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NOTES FROM THE NATIONAL
CAPITOL
(By E. B. Betti)
The 72nd congress met for the
laid, time until December, 1932, at
10 n. m. on July 16th, and adjourn
ed at 11.25 o’clock at night. Hon.
John McDuffie, of the First District
of Alabama, was speaker pro tem
pore.
• • *
Speaker John N. and Mrs. Garn
er left here July 16th, for their
home in Vadale, Texas. Speaker
Garner will take a two or three
weeks rest at his home before start
ing on his speaking campaign for
vice-president, with Hon. F. D.
Roosevelt, of New York, the nation
al Democratic standard bearer for
president in 1932.
* • *
Hon. Melvin 0. Dunning, of Sa
vannah. Ga., collector of the port
of coustoms, is spending this week
in the District of Columbia.
* • *
Hon. Homer C. Parker, of the
First District of Georgia, left here
for the Empire State of the South,
July 17th. Also, Hon. John S.
Wood, of the Ninth District of Geor
gia. who was elected to congress on
September 10th, 1930. Mr. Wood
is a fine man.
• • •
Mi? Margaret Nason,who is as
sistant secretary to Hon. H. T. Rain
t:y, of Illinois, the democratic ma
jority leader in the house, is spend
ing iier vacation at her home in
Massachusetts. Miss Nason is a
very popular and intelligent young
lady, and her many friends here will
be delighted when she „ returns to
the capitol from her vacation.
UNITED STATES HAS EDGE
ON REST OF THE WORLD
IN CAR OWNERSHIP
There’s one automobile register
ed for every 4.77 persons in the
United States. And, in the whole
world there’s a car for every 56.5
persons.
Or, looking at the motoring pic
ture from the point of view of rep
resentative cities, Detroit has a car
for t\ery 4 inhabitants, Chicago s
ratio is 1 to 7, New York’s is 1 to
9, while Berlin has 61 persons for
every car, Amsterdam has 59, and
there’s only one motor vehicle, a
truck, at that—for the whole of
Spitsbergen.
These are aspects of a world cen
sus of the registration of motor ve
hicles just completed by the auto
motive division of the Department
of Commerce.
World registration dropped to
35,263.397 units a decline of 1.5
per cent from the preceding census
figure. An increase of nearly 2 per
cent in automobiles owned in forei
gn countries failed to offset a de
crease of 2.8 per cent in registra
tions in the\ United States.
The United States, nevertheless,
had on its roll nearly three times
as many motor vehicles as the rest
of the world.
THE WORLD WOULD BE BETTER
Mark Twain once said: “Most peo
ple are bothered by the passages of
Scripture which they cannot under
stand, but as for me, 1 have always
noticed that the passages in Scrip
ture which trouble me most are those
which I do understand.”
If children bothered about such
a simple passage as “Honor thy
father and mother,” and parents
bothered about, “Train up a child
in the w'ay he should go," and we
all bothered about, “render unto
Caesar the things that are Caesar’s,
and unto God the things that are
God’s,” how much better off the
world would be.—Duplex Env. Cos.
Not even Hhe “Plant-a-Garden”
campaign of World War days ex
ceeded in results or interest the
garden work that has been carried
on in recent months in some of
the cotton mill communities of
Georgia, notably at Porterdale and
Bibb City, the latter near Colum
bus. With the garden campaign at
Porterdale, where mills have been
working on curtailed hours, there
has been combined hog raising and
it is estimated that between 25,000
and 50.000 pounds of meat will be
cured this full and winter. More
than 400 gardens are under culti
vation. providing all families with
an abundant supply of fresh vegeta
bles, while canning classes operat
ing under the supervision of the
community Women’s Club are car
ing for the surplus products.
TO CLEAN OFF GALLILEE
CHURCH YARD
All parties interested are re
quested to meet at Gallilee church
on Friday morning before the fifth
Sunday for the purpose of cleaning
off the church yard and cemetery.
AMERICAN AIRWAYS
SHOWS 261 PER CENT
GAIN IN PASSENGERS
June, with a 361 per cent in
crease in passengers over the cor
responding month last year, was
the best month in the history of the
southern division of American Air'
ways.
Willis Haviland, Atlanta district
traffice representative of the com
pany, announced Thursday that 2,-
935 passengers were carried ' on
American Airways planes during
the month just ended, as compared
with 817 in June, 1931. Only part
of the phenomenal increase was at
tributed to inauguration of passeng
er service between Atlanta, New
Orleans and Houston, it was point-j
ed out, several of the previously
established lines reporting a 600 per
cent increase in passenger traffic. I
Public confidence in air travel, I
which is growing .by leaps and
bounds, was assigned as the expla
nation of the business increase.
MRS. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
RECEIVES 300 LETTERS ON
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
Brooklyn, Con.—A lot of people
at least 300—think the lute Theo
dor: 1 Roosevelt is running for Presi
dent. The one-time President’s
widow says she has received more
than 300 congratulatory telegrams
from folks who confuse “T. R.”
with Franklin D. Roosevelt, the
Democratic nominee.
