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Mr. Prank Smith and family have te^
turned to Atlanta after a visit to hist
mother, Mrs. W. P. Smith, on West
Broad street.
Mrs. N. A. Bradley returned to hoc
lwme-irrCa-rter^vifle Saturday afterC
visit to her mother, Mrs. W. P. Smith.
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INDUSTRIAL
VOLUME XXXIV.
GAINESVILLE, GA., WEDNESD AY, JANUARY 11, 1922.
NO.
PIONEER CITIZEN DEAD :
y r . Ratliff Palmour, ono of Gaines- 1
v jjl,.\s pioneer citizens and best-known
business men of days past, died at the
p,of liis daughter, Mrs. J. A. Smith,
at jvjmt Point, early last Tuesday morn-
in", after a short illness.
T] u -. remains |wero brought to the
( ,j (V Thursday afternoon, ahd the fu-
ne r;il was held at .'1:30 o'clock at the
First Baptist church, conducted by Bovs.
,T, A. (Jrumblcy, E. F. Campboll nnd
]•_ p. Hawkins, and attended by a large
concourse of friends of the deceased.
Mr. I’almour was bQrn in Dawson
county on November 29, 1841, and was
therefore 80 years of ago at the time
„f his death. His youth was spent in |
the county of his birth, where ho was
• m business before the Civil war, and
he then served in the Confederate army
hiring the war, and was captured and
. eyed iii New York for awhile. He
i, si a brother during this war who
],jnl enlisted with him. Some years af
ter the war ho came to Gainesville to
ninhe his home, and entered the mercan
tile business, being connected with the
firms of Falmour & Whclcliel and Pal-
mour and Castleberry, and later enter
ed the banking business. In 1889 he
organized the First National Bank, and
was its president for a number of year9.
Be had retired, however, from active
business life a number of yoars ago.
In 1864 ho married Miss Eliza Keith,
who preceded him to the grave only a
short time.
He had long boen a prominent and
influential mombor of the Baptist
church, and he was known and loved
for his quiet, friendly manner and up-'
right character. His death is a source
of loss to his church, city and communi-
ty.
Ho is survivod by five daughters,
Mrs. J. A. Smith of East Point, Mrs.
C. Cl. Mayo of Atlanta, Mrs. Robert
McClure of Dawsonvilloj Mrs. Andrew
Thompson and Mrs. B. H. Morck of
this city, and fone sister Mrs. Z. T.
Castleberry, of this city.
NEW COUNTY OFFICERS
Messrs. Howell L. Smith, former chief
of police, and Eugene E. Bagwell were
yesterday.appointed as county police to
work with Mr. Chas. M. Holland. They
begin their duties today. Both are fear
less, able men and will make splendid
officials, and togother with Mr. Hol
land, who has had much experience in
the work, will make it hot for tho dea
lers in the “scorpion juice."
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SKEYHILL’S “RUSSIA OF TO
DAY ” IS UP-TO-THE-MIN
UTE LECTURE
CARD OF THANKS
Wo desire to thank our neighbors and
friends for the many kindnesses shown
and sympathy expressed during tho ill
ness and following the death of our
husband and father, Mr. B. B. Hardie.
Mrs. K. B. Hardie.
J. D. Hardie.
Mrs. C. A. Jordan.
A NARROW ESCAPE
Mr. Pete Wehunt and his family had
a narrow escape from serious injury
Sunday afternoon when their ear crash
ed into a telephone polo and snapped
the polo in the middle, causing it fall on
top of the car.
The accident happened near Odell's
Filling Station on South Main street.
It is said that Mr. Wohunt was coming
out from tho station, and in attempt-
lug to avoid a collision with another
enr, ran his car up on the sidewalk and
against a telephone polo. The pole
snapped, and the upper part of it fell
on the car, crashing the top in. Mr.
Wohunt's wife and four childron were
also in tho car, and thoy all miracu
lously esoapod without injury. Tho car
was badly damaged, and it was neces
sary to got a bl.obk and tacklo to take
the pole off tho car.
