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• HART COUNTY OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO THE HOMESEEKER 8 PAGES IN THIS ISSUE VOL 49 GEORGIA COTTON GROWERS GET $2,159,000 BALANCE ON 1924 CROP Cooperative Movement Gain* Ground Over State Hart Get* About $40,000 In Last Payment Final payments aggregating $2,- 159,000 were mailed Thursday after noon to the members of the Georgia Cotton Growers’ Cooperative associa tion by headquarters of the organiza tion in Atlanta. This sum marks the last payment due members on 1924 cotton crop contracts. Hart county members of the asso ciation received approximately $40,- 000.00 in this last payment on their * 1924 crop. Total payments made to the mem bers during the past year, including the final payment, reached $12,000,- 000 on the 105,982 bales of cotton delivered by the members, according to officials. Remarkable progress was shown __ the past season, according to statement by the association sßßas, in the matter of operating —«oets. The cost of operation, includ- K ing storage, insurance, interest, office overhead and all items of expense, amounted to 99 points, or $4.86 on an average bale of cotton, the aver age weight per bale of cotton handled during the past season being 491 pounds. wring the first two years of the association, when the organization was being built and worked out, ex penses of operation were approxi mately $7 per bale, it was said. Of ficials accounted for reduction in "W overhead or operating costs in a number of ways. However, it was emphasized that the one thing that has been most instrumental in the re duction of expenses is that members delivered 40,000 bales more cotton this year than in the previous year, and that as members have come to learn more of the organization, their cooperation, as individual members, is better, .which necessitates much less work, thereby cutting down the costs of operation. The new members signed during the past few months number over I, growers, and in the roster of new members are many growers who produced as much as 100, 200 and as high as 800 bales the past year, association heads stated. o Carolinians Married * Here After Five Days’ Notice For some months a large number of Georgia matrimonially inclined citizens have hied forth to the other side of the Savannah, where they were happily wed, —all on account of the fact that when the idea hit them they did not wish to wait until the five-day notice “before the court house door” was fulfilled in this State. However, “the worm turneth,” or at least the adage says he does, and furthermore there is an adage that says there are "exceptions to all ' rules.” Notice had been posted in Judge J. W. Scott’s office, of the Hart county, Ga., court house, for the past five or six days to the effect that k Mr. Albert Burts, prominent Green ville (S. C.) textile man, desired to take as his wife Mrs. Sudie Garling ton, well-known Spartanburg, (S. C.) lady. Consequently, on Wednesday morning, June 24th, 1925, the wed ding party came in and shortly be fore 11 o’clock the happy couple were pronounced man and wife by Rev. W. A. Duncan, at the Baptist Present were Mr. W. P. Snell grove, Anderson, S. C., father of Mrs. Garlington, now Mrs. Burts; Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Snellgrove, of Anderson, S. C., Miss Elizabeth Gar lington, of Spartanburg, S. C., and Mr. and Mrs. Reid Jackson, of Greenville, S. C. Following the ceremony the cou ple left via auto for a wedding trip of several days, after which they will be at home in Greenville, S. C. t _ Exercises Monday Night To Mark Close Bible School Here Program for the commencement exercises of the Daily Vacation Bible School on Monday evening, June 29, 8:30 P. M., Hartwell Baptist church: 1. Opening Exercises— Call to Worship. Devotional Reading. Pageant of Worship Hymns. Prayer. 2. Motto of D. V. B. S., Yell, Booster Song. 3. Song, Memory Verses and Playlet—Beginners' Dept. 4. Song, Dramatization of Story of Moses, Memory Work—Primary Dept. 5. Demonstration of White Cross Work—Junior Girls. 6. Twenty-Third Psalm— “ Savior Like a Shepherd”— Juniors and Primaries. 7. Habit Talk Demonstration. 8. Dramatization of Paul at Lys tra- I—Junior 1 —Junior Dept. 9. Beatitudes, followed by song— “ Tell Me the Stories of Jesus” — Juniors. 10. Junior Commencement Play. 11. Salute Flags, Pledges and Songs—School. 