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VOLUME XXXIV.
If Every WIPE KNEW What
Every WIDOW KNOWS, Ev
ery Husband Would INSURE.
W. A. ROPER, Agent
The Prudential Ins. Oo.
We Write Women Also.
GAINESVILLE, GA., WEDNESDAY, REBRUARY 8, 1922.
NO. 25.
Mayor and Council Seek Help of the Local Shrine Club Will Have Big
Citizens in Solving City’s Problems Valendne Party on Next Tuesday
At public meeting Monday night
at tlic court house of the mayor and
COUI1 . il and citizens, important matters
pertaining to the -Welfare of 1 the city
ng to the -Welfare of’
.cussed, and a set of resolutions
Morgan, Lester W. Hosch, Mrs. Joe One of the biggest events in the his-1 rado "will then move to Brenau college,
fi. Davis, Mrs. B. B. Landers, Mrs. tory of the local Shine Club, and one | where tho band will givo a concert in
L. C. Loudermilk.. of -the most important in‘secret order j honor of the students of this institu-
Commlttee to investigate sale of circles in the history of the city, will [tion. Thence they will go to Riverside
Mts in City Park.—Will Summer, take place''next Tuesday, when a Valen- Military Academy, where a big ban-
passoil without a dissenting vote, and j chairman; W. A. Charters, A. C. tine. Party will be held,
a number of committees appointed to | Wheeler,'E. D. Kenyon, R. F. Quiliian 1 Commencing at 3.00- p. m., the nobles
’ ith and co-operate with the al-! Dathan Jones, Jay Gould’ A. S. Har-'|^ rom Atlanta will bo met at the sta-
dy, W. A. Miller, Mrs. Hayne Pal-! tion bv the local club and escorted in
mour, Mrs. John Hosch, Mrs. Ed.
Quiliian.
work with and co-ope
dcrniiuiic body in an effort to bring
about better couditions, concerted ac
tion and concrete results. This appears
to be a splendid move on the part of
the city administration, and we believe
will meet with approval, as it is appar
ent that with tho council asking and m " an . J. A. Rudolph, R.
receiving the co-operation of the citi
zens and tax-payers, better and more
satisfactory results may be expected.
Following are the resolutions and the
names of ,t lie committees as appointed
to assist in the various undertakings
contemplated:
Whereas, It appearing from the
ivvost of the auditor that the finan
cial condition of the City of Gaines
ville was in an unhealthy condition
quet will bo tendered at C.30.
Noble Bayne Gibson, Illustrious Po
tentate, will head tho Atlanta visitors.
Noble E. B. Dunlap will bo marshal
Important Good Roads Meeting to be
Held at Court House February 15th
On February 15th at tho courthouse Highway Department pf Atlanta.
in Gainesville will be held one of tho
most important meetings relative to
Ways and means for speeding up and
carrying out good roads building in the
good roads over held in thus section. district will bo discussed, and this will
It will bo a meeting of what is be.of great interest to nil ~
known
the
ommencement of business
1st, 1922,
as, it appearing that ways
ns must be devised whereby
Committee to provide money for
payment of school teachers of the
Ppublic Schools.—-E, E. Mincey, chair-
W. Smith, T.
H. Robertson, L'r. J. D. Mauldin, 0.
A. Carter, E. L. Prater, J. A. Adams,
G. C. Reed, John L. Enis, Mrs. W. C.
Ham, Mrs. Eunice Campbell, Mrs. W.
C. Thomas.
Sinking 1 .. Fund Committee.—E. E.
Mincey, chairman; J. C. Pruitt, John
E. Redwine, T. E. Atkins, S. C. Dun
lap, R. D. Mitchell, Geo. P. Estes, E.
R. Barrett, E. B. ^Duhiap, Dr. H. J.
Pearce, Mrs, A. G. Maxwell, Mrs. E.