1,200 GEORGIA CHILDREN
WERE JAILED IN 1931
According to a report of the pub
lic welfare department in Atlanta,
there were 1,204 children reported
in county jailk in Georgia during
1931. Just 286 more than during
1930, 397 more than in 1929, and
552 more than in 1928. There
were 430 white boys, 143 white
girls, 502 colored boys, and 129 col
ored girls.
The Post Office Department esti
mates that the increase will add to
the receipts for the first year, not
less than $130,000,000, and with the
$50,000,000 cut in the pay of the
post office clerks, the saving will a
mount to a considerable sum. While
the cut in salaries was no more than
could be expected, yet it will prove
a burden on that class of employees
of the government more so than
will the increase of the first-class
postage rate imposed upon the pub
lic. The postal employees were
given the option of accepting 8 1-3
per cent reduction in salaries or ac
cept a month’s vacation without
pay. In order to maintain their
salaries at the fixed scale, a majori
ty of the clerks accepted the fur
lough, without pay, and with the
exception of the one montn, their
salaries will remain the same as
formerly.
When winter comes, we will think
of the “good old summer time” and
forget the discomfort of these siz
zling days. A rhyme of long ago
which shows the perverseness of
human nature:
“Asa rule
Man’s a fool.
When it is hot, he wants it cool;
When it is cool, he wants it hot,
Always wanting what is not.
Never wanting what he’s got.
I maintain as a rule
Man’s a fool.”
The great Chicago mercantile
firm of Marshall Field & Cos. in a
letter in which it urges its custom
ers to demand government economy
from their representatives in con
gress. “When we who are in busi
ness find our gross income being re
duced we know that we must reduce
our expenses,” the letter says, "but
that truth has persistently been dis
regarded by our national law mak
ers. Instead of reducing expenses
they have increased them —in five
years 63 per cent.”
The Pickens County Progress
says: “It has been so long since a
farm was sold for taxes in Pickens
County that we don’t know when it
occurred. Here is the reason: Pick
ens County farmers grow a large
portion of their own supplies, while
those in the other counties prefer
to plant nearly all their land in
cotton. We never knew a farm
sold for taxes on wheih was a crib
full of corn.”
NOTICE
On first Tuesday in August those
I interested are requested to meet at
i Bethlehem church to clean off ceme
-1 tery. Home coming day on Wednes
day, August 10 th. Bring basket
dinner.
Hoschton, Ga. H. N. O. Pirkle
Bertha Goes l o
the Dance
By JOHN GRAY
(Copyright.)
IT WAS the day before the ull-lm*
portant Junior ball at Tlll<>n col
lege. On tlie "spare room" bed In
the Denby farmhouse lay the pink
chiffon frock that Bertha had bought
for the great e\ent. Silver slippers
and stockings lny beside It.
The wnole house was Id pn nlr of
expectancy and even the cows and
chickens In the barnyard and pas
ture nmst have suspected that some
thing was In the nlr from the happy,
preoccupied nlr of Rill Denby. gniff
and usually Indifferent, as ho went
nbout his dally chores. Bill Denby
was Bertha's brother, her elder by
ten years, who, though he avoided
society himself, never seemed more
content than when his pretty sister
was included In the festivities at near
by Tilton college.
Then George Fulton came with the
news that changed nil this air of
pleasurable expectation to one of
gloom and dejection.
“I’ve done the thing that seems
most honorable,” he announced. “It
means that I can’t take you to the
hall.” And with much faltering and
many hesitations he proceeded.
“Last summer I met a girl who
lives cut in Wyoming. We played
tennis together and went swimming
and sailing and —well, before we part
ed I asked her to go to my Junior
ball with me. That was before I had
met you. Well, we wrote once or
twice and nothing more was said
about the ball, and then we didn’t
write any more. I had met you and
she didn't reera to care whether 1
wrote or not. Tills morning I had a
letter from her. It just says: ‘l’m
coming for the hall. Will arrive at
five Friday. I know you haven't for
gotten your invitation.”
“It’s too late to prevent her com
ing—she is almost here. 1 didn’t know
what to do. Of course, I want to take
you more than any tiling else. But I
made up my mind that the right thing
for a fellow to do in the circumstances
was to go to the girl lie really cared
for and tell her.”
It was not till George had gone
and Bertha had gone to nurse her
grief in sfijlit of the pink frock laid
out so needy that she permitted tears
to flow. Bill Denby, who had looked
In vain for his sister downstairs, found
her there in the spare room. Bertha
explained.
“I don’t care so much about going
with him,” she fibbed, “but I wanted
to wear tlie dress. I never liad such
a pretty dress before."
“I’ll take you.” Bill said firmly.
“But they won’t let you in—
you’re an outsider.”
