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“Btta-R,” ZBrspt,
Coras Pool OffI
To B. R.ady for Foil Crop. Chart.*
App'.iod For.
Tifton will hove a rleo mill in i
ample tirna Jo take care of thi» aea- 1
son's crop. *•
The preliminary meeting was held,'
the stock ovcrsuhsci ibed. and the
.■temporary organisation effected!
' wilhin three days.
in another column appears appll-
jcation for incorporation of the new!
iod company. The machinery will be
• | ordered at once and it is expected
Tifton, Ga., Aug. 31 „ 1317.
Board Southern District No. 1, Savannah, Ga.:
Ve have circular letter No. 44, expressing: Presidents
regards to heads of families. We were loath to cep-
•' n *nied men. Would be glad to have our decisions re>
1 ^by you as to married men who filed affidavits support*
>K e Mms for discharge, allowing us to furnish our quota of
"SWmen. Local Board Tift County,
Henry D. Webb, Clerk.
Schools opened Monday morning at
8:30 with » *hort program of exer
cises in the High School building.
There were musical select
ions by the head* of the- Department
of Music followed by a short and in
spiring talks by Rev.C. W. Durden.
Rev, Cl. W. Mathews, Prof. Bryan
and Prof. Blackwelder. There were
no exercises at the Grammar School
building.
The work of classification was be
gun at once, followed by issuance of
hooka to the pupils. The enroll
ment Monday at noon in the Gram
mar School was 260, and in the High
School 174. The combined enroll
ment is expected to pass 500 before
the end of the week.
' Roll of Faculty
W. L. Bryan. Superintendent.
D. L. Blackwelder. Punctual, Bir
mingham. Ala.
Miss Effic Scavhoro, Latin and
English. Tifton
j Miss Grace Schley, History and
j Science. Columbus,
j Miss Lillian Spier, Seventh Grade.
Atlanta. ^
Miss Ethel Adams. Sixth Grade,
Dcraorest.
| Miss l.cuell Mitchell. Sixth Grade
! B. Sardis. Miss.
Miss Mary Lou Britt. Fifth Grr-de
! A. Tifton.
•Mis. Nan Wicker. Fifth Grade.
! Dorsey, Brown, Bahnsen. Camp
bell Invited
Vocational Training Subject of
Mr- Brittain's Address
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
To B. Effected on That Dele. Di.-
cut,ion, on Tick Eradieetio.
Wiil Be Held.
The Georgia Land Owners' Asso
ciation, will effect a permanent or
ganisation anil hold its first meeting
in fuflon on September 15th, in
itiating what is perhaps the largest
and most important movement in
the interest of-live stock and agri
cultural development ever started in
the state of Georgim^ -
GoVcrnor Hugh M. Dorsey, and
other State,officinls. Including Hon.
J. J. Brown. Commissioner i>f Agri
culture. and Dr. Peter ~ ~ '
State Veterinarian. !
Campbell, of Atlanta
speakers from the f?tat<
WUt Do You Know
About Your Blood Supply?
^ onr Wrance
may startle you.
, know of the many
.vj • 0 * ,he h, °od -MrtTply, and
* *>>»J , riy r i"U^iu*!mn n r b '
' ,!* health of the entire body
„i v pon ,hr condition of the
,»r* invited to write and
iln.it 0 ? ,* S' ve * y°u some
u>1 * inforni*tion on this im-
ternoon at thC office of the Board
of Trade by the stockholders of the
rice mill organization. Mr. E. P.
Bowen was appointed chairman of
the meeting, which then proceeded
to appoints committee. Said com
mittee as appointed was C. W. Ful-
wood. Chairman; J. J. Golden and
T. A. Mitchell. It was authorized
to proceed with the selection of a
site, the building of a suitable house,
the buying of the machinery and in
stallation of same.
It was decided to call the incor
poration the Mutual Milling Com
pany. Twenty-five per cent of the
stock wa< ordered assessed. E. P.
Bowen was elected temporary treas-
u«r and/ stock payments wiil be
rna^p to him.
that's aft. “Geta-li"
College
F. ST Mil. IS NED isr.i
A Bank for
Bankers
Georgia have been
chiefly nb
ride tick
Tifton nnd recommended ns
■s with Government and
lo accomplish during the
or three years. In this
. the Dnvis-Townsend
i Law passed by the lust
\ will be explained and
be taken through the As-
o make the law effective
■ous counties still* under
in the shortest possible
Preenpt collection Service.
