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VOLUME 43.
Highlights in
Acceptance Speech
of John W. Davis
These are some of the outstanding
utterances of the speech of acceptance
of John W. Davis:
I charge the republican party with
corruption in administration; with
favoritism to privileged classes in leg
islation. I charge it also with division
in council and importance in action.*
* * When a great political party be
comes a leaderless and incoherent mob,
it must give way to some rival better
fitted fcr the task of government.
From my point of view, he only de
serves to be called a progressive who
cannot see a wrong persist without an
effort to redress it, or a right dented
without an effort 1:0 protect it; who
feel a deep concern for the economic
welfare of the United States, but rea
lizes that the making of better men
and better women is a matter greater
still; who thinks of every governmen
tal policy, first of all in its bearing up
on human rights, rather than upon ma
terial things; who believes profoundly
in human equality and detests privi
lege in whatever form or in whatever
disguise, and who finds the true lest of
success in the welfare of the many,
and not the prosperity and comfort of
the few.
We favor the world court in sinceri
ty, and not merely for campaign pur
poses, or as an avenue of escape from
the consideration of larger questions.
We do not and we cannot accept the
dictum, unauthorized by any expres
sion of popular will, that the league
of nations is a closed incident as far
as we are concerned.
If I become president of the Unite!
States, America will sit as an equal
among equals, whenever she sits at
all.
I have never found it possible great
ly to concern myself as to the terms of
oui adherence or the language in
which those terms might be phrased.
Deeds are of more consequence than
words.
The upright lawyer sells his servic
es, but never his soul. , I have no cli
ents today, but the democratic party,
and, if they will it so, the people of
the United States
I wish therefore, not merely to de
nounce bigotry, intolerance and race
prejudice as alien to the spirit of
America* * * My only query con
cerning any appointee will be whether
he is honest, whether he is competent,
whether he is faithful to the constitu
tion. No selection to be made by me
will be inspired or influenceed by the
race or the creed of the Appointee.
Not only have the executive recom
mendations for adherence to the world
court, sanctioned as they are by long
American tradition and example, beem
flouted and ignored, but no evidence is
in sight that the Republican party as
now constituted can frame and carry
to its conclusion any definite and con
sistent foreign policy.
Shell-shock was late, indeed, in ar
riving if it is to be put forward now
as the excuse for these gross misdeeds
(In reference to the statement by
President Coolidge in his New York
speech that corruption in government
always followed war.)
Today it is the supreme need of the
hour to bring back to the people con
riionce in their government.
The allied forces of greed and dis
honesty, ol self-seeing and partisan
ship, of prejudice and 'guorance,
threaten today as they have rarely
d( ne before the perpetuity of our nat
ional ideals, traditions and institu
t: ns.
The Washington conference alone
aside, and that of more than doubtful
value, what single contribution has the
United States of America, as an or
ganized nation among nations, made to
world peace in the last four years?
We must face the humiliating fact
that we have a government that does
not dare to speak its mind beyond the
three-mile limit.
We promise to the people of Ameri
ca not. only revision and reform, but a
further reduction in the taxes that
weigh them down and sap the vigor of
their productive energy.
World Air Tourists
Now in Greenland
Halifax, N. S.. Aug. 21.—Lieut Lowell
H. Smith and Lieut Eric Nelson have
reached Greenland in their flight from
Iceland, according to advices received
here. Lieutenant Smith arrived at 8:10
this evening.
The two machines landed almost
simultaneously.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen stated that Lieuten
ant Nelson, one of the army around
the-world fliers descended for a few
minutes today at Skerjafjord for some
unknown reason, after taking off from
Reykjavik this morning, but reascend
ed almost immediately.
It was said that Lieutenant Locatil
li, the Italian aviator who is flying a
plane with hte Americans was close
behind when the trio passed Reykaja
nes.
Skerjafjord is southwest of Reykaja
vik and Reykjanes is about sixty miles
southwest of where the fliers took off
this morning for Fredericksoal, Green
land
Congressman Moore
Will Speak Aug 30th
Congressman R Lee Moore, of atat.s
boro, who is n < b rg the race for 'c
election from the First District, was
a \isitor in the city this week and an
nounc'd speaking dates for uinc.elf at
Giranl on Anviist 30th at 3 o’clock and
a: Sardis at o c clock the sane dav.
