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The Gurrett warehouse, below the rfe-
pot on the Central railroad, was de
stroyed by tire Monday night.
The tiro was discovered about 8:30
o’clock. The alarm was sounded and
the liremcn responded promptly and he
roically, but owing to the fact that
the building was lined with sheet iron
uud covered with the sanio material,
and the further fact that the building
contained bundled oats and wheat and
shucks, fodder, hay, lumber, cement,
etc., and the'tire hud gained saoli head-
wav that all that could be done was to
confine the fire to this one building.
The loss on the feed alone amounted
to $1,000.00 or perhaps $1,500.00 with
no insurance. The building was parti
al !v insured.
The building, feed and everything was
the property of Sheriff W. A. Garrett,
except the cement which bolonged to
Hoop Hardware Co. Mr. Garrett has
friends all over Carroll county who sym
pathize with him ia his fiaancial loss.
Just how the fire originated is one
of the mysteries. It has boon reported
that small nogro boys have used the
space under the floor for a play ground
and a place to smoko.
Campaign Started for New
Members in Carroll County
Atlanta, Ga., July 5.—Commencing
Monday of last week, the Georgia Cot
ton Growers Co-operative Association
actively opened a enmpaign for new
members in Carroll county. Besides
this county, the membership campaign
is, now being conducted in Chattahoo
chee, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Dougins,
Effingham, Glascock, Hancock, Haral
son, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether,
Muscogee, Paulding, Pike, Polk, Rich
mond, Talbot, Troup, Upson, Warren
and Washington counties.
The membership drive is in charge
of Mossrs. E. B. Conwoll, J. C. Greer
and J. G. Woodruff, field representa
tives for the Association for the above
named counties.
During I lie progress of the cnmpni
meetings will lie held at various local
points throughout this and the other
twenty-three eountios and the officials
of the Association urge all bankers
business men and farmers to attend
these meetings and get, first-hand infor
mation on the co-operative marketing
and the progress that hns been made
to date by the Georgia Cotton Grow
ers Co-operative Association.
GOVERNOR WALKER
With a simple and impressive cere
mony last Saturday 'Itonv—Clifford
Walker, of Monroe, was inaugurated as
the chief executive of Georgia. The
ceremory was brief, simple and impres
sive. He is just a plain man of the
common people—a Christian statesman,
and he was inducted into this high of
fice without pomp or display, witnessed
by his family and his father and moth
er, and this inauguration was on his
mother’s birthday.
Away witli factions and strife, and
let him who wont into tho governor’s
office with the good-will and esteem
of the people of Georgia, let him load
them, becau.se they wish for him and
the grand old stale of Georgia tlve
greatest possible success in this his ad
ministration.
ALL-DAY SINGING
There will be an all-day singing at
Antioch church, just off the highway
from Carrollton to Bowdon, next Sun
day, July 8th. All singers and lovers
of music are invited to come and bring
well-filled baskets.
J. B. JOHNSON, Secty.
Every Sunday School in Carroll coun
ty, regardless of denomination, that has
in action some beneficial plan of car
rying on certain features of the Sunday
School work is invited to send some
representative to tho annual Sunday
School convention to be held at Mt.
Zion on July 8th, 1923, to tell about it,
according to those in charge of the pro
gram. It is understood that a large
part of tho program will bo given to
this, and for this reason, il is hoped that
the Sunday Schools will respond most
heartily to the invitation.
in addition to this attraction on the
program, there wilt be several speeches
,,ii some of tho newer phases of the
Sunday School work by several of the
best specialists ia the State. Among
the speakers expected is Miss lone Al-
verson, the office secretary and young
people’s division superintendent,
Tho convention is said to lie for nil
those interested in the Sunday School
work of this county, and especially for
tho officers and toachors, Sunday
School superintendents and pastors are
asked to urgo attendance from their
officers and teachers, and of courso su
perintendents and pastors are expected
to sot the -example.
It is also hoped that every single
officor of the County Sunday School
Association will be present with a re
port of the year’s work. They are as
follows:
President—S. C. Campbell, Bowdon.
Ga.
Vice President—S. O. Fielder, Villa
Rica, Ga.
