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A PAPER FOR
THE PEOPLE
voLuME VIL
KCHANGE.BANK T 0
urchase Splendid Location
in Heart of Business District
TOCKHOLDERS MET TUESDAY
EFINITE PLANS FOR TYPE OF THE
HANDSOME STRUCTURE HAVE NOT
YET BEEN ADOPTED—WORK TO
COMMENCE IN FEW MONTHS
The stockholders of the Ex
hange Bank in annual meeting
gesday consummated a deal for
he purchase from Dr. D. J. and
_J. Williams of the lot on the
orner of Twelfth avenue and
eventh street, where the offices
f the Livingston Cotton Com
any are now located. The con
ideration was not learned, |
hough the figures ran well into!
he thousands. |
The stockholders purchas;edl
the lot with the view of con
structing on this lot a modern
and handsome builcing, occupied
on the lower floor, no doubt, by
the Exchange Bank. However,
it is contemplated that it will be
some months before the con
struction of the building is com
menced, and no definite plans
have been outlined yet as to the
type of the building.
“AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION,” Ete,
- ““An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure. It is an
old adage that always applies
where human welfare is con
cerned. And when the arms and
legs and lives of children and the
hearts of parents are concerned,
its application should bear mani
fold significance.
We are by no means pessi
mistic, and are most ardent be
lievers in wholesome, healthy
outdoor sport for children.
Merely the responsibility of a
duty felt prompts us to sound a
warning to the city officials and
parents in regard to street skat
ing. Skating is one of the most
healthful sports, but street skat
ing, as it is now indulged in in
Cordele, is a dangerous pastime,
Itis a serious matter; at least it
could be serious, and worse still
—fatal,
Of course, public sentiment
would heap condemnation upon
any and all who could possibly
be responsible for any accident
or tragedy resultinz from street
skating, but this is a time of pre
vention. The city officials would
doubtless perform a good service
and avoid the possibilities of any
criticism that could possibly arise
on this point by passing an ordi
nance prohibiting street skating,
at least in the business district,
which is at al!,{,imes congested
With automouies and other ve
hicles,
The children must be protect
ed, and it appears that the best
brotection that caution and pre
vention can secure along this
line is to break up street skating.
And the automobilists are en
titled to protection as well. All
of them, or most of them, enter
tain fear for children—boys, usu
ally—who hang on to their cars
and “steal a free ride’’ on their
skates, The elimination of street
skating would be a relief to them,
no doubt,
Let us offer thisas a sugges
tion.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
GEORGIA EXHIBIT
TRAIN COMING
Equipped to Go Through East and West
for the Next Five Years—Here
on February sth,
Railroad exhibit cars, operated
under the auspices of the Geor
gia Chamber of Commerce, por
traying in concrete form the va
ried products of Georgia, will be
in Cordele on February 5.
- The Georgia Chamber of Com
merce plans to run these exhibit
lcars through the East and West
for the next five vears. The
cars ar2 probably the most com
plete plant ever operated, even
having its own electric lighting
and steam heating equipment.
In order that the people of the
state may be able to fully appre
ciate the display of Georgia’s re
gources which are being sent
throughout the nation, the exhi
bition cars will be operated‘
through the state for six months, l
beginning on January 22. Ev
ery farmer and every other in
dividual of Crisp county and this
section is urged to see this ex
nibit train,
DEATH OF J. W. BUSSELL
John William Bussell died at
his home at Abba, Ga., Irwin
county, Jan. 8, 1916, being the
oldest son of W. A. and Edith
Bussell, both living, at Abba.
He married .Nancy Elizabeth
Powell May 13, 1898. Two chil
dren were born of this union, T.
C. Bussell of Cordele, and W. C.
Bussell of Ocilla; also four broth
ers and two sisters: Drs. B. R.
and J. A. Bussell of Rochelle,
Col. I. J. Bussell, ot Alma, Col
C. W. Bussell of Abba; two sis
ters, Mrs. S. J. Barrett of Abba,
and Mrs. Med Graham, of Arp.
Mr. Bussell had been a church
member for 22 years, aad at the
time of his death was a member
of New Zion church of Abba,
where he was buried by Rev.
Coszark of Fitzgerald, who had
been pastor of his church. He
was buried with Masonic honors,
being 2 member of Abba Lodge,
No. 550.
Mr. Bussell has relatives and
many warm friends in the coun
ties of Crisp and Dooly who sin
carely mourn his death.
