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’ [TRADE IN HARTWELL--- THE METROPOLIS OF N. E. GEORGIA 8 PAGES IN TH4S ISSUE VOL 50 CITIZENS READY FOR STREET PAVING Capt. Yancey Carter Says Now Is Time To Build County ads MONEY SPENT NOW WILL GO LONG WAYS AND ALSO GIVE EMPLOYMENT TO PEOPLE Tampa, Fla., Aug. 28, 1925. Editors The Hartwell Sun:—l feel sure, from the letters I receive and personal interviews I have had with citizens of Hart county, that con ditions and prospects are neither pleasing nor inviting in Northeast Georgia. At first, we would think this not a favorable time to issue Bonds for roads, but I wish to say to your readers that— NOW IS THE TIME TO BOND HART COUNTY FOR NOT LESS THAN $100,000.00 FOR GOOD ROADS. Oh, if you had bonds already sold and the money in the banks of Hart well how it yould brighten things up in dear old Hart! To turn loose that amount in cash in the county, most of it going for day laborers, both white and colored, would bring IM MEDIATE RELIEF to what seems to me a distressing condition. To say nothing of the value and benefits of good foads. I will not take your space, nor my time, in discussing the necessity for good roads, nor will I at this time undertake to show (as I veritably believe) that bad roads are more expensive than good ones. But I do wish to say this, that it is not the climate alone that is bringing the thousands to Florida at this time. It is the wonderful roads that are being constructed in every county in south Florida. The climate has not changed but the roads have, and we are bonding by the millions, not thousands, as I am asking the good people of Hart county to do. If there are any non-progressive citizens in Hare county, get up a motorcade and bring them down through south Florida and let them SEE WHAT GOOD ROADS. ARE DOING for this section. They will be convinced. LET HART COUNTY VOTE BONDS AS QUICKLY AS POS SIBLE! Cordially, YANCEY CARTER. o BINGHAM TAKES UP NEW DUTIES My contract as County Agent of Hart County expired September Ist. I want to take this last opportunity to thank the farmers, farm people, and all others of Hart county for their kind and courteous treatment and cooperation throughout my stay here. I have never in my life worked with a group of people with as much satisfaction and pleasure as with Hart county people. The people form one of the foremost citizenships of Georgia, and are restined to be recognized as such. In my efforts here I have tried to stress, first the importance of exer cising the first duty of a farmer, namely, to make a living for fimself and family. Second, to raise those crops which will pay running ex penses of the farm and family; third, to raise all the cotton or similar cash crops possible, and fourth, along with these to adopt a system of soil build ing which will improve the land. Ae to the last two phases of our work the poultry and vegetable work has been put on a fairly successful basis, and more cover crops were sown last year by 200 per cent than had ever been sown before. Over 9000 pounds of vetch, 5000 pounds of crimson clover, besides an enormous amount of rye, oats, burr clover were sown. As we said a year ago, we believe that every farmer ought to sow every acre of cotton and corn land in some kind of cover ci-op as soon as he pos sibly can arrange to do so. We on ly regret that we have not been able to get the cooperation of all forces in the county to work toward this idea. We believe that our best work in the end was that accomplished in getting the farmers of Hart county to grow cover crops, and no county in north Georgia has surpassed Hart in this respect. We hope that .greater progress can be made in the future, and believe that it will. H. W. BINGHAM. o- Presbyterian The office in Atlanta is sending Dr. D. Mclntyre to present the Semi nary Movement. He will speak: At Hartwell Sunday morning at 11:00 A. M.; at Royston at 3:30 P. M.; at Sharon at 8:00 P. M. All are cordially invited to hear the message which Dr. Mclntyre has for us. THE HARTWELL SITN. TURN UNDER ALL COTTON STALKS Due to the dry weather in the Piedmont section the cotton crop is unusually early. This offers an ex ceptionally favorable opportunity for the farmer to “swat” the boll weevil by plowing under or otherwise de stroying the cotton stalks. The dry hot weather has greatly decreased the weevils in the field and very few are hatching out. If the cotton stalks i are destroyed right after the cotton is picked there will be almost two months before the weevil ordinarily goes into winter quarters, during which time he will be without food, says R. P. Bledsoe, Agronomist at the Georgia Experiment Station. If the stalks are left in the field it is likely that fall rains will start the plants squaring again and a large brood of weevils will hatch out before winter comes. These will go into winter quarters in good condition and a large per cent will emerge next spring. Plowing under cotton stalks is