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TRADE IN HARTWELL---THE METROPOLIS OF N. E. GEORGIA THE HARTWELL SUN. < A PAGES llllN THIS |V ISSUE * VOL. HARTWELL LAD STICKS TO POST AS RADIO OPERATOR WHEN GALE DRIVES U.S. SUBMARINE ON ROCK The Boston (Mass.) Post of Jan , 01 «t contained a thrilling ac- Ua Jnt of the wrecking of the U. S. C hmarine S-48 in the harbor at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during kitodintr snow storm and heavy gale h? that section the night before. On the submarine, and named as ; o f the heroes of the incident, - Wireless Operator Joel Dicker son of Mr. Wm. C. Dickerson, > $ Hartwell 3, near Liberty Hill Ch The Boston Post carried a photo _nh of Dickerson and his wireless mate Redmond C. Carroll, both of whom stuck to their post and sent out the S. 0. S. signal as the sub marine was battered by the blizzard and heavy waves. . There were thirty-six men and two officers on the S-48 when it went on the rocks, all being saved. The com mander, Lieutenant - Commander » Stewardt E. Bray, was cited for bravery, not leaving the conning tower until every one of his men were saved and out of the wrecked Dickerson has been in the U. S. Navy for some time, and has won recognition in his work. He is remembered by many who will be glad to know of his bravery in the incident just recounted and who re joice with his father and the family I here that he still lives to tell the story. Dickerson will probably get leave during July or August for a visit to the home here, and will be accorded a warm welcome back by relatives and freinds. —o KIWANIANS HEAR GOOD TALKS ON "BUYING AT HOME” Few meetings of the Kiwanis Club have ever been so interesting as that Friday, when the “Trade-At-Home” program was continued, — and there were three talks by Kiwanians Fred P. Linder, Joe E. Cobb and Steve Skelton that might well have been heard by every man, woman and child in the whole town and county. Hartwell and Hart county people are beginning to realize that we must trade at home if we are to make this community what it promises to be with the proper support. The pro gram Friday was very timely, and Vhairman W. S. Long of the Program Committee is doing some splendid work, together with the other mem bers of his committee, in making the sessions full of interest and enthu siasm. President Brown announced that at each meeting from now on an “attendance prize” would be given away. At the Friday meeting the name of A. S. Skelton was drawn, and the pair of silk sox donated by Mr. Brown’s store was awarded him. Mrs. L. N. Adams furnished music for the event. The women herring cleaners of the west coast of Scotland clean an average of twenty herring a minute. Since January 1, last year, 1,500 ?k S tt - es have been established in ne Lnited States and 5,400 busses, costing approximately $30,000,000, nave been purchased. Possibilities On A Georgia Farm Are Shown By Southern Cultivator Article < mule^ e ' Ve a^es c °tton with one acre* ” ty a^es °f cotton from forty „.„^? re c °tton now than before the weevil came.” ar J ße , e and many other interesting '* ?‘ m °st unbelievable facts are tbp' a c ne^? n writeup below from tho o j°. ut^ ern Cultivator regarding in Georg* ' a arm right here estS ery , reader of The Sun inter- D L j ln * arm' ll ?, and that takes 99 ar-.< p Rt °f them in, should read the sonit tk s '' Editor Hunnicutt, and do thinking. Jt follows: • see v danuar y the 26th we went to sons n n u y s wanson and his two iive ,n f." and J - A* Swanson, who east county, out five miles has lon„ i ai^ urn > Ga - Ir - Swanson aver \ d the reputation of being best .f , su<ces sful farmer. But the s j c i. L ,‘. 13 that his sons have taken ’ n sure d tk lßte f in farming as will farmers r ‘.'’ lr . being just as successful ha? bf er :n da y as their father man ' v n n * s " this time when so ieave th men are seeking to • J b tha-s ‘ arm and are taking any ’• -n, can secure in the cities, :•-VX \ r i e * reshing t 0 find two m fa-rr yaking the deep interest n ;?‘ n . 