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VOL 22
P. T. A. News
Lot’s make Wilkinson county 100
per cent P. T. A, by organizing each
school in county and affiliating them
with National Congress of Parents
and Teachers. Mrs Morley E.
Thomas of Toomsboro is county or
ganizer, call on her and she will be
glad to help you.
The County Council will be glad
to help you. Miss Eddie Stanley is
President, write or call on her.
Dear Co-workers, let’s go right af
ter this standard of excellence in
Wilkinson county, and when the
State Convention meets in April it
will give your district president much
pleasure to report every P. T. A- on
the Standard of Excellence and every
school aP.T. A Let’s make Wil
kinson county I*lo per cent. P. T. A.
Mrs R E Evans,
10th Dist. Pres. P. T. A,
Notice
Send in your dues at once if you
haven’t already done so, to Mrs John
Dessaussure, Decatur, Ga., 10c per
member per year. Your district dues
send to Miss Nan Wood at Irwinton.
.They are only 5c per member per
year.
Let’s make Wilkinson county 100
per cent P. T. A. before April Ist.
Mrs R. E. Evans,
l^th Dist. Pres.
Wilkinson Co. Council
A meeting of the officers of the
county Council Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation will be held at the home of
Miss Nan Wood at Irwinton, Satur
day February 4th at 3 o’clock.
Plans for council work will be
made at this meeting.
Mr Bragg Announces
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To the People of Wilkinson county : ,
During the month of July 1927 I
askd Hon. E.O.Smith if he would be
a candidate for reelection, and he as
sured me that he would not under I
any circumstances run for reelection, .
as he had held the office for nine
years and felt that he had held the of
fice long enough.
Believing that he would not again
aspire to this office I thou announced
that I would be a candidate, and since
that time I have received sufficient en
couragement from the ten districts in
the county to warrant me in believing
that I shall be elected. lam the first
man who announced for the office of
Commissioner of Roads and Revenues,
and I feel that each man who has an
nounced since that time is opposing mo
and not me opposing them.
I believe that the Board of County
Commissioners should be composed of
members from every section of the
county, and as it has been many years
since Irwinton has been represented
on the Board I feel that now is the
time to electan Irwinton man. It is
unfair to have two commissioners at
Gordon.
If the people of the county see fit to
honor me with this office I assure them
that the great responsibilities resting
upon me as a public official will be re
alized, and that before I shall approve
any contract or claim against the coun
ty, expending the public money, I
shall know that the people of the coun
ty will receive just value.
Your vote and influence will bo
greatly appreciated, and the confidence
reposed in me never violated.
Yours very truly,
T. 11. Bragg.
Birthday Dinner
Mr. J. E. Lord of Toomsboro
celebrated his 80th, birthday at his
home on January 19th. There were
a great many invited guest and a
boun iful dinner was served. In the
center of the table was a large cake
with eighty candles burniing each
candle representing a year in this
useful life of one of Wilkinson
County’s most prominent citzens.
THE BULLETIN
Parties in Macon
Miss Lauradel Parker of Bain
bridge and Miss Ellen Carswell, of
Irwinton, the charming guests of
Mrs. Raymond Moore, have been
the center of a round of delightful
parties during the week.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Moore
entertained at bridge for her guests
at her lovely new home on Napier
avenue.
The long living room and dining
room were attractively decorated
with bowls and yases of pink earna
tions, snapdragon, and fragrant
white narcissi. At 5:30 o’clock a deli
cious salad course was served at the
card tables, Mrs, Moore being as
sisted by Mrs. W. E Dixon, Mrs.
Jack Scott, and Mrs. II- I), Walker.
Thursday morning Mrs. W. E.
Dixon will entertain at bridge at
11:30 o’clock at Katherine Court in
honor of Mrs. Moore's guests.
The apartment will be lovely with
spring flowers and at 1 o’clock
luncheon will be served.
-—Macon News.
A Good Report
Mrs R. E. Evans will attend the
State Boa.d meeting of Parents and
Teachers Association Jan. 25 at Ma
con. and will have the following new
ly organized Parent Teacher Associ
ations to report.
PreSchool Circle 1 at Gordon.
Pres. Mrs Edward West.
County Council, Pres. Miss Eddie
Stanley.
Pleasant Plains P. T. A., Pres. Mrs
C. R. Collins.
Harrison P. T. A. Pres. Mrs E. B.
Joiner, Harrison, Ga,
Many useful presents were present
ed to Mr, Lord by his relatives and
friends. The table was graced by
Kev. J. C. Saville of Irwinton.
Mr. Lord is the father of R. M.
Lord of Glenwood, W. P. Lord of
Toomsboro, S. A. Lord of Dublin,
Mrs. P. C. Wilks of Brunswick and
many grand children.