12. Benediction. Exhibit of Hand Work. THE HARTWELL SUN. Country Club Welcomes New Member From A Nearby City Several new members for the Hart well Country Club are reported by Secretary J. L. Teasley, among them Dr. O. E. Bennett, prominent Roys tonian, who is a golf enthusiast. The tennis court has recently been opened, and the directors plan other improvements as speedily as they can be accomplished. The golf course is said to be the finest, in this section of the country. Others from Royston and nearby cities are expected to join the Hart well Country Club from time to time. GOES TO ST. PAUL Hon. James H. Skelton left this week for St. Paul, Minn., where he represents the Hartwell Kiwanis Club at the annual session of Kiwanis Club all over the world. Kiwanis Club in the United States have 100,000 members and are a vi tal factor in the communities they serve, in many places taking the place of a Chamber of Commerce and co-operating with every agency for community betterment. o Third and Fourth Class Postmasters Will Meet A meeting of 3rd and 4th Class Postmasters will be held at the Hotel Dempsey, Macon, Ga., July 4th. This being the 21st anniversary of organization of the Georgia League of District Postmasters, every 3rd and 4th class postmaster is urged to attend. Half Holiday On Thursdays For Clerks Beginning 9th New Plan Will Give Hours Off Each Week For Recreation—Custom Has Been Observed Elsewhere For Many Year* Past Nearly all of Hartwell’s larger stores have signed an agreement ef fective Thursday, July 9th, to take off five hours every Thursday through July and August. I* Old Custom Elsewhere. This is a n&w innovation in Hart well, but has been observed for years in many other cities. Com merce recently joined in the observ ance of a half holiday on Thursdays. In Atlanta the stores close all day Saturday in some instances and others take half of Saturday off. This, however, would not be satis factory in Hartwell. Thursday afternoons are usually quiet locally, and especially so dur ing July and August. Shoppers are urged to make all their Thursday purchases before 1 o’clock. The five hours off Thursday will give merchants and clerks a little rest from their usual ten to twelve hours on the job daily. The two banks will also close for the five-hour recreation period. Begin Second Thursday As noted, the agreement is not ef fective until the second Thursday in July, which comes on the 9th. Signing the agreement were: J. D. Matheson & Sons. Brown & Cobb. The Hartwell Bank. Hartwell Furniture Co. The First National Bank. Saul’s Dept. Store. Leard & Massey. Yates Hardware & Furniture Co. J. A. W. Brown. McClure’s, Inc. A. N. Alford & Co. O. Y. McLees. T. G. Craft. J. E. Mann. T. H. Johnson, (two stores.) Hart County Farmers Are Urged To Wage War Now On The 801 l Weevil INDIFFERENCE MAY COST THE COUNTY COTTON CROP FOR ’25 Many Farmers Getting Busy In Their Plans To Play Safe On Crop That Has Already Cost Them Much During the past three years Hart county’s wide awake fanners waged successful warfare against the boll weevil, the result being that cotton production was held to a high level, with an average yield of over fifteen I thousand bales. Making allowances for climatic conditions, which were i very favorable to a normal crop, the ! consensus of intelligent opinion is that the use of poisons aided mater ially in holding in check the ravages of the weevil. So far, this season, the weather i HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1925 Methodists Oppose Strongly Plan of Unification Hartwell Methodists in no uncer tain terms went on record last Sun day as opposed to the plan of unifica tion as submitted to various Confer ences of the church both in the North and South. This was the first time the Hart well congregation had been given op portunity to voice their sentiments on the important question before Meth odist bodies, although it had been in jected previously in the meetings of the Board of Stewards apd at the recent third Quarterly Conference. Delegates Are Instructed Delegates previously chosen from the Quarterly Conference of the Hartwell congregation to the annual District Conference at Toccoa July 2-3 have been requested to vote against the unification plan if it is brought before that body. They are John C. Massey and John M. Carlton with T. H. Johnson and J. H. Howell as alternates. Delegates to Toccoa next week from the Church Conference last Sunday morning are also expected to vote against the plan, following the wish of the majority of the congrega tion. Elected Sunday morning from the church were Judge Walter L. Hodges and Mr. E. B. Benson, with A. F. Bell and F. S. White alternates. Only Two For Plan. Out of the congregation of some 200 Sunday morning approximately 160 voted against unification; about 40 did not vote, supposedly