2 ' hat H. H. and J. A. Swan *rt taking. The 1 *daking Money • s that °f the whole matter and'hl ■ ' a re making good crops ■n 2ood money. Mr. Swan bore r/.i' to , us > ‘We are making *ee i I made before the --.r.g appeared, because we are -r a . 'fertilizer and doing bet '■ c•• n ,ne y gathered forty bales " land Tb St fa ” from fort >’ acres - z lr ' e y believe in poisoning, •' -tixie 3 u ‘d while the cotton is “ u tn e dusting when the cot- Old Glory To Greet Visitors Here On Gala Days Through the efforts of the local post American Legion nearly every business house in Hartwell has re cently purchased a large flag, and in front of each door a place has been prepared to display Old Glory on special occasions. With each flag is a pole and when the city is decorated from now on there will be both uniformity and dignity in the effect obtained. Many Georgia cities have adopted this plan for decoration purposes, and those who have visited places where they were in use state this is perhaps one of the best to be had. In the future when Hartwell gets ready to put on some event there’ll be a new sight for those who come. The Hart County Post of the American Legion is to be commended for this splendid work. o NEW POWER LINE TOUCHES HART The new power lines from Toccoa to Augusta, costing a million and a half dollars, will be built as soon as material can be had for the job, it is announced. The Georgia Railway & Power Co. is behind the project, and completion is called for by September Ist. They will connect with the Augusta-Aiken Electric & Railway Co., the new transmission line being 100 miles in letngth. With the completion of power pro jects now under way and those con templated, the total cost to aggregate fifty million dollars, this section of the State will eventually become the leading manufacturing center of the South, it is expected. The new lines will go through the western part of Hart county. o CARD OF APPRECIATION The Hartwell Chapter U. D. C. wishes to thank all those who so graciously helped in making the play, “The Flapper Grandmother,” a suc cess. By your co-operation the sum realized brings us one step nearer Memorial Hall. HARTWELL U. D. C. o GO TO THE CITIZENS MILITARY TRAINING CAMP THIS SUMMER Anyone interested see or write me anytime after Feb. 15th for informa tion and application blanks. OLIN LEARD, Representative of 4th Corps Area C. M. T. C. officer. o— An old bachelor says that when a man hasn’t enough worry he should marry. o ton is mature. “Cotton is not the only crop that they grow successfully, they always have fine seed corn to sell and grow good crops of Irish and sweet pota toes They believe in high-class seed, planting Wannamaker-Cleve land Cotton Seed, Marlboro and Garrick Corn. They take great pains to keep their cotton seed pure, hav ing the gins well cleaned and ginning their crop at one time, so as to avoid mixing from the gin rolls. The boys . have purchased four large young mules and they take a just pride in all their work stock. They .are a keen interest in everything that pertains to the farm and are .deter mined to carry out every detail that will insure them a good crop. Mix Own Fertilizer* “They believe in buying the in gredients and mixing their own fer -1 tiHzers Last year they used a 10- 6-4 buying sulphate of ammoma as the source of nitrogen, lhey were very dry during August, as ere the rest of our state, but their cotton fruited to the top. M e have rarely seen stalks so ideally developed, Any I voung man can succeed at farming who will devote the same energy and I skill that the two young Swanson brothers are doing- M . 12 Bale. With One Mule Some tenants on adjmn.ne enee in efficient and mefftetent ence i . t a man in the farming. Th® . “ g2Q0.00 per Clty th’Lt can Xw as much clear money as J. A. Swanson made on hts “Still thousands will tell you tha . • mnnev in farming. It there is no mone * > K o f farm all depends upon the class . ing that you do. 1 HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1925 HON. C. 0. MOSER SPEAKS HERE MONDAY A treat is promised the citizens of Hart county in the address which will be delivered at the courthouse at Hartwell Monday, February 16, at 2 P. M. by the Hon. C. O. Moser. Mr. Moser will speak here under the auspices of the