Mr. Gus Thomason, a prominent law
yer of Cornelia, was in Gainesville a
teiv hours Saturday on his return from
Atlanta, where ho had boen on a busi
ness trip,
COL. DEAN APPOINTED DIS
TRICT POWER COUNSEL
• Colonel H, H. Dean of Gainesville,
for many years retained on the legal
staff of the Georgia Eailway and Pow
er company, was appointed January 1,
as district counsol.
Col. Dean, who is one of tho best
known attorneys in Georgia, will have
charge of the company's legal affairs
in the district comprising Hall, Lump
kin, Habersham, Stevens and the other
counties in the northeastern judicial cir
cuit.
He wil] in addition attend to such
other duties as may be assigned him by
the chairman of tho board or the presi
dent of tho company.
NOTICE FROM FIRE CHIEF
For the mutual bouifit of the firemen
and tho people at ftirge, everyone is ask
ed to kindly, stay off the fire truck
when it starts to a tire. A number of
people in the past havo boen in the
habit of “swinging- on" to tho truer,
when it starts to a_Jlro. This is dan
gerous to life and limb, and sometimes
unnecessarily loads down and hampers
the truck. Wo appreciate their inter
est, and their help, but wo should deeply
regret it if anyone wero hurt in this
manner.
Also wo would kiiidly request all who.
go to fires to park their ears one block
from thc^ house or building that is in
flames. This will greatly facilitate tho
work of the firemen, may be tho means
of saving property from loss by fire,
and will be greatly appreciated! v < k ■
W. E> SMITH,
Chief.
Young Australian Soldier-Poet
Bringing' First Hand Informa
tion From Recent Trip Thru
Soviet Land
LETTER FROM RECEIVER OF
G. M. RAILWAY.
Gainesville, Ga., Jan. 9, 1921.
To tho Citizens of Gainesville and Vi
cinity:
\you huve, no doubt, read tho articles
publised in the Athens papers recently,
unci, quoted or commented on by tho
different papers along the line of road
in regard to scrapping or discontinuing
Tom Skcyhill, Australian soldier-poet I operation of tho Gainesville Midland
who is to lecture here on the subject of Bailway.
“Eussia of Today” as tho next of the Tho Athpn8 papers called on the Ath-
loeal Lyceum course on tho evening of ong chamber of Commerce to make ev
Tuesday, .Tannery 19th, at Brcnaii - au
ditorium is only twenty live years of
a"" vc, l as spoken on tho plat
form v/ith :ous I-oosevelt and
Tuft, and ! cfr.r>- e\ I'r . if'nt Wilson.
Ho has filled, to overflowing all' tho
biggest and best auditoriums in Ameri
ca, including Carnegie Hall, Metropoli
tan Opera house, and Brooklyn Acad
emy of Music in New York; Medina
Temple and the Auditorium in Chicago,
the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, and
the immense auditorium in San Francis
co. He has spoken to bigger and bet
tor audiences than any otlior war spea
ker.
On tho third anniversary of the sink
ing of the Lusitania, he spoke in Car
negie Hall, New York, with Theodore
Boosevelt.
At tho conclusion of his address, Col.
Roosevelt rushed across to him and
said: “You have tho best story that
has come out of the war, and l am prou
der to be on the stage with you, than
any othor man I know. ’' On one mem
orable occasion tho young poot spoke
before President Wilson on Fifth Ave-
nuo, Now York. A tremendous audi
ence stood up and saluted him.
'The Cleveland Plain Dealer named
him “The most effective war spoaker
in America,” the Cincinnati Enquirer
referred to him as “The silver tonguod
master of eloquence." Tho Literary
Digest, in a page article, called him
“A Knight of the Holy Grail, a young
crusader and a man well worth reading
about." The Now York Times said he
is “an eloquent speaker who thrills his
audience," and tho Now York Globe re
fers. to him as “The. Greate&t§inspire.-
tion."
Lost December Mr. Sko^hill wont to
BACK ON THE JOB
The council last week re-elected Mr.
Frank Hope as a member of the fire
fighting forces of tho city, thus giving
tho city five firemen on duty, all the
time. This is ' a splendid move, and
should meet tho.approval of all, as no
town can bo safe without ample fire pro
tection.
Happy New Year!
