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VOLUME XXXVIH
PITTMAN LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN;
SECOND SPEECH SCHEDULED
Before a large gathering of citi
zen sfrom his North Georgia home
section, as well as other parts of
the state, Claude Pittman will
launch his campaign for the i
governorship of Georgia at 11 o'-
clock Saturday morning. May 26,
atjhuge mass meeting and barbe
cue at Calhoun in Gordon county.
A crowd of fully 10,000 or more
is expected to hear the energetic
Cartersville jurist fire the open
ing gun in his drive for votes
which is expected to develop the
most heated gubernatorial race!
in recent history.
Friends of Claude Pittman in
charge of the entertainment fea
tures of the meeting have an
nounced that a brass band will be
on hand to play, and that tremen
dous preparations have been made
for serving every visitor to Cal
houn with barbecue and all the
“fixins”.
His Typical of the support ac
corded to Judge Pittman by the
citizens of judicial circuit, all ex
penses of she first meeting of the
campaign are being borne by bis
friends, who have made arange
ments for the barbecue and the
brass band, and are paying the ex
penses for advertising the ad
dress.
Judge pittman’s fee in the gov
ernor’s race was paid by the six
sheriffs of the Cherokee Superior
Court Circuit, over which he pre
sides.
Following the Calhoun address,
Judge PittmaA will begin im
mediatelly preparations for the
second speech in his campaign
that will take him to every section
of.the state Fmfi days later, he
will speak at a^p meeting at
S ’ ’clock Wednesday. May 30, in
the Emanuel County Courthorse
in Swainsboro.
Dates and places of other ad
dresses will be announced later
from the pittman headquarters
in Atlanta.
Friends and backers of Pittman
for Governor pointed out that the
campaign will get underway in a
manner characteristic of Judge
Pittman, and that the public may
eKpect to hear "some interesting
facts and comments on the pres
ent administration.”
“Claude Pittman in his an-j
nouncement said that he would ।
reveal his platform later,” said
a statement from headquarters.
“That time is Saturday at II A.
M-, and no one will be disappoint
ed- Claude Pittman is not one to
quibble or eveade an issue, and
there are outstandingiissue in this
race.
“Neighbors of Pittman in North
Gesrgia like to hear him speak es
pecially when he talks of some
things which he feel strongly.
•‘You may be sure that he has
not entered this race for the gov
ernorship either expecting to give
or to receive quarter.
“We do not know what he is
going to say, but we doknov; that
those who know Claude Pittman
are determinded not to missa
syallable of it”.
FOR LEAVES TO LEASE OR SELL
TURPENTINE LANDS
GEORGIA, BRYAN COUNTY.
To All Whom It May Concem;-
Notice la hereby given that M. F.
Sims, as Administrator of the Estate
of Clinton Sims, deceased, has applied
to me for leave to sell or lease for
turpentine purposes the timber grow
ing upon the lands of the said deceased
all heirs-at-law and creditors of said
Clinton Sims, deceased will take notice
that I will pass upon said application
at the June term of said Court of Or
dinary, and leave will be granted if
cause to the contrary be not shown.
This "th. day of May, 1934.
Roscoff Deal
Ordinary Bryan County, Georgia..
Official Organ County of Bryan and City of Pembroke
SI.OO Per year
Clyde News
Mrs. T. B. Darieng is spending
j some time with her mother Mrs.
W. S. Hinely at Ways.
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Miss Lorena Rozier was a visi
tor in Brumswick for the week
end.
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Those shopping in Savannah
during the week were: Misses
Annie Shuman, Janie Harvey,
Annie Davis, Thelma Futch, Myr
• tie Shuman. Mr. and Mrs, E. Ben-
I ton, Mrs. G. M. Strickland, Mr,
James Butler, Misses Thelma
Wise, Lucile Clark, Mattie Strick
land, Audrey Cason and Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Patrick.
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Mr. and Mrs- W. R. Deal were
the weekend visitors of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Deal in
Statesboro.
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Miss Mattie Davis spent the
weekend in Pooler,
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Mrs, J. L. Butler and Miss
i Evna Mae Butler were the guest
of Mrs. E. L. Futch of Pembroke
on Sunday-
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Mrs. George Gill is spending
this week with her daughter Mrs.
Harley Davis.
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Messrs B. C Smith J. A. Myrick
and P. R. Bacon were visitors in
Pembroke Saturday.
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Mrs. W. J Love and children
were the guest of Mrs. H.rR- But
ler Sunday.
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* Mr- and Mis. Wes Patrick, Mr
C. C- Patrick, Randall, Charles
and Kermit Patrick were visitors
in Clyde Sunday.
‘Uncle” Alex Williams
Found Dead In Bed
"Uncle” Alex Williams one ol
the best known colored citizens
in this entire section was found
dead in bed at his home near Pem
broke ealy Friday morning.
j Coroner Charlie Lane was called
in and held a coroners inquest but
i Lt was found that death was due
! t; natural causes.
“Uncle” Alex had been living
near Pembroke for many years,
he has always tended to his own
business and he enjoyed the con
fidence and respect of bis white
neighbors as well as the colored
ones.
