my wife is above the average in intelligence but she will do this on the phone: She will call the Grocery store and order a “rig I of a marow” of things but don’t tell 1 the groceryman who she is. I call ! her attention to this but she insists I that he knows her voice every time and it isn’t neccessary. The fact is this same groceryman talks to a hundred different people in one day and sometimes the orders get mixed, then the phone is cussed up a bit. Now here is one of the grocery man’s faults: He frequently says, “hello” in answering; he should in- j variably say “Jones store” and my I wife should say “This is Mrs. Linder talking.” Then the connection is correctly established. Again we find that some people, because a line is “busy,” just hang up and quit. Try it again in a few minutes, as a great many telephones are used off and on all day long. That’s what they have them so use. A prominent lady in the city was overheard to have said recently, | •■Well, I have been calling central I so much all this morning I just hate to call them any more; possibly - she didn’t know that three and four j different women work the thing. When one gets tired another comes along Also that the telephone busi- ; .... will not keep an employee that' wants to show the slightest bit of imnoliteness to the pubhee. HART COUNTY TELEPHONE EXCHANGE Hartwell, Ga. An Auto For Every Family Almost In United States Motor vehicle registration in the United States for 1924 shows that there is one passenger car or truck for every 6.42 persons, based on an estimated population of 114,000,000. Registrations for the year totaled 17,700,179, a gain of 16.28 per cent over the total of 15,222,658 recorded in 1923. Passenger cars increased during the year from 13,455,073 to 15,520,- 663, a gain of 2,065,590, or 15.35 per cent. Commercial vehicles jumped from 1,767,585 at the end of 1923 to 2,- 179,516, an increase of 23.3 per cent. The amount of money invested in these vehicles is estimated at $lO,- 620,107,400. New York leads in registration with 1,412,050, of which 1,136,300 are passenger cars. California is second with 1,321,480 and is less than 10,000 behind in passenger cars, which number 1,126,956. The only other state in the 1,000.000 class were Ohio with 1,237,000; Pennsyl vania, 1,221, 893, and Illinois, 1,123,- 000. Results of the two prosperous years in the south are shown by heavy percentage gains, while grain states of the middle west and other agricultural areas made poor show ings. A list showing increases of motor vehicles by states includes: Alabama, from 126,642 in 1923 to 157,242 in 1924; Delaware, 29,977 to 35,200; Florida, 160,000 to 215.872: Georgia, 173,974 to 233,818; Louisi ana, 138,500 to 179.200; Maryland, 209,938 to 210,000; Mississippi, 104,- 400 to 135,000; North Carolina, 247,- 612 to 301,031; South Carolina, 128,- 656 to 163,141; Tennessee, 173,365 to 198,872; Virginia. 219,092 to 251,575; West Virginia, 162,191 to 191,050: Arkansas, 1 11,946 to 141,- 900: Pennsylvania, 1,064,624 to I, and New Jersey, 430,958 to 499,000. LEGION TO MEET The Hart County Post No. 109 American Legion will hold its regu lar meeting Friday night, January 9th, at 7 o’clock. All members urged to attend. M. M. PARKS, Commander. J. T. WILCOX, Adjutant. 1 BOWERSVILLE Mr. Armstead Hilliard, who has been ill for some time, is not getting any better. All the young people enjoyed quite a full evening of games and contests followed by delicious re freshments at the home of Joe Frank White last Tuesday evening. Mrs. Stephenson entertained her Sunday school class with games and resolutions for the new year followed by refreshments on Wednesday even ing. A large and appreciative crowd enjoyed the movie Thursday night. The B. Y. P. U. invited the Ep worth League to a delightful even ing of entertainment and refresh ments at Mr. E. C. Shirley’s on Fri day evening, which was enjoyed by all present. Rayford Gray, from South Caro lina, spent Sunday with Mr. George Shirley and family. Mrs. R. L. Gaines, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Allie, went to Atlanta Sunday to the hospital. We hope she will return much better. Miss Burksie Ridgeway entertained quite a number of her girl friends at a dinner party Friday. Mrs. Milford Shirley and little son, Hugh, spent several days with Mrs. Sally Ray, of this place. School opened Monday with sev eral new pupils. Everyone looked like they had two weeks vacation. Mr. L. W. Williams is able to be out again. • Mrs. J. B. Williams is spending several