Newspaper Page Text
No Boll WWvilS
Big Crops~Cla©ap Land
W OULD you like to live in Lamb County,
Texas, where boll weevil is unknown
and where one man can farm 100 acres of cotton?
Would you like to own a farm ih Lamb
County—just like land in this county, where
40 to 50 bales are being raised on 100 acres?
f; Would you like to come to Lamb County
and make some real money—and own this new
land on easy terms—less than rent in most
places—if so write us today.
The Halsell Ranch Is Now Being Subdivided
Here is a new farming country with every
advantage. Corn and wheat can be raised a9
well as cotton. A wonderful Dairying, Cattle
and Hog country—Abundance of good water.
This Land Is On or Near the Santa Fe Railroad
Write Today for Descriptive
Literature and Full Particulars
r
Mae Halsell Farms Company
Lamb County, Texas
' A new town is now being built on the property. The
Santa Fe railroad station is already there. Schools and
Churches will be established. Address your letter to
The Halsell Farms Company, Sudan, Texas.
cMow Easier Than Eye? to
Owns,
Through the
$,
oo —will enroll you
'EE and start you on
the way to owner
ship. We will put
the money in a
local bank, at in*
terest. Each week
make an additional payment. Soon
j
your payments plijs the interest paid
by the bank will make the car yours.
So plan to get out into the fields and woods
d pi
'down to the beach or stream—the family
and you—in the Ford Sedan. It is ready for
business or pleasure anytime you step into
the driver’s seat and put your foot on the
starter button. ~
It is a car for all weather with real comfort
for everyone. And now it is within your
reach. .Come in today—get full details.
J- A. M. ANDERSON
$|| Authorized Dealer
PERRY, GA.
Slip
.
—
\
NOTICE, TALKING MACHINE OWNERS! 2
We repair all makes of Phonographs and carry the largest and most complete 8
stock of repair parts in the south. Parts for all makes. Expert repair
men. We are southern distributors of the famous Okeh Rec
ords. If there is no Okeh record dealer in your town, writ®
us for our Record Catalog.
JAMES K. POLK, INC., 294 Decatur St., Atlanta.
PETITION FOR DIVORCE
Rochelle Hodge
vs
Jaines Hodge
Petition for Divorce
In Houston Superior
Court. October Term
1923,
To the defendant, James Hodge
Hie plantiif, Rochelle Hodge, haying
filed her petition for divorce against
.Tames Hodge, in this court, returnable
to this term of the Court, and it being
made to appear that James Hodge fa not
a resident of said couuty, and al>o that he
does not reside within the State, and an
order having been made for service on
him, .Tamos itodge. I»y publication, this,
therefore, is to notify you, .Tames Hodge,
to be and appenr at the next Term of
Houston Supetior Court to be held 1 on the
First Monday in October, 1923, then and
there to answer said complaint.
Witness toe Honorable h A. Mathews,
Judge of the Superior Court. This July
9th 1923.
H h Was-’en, Clerk.
PETITION FOR DIVORCE
Georgia, Houston County.
Will H Ford
Daisy Wilconson Ford
No. 1323
Petition for divorce in Houston
perior Court, October Term, 1923.
To Daisy Wilconson Ford:
Su-
The plaintiff, Will H Ford, having
filed his petition for divorce against
Daisy Wilconson Ford, in this Court,
returnable to this terra of the Court, and
it being made to appear that Daisy Wil
conson Ford is not a resident of said,
County, and also that she does not reside
within the state, and an order having
been made for service' upon her, Dnisy
Wilconson Ford, by publication, this,
therefore, is to notify you, Daisy Wil
conson Ford, to be and appenr at the
nexif term of the Houston Superior
Court to be held on the third Monday in
October, 1923, then and there to answer
said complaint.
Witness the Honorable H A Mathews
Judge of the Superior Court, This
August 15, 1923,
H L Wnsden, Clerk.
APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO
SELL LANDS
W W Howard jr., administrator of the
estate of Mrs Lucinda Howard, deceased
having applied for leave to sell the lands
of said estate described hs follows: That
tract of land situate lying and being in
the 5th district of Houston County State
of Georgia, being 162 acres more or
less of lot number 36 being all of said
lot except 40 acres in the northwest dor-
ner, also 50 seres more or less of the
north part of lot number 37, the rest of
said lot belonging to the lands formerly
owned bv J G Hancock.
This is therefore to notify all parties
concerned to show cause if any they can
why his leave to sell should not be grant
ed at the Court of Ordinary on the first
Monday in September next. This August
7th, 1923.
