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VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 27.
THE T1FTON GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER
DOC1A UEUTENANT3 NAMED
THE LATEST NEWS BY WIRE
FOUR-MINUTE MEN
in evangelization
Docin milfe jistrict in the Food
ConscrvutK* Campaign, has appoint- Work, Wu Dr. Ainsworlh’a Sub-
cd tout him t„ jeet Wrdn».d«y Nijht
getting thchouH'kecners nf. the Do- "
Thr»» Members Are Selected for tbo >iril | r
jin their new home
appointed chairman of the Four-Mitt^ I.
uto Men tor Tift county. Dr. C. W. Q BMy Addition to Tiftqtt'a Mod
«nd, 1. L. Hsrrtai! sre ti.
other member* of the Four-MIaute y
Rev. C. W. Durden, Prof. W. l. A $16,800 OFFICE BUILDING
Bryan, C- W. Fulwood. Eev. G. W.
•Mathews. L. P. Skeen, Dr. A. G. p or Ealeniive Brokerage and ln*ur-
Fort and J. S. Ridgdill hare been „ nc j. Bu.inea*. Spanish Design
named as the Four-Minute speaker* Up-to-tbe Minute Equipment,
for Tift. The closing month* of 1917 mark
The purpose of the 'organization t h c completion'of another handsome
is to deliver’four-minute speech)* at business structure in Tifton, that of
thc moving picture shows and at oth- lke Frank Scarboro Company,
er points on subjects relating to the The location is an admirable one,
war. The subjects to be spoken on |, ein({ j n t | le „j, K | 0 between First and
are selected by the Cwnmittee on ^jlroad streets and tho Atlantic
Petrograd, Oct. 18.—The Russian battleship Slava, thir-
, thousand Hma, was sunk' in a battle with the German fleet
Oesel Island. Greatly outnumbered, the Russian fleet re-
Rural Schools of Tift Start Third
Week with Regular Teachers
54 TEACHERS IN 26 SCHOOLS
las called a meet-
nt the Old Ty Will Close Week of Mission Moot-
A'cdncsdny night. 'logs. Soma Notabla Ad-
clock. The plan*. drosses M*o.
will be discunsed Dr. W. N. Ainsworth spoke un
he speakers for -.The Responsibility of the Individual
Col*. C. W. Ful- Church to Evangelize the World,” at
ledill. Every per- the Methodist church Wednesday
strict is Invited. evening. A good crowd heard the
the Docin district address. Dr. Ainsworth's talk waa
on-wide campaign very earnest and strong, and was en
joyed by the audienee.
- To.,' talk that night was the las*
in the sc],>s of mission talks un-
•il Sunday, vhen three services will
be h«!d. Th«‘ Pastor will speak on
"The Missionary Ideal” and at night
Dr. as £immertnan will speak of
"MiSr-'.r.s to tiae Hebrews.”
PROGRAM OF CONVENTION Dr. Ainsworth left Thursday
jparnlng fef Savannah. He is prea-
ity Suo- ident of the Conference Board of
unday Missions.
London, Oct. 18.—A mighty air offensive wns launched
nit tie Germans on the Western front. More than thirty
nan planes have been brought down since Monday night
Allies’ machines also penetrated far into the enemy tem-
. bombarding railways and factories. -
The artillery fire on the Flanders front has increased to
irricane of fury. The German positions from Dixmude to
Franco-Belgian border are being held under a continuous
of steel. V first Monday
The Germans are replying to the British with a terrific re- term, but nil of the teachers did noto
i of shells, says today’s official dispatches from the front. >how up and substitutes had to be sa-
., , -j i , • i . . cured for some of the schools^ All
Th. British troop, e.m.d out r.td, U.t o.,ht ou th. Ar- >( ^ ta „ b „„
Front, inflicting casualties. , nml thc acho ols started off Monday
Paris, Oct. 18.—An attempt by Germans to break through 'with their faculties coplete.
French'lines near Bezonvaux, on the Verdun front was re-' A lotal °t 51 teachers are employ
ed, according to the official communique today. j cd in the 26 ,!T hit ^ - , SC ^° 0l t' Bn ,*' V , C . rJ
’ .. . , • . I age of more than two teachers t# the
Cannonading is reported in other section*. ;school. Nine of the schoools have only
Paris, Oct. 18.—Eighteen German air machines were shot 'one teacher each, but the.others hove
n yesterday in a heavy air fight, according to the announce- two or more. The attendance has
t of the War Office. Both sides continue their rai<»s behind bcen V “T K° od 50 far “ nd th *
f. , . .. promises to be a most successful
ngntmg lines. . • lone As all of the schools opened
Washington, Oct, 18.—Hhlf of the Liberty Loan has been 1 on the some date for the fall term,
icribed, was officially announced today. Subscriptions at \ they will, close on the same date
Prospects are Good for Most Success*
j ful Term—Negro Schools Open
Neal Month.
