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THE NEWNAN HERALD, NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1921.
THE NEWNAN HERALD
HEW^AN, GA., FRIDAY. APRIL 8.
Official Organ of Coweta County.
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BROWN «t PA8SAVANT
t'dlior» nnrt I’uMlahera.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 12.00 A YEAR
IN ADVANCE.
The Her*l<I office I* located In th#
Ooodrum Building. II Jackaon Htreel.
'Phono 6.
ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL SPELLING
TEST.
On Tlmnulny of Inst week the senior
rinse of Newnan High School took the
mnnot written examinntlon In l•|K•II»llK
,pre«cril)Pil h.v the executive commitU-e
of the State Higli School Association.
The lint of worils wan |ire|inreil by the
English ilepnrUncnt of the State ITni
• veraity nrnl sent out under non I to nil
the. high schools Im<Ioiik>iik to the os-
foctation. The exnininntlon wns con
ducted by Mr. J. M. Htnrr, County
School Hii|ierintondent.
FoUouiliK la the lint of one hun
dred words uacd in the s|>cllln|f teat!
Syllnhle, misspell, innc|>«rnblo, onion,
courtesies, akeln, nttorneya, mosquitoes
culinary, denying, khnki, skiing, rum
mage, acquitting, buff cling, sabotage
vnndcviJle, chiffonier, effirurinua, genu
ihe, heroine., barrage, collectable, diph
thong, perseveroneq, almimning, atri
ping, oncou rngemont, alekle, piquant,
lichen, milch, pique, eonsenaiia, ceiling,
jAiarhinf. inveigle, oleomargarine, re
nniiwnnre, grimnee, neroitntiea, irropnrn-
We, pienlcking, cryatnllixe, chauffeur,
gnmiloiia, rnillery, hoatilu, eomlmtivo,
buoyant, medicinal, hruaquo, prejudice,
imiiroinplu, unparallelod, amenable, liul-
lion, eeatney, irreverent, irrelevant, pur
chasable, perceptible, cafetern, nr til
buy, Impregnable, neeesaible, weeding,
succeeding, aiimncb, protege, dilemma,
aaerilegioua, nvoirdupoia, indictment,
illegible, n]iro|ioa, regime, denouement,
atatiat.ir.lnu, alnccure, mileage, panto
mime, aingeing, concurrence, ncquittni,
requital, government, gnnenun, deapairod,
syndicate, reaplte, camouflage, guaran
teed, xeppolin, reconnolter, recipe, mort
gage, chlael, dawdle, doeiie.
Tlie clnaa tliia year made an average
of 87.8 per cent, Tho clnaa Inat year
made an nvernge of 112.(1 pur qpnt., wbirli
wna the higher) in tliia diatrict, and
the aocond lieat lu the entire State. Tho
teat Uila year wua decidedly more diffi
cult tlmn it wna Inat year, in that it
contained about twenty-five worda not
in the apcllcr, and about a doxen otbera
thnt lire derivatives of worda in tho
apcllcr.
The recorda made thia year are iih fol
low*: Elbert Itradley IIH, Elizabeth
Wine 117, Lillian McDonald fill, Alice
<Vi]K'biinl PI, Sara .lane Hibson ll.'l,
Lareua Manning ll.'l, Edwin Sewell (III,
Normnn Wntkiua till, Florins Willinma
ll.'l, Alice Byrnm i)2, Koseoe Iteynolda t>2,
Winnlfred Smith P'J, Gburlie liuldmrd
1)1, Leigh North 01, Verna (lilleaple 00,
Minnie Wood 00, Frances Amis 00, .luliu
Boynton HO, Margaret Surge 88, Alum
Fay Suuimera 88, Sarah Jones H7, Flora
Pickett 87, Edna Reynolds 87, Roy
■ Owena H7. Janet MeRitehle 87, Gladys
Blakeley, s7, Sara Kugley 8(1, Leon i’nrh
.80, Lie* Ware 8(1, Dalny Webb, 80, Wei-
born Hill 80, Mary Win Onep 85, Min
nie Lee Hmitli 85, Nnnrie Arunfd 84,
Klolae Sewell 84, Marie Tbomaa 84, Alice
McBride 70, IiORaie t'ole 78, (Hyde Lov-
m 77, Simrll Bryant. 70, Millard Far
mer 70,
DODSON.
