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_____ € 7 HART COUNTY OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO THE HOMESEEKER BFASES IN THIS ISSUE Vt)L49 STATES MAY BUY TWO RIVER BRIDGES • Officials Interested In Propositions Made Tuesday $140,000 CASH OR $85,000 AND MR. ALFORD TO KEEP THEM TWO MORE YEARS ARE THE PLANS OUTLINED Columbia, S. C., July 14. The Georgia and South Carolina Highway bodies were favorably impressed to day by the offer of A. N. Alford, of Hartwell, Ga., to sell his two steel bridges over Savannah river between Hart county, Georgia, and Anderson county, South Carolina, for $140,000. Road "officials, in session here, with representatives of the Chamber of Commerce of Anderson and large delegations from Hartwell, Royston, Madison and Athens, Georgia, agreed to take the matter under earnest ad visement for a period of 30 days, per fecting an option on the two bridges for that period of time. Two propositions were submitted to the road officials by Mr. Alford. These were: The outright sale of both Alford’s bridge, and the Smith-McGee bridge, for a cash consideration amounting to $140,000, both to be made free of toll within 30 days. The sale of both these bridges at the end of two years for $85,000. It was agreed that both proposi tions should be carefully considered but it seemed almost a certainty that something tangible would be accom plished in the direction of the pur chase by the two states and inter ested counties on each side of the river of both the bridges under the first offer made by their owner. Much has been said in the past re garding the ultimate outcome of the toll bridge situation that exists be tween the two states. Os particular importance, is this situation to Ander son and Hart counties. Time and again movements have been launched to have the steel spans connecting these two counties, bought by the states that border on the Savannah or by the two counties. Outstand ing at today’s meeting was the favor able reception given Mr. Alford’s of fer. It seems almost beyond a doubt that some immediate action will be forthcoming as a result of the meet ing today. The highway groups of both states appear anxious to have the present toll bridge system abolished. The delegations from the various Georgia cities numbered about 60, some 40 of whom were from Athens, the others from Royston, Madison and Hartwell. Those attending from Hartwell were Mr./A. N. Alford, Dr. W. I. Hailey, Hon. Steve Skelton, Mr. R. E. Matheson, Mr. F. C. Brown, Mr. J. B. Magill. o YOUNG PEOPLE’S COUNCIL OF HEBRON ASSOCIATION WILL MEET SUNDAY, JULY 19TH The Hebron Associational Young People’s Council will be held at Ce dar Creek church third Sunday after noon, July 19, beginning at 3 o’clock. The program follows: Song—O Zion Haste. Devotional—Mrs. McCade Alford, Hartwell Y. W. A. Welcome —Margaret Lewis, Cedar Creek S. B. Response—Joel Rice, Sardis R. A. Presentation of the Graded Union —Hartwell Young People. “How Do You Hold Your Hands?” —Mt. Hermon S. B. Song—Rock Branch S. B. Tithing—Lydia Frances Moorhead, Bethany S. B. Missionary Alphabet—Cedar Creek S. B. Exercise —Royston S. B. Reading—Rock Branch G. A. Mission Study Demonstration— Bio S. B. Special Song—Bowman Y. W. A. “The Religious Life In My School” j —Louise Meredith, Shorter Col lege. —Louise Alford, Bessie Tift College. Playlet—Sardis Y. W. A. Round Table Discussion of Meth ods—Miss Berta Brown, Divisional Counselor. White Cross Work—Mrs. Inman Alford. Orphans’ Home—Mrs. Amanda McMullan. Benediction. Mrs. W. A. Duncan, of Hartwell, will preside. ——-o Although science knows the chief substances of honey and the propor tion used by the bees, it is unable to equal the bee in the production of a delectable honey. o_ Geniuses often come from large families; Napoleon was an eighth child, Benjamin Franklin was the youngest of seven children, Wagner and Mozart were both seventh chil dren. and Balzac was the youngest of a leng line. THE HARTWELL SUN. . * ♦ ' SURVEYORS ARE WORKING ON ROAD HERE Mr. H. W. Morgan, locating engin eer for the State Highway Board, and crew arrived in Hartwell last Monday and occupy the Saul home on west Johnson street. With Mr. Morgan are Messrs. J. W. Lilly, J. B. Robins, A. B. Fitzgerald, Ross Rogers, Don Rudolph, Wallace Morgan, John Cromartie, Walter Do mingos, John Garner and Harold 1 Fuller. Mr. Morgan and assistants are sur veying a part of the project begin ■ ning just east of the Hartwell Camp ground and ending outside the east ern part of the city; they will also cover the route between Hartwell 1 and Alford’s bridge, it was stated. Some three weeks will be consum -1 ed in the survey, Engineer Morgan states. Mr. Morgan and his crew of splen did young men have made many | friends since arriving in Hartwell; ! we