Tift county’s white rural schools
■started their third week Monday
jwith all of the regular teachers in
j their places AH of the 26 white
'schools in the county opened ( on the
October for the fall
ronsengtion of food to assis
mg th war B. Y. Wallaci
n; It ihairman of thc cu
1 Tift He has appoint*,’/
for ach militia dtstri
•ty TWe captains will rara
ats to kelp them.
ive | Of Division Ns 5, Tift C<
• The interior is finished in oak and day Schoool Association,
the furnishings, including light fix- October list, at Oemga.
tures, were made to order especially 10:00 llyw.
for this building. The high wains- 10:05 S' rijtarr rending ngd pray- ^ ul
coting is of oak and the upper walls er . hjr B. I- Gwm. ‘J’’" 1
finished throughout in stipple work. ^fOri^' Trastd workers for tho
The electric fixture- are hammered Sunday Schoa, by IJcv. J. T. M. at
brorfzc with ground glass shades and Watkins.
thc lighting srhimc as near perfect 10:40 Sunay School ■ Records—
as could be dcsignetl. The window* what They nntnd Why Keep Th*®.
Iley will speak „ re arc hcd. running nearly the |,y J. W. I-uni
lUditorfcim Fri- on u, e ,,j dc wn |ls, and nra 11:00 Sor*
19, orf"When equipped with Venetian blinds. Tho Ji:00 The Co-Operation of the
Worm. He fixture* are both in the center Superintendent sml Teachers, by J. at
who kre tour- nni j on ,j,| e yy,)!, an d directly over a. Dodd. ° !
nt - Lj°- - ht lhe working desks. 11:20 Ho* to Make Sunday
*° j* d '™* 4ion ; Entrance is by an onk-pannelled School Attractre to Boys and Girls
o hegr thc “d-j vestibule with the private office of Under UJ. hy In Charlie Roberts. 0
i Mr. Scarboro on thc right and that of
oolldy th«t for Co , Skeen on the left The furni .
f yeprs he^bns ture ln these offices is in the same do*
n a* effort to gjgn 0 j quartered oak, the chairs
eop^e to throw upholstered in leather and all strik-
ncq and mako iln ,] y handsome. Thc design i* car-
, /he legalized ried
out even in the waste paper.
t laid tu be an ), a sketa:
id (is aitoeeUd,. Settees adorn both sides of the
Who hear him lobby, which is separated from
; the offices on either side by oak rsil-
ley * address, i nKa , Mr. Scarboro has two office*
[ton fckool and on y,,. riKht and on lhe le(t are y,,
ol will Join in offices of Mr. Parker and Mr. Rous-1 pu i. nra
iood-bye John „. au - Th,. dcilt!I arc modeU of C0D . cullur '’
This is ex- venience, especially the original
attractive port dpgjgn of thc typwriter desks. |
j Cutting off the rear of the main (
room is a cashier’s grille of brass with
] a working counter fronted with plate |
glass. This is the home of thebroke- ,
rage business. Behind this on the
. fight is th* private consultation room 1
I of Col. Skeen and in the center a
'.fire-proof vault of reinforced con-[
crete with steel door and fittings. On
the left are thc lavatories and shower
: baths. These are'of marble and tile, J
i Above and occupying thc entire
rear of thc building is a mezzanine'
• reached by an oak staircase, where
the insurance records will be kept
und which by its semi-privacy nt the
-amg .time giving a -bird's-eye view of
WOOLLEY SPEAKS FRIDAY
(JjL'Pratt City, Ala., was blo^vn over.board and killed. tho fir,t Monday in November. day cv ,
II is believed that the destroyer was struck in the bow and ' rhcr '-' arc on ’> - “ ^ cw eoloredsejioul* (;t>od ,
«nl» "lightly damaged, otherwise It would have been impoa- ‘
to tow her to port. It is assumed that repair work has al- mportant and largest. ‘ . - -\nti-Sn
• ivtdy started. The identification of the vessel is forbidden.' 1 tee '^jj 1
it was stated that she was comparatively new. 1 The white schools and the faculties ,i ros s.
