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Presbyterians Will
Begin Revival
r Sunday
A special invitation is extended to
all the people of Hartwell and vicin
ity to attend the services beginning
next Sunday at the Presbyterian
church.
Dr. Eugene L. Hill, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church in Athens,
will preach during the revival. He
is one of the leading ministers in the
denomination and will no doubt bring
messages that will inspire his hearers.
--A Services will be held both morn
ing and evening, the hours to be an
nounced Sunday.
Pastor James Bradley and the con
gregation urge all to attend and in
vite the choir members from other
churches to assist in the singing dur
ing the meeting.
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McMullan Is Named
4 Hart Crop Observer
Appointment of Hon. W. B. Mc-
Mullan, of Hartwell, Ga., as crop ob
server in Hart county for the Sears-
Roebuck Agricultural Foundation In
dex, is announced from Chicago by
P. V. Ewing, director of research for
the Foundation and editor of The In
dex. He will form a link in the na
tion-wide chain of county agricul
r tural observers elected because of
' his first-hand knowledge of farming
conditions and his ability to' observe
these and intelligently interpret
them.
The Index, to which the observer
from this county will contribute, is a
compilation of the monthly reports
of 3,650 observers in every section
of the country, and this number is
being added to steadily. All the
observers are practical, thinking,
farm-minded men, each chosen be
* cause of the opportunities he has to
observe the needs of agriculture in
his own locality and for his ability to
apply economic principles to current
farm problems. As a group, they
represent a cross-section of the
thoughts that hte man in the, furrow
is thinking, and their joint analysis
of existing agricultural conditions,
as expressed in The Index, is con
sidered a forward step in helping ag
riculture help itself.
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Raising Poultry For
Money In Hart Co.
That there is money in raising
poultry was clearly shown at the
' meeting of the Kiwanis club last Fri
day, when County Agent C. A. Bry
ant, Prof. W. W. Thomas, of the
Mt. Olivet school, and Hon. W. B.
r McMullan had figures setting forth
this fact.
Mr. Bryant told of the record Hart
county is making in the poultry in
dustry, and urged the raising of
• poultry as not merely a side issue
in Hart county but that we should
place it where it deserved to be, —
a real money “crop” the year ’round
and one that would bring hundreds
of thousands of dollars annually in
the county. He stressed the impor
* tance of diversification.
Mr. Thomas quoted some first-hand
figures that illustrated his remarks
most forcibly. He said that poultry
raising was of sufficient importance
to demand the attention of every
farm home in Hart county, stating
that we could, with the co-operation
of all, make this one project bring
into the county annually over sl,-
000,000 through the. sale of eggs and
I poultry. Proper feeding and care
' was stressed. He told of a neighbor
who had 15 hens and received no ;
eggs while he had 15 hens and re
ceived daily now 12 eggs.
Chairman of the Program Commit
tee W. S. Long then introduced Miss
Annie McLanahan, Hart county’s ef
ficient and most popular Home De
monstration Agent, who was accom
panied by Miss Epsie Campbell, of
the home vocational work, State Col
-4 lege of Agriculture. Both made short
~ though very interesting talks to the
club.
Mr. McMuullan told of a proposed
poultry exposition for the counties
of this section of Georgia to be held
in Hartwell sotpe time this fall, de
tails of which are being worked out.
It is fitting that such an exposition
be held here since Hart county is
now producing and selling more poul
try and eggs than any other north
east Georgia county.
Kiwanians R. E. Matheson, W. I.
” Hailey and J. H. Skelton spoke in. be
half of the Hartwell band urging the
members to help finance the organi
zation.
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It doesn’t need a large compliment
to swell a small head.—Altoona Mir
ror.
--THE HARTWELL SUN-
Is Boosting For a Bigger and Better Hartwell and Hart County
WE SOLICIT YOUR ADVERTISING ANdToB PRINTING TO HELP US DO THIS WORK
THE HARTWELL SUN
CATASTROPHE HANGING
OVER THE WORLD SAYS
SPIRITUALIST DOYLE
London, Sept. 18.—Everyone is
warned by the spirit world through
medium of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
that a great catastrophe hangs over
the world. Sir Arthur says he has
■ been receiving messages from the
spirit world for the last three years
to this effect and that lately they
have become so pressing he feels it
necessary to make them public. He
asserts that the suffering and de
struction which will result are to be
taken as a chastenting for the evils
of today. Only through this man
ner can the world be saved.
Too Material.
