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ing up Waynesboro.
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All kinds of Building Mater ials
and Coal. Phone 17
VOLUME 43.
MONEY SPENT FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUR CHILDREN THE BEST MONEY YOU CAN SPEND
SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OUTLINED BY SUPERINTENDENT 0. M. GRESHAM
Agricultural Club Formed by Planters
to Promote Farming and Fellowship
At a meeting recently there was
formed the Hill Mill Agricultural Club
which is designed by its promoters to
build up an interest in agricultural,
create an atmosphere of fellowship
among i s membership. The ofliceds
selected to take charge of the affairs
of the club ate among the most prom
inent farmers of Burke county. They
are:
L. D. Hill, president.
J. L. Boyd, vice-president.
H W Blount, secretsry-iicasurer.
The governing board is composed of
the officers and the following men:
J. W. Hill, Dr. Hudson, A. IT. Blount,
M. S. Michel H,nd R. E. Davis.
The membership is limited to the
confines of Burke county and at the
organization meeting a large and en
thusiastic number were present
The first meeting will be held at
Hill’s mill near Gough, on the second
Thursday in May and on each Thurs
day in each month thereafter. , *
Clubs of this kind are doing a won
derful work serving the best interests
of the ccunty.
Cohen Selected
as Committeeman
by the Contention
Atlanta, Ga., April 23.—Major John
S. Cohen was virtually elected nat
ional committeeman at the state con
vention held here today. The resolu
tions request and direct the National
convention which assembles in New
York in June, 1924, “to vote for John
S. Cohen, as committeeman, and Mrs.
Alexander, as alternate, and to use
means to accomplish
their election as members of the Nat
tionul Democratic Executive Commit
tee from the state of Georgia.”
The convention was most harmoni
ous and delegates were made up from
the following who were elected after
adopting a resolution that one-fourtli
of the delegation be made up of wo
men: Miller S. Bell, of Milledge
ville; H. N. Randolph, of Atlanta; T.
J. Hamilton, of Augusta; Pleas A.
Stovall, of Savannah; Newt Morris, of
Merietta, H H. Gainesville;
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, of Eastman,
and Mrs. Nicholas Peterson, of Tif
ton.
The delegation from the First Dis
trict a,re —Mrs. L. B. Stevenson, of
Chatham; Francis Hunter, of Bulloch;
YV. D. Bell of Burke; P. R. Kettles, of
Screven. The electors to be voted on
in the regular fall elections are as
follows:
State at Large—J. G. Valentino', Sav
annah; Hon. Nat E. Harris, Macon,
alternate.
Ist District —H. P. Norman, Chat
ham; Mrs. R. L. Miller, Burke, alter
nate
2d. District—G. M. Ledbetter, Pel
ham; H. D. Passmore, Sylvester, al
ternate.
3d. District—Mrs. Lon Dickey, Ben
Hill; Mrs. Oscar McKenzie, Macon, al
ternate.
4th District—Buford Boykin. Car
roll; Chas Roberts, Muscogee, alter
nate.
sth District—J. T. Douglas, Camp
bell; C. E. Sigman, Rockdale, alter
nate
6th District —D. P. Nelson, Clayton:
W. M. Hamilton, Bibb, alternate.
7th District—C. W. Milam, Bartow;
Mrs, Annie F. Johnson, Floyd, alter
nate.
Bth District—James C. Williams,
Greene; E. A. Caldwell, Walton, al
ternate.
9th District—W. B. Rice, Jackson;
T. A. Brown, Fannin, alternate.'
10th District—Roy V. Harris, Jeffer
son; I). S. Sanford, Baldwin, alter
nate.
11th District—W. R. Wilson, Douglas
W. H Strickland, Ware, alternate.
12th District—G. O. Stone, Wheeler;
Rev. A. Seagirt, Wilcox, alternate.
Kite Died From
Wounds Received
on Sunday Might
Mr. R. W. Kite died at the Univer
sity hospital in Augusta
Wednesday shortly after the noon
hour from wounds received in a fight
Sunday night. Mr. Kite had his throat
cut and his skull fractured with a
monkey wrench at the hands of Mr.
