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Petition for Divorce in Walker Supe
rior Court, November term, 1924.
Mrs. H. T. Aldridge vs H. T. Al
dridge. .. '
' "To the defendant, H. T. Aldridge:
You are hereby' commanded to be
appuar at the next term of the ■
Superior .Court of said county to be
Senator Harris Stands On His Record As
A Working Senator And Friend Os Farmer
Vi th. P«ool« of Qeorfla:
81 1 years ago you did m* tt>» honor
of .lectin, me to the United Btate* Sen
ate. In announclnf a. a candidate for
re-election to thle hlrh office. It seems
appropriate that I should call attention
briefly to some of the things I have been
able to do In spite of the fact that the
Republicans have had substantial ma
jorities In both the Senate and House
My candidacy Is based solely on my
record of accomplishments, which I hope
has merited your approval.
Reallzln* that our farmers, laborers,
manufacturers and merchanta were In
need of substantia) assistance. I have
■pent my time laboring for them In a
constructive way. rather than making
partisan political apeechas
It Is wall known that naarly ah legis
lation Is framed In committees, and I
am fortunate In being neat to the rank
ing Democrat on the Committee on Ap-
Kiprletlona. the moet Important es all
mmltteee 1 am also the only
member from the Southeast on
the sub - committees of eight members
each that handle all approprtatlene for!
agriculture, commerce, good roads, post
offices. rural routes rivers and harbors,
military poets, hoe pi tala. Labor and In-|
tertor Deportmsnta. In which tha people
of Osorgla are vitally Interested
At the time es my nomination end elee
tlen In lilt, our breve boys were fight
ing In th« greatest and moat destructive
war of all history. I promised
itui thou that I would do tvtry* i
thmg In my power to holp win tho war
aad get our bey a bark homo ! wont to
Wane* when the war cloaod. at my own
expense. to see about tha health and
comfort of tha Georgia soldiers, and ttier#
arranged for many of tham to coma
homa bafora tha soldiers of othor states.
I wai tha only Senator to do thla It
has boon my privilege to rondar assist
ance to thouaanda of veterans during and
atnea damoblllcation I alao helped to
amend a bill ao that one of tha five big
hoepltala could ba located In Augusta. i
Georgia
I har> purported woman suffrage and I
prohibition, and hava at ail time* been'
on tha moral aide of ovary public
tlon
No Senator haa taken deeper Intereat I
In the matter of Immigration. During'
IP.' f ir*t rear In the Senate. I Introduced
n Mil r • 'olilhttlng all Immigration for at
lea at five years, and have conalatently
tiered ilie passage of such a measure,
both In the Committee on Immigration,
r*f which I nm a member, and on the
floor of the Senate. While I failed In t
tnv efforts to atop altogether the flow
of foreigners to our ahorea, I was honored
by being designated ns one of the five
conferees from the Senate to meet with
the five House members and took an act-
Ipart In framing the new Immigration
law. which Is by far the best the Con
gress has ever passed.
After the war rarne reconstruction with
the terrible financial crisis to the farm
ers. upon whom all our people must de
pend for prosperity lam a member of
the Farm Bloc, anj am comfident the
Record will show that no Senator has
Worked harder or accomplished more for
the farmer than I have during the last
five years
An.ru.*, the measures for the benefit
of the farmer that I originated or active
ly supported, and have been largely In
strumental in pusalng, may be mentioned
the following
Stopping the discrimination against
Georgia hog raisers by the meat packers
trust, which controls the price of hogs.
, Amending the law so that farm prod
„ pels could be stored in Federal licensed
Warehouses, of which there are over two
hundred in Georgia, and thus secure
cheaper Interest and 'nsurnne© rates.
('hanging government reports of esti
mates of cotton acreage, amount ginned,
etc., to prevent Wall Street gamblers
■peculating In cotton.
Persuading President Wilson not to fix.
the price of cotton, which later sold as
high ns forty-five cents. Northern and!