D. Kenyon, Mrs. J. G. Colilns,
The purchase of a pew cemetery.—
R. E. Gretnway, chairman; G. E.
Pilgrim, C, R. Alien, J-. R. Logan,
a' parade, with the Potentate leading, in charge ; of tho parade,
dressed in full Oriental costume, fol- j Members of the local Slirino
) aro especially anxious to make this ja | county commissioners, newspaper men
... . interest to all who attend.
Association of County Probably the most important matter to
Officials of the second road district of j come up for discussion, however is the.
Georgia, comprising sixteen counties in [proposed $75,000,000 road bond issue to
ythc section iminedately surroundingj come before the next Legislature.
E£-
government can be' operated-’! S, B. Carter, Fred D. Estes,, W. C.
in increase in taxes, and j Ham, N. C. White, M. C. Brown, B.
The mayor and Council
: A. .Parks, Mrs. S. O. South, Mrs.
City of Gainesville have taken
Eons of Gainesvilic into their j
me and are asking that tho
, of said City render all trip
A. Rudolph, Miss Nell Murphy.
Extension of a new Sewer System.
—B. H. Moore, chairman; 1-1. M. New
man, W. G. Meaioi, S. O. Smith, C.
assi.-Caiice possible .to'the;, said Mayor i A. Dozier, Jr., S. B. Rogers, Harry-R.
^'.(i Council, j Tucker, J. 0. Adams, /r. H. niont-
Thciviore be it Resolved,. By thetgomery,; Geo. M. Qu.ilian, Mrs. J.‘H.
citizens of. Gainesville mass meeting j Downey, Mrs. H.-J. Pearce, Mrs. E.
assembled that., the following commit-jM. Kimbrough,
tee of representative business .and jbrough. \
professional men .be and are hereby j
nominated and elPcted to act as an |jj^ jjjijyy YORK BUYING NEW
advisory board tp advise with and as
gala occasion, and want the citizens of
Gainesville to see the fun-loving Shrin-
ers at play.
A representative of tho rotogravure
section of the Atlanta Journal will be
j on hand to take pictures of the parade,
which will' appear later in tho roto-
| gravure section of the Sunday Journal.
Following the banquet at Riverside,
there will be a dance at the Golf Club
at 9.30 p. m. to top off tho occasion.
I Gainesville. (forts will be made to And out how the
club | lo this meeting will be invited tho [people feel about this, and the matter
ill bo discussed from every angle.
and others from tlic various counties,
and the meeting will be addressed by
a number of prominent officials, among
whom will be officials from the Stato
Tlio meeting promises to bo the most
important of its kind hold here, and
no doubt will be largely attended, by.
those interested in gojd roads.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The regular monthly meeting of tho
• Gainesville Chamber of 'Commerce will
jbe held at the Jackson building next
I Monday, Feb. .13th, at 0 p. m.
Tho following committees have boon ' Everybody interested iri tho welfare
Illustrious Potentate Bayne Gibson.
_, SPRING GOODS.
Mr. E. C. Paluiour and Miss Ruby
sist the Mayor and Council of the City
of Gainesville, in devising ways and . ,
means for the successful operation McElhaimbn of the dry goods and la-
and financing of the said City, ^ *o#-to : y«*r departments, re-
namely:
T. E. Atkins, W. A. Charters, H.
H. Dean, S. C. Dunlap, M. C. Brown,
A. S. Hardy, W. G. Mealor, J, C.
Pruitt, John E. Redwine, M. B. Car
ter, Henry Robertson, C. A. Rudolph,
J. B. Rudolph, E. B. Dunlap, E. C.
Palmour.
Committee to look into, the advisa
bility of purchasing an automobile for
the use of the city.—E. T. Parks,
chairman; W. A. Crcrw, J. D. Hardy,
John H. Hosch, Hayne Palmour, Geo.
W. Moore, A. C. McEver, H. A. Ter
rel], D. D. Jackson, J. Tol Phillips,
Mrs. J. C. Pruitt, Mrs. Roy Smith,
Mrs. J. T. Chamblee.