Harry Lee Wins Honors
As shown by the repo:t of
chairman of the U. D. C. His
torical Essay Contest for 1916,
published in Sundav’s Constitu
tion, Harry Lee, of Crisp County,
won second place, making an
average of 95 1-5; while the win
ner of the medal made an aver
age of 95 1-2
Thefe were 6,500 essays
written. To have ranked so
high is a great compliment to
the young gentleman and Crisp
county s:hools.
WEBBIR COTTON SEED FOR SALE.
Large boll, prolific, staple 1 to
114 inches long; brought in
1914, 141-2 to 16 1-2 cents per
pound, and in 1915 14 1-2 to 17
1-2 cents per pound. Ginned on
short staple gins. In new sacks
$1.50 per bushel. Special prices
in large lots, f. o. b. cars, ship
ping point, Double, Run, Ga.
Cash with order. Address, J.
D. Whelchel, Ashburn, Ga., R. F.
D. 5
PURCHASES HOME
A deal has been consummated
between C. B. Bowen and Ike
Perlis for the sale by Mr. Bowen
to Perlis of his residence located
on Thirteenth avenue, between
Seventh and Eighth streets, the
consideration being approxi
mately $5,000,
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CRISP COUNTY
CORDELE GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12. 1916
GREAT ARTISTS T 0
I I
Students of the World’s Mas
ters Coming, January 20
AUSPICES SYMPHONY CLUB
HERR HALFDAN JEBE, FAMOUS VIO
LINIST, AND EMMA VAN DE ZANDE,
GREAT BELGIAN CONTRALTO AF
FORD CORDELE RARE OPPOTUNITY
The Symphony club of Cordele
is to be congratulatnd upon se
curing the engagement of Half
dan Jebe, famous violinist, and
Emma Van de Z:nde, great Bel
gian contralto, who will appear
here on next Thursday night at
the Cordele opera house under
the auspices of this club. There
have been few lyceum or other
such attractions who have in
cluded Cordele intheir intinerary
that have surpussed in excellence
this splendid entertainment.
Louise Dooly in the Atlanta
Constitution says of the contralto:
‘A contralto, rich and liquid
sweet, every vibration of tone
}ringing true and in response to
‘a temperament of genuine Gallic
fervor, The wonderful aria
from ‘‘Orpheus’’ has not been so
appealingly sung since Mme
Schumann-Heink had a great
audience in tears with her inter
pretation. In the Irish Cradle
song she made a graphic charac
ter sketch in music.”’ ‘
The Constitution says of Jebe: 1
*‘Herr Halfdan Jebe, concert
maestro and famous Norwegian
violinst, featured the afterroun
musicale. This was Herr Jebe’s
initial appearance since his re
cent arrival in Atlanta from
Gotham, where he won a name‘
for himself in metropolitan mu
sical circles. The concert maestro, |
by the mastery of his art, was
liberally applauded on all his
numbers.”’ . .
Emma Van De Zande studied
for several years with Henri
Seguin, professor of the Royal
Conservatory of Music at Liege,
Belgium. Her presence in Amer
ica is due to the Euatopean war.
A medal of honor was bestowed
upon the artist by the Royal So
ciety of Grande Harmonie of
Brussels ‘‘for her brilliant par
ticipation in Collette and Lucas.”
Herr Halfdan Jebe has stud
ied with many great masters,
having studied at the Royal Con
servatory of Music at Berlin
where he was 2 pupil of Joseph
Joachim. Later he studied under
Massenet at Paris. The artists
will be heard at the Cordele
Opera House on Thursday eyven
ing, the 20th. Cordele could not
have had this opportunity except
that she was on a direct rcute
between larger cities.
Prices of admission will be
75¢ and 25¢,
January Meet U. D. G. |
The Januarv meeting of the
Daughters of the Confederacy
will be held Thursday afternoon,
the twentieth, at three o’clock,
at the home of Mrs. E. K. Mar
kert, as the guests of Mrs. Mar
kert and Mrs. P. C. Clegg.
The date following between
the birthdays of Robert E. Lee
and ‘‘Stonewall’”’ Jackson, the
program will embrace tributes to
each of them:
Piano Solo—Selected—Mrs. J.
W. Bivins.
Character Sketch—Jackson--
Mrs. J. W, Cannon.
Mandolin Solo—Selected —Miss
Florence Needham.
