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THE TIFTON GAZETTE. TIFTON. to*.. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1017.
RULES OF CLUB
ARE ANNOUNCED
i There Need Be No Mia-undentanding
Over a Single Vote.
HAS ENJOYED VERY
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
1916-17 Term a) A M. S. I*
Gratifying to All
INSTANTLY KILLED OMEGA SECTION IS
KHEN1 RAIN BROKE) GETTING IN SHAPE
W. J. Holt Thrown From Car ; Com, Beans. Peanut*, Flourish in
Neck and Back Broken. j Slorm-Stricken Territory
Saturday Night
|| the next
IS IN GOOD SHAPE '
STOCKHOLOEHS SAY
—» close
hing hit Closing Bank of Enigma Due to
i tht voting Troubles of Others
bat exper- 1
* WIIT OF WEATHERS SYSTEM
Ij;' to thslr [ “
until the 0,l, ® r B,nl «. °t Connection in Trou-
I COnfuJt- i **** Brought Bank of Enigma in.
Say Affairs Found O. K.
o see _ T h* Bank of Enigma was closed
s sin- ~ Ul 'sday. official from the State
. Bank Exan
COMMENCEMENT sermon be body brought here today cotton acreage is reduced
D.li*rod Sunday Mining, Oth.1 E»,in«r Shut Off SUam at Top of Fa-W. Hava R^oubl.d Eff-rW
'Ess*sis«» Monday and Toasdny I HUI and Flat Car, Parted. Fun- J and Food Crops Predominate.
Twenty-.lx Graduate.. | , r .l be Hold Friday 10:30. I Now. District OrganUed.
The commencement exercises at The sad newg was received In Tif- • 11 remains to be seen, of course,
the Second District Agricultural t,,,, Wednesday night that Mr. W. J. I whether the two severe hail and rain
School will begin Sunday morning Holt, a r^jd^ of clty j n q,, storms that visited the Omega aec-
with a sermon by Rev. Lamar Sims, CJnp i oy 0 f t , e Henderson Lumber Ce I tion wer * blessings in disguise, but
the well known pastor of the Firrft at Leliaton. had been accidentally I “‘•ring from the way corn, velvet
Baptist church of Albany, and end hilled near that place. i beans and other food and feed crops
Tuesday morning with ^ths grad- The^remaln, were brought to Tif- are flourinshing now In that terri-
uating exercises. " ton Thursday morning accompanied ,or y that wa, so badly devasUted by
The*sc]* olhas enjoyed a partlc- by M r. J. D. Paulk, manager of the lhc «torms, one might predict that
ularly successful yhar in all depart- m j]i ,t Leliaton and Mr J a i the end will prove favorable to the
menta and will graduate twenty-slx Brown, and from'theae gentlemen it P |an ‘ era of the section,
members, the same number as grad- waa learned that Mr. Holt was riding I Thc ‘erritory exhausted by the
uated last year. This senool ranks on , a unloaded train running out torrcntinl storms covers about thirty
4mong thc leaders in the state In re- D f Leliaton. Thc train consisted of j s 8 uare miles, beginning at Ty Ty
tjject to number of graduates and two flat cars and thc engine. Mr ! crc ‘ ,|c on ‘he west and extending to
this^ycar the class Is only exceeded Holt Sat on the side of the rear ear i LilUe river on ‘h« ea5t an< l being
from three to five miles In width,
with Omega about the center.
LATE WAR NEWS
London, May 17.—Official announcement is made that a#*
ter two weeks fighting, the British here captured all at " "
court, on the Amu front
The Germans stubbornly contested every inch at th* Uss4
soaked, shell torn ground.
May 17.—This morning's Official Bulletin WJM
Tremendous effort* by tk« Germans aoutb of Laos* l*t night to
press back the French line failed.
The Germans made six assaults, losing heavily. Hub*
masses of the Crown Price's army melted under the v ‘
fire.
by four or five school* In the \tato, when the train got to th. top of a
of high school tank- • -» , hiij. the engineer shut off steam an,t
indlng s
'fluid regret to see «- nan* wa. cloud Th. Commencement S.r*., this wn , done lbl . c»rs”sicked Th « in the territory
club Jos* a sin- 1 from the State In view of the fact that Rev. C., linck , 0 quic kly that they broke in I P lsnt ' , < 1 principaUy in cotton.
