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VOLUME XXX.
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 1919.
NO, 21
Standing Committees Appointed.
K.
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
T. ParkB John A. Pierce
O. P. Lathem
WATER, LIGHTS, SEWERS
John A. Pierce O. P. Lathem
George Bagwell
FIRE DEPARTMENT
George Bagwell . J.^M? Eliod
John A.
health and^anitWion
E, T. Parks J. A Elrod
O. P. Lathem
MARKETS
H. M. Cooper E. T. Parks
George Bagwell
ORDINANCES v.
John A. Piecre E. T. Parks
'Holdings, chimneys and
AWNINGS
J. H. Elrod
H. M. Cooper
George Bagwell
CEMETERY <7
J. H. Elrod O. P. Lathem
H. M. Cooper
FINANCE '
Q. P. Lathem John A. Pierce
H. M. Cooper
J. H. Elrod
POLICE
GeorgevBagwell ' John A. Pierce
H. M. Cooper
PUBLIC PROPERTY
H. M. Cooper J. H. Elrod
■ George Bagwell
RELIEF AND PETITIONS
O. P. Lathem John A. Piece
E. T. Parks
MEETING op modern tokos new officers w. m. s.
CLUB. J ,Ia .addition to the officers already
The Modern Topics Club mefTttoe? : f *»• Womans Missionary
d„v .afternoon v*ith Mrs. Earl Day 0 n" ociet y o£ _ tho Firat Methodist Church,
the Boulevard. Mrs. E- 0. Palmour fche following were announced at the
highly entertained the members with a
Aviator Barnwell Returns from the
Front and Relates His Experiences
Hall county thbr weak welcomed, her
first aviator to return from jtho front.
He is Lieut. B. G^Baa^fell> ion of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Barnwell, Who reside
six miles from Gaitooaville near Antioch
campground. "
Lieut. Barnwell returned yesterday to
Norfolk, Va., after* furlough of several
days spent with homefolks, and it is
his intention to remain in the aerial ser
vice, despite the many hair-raising es
capes from death he has experienced in
his twelve months of flying.
He enlisted in the naval aerial ser
vice on April 6, 1017, when the United
States, declared war on Germany, and
FAIR STOCKHOLDERS MEET
FRIDAY MORNING.
Although an effort was made to se
cure the attendance of a majority of the
stockholders of the Gainesville Fair As
sociation at a meeting held Saturday,
a sufficient number were not present
at Brussels; just one day ahead of King
Albert of Belgium, after the arihistice
was. signed.' He was there with a party
of American aviators in a sight-seeing *JTu r -W
• . v „ „ 6 to transact any business, consequently
tour, and saw a number of Germans ... .. . ,. ’ • „ J
P . ^ .. S .the meeting was adjourned to Friday,
Who had not left the town. , 1010 * , , , . ,,
i ,. ........ (January 17, 1919; at 11 o'clock A, M.,
i ,y hlm * b °“' ,he whleh time it i. hoped . irtjori*
following the SWMW armistico, ^ „|L wil , {;
he said that in Calais fhe-streets were a ! i .. . .. . ,
, „ . . . , . _ . • stockholders nnd that they cannot at-
bedlam of noise, the night afterwards,! . . . „
, . . ’. ten d in person, they should call upon
and that people were so crowded into j Secreta Bid 0> Sinith , who will
the highways thht it Was impossible to L lad t0 fill out a 0 #or the 8tock .
go any distance without being caught holders maki uppUcutioa for 8ame .
up into the mad whirl. He said he was
squads of soldi eta-with locked arms—
American,, French, English, Belgian—
went into training’at the station at Mi- j swinging along the streets, neither able
ami, Fla. He was at that place and | to understand the-other, yet expressing
Pensacola for about thirteen months, | themselves in the universal language
some of which time he was -< stunt of joy by shouting anrl singing in their
? A — X. . J? — _ xl. ~ MX.. mmAm i-1. /.MA TSa
instructor for the students there. He
paper on ‘ ‘ Woman’s Work in the War '
and Mrs. Luther Bridgers sang one Of
the soldiers' favorite songs, “The Ro-
gary." After a general discussion of
eurreut events delightful refreshments
were served by Mrs. Day, assisted by
her sister, Mrs. Knight, of Tampa, Fla.
Mrs. Noah Web-
ALAMO.
THURSDAY:.“The Cavell Case,
the woman the Germans shot. Also 11th
Episodo ‘ 4 The Brass Bullet.' ’
FRIDAY: Ethel Clayton in “A Wo- Laura Barrett,
last meeting:
Local Work—Supt,
ster.
Committoes.