M, M. Iler Awnser
His Last Fall.
M. M. Iler, known by his
friends as Kern Iler died at his
home near Brooklet after a short
illness. Mr. Her was 67 years of
age and been one of Bulloch coun
tys prominent farmers for years.
Fer the past several years his
health has not been so good but
his death was a shock to the fam
ly. He is survived by one sister
and two brothers, and eight
children. Funeral and interment
was at Red Hill Church where a
large crowd of sorrowing realiti
ves and friends gathered to pay
their last respects to him.
Mr- and Mrs, G. F. Hendricks
of Savannah and Miss Grace
Lovenson of |CoUins, were the
Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.
, C- Mikell.
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Mesdames Clayton Blount, Joe
Bfewton, T. J, Bacon, Geo Low
ery and Mary Smith were shop,
piag in Savannah Wednesday.
PEMBROKE, GA. FRIDAY MAY 25l h 1934
BIG CITY DAILIES TRYING TO DO
AWAY WITH COUNTIES
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For a long time there has been a move
ment on foot whereby the state of Georgia
would reduce the number of counties in Geor
gia from 159 to some smaller number. This
movement has had the whole hearted support
of the big city daily newspapers.
The latest effort appeared Sunday in The
Atlanta Sunday American and they print a pic
ture of what they propose as a proper number
of counties for our great state. I bis map shows
that the state of Georgia would be reduced,
from I 59 counties to the j mail amount of 5.
They propose that one county be made
out of Burke, Jenkins, Screven, Emanuel, Bui
loch, Effingham, Truetlen, Candler, Wheeler,
Montgomery, Toombs, Tattnall, Evans, Bry
an, Liberty, Jeff Davis, A pling, Wayne, I ong,
Mclntosh, Irwin, Coffee, 'aeon, Ei ice, Glynn,
Berien. Atkinson, Ware, Brantely, Cook,
Lowndes, Echols, Clinch, Charlton, Camden
and Chatham.
t hey do not propose what city should be
the County Seat for this huge county, but inas
much as the big dailies are the “daddy” of this
movement it would seem that the plan would
be to make Savannah the county seat.
This would give the Savannah Dailies the
legal advertising from these counties that now
goes to 37 papers, ft would not save the people
a single dime on their advertising, inasmuch as
the paper that was selected as the official paper
would get the samte rate of pay. It would only
mean that a man Ming in Bryan, Echols or
some other small cdsnty that now takes his
county paper to keep up with the legal adver
tising of his county would have to take the big
daily from the city in order to get I his service
and pay much more for d.
A man having business at court in Savan
nah and who lived in Echols county uuld have
to leave home several days before court, un
less he had a high powered auto or flying ma
chine in order to get to court on time. I Ie would
have to put up at the city hotels and this would
mean a much bigger city and a much poorer
country.
They point out that instead of the state
having I 59 sheriffs, I 59 sets of commissioners,
159 ordinaries, 159 school superintendents,
1 59 tax collectors, and all these multiplied by
deputies and assistants, they would only have
five of each, if the counties were reduced.
They think that the people are so ignorant
as to believe that they would get any kind of
service in a county made up of 37 of our pres
ent counties, stretching from Florida to South
Carolina from one sheriff, one tax collector and
one ordinary. They even insinuate that he
would not have any assistants.
This is a serious proposition that the small
country counties have facing them. Ihe big
city dailies and city politicians are behind
this movement and it behooves each and every
one of us to get busy and get on the job to kill
this movement.
Now is the time to talk to your candidates
for the legislature and find out how he feels on
this consolidation of counties, and if he is in fa
vor of it, be sure and get out some man that
can beat the socks off him.
BITTER CAMPAIGN IS INDICATED
IN THE GOVERNORS RACE
Junior-Senior-Banquet
The Junior Class of Bryan
County High School was host and
hostesses at a banquet honoring
the'Senior Class on Saturday even
ing May 19 at the Community
House.
The room was decorated with
floor baskets of pink rosebuds and
larkspur. The banquet table was
most unique having down the
center, Numerous bowls of spring
flowers, while minature seniors
in caps and gowns adorned the
tables.
A four course dinner was served
during which toastsand respon
ses were made by the following:
To the Seniors by Ralph Olliff
President of (he Junior Class.
Response by Lloyd Osteen,
President of the Senior Class,
To the Trustees, Elizabeth
Bacon-Miss Warned responded in
the absense of her father.
To the County Supt. Miriam
Downs. Response Supt. Purvis.
To the faculty Joe Perlmutt.
Response Mr. Gray.
To the 11th Grade Mother.
Felton Rahn.
To the lOtli Grade Mother.
Joe Thomas.
To the P. T. A. President,
Litherine Beasley.
Miss Vera Sims, a member of
the Senior Class, gave “Advise to
the Juniors”. Miss Norma Har
vey, member of the Junior Class
responded.
Miss Bessie Geiger presented
the Cap and Gown to Ralph Olliff
The Class Poem , was read by
Levin Smith. Levin Smith was
also the composer.
1 T- .b 1 ! h<' ( 'bss
Will And Miss iTuth Thomas Gave '
the Class Prophecy.
