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AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 1, 1921JIY 1, 1921.
IS W OLD ■ NEWSPAPER ■taaeeei Ml tall
Baltimore American’s Long and
* ' Eventful History,
First Issued in 1773, the Newspaper
Has Continued Without a Break
Until the Present Day.
Many people find, a fascination in
old newspapers. They like to read
that such and such a paper is the old¬
est to the country, or the first one
published in such and such a city.
And when a newspaper changes own¬
ers, says a writer in the Christian
Science Monitor, it is always sure of
finding interested reader^ for the
scraps of Its own history which It
prints along with the announcement
of the change. Thus when Frank A.
Munsey’s New York Herald, In an¬
nouncing recently Mr. Munsey’s pur¬
chase of the Baltimore American, re¬
ferred to the American as ‘‘older than
the government of the United States
Itse'f,” and as the “second oldest news¬
paper in America," many who saw the
item found their thoughts turning
back to the days when newspapers
were far less common than they are
today. But presumably none were
misled Into taking that statement to
Indicate that the American was the
second newspaper established in the
United States. Of course, there were
many before it The Baltimore Amer¬
ican was first Issued on August 20,
1773. Its founder was that William
Goddard who was at the time editor
of the Pennsylvania Chronicle of Phil¬
adelphia, .and who, on the occasion of
a visit to Baltimore, was urged to un¬
dertake ^publication there. The Bal¬
timore American was not specifically
the paper which Goddard founded in
Baltimore, His first Issue there ap¬
peared, under the title of the Maryland
Journal and Baltimore Advertiser, and
continued under that title until an¬
other Philadelphian went to Baltimore
and, purchasing the newspapers,
changed Its name to the Baltimore
American and Commercial Intelll
(gencer. Thus the name Baltimore
American first served as the heading
for the newspaper In 1795.
But William Goddard was already a
newspaper man of demonstrated en¬
terprise anfl ability, even before his
experience with the Pennsylvania
Chronicle. Apparently he had served
as an editor In New York, and cer¬
tainly he had had newspaper experi¬
ence in Providence, R. L, where he
established the Providence Gazette and
Journal in 1762. Thus Goddard him¬
self appears to have had some .connec¬
tion with at least three' newspapers
before he ever thought of the one
which eventually became the Balti¬
more American. And Journalistic his¬
tory brings np a number of newspaper
titles which were antecedent to his
Baltimore foundation. There was the
New England group, of which the
Boston News-Letter first appeared on
April 24, 1704, and early found rivals
in the Boston Gazette, initiated De¬
cember 21, 1719, and the New England
Conrant, appearing od August 7, 1721.
The first newspaper In the nilddle colo¬
nies, the American Mercury of Phila¬
delphia, began publication on Decem¬
ber 22, 1719. The Pennsylvania Ga¬
zette, with which Benjamin Franklin’s
name was associated, appeared on De¬
cember 24, 1728. Ahead of Goddard
in Maryland, William Parks, who had
been made public printer there, es¬
tablished the Maryland Gazette, at
Annapolis, on September 19, 1727. But
the Baltimore American gained Its
temporary precedence over newspapers
now in existence and claims its title
as the second oldest In America, for
continuing Issues without break from
the day when Goddard first Issued the
Maryland Journal in 1773,
Thrilling Slide for Life.
A slide for life was made by two
workmen in New York city, A huge
k derrick, which was being dismantled
top of a 25-Stqpy building, crashed
to the street and burled itself In the
pavement, tearing a hole 30 feet
wide In Seventh avenue. The two
men were clinging to the top of the
derrick when It started to fall. They
seized a rope and slid to the roof as
the machine went crashing over the
building’s side. The accident occurred
during the noon hour when the street
was crowded. Workmen in each of
the 25 floors shouted warnings as the
derrick fell, and men, women and ohil
dien scattered in all directions. The
only persons injured were four work¬
men who got hurt by a part of the
machine, which plunged down eight
floors within the structure and wedged
itself among the girders.
Turning to Water Power.