Relief of needy—Mrs. J. R. Bickers.
Gpod Fellowship—Mrs. H. H. Doan.
Cspo of Church—Mrs. Sam Smith.
Decorating—Miss Bessie Bickors.
Music—Mrs. Luther Bridgers.
Care of Parsonage—Mrs. T. C. Black.
Social Service—Supt., Mrs. George
or Quillian.
Committees.
Work among colored people—Mrs.
Also Comedy, “The
man’s Weapon
Village Chestnut.
. SATURDAY: Pauline Fjgderick in
“A Daughter of the South !'
Lieut. Chas. Av Brice pf Chattaliooga
was the guest Sunday- of his mother,
Mrs. F. O. Brice. . <>■?: . ;
CARD PF;.'.THAN^r'iTv
Mr. and Mrs. M. U Aitttsdy and fam
ily desire to extend thanks fdr the kind
nesses shown ah'd sympathy expressed
upon the Tecent death of their daughter
»nd sister, Mrs. C. O. Simpson.
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Greeting:
THE NEW YEAR IS FULL
OP JOYFUL PROMISE.
OUR WISH IS THAT FOR
ONE AND ALL IT MAY
CONTAIN 1 THREE HUN
DRED AND SIXTY FIVE
HAPPY, : healthy AND
prosperous DAYS.
Visiting .Corrective and and Bonovel-
ent Institutions—Mrs. Nell Pope. ,
l)ilic Health—Mrs. John Rudolph,
ibath Observan(:e--Mrs. George La-
Supt Publicity—Mrs. J. Robert Simp-
son.
BUYS TRANSFER BUSINESS.
has purchased qf
Mr. 0. P. Whllhce the business of the
Gaihedvilld Trarisfer Co.. Mr. Maness
has been connected with the business
for a number of yeat's in the capacity
of employee or superintendent, and
knows the folks and how to handle the
business in n satisfactory manner, and
his friends are confident he will make
a success of it aB Bole ownor. Mr. Wal
lace has other interests which will oc
cupy his attention.
sailed for overseas service on July of
last year, having been transferred -to
the first Marino Aviation Corps, and
landed in France on July 29. For two
mouths before the armistice was signed,
Lieut. Barnwell saw active service in
I the Third Bombing Squadron of the
First Marine Corps, and had at least
four very narrow escapes from death.
“We went over on the'DcKalb," said
Lieut. Barnwell in relating his . experi
ences. “Along, with us there wire thir
teen other transports, one battleship
and nineteen destroyers. We h^d only
one experience with a sub, and it didn't
have a chance. All the guns opened
up, and it was soon put out of business.
“Yes, I got a little sick after we first
started out, but not for'long—you know
the flyers have-some roll to their, own
ships in thq^air. W.e had-a great wel
come on tho other side;- too.
4 4 I was stationed, at < -Calias, France,
and worked in tho i Third' Bombing
Squadron. We always iwent :in. bunches
of about 25 or mbrO,* and, tiled to-tear
up the important' submarine; bases and
ammunition supply bases of; the Hups.
And it wasli *t any full to be. rushing
SISTER OF MRS. H. N. MERCK.
Mrs. Sarah Erwin, widow of the late
Phillip Trammel Shutzo, died at the
residence, 624 West Peachtree streot,,
Atlanta, Sunday afterpqon at 1 o ’clock.
She was fifty-five years old and is sur
vived by one son, Phillip C. Schutzo, of
Romo, Italy; one daughter, Mrs. A. B.
Cates of Atlanta; three sisters, Mrs. E.
J. Collins of West Point; Airs. W. J.
Campbell of Atlanta; Mrs. H. N. Merck
of Gainesville; and one brother, Thom
as C. Erwin of Atlanta. Funeral srr-
-rices were conducted Monday after
noon at'3 o'clock from the residence,
Rev, Mr. Smith, pastor ‘of the Baptist
church at West Point, officiating. The
body was sent to Columbus for'inter
ment.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the State Banking Co., whs held
at the bank on January 8th. The busi
ness of the bank for, the past year was
shown to have been unusually good, its
business having been considerably in
creased during the* year 1918. The fol
lowing directors wore re-elected: T. E.
Atkin’s, R. J. Sanders, S. B. Carter, Geo.
P. Estes and W. R. Winburn. The di
rectors re-elected the following officers;
President, T. E. Atkins; Vice President,
R J. Sanders; Cashier, W. R. Winburn;
BOok-keeper and Teller, A. R. Baker.