Dr. l,ov;i- KoWlor, of Atlanta, will
till liia appointment at Macedonia church
next Saturday and Sunday. Ilia sub
ject on Saturday will lx- “The Second
Coming of Christ.’’
Mr. Hugh (iilrron, of Newnan, apent
Wodneadri.v with hia parent", Mr. mid
Mrs. P. li. Olbaoti.
Mr. J. N. Sewell, of Atlnntn, a|>ent
the print week with hia brother hero.
Mra. Reid Moaeley, of done*boro, visit-
cd Mra. S. U. Duke* on Tucaday Inat.
Col. J, (.'. Newman, of Newnan, apent
Sunday with hia daughter, Mra, Welch
Sewell.
Mra. Mnrtlia Carmichael, of Roseoe,
apent Tueaday night with her ilnughter
here.
Mr. Onnle Lamliert mjido u luiaincaa
trlii to Atlnntn Friday.
Rex Hyde apent Friday night with
Greer Witcher, near Sargent.
Mr. J. D. Lmnliert ntteirded the fu
neral of Charlton Leach, in Newnan,
Friday afternoon.
Mr. Hoyt Mnrbury, of Newnan, visit-
oil Mr. Walter Handera Snturdny after-
noon.
Mr. mid Mra. W, H. H. Hriyea had na
dinner giieata Sunday Mm. W. O, Cnrter
mid little aon of East Point, Mr. I'urtis
Have" of Atlnntn, nnd Mr. mid Mra.
Clmrlie Howell of Minima.
Mr.-W. H. Hyde and family apent thrt
week-end with the former'a mother at
Minima.
Mra. W. It. Hnmlcra mid little daugh
ter, Katherine, nre uniting tho former'a
sister in Codnrtmvn.
Mr. mid Mra. Henry Brooka and Mira
Annie Mne Hyde, of Atlnntn, were gueatK
of Mr. it in I Mra. E. T. Cnrter Hnndiiy.
Mra. Ida Keraey, of Newnnn, apent n
few ilnya the pnat week with Mra. T. B.
Sandora.
April 5th. *
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
(By Alice Copeland, Fruticea Chan-
• dler, Kltiert Bradley uinl dnmea Thor-
-oughnian.)
On Friday night Inat u couteat wna
held in the high aeliuol auditorium to
make u aelectiou of two roproaentutivos
in declmimtion and two in recitation to
- attend the diatrict high aehool meet to
tie.held nt LuGrange on April 22 mid
28. Tho eonteatmita in dcehimntinn were
Welliorn Hill, Poole Pickett, Allen Poat
i and Jninea Thoreugluimn, nnd tlioae in
recitation woro Miaaea Sara Bngloy,
Florn Pickett, Mary Clinton Orr. Rose
bud Murphy mid Fannie Cole Hollis. As
a result of the content Wellborn Hill and
Allen Poat were eltoaen in declamation,
and Miaaea Flora Pickett and Barn Bag-
ley in reeitation. Selection of repre-
uentatlves in ready writing wore made
I ant wiH'k alao. via: Normnn Wntkiua
and Jnnioa Thoroughmnn from the boys’
"I'ctlon, and Miaaea Alma Fay Summers
•and Irene Howard from the girls' see
.tion.
Saturday afternoon our aehool team
played Sonoin Higli School at lav Park.