Mr. Moore is busy and is letting no
yvas-j gcw under his feet. He -a>s
"I have bom all through the th(V.eeii)
< ounf’ts of Lie First District reemfcl/,
and I feet verv greatful to Hie people
for their almost unanimous expresion
of support and confidence they give
It looks like a landslide in my favor.
People who were opposed to me before
assure me of their support and declare
that they will never stand for my
being put out when I have only had
six months’ service.”
New Marriage Law
in Georgia in Force
Atlanta, Aug. 20. —Appropriations,
penal law changes; none of the acts of
the general assembly has drawn so
mony solicitious inquiries as has one
other little bill. The new “pure mar
riage” law has put the counties all
over the state on edge. The secretary
of state, legislative officials, the gov
ernor’s office are all being beseiged
with a flood of letters and telegrams;
from ordinaries and individuals; some
from ministers and some from justic
es of the peace, imploring information
about the methods and processes of
getting married, and when the new law'
becomes effective.
The bill has been signed Under its
provisions it went into effect Monday,
when the official signature of the state
executive was appended. Today the
strictly legal method of getting mar
ried is to apply to the ordinary for a
license, giving all the customa.ry in
formation as to age, residence, place
of intended marriage, and add wheth
er or not divorced and if so why and
where. Notice of the application must
be posted by the ordinary in his court
for five days, unless the parent or guar
dian of the female appears in person
and files a written waver. In an extra
ordinary case, one of “emergency.”
when oath to that effect is taken, the
ordinary is alowed the discretion of
immediate issue of the license.
These are the essential details. Oth
ers have to do with the manner in
wnich the justice, judge or minister
shall make return of the marriage li
cense after the ceremony has oeeu per
formed, and the time in which the re
turn shall be made.
Information from the office of secre
tary of state is that, as soon as the
printing can be done, that office will,
at a matter of accommodation, mail ro
ee<h ordinary in the state an identical
copy of the new r law.
District Editors
Hold Meeting in
Millen Monday
The editors of the First. District held
their mid-summer meeting in Miilen
Monday through the courtesy of Editor
Ben A. Neal,, of the Millen News, and
the Chamber of Commerce, headed by
their genial secretary, Walter Harri
son.' The entire session w°„s held at
the club house at Scarboro, where a
more social gathering was made of it
than a business meeting although some
‘business was transacted.
An excellent dinner was served by
Mrs. Neal, Mrs. Harrison, and others
after which a short business session
was held. Ren A. Neal was elected
temporary chairman, and W. L. Sulli
van, temporary secretary, none of the
officers being present. Editor O. W.
Passavant, of Ne vnan, was present am
made a talk on the subject of a “Field
Secretary for the Georgia Press Asso
ciation,” and Editor Martin, of Hines
ville, brought Up a subject which will
be referred to the legislative commit
tee of the state association.
These present were: Dave Turner,
of Statesboro; R. M. Martin, R. S. Mar
tin, Miss Elsie Martin, of Hinesville;
Miss Helen Williams and Mrs. C. P.
Hendry, of Ludowici; W. L. Sullivan,
Waynesboro; Ben Neal, of Millen, Col.
Stone, of Alabama, one of the old tim
ers in the newspaper field of Georgia,
and former editor Burkhalter
Shortly after the meeting adjourned
the tragic announcement was made of
the drowning of Velpeau Reeves, one of
the boys, whe was present with his
aunt at the dinner, a number of the
citizens of Millen being present on this
occasion.
Coroner Jones .
Holds Inquest
Coroner B. H. Jones held an inquest
over the remains of a negro man nam
ed Henry Brown, at Girard, last Sun
day afternoon. The negro man was
found dead in a house occupied by a
negro woman named Anna Williams,
on the farm ofi Mr. H. 0. Royal in the
lower section of the 68th district.
Brown came across the river from
Mallette, S. C., to call on Anna. This
angered her former admirer, Willie
Davis .another gentleman of dusky
hue, to such extent that he used his
gun where it would do the most dam
age and the South Carolinian will have
to look for sweethearts in another
realm. Henry carried off the effects
of one shot fired at him while one went
astray, ana died soon after the shoot
' ing.
i The verdict of the coroner’s jury was
to the effect that Browil came to his
j death from a pistol shot fired by Willie
Davis, and that the same in their op
inion was murder. Davis escaped.
