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MONEY TO LOAN
On Farm Lands
and City Property
Joseph Law
Attorney-at-Law
Waynesboro Georgia
Tax Equalization Law
Explained by Fullbright.
To Repeal This Law Would
Wreck School System and
Work a Hardship on Con
federate Pensioner
Ntnt<» Tax Law Misstatements Ar*
Corrected By Fullbright—Gives Ori
gin of the Law and Shows How It
Works to Benefit of the State.
Atlanta, July 4. —The tax equaliza
lion law is much before the present
session of the Legislature, there be
inc some serious apprehension of its
repeal by this body. Governor Hard
wick in his message on opening day
stressed the importance of the law
and its continuance in operatin, urg
ing the Legislature not to repeal it un
less they provided something better,
as Georgia has for many years had
less income than outgo, and because
of this fact her financial embarrass
ment bad been excessive. State Tax,
Commissioner Henry J. Fullbright lias
issued a. statement correcting some
of the misinformation which has been
broadcasted on this subject, and has
fulnished the Telegraph with a copy,
as follows:
Assuming that the many iliac- •
curate statements made in refer
ence to the tax equalization law
are attributable to lack of infor
mation, I am taking the liberty of
furnishing certin facts in order
that the people may know tlx#
truth. There are not 800 tax as
sessors in the State of Georgia, as
stated. At present there are 160
counties and the number of as
sessors is limited by law to three
for each county; three times 160
can hardly be 800. These 480
county officials are not paid sal
aries at all, any more than there
is a “public printer” to publish
school books to be bought with
such salaries as has been sug
gestedl; their compensation is a
per diem fixed by the county au
thorities of the several counties
aiij paid out of the general funds
of the county, and therefore this
money could not be used to buy
school books with, unless the
constitution be changed, and we
are told not to change our consti
tutions. By the way, did you know
that it had been changed twenty
seven times in the last four years
land more than fifty times in the
last ten years? Did any one pro
test against amending this sacred
instrument in 1904 when the tax
limit of five mills for State pur
poses was added, or in 1912 when
farm products were exempted
from taxation? Did any one make
any very strenuous protest against
amending this document so as to
increase the number of pension
ers in 1908, and in 1910, and in
1912, and in 1918, and again in
1920?
It is said that the tax equaliza
tion law was hatched by the At
lanta Chamber of Commerce. By
referring to the State Democratic
platform for the year 1912 you
will find this particular principle
advocated therein at some length
It was recommended in the inaug
ural address of Governor Slaton,
who quoted from the platform of
the year before and urged legis
lation tion to carry into effect this
demand of the people. This equa
lization tax act was introduced in
to the General Assembly by Mr.
Lipscomb, of Athens, and as en
acted, does not change the regu
lations governing the making of
tax returns to the tax receiver in
the slightest, and any property
owner has the same right to arbi
trate his returns that he had be
fore this law was enacted. If the
board of assessors changes his
return, he has the additional right
to arbitrate in identically the
same way be has with the receiv
er.
The duties of the local boards
are two-fold; First, they are to
equalize returns as between tax
payers and property-owners; sec
ond ,the yare to secure the prop
er returns and assessments of
any iandi all property which has
not been returned for taxation,
including notes, mortgages, |se
curity deeds and other evidences
of debt. They are not concerned
with increasng values except as
this is incidental to equalizing
between tax-payers.
The State Tax Commissioner is
charged with equalizing between
counties, dealing with them as
units, and is not concerned (pri
marily with either raising or low
ering tax values except as this
may result from equalizing be
tween counties, therefore he did
not raise taxes “fifty per cent”
in 1920 or any other per cent, as
has been charged On the con
trary, he held conferences with
tax receivers, tax collectors,
county commissioners and ordi
naries of various counties of
the State in the Fall of 1919, with
reference to land values at that
time, and upon learning from
these officials that the returned
values for taxation as of the year
1919, varied from the real value
as estimated by them all the way
from fifteen to sixty per cent, he
agreed with these officials to use
as a basis fo requalizirig between
the counties in 1920 thirty-five
per cent of their estimate of real
value at that time. This was in
tended only to apply during the
time of inflated values and no ef
fort was made to secure returns
upon the one hundred per cent
basis required by law. As a result
of this equalizing progra mthe net
gain in taxable values for the
State in 1920 was twenty per cent
over that of the year before. It
is iasked, if the State Tax Com-_
missioner has taken official cog
nizance of the slump in values^
VOLUME 41.