the ' most satisfactory woy of destroying I them. This stops the feeding and breeding of weevils at once, de | stroys many of the live weevils, and j places the cotton staiks under the ground where they decay and fur nish food for next year’s crop. If it is not possible to plow, the next best method is to rip the stalks up. They should not be burned as this destroys valuable plant food for next year’s crops. o NEW FORD CARS ATTRACTING ATTENTION Body changes and chassis refine ments more pronounced than any made since the adoption of the Model T chassis have been announced by the Ford Motor Company. There will be no advance in price, it also was stated. Outstanding features of the im provements in both open and en closed types are lower, all-steel bodies on a lowered chassis, com plete new design in most body types, a change from black to color in clos ed cars; larger, lower fenders, newly designed seats and larger, more pow erful brakes. Longer lines, effected through higher radiator and redesigned cowl and bodies are apparent in all the improved Ford cars, but are especial ly pronounced in the open types. Wide fenders hung close to the w’heels contribute to the general ef fect of lowness and smartness. While Runabout and Touring Car remain in black, the closed bodies are finished in harmonic color schemes, ' enhanced by nickel radiators. The ) Coupe and Tudor bodies are finished in deep channel green while the I Fordor is rich Windsor Maroon. Greater comfort is provided for driver and passengers in both open ! and closed cars by larger compart ments, more deeply cushioned seats i and greater leg room. *, Many new conveniences are also | incorporated in the improved cars. ■ In the Runabout, Touring Car, Coupe I and Tudor, the gasoline tank is un der the cowl and filled through an ingeniously located filler cap com pletely hidden from sight by a cover similar in appearance to a cowl ven tilator. One-piece windshield and narrowed pillars in the Tudor and Coupe offer the driver greatly in creased visibility and improved ven tilation. Driving comfort is materially in creased by lower seats, scientifically improved back Fests and lowered steering wheel. Brake and clutch pedals are wider and more conveni ently spaced. Four doors are now provided on the Touring Car and two on the Run ; about, permitting the driver to take his place from the left side of the car. Curtains, held secure by rods, open with the doors. Most important in the mechanical changes are the improved brakes. The transmission brake drum and bands have been considerably increased in size, which gives the foot brake soft er and more positive action as well as longer life. The rear wheel brake drums are larger and the brake of self energizing type. Cord tires are now standard equip ment on all Ford cars. REEDCREEKCHURCH Rev. W. A. Tinsley, of Anderson, 1 S. C., will preach at Reed Creek next ; Sunday afternoon. Everybody cordially invited. HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925 Autos In Georgia Increasing By Thousands Every Year That the number of automobiles in Georgia has increased tremendously this year over 1924 is evidenced from figures compiled by the secretary of state’s office on the issuance of motor car licenses in Atlanta. More than 11,000 motor car li censes were issued. Tins large num ber is due to the fact that the 1925 licenses are now being sold at half price due to the fact that the year is partly over. While 208,000 licenses were issued in 1924 for passenger cars and motor trucks combined, 254,033 had been issued for this year through Wednes day, and the daily demand for license tags seems to show no sign of a let up. Elbert Wilf Build Two Free Bridges Elberton, Ga.— Bonds td fur nish Elbert county’s part to build a bridge across the Savannah river at Sanders ferry were carried by a practically unanimous vote Wednes day. Anderson and Elbert counties will build the bridge, Anderson coun ty already having her part in hand. Both counties are now building top soiled roads to the bridge. The last congress gave permis sion for the river to be bridged. . After the result of the election was announced a celebration was held in the public square, the El berton band giving music between the talks from citizens of both coun ties. The state highway board has as sured County Commissioner Smith that work on the Burdens ferry bridge across the Savannah river, on the Calhoun highway, will begin at once. This will give Elbert county two bridges across the Savannah river, both free. o C. A. BRYANT IS HART FARM AGENT Mr. C. A. Bryant, prominent Franklin county man, one of our neighboring county’s most successful farmers, and for several years Farm Demonstration Agent of that county, has accepted a similar position with Hart and assumed his duties Tues day, September Ist. The new agent for Hart county succeeds Mr. H. W. Bingham, who has filled this position most credit ably for a number of years. Mr. Bingham will remain in the work, going to Clayton, Ga., where he has headquarters with supervision as special agent in Rabun, Towns and White counties. This new position carries with it a substantial increase in salary for Mr. Bingham, which is gratifying to his many friends in Hartwell and the county. Our peo ple will be glad to kno*w that the family will remain in Hartwell for at least nine months, Mrs. Bingham being a member of the Hartwell school faculty for 1925-26. She has been a leader in the P.