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By Holder &. Williamson
CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE ORGANIZED
Citizen* ol Jefferson Me* Last Thurs
day Evening And Organized Lise
Chamber of Com.ntrce To Boost
Jefferson And Surrounding Terri
tory* Splendid Speeches By 1~-
yesie Citizens Aed Others
Thirty business "and professional
men of Jeffers©* met on Thursday
evening and formed themselves irtso
organization ifce be known as ike
Jefferson Chamfer of Commerce.
The organization took plioe in the
tuning room off 'the Harmon Hotel,
following a dinner prepared and ser
ved by the hd*el.
Visitors presint who aistocl -t* the
interest of tfe occasion were Rush
Burton, editor of the LaWnia Times;
B. F. Cheek, presidest of the La
vonia Chamite r of Wal
ter L. Harrison, cashier of -the Bank
of Lavol&e;-and Dr. H X,. White, a
former citiaen of Jefferson, wtho now
resides in Lavonia. These tuen, be
ing proffiinen'tly connetfced with a live
Chamber of Commerce., 'noted for
doing things, wero hem- at the invita
tion of our citizens, to speak on the
value off such an orgcnizatioi.
.Upon tfes , arrival avf the citizen*
and their visitors- at the ’.hotel, they
were seated around tee tahks in the
dim Tie mm. J. €* Turner, presi
dent of the First National feank, and
manager tf Turner, Int., a mercan
tile institution, pjwiided over the
meeting, which was opened with
prayer by Rev. A. J John sun, pastor
of the Jefferson Bap Ist church. Mtk
S. 3. 'Nix delighted the aj-semblx.ee
with a tocal solo, following wfeirih
a delicious dinner was served.
Grouped around the table w®t
men fepri senting >pvery 1 interest :m
Jefferson—business men, "professkm
al men, teachers and preachers, -all
enthusiastic in therr views of fte
great things that can be atcompftsb
t*d by orgi.nized e.ffirrt. Col. Turner
stated the object oSH the’meeting, anAl
spoke of its need ir Jefferson. (?r’f
Ihe many problems that confront a
fcown that can not fee sbiwid
liayor arid counbihren, bit n E§S? 3 *'
■e handled by a 'cwrnrntti*' 01 c ltv
p'ens, that has fot ifc objeti
mo- jure iufh Mr.
■’urner thanked tee visitors for them
■iterest, anti introduced Mx Burtua
Hs a.man of convhetkns and a repre
sentative eitpzen.
I Mr. Bunton expressed gratification
n see- such a large number tsf people
■ome together, and Slated that it in
dicated intenist in the affairs of the
■nvn and in its progress. He said
■nne such organization as aTviwanis
■ lub, or a Chamber -Of Oonmerce,
■ necessary to the Tile <sf every
an d that the Tatter oryaniza-
Bon is more practical for a small
■iwn. On account of -good roads
■'d the increasing number s)’f auto
mobiles and trucks, the time is fast
yproaching when there -will be few
■ better towns —the good ones
BH survive —-and it will -require the
Btivity oi organized citizens to eave
Be towiit, during this period of evo-
Btuion. Better roads and better
Bh°ols will revolutionize rowmrmjni-
B s ’ an d wthing will help in tbeir
■Jeloprnent like a >Chamber (*f Cons
■; rce - It will promote lore, friend
■P, ‘( -operation and progress. The
m bers must be workers if t/be or-
B>ization is to function on* hun-
F per cent. "They must itfi’irik
Bie of their city than of their per
affairs, lake a trained rtsmd-
B arm V they must be ready to go
B t >>re, any where-; ready to aet
BP got results, and there must he
■r co-operation. The tendency of
■ snfa town is te decrease. Young
B 1 Pn elsewhere, and it ;is up to an
B aa izeil body to toake tfie town
84. progressive and attractive,
W keep the young men at home.
Bther words, we must sell the city
B° ar? e vv. One reason a neigh-
I B? is drawing so many cit
*’ is because its citizens invest
in a lot and $2,900 in propa
' w e would invest the same
Ul - in the home town, there
ke a similar boom. We have
[' ■ soil, no mosquitoes, and
P^ ;n " the other State does not
r • but we have not sold Geor
r° U ; se,Ves - do not talk
| ation starts the boom. The
r passifig our door, and we
[ B dC t 'he visitors to stay with
I,, e >Ylus t start progress. We
| country, but lack push; and
MILL IONS BROUGHT
TO PEACH GROWERS
AS SEASON ENDS
Mscon, Ga.—Georgia’s peach crop
for 1925 will reach 12,600 cars, it
was indicated tonight. The total
shipments to date are 12,086 cars
aad there will be enough cars from
aorth Georgia tfc bring the grand,
total up to 12,6W6.