Emmett Houser, Ordinary.
ORDINARY’S CITATIONS
Georgia, Houston County. v
C L Shepard having applied for the
guardianship of the property. ■ of Lena
Avrowsmith Lexow, Lnnatic; this is there
fore to cite all persons concerned to
show cause if any they can-why his ap
plication should not be granted at the
Court of Ordinary on the first Mondav in
September next.’ This August 7, 1923,
Emmett Houser, Ordinary,
Subscribe for the HOME JOURNAL and keep
informed on the afairs of
your county.
Georgia, Houston County.
W R Berry having applied for letters
of administration on the estate of John
Summerville Berry deceased; this is
therefore to cite all persons concerned to
show cause if any they can, why his ap
plication should not be granted at the
Court of Ordinary on the first Monday in
September next. This August 7, 1, 1923
Emmett Houser, Ordinary.
—FOR SALE—Good
Horse. Work anywhere,
at thi3 offiee.
Young
Apply
Acetylene Welding at
M vLendoii Auto Co
* GUY JACKSON
INSURANCE COUNSELOR
LIFE-ACOIDENT-HEA.LTH-GROUP
The GUY that puts the SURE in
your Insurance.
305-306 Citizens & SoutherA Bank
Building.
Telephones 1142-3514-w
It costs no more to get the V»e»t
policy and the most efficient ser
vice so why not get it. Am just
as elose to you asyo ur telephone.
W. A. STROTHER
INSURANCE
prmnr, 0a.
TURN ME OVER
pq ^Dtbfo'u st
M?Jqdiuol[ p pities
/(pej^oo^pp ifinjil
mm
ferqaps n
.speare yjfio *said
too many cookj spoif
FAIR FUN
FEATURES OF
HIGHQUALTTY
The Johnny J. Jones
Troupe at the South
eastern Fair Octo
ber 6 to 13.
Atlanta, Ga.—Johnny is coming!
Johnny of the Jones family—Johnny
J. Jones, if you please. 1
Everybody ought to know Johnny,
and almost evedybody does. He has
been here before, and he is comlug
again with his great troupe of outer-
taiuors to make fun an<^ amusement
for the visitors to the Southeastern
-Fair in Atlanta in October,
Johnny has one of the best aggre
gations in the whole country, and he
has never lost an opportunity to im
prove and add to It in every possible
way. That’s his business, and he
knows it. He knows what the people
want and he gives it to ’em. That’s
the secret of his success.
After a round of the Northern and
Canadian cities during the summed
he is bringing his hunch South again
to meet you at the big fair.
Old King I’ut probably remarked
that there was nothing new under the
sun, and a lot of folks have been re
peating it ever 1 - since, but Tut died
three thousands years too soon to see
Johnny’s 1923 Troupe, and if you are
not a dead one, too, you Will see it
this year.
Yes, Johnny is coming. He’s al
ready signed up with Secretary Strip*
lin to be here, and even if he had not
signed he would be here anyway for be
could not afford to miss the Fair.
The Sunday Schools
To Be Represented
Georgia factories and Georgia farms
are not the only institutions working
for the upbuilding of the state and
her people. The Georgia Sunday
Schools are busy too, and they are
progressing. They are turning oui
character and morality, Christian men
and woman to become the worker*)
and the leaders of tomorrow.
A department of the Southeastern
Fair in Atlanta, October 6 to 13, will
be devoted to an exhibit of Sunday
School products. There will be Cra
dle Rolls and records and work oi
the grades, and there will be work
of teachers and classes and schools,
All those interested in Sunday School
and church work are invited to as
sist in making this exhibit the moat
wonderful ever held in the state. All
material or exhibits should be sent
postage paid to Mr. R. D. Webb, State
Superintendent of Georgia Sunday
School Association, care of the
Southeastern Fair, Atlanta.
Fowls to Feature
At the Big Fail
The Great American Hen, and she
is all of that, having helped more fam
ilies and educated more, children than
all ,the philanthropists that ever lived,
will be at the Southeastern Fair this
fall, October 6 to 13, 'and she will
have her numerous relations with her.
The Hen, the Hog and the Cow are
rapidly assuming their proper roles
of importance on Southern farms, and
the poultry display at the fair prom
ises to be greater and more interest
ing than ever before.
Reported
Dye Plant Begins 'Work
Cedartown.—Reconstruction work
on the property recently bought here
by the'United States Dyeing and Fin
ishing company to establish its plant
in Cedartown has begun. This prop
erty .included the old Josephine mill
property, the old Wahneta f 'mills, the
Blue Springs, a mill village, the F. D.