Tho usual .8 per cent? ai
was declared.
annual dividend
The, Gainesville ^fational ’ Bank's
stockholders •’ met iii annual session on
Thursday, January 9th. The report of
the officers showed a splendid business
during the past year, an in’croase over
the previous year; and the usual 4 per
. i ' - 1 .. .. 1 J«««« J/I. <nrn a /lO f \IO Mil
cent semi-annual cUvidend was declared.
The stockholders re-elected the follow
ing directors: Samuel C Dunlap, W.
A; Chtft’jtew; Cashier, S; C. Dunlap; Jr,;
Asbiataijt ^hiM*.
along at,about a Jumdbd aud ^nty ^
Wilna.au hour, not -knowing what W ahi P
icamo through and landed at Newport
Nows, Va., on December 19.
ute you'd bump into a -shell from the
German anti-air-craft guns, or get a
Stream of bullets from the guns of an
enemy plane.
The Huna had become very profi
cient in the use of anti -air-craft guns.
They would figure’'out the height of a
bombing squadron and send streams of
high explosive shells bursting about us.
Below, above, on every side, would be
white puffs of smoke, and we could on
ly roly on speed and luck then to bring
us through. They had guns that would
bring down a plane at over thirty thous
and feet, or you might say six miles.
1 knew of one small scout plane that
was brought down from 24,000 feet.
Lieut. Barnwell was/asked if he had
ever boon hurt .in a fall.
Not a scratch, ’' he answered with a
smile. “You know', I believe I am tho
luckiest aviator in the service. I had
three planes shot to pieces—that is, so
bad they could never be used again—
and did get a scratch, but managed
to land every time. They came near get
ting me one time, though. We were
tearing along through the air at a great
pace, when I felt my arm sink down,
like the rest arm rib was giving. I
looked, and it was gone—had been shot
from under my arm.
About my saddest experience," he
continued; “was when my pal was
brought down. His name was Harvey
Norman, and we -entered the service
about the some time, and wgre in train
ing together the same length of timo.
We went across together, and were as
signed to the same squadron. He was
flying right next to me one day on one
of our expeditions, when an anti air
craft gun got hijn. His plane fell out
of the line to theground, 18,000 feet- be
low, over -three miles. Ho foil just in
side the allied lines, and we found him
when we got back.. I hope, never to
see another such sights He had fallen
right across the motor, and his body
was- cut in two in three places."
Asked about the individual combats
with the enemy, or battles-with squad
rons, Lieut.- Barnwell said they were
few. -
‘ ‘ The Huns -would attack only when
they outnumbered us two to one," he
said. “Then we would have some hard
fighting. But the worst thing we had
to contend with, besides the anti-air
craft.guns, were the-‘hit. and run ’ fel
A. Charters, H. Bl Smith, B. H. Merck, lows. They woul rise some 3,0(H) feet
A^above ^a, ; ^eep .down
dp all ,their gmi3, 'and be gone befdife
A. ; •'* . ‘ • ■■■H**}*si^'r .
effieerslfor the^nsoingPres-lvr*
Idtihl;, Si C: ; Dutdapy Vm».T?^ thafrwa^;"
native tongues.
“Yes, the French girls are O. K.," he
d in answer to a question. “They
emed to think a whole lot of us Amer
ican boys, ■ and they treated us fine—
h^t, © boy, the American girl for me!"
' “France^ and England may be good
places to liye, ’ ’ ho continued, * ‘ but give
me the / U. S. A. No, I grabbed the first
boat 1 could coming this way, and am
mighty glad to be back on Home soil.
I may go back to France aguin—but I
dou't think so. now. I ^ve seen enough
for awhile."
Lieut. Barnwell left France on Dec. 6,
sailing on’ the Mercury, the former Ger
man skip Barbarosa, and had some in
teresting experience coming back. The
boat carriod about 800 aviators
and 2000 wounded soldiers from the hos
pitals besides tho crew, and when in
mid-ocean encountered a storm for a
day and a half which came noar carry
ing it to thq’bottom. The boat rolled
to 51 degrees, nnd if It had rolled 2 de
grees further, LuuiL Barnwell was told,
it would never have righted itself.’ He
stated that -it was- a four-decker, the
fourth deck^boing the promenade deck,
and that, standing ori this deck, lie was
able'to rea&h- ovet iqnd dip’ water from
A SERIES OF SERMONS ON
the Holy spirit
I feel deeply impressed to preach a
series of sermons on the “Holy Spirit"
Sunday morning Jan. 19. My subject
will be, “The Personality and Deity of
the Holy Spirit. ’ ’ I want all who pray
NEW COUNTY BOARD ON
THE JOB. Y;
The new Board of County Commiss
ioners held the first regular monthly
meeting-at the ■court' house Monday,
Present was Chairman F. T. Davie;
Supervisor C. H. Martin and Commiss
ioner R. Banks. Among qther thing*
disposed of the following elections re-,
suited: ClerS and Attorney: T. Lump
kin Adderholdt. County Farm Demon
strator: Gordon G. Thompson. Super
intendent County Hcftne farm: G. T,
Cook. Physician for Pauper’s hornet
Dr. J. C. Gower. Physician for Jail: Dr.