Western Senators urged him to fix ♦hej
price st fifteen cents a pound, which)
would have meant s loss of millions to I
Georgia farmers.
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MICHELIN^^
ComfortCoids
| e now have in stock the normal Ford load. They
W for immediate de- make Fords ride like Lincolns,
livery clincher hal- They prolong the life of the
- Jloon tires that fit car as much as 50% and thus
standard Ford rims without pay for themselves many
change Michclin Comfort times over.
( Cords. We a j >Q carf y | n gtock
I These tires are almost twice Michelin Comfort Cords in
as big in air apace as regular larger sizes to replace tires
|size cords and require infla- up to 35 x 5 straight-side,
[tion to only 20 or 25 lbs. for Come in.
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La Fayette Service Station
ber, 1924 and make answers in the
above-named and stated case, as re
quired by order of said court.
Witness the Hon. Moses Wrigtit,
Judge of the Superior Court.
This 19th day of August, 1924.
THOS. W. BRYAN, .
Clerk Superior Court.
Including calcium arsenate In the bill
which passed the Kenate last year ap
propriating ten million dollars as a re
volving fund to buy nitrate of soda to
■ell to farmers at cost
Appropriating $125,000 for market news
, service so the farmers of our section
could find, without expanse, markets for
their products
Appropriating funds for and locating
In Georgia pecan and peach experimental
statlona, the only statlona of the kind In
the United States
Reducing parcel post rates on farm
products, such as eggs, butter, vegetables
etc. My bill has passed the Senate and
is now' on the House calendar
Arranging with the Secretary of Agri
culture to notify farmers dally by radio
of the price of cotton
Appropriating $K ’'oo additional for
boll weevil work. *60.000 of which Is
for experiments In developing cheaper
processes for the manufacture of calcium
arsenate and other polsona; SIO,OOO for
Investigations by the U. S Geological Bur-
I vey to determine ths various sources of
I arsenic ores for making calcium arsenate
! and $2 6 000 for experiments by the Chem
i leal Warfare Service In poison gases to
, kill the boll weevil Lost year I secured
I S6O 000 for this purpose, w
I Appropriating $6,000 additional for to
bacco investigations by the Osorgla
Coastal Flaln Experiment Station at
Tifton; SIO,OOO for study of storing pecan!
and cane sirup In bonded Federal Ware
houses under my amendment broadening
the warehouse law. and $5 000 for study
of mors affective and profitable utilisa
tion es the rapidly Increasing production
of peacheq Jn Qeorria through pocking
anfl panning , ■
Appropriating s!o.ov. for a new branch
office of the U. S Foreign and Domestic
commerce Bureau In Atlanta to find for
eign markets for pur merchandise and
agricultural products - w.
Preventing Oriental oils from flooding
our markets and competing with Geor
gia peanuts and cotton seed oils
I have worked and voted to place the
burden of taxation on those most able
to bear It
A majority of all Georgia hanks are
small and under the original law could
not be members and secure chsap Inter
est rates of Federal Reserve System
banks I made the fight to change the
law for these country hanks and now
they can get all advantages of large
city banks
When gasoline was selling cheaper in
Northern states than In Georgia. I Intro
duced a measure, which passed the Sen
ate, preventing discrimination In price
of gasoline
I opposed the Each-Cummins railroad
hill which advanced freight and passen
ger fares and have worked for reduc
tion of rates. 1 voted for a special re
ductfon on farm products.
A hill of mine recently passed the Sen
ate preventing wooden cars from being
placed between steel passenger cars It
will Have the lives of many passengers
An amendment of mine forced the Pres
ident to name three Democrats, one of
whom Is .fudge Crisp, a Georgian, on the
U. S. Debt Commission to collect amounts
due us by European Governments.
The Federal Government spends more
money In Georgia than In any other
Southern state, which helps our people.
While I believe In e< onomy in govern
ment expenditures and in keeping down
taxes. I have done all T could to secure
appropriations for worthy measures in
my state.