The nature of the impending cat
astrophe that Sir Arthur is unable to
specify but he says that the chas
tening will last three years.
“The world has grown far too ma
terial. We must be taught that life
has a spiritual and not a material
purpose,” he said. Sir Arthur de
clares that England will escape from
the catastrophe more lightly than
almost any other nation. Why, he
does not say.
TAXBOOKSARE
OPEN NOW
The tax books for Hart county are
open at the Court House and those
who wish to pay their 1925 State
and County taxes may do so.
The levy for the year is appearing
in The Sun at this time, as fixed by
the Board of Commissioners. The
rate is slightly lower than for 1924.
Tax Collector Joe Whitworth states
that he has the receipts filled out
for every taxpayer in the county and
will be glad to turn them over to
said taxpayers upon payment in full.
The county officials will appreciate
the prompt payment of taxes this
year by all who can possibly do so.
The books close December 20th,
after which time interests and costs
are added.
If you have the funds see Mr.
Whitworth and settle.
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Progressive Air Line Consoli
dated To Vote More Bonds
Notice of School Bond Election.
State of Georgia—-Hart County.
Whereas, Air Line Consolidated
School District is a school district
composed of the former school dis
tricts of Union Hill, Air Line and
Cross Roads of said state and coun
ty and, « .
Whereas, a petition has been filed
with the Board of Trustees of Air
Line Consolidated School District by
one-fourth of the qualified registered
of said district asking for an
election for the purpose of determin
ing whether or not bonds shall be
issued and sold for the purpose of
building an auditorium and adding to
the equipment of said school building.
Therefore, notice is herby given as
required by law, that an election will
be held at Air Line Consolidated
School building on the 31st day of
October, 1925, to determine whether
or not said Air Line Consolidated
School District shall issue bonds in
the amount of three thousand dol
lars which sum of money shall be
used in building an auditorium and
adding equipment to the said Air
Line Consolidated School Building,
said bonds to issue and bear date of
January Ist, 1926, and to be of the
denomination of One Thousand Dol
lars each and to bear interest at the
rate of six per cent per annum, in
terest to be paid semi-annually, Jan
uary Ist and July Ist. The prin
cipal of said bonds to be paid as
follows:
One thousand dollars due January
Ist, 1944, one thousand dollars due
January Ist, 1945, one thousand dol
lars due January Ist, 1946, principal
and interest to be paid in United
States Gold Coin or its equivalent in
value at any bank in New York, Hart
well or Atlanta, Ga.
Said election to be held under the
rules and regulations governing elec
tions for bonding school districts for
the purpose of building and equip
ping school houses. Those voting in
favor of bonds, shall have written or
printed on their ballots, the words,
“For School House,” and those vot
ing against the issue of bonds shall
have written or printed on their bal
lots, the words, “Agaihst School
House.”
None but registered qualified vot
ers shall be permitted to vote in said
election. The Board of Trustees shall
be the election managers and shall
declare the results of the election.
By order of the Board of Trustees
of the Air Line Consolidated School
District, this September 23, 1925.
A. B. MOORHEAD,
S. C. GURLEY,
. W. P. ESTES,
Trustees of Air Line Consolidated
8-4 t Schoo] District.
HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1925
COUNTY SCHOOL
OPENING SET
FOR OCT. 5
County School Supt. W. B. Morris
announces that all the schools in
Hart county will open on Monday,
October sth.
The date was definitely announced
after it was seen that crop condi
tions were so far ahead of previous
years from a standpoint of gather
ing, the county schools usually open
ing two or three weeks later.
Supt. Morris urges every pupil to
enter the first day if possible in order
that the work might be carried on
with the best possible results.
He also asks that all parents and
friends attend the various opening
exercises cn Monday morning, Oct
ober sth«
Trustees and others interested in
their community schools are urged
to get the buildings in readiness and
that teachers be notified of the open
ing date.
Indications point to to a most suc
cessful scholastic year in the county
during 1925-26.
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LETTERS FROM
SUN READERS
L. S. BROWN WANTS TO BEGIN
WORK ON ROADS WITH AS
MUCH SPEED AS IS
PRACTICAL
Hartwell, Ga., Sept. 22, 1925
Editors of The Sun:—There is a
great deal being said now about
Bonds to work the roads of the
county; some say they don’t know
whether they will vote for or
against.
