About Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1925)
Softens (ffltmttj progress VOL. 40 fK-PICKEK HIM KILLED fit A TEXAS TRAIN East Friday Mr. J. If. Qnintou, formerly of near Jasper, was instant ly killed when a car he was driving was struck by a train at a railroad crossing in Elmo, Texas. His body was dragged about two hundred yards and badly mangled, while ihe automobile was a complete wreck. Normally the view at the crossing where the accident occurred is clear, but Friday there was a fog and the train approached the crossing with out blowing. Mr. Quinton was raised near Jas per and his body was brought here for burial, reaching Jasper Monday at 9:54 a. m., and was laid to resi in Philadelphia cemetery that after noon- 'i he body was by his wife and his half-brother, Mr. J V. Champion, of Ferrell, I'ex. Mr. Quinton moved from Jasper to Bartow county a number of yeais ago. He resided there until a few months ago, when he moved to Texas, going into business at Elmo. His first wife was Miss Mollie Ray. Five children survive by this union: Messrs John and Charlie Quinton, of White, Ga.; Mr. Will Quinton and Mrs. Lou Hill, of Can ton, Ga,, and Mrs. Emma Yancy, of White, Ga. His second wife was Miss Minnie Burch, who survives him. He also leaves two brothers, Messrs J. V. Champion, of Terrell, l ex., and i A [ UCTION NOVEMBER 7TH B13Q A. M. Household andKitchen Furniture, Ford Automobile,Farming Instru ments, Wagons, Mules, Harness, Hogs, COTTON and Cotton Seed, Corn, Fodder, Cow and Many Other Things. TERMS GASH Sold As Personal Property Of G, W. Ham rick At His Home In Ludville. C. H. – B. C. HAMRICK EXECUTORS Two Good Farms FOR SALE BIG BARGAINS One Place, 80 Acres, One Mile From Town, on Highway, Good Improvements, Well Located. The other Place is One Mile fromTown and has 50 Acres. See lie Quick Will Richards JASPER, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1925 STORE BURNS At WHiTESTOSE SAI. Alieut 10 o’clock Saturday night the store of Dobbs – West, ol Whitestone, was entirely destroy ed by fire together with their stock of general merchandise The tire had gained such head way when discovered that it was impossible to save anything. The loss is partly covered by insur ance. The origiu of the fire is un ( known. Pickens Gin Report Prior to October l.Sih Pickens county had ginned 2,225 bales of cotton compared tq 402 same date last year. On the other hand Pickens gins were just beginning operations at that time last year, while this year the crop was so nearly ginned that they were al ready running on short time. Pickens’ yield for the year will be slightly above that of last sea son. Charles E Champion, of Tate, and one sister, Mrs. E. T. Gattrell, of Whitestone. / He tvas*about sixty five years of age and in early life united with the Philadelphia Baptist church. He was also an active member of the Odd Fellows. From Our Exchanges There are two sides to every question- Yours and the idiot's on the other side.— Sylvester Lp cal. o o o Miss Venith Grogan and Mb Hallman Roper of Yellow Creek, we re married here Sunday by Judge Martin. — Dawsonyille Ad vertiser. Our neighbor county, Towns, probably has a condition existing there that can hardly be equalled by any county of the state. The county, theugh one among the most progressive of theNorth Georgia counties,has no negroes, lawyers nor a newspaper in tin connty. It would be hard to find anoth er county in the state that has neither a negro, lawyer nor news paper. There are some counties ihat have very few negroes and some that have,but few lawyers, but to have no lawyers at all— veil, wonder how they get up law suits, and how they manage to settle them once they get om started?—Clayton- Tribune. 0 0 0 Burglars broke into the stort jf Mr. J. M. Quarles and t©ok$15 ip, cash Monday night about mid night. They then went to tht store of S. J. Rogers and weri getting ready to make a ban when Mr. Rogers,who has room upstairs over the store, vva> iroused. He went down to in vestigate and the thieves depart ed in a truck which was parki^ back of the building. Dr. Rogers missed nothing from his stock. It was believed that they were planning to hail! a load away or, the truck, which went out the hignway toward Spring Place.— Chatsworth Times. o o o There is a bright side to every thing, including last year’s suit jf clothes.—Oklahoma Whirlwind. 0 0 0 “Little” John Adams cashed in on the fen acres in turnips In had [fianted in the lake bed oi Lake Bennett befo ’e the recen rains filled the pond again. — Fay etteville News. o o o There are two and a half mil lion wives in India under ten years of age.—Calhoun Times, o o o A 1*2-year-old Atlanta girl found an alligator in a branch near her home, and a facetious writer says: “It’s hard to outdo Atlan ta in anything. If Macon pro duces a peach tree yielding fruit in the fail Atlanta immediately finds one in full bloom. If they fry eggs on the sidewalk in Sa vannah. Atlanta cooks an omelette on the street pavement- When a delegation of Florida citizens come to Atlanta to enjoy a foot ball game and begin to brag about thtir alligators Atlanta comes right back by catching a real alligator in one of the numer spring branches that trickle tnrough the suburbs.”—Jackson Herald-— 0 o o “What dat you got in yo’ mouf. Big Boy”. “Fishin’ worms ” Fishing worms? why don’t you take dem things out your mouf, nigger.and put ’em in your pocket?” “You don’t think Ise going to put dem things in my pocket wif my lunch, do you?”