French and British commissions are
giving most serious attention to*water
p-wer as a substitute for Coal. Britain’s
coal, though still plentiful, Is within
measurable distance of exhaustion.
France never has hnd coni enough.
Both, therefore, are making every ef¬
fort to develop a form of power which
can not he exhausted. Extensive
works are projected to utilize the
waterfalls of the -Turn mountains and
the French side of the Pyrenees, while
a British group of Investigators has re¬
ported that in one district of Scotland
water power .can be developed suffi¬
cient to take the place of nearly 2,000,
000 tons Of coal per year.
Complicated.
“I should think your three daugh¬
ters would solve the servant girl
problem for yon.”
“Solve It. They complicate It P’s
Almost with Impossible to get a girl to work
five In the family."
When Cleaning Leather.
Dtin’t use gasoline to clean leather
mless you want to crack IL Plata
rater with a few drops of ammonia
rill remove the dirt, aftpr which the
ipholsterjr should be rubbed briskly
rlto a soft cloth. An excellent leather
Ireeslng is made by combining twt
put* of linseed oil to one of turpea
Like a Naughty Child.
When a Tartar Invites an honored
Lr nest to eat and drink he will take him
ir and lead him up to to#
FROM DAVY JONES
Inventor Is Confident He Can
Wrest Riches.
Simon Lake Is Man Who Claims He
Has Devised Perfect Salvaging
Submarine—Will Seek Gold
Long Under Water.
With the waters of the Atlantic
ocean swashing over his head, Simon
Lake, submarine Inventor, expects to
excavate the bottom of Loqg Island
sound, off Port Morris, N. Y„ and try
to salvage $5,000,000 gold bullion from
the treasure chests of the H. M. S.
Huzzar. The treasure has nestled on
the bottom for 119 years.
If Lake desires, he says, he will be
able to smoke a cigar, sing a song and
twang a ukulele on the bottom, of the
ocean while the treasure Is being re¬
covered with a new salvaging subma¬
rine machine which he has Just per¬
fected.
The story of the Huzzar and its
buried gold Is as romantic as any sea
yarn ever spun by Jules Verne or Rob¬
ert Louis Stevenson. It begins at a
date when pirates roved toe Atlantic,
and promises to end with a submarine
climax.
Chapter 1 shows the British war¬
ship Huzzar, launched about the year
1760, to the pop of a wine bottle. From
this point the story carries the wind¬
jammer through the adventurous mlghl
times when Captain Kidd be
found at any time hiding behind the
next wave, and narrates her exploits
as a utility vessel in the British navy.
The last trip of the proud Huzzar
was when she started to the American
colonies in 1780, carrying a cargo of
golden wealth in her hold. In making
the waters of the harbor, at a time
when Hell Gaie was not adequately
charted, she struck a rock and stove a
hole In her bottom. She tried to make
shore, but didn’t, and sank off Port
Morris. The treasure, which was to
have paid off the soldiers of the crown,
sank with her.
Thirty years ago a company was or¬
ganized on Staten Island to attempt
the salvage of the Huzzar gold. The
most accomplished diver of the day
spent much time In the water. He suc¬
ceeded in bringing up a hard oak rib
of the ship and a few coins of little
value, and then was forced to give up
his efforts. The experiment cost the
salvage company $20,000.
The oaken rib of the good ship Huz
zar was worm-eaten, but It was sawed
diagonally, and Just enough good wood
was recovered to make two canes. One
of these canes Is now In the possession
of C. F. Lester of Brooklyn.
Just when Simon Lake will begin
operations to salvage the Huzzar gold
has not been made public.
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Millions of Mllea of Desert.
The great Sahara desert covers the
major part of northern Africa, con¬
sisting of 2,500,000 square miles—an
arid region as large as the whole of
Europe. From 100 feet below sea level
It rises In one Instance to 8,000 feet
above, and some of Its elevations are
covered with snow for three months
of the year. Most of it, however, Is a
dry, sandy waste, dotted here and
there with an oasis where drink may
be secured. The winds are ail very
hot and dry, while rain Is almost un¬
known.