NOW, I AM FOR BONDS, and I
suggest that the Board of Finance i
plan to begin work on the roads not i
later than the 20th of October, if
the bonds carry; if they don’t carry i
the plans can be called off. Appoint I
three men in each Militia District, of j
which we have eight. We have four
members on the Board besides the
chairman; let each of the four have
two districts under his supervision
and to visit the roads each week until
the work is completed, and not allow
this work to go on after March Ist,
unless upon consent of the three men
in each Militia District and of the
Commissioner to whom they report.
I want bonds and want good roads,
and want work to begin as soon as
it possibly can. If we wait until
we vote on bonds and sell them it
will be 1926 and we all know it is
hard to work roads in the winter.
I think if you will follow this plan
and let the people know how the
program is to be carried out our
splendid Hart county people will vote
for bonds.
If we don’t give the farmers work
to do they will go somewhere else
to work and you can’t blame them.
They are leaving now and if they all
leave who will work our farms?
Let’s vote for bonds and BEGIN
THE WORK AT ONCE.
Respectfully,
L. S. BROWN.
BONDS FOR ROADS
The amount of funds available for
road improvement in Hart county
does not justify a very extensive pro
gram of expensive roads.
We cannot build a good road in any
community without taking funds that
justly belong to some other com
munity.
It is necessary to either increase
the amount of revenue by at least
two hundred per cent, or give up the
idea of building many more roads.
Good roads are very desirable and
are worth all they cost to any com
munity. There can be nothing fair
er than a system of allotting the
funds to each section. A certain
amount of funds allotted to each dis
trict with a reserve fund for equaliz
ing the distribution is very fair.
Along with the equalization of the
bond money we should have a guar
antee of the same equalization of
the county funds, gasoline tax and
the convicts. There is nothing that
carries a guarantee of fairness ex
cept a straightforward system of al- j
lotment and distribution. Should we
fail to carry bonds in Hart county,
we should have an allotment made 1
of the limited funds that we do have i
and distribution made to each dis
trict in Hart county. Nothing would
inspire confidence anj’ more than a
guarantee to each district in Hart
county that each and all of us would
get our share of funds. A certain
amount of county funds and the gaso
line tax should be allotted each year
to paving, a certain amount to road
construction and a certain amount to
general maintenance of all the roads.
When one section has spent all that
was allotted for any given year, then
be patient enough to wait. If bonds
are voted without a definite under-
G/NN/NGS TO SEPT. IST
Ginnings to September Ist in the
various counties of this section are
reported as follows for 1925:
Hart 613
Elbert .* 514
Franklin 595
Madison 410
Oglethorpe 404
CONWELL MADE
SPLENDID TALK
SATURDAY
A large audience heard Hon. J. Ed
Conwell in the Hart county court
house on last Saturday morning, the
meeting being presided over by Hon.
W. B. McMullan.
Mr. Conwell’s speech was very
forceful, interesting and instructive
throughout. He reviewed the his
tory of the Georgia Cotton Growers
Association, of which he is president,
telling of the great work already ac
complished; telling of the relief given
the south Georgia farmers in 1923,
and of how they propose aiding the
farmers of the drouth-stricken area.
, He told of the mutual spirit of re
! ciprocity the organization had in- |
culated between the two sections of j
the State; and very forcibly made
clear some misrepresentations that
have been made against the Associa
j tion.
He told of his recent visit to Eu
rope, of his visit to the various coun
tries, and particularly to Denmark,
where he studied co-operative mar
keting. In Denmark he found con
ditions far ahead of his expectations.
While in Europe he conferred with
the foreign spinners in an effort to
establish a better relationship be
tween the grower and spinner.
The afternoon was devoted to an
executive meeting of the group lead
ers of the Association in this county,
i and plans were made whereby the
j members could obtain immediate re
lief, through the Intermediate Credit
< Bank.
Mr. Conwell, a Hart county citizen,
jis always given a warm welcome
back to his native heath.
His message Saturday was enjoyed
by everyone present.
, i
standing as to a percentage of dis- ;
tribution of all the funds, both as
to bonds and county funds, a big gap
will be left open for all sorts of pull ;
and a continual worry for our com- i
missioners.
If it is wise to tie a bond issue it i
is also wise to tie all the funds. We |
are in favor of a reasonable amount i
of paving, a reasonable amount of :
construction upon all the leading
roads and a guarantee of mainten
ance, upon all the roads of Hart
county.
If our plans could be made before
we start and all the funds allotted,
our comnyssioners could have easy
sailing in trying to carry out a defi
nite plan without being handicapped
with a continual political pull.