Those invited were:
Misses Olive Bacon. Mary Blitch
Clara Brewton, Ruth Buckner,
Bessie Geiger, Jean Harvey. Vera
Sims, Irene Stewart, Ruth Thom
as, Catherine Butler, Frances
Dukes, Mary Dasher, Sophie
DeLoach, Ollie Lanier. Mildred
Connell, Ellabelle Hughes, Lo
raine C/anton, Louise Stephens,
Daisy Geiger, Hazel Morgan Mary
Miller,. Messrs Norman Bacon,
Willard Clanton, C. C. DeLoach,
Jr. Lloyd Osteen, Kyle Parrish,
Elbert Sanders, Levin Smith,
Donald Gray, and George R.
Evans. Messrs George R. Evans,
A, S. Bacon, L, Perlmutt, H. H.
Dukes and D. B. Warned, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Morgan, Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Lanier. Mr. and Mrs
Lee Williamson, Mr. and Mrs G.
H. Gill.
The hosts and hostesses were;
Miss Dorothy Warndl (Junior
Faculty Adviser.)
Misses Mae Anderson Elizabeth
Bacon, Marjorie Bacon, Litherine
Beasley, Margaret Blassingill,
Elaine Blitch. Katherine Butler,
Sarah Carter, Miriam Downs.
Norma i arvey, Mattie Lee Lane,
Willie Mae Lane, Elizabeth Lin
der, Estelle Mason, Grace Rimes,
Maunne Warren, Pauline Warren
Grace White-, and Messrs Layton
Bacon, Jimmie DeLoach, Wilbur
Edwards, H. V. Hrrvey, Ralph
Olliff. Joseph Perlmutt, Felton
Rahn, Joe- Thomas, and Charles
Warned,
Delightful Music by George
Tucker and his Orchestra was en
joyed throughout the evening.
Miss Frankie Morgan of Orlan
do, Fla. is spending awhile with
the R. E. Morgan family.
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Mesdames T. H, Edwards, L.
R. Adams, R. M. Surles, and
Miss Sarah Hines, were shopping
in Savannah Tuesday.
NUMBER 9
The lid wifi be blown off the
I bitterest political campaign since
I the Hoke Smith-Joe Brown strug
- 11 gle of a quarter-century ago when
11 Judge Claude Pittman opens his
11 drive against Governor Eugene
• Talmadge at Calhoun Saturday.
' Humors and reports that have
been current for weeks will come
boat into the open and the fight
L will be on that will involve theen
3 tire structure otthe state govern
" ment.
I The principal issue between
3 these two candidates ia concentra
-3 tion of power in a dominating
governor and “self determaining
I ion” for the elected department
■ heads and bureaus and commiss
: ions of the date-
But there are a multitude of
lesser issues, many of which ap
proximate closely the bitter feud
of of the Smith-Brown centestin
। which vindication was successful
sought by an official misted by
executive order-
Ed Gilliam, the third contestant
branded by Judge Pittman as the
Talmadge “Stalking Horse”, has
given no intimation of his plans,
but Governor Talmadge has an
nounced he will launch his cam
paigh July 4 at Bainbridge. Until
that time he will continue his
campaign to have elected a legis
lature friendly to his policies, be
cause they stand or fall by the
action of the next general assemb
ly.
Although Judge Pittman and
Mr. Gilliam are the challengers
and therefore cast In an aggres
sive role. Governor Talmadge will
not wait for the fight to be earned
to him- His campain material is
sqi</ to be full and complete.
pther political contests were
' being conducted quietly but ef
fectively, with that for the com
missioner of agriculture ranking
next to the governor’s race in
interest
Columbus Roberts of Culumbus
appeared as the pace sei ter. His
organization is being perfected
rapidly extending into every con
gressienal district. Dr. J. M. Sut
ton is also campaigning actively,
as is Tom Linder, former secre
tary of Governor Talmadoe,
The other tw<> candidates Sena
tor J. T. Sisk of Elberton and
Commissioner G. C. Adams, are
planning impressive campaign.
There are reports of at least one
withdrawal in this race,
Numerious other two candidate
have been making personal tours
of the state, but the real speech
making will not start until later,
and probably will be confined
chiefly to the contests for the two
offices now uppermost in the
minds of the voters.
Black Creek News
On Wednesday evening May
30 the Black Creek High School
will present “Nobody’s Darling ’
a three act play,
Maggie, Hilda Cannady
Alice Norton, Bessie Mock
Billie Norton, Shirley Clanton
Lorine Lawson, Delores Dasher
Lindsey Norton Robert Thomas
Donald Lane, C. C. Patrick
। Captain Holstead, John Mock
Suckey, Mildred Brewton
Mammie Jewlie Mrs. Johnson
Musicial Reading;
Counting Daisy Petals, Bille
Clanton.
Musical Reading:
Fussy Old Maids from Lynn,
1 Lucile Weeks, Ima Sims and An
nie Warren.
Admission 10 and 20 cents.
Everybody come.
j
f Service with a Srnile. Eda
Place. Brooklet, Ga.