[ The Italian parliament has just convened and probably which they started the seio/id u j,
will discuss in direct session rioting which occurred in Turin in we * k : Mond “y '"o™ 1 "*-’ «te : r m ore t:
’ , , . . . , .... , , Omega— Mr. Frank Clark, pnn- -.oured
August aa a result o( food shortage and political discontent and SUjl „. Mrl .
political discontent and also the general food crisis through out j. k. Florence, Mis* Izora Smith, off ,
Italy. In the Turin dots, news of which has been received Tor and Mrs. J. B. Mallory. wnr to
{phi first time, large lumbers of persons are said to have been T >’ Ty—Mr. J. W. Miller, princi- gn i c 0 f
(feBfed, machine guns and bombs dropped from airplanes being , C ^ rloU *. M ° bl ' y ’ Ml “ clo 'i ocl
Bit. put dowu the di,Drier. . M.„-J.rfsn M». Both P...1I
K .... la- 1 Bm * Mrs. E. J. Cottle. Friday
^BBlttteugh American torpedo boat destroyers have cover-' ch u i„ _ Mr W. M. Walden, B efo
P^PUrly a millioft miles sifice. the United States entered the principal; Mis* Bessie Freeman, Mrs. mem t, cl
■ crossing the ocean, convoying vessels and chasing sub- w M. Y’ alden nnd M '“ tin- Ag
H^bu, only recently has a German submarine succeeded in huchanan. giving
NMgiug on. of them with a torpedo. I BmokHdi-Bis. Msod.-ITshm,
- * principal; Miss Ruth Clark and Miss pected
j mThe attack occurred somewhere within the war zone last clara Hc i| e Henderson. o f the
T %k4ay though the destroyer was badly damaged, she Vanceville—Mr. “
WU able to make port. | principal; Miss Sar
r The Germans are'entirely in possession of the island of | Moe H ° w e n -
ns.ag.1 +N. tt,. r-„if r T>- . .. T> - - r i Old Ty Ty—Mr. W. C. Mitcham. Uyal X. WhltUe and Ashley S. 1
fOuel, at the head of the Gulf of Riga, and the Russian force. j princip .^ >iua EgUlle Prine and , aallc> of Na , hvn ,.. rnIi(1 ted at At- 1
ere are ent off from communication with Petrogrnd. \j rs- j.ula Bryan. lanja Wednesday for the army and ‘
Small naval engagements continue in adjacent waters ami Cotton Mill—Mr. Lacy I.. O’Steen were sent to Fort Ogiathorpe.
German aircraft are carrying out reconnaissances over the Ri- principal; Mr*. Lacy L. O'Steen. Roy 4 Futch. of Nashville, nnd
tga and orer the mainland to the east. Pernau. an important Eldorado— Miss Georgia Morton, Mallle M. NcSmith. of Norman Park, |
gulf port north of Rig. and due east of Oese! Island hns boea pri "Tl.'T"' ““ W *'i* r ' ’■“If' ““
m , . , . 1 Oak Ridge—Miss Hanna l!um-ey. station nt Camp Gordon.
bombed by German naval airships. I principal and Miss JLaVerte Haisten,. Among the n-cent enlktmenta in’
Copenhagen. Oct. 18.—Many bodies of German sailors Salem—Miw t.ydn Anderson, prin- the.army from this scctio* ore: |
washed ashore here today. They -a^e believed to be from a C'pa 1 and Mf . Eva Kirkland. Van McGill. Nashville and George |
Beaman warship that has been sunk i Fixcelsidr—Miss Saliie Prine, prin- E. Fergerson, Nahunta, for .infantrj-.
Khuriiristfann. Oct. 18,-^Tho Norwegian steamers Bargoeg>"»<'»» “»;>• .«•OfOw « .
j,, , , .. .. . Midway—Mis- Mnllie Lawrenc*. Fletcher. Irwinvillc foe remount de- ,
Pr®° de Were sunk b - v Gt’nnan submarines, three fives be- |inru . ipi|| aml MUa ( ; ( . [>riria Dearing. P ot. and Edgar T. Arnold, Vienna/;
Ug lOR. ( Fletcher—Mu* Myrtle Dcklo. prin. Tor Nntionnl Gui^T. *ent to Camp (
I Petrograd . OcL 18-—The Grand Preliminary Council of cip.i1 nnd Mi— Ruth Hikes. Wheeler.
Bie Russian Republic is scheduled to convene Saturday. It will R ‘<l Oak—Mr w. v. Martin, The following negroe- from Tif- ,
&Mt»in 655 members, was announced today. . principal «"«l Mih* Mattie Sue 1^- ton enUftad fwLJiir itarsdan r*gl--
1> f" Jrcd .“ d 1 ^ig p CTJ!MH'll»!» Hm’lry. Ds-Bs H«*t’-t )
thft othti’* will ■* Snria'iisLs and Democrat-. ,i„ r j. j James Kenlev.
-Almluy—Mi*» Mny UhatfTeld, prfif 6
—; . ipal ansi Ml - JewellI Crtim. . ONZ DAY PROVIDED TOR
- - ■ ■pr't'ahiji CresT— Mr. Mark Gibb*. It i* earlyvfor Santa Claus, but h* 1
principal and Miss Rubye Darby . walked right in to tho Gazetfo office ,
m —* Filyaw— Mrs. A. "D. MuIUs. Wednesday morning with a big.