Georgia Cotton Co-operative Association; but he will discuss not so much co-operative mar keting as the “Farm Program for 1925,” recently adopted at a notable session of farmers, educators, bank ers and merchants at Athens. This program calls for diversifica tion of crops to the extent of making each farm self sustaining, for ade quate financing of the farmer at a reasonable rate of interest and on fair terms, and for co-operative mar keting of products of give the farmer a fair share of the consumer’s dollar. Mr. Moser is secretary of the American Cotton Growers’ Exchange, the parent body of all the cotton co operatives in the country. He was reared on a farm in Texas, and serv ed many years as County Agent. In work of organizing all states co i operatives, he has become familiar with all farmers’ troubles and needs in all the Southern states, and has ! seen some of these troubles satis factorily worked out. What he has to say will be worth traveling miles to hear. o Attorney - General Napier To Speak Here 26th The arbor day exercises at the famous old Hartwell Campground, three miles west of this city, will oc cur on Thursday, February 26th, a message coming Tuesday that At torney-General Napier will stop 'over here en route to Atlanta from Wash ington, D. C., and be the principal speaker of the day. Others coming from a distance will be Rev. Homer Thompson, head of the Sunday school work in the North Georgia Conference; Dr. W. L. Pierce and Rev. J. C. Adams, of At lanta; Dr. Horace S. Smith, of El berton, and practically every pastor and Sunday school worker in the entire District is expected. Since being designated as the site of the Elberton District Training Camp for S. S. workers the Hartwell Campground has taken on new life and bids fair to eventually be the as sembly ground of all the summer activities of the Methodist denomina tion in this section. Miss Emma Kay, of Hartwell, Rev. J. H. Barton, pastor of the Hartwell Methodist church, and various com mittees under them are busily en gaged in making preparation for the event. In beautifying the grounds some hundred crepe myrtle trees will be set out. The trees are being set out under supervision of Mr. John Will Kay, experienced nurseryman, of this city. Under one tree the history of the Hartwell Training School and Camp ground sealed in a bottle will be hidden away and the tree marked. In future years the bottle will be dug up, perhaps, attended by some cere mony, and the old paper extracted for the attending parties. All the Hartwell Methodists and other church people are urged to take a few hours off Thursday, the 26th, and attend the exercises. Attorney-General Napier will speak at 11 o’clock. OLD-TIMER FROM WEST SPENDS ONE NIGHT HERE “Three Fingered” Jack Cody, of Vancouver, Wash., apparently 65 years of age, but hale and hearty, stopped over in Hartwell for the night last Wednesday. He is en route from Vancouver to Washington, D. C., and drives a grey horse some 15 years old, hitched to a specially built compartment for traveling and sleeping. Mr. Cody, who stated that he was a first cousin to the late “Buffalo Bill” Cody, is making the trip to win a SIO,OOO wager, leaving his home without funds. He must finish the trip by April 2nd, but states he hopes to see the nation’s capitol dome by March 15th. He left Vancouver January 2, 1924. Painted on the outside of his traveling rig were the names of all the principal cities through which he has passed. Papers showed the authenticity of his statements. “Three Fingered” Cody, with three fingers on his gun hand, presented a figure that brought back recol lections of the “wild and woolly” West. His stories were interesting to hear, and his experiences through the pioneer days doubtless made him the strong bodied and clear minded man he is to-day. Arising early Thursday morning his outfit left quietly on the last lap of the transcontinental journey. o Writers who drop into poetry generally manage to drop clear through. o The tips of trees begin to grow weeks and sometimes months before the trunks expand. JURORS DRAWN FOR FEBRUARY TERM COURT A number of important cases, both civil and criminal, await