NEW BAPTIST MINISTER
WILL FILL PULPIT SUNDAY
liev. W. M. Anderson to Take Up Pas
tofate and Will Preach at Both Ser
vices Sunday— Union Services Sun
day Night*
Rev. W. M. Anderson, formerly of
the Quitman Baptist church, has arriv
ed in the city and will fill his pulpit
at both services Sunday, the evening
services being a union meeting. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
to hear him and the deacons and
members requested/ to be present.
Mr. Anderson was given a cordial
welcome to Waynesboro. His fam
ily will arrive later. At present he
is the guest of Mr. arid Mrs. Frank
S. Burneq.
since 1920?, He has, to the extent
of approving the 1921 tax digest
for McDuffie County which showed
a net loss of thirty-four per cent,
and Senator Watson himself paid
taxes last year on the average of
less than $6.00 per acre for his
lands in that county instead of
upon an average of $7.80, in 1920
The Commissioner approved the
digest for Putnam County in 1921
'which showed a loss of forty per
cent in the county’s values as a
whole, and) that land values had
been reduced from an average of
$11.07 in 1920 to $6.94 in 1921. He
has taken further cognizance of
the slump by again calling the tax
officials of the various .counties of
the State into conference to con
sider with them what per cent of
decrease from 1921 values will be
fair for 1922, in order that justice
may be done between the counties.
This has not been kept secret and
probably most Georgians know
about it, as more than twenty of
these meetings have been held
during the early part of this year
in different part of the State.
No arbitrary v&lue has ever
been fixed for the State or for any
county in the state and if it has
been done for the several pieces
of property in any county or dis
drfct, it has been done against
instructions from the office of the
State Tax Commissioner, as that
official has at all times insisted
that each separate tract of land
and piece of property be valued
separately; one tract of land may
be worth $50.00 per acre while an
other lying broadside to it may be
worth only SIO.OO.
Since Burke and Columbia
counties have been used as illus
trations, it may be interesting to
know that in 1918, the last year
under the old law, the average
returned value for the lands in
Burke County was $2.81, while in
Columbia it was -5,95. lassume
that the public is reasonably ac
quainted with both counties and
therefore that it knows that that
broken, rocky, hilly, washed-away
lands of Columbia County were
not worth more than twice as
much as those in Burke. It was
to remedy inequalities like this
that the Equalization Act was
passed The 1921 figures for
those counties were,
Columbia $7.00.
One other thing; There are ap
proximately (900,000 children of
school age in the State of Geor
gia, and the total expenses of the
160 county Boards of Assessors
average less than $90,000.00 per
annum; so the suggested plan, if
it could be vvtould fur
nish less than ten cents apiece
lor them to purchase school
books with, while the repeal of
the Tax Equalization Law would
in all probability reduce the
State’s revenues from ad valorem
taxes fifty per cent, and as the
State public school fund would
therefore be reduced, the prospect
for free text-books for school
children would vanish entirely.
No, we do not need to go back
to an entirely voluntary tax sys
tem and depend upon “those fair
minded men who are willing to
say what property they possess
and are willing to pay taxes upon
it” but we need to revise our tax
system so that we may be able to
make those who now nejoy all the
advantages and privileges of our
laws and institutions, pay for the
same accordin gto their ability to
do so, and thus relieve the ones
described from a part of the bur
den which now so nearly all rests
upon that class of citizens.
Respectfully,
H. J. FULLBRIGHT
State Tax Commissioner.
—Macon Telegraph.
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REV. W. M. ANDERSON
Formerly of the Quitman Baptist
Church, who will preach the first
sermon of his pastorate in Waynes
boro Sunday
©he <iruc Cimrtt
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CANDIDATES FOR STATE
ROUSE OFFICES QUALIFY
Those Who Qualified —Three Candi
dates in Race For Governor.
Sandersville, Ga., July 1. —E .W. Jor
don, secretary of tiie state Democratic
eyecutive committee announced tnis
afternoon that the following candi
dates had qualified for the September
primary.
The time to qualify expired at noon
today.
Governor—H. Bedinger Baylor
Thomas W. Hardwick, Clifford Walker
Secretary of state—S. G. McLendon
Attorney general—George M. Napier
Treasurer—William J. Speer.