Burke County Tax
Digest Shows an
Increase for 1924
The tax values for Burke county for
the year 1924 is placed at $8,388,674,
and shows an increase on the digest
for this year of $189,000, over the year
1923 The maximum assessment for
the county was reached in 1920 when
it was placed at $12,633,905.
Tax Commissioner Fullbright states
that this is about 40 per cent of the
| actual value, which is a remarkably
■good showing
The increase in the taxable property
of Burke county is a good sign and
: shows that even though small com
> pared to the big city counties, a heal
thy growth.
I The county commissioners have not
made their tax levy for 1924, but last
year the rate for city, county and |
school was sixteen mills, divided as j
follows: five mills for schools; six
mills county; five mills for state rate.
%\)t erne Citizen
Velpeau Reeves
Drowned Monday
in the Ogeechee
Velpeau Reeves was drowned short
ly o’clock Monday afternoon in
the Ogeechee river at Scarboro. The
little fellow was in the river with two
other companions and at the time of
drowning was in a boat which capsized
and threw him out in the swift current
Not being able to swim expertly the
current carried him down, his compan
ions being helpless to save him.
Velpeau, was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Reeves, of Munnerlyn, and
was visiting his aunt in Millen At
this particular time he was at the
club house at Scarboro where the First
•District Press Association meeting was
held, and the drowning came shortly
after the meeting had adjourned.
The boys were warned against go
ing in the river, but the temptation to
enjoy a swim was so great that they
forbore the warnings with the result
that Valpeau was drowned
The boy’s body was not recovered un
til about 11 o’clock Tuesday morning,
nearly one hundred people assisting in
recovering his body from the river bed
Velpeau was a student at the Way
nesboro High School this spring and
was well liked and popular with his
fellow students, who were shocked by
his untimely end.
He is survived by his parents, and
two sisters, Misses Sadie and Vivian
Reeves of Munnerlyn.
Weekly Review of
Georgia Industries
Atlanta —25,000,000,000 pounds of
bright leaf tobacco, valued at $6,500,-
000, to be auctioned at South Georgia
warehouses; 1924 acreage estimated at
34./000, or double that of 1923.
Macon—Building permits issued
during month of June totaled $802,-
134.
Hiawassee—Contract let for erec
tion of large dormitory at Hiawassee
College.
Atlanta—Tentative plans made for
moving Columbia Theological Semin
ary from Columbia, S. C., to this city.
Savannah —Widening of Bay street
and paving of Indian street proposed.
Dublin—Movement launched to build
320-mile paved highway through heart
of Georgia as memorial to Woodrow
Wilson; estimated cost $14,000,000.
Atlanta—First Mutual Savings As
sociation, $1,000,000 building and loan
corporation granted charter.
Perry—Watermelon season in full
swing; prices range from $l5O to S3OO
a car f. o. b. Perry.
Summerville—Summerville Cotton
Mills now operating on 6-day week
schedule
Savannah —Savannah Broom factory
organized.
Crop conditions throughout state us
ually good
Bethel—Adidtion to school buliding
under construction.
Atlanta—Six-story garage, costing
$900,000, to be built on Ivy street.
Louisvlile—Bridge across Ogeechee
river on Fern’s Bridge road to be re
paired.
Columbus—Chattahoochee Valley
Motor Club passes resolution unani
mously indorsing $40,000,000 road bond
issue for Georgia and $8,000,000 school
bonk issue; Kiwanis Club and cham
ber of commerce also backing measure.
Davisboro—Plans under way for
building concrete bridge here; estimat
ed cost $30,000.
Atlanta—One of largest apartment
buildings in state to be erected in
this city at cost of $1,000,000.
Savannah—Merchandise passing thru
this port for export during first 6
months of 1924 totaled $32,400,810, as
compared with $20,852,115, for cor
responding period in 1923.
Darien—lsland at mouth of Altama
ha river to be drained and used for
t’-uek farming.
Hawkinsville—Henry Cotton Mills
sdH to Fitzgerald Cotton Mills, plant
to be remodeled and dyeing department
coded.
Summerville—Georgia Railway &
l .'wcr Company takes cvei local dis'ri
baV.cn system.
x tlanta—Fourth National Bank op
ens branch in west end.
Valdosia —Property vames in Lown
des avmtv for 1924 show increase of
more than $500,000 over those of 1923.