The game was cleanly played by both
teams, the umpire a decisions were me
quosttoned. and only n apirit of friendly
rivalry prevailed. Soimiu got the first
•run in the aeeond inning, mid Newnnn
wveued up Ute score in the third. Two
men came In for Newnnn in the sixth,
while Sonoin made her second run in the
- eighth. Semiln made a despornte rally
in the ninth inning, and, owing to an
- error by our team, put two men homo
for tho winning run. The final score
was 4 to a in favor of Sonoin. Tint New
nan team out-hit und out-played Sonoin,
but the score was against us. Krnest
Barron pitched for Newnnn.
Millinery is the main topic of dis-
■ cussion among the domestic science girls
just uow; although since getting deeper
into the work it is becoming more ar-
> duons. nnd Mrs, Sasser doesn't think
i she will Ik 1 stile to turn out us many
\ milliners as she thought nt first.
Tlie •domestic science department en
tertained the judges of the spelling con
test with n luncheon at tho noon hour
on Thursday of Inst week.
v ■ o — -
For luuiiy n bride-to-be there is also
.n tried-to-lie.
MORELAND.
Miss Jiiinio Cump is viaiting her sister,
Mra. Fred Jeter, in Dnuglnaville.
Miaaea Kiln Camp nnd Johnnie Adams,
each of whom underwent an operation
recently, nre doing nicely now.
Mra. Addie Rollins entertained nbout
twenty of her friends nt u quilting party
Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Camp entertained the Rook
Club Wednesday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. R. Bexley nnd Mrs.
Nannie Collins, of Grnntville, spent Sun
day with Mrs. H. L. Chaffin,
Prof. Mills nnd Miss Annie Rnilcy
sjient Sunday nt Turin.
Mrs. Mary C. Turner, of Atlanta,
spent last week-end with Mrs. L. ~H.
Camp.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Couch Imve moved
here from Newnnn, and nre occupying
tlie old Murphy home.
Miss Sue Ciirotnn has returned tq Ag
nes Scott College, nfter spending a few
ilnyit nt home.
Mr. nnd Mrs. F. 8. Curetoii, ar., spent
Inat week nt Midway, Ain., with their
granddaughters, Misses Ethel and Mary
Curetoii.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Irn Webb und son, of
Atlnntn, arc spending some time with
Mr. nnd Mrs. Aimer Webb,
Mr. nnd Mra. Fred Camp nnd children
motored to Atlanta last Friday, where
they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Glaxier.
Quite a number of their Morelnml
friends nttoued tlie B'ruaweil-Amick wed-
ling ut St. ClmrlcH Siiturdny evening.
April litli.
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McCOLLUM.
Our farmers nre busy planting cotton
this week—for Mr. Boll Weevil, we four.
Mr. Henry Smallwood was called last
week to tho bedside of bis brother, Mr.
Andrew Humltwood, near Fairborn, who
Hod Snturdny. He is survived by a wife
and two small children, besides Ills pa
rents and several brothers and sisters.
The bereaved relatives have our sym
pathy.
Mrs. M. X. Wlngo, of Palmetto, was
the guest Thursday of Mrs. P. C. Smith.
Mr. and. Mrs. “Doe’’ Lee nnd chil
dren visited relatives at Happy Valley
Sunday, nnd were nerompnnied homo by
M)hs Kutnlie Stamps.
Miss Oliver Phillips was on tlie Sielt
list Inst week.
The infant twins of Mr. nnd Mrs. Cal
vin Alexander were buried nt Madras
last. Friday.
Mrs. W. M. Phillips was in Newnnn
Tueadny shopping.
Mr. Hen Bradley, of Pulmetto. spent
Sunday witli his brother, Mr. Lindsey
Bradley.
Mrs. Paul Wortlimn of Newnnn, Mrs.
K. M. .Johnson of Atlanta, Mrs. Jake
Coggin nnd Mrs. Louise Whittemore
were guests Monday of Mrs. Calvin A1
exnnder.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Jim Thompson, of Dm
brolln, Texas, are spending some time
with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. “Doe” Lee. of
place, nnd Miss Kulnlie Stamps, of Hap
py Valley, motored to Atlanta Tuesday,
Mireh tith.