-T. A. work for the past three years, and we feel that the community is fortunate in securing her services. Bryant Already On Job. Mr. Bryant, who is already known to hundreds of our people, is busily engaged in taking up the work as Hart County Farm Agent, and wants to meet others who do not know him personally; he is a man of pleasing personality and has demonstrated successfully his ability along farm ing lines. As*a successor to Mr. Bingham the county is to be congratulated in se curing his services. His office will be at the Court House. ■ ■ -o On summer Sunday mornings in Berlin, so many thousands of peo ple crowd the trains, so they can get out in the country to take a walk, that it is almost impossible to get on them. In the Philippines there are fish that climb trees, fish that squirt poi son through syringes, fish so small that 10,000 of them, matured, make a light breakfast for a native, and fish that live on dry land and drown ; when placed in the water. o FORMER PASTOR WILL PREACH AT MT. ZION NIGHT OF SEPT. 5 Rev. O. E. Smith, of Canon, will preach at Mt. Zion Methodist church Saturday night, September sth, at 8 o’clock. Special Services To Begin Next Sunday Methodist Church The series of revial services will begin at the Hartwell Methodist church next Sunday morning, and continue through the following Sun day, September 13th. Rev. J. H. Barton, ,mstor, will reach both morning r.nd evening during the meeting, his brotht r, Rev. Eugene Barton, of Emory Univer sity, being in charge of the singing. The morning and evening hours will be announced Sunday, very like ly being 11 A. M., and 8 I’. M., the general public being cordially in vited to all services. It is hoped that the business men will arrange to leave their stores and offices for one hour every morning during the revival which lasts only one week. CHICKEN SALE ON HERE Another carlot poultry sale is be ing held in Hartwell this Thursday, the special car having arrived sever al days ago for this purpose. It is expected that a goodly num ber of the feathered tribe will leave Hartwell on the 10:40 train for oth er points along the route, including Royston, Elberton and Comer, where stops will be made before the car fi nally reaches market. —o ■■ i ■■ i - Schools Had Fine Opening Here On Wednesday A large attendance was present, both students and patrons, for the opening exercises of the Hartwell schools on Wednesday morning. Indications point to one of the best year’s work in the history of the schools, and to this end the member-- of the Hartwell Board of Education and the faculty, headed by Supt, All man, have pledged their very best -efforts. The exercises on Wednesday morn ing were enthusiastic and as usual bespoke the splendid spirit of cooper ation and progress that has charac terized the* local schools for the past several years. PRETTY BRIDE OF THIS EVENING lX ' \ \i v fkX. . X ' W' —Photo courtesy At.ar.ta Georgian- American. MISS MARY MATHESON whose marriage to Mr. James Goodrum Norris, of Newnan, Ga., will be one of year’s most brilliant events, occuring this Trursday evening at the Hartwell Baptist church. The beautiful bride-to-be is the daughter of Mrs. Julius Daniel Matheson, of Hart velL ... VANDERBILT TO MAKE ATLANTA BIG AIRPORT Atlanta, Ga. Establishment here of a commercial air base is under con sideration by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., who is negotiating for purchase of 11,000 acres as a terminal, the publisher has announced. Present plans call for the expen diture of several million dollars and if carried out will make Atlanta third largest commercial aviation center in the United States, the state ment said. Approximately five years would be required for complete establishment of the air base, which is being 'pro moted by Vanderbilt and a group of associates. Vanderbilt, a member of the Re search council of the National Air Aransport Company, said engineers have been making entensive surveys here for several months and that the ; decision to establish the airport re sulted from their favorable report. "We hope to begin flying out of Atlanta to New Orleans and Flor ida points by Christmas," the pub | iisher said. “We are building two airships a .month and should be in i position to have ten planes in At | lanta by the first of the year.” The organization plans to run air ‘ lines west by New Orleans and south through Florida to Cuba, with Atlan ta as the central distributing point. | n WORKERS’ COUNCIL OF HF BRON ASSOCIATION WILL MEET AT DEWY ROSE SEPTEMBER 6 Following is the program of the 1 Workers’ Council of the Hebron Bap tist Association to be held with the Baptist church of Dewy Rose Mon j day after the first Sunday in Sep- I timber. It will be an all day ses • sion: 10:00 A. M., Devotional -Rev. E. , R. Goss. 10:20 Report of Churches. 