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HON. WALTER L. HODGES
Judge of the Superior Courts of the Northern Judicial Circuit, with head
quarters in Hartwell.
UNCLE SAM HAS OVER 500,000 PEN
SIONERS WHO DRAW $299,994,777
Washington, D. C.—Government
pension checks travel to the far cor
ners of the earth, seeking out the
more than 500,000 persons who have
served the United States in the wars
that preceded the world war.
Into every American state, terri
tory, and possession and 68 foreign
countries and dominions they went
during the last fiscal year, bearing
an aggregate value of $229,994,777.
Pension checks issued during the
last year were fewer by 14,217 than
during the preceding year, going to
525,539 soldiers, widows, and depen
dents as compared to 539,756 in
1923. When the pension bureau clos
ed its books June 30 it found an un
expended balance of more than $23,-
000,000 of its appropriation. This
was turned back to the treasury. The
steady shortening of the roll is re
flected m the bureau’s budget esti
mate for the new fiscal year, which
cut approximately $25,000,000 from
the total appropriated last* year.
Ohio retains its lead as the place
of residence of the greatest number
of pensioners, with 48,792. Pennsly-
WASHINGTON EXPERT SAYS
, WE’LL SEE OVER RADIO IN 1925
Washington, D. C. —Seeing by ra-11
dio seems a certainty in 1925 and if
promises are kept the first public
demonstrations may be made early
in the year. An outstanding achieve
ment in 1924 was the sending of
photographs by radio, culminating
in the transmission of pictures across
the ocean from London to New York.
The sending of moving pictures by
radio appears to be the next logical
step, but, according to C. Francis
Jenkins, the Washington radio in
ventor, seeing by radio—or radio
vision, as he calls it—will come first.
"Radio vision will come before
radio movies,” said Mr. Jenkins, "be
cause it will he an easier thing to do.
It won’t be very long before you will
both hear and see on the same wave
length. Upon a miniature motion pic
ture screen in the home,' and prob
ably placed in the lid of the radio I
receiving cabinet, you will be able
to see what is happening at a distant
point, for instance, a little girl danc
ing in a studio, and later, possibly
not by the next inaugural cere- i
monies. First, however, there will |
be the individual subjects, not large i
Captive Orang-Utan
Showed Intelligence
An orang-utan named Dohoug,
which was brought to the New York
t.oo from Borneo some years ago, as
tonished us by his intelligence. \\ . Reid
Biair writes in the American Maga
zine. A gas pipe four feet long and
two inches in diameter was wired to
the bars at the front of his cage. The
pipe Itself could uot be tilted or moved,
luside this pipe—in the very middle—
a piece of banana was placed. Do
hong, who was very fond of bananas,
tried to get it. First he attempted to
reach ft with his hands, then his feet,
and failed. He tried to loosen the
ph>e. but he couldn't do tl.at. He was
very much disturbed over his inability
to get at that banana, and sat down
to think it over. But no happy soln
tiou came to him —for the simple rea
son that, under the circumst, nces.
thert wasn't any.
Finally, without Dohong's knowl
edge, a stick two feet long with a hook
Lu the end of it was concealed in the
straw of his cage. Then Dohong was
put back in the cage and we waited.
In the course of 15 minutes Dohong
accidentally came across the hooked
stick, it didn't mean anything to him
-on the instant, but presently he was
struck bv a bright idea. He inserted
vania is second with 44,993, and
New York third with 41,060. Only
292 pensioners reside in Nevada.
There are 56 in Alaska, 617 in the
Phillippines, and but one in the Vir
gin Islands.
Canada, with 1,477 American pen
sioners within her borders, leads all
foreign countries. England is next
with 266, and Ireland third with 244
Germany is the residence of 229,
and Australia 57. Among the coun
tries sheltering but one are Alge
ria, Bulgaria, Korea, Egypt, Lithu
ania, Monaco, Jugoslavia, Seychell
es Islands, and the Society Islands.