W. C. Bowleg general manager of
the Georgia Feach Growers’ ex
change, predicted tonight that there
will be 3so TtftTe cars from the Cor
nelia dStriet, 60 from Newnan, 60
from Cantor* 30 from -Adairsvillt
and the balance will be scattering*
some from the middle Georgia dis
trict.
“And nett a shijuneiit has Vwn
made at a loss to fcbre grower,” skid
Mr. "BeWh y. “At leash not a 'car
has been shipped through the ex
change at a Joss, and 11 bave heard of
ao other losses rn Shipments,* be
qualified.
It is difficult to estimate the 'prob
able ndt profit to the growers, but it
is now indicate!! th'<*, it will
fUtljOW ,000 art!. -probably runras high
a® "$12,600,00*.
• Mr. Bewley stated that the price
range fon f. a. b. sales, which'were rn
the majority this 'year, has been
■from $1 V> a bushel or crate. BUi
! most of the fruit was sold fit'Jl.6o to
| s'2?2s a buetol, these pritrer being T.
!o. fa. He declared that it had been
, the'most successful season tn the'fcfe
!’dory of the peach industry.
”A. J. Feans, Fort "Valley peach
long, says‘fedt'ibe crop has been the
biggest financial succwts ■since 1918.
Although 'there will he between’ 3700
and 600 cars of peactes shipped out
during this ween, the season is dih
cnilly over.. The marketing bureau
operated ’by the state and govern
ment hent was closed fait night.
The SL Yi. Bifend wiiS “Stage rwm
frknful show "on Friday pre
senting tveral new 3-efferson musi
cal stars,, whokiave heretofore been
unknown Their s pee tare uhir rise to
fame wSS be'future history. K. nr
them in rib*. l i*t ginnirg <6'f their a
rei r.
'.Use efforts-.'of -.thirty an-organ
ized eftfeamsa srmall ttoFn -nan
bring to pass wonderfiil-results.’.Mr.
’Burton’s sjneecs was -e-(Ctived.
(Ctived.
Mr. Cheekier? Lavena -was prestn
'Deti, and he n*fr-iterated ,fht idea-that
the only way *to meet united prob
lems is tv* organize. Determinatk-n
•a-nh co-operative work put tilings ~*®v
gbi. Mr. Cheel* offered a set of pri
posed constitution and by-laws ftr
the guidance -of the organization,
■which were arevepted, with the under
standing that they would be changed
to suit local conditions.
’Mr. Harrison of Lavrmia spoke in
terestingly. “'Ail pull in the same
direction,” he said, “And -solve not
vrffy your town problems, but those
in the rural sections. We *can not
expect new settlers without better
advantages. There must be equal
educational and ’living conditions.
The did saying, *Go West,’ has been
changed to ‘Go ’Bouth.’ The South
is the ;.greatest country in America,
and the world must be told about it.”
In the -organization of a Chamber of
Commerce Mr. Karrison advised
against petty criticism; stand by the
officers; (bo the things asked to do,
and not delegate every job te the
other fellow.
Dr. White was infcroduced, ‘and
•spoke on tihe necessity of providing
entertainment, music, <etc., for eadh
meeting, and the concensus of opin
ion of all speakers was that a pro
perty served dinner at each meeting
was necessary for the success of any
organized body.
Cl. S. J. Nix, Mr. Homer Han
cock, and other local citizens made
excellent talks, advocating the or
ganization, and pledging their sup
port for Its success.
The presiding officer appointed a
committee to nominate officers, with
the following result: Judge W. W
Dickson, Jackson county’s Ordinary,
was chosen president; E. H. Crooks,
the clerk of the superior court, vice
president; and S. C. Morrison, assis
tant cashhier of the Citizens Bank &
Trust Cos., secretary and treasurer.