Comptroller general—-William A.
Wright.
Commissioner agriculture—A. O.
Blalock, J. J. Brown, O. M. Houser.
State school superintendent—M. L.
Duggan, N. H. Ballard.
Prison commissioner—W. C. Bryan
R. E. Davison.
Commissioner of pensions—John W.
Lindsey.
Commissioner commerce and labor
—H. M. Stanley.
Chief justice Supreme Court — Wil
liam H. Fish.
Associate justice Supreme Court —
(To succeed himself, Marcus W. Beck
Associate justice Supreme Court—
(To succeed himself) James K. Hines.
Judge Court of Appeals—(Full
term to succeed himself) Roscoe Luke
Judge Court of Appeals—(Unexpir
ed term to succeed himself) Benja
min H. Hill.
Railroad commissioner—(To suc
ceed C. M. Candler) M. L. Johnson, J.
E. Palmer, Walter R. McDonald.
Railroad commissioner—(To suc
ceed James A. Perry) W. Trox Bank
ston, James A. Perry, O. B. Bush.
Congressional races so far have
formed up as follows)
Sixth District—J .W. Wise, J. J.
Flynt of Griffin, E. P. Frazer of Ma
con.
Eighth District —Charles S. Brand,
T. J. Shockleford of Athens.
First District—J. W. Overstreet, R.
Lee Moore.
Fifth District—W. D. Upshaw, J. O.
Cochran. Walter Tuppe, all of Atlanta
HEALTHMOBILE MAKES
A GOODJPRESSION
Much Interest Manifested Thruout
Burke County in the Work —Many
Children Examined and Talks Made
to Mothers —Now in Tift County.
A most cordial hospitality was ex
tender the Healthmobiie and its oc
cupants. Dr. Moses and Miss Gibbs,
thruout Burke county upon its recent
visit here. Burke was the second
county in Georgia to secure it, Chat
ham being the first, Burke the second
Laurens third and Tift the fourth
where it is now on duty.
The first day was spent at Sardis
where Drs. Cook and Hillis entered
into the spirit of the work and help
ed in the examinations of the children
At Girard the women of the commu
nity entertained/ the personnel. At
Keysville the civic league welcomed
it and assisted the doctor and nurse
in every way to make it a success.
At Vidette Dr. McCarver assisted in
the examinations and at Gough Dr.
Hudson rendered assistance.
The clubs in all the separate commu
nities helped greatly in working up
interest in the Healthmobiie and at
each there many present at the demon
strations.
It is sincerely hoped! that by the
workers on the Healthmobile that fol
low up work will be done and chil
dren’s health centers will be formed
in every community.
Dr. Dorothy Bocker was also pres
ent during the visit of the Healthmo
bile and was greatly impressed with
the manner in which the work was be
ing carried on and the interest being
displayed.
The report made of the Healthmo
bile’s work in Burke county to the
Division of Child Hygeine of the Geor
gia State Board of health from June
17th thru June 28th follows:
Sardis —Pre-school children examin
ed 28; school children 14; attendance
at moving pictures 200; consultation
with mothers 28; visitois to Health
mobile 30.
Girard—Pre-school children examin
ed 21; school children 2; consulta
tion with mothers 10; visitors to
Healthmobile 10.
Alexander—Pre-school children 18;
consultation with mothers 18.
Gough—Pre-school children 11;
school children 16; conference with
mothers 14.
St. Clair —Pre-school children 11;
school children 14; conference with
mothers 1.
Keysville—Pre-school children 10;
school children 14; conference with
mothers 12.
Keysville for colored people—Pre
school children 48; school children 18
Talks to community, attendance 150.
talks to mothers 60.
Waynesboro—Pre-school children 33
school children 25; consultation with
mothers 33; attendance at moving
pictures 55; visitors 50.
Midville—Pre-school children 15;
school children 4; consultation with
mothers 15.
Vidette—Pre-school children 15;
school children 24; consultation with
mothers 25; visitors to Healthmobile
30.
Gough for colored people—
Pre-school children 6; school children
10; conference with mother 6.
Waynesboro for colored people—
Pre-school children 30; school chil
dren 30; conference with mothers 20
CAR OF HOGS SHIPPED TO CUBA.