The ostrich, camel, Jackal, horned
viper and numerous lizards are tho
principal animals of the region. Sev
e -al varieties of hardy birds are also
found. Arabs, Moors, Jews and
negroes Jostle each other on the cara¬
van routes and the flerce-looking
Arabs who bring their produce to the
Egyptian markets are probably rob¬
bers and cutthroats to their desert
home.
It Is impossible for travelers to get
off the road, as the caravan routes are
bordered with the bones of countless
camels which have fallen by the way
side during the thousands of years
these trails have been traveled.
Hotel's Famous “Royal Suite."
On the wall of the so-called “royal
suite” in the old - Revqpe house, Bos¬
ton, Mass., hung a decorated shield
bearing the names of distinguished
guests: Jenny Lind, 1850; Daniel
! Webster, 1850; prince of Wales, 1800;
! I’nUI, I860- Parepa, 1865; Christine
j Nilsson, 1870; Grand Duke Alexis,
I 1871; King Kalnkaua, 1875 and Em¬
1 peror Dorn Pedro, 1876. But, even if
the hotel hnd remained In operation,
the present prince of Wales, coming to
Ilr ston, would hardly have gone there
for his temporary dwelling place. For
a good ninny years the old hotel has
stood as a survival, in a part of the
cltj where distinguished travelers
webe no longer among the common
sights; and now ft goes out of busi¬
ness. But, in its time. It was proud
of that "royal suite.”
Centuries-Old Images Found.
Investigations by the Mexican gov¬
ernment to find out who built the
great pyramids at San Juan Teotl
buacan, 27 miles from Mexico City,
have brought to light two great gran
lte heads of the nnclent Mexican god
of the air, Quetzalcoat). ,
These heads are almost perfect
specimens, bearing all the symbolic
markings. ■ ;_____ L
The long-disputed point as to who
erected th# pyramids Is, as yet. un
Solved. These huge mounds, one to
the sun and the other to the moon.
the former being 761 by 721 feet at
the. base and 216 feet high, are gen¬
erally attributed to n tribe that pre¬
ceded the Tolte CM, probably dating
from about the sixth century.
Horsepower.
The nominal horsepower of an on¬
line Is determined by an approximate
formula of which that of the National
automobile chamber of commerce la
tne most common. According to this
Hie horsepower Is equal to the square
*f the diameter of the cylinder times
the number of cylinders divided by
too and one half.
Our First Assurance Society.'
The ftret aeaurance society in
United States in 17M was
f he of toe widow
Of
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glxty M „„ on Chlne ^ Live in
an Area About Half the Size
of Texas.
While many of us (pay feel that we
live in exceedingly well populated dis¬
tricts, even our most crowded fanning
communities are almost deserted when
compared with some sections of China.
Take Sze-chuan, for example, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In this province some 60,000,000 per¬
sons live. The area is 181,000 square
miles. As Sze-chuan is surrounded
by mountains and In some places Is
bare rock itself, about 50 per cent of
the total area is impossible to culti¬
vate. We find, in consequence, that
these 60,000,000 human beings are
| crowded into a space less than half
the size of Texas, aud that all the food
they eat Is grown within this area.
The problem of raising the! food
necessary to keep these millions alive
Is complicated by the Chinese farm¬
er's lack of scientific knowledge and
the primitive Implements he uses. In
addition, rice, which Is the staple food
of China, Is the most difficult of all
cereals to produce. This Is particular
ty true In a country like Chios, where
toe hills must be terraced and the wa¬
ter used to Irrigate the paddy fields
be lifted wheels mooed by foot
t»wer,
Vet These 00,000,000 persons who
five hi Sze-chuan never know famine,
while other part* of Chine ere some¬
times decimated through death by hun¬
ger. In this, the garden of Asia, Is
produced nearly every vegetable and
grain we know, besides some we do
not know. The climate Is so advan¬
tageous to agriculture and the soil is
so rich that fine foods are easily
rals edl The abundant rainfall, with
climatic and other conditions, provides
the water necessary for irrigation at
certain seasons, for certain purposes.