There are two in Syria, four in Libe
ria, six in New Zealand, and seven
in South Africa.
The total number of pensions
reached its peak in 1902, when
999,446 names were on the roll, and
since that year the figure has de
clined steadily, with the exception of
1905, when the total rose to within
1,000 of the top.
The government, since the year
1790, has paid out $6,836,351,398.-
86 in pensions.
groups where fine definition is re
quired.
“In fact, it will be a repetition of
the motion picture development. Do
you remember how thrilled we were
to see the Black Diamond express in
the first moving picture, or Niagara
Falls, or the New York city fire ap
paratus? If we send from a moving
picture film to this apparatus in your
home it will be called radio movies.
If we send from a living subject,
that will be called radio vision, or,
as popularly termed, seeing by radio.
“The development is again analog
ous to our first sending a phonograph
record over the air as against a real
band or singer. Just so, byway of
proving out the process, we may send
from the canned pictures at first, but
we will drop this very quickly and
send from the living subject. No
body has given us much encourage
ment on this because thev don’t be
lieve it. But, as with the moving
picture, they will believe it when they
see it and I can assure you so rapid
has been the development that now
they will have not have to wait long.”
pipe, and, lo! out came tne banana on
the hook! After that, when a banana
was put inside the pipe, Dohong
wasted no time trying to reach it with
bls hands, but began looking at once
for the hooked stick.
This seemed to me to indicate a
high order of intelligence.
Surveying the Seas
Plans for the most complete survey
of the ocean ever attempted have been
> Inaugurated by a conference repre-
I seating scientific branches of the Vnit-
I ed States government and allied insti
i tutions.
One or more ships will be fitted out
with a complete laboratory and
1 equipped with the latest scientific ap
paratus for the first cruise. The sea
i bottom will not only be mapped, but
the composition of the water, its
; density, temperature, and currents
which affect the distribution of ma
rine plant and animal life, will be
studied at all depths.
Five-sevenths of the surface of the
eartli is covered by water. This water
area can produce more food titan all
the land can ever be made to yield,
and one of the purposes of the expedi
tion will be to take an inventory of
such food possibilities.
THE HARTWELL SUN, HARTWELL, GA.
Hartwell And Hart County
HARTWELL
Mayor—A. S. Richardson.
Aldermen —A. N. Alford, R. E.
Matheson, J. A. Thornton, S. W.
Thornton, R. C. Linder, Louie L. Mor
ris.
City Clerk—J. L. Teasley.
Chief Police—W. H. Locke.
Chief Fire Dept.—Hoyt Baker;
Asst. Chief, Crayton Bolt.
Supt. Waterworks —Hoyt Baker.
Board of Education —W. E. Mere
; dith, Dr. Geo. S. Clark, Fred S. White,
' Dr. Claude Herndon, Wm. C. Page,
W. D. Teasley, Chas. E. Matheson.
Supt. City Schools —Prof. J. I. All
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Parent-Teacher Association —Meets
last Thursday in each month. Mrs.
IL W. Bingham, president.
Presbyterian Church —Rev. James
Bradley, pastor. Services Ist and 3rd
Sundays.
Methodist Episcopal Church South —
Rev. J. H. Barton, pastor. Services
■very Sunday.
Baptist Church —Rev. W. A. Dun
can, pastor. Services every Sunday.
Kiwanis Club —Meets Fridays, 1 P.
M. Hotel Hartwell.
Hartwell Lodge No. 189 F. & A. M.
—First Tuesday night in each month.
T. W. Mitchell Camp W. O. W.—
Meets second and fourth Friday
nights.
Hart Co. Post American Legion—
Second and fourth Friday nights.
HART COUNTY
Created 1853. Named for Nancy
Hart. Area 261 Square Miles. Popu
lation 20,000.
Ordinary—J. W. Scott.
Clerk of Court—John G. Richard
son.