Mr. Frank Brinson shipped a car
load of hogs to Cuba last week. It
was composed of Durocs and Hamp
shires and was the first shipment
from Waynesboro to a foreign coun
try.
Waynesboro, Ga., July 8. 1922
CANDIDATE FOR R. R.
COMMISSIONER HERE
W. Trox Bankston Here a While This
Week —Is Making Splendid Impress
ion Among Voters Says the Augus
ta Chronicle.
Waynesboro was visited this week
by Mr. W. Trox Bankston, candidate
for Railroad Commissioner at the com
ing primary in September. He is well
known thruout the state as a one-time
newspaper man and has many friends
who are looking for his election this
time. Mr. Bankston was a candidate
at the last election aaq received a
handsome vote altho he was not elect
ed.
The Augusta Chronicle recently said
of him:
“Hon. W. Trox Bankston was in
the city yesterday. Mr. Bankston is
one of the best known men in Geor
gia He is a man of high ability and
much experience. He is a candidate
for the railroad commission to suc
ceed J. A. Perry, and he is very con
fident of his. success.
“Mr. Bankston was a candidate for
another place on the railroad com
mission in the state primary two years
ago, when he made a splendid) race,
receiving about 90,000 votes, but fall
ing slightly short of a plurality. He
is back in the race this year confi
dently expecting to get the necessary
extra votes to land him on the com
misision that regulates public utilities
in Georgia
“Mr. Bankston is a farmer member
of the legislature and was at one time
chairman of the house committee on
railroads. During his chairmanship,
lie stated, it was often his opportunity
and his pleasure to break ties in the
committee by casting the deciding
vote in the interest of the people.
This action on his part, he declares,
made enemies for him and he expects
to be opposed by those favoring in
createdi rates for public utilities.
“Mr. Bankston declared that while
he favors lower rates by utility cor
porations, he is not unfriendly to
these companies. He said that, while
he is advocating a reduction of 25 per
cent in freight and passenger rates,
be believes such a measure will be
just as helpful to the railroads as it
will be to the shipping and traveling
public, as in his opinion it will re
sult in a 33 1-3 per cent increase in
freight tonnage and passenger trav
el, more than making up to the rail
roads in volume of business wliat they
will lose in profit on individual trans
actions.
“There is a possibility that the leg
islature may reduce the number of
railroad commissioners from five to
there, abolishing the place he is now
seeking. Mr. Bankston stated, and
this is the only thing which he can
now see in the way of his certain elec
tion to the commission will be deferr
ed until 1924.”
THE GEORBIA PECAN
EXPERIMENT STATION
To Be Located By Government in the
Albany Section.
Washington, D. C., July I.—The bu
reau of plants of the Department of
Agriculture today informed Senatdr
Harris that it intended to locate in
the Albany, Ga., section the pecan ex
periment station provided for by the
Senate and carried in the deficiency
appropriation act.
Although seversal states are an
xious for the development headquar
ters, the bureau believes the Albany
section is best fitted for the experi
mental activities which the experts
propose to pursue. Representative
Frank Park co-operated with Senator
Harris in the effort to get the funds
and then urged that the station be
placed in his district.
DEATH OF DR. i. L.
MARTIN IN ABBEVILLE
Rev. James L. Martin, D. D., was
pastor of the Presbyterian church of
Waynesboro for several years, until
declining years forced him to retire
from the active ministry, died very
suddenly at his home in Abbeville, S.
C., on June 11th. It will be remem
bered that his good wife proceeded
him to the grave some two months be
fore and this venerable servant of
God did not survive the shock very
long. Dr Martin had passed his four
score years and had been in feeble
health and almost blind for sometime
He was a man of strong convictions
and) expressed himself fearlessly. Be
fore entering the minstry he practiced
medicine for a number of years. His
first and longest pastorate was at Ab
beville ,S. C., where he spent his last
days.
He also served churches at Palmy
ra, Mo., and Denton, Texas, and prob
ably others.
MILLARD GREEN INJURED
IN AUTO-TRAIN ACCIDENT
The Detroit Journal of June 26th
says “Millard Green, 37 of 659 Mar
ston avenue, was cut and bruised
when his aflto was struck by a freight
train at McGraw avenue and the Pere
Marquette railroad tracks.