DEATH OF MR. W. E. NIMMONS.
Mr. W. K. Simmons, whole- illness was
mentioned in Tlie Herald lust week, pass
ed away Tuesday night nt Dunoon Hos
pital, LnOrnnge, to which institution he
was curried for treatment about two
weeks ago. He had sufferM for several
months from cancer of tlie stomach, al
though hut few people besides members
of his family were aware of tho nature
of his affliction, ns he rarely complained.
Mr. Nimmons was a good man and
splendid citizen, universally esteemed for
Ids upright character nnd fine personal
traits. He wns one of the H. D. Cole
Mfg. Co.'« most f ii it li f nl nnd trusted em
ployees, nnd nt the time of his deatli per-
hnps the oldest in point of continuous
service. He lind been witli tho company
since 1884, nnd for imlf thnt period mm
foreman of the department in which he
was employed. He was popular with his
fellow-workers, who nre deeply bereaved
by his dentil.
Tho body wns brought • to Newnnn
Wednesday, and funeral services were
conducted nt the Presbyterian church
yesterday morning by his pnstor, Rev.
J. E. Hannah, a large concourse of sor
rowing friends attending the service. As
n mark of respect to decaascd the big
plant of the K. I). Cole Mfg. Co. was
closed down nil of tlie forenoon yester
day, nnd tlie entire shop force followed
the funeral cur containing the body of
their friend to its Inat resting place in
Oak Hill cemetery. Members of the
Men's Bllile Class of tlie Presbyterian
Sunday-school acted as an honorary es
cort. The pallbearers wore Messrs. R. M.
Rlnekiiiirn, E. O. (.'ole, II. C. Arnall, jr.,
J. L. Poole, T. M. Ooodrum nml T. B.
Parks.
Mr. Nimmons was 57 years of ngc.
He leaves n .brother, Mr. Hnrvey Nim-
mons of LnOrnnge, and two sisters, vMrs.
W. L. Bohannon and Miss Kate iNim-
nions, who reside here.
A certain house and tot in the city
of Newnnn, mild State and county,
fronting one hundred and twenty
erven and one half (127V4) feet on
Sixth street nnd running bilek south
one hundred (100) feet, bounded as fol-
ows: On the north by Sixth otreet.
on the cast by estate of Jennie nt*
man. on the south by property for
merly belonging to Pouge. and on the
west by Second avenue. Terms—CASH.
Tills April 5. 1921. B. T. THOMPSON.
Executor of last will of James Bird,
deceased.
urged to
I\ IlKl NEW ItIVtill DRAINAGE IUS
TIIICT.
In Pralnafee Court of Coweta County.-
To Whom It May Concern: Notice
Is hereby given thnt the Board of
Viewers of New River Drainage Dis
trict have completed and tiled with
the Clerk of Coweta Superior Court
their (Inal report, as required by law
and by the previous orders of this
Court, which report was this day ac
cepted by the Couit.
Monday, the 2d day of May, 1921,
has been fixed by the Court as the
date for the final hearing on said final
report, at which time the undcrclgncd,
as the Drainage Court of Cow _ta
county, will convene ut the court-
I house In Newnnn. On., nt S.«"
n. m„ for the purpose of such itnai
hearing.
All persons interested are u
present. This April fi. 1921.
L. TURNER.
Clerk Superior Court of Coweta County.
JONATHAN null.
J. C. HARRIS.'
L L. HUTCHINSON,
HENRY L,. CAMP.
8. R. CRAIN.
Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
of Coweta county.