the conven ing of Hart Superior Court in the regular February term, which opens Monday morning, the 23rd. The list of Grand and Traverse Jurors drawn appears below: Grand Jury. B. M. Holbrook, E. L. Adams, D. M. Denney, L. L. Gurley, Dr. W. E. McCurry, C. V. Burden, W. E. Single ton, Jas. A. Martin, I. J. Phillips, Sr., C. Lester Ferguson, Asa Brown, R. M. Hailey, T. L. Matheson, T. M. Myers, W. B. Sanders, C. H. Bole man, H. M. Cheek, R. L. B. Shirley, Will R. Gaines, Dr. G. T. Harper, W. L. Hunt, J. I. Bennette, E. H. Nor man, J. D. Johnson, T. O. Herndon, W. G. Brock, Henry Etheridge, Par ker A. Banister, Ben. P. Johnson, Isham P. Vickery. Traverse Jury J. E. Hix, F. C. Gaines, T. L. Brown, R. C. Adams, J. F. Myers, Wm. A. Moss, R. M. Martin, Jesse W’. Harper, W. T. Banister, Sr., Homer Scott, Thos. A. Heaton, W. R. McConnell, David C. Powell. Sam H. Fleming, J. I. Allman, W. S. Ayers, Cleo J. Ayers, F. M. Allen, L. T. Hall, Lonnie S. Kay, E. W. Harper, W. B. Chastain, J. Shan Vickery, Thos. F. Winn, J. E. Crittendon, G. Wofford Dickerson, W. B. Looney, C. W. Dooley, Parker A. Johnson, J. M. Smith, Jno. W. Risner, T. H. John son, Jno. R. Ridgway, Geo. W. Powell, W. R. Ray, Jr., M. C. Mew born, Wesley A. Adams, J. W. Chastain, Paul Brown, Jno. H. Hub bard, Milton J. Evans, L. B. Carlton, Levis T. Baskin, J. W. Madden, A. S. Temples, J. S. Boleman, F. M. Thorn , ton, L. R. Powell, J. C. Cash, J. R. Beard, T. J. Cunningham, C. B. Jones. o SPRADLIN TO ATLANTA U. S. Revenue Officer G. H. Sprad lin, who has been in charge of this district for the past two years, left last week for Atlanta, where he has been promoted in the service. He is succeeded by Revenue Of ficer Turner, formerly of Gaines ville, who will make his home for the present in Lavonirf, it is stated. Mr. Spradlin is owner of the Hart well Roller Mills, which he has made into one of the most modern flour and meal mills in this section of the State. The mill will run as usual, Mr. Spradlin coming back occasion ally to see about this and other in terests here. 0 U. D. C. CHAPTER HAD FINE MEETING ON LAST FRIDAY An interesting meeting of the U. D. C’s. was held last Friday evening with Mrs. S. P. Smith with Mesdames W. G. Hodges, Isham Hailey, Mac Thornton and E. C. Nichols as joint hostesses. The business meeting was conduct ed by Mrs. B. C. Teasley in the ab sence of the president, Mrs. Fred Wilson. After the business was at tend to the following program was given: Violin and piano duet, Marcheta - Miss Sara Pearman and Mrs. S. P. Smith. Paper, founding of Georgia Mrs. Nichols. Poem, Battle of Georgia—Mrs. Hailey. Paper, Life of Oglethrope—Mrs. Hodges. Great men born in February—Mrs. Thornton. A dainty sweet course was served by the hostesses at the close of the meeting. o INCOME TAX EXPERT TO VISIT HARTWELL For the convenience of those who file or may be liable to file Federal Income Tax Returns Hon. J. T. Rose, Collector of Internal Revenues, has assigned his entire force of deputy collectors to visit the important towns and cities in Georgia to assist, without cost, taxpayers in preparing their returns for 1924. The filing period for 1924 re turns is from January Ist, to March 16, 1925, inclusive. Mr. Rose stated that all corpora tions and partnerships, regardless of whether they had income or operated at a loss, must file returns. All sin gle persons who had income of SI,OOO or more and all married persons who had income of $2,500.00 or more should see the deputy. The places and dates in this sec tion are as follows: Carnesville, March 2nd. Commerce, March 10. Hartwell, March 3rd. Homer, February 13th. Lavonia, March 4th. Royston, February 28. Toccoa, March sth. o MEET THURSDAY NIGHT The Hart County Post No. 109 American Legion will hold its regu lar meeting in the Legion Hall, Mc- Curry building on Thursday night, February 12 th. Note change of meeting date for this week only. All members urged to attend. M. M. PARKS, Commander. J. T. WILCOX, Adjutant. o— The worst feature about losing one’s temper is that it refuses to stay lost. STANDARD OIL CO. INVESTS OVER $21,000 IN ANOTHER DEAL HERE; BUY STATION FROM W. C. PAGE Won Second Place