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Talmadge Forces Take
Reins of Party in State
By Reavis O’Neal, Jr.
Macon, Ga., Oct. 5—Governor
elect Eugene Talmadge took
over the reins of the state demo
cratic party here today with
the opening of the state party
convention.
Talmadge forces, constituting
a majority of the delegates,
bushed routine procedure
through, the first step being the
election of T. M. Linder, Jeff
Davis county, as temporary
chairman and keynoter. Linder
was placed in nomination by J.
H. Skelton, Hart county, second
ing the Linder nomination was
Lindley Camp, Cobb county
attornely who drove Talmadge
12,000 miles during the cam
paign.
Linder’s keynote address was
an arraigment of corporate in
terests which have directed
oppressive measures against the
farming element which Tal
madge represents.
Linder, himself a farmer and
attorney, advocated immediate
reduction of freight rates and
proposed truck and bus regula
tion, saying: “these high
freight rates must be reduced,
and the size and tonnage of
trucks on our highways must
be regulated.
“Power, light, and telephone
rates are a menace to the right
to make an honest living,
“Linder declared, “and the
difference in value used for the
purpose of rate fixing and for
the purpose of taxation is a
fraud upon the people of Georgia
and must be remedied.”
Retrenchment in state govern
ment expenses was the keynote
of the keynote address.
Hugh Howell, prominent in
the Talmadge campaign, was
named permanent chairman of
the state democratic executive
committee to succeed Lawrence
Camp. Dave Parker, Ware
county, nominated Howell, and
(seconding addresses were made
by Charles Redwine, Fayette,
gnd John W. Bale, Floyd.
Formal nomination of Gover
nor-elect Talmadge was made
by his life long friend and
counsellor Judge Eschol Graham
McRae, in a stirring address.
The gunernatorial nomination
was seconded by Mrs. Julius
Talmadgq, prominent clubwoman
of Clarke county and kinswoman
of the governor-elect, and by
Speaker Arlie D. Tucker of the
house of representatives.
Highlights of the Talmadge
acceptance address included
reiteration of the twelve plat
form planks stressed by the
Commissioner of Agriculture
during the state-wide campaign
in which Talmadge defeated a
field of six opponents.
Governor-elect Talmadge ap
peared on the platform escorted
by E. W. Maynard, Bibb; A. W.
Bramblett, Monroe; Maurice
Cameron, Telfair; and S. E.
Vandiver, Franklin.
Simultaneously, Senator-elect
Richard B. Russell, Jr., and
Senator Walter F. George ap
peared on the platform as the
convention rose to its feet in
tribute to the three democratic
nominees.
Chairman Howell then presen
ted to the convention the mem
bers of Mr. Talmadge’s family
and they were heartily applaud
ed.
in a stirring speech the Gover
nor-elect stressed the twelve
planks on which he won his
campaign.
“In these times we require a
complete change in both state
and national government. Read
justment is needed, abolishment
is needed, and amputation is
coming. The cost of government
must come down.
“I accept the Democratic
nomination for Governor of
Gxorgia. I am humbly and pro
foundly grateful to the people
who have honored me. I will do
the best that I can to better the
state. No more can be said.”
Civic League To
Meet Next Wed.
The Civic League will meet
at the home of Mrs. I. N. Carle
ton, on next Wednesday after
neon, October 12th at 3:30.
All members are urged to be
present.
Mrs. A. H. Prince, President.
Ihf
Baptist Church
News Notes
On Thursday morning at
10:00 a. m., the one hundred and
seventeenth session of the Peid
mont Baptist Association will
open at Midway Baptist Church,
near Gardi. The pastor and
some twelve messengers from
various parts of the Field will be
in attendance.
This promises to be a most in
teresting and helpful session.
Reports of all the activities of
all the churches in the Associa
tion will be submitted, an item
of special interest is that sever
al newly organized churches will
petition the Association to be
admitted into fellowship. If the
present rate of development is
maintained it will not be long
before we have fifty churches
included in the Piedmont Asso
ciation. It may be of interest to
some of our friends to know that
the Piedmont Baptist Associa
tion covers a territory of seven
Counties, and is one of the
largest Associations in the
State.