C. D. Whelchel. Agent for Home Econ
omics Work: Miss Rosalie Rogers. "
Tho present Commissioners are alive
to every interest of Hall County, and
in the numerous problems beforo them
for solution they will have the earnest |
co-operation and support of the peopls
of the county. The fact that they will
do their utmost to improve the roads a!-'
ready graded and top-soiled, as well as
grade and top-soil other important high
ways, will meet with the approval of
in Gainesville to remember mo in a spec
ial manner this week. I want just ai# the peajfte Ure who hope to
many of my members present as possi ‘
i Whim naked if aviators as a rtfle be
lieved that if when their “time came"
they would go, be repned:
!‘I don’t think so. They have a
philosophy all- their own—if yon get
out alive, all right; if you don’t, all
right. That ’s all there, is to it. Some
how they doa’t think of .the time when
maybe they will be brought down in a
mass of iron and twisted timber, like
they see their pals every day. They
know every time they bucklrf on the
straps, though, that they’re going out
fol do their best, what they’ve been
trained to do, and there is a joy in it.
But they never worry over the fact
that it may be for the last time. They
let Hcinie do the worrying."
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the First National Bank wps held
yesterday, and the affairs of the bank
were found to be in splehdid condi
tion. A 10 por cent, dividend was de
clared last year. Out of the 1000 shares
in the bank, 759 were represented at the
meeting. The following directors were
olectud: J. E. Redwine, H. H. Dean, B.
H. Whelchel, A. G. Wheeler; G. M. Quil-
lian, W. A. Miller, L. T. Fuller, Rafe
Banks, R. D; Mitchell and- Mrs. N. E.
Castleberry. The directors-elected the
following officers: J. E. Redwine, Pres
ident;- H. H. Dean, Vice-Pres, and at
torney; J.„W.. Merritt; cashier; W. E.'
McKinney, bookkeeper and. assistant
cashier; A.. G. Maxwell;, teller and as
sistant. bookkeeper; A. G. .Wheeler, at
torney and secretary of-tlfe-board.
IMPROVEMENTS AT ST. PAUL
Extensive improvements are to be
made at an early date in St. Paul M.
E; church. The building .will bp re
modeled, recovered, the steeple taken
away, and repainted inside and out;
The congregation of this church will
have a much neater and handsomer
place of worship when- the improve
ments are completed.
Sunday school at .10 a. m. next Sun
day, and preaching at 11.30 a. m. and
7.30 p.m. ‘ -
. —o :
COMES BACK TO GAINES
VILLE.
.Mr. J. F. PexulergrUss,, who was as-
assistant cashier of the Citizens Bank
here for about five years, but wli'6 has
ble, and all oiherB who fbol impressed
to conic. My heart is going but in a
peculiar way to all humanity.' God is
going before us opening doors, new op
portunities are coming to 'every Chris
tian. 1 feel very deeply that our great
est need our churches shall be filled
through and through with tho Holy
Spirit. A church without Spiritual
power is no more than a street car when
the current is cut off. Oh, that our
churches might be filled with the Spirit
of God] ’ ’ —J. M. Haymoro.
MRS. 0. 0. SIMPSON:
Mfs.'C. C. Simpson died at her home
in Atlanta at 11 p. m. last Thursday,
and the remains were brought to this
city Saturday. The funeral was }jqld
at i the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. L. Kimsey, on College avenue,
Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o’clock, con
ducted by Rev. J. M. Haymorc,-.and in
terment was in Alta Vista cemetery.
Mrs. Simpson was a member of the
Baptist cfcu.tch for a number,, of years
and a yong woman who had made many
friends hoteliere 1 and in Atlanta who
regret sincerely her death- She had
made her home, in Atlanta for the past
ten years.. Besides her- parents, she is
survived by her husband, one little girl,
four brothers, Messrs. Ford Kimsey of
Louisville, Mark of Atlanta, J. R. and
Fred G. Kimsey of this city, and three
sisters, Mrs. E. E. Bagwell and Mrs. E.
G. Wilson of this city, anif Mrs. W. S.
Cantrell of Atlanta.
EDUCATION BOARD RE OR
GANIZES.