Collection of Cotton Drafts on Atlanta without
cost lo our depositor-^ *
Accommodations that condition/ justify.
Prompt Shipment of cuiv«ncy and silver.
Prompt transfer of National Sank /and, to Fed
eral Reserve Bank.
The accumulated strength nnd experience of more
than half n century are at the yommand of our
banking correspondents.
. Write for booklet
fOTAL RESOURCES, $12,000,000.00
Lowry National Bank
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
BOBEJT J. LOWRY. IViddot.
HENWW. DAVIS, Vic Pr„.
JOHNL MURPHY. Vk. Pr...
J- H. RJNNALLY. Vi,. Pr...
H. WARNER MARTIN. C..hi.r
MUSICALE AT OMEGA
j Miss Fannie Shaw, fourth Grade,
i A. Adel.
i Miss Ethel Autrey. Fourth Grade.
' B. Acree.
Miss Helen Mathews. Third Grade
A. Tifton.
Miss Mildred Lassiter, Third
Grade B, Vienna.
I Miss Gladys Westberry.
| Grade A. Sylvester
j Miss Marthena Bivins.
I Grade B. Amerirua.
[ Miss Annie Belle Clarke. First
Grade A. Atlanta
! Mis- Julia Pinkston. First Grade
onnccti
Omega. Aug. 31.—Mr. H. Rob
erts in order to fill a ga* lamp, went
out to his garage, ar.d drew -about
a quart of gasoline in a bucket. In
putting the gas in the lamp it ignited
from a lantern nearby. Mr. Rob
erts was in the back end of the gar
age -apij his car was between him
and the door. He tried to throw the
bucket, but it hit one side of the
door nnd fell down, almost under
, the ear. nnd the fir e flashed over the
Omega. Sept.'
presalon will be given at the school I
auditorium at Omega on Friday i
night. Sept. 7th. by Miss Lola Roy- j
Al. Assisted by Mrs. J W. I.ang. All
music Ibvers are invited. Mias Roral j
has had special training in rxpresaion ‘
and a real treat may be expected l
by all who attend. No adtniss.on 1 (
charge.
Tifton was selected by President
A. K Scstoms of the Georgia Land
Owners' Association nnd his asso
ciates for the first meeting—primar
ily because of the large number of
members in Tift county, and - be
cause of the recent establishment of
a packing plant in this city—thus
emphasizing the wish of the Asso
ciation to encourage ns much as pos-
s’lble the establishment of the best
possible markets for the meat prod
ucts of South Georgia farmers.
The Georgia Land Owners’ Asso-.
ciation now. numbers 1,000 of the
J most progressive land owners nnd
fanners in 40 of the counties in.
■South Georgia, and the membership
Mr. Roberts ran' out and pulled
the car out. enveloped in flames.
Mrs. Robertson* entertaining tho
Ladies’ Benevolent Club and their
husbands, so there was quite a num
ber pf people there and by the aid
df a few buckets of water and a lot
of dust the fire was soon extinguish-
jefl. with only slight damage ibv^he
Take HERBINE for all disturb- 1 jj r ,
ices in the bowels. It purifies tne :
■owe! channels, promotes regular P rM * 10n -
orements and makes yen feel Miss 3
■ttht, vigorous and cheerful. Price :
•c. Sold by Conger Drug Ce.
Minnie V. Warrington. Ex-
i. Montreal. It. C.
Maida Shepherd. Music. Tif-
.value of Tifton's school props'
in 1912 was $9,000; now/it is
less than $100,000. Prof Scar-
Mi-* Louise Madre, Music, Lump-| bora congratulated Tifton and those'
in charge of it* educational work on
the High School building wVrh Is
one of the best in the Smith. " re-,
minded the pupils, however, that-
while the building is a great help it :
trill not give them an education,
which can only be secured by hard,
E. A. BANCKER. Jr., Aset. Can
ERNESTW RAMSPECK. AnL
O. C. BRADFORD, JR., Ami
HARRY H. JOHNSON, Aut
WILEY C. SUTTON. A.dltor.
MA YR’y
wonderful remedy for
STOMACH TROUBLES
There wq» a RO-gallon tank of gas
the garage and the blaze ran all
KENNEDY HAS RIBBON.
Just as it always happens when a
newspaper man think* he is doing a
i little something extra and says so,
somebody else always get* ahead of
him Perhaps they will learn after
a while that they are only ordinary
' individuals after all.