Seerotary—C. S. Boyd, Carrollton, Ga.
Children’s Division Supt,—Mrs. B. F.
Boykin, Carrollton, Ga.
Young People’s Division Supt.—Mrs.
C, K. Henderson, Carrollton, Ga.
Adult Supt.—n. ,T. Reaves, Bowdon,
On.
District Presidents.
No. 1— S. O. Connally, Villa Rica, Ga.
No. 2—H. R. Watkins, WhiteBburg,
Un. ' 1
No. 3.—W. IT. Moore, Bowdon, Ga.
No. 4.—H. M. Earnest, Carrollton
Ga„ R, 7.
No. 5—V. D. Whatley, Carrollton, Ga.
No. 6—C. F. Richards, Carrollton
Ga., R. 1.
No. 7-—W. n. Alexander, Roopville,
Ga.
PROGRAM.
Theme: “The New Day in Religious
Education. ’ ’
Morning Session.
10:00. Song service by choir.
,10:20. Scripture reading and prayer
—Rev. J. B. Earnest.
10:39. The Adult Cluss in Actiou—
Hon. r Tf. P. Beck.
10:55. Jesus the Master Teacher—
Rev. n. IT. Bowon.
11:20. Period of business. Securing
of records; appointment of committees.
11:30. Music.
11:35. Tho New Day in Religious
Educntion—Miss lone Alvorson.
12:05. Miscellaneous business.
12:15. Adjournment.
Basket dinner on the grounds.
Afternoon Session.
1:15. Song service.
1:30. Scripture roading and prayer
—Hon. J. F. Brooks.
1:50. Everybody’b Period—Rov. O.
V. Weathers, loader.
2:20. Our Problems—Miss Alver
son leader.
2:45. Making the Sunday School
Evangelistic—Rev. Gilbert Dobbs, D.D.
3:10, Reaching and Holding Our
Young People—Miss Alvorson.
3:40. Perigd cf business. Report of
county officers; report of cammitces;
place of next meeting; award of ban
ners.
4:00. Adjournment.
L. S. TRIMBLE TO ADDRESS
THE ADVERTISING CLUB
Mr. Lee Trimble will address the Ad
vertising .Club at its regular meeting,
C. L. ORGAN, Evangelist.
The Organ evangelistic party ar
tent and are erecting it at the corn!
streets. „
They will begin a series of ev&n
night. All are invited. They havi
meeting at Newnan.
As soon as they close here they go
meeting.
Next Sunday morning the service;
tian church.
Mrs. E. A. Huggins, widow of the
lute W. B. Huggins, died Monday morn-
iug at her homo on Alabama street nt
1 the advanced age of 87 years.
••The funeral was conducted Tuesday
-•it the home by her pastor, Rev. Gilbert
Dobbs, Her body was laid to rest be
side her husband in the city cemetery,
wtio preceded her to the grave about
(iffeon years ago.
“All this year her health had been
declining. About three wcoks ago she
became weaker and had since been eon-
lined to her lied.
,’^he was a native of Coweta and came
to this county in 1879 and settlement
was made on Whooping Creek, near
Stripling’s Chapel. She had resided in
Carrollton about 35 years.
Before marriage she was a Miss Lvlo,
daughter of David Lyle, of Coweta
county.
She is survived by five sons and five
daughters. The sons are J. I). and B. T.
Huggins, of this county; Itoliert L. Hug
gins, of Floyd county, and Asa and
Huggins, of Walker county,
B.d Tuesday with gospel
sof Newnan and Tanner
fistic meetings Saturday
dust closed a successful
Id ward
i\ln.
Tho daughters arc: Mrs, T. N. Cald
well and Mrs. .Tim Garrett, of Birming
ham, Ala.; Mrs. Oscar Jackson, of Eil-
wnrdsvile, Ain.; Mrs. Emma Weldon, of
Atlanta, and Mrs. Lillie Price.
She is also survived by four sisters:
Mrs. Ball, of Htllett, this comity; Mrs.
'Men Johnson, of Round Top, Ala.: Mrs.
Mice Holland, of Oklahoma, and Mrs.