Committee to look into the advisa
bility of purchasing a Street or Road
Machine.—Otis Lathem, chairman;
John M. Hulsey, John T. Waters, C.
H. Martin, E. A. Spencer, H. W. Glaze
J. F. Carter, E. E. Kimbrough, H. W.
•**♦**&*****
Just Received
Shipment of New Crop
Turnip
Seeds
Onion Sets
Now is the Time to Buy!
IS
an
the Friendly
spoctively, of the W. J. & E. C. Pal
mour Co. department store, left Friday
for New York, whero they will spend
ten days in.the market buying new and
attractive spring merchandise for this
big store. Patrons of the store may
soon expect to see tho new goods on
display.
lowed by the celebrated Oriental Band
of Yaarab-Temple. This band will be
in full Oriental dress and will givo a
concert on the public square. The pa-
! appointed for tho occasion:
Committee on Arrangements—Jno. F. present.
(BlcWgott, Jr., chairman general com-j
mittee.
Publicity Committee—A. S. Hardy,
W. II. Hosch.
! Banquet Committee—-Sandy .Beaver,
0. E. HOrton.
• Invitations—P. R. Matthews, f L. E.
\\isdom, H. Tabor.
fCcJnnnittee on Aulos—C. V. .Nnllcy,
({ LJoydy Guy Barrett.
Ladies’ Reception ..Committee—Mrs.
Ii. L. Rudolph, Mrs. L. E. Wisdom, Mrs.
0. N. Davie, Mrs. Jas. A. Rudolph,
Mrs. E. B. Dunlap.
This will doubtless bo an
j of the city and section is urged to be
HIS WORK SUCCEEDING.
Dr. ,J. E. Hampton, recently of Moul
trie, now in Afar frees boro, -Tenn,, is
enjoying, a most successful ministry at
that point; In the few months he has'
been pastor there have been try or 90
additions to the church and the Sun-
Gay school has been advanced from
250 lo an attendance of "450. ' l^eeOntly
they had a very unique Ev.erv Member
/ ,
Canvass. Instead of going to the peo
ple the people were urged to conic to
occasion the church office.and on the first Hun-
long to be remembered -by the members
and their friends here and the visitors
from Atlanta.
aftOTmwwaruMJMoa
Meeting Here Feb. 13 to Devise
Means to Fight the Boll Weevil; ■
day afternoon over $15,000 was sub
scribed to their budget in this way.
The congregations regularly overflow
the great auditorium and sometimes
tax the capacity of the Sunday school
auditorium.—The Christian Index.
—o
GEORGIA COTTON GROWERS’
A meeting of farmers and those alson, Douglas, Campbell, Henry, CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIA-
Rockdale, Bartow, Gordon, Crayton, * TION OPENS DRIVE
Milton, Forsyth, Cobb, Cherokee, Hall 1
Pickens^ Paulding, Banks, Habersham
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE!
/ HELD HERE.
An educational conference of the!
Gainesville district was held at the
first Methodist church here Monday
and Tuesday. Dr. W. T. Hamby, pre
siding elder of the district, presided
over the deliberations of tho body,
which was well-attended by laymen and
vj^tors from over the district. Inter-
cstiiig discussions of tho educational
program now under way wore had, and-
tho sessions ; proved of pleasure and
profit to those who atttended. .
Among the. prominent visitors .wKot
addressed the conference Were Rev. Mr,
Collins,. pastor of tho Winder Method-'
ist church; Rev. Elam F, Dorsey, con
ference Secretary: Rev. W. D. Hunni-
futt, associate editor of tho Weslcyhn-
Christian Advocate; Hon. Rush Barton,
editor of the. Lavonia Times and lay
lender of the Conference; Hon. John •
N. Holder, Chairman of tho Georgia
Highway Commission, and. prominent
churchmen; and others.