Saturday, we got a little ehesty
because we paid $15 school book
rental and crowed a little about it,
and now along comes W. O. Kenne
dy and yanks our little laurel wreath
for hi* ownself,
Mr. Kennedy ha* not only paid
more money for book rental than
we have but he has more children in
'sehook HU book rental f* $21 for
■ this term and he ha* a child In caeh
of the Second. Third. Fifth. Sixth.
Seventh. Eighth nnd Eleventh grades.
So far as w e are concerned, the
blue ribbon belongs to W. O.
Mr. Roberts' hnnd was painfully
j burned, also Mr. Ben Mitcham's
hand arms burned slightly.
One dose convinces.
For sale at Brook's Pharmacy and
■ other reliable druggists
Chairman B. Y. Wallace, of the
Building Committee, w.-.s introduced
nnd formally tendered the building,
to the .Board of Trustor-. Mr. Wal
lace said that three th’ng- were nee
cssary to a community's progress:
Good churches, good s.hools, and
good roads. He'believed o'ur church
buildings and roads should be the fatten like th<
best we could build and that no tt ; 0l ?' d be read;
opportunity shouM be neglected to
add to our school faeilitief The stand,
school is the greatest manufacturing The hog tha
plant in the world, because it per- be .in prime pi
fecta the boy and girl ar.d equips 1
them for the battle of life. The:system clean a
building committee did its best to hies them to f;
discharge what it-considered a sa-, falling a prey
cred trust, and turned over to the p 0 ^cr is "mo
Board a building commodious with lt £ a | R fc{ medlcl
every convenience . and modern agency because
equipment. | feed out your
Mr. T. A. Mitchell responded in I Merc
benalf of the Bor r ; | 0 f Education 1 K K Hu wy;
He spoke of the unity of purpose I
of the' people „f Tifton whrh made '* rcr ' off ]* toh
the new l.uilding possible He apokelf 1 ""* rou,d ™
in high terms of .he work of th. building poss.hl
Committee which had made the very i '' r ' ” nl *am
best showing with the resource* to " orW,ho '
I hand. Nothing is ton good .‘or Tif-■ c ***'*"■
tort's “people and the rommitte.- had i ”"* 71: r "’ Tt * 1 * 1
given thirn the best The • ity mn " who
FEED OUT YOUR HOGS SIX
WEEKS EARLIER
NORMAN INSTITUTF. OPENS
A Radiator Emblem
Distinctive Meaning---
DR. J. B. S. BLITCH.
Physician and Surgeon
■ak e a special study of and
diseases of children ^nd chro-
r long standing diseases.
Broohfisld, Georgia
-jin. Fall Tsrm With Increased
Attendance.
Norman Park, Ga., Sept. 4 —Nor-
lan Institute opened its 1917-18
rm this morning with every proa-
successful te-m.
poet for a ver
About 75 pupils were present on
opening day and 125 are expected
hefpre the week is out. This will
be an increase of about 20 over the
past. term.
Addresses were made by Judge T.
H. Parker, of Moultrie, and Dr.Ty-
ler of Norman Park; Judge Park
er's subject was “Obedience.” which
was especially timely.
There were a large nmpber of
visitors and the opening exercises
DR. N. PETERSON
Tifton, Georgia
Office hours: 10 to 11 am 8 to 4 p
Offlc r at Residence. Bell Phone No.
JOHN A PETERSON
Office Dentist
New Golden Building, Second St
Tifton, Georgia
Are You.LooJu'ng Old?
Old age comas quickly enough with
out inviting it Some look old at for
ty That-xs because they neglect the
; liver and bowels. Keep your bowels
regular and your liver healthy and
you will not only feel younger, but
look younger. When troubled with
uonitipation or hilrou-ni-xa take I
| Chamberlain's Tablet*. They are in-'
I tended c*peeially .for the*e ailments
arid are excellent., atltk.
DR. A. E. O’QUINN
FIRST CLASS DENTAL WORK
Crown end Bridge Work . Specialty
Over Pinkston's Drug Store
Tifton. Georgia
>f Dentistry everywhere.
WILLACOOCHEE SCHOOL OPENS !
