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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1921)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XLVII. MASS MEETING FOR COTTON GROWERS Hon. A. A. Elmore Will Ad dress the Farmers of Henry County at the Court House July 6, at 2 O’Clock. The organization campaign of the Georgia Cotton Growers Co operative association will be brought into Henry county for the first time next Wednesday, July 6, when Hon. A. A. Elmore, director of organization for the association will address a mass meeting of farmers to be held at the court house here at 2 o’clock d. m. The Georgia Cotton Growers Co-operative association is the or ganization now in process of for- mation which is planning to mar keP3oo,ooo bales or more annually for Georgia’s cotton crop upon the California Plan for Co-opera tive marketing now being pushed throughout the South. Mr. Elmore, who hails most re cently from Spokane, Washington, but who was born and raised on an Oklahoma cotton farm, is one of the foremost farm organization and co-operative marketing ex perts in the United States, and what he has to say will be of deep interest. He was brought into Georgia for this work by the or ganization committee of the asso ciation, which is headed by Chas. S. Barrett, of Union City. The subject of Mr. Elmore’s talk will be, “More Money - for Cotton,” and he will explain the association’s plan and contract in detail and answer all questions that are asked. Arrangements for the meeting are in charge of the friends of the movement in this county and Judge E. J. Reagan will act as chairman, and it is planned to have present a representation of leading cotton planters from every militia district in the county, so that the nucleus for a County Organization Force can be crealed. Business men, bankers and pro fessional men are especially re quested to attend, as it is the claim of the association that the movement is as much to their in terest as to the farmers, and the ladies also are particularly invited. Mr. C. J. Simpson of Flippen Dies June 25 Mr. C. J. Simpson, of Flippen, who has been the agent of the Southern Railroad at that place for a number of years, accidently ' fell last Friday afternoon and sus tained such serious injuries that he was carried to a hospital in At lanta Saturday morning for treat ment, but he was so seriously in jured that he died Saturday after noon. Mr. Simpson formerly re sided in McDonough for several years, until he removed to Flippen several years ago. He was a good citizen and his many friends deep ly regret his sad and tragic death. He leaves a wife and two children, and a large number of relatives and friends to mourn his death. His remains were laid to rest at Flippen Sunday afternoon, with masonic honors after an appropri ate funeral service conducted by Rev. G. T. Sorrell and W. A. Wells. A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. STOCKBRIDGE Mr. and Mrs. Mack Carnes and Steevie Carnes were visitors here Sunday. Prof, and Mrs. H. G. McCants have returned from an outing in South Georgia of several weeks. The reduction in the price of gasoline increases the number of joy riders and Sabbath breakers. Mr. Wm. Robinson, of Winter Garden, Fla., and wife, have been recent guests of Mrs. Sallie Bran an. Hot and dry we hope may soon change to cooler weather and more moisture, to the relief of many. Misses Frances and Ida Pearl Grant spent the week-end in At lanta, visiting Miss Katherine Grant. Third Quarterly Conference for the Stockbridge circuit is to be held at Flippen church Saturday, July 23. The state convention of the Children of the Confederacy was in session the present week at Athens, Ga. Miss Agnes Owen entertained the Children of the Confederacy at her home last week, in a de lightful manner. Miss Gladys Branan left Thurs day night for a three weeks so journ in the Land of Flowers, at Winter Garden. The Woman’s Club is preparing to give a play as soon as they can get it ready. Mrs. Willie Suttle is coaching the participants. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams and son, Joe, have returned to Macon, after a two weeks visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Buck Grant. