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HART COUNTY OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO THE HOMESEEKER 12= THE HARTWELL SUN. 12 a VOL 49 HART BOYS AND GIRLS WILL PLAY FOR BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP o ' ' 7 1 V TWO HUNDRED PLAYERS WILL BE IN SERIES OF GAMES HERE Spectators During Four Days Will Total Two to Three Thousand It Is Expected By GEO. S. CLARK, JR. When Referee Massey takes a deep breath and, after glancing over the large audience, blows the first whis- j tie Thursday afternoon of the Hart ; County Tournament he will usher in the largest and most elaborate of . tournaments ever held in this section of Georgia and truly one that would match up to any of its kind ever held in the state. Final preparations have been made by all the coaches in getting their i teams in good trim for the annual ‘ affair. Every year this tournament comes as a climax to the baskecbuil season so far as the county teams are concerned. First the tournament had only a few teams entered, in creasing last year, and increasing still more this year, when more than thirty different teams, representing over fifteen different schools, take on new life and enter the scramble for first honors. Tourney Begins Thursday Games will begin Thursday after noon at four o’clock, the grammar school teams of Union Hill and Viola meeting at this time. From then on till eleven o’clock the old, or rather, new auditorium will be shaking with the hustling of the contestants. Beginning: where play was left off Thursday night, the teams will re-1 new hostilities soon Friday morning | at nine o’clock, when the Duncan and Bowersville high school girls start the day on the right track. Promptly at eleven o’clock the first big game of the tourney gets under way when the Goldmine and Sardis boys fight it out. In our write-up last week we had Nuberg and Eagle Grove playing at two o’clock. This was a mistake—Nuberg and Air Line, in stead of Eagle Grove, meet at the above time. More Favorite* Some little “mump” germ stole into the ranks of the Sardis quintet I last week and when it departed left I two of the Sardis players with the “mumps”—the same which do not give one any satisfaction at all, for I i know. I’ve had ’em. Besides Sardis j •;here are Nuberg and Reed Creek, i two strong favorites. And, to quote our friend, Boyce Meredith, — “Bowersville —the dark horse entry.” Whether dark or light, friend Boyce says that the team of his choice will | win the tourney. Prizes of all sorts, shapes and , sizes, will be presented to the team and players winning the highest honors at the tournament. This, with in itself is enough to stir them so that they will do their best. An All-Tourney team will be picked, and also the player considered the most valuable to his team. Everything points toward an ex tremely successful event. Annual Meeting of Northeast Division Baptist W. M. U. Here March 19 -20 c Mrs. W. C. Tribble, Lavonia, Vice- President. Miss Berta Brown, Hartwell, Young People’s Counselor. Program—Thursday Morning, March 19. Subject—-The Association Standard of Excellence. 9:3o—Hymn—“O, Zion Haste.” 9:3s—Devotional Mrs. Claud Bond. 9:4s—Welcome by Rev. Duncan, Pastor, and Miss Berta Brown, Presi dent W. M. S. 10:00—Response—Mrs. George Allen. 10:05 —Our standing on the Stan dard —Discussion by Superintedents Mesdames G. H. Prior, Joe Griggs, Amanda McMullan, J. Miles Berrong, F. M. Cash, A. M. McDaniel, Miss A. L. DeVore. Y. P. Leaders: Mesdames [ John W. Jackson, J. W. Farmer, Ross Loyd, W. S. Bearden, Carlton Thomas, Miss Fannie Sue Rucker. Our Highest Call to the Standard Achievement—Division Vice Presi dent. 11:15 —Hymn. 11:20 —Message—Building Citizen ship—Miss Katherine Dozier. 11:40 Message Miss Emma Leachman of the Home Mission Board. 12:40 —Announcements. Adjourn ment. Noon Hour 1 ;30 —Devotional—Mrs. M. A. Porter. 1:35 —Mission Study Symposium Led by Mrs. M. Crawford, Chairman. 3:00 —Hymn. 3:05 —Address —Dr. T. W. Ayers, Hwanghien, China. 3:40 —Special Song—Mrs. H. W. Meaders. \ 3.45 —“Object Lesson in Foreign Mission Work”—Carnesville Y. W. v Led by Mesdames W. B. Sud- deth and E. H. Collins. 4.00 —Demonstration of Sunbeam Band Meeting—Hartwell S. B.