Tho First church membership, hosts
of tho conference, exerted every effort
for the success of the meeting, and
extended every courtesy to" the visitors.
interested in the welfare of the farm
ers is sceduled to be heled here on
February 13th, at 10 A. M.
How to meet the oo'.i weevil situa
tion is the main subject to be discuss
ed. The best direct and indirect meth
ods of destroying, side-stepping and
beating the boll weevil l to it will be
stressed, along with changes that
should be made iri the farming pro
gram and the marketing facilities
that must be developed.
Boll weevil experts, marketing
TO HELP WITH COW PROB
LEMS HERE.
Mr. R. L. Phillips, representing the j specialists, farm crop and livestock
Purina Mills, of St. Louis, Mo., is in I specialists will deal with these sub-
the city and will spend about a month 1 jects about which the Georgia farmer
at the store of Hardie & Son, which J j s now much concerned,
store is now featuring the products of District Agent E. R. Strahan in
these mills. Mr. Phillips is an expert ( charge of county agent work in this
on tho caro and feeding of cows, and sec tj on of the state has sent out a"n-
is hero to adviso with tho people of
this section and help them with thoir
cow problems. Ho will be glad to con
sult with anyone in regard to their
cows, and his advice will doubtless bo
of much benefit to all who consult him.
BUYS CASH MARKET.
Mr. Frank Emmett has purchased of
Mr. H. C. Blackstock the market on N.
[Bradford street known as tho Cash Mar
ket. Mr. Emmett, who has been with
♦J* tho Choro-Cola Co. hero some time is
Ojwoll known to tho local trade, and will
doubtless onjoy a good patronage. Mr.
Blackstock has not as yet made defi
nite business plans for tho future.
nouncement that he has scheduled two
groups of speakers that will reach
Polk, Chattooga, Walker, Floyd, Har-
The Georgia'Cotton Growers’ Co-op-
J. > •-
COL. F. C. TATE DIES.
Col. Parish Carter Tate, former Con-
“I-”", * erativc Association lias opened op its f C ’“ n “S f ™>" M«i*Ninth district tu.4
Stephens, Gwinnett, Fayette and De- , v0 M c u i§„ tlw diref tT" D “ lncl ! Attorney
Kalb counties. i&n of H . W. Caldwell, c.uaty director! th » ” 0rtkor “ of «*»*>
. The speakers enlisted are Roland 0 , the organisation work. A mooting, 110 to "!° Jaspor ’ p ’ lc 1 kon ®
Turner, railway agriculturist; L. H.jwill bo hold in every centrally .located 00u ” r ! “ “'S' 1 J™”* an attack ot
Marla tt, live stock specialist; J. f Lmtl, district school house in Hall «»*• ■«**«.<».
Mills, market specialist; E. R. Stra-bounty within tho next thirty days. A, ° o years 0 ago, as was
ban, district agent and boll weevifl vcly | P diul invitation'is extended to | ■ kn » w » g| ««.«»»
authority; C. A. Whittle, 0, A. Cobb, ’ everybody in overy walk ot life to come! »P«™«r » tins, congreanoaal
Editor Southern Ruralist, Dr. Wm. „„d Lear the plan oxplaiucd. fel“‘ n0 ‘’ ™* ^‘-toowia
Bradford, agriculturist;, jMrs. Leila 1 organisation hns been put over in six i’2 """T Z 7!t \Tst®?**
R. Mize, in charge of home economics othor cotton states and lias in excess i. ° au ® or ® 0 a e 0 . nan.
, | y*. . , , , F. Bell, and a Bmter of Judge Geotgft,
work. iof two nnlhon bales signed up under T ... ... ' ® &
L. Bell of Atlanta; one son, Col. Hove-
m
M
The message which it is said these; the contract for the next Jve years. , Tate of j aad two daugWer ^
The quota for Georgia is 20Q,000 bales TT . . . m _, _ „ T “
experts will bring is “How to Play ” “ ! Miss Virginia Tate of Jasper, and Mts»
_ „ . and those familiar with tho progress of i . , „ ,, . . m. ,,, ’ _
Safe in Meeting the Boll Weevil Sit- „ .Andrew Genett of Asheville, N. C.
