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Club Girls Win
Valuable Awards
~ The Wilkioson County club girls
ore'winning valuable premiums at
the Southeastern Fair and the
Georgia State Ex position. To win
shiese prizes the girls must send an
exhibit of canning or sewing as set
up bythe Georgia State Ralley. of
Agriculture for their respective years
work ‘This exhibit must be accom
panied by a lecord book containing
an actual account of the work done
in-each phase of the program of work
and also a written composition telling
about the year's work. The general
excellence of the exhibit, the record
book, and story of the: work, is
graded in, making the awards. .
There were about 300 girla: com
peting from Georgia so we: feel
especially elated over securing so
many awards.
The following are the Winners:
Special Tomato Exhibit- (Atlanta)
2ad. SB.OO Blanch Lord :
General Garden Exhibit” (Macon)
3rd. $4.00 Mae Jessie Colsom.
Special Pear Exhibit 2nd.
$6.00 Velma Williams.
Special F'each Exhibit 3rd
$4.00 Edna Fountain.
Special Fig Exhibit (Ataanta)
3rd $5.00 Velma Welliams.
Special Fig Exhixit (Macon)
3rd, $4.00 Alice Knight,
Special Pickle Exhibit Ist.
\g,ofl Mary Williams.
jecial Preserve Exhibit Ist.
$9.00 Ruby Reese.
General Garden Exhibit 4th.
Jars - Mary Grey.
Mr Sam Carswell
’ Seriously 11l
Many friends will regret to
learn that he suffered a stroke
of paralysis last week which ren
dered him speechless for a tew
days. Heis slightly improved
now.
Georgia’s P
{ gla S I'Ogress
‘Much interest is being manifested
in the resolution recently adopted by
the Highway Committee of the
Association County Commissioners
of Georgia. This resolution,
recommending a $75,000,000 bond
issue to complete the paving of the
State Highway System and the rcim
bursing of counties for .money svent
onthis system, will be . presented to.
the Association at its annual meeting
in Augusta next Spring and if acted
on favorably by that body will be
presented in the form of a bill to the
Legislature at its regular session in
1929.
Leaders of the - Association of
County Commissioners, realizing the
imperative need of good roads in
Georgig and especially the comple
tion of the 5,500 miles of unpaved
roads on the State System, authoriz
ed the incoming president, Mr.
Frank H, Turner of Richmond
County, at their last convention, to
appoint a committee of twelve
members of the association, on from
each congressional district, and eight
citizens from the state at large, to
cooperate with the State Highway
Board of Georgia in working outa
definite plan of highway building and
highway financing, taking into con
sideration the refunding to Counties
of all moneys advanced by the
counties in the construction of roads
on the State System.
The first meeting of this cOmmit
tee was held in Atlanta ‘on® August
23, and many constructive ideas were
advanced for the different plans laid
THE BULLETIN
Third year Serving 2nd.
$4.00 Ruby Lee Davidson.
Camp Wilking Scholarships l
Highest award in Class 7 8 9 goes
to Mary Williams from Ga. State
Exposition.
Camp Wilkins Scholarship - South
Eastern Fair Velma Williams.
Best County Exhibit in Girls 4-H
Club work Ga. State Exposition - 3rd
place SIO.OO Wilkinson County.
~ Best County Ehibit in Girls 4-H
Club work - South Easterb Fair sLh‘
place $15.00 Wilkinson County, ‘
S |
Rev. J. W. Farmer has accepted
call of the Irwinton Baptist church,
and will preach here Sunday morning
at 11 and Sunday night at 7:80,
A number of Irwinton people at
tended the Baptist Association at
F"iendahip in Twiggs county.
Mr aud Mrs Ralph W. Culpepper
announce the birth of a son,
Vinson Speaks
In Gordon Tonight
Hon. Carl Vinsou will address a
mass meeting of Democrats of the
county at Gordon Friday night. Oct 26
at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium.