—Led Mrs. Montine Alford Skelton. Young People’s Evening. Mi»« Berta Brown, Pretiding. Hour 8 O’clock. Music. Quiet Hour—Led by Miss Grace Henslee. Vocal Duet—Misses Annie Grace STATE BAPTISTS MEET ON 18-19 IN ATLANTA Baptists in this section, and all i over Georgia, are looking forward ■ to the meeting in Atlanta next Wed- ■ nesday and Thursday at the Baptist ’ Tabernacle, for the study of evange lism and stewardship. i Hartwell and Hart county churches will send good delagations to the two ! day session. This is the first meeting of this . nature held in Georgia by the Bap 1 tists for several years. The Baptist 1 : Bible conference has been providing I ' a midwinter assembly for the state , for a number of years, but the con- | ference will not be held this year, : and this meeting of ministers am. i laymen is arranged to supply some thing in the way of inspiration and ' fellowship for the year that lies ahead. In planning the program, chit-: at tention has been given to emphasis upon the practical tasks of evangel ism and stewardship. There will be four sessions, beginning Wednesday evening, March 18. Ben S. Thompson, of Madison, i chairman of the state executive committee of the laymen’s move ment in Georgia, and it is under th< auspicies of this committee that th( March meeting is being held. Mr Thompson will preside at the ses I sions of the meeting in Atlanta, i Hon. Steve Skelton, of Hartwell I is a member of the laymen’s exe cutive committee. STAR THEATRE SHOWS TWO NEWS REELS EVERY WEEK Mr. W. ,T. Yarbrough, proprietor of The Star, announces the showing each week of two of the latest Pathe news reels, to be shown on Tuesday- Wednesday and Thursday-Friday. These pictures show happenings all over the world, and are exceedingl. interesting and instructive. I On Thursday and Friday of next week the news reel will show scenes during the recent Collins cave affair iin Kentucky. The program for this | Thursday and Friday is very inter esting and appears in this week’s issue. 0 Wife Adda to Hia Fame I Hepplewhite was one of the emineni furniture finishers and designers wh< flourished under the reign of th* Georges In England, and whose fuml ture was in vogue about the time ol the American Revolution. When h< died in 1786 his wife carried on his work and produced other pieces an( original designs that were very popu lar for several decades. Much of tin | Hepplewhite work was done In mu hoganles and in light woods. °l Skelton and Evelyn Burns. Address—By Mrs. M. R. McLure,l representative of Southern B. W. M. U. Pageant—“ How the Light Came” —By Mrs. M. R. McLure, presented by Hartwell Y. W. A. and Mrs. W. A. Duncan. Benediction. Friday, March 20 9:00 —Hymn. 9:05—“1n Quietness and Confid ence”—Miss Ruth Greene. 9:ls—Methods Conference for Young People’s W’ork—Led by Miss | Julia Allen, State Young people’s Leader. 10:15—Open Discussion—Led by White Cross Chairman, Mrs. H. I. Alford. 10:35—Open Discussion—Led by Personal Service Chairman, Mrs. A. i C. McEver. 10:55—Discussion —Led by Stew ardship Chairman —Mrs. E. E. Wood son. 11:05 —Hymn. 11:10—Special Song—Mrs. Clar ence W. Wall. 11:30—Message—Miss Laura Lee Patrick, Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer, Georgia W. M. U. 12:00—The Country Church—Dr. L. G. Hardman. Announcements. Noon Hour 1:30—Devotional —Miss Mary Han sard. I:4o—Divisional Map Talk. I:4s—Recognition of all organi zations having reached the society standard of excellence. I:ss—Special Music—Mrs. Clar ence Wall. 2:00 —Our Own Divisional Inter ests and How we may Foster Them —Mrs. W. R. Calloway. 2:15 —Gibson-Mercer Academy— Rev. J. B. Brookshire. 2:3o—How May this Division Help Move “Forward to the Front” Geor gia’s Record—Rev. J. Fred Eden, Jr. 2:4s—Address—Miss Bonnie Ray, Pingtu China. Closing Prayer. MRS. HUBERT YOW, Treasurer. MRS. H. I. ALFORD, Chairman Hospitality. MRS. A. C. SKELTON, Publicity Director. HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1925 • Hendrys Church Is Destroyed By Fire; Had No Insurance Hendrys Baptist church, about five miles southwest of Hartwell, was totally destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon. While the blaze drew a large crowd, the fire had gained such headway that only the piano, one table and I the Bible were saved. The dry i weather of the past week aided in the quick destruction of this historic I old church. The fire was caused from sparks 1 which came from nearby bottoms where the growth was being burned off in the spring farming prepara tions. Catching in the small trees and leaves around the church, the blaze mounted the sides and roof. There was no insurance on the building or contents. The loss is estimated around $3,000. Hendrys is one of the oldest Baptist churches in Hart county and this section of the State, having been established in 1818. The centenial was celebrated in 1918 with appro priate ceremonies. For many years it was the central meeting place for citizens of this section before Hart was cut off from adjoining counties. The church was named for a Dr. Hendry, who was a leading citizen of that community in 1818. Members of the church, numbering around 150, state that the church will be rebuilt. 