Respectfully yours,
• WM. J. HARRIS
Former Senator Hoke Smith says:
“Everything cor3idered, hls energy,
hi* committee assignments In the Sen
ate, and the Influence he is capable
of wielding, convinces me that Sen
ator Harris should be retained."
Cfiarles S. Barrett, national president of
the Farmers’ Union, says: “Senator
Harris has voted right and has worked
very hard. He should win, and I
hops he will win. The farmers great
ly appreciate hls work In their be
half. 0
Religious, Social . y . (
And Personal ttlwg
Os Rossville
By Mrs. J. L. Rowland
Rotwville, Ga. Aug. lif—Sunday
school Day W'as observed at the M. E,
Church South Sunday morning. The
primary department with Miss May
belle Leake as leader gave a number
of recitations and songs. The Interr
mediate Department with Miss Jewell
Swann as leader gave a number of
i'vocal solos and duets. The depart
! ment in charge of Mrs. Ralph Flega.l
( gave a Bible story in concert while
the Young Peoples’ Class furnished
music throughout the program. The
young men of the class acted as ush
| ers during the service.
I The Rossville Lodge F. and A. M.
held a very interesting meeting at
the Masonic Hall Saturday evening,
j All officers were present and the Mas
ter Degree was conferred on five can
• didates. A large number of visitors
| were present and after the degree
! work a social hour was enjoyed dur
i ing which refreshments were served,
i Mrs. L. C. Clift entertained about
i twenty of the younger social set at
her country home, Frienddale Farm
Friday evening in honor of the birth
day of her son, Fletcher Clift who will
leave soon for New Orleans. Many
games and contests were enjoyed af
ter which an ice course was servej
| by the hostess.
, Mrs. J. J. Rhyne was the charming
| hostess at a card party at her home
I on Ghickamauga Avenue Friday af
ternoon. The living room in which the
guests were received was attractively
decorated with a quantity of summer
flowers. Baskets and vases of flowers
were also arranged in the dining room
and veranda of the home. Progressive
rook was played at four tables, and a
dainty prize was awarded Mrs. Roy J.
McFarland who made top score. Those
invited were Mrs. R. D. Wallin and
her house guest, Mrs. W. M. Pow
ledge, of Americus, Oa.„ Mrs. J. B.
Lowery, of St. Elmo, Mrs. T. L. Mor
ton. Mrs. D. H. Hixon, Mrs. Alex
Fricks. Mrs. Ray Crow, Mrs. Olin
Cook, Mrs. Roy McFarland and Mrs.
L. Suggs. At the conclusion of the
game ice tea and sandwiches were
served by the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stone and child
ren of Norphlet, Ark., Sam Mullins,
of Lake Charles, La., and J. M. Reece,
of Shreveport, La., have been guests
the past week of Mayor and Mrs. Ray
Crow at their home on Chickamauga
Avenue.
Mrs. H. P. Alexander and children
have returned from an extended visit
| with relatives at Ardmore, Okla.
Mrs. Berenice Hursey has returned
to her home at Ft. Smith, Ark., after
a visit.of several weeks with Mr. and
Mrs J. E. Page.
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Reed who have
been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Neal for sov ( ■,.] days will spend this
week end at Menlo before returning
to their home at Dyer. Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. A'ex Fricks are occu
pying their new home on McFarland
! Avenue which they recently pur
j chased from Roy J. McFarland.
I Mr. and Mrs. F: ichs and children were
I visitors at Tybee several days this
month.
Mrs. John S. Boyd is ill at her home
on Cedar Hill.
Mes James T. E. Stone and T. B.
l Stone and R. D. Elliott motored to
RGraysville, Tenn., Wednesday where
| they were the guests of Mrs. H. H.
Scott.
Circle No. 2, of the First Baptist
church held a very interesting meet-
I ing at the church parlors Wednesday |
afternoon with Mrs. J. E. O'Quinn as
leader. A program on missionary work
was given by the various members.
The Bible Training School which is
still in progress at this church is re
ceiving much attention and much good
is resulting from the work.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Stansbury and
Miss Ruby Walker are spending this
week in Dayton, the guests of Mrs.