Our reports from this Field
for the year ending September
30th., are good, but not as good
as they might have been. We
have only one revival meeting
to record. The meeting that is
planned for Kingsland comes
after the close of the year’s
records and will therefore be
reported in the next annual re
port. Many of our friends at
Woodbine have been away dur
ing the summer and no meeting
has been held there yet.
We are encouraged to believe
that with the coming of a As
sociational yeai*, the work in all
parts of the field will show
signs of advancement. Already
we have seen the deepening in
terest on the part of many, and
God will honor faithful, unsel
fish, service and will prosper it.
We have now been together
as pastor and people for three
years; we have had as do all
churches, our ups and downs,
our hopes and our disappoint
ments, our successes and our
failures. But it is with sincere
gratitude that we acknowledge
the Guiding Hand of God, and
we praise Him for His unfailing
goodness to us. We go forward
into this year with a deeper
earnestness', a deeper consecra
tion, and a more determined ef
fort to win lost souls to Jesus,
to build up the believing
Christians, and to sow in our
community seeds of right
principles, and Christians living,
that shall in future days spring
up and bear fruit and make this
one of the most desirable places
in which to live.
God has given us all we need
to accomplish this great end,
what we have to do is to use the
means at our disposal. They are
the “Three C’s” (1) Christ, (2)
Courage, (3) Consecration.
Wherever there are earnest
people who are pledged to do
the will of God, who make it
their aim and purpose, failure
is not only improbable, but it
is IMPOSSIBLE. All the forces
of righteousness are on the side
of such people—God is fighting
with them, they cannot fail.
Let us be sure we are seeking
to do His will, and He has given
us an assurance that gives
strength, and fortitude; that
nerves for the highest endeav
ors, in the words of Holy Writ,
“I will never leave thee, neither
wiil I in anywise forsake thee.”
Let us live and work as in the
constant presence of our God.
We hope to see a large attend
ance at the Woodbine services
on Sunday. The pastor will have
messages of encouragement at
both services. Let us make this
first day together in the new
year the best beginning possible.
Do not let personal feelings,
personal prejudice or anything
else interfere in our worship of
God. Let us earnestly seek for
and obtain the right spirit in
which to worship. The devil is
busy, watch him! You need God
in order to fight him. Let us get
honour for our Lord by resisting
the devil and by drawing near
to God in the full assurance of
faith.
Arthur Harrison, Pastor.
INDEPENDENT - JDST - PROGRESSIVE
KINGSLAND, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER fi. 1932.
Revival Closed
At Woodbine
Revival services which has
been in progress at Woodbine
Methodist Church for the last
S gnt a s c sec l ast m Du.
Rev ™ MW. i* > ™ Flanders, pastor , of
the St. Marys charge did the
preaching, and Pro... T. A.
Peavy, ot Jesup nad cnarge of
the choirs Large congregations
attended the services from the
beginning. The Sunday School
department had u) be thrown
open to accomodate the crowds
at a number of the services.
At the close of the meeting _
last night the pastor received
twenty-seven new members
to the church after baptizing
them. The meeting is considered
a great success.
Revival services will be held
at St. Marys Methodist Church,
beginning next Sunday evening,
and will continue for about ten
days. Rev. Flanders will do the
preaching, and Prof. Peavy will
be in charge of the singing.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson
Attending Teachers
College
Mr. and Mrs, John D. Watson
formerly of this place, are at
tending school at South Georgia
Teachers College, Statesboro,
where Mr. Watson will receive
an A. B. Degree, and Mrs. Wat
son, a normal.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson have
been teaching in Brantly county,
for the past several years, the
past year at Hortense.
Memorial To Abbott
Aided By Vereen;
Praises Editorial
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 6 (GPS) —
An editoria 1 written by Joe
Lawrence in the Nashville
Herald on the life of “our late
friend, Fred H. Abbott” is given
high praise by W. C. Vereen,
widely known Georgian, of Moul
trie, in addressing a letter to
the Abbott Memorial Committee
here and inclosing a contribu
tion.