on ac count of the fact that they had not studied the question sufficiently; and two stood as favoring the plan of unification. Two hundred and fifty members of the congregation were not pres ent, the enrollment being between 450 and 475. WHITE BANKS DIES The death of this colored man who had been a citizen of Hartwell more than forty years brings a feeling of deep sorrow amongst a great many of his white friends. He was highly esteemed as a faith ful man and thoroughly reliable in every way. His body rests at Cedar Springs. u Sunday Wes Longest Day The days are getting shorter, even if you can’t notice it, for last Sunday was officially the longest day of the year. The days are now beginning to diminish in length, and by September 23 they will be short enough for autumn to make her appearance and will keep on the downgrade until December 23 when winter will be officially declared. o Famous Buzzard Seen The far-famed and muchly seen belled buzzard is again reported in this section of Georgia. While we won’t quote any names the latest one to see the well-known bird is a man prominently connected with The Texas Co., who visits Hart well occasionally, whose initials start with an “H.” Horace said he saw the buzzard at close range at Gainesville the other day, and had another Texas company official along to bear wit ness. o Don’t get too self-important. You may be as wise as an owl and just as stupid. o The automobile industry uses fif ty-four per cent of the upholstery leather supply of this country. has been dry and hot, and until with- I ! in the last few days, a great many I people are of the opinion that there are no boll weevils in Hart county. | Reports coming in during the week ! indicate that where there is cotton I there is weevil, though at this time i the infestation is not very large, and Ino considerable damage has been i done. However, with even a small infes- I tation, we are in grave danger of suffering severely this year from the ravages of this pest unless prompt i action is taken to stamp out those | now existant. The danger is to be found in the , ■ disposition of many to under esti- ’ mate the strength of the enemy. In | 1922, 1923, 1924 there was waged by Hart county farmers against the weevil a practically unanimous fight. ■ Mr. T. 0. Fleming, of the Beulah | BOLD BURGLAR IS CAUGHT Hamp McMullan, 16-year-old ne gro boy was lodged in jail Sunday as the result of entering A. N. Al ford & Co.’s store early Sunday morning through a transom in the rear. The thief was apprehended by former Chief of Police Jno. A. Dick inson, who was called into service when it was known that someone had been trying to effect an entrance to this building. McMullan was caught once before after a visit during the night to Al ford’s; he has also been known to take things from other stores here. Although young and evidently hav ing a mental twist that urges him in his “taking ways” he will be sent up for a term. Miss Lucile Carter HWs Mr. Paul Groseclose In Columbia A wedding of interest to a wide circle of relatives and friends in Georgia and South Carolina was that Thursday, June 18, 1925, at 6:30 o’clock, of Miss Lucile Carter, of Hartwell, Ga., to Mr. Paul Bernard ! Groseclose, of Columbia, S. C., the happy event occurring in the pres ence of a number of intimate friends and the family circle. The ceremony was performed by Rev. 1). B. Groseclose at the home in Columbia, S. C. Present from Hart well was Miss Nelle Carter, sister of the bride. The bride is the beautiful and ac complished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Carter, of Hartwell, and with her charming disposition numbers her friends by her acquaintance. She is a pianist of ability, a graduate of Hartwell High School and Georgia College for Women. For several years she was a member of the Hart well school faculty. She has been teaching at Colum bia, S. C., the past year. Mr. Groseclose is a prominent young business man of Columbia, S. C., being with one of the large banks in that city, the National Loan & Exchange Bank. Following the ceremony the happy couple left via automobile for Hen dersonville and Asheville, N. C., to spend their honeymoon, after which they will be at home in Columbia. Many friends wish for the bride and groom a long life of happiness and prosperity. o- Good Roads For Alt Georgia Discussed By Jefferson Man Good roads for Georgia was the principal subject discussed at the regular meeting of Kiwanians here last Friday, Hon. W. T. Foster, of Jefferson, being the speaker of the day. A system of good roads for north, south, east and west was pre