—Ex. Just received a carload of Wheat Fertilizer. RICHARDS – CO. PICKENS ASK EON S6S.OOO FEDERAL AID Pickens county has filed an ap plication for $60,000 federal aid on the Atlanta Knoxville High way, the new project to, begii where the project now under con struction ends near Talking Rock and coining on to Jasper, and which will finish Pickens county’s share of this important highway If the application is approved, the state will put up $30,000, and the county would put up $30,000 making a total of $120,000, bin Hie county’s part will be put up in convict labor. In addition to the above, Pick -ns lias tiled an,application with ilie Sla'.e Highway Department to include a road from Jasper t< Gainesville in the state highwai system. Action on this appli cation will not be taken until af ter February 1st, at which time Hie question of east and we?.’ Highways across North Georgi; vi 11 he taken up. The Mancy Wheelers bought jy the county on approval, prov ed satisfactory and the deal has ueen completed. In oue test the) moved 162 cubic yards of dirt about 700 feet in seven hours and twenty-five minutes, requiring Hu services of only two men, moving in the same amount of time as much dirt as seven old-fashion wheelers with fourteen mules and seven men, and at the same time lid the plowing for the mult Warns. The county lias also bought a a new style plow that carries six small plows, It is built on the style of a scarifier. Legislative Committee Inspects Pickens Convict Camps Representatives Warren and fohnson, and Senator Pickren, nembers of Hie legislative sub '.ommittee appointed to inspect the Pickens county convict camp, were lip Tuesday, They were full of praise of conditions found in this county and passed a mini ter of compliments on Com mis ■uoner Long and Warden Carter. They were delighted with our mountain scenery and lef• saying thev would bring their wives up next summrher. All were from the southern part of the state. Rest, Sweet Rest Sometimes our hearts are lonely And our way seems awful hard. But rest comes to us only When we deserve reward ['here’s rest,sweet rest inHeaven Our rest will s6on be given. By the one who has our control, There is rest for our weary souls. Some days are dark and dreary, And some are warm and bright And often we feel so weary We’re glad when comes tho night. But this life will soon be oyer, Then we will receiye our resl; We will all rejoice in Heayen In mansions of bliss. We’ll rest and sing forever With loved ones gone on before Yes, we’ll meet there together On that beautiful shore. —Stella Davis. The Chevrolet Motor Company has made arrangements with the General Motors Acceptance Cor poration under which purchasers of their cars on the part payment plan can save from $15 to $35, 2HII SHIES TIKES IN OGTOBEH RAIDS The monthly report of raids made by federal dry officers in tin Northern Disirict of Georgia was made public Tuesday and Show: that 200 stills and distilleries vere deTtrojed, 2,375 gallons ol whiskey poured out, 161,945 gal lons of still beer poured out, 1,053 fermenters demolished, 23 cars •aptured and 113 arrests made, l'lie value of the property destroy 'd is estimated at $41,80S.75, am the value of; the ears was placed it $10,000, This is Bill’s Day’s first month in charge of the Atlanta district md this splendid record was math notwithstanding the fact that tlu ifficers had to attend Federal Court a good deal of the month The above report does not in dude the vast number of raids made by county and city officials. BASKET BALL GAME Nelson Hi Vs. Camming Hi, a Nelson Friday night, Novernbei >tb, at 7:30 p, tn Referee, J H, >Ves;, ol Griffin. Admission 25c. Gumming usually [nits out a strong team and the game sliouh he a good one. Notice To Automobile Owners All automobile manufacturer: recommend that certain parts In lubricated eyery few hundred miles- We have equipment todo this kind of work, from the com, non oil can to the High Pressure Vlemlte System, Bring your cat • round, spend a few cents and save many dollars in the long run. Supreme Service Statior J, 1! Dilbeck, Prop. ’Phone No. 44 Pigs and Shoals For Sale! Extra good slock of pigs for sale. See me at Ordinary’s of fice. W. O Wes brook. Atwater Kent R A o A-. ■' \ 111 ;> , Your “Magic Carpet” r 1 | ’HINK of sitting the at home dials being in your whisked own easy chair, and at a turn of away:—to listen to an opera in some the large city, to third. sit through a play in another, to liear news in a With an Atwater Kent in your the home, you can go where you will every program in air is yours to command. _ Let us show you, through an Atwater K6nt demon stration. the perfections that m up-to-date radio equipment has attained. ' t A a THINK -j! «(• WHAT IS OF BACK IT V C. A. WHITFIELD Tate, Ga. NUMBER 45 CUES IH GAME MO FISH LMIIS I The last legislature made several changes in the state game and fish laws, some of them being as follows: You have to have a license to hunt anywhere except on your own laud or land on which you reside as i tenant provided the laudlord gives permission. It is unlawful to hunt, trap or possess mink, otter, beaver, bear, nuskrat, and racoon except from the 20th day of November to the 1st lav of February, inclusive. The ox season is from September 1st to January 31st. Provision is made, however, that such animals may be 'tilled when destroying or about to 1 str ty crops, domestic animals or personal property. Such animals nay be kept for scientific purposes, >ets and breeding purposes by first teeming a permit from the State lame and Fish Commissioner. Trappers of fur-bearing animals ue required to take out a license ipon same conditions as hunters, ex 'ept the fee is $3.00 and they are •ond for the state. Mink, otter, leaver, bear, wileFcat, musk rat, ikuuk, o’possum and fox are classed is fur-bearing. It is made unlawful to seiue, set ish traps, or kill fish with firearms. Private ponds are excepted. A pri vate pond is one wholly in the ponds of a single ownership. The iwner, his family, and tenants may lish in a private pond under such conditions as the owner sees fit. -* MOUNTAIN FARMS WANTED --- * r ’! Will buy your mountain farm if the price is right. See me over II. E. HAWKINS. One extra good mule for sale oh ea p. Weigh about 800 lbs. W. H. Pettigrew. Jasper, Ga., Route 3.
