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C. A. Meeks Publisher
VOL. XXXVI, NO. 32—ESTABLISHED 1886
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR
CARROLLTON, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1923
WINNERS IN THE FREE
PRESS MISSING-WORD
CONTEST ANNOUNCED
Good Ladles Tie On First and S«fcond
Missing-Word Prizes, And Money
Will Be Equally Divided
MANY CO-OPERATIVE
SALES OF POULTRY
Mrs. J. S. Robinson, Carrollton, R. »,
Mrs ,T. M. Harding, Houglasville; Mis.
Mrs'S -T. Steinbopli, City, and Mrs. C.
B Yancey, City, tic for the first prize
in The Carroll Free Press missing-word
contest and the $25.00 will bo divided
equally between them.
There is also another tie for the sec
ond prize. Mrs. .Toed Weatliington
Roopvillo, R. 1; Henrv S Turoer Cnr
rollton, R. 3, and Miss Addio Lee Dan
iell Citv, tic for the second prize of
♦ 10.00, which will he divided equal >
between them.
The fifteen winners of the dollar
prizes as follows:
Mrs. G. W. Adams, Norman Park
Ga • Tlios E Chambers, Carrollton, U
8: "Miss Frances Fitts, City; Mrs G
M. Hogan, City; Mrs. W. O. Hall, Car
rollton, R. 4; Miss Mona Jones, Car
rollton, R. 8; E. C. Jordan, Carrollton
U. 1; Ammon King, Bowdon, R. l, Mrs
M W Lovvorn, City; Miss Gladys Gov
vorn, City; Hugh Lee, Bowdon R. 5;
Mrs. A. D. Lively, Waco, R. 2; Mrs
Roy Muse, City; Miss Irma Ray, Roop
ville, R. 3; W. L. Yates, Carrollton
R. f>.’
Cliecks will be mailed to each of the
successful candidates today, Friday.
There were many other contestants
that entered this contest and made fine
showings. A few started—made fin
starts, but dropped out.
The conest lasted thirteen weeks, and
looking over these answers and check
ing up the missing words has been one
big job, and lias required a great deal
of time and attention.
This feature has proven by far the
most interesting thing of the kind ever
attempted in the’county and has not
only brought in answers from Carroll
county but from adjacent territory and
remote points where the Free Press cir
culates.
It is safe to say that no page of ad
vertisements was ever read more close
ly and painstakingly—not once, but
throughout the entire thirteen weeks
ns different missing words appeared
each week, and it was necessary to read
them every week in order to stand any
chance for the prize money.
The Free Press appreciates the co
operation of the merchants in making)
this contest a success, and also the in
, terest that was manifested by the read
ers of the paper throughout the entire
campaign.
PENSIONERS, TAKE NOTICE
Eighty-Six Oar Lots Sold By County
Agents; Sales Held in Every Sec
tion of State Bring Good Prices
There has been an enormous increase
.a poultry in Georgia during the past
year. A large part of the interest ill
this line of production can be attribu
ted to the prices brought nbout by co-
opertivc sales conducted by county
agents. .
Because of our large rural population
and the distance most farmers are from
market, the small poultry producer was
never able to market advantageously
until tbc coming of the co-operaive
sales. The country store merchant and
the hucksteer set the prices and during
the heavy producing season they set
them below the cost of -production.
During the past ten months 86 cor
loads of poultry have been sold co-oper
atively by county agents in Georgia.
Prices have been higher than ever be
fore, not only at the sales but in every
town and crossroads store. At a sale,
ill Madison, May 8th, ensli prices were
three cents higher than Atlanta f. o. b.
prices the same day.
Sales have been held in practically
every section of the states, Turner
county leadinug with eight cars sold.
Because of the success in co-opera
tive sales of live poultry the samo local
organizations directed by the county
agents will hold co-operative ear lot
sains of eggs during the coming year.
Sales have been educational; in short
farmers have learned to properly fat
ten and condition poultry and soli by
the pound rather than by the bead.
Georgia Extension News.
TWO CARS OF IRISH
POTATOES SHIPPED
FROM CEDARTOWN
The meek and lowly “spud” is now
going to take a hand in our whipping
Billie Boll Weevil and his wife and
children. .
The Farm Bureau on Monday shipped
from Oednrtown to Atlanta a carload
of Irish potatoes.