)f some misun- 1 \ ° f . . tak,n * Burden will deliver a commerce- two. Mr. Holt being thrown off and' K " llo wing the first storm they re-
and if-the workers will “*"*•" A thorough examination of vent sermon Sunday at Pinehurst, he fell the journnl caught him ( P |unte d largely in the same crop, but
read the few simple rules printed ’ "", , th l k,nk wn * ’here will be no preaching at the lo. turning him over several times. ' f ,,ftcr ‘be second rain and hail storm
below, all confusion will be avoid- *“ rom - ni ‘-' ma ln Tifton cal Baptist church Sunday morning it i believed that he was instant h*" 1 destroyed the crops they rc-
oTthTb^nk wastunl L ~ A. 8t- S. ,y killed „ he Ml. a, hi, skull and velvet beans in
|» AH reserve mt*, mue* be polled , u f , j * the ° hW R< " ,J,m * r S,n ”' dd,ver th - e ‘-nuked in on top, evidently striking"’"' 1 ""“ances. the cotton acreage
banot box at the Cr-iette of- in _ offic „“ T r ” “ . “° eommenerment sermon for that when h e hit the journal. When pick- 1 greatly reduced. They
order to be counted for the " r on hi. condiS Caah- .chool Other, from Tifton have un , . „p by lhe train crew he was life- nre ^r,nu: C now to plant
ler on this condihoif- ! invitation to attend the service and , ...... „
They »4y the troubles of the Bank
irtrKT'sij'SE St:”,!" •“ r? T r n ? Mr ' fsr*- *••••“• h,M ^
The door, will be closed at Banks of the system at other pointa
time and only those who are Wcre pot in the h , niU of ^ St>u -
It the office at that time will Bank Examiner, and this brought
UAred to-turn in votes and sub- the Bank of Enigma in.
■Bription. after that hour. Local stockholders of the lank
. All votes and subscriptions uy will open it for cnsii-esa
■nut besr a ^ial deliveo- stamp if under othfr c0nncct i 0 ns a. soon aa
sailed efter aix p. m. Friday. May the state officials relesae it.
. 18th. Subscriptions received by The Bank of Enigma wa. opened , .. „ .
uaU later than the closing hour will l«t year , a part o{ thfl Weithers ° f Normi,n P “ rk '
Bot b# counted. system. The local directors are Jss.
4. No vote baHot* will be isfued McMillan. R. A. Hammond. J
without the name of the club mem- Stewart and E. McMillan Paul WiL
bet for whom they are to be voted Ubhm j a cashier.
' appearing thereon. Any vote bal-
lets warred or defaced In any min-
pwfll be thrown out of »h» count.
- up oy me train crew he was life »»» w pimn <■»-
nd less an.l subsequent inv.-stigations in peanut* and many other*
-»<> showed that his neck nnd hack were 1 T W,U lTy cnou,rh to ,U P-
ty - l.rnknn VI. K.».l ..... P * ‘• hc,r own families next year.
.be held service* by the V. M. C. XTby the Henderson Lumber Compan)
and V. W. C. A.. These services are to send the bo-G to Tifton and this
McCRANIE CALLED.
•- AH subscription orders must be Com From WilUcoicbos t
out with the correct name and Training Cnm;
Officers'
nr._ », 0f the *°. b ^ ,ber when turn - Mr. G. F. McCranle, Jr. of Will*.
I to. No money wfli be accepted or cooch , e , hal ^ honor of bei th#
. issued top sny money tost .. tint one from that ^tion .elected
: eoeompamed with subscription ,n d w report at Ft McPhc
Iking, or job orders, giving full today, the 11th for the Officers'
■ of subscribers. aerve training camp Mr McCranie
"Lbo Jadgo*.* is a graduate of the Barnesville Mill-
After careful consideration the tary school and was made i
Gaiette has aeiectcd toe following of a'company there. He Is
well known men of Tifton to act as Mr. ar.d Mrs. G. F. McCfnnie, Sr.,
judges of the campaign: H. D. Webb, "f Willacoochee and we a)
County Cilrk; R. M. Lankford, First bright future is before him.