For Instance, so plentiful are or¬
anges—and they are second In quality
to none—that a thousand oranges may
be bought for half a dollar. However,
we must remember that 50 cents In
China, especially in Sze-chuan, has a
purchasing power of many dollars to
that densely crowded land.
Telephony or Telepathy.
The telephone gets blamed for a
whole lot of things and the gentle
operator often gets bawled out by the
irate subscriber or the fellow who is
borrowing somebody else’s phone. On
the other hand the telephone and the
gentle operator are not always cred¬
ited with all they should be and they
deserve mention when they add telep¬
athy to their other accomplishments.
That most explain this incident. A
few days ago a subscriber at Jeffer¬
sonville wished to telephone to Mr.
Smith, and was told at his office that
he had just gone to the baDk. The
subscriber called the bank number
while actively thinking of Mr. Smith;
the telephone operator—or her sub¬
conscious self, let us say—plugged In
at quite another number,-'"bf course.
“Is this the bank?” “No, this Is the
newspaper office, »* il Sorry, 1 was look.
ing for Mr.. Smith.” “Weil, wait a
minute; he has Just stepped in.”
How’s that for ‘‘service” 1— Indianapo¬
lis News.
A True Story.
Secretary Lawson Purdy of the
Charity Organization society, said Id
a recent address:
*4 Unorganized giving usually does
more barm than good. Let me tell
you a true story.
“A lady last week besought her hus¬
band with tears in her eyes to buy
her a set of near-coney furs which she
had seen In a Fifth avenue shop
marked down to $1,000.
“‘My love,' her husband said, ‘I
can’t do it. This very day 1 sub¬
scribed $1,000 to save poor dear old
Sinnickson from bankruptcy.
ii The lady a few days later rushed
Into her husband’s office in great ex
cltement.
“Jack, what do you think?’ she
cried. ‘Yon know that $1,000 set of
near-coney furs I wanted you to buy
for me? Well, I saw them on Mrs.
Sinnickson in Fifth avenue this after¬
noon.’ ”
Consolation In Fatigue Couch.
It will be n revelation to many to
find how sure an aid electricity has
been and still is In troubles small and
great, from the neurasthenic wltii
logorrhea and the woman who Is “so
Ill as to think she is ill when she is
not,” to the despondent, mutilated,
war-spent soldier with increasing
paralysis, says the New York Medical
Journal in a review of .Dr. J. Curtis
Webb’s “Electrotherapy.”
It can soothe and banish nil those
everyday attacks of headache, ties,
neuritis, pnd make all nerves ap¬
proach the happy condition of the
ninth one. Only those who have test¬
ed the restfuiness of what Is sometimes
termed the fatigue couch can appre¬
ciate Its consoling power.
Strange If True.
Property Man—This stage Is about
to be uplifted. Mike.
Electrician—How do you get that
way?
Property Man—^This here prop list
for that there farce comedy company
to the offing doesn’t call for a odd In
any way, shape or form!—Buffalo Ex¬
press.
ProfltMrtng Approved.
Tm sorry, young man,” said the
druggist, as he eyed the small boy
over the counter “but I c*n only give
you half as much castor oil for a dime
as I used to.”
The hoy blithely handed him the
coin. “I'm not kicking,” he remarked.
“The stuff’s for me.”—The Watchman
ExnmJner (New York),
Foaaila.
Though historical geology and the
•tody of ancient life depend chiefly
on fossils, the term bas been very
vaguely and looaely applied. As a pre¬
cise definition, a writer tn Science pro¬
poses: “A fossil is an object which
Indicates former existence of an or
gnnlam which has been buried aud pr*
served by geological causes, prert
to historic time.” The naatodao pro
•errad in the arctic Ice ta a tauaft, a
leaf buried In (ha gutter to ;
a truly petrified o
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS AND SUN
LODGE NOTICES.