Mattio Beavers, of Tnlapoosa, Ga.
lt to Sand Hill for a camp
fill be held in the Chris-
45,463
GARRETT REUNION
The Garrett reunion will be held at
Roopville, Ga., on Wednesday, July
18th.
tiee.
All who are interested take no-
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If the owner of auto bearing
the above license number will
drive the machine to the front
of The Free Press office next
Saturday or Monday we will
make him a present of a year’s
subscription. Watch this space
for another auto number next
week. You car may be the
next lucky one.
None but Cai'roll county and
Carrollton trade territory li
cense numbers will knowingly
be published.
Requiring Motor
Chicles to Stop Before
Crossing R. R. Tracks
TWO NEW STEAMSHIPS
TO BE LAUNCHED
[fa, Ga., June 28.—Plans for the
Mon of a hill in Congress re
all motor vehicles to eomn to a
before crossing railroda tracks
^crossings have been discussed
service men and officials of
fowls.
bill, with the purpose of re
lic loss of lives and personal
Ins the result of the failure of
be careful In crossing rnil-
jks would be a great, help in
(ur neident toll. The rcckless-
itomobile drivers is increasing
rn by the accident records of
which it is stated that ap-
ty 1,800 people were "killed
and 5,000 were injured in the United
Stales nt railroad crossings, which was
a substantial increase over tho acci
dents of 1921.
I:. ':•
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF
CITIZENS BANK
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 30, 1923, AS CALLED FOR BY
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS.
RESOURCES.
Time Loans and Discounts $550,810.20
Furniture and Fixtures 5,000.00
Real Estato Owned 15,397.50
Cash in Vault and Amounts Deposited with Approved Reserve
Agents - —— 38,116.03
Cheeks for Clearing House - - —• 4,849.78
Calcium Arsenate — -- 2,375.00
TOTAL - - $616,048.57
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock'Paid in $ 50,000.00
Surplus Fund - 80,000.00
Undivided Profits 1,033.18
Individual Deposits Subject to Check 105,746.53
Demand Certificates of Deposit 10,580.00
Time Certificates of Deposit . 33,161.50
Savings Doposits 112,642.65
Cashier’s Checks 1,884.71
Bills Payable to Banks in this State 29,000.00
Bills Payable to Banks in other States .' 142,000.00
War Finance Corporation 100,000,00
TOTAL $616,048.57
STATE OF GEORGIA—Carroll County.
Before me came Grndy Cole, Cashier of Citizens Bank, Carrollton,
Ga., who being duly sworn says that the above foregoing statement is a
true condition of said Bank, as shown by the books of file in. said Bank.
GRADY COLE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th dav of Julv, 1923.
J. A. PRITCHARD,
C. N. P., Carroll County, Ga.
Two new steamships, to bo known as
“Tho City of Chattanooga” and the
“City of Birmingham” will bo launch
ed by tho Ocean Steamship Company in
July and August. Each will bo of
65000-ton capacity, 20 per cent larger
than the best of ttie eight . ships now
in service, and ouch will cost one mil
lion dollars. They are equipped for
quick handling of freight nnd contain
onlarged and superior accommodations
for passonger travel.
In speaking of these ships President
W. A. Wiiiburn, of the Central of Geor
gia Railway calls attention to the ad
vantages of rail and water transporta
tion as provided by the Central and its
coastwise connections. This service be
gan operation as early as 1848; and
provided cheap and expeditious trans
portation for light nnd heavy freight
originating at tho markets along the
eastern seaboard and for the products
of tho south moving northward. Tho
service proved of real value to the
business world and has grown in im
portance until now there are eight ships
in the fleet, with sailings between Sa
vannah and New York three times per
week; Savannah and Boston twice
weekly. The Merchants & Miners Trans
portation Company, nn independent
company, has sailings twice a week
hot wen Savannah, Battimoro and Phila
delphia It has just put two new ships
into service.
More than twenty thousand passen
gers,annually use the shipB of the Ocean
Steamship Company, nnd its freight
service onjoys an extensive patronage
not only in the southeeast, but as far
west as Colorado and Utah.
President Winburn sayR the worth
Carroll County Masonic Picnic
service' to American business justifies
the large expenditures being made to
insure its permanence and improvement.