Sheriff—A. B. Brown.
Tax Collector —Joe Whitworth.
Tax Receiver—F. E. O’Barr.
Coroner —R. H. Snow.
Surveyor—J. W. Baker.
County Game Warden —T. H.
Risner. ~
County Warden- —E. S. Reynolds.
Board of Commissioners —A. N.
P. Brown, Chmn.; Geo. A. Shirley,
F. C. Gaines, P. P. Gurley, L. H.
J. v». Baker. CieiK.
Tax Assessors —R. L. Gaines, Jas.
A. Estes, Z. B. Peek.
Registrars—<H. N. Ayers, L. Rich
ardson, and J. W. Baker.
Supt. County Schools —W. B. Mor
ris.
Board of Education —R. H. Martin,
S. M. Richardson, Joe D. Johnson, T.
B. Whitworth, Amos Floyd.
Farm Demonstration Agent—H. W.
Bingham.
Home Demonstration Agent—Misa
Frances A. McLanahan.
Constable* and Justice* of the Peace.
1112th, Town —R. L. Ayers, J. P.;
George S. Shiflet and S. M. Martin,
Constables.
1113th,Rays—J. T. Phillips, J. P.;
O. L. Adams, Constable.
1114th, Smiths —W. A. Chapman*
J. P.; G. D. Rice and G. A. Brown,
Constables.
1115th, Reed Creek—H. N. Ayers,
J. P.; J. T. Risner and W. E. Estes,
Constables.
1116th, Halls—R. L. Gaines, J.
P. ; W. P. McConnell and J. R. L.
Hall, Constables.
1117th, Shoal Creek—E. L. Coch
ran, J. P.; G. W. Herring, W. W.
Vickery, Constables.
1118th, McCurrys—B. A. Teasley,
J. P.; James A. Warren and Phil
Jenkins, Constables.
1119th, Alfords- —J. P.; N. B.
Ayers; W. H. Bailey and Colquitt
H. Sanders, Constables.
Judge Superior Court Northern Cir
cuit—Walter L. Hodges.
Solicitor General—A. S. Skelton.
Reporter—Garland C. Hayes.
Senator 30th District—T. S. Mason.
Representative Hart County—W. B.
McMullan.
Representative, Bth Congressional
District—Chas. H. Brand.
GEORGIA
Governor—Clifford Walker.
Secretary of State —S. G. McLen
don. .
Attorney General —Geo. M. Napier.
State Treasurer—Wm. J. Speer.
Secretary of Agriculture—J. J.
Brown.
State Supt. Schools —Fort E. Land.
Commissioner Commerce and Labor
—Hal M. Stanley.
Commissioner of Pensions—Nat E.
Harris.
State Tax Commissioner —H. J.
Fullbright.
State Librarian —Mrs. M. B. Cobb.
State Historian —Lucian L. Knight.
Comptroller General —Wm. A.
Wright.
Hartwell Buick Co.
One of the oldest automobile
agencies in this section of the State
is the Hartwell Buick Co., of which
Mr. A. C. Skelton is proprietor.
Through the years this agency has
sold Buick automobiles, — and
through the years they have render
ed unbroken service to every pur
j chaser.
Such- service has placed the Hart
well Buick Co., in the highest re
| spect amongst local auto owners.
In connection with the sales de
partment they operate a repair shop
under the direction of Mr. Homer
Hall, who has had many years’ ex
perience not only with Buick but all
other makes of cars. They also sell
: and rebuild batteries.
In the office is Mr. J. T. Wilcox
who has been associated with Mr.
I Skelton for several years.
The Hartwell Buick Co., has a long
record of usefulness to car owners
in this section and they are selling
Buicks in increasing numbers yearly.
Hartwell Lodge No.
189 F._& A. M.
A splendid factor in the life of the
city and county is the Hartwell
Lodge No. 189 Free & Accepted
Masons, which has a history begin
ning many years back and one of
accomplishments that any order
might well be proud of.
