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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME 52.
WEEVIL AND
DROUTH LOSS
$750,000,000
New York. —Southern cotton
platners have suffered ths season a
loss approximating at present cotton
prices, $750,000,000 through the rav
ages of the boll weevil and the
drought, President E. E. Bartlett,
Jr., of the New York Cotton Ex
change declared Thursday in a
statement urging the use of more
funds to fight the weevil.
Unless the damage done by the
weevil is effectively checked within
the next few years, America’s su
premacy as the world’s leading cot
ton grower is seriously threatened,
Mr. Bartlett declared.
Never since the weevil first made
its appearance in the cotton belt,
about 1892, has uch great alarm
been felt as exists today among the
cotton planters,” Mr. Bartlett said.
“After years of procrastination the
national government, the state gov
ernments and the leading cotton as
sociations are at last beginning to
realize the dire need for drastic ac
tion in every section of the cctton
belt to reduce the weevil menace to
a minimum.”
In view of the huge loss which an
nually confronts the nation, Mr.
Bartlett said the amount devoted to
fghting the weevil “eems infinitesi
mally small.”
“It would be a real economy,” he
declared, “and a great benefit to the
nation and the world, to devote mil
lions of dollars to exterminating this
enemy of the cotton plant.”
President Bartlett said the New
York Cotton Exchange this year con
tributed SIOO,OOO to fight the pest
and that the state of Georgia, the
second largest cotton growng state,
has contracted for 50,000 tons of
calcium arsenate, conidered the most
effective known instrument for com
bating the weevil, to be delivered
over a period of five years. The
United States Steel Corporation,
through Chairman Gary, has notified
the American Cotton assocation it
would contribute $25,000 annually
for the next three years to the boll
weevil campaign, Mr. Bartlett said:
“The far reaching blight of the
weevil,” he said, “touches even the
steel corporation. There are eight
steel ties on every bale of cotton,
and the crop loss thi year, due chief
ly to the weevil, is estimated at
about 6,■’QOO,(*.'(■ bale's, 'i Ids means
that cotton growers will require ;S,-
000,000 fewer s'eel t’es to bale the
crop.”
W.J. BUTLER AS
A MELONGROWER
W. J. Butler, who resides two miles
south of Lawrenceville, on the i-'tone
Mountain road, gave his annual wa
termelon cutting a few days ago,
and over thirty of his friends had
the good fortune to enjoy his hospi
tality.
The summer has been so dry in
this section that the melon crop is,
generally, the poorest in recent
years, but nothing seems to inter
fere with Bill Butler’s success in
growing them under any conditions,
as he had thirteen of them piled up
for the occasion, either of which
would have tipped the scales close to
fifty pounds. Seven of them were
sufficient to more than supply all
these people, yet there were some
notable watermelon consumers in
the crowd, including Judge O. A.
Nix and Houston Powell, all of whom
left full and happy, though the,se
two notables look back somewhat
mournful and unhappy upon the six
uncut sheres left behind.
Butler is the real King of water
melon growers in this county, and
has greatly improved the McGuire
variety, which is recognized as the
most delicious grown in this section
of ihe 't'jte.
But he by no means confines his
agricultural activities to melon
growing, but is as good an allround
farmer as there is in the county.
His cotton crop this year, despite the
boll weevil, which he is actively and
successfully fighting with calcium
arsenate, is really a very fine one,
a large proportion of the acreage de
voted to it will yield a bale per acre,
while his corn is simply splendid.
Such a farmer is really a vi'uable
asset in any comrnumnity as a dem
onstrator of.what can be accomplish
ed under any conditions tl rough
proper and intelligent methods.
w . L. niX,
Attorney at Law,
Office in New Tenner Building
l LAWRENCEVILLE, GA.
The News Herald
Walton County
Has 562 Acres
Planted in Peanuts
Monroe, Ga.—Middle Georgia
counties whose peanut growers
joined the Georgia Peanut Growers’
Cooperative Association, have been
divided into districts and each dis
trict will elect its own directors.
The same method of election that
was employed in the south Georgia
districts,, which were first organized,
will be followed in the up state coun
ties. John H. Mock, director of field
service, has divided the new terri
tory into districts.
Following is r a list of districts 12,
14 and 15, with counties composing
each and the number of acres under
contract in each county:
Distrct No. 12—Jsaper county
alone, 6,966 acres.