And another car will be shipped from
Rockmatt today.
And thus is opened up another avenue
of profit for Polk county farmers.
Thanks to to the good work of Secretary
E J. Trotter of the Chamber of Com
merce, who found the market for the
potatoes, nml County Agent. W. H. Gar
ner who brought the producers together
tl, rough the Farm Bureau. Without,
this co-operative marketing, it would
not be advisable to plant “murphies
except in limited quantities for the
home market. With our Chamber ot
Commerce and Farm Bureau we have
the moans of reaching a big market at
tin
AHOY, THEBE!
Ladies and
Gentlemen,
The “Frolics of 1023,”
As we have
Nicknamed,
It starts promptly at
8:30 on the night
Hereafter to be
Mentioned.
It is a
Great show and no
Peace abiding
Citizen of the
Metropolis should
Miss seeing their
Sons and daughters,
Brothers and sisters
In this
Stupendous
Conglomeration
Of harmony and
Wit, mingled with
The classic.
Opera, and it
Contains forty
Local boys and
Girls under the
Direction of
John Tanner and
Robbie Merrell.
moilIis l ruining ri . . •
identical time that Polk’s potatoes Ins entire time to tomatoc
are ready for shipping.
The potatoes, of course, have been
properly graded and sacked, which is an
essential element in the'successful mar
keting of anything. It is one of the
vital points in which so many people
fall down when they linve anything to
8t Tho ear netted $1,003 after paying
freight, which is ‘ a welcome addition
to our farmer’s pocket-book right
IH Our farmers will get about $2.00 a
bushel for these potatoes, making it
a profitable crop for all.
This is wortli remembering, loo, roi
all the venrs to come, ns we can raise
as good potatoes here ns anywhere;
ami, ns stated above, ours come right
at the time when there, is a good de
mand for them.
Mr. Paul Montgomery, one of om
live farmers, raised 400 bushels on an
acre and a half, so you can judge for
yourselves as to the fine possibilities of
this as a money crop.
And “Irish” nearly always stands
for a fight. In this case it is a fight
for the farmer that will do its full
part in beating Billie Boll Weevil if
we will give it the chance it deserves.
Cedartown Standard.
CLUB GIRLS VISIT NEWNAN
A NEW CASH CROP
IN BALDWIN COUNTY
Farmers Are Planting Tomatoes to Be
Ripened in the House; 150 Acres
Signed Up With Possibility
of Many More.
This year Baldwin county farmers
have planted tomatoes to mature just
after frost, and are pliiuuiiiR to wrap
those tomatoes in paper, pack them in
baskets and crates and lot them ripen
in the house.
This is a new idea and one never
tried on such an extensive scale in this
part of the country before. But 150
acres have been signed up around Mil-
ledgovillo by County Agent Swain and
with possibilities of over fifty more ad
ditional before planting time.
The contract these farmers have
signed is an iron clad one and the nsso
elation is a compact working organi
zation that is handling every tiling co
operatively connected with the venture.
A field man lias been employed to give
__ toes. Seed have
been ordered and will be planted in
beds in a short time. A great deal of
preliminary work liml to be done in or
der to bring the organization to its
present, status and County Agent Swain
deserves credit for organizing those
farmers into a close co-operative soci
ety by which lie is able to be master
of his business and in control of his
product. He believes that if this ven
ture is a success in Baldwin county the
farmers there will be completely sold to
co-operative marketing and commodity
organization.—Georgia Extension News.
TOCCOA BOY DROWNS
ON VISIT TO BOWDON
William McDonald, 19-yonr old son of
Mrs. Mamie McDonald Faulkner, of
Toceon, was drowned in Lovvorn’s Mill
pond last Friday. He was visiting his
grandfather, Mr. J. A. McDonald.
Young McDonald and two of his cousins
had gone in swimming.
iris body was rescued by divers from
town after about one hour under the
water.
This young man was principally rais
ed here in Carrollton by Mr. John
Mathews and his mother, lie remained
with thorn until about, four years ago.
IIis father died when tie was nine
months old. lie graduated from the
Toco,oil public schools last, term. About
throe years ago he united witli the
Toccoa Baptist church.
_ Ttio family lias the sympathy of o
large circle of friends.