Friends of Mr. Green in Waynes
boro will learn with pleasure that
his injuries were not serious.
The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA
TIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets) can be taken
by anyone without causing nervousness or ringing
in the head. E.W. GROVE’S signature on box. 30c.
GRAPHONES, VICTROLAS AND
Talking Machines repaired at Stem
bridge’s Drujj Store —2t.
WEATHER AND CROP
CONDITIONS FOR WEEK
IT.l T . S. Department of Agriculture—
Synopsis of Weather and Crop Con
ditions in Georgia lor Itlie Week
Ending Tuesday, July 4, 1922.
Atlanta, Ga., July 6, 1922. —The
weather during the past week was
rather diversified in character, rather
too dry in some places but wkli bene
ficial light rains in many others; on
the whole it was favorable for cotton
but less so for corn, which needs
more moisture. The week was gen
erally very warm, with abundant sun
shine and scattered light showers.
The general condition of cotton re
mains poor to good, with plants quite
small for the season over much of
the northern half of the State, but
progress during the week was fairly
good. Excellent progress was made
in cultivating both corn and cotton,
and these crops are now clean and in
good condition to respond! to the nor
mally more copious rainfall of July
Weevils are present in all sections in
great numbers, but the actual damage
is not yet excessive. Corn needs rain
in many portions of the State: laying
by commenced in many counties.
Threshing wheat and oats is under
way. Sweet potatoes are doing very
well indeed, and most minor crops,
as cane, peanuts, rice, sorghum, and
tobacco madte fair growth during the
past week. Gardens and truck crops
are naturall tdminshing )in yield
but are still fairly good. Figs are
ripening. Pecans do not appear to be
idoing well. The weather was ex
cellent for picking peaches ,and ship
ments of Georgia Belles are going for
ward in large quantities. Melons are
not quite as good as anticipated.
MEMBERS FEE UNTIL
AUGUST I FOR $5
Editor True /Citizen :-
Please allow me to announce that
the Cotton Pool until August Ist for
the fee of $5.00 per member. After
August Ist the membership fee will
be raised to SIO.OO
This has been a long drawn-out
campaign and has cost us more than
the $5.00 per contract is why we will
have to raise this fee. however we
have arranged to'rtake care of this
shortage and will yet extend this with
the additional privilege of taking your
note also.
After we begin to handle cotton we
cannot then take cotton for new mem
bers, tho the doors for membership
will never be closed, but if you join
before August Ist you will have the
additional advantage of selling your
cotton in this years’ pool. Don’t think
that you can just drop in when you
like, this business requires system
and you must get in and be number
ed and placed.
Now a word for the loyal men who
have stood by us and none have been
more loyal than paper and we cer
tainly should show some expression
of appreciation andi I am sure all of
us con do this. Lets look at the date
of our subscription and if you are be
hind lets pay up as soon as possible
and when we begin to get some money
for our cotton lets pay for several
years in advance, lets encourage that
nice new press to talk some more for
us. Notice how The True Citizen has
improved within the past year? It’s
some paper now.
I have plenty of contracts and and
notes and will be glad to furnish any
applicant with them.
The Georgia Cotton Growers have
got an organization that you should
be produ to be a member of besides
we have got all the financial backing
that we need there is no risk to run
you have all to gain, Farmer join
today.
J. O. MANER
THE“EMIEIT’S”CLUB
BEGINS 10 FUNCIIUN
Atlanta, July 6.—The “Emmett
Club” of the House of Representatives
held its first meeting of the session
last night with Emmett Williams of
Walton. The members of the club
are Representatives Emmett Williams
of Walton, President; Emmett Houser
of Houston, secretary, Emmett Bos
well, of Greene; Emmett Adams of
Newton; Emmett Gresham of Burke;
Emmett Johnson of Chattachoochee.
The club meets every Wednesday
evening as the dinner guests of one
of'the Emmetts.
EMMETT GRESHAM SERVES
ON HIGHWAY COCCITTEE
Thursday session of the Legislature
brought a storm on account of the
road bond issue and it developed that
a wide difference of opinion was to
be had among the members, both as
to the advisability of issuing bonds
and the amount of bonds to be issued
After much discussion it was decided
to make a subcommittee to examine
the details and invite the leading pro
ponents to appear before them at a
special session Friday afternoon. Hon
E. B. Gresham was appointed on this
committee and served. This compli
ment was appreciated by his friends
in Burke.