And it, shall come to pass, that on tho
20th of July, at Burwoll, Georgia, the
greatest gathering of Masons for ninny
moons will come from the East, from
I he West, from the North and from
the South, and meet in one common
bom] of fraternal spirit to enjoy the
day, spent, together and become hotter
acquainted and make all tho wives,
widows, daughters, sons and sweethearts
have the day of their lives. The ta
llies shall lie spread with tho fat of tho
land and the wine and the oil thereof,
and tho kiddies shall be allowod one
day of supreme happiness and tho boys
shall pour out their heart’s desire to
their best girl and the father renew his
promise made many years ago, and
Carroll county Masonry be mado happy
with tho sunshine of the day most
pleasantly spent and profitable to all
who eome.
Brethren, get you ready, close your
business, stop your plows, and ceaso
the ringing of the hammer and buz of
the saw and let tho blacksmith havo a
day of joy and pride forever. So mote
it he.
A MEMBER WHO MUST BE THERE.
The Banker and His Services
How often the banker comes to our
aid and on many an occasion he has
been our savior. Yet there are many
of us who do not fully appreciate the
great valuo of tho banker to 'the com
munity. Many a community undertak
ing would collapse nnd be a financial
of'^tbis ^eomhinat ion *o f °rail ami without the personal support
Hope Of Relief in
Motor Transport
A remarkable recognition of the mo
tor car as a factor in transportation
was given by President Harding in his
recent speech on the railroad queston,
when he said: “The automobile and
motor trucks havo made greater inroads
on railway revenues than the electric
lines. There will never be a backward
step in motor transportation. But we
shall do bettpr if wo find a place to co
ordinate this service with the railways,
rather than encourage destructive com
petition. Indeed, the motor transport
already promises relief to our congested
terminals through better co-ordina
tion.’ ’
and financial backing of the banks
The banker’s name usually is the first
to head ft subscription paper and ho
stands back of practically every enter
prise worth while, and of value to the
people of the towu and community.
Of course, there is a direct relation be
tween the success of a bank and the peo
pie of a town;—neither can prosper
singly, but the live banker is personally
interested in the local affairs and takes
interest and pleasure in their solution
Our community needs the banker nnd
his services—we could not grow or pros
per without him.
A GIVER OF GOOD
MONEY!MONEY!
Our-connections always have unlim
ited money to lonn good men, on good
farms and good titles, on best terms
and lowest rates. n ome to see us.
tfne R. D. JACKSON & SON.
the sum John D. Rockefellrc has eon
Iributed to various benevolences and
extension work of the Baptist church.
Sometimes wo aro a little inclined to
score Mr. Rockefeller when gas goes up
a cent or two ,but he does a world of
good with his money. He is a mighty
valuable brother for any congregation
to havo. With such a liberal paying
member on the church books the minis
ter doesn’t have to worry about raising
money for a few repairs on the church
or his wife’s Christmas present.
The first cotton bloom of the 1923
crop sent to The Free Press office came
off the farm o Mr. Roy Lyle on tho old
Btiiiuor gold mine farm. Mr. Lyle has
a large acreage of very fine cotton. He
works hard and tights the boll weevil
to a “faro-you-woll,” No farmer in
tho county had more weevils, fought
them harder, and made a better cTop of
cotton than did Mr. Lyle last year.
ANOTHER COTTON BLOOM
Mr. W. T. Henry, the popular ru
ral carrier oil Carrollton, Route 8,
brought to The Free Press Thursday
morning a red cotton bloom that was
handed him Monday. The bloom came
from the field of Will Hill, colored, who
resides on his route near Lovvorn's
mill. The farm is owned liv Mr. W. L.
Folds of this city.
Mr. Henry says that not only his cot
ton crop is good, hut, that his corn is
line. He harvested a good crop of
wheat and oats and that lie hns tho best
watermelon patch oil his route. Mr.
Henry knows about nil tho melon patfh
es on his route for his patrons are nl
ways good to him nnd always “load”
him down with good ripe juicy melons
all through the season.
WANTS MYTHICAL QUAIL
TO DEVOUR BOLL WEEVILS
Little Daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Muse Passes Away
Sarah Elizabeth, the eighteen months
old daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. ,T. N.