Some Good Cotton Grown
By a Young Farmer
AGED VILLA RICA
COUPLE RUN DOWN
I will be ready to pay the pensions
for Carroll county beginning Monday,
July 23rd. Please tako note of the fol
lowing instructions given mo by tlie BUSINESS CONSOLIDATION
Commissioner of Pensions, to-wit:
“DO NOT PAY ANY.PENSION TO
WIDOW MARRIED AFTER JANU
ARY 1st, 1870.
DO NOT PAY ANY SOLDIER PEN
SIONER YVHO TS WORTH MORE
THAN $1,500.”
All other soldier and widow pension
ers of both old and new classes will
be paid. Respectfully,
E. T. STEED, Ordinary.
West View Annual Meeting
The annual meeting at West View
will begin the fifth Saturday night in
July. Everybody cordiality invited to
attend all the services.
The business of A. J. Baskin Co. and
Weems O. Baskin will be consolidated
shortly, and in the future the business
will lie conducted from the A. J, Bas
kin location.
A tremendous consolidation sale if
now going on at both ctoros, and they
hope in these sales to clear jiut the
present stocks as much as possible, and
in prdor to do so they have slashed
prices that should move the goods.
These stores are endeavoring to make
this sale one of the biggest bargain
events of the season.
Mrs. Frances Garity, of Atlanta, is
the guest of relatives and friends in
the city for a few days.
The Boll Weevil Fight Is On In
Full Blast—Who Is Going
To win?
We will stack our stakes on the FARMER who is
making an honest effort to win.
Everybody is doing it. WHAT? Fighting THE
.WEEVIL.
All you need to do to win, is to take the advice of
your GOOD COUNTY AGENT, work and apply
powdered CALCIUM ARSENATE.
Citizens Bank has always fought for the interest
of AGRICULTURE.
CITIZENS BANK
FARM LOANS NOW AVAILABLE
19 NEWNAN STREET CARROLLTON, GA.
Poison the Weevil Poison the Weevil
A number of club girts, accompanied
bv Mrs V. D. Whatley, attended the
Bread Contest which was held in New-
nan, 0a., on July 5tli and 6th. Tins
contest is held annually. It is largely
attended and much interest and enthu
siasm is manifested , > i
Oil arriving in Twwftan wo went di
,-ectlv to the High School building where
everything was in rorfdincss for the nn-
nuni meet. At nine o clock the work
boean. It was quite interesting to sec
and study the systematic planning of
the contestants. Every move indicated
thought. If perfect results are to be
obtained, 'exact weights nml propor
tions must be reckoned with. Guess
work is a losing game especially M the
output is to be passed upon by expert
SU1 At'one r o’clock, the Woman’s Club of
Nownan served u most delightful lun
cheon and, to toll the whole truth, ev
erybody was ready lor it. While lm
c.beon “was going on’’ several sple
did and enjoyable talks were made b\
the demonstrators and supervisors.
/The afternoon was spent in the do-
ihestic science room of the High School
and lot me tell you, we were busy every
moment. Thursday night we wore en
tertained in elegant homes and greatly
enjoyed the hospitality of the people.
At 8:30 Friday we were back in the
laboratory ready for work, and we were
kept busy until twelve o’clock when a
fine dinner was served by the Farm Bu
reau. The Ncwnan people certainly
know bow to entertain.
The meeting came to a closo Friday
afternoon and all returned to tlieii
homes. Mrs. Whatley “took us there
and brought us back” in her Ford
Tlie trip was not only enjoyable, but
profitable. All returned ao our homes
fully determined to put forth greater
efforts in the future. Carroll is a great
county but wo can make it greater and
each must do bis or her part. Club
work and co-operative activities are
the surest and quickest means of suc
cess. A time like this calls for dovo
tion and sacrifice, so let one and all try
“To Make the Best Better.”
With every good wish for the club
girls, we are
Very sincerely yours,
BEATRICE ALMON,
MYRTIE JACKSON,
VERM A FOUNTAIN,
Committee
BIG MINSTREL COMING
People of Carrollton, once again you
art going to have the chance of seeing
one of those home-talent minstrols
which have pleasod you many times be
fore. This, without doubt, will be tlid
bqst that has ever been shown in Car
rollton.