Reading—‘‘Marse Robert i 3
Asleep’”’—Mrs. B. H. Palmer.
Song—Selected—Mrs. A, E
Jordan.
Miss Bula Bivins will give a
song in costume.
- Miss Montford, of Butler, is
the attractive guest of Mrs. Clif
ford Montford.
HARWELL STOCK
Fire Originates From Gaso
line Leaking on Clothing
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $12.000
WAS IN THE ACT OF LIGHTING LAMPS
WHEN COMBUSTIBLE IGNITED AND
FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY—FIRST
RUN OF NEW FIRE TRUCK.
Fire almost totally destroyed
the mercantile stock of the Har
well company Saturday after
noon, entailing a loss of approxi
mately $12,000. Insurance in
the amount of $7,500 was car
ried cn the stock. Considerable
damage was done to the build
ing, which was coyered by in
surance.
Gasoline lamps were used in
the siore, and the fire originated
when Mr. E. L. Harwell was in
the act of lighting the lamps. It
appears that gasoline had leaked
on some clothing from an open
jet, and that the clothing had al
most become saturated with the
combustible. When Mr. Har
well struck a match near this
clothing it ignited like a flash
and he was almost suffocated
srom the flames before he could
escape to the street. Clerks and
customers cscaped without in
jury.
The fire department made its
first run with the new fire truck,
and responded quickly, With
two streams playing on the
flames from front and rear, the
fire was soon under control.
SERMON TO KHIGHTS TEMPLAR
_Cyrene Commandery No. 13,
Knigats Templar, attended the
morning services at the Baptist
church Sunday morning, gather
ing at their asylum and march
ing to the church in a body.
Rev. J. H. Coin, pastor of the
church, addressed his cermon
principally to the Knights, and it
was a masterful discourse, -hold
ing the rant attention of the en
tire congregation, touching aptly
and forcefully on the subject of
Knighthood, and evidencing
originality of thought on the
part of the speaker.
The church was crowded al
most to its full seating capacity.
Lost—Either at Star Theateri
or between Star Theater and Mrs.
C. M. McKenzie's residence on
12th avenue a gold medallion
brooch set with forty-odd pearisa
and a small diamond in neck ofl
medailion. Finder will please‘
return to this office and recs;ive‘;
liberal reward. i
NEW POLICEMAN-FIREMAN |
The mavyor and city council, in
regular session at their last
meeting voted toput on a fire
man- policeman at a galary of 350
per month. At the recent elec
ticn by the city council of subor
dinate officers the police force
was diminished by one, and it is
inow ascertained that both the
police and fire department are in
need of additional service, though
one man can easily fill the posi
tion, between dividing his time
on special police duty and re
lsponding to all alarms with the
ather firemen.
GROW TOBACCO
IN CRISP COUNTY
C. H. Smith, Agent for the A. B. & A.
Ry. Will Deliver Address at Court
House Thursday.
Upon the initiative of The Dis
patch Mr. C. H. Smith, general
tobacco agent of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic Rail.
way, has accepted an invitation
to deliver an address in Cordele
on Thursday (tomorrow) morn
ing at 10 o’clock at the court
house. His subject is to tobacco
growing, and he will tell some
’interesting facts of the immense
profits made by Coffee county
farmers on tris crop during the
past two years. Diversification
of ecrops, stock, hog and cattle‘
raising are the safest rr.ethodsl
of “hedging’’ against the rav
ages of the approaching boll
weevil, and the production of
tobaceo is doubtless one of the
best erops on which to diversify.
The climate and soil is thoroughly
adaptable for its growth in Crisp
county. |
SPECIAL EXCURSION TODAY
~ The management of the opera
house announces that there will
be a special excursion today to
the opera house. He has booked
for the above date an extraordi
nary attraction, and has been
under a great expense in doing
so, having secured the best,
latest and most catchiest musical
comedy on the road this season,
““Safety First,”” heralded all
oyer the country asan “‘excur
sion to laughland.” |
“‘Safety First”’ is net a mu
sical comedy of the ordinary
class of musical shows, because
it is on the latest and newest
style. It is a musical melange
with a plot and good wholesome,
clean comedy that never fails to
sand the audience home in good
humor. Bright comedy and jing
ling music and an unsurpassed |
young beauty chorus of real terp
sichoreans are among the many
promises of the management.