Among the out of county guest
were: Mrs. Peyton L. Youmas, Mr.
and Mrs, J. R. Wilks of Brunswick,
S. A. Lord of Dublin, R. M. Lord of
Glenwood, N- G. Floyed of Chester,
Mrs. Stanley Stripling of Chester,
Mr. and Mrs. Iverson L. Lord of
Tennille Mrs, P. C. Wilks of Bruns
wick. and Albert Lord Jacksonville,
Fla.
Among the guest of Irwinton were:
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Boone, Rev- and
Mrs. J. C. Savville and Miss Anna
Chambers. From Toomsboro were,
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Lord and Miss
Maybelle Bridwell.
There were seven'y-five guest
present in all. After spending a
most enjoyable day witu this great
old man his guest parted with many
good wishes for many more useful
years to their host.
Gordon Social News
Regular meeting of the Gordon 1 .
T. A. met Friday afternoon. About
sixty mothers were present-
Mrs R. W. Lee, Mrs H. F- Med
lin, and Mrs R. E. Evans motored to
Macon Wednesday for the day.
Mrs R. W. Lee, Mrs 11. F Med
lin and Mrs R. E. Evans visited
friends in Toomsboro Monday aiter
noon.
Mrs Medlin’s Bridge
Mrs. H. F. Medlin was the charm
ing hostess Saturday evening when
she entertained three tables of bridge.
The home was made lovely with red
roses and Southern Smilax. The
attractive tallies, which were red
IRWINTON, WILKINSON COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, JAN 27, 1928
Start the New Year Right
Our line of Ladies Hose and Men’s
wearing material are of the latest de
sign, be sure to come and see them.
All kinds ot Farming Tools, Plows, Hopes, Collars and
any other thing you want, and Prices are right.
THAD W. PLAYER
Coffins and Caskets. Agent Idle Hour Nurseries
The Lost Months
February and March are just to hold
the year together. Hog killing over,
and radishes not ripe-but the modern
canned vegetables give you the good
flavors of Spring and Summer, and a
selection of our groceries fits them.
MISS ELLEN KING
GROCERIES THAT DON’T
Merely feed you but are selected for
good tast§ as well. And we keep the
winter vegetables, Lettuce, & Celery,
Irish Potatoes, Cabbage, etc.
MRS. H. B. ADKINS
hearts cut outs, help to carry out the
red and green color scheme. Mrs.
R. W. Ln? was awarded top score
for ladies and Mr. J. M. Coile was
awarded top score for men. At a late
hour a delicious salad and sweet
course was served, The out of town 1
guests were Mr. and Mrs. M. 11.
Bowles of Irwinton.
local news
Mr and Mrs Herbert Holliman of
Toomsboro announce the arrival of a
son January 18th, to be called Myron
I
Doyle. Both mother and son are
doing nicely at the Oglethorpe Pri
vate Infirmary.
Henry Parser in town and pre
tends he has been here several times
lately. Didn't see him, if he has. 1
believe he’s been hiding out to keep
any candidate from getting his vote
ahead of time.
W. M. Dixon answering hurry
calls for meal. He makes the good
kind that doesn't last so long.
The many Irwinton friends of Mrs
Bennett will regret to learn of her i
recent serious illness in Macon.
’ Mrs J, R- Dixon visited relatives :
in Dublin Thursday.
"Friday afternoon at the country
school’’ played at Toomsboro last Fri
day by the pupils ‘forty and over" ।
furnished a very amusing entertain- j
inent for large audience.
Rev. T. A. Mosely of Morven was a 1
visitor in town during the week.
i
i
Business Change
George Hatcher, who has been ,
very smcessful in the market and
grocery business which he opened in .
Irwinton several months ago, has j
purchased B. Asbell’s stock of goods. ;
and combined the two stores using
the store building formerly occupied ,
by Mr Asbell.
s STREET OF IRWINTON:
J. W. Stevens, of M hit field Es
tates, Bradenton, Florida, in refresh
ing his Bulletin, says, Regret that I
have not had the pleasure of a visit to
Irwinton and Wilkinson county for
several years, but I love the old red
hills’ and my heart is always there.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has out
lawed the crowing rooster. Russell
Culpepper and Lee Hatfield must he
like some of the rest of us, getting
more pernickety as they grow older.
First day I went to school I mis
spelled a word, and just a moment
ago I did the same thing again. How
our early habits do stick to us.
Pretty blondes selling tickets for
the plav at Toomsboro Friday nigh .
One touch of candidacy makes the
whole crowd grin.
Men teasing a candidate because
he has opposition, but they ve got it
all backwards forthat aiut no joke.
T. 11. Bragg is showing the most
attractive spring suit samples he has
had and finds no trouble in taking
orders.