MASTER MASONS.
Regular communication of Merid¬
ian Sun Lodge No. 26, F. & A, M.,
fjMtas Tuesday night, Feb. 1, 7
>’eloek. Past Master P.
Luther W >N confer the
Vo^MJ^^-ntered apprentice class. of degree
jpon a seven.
■ Visiting brothers fratern¬
ally and cordially invited. By order of
F. S. PITTMAN, W. M.,
W. W. MATTHEWS, Secretary.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORS
DR. M. WARE
DENTIST
Over Jones Shoe Co.
Phone 903.
—DR. F. H. WILSON—
Dentist
1104 N. Hill SU Phone 898
DR. W. C. MILES
has returned to the city' and resumed
his practice. Office phone, 32; resi¬
dence phone, 511-J. , i lm d&w
FRANK S. PITTMAN.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
133 West Taylor Street, Griffin, Ga
Office Phone 822.
Residence Phones 682 and 532.
HAISTEN BROS. CO
Funeral Directors.
J. tft P. WILBORN, Manager,
North Hill Street ,
PHONES:
OFFICE 575
Night and Sunday 163-J and 63.
j. p. McPherson
CIVIL ENGINEER
and
SURVEYOR
Sewerage systems—Water systems
Topographical surveys—'Mapping
Accurate land surveys—Paving
roads.
Office: Masonic Bldg. ; Phone 675.
♦ SAM’L L. TERRY ♦
♦ FUNERAL DIRECTOR ♦
♦ GRIFFIN MERCANTILE CO. ♦
♦ UNDERTAKERS *
♦ and EMBALMER ♦
♦ Day Phone#: Night Phan##: ♦
♦ 474. 462. 798-W. 527. 549-J ♦
♦ Ambulance Service.
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C. of Ga.Ry WAY*'
THE RIGHT
Arrival mad Deowture of Pi
Trains at Griffin, Ga.
The schedules ate published ns in¬
formation and are not guaranteed:
From For
4:44 cum. Macon-Savannah 9:15 a.m.
6:16 ajn. Cinti.—Jaxville 12:27 a.m.
7:01 a.m. Chicago-Jaxville 8:42 pjn.
9c 15 a.nu Macon. 5:18 pjn.
12:48 pjn.----Macon____1:45 pm.
2:44 p.m. Macon-Savannah 11:03 p.m.
6:46 p.m. Macon-Albany 12:14 a.m.
Chattrnooga Division
2:30 p.m.__Chattar.ooga__ 9:55 a.m.
8:15 a.m. __Cedartown____5:25 p.m.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
“The Southern Serves the South.”
Arrival and departure of passenger
trains at Griffin, Ga.
The Bchcdi’es are published as in¬
formation and are not guaranteed
From For
Atlanta, points
6:26 p.m.__East and West__9:35 a.m.
9:35 a.m. Col’bus Ft. Valley 6:26 p.m.
R. B. MOWRY, D. C.
Registered Chiropractor.
CHRONIC DISEASES.
Offices ovar Jones Shoe Co. Phene 279
Griffin, Ga.
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Notatfi Uk<a KINKT HMR B* bnaHfal and
attract!— with LONG. WAV! HAIR, bruin*
QUEEN DMMCIMQ HAIR
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Notice in hereby given, that the
firm of W. W. Perry and Company,
composed of W. W. Perry and Willis
G. Banks has been this day by mutual
consent dissolved, W. W. Perry hav¬
ing purchased the interest of W. G.
Banks, and said W. W. Perry will con¬
tinue the business under the name of
W, W. Perry ana Company. W. G.
Banks having retired, W. W. Perry
will collect all debts due said firm and
pay all bills due by said firm. This
January 12th, 1921. W. G. Banks, W.
W. Perry.
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Lights Signal Time.
Time Is signaled to vessels In to#
(arbor of Lisbon by two rights, which
ire automatically illuminated fivo min
jtes before the hour and extinguished
It the hour.
GO£i?