days with relatives in Be£h any section. Mrs. Victor Hilliard, from North Carolina, has been spending some time with her mother, Mrs. Fleming, of Bowersville. Milford and Loy Shirley, who have been visiting parents here, have re turned to their work. Mrs. L. W. Williams and little Joe, j spent Saturday in Lavonia with her 1 sister, Mrs. Mize. —°— Mrs. John A. Johnson has been ill for several days past week, but is better now. All the boys have returned to | school and everyone seems to be glad to get down to business again. Miss Vella Pruitt spent several days with Burksie Ridgeway last week. Little Ruth Hill has returned to NEW GINNING REPORT BILL PASSES SENATE Washington, D. C.—The bill of Senator Smith, democrat, South Carolina, to require the director of the census to include in the cotton ginning report the names of the owners of ginneries with the quanti ty of cotton ginned at each ginnery, I was passed by the senate, without objection. The bill also provides that the re port shall show the quantity of cot ton ginned from each crop prior to August 1, August 16, Sept. 1, Sept. 16, October 18, November 1, Nov. 14. December I, December 13, Janu ary 16 and March 1. HARVEY DOVE DIES IN FALL FROM LADDER; IS BURIED AT REDWINE The remains of Mr. Hgrvey Dove, 49, were laid to rest in the cemetery at Redwine church on Wednesday of I last week. I Mr. Dove, who was boYn and rear ed in the county near Royston, was killed in a ftfll from a high ladder in Anderson, S. C., on Tuesday, Decem ber 30th. He was a sign painter and was in the employ of the 11. D. Goss Sign Co. A large sign was being erected in front of the Fant Book Store when the iron pin holding it came out of the brick work: Dove fell to the pavement below, his skull being fractured. ! The funeral was from the home of , Mr. Dove’s brother, Mr. Bub Dqve, | who lives near Redwine. o “THE GORILLA” COMING \ TO HARTWELL JAN. 20TH Local theatre goers are looking forward with a great deal of antici pation to the presentation in Hart- I well at the new auditorium Tuesday I night, January 20th, of “The Goril j la,” a real play. The play is being brought here under auspicies of the Kiwanis Club, and will be presented by one of the South’s leading producing companies. o- ********** • AIR LINE We are having some fine weather now, which everybody is proud to • see. r Schoo] opened at this place Mon day morning for the spring term with : a large attendance, we feel sure of i a successful term. Several from here enjoyed the birthday party Saturday night at the home of Miss Elzis Prichett, all re port a good time. Miss Lucy Mae Moorhead spent Saturday night with relatives in Hartwell. Messrs. Hubert Scott and Euford Spear have returned to North Caro lina after spending the holidays with relatives and friends in this com munity. Mr. and Mrs. Malory Adams spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. J. Georgia Automobile Owners Paid State $2,532,266.21 For Tags During 1924 STAR THEATRE THURSDAY-FRIDAY “Secrets,” featuring Norma Tal madge and Eugene O’Brien. Can a husband hide the life he leads away from home? Can a hus band love others--but love his wife the most? Can happiness be where a mother’s smiles hide a father’s indis cretions from the four children they love— Only a drama as poignant, as beautiful, as searchingly truthful as this, could answer so vital a problem. SATURDAY Westenn Feature, Sunshine Com edy and Fast Express No. 12. MONDAY, JANUARY 12 Special Feature. TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY January 13-14 “Sporting Youth” all star cast. Coming! Thursday and Friday January 15-16 “Way Down East.” *«**••«*** BETHANY ********** Rev. Bussey filled his regular ap pointment at this place Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Collins and family, of Royston, spent Sunday with .Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Pistes and family. Mrs. Rosa Hendrix and daughter, Miss Nina, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Banister and family. Mr. and Mrs. Prue Banister spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Parker Banister. Would like to hear from all the correspondent. Madison where she is living with her aunt. Mrs. Lambert, and going to school. Mr. Cannon, from Leesburg, Ga., spent s-vero! days with his ather and sister, of this place. Only 16 Lynchings During 1924 Tuskegee, Ala., January 7.