sented and plans given that, if car ried out, will again help put Georgia into her rightful place as the “EnA pire State of the South.” Visitors of the day included Mr. H. P. Hawkins, of Gainesville; Mr. A. J. Sammons, of Macon, and Mr. Foster. Music was furnished for the ses sion by Miss Mary Linder at the pi ano, and Mr. Spencer Linder with his saxophone. Centerville Teachers’ Home Burned Last Saturday Night The home for teachers at the new Centerville school just beyond the Hart county line in Elbert county was totally destroyed by fire late Sat urday night. The building, formerly used as a school house, was replaced by the new brick building. It had been made into an attractive place for the teachers and the people were getting everything in readiness for its oc cupancy for the fall term. Origin of the fire is unknown; loss partially covered by insurance. o Talking about a debt is not paying it but perhaps it is the next best thing.—Omaha World Herald. I section of the county, was in Hart well Monday and stated that though : he had only a small infestation, he ■ had stopped practically all his plows, and was now engaged in applying poison to his cotton. Mr. Fleming has. over four hundred acres in cot- • ton, and is one of the best and most ; successful farmers, not only in Hart ■ county, but in Georgia. In discussing the boll weevil situ ation, Mr. Fleming said that the dan- i ger lay in the fact “that we are lia ble to under estimate the strength of I the enemy.” “You see,” says Mr. I Fleming, “the weather so far has , been dry and hot, yet we have some ' weevils. It is probable that July and August may develop a rainy season; , i if this happens the present infestation will be so large that a fight during those months would be ineffective. , j The time to begin is now; it may be t BRING CHICKENS TO HARTWELL EARLY FRIDAY FOR CARLOT SALE How They Stand In Hart Co. League Standing of the Club*. W L Pc. Reed Creek 2 0 1.000 Bowersville 2 1 .667 Mt. Olivet 11 .500 Sardis 11 .500 Centerville 0 3 .000 L**t Saturday'* Re*ult>. Sardis 12, Centerville 2. Bowersville 17, Mt. Olivet 14. Reed Creek -no game. . Saturday’* Game*. Centerville at Reed Creek. Mt. Olivet at Sardis. Bowersville —no game. HATS FOUND ON BANKS OF RIVER A man's straw hat hanging on the limb of a tree near the Savannah river bank, and a woman’s dark brown hat partly submerged in the water constituted a rather interest ing find one day last week by Mr, J. W. Cheek, who lives near Mt. Zion, and who has some bottom lands on the river. I The hats were located by Mr. ! Cheek about one-half mile below Al ford’s Bridge. In the straw hat was the name “J. F. Fuller,” written with ink. There were no marks by which the woman’s hat could be distinguished. It was trimmed with flowers and was evidently of a well-known make. No missing tourists have been re ported through this section of the South within the past few days, and the finding of the two hats has caus .ed some wonderment amongst our people. ' Sheriff Britt Brown has instructed ! Mr. Cheek to preserve the two hats lin event there are later develop ' ments. ■i . o Georgia Sheriffs IVant Sale Methods Auto Tags Changed Cordele, Ga.- - Georgia sheriffs and [ peace officers adjourned here Thurs i day afternoon. J. A. Beard, of Co ' lumbus, was reelected president of [the body; C. O. Noble, Cordele, vice president; H. G. Bradley, Atlanta, secretary-treasurer. ‘ Valdosta was selected as next year’s meeting place. The convention passed a resolu tion urging that the auto tag sales I be carried on through the counties I of the state. # o Delivery Boy Pushes Button; Fire Bell Makes A Big Noise “1 pushed a button,” said the boy with n rrther amazed look on his face. Tuesday afternoon the big fire bell sent forth its tones throughout the eity and a number of people jumped in I heir cars and rushed around to the fire station to try to find out. in which direction was the fire. Others waited anxiously for someone to come from that direction and tell them the news of the fire. When the folks arrived at the sta tion no one seemed to know anything about it at all; and on closer inspec tion it was learned that a delivery boy, bringing some delicious edibles to a person in the central office, had pushed the fire alarm bell and thus the big red bell tolled out its shrill ing appeal. Someone cried “False alarm --the folks all went back to thejr work, thankful that no damage was done. “I’ll never ring a door bell again,” the boy was heard saying softly as he swiftly took his departure. o- ■■■ - The silver lining to a great many of the clouds is nothing but