District No. 14—-Walton, 562
acres; Henry, 1,369; Monroe, 179;
Butts, 8; Rockdale, 35; Spaulding,
80; Clayton, 46; Fayette, 771;
Campbell, 219; Coweta, 3,049; Meri
wether, 343; total 6,660 acres.
District No. 15—Morgan, 2,931;
Greene, 1,756; Oconee, 2; Clarke,
25; Madison, 70; Oglethorpe, 1.265;
Wilkes, 872; Lincoln, 54; total 6,973
acres.
TWO DROWN IN
ATLANTA LAKE
Atlanta, Ga. —Two persons were
drowned and seven others narrowly
escaped death about 10 o'clock
Thursday night when they fell from
a raft on which they were staging a
pageant for delegates to the conven
tion of the National Association of
the Deaf, gathered at the East Lake
Country club.
The body of Miss Elsie Maurer,
twenty year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Maurer, 323 North Jack
son street, was recovered about thir
ty mniutes after the accident, while
a searching party dragged the lake
until 3:45 o’clock Friday morning
before finding the body o fMr. J. W.
, Vandergrif, thirty-one years old, a
decorator for Virgil W. Shepard, liv
ing at 150 Ormond street.
The tragedy occurred in view of
hundreds of persons gathered on the
banks of the lake.
LAWRENCEVILLE LOST TO
WINDER AND CONYERS
Winder defeated the locals Wednes
day afternoon, by the score of 7 to
6. The game was one of those slew,
uninteresting kind, and very few if
any sparkling plays were made.
Rogers, the Winder pitcher, was
wild and walked a good many of the
locals, but poor base running and
lack of hitting in the pinches kept
the boys from the heme plate.
The Winder team hit Jim Garner
hard in the first three innings, but
Jim settled after that and had them
eating out of his hand for the re
mairder of the game.
Thursday Conyers hit hard and
carried away the victory over our
boys, 6 to 5. This game was nip and
tuck for nine innings, the score being
1 to 1, at the beginning of the ninth
frame Conyers scored what looked
like the winning run, but the locals
tiej things up in their half. In the
thir.»er*.h inning Conyers pushed
over four runs on some hitting and
also s omt poor fielding on the locals’
part. Lawrenceville scored three
runs in their half, and with three on
base, one oiit Frank Simpson hit!
into a double play, killing all chances
of victory.
The hitting of Quigg Tucker, who
got four hits, featured for Corfyers.
While two pretty catches by Kelley
and Patterson featured for Lawrence
ville.
H UTCHINS-JOHNSTON.
A marriage of much interest to a
large circle of friends throughout
this section was that of Mr. Victor
N. Hutchins and Miss Mary Johnston,
which occurred last Tuesday evening
at the Presbyterian manse in this
city, Rev. J. G. Patton, Jr., pastor
of the Presbyterian church, perform
ing the ceremony.
Mrs. Hutchins is well known in
this city, being a sister of Mrs. F.
T. Pentecost, with whom she has
made her home for the past several
years. She is the daughter of the
late Prof. Ronald Johnston, and a
sister of Col. Don K. Johnston, of
Norcross.
The grotom is also well known
here, having been reared in this city,
being the youngest son of the late
Judge Nathan L. Hutchins, and has
a bos' of friends who will be greatly
interested in this happy event.
Misses Lola and Vera Mae Jones
and Miss Etta Mae Maffett, of At
lanta, who have been pending sever
al days with Mr. and Mr 4. Jones, re
turned home Sunday.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1923.
KLAN POSTS
SBO,OOO TO FREE
8 FROM PRISON
. Steubenville, O.—Barred from
folding a meeting here by order of
Mayor Frinak Hawkins, following
the anti Ku Kiux Klan rioting Wed
nesday night n Whch four men were
wounded in a gun battle, approxi
mately 1,000 members of the klan
njet at Richmond, 12 miles west of
here last night, police said this morn
ing.
A committee of klansmen came
here, after the meeting and posted
SIO,OOO bond each for the release of
eight members of an armed party
which came from East Liverpool by
auto early yesterday.
Mayor Hawkins last evening or
dered police to prevent public dem
onstrations of any kind, the ban ex
tending to even small gatherings on
the streets. Precautions against an
other outbreak will be continued.
PERRYMAKES
A STATEMENT
Atlanta, Ga.—lnformation was
given