IV ' he*. S*:.! 3 I h- MI.
term of the W high eh
opened today with Prof. J. N. Carr
re-elected principal. Three changes
were _ramie _hy the .Board ,qf, i-durs-
tMMt follows; Mi«s K'jlie Chamiier.t
Ga. Fitzgerald, first, second and third
grades; M;*s Mary King, Jesup. sixth
,t>rd seventh grades, and Miss Char
line. Sasser, Senoin, mudie and cx-
, pre-sion. Miss Mae McWhorter was
re-elected teacher of the . fourth and
fifth grdes. The school opened with
tdance of 150.
WOMAN CURES HORSE COLIC
jin providing facilities and to both f mul ‘ s cqaal by
' l'OTOTicit-‘amt-riWnBlttff»~nie rebple 1 0,l, f ,0 r
r He pledged the very heat efforts of , nf '* 1
' the Bonn! of Education to make the ' h< ' W!ln ' or wo;
■’ thrtm-jKnsmirUiic or tHe meads'**
• jjlaccd in Uteir hands. • j lnif of thc Chl
1 Hon. M. L. Brittain. State Sup- | on '* intore!lt * cc
1 crintewident of Schools, was next in- 1 Mr Hrittnin
traduced nnd receive/ a co-dial tr *P *° Washing
■ greeting from-his Tifton rneiul*. Mr-’ ,he fmith-Hug
1 Brittiin heartily commended T'fton tiortzil training,
for the harmony in evidence be- ernment appro
The men were away as nsu
hor*e was had: A lohe'womat
not ''drench*' 4J< the old wa
ratted up a neighbor and h<
were- away—trot: “We have
Colic Remedy that you drop „.. ...^
horse’s tongue." says Mrs Neighbor.
So she fame, over and dropped Farris
Colic Remedy on the horse's tongue
and the horse, was well when the
men came home. -Moral: Get Farris
Colic Remedy so the women can cure
horse colic. We sell it at 50 cents
a bottle on the Money Back Plan.
Phillips Mercantile Co.. Tifton, Ga.
E. F. Bussey. and Co.. Enigma,
Attorney-At-Law
Special attention given to collections-
and to matters relating to land titlra.
Will practice in all the Cot •
Tiftc
Farris
The Model E-Six 45 Buiek for 1918 is equipped as
usual, with the World-Famed buick valve-in-head
Motor, 3«-8 x -1 1-2 .but increased jjbi'ity^ SIXTY
HORSEPOWER. ‘ ”
ACar of Beauty--of Power--ot Reliability
A Car that yields Maximum mileage against
Minimum 'gasoline arid oil consumption
Sloping Windshield, New Style Topi Hijrh Grade
Leathtr Upholstery in buttonless, plaited, design,
over curled hair; New Style Multiple Disc, Dry Plate,
Clutch; 118.inch Wheelbase. *
Golden Bldg.
H. S., MURRAY
Attorney-At-Law
ifton, Georgia
Office‘in Golden Building
FULWOOD & HARGRETT
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Golden Bldg. Tifton. Ga
Admire Babies?
WALTER CHASTAIN BENNETT
This is n medicine that every fam- !
ily should be provided with- Colie and 1
diarrhoea often come on suddenly '
ai.-i it :• of the greatest, import
ance that they be treated promptly.
Consider the suffering that must he ;
endured until a physician arrives or ,
medicine can be.obtained. Chamber- j
Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea:
Remedy ha* a reputation second to '
none for the quick relief which it af- j
Walter Chastain, the ten-months-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Ben-
netf, 'died at their home at the Tif-
ion Cotton Mills Wednesday night
at-10:30 of stomach trouble.
The little body was carried to
Adel Thursday afternoon the funer
al party going through in cars, and
was, laid .to. mat . in the cemetery at
Lime-dnk church at 3 o'clock. :
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett have the
svxnpathy of many friends in the
loss, of their little one.
DR. J. D. WILBANKS
VETERINARIAN
Office at Touchstone's Stable
Offic, Phone 273—Residence 12
All calls responded t c day or ai|
Tifton. Georgia. ^
Tifton. Ga.
JOE CONG j
HONORING SOLDIERS
Ashburn, Sept. 4.—Turner county '
is honoring the boys whoS^ve been 1
selected to serve in the newNationnl ;
Army, by a barbecue and basket din
ner held at the city park in Ash
burn today. The stores closed at *10
o’clock and a general holiday has
been declared.
Patriotic music, songs and ad
dresses are on the program. The
celebration is in charge of Mrs. R.
M. Monroe and Mys. J. H. Palmer.
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