J. M. Hughes about 12 o’clock Sunday
night while they were engaged in a
diffculty on Doyle street.
While in this condition Mr. Kite
went to his room about a mile off
and retired, being found in a serious
condition and moved to the hospital
later on during the night.
Mr. Hughes was arrested at his
home near the city and is nc'v in jail
charged with the killing.
Mr. Kite’s son, from Cole City, Tenn.,
arrived Thursday to carry the body
home with him for burial.
Rev. J. P. Jones
Memorial Orator
at Sandersville
Rev. John Page Jones, pastor of the
First Baptist church, was the Memor
ial Day Orator at Sandersville this
week. Rev Jcnes is an eloquent spea
ker and his address was well received
by a large audience.
Final Appeal for
I Children's Roll
With April 26th here the Stone'
Mountain Confederate Monumental As
sociation is sending out it final appeal
I urging the enrollment of the chil
dren of the south in overwhelming
numbers on The Children’s Founders
! Roll of the Confederate Memorial as
i demonstration of love and devotion
i to the few remaining veterans of the I
I gray. j
Through the Children’s Founders
Roll chairman, Mrs. Rogers Winter, of j
I Atlanta, the following appeal is being!
j made everywhere. j
“Dear Southerners:—Will you help
I to make a success of the memorial
Day enrollment of the children of the
south by sending in the names of chil
dren everywhere for The Children’s
Founders Roll of Stone Mountain j
Confederate Memorial. j
“The Children’s Founders Roll was |
inaugurated by the Stone Mountain
Confederate Monumental Association
in order that the children of the south
might have a share in the carving of
the greatest monument that the world
has ever known.
“It provides for the enrollment of
white children under eighteen years
of age in the Great Bock of Memory,
which will occupy the place of honor
in Memorial Hall at Stone Mountain;
nd for the memorialization of Con
federate soldiers whom they wish to
honor.
“Each child who makes a contribu
tion will receive a small bronze med
al, designed by Gutzon Borglum, show
ing that he is one of the founders of
the memorial, and later, when his
name has been inscribed in the great
vc lume of The Children’s Founders
Roll, he will receive'a certificate show
ing the number of the page and the
line on which his name appears.
' One dollar was named as the chil
dren’s contribution because the Asso
ciation feels that it is small enough
to enable every child in the south to
have a part in the memorial. It also
makes it possible for all families to
enroll the names of their beloved Con
federate kinsmen whether or not they
feel that they can take one of the
adult Founders Roll memberships of
one thousand dollars.
“For each one dollar contributed, a
child can enroll any Confederate Sol
dier that he wishes to remember—his
grandfather, great grandfather, cou
sin, uncle or friend.
“One child may enroll as many
names as he likes, provided he sends
in one dollar for each name enrolled.
For each one dollar sent in the child
will receive one line for himself and
the person he wishes to memoralize. If
he desires to memorialize six persons,
his contribution wall be six dollars
and he will be given six lines in the
Book of Memory.
“When there are two or more chil
dren in a family, each child can mem
orialize the same Confederate soldier
or—as many children are doing—the
Confederate kin in both branches of
the family, may be memorialized by
dividing the names between the chil
dren; thus preserving the record of
both paternal and maternal ances
tors and kin.
“Contributions will be received in
the names of children who are dead—
the same rules governing these ap
plications as those of living children.
“Hundreds of children from all parts
of the country have already enrolled
their names and cards bearing their
serial numbers have already been is
sued to them pending the completion
of the medal and the great book.
“Each child’s names will be enroll
ed in the order in which it is received
at the office of the Association.
“Application blanks will be furnish
ed to all persons who desire to en
roll their children; and organizations,
also, may secure as many of the
blanks as they need to enroll the ehil
dren.
“Names may be sent in through the
mails without the application blank.
“Will you help to secure the en
rollment of the children in such over
v/helming numbers as to demonstrate
to the world at large (and to the vet
erans of the Confederacy in particu
lar) that the children of the south
have not forgotten the history of the
sixties and that their love and devo
tion belongs forever to the heroes of
the Lost Cause?