warmly welcome them into our 1 midst and trust their stay will be delightful until the moment they “pull stakes” for some other pro ject. The party of engineers and sur veyors have two colored men in charge of the “chow” department, which is naturally a valuable ad junct for men who engage in such strenuous work as marking off our highways. o Sell Car Poultry Approximately SI,OOO was receiv ed by chicken growers of Hart coun ty on last Friday morning when an other carload of poultry left this section. The car went to Royston and El berton, where the load was complet ed. Hart county’s receipts since going into the carlot poultry business has reached around $40,000.00. o S. S. Workers of Hebron Association Meet At Harmony i Tuesday, July 21st, Day of Session— Col. A. S. Skelton Will Preside Below is the program for the Sun day School convention, Hebron As sociation, to be held at Harmony Bap tist church, Elbert county, Tuesday, July 21st, 1925: 10:00 A. M.—Devotional exercises —Rev. A. W. Bussey. 10:15—Organization; enrollment and report of delegates. 10:30—“Sunday School Organiza tion and Grading”—A. S. Richard son. Music. 11:00—“The Workers’ Council— Its Value and Importance”—M. M. Norman. 11:30—“How the Pastor May Help the Superintendent Build a Real Sunday School” —Rev. C. W. Hen derson. Music. Adjourn for dinner. Afternoon. 1:30 P. M.—Devotional—Rev. T. j J. Rucker. 1:45 P. M.—The Sunday School i Convention. —A. S. Skelton. 2:30 P. M.—“ The Necessity of , Teacher Training” Miss Ruth ■ I Greene. 3:00 P. M. —“Evangelism in the Sunday School”—Rev. W. A. Dun can. 3:3o—General discussion of Sun-’ day school problems. Election of officers. Reports of committees. Adjournment. All Baptist Sunday schools are urged to send large messengers to this convention, as is indicated by I the program there is to be only one ; day of the convention this year. Let every superintendent see that his school is well represented. A. S. SKELTON, President. o Notice Teachers’ Examination. The annual teachers’ examination will be held at the Hartwell school building on Friday, July 31st, and Saturday, August Ist. Examination will begin promptly at 9:00 o’clock, A. M. Examination for white teachers will be held at school building, and colored teachers at Court House. W. B. MORRIS. County School Supt., Hart Co., Ga. 50-3 t o Florence Nightingale’s lover, John Smithharst, is buried at Elora, On tario. He was a clergyman and cousin, and to separate the pair Flor- | ence was sent abroad against her will. During her exile she took up > nursing and never again saw Smith hurst, who emigrated to Canada, dy ing at Elora, in 1867. HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1925 Zellars Is Member Many Important Committees Hart County Should Act On Plan To Attract New Industrie* Hartwell and Hart county might well be proud of the record our Legislator, Col. B. B. Zellars, is making down in Atlanta. He has received a number of the most important committee assign ments made by Speaker W. Cecil Neill, and no member of the Legis lature was more signally honored. He was named a member of the following committees: Appropriations; Education; Gen eral Agriculture No. One; General Judiciary No. Two; Public Highways, of which he is secretary; Privileges of the floor, and he is Vice Chairman of the Uniform State Laws Com mittee. At this particular juncture the people of Hart should be especially gratified that our representative is connected with the Highways Com mittee. It place shim in a peculiarly intimate touch with highway legisla tion. Col. Zellars is able and energetic and will render a splendid account during his term of office. Let Hart County Do This On the first day of the session Col. Zellars introduced a bill providing tax exemption for new industries in Hart county, which was passed; a general bill, however, has been pass ed superceding all local bills which gives any county the right to call an election for this purpose, upon petition of 5 per cent of the voters. Hart county should vote on this important matter at once, in view of the waterpower developments which will attract new industries. It is much better for us to say that we have tax exemption for a period of years than to say that we intend to have it. The Ordinary calls the election. o BARBECUE HERE ATTENDED BY MANY VISITORS The joint barbecue given by mem bers of the Hartwell Country .Club and the Kiwanis Club proved a most enjoyable event of last Friday af ternoon. President J. A. W. Brown, of the Kiwanis Club, presided during the program, which was preceded by a number of musical selections by the Hartwell Concert Band. Delegations were present from Anderson, S. C., Elberton, Wash ington, Athens, Winder, Toccoa, La vonia and Royston, arid a number of visitors as well as homefolks