“See here.” said Bill, slinking a de
fiant finger in her face, “you said tills
George is the boss of the dance. I’ll
show him I'm no outsider this time
I'm going.”
In the thirty hours that were to
elapse before the dance Bill found
only a few for sleep. There was a
hasty trip by motor to Tilton in quest
of evening clothes.
lie came back with numerous bun
dles. “Here's everything from soup
to nuts,” lie announced; “dancing
pumps, silk socks and everything.
Now start in and show me the steps.”
The next evening at half-past
eight, when Bertha, dressed in her
pink chiffon, started off with her
brother to Tilton college, she was in
clined to think that this smooth
shaven, well-dressrd young man must
be someone else than her brother.
It was an uncomfortable moment
for Bertha at the door when the
student whose duty it was to receive
tickets, barred the way and looked
skeptical when Bill said he would see
the chairman of the committee, who
would fix tilings up for him. George
came forward, sensed tlie situation in
a flash, nnd escorted the Denbys past
the dismayed door committee.
What followed made Bertha feel as
If she had suddenly been swept off
her feet. The girl, beautiful, stately
and brunette, hut certainly older than
George, took both Bill’s hands In hers.
“What a wonderful surprise." she
said. "I was going to send for you
tomorrow, but I never knew you’d
he at the dance.” Then she and Bill
gravitated to some chairs behind some
palms, nnd when the music started
for the first dance, nnd George was
expected to he the first on the floor
he did not even try to find Bill and
tile mysterious girl from Wyoming
hut stepped out on the smoothly
waxed floor with Bertha.
They danced for a few minutes nnd
then sought two chairs at the side of
tlie floor. ‘‘That's Helen Dawson,”
George said. ‘‘She’s the girl Bill was
engaged to. One of the hoys was out
In Wyoming a few weeks ago and told
her about Bill—how he’d never mar
ried and didn't like girls, so she de
cided to come and look him up. She
found out when the dance came off,
remembered I'd asked her, and took
that ns an excuse to come East. She
didn’t think how she might have
spoiled things for us. But everything
is going to turn out aU 'right, I
guess,” added George, as he looked
over In the palm-shaded corner of the
room where Bill and Helen Dawson
were still talking, oblivious of music,
dancers and possible onlookers.
Ai.d that night when Helen nnd
her new-found friend, Bertha Denby,
whom she had seen once before as
a little girl, said good night, Helen
whispered to Bertha that she was en
gaged to Bill and Bertha announced
in a lower whisper that sue had just
ac’opted George.
GOOD NEWS!
o
With all the present talk of hard times, this issue of
the Empire-Courier is simply filled with the very best
kind of news. No matter how “depressed” we may be,
we have to live and the news that the necessities of life
may be purchased reasonable is always welcome.
Ladies, look at the ready-to-wear sale announced in
this paper. Nifty hats at sl, house dresses and afternoon
frocks as low as 89 cents and $3.95. Automobile owners
may have their cars greased free—natural gas is ready
for distribution in Craig—Fourth of July is not real with
out firecrackers; a drug store has ’em—a gasoline comp
any will send you a copy of “Places to Go” and help with
your vacation —crisp, golden-brown doughnuts with your
coffee —lettuce at 3 for 25 cents, think of that—Craig
meats are unsurpassed in quality and low price—some
real entertainment at the theater in July—men’s dress
shirts at 49 cents —ice cream is being pushed as a food
and that will please the boys and girls—men’s suits as low
as $12.75.
If that isn’t good news there isn’t any good news, and
furthermore it just shows that you’ll travel a long way to
find a better place-to shop than through the columns of
the Empire-Courier—tell the merchants you saw their ad
vertisement —they’ll like that!—Craig (Colo.) Empire-
Courier.
MOSE GORDON LUMBER CO.
ADDS MORE STOCK
We have purchased the stock
of building material formerly
owned by the Commerce Brick
and Lumber Cos. This stock is
being moved to our warehouse,
which is located at our planer
mill on the Commerce-Mays
•ville Road. We will carry the
same line and grade of ma
terial that has been carried
heretofore, and will appreciate
your patronage. Phone 9003
for your requirements, and de
livery will be made.
MOSE GORDON LUMBER CO.
Jefferson Insurance Agency,
General Insurance,
Jefferson, Georgia.
HELD WANTED
WANTED. Reliable man between
ages of 25 and 50 to supply old
established demand for Rawleigh
Products, in North Jackson County.
Other good localities available.
Surety contract required. Company
furnishes everything but the car.
Good profits for hustlers. Write the
W. T. Rawleigh Company, Memphis,
Tenn.
WEEK-END FARES
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points via
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Mo. 11—For Athens 8:40 am
No. I—For Athens 3:54 pm
No. 12—For /Gainesville- _12 :45 pm
FARMS FOR SALE
Federal Land Bank Foreclosed
Farms for sale at Bargain Prices.
20% cash, balance easy terms. 6%
interest.
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