“The Bock of Memory will be the
greatest volume that the world has
ever known, not only because it will
inclose the sentiment of a people’s
heart, carried down to generation af
ter generation, but because in actual
size it will be the greatest volume ev
er m de. It will be a volume of the
heart and memory, the beautiful token
of the love of little children for the
men who wore the grey. It will per
petuate from age to age the memory
of the men who fought, bled and died
for truth, honor, home and Anglo-
Saxon civilization. It will be the link
that binds the heroes of the past to
the children of today, and to the hero
worshiping children of all ages and
all nations. From all the countries
of the globe will come the pilgrims of
mankind who reverence courage and
honor, noble and heroic sacrifice; and
their eyes will find the names of the
children in the Children’s Book of
Memor>.
■ And think cf this. Those enrolled
in that great book will have achieve 1
the miracle cf eternal youth—at least
within its pages. Always it will bc
the children's book and those whose
names appear therein will be dowered
with Peter Pan’s immortal gift M
I childhood \n ! lam, when Ago has
I greyed * r far v.id dimme I their
eyes, h*y II come back across life’s
! bitter years to find themselves chil
| dren still in the Book of Memory.
“Every child covets the privilege of
s such an enrollment and not a name
(Continued on last page)
©lj£ %YMt Citizen.
Mrs Burney Thanks
All for Helping
Make Meet Success
Mr. Editor:—As general chairman
of the entertainment committee, with
duties looking to the securing of
homes and the provision of dinner for
the students and teachers of the First
District School meeting on the 37rh
and 18th. I desire to express mj
greatest appreciation of the gonr.’o> s
and hearty co-operation of the big
hearted people of Waynesboro.
When I was persuaded to under
take this work for the Parent-Teach
Association I felt assured that all of
our people would co-operate in mak
; the meeting a success. The very
hearty and willing response to every
our people, demands that I
public acknowledgement of their
generosity and good will to the cause
of education. We made a plate ser
v ce of boiled ham, dresool egus, Irish
potato salad, rolls, pickles, crackers,
bread and cake and also coffee and
lemonade and the service to these one
thousand and thirty-five people, was
prompt and without confusion and this
with the likely impending, ;a»a which
soon afterwards followed, but did not
occur until all had been completely
served.
For the Parent-Teacners Association
I extend most hearty and sincere ap
preciation of the bountiful and in
many instances, self sacrificing gen
erosity of the warm hearted people of
Waynesboro.
Outside of the entire membership
cf the P. T. A., whose untir'r.:; efforts
brought to success this under
taking I desire to thank all those
who contributed in money, in food, in
hospitality of their homes and also to
Mr. Jas. Whitehead of the Ice Com
mission, Mr. Hillhouse, Mr. R. C. Neely
Mr. F. M. Cates, Jr., (these for milk
and cream), Mr. R. C. Hurst and Mr.
Sidney Cox for preparing the lemon
ade. Durden & Carswell. W. E. Tay
lor, John F. McElburray, Floyd
Humphrey, Mr. C. L. Rowland of the
School Board for the fine tables. Mr.
Gray Quinney and Mr. Porter for water
and lights. Mr. Geo. Murrow and
our ever helpful and efficient Mrs.
Callie Wimberly.
The real burden of this undertak
ing was most earnestly and successful
ly borne by the following chairmen
and their splendid committees. Mrs.
C. L. Rowland, Mrs. Hosea Blount,
Mrs. Wm. Fulcher, Mrs. Robert Lovett
Mrs. Battle Spalrks and Mrs. Will
Taylor To each and every one of these
and to our ever ready and helpful
True Citizen I extend most grateful
nd sincere thanks.
MRS. FRANK BURNEY. ,
Vestal Lumber Co.
at Sardis Making
Improvements
The first material and some of the
first machinery for the new plant of
the Vestal Lumber and Manufacturing
.Company at Sardis is now on the
ground, across the railroad from the
original plant. Work will begin at
once on the new mill which—fer the
plant alone not including timber
rights or woods equipment—will cost
SIOO,OOQ. The present mill operating
for some years cuts and finishes about.