Noble home and other annexes.
Charles Adamson, president of the
Cedartown Cotton and Export com
pany, was maihly instrumental in get
ting the plant to locate here. The
Josephine mill is being refihished
throughout. The Wahneta mill is be
ing torn down and the useful material
from this structure is going into an
addition to the Josephine mill. . There
are also other plans for further addi
tions to this building as the increase
of business warrants it. New ma
chinery is now on the way and Work
of production is expected to begin the
latter part of October, with 1,500,000
yards’ output per month. N
iH
Wp
■ dmm
Jeffersonville Men Figure In Suit
Jeffersonville.—A civil suit involv
ing nearly $25,000 will be tried in the *
Twiggs county superior court which
convenes here soon, it is said. W. C<
Stokes and D. L. Davis are suing C.
C. Humphries for approximately $16,«
000, and Humphries in turn has en
tered a counter suit for $9,000 against
Stokes, according to advices. Hum
phries, one of the parties to that
double suit, is a stockholder in the
Farmers’ and Merchants’ bank of this
city and is a prominent lumborman.
He owns the controlling interest id
the big planing mill at Fitzpatrick, it
1b said.
• • *>* ,&a
m
Jeff Davis Highway Praised
Fitzgerald.—Mesdames J. L. Mc
Carty and Chas. Isler, of this city,
and Mrs. Willis Cole, of Macon, and
Mrs. Mitchell Qwinn, of Atlanta, con
stituted a motor party which made
the trip to New York and return, 2,-
430 miles, without % male escort and
returned to their home, here without
a mishap, Reporting a iriost delightful
trip. The prdposed jOfferson Davis
highway was followed on information
of Secretary I. Gelders, of the asso
ciation. This is the first motor party v
from this section which motored over
this proposed new national highway
from this section. ^
•*. H m
Hi
$aSS$8T
Stock And Poultry Show For Tiftort
Tifton.—The Tift County Poultry
and Dairy association are working to
gether for the purpose of putting on
a joint live stock and poultry show in
Tifton in November. Committees
have been named from the two asso
ciations to have charge of all arrange
ments and definite plans will be an
nounced at an early date. Dairying
and poultry raising have made big
strides in Tift in recent years and
some fine animals and fancy firds
will be shown at the show here.
■/
; -Sr
V vjV
i fjjra
■m
■
i 'feyj
; :km
• y«7
Shippers Are Called For Organization
Atlanta.—With a view to perfecting
an organization of merchants and
shippers in the southeast, a group of
influential cotton men from Georgia
and surrouning states will meet in
Atlanta September 7, it was announc
ed. Cotton men in this section, it has.
been pointed out, have felt recently
the need of an. organization of mer
chants and shippers and with the
assistance of representatives from the’
Texas Cotton association such an
Idea has been gaining daily in inter
est.
;,V
mm
Colquitt Farmers Pick On Cotton
Moultrie.—Practically no money is;
being paid out in this section for cot- :
ton picking, it is stated _here. . Grow
ers are gathering their own staple, it
is declared. The crop is short and
believing that the price will advance
few farmers appear to be in any
particular hurry to gather their cot
ton. It would be difficult to get pick
ers if any were needed, as a result
of the negro exodus, as labor is:
scarcer than it has ever been, farm 1
observers insist.
$60,000 For Riverside Improvements
Gainesville.—Improvements costing,
more than $60,000 will be made at!
Riverside Military academy, It was
announced here fololwing an enthu
siastic meeting of the college author!-,
ties and the Gainesville Chamber of!
Commerce. Construction work on, thd
college buildings will begin within the 1
next few days, it was stated, with a
view of having them completed as
early in the coming term as pos
sible.
1
Waycross- Launches $10,000 Campaign
Waycross.—A campaign .has been
started in Waycross to raise $10,000
to be used as a development fund fori
work in Waycross and Ware county.
The fund when raised is to be used?
Heavy ( Damage By Storm
Indianapolis, Ind.—Two persons
were reported killed and thousands of .to aid in promoting new enterprises
dollars property damage caused by | and industries already established in
an electric, wind and rainstorm, which , this section. Movement to raise the
swept t*Ja city.
.iUalUiAUf YVUJVUt j.lUIB DCLVIUU, 1UUVC1UCUI. tu 1 ttlDU mo
- j'fund started with three subscriptions
Btejr of $100 each contributed by John H.
m
km
Kins, Dr. R. J. Heyde an<J,
.
m
fill
i’Kff
as-';..'*., r