The Masonic lodge has nearly 175
members, composed of citizens of
practically every community of Hart
county.
In every move for the betterment
of mankind and moral conditions the
Masons here have always stood to
the forefront.
The officers of the Hartwell lodge
are as follows:
W'orshipful Master—W. T. John
son, Sr.
Senior Warden—l. J. Phillips, Jr.
Junior Warden—Chas. W. Hunt.
Senior Deacon—Wm. G. Brown.
Junior Deacon—C. L. Johnson.
Senior Steward —Willie M. Thorn
ton.
Junior Steward —Albert H. Brad
ley.
Secretary—B. S. Hall.
Treasurer-—H. S. Phillips.
Chaplain—Jno. A. Brown,
Tyler—J. H. Howell.
Q
Collie Certainly Was
Clever Though Crooked
The dog story the other day seems
to have attracted considerable atten
tion, says a writer in the Montreal
Herald, for in this morning's mail I
received the following from an ac
quaintance :
“A friend of mine is a butcher, who
some time ago noticed a big collie
come into the shop, wag its tall and
drop a letter at his feet. The meat
man opened the note and discovered
that it was an order, signed by the
collie’s master, for a piece of sausage.
The dog was given the meat, and the
amount chalked up on the master’s
account. This occurred several times,
and finally the butcher ceased to un
fold the notes, knowing what they
contained.
"The dog continued his visits more
or less frequently, and when the ac
count went in there was a kick from
its owner. There was something like
ten pounds of sausages charged to
the animal. Its master said he had
only given a dozen or so orders to the
dog. He happened to be in the shop
the next day when his dog came in
and dropped the usual piece of pa
per. Then it was found that ‘Nero,’
noticing that the butcher didn’t read
the order, had been picking up stray
pieces of paper, folding them, and
taking them to the shop, thereby as
suaging his sausage hunger."
This isn’t such a bad world after
all. Just think what might happen
that never does.
The most disastrous earthquake on
record occurred in China in 1556,
when 830,000 persons were killed.
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Erected 1901-2, Cost $28,627.04
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HON. ALEXANDER STEPHENS SKELTON
Solicitor-General of the Northern Judicial Circuit, with offices in Hart
well.
Despite the restrictive immigration
law under which only 357,000 immi
grants, theoretically, were to be re
ceived into the United States during
the fiscal year just endbd, the num
ber of immigrants actually admitted
to the country was 670,587. This
excess is due to some extent to the
fact that there are no quota limita
tions for Canada, Mexico, and Cen
tral or South America.
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The United States produces about
thirty-five per cent of the world’s
production of tobacco, which amounts
to 4,000,000,000 pounds. Europe
absorbs more than eighty-five per
cent of the exports from this country.
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In 1923 the wheat output of this
country was 781,737,000 bushels
while in 1850 it was only 100,000,-
000 bushels. The greatest produc
tion of 967,979,000 bushels occurred
in 1919, due to the pressure of war.
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The sooner a man makes up his
mind to let a woman have the last
word the sooner the controversy will
end.
The highest salary ever paid to
any French actress, recorded in
Paris, was received by Sarah Bern
hardt, before the war, when she was
paid 10,000 francs, then $2,000, for
each of three performances.
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The first volume of a revised dic
tionary of the French language has
recently been finished by the French
Academy. The volume which con
tains the letters from A to H has
taken forty-six years to complete,
having been started in 1878. If an’
equal amount of time is required to
complete the remaining seventeen
letters it will take a century to finish
the work.
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If an express train traveling at the
rate of forty miles an hour were
flung into the air it would reach the
nearest star after seventy-five mil
lion years of continuous flight, with
no stoppage or slowing down. This
star is 276,000 times the distance
that separates us from the sun, or
twenty-five billion miles from here.
—Camille Flammarion, Astronomer.