invited by members of the two organiza tions. The members of the Hart County Board of Commissioners, Chairman A. N. P. Brown, L. H. Cobb, F. C. Gaines, C. E- Williams, P. P. Gur ley, and Clerk J. W. Baker, were al so present. President Brown introduced speak ers as follows from the various cities: Col. Paul Brown, of Elberton. Mr. E. T. Fincher, of Winder. Col. Leon Rice, of Anderson, S. C. Mr. M. P. Pope, of Washington. Mr. Luther Bond, of Royston. Mr. Charlie Martin, of Athens. Mr. Ben Cheek, of Lavonia. Mr. Fred Hays, of Toccoa. These responded with appropriate remarks. Hon. Steve Skelton, rep , resenting Hartwell and the county, had previously warmly welcomed the visitors of the day. The delightful barbecued meats and Brunswick stew were prepared by Mr. G. H. Spradlin, of Atlanta, assisted by Messrs. Ep Vickery and IR. A. Cooper, of Hartwell. Care taker J. M. Crawford also gave valu ' able aid. j A box of delicious peaches were i also served, a gift to the Hartwell Ki wanis Club from Mr. Grantland King, of Thomaston, Ga. Chairman W. L. Murrow and his committee deserve special praise for the manner in which every feature ; was so well taken care of. From Out-Of-Town. Visitors representing the various 1 cities and their clubs, Kiwanis, Ro tary, etc., were as follows: Athens —Charles Martin, Robert Arnold, M. L. Manne, Fleetwood La nier. Washington—C. W’. Wheeler, W. R. Whiteley, M. P. Pope. Winder—E. T. Fincher, A. D. Mc- Curry. Toccoa —W. G. Acree, Ben Mose ley, W. H. Williams, Fred Hays. Anderson, S. C.—G. H. Bailes, R. S. Hill, Calhoun Harris, Leon Rice. Elberton—Dave Hudson, Mose Berman, Stewart Asbury, Frank Fortson, Paul Brown, B. M. Grier, R. L. Rice, W. A. Rucker. Royston—Luther Bond, Frank Harbin. iLavonia —W. M Williams, B. F. , Cheek, G. W. Pruitt. Carnesville —Judge W. R. Little, j George L. Goode, H. T. Manley. ANNUAL EXAMS FOR GEORGIA TEACHERS Friday and Saturday, July 31-Aug. 1, Are Days Set For Event The annual examination for Geor gia school teachers will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 31-Aug ust 1. County School Supt. W. B. Mor ris has received from State Supt. Fort E. Land the following informa tion which will be of interest to those who propose standing the tests: The questions to be given out Fri day, July 31st, will be on elementary subjects and those to he given out Saturday will be on high school sub -1 j jects. General Elementary Licenses. (It is to be noted that LICENSES may be issued by the County Board of Education.) A general elementary license of the first, second, or third grade, lim ited to the county where issued, may be granted, as usual, by the County Board of Education to applicants who take the examination Friday on the following subjects: Reading; Literature; Writing; Spelling; Arith metic; English Composition, Gram mar and Literature; United States History; Civics; Geography; Methods and Education. The papers of applicants forth“ General Elementary license will be examined by the county superinten dent, or some one designated by the county Board of Education, and a county license issued on grades as I follows: 85 to 100 per cent, first grade : general elementary county license, | good for three years. 70 to 85 per cent, second grade : elementary county license, good for I two years. 60 to 70 per cent, third grade general elementary county license, good for one year. If a, teacher has a first grade gen | eral elementary county license which : he desires to renew lie should pre sent evidence to the county superin tendent o shaving attended at least one approved summer school of at least four weeks durin gthe life of 1 the license. In lieu of attendance upon summer school he may take i that part of the examination on Edu i cation and Methods and a renewal may be granted by the county super- I intendent upon grades from 85 to 100 per cent. Class B, General Elementary Certifi cate. The applicant making from 85 to 100 per cent on elementary exami nation may send his papers through the county superintendent to the State Department of Education, ac companied by application blank, prop erly filled out, and the fee of one dollar. If the marks are approved he may be granted a Class B. Gen eral Elementary Certificate. Class A, General Elementary Cer tificate. (It is to be noted that all CER TIFICATES are issued from the State Department of Education.) In order to receive a State Certi ficate, Class A, the applicant must show that he has had the equivalent of a high school education. For ap plicants who desire to try for a Gen eral Elementary State Certificate, there will be questions give non Sat urday, August Ist, of a general char acter on high school subjects, includ ing Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, High School English, General His tory, General