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Lar*# and small farms far
■ale. Also vacant lota and
homes in the city. All at
reasonable prices.
CNSUR ANCE
All lines, lowest rates.
Call and let ns shew yon.
DID J, HAILEY
Real Estate and Fire Insurance.
GRIFFIN, GA.
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Is Cotton Cash?
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Planters, 3
hankers and business men have always referred to cot*
ton as a “cash crop.
At the present time this term does not altogether apply.
There are many planters and cotton growers who have cotton, which
they cannot convert into cash or credit.
Besides food and clothing there are other things
grower needs or wants, which he cannot obtain without or
To many an Automobile Is an absolute necessity. .
We have on hand a good stock of “used care” that are good care,
,
mechanically good, not as good as new, but above the average used car.
These cars are priced to seO for cash, according to values on today’s
market.
't By cash, we mean cash or bankable notes. ■ • < '
If you are placed in this position and need a car, we m«hf yon this
proposition:
We will sell you one or more of these cars for part h part ii
cotton, or for all cotton.
Our resources are such that we can hold such cotton until a demand m.
makes it merketable for cash.
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A. F. Gossett & Son
HUDSON AND ESSEX DISTRIBUTOR IN THIS TERRITORY.
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
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The Ford Sedan
n?e Ford Sedan quite naturally ig in larger demand
now with the prices, ererv
pre-war without any sacrifice of the comm high quality of
materials, and excellent reliability of workmanship, and
lh, Sedaa is the of ™
car care, and whU, a lnanrY in
same time is a necessity, costing less than the ordinarytourinr ’
cept the Ford) its value cannot be equalled. car (ex
Any of us will be pleased to take order for I
your the Ford Sedan
suring you of prompt delivery as possible, and the further guarante^ of
comfort and economy through the efficient after-service which is always *
at your command We all equipped 1
are with the latest up-to-date machin
ery; with skilled Ford mechanics; and with the genuine Ford-made parts,
so that we can keep your car as good as gold, so far as service Is
cerned, hour in the con¬
every year.
We solicit your orders. If you are going to have a closed this
fall believe the Ford Sedan is car -■ *
we your best investment, Won't ytk. |
in and talk it HI
over, or let us give you a demonstration?
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B. B. BROWN 0 % is i 1
AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER
109 East Solomon St. Ford Parts,
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And Not Bo BIim.
When you know a man to be jnk
»w It is Just as well to draw toe
®!or line.—Cartoons Magazine.
PETITION FOR ORDER FOR
TITLE.
GEORGIA, Spalding County. Court of
Ordinary.
Chambers, January 24, 1921.
To the heirs at law of R. R. Evans,
deceased. S. H. Kulbersh having ap¬
plied for an order requiring the
ecutrix of the estate of said deceas¬
ed, to execute title under a Bond
Title, you are hereby cited to be and
appear at the next March term of
said court to be held on tho first Mon¬
day in March, next, then and there
to show cause, if any you can, why
said order should not be granted. D.
R. CUMMING, Ordinary.
Your Business
Solicited • ••
it Let your saving keep ahead
of your spending. You’ll
never regret it IT * * • . • f •
Make this Bank your
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FIRST STOP ON PAY
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Griffin Banking J0
“If You Bank With Us, You Cin f'siSSI
‘Bank on
’ 'vL . ‘x‘ $1139, ;,’ir".;:aj 5’31“ r
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“mm_r .Wa..u .< , ,,
GEORGIA,
Ordinary’s Butle? havS OfA
Susie
tion for twelve monl
of the estate of Chi
ceased, and appraisei
ed to zet apart the a
their Tetum, all pe
are hereby required 4
before the Court of i mm'
county the first ___
1921, on why said Monday
ary, report t
be D. R. made CUMMING, the judgment Ordinary, of the*c _____
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WOOD iod TRANSFER
Dry Stove Wood. fi
Fire Wood In Brocks.
FOR QUICK DELIVERY
Phone 703 E. A. htason
Experiment St. : : Griffin, Ga.
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