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We wish to thank our £
many customers for all fav
ors shown us during the past
year and hope to merit their
good will in 1922.
Gainesville
Drug Co.
CUSHMAN CLUB NEXT MON
DAY NIGHT, JAN. 16
Miss Mildrod Southwick, daughter of
President a;ul- Mrs. Southwick of Em
erson college, Boston, has succeeded
Miss Mary Ella Perry on tho Bronau
Oratory Faculty.
* Miss Southwick has been a substi
tute teacher at Emerson nnd has had
ilvo years' practical experience on tho
stage. On Monday night, next, she will
give in Recital Scenes from two plays
in which she has appeared, Barrie's
“Rosalind" and “Romance." A trio
of stringed instruinonts under direction
of Mrs. Poarco will render tho music of
tho program.
Miss Southwick has had the leading
parts in “It pays to Advertise," “Up
in Mabol’s Room," “Tho Acquittal,"
"John Fefguson," and other successes
of New York.
Sho has also had the load in pictures
with House Peters and other stars.
This recital will introduce Miss South
wick 's work to Gainesville and Bro-
“The Friendly
Drugstore”
And thereafter, sho will act as dram
atic coach for tho Cushman Ciub plays,
of 'which thoro will bo throe, not ono of
which cart anyone afford to miss.
Two recitals will follow this ono. Buy
a season ticket now, with regrets that
you did not buy ono oarlior in tho sea
son. Only $2.
Single admission Momiuy night, !30c.
Sliiglo admission to. tho first big play-
about February 20th, with rosorvod
scats, J50c, 71)c, $1. Membership tickots
will bo exchanged at that time for cou
pon tickets,, free of oxtra chargo, •
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Russia to find out for his own satisfac
tion the truth about tho Russian situa
tion. Ho was unablo to get a passport
from tho Soviet ambassador Martins,
and so ho made tho trip without one,
stealing across tho border near Riga.
Ho visited the main cities of Russia,
studied especially the peasant and work
ing class, interviewed some of tho big
ory effort to prevent such a thing be
ing done, the idea being to use every
legal method.
In response to these articles, I ad
dressed an open letter to tho Athens
Chamber of Commerce , indicating tp
them how they could very easily ac
complish their purpose with little or no
effort on their part, and without any
expense to them as individual business
men, and for your information, I quote
ml letter herewith:
Gainesville, Ga., Dec. 29, 1921.
Chamber of Commerce,
Athens, Ga.
Gentlemen:
You havo road the articlos in tho
Athens Banner of Dec. 22nd and 23rd,
in regard to scrapping the Gainesville
Midland Railway, which seems to have
originated with Col. T. J. Shhckleford,
and commented f on at length by Mr.
Larry Gantt, and perhaps you have giv
en the matter some consideration in
your meetings, as one of tho articles
contained tho following: Our Cham
ber of Commerco ought to meet and
discuss this matter, and then take steps
to prevent the scrapping of the Gaines
ville Midland, etc.
As one of tho Receivers of the Gaines
ville Midland Railway, I frankly state
to you that tho situation is bad, but I
do not at this time consider conditions
so bad that thoy cannot bo corrected,
or even relieved entirely by your body,
or through you, to such an extont as
would not only prevent tho scrapping
of tho road, but put it on its feet, en
able it to secure first-class facilities,
givo first-class service, and produce
oftrniugsjibat would restore the road to
its owners and make it a pleasure and
a profit to them to continue operations,
and servo the good people in its section,
which is the best in Georgia.
I would not havo addressed you di
rectly in this matter but for the fact
that it seems to havo been, in a way,
laid on your shoulders. There is not
any quostion, even in these dull times,
but that there is ample traffic moving
into and out of Athens, if divided so
MODERN TOPICS CLUB.
Tho Modern Topi A Club met Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. John J. Powell
on East Wnshingtoh street with almost
the entire membership present.
French literature, music ami art were
the subejets under discuss'on, Mrs. Sid
ney Smith, Mrs. Eugene Baker and
Mrs. Albert Hardy having tho program
in chargo.
At tho close of the afternoon the
hbstess sorved a delicious salad course
with steaming hot coffee! Sho was as
sisted by her son, Master Jack Powell,
and Mrs. Solomon Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Lake E. Torroll and
Lake Jr., spent tho past week-end in
Elbort’on, the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Meredith.