20,000 feet of lumber a day; the new
plant will cut and finish more than
twice as much more. The present
plant is said to have a pay roll of $2,-
500 a week; the new plant will pay
out more than twice that amount —and
while the new mill is building—the
work to take six months—the pay rolls
.vill be much heavier.
Mrs. R. L. Miller
Placed on Ticket
for Fall Election
The name of Mrs. R. L. Miller will
be placed cn the state Democratic
ticket which will be used in the presi
dential election this fall in the state
of Georgia. Mrs. Miller was an ar
dent supporter of Mr. McAdoo .for the
nomination as president and attended
the state convention in Atlanta Wed
nesday. She was placed on the ticket
in recognition of her earnest work in
behalf of Mr. McAdoo in Burke coun
ty. This is quite a compliment to Mrs.
Miller and Burke county to have one
of the first woman electors placed on
the ticket.
Contracts for
Paving Will Be
Let at Early Date
Thursday the city council was in
session for the major portion of the
day opening bids and looking into lua 1
ters pertaining to the street paving
which will be started sometime dur
ing llit summer months There we e
seventeen contractors who b*J on the
contract and the amounts of the bids
run around $135,000 or little ovo- tor
certain types vl’ laying.’ We under
stand that four bids were reserved by
the council, the winning one Lo be se
lected, together With the type or ma
terial, in the next ton days.
The members of ' ily un t . gath
er with che mayor v’’ make a trp to
Macon, Atlanta and otner pom' • next
week to look at tlm mifei .nt L v »pes cf
paving, and after choir inspection will
be in better position to tell wh.cli type
to choose..
Waynesboro, Ga., April 26, 1924.
Metier Wins First;
Waynesboro 2d. in
First District Meet
The First District High School meet
came to an end last Friday evening
with the piano and musical selections
and announcements and awarding of
the prizes. Metter High School won
first with 37 points, Waynesboro sec
ond with 31 points and Millen third
with 26 points.
Rain interfered with the' athletic
events as the entire contest took place
in the rain and on a muddyi field. The
track was fast enough with dry weath
er but made a great handicap wet.
At the meeting of the principals and
superintendents the old officers were
re-elected for the coming year. They
are:
T. M. Purcell, president, Metter.
R. O. Powell, Vice-president, Claxton
R. M. Monts, sec-treas, Statesboro.
These officers with Jack Lance and
F. A. Brinson, wera chosen as the exe
cutive committee.
Statesboro was selected as the next
place of meeting.
The scores in the literary and ath
letic events are as follows:
Athletics
,100-yard Dash: Hendricks of Claxton
first; Tillery of Metter, second; Bur
t;n of Waynesboro, third.
Shot Put: Newton of Millen, first;
Mobley of Waynesboro, second; Sipers
of Brooklet, third.
Running Broad Jump: McGauley cf
Metter, first; Oliver of Waynesboro,
second; Plendricks of Claxton, third
220-yard Dash; Odom of Pembroke,
first; Tillery of Metter, second; Al
i of Brooklet, third.
Hurdles: Oliver of Waynesboro,
first; Donahoo of Statesboro,* second;
Smith of Claxton, third.
Running High Jump: Smith of
Metter, first; Daniel cf Millen, second;
blith of Statesboro, third.
440-yard Dash: McGauley of Met
ter, first; Skinner of Statesboro, sec
ond; Swain of Claxton, third.
Pole Vault: Smith of Metter, first;
Boykin! of Sylvania and Eakin of Clax
ten, tied for second place No third.
Half Mile Relay; Parish, Yeomans’
Tillery and McGauley, of Metter, first;
Burton, Skinner, Cox and Oliver of
Waynesboro, second; Wallace, Dana
hoo, Burns, Stewart of Statesboro
third.
Athletic Points: Brooklet, 2; Sylva
nia, 2; Pembroke, 5; Statesboro, sffi
Miilen, 8; Claxton, 10; W lynesboro
13: Metter, 31.