Atlanta—Water mains to be insta’l
e t at cost of SIO,OOO.
Savannah—Work on 10-story Real
ty 1 uild'iig nearing completion.
Thomastcn —Thomaston BelacaoYy
W'th ap't&l stock of $500,000 apni'es
for charter; modern plant to be open
ed.
Atlanta—Final action to be taken
on plans for erection of Atlanta Ath
letic Cluhs’s new home.
Thomt ston —Garage building to be
erected cn Main street
Bavanruh—Chatham Chemical Cim
pany pm chases property of Georgm-
Florida Fertilizer Company.
Va T dosta—Tobacco warehouse opens
fleor space covers two acres.
Trenton—Bond issue voted for erec
tion of high school building.
Atlanta—Recommendations made for
expenditure of $200,000 for repair and
renovating state capitol building.
FIRST DISTRICT MASONS MEET
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 19.—The First
District Mascnic Association will hold
its annual convention at Guyton, in
Effingham county, September 3 and 4.
Savannah’s half-dozen lodges, with
working teams from Landrum will at
tend and put on demonstration degree
work. L. M. Michells, of Statesboro, is
master of the district organizaton.
Probably two hundred will he in at
tendance, forty or fifty from Savannah
WILL OPEN KINDERGARTEN.
Mrs. Roger Fulcher, who has com
pleted her course in kindergarten
work, will open her kindergarten
school, and hopes to be ready early in
next month. The kindergarten school
is a wonderful place for the small
children and should receive the encour
agement and support cf our people.
Waynesboro, Ga., August 23,1924.
Airplane Dusting
in Georgia Cities
Atlanta, Aug. 18.—Demonstrations of
dusting cotton and orchards for insect
ccntrol will be given at Athens, Aug|
26 for North Georgia and Cordele, Aug.
28 for south Georgia. Everybody is in
vited to attend
B. R. Coad ,the noted boll weevil
authority who has worked for years
at Tallulah, Louisiana, will speak at
both places and Governor Clifford Wal
ker ?,nd Senators Harris and George
are also expected to be present and ad
dress the large crowds that it is cer
tain will attend.
Barbecues will provide free lunch
for those in attendance, the civic and
business organizations of the two
towns extending this hospitality.
One-way fare for the round trip
has been authorized by the railroads
operating into Athens and Cordele.
The demonstrations are • officially
recognized by the United States De
partment of Agriculture and high of
ficials from Washington will attend io
study the character of aeroplanes and
equipment to be used as well as the
results obtained.
A nu.ober of agencies are co-operat
ing to put on these demonstrations:
The Georgia State College of Agricul
ture, the State Department of Agricul
ture business organizations of Ath-ns
and Cordele, railroads, Soil Improve
ment committee and prominent busi
ness men of Atlanta.
Preceding the aeroplane dusting
demonstrations, Dr. Coad will address
the audience on boll weevil control.
From 11 to 12»’clock the aeroplanes
will dust cotton fields and orchards.
Lunch will then be served on the
grounds, following which Governor Wal
ker and Senators Harris and George
will be heard.
Governor Walker
Vetoes a Number
of Amendments
Altanta, Aug. -B.—Governor Clifford
Walker tonight vetoed amendments to
a number of appropriation bills passed
at the recent session of the state leg
islature on grounds that they did not
comply with constitutional require
ments.
MoM of the amendments originated
in the senate and modified {louse bills
which already had been passed by the
lower body. When they were returned
to the house for concurrence on the
last night of the session, they revolv
ed a majority of the votes of those
present but did not receive the 104
affirmative votes on roll call which
the constitution of the state says must
be given all appropriation measures.
It was on this point the the executive
acted.
Among the amendments which fail
ed to obtain executive approval were
the following:
One half of the state reveiue over
$9,000,000, to the common schools,
which provision w r as added to the bill
appropriating an additional $250,000 to
the common schools.
Fifteen thousand dollars to the Geor
gia State College for Women at Val
dosta which was added on to a bill ap
propriating $43,944.33 deficiency main
tenance to Georgia Tech
Five thousand dollars to the
Eleventh District A. and M. school at
Douglas, added to a, bill appropriating
s£o,ooo deficiency maintenance to the
University of Georgia $29,000.