We are for better roads and for 1
a better understanding. We are will- ■
ing to pay the price as the goods are
worth the money. We know that the
tax will be higher but a good road is
worth a little more money.
CITIZEN.
Tampa., Fla., Sept. 13, 1925.
Editors The Sun: —After a short,
delightful, painful visit to dear old
Hart lam at home. It was indeed a
pleasure to shake hands with so
many of my old friends once more.
But my feelings were anything but
pleasant when I found after visiting
four sections of your county that
conditions were even worse than I
expected to find, and I say to you
frankly that the situation demands
immediate action on the part of the
people in Hart as well as every other
county in the drouth-stricken district.
It is so serious that it should receive
the consideration of those who have
been so wonderfully blessed with
good crops in south Georgia. If I I
were Georgia’s governor I would at
once convene the Legislature in extra
session for the single purpose of au
thorizing the issue of road bonds not 1
less than 50,000,000 every dollar to
be expended in the drouth-stricken
district. Add to this the amount due
from the federal government and cal- ,
culate if you can, but you can’t, for
no man can even estimate the benefits
to be derived from the expenditure
of this money among a people who ,
are certain to suffer if relief does not
come in some way, and must come
at once. If the State should issue I
bonds it would demonstrate to the |
world how an enlightened people can 1
meet, and change into a blessing,
what now leemi to be the greatest
calamity that ever happened to the ;
State. Yes, I mean exactly what I
say: If this awful drouth should be
the cause of an issue of .fifty to one
hundred million dollars bonds for
the building of roads it would not
only bring relief to those who other-
ANOTHER CARLOT POULTRY SALE
TO BE HELD IN HARTWELL OCT. i
Last Conference For Hart
Circuit at Liberty Hill 26th
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
, for the Methodist church composing
i Hart Circuit, Liberty Hill, Candler’s
j Chapel, Mt. Zion and New Harmony,
will be held at Liberty Hill church
Saturday morning at 11 o’clock, I’re
■ siding Elder Horace S. Smith in
charge.
Let all the officials and others
from these churches be present at
Liberty Hill Saturday.
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Find Out Amount
of Back Pensions
J. W. Clark, commissioner of pen
sions, with headquarters in Atlan
ta, has requested information from
Judge J. W. Scott of the court of
ordinary relative to the amounts due
Confederate pensioners and their de- *
pendents in Hart county for 1922,.
1923 and 1924.
Trying Sell Script.
It is explained in the c< mmission
er’s letter that ho desires, in the j
event Governor Walker succeeds in
selling the script, to “get busy"
with the pemvon lists immediately,
it is suggested that Governor Walk
er will probably call a special ses
sion of the legislature unless the
script can be sold to advantage.
Preparing Information.
The information is now being pre
pared in Judge Scott’s office.
Mt. Olivet School
Opens 28th
Mt, Olivet school will open Mon
day, September 28. There will be
everal prominent speakers on the
program, and all patrons are urged
to be present at 9 o’clock. The
trucks will be around for the pupils
Monday morning.
A list of the school books used
i may be seen posted at the school
house, so please look through your
books and if you have any that you
i will not need please send or bring
J them to school Monday and we will
' try to sell them or exchange them
I for some you will need.
The following teachers have been
elected : . r
Mr. W. W. Thomas Principal and
Vocational Agriculture.
Mr. F. C. Nelms Assistant Prin
cipal and High School work.
Miss Edna Aderhold High School.
Mr. J. C. Massey Sixth Grade.
Miss Frances Carlton Fourth and
Fifth Grades.
Miss Blanche Gaines— Second and
Third Grades.
Miss Pauline SilTey First Grade.
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Special Demonstration of
Texaco Oil Here Saturday
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A special demonstration of the
well-known Texaco motor oils will be
I. iv-n at tne Auto Tire Co.’s place in
<,n Saturday of this week,
September 26th.
representatives of the Texas Com
pany will be in Hartwell for the de
monstration, a cordial invitation be
ing extended to every car owner to
call and see the tests.
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The termite, or "white ant,” forms
the basis of various kinds of food in
tropical countries. Pounded into a
thick paste, these insects taste not
unlike almond icing, and are regard- ,
ed as a great delicacy.
wies must suffer, but it would give '
Georgia the greatest system of road*-
in the South. And her sons, where- !
ver they be, could still point with ■
pride to her as the empire state of I
the South. I shall not undertake to i
enumerate the many blessings which
come to any community or State that |
builds good roads. But Ido say that
if some real relief is not found for
the drouth-stricken area, thousands i
will be forced to move away, NEVER
TO RETURN AND THIS IN Till.