People are becoming aroused to the
danger threatened should the State
endorse the Dyer Anti Lynch plank
by voting for Hoover.
On two ogcasions mobs brought
negroes to our connty and lynched
them and under the Dyer plank Wil
kinson county would be heavily pen
by fines.
before the committee. It was after
this meeting tha? Mr C. N. Richard
son of Floyd county wrote Chairman
Walter B. Stewart: ‘I am deeply in
terested in this work. You may not
know, but for a long time I have ad
vocated the pay as you go pian, but I
am always open to conviction and if
we can work out a system that will
let the people who use the roads pay
the bills, as I see it now, I shall work
for it.—l came from North Carolina
to Georgia, fifteen years ago. Igo
back to North Carolina now and see
the wonderful development, as I have
on two trips there this year, and it
makes me wonder if after all, the
bond plan is not the correct way to
handle this big proposition,”
When it comes to a question of
whether Georgia will share in the
prosperity that is marching south
ward, all good Georgians should lay
aside their prejudices and join in an
effort to have this state share in the
general progress. The one impres
sion that people get of a state or
section, which decides their choice of
a residence perhaps more than any
other, is the roads. Automobiles, as
economists of time have come out of
the class of luxury and entered the
class of necessity.
The south today the one un
developed region of America. The
south in whose hands reposed one
fourth of the nations wealth in 1861
and which was laid barren and re
duced to poverty in four tragic years,
has within three decades, less than
the lifetime of a man, made such
rapid strides in new fields and under
such difficulties as to astound the
world.f
Itis now up to the individual
states to make a bid for the industries
and development turned this way.
I the month suceeding the Atlanta
meeting the committee had ample
time to study the situation and make
comparisons with other states. The
committee again met on September
IRWINTON, WILKINSON OOUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, OCT 26, 1928
I We Are Always Glad to See You
We cai'ry a very select line of Toilet Articles, Ladies
Hose, Mens Shirts, both dress and work, Overall Jumpers
Sox, Ties, Handkerchiefs, Gloves.
All kind of Plows, Rope, Collars, Pads and other kind of
farming utensils. Besure and give us a call.
And don’t forget to try one of ;our Frigidaire cold drinks.
| THAD W. PLAYER
Coffins and,'Caskvets. Agent Idle Hour Nurseries
l Fall and Winter
: Shoes and Hose
{An especially nice line of Sport Hose
in the season’s stylish colors. Other
autum goods arriving each week.
| MISS ELLEN KING
- Fresh Fancy Candies and Fruits.
- BANG! BOOM! CATCH 'IM!
- The Hunting Season calls and you are
‘ready to go. Get a box of Winchester
‘Shells--fine new ones, just in.
| MRS. H. B. ADKINS
25th, this time in Macon and after
much discussion, unamimously voted
on presenting a resolution to the
Association, recommending a
$75.00Q 000 bond issue for paving
the 5,500 miles of wunpaved state
roads, with stipulation that
$25,000,000 or such part of that sum
as necessary, be used in reimbursing
counties for moneys spent on the
state Highway System.
The bonds are to be retired in 30
years, being paid for out of gas tax
and bearing not more than 4%
interest. The resolution also
recommends the creation of a bond
commission, congisting of nine High
way Divisions of the state, whose
duties and powers shall be defined by
the Georgia Legislature.
If this resolution is acted on favor
ably by the General Assembly in reg
ular session in Atlanta next year, it
will then be put to a vote of the peo
ple and it shall be left to them to de
cide if Georgia shall march onward.
In Memoriam
In memory of J. Griffin Thomp
son a citizen of Wilkinson County
died at the hospital of Miledgville
Oct. 2, 1928, on Tuesday morning at
9:10 o’clock.