Twenty-nine thousand dollars addi
tional for fighting insect pests in the
peach, apple and pecan industries of
the state, added to an appropriation of
$15,000 to the state boar* of ento
mology, for the same purpose.
Seven thousand, five hundred dollars
to the Fifth District A. and M. school,
SIO,OOO to the Twelfth District A. and
M. School and $6,500 to the Seventh
District A. and M. school, added to a
bill appropriating $13,000 to the Third
District A. and M. school.
An appropriation of $25,000 to the
Georgia State Woman’s college at
Milledgeville added to another house
bill as i house amendment
Australian Ballot
Census Being Taken
| In Georgia Counties
To ascertain the counties in Georgia
w'hich will vote under the Australian
ballot system in the approaching Dem
ocratic primary on September 10, a to
tal of 160 communications addressed
to the ordinaries of the various coun
ties in the state have been mailed out
from the office of Secretary of State S
G. McLendon
Secretary McLendon said he had un
official information that about fifty
counties in Georgia have adopted the
Australian ballot system. He hopes
to have replies from all of the county
officials with the next ten days.
Under the present laws of Georgia,
according to Secretary McLendon,
there will be two classes of elections
—state and national. In those coun
ties which have adopted the Australian
ballot system of casting their votes,
which was adopted by an act of the
legislature in 1922. there will be an of
ficial ballot This ballot will be print
ed by the ordinary of said county, and
will be paid for out of the county
funds.
The letters sent to the ordinaries
ask the question as to whether two
successive grand juries in that county
have recommended' the Australian sys
tem, which will be necessary before it
can become adopted this svstem, there
will be no official ballot
Several communications have been
addressed to the office of the secretary
of state, asking information relative
to the counties which will observe the
Australian ballot system, and when all
of the replies from the ordinaries have
been received, the secretary of state
will be in position to answer the in
quiries coming into his office daily, he
said—Atlanta Journal.
Georgia-Furman
Football Game in
Augusta Oct. 18
(By W. A. Lufburrow in Augusta Her
ald)
Georgia men just simply refuse to
believe that it will be possible for the
purple Hurricane to get a piece of the
Bulldogs* hide in the gridiron battle
to be staged here October 18th. And
as in the days when they worshiped at
the shrine of Alma Mater they are free
ly offering to hack their loyalty with
coin of the realm. Though they con
cede that the Baptists are worthy and
honorable foes they settle back into
their seats comfortably and smile
knowingly over the outcome.
Sir Knight Bright McConnell, a four
year letter man of the Red and Black
whose football fame has been written
north of the Mason and Dixon line to
say nothing of its “first” position in
Dixie predicts that among the many
brilliant victories for the Bulldogs this
year will be taking the “CAN” out of
Hurricane to the tune of three touch
downs. “Bright” admits that Furman
is strong ,but he says there will he
rothing when she hits the old Red and
E’ack line.
Solicitor General George Hains, ?xn
old Georgia man, told the writer that
he is being deluged with questions
about the coming classic in his trips
ever his circuit Judging from what
rhe “old boys” at Waynesboro tell him
they will be here a thousand strong to
witness Old Georgia’s march to victory
Although th • followers of the Red and
B’ack are eager to got some “dope” on
the fighting eleven from the Piedmont,
they do not believe that the pigskin
will cross the Bulldogs* goal.
Interest in the game is gathering
momentum so fast that it is predicted
that ten thousand fans from Georgia
and South Carolina will be here with
their Henryfords. “Where and when
can we get tickets?' :s being asked
on both sides of the Savannah. Octo
ber 18tii will be a gala day here and all
roads will lead to August*.
i i Georgia develops the powerful
na bine that is predirvd Coach La
vii’s \varrior3 will face a dangerous
foe. T v p Classic City is confident that
tfie R. Mogs are going to give an ex
cellent account of themselves this
year.
Regardless of who >vii»s 1 • gam-*
the spectators are sure to witness a
spirited battle of clean sportsmanship
between gentlemen. Georgia and Fur
man are noted for clean sportsman
ship; this is a religion, so to speak,
with the men attending the two uni
versities.
“Spirit” is the most essential asset
a successful football team Coach
Laval says, Discussing the football
spirit of Furman he says: “During
my experience as a coach I have found
that without this asset (spirit) it is
practically impossible to have a team
that will stand out from year to year. I
believe that we have at Furman as
mpeh spirit as will be found in any
college regardless of size. lam aware
of the fact that some coaches have
quite a task installing ‘pep’ and spirit
in their squad. I have h** no trouble
whatever at Furman in this respect,
s it seems to be an unwritten law that
11 members of any athletic team at
Furman must have the proper spirit to
represent the college on the athletic
field.