END WILL PROVE TO BE A
GREATER BLOW THAN THE!
DROUTH.
Tell me how much will your lands
be worth whi n the thousand thistle
shall displace the cotton and corn? j
And that is exactly what is going to
happen if you allow those tenant !
farmers to move away. In order to !
emphasize this thought let me call i
your attention to the fact that Can- I
ada, especially the province of Que
bec, is new spending millions in the
effort to have those return who have
migrated to the U. 8.
Respectfully yours,
W. YANCEY CARTER.
; Prices May Be Even Better Than
September Car Brought Bring
Them To Hartwell Early Oct. 1
The car-lot poultry sale will be
held in Hartwell Thursday, October
Ist. We have just received definite
i information as to the date of the sale.
The sale will open at 7 o’clock, A.
! M., and close at 10 o’clock, A. M.,
I which will give three hours for the
sale. So please have your poultry
i on hand early and avoid the rush of
' the lust hour.
Just at this season it is advisable
i to cull the farm Hock carefully. Sell
off the undesirable birds and those
that do not promise to pay a profit.
With the monthly co-operative sales
it affords you an opportunity to dis
pose of the surplus poultry at the
best possible advantage. In view of
the fact that Hart county is harvest
ing the shortest crop in her history it
should behoove every farmer to make
just a little stronger effort to in
crease the surplus in the poultry in
dustry. It is true that the returns
from it are small but they are steady
and regular.
You will recall that the prices re
ceived for the September sale were
25c per pound for fryers, 20c per
pound for hens, and 10c per pound
for roosters. And as yet we have
received no information as to what
prices will be for the October sale
but indications are that they will
be higher. We hope to have prices
at least one or two days in advance
of the sale and will notify as many
of the people of the county as possi
ble by telephone and otherwise. Re
member the date, Thursday, October
Ist, and be on hand early.
C. A. BRYANT, County Agent,
Hart County.
Miss Fannie Scott
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Miss Fannie Scott, age rtY, died al
her home in Hartwell on Friday even
ing, September 18, 1925, and was
, buried the day following in the Hart
j well cemetery, following appropriate
j services conducted by her pastor,
Rev. J. H. Barton, of the Hartwell
Methodist church.
The deceased had been in ill health
I for several months but her condition
, was not critical until a short time
• before her death.
Miss Scott was born in Hart county
March 9th, 1858, having lived here
all her life.
She was one of the most faithful
' members of the Hartwell Methodist
church, where she joined many years
ago, and will be greatly missed in
the church as well as the entire com
munity.
Pallbearers were Messrs. A. F.
Bell, J. L. Teasley, J. I. Allman, E.
E. Satterfield, J. C. Massey and A.
B. Brown.
Surviving are two brothers, Judge
J. W. Scott, of Hartwell, and Mr.
Harvey L. Scott, of Iva, S. C.; and
four sisters, Mrs. Harbin Jaynes and
Mrs. C. L. Bowen, of Hartwell, Mrs.
Lou Richardson, of Royston, und
Mrs. Hettie Barham, of Illinois,
The sympathy of many friends is
extended the bereaved relatives.
Funeral director W. C. Page was
in charge of the arrangements.
Sardis School Will
Open Monday
School will open Monday, Septem
ber 28th, at 9 o’clock. The outlook
is promising for a successful year.
The students are better prepared tc»
make their grade and thereby raise
the standard of jvork. The effect*
of the old type of school has been
overcome to some extent. Our
equipment is better in some respect*
than last year.
A splendid corps of teachers has
been selected.
First and Primer Grades'— Miss
Troyce Gurley, G. 8. C. W., Milledge
ville, Ga.
2nd and 3rd Grades Miss Grace
Jones, A. B. Limestone C6l)ege,
N. C.
4th and sth Grades Miss Grace
Hicks, High School, Hartwell, Ga.
6th and 7th Grades—Pellham
Ayers, Hartwell High School.
Bth and 9th Grades- Miss Lucy
Belle Corley, A. B. State Normal
Schoo), Athens.
Vocational Agriculture—H. H.
H. Maddox, B. S. A. University of
Georgia, Athens.
Good speakers will be on the pro
gram and all the patrons are urged
to attend.
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Three million books in the library
of the British Museum stand on 53
miles of shelves, and 30 people are
employed to keep them dusted. At
this rate each book gets dusted but
once in 18 months.
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