“I wish that it were possible
for every citizen of Georgia to
read this splendid editorial
written by a man who knew well
the man concerning whom he
was writing,” Mr. Vereen said
in bis letter. “It is a beautiful
tribute and full of truth. So
often in life we fail to recognize
the good qualities of some of
those with whom we labor and
neglect to bring to them the
flowers while they are living.
“How much would Fred Ab
bott have appreciated the truth
ful words of Mr. Lawrence, and
what an incentive they would
have been to him had numbers
of Geoi'gians expressed to him
while in life the sentiments so
beautifully written by Mr.
Lawrence. We should all cer
tainly learn a lesson from the
life of F. H. Abbott. Now that
he has gone, seemingly we ap
preciate his good qualities more
than we did while he was living.”
Although the committee,
which will raise funds, was
ganized just recently, it is
said to be making considerable
progress, voluntary contribu
tions being made from many sec
tions of the state. The commit-,
tee is as follows: Henderson
Hallman, chairman; Joe Law
rence, secretary; H. G. Hastings
180 Mitchell Street, Atlanta,
treasurer; W. B. Fleming, Bain -
bridge; R. E. Benedict, Bruns
wick; J. L. Edwards, W. R.
Tucker and C H. Bishop, of At
lanta,' and H. McDowell, of
Moultrie.
Methodist Sunday
School Elect Officers
The Kingsland Methodist
Sunday School observed Promo
tion Day last Sunday and elected
officers and teachers for the
ensuing Sunday School year.
Those elected were: Superin
tendent, W. C. King; assistant
superintendent, Charlie McCol
lough; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Lois Perry. Teachers,
Beginners, Mrs. E G Carmichael,
Primary, Mrs. Charles S. Bruce,
Juniors, Mrs. T. P. Kimble; In
termediate, Mrs. W. C. King,
Young People, Miss Rachael
Griifieth, Adult Class, Mrs H.
D. Templeton.
co m
Vacation in Camden
Judge Samuel S. Atkinson, of
Atlanta well known and popular
member oi tbe Georgia Supreme
Court is spand j ng some time in
c aHlde n at the home of Mr.
j obn p Atkinson at Waverly.
Judge Atk in S on is accom
pained b Mrs . Atkinson, and
says he just came back to the
0 j d bome CO unty to rest up, and
en j ov * the Fail sunshine. He will
a!so pay a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
H c fl + incachee
The i'hnnortn r^onle in Camden ha^ consider
“ this distin
gU1 i( ^ , bed -m jurist ubt r>ay ^ them tnen ' a visit
Jurors Drawn „
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November ' " Term
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GRAND AND TRAVERSE
JURORS
Drawn for November Term
1932, by the Jury Commis
sioners of said County, on
August 17th, 1932.
GRAND JURORS
D. W. Littlefield M. Gillis
R. C. Lewis J. B. Rudulph
I. F. Arnow I). B. Wilson
M. L. Ijjill T. A. Bruce
C. D. Grainger N. K. Perry
J. D. Sheffield John Buie, Jr.
Uilton Drury J. M. Drury
J. F. Atkinson D. M. Proctor
Theodore Horne Zack Colson
Hugh Littlefield E. E Berrie
J. D. Odum R. L. Bunkley, Jr.
W. G. Wright Sam Bealey
H. N. Boring R. H. Carmielieal
C K Mizell Wesley Robinson Jr.