0 NOTICE OWNERS OF DOGS The Board of Aidermen at a special session Tuesday passed an emergency rule, requiring all dogs to be kept confined within the premises of the owners for thirty days from date, which will be April Bth. Owners of dogs running at large during the 30 days period will be notified when animals are seen on the streets and unless taken up at once will be killed immediately. During the 30 days owners of dogs are required to have them inoculated against rabies. This is very import ant, and it is hoped that dog owners will co-operate, thereby probably saving the lives of some boy or girl, also cattle and the dogs themselves. The above is now in effect; keep , your dogs within your premises. W. H. LOCKE, Chief of Police. | . 0 Hart County Ginned 14,860 Bales Cotton Hart count, produced, to be exact. | a total of 14,860 bales of cotton from 1 the 1924 crop, which report has been j made to the census department in I Washington by Gin Agent W. J. I O’Barr. Mr. O’Barr began his final round i on March Ist, and found that in ad -1 dition to the 14,860 bales already ! ginned there were 39 ready for the | gin,—making a grand and final total | of 14,899 bales for 1924. In The Sun’s guessing contest for I the past year there were many esti- I mates ranging from 10,000 to 18,- [ 000. County Agent H. W. Bingham’s | figures were 13,025, and he gets The Sun one year for his guessing ability. Gue** For 1925 To the Hartwell or Hart county person guessing nearest the 1 925 pro ■ duction in Hart county we will award I a year’s subscription. Send in the blank below at once, j Name Address Estimate Bales. All the 1924 estimates were be low 13,000 except Mr. Bingham’s and one other, which went slightly over 18,000. What do you say for 1925? o—————— Made Lonely Journey A woman farmer In a lonely part of South Africa, Mrs. Ida Francis, has Just shown that in luck and endur ance British women settlers are not behind the men. About two months ago a cyclone devastated her farm, which lies be yond the western fringe of the desolate Kalahari desert; and then came floods which destroyed the food and shelter for hes cattle. The only way to save her animals was to drive them 400 miles across the desert to her son’s farm, and this she did. unaided. She found that many of the water holes in the desert had dried up. and sometimes she had to ward off attacks 1 by Hons with her rifle; but she kept steadily on, and in the end brought nearly all her charges through safely. —Family Herald. Some men are made by circum-1 stances and a lot of others are un-1 made. FERTILIZER TRADE VERY BRISK IN HARTWELL NOW Following last week's issue of The I Sun, the fertilizer season opened in i full blast in Hartwell, and each day Depot street presents a busy appear ance as the wagon from far and near come to haul the sacks all over this section. Every train brings in several car loads to the Hartwell dealers. 0 Shoal Creek School Bond Election 14th Shoal Creek School District will vote on Saturday of this week for boiids with which to erect and equip at some central location in that sec tion of Hart county a compiodious building. The issue is to be in the sum of $6,500.00, a notice having appeared for the required number of times re cently in The Sun. Shoal Creek is populated by some of Hart county’s finest people; citi zens who wish to have advantages of the best sort for their children, and citizens who are willing to put their money and time into a project that will bring about this result along educational lines. The other sections of Hart county will watch the result of the election at Shoal Creek on Saturday, March 14th, with much interest. o LEGION WILL MEET The Hart County Post No. 109, | American Legion, will hold its regu | lar meeting on Friday night of this I week at the usual hour. All members cordially invited to attend. M. M. PARKS, Commander. J. T. WILCOX, Adjutant. MAD DOG BITES COW AND MULE A mad dog created considerable excitement on West Howell street Saturday afternoon, before being killed by Mr. Curtis Kay. The dog bit a cow and mule belonging to Mr. Cl/iude Dooley, and a dog belonging to" Mr. Kay. The animals belonging to Mr. Dooley are being treated in an effort to save them. 1 ’ - ~0 * Stores To Close At 1 6 P. M. After 15th Beginning next Monday a number of the Hartwell stores will close at I 6 o’clock in the afternoon, excepting I Saturdays and public days. This enables the storekeepers and I clerks to put in an hour or so in the I garden or an opportunity to have some form of recreation, and is the usual custom here as well as in all other cities. The petition circulated, signed, and presented The Sun for publication is as follows: We the undersigned merchants agree to close our places of business at 6 o’clock P. M., except on Satur days and public