GEORGIA BOY BROUGHT
BACK FOR BURIAL
Washington, D. C. , July 4.—The
body of Private William B. Carter,
Fort Screven, S. A. R. D., has been
brought back from overseas and will
be buried at Arlington National
Cemetery with fulj military honors
July 13. His father, Jacob Carter,
lives at Waynesboro, Ga.
•sui.nj ojoqsauficu URAi aprur,—
NUMBER 16.
PRESIDENT HARDING
PRAISES LEGION
Starts Off Day With a Round of Golf
—Reviews A Big Parade —Former
Service Men From All Parts of Ohio
Marion. Ohio, July 5. —So long as
the American Legion consecrated to
the preservation of the constitution
and of law and order, the American re
public is everlasting secure, President
Harding asserted in a brief address
today to several thousand World War
veterans wTio held a reunion here.
Reminding them that they were
now charged with a greater respon
sibility than they were on the battle
fields of France, Mr. Harding declar
ed the destiny of the United States
was in the hands of former service
men.
“I have no hesitancy is saying” he
added; ‘‘that it is in good hands.”
The President urged the men in his
audience, all of whom earlier in the
afternoon had participated in a his
torical parade which he reviewed, to
serve their county as civilians with
war time consecration and devotion.
The President started oft' his last
day among the home folks with ia
morning roundi of golf an the now
links here with O. S. Rapp, a close
Marion friend. Gen Pershing and
Charles G. Dawes, former budget bu
reau director. After luncheon at the
home of C. B. Kling, Mrs. Harding’s
brother, the President went to a re
viewing stand to witness the parade
which depicted various stages of Mar
ionV history. During a forty-five
minutes’ wait for the procession to
start, Mr. and Mrs. Harding were sere
naded by the Btfbkeye Republican Glee
Club, of Columbus. As the parade
passed, both th e President and Mrs.
Harding frequently recognizing an ac
quaintance in the procession waved a
greeting.
The President entered into the spirit
of the pageant with the enthusiasm
of a school boy. He grinned broad
ly when a float passed on which a col
onial mother was rocking a cradle
placarded with a sign:
“No flapper rocked in this.”
An old prairie schooner drawn by
twenty mules, and a dilapidated rural
frontier wagon in which there was
a smoking stove, also caused the Pre
sident to smile. Mr. Harding leaned
over the railing to wave to a four
foot drum major who strutted by at
the head of one band. Both the Presi
dent and Mrs. Harding applauded
when an automobile occupied by a war
veteran, his wife and baby girl pass
ed. On the machine was a placard
announcing that the child w r as the
‘first American baby born on the
Rhine.”
Former service men from all parts
of Ohio flocked into Marion to par
ticipate in the parade, and to hold a
reunion later at the fair grounds.
IRK ON 06EEGHEE
RIR BRIDGE STARTED
Milieu, Ga., July 4.—Actual construe
tion work on the new Ogeechee River
Bridge was officially started yester
day when W. R. Crites, Secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce drove the
first pile. As this bridge was a
Chamber of Commerce project invita
tion was extended by Mr. J. N. Steph
ens, State resident engineer, to Mr.
Crites to have the honor of starting
the construction.
This project will consist of two
bridges, one 1210 ft. long and the oth
er 45 ft. long. The supports to the
bridge will be creosoted piling. It
will have four pile bents, with all
caps and stringers creasoted. The
flooring will be 2x4 long leaf yellow
pine, turned on edge. The railing
will also be cresoted. This is one of
the first bridges of this type ever
built in Georgia and it is expected
to last twenty five years.
In addition to the bridge the road
,will be straigtened and a fill of 2300
feet built. This new road will shorten
the route from the river to Millen a
quarter of a mile. This fill will have
concrete posts with chain connections
cn each side.
Connerat-Quist Construction Co., of
Savannah are the constructing en
gineers. J. N. Stephens will be resi
dent engineer, protecting the inter
ests of the state.
Pi Jr
ALYIN W. NEELY
Commander B. L. I. Post No. 120
American Legion, Wlaynesboro, who
will be one of the delegates to the
state convention at Waycross July
17, 18, 19. He will in all probability
be elected First District Committee
mail at the convention.