CITATION.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
S. J. Pate having applied to the or
dinary by petition asking that
Talley, as executor of the estate of
Mrs. Mary Jane Broadwater, deceased,
late of said county, be required to
make him a deed to the following de
scribed lands tying and being tn the
Fifth district of Coweta county. C.ao
nnd being a certain house and lot in
the city of Newnan. in said State und
county, situated In the eastern part
of the city of Newnan. and bounded
as follows: On the south by Wash
ington street, on the west by line run
ning north across center of Well to
cemetery, thence enst 91 feet to lam-,
thence south to Washington street,
tlu-nee west 91 feet to said starling
nolnt. and being one-half of lot known
as the Crlm lot. formerly owned by it,
[i Cole and brother. ?atd lot contain
ing five-eights of nn acre, more ,,r
I,.ms—In pursuance of a bond for title
made by Mrs. Mary Jane Broadwater
to A H’ Estes, and transferred to pe
titioner, tlie said S. J. Pate alleging
that lie has fully met the obligations
In said bond. This Is to notify Monroe
Tallev, executor, ” and Mrs. Winnie
Snence, Mrs. Sarah Slaughter, Mrs.
Willie Ann Albright, Mrs. Nancy Powl-
edge Alvin Spradlin, Arte Wtke. Sarah
Sewell. Burnie Sewell. J. R. White, and
Virginia Spence, heir3-at-la\v of the
said Mrs. Mary Jane Broadwater, be
and appear at the May term, 1921. of
the Court of Ordinary of said county
and show cause, tf any they can, why
the said executor should not be re-
nuired to make said deed as prayed
for by the said S. J. Pate, transferee
nnd owner of bond for title, executed
bv Mrs. Mary Jane Broadwater to the
said A. H. Estes. This April 4, 1921.
Prs fee 112.66. J. A. R. CAMP,
Ordinary.
Returning from the dentist’s, where he
had gone tn have a tootli extracted, little
Henry reported ns follows:
“The doctor told me ’fore he began
thnt if I cried or screamed it would
cost me 75 cents, lint if I wns a good
boy it would bo only half a dollar.’’
“Did .you scream?” his mother asked.
“How could I?” answered Henry.
“You only gave me half n dollar.”
An elderly man wns- itcrsuadcd by one
-of his sons to go with him to u football
game. The sou. intent upon giving his
father a good time, had bought two seats
in the grandstand.
“Now.” said the son, joyfully,
■“you’ll see more excitement for your 92
than you've ever seen before. ’ ’
The old man grunted.
“I don’t know so much about that,’
be said dismally. “Two dollars was all
I paid for my marriage liccnae!”
MILLS CHAPEL.
Mrs. A. E. 1’nrks, who underwent ah
operation several days ago, is improving
The frost eauie lust week, but did not
do nny damage, although some of
were mighty uneasy.
Mr. Strickland, who was carried to
the Newnnn Hospital some time ago, was
brought home last week and is now sit
ting up. Wo hope he will soon bo him
self again.
It is hoped that tlie worst is over in
the cotton mill business.
Rov. G. \V. Jones filled his appoint
meat at Mills Chapel Sunday,
We are made to wonder what tlie Co
lumlnta factory strikers are doing for n
living these days, as it pushes us to
buy bread, putting in all the time we can.
Hev. H. H. Haines will preach nt Me
Inbudi school-house next Sunday night
Everybody invited.
Prayer meeting at Mills Clmpel every
Wednesday night. Gome out, everybody
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to express our appreciation
and heartfelt thanks to our friends and
neighbors for the many kindnesses and
words of sympathy extended us during
tlie recent illness and upon the death of
our dear mother. May heaven’s choicest
blessings rest u|»on each nnd every o
of them, is our sincere prayer.
Mr. and Mrs. C, F. Wood.
Mr. ami Mrs. A. J. Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Well Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Ch.is. Houston.
Otis P. Houston.
Morgan Houston.
©O OsymUnd *gr
New Advertisements.
Lrltcn of Dlamlaalon.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
Mrs. Eddie North, udmlntstrntor on
the estate of Ralph A. North, deceased,
hnvlng applied to the Court of Ordi
nary of suld county for letters of dis
mission from her sntd trust, all persons
concerned nre required to show cause
In said Court by the first Monday -n
May next, tf nny they enn, why sntd
application should not be granted. This
April 6. 1921. J. A. R. CAMP,
Ordinary.