NEW BUSINESS FIRM,
in^ 8813, John E, Rodwino, Jr., andl
William J. Dozier, Jr., have entered tho
insurance, real estate and farm loan
business with offices in the Jackson ’
building. Both aro promising young-
business men and The News joins with
their many friends in wishing them
success in their venture.
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ALAMO
THURSDAY, Jan. 12. D. W. Grif-i
fith presents “The Fall of Babylon."
Also Sunshine Comedy.
FRIDAY, Jan. 13. Paramount pre
sents Betty Compson in “Ladies Must
Live." Also 10th episode “Miracles
of tho Jungle."
SATURDAY, Jan. 14. Enterprises
present Roy Stewart in “The,Medicine
Man." Also a comedy, “Tho Green
horn."
DR. JACOBS ANNOUNCES.
Dr- J- W. Jacobs this week announces
his candidacy for councilman from the
third \\ ard to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Capt. James 1 H.
White. He is a splendid business man,
well qualified for the place, and has
many friends who will support him in
his race and who confidently predict his
election.
other supplies,all of which is distri
buted to merchants, banks, industries,
etc., along the line of road, a very large
j per cent, of it at Gainesville. Take the
(money actually spent in this section by
j the road monthly or annually away, in
j addition to the transportation service,
and you will find quite a change in your
business conditions. The hauling of
passengers by automobiles, and the
handling of freight by trucks will im
mediately assume quite a different at
titude.
Some may feel j that the railroad is
in no worse condition than thoy are in
a business way, but think for a moment,
you do not have to givo up- a thing on
earth to bring about tho conditions de
sired.
RIVERSIDE DEFEATS NEW HOI*
LAND, 49 TO 23.
Tho fast Riverside quintette defeated
tho New Holland five at the latter’s
court Tuesday evoning by the score of
40 to 23. It was a fast game, and Riv
erside's team looks promising.
New Holland plays the Winder fiva
at the Y. M. C. A ; building on Friday
night. -This should prove a good game.
New Holland Inis put out a fine tounx
for so short a time in training. .
TRAIN HITS TRUCK.
The GninesVillo & Northwestern train,
collided with a White truck belonging
to tho Standard Oil Co. of this city all
the crossing above Clermont last wool*
The driver was thrown from the seat
but escaped with a few minor braises
The truck was demolished, being luourtyl
over a hundred feet, it is said.
Miss Mary Ella Perry left Monday
for Oklahoma City, to accept a position
as the head of the Oratorical depart'
ment of the University of Oklahoma.
Miss Perry has a host of friends whn
wish her success in her new field of 1&>
bor.
It does not cost you any more to get
your traffic, and you get tho same ser
vice.
I I throw this out for your considera
tion. The road needs your support and
co-operation.
j. - Yours^ very truly,- -- -i —
' W. B. VEAZEY, Receiver.
Mrs. Francis Webster and son, Fran
cis, Jr., have returned to their home
in Greenville, S. C., after spending tha
Christmas holidays with Mr. and M)fak
J. S. Cheek and family.
men of Russia, and managed to get as t0 S ive the Gainesville Midland its
out alive after being robbed of all his , ful1 sha y°> to S ethor with its ful1 share
possessions as ho was rccrossing tho bor- - ^ traffic from othor points served by
der. Ho 1ms a wonderful interesting ( thc road > to mako 14 an Costing propo-
story of Russian conditions. Ho tells siti< V and a P a y in £ investment, and
what ho has scon, and doos not depend P ut U in P osition to furnish service that
upon second-hand information for his ! w - ould bo of increased value to its pat-
wonderful interesting lectures.
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HOLDING TRAINING SCHOOL
IN MIAMI
Mr. James W, Morritr of this city,
lies been in chargo of tho Miami An
nual City Sunday School training school
at Miami, Fla., for the last few weeks.
Mr. Merritt is ah excellent man for
this kjnd of work, having been engaged
in this for, tho last fivo years for his
Master. All tho success that can come
rons. The road is not now, nor has it
evor been able to secure its full share
of patronage at Athens. • You aro busi
ness men, and can dccido tbc easiest
way in tho world to save tho road.