In Stock Judging Hartwell High Agriculture boys have again demonstrated their ability to judge dairy cattle. The state champions of last year were not per mitted to take part in the judging contest. So with an entire new team consisting of Denver Cordell, Blant Adams, Armond Hailey and Clarence Holland, Prof. Hemrick entered the ■ judging arena and threw a scare in- ! to the hearts of every other school that had aspirations for judging' honors. After the smoke of battle had | cleared and it was known how each contestant stood, Hartwell stood as near the top as is possible without having won another free trip to the National Dairy Show. Second in competition with twenty-one teams is not quite good enough for Hart well so Prof. Hemrick has already be gun to canvas his classes for material to bring the state championship back to Hartwell in 1926. Lavonia won first place this year. o Still At Large Mr. T. O. Herndon, representing the county, went to some point In Virginia last week-end to look at a negro being held under suspicion. He was not Lincoln Jackson, wanted for the murder of Officer Skelton and wounding Sheriff Brown. Officers everywhere are seeking Jackson, whose capture will net a reward of $1,100.00. o MR. A. W. VICKERY Mr. Asa Warren Vickery died at his home at Knox Bridge on Wednes day at 1 o’clock from a stroke of paralysis, which came to him Tues day night at 11 o’clock. Mr. Vickery was 62 years of age. He had lived in the section where he died for many years and he was held in very i high esteem by all who knew him. IHe was a man of absolute strict business integrity. His remains were interred at Shoal Creek church Thursday, February sth, at 1 ifclock with funeral ser vices conducted by the Rev. R. M. Maret. Mr. Vickery is survived by his wife, and several children. He was a brother of Mr. Lindsey Vickery of Shoal Creek and of Mr. Wiley Vickery of Bold Spring section. Everything comes to the man who waits on himself. ISSUE OF “HARTWELL MESSENGER” FEB. 7, 1860, FOUND BY HOLCOMB “The Hartwell Messenger” of Feb ruary 7th, 1860, well preserved, and containing 28 columns of exceeding ly interesting matter, is a relic re cently found by Mr. J. T. Holcomb, of Hartwell 2, at the old James Reid homeplace (Reed Creek,) sub rented from Mr. J. A. Martin, and which is now owned by Hon. J. H. Skelton, of Hartwell. The Messenger was edited and owned by Edward Symmes, and was a “Weekly Journal - Southern Rights In Politics—Devoted to Politics, News, Morals, Literature, Arts. Science and Agriculture.” F. E. Martin was publisher. The issue on display, and perhaps the only one in existence, was No. 27 of Volume 1. Just how long the paper ran after this is not known. The issue was printed on a fine quality of paper, and the print is just as clear as the type you now read. All work was done, of course, by hand, and an old Washington hand press used for the printing, no doubt. There are many interesting articles and ads in the paper. We note that the Andersonville Mills were ready to grind. This once active little city on the Tugalo river, the home of many celebrated folks, has long since crumbled into the dust. W. S. Smith, of Anderson (S. C.) Court House wanted 100 negro boys and girls from 12 to 25 years of age. Cotton was worth 8 l-2c to 10c pound; coffee 13c; sugar 9c; butter 12 l-2c; flour $6.50; corn 75c bu. Thomas W. Thomas was Judge of the Superior Courts of the Northern Circuit, John C. Burch was Solicitor General. Judges of the Inferior Courts were James V. Richardson, Wm. P. Poole, John Gordon McCurry, James M. Webb and Wm. Bowers. Clerk of Inferior Court—F. C. Stephenson. Ordinary—F. B. Hodges. County Surveyor—Hugh McLane. Sheriff —Wm. A. Neese. Deputy Sheriff—Berry Moore. Coroner —AllAi McGee. Board of School Commissioners— Robt. I. Gordon, B. B. Parker, Jr., F. B. Hodges, R. S. Hill, and J. M. i Bradley. Clerk Superior Court—Thomas I Jefferson Cason. F. B. Hodges was Worshipful Mas ter of Mt. Hermon Lodge Accepted & Free Ma«ons No. 189. (The lodge 1 is now called “Hartwell Lodge.”) The Standard Oil Co., through its Georgia offices in Atlanta have pur chased the Page Filling Station and adjoining