“As new members come in from
time to time they seme to grasp at
once this Furman spirit I have seen
earns with better and more experi
ence lose to smaller teams because the
spirit was not there. The team’s first
thought is to give its best at all times,
to play the game hard and clean and
above all not to use any underhand
methods against their opponents. Nat
urally, they like to win, but they rae
coached to win fairly When any team
begins to win at any cost and play
with that spirit in mind they will no
longer be found among the best teams
in the South . A team that has the
right sipirt not only can take victory,
but can take defeat as well
“My policy at Furman is to develop
teams for the following purposes:
first, to develop young men physically,
mentally and morally which are the
requirements for any successful ath
letics; second, to furnish clean amuse
ment for our student body, alumni,
friends and supporters We play to
win at all times and whether we do or
not I am certain that you will always
see a i team that is doing one thing to
gether, and that is, giving their best.
And to this spirit of both teams and
students is due the credit for the
championships we have gained in our
athletics at Furman University in the
last few years.”
With this kind of spirit dominating
both teams there is much to be 1 looked
forward to on October 18th.
State Weather and
Crop Conditions
Atlanta, Ga., August 20, 1924. —Scat-
tered showers occurred at the begin
ning of the week and on Sunday; these
showers, where they were moderate
to neavy, were beneficial, but in many
places the showers were light or no
rain occurred at all, and the drought
in those sections was somewhat inten
sified. Cotton still is in fairly good
condition in most plaices, and In some
sections where there was sufficient
moisture is in very good condition In
most other sections .however, the dry
weather has caused an increaso in the
amount of shedding. Cotton is open
ing rapidly, and in some drougaty
places prematurely. Picking and gin
ning are progressing well. A consid
erable number of places report the
presence of boll weevil. Upland com
has been suffering from a lack of
moisture, and some even on the bottom
lands in dry areas needs rain. The
early corn has about matured, and
some is being gathered in southern per
ticn Sweet potatoes, peanuts, sugar
cane, serghum, and other minor crops,
while in good condition in some plates
nee,! rain generally, Some hay has
been saved in good condition Pears
aud grapes are ripening. Some rail
crops have been planted where there
has been sufficient moisture.
ijpOOhNk SPECTACLi&^CC
V<)PTOMETRIST/^^B#\dPTOMETRIST/
v Abroad, stN— —.— x
EYES THOROUGHLY EXAMINED
College Students
From Waynesboro
One of the largest classes of stu
dents from among the smaller cities of
county this fall. The list includes all
the various colleges of the state and
sotuh this fall. The list includes all
those who are attending college and
those who go for the first time this
fall. The schools represented and
those going are:
University of Georgia—Perry Sulli
van, Edwin Dent Fulcher, Bill Hatch
er, Miller Byne, Robert Lester.
Georgia Tech—David Weintraub, Roy
Mincey, Mcßae Williams.
Mercer —Ozie Wren, Cliatt Swint, L.
E. Hatcher, Hansel Stjembridge.
University of North Carolina—Ev
erett Bargeron
Clemson College.—Ross Stribling
University of Alabama —Pharos Les
ter.
Emory-—John Jones, Edwin Fulcher,
Jr.
Leland Stanford. —L. P. Herrington.
University of Pennsylvania—Ernest
Rackley.
University of Virginia.—George Cox,
David Weintraub.
Georgia State College for Women.—
Helen Stembridge, Emily McElmurray,
Clifford Taylor, Alice McElmurray,
Theone Green, Louise Smith, Grace
Taylor, Annie Laura Godbee, Isabel
Crowder.
Brenau. —Martha Julia Hurst.
Bessie Tift.—lda Lou Miller.
Agnes Scott.—Nell Hillhouse, Hel
en Daniel.
University Training School for
Nurses.—Pauline Reese, Mamie Harrell
Nellie Taylor, Kathleen Seigler.
Among those who are seniors this
year are:—Misses Helen Stembridge,
Clifford Taylor, Alice McElmurray, Em
ily McElmurray, Louise Smith, Perry
Sullivan and John Jones.