I.ettrra of Dlamlsston.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
J. T. Brooks, administrator on the
estate of W. I. Brooks, deceased, hav
ing applied to the Court of Ordinary
of said county for letters of dismission
from tits sntd trust, all persons con
cerned are required to shoo- cause tn
said Court by the First Monday tn
May next. If any they enn. why said
application should not l.e granted. This
April «, 1921. J. A. R. CAMP,
ordinary.
I.ettrra of DlsiiiUslon.
G EORQIA—Coweta Cou n t y:
Lon Bishop, administrator on the es
tate of Mrs. R. Bishop, deceased, huv-
Ing applied to the Court of Ordinary
of said county for totters of dismission
from his said trust, all. persons con
cerned are required to show cause tn
said Court by the first Monday In May
next. If any they can, why said appli
cation should not be granted. Thia
March 29. 192t. J. A. R. • 'AMP,
Ordinary.
I.ettrra of Administration.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
Miss Marie Sewell and Miss Margue
rite Sowotl hnvlng applied to the Court
of Ordinary of said county for letters
of administration on tho estate of AVit-
bur R. Sewell, deceased, all porsons
concerned are required to show cause'
In said Court by the first Monday In
May next. If nny they can. why said
application should not be grantef. This
March 26. 1921. J. A. R. CAMP.
Ordinary.
l.ettrra of Administration.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
J. A. Webb having nnplied to the
Court of Ordinary of said county for
letters of administration on the estate
of James T. Haynes, deceased, all per
sons concerned nre required to’ show
cause In said Court by the first Mon
day In May next, tf any they can. why-
said application should not be granted.
Tilts April 1. 1921. J. A. R. CAMP.
Ordinary.
I.ettera of Administration.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
J. P. Dunbar having applied to the
Court of Ordinary of said county for
letters of administration on the estate
of A. H. Arnold, deceased, alt persons
concerned are required to show causa
tn said Court by the first Monday tn
May next, tf any they can. why said
application should not be granted. This
April 6. 1921. J. A. li. CAMP.
Ordinary.
EXECUTOR'S SALE.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
By virtue of an order of the Court
of Ordinary of Coweta county there
will be sold before the court-house
door of said county .on the first Tues
day In May. 1921. within the legal
hours ot sale, the following property,
to-wlt:
Off ice and School Supplies
i
We have a select stock of office and school supplies.
The goods are of the very best quality, and the prices are
moderate—
Box Letter Files
Ledgers and Cash Books
Carter’s, Arnold’s and Stafford’s
Inks
Carter’s Ideal Typewriter Ribbons
Carbon Paper—Typewriter Paper
Stenographres’ Note Books
Mucilage, Glue and Library Paste
Rubber Ties and Rubber Bands
Stamping Pads and Stamp Pad Ink
Pencils and Penstocks
Conklin Self-Filling Fountain Pens
Waterman Ideal Fountain Pens
Venus, Velvet and Mikado Pencils
Show-Card Ink—Indelible Ink
Palmer Paper—Note Book Paper
Drawing Paper
Ink and Pencil Tablets
LEE-KING DRUG COMPANY
GOOD DRUG STORE '-'PHONE 66
Whitman’s Candy
Look, Men! Now Is the Time to
Buy That New Spring
A sale of men’s and young men’s all-wool
Suits, beginning tomorrow and lasting until all
are sold.
Lot 1 — 32 Suits of good serviceable clothes;
sizes 34 to 38; sold as high as CIO CA
$30. Come take your pick for ^ I Ui3U
Lot 2—43 Suits of fine, well-tailored clothes;
sizes 34 to 40; sold as high as C1C AA
$37.50. Take your pick ^ I OhIIU
Lot 3—40 Suits in fine, all-wool materials, all
good styles and well-made; sold
as high as $45. Your pick for...
$20.00
Men! You want to see our line of new Shirts,
just received. They are wonderful
values at
$1.50
We are still selling those fine dark
brown Oxfords at
$3.95