Do yon remember the “Follies of
1922,” witli “Omelet” and those funny
ldack-faced comedians? Everybody
sqid that, was a good show, and they
soem to have been right, for it was
pulled off twice before packed houses
Well, I’in gonna toll you confidentially,
that that wasn’t any show at all com
pared with the one that’s being re
hearsed now. “Tlie Frolics of 1923”
is under the direction of John Tanner,
the skilfull and talented president of
the Georgia Glee and Instrumental
Club, assisted by Robbie Merrell, also
noted for his thcntrical ability.
Tho peraonnell of “Frolics” consists
of forty local boys and giTls, the larg
Mr. Henry Little, a hustling young
farmer who lives one mile south of tlie
Carrollton nml Roopvillo highway, near
Ringer’s store, tells us that he lias
some very fine cotton and if nothing
happens lie expects to make a bumper
(In a fresh land plane he says the
fruitage is very good. One one stalk
twenty-nine inches high he counted
ninety-three bolls, squares and forms,
and most all of the stalks linvo from
thirty to "eighty bolls and squares, and
still growing more. This is the best,
o have heard of.
Mr. Little is getting tho boll weevil
itli kerosene.
WOMEN PREACHERS
There are 178 women preachers of
various denominations in the United
States, all of whom are members of the
International Association of Women
Preachers. Six women preachers of
fureiga lands also belong to the associa
tion; tlireo in Chinn, two in India and
one in Africa. Illinois leads in the
number of women preachers with 35.
Kansas ranks second with 30 women
ministers. Nebraska is third in num
bers with 18.
Roekmart, (In.—Liist Saturday after
noon a most lamentable and eriminal ac
cident occurred on the Rockmurt-Ara-
gon Highway. An aged couple by the
name of Cash, man and wife, who had
walked life’s path, hand in hand, for
three score venrs, planned last Saturday
to spend tire Sabbath with their son
and family at Aragon where tho lat
ter is employed. They hailed from the
vicinity of Villa Rica, nml how they
managed to reacli Roekmart the writer
does not know, at any rate, they deed
ded to complete the journey afoot, ami
band in liand they journeyed toward
their destination with the fond hope of
u happy re union of father, mother, son
and grandchildren.
They had ranched the vicinity of the
Sent hern States Portland Cement Com
pnuy’s plant, when two speed fiends in
a rattle-trap Ford are reported to have
borne down on the old couple, giving
tlo'ni no chance to escape, striking Mrs.
(’ash, hurling her many foot distance,
causing her to sustain a broken limb, a
coupel of broken ribs and so badly in
jured that she could not be brought to
medical aid, but Dr. T. E. McRrvde had
to go to her. Mr. Cush was thrown
across tlie hood of the car by the im
pact, was seriously cut nbout the bond
and iind one leg broken. He was taken
the office of Dr. O. M. White for
treatment.
From the hour of that frightful trag
edy the aged couple lingered together
at the home of their son at Aragon un
til Tuesday nftkrnoon when Mr. Cash
passed nwny, leaving behind ids wife
broken in body ami spirits. There is
little hope of her recovery.
The rnttlc-trnp Ford was driven by
a young mini named Hulsey, the other
occupant being his brother. They were
captured shortly after they ended their
deadly journey, and were soon lodged
in Polk county jail nt, Cedartown.
How tong are law-abiding citizens to
be tvrannizod by the speed-crazed fiends
of our country 1 Our highways lire be
coming a menace instead of n benefit.
Whiskey and gasoline mixed with the
desire of an unbalanced mind to out
run everything on the pike, is costing
too mnnv lives. It’s dime to put a stop
to it.—Roekmart News.
oat aggregation of talented material
ever collected tn~Ga*ro
Watch for the date
roHtqn, :
intne next tssufr.
LAWS, LAWS, LAWS
The number of laws turned out by
congress and the state legislatures is
appalling, and the multiplication of laws
is becoming one of tlie greatest prob
lems of our system. A total of over
97,000 bills were introduced between
the sixty-second and sixty-seventh con
greases. It. is a conservative estimate,
according to one newspaper writer, that
the bills introducted during tlie same
time in all state legislatures would
number close to 500,000.
Hon. William J. Harris
Announces Speaking Dates
NOTICE
To Electric Range Consumers
We are glad to say to you that we
have secured the services of Mrs. 8. C.
Kytle, who will be at your service to
assist you ia any way possible in mak
ing your ‘ c^lYhlhg "With the - Electric
Range a real “PLEASURE.” Do not
hesitate to call on Mrs. Kytle when you
are in (rouble with your rnngc.—Geor
gin Railway Sc Power Co.