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shields, of At lanta, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Shields were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shields. Mrs. A. H. Swann and Minnie Belle Mann left Tuesday for Athens to attend the state convention of Children of the Confederacy. A new gasoline station is that of Mr. Oscar Folds at the old Milam homestead. Nothing like gas, even if it is not brewed from kerosene. The new station was installed by W. W. Milam this week. Mr. Henrv Stephens was con fined to his bed two or three days this week, threatened with fever. He was out Tuesday and is getting normal again. Dr. Dodd attended him and brought him around. The base runners in the ball game these hot davs have a warm time trying to have a good time. That much exertion in the home garden or waiting on the women folk would be considered a severe affliction. y Mr. John T. Bellah, known to some as “Bildad, the Shuhite,” re ports the finding of five boll wee vils in the craw of a partridge, which goes to say that “Bob White” seems to be the farmer’s friend. So, don’t shoot him. Miss Saphronia McWilliams en tertained recently at her home in a social way. Those invited were Misses Mary Joe Mays, Mattie Ber ry, Willie Ruth Branan, Eunice Bellah, Helen Clark, and Messrs. Mark Brown, Arthur Batson, Mace Morris, Willie T. Sorrells and Cooper. Stockbridge is to have the privi lege of another lecture by Rev. Marvin Williams, the unique fun ny man. His first lecture was a soledid success, and a full house is expected at the auditorium Thursday night, July 7th. The McDonough Dramatic Club, will feature the occasion with a new program and added instru ments. A fine evening’s en tertainment is to be expected. Be McDonough, Georgia, Friday, july i, 1921. Bill to Protect People From Buying Stolep Automobiles Atlanta, Ga.—Every Georgia farmer who owns an automobile or who expects to own one should be interested in the passage of a bill, to be presented at the ap proaching session Legislature, which is designed to stop the steal ing of automobiles by making it practically impossible to sell a stolen car. It is being backed by prominent members of both hous es and is endorsed by all the or ganizations interested in the auto bile industry, A similar bill pass ed the Senate last summer but never came up for a vote in the house, owning to the congestion of the last few days. This bill will follow the lines of the law in successful operation in Michigan and several other states. It provides, in brief, that when ever a car is sold the seller must fill out a bill of sale, giving the en gine number and other identifying marks. One copy of this is to be sent the Secretary of State and one retained by the buyer of the car. The buyer shall report to the sheriff of his county within ten days and the sheriff will inspect the car and see that it “checks” with that described in the bills of sale. There is yery little “red tape” required. Penalties are pro vided for altering serial numbers of automobiles and for forgery or alteration of bills of sale. The bill will protect not only the present owners of cars, but hun dreds of innocent purchasers of used automobiles. While most of the thefts occur in the larger cit ies, the small town and country residents are frequently “stung” by buying a car from a stranger who gives no proof of legal pos session. The car is afterwards traced and recovered and the pur chaser loses his money and has no redress. Hundreds of such cases were reported in Georgia this year. Rev. Marvin Williams To Be at Stockbridge On Thursday night, July 7th, the above humorous lecturer will give another of his attractive lec tures at the auditorium, Stock bridge. Admission 25 and Benefit of parsonage. on hand, 25 andfs cents admis sion. “Happy” Abbey, one of the tele phone workers, fell from a tree Tuesday while sawing off limbs from over the wires. The fall was some 30 feet to the hard ground. Three ribs were broken. In the fall he caught hold of a limb, which broke the force of the fall, or he would have been killed. He was falling head foremost when he grabbed the limb. Dr. Cunning ham looked after him and he was at the Bellah house confined to his bed Tuesday. Lieutenant Mina C. Van Winkle, of the police department of Wash ington, D. C., recently said in ref erence to the modern dance and the present fashions in the matter of dress: “We know from actual records that perfectly innocent girls dressed in the fashion of to day and dancing according to the present fashions are more fre quently leading young men into wrong doing than is the profes sional vampire for the professional woman puts a price upon her in fluence and restrains it until she can cash in.” Ajax, Jr. OBSERVER o. Gardens gone. July flies here. Whippoorwills “hollerin.” Doggone the boll weevils. Oh! for a chicken drownder rain. Almost too dry for a good corn crop. Davis’s lake is getting to be a popular picnic resort. Say, all you brother correspend ents, let’s have a picnic. Several cases of typhoid fever are reported in our county. The boll weevil situation is get ting to be a serious problem. All day Sacred Harp singing at Bethel in Butts county next Sun day. Revival