° - the association in tho stato arc confi-1 _ . . . ’
uation.” This is the message' which don j. ^ a (. ^ quota will bo doubled by
the farmers of this county should be 0 £ _A.pj.ji. ^^0 Association has
anxious to hear p.nd a large audience so arranged tho membership fee that
will doubtless greet these speakers. i every farmer can join by giving note
Funeral and interment will tak*.
place at, Jasper tomorrow.'
IN LAND OF FLOWERS.
Judge S. K. Christopher loft, yestor-
104,000-TON ORDER OF
CRUSHED STONE.
The Piedmont Corporation, owners
of the pyrites mine in Lumpkin coun
ty at Chestatee, has received an order
for 104,000 tons of crushed stone,
which is to be shipped to Tampa, Fla.,
as fast as it can be mined and crush
ed. It is understood this stone is to
be consigned to the Florida Highway
Commission to be used in road-build-
REOITAL BY WELL-KNOWN
ARTISTS.
A recital of more than usual interest
will be ‘ givon on Monday oveniug,
February 13th, in the Brenau audito
j'for same due Nov. 1, 1922, or deduc-
; ted from tho proceeds of tho first bale
! of cottou put through tho, Association.
MR. ROPER IS LIVE AGENT.
Mr. W. A. Ropor, local agont for
rium Mr. Geo. Rogers, ■ tenor, Mr. lho r™dcntiul Life Insurance Co., will
Walter Chapman, pianist, and Mrs. H . !lcav0 Monda y for Novv York ’ whc f k °
J. Pearce, violinist. ; wi11 s I Jend a weok as tho gues ^ of * ho
; company, with all expenses paid. Mr.
Both MriJ. Pearce and Mr.
aro unusually well known and liked,
and thoir recitals aro always among the
BIG MILL TO RUN FULL TIMS
It is authoritively stated that the*
big hardwood lumber mill of the*
Morse Bros. Lumber Co., will start
running full time on March 1st.
ready the company is cutting timber
in the mountains and hauling it by itst
tram-roads to Helen, where the bij£
mill i^ located. The company has aK
ready begun the shipment of lumber,,
after having practically suspended
ing in that State, though this has not-most artistic and delightful of tho sea-
been verified as no officials of the son. Mr. Chapman has appeared, bo-
corporation are in the city. This im-jforo Gainosvillo audiences a number of
mense order is to be transported By 1 times and hns countless admirers. Mr.
ogeiS Ropef is one of only threo agents iri tho ! operations for some months due tab
state of Georgia who has the distinc- j lack of demand. However, orders ato.
lion of being invited for this trip. It!coming in sufficiently to justify re-.
the Gainesville & Northwestern Rail-1 Chapman holds a most onviablo posi-
dny for Orlando, Fla., wliero ho will i way t 0 Gainesville and turned over to | tion as a pianist of National repntri-
spond about a. riionth on a visit. He its connections. Railroad officials! tion, and his many frionds are lookiirg
niay possibly visit other points beforo s tate it will take about two years to
returning homo, I10 stated. j mine and crush this stone. What
0— . price is to be received by the Pied-
DR LOGAN MOVES OFFICES.' n,ont Corporation is not known. This
Dr. W.L. Logan has moved his office is 1'og.rMed as'a by-product of this
to rooms 403-404 Jackson building. | a.. -rmcipal output is a ler-
He occupied his former quarters in Emplojori^t will be
what is known as the Bailey ..block/, given t ,° a '*?«* f ° rce ot men in m "'
'* adjoining the late Dr. Bailey^ resi . • ing and crushig this srone, hence tbe
dence on Washington street, for ' v, en- ! order wil1 be in tins entire
ty years. lie owned the building h 0 ^ community,
occupied, but has leased same to a ] ~—
Store
fl
Mrs. McDonald, and same is being;] , J. E. HAMPTON, JR., ILL.
fitted up for a Millinery store, which 1 Georgia Baptists will regrot to loam
J U • she is to open March 1st. Mrs. Me- j that Dr.. J, E. Hampton’a little boy, J.