The new officers made speeches of j
acceptance, and asked the co-oper
ation of every citizen in making the
new organization a success, and in :
seeing that it accomplishes the things '
for which it was organized.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
EXCHANGE NOUS
Items of Interest From Among Our
Neighbors And Friends
(From Oglethorpe Echo)
Suffering a second attack of ure
mic poisoaing Hon. W. M. RwWW$
has been an quite alarming conditio*
for tbe -past ten daws at his brume in
Augusta. many friends bore are
deeply concerned about hi a.
Mr. John M. Stcwkins and sob and
•daughter, Tom wnd Miss Anhir, of
FlrnhSa, who are on their summer
■visit to their dtfl home rn Uireksoh
'county, visited tat the home of Mr
Joh* Bacon ttfe first of the week.
Those freon 4to atterd
Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. c#n
wwntion of tk* Sarepta ikrsoeiaban
held at Apiph Valley, about half /ay
between Commerce and Jdfferson., on
Tuesday and Wednesday were 'M -1 . C.
X. Crawffoiid, Mrs. JAimbf CrauFord,
Mrs. Grady SHowarf unfa Misse* Mo
selle Day sand Liz* u Übvniel. They
report tfe von vc-nitron xs being one
of the best ever belli- Mary dis
tinguished speakers, good singers and
true southern hcsplcalty. Tie con
vention .will corner ttc dlstrid; No. t
next year, so that rKttans it will hi
near m
v. * -*
(fFrom .Winhwr New )
A Bill -To Provide ’State-Wide R*id
Buildisg Frogratn
A nur. ber of citizens from Jasper,
Newtonij Walton ar.l Barrow c un
tie* met in Atlahti yesterday in ron
fereiit:e with syysaal reference to
pmptissex* Grangf i bill, \vf ich -
trc*dmi( and in the state legislature this
week This bill sttenapb to piwvide
a state-wide road buildiag program
ar-d set ms to bBT-e some influential,
backing. Advocates of 'Rout** 11
will seek to have an anxendmeTPt ad
ded to the bill ho provide for Zone
14 Sir*:include t3u territiiry traversed
by Jtot-fe 11 fs-awi the North Caro
lina line south off Murphy, N.-f:., via
Neevl’s 'Gap, Cleveland, Gaiistsville,
JeffeTfei n, WmfltT, Monroe,
Ciri-k-, Mans&eld, MonticelS* andi
Gray,* Macon, fand thnee vi* other
rtraaios. on to itse FlniiJa lint This!
route will be the most direct route]
frwm A shevilie, 'f*'. , 'C.,'and' "Knoxville,!
Te*xm.,. .*nd poirtts ‘beyond, tt ( Flor
ida, passing tbrv'ugh:.tiie Blch Ridge]
rosOTitams of iSrarrfh ‘ Aieorgia, amid j
SOTfinfis*. of unspeakabdt. grandeur arid j
beauty, througifi the 'nest 'Vanning!
secfchxn■ of the asthte ‘in the entire]
length -of the state and thus display
ing the variety r <sf agiicultoTal pro-'
dutS> by the atkrv-, -and a ridgi * route
nea>x,y sail the way, -which means*
economy of come ruction and a min
imum 6i bridge corrsi ructieu,. Citi-j
zeiisf- kll- along this rdute are waking,
up iio it* possibilities arid are be-;
coming intensely 'interested.
Mr. R. O. Ross, Sr., -who has been
at Fi. Ltfiaderdalt, JFna., sines last
winter., is at home in Winder for a
few vw-te- visit, le -has greatly im
proved in health fmee he left Win
der and his many friends ! heie are
glad t® Mke his ’isuib again.
Mrs. W. T. Hamby who has been
tuite ill at’her how* ’iti ’Atlanta for
aseveral nrort hs, improving and is
*rw visitfng at the o'f -hfeT sis
ter, Mrs. W..J. Burch, in* this city.
BETTE® CROPS IS ATM)OF
IttEBTING
t
Setter crops iin Georgia rks the aim
of the Georgia Crop lsuproveasent
Association whidc met a* the Jjfcate
College of Agriculture i* Athens
Tuesefcay.
A splendid program had been (ar
ranged for the couTention wfhaeh iin
cluded addresses by the President,
W. H. Braselton, erf Braselto*, Ga.;
C. L. Veatch of Commerce, and ex
perts of fihe State College of Agaric
culture.
GOVERNOR SIGNS
BILL TO REBUILD
WOMEN'S COLLEGE
The emergeney appropriation bill
for the State College for Women at
Milledgeville, providing $195,000 for
rebuilding the college plant after a
disastrous fire last December, has
been signed by Governor Walker.