Litemy
Coe Png: Waynesbo;«. ? enior class,
fiist place Millen seuior class, second
piace; Metter seuior cl os third place.
Declamation: Hartridge Sh n arov. r
of Springfield, jfi ; rst; H nisei Stem
bridge of 'Waynesboro, second; A. J
Bird, Ja., of Metter, third.
Cooking: Dorothy Anderson of
Statesboro, first; Fay Wemtraub of
Waynesboro, second; Mae Ralm of
Springfield, third.
Boys’ Essay: Elias Daniel of Millen
first; Julian Clark of Statesboro, sec
ond; Ross Stribling of Waynesboro,
third
Girls’ Essay: Virginia Parker of Mil
len .first;; Frankie Lou Warnock of
Brooklet, second; Agnes Evans of
Statesboro, third.
Piano: Willie Evans, of Sylvania,
first; Katherine Parker of Statesboro
second; Mary Lou Tatum of Metter
third.
Recitation: Matha Brown of Clax
ton, first; Dorothy Hammett of Metter
second; Martha Burney of Waynes
boro, third.
Debate: Elias Daniel and Katherine
Smith of Millen Millen, first; Sarah
Lee Edwards of Claxton, second.
Literary Points: Pembroke, none;
Brooklet, 3; Sylvania. 5; Metter 6;
Springfield, 6; Claxton, 8; Statesboro
12; Waynesboro, 13; Millen, 18.
Total Literary and Athletic Points
Pembroke, 5; Brooklet, 5; Springfield,
6; Sylvania, 7: Statesboro, 17; Clax
ton, 18; Millen, 26; Waynesboro, 31;
Metter 37.
Midville to Observe
Memorial Day on
Sunday, April 27th
Midville, Ga., April 19.—Hon. John
T. Boiffeullat, of Macon and Atlanta,
will be the Memorial Day orator for
Midville, where these annual exercises
are always of unusual interest. The
services will be of impressive char
acter and instead of beng held on Sat
urday—which is a busy trading day in
Midville—will be held on Sunday after
neon at 4 o’clock when evereybody can
be present. The Daughters of the
Confederacy and the Ladies Memorial
Association—with the veterans’ orga
nization—have prepared a fine pro
pared a fine progra mfor the day.
One Negro in Jail;
White Man Out on
Bond for Robbery
During the early hours of Sun
day morning, the home of Jenks
Brown, colored, was visited by a white
man and a negro man, who called him
to the door. Jenks half dressed came
out to the car where they were en
gaged in a struggle Jenks finally
breaking away and eluding them.
-s said that the pair robbed him of
some money, but an air of mystery pre
M over the whole affair.
Monday Sheriff Hurst arrested a
negro man named “Shoultz” who im
plicated a white man named “Dude”
Johnson in the affajr and he was ar
rested, but gave bond for his appear
ance at court.
High School Boys
Make Principal
Addresses Friday
Memorial Day with all its meaning
was fittingly celebrated in Waynes
boro Friday, the students of the high
school furnishing the complete pro
grom for the occasion. For the first
[time in the history of the observance
of this sacred da,y in our city, high
school students made the principal ad
dresses and had entire charge of the
decorations.
The annual dinner of tne United
Daughters of the Confederacy was held
at the Masonic Temple and in addition
to honoring the Confederat veterans,
the soldiers of the Spanish-American
War and those of the World War were
guests. This event makes the day one
of great pleasure ta the old ‘soldier in
whose honor the exercises of the day
are held.