services will begin at the Presbyterian church next Sun day. Bethany church has a good live B. Y. P. U. with a membership of 52 members and they rendered a very interesting program last Sunday night. The annual singing will be held at Mount Carmel on July 4th. This one will be the best one held in many years. A number of good leaders are expected to be present. The children’s day exercises which were held at Anvil Block church last Sunday was attended by a large crowd and those who attended, report it as being quite a success. There was quite a large crowd present at the funeral services of Mr. C. J. Simpson at Flippen last Sunday. His sad and almost sud den death was indeed sad news to his many friends in the county. All it needs for the correspond ents of The Weekly to have a big picnic, is to just appoint the time and place, we suggest that our good clever correspondent from Stockbridge arrange the program and appoint the time and place, and we will all be there. Get busy Brother. We went out last Friday after noon and witnessed a demonstra tion of a boll weevil machine that is being placed on the market for the purpose of fighting the boll weevil. Mr. H. J. Copeland, of McDonough, has purchased one and is using it on his farm with good results. The boll weevil problem is puzzling the _farmers of our county, and several differ ent kinds of experiments is being tested by our farmers. The out look for a cotton crop in our county looks somewhat gloomy at present. Distribution of Victory Medals Discontinued Due to reduction in the number of clerks necessitated by reduced appropriations, victory medal dis tribution has been ordered discon tinued. No more application can be handled at the Victory Medal office, 204 Journal building, At lanta. Notice will be given of the place to which applications should be sent in future. Orders have not been received regarding them. Wm. a. Kent, Adjutant General, Victory Medal Officer. Postmaster Examiottticaa Set for Friday. JTui?*v 22 Washingtom.—At the reovasicNKf the postmaster-general tne Cjfcrt«i States civil service today aercamrae ed an open competitive r n mm tion to be held on July to fill the position of posi-aaßaner at many Georgia points. This is not an examinat.csrtra der the civil service act and rsuteß, but is held under the execuiihnße order of May 10, 1921, pro such preceding. Each of the rnaster vacancies in Georg,j #wr which the examination is aimctfane ed is of the third class. Examinations will be held Tty at the following named places;, ftttt a competitor for any office be examined at any one of Jtor? places named: Albany, Am'iai. Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Lsmh bridge, Barnesville, Briuiaw-ranS*. Blakely, Camilla, Canton, CarrswU ton, Cartersyille, Covington, '2k*- lumbus, Commerce, Cedartewm. Cuthbert, Dallas, Dawson, Etaaas las, Dublin, Eastman, ElfeertiMß* Fort Valley, Gainesville 1 , CTts-***,- boro, Griffin, Hartwell, JasHsMou., Macon, Marietta, Millen, ville, Monroe, Newnan, Fdanqg* Rossville, Sandersville, Savamsaaiu, Statesboro, Thomaston, 'iSßwn.. Taccoa, Valdosta, Vidalia, WimJh ington, Waycross, Winder. To Secure Application*. Applications containing aL$ .mt formation as the requirements fci* be met and the character c£ ‘Km-' examination to be given ms* iwe obtained from any one of tkt- m - cant offices listed, or from, inter United States civil service <sen»— mission, Washington, D. C. Ap plications must be properly ao*- cuted, showing the exarrikmaom* point at which the applicant ;jj»— sires to be examined, and nms* filed with the commission At Washington in time to armisfsE for the examination at the esmwm— nation point chosen. Applicants must submit to Jaaev examiner on the day of the e.irsaHM natiou their photographs, trifeatt. within two years, securely p in the space provided in the mission cards sent them after tstwncr applications are filed. or proofs will not be accepted^ Mansion Is Vacated By Governor Docsagsr As his term of office expmatil Saturday, Governor Hugh M.Kflar— sey Thursday before move& m&k of the governor's mansion, watt now occupies his summer Lcawat* located on the waterworks- somm! near Bolton. Early this fait 'IHk? governor will begin work of ersc®*- ing a new home on Wesley avoaaasv The governor was much pleaaaaf over being able to leave the mam,- sion because of its dilapkMsHft condition. Governor-elect wick, who assumed his dutiessaaei governor Saturday, will not: life*--, in the mansion, but will corAlrawr to live at the Georgian Terva&£ _ CARD OF THANKS*. 1 wish to express to nty through The Weekly, my sinMscßcr appreciation for the many kiacii nesses shown me in the reeeat iflti ness and death of my mother*. Sadie Duffsbk.. $2.00 A ¥3IAR