Ballot for State
Primary to Be Held
on September 10th
The ballot for the state primary to
be held on September 10th has been
I announced and the local candidates
for office are hustling about making
things about as hot as the weather in
their efforts to see all the voters be
tween now and them The race for the
congress in the First District is at
tracting much attention. It is between
the present member of the house, R.
Lee Moore and Chas. G. Edwards, of
Savannah. In the race for represen
tative from Burke county there are
four candidates, Messrs H. C. Hatch
er, C. B. Garlick, W. L. McElmurray,
and W. D. Bell. For state senate this
time Jenkins county furnishes the can
didate, who is James A. Dixon. The
county Democratic executive commit
tee must be elected at this time and
Chairman W H. Davis has asked all
who wish their names to appear on
the ticket to let him know at once.
The ticket is as follows:
For U, S. Senator—W. J. Harris,
Thos. W. Hardwick.
For Governor—Clifford Walker.
For Secretary of State—S. G. M'c-
Lendon.
For Attorney General—GeorgeM.
pier.
For State Treasurer—W. J. Speer.
For Comptroller General—Wm. A.
Wright.
For Commissioner of Agriculture—
Geo. F. Hunnicutt, J. J. Brown.
For State School Superintendent—F.
E. Land, N. H. Ballard.
For Commissioner of Commerce and
Labor—H. M. Stanley.
For Commissioner of Pensions—J.
W. Clark, C .E McGregor.
For Prison Commissioner—T. E.
Patterson.
For Railroad Commissioner.—J. D.
Price, A. J. Woodruff.
—For Railroad Commissioner—O. F.
Bennett, John T. Boifeuillett.
For Associate Justice Supreme Court
Sam, C. Atkinson.
For Associate Justice Supreme
Court—S. Price Gilbert.
For Judge Court of Appeals—Nash
R. Broyles. v
For Judge Court of Appeals—W.
Frank Jenkins.
or Representative in Congress—R.
Lee Moore, Chas. G. Edwards.
For Judge Superior Court.—A. L.
Franklin.
For Solicitor General. —George
Hains.
For State Senator.—James A. Dixon.
For Representatives—W. L. McEl
murray, W. D. Bell, H. C. Hatcher, C.
B. Garlick
The County Democratic Committee
names will be added later.
Houses Needed
in Waynesboro
There is hardly a day that passes
that some one does; not call The Citi
zen office for a house to rent, and the
renter usually has to do a lot of beg
ging and planning to secure one at
all. This condition should be remedied
by building more homes. If you own
a vacant lot build one, two or three
houses for rent. This will help your
town grow and add value to your prop
erty. We cannot grow unless we build
and build we must.
Our excellent school, our paved
streets, modern Improvements and all
will go for naught if we continue as we
are for there is not a house for rent
in the city that is not gobbled up at
the quickest possible moment. There
is a steady influx of people to Way
nesboro who want houses and want to
become citizens. We must encourage
them to come and to bring them here.
Houses must be built.
BALLANTYNE ELECTED
SUPREME CHANCELLOR
OF PYTHIAN KNIGHTS
Toronto, Aug. 15.—John Ballantyne
of Boston, today was elected supreme
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
in annual convention here. Richard S.
Witts, of Milwaukee, Wls., was elect
ed supreme vice chancellor in a close
ly contested elected.
NUMBER 23
Georgia’s Crops
Worth More Than
Hundred Million
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 16.—Georgia’s
crops will bring more than $100,000,000
more this year than in 1923 and the
state will advance from eighteenth
place, which it held last year, to fifth
or sixth in the ranking of agricultural
states of the union if the latest esti
mates of the United States department
of agriculture are boine out through
the remainder of the season until all
crops have been marketed.
This was the prediction today by J
J. Brown, state commissioner >f agri
culture, who based his conclusi on on
supplied figures and actual official es
timates of the United States depast
nient or agricultre.
He placed the latest estimated value
of Georgia’s crop this year at $337,342,-
000 compared with $236,000,000, the
valuation of the 1923 production.
In addition to an estimated yield of
more than 1,000,000 bales of cotton,
the state this year has produced re
cord crops to tobacco and peaches,
while the watermelon crop has been
equalled only once or twice previous
ly Commissioner Brown’s report
said. In adidtion more truck crops
have been raised than ever before in
history while poultry production has
also exceeded all previous high marks.