National Bank; J. W, O'Neal of the
Bank of Tifton. These men
count th* ballot* and sward the,
L * es. Their work will be done
I dktely nfUr the close ”>f the c
Hard at It.
c V Members of the club are hard et^V winning the big Overland or will go. up promptly
| * Brk ®* k, , nB these I *» t few da y* the other prizes. It i a a close raco those attending
I JfJ, * " V0t0 * “ nd ,ubscri P 0on * a "d no one can guess th. outcome, of real
value of the prizes to be
is causing every one of the
J* to put forth special effort^
'very minute counts
they never counted before. Some But in "this, like the race of life
Ot course. »re not coming up to their can safely be said that the biggest
' doua records, but running way winners will b* those who work the
»nd, and the closing week bid, hardest and who kept on fighting
to be the biggest week of th#| right up until the emj.
very interesting and the work of the wa* dope Thursaay morning, the re-
two societies at the school this year mails being met at Union Station by
has shown splendid results. The Y a large number of friends of the de-
W. C. A. will send two delegates to ceased,
the students’ convention at Blue /The funeral will be held
Ridge this yeor>Misses Ruth Butler, home. 104 West Third street. Friday
nd Irma Hardy, of morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. G.
Colquitt Last ^car ohe delegate rep- W Mathcwa conducttog-the services,
resented the organixatior. from Ar Interment will be in Oakridge.
M. S. her*. | Mr. Holt had been a citizen of Tif-
Monday morning, beginning at 10 ton for many years, being formerly
o'clorit. a reception Trill be given 1 employed by H. H. Tift,
visitors by the Domestic Seienee 1 He is survived by his wife and two
Department. Folluwing this will occur daughters. Miss Eula Mae Holt and
the inspection of (he exhibits of the' little Lillian Holt, of this city. Three
various departments of the school, i brothers: Virgil Holt, of Albany*; J.
among these being thc art exhibit,' G. Holt, of Key Weit, Fla., and T.
domestic art exhibit and the manual L. Holt, of Savannah, also
art exhibit. Then'will come cooking together with a number of nephews
lemonstrations t^ be directed 'by and nieces. He wa* about fifty years
Miss Maymc Clyj’j " ‘ '
The fine art* tohibit will be-cape- The sympathy of hundreds gog,
cialiy attractive a, pic wVk by this | out to Mrs. Holt and the other rela-
class this year has been unusually tives at this time, in which the Ga-
good. Miss Repags will be in charge zette joins,
of iho^exhibit and is anxious jhat as
many as can view the work of the
This will be the first exhibit
e aAs that ha, Bern shown by’
the school and those who havi
opportun^ to see some of the
work declare it is remarkable*
The senior class will present
operetta Monday evening entitled
•The Masonic Rinf.” The curtain
it 8 o’clock and
ssured an hour
njnyment. - ^
“THIIlfcT”
Followfcg the operetta," thc alum-
ni-ea association's annual banquet
Will bo held in the dining hall.
Hon. Levy Rogers, of Ocilli
prominent yodfcg attorney, hap *£
i opted the invjt4tion to deliver tha
literary address at toe-graduating
ercises which will begin In the school
auditorium at 10 .o'clock Tuesdcy
jnoriting.. Roger,- has the repo-
tatioiv of being «ie of South Geor-
"fluent speaxers. Follow,
ing the sddrej^ diplomas
smrdSd to twtoe.boyi and fourteen
iris, as follows: Harry >Andei
ois Edith Bridge* Eula Estelle
Clegg. Hattie Lee Collins,' Ajiijie Dw
ell!* Davis, Arthur Gordon Dhvts,
N'Alie Dckie, Earneo* Joel Green,
Mock Willis. Gibbs. Hugh Grifffifh;
Cora Mae Hasty. Euna.Bertha Jones,
Emmett* Edward Martin, Carrie Ve-'
trice Jennings, Guy Lewi* Manlye
Clyde Long. Henry%Rigdon, Charley
Lcbn^d Sellers, James Perry -Smith.
Willie-Mae Shippe^idrnce Stripliri,
Eloise Vickers. Elizabeth
Pullen, Ruble .Thelma Wil-'
Wheichelj^ames Whig-
/tR. ROYAL LOSES HOME
The home of Mr. J. S. Royal, t
South Park avenue, waa destroyed
by fire Wednesday just before noon.