Wj* are in position to luuullo carload
traffic in and out of Athens through
tho Gainesvillo gateway with the Sou- j
thorn Railway, and through tho Mon
roe gateway with the Georgia Railroad, I
and if you business men will route your j
traffic so as to patronize theso routes,'
to him is tho wish of his many friends yon wiU n ’ ot flnd an F poreoptgjlo dif-
We now have a skilled NASH
MECHANIC.
Also good on OTHER CARS. Elec*
trical experience gained in Delco
: factory. We solicit a trial.
GAINESVILLE NASH CO.
| 26 N. Bradford St. Gainesville, Ga.
hero.
Tho Riverside cadets will entertain
at a dance Saturday night at Rivor'sido.
This will bo tho oponing dance of tho
school sinco tho young mon returnod
from tho holidays.’ Their own orchos-
tra will furnish tho music and a largo
evening is oxpoctod by all thoso who
participate, Thoro havo boen some fino
dances at the acadomy and tho cadets
ference in the handling of it, tho traf
fic being placed at your places/of de
livery without any additional expense
to you
EEGGS
(gttarantppii
ThisAS what tho road needs,
and you aro in position to do it, and
this, I leave to your fairmindodnoss, is
so much bettor than tho idea which
sooms to havo boon thrown out in tho
Banner articlos, to fight through logal
proceedings tho discontinuance of a
money-losing proposition. You might
should be comonded in having such fine 8uccood in y° ur efforts to do this, but
dances.
what would you havo after all? It
j would still bo a .question of. traffic to
koep it going.
This sooms to mo to be fair, what aro
!you willing to do?
Tho samo conditions apply at Gaines-
BRENAU OPENED THURSDAY
Tho. doors of bronau wore opening to
a large attendance of young ladies from
all oVor tho U. 8.. Thursday. This is
an excellent institution and has fino
prospects of making this the greatest
year in the history qf tho school
GAINESVILLE HIGH HAS
EASY VICTORY OVER
« CHATTAHOOCHEE'
Lho Ga nesvillo High School boys’ I villo, but in not so largo a degree, how*
v° defeatod Chattahoochoo High, of | evor, wo find it hard to got our peoplo
Oloimont, in Gainesville, Friday night i to understand tho vnluo of tho Gaines-
y a scoro of 21 to 2 in a fast gamo Midland to our city and tho section it
of two 15-minuto halves. Maxwell at servos.
guiud for Gainesvillo, wns tho star of! Somo of our peoplo seem to fool that
the game, scoring tho first oight points :tjie road has boon riming a groat num-
ot‘ the gumo. Ho also played mightily J bor of years, and is going to continue,
on (lelenso. Captain Richardson plso rogardloss of anything thoy may do,
did oxccllcnt. work at gnnrd. Truslow,; and for that reason, do not givo tho
at. center, scored tliroo field goals, nnd! mnttor serious thought,
tho only foul goal of tho gamo. Law | As stated abovo, what tho read noeds
nnd Baris, as forwards, pussod woll, is .traffic tp mako it go, and thoro is
but locatod tho basket only ono timo ample traffic to bo had in tho torri-
onch. Ohultahoochoo High got only j tory sorvod by it ovon now, to mako it
ono Sold goal and scarcely an'othor opon, pay.
shot so mighty waB tho Gainesvillo do- j In addition to tho transportation sor-
fenso. Tho features of tfio gamo were J vice rendered by tho road, something
Gainesville's pasalng defonso and Max-’lik'e $200,000.00 is paid out annually in
well’s shooting. this vicinity in wages, cross tics and
Purina Chicken Chowder
and Purina Hen Chow
will be delivered to you
on the following basis—
Get plenty of eggs
the year ’round. The
way you feed—not
the season—is re
sponsible for the eggs
you get. Get more
eggs under this iron
bound guarantee.
Feed Purina Poultry
Chows: «
Phone us your order
today.
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when fed Purina Chicken
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Chow as directed, than when
fed any other ration, the
money paid for both these
Chows will be refunded.
HARDIE & SON, Gainesville,
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