Gillespie.
Mrs. M. D. Broome, Miss Annie
Ruth Broome and Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Baker motored to Dayton Sunday to
attend the Tallant revival which is
still in progress there.
Miss Estelle Allread who under
went an operation Saturday for the
removing of tonsils is rapidly recup
erating.
Miss Pauline Futeh of Savannah is
the guest of her brother, Prof. G. M.
Futch and Mrs. Futch.
C. S. Adams formerly of LaFayette
has accepted a position in the Lee
Shoe Shop at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Morton spent
the week-end at Summerville the
guests of relatives.
Mrs. J. W. Pearson and children
have returned to their home at Alma,
Ga., after a visit with Rev. and Mrs. J
E. O’Quinn.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sutton have re
turned to their home in Atlanta after
a visit with Mr. and Mrs. William
Martin at their home on Dry Valley
Pike.
Reba Howard spent the week-end
with friends at Knoxville.
Mr. and Mrs. Hargis of Nashville
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs Cecil
Day.
Mr. and Mrs R. R. McKehan have
returned from a motor trip to Talla
poosa Ala., where they were the
guests of relatives.
Mrs. W. H. Clark has gone to Mc-
Minnville Tenn., for a visit with rela
tives and friends at her old home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mcßryant and
daughter, Miss Hyacynthe Mcßryant
have returned from a delightful mo
tor trip to points in North and South
Carolina.
Miss Edna Stanford is the guest of
relatives at Blue Pond, Ala.
Arnold Dixon who rececntly under
went a tonsil operation is rapidly re
cuperating.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Moody of New
Orleans is expected soon for a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Leake at
their home on Dry Valley Pike.
Miss Jimmie Thomas of this place,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J.
W. Thomas of Rock Springs left Sun
day for a two weeks’ visit to relatives
in North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Williams and
B. T. Williams were the guests Sun
day of relatives in LaFayette.
Mrs. F. J. Frick who has been in ill
j health for several months is much im
j proved and is able to be out again to
j the delight of her many friends.
Miss Buena Alcwery who has been
the guest the past week of Miss Alice
Mattox at Elberton, Ga., has returned
to her home and will leave Thursday
tor Hiawassee College where she will
j be a student for the coming year.
Miss Nirvona Swann will go to Hia*
j wa-ssee Sunday where she will enter
' school.
Mrs. Chas. Brown, of Nashville, >s
the guest o-f her sister, Mrs. J. F.
Gardner and Mr. Gardner here.
Mrs. J. W. Dugger and Mrs. L. J.
Williams of Chattanooga were the
spend-the-day guests Thursday of Mrs
J. W. Leake.
Frank Glenn has returned from a
visit of several weeks with his moth
er, Mrs. T. J. Henry at Oglesby, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Terry who
have been in Roanoke, Va., for the
past seven yeast have returned to this
place to reside and are being given a
I warm welcome by their many friends.
Mrs. Terry was formerly Miss Susie
Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Reams and
children of Vero, Fla., are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Robertson.
Air. and Airs. Harold Cooper have
returned from a motor trip to Ashe
ville.
M. D. Baker, well-known resident of
this place has returned from a trip to
St. Louis where he purchased a stock
of shoes and will open a shoe store in
the new brick building recently erect
ed by E. G. Henderson. Mr. Baker ex
pects to be ready for business by the
first of September.
The state engineers of Tennessee
and Georgia will be here next week
and will meet with a committee from
the Chamber of Commerce to formu
late plans for the installing of sew
ers in the town.
Leon McCulley was called from Har
rim.in Tenn., to his home here the
past week by the serious illness of
his father, J. K. McCulley. The con
dition of Mr. McCulley shows some
improvement.
Paul Skates of Macon spent the
week-end with homefolks.
Miss M. J. Bones who has been the
guest of her niece, Mrs. G. P. Will
banks has gone to Red Bank, Tenn.,
for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Healen before returning to her home
at Austin, Texas.