AMONG BIG THINGS
n/..i poiinus nr jnira mm m.i pumurn ... i Tlie greatest building in tlie world is
lard, as compared with 60.9 pounds of' l(1 |„. erected in Chicago, at a cost, of
i n t.. 1 —■ -—+ iinnio n i’''”- 1 ten million dollars. It will be built by
I go amalgamated furniture interests of
America and used for display and
salesrooms for more than 400 firms and
factories. Tlie building will ’cover one
Inigo block nearly 400 feet square and
will be 16 stories high, Tl will bn a
perpetual furniture exposition and the
world’s distributive point for homo fur
iiisiiings.
Mr. W. L. Vaiden, secretary of the
. .irroll County Trade Board, is quite
sick from an attack of appendicitis.
He lias been sick almost a week at the
home of Mr. C. E. Smith on Dixie
street.
Pork and Lard Big Items
Pork and lard are two of tlie largest
items in food supply of the American
people. The annual average per capita
consumption for the last five years was
(17.3 pounds of pork anil 12.5 pounds of
lard, as compared with f)0.9 pounds of
beef. In several recent years the con
sumption of pork alone has exceeded
that of all other moats combined. Fig
ures compiled by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture show that among the
farm animals hogs are exceeded in
numbers onlv bv cattle, and in value
only by cattle and horses. They are
produced on three-fourths of the farms
of tlie country and represent over 10
par cent, of tlie value of tlie nation’s
agricultural production. Only 3.5 per
cent of the hogs on American fnrms are
registered purebred and about three-
fourths of the total are raised for mar
ket. Cholera is still tlie most impor
tant disease among hogs and takes tlie
highest toll.
CARD OF THANKS
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
BAXTER
Mr. Pinknev A. Baxter, of Lovvorn’s
mill community, died Wednesday, the
18tli, in tlie 68th year of bis age, and
was buried 't’hursdav at Bettresdn at
11 A. M.
triet, died July 4th, in his 68th year.
He was buried at Pleasant View. For
almost fifty years lie resided in that
community.
PHIPPS
The infunt Ilf Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Phipps was interred in the city ceme
tery Saturday.
DEATH OF AN INFANT
The remains of Frances Cole, tlie iii-
r.-int daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Cole, of 103 Confederate avenue, At
lanta, wlio died Sunday morning at a
private sanitarium, were tnkon Mon
day morning by tiio Awtrv & Lowndes
Co. to Villa Rica, On., for funeral and
interment. Besides her parents, the
child is survived by her paternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cole, nnd
her maternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. McBrayer.
Wo tako this method of expressing
our sincere thanks to neighbors and
friends who assisted in recovering tlie
body of William McDonald, who lost
the home of G. W. Edmondson on
also to others for their kind ministra
tions, floral offerings and words of con
dolence and sympathy—all of which we
so deeply and earnestly appreciate.
May tlie Good Lord bless you, one nnd
nil.
Mrs. C. L. Faulkner And Family.
Mrs. O. E. Matthews.
John Mathews And Family.
J. A. McDonald.
Notice, Sunday School Workers
Tlie Cnrroll County Sunday School
convention was called off last Sunday
on account of rain. Another time and
place will be selected nt once. Hold all
delegates and reports ready and attend.
8. C. CAMPBELL, Pres.
GA.
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48,916
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.
Hon. William Harris will deliver an None but Carroll COUnty and
address at Tallapoosa on July 20th, at Q arro llton trade territory li-
8:15 P. M.; Bremen, July 21st, at 11 A. numbers Will knowingly
M.; Temple, July 21st, at 2 P. M., and cense numDers Will is.nuwni B .y
Vila Rica. July 21st, at 3:80 P. M. • be published.
The Supreme
Test '
of a bank is the quality of service it renders coupled
with the desire to assist its patrons and the commu
nity in any legitimate way.
The pride we take in our bank springs not only
from our strength and of the fact that we are a
growing institution, but that we have made good in
the matter of service.
Your checking, savings or certificate of deposit
account is invited.
Join our list of satified customers.
The First National Bank
L. C. Mandeville, President
Chas. A. Lyle, Vice-President and Cashier
G. L. Stewart, Asst. Cashier; M. A. Sandifer,
Asst. Cashier.
Carrollton, Ga.