The fire originated in the kitchen
flue, and the members or the family
did not know of it until neighbors
called them. Only a few articles of
furniture from one of lhe front
dcfu^ ^Jlu aa wise Jt
ity. RMrssful menbf -M
its The natioRCT*
for ifeSnomical wisdom
• principle of "THRIFT” need* no defe$
Jhs benefits Tuure proven ahe necessity.
|aRes*h»v»very strongly advocated its p
Me pec$le substitute extravngance foi
-•* decay and finallv crumble to their dissolution. .
The Sank OF TIFTON encourages "THRIFT," accepts sav-
* tegs on account and pays four per cent interest four times
eh jfcar. Begin now and later come into the full enjoy-
ent thereof.
atfdy, .Eloii
A&ada PuIIe
* ^^ir. Dim ’
JJ^i.e class
The house next door occupied by
Mr. Fountain caught but was ex
tinguished before much damage wi
Mr. Royal lugt »2.oatf insurance
• the house and urn it tire, which
only in part covers*his toss.
In the fire which destroyed his
home, the little grandchild of Mr. J.
Royal had a narrow.escape.
Mr. (Royal had just driven to from
his farm anfl was unhitching his hors*
whrii the alarm waa given. The roof
was then in flames. He soon found
that all the family were out except
the pldest grandchild and ran into
fhc house -to find her. She wa. com
ing oqt of the kitchen when he met
her and aa he carried her out the bia-
‘zing coals were falling from the ccil-
th*. floor.
Royal saved a few of his pa
per* but*thinks that something like
$1,000 wxyth of notes and judgments
••--a burned. He estimates the loss
the fouse at $3,000 and on thc
fur^jture more than $500. There
were mapy small items, such a, a
good garden, fruit "
Bank of Tifton
class officer.^im Emw
_ president; Charley Sellers,
vice-president; Annia. Davis, secre
tory.
The t annual meeting of thc Board
of Trustees will h e held. Tuesday af
ternoon. Several members of the
Board arc expected to attend.
The annual commenfemeftOs al
ways bring a ^pimber of people to,
attend the various exercises, friends
and relatives of the students and
those interested in the school as
well as many of the former students
who come to take part in the pleas
ures of t* excises. Th!, year it. Is
expeetrto that tho^ffiamber will ex
ceed th* of former yeirs.
Food Council held in Woodmen hall
at that place Wednesday night.
The meeting was presided
by Mr. C. R^Patrick, and during the
evening several speaker, were heard;
Col." R. C. Ellis telling the farmers
the red of whom there were about
icthing of the political and
historical status of the present war
and appealed to them to be staunch
in supporting the government by
raising food crops. He was followed
by Prof. S. L. Lewis who told of
some experiences that the Second
District Agricultural School
with various food crops. His talk
was very interesting and listened
with close attention for he was tell-
ing of things that farmers had done
in a practical way here in this sec
tion.
Mr. Lewis was followed by Amist-
t State Agent G. V. Cunningham
who spoke of various crop, that had
been profitably substituted for cot
ton by South Georgia farmers in sec
tions where the boll weevil had run
of tho field*. Mr. J. Dans
Jones, of the Gazette, spoku in a ger..
way about the patriotic duty
had to perform and mentioned
tho interest the buainea, people of
Tifton and the county are taking
in aiding thc farmers it this time.
Following these speakers a general
n of questions was handled and
the meeting adjourned to meet again
ext Tuesday night at 7 o’clock, at
hich time a report will be had of
the crop -census of the district
branch of the -nation-wide
"--n being perfected for
greater food production ia a live one
nd they* is not the slightest doubt
but that Omega district will do
than her bit in helping to win the
Specialist omlng Mgy 24
Consultation i„ Tifton st Hotnl
Myoo, Thursday, May 24.
Vienna, May 17.—Austro-Hungarians captured 2,000 ltal-
on the Isonzo front but were compelled to yWd mamma
ground.
The Italians were repulsed southeast of Gorizia, the Ass-
trinn War Office report* this morning.