Muse, died Friday nt the homo of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. 1{. Scog
gins, nn Longview street, where the
■iirents resided.
The funeral was held Saturday at
Miilene, conducted by Rev. Joptlin Lov-
irn. Interment was in the churchyard
metory.
Hundreds of friends sympathize with
e bereaved parents in this snd Iohh, us
was evidenced by 1 the long funeral pro-
ssioii which oxtendod from the Depot
the public square.
Season’s First Bale Cotton
Auctioned Off for $1,200
Houston, Tex,, July 4.—The first bale
of the 1923 eptton season was sold at
nn .Tiiri'n 9Rf|» mi f Ivo flnnr rtf
auction on .Tuii'e 25th on the floor of
the Houston cotliTh oxchuugo. It was
purchased for $1,200 by Anderson Clay
ton & Company. Tho bale was grown
by A. J. Thoinns, of Weslneo, in tho Rio
Grand Valley, and ginned lit Woslneo.
The World’s Ten Richest Men
The tea richest men of the world, as
lassitied by bunkers and statisticians,
re: llenrv Ford, $550,000,000; John
I). Rockefeller, $500,000,000; the Duke
of Westminster, $150,000,000 to $200,-
000,000; the Goakwar of Buroda, $125,-
000,000; Sir Basil Zahuroff, $100,000,-
000 to $125,000,000; Hugo Stinnes,
$100,000,000; Percv Rockefeller, $100,-
000,000; Baron 11.' Mitsui, $100,000,
000; J. B. Duke, $100,000,000; Goorga
Baker, $100,000,000; T. B. Wulkor,
perhaps less than $100,000,000, perhaps
is high as $300,000,000.
As singular us it may seem, tho most
abused of thoHo, John 1). Rockefeller, is
tho world's greatest known public bene
factor now living. He has given mil
lions to helpful philanthropic enter
prises, and he hns organized ninny that
blossings to humanity.
1. C. Campbell, of Dallas, Ga., has
sent a letter to Sonator Harris, request
ing that, a flock of blue quail be Bent,
him to cut boll weevils which aro de
stroying his cotton crop.
Tlie letter was sent to tho dopart,
incut, of agriculture, and J. L. Webb,
entomologist in charge of the southern
field crop insect investigation, made
this reply to Mr. Campbell:
“Your letter addressed to the Hon.
William J. Harris hns been referred to
Ibis office for attention; lit roply I
will snv that you have been misinform
ed in regard to the matter nf the gov
eminent, furnishing blue qunil for boll
weevil control. The government has no
activities of this kind on hand, and wo
aro at a loss to know how such report
was circulated.”
LIST IS GROWING
A growing newspaper adds now names
to its subscription list ovory week.
That's what The Carroll Free Press is
doing—gftrwing. New subscribers are
coming to us dny by day and our circu
lotion is growing, both in clmtagetr and
number. The men and. womelr*Tdio
road dl'li'c Free Press aro ft class of peo
pie *ho rendor adequate Toturns to our
advertisers. You who havo been hesita
ting about taking tho home paper ACT
TODAY. Join our happy family. The
cost is only two cents a week—$1.00 a
year.
Four Months Old Pullet Laying
Mr. W. >S. Harris, of Carrollton, It. I,
lias a White Leghorn pullot that com
menced to lay when four months old.
Mr. Harris' is very proud of his White
Leghorns us egg producers and money
makers.
Singing Third Sunday
—
There will bo an all-day singing nt
Mt. Carmel tho third Sundav in July.
ifaptono tire
LOST—A 30x8 1-2 Fifn
somewhere around town f$$yrday af
ternoon, Juno 30, black, including rim,
tube and tire, plnin cover. Return to
J. G. Robertson, Carrollton, Phone 368,
and rocoive reward. ltpd
Money Might Be The Root Of
All Evil»But There Are
Lots Of Good Rooters
Mr. Workingham, if you could always stay young
and vigorous, the future would cause little worry.
But as time marches on you must prepare for old
age when you can no longer work for wages.
There is only one time to lay up for the future-
that is right now.
Save at least a part of your earnings,
-you are one day older tomorrow.
The First National Bank
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