J. O. Weaver W. R. Briggs
TRAVERSE JURORS
R. M. Drury M. L. Atkinson
IT. F. Rudulph H. C. Russell
M Edenfield Wesley Robinson Sr
M. A. Brown Alex Head
Alex Chaney A. J. Southwell
R. C. Powell Frazier Readdick
II. S. Lewis H. W. Keene
ii. G. Lewis J- H- George
E. F, Wingate E. A. Westberry
W. M. Wise W. J. Lewis
J. S. Bruce Clevland Lovell
J. H. Besseiit Ernest Kelly
J. R. Miller W. M. Gillette
W. H. Brantley Grover Harrell
C. A. Brown IT. G. Joiner
R. D. Brazell E. J. Southwell
F. S. Liles J. R. Kelly
D. F. Simmons Willie Moore
W. F. Sandiford A. A. Buie
H. F. Drury D. D.
H. B. Readdick W. W. Davis
I). G. Caldwell F. _F. Townsend
C. B. Payne J. C. Groover
N. A. Barlow C. N. Drury
C. N. Seals John Brockington Jr.
S. P. Sheffield F. C. Linker
A. P. Colson Z. B. Gay
Riley L. Harrell Harry Frohock
Nathan Lang E. G. Carmichael
K. W. Liles, Jr., Hamp Drury
Woodbine Social –
Personal News
Mrs. C. D. Grainger enter
tained the Anegementa Club on
Tuesday evening honoring her
husband birthday. Mrs. Grainger
greeted her guests wearing a
most becoming dress of rasp
berry chiffon,
After four progression of
bridge the hostess served a
delicious salad course. Mrs.
Mesche won score for the ladies,
Miss Dox - othy Lang consolation.
Mr. Mesche won high for men,
Mr. Brown consolation.
Those other than the club
members present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Mesche, Mr. and
Bufler, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Price, Messrs. Frank and
Elmer Dyal, Cohen Butler,
Brown, Edward Gross, Barney
Gowen, Cy Baker, Burrell At
kinson, Rufus Lang, and Miss
Perdue.
Miss Eunice Godley will en
tertain the club next week.
Horne-Thomas
Marriage Solemnized
Miss Violet Horne, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Horne,
of Kingsland, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. J’. W. Harrell
of Starke, Fla., was quietly
married to Mr. R. L. Thomas of
that place Sunday afternoon,
October second.
The young couple will make
their home at Starke, where Mr.
Thomas is employed in the
grocery business of A. M.
Darby.
Regional Meet
Of Red Cross
The annual regional con
ference of the American Nation
al Red Cross met in Statesboro,
Tuesday. Mr. William Carl Hunt,
assistant manager, eastern area
and Dr. J. Phil Cambell of the
State College of Agriculture
were the main speakers of the
day.
Luncheon was served at the
Womans Club with Supt. of
Schools, R. M. Mont presiding.
At this time a very inspiring
round table discussion was led
by Mr. Hunt, “The Red Cross in
tlie Present Emergency.” Talks
wero also made b >' Dr - Cambell
and Mr - Gu >’ H - Wells,
Delegates from Camden,
Glynn, Chatham, Toombs, Rich
mond, Bullock and other coun
ties were in attendance,
Those representing the Camden
chapter were: Mrs. A. K. Swift,
Mrs. Virginia Colson, Miss
Lillian Ivlizeil, Miss Gertrude
Proctor, Woodbine; Mrs. John
Atkinson, Waverly and Mr. and
Mrs - w - c - Kin S> Kingsland.
Seaman Is Named
District Chairman
For Wesleyan Drive
Waycross, Ga., Oct. 1—W. A.
Seaman, postmaster at Waycross
and known throughout south
eastern Georgia for his interest
in public affairs, has been nam
ed district chairman for the
Waycross district of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, in
the $1,250,000 emergefldy cam
paign to save Wesleyan College,
it was announced here today.
Mr. Seaman’s acceptance was
the first step toward a complete
organization throughout the
Waycross district to carry
Wesleyan’s urgent appeal to
every Methodist and Wesleyan
alumnae residing in this section,
and is part of a state-wide pro
gram in the Methodist Church
and among Wesleyan alumnae
everywhere to raise $1,000,000.
The remainder of the fund
needed to save the oldest
chartered woman’s college in the
world from impending disaster,
will be raised by an intensive
citizens campaign in Macon.
Mr. Seamori has long been
active in church, civic and Ware
County affairs. He is also dis
trict lay leader in the Methodist
church in the Waycross district.
The Rev. James R. Webb,
Waycross, presiding elder of the
Waycross district of the Metho
dfst Episcopal Church, South,
has been selected for the post
of associate chairman in the
Waycross district and will work
directly with Mr. Seaman in
completing the organization of
this section for the campaign.