Science, Methods and Education. Those taking the exami nation for General Elementary Class A State Certificate need not take the examination give non Friday. The applicant making at least 85 per cent on the examination may send his pa pers through the county superinten dent to the State Department, ac companied by an application properly filled out and fee of one dollar. If the State approves the marks given he will be granted an Elementary Class “A” Certificate. High School Certificates. Examination for High School Cer tificate wil Ibe given Saturday, Aug ust Ist. This certificate will be is sued to those who, by examination, i can show that they have the equiva- I lent of a Junior College education, i The basal examination for high school certificate will be general in its character, including questions in English, History, Mathematics, Gen eral Science, Physiology, Geography, Languages, Education and Methods. I The object and purpose of the test is to show that the applicant has an education equivalent to graduation from a Junior College. Papers of all applicants for high school certificates will be sent through the county sup erintendent to the State Department of Education, together with applica- I tion blank, properly filled out, and i fee of SI.OO. If a teacher has a first grade coun ty high school license which he de sires to renew he should present evi dence to the county superintendent of having attended at least one ap- I proved summer school of at least j I four weeks during the life of the li- , cense. In lieu of attendance upon summer , i Annual Meeting of Wilson Highway Association Officers and Directors Will Meet In Milledgeville Thursday, July 23rd The annual meeting of the Wood | row Wilson Highway Association will ( be held in Milledgeville Thursday of next week, July 23rd, and it is very likely thatgfc large delegation will be present as a result of the recent at . tempt on the part of Augusta and , other cities to completely change the route and take the highway away from those cities which organized the association a year ago. , | A meeting was recently held in Dublin at which citizens along the original route took action by which , it is expected the route and name will , remain as intended. Court action is proposed, if necessary. 'l In May, 1924, permission was granted by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson for ' use of the name "Wilson Memorial Highway;” on July 23, 1924, the W’oodrow Wilson Memorial Highway I was formally organized at a meeting in Dublin, and officers were elected, and the official route chosen, which leads from Hartwell to Florida. The association adopted as the of ficial insignia of the highway, a gold star on a blue field, this to be placed ' on all markers. 1 1 Hurtwell will very likely be repre sented at the annual session in Mil ledgcvilje Thursday of next week. o Predict Cotton Crop of 14,339,000 Bales For ’26 Washington, D. C.- A cotton crop of 14,339,000 equivalent 500 pound bales was forecast last week by the , Department of Agirculture as this year’s probable production. Should favorable conditions prevail from now until time of picking and the quan tity forecast materialize, ths- crop would be the third largest in cotton history. It would exceed last year’s crop by almost three-quarters of a million bales. The prospective bumper crop is the result of an exceedingly large acreage, probably the largest ever planted, and the favorable condition, generally of the growing plants. There Were 46,448,000 acres in cul tivation on June 25. That is 3,807,- 000 acres more than in cultivation on June 25. That is 3,807,000 acres more than in cultivation a year ago. The increased acreage is due to the planting of considerable new land, substitution of cotton on land used last year for other crops and the planting of land that was idle last year. In every state except Vir ginia, Missouri and Arizona the area exceeded last year’s. The condition of the growing plants was bqtter than a year ago everywhere except in Texas. The average condition was 75.9 per cent of a normal. That is 4.7 points above the June 25 condition last year and 1.9 points above the ten year June 25 average, ’n “i- ' month the crop as a whole declined 0.7 points as compared with a ten , year average improvement of 2.0 points. In Texas the decline im provement there is about three points. Rain is badly needed for cotton there. o Services To Begin At Sharon Sunday A series of services will begin at Sharon Presbyterian church on next Sunday morning, the pastor, Rev. James Bradley, preaching at 11 o’clock on that day. Communion services will be observ ed Sunday morning, also. On iMonday morning, Rev. J. A. Simpson, of Ila, will arrive to preach twice daily, the hours during the week being 10 A. M., and 8:30 P. M. The people of Sharon and sur rounding communities are cordially invited to al) services. o The farmers would be very glad to see a nice shower of rain. o Keeping in the lead of your cred itors by one jump is another sign of real leadership.