moon shine. ■ too late in ten or fifteen days from now.” He is firm in his belief from ex perience that the weevil can be con trolled by the application of poison at the right time and he is impress ’ ed with the importance of immediate action, that he has halted his plow ing, and turned his attention to de stroying the weevil in his crop. As stated, Mr. Fleming has only a ; small percentage of infestation, — just a few of these little bugs but he is striking NOW. This warning coming as it does from ope of our county’s most prac tical and successful farmers, should be received with that consideration it justly deserves. We have fought too well in the past to lose this year by failure to appraise the situation correctly. 8 PAGES IN THIS ISSUE I Bring your chickens to Hartwell I | bright and early Friday morning of I [ this week. The special poultry freight car has ! arrived to carry the feathery tribe ; to some Eastern market, and it is hoped that Hart county will bring in her full quota for this last carlot I sale of the summer season. County Agent Bingham states that ' ■ Hart county has gained statewide at tention on account of her chicken ’ [ sales during the past year. Why not make this sale Friday one ' of the biggest? Hart county is the second county in the state to join with other coun ties in establishing poultry sale routes. If it is encouraged by ev eryone, this county can in a few years market one half million dollars worth of poultry products yearly. i If you have a neighbor who has I chickens and who has not been in ' formed of the sale Friday, tell him to come to Hartwell early Friday; the price to be paid should be most satisfactory to everyone. CROP OUTLOOK I - - Mid-month crop indications are ■ about as follows: WINTER WHEAT 65 per cent of , normal .crop. Forecast 403 million . bushels. Last year's crop 590 mil < lion bushels. STRING WHEAT 89 per cent in dicating a crop of 272 million bush- ■ els. Last year's crop 283 million bushels. s OAT ( ROT Shows a shortage of . about four hundred million bushels. ■ CORN CROP An increase of nearly 6 per cent in acreage indi- s cates a crop of one billion bushels more than last year. Or 3,027,000,- - 000 bushels against last year’s crop ■ which was 2,430,000,000. I The rye crop seems to be off about fifteen million bushels. COTTON CROP About 76 per cent of normal up to middle of June. I o Kiwanians of United States All Met Last Monday Night ’ The Hartwell Club, simultaneously i with 1,400 other Kiwanis organiza ' tions over the nation, held their meet ing for this week on Monday even- I ing, which marked the opening ses- - sion of Kiwanis International in St. - Paul, Minn. Hon. J. 11. Skelton rep ’ resents the Hartwell club. • On the interesting and helpful pro , gram were Kiwanians M. M. Norman, W. A. Duncan and J. H. Barton, who . told of the purpose, accomplishments and future of Kiwanis in most ex- • cellent talks. i There will be no session of the i club Friday. The annual joint Kiwanis-Country Club Barbecue was announced for Friday. July 10, at 6 o’cloik P. M. ————o——. .. MT. ZION CHURCH Miss Myrtle Whitehead will preach at Mount Zion next Sunday night at 8 o’clock. Everybi ly cordially invited. © # Hart County Legionnaries I Will Meet Friday Night Hart County Post No. 109 Amer ican Legion will meet at the hall in the McCurry building on Friday night, June 26th. All members urged to attend. M. M. PARKS, Commander. J. T. WILCOX, Adjutant. MT. HEBRON CHURCH Alton Morris will preach at Mt. Hebron Baptist church next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Everybody cordially invited. STAR THEATRE Thursday and Friday. “Feet of Clay,” with Rod La Rocque, Vera Reynolds, Ricardo Cortez, Julia Faye, Theodore Kos loff, Robert Edeson, Victor Varconi. A brilliant, spectacular production I from the screen’ll master-director. I Lavishly beautiful and loaded with thrills, “Feet of Clay” is DeMille to the core. Saturday. Yakina Canutt in “Scar Hanan.” The tang of the plains the rush of the* cattle round-up the clash of he-men and evil men the clean, fresh love of true women- all fused and fired in a smashing drama of the rfew west! Episode No. 8 of “Idaho,” and a Sunshine Comedy. Monday. “Locked Doors.” The drama of a wife whose innocent flirtation flowered into love and became a seri ous love tangle. Betty ' Compson fascinates a- the fashionable wife. Theodore Roberts and his cigar make their first appearance in over a year. Tuesday and Wednesday. “The Painted Lady,” with George O’Brien and Dorothy MackailL Coming Thursday and Friday, July 23 and 24. Mary Pickford in “Rosita.” NO. 47