Donald comes $0 Gainesville' from j jj, j r>> hns boon critically ill at Barr’s
St! Mississippi highly recommended, and Gatntovium, Nushvillo. He has under-
* Gainesville givhs'her a cotdia 1 ! wel- gono two major operations, but is,ro-
come to become a citizen and business portod very much hotter now. ,Dr.
woman of the community,. Dr. Logan Hampton writes fro’m Nashville that
requests his friends and patrons to tho dootors hold out evory hopo'for
take notice of ,his change in location his oarly recovery. Dr. Hampton is
Church, Mur-
forward to this oppoVtunity of hearing
him again,
A delightful program has been
planned and tho public is cordially in*
vitocl to be prosont. .
MODERN TOPICS CLUB.
Tho Modern Topics Club met with
Mrs. Hammond Johnson Tuesday after
noon. Tho ladies woro dolightod to
have with them Col. H. H, Perry, who
delivered, an eloquent ns well as prac
tical address on “Woman us a Citi--
zon.’’
This was followed by a .paper On
“Child Welfare’’ most ably presented
by tho President, Mrs. Powoll.
Tho liostoss served delicious rofrosh-
monts, qssistdd' by Mrs, Louis Wisdom
ami Mrs, Merritt.
Tho next meeting of tho Club will
be with Mrs. Sidney Smith. Mrs.' Ham
mond Johnson will givo a book roviow,
is in recognition of his vtiluablo ser
vices for tho company last year in the
writing of new business. Ho wrote
lust* year policies amounting to moro
than $200,000, which ib indeod a fine
record. Mr. Roper is ono of the Pru
dential's most valued agents in Geor
gia, and has a number of times bof.oro
been hanbvod by being tho guest of tho
company on trips similar to tho ono ho
is to taka next weok.
sumption of work at the big mill oifc
full time. This is a splendid intipca*
tion that financia] conditions atft
“perking up” a bit[ and it is believwt
by business men generally that condi
tions are now gradually improving^.
The Morse Bros. Lumberi company
employs many men and the resump
tion of work by the company will hava,
a helpful influence upon the affairs,
of many people throughout this sec
tion who were adversely affected!
when the mill interests shut down op
erations following the depression.
0——r-
“BQOK SHOWER” AT THE
HIGH SCHOOL.
A “book shower“ will bo hold at
lho now High School building |aThg| DOESN’T LIVE ON MILL
day evening, February 16th, at oight TWrtmW
o’clock. All patrons and friends of FitUirijiv 1 x.
the school are cordially invite^ and Editor Tho Gainesville News: - .
urgod to bo present, and to bring a Tn your issue of Fob. Ist, 1922,. wo,
book. ;Our school.in nOw nn A-l aecrod- note tho following “That Messrs. Ba$s I
itod high school, and wo must lmvo a well, Smith and Kimsoy dug up 4
well-oquippod' library in order to keep lonft of whiskey at tho GainesviUe Cots
it in that group. Wo aro placing in ton Mill in tho yurdjof W.
tho library historical reference books, Hint is a mistake.
W. J. White live*
ii good lino of fiction, and many period- e niilo or moro from tho Gainesville,
(on ] 8i mill, doos riot work at the OairioaviB*
Wlint nro you going to contvibutof mill and doos not live on tho mill'*
Don’t forgot tho dat°* Como and preraisos
bring your bookr-an old ono or a new
ono,
Respectfully,
J. L. TUCKER. J
M'i2aS&
rsihv'i
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