The full program follows: ‘
I
PRAYER
Rev. J. P. McFerrin
ORIGIN OF MEMORIAL DAY
Alden Rowland
MEMORIAL FLOWERS
Frances Stembridge, Annette Vaughn,
Carol Cox, Janette Wallace,
Gladys Barefield
DECLAMATION
Farewell to the Confederacy
Ross Stribling
THE FLAGS
Ria Cox, Mary Brinson, Annie Mae
Wren, Isabel Crowder, Elizabeth
Hatcher
SONG
Bonnie Blue Flag *
READING
The Flag
Ellen Callaway
DECLAMATION
Robert E, Lee
Hansell Stembridge
SONG
Then Scatter Lovely Flowers
BENEDICTION
Rev. T. M. Stribling
TAPS
Mr. Will Walter*
The Citizen reproduces the speeches
of Hansel Stembridge ajid Ross Strib
ling and hopes to have Miss Rowland’s
speech on the “Origin of Memorial
Day.” Hajisel’s speech was on “South
era Memories” and Ross’ was on
“Farewell to The Confederacy.”
SOUTHERN MEMORIES
This day above all days is one of
memories to the men and women of
the South. It is the annual recurrence
of .the battle fought; of the victories
won; of the struggles that were en
dured; of the sorrows that were deep
er than the tongue of orator or the
imagery of pcet or the brush of painter
could depict.
This day, Daughters of the Confed
eracy, has been kept green and fresh
in the minds and hearts of the youth
of the South by your devotion and
love for the men who gave their lives
that idealism and patriotism should
not perish from the earth.
This day brings back an institution
that many fear lias forever gone—the
homes of the South before the war—
renewed in poetry, in song, in oratory
and in deathless memory. No civi
lization that has ever been known
brought such a type of home as that of
our fathers and mothers before 1860.
We can see today as we look back the
big country place the widespreading
trees, the broad meadows; the pas
tures extending over many hills; the
cool spring; the apple orchard and
they the coming together of the many
families on the pleasant summer even
ing to sing old songs. We can hear
them as they sang “Where Are The
Friends of My Childhood,” “When the
'Swallows Homeward Fly.” “Ever of
Thee, I’m Fondly Dreaming.” “Mock
ing Bird,” “Within a Mile of Edinburch
Town,” “I Dreamed That I Dwelt in
Marble Halls.” “Annie Laurie,” “Mol
lie Darling,” “Twilight Dews,” “Meet
Me by the Moonlight Alone,” Maggie
by My Side’ : :I Have Something Sweet
to Tell You,” “Neopolitan I’m Dream
of You,” “Beautiful Star.” ‘Last Rose
of Summer.”
Then the hospitality of the Southern
home —may it continue in the minds
and,hearts of the youth of not only the
south, but of all sections of our com
mon country and may it return in fac
simile copy. The latch string on the
outside of the house; the table heap
ed high with so many good things to
eat; the cheerful handclasp that seems
to have gone the way of the earth—
these are some cf the things that made
the South of the days of old the land
of happiness.
In passing this another milestone in
the march of Southern progress on this
sacred day we would pause a moment
to honor the old mammy of the days
gone by. She ' was the joy of the
family; a prop in adversity; a tower of
strength in the lonely hours. Sh 9 has
taken her departure along with the
oid type of the Southern home and
many other institutions that of .ike
import, but she establshed herself in
the common heritage of an immortal
cvilization. She became as much a
part of the South as our language, our
customs, our songs, our poems and our
traditions. It is not idle talk that
prompts mention of her name on the
Confederate Memorial Day. She, too,
has long passed away from us and
we could yearn for a fac simile copy
of herself, but we see her no more.
Confederate soldiers, those of you
who are present today, we still delight
Ito honor you for the service you ren
‘ (Continued on last page)
Federated Clubs of Burke County
Endorse Proposed Educational Program
Money Needed to
Keep Nine Month
School for Burke
For the next few weeks we expect
to deal with the school situation in
Burke county and in the proposed dis
trict of Waynesboro particularly.
Last week’s Citizen carried the reso
lutions of several organizations com
mending the 'county /board for its
step. It also carried the final redis
n icting of the county—that question is
now settled. The authority of the
County Board in this matter is final
—there was but one objection to the
original plans of this board and that
was from the St. Clair district and it
remains as it was.
The action of the county board in
redistricting the county was the only
course open to it. They have done
Ine very best they could. The question
ot selecting trustees now goes to the
people of the several districts for their
action. In the Waynesboro district
tne present trustees should, of course,
be elected and will be.