This measure was rushed through
both houses, in order that the build
ings might be completed in time for
opening of the fall term of the col
lege on September 1.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Moore, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Williamson, and
Mr. Paul Collier, were visitors to
Neel’s Gap, Sunday.
FUN FOR OLD AND YOUNG AT ,
INSTiTUTE AUDITORIUM
The Romance of Blue-Eyed Sally i
and Highland Charlie, with music by .
the famous K. K. Band, will be stash
ed at Martin Institute auditorium,
Frldsy night, July 31, at 8.45, under
the auspices of the Womans Mission
ary Society of the M. E. church.
This ia a story of lore and youth,
interspersrd by the a$L wonderful
music to be heard m America to
dfey.
The talented perfotrrners and the
delicatfily attuned instruments are.
all of Jefferson production, home
grows, or home-made, you might
say.
Y* u will get a •thrill out of seeang
yonr neighbor, whom you have nsprer
sus'pected of musical talent, draarffng
a A.armonioits bow or waving a me
lodious stic*; over objects you bare
always coisideK'd void of mm steal
sound. Tfciere will be a buitrhi \ff
infills lifac that.
Besides the full band, thenv will
be banjx, fen?* drum, saxapfevae ’and.
violin slos, duets, and quxr.tettcs.
The aareißUu. skill 'shown by fifcese
perfosjusvr. "will 'k ve. you *3l a trem
ble.
Th* Ilkt Rack Solo, Temvereo by
one of our best musiciams,.is the fa
vorite* mXii-lc of fcfae Priaot of Wales.
Tim 'SfUrrtelfs* by the Ft ur Great
Grinders is so r ppealiig, so sugges
tive, that many people w® seek the
ice box r'or
Just come and see Fot yourself, if
the ''chtartainm ;nt 'isi't a Big Sur
faime JHackag*. * ■
Pisee, Martin Instlute -Auditor-,
iiasm. T.'ime, Friday evening at 8.46„
Price, '2sc anJ, 15c.
iRJNDAY SCHOOL AND B. Y.T. U.
:CS3I?VE>tTION AT iAPPLL
VALLEY
■ V ■
!F^or’The Fmi.*th Time iCdl. "S. ’J. Nix
Hoads .'Tdr Sunday r School And
B Y. '.ft U. Coavertiien of The
Sa?ept* /4ssociatinn
r Ttadday .”and We-dnesday of last
•■•wefek, an braerestin-g -session of Sun
day .schoolt-nd B. T. P. P. wof iters
■was Held wirn the Talley ftap
itiistochuffeK
Irr. Peif,'2ey, the vice president,
! calltd the convention to (.order, and
1 proceeded with the opening exereis
<es.
Zkev.’ W. Ml. Wingfi/t-ra ted the ,ie
] v-otional.
Mr. S. J. Nix, the president, Jir-
Tived, arid‘wok charge.
'Rev. 'A. ff. Johnson spoke heaTty
words of wt lcome.
Among those on the prograV* were
Mrs Ned Pendergrass, Jas. W. Mer
ritt and Dr. W. H. Wrighton fcur
Tuesday.
•Among those appearing Wednes
day were W. W. Dickson, Cbanning
’Hayes, Mrs. fk’FarreTl axd Rev. Y. D.
Shehane.
There were others w’uo took part
5n the discussions.
The musical part of the conven
tion was one of the most interesting.
A quartette "from Commerce did ex
cellent work, while a duet by Mr.
Frank Watson and Mrs. Pendergrass
received favorable comment.
The (dinner both dayi vras fdlly
ample to satisfy the large crowds
who were in attendance. Mr. Nix
war rejected president, Dr. Pend
ley, vice president, and F. D. How
ington se retary.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS
DUNCAN
Funeral aervices .were conducted
Tuesday moining of l!ast week from
Prospect church in Jackson county
for Mrs. Jani* W. Duncan, who died
Monday. Rev. H. R. Bowden con
ducted the services. Mrs. Duncan
died at the hoove of her daughter,
Mrs. J. E. Alexander after an eight j
weeks illness. She was the widow
t>f the late John Duncan and had liv
ed to the advanced age of 59 years.
Mrs. Duncan is survived by one
son, Mr. Thomas J. Duncan, Jeffer
son, Ga.; three daughters, Mrs. J, E.