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HARDWICK FAVORS LAW
AGAINST HOODED CLAN
Governor Speaks to Enforcement
League and Discusses Ku Klux
Klan —Promises Aid to Sheriffs.
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Atlanta, Ga., June 30. —Governor
Hardwick declared late today that he
favored a law forbidding the wearing
as masks in public, that the state does
not need masked men and that there
will be no “Invisible” government in
its boundaries as long as he is chief
executive.
The statement was made during a
brief address before the conference of
the newly organized Georgia league
for enforcement of law through con
stituted authority, and Governor Hard
wick devoted much of his time to a
discussion of the Ku Klux Klan. He
had been invited to join the organi
zation he said, and had read its lit
erature but had declined the invitation
Officers of the klan, the governor
said, had told him that mob outrages t
laid at the door of the Klan had not
been perpetrated by it.
“It is unfortunate, however, that
groups of men in such affairs use the
same regalia as the klan” the gover
nor added, and told the members of
the league that he would send any
necessary aid to sheriffs and judges
of Georgia counties who asked help
in breaking up various mob outrages
by bands of masked men, declaring
martial law if necessary.
INTEREST GROWS IN
DEMONSTRATION WORK
Mrs. Powell Makes Interesting Week
Thruout Burke County Demonstrate
iug Pickling, Canning, Dress Form
Making, Etc.
Wednesday, June 28th, Mrs. Powell,
demonstration agent for this district
spent with the members of the Girl’s
Home Demonstration Club at Vidette
This meeting was held at the borne of
Misses Louise, Eleanor and Maigaret
Thompson. In addition to the regular
sewTng lesson. Mrs. Powell gave
much of her time to the preparing of
exhibits of canned products by the
club which will b e seen soon and
which will later be shown in connec
tion with a county-wide exhibit from
Burke county.
Thursday, the 29th, was also spent
at Vidette, with the Woman’s Club,
which met at the home of Mrs. Charlie
Mcßride. The afternoon was given
over to the making of organdy hats
and flowers. This club is doing some
wonderful work along the line of
sewing and hat making
Friday, the 30th, was spent in Jef
ferson county where a meeting was
held in Louisville at the home of Mrs.
W. R. Rhodes. A demonstration in
the making of dress forms was given
and much interest was manifested.
Mrs. Powell will return at a later date
to assist in making other products
for these ladies.
The work for this week is outlined
as follows:
Monday—Girl’s Home Demonstra
tion Class at Girard at the home of
Miss Helen Buxton. _
Tuesday, altho a legal holiday was
spent at Girard and later in the day
another meeting was held at Cleve
land Academy with the Girl's Club.
Wednesday was given over to the
Woman's Club which met at the home
of Mrs. T. S. Hillis. The afternoon
was spent at Keysville.
Thursday; was spent at Keysville
with the Woman’s Club. The morning
was giv§n over to a canning demon
stration and the afternoon to the mak
ing of organdy hats This double dem
onstration was given for the reason
that one or two meetings could not
be held as planned during the early
part of the year.
Friday was spent at the home of
Miss Ruth Skinner, v at Alexander,
where a demonstration in canning
was given. In the afternoon the Wo
man’s Club of Alexander held a meet
ing at the home of Mrs Kate McEl
mftrray at which Mrs. Powell r as pres
Saturday was spent at Sardis w\en
a general get-together meeting wks
held of the clubs of that section of
the county including Girard and
Alexander.
Next week Mrs. Powell will spend
in Glascock county where she will
keep up the same line of work being
done in Burke.
BUILDING A MONSTER
U. S. HYDROAEROPLANE
To Carry 100 Passengers and BesigiH
ed By American 'Engineers and
Aairmen
New Yoirk, July. 2.—The American
Eagle, a 100-passenger hydro-airplane
with which it is planned to circum
navigate the globe, has been designed
by a group of American experts and
plans are being made to begin work
on the ship at an early date. An
nouncements to this effect were made
tonight by the American Eagle Com
pany, recently formed by a group 0 f
engineers arid airmen to back the
biulding and operation of the plan
To prove his faith in the proposed
‘king of the air, the engineers have
cabled a challenge for an intemation
al race around the world in similar
air planes to all important foreign niln
isters. It was signed by Rear Admir
al Bradley A. Fisk, U. S. N., 'retired'
whi is honorary president of the orga
nization.