—Little Rock (Ark.) Democrat. school he may take that part of the examination on Education and Meth ods and a renewal may be granted by [ i the county superintendent upon I grades from 85 to 100 per cent. The questions on Education and i Methods will be based largely upon : the Manual for Georgia Teachers. ' We would suggest in addition to the Manual that the teachers expecting to take this examination read “Science Art of Teaching,” by ■ La Rue. published by the American •' Book Company; also, Lincoln’s "Ev leryday Pedagogy,” published by Ginn and Company. BPAGES IN THIS ISSUE IVANDERBILT IS IMPRESSED ON VISIT HERE By WIGHTMAN F. MELTON in Atlanta Georgian Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., stopping at the Atlanta Biltmore a few months ago, en route through Atlanta, had i many pleasant things to say of the city—especially of ‘the lovely girls, the public-spirited citizens, the ele gant homes, the trees and the gar dens. Later Mr. Vanderbilt passed through again, but gave out no in terviews. When he reached Los Angeles, however, he told the read- I ers of his own paper the impressions of this section. He says—or said: “Beautiful Atlanta again! How pleas ed one is to revisit a city wreathed in forestal beauty, a city rich in its traditions, a city built upon the foundation stone of genuine, whole hearted Americanism! People know how to live in the Old South. For generations secrets of health have had their beginnings here. Perhaps they have been born where a newer and a rougher civili zation have developed them, but cer tain it is that their beginnings were carved in the states we are now tour ing.” (Here he mentions North Carolina, South Carolina and Geor gia) —o— Hartwell, Ga., Mr. Vanderbilt r«- ! gar<is as a city that deserves much praise for its excellent methods of advertising. He says Hartwell is on the tongue of every tourist for miles i around, and that everyone talks of it along the road as though one had i known it for centuries —and all be cause this wide-awake little city in Northeast Georgia has not hesitated to spend large sums of money letting the world know that Hartwell is the gateway to Middle and Southern Georgia and Florida. Mr. Vanderbilt wan especially pleased and impressed with Athens, Ga. He speaks of it as a city “of classic denomination, outward charm and beauty,, a eity of the Old South, ' reminiscent of those things which | bring to mind the hoop skirts anr painted umbrellas, colored frock coats | and top hats, manner* and the dig ' nity of pre-Civil War days. And 1 yet,” says Mr. Vanderbilt, “Athens today is a thriving metropolis, with ( industry and education evident on all sides.” More than three-quarters of a century ago, Henry Rootes Jackson wrote “The Red Old Hills of Geor gia.” This poem wait written in Athens, one mile from the Oconee River. In this poem Jackson speaks of the gay, kind, brave, generous, hospitable Georgians; the bounty which cheers the Georgia social hearth, and the rosy girls of Geor gia, “the fairest on the earth.” It seems, therefore, that while few of the present Georgia folk were here when Jackson wrote his poem, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., finds the same types of beauty, gayety, cour age, generosity and hospitality among the people, and the same classic charm and beauty in this new-world. Old South City of Athens house of knowledge, hill of learning. Home of Wisdom! o Isham B. Hailey In Charge Hailey’s No. 1— Dr. Isham R. Hailey has purehas ied Hailey’s Drug Store No. 1 from , his brother, Mr. Tom Hailey, taking ' charge last Monday morning. For several years he has been with Hailey’s No. 2 near the post office. • Associated with Mr. Hailey, who is a licensed pharmacist, will be Mr. Copeland Carter. Besides the two stores hdre the Hailey interests operate a large drug store in Miami. TOM GAINES DEAD Tom Gaines, well-known Hartwell negro, died last week at his home in the eastern part of the city. Tom was some six feet tall and a perfect specimen of health until re cently. He grew weaker and was not able to be around town of late. His condition was thought some bet ter just before he died. He was a good negro and will be missed by many friends among both races. o - % % Singers To Meet Next Sunday —— The Hart Circuit Singing Tohven ’ tion will meet at Liberty Hill Metho dist church next Sunday morning. All singers are invited. Dinner will be served on the grounds. J. E. CASEY, President. o A flawless emerald is worth more than a diamond of the same weight. NO. 50