A sufficient amount of money must
be raised in this district to take care
cf the school for five months of this
coming year. The district authorities of
school will determine this amount.
There will be no retrenchment policy
on the pant of the school authorites
and yet economy as has always been
the plan of the trustees will be wise
ly maintained.
It is foolish in the extreme not to
face the facts in any siutation. Face
the school will determine tliia amount,
diate consideration is that of
costs. There are two things that the
county board nor the local trustees
can do—the first is to educate two
children for the same amount of money
that it takes to educate one and the
second is—they have no power over
the changing the value of the doliar.
And these two very facts'' are most
generally overlooked in the considera
tion of this question. The fact of in
creased attendance is with us—in a
period of ten years it has increased
more than forty per cent but general
population has not increased in tne
same ratio—the fact is the general
p pulation has increased not more
t M an fourteen per cent. Scnr at
tendance has increased three times as
fas' as tlu general population.
I: requires more dollars in 1924 to
purchase a given amount of service
t'mu it aU ten years ago. r ihe ce
partment of labor indicates that $172
in 1923 went no farther in maintaining
a school than SIOO did in 1913. This
means that, an increase of 73 cent
in school costs in ten years is due the
depreciation of the dollar
But some one says that we are spend
ing more money for schools than v,e
have ever spent—this is true but tnese
same people forget that we are also i
getting richer than we have ever been
before. The most brilliant economist
in the United States today says this:
“While it is true that the educational
digest has increased more rapidly 'than
the wealth cf the community, on the
contrary, it may be affirmed, with
little fear of contradiction, that from
the economist’s point of view the
growth of prosperity of the United
States as a whole has been so enor
mous as to make the proportion of
educational expenditures to the real
wealth of the community actually
smaller than in past decades.”—Edwin
Seligman.
School Costs can be reduced. The
public schools could be wholly abolish
ed but so could the courts be abolished
city governments could be abolished;
churches could be abolished but sure
ly it is not the part of wisdom to
abolish these institutions.
It seems to me that the greatest pub
lie institution is the school—the pub
lic school and our state recognizes it
as such. Fifty per cent cf the revenue
of the state goes to the support of the
public school but a farseeirg man
knew that this amount from the state
would not adequately train' the youth
of Georgia and so the provision was
made that the counties by redistric
ing and additional levies might supple
ment these state funds.
The real question with us is this,;
Would a reduction of school expendi- j
ture be wise? Where could the money!
be spent more profitably? Is there
anything that would bring more profit
to the county than the money spent on
public schools ? The man who loudly!
demands a reduction of taxation or j
talks loudly against an increase taxa-!
tion any valuation of the effect of j
this to the public is not a progressive i
man, nor is he a friend to the commu
nity of which he Is a part.
Surely every one in this district
wants Waynesboro to be the very best
possible place for his children to live
when they are grown up men and wo
men. Now is the time to make this
possible and there is no other way
except through an efficient public
school system.
Waycross Schools
to Get $15,000
Waycross, Ga., April 23—That the
city school bonds of Waycross will not
be forced to close this fall due to
insufficient funds regardless of the
outcome of the millage contest in
the courts,* was assured last even
ing, when the city commission voted
to appropriate $15,000 to defray the
operating expenses of the schools
during the last three months of the
year.
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EYES THOROUGHLY EXAMINED
NUMBER 6
The Burke County Federation of
i Woman’s Clubs met at Vidette Wed
nesday for an all day session. The
meeting was held in the large and
roomy auuitorium of the Vidette High
school and was presided over by Mrs.
Bonnie Dixon, oi Girard, president of
the clubs. Mrs Dixon made a splendid
talk following the opening of the sess
ion which begin with tne singing of
“America,” tne reauing of the 27th
Psalm and prayer by Rev. Carr.
Mrs. R. J. Peel, of Vidette, made the
welcome address which was responded
to by Mrs. G. M. Barnes, of Mmviile
Both were most pleasing and were
well received. Following the organi
naticn of the meeting, the reading of
the minutes of the last meeting ,etc.,
report from the District convention
were heard. Mrs Dade *Durden, of
Waynesboro, made this report.