Burwell A. Barber
Funeral Held
Funeral services for Burwell
A Barber, who died at his home
at Waverly, Saturday night
after a brief illness, were held
at the grave in Homeward
Cemetery, near Waverly, at 2
o’clock Monday afternoon, the
Rev. Reid Wall, pastor of the
White Oak Methodist Church,
officiated. Interment was in the
family lot in Homeward
Cemetery.
Camden Delegates To
State Convention
Col Emmett McElreath of
(. b j s pj ace and Mr. Cyrus Baker'
\y] ld;0 Oak were named as
dele „.. ltes from Camden county
(_ 0 ^ be K tate convention in Mac
on this week.
They were appointed at the
request of Commissioner of
Agriculture, Eugene Talmadge,
who carried this county in his
successful race for governor.
They left for Macon, Tuesday.
Teachers Meeting To
Be Held In St. Marys
The teachers of the County
will meet at the school building
in St. Marys Friday at 4 o’clock
P. M.
The friends of Education are
asked to meet with us.
Edith Proctor, Supt.
Mr. Donald McQueen, of
Folkston is with the Georgian
for a few days, relieving Mr.
Harrison.
Volume Twenty-Nine
Doctor Says Convict
Did Not End His Life
St. Marys Social –
Personal News
Wednesday afternoon, at the
auditorium, the P. T. A., held
its initial meeting, the exercises
opened with singing one of our
national anthems, “America,”
Mrs. A. Tumerelle, accompanist,
prayer by Prof. Brewton, this
was followed by remarks of the
president, Mrs. James C. Long,
in the chair, also secretary, Miss
Ola Lizenbee and treasurer,
Mrs.
Mrs. Lang announced the
following named ladies on the
different committees for the
ensuing years, 1932-33, presi
dent, Mrs. James C. Long, secre
tary, Miss Ola Tizenbee; trea
surer, Mrs. Wesley Robinson, Jr.,
finance committee, Mrs. J. R.
Bachlott, Mrs. George Long,
Mrs. R. L. Bunkley, Sr., Mrs.
Irving Gray; health committee,
Mesdames W. R. Smith, Willie
Briggs, G. R. Thigpen, Miss Sue
Wadley, membership committee,
Mrs. McCants, Mrs. M. W.
Flanders,' Mrs. Ivring Miller;
play ground committee, Mes
dames Walter Lang, P. M.
Hopper, Alex McDonnell, Mr. A.
Tumerelle; up’keep, Prof. Brew
ton, Mrs. Sam Bealey.
The boys in Prof. Brewton’s
room, program. Mrs. E. H. Todd,
Sam Bealey, Miss Sue Wadley;
Library, Prof. Brewton, Miss
Ola Lizenbee, Mrs. E. H. Todd,
Wesley Robinson, Jr., W. R.
Briggs; publicity, Mesdames
Green Lang, Willis Grey, Miss
Mary Bronson; special charity,
Mrs R. L. Bunkley, Jr., Mrs. I.
F. Arnow, Mrs Sara Cottle,
refreshments committee, Mes
dames W. R. Briggs, W. R.
Smith, Wesley Robinson, Jr.,
M. W. Flanders, I. F. Arnow.
Mrs E. G.. Townsend spent the
week-end •With her brother,
Walter B. Gillican on St. Simons
Island.
Captain Wesley Robinson, Sr.,
will engage in shrimping at St.
Marys for a while.
Mr. Tommie Sterling and
others attended the Ringling
Brothers Circus in Jacksonville
Thursday night.
Walter Lang’s saw mill bega C
work again and will contiivi O
thru the winter months until
about Christmas time, and per
haps longer. This will employs a
large number of hands, both
white and colored, and means a
great deal to the community
financially.
Dr. Charles Purse, a former
resident of this place, accom
panied Dr. Charles H. Lee on his
Sunday visit here, Owing to the
bad weather there was no even
ing service.
The many friends of Dr.
Gaines R. Thigpen are congratu
lating him on his birthday,
Tuesday, October 4. Many more
happy returns “Doc,” each one
brighter and happier.