J. G. Thompson was son of J. P.
Thompson, Sr. and was raised in
Wilkinson. He pever made his
home here until he lost his health he
worked in Iron Factories in Ala., and
outher states, when he began to
realize his condition he came to his
brother home W. C. Thompson .for a
rest up. He took taeatmént from
different Doctors for more than a
vear. Before he was placed in the
hospital, it seem for some time he
were improving. But for past eight
months he has been going down.
Betore he was placed in the State
Hospital every thing tnat earthly
hands could do for him were done by
his relatives and were in much hope
that he would regain him selfe and be
at home again among his relatives
and friends, he was great hopes of
him self and knew his condition.
The morning he left for Milledge
ville he remarked “That he had for a
long time placed his self in Gods
care and He would take care of him,
we feel that he is at rest beside his
loving and faithfull mother and
father and two brother Dr. Thoomp
son and W. C. Thompson who have
gone on before him,
J. G, Thompson for six year had
his place picked for his resting place.
Saying, “Place Me Beside Mother”’
All his life he was a very healthv
strong man and an energetic hard
worker. He joined the Methodist
Church at Salem when he was seven
teen years old. The funerel services
were conducted at that Church Thurs
day afternoon by our pastor Rev.
J. C. Saville bering in charge. And
interment was in the Cemetery at
Salem. The funeral was attended by
large number of relagves and friends
of his old home community near
Salem He was born May 23, 1875,
and was fifty three when he died.
He is survived by several Brothers
and two Sisters, Mrs. Winorie
Warren of Stillmore, Ga., Mrs. Addie
Forte of Pavo, Ga.., and Bealer
Thompson, Preston Thompson of
Gleemwood, Ga,
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* STREET OF IRWINTON:
Little Vivian Lorene Hatcher
enjoyed watching the shoppers
along Pennyrow Saturday after
noon and smiled and almost
talked with me, and when an
other lady came and jomed in
the conversation, frowned and
cried. Two is company, three a
crowd.
It occurring to. me that I had
not been off the Street for many
days, I took a short absence on
We Don’t Get Any Worthwhile Improve
| ment Unless We Really Want It
" The Macon Chamber of Commerce is trying to get something done
. for the roads in the counties around Macon. We might at least
show a willingness to be helped. They are inviting you to say
something. :
Macon, Oct. 24.—At the end of the second week seventy-four
Georgia Legislators had replied to questionaire of the Highway
" Committee of the Macon Chamber of Commerce, which is seeking
an expression on highway matters from members of the States
law-making bodies. A check of replies shows that nineteen sen
ators and fifty-three representatives have answered.
. Twenty.five have stated definitely that they will attend the pro
posed conference to be called in December or January, while 29
said they will be present if at all possible. :
Have you talked with your lawmakers? :
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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
Tires and Tubes.
E. Johnson
Monday afternoon, leaving Bart
ley Burke to watch for me, and
down the slope I skidded into
Lindsey Park. At the Johnson
power house I rested against a
tree and summoned back to the
familiar scene a jolly company
of young people who just half a
dozen years ago used to come
hither for a wiener roast very
often and spend the most de
lightful afternoons. Pleasant
memories by the score enter
tained my faney, and then I
sighed myself back up the hill
The wiener roast fell into disuse
because I refused any more to
bring all the firewood, and no
one <lse had the energy to re
place me. Coming back I found
a buckeye, and grabbed it quick.
Back on the Street, and Ivey
Hallowe'en P arty
Oyster Supper
Friday Night
School House
[RWINTON
Benefit of School
Number 50
Justice wants my buckeye. Did
you ever!
Harold Carswell came down
from Atlanta to attend the cir
cus in Macon, for the circusis a
lot bigger when you go toit
from Irwinton.
Julian Bloodworth sunned
nimself on the peaceful street
Wednesday and says he would’
enjoy more of it.
Hunters are having a big time
and wouldn’t Buck Bowles like
to be anong them. He says he
has learned thata hillis nota.
mountain.
W. L. Dixon keeps his fishing
poles strapped to his car, ready
when the spell strikes him.