Production of tobacco this year,
which raised Georgia to one of the ma
jor weed plowing states, is estimated
at 23,650,000 pounds, at an average
value of 25 cents per pound, or a total
of nearly $6,000,000.
The record growth of peaches, 7,-
569,000 bushels, it is estimated will be
worth over $11,000,000, while the water
melon crop is expected to bring $2,550,-
000 to the producers of the state, ac
cording to Commissioner Brown’s fore
casts. More than $150,000,000 is expect
ed from the cotton crop.
Other major crops are valued in
the estimates as follows: Corn, $75,-
000,000; sweet potatoes, $13,000,000;
cotton seed, $22,000,000.
Last, year’s composite condition fig
ure of 54 at this time for the ten year
average of all crops has been doubled,
the report continues, placing the ten
year average condition figure for 1924
at 18.
Commissioner Browns’ forecast de
scribes 1923 as a disastrous year for
crops, due to the weather and boll
weevil resulting in consequent low
values and relative positions.
“The situation in 1923,” the report
says “was a combination of unfavor
able weather and economic factors, oc
curring at the very time when the
great industrial centers were paying
the highest wages for labor. This re
sulted in a movement of labor out of
the weevil stricken districts and con
sequent idle acres.”
The agricultural head concludes by
asserting that although the crop as a
whole may not be worth as much at
the season end as present estimates in
dicate, “there now is very strong evt
deuce in that direction.”
It was pointed out that w r hen crops
are normal, Georgia usually ranks be
tween fourth and seventh positions of
the leading agricultural states.
The following detailed statement of
probable production, price and value,
was made public by Commissioner
Brown to show the probable produc
tion, and value of all principal crops:
Corn, 59,256,000 bushels, $1.29, $76,-
440,240
Wheat, 250,000 bushels, $1.40, $1,190,-
000.
Oats, 3,988,000 bushels, 80 cents, SB,-
190,400
Rye, 185,000 bushels, $1.60, $206,000.
Irish potatoes, 1,692,000 bushels,
Sweet potatoes, 10,549,000 busheds
Tobacco, 23,630,000 pounds, 25 cents,
$5,907,500.
Rice, 700,000 pounds, $1.17, $82,900.
Hay, 661,000 tons, S2O, $13,220,000.
Sorghum for syrup, 2,100,000 gallons,
69 cents, $1,449,000.
Peanuts, 122,950,000 pounds, 65
cents, $7,990,450.
Apples, 1,363,000 busheds, $1.50, $2,-
044,500
Peaches, 7,568,000 bushels, $1.50, 11,-
352,000.
Cotton, 1,080.000 bales, 2,82„ $152,
280,000.
Cotton seed, 542,00 Otons, 142, $22,-
764,000.
Sugar cane, 5,467,000 gallons, 69 cts,
53.'<72,230.
Watermelons, 17,000 cars, $l5O, $2,-
550,000.
Cantaloupes, 900 cars, $825, $742 000.
OTser crops, value SI 6 eOO.OOO.
Total value, $337,942,000.
Sings Praises to
Burke County Roads
Mr. Sidney McCathern, who has just
returned from a trip to the mountains
of North Carolina, was very enthus
iastic over the roads of Burke county,
especially those he traveled while go
ing and returning from his home near
the city. He says: “Next to their
schools both North and South Carolina
point with pride to their wonderful
roads. They were excellent and it
was a pleasure to drive over them.
But right here in Burke county we
have a stretch that is the best road I
traveled on a recent trip to and from
Asheville, N C. With a few convicts
and antiquated road machinery, our
Superintendent, Mr. Womble, has build
ed with only clay and sand as good
road as can be found anywhere. Fr-vn
Richmond coumy line at Story’? Mill
to Brier creek, I think he should be
commended.
Mr. Womble ha;, made Burke county
a. splendid rojd superintendent and
The Citizen joins Mr. McCathern in
praise of his v ; rk
Soldiers En joy Outing
Wednesday Evening
Wednesday evening Capt. McElmjpp"
ray and Lieuts. Thompson and
er entertained the 105th
Train and Combe* '
lightful outing J
on Brier r ~nf d* \* V ®
men <<y e
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the leading eye
Spectacles, Eye-
Glasses and Ar
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rectly fitted,
eight specialists
of Augusta, Ga.