Reports from the various clubs in
the county were made. Mrs. C. A.
Evans for Waynesboro, Mrs Jackson
for Midville,- Mrs. Odom for Girard,
and Mrs. Thompson for Vidette.
Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Powell, of Way
nesboro, entertained with a beautiful
duet,, followed by a reading from Miss
Innis, of Vidette
An intermission was had for about
fifteen minutes during which the
handsome high school buliding at Vi
dette was inspected by the visitors,
who numbered about fifty-five.
The nomination committee also met
during the intermission and selected
the following officers of the Federa
tion for the coming year:
Mrs. Daae Duraen, Waynesboro,
president.
Mrs. G. M. Barnes, Midvii e, vice
president.
Mrs. C. A. Evans, Waynesboro, cor
responding secretary.
lira J. G Odom, Girard, recording
secretary.
Mrs Yv. C. McCarver, Vidette, treas
urer
County School Superintendent O. M.
Gresham was introduced to the meet
ing and he ma,de an excellent tala on
the situation now confronting the
schools of Burke county, and the clubs
went on record as “unqualifiedly en
dorsing the movement for a nine
months school for our county, and
pledge our active support to the ac
complishment of this movement.” The
resolutions will be published in The
Citizen as soon as they are prepared.
Following the business session an
elegant luncheon was served at the
beautiful home of Mrs. W. C
er. The house was thrown open
to the visitors w T ho were received wit’:
a warm welcome from the hostess. The
house was very pretty in its decora
tions of spring flowers and the lunch
eon was most enjoyable.
A short business session was held
after the luncheon, the retiring presi
dent, Mrs. Bonnie Dixon, of Girard,
turning over the gavel to the newly
elected president, Mrs. Dade Darden
of Waynesboro, who thanked the as
sembly for choosing her as their lead
er for the coming yea,r.
Waynesboro’s invitation to meet
here in the early fall was accepted and
the date will be named by the new
president in her call for the con
vention. The meeting then adjourn
ed after a most pleasant and delight
ful convention.
Rotary Club Will
Observe Next Week
With Boy’s Program
The Rotary Clubs thruout the United
States and the world will observe the
week of April 27-May 3 as boy’s week
and the Waynesboro Rotary ulub has
prepared a program to be curried out
in Waynesboro during this time On
Sunday, April 27th, the boys with
their families are asked to attend
church Announcements and the str
man will be pleasing.
On Friday afternoon, Mdy 2. the
boys cf the city are asked to meet
with the citizens of Waynesboro to
watch an athletic contest on the pub
lic square. At 6.30 the same evening
every boy in Waynesboro is invited to
meet with the Rotary Club at the Ma
sonic Temple at a lunchean.
On Sunday, May 4th, there will be
a special union service at the Metho
dist church at 11.30 for the boys of
Waynesboro. There will be several
short talks and good music.
The parents are ssked to assist in
getting the boys to attend this ser
vice and come with their boys. Ev
erybody is invited. If you haven’t a
boy, do not stay away on this account.
Your presence will show your interest
in the boys of Waynesbroo. Remem
ber that the destiny of the future de
pends on the boys of today.
Ect us do away with/the dark al
leys and corner gangs. Every boy is
entitled to a fair chance and let’s see
tnat he gets it.
Sylvania Bonds
for School Sold
Sylvania Ga., April 23—Bids were
received by the board of trustees of
the Sylvania school district for the
sale of $45,000 of school bonds, re
cently voted for a new school build
ing in Sylvania.
There were several bids but the
bonds went to the National Bank of
Sylvania for $46,000, which was nearly
SSOO above the next highest bidder.
This also includes about SI,OOO ac
crued interest from Jan. 1, last.
The plans aud specifications for
the new school building have been
drs,wn by Scroggs & Ewing, archi
tects of Augusta, and it is the plan
to begin work just as soon as school
is adjourned, which will be in six
weeks.
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