-~Six- I teen persons were lynched in 1924, i the smallest number in any year since records have been kept, it w.is an nounced by the department of re cords and research of Tuskegee In stitute. In making the report public, R. R. Moton, principal, says that the i compilation shows 17 less than the ; 33 recorded in 1923. Nine of tne victims were taken from the hands of the law, it is stated, six from jails and three from officers outside jails. Th< report continues that there were 45 in stances in which officers of the law prevented lynchings. j The compilation gives the offenses I charges as: criminal assault, 5; at tempted criminal assault, 2; murder, |1; killing officer of the law, 2; in sulting women, 3; attacking woman, i1; killing man in altercation, 1 ; j wounding man, 1. The stales in which lynchings oc j curred and the number in each state, ias given by the report, follow: Flor ida 5; Georgia 2; Illinois 1; Ken tucky 1; Louisiana 1; Miss', sippi I; j Missouri 2; South Carolina 1; Ten- I nessee 1 ; Texas 1. All persons lynched were negroes, according to the report. - ——(> - - - —— BOY MUST DO SOME TALL COURTING THESE DAYS Under the late marriage law an Ordinary lays himself liable to pay a fine of five hundred dollars to is sue license for the marriage of a girl under eighteen years of age, even if the notice is posted five days by said officer. However, if either one of the girl’s parents sign the waiver it doe. not matter about the girl’s age. The law intends for parents to have control of their daughters as to marrying until they are eighteen. So you see if it young man desires to marry a girl under eighteen he has to court her parents and win them over too, else wait un til old father time runs the hands of his clock round to 18. -Dahlonega Nugget. A good boy may not become a handsome man, but a handsome bon net always becomes u beautiful woman. A Kentuckian who always carries a pint bottle says that it is just as eajjj' to get. hilarious on water as it is on land. H Bray. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Wimer visited ; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Shiflet a while ' Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Coyt Massey and children, of Gaines Chapel, spent Fri day night with Mr. and Mi i. P. I). Bray and family. Mr. and Mrs. Will Gaines and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Prue Banister during the holidays. Mr. Charlie Lee Starr, of Madison, was a recent guest, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Gaines. Miss Cleo Mouchet is with Mrs. J. T. Williams for the spring term of school. Total receipts from motor vehicle licenses for the year 1924 were $2,- 532,266.21, an increase of $375,860.- 13 over last year, according to an nouncement by Secretary of State S. Guyt McLendon. In his letter Mr. McLendon point ed out that the increase in revenue, while partly due to the larger num ber of automobiles operated in the state, was also largely the result of efficient work of the state highway department and the state revenue de partment in uncovering delinquencies and compelling registration of cars. Mr. McLendon also announced that the total cost of collecting this license money was 3.3 per cent, one of the lowest in the entire country, and he added that, under a recently installed new office system in the motor vehi cle department, this co“t should be reduced approximately one-half dur ing 1925. hi concluding his letter, Mr. McLendon said: “Under the present cooperative agreement between the highway de partment, the revenue department and the motor vehicle department, to prevent violations of the motor vehicle law, and the natural increase in the number of cars, the motor vehicle receipts during 1925 should total $3,000,000.” Secretary McLendon said his chief clerk, A. T. Harris, recently visited Pennsylvania, Nurth Carolina and Ssuth Carolina, to study the meth ods of handling the automobile reg istration business in these states, but found that Georgia has proba bly the best arrangement in the United States for handling this busi ness. “In Pennsylvania, the motor ve hicle department has 700 employes and occupies two buildings as <arge as the capitol in Atlanta, with a patrol of 200 men furnished with motorcycles by the highway depart ment, and paid salaries and ex penses, for the enforcement of the motor vehicle law,” Mr. McLendon .stated. “However, about the only thing this department did, as the re sult of the investigation made in other states, was to change the size and form of our application blank.” o j- A man isn’t necessarily po’Lhed because you can see his finish. W PAGES IN THIS ISSUE NO. 23