I Pine View— Miss Myrtle Dickson, bulging baskot .on his arm. He was ,
I Nipper— Mi«s Maria .Stevens. .mtde up to '00k like Friend C. JI. i
• * I I Fair Vi*w—MU* Annie Fulghum. Rainwater, out on Route 3—in fact ,
. I * Pearman—Miss Worthie Hardison he was just as much like Rainwater ,
!■■ ifmaJ Hat Creek— Mr. J. M. Siwnani.. •,* Rainwater is like himself. In the 1
. //Wo ' Myrtle—Miss. Bessie Mae Smith, basket were White Egg, YelloW Ab-j
Kr(J j/J Bay—Mis* May Belle Sumner. jerdeen and White Globe turnips, old- 1
i Brighton—MUs Mattie I.ou Moats, fashioned rutalmgas and rape, all'
2,433 HOfe INOCULATED
- . t. - cr r- ,i_ aellgntiui mceung win me
ss" stodsnt bod,. Dr. P.rk
DurtrtL... Moath. —to / d , h , , W d„„ «„ ^„|on
During th* pried from September wofk aUo on hU early boy-
17 to Octoberl2, Dr. W. E. White, hoo(1 exper i ence j n the mission field,
veterinarian w% the Bureau of Aid- Mrg p>rk lhowed , numb , r of chin*
mal Industry, Jepartment of Agri- curioj >nJ Th* occa-
inoculled 2,433 hogs ln Rion w|| . r>re treal ^ the ^denU
four counties 1 thU section. and apparently was enjoyed almost
Th* work ws divided as foUows: aa much by Dr , nd Mrfc Part Th^
Irwin, 849 hogt Tift, 828; Ben Hill, wlth Rcv G w M *thews dined at
• 463; Berrien, 2*. 'the School.
1 Dr. White hshk. headquarter, in a(t *rnoon at 8:30 Mrt.'
■ Fitzgerald and Invite, the farmer. p>rk ^ the chi|dr , n of Tifton
trip t0 Chin *’ teUin * * nlln, WOn '
» »«..» ♦ “ ~~ «»»>'">•* “ 1 ’ der f u i and intensely interesting
things about that far off country.
There was a large attendance and the
1 wai listened to with eager and in
tense interest.
Dr. and Mn. Park left Wednesday
afternoon for Wayeross where they
spoke that afternoon *nd night, leer
ing at midnight for LeFayetti* r Ga.,
Dr. Park’s boyhood home. Tifton is
n better city for tho visit of these
two earnest workers, who won the
love of our people during their brief
stay.
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Laserngnt-eiuL-a -4>«.i}er-Which fUny-T! x
-he* hot -W.lt«r Tor the lavatory ami : *
'•baths. The radiators thronghout *
the. building are bronzed in keeping ' H
'with the general color scheme.. .1"la-
FIRE
PROOF
BANK y
AND
TIFTON PLAYS DOUCLA5-
JUDGE KENT BUYS HOME
(at thc southeast corner of Central All of which proves that Mr.
j avenue *nd Sixth streets, erected sev- bnter is a good truck farmer r
j eral years ago by Mr. E. B. O’Neal. a , a generous man. A friend
| The price paid was about $3,500. Jelhpjjr suegesta that hr ha* U
, The house is now occupied by Dr. ; UK * of other truck growers V
1B, W. Mills and family and Judge he doenn^t have to provide nrl
Kent will make a number of 1m-, irrigation—he has Rainwater 1
; provements before moving in. Mr. time.
. Kent sold his handsoma^-two-story „
: hime on the corner of I’aTk avenue WOODMEN LIBERAL
| and Sixth street to Col. R. D. Smith ' A very interesting session of
! early in the week. |P er*'Camp, Woodmen of the 1
Mothers, Wives,
Sweethearts
These thick walls and heavy doors we/e built to pro
tect your money. /
When you have some little extra money, you can
spare, why not start a bank account with us? We will
serve you well and can advise you cheerfully.
You can start a bank account now and have a "big
wad” some day, and not fear old age or poverty.
If you are hotnekeepers, or contemplate the management
of a iiome, let us solve your housekeeping problem and light
en your task by taking care of your account at our bank'.
Pay your household expenses by check - make our institu*
jta your BANKING HOME
Start a Savings Account with us
against the Rainy Day.
Put YOUR monej
FIRST CLASS LAUNDRY
Work Called for and
Delivered
Phone 325
Two years oi continuous practice
iu Tifton and seorea of satisfied cus
tomer*. If you are ruffering with
headache, or other trouble* caused
>i/y eye (train be sura and eonauit me
and see if gla-set pr perly fitted
atik of Tifton
The National Bank of Tifton, Ga.