11 :00, The Condition of our Boards and How to Meet It Kev. A. W. Bussey. 12:00 —Dinner. 1 :00, Has God Spoken in the Drought?- -Open Discussion. , 2:00 -Season of Prayer. 2:30, The Greatest Need of the Churches of our Association I. J. Phillips, Sr. 3:00 Miscellaneous Business and Adjournment at Will. W. A. DUNCAN, MASS MEETING LAST TUESDAY EVENING RESULTS IN MOVE THAT MEANS BIGGER AND BETTER HARTWELL Both Paving and Extension of Sewer System Will Be Taken Care of In Proposed Bond Issue Hartwell will soon have paved streets if the spirit manifested in the i big mass meeting held at the court house on Tuesday evening is indica tive of the wishes of the people gen erally. And there is little* doubt but that this be true, for there were some 300 of the leading citizens and tax- I payers present. Every one present voted enthusi- I astically for the following resolution, I introduced by Judge Walter L. > Hodges: | “Resolved, That it is the sense of I the meeting that the Board of Al- I dermen of the City of Hartwell pro i ceed immediately in calling an elec , Lion for the purpose of determining the question of issuing bonds in a ' sum sufficient to pave the streets of Hartwell around the pub lic square and along the Bankhead Highway; also for the purpose of ex tending the sewer system of suid city." Hon. J. H. Skelton, acting as chair man* of the citizens’ meeting, first called on Mayor Richardson to give some details of the proposed bond iz j sue which will take care of the pres ent paving program and also extend 1 the sewerage system of the city. Many Enthuiiaatic Talka. 1 Speaking on the subject were Mr. ■ Skelton, Mayor Richardson, Dr. W. I. Hailey, Mr. J. A. W. Brown, Hon. 1 Stqve Skelton, Mr. W. J. O’Barr, | Hon. J. B. McCurry, Dr B. C. Teas ley, Col. B. B. Zellars, Mr. T. Ira Vickery, Mr. J. E. Cobb, Mr. McAl pin Thornton, all of whom urged the importance of street paving and sew- 1 er extension, asking the city author | ities to proceed us quickly as po«- 1 sible to cull the election and begin I the work, which will mean so much to our community from many view points. A number of progressive citizens from over the county were also pres ent, among them Mr. J. T. Williams, of Air Line, and Mr. Jno. H. Warren, of Nuberg, who said they would like to see their county capital tuke this line move. Mr. Holt, of Lawrenceville, was al so in the audience, and told of the wonderful progress that city and Gwinnett county were making alOTJfc" these lines. He urged Hartwell citi zens to pave and Hart county to con struct her road system at this time when labor needed employment and the money would help stabilize mat ters until another crop was made. Will Take Nece»»ary Steps. It is almost a certainty that the city officials will, at the monthly ses sion next Monday, take the steps necessary to put in motion the im portant program as endorsed by the mass meeting Tuesday night. It was pointed out that the elec tion and bond validation could be disposed of in 40 days and that ac tual work could begin shortly there after. At this particular time there is nothing more important to Hartwell than ntrect paving and sewer exten sion. / Let the City Council call the elec tion at their session next Monday. Let’s go, Hartwell! NEW RULES ARE IN EFFECT NOW The General Assembly, during its recent session, made a number of im portant changes in the game laws that will tend to increase bird and animal production in Georgia. The amendments all tended to cut down the length of the shooting sea son and to reduce the size of the le gal bag. Among the outstanding features of the new law are the following: The bag limit on quail is reduced from 25 to 20 in one day. The open season on squirrels will begin on November 20 instead of October 1. The law giving anyone the right to hunt in his own militia district without a license is repealed, and ev eryone must have a license unles he is the owner of the land upon which he hunks. Fox hunting is prohibited, except from September 1 to February 1 of each .year. Each hunter killing a deer must make a written report to the state game and fish department. Fur bearing animals are placed un der the protection so the department. Seining, netting and the use of fish traps and baskets are prohibited for a period of five years in all fresh water streams. A fine of from $lO to SI,OOO is imposed upon dynamiting of fish. The non-resident license is increased from sls to $25. These new features are scarcely objectionable to a hunter who really wants to enjoy the sport of shooting ind still not destroy the supply of 'in the state. 8 PAGES IN THIS ISSUE NO. 5