property, including resid ence and garages, taking ch. rge on Tuesday morning of this week. Negotiations had been under way for the purchase of this valuable site for some months, the location being opposite the new Hotel Hartwell and considered one of the best for a business of this kind in the city. The filling station was erected two years ago by Mr. Wm. C. Page, prominent local business man, and operated for a short time under his direction. Later he leased the station to his brother, Mr. Howard H. Page, who has since operated the place, using the Texas company products. There will be no change, we are in formed, other than the products handled. Mr. Howard Page still having full charge as formerly. The Standard Oil Co. paid the owner, Mr. W. C. Page, the sum of $21,500.00 for the property, which is one of the largest deals made here within the past few months. The price paid is indicative of the faith this great corporation has in Hartwell and surrounding territory. They made the purchase after no little consideration, deciding that Hartwell and Hart county was in the midst of one of the most progressive sections of the entire State. The Standard Oil Co. has evidently seen a bright future for Hartwell, having erected in 1921 at a cost of SIO,OOO the first service station the city had at that time. The purchase this week gives them two valuable locations, with an in vestment in Hartwell of over $30,- 000.00. Mr. E. E. Satterfield, of Hartwell, who is general salesman in this sec tion of the State for the company, has been very instrumental in get ting the Standard Oil Co’s interest# more closely allied with Hartwell, and is to be commended and con gratulated for the splendid way in which this has been accomplished. The law firm of J. 11. & Emmett Skelton handled the legal end of the transaction. o Gasoline Now 26c Gasoline took the third jump in two weeks the other day, and now the important fluid brings locally the sum of 26c per gallon. Tat’s not quite four gallons for your dollar,- and while it seems high the folks are riding right along, as usual. Increased demand and a weak sup ply is blamed for the total increase I of 6c per gallon. William Morris operated “Morris’ Hotel.” His ad stated that charges were quite moderate!. The hotel was located on the southwest corner nf the square. The office of The Messenger was upstairs “in the old court house.” Edward Symmes, the editor and owner of The Messenger, also owned the Shoal Creek Factory. War Waa Brewing The Messenger said “The Aboli ■ tionists have got control of the Gov- I eminent at last and the Southern States may expect no leniency from ‘ them.” The publisher begged the pardon of the readers for printing on the qualiy of paper used “in this week's paper.” And it is remarkably pre served. Shades of wood pulp! We pay three times more for newsprint now than they used to, —and if it lasts a year we think that fine. Hartwell was not without its ex citement. There were horse racings and cock fightings galore, back in the 60’s. They had wit back in those days, and some of it was better than you hear nowadays, too. "How to make an ear-ring: Take thirty grains of quinine.” “The lash that man does not object to having laid on his shoulder—the eyelash of a pretty girl." “ ‘Be content with what you have,’ said the rat to the trap when he saw that he had left half of his tail in it.” “The difference between an oyster and a chicken is that one is best just out of a shell, and the other ain’t.” The ads read like fairy tales to 1925 folks. One of the merchants was telling of his good liquors at 5c per drink or 10c per glass. Messrs. J. B. Benson, John Brown and T. J. Cason were Trustees of Hartwell Academy. Mr. J. L. Mize was Principal. Governor Brown was in the chair at that time. Lord Macanley, the historian, had just died, The Messenger recorded. A news item stated that the Gov ernor of Nebraska had vetoed a bill abolishing slavery in that state. Mr. Holcomb, the owner of th® old issue of The Messenger, has con sented to place the paper on exhi bition in the Hartwell High School library. It will be put inside a glass j case. W PAGES IN THIS ISSUE NO. 28