Alexander, Athens, Ga.; Mrs. Mary
Carruth, Cass Station, Bartow coun
ty, Miss Addie Duncan, Athens, Ga.,
one sister, Mrs. Kate Horn, Ark.
She is also survived by a number of
grand children, great grand chil
dren, and great great grand chil
dren.
Your neighbor, who never knew
she had a talent for music, will sing
and play at the Institute on Friday
evening. After hearing her, you may
decide she still has no talent.
Thursday, Jtily 1925
BRYAN PASSES !
William J. Bryan, The Great Com
moner, Df<* Suddenly At Dayton,
Tennessee
William Jennings Bryan, throe
times Residential nominee of the
deufcocrfctie party* and known t'he
world **ver for etoqvife*ic&, died
in Dayton, Ten*., Sunday afte/noon.
The end cams While the great eom
imoner was asieep, was attrib
uted by physicians *to upopSexy. He
had vetired t* his noom shortly after
eathtg a large dinner to tal e a short
imfc.. Mrs. Bryai. sent tftte family
1 chauffeur, James McCartney, to wake
him aboot 4.30 and it vas learned
ihen that be *um?> dead.
The tf*th occurred fan the resi-
'dence of Richxrd Rog.es, which had' ,
been asafenoU to the Jryans during
their rtay In. Dayton utnere Mr. Ttofy- I
an had xttmrted niatir nal puhulb iXy
on acceamt ol' his cowection \rt#bihe
proserundon of Scopei in the famaus
evolurjktri ''trial.
As iht torrid rays of a southern
sun beat■ i*.wn. he *nt day nftrr day
in tlws {swvded Dxjton court room,
a sikmt champion <;f the
Wkn , i.”
TSwr. me kb historic sp*or.h. In
thi‘ closmgn hoars'tame what proved
to be tds last real public appear
a.ncfe. Ror yean ne had frmght in
trlit ranks of t political party. He
knew tfe hari- hik*- of the hustings.
Tlv had dealt with m ate-Th.l things.
Bib oi his last appearance, he en
tered the lists as the -seSf-appointed
HihKTni-iDn of 'Gud. He dtushed in.
wfuit'was one 61 the most re mark a-
Bh* court exirmnations in American,
jurisprudence with Clarence Darrow*.
Ttn* ndted CVicsgo attonAy, an ag
luxttic. 'cross-txanhned Mt.. Bryan on
ISiss religious txeltbfs.
His last pubtn- pronouncements
were bltclaraikmt. of faith in the “Re
vealed Word of God”—dtith in the
I iherefifyor; faith tn the bteral inter
|Uratatin of tbt lliible, as (opposed to
[ such interpretat ions as is put upon
alikE : TWiy Writ Ly modendsts, faitb
i tin the tgachbigy #>f Christ.
"Mt Bryan -wtu. an in the
Fffiami, Fla., Pithiiyteriar church, and
a xeacher of E4s'Open air Bible class,
■mfriich was cu.ndvkited in Royal Palm
Hufk vwery Staruiiry morr itrg. This
largest gathering -af its Lnad in the
Trer'ld,
BDN JNO. T. SHANNON. COM
MERCE, KEPOItTED MUCH
XEJTTER
Cotmoerce, -July 2T7th. —The
hurudred; and hundreds of iriiends of
Hon. John F. ibnnnsn, the versatile
editor igff 'The Commerce Nevs, will
be truly glad to fear of his improve
ment from recent temporary illness,
and will .join us in xrishing Aim a
speedy recovery qS 'his usual good
health, anirJ early retur* to his office.
There is ni more virik, vigorous wri
ter on the 'Georgia pres* today than
“Uncle JuiCx Shannon/’ as his hun-
dreds of friends love to rail him, of
Tie Commerce News. Editor Shan
non is rro “time server,” ,aod neither
is &e “a strwddler” on any public
question, political, religion**, or oth
erwise, and he <can always be depen
i ded vpon to be (found fighting on the
side ojf religion, morality and good
government with his trenchant pen.
Editor Shannon’s influence for good
and for God is Slate-wide, and his
hosts of friends throughout Georgia
sincerely wish him a long life of
continued usefulness ad success.
During Mr. Shannon's temporary
absence from his editorial desk, his
place is being splendidly filled by a
preacher, who makes a first class
“printer's deFil” six days during the
week, and then fights the devil with j
all his “main” on Sunday.