Washington, May 17.—Russia may now be counted ^«a
to vigorously prosecute tfe war against Germany, is the opt
ion of State Department officials toA;y, following dispatcher
from Ambassador Francis, at Petrograd, outlining present con
ditions in the new republic. :
Francis also confirm* news of Us* appointment of Teewa-
(hadenko as Russian Foreign Minister, to succeed Miliukotf,
and of Kerensky as Minister of IWar. Rrth favor a vigorous
offensive on Russia's part
Berlin, May 16.—It was officially’ Mated th*t the German
hove captured 600 yard, of trenches near Laneauville, on tto
Went front.
North of the Aisne river, near Craonne, the artillery fight-
is violent
The loan ws» made at three per cent.
Pjris, May ,5.—General Petain assumed chief command
of all the' French armies today. General Foch succeeds Petahi
as Chief of Staff. < w'.ip
Washington, May 16.—A Treasury warrant for a hundred
million dollars, America’sfirst loan to the new Russians Rcpub-
I’c, was turned over by Secretary of Treasury McAdoo to a
Charge dc Affairs of the Russian Embassy this afternoon.
This ended a series of conferences between the Russian
diplomats and State Department officials.. The United States
was assured that if the loan was made Russia's continuation*
in the war on the side of the Allies was assured.
The Russian government understood that the loan was
contingent on her rejecting all German offers for a separate
peace.
Root’s mission, which U pow ready to depart for Potto-
grad, will have much to say regarding the us« made at ton
money id Russia. A large portion Is to be spent for railroad
supplies in the United Stain.
Chicago, May 15—At a meeting of the Board of Trndn
with the representatives of the leading grain exchanges of ton
country, it was decided this afternoon to continue the reci
tations prohibiting the trading in May grains.
Wheat prees here tunhled sixteen cento today.
MEMBERS OF THE AUTO CLUB
Miss Ruth Rogers, City
Mrs. A. B. Blalock, Route I, City
Mias Lucile Ayres, Enigm* Ga.
Mrs. Jack Gaulding, City
Miss Maggie Driver, Adel, 6a
Miss Georgia Livingston, Norman Park, Ga.
W. Hightower, Tifton
J. G. Tom West, Willateochee
Miss Ella Robinson, Route I, City
Miss Willie Lemons, Sumnc, Ga
Miss Wincna McKown, Onega, Ga
Mias Stella Bowen. Brookfidd
Mrs. Dick Page, City
Miss Maud Herndon, Fender, Ga
Miss Eleanor Shockley, Fetder, Ga
. 614,188
484,908
466,068
468.608
417,008
. 416,508
.415,800
. 411,060
x 832308
. 328,508
287,600
286,000
257.608
239,458
. .244,808
Dr. Hughes, and Kennon Mott,,
medical and non-medical specialista
on the eyes and chronic disease, of
428 Austell building, Atlanta ar*
making marvelous cures of thc eyes
and entire body,, and scientifically
fitting glasses. They relieve head-
many family belongings bard to es-l acke * rcm ° ve floating spots etc.,
limnte, shut the monetary loss above from the eyes relieve itching burning
insurance will not be far from $2,-,!'<!*. treat rhoumatizm, •
10. * inch, kidneys, dropsy, and all chron-
Thi* ig Mr. Royal', fifth fire sipci'ic diseases of the eyes and entire
he has been koping house and in ad- body, absorb adenoids tonsils, cata-
dition he was badly burned when
child, carrying scars from same now.
Just six years ago this month, hi
burned out on Second street, i.
front of thc telephone exchange.
All of the ten negro gamblers ar
rested Saturday night of last week
have been Released on bond except
• m-Ik.I— • ~
^and straighten cros* eyes, all
without knife or pain. Some eyes are
cured so that glasiies need not be
worn. Women and children given
special care. Don’t forget the date
and place as al-ove. Don't htsitote
to call or write for information.
Herbert L Moor,
Graduate Optometrist
. year * 01 continuous practice
to Tifton and scores of satisfied cue
tomers. If you are suffering wm
other troubles caused
by eye strain .
if gh
i (ii). to cert and *•* ‘f pn.perfy fltt&r
.each box. Oc. ta,th* Myon Hotel Block eviry dav. 4