days, beginning Mon day, March 16, until Sept. 1. (Signed). Brown & Cobb. J. D. Matheson & Sons. Hartwell Furniture Co. O. Y. McLees. A. N. Alford & Co. Saul Dept. Store. J. A. W. Brown. Leard & Massey. Yates Hardware & Furniture Co. J. E. Mann. Johnson’s (2 stores). T. G. Craft. McClure’s, Inc. o Corporation* Efficient and Polite My telephone rang just now. When I took down the receiver, the follow ing conversation ensued: “Hello.” “Our telephone rang.” “Will you excuse us, please?” “Yes, with pleasure.” I didn’t mind going to the tele | phone because of that “Will you ex cuse us, please?” How the big corporations try to give satisfaction, and how we abuse them! How we lie about them! How we grumble at the telephone companies! Yet their service is the most wonderful, the cheapest thing we have. Same way with the water com- i panies, the railroad companies, the electric lighting companies, the I street railway companies, the gas 1 companies. We’ll finally boycott all these, be cause they are so polite, well man aged and work so cheap. Don’t growl at the corporations; try to be as useful, polite and effi cient as they are. The corporation men are the best we have. They actually make the progress we are so proud of; we in “The Herd” really 1 have little to do with it. This is not paid piffle in the in terest of dangerous, dishonest men; it is God’s honest truth. Find a howler, who amounts to as much, by I any test, as the men they abuse, ami I’ll agree to become a Socialist. And hang myself. For I wouldn’t care to live if I ! had to be a Socialist. —E. W. Howe’s I j Monthly. BUSINESS SHOWS j INCREASE HERE Business last Saturday took on that ' old-time look, and every merchant approached stated that trade was ' fine. One leading Hartwell merchant reported the best business Saturday since Christmas. I The sidewalks were crowded with shoppers from Hart and adjoining I counties, and cars were parked for blocks off the square. I Hartwell continues to draw the I largest Saturday crowds of any city in this section, and business is usually good here when there is a dull period in other places. Local merchants are always look ing for special values to offer the trading public and it is very rare when an issue of The Sun goes out from the local postoffice that there aren't several ads telling where these bargains can be found in Hartwell. Business is always good in Hart well. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE FOR THE PUZZLER Atlanta, Ga., March 10. -When you have time to quit looking for a three-letter word beginning with C and ending with W that means a milk-producing animal, you might turn your attention to a puzzle that is somewhat different from the cross word—if you are of mathematical turn. Some years ago “How Old Is Ann?” became a favorite among the brain teasers. Now the railroads have produced a teaser that ought to prove popular. It follows: Under certain atmospheric condi tions sound travels at the rate of 1,00(1 feet a second. Therefore, if a locomotive whistles when 5,000 feel away from you it will take five seconds for the sound of the whistle to reach you. If this locomotive is coming towards you at the rate of , 5,000 feet a minute, and it begins to blow its whistle when it is 5,000 feet away from you, and stops blowing . when it reaches you, although the ; actual whistling has lasted for a period of 60 seconds, you will hear only 55 seconds of whistle. Problem: What has happened to the other five seconds of whistle? If the locomotive is traveling away from you and begins to whistle when it leaves you, you will hear 65 seconds of whistle. The problem in this case is: If the locomotive whis tles for 60 seconds, but you hear 65 seconds of whistle, where do th<‘ other five seconds of whistle come from? o N. P. BROWN OPERATES BIG DEPOT ST. BUSINESS Mr. N. P. Brown has recently purchased the interest of his brother, Mr. W. M. Brown, in the well-known firm of Brown Bros., who do a big business at the warehouse on Depot street. In the future the business will be known as the firm of N. P. Brown, who carries a large line of heavy , groceries, such as flour, grain, hay, sugar, lard, etc. He buys in car lots, receiving two carloads of flour last week. Mr. Brown has an advertisement in this week’s Sun. He invites you to see him when in Hartwell. Candor compels some men to ad-1 mit that they are above the average. I Twenty Nationalities Are Represented Party To Visit Hartwell Next Saturday —1 HOME BURNS Fire destroyed the home of Mr. John Carnes in Reed Creek section Monday. Mr. Carnes, fortunately, had some insurance, but suffered a heavy loss in the burning. o The Telephone Elisabeth was three years old and. what Is more, Elizabeth, like most I small girls, was