The Mamie Myers Circle met
at the residence of Miss Mary
Frohock Monday afternoon.
Miss Lillian Briggs entertain
ed the Margaret Cook Circle at
her home Monday afternoon. 15
members were present. Meeting
opened with song, repeating of
Lord’s prayer by the members,
reading of minutes of last meet
ing by Mrs. Cam Sheffield,
secretary, report of treasurer,
Mrs. Wesley Robinson Jr., then
the payment of dues followed,
Mrs. Walter Lang gave a big
resume of the play given last
week, also thanking all the
members for their co-operation
in the work of getting out the
play.
A report was also made by
Mrs. Lang in regard to the
Zone meeting to be held in
Brunswick next week, Thurs
day October 13. Mrs. Susan
Cottle read a letter of thanks
and appreciation from members
of the Registrar family. Report
of the social service, a very good
'■eport of same was made by
Mrs. Susan Cottle, a Bible
^Continued On Page Four)
No. *6
Jacksonville, Fla. Oct. 6—
Arthur “Jersey” Mailefert,
young convict, could not have
strangled himself to death, Dr.
R. R. Killinger, county medical
examiner told a jury in the trial
of two former prison officials
yesterday,
Gruesome details of the young
convict’s death were introduced
when Dr. Killinger took the
stand against George Courson
and Solomon Higginbotham,
charged with strangling Ma
illefert to death with a chain.
Dr. Killinger performer an
autopsy when Maillefert died.
“There is no such thing as
self-strangulation,” he said.
“Because after a certain stage
the desire to breathe is stronger
than else.”
Maillefert died June 3 in a
“sweat box,” a solitary confine
ment cell at the Sunbeam pri
son camp near here.
Dr. Killinger said his examina
tion of Millefert’s body showed
he had nothing to eat for at
least 12 hours, and probably 24
hours, before death. Only a
small quantity of water was in
the dead convict’s stomach, the
doctor said.
Testifying between barrages
of objection by defense counsel,
Dr. Killinger said he found
Maillefert’s body to be in
weakened condition, that there
was congestion in the lungs indi
cating a mild condition of
pneumonia, and that there were
numerous bruises about his
body and legs and on his neck.
The neck bruises, he said, ap
parently were caused by a chain.
The state charges Maillefert
died in the prison sweat box
with a chain from his neck to an
overhead beam, heavy wooden
stocks on his feet. Courson and
Higginbotham testified at
previous court hearings , that
they placed Maillefert in' the
sweat box because he attempted
to escaped on several occasions
and because he was unruly and
refused to work.
The defense contends the
convict committed suicide rather
than serve his sentence of nine
years for robbery in Daytona
Beach. He was 19 years old.
Asked on cross examination if
pneumonia could have caused
the death. Dr. Killinger replied,
“No, he died of strangulation. I
only mentioned the pneumoni
appearance to give you an ,V;
the congestion.”
Asked directly the conditio.;
of the prisoner’s stomach, >
docto- said, “it was em
“What does that intik
the state’s attorney asked
“That there was no xo .
there; nothing except a little
water. It looked like it had been
washed. There was nothing in
stomach or the intesLm
The physician was called up-..
describe the passage of food
the body.
“If he had eaten anything
12 hours before his
I should have found ic,'
said.
“I imagine he had, had noth
to eat for 24 hours ov
Dr. L. V. Tyler, of So • t U.
the Sunbeam
physician, told of having
called twice to attend
on June 1 and again
days later, when he found
dead.
On the first visit he said h.
been asked to check
physical condition “to
if he was in shape to be
in the sweat box.” H-a
he found the youth normal.
Dr. Tyler then testified the
second time he was called it w
“to see about a man who had
hanged himself.”
Asked by the state's attorney
who had said “a man had hanged
himself,” the doctor said, “the
man who came for me.”
He said he found a group try
ing to resuscitate Maillefert who
was lying unclothed in the
prison yard, his body covered
with sand and with convicts and
guards working over him, rubb
ing him vigorously.
“But it was too late,” Dr.
Tyler added. “He was dead and
there was nothing more to b;
done.”
—Jacksonville Journal.