Mrs. Rose Shsmbaugh has return
ed to her home a tCleveland after a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sham
haugh.
Walter Thurman of North C folim
has com.* to this plac> to re«"te :r:<l
has purchased a new h. me it: i lJ(i
'iar Lawn Subdivision.
A. H. Thurman is h,i/,np a nice
l jugalow erected in this subdivision.
Guy Chandler h*s returned to his
"rk here after spenii-ig several dsvs
wih his father. W. Cha-.dTr who
.s quite il at his iua.e at Center
Pc.t.
Mrs. T. Scott has returned to At
lanta Rfter a vf«it to re’ath - ?® her".
Mrs. W. M. Powledge who has been
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wal
lin for several weeks left Monday for
Birmingham where she visits friends
before running to her home at ..mtri
cus Ga.
Rev. J. Lee Allgood of Atlar a who
is conducting a series of meetings at
the Newnan Springs Methodist church
was the guest the past week of Air.
and Mrs. A. I* Ellis. Rev. Allg:od
was formerly in charge of the wark
in the Dry Valley District has
many friends in this section.
Mr. and Airs. Clay AlcFarland have >
returned from a visit to relatives at
Rockmart, Ga. i
Miss Ferroll Carver has returned
from a visit of several days to rela
tives at Knoxville.
Abe Harris spent Sunday at Cal
houn Ga.
Prof. G. M. Futeh motored to Ac
worth Monday for a visit with friends.
Aliss .Maggie Tawzer, Harold and Har
mon Pitner, of Acworth will attend
the Rossville Consolidated School this
year and will be with Superintendent
and Airs. Futeh. |
Miss Inez Riley has returned from
a week’s visit with Mrs. Hermon Lin
er at Tyner, Tenn.
George Mavity has recovered from
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Lee's Rossville Case
Successors to J. L. Ayers
SHORT ORDERS REGULAR MEALS
Next to Southeastern Express Office
J. O. Lee, Prop. Rossville, Ga.
Lee's Shoe Shop
Repairing a Specialty
We cater to the trade of Rossville and surrounding
territory; located between Funderburk’s and Wil
liams’ Jewelry Store.
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Phone Franklin, 822 :: Rossville, Ga.
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Ladies’, Gents and Cliil- perfect satisfaction or
dren's Shoe Repairing money refunded
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Sit down and talk it over, meanwhile enjoying a re
freshing drink or dish of Geo. K. Brown’s celebrated ice
cream, or nut sundae served by our fountain clerk. It
is a public place, yet your conversation may be as pri
vate andfeonfidential as you choose to make it.
Also it is a pleasant place to bring a party of
friends for light refreshment, meanwhile enjoying the
a pleasant chat —and you are sure to encoun
ter many friendsjhere indulging in the same delights.
“ON THE SHADY SIDE OF THE SQUARE’’
Rhyne pros. Pharmacy
Jhe l/yal and TtssM: Jtore
Day Phone 1 Night Phone 132
Lafayette, Georgia
his recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Hamilton, Arle
Green and Mis* Elizabeth Morarid
were the spend-tfce-day guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Goldsmith and Mr.
r- Mrs. M. F. McDonald at their
1. ~.e at Bluff View Sunday.
James Henderson was a recent vis
itor at Tur.nell Hill.
Miss Mary Walls of LaFayette
spent Sunday here the guest of her
niece, Miss Dovie Williams.'
Mrs. Orviiie Henry, of Parksville,
Tenn is the guest of homefolks.
The death of G. E. Beavers which
occurred at his home near here Mon
day was a source of much regret to
the entire community. He was a
highly respected citizen and held in
the highest esteem by all who knew
him.
, Oscar W. Lyle is having a handsome
new home erected on the LaFayette
road just outside the city limits.
FOR SALE OR TRADE—Two horse
riding disc cultivator in first class
f condition. Will sell for cash or ex
change for something I can use.
Would like a 2-horse mower or good
l 2-seated surrey—Burton E Blackman
at Noble, LaFayette, Ga. R. 1. ltx