MISS MARTHA CARTER
STOREY’S HOUSE PARTY
Miss Martha Carter Storey is en
tertaining Misses Louise and Fran
ces Ellington, Joyce and Imogene
Storey, of Jefferson, and Frances
Storey, of this city, at a delightful
house party and is entertaining them
at a small picnic this afternoon at
the Bobbing mill. Friday morning
she will honor her guests with a love
ly Rook party, the guests to include
her classmates. The delightful young
hostess has many' happy affairs plan
; ned for her week-end guests, which
frill add to the social activities of thfl
midsummer season, of cordial inter-1
est to the school set.—Athens Ban
ner-Herald.
Vol. 45. No. 13
REV. C. A. NORTON RESIGNS
PASTORATE
Rev. C. A. Norton, pastor of the
Jefferson Methodist church, has re
signed, the resignation to take effect
at once, or at least as soon ns anoth
er minister, 4s sent here to take his
place.
Mr. Norton was sent to Jefferson
by the North Georgia Conference last
November, At that time, his physi
cian advibed a cessation of work un
! til his health improved, but thinking
; that a transfer from a city church,
1 with a large membership, to the
chondh at Jefferson, would so lighten
his Uabors that he would be able to
cMAinue his pastoral duties, he did
Wt follow the physician’s instruc
tions. His health did not improve
'(permanently, and for several weeks
he has been under the constant care
of physicians, who notified him that,
he must give up his work, at least
for a while, and recuperate. He is
in Atlanta this week, at the clinic of
Dr. Stewart Roberts, and his friends
await with eager anxiety the result
of the diagnosis of the physician.
Dr. John G. Logan, the presiding
elder of this district, will confer at
once with Bishop Darlington and h:'
j cabinet, and select a man to take
Mr. Norton's place.
Mr. Norton Lr ccne of the strongest
■ministers who Iras ever served the
church here. His sermons were
carefully prepared,, and were well
received, and he has won a host of
friends here, who will regret to know
that ho Is leaving Jefferson. Mrs.
Norton is also very jKtpular, and has
the love- and highest esteem oi
erybody. Both have filled with cre
dit to themselves, and with the
highest honor to the cause they rep
resent, their place in Jefferson, ami
whatever may be their future work,
they will have the best wishes of Jef
fersonians.
WELCOME FOR ALL
The ladies of the Baptist Mission
ary Society will serve supper at the
church Thursday evening, from 7 to
9 o’clock; admission fee, 50c for
adults, and ‘26c for children. The
proceeds to go on church building
fund on W. M. S. quota.
Good music and other forms of
entertainment will be given. Every
body invited to attend, and get a
good supper, and enjoy a pleasant
evening together. ,
MR. Z. T. NIBLACK HAS
• PARALITIC STROKE
i
The many friends of Mr. Z. T.
Niblack will learn with inexpressible
regret that he suffered a stroke of
paralysis on last Friday, whmh affec
ted his right side, and also his
speech, and his condition has been
very unfavorable. Mr. Niblack is
one of Jackson county’s oldest and
most respected citizens, a member of
a very prominent family, and his af
fliction is a source of much anxiety
to his family and friends.
ONE KILLED AND ONE HURT IN
AUTO CRASH
Winder, Ga.—ln an accident at
the railroad crossing at Carl, in this
connty about 4 o’clock Friday after
noon, Berry Hood, of Carl, war
killed, and Henry Helton, of nea/
Carl, was seriously injured. They
were in a truck going toward Atlan
ta and were struck at this crossing
by a freight engine that was also go
ing toward Atlanta.
Ed Beddingfield, of Winder, who
was coming in the opposite direction
had stopped to let the engine pass
and saw the truck as it was hit by
the engine. Immediately after the
accident he brought Hood to the
Winder hospital where he died about
4.30 o’clock, and Albert Adams, of
Carl, brought Helton, who was ser
iously injured and is not expected to
live. ,
J It is supposed that as both par
ties were familiar with railroad
schedules, they did not hear the en
gine blow for the crossing on ac
count of the noise the truck made
and were caught in the small cut ai
the crossing.
Hood, who was about 50 years old,
lived in about 30 feet of the spot
where he was killed in a small
house. Helton, who is about the
same age, lived about a quarter of a
mile away.
Hood is survived’ by his mother
with whom he lived, and Helton has
a wife and several children.