Mr. Halten Powell, considered
as the youngest and most suc
c2ssful musical comedy pmducer‘
west of New York, is responsi-|
ble for this musical comedy ex
travaganza, and ‘‘Safety First’’
will surely be up to the high
standard of his many other mu
sical comedies. |
Seats on sale at Ryals Drug
Company.
THE PASSING SHOW {
To those among vou who have‘
traveled extensivelv, what a
boon i 3 the average moving pic
ture theatre! Many an other
wise monotonous hour is pleas-|
antly spent—unless you hapDen‘
to come in contact with the
!übiquitou?, wooden-face bone
'head. who sits, or rather poses,
mistaking ‘‘its’’ bored expression
iof countenance for that of the
exclusive, or elect, if you please!
}and when vou give 'way to the
{mirth inspired by the ridiculous
disclosures of the comic fi'm,
'some bonehead who vainly imag
jne they are of the ultra~exclu-1
‘isive, turns at the sound of your
'laughter and vuigarly remarks
%to *‘its”” soda-pop gallant, **Who
|on earth is this impossible ‘pus
ison'."-—actuauy larfing! How
jvulgar!”’ But, seriously spezk
ling, this latter “‘call-it-what-you
|will”” is really the best part of
| the hour’s entertainment—a real
| “punch and judy’”’ exhibition.
'We owe much to Edison, but the
| moving picture feature is not
ionlv a means whereby the av
erage mortal can wrest a pleasant
hour from Time’s monotonous
\arind. but, within itself a decid
ing factor from an educational
| standpoint.
ISSUED ON
WEDNESDAY
STAR THEATRE
' BEING IHEMB[JELE[I
’Will be One of the Prettiest
- Movie Shows in the State
IMPROVENENTS REACH §l.OOO
ENLAI'IGEMENT WILL PROVIDE FOZ
SIXTY ADDITIONAL SEATS, PLATE
GLASS BOOTH, TILED FLOOR, TILED
FRONT AND ELIPTIC ARCH
i The Star Theatre is being
:thoroughly remodeled, and the
ilnprovements will entail an
expenditure of approximately
$lOOO. Work of rebuilding the
theatre was commenced yester
day by W. C. Hirton, to whom
the contract was award.d. The
plans for remodeling and en
llargin;z include such improve
ments a 3 will greatly enhance
the beauty and comfort of the
theatre. Manager John Cain, Jr.,
is determined on making it one
of the most up-to-date movie
shows in a city of Cordele’s size
in the entire state.
The improvements will include
a plate-glass booth, tiled front
and floor and an eliptic arch,
studded with high-power
electric lights. All in all, the
theatre will be puilt precisely
on the city style Another im
provement that will greatly add
to the comfort of the patrons of
the theatre will be the enlarge
ment, providing sixty addirional
ceats. Heretofore the theatre
seated about 200,
The floor of the theatre will be
elevated and will beon a level
with the street, which adds still
another very great convenience.
A BOON Tg FARMERS,
Mr. H. A. Pitts, of this county,
i 3 promoting an enterprise which
opens up a splendid opportunity
for the farmers of Crisp. This
enterprise is in the nrature of
sweet potato plant industry, and
will, if Mr. Pitts sueceeds in his
expectations, »nut several thou
sands of dollars into the pockets
of the farmers at a time or the
year when they have practically
no, or very little revenue, from
any other source.
Mr. Pitts has secured contracts
from buyers in the East and West
for all potato plants that he can
possibly secure or handle, and
his plan i 3 to contract with the
farmersof Crisp and adjoining
counties to bed their potatoes for
the production of plants. He has
already contracted with farmers
cf Crisp for the bedding of
between 7,050 and 8,000 bushels.
Pototoes in the open market do
not bring more than one dollar
per bushel at any time. It is
estimated that each bushel of
potatoes will produce on an
average 2,000 plants, which at
$l.OO per thousand, (the average
price quaranteed by Mr. Pitts)
would net the farmer $2.00 per
bushel for his potatoes. Upon
'being informed of the plan, the
farmers take to it readily.
PENSION LiST PREPARED
The pension Ilist for Crisp
county has been completed and
forwarded to Pension Commis
sioner Lindsay in Atlanta. The
pensions will be paid during the
first part of February.
Purchases Immense Farm
[t is understood that Dr. G. M..
McMillian has closed a deal for
the purchase of an immense
farm near Byromville containing
2,200 acres. He expects to go
linto the stock raising business
on a very extensive scale.
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