At a meeting of the City Board of
Education yesterday afternoon the fol
lowing officers were chosen for the en
suing year, Mr. W. G. Mealor declining
re-election as chairman. President, T.
H. Robertson; Vice-President, J. H.
Hosch; Secretary and Treasurer, A. S.
Hardy. The Board has decided to wage
an earnest, active campaign this year
ifor additional school facilities, that the
school children of the city may be pro
vided with what they need in tho way
of buildings and equipment. A joint
meeting of the Board aad the Mayorand
see wrasiftwaWe imprdvdmVnta in theit
roads this year. The ttwid problem is
the biggest btfe cottfrbfitmg the people
of the statte, and if our County Com
missioners can improve the situation
locally they will have, the thanks of‘tho
people. -
Council will be held shortly to put un
dor way such plans as may be deter
mined upon for obtaining the needs Of
the schools.
WHITEHALL.
Sunday school is very dull on account.'
of so many people moving out of the
community.
Miss .Ionnie Free nnd Mr. Lonnie Ech
ols were quietly married the first Sun
day at Mr. Tom Brock’s.
Mrs. W. C. Baugh and family moved
to New golland last week.
“HEARTS OF THE WORLD"
COMING.
The attraction at the Brenau audi
torium for three days beginning with a
matinee Thursday, January 23rd, will
foe the presentation of David W, Grif
fith's tromendoua screen play of the
great war, “Hearts of the World",
which after many_months of .capacity
.audience^ in New York is still run
ning ifo that city. This latest and) su
bfile achievement of Mr. Griffith’s is
said to exceed in magnitude and general
interest his former success, “The Birth
of a Nation" and “intolerance." Al
though it iB not generally known as
such, * 4 ^earts of ’the World ’ ’ is a dim
made under tho approval and co-opera
tion of the British government. ' It Was
because of this fact that the famous di
rector was able to secure many of . thO
big battle scenes .ineluded in the offer
ing; to stage scenes . in the ruined
French villages with his principal actors
in tho foreground, and to pick what ho
desired from the actual battle during
real fighting and hist line trench war
fare. The play is developed naturally
with this grim background of tens of
thousands of British and French troops,
belching cannon, gas and fire projectors.
The story evolvedi by Griffith concerns
a young couple living in Franco be
fore the war started. are Ameri
cans studying art. Games the first hint
of wut and mobilisation and* the youth,
declaring a country good eabiigli to live
in is good enough to fight for starts out
as one of the fighters for France. Thus
the love theme, the all important factor
of the story, weaves through an en
thralling series of war scenes, and tho
story develops to an unusual climax.
The jfiayqra who accompanied Mr. Grif
fith to France included Lillian and Dor
othy Gish, Robert Harron, George A.
Biegmann, Robert Anderson, Katf
Bruce, Josephine Crowd nnd Master
Ben Alexander. The company present-'
ing 4 4 Hearts of tho World" carry their
own large orchestra to interpret the su«
perb and stirring musical score espec
ially arranged for th* production..
Seat aale Gtneiola** Vv
Mr. Nealua Cagle and family moved
to the widow Baugh's place a few days
ago.
The Citizens Bask stockholders ’ meet
ing was held yastarday afteraoon. ThO .
usual 4 per cent swroi-annual dividend
was declared, and tko badness of tho
bank for the pant twelve months was
shown to bo tl» host fs, it# history. The.
following diroetaasi WOte reekieied for
the ensuing yeosn: J CL Pruitt, J, H,
Hosch, If. W. Wabh, CL L Newton, Jno,
M. Hulsey, W. A. R^per ned J. N, Rog*
. 'The dirortcsw'.roMiaBetea '■ the iol- ■ /
We are sorry Mr. V. B. Stephons and
family have moved out or the commun
ity. .. ' . .
— —O—:— ■
lowing officers; Ptosidewt, J C. Pruitt;
Vice President, JL S. Mwch; Active
Vice Premdsnt, ML W. Webb; Cashier,
0. L. Newton; Aaafetovt Cfc&fer, J.
Wilson; Book hmjn^ IDs. Fula Brook
shire.
Attention is called to the fourth-page
ad of Mr. W. M. Boyles appearing else
where in this issue. Ho has opened a
fancy grocery store in the building
formeWy occupied foy Law.’s drug. store,
and having had a. number of years’ ex
perience in the business, and being fa-
The ft&OjBa off Ute. and- Mirs. Lawi
ronce Atkina w3B be iaSoawftod 3m know
ing that they wilt m*i* tfibeinr future
home in jabyswiBn, tbo *waaer .'having
accepted » peeifie* with wut «s£ Mays-
ville’a biggest, annwanSBJbt establish.