very fond of games of “make believe," Her latest delight in the realm of fancy was “playing ’ i telephones, ’’ a game of which she never | grew tired. Her grandmother was well aware of Elizabeth’s fancy and one night, when the little girl was proving obstinate atfout going to have her bath, the old lady thought she would try a little strategy. Grandmother (holding one end of the toy telephone)—Hello ! Is that Eliza beth? Elizabeth (very delighted)—Yea, grandma ! Grandmother —Well, come along, Elizabeth, ft’s time for your bath. Elizabeth (dropping receiver) — Wrong number! Why ie it that the meanest people always have the longest memories? MAKE YOUR TAX RETURNS NOW As noted in The Sun, County Ta* Receiver Furman E. O’Barr is mak ing his rounds now, and it is very important that taxpayers make a re turn of their property, both real and personal, within the time set by law. Parties who fail to make return, whether it be for city, county ar state, have no recourse on the action of the tax assessors. Receiver O'Barr has received an important notice from the Comp troller's office in Atlanta, calling at tention to Section 1(168 of the Code of Georgia. This section requires that in making land returns the same shall be by district, number and section. If the lands have no such designa tion, then such description as will enable the Receiver, to identify them. Also, Receivers arc prohibited from receiving returns of lands which do not designate them. This means that every piece of land shall be given in separately, giving the number of acres, the district in which it lies and its value. • ■• -0 GOOD CROWD HEARD MRS. ARMOR S ADDRESS A large audience heard the addreoa by Mrs. Mary Harris Armor at the auditorium last Thursday night. Her subject “Saving America,” wa* handled as only this famous Ameri can woman orator can speak, and every hearer was no doubt very deep ly impressed by the message. Following a preliminary program, including the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” and “America,’* Rev. James Bradley led in prayer. Piano solo, Miss Mildred Johnson. Rev. J. 11. Barton introduced Mrs. Armor to the audience. The lecture was highly approved as evidenced by the handclapping* and cheers. After the lecture a local branch of the W. C. T. U., for Hartwell and Hart county was organized, which has been needed here for quite a while. Officers will he announced , later. l - 0— Air Line Votes For SB,OOO Bonds The election at Air Line last Satur day for school bonds resulted in a vote of 122 for and 39 against. The new consolidated district is composed of Air Line, Cross Roads and Union Hill school districts, and ■ lakes in some of best communities in I all Hart county. The bonds will be issued for SB,- 000.00, and it is hoped by those in I charge that the new building can be j built and equipped in readiness for the fall of 1925. Trustees of Air Line Consolidated School District are Messrs. A. B. Moorhead, W. P. Estes and P. I*. Gurley. Air Line, Union Hill and Croa* 1 Ronds communities are to be con gratulated upon this progressive move. o Touring up above the cloud* doesn’t appeal to us, but it must be fine to travel up above the billboards. —Dubuque Times-Journal. • o- Some men are so exclusive that they’re afraid if they break the ice ■ they will fall through. - Little Rock I (Al k.)- Democrat. o A large especially built bus carry ing about twenty-five people, will arrive in Hartwell Saturday after noon and at 8 o’clock in the even ing these people, representing the “Students’ League of Many Nations,” a Bible training school of Bible School Park, N. Y., will give an in teresting program at the Ha’-twell Methodist church. The young men and women com -1 posing the party will be entertained I in the homes of our city on Saturday night. They come from twenty dif ferent nations of the world, and will likely bring one of the most inter i esting programs our people have ever | seen along this line. The “Students’ League of Many Nations” is a unique organization, is headed by Rev. John A. Davis, D. D.» and has been in existence for over 20 years. The visit of these pupiis to Hart well on Saturday night will afford many people a rare opportunity to see and hear men and women from all over the world tell of their ex periences in America, garbed in native costume and showing the customs of their countries. The program has been given at Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and other churches from New York to Florida; they are appearing now in Macon, Atlanta, Athens and other cities. From Hartwell they go to one of the large churches in Green ville, S. C. There will be no admission Satur day night, but a free will offering: will be taken after the program. NO. 32