I went to get my mail and see how
many subscription cnecks had come
in and something reminded me that
The Bulletin used to be printed in
that building. Titen 1 stopped at
Miss Ellen King’s pretty store and
found difficulty in remembering that
it was for several years a dingy news
paper office. At tiie foot .of the stairs
by George Hatchers store I looked
up where J. F. Williams, Sam and
Lee Hatfield, Fred Everett and my
self at various times published the
paper. Across the square to Guy
Stewart s garage and found a few old
presses and marble top table and oth
er marks of the printing trade, for the
paper has not been out ol that budd-
Around The Year
December is about the same as May
with us in the matter of being deeply
interested in giving our customers the
best service possible.
Dry Goods, Millinery, Groceries,
Hardware, Fruits and Candies.
We can give you famous Goodyear
quality at a bargain price-a bigger
bargain than you will ever get by
shopping around. Before you buy
next time, investigate our prices on
Gas. Oil, Parts. Also Case, Barber
Shop, Rest Rooms in one building.
Drinks from our new Frigidaire are always cold.
E. Johnson
ing so long- And now back in my ;
present home which was atone time
the postoffice I check up and find the
paper has been all around the town.
L - ; Ist '■ I; ” /
A SAFE YEAR
“Make 1328 a sate farm year” is the
pointed suggestion of H. G. Hastings, '
of Atlanta, recognized leader of farm
thought and president of the Georgia '
Association, state - wide development
organization that has for its principal ‘
object the betterment of farm condi- , !
tions in Georgia. i.
“Tens of thousands of cur farm fam- ’ '
Ilies ‘stepped up - financially in 1927, :
not so much because of a higher price '
tor cotton, but because they followed : !
more closely a balanced farm program
that provided food, grain and forage '
from home acres, instead of from sup- ‘
ply merchant or grain dealer.
“Further, there were other things
in addition to the so-called ‘cash crop’
to sell, something bringing in money
every month in the year. Chickens
and eggs, milk or cream, hogs, vege
tables, peanuts, watermelons, etc., all
helped to bring dollars into farm pock
ets that would otherwise have been
empty.
“We got along with less credit than
for many years. Bankers and mer
chants were seared in the spring of
1927. Few farm folks could get much
credit. Best thing that ever happened. ■
They made tilings go without credit.
The chickens, togs, cows, vegetables,
etc., helped a lot. Result was that
when the 1927 cotton crop was made, ’
it was owned by the farmer instead of
being owed to banker and supply mer
chant. .
“Let us all do our best to make 1928 ।
a safe farm year. There will be a
great temptation to slip back into old i
ways. Cotton is higher and credit
easier. The inclination will be to plant
more cotton and less food, grain and
forage acres, raise fewer chickens, j
cows, hogs and less garden truck.
“If we have no better sense (now j
that we have a foothold in the better j
way), than to slip back into the old
all-cotton, all-credit way, we deserve
no sympathy or help from any source.
The cow, the hog, the hen and the all
year-round garden will almost carry
the expense of the cash crop.
“The only way to keep cotton prices
up is to keep cotton aero-rvv .i-w>
Number 11
HAS CASH VALUE
“The lack of flowers, grass, roses
and shrubbery around most farm
houses in the South is the most de
pressing fact of our farm life. We need
to 'brighten up' things around our
farm homes,” said H. G. Hastings, of
Atlanta, recognized agricultural au
thority and president of the Georgia
Association, an organization working
for the better development of farm
conditions and the bringing in of de
sirable settlers from other states.
“One of the greatest obstacles we
have in our work of getting new set
tlers located in Georgia is the lack
of any attempt to beautify their home
surroundings by our own people
Weather-beaten, unpainted houses,
front and side yards bare of flowers,
grass, shrubbery, roses and shade
trees give a black eye to the farm or
community.
“Not only rural Georgia but the en
tire rural South needs the biggest kind
of a ‘Clean Up, Plant Up, Paint Up
campaign. Go down almost any country
read in Georgia or other sister states
and hardly one house in ten shows any
attempt towards Beautifying the heme
surroundings.
“This is not right. This is not fair to
wife,mother or daughter. This is not fair
to the boys growing up. Bare, unattrac
tive home surroundings just naturally
encourage the women folks to want to
pick up and move to town. The boys
have no pride in a home with un
sightly, unattractive surroundings.
"Further, attractive home surround
ings add real cash value to the place
Without attractive home surroundings,
almost any farm is unsalable at any
where near its value. Well-pianted-up,
attractive places often sell far beyond
their real value. Once made attractive,
the owner is usually so proud of it
that desire to sell ceases.
“Making homes and home surround^
ings attractive in either country or
town is not expensive. Not necessary
to do it all at once. Make a start with
beds of easily-grown flowers, add a few
roses, flowering shrubs and vines
each year; put in a grass plot or small
lawn and almost before you know it
you will have home surroundings so
beautiful and attractive that it is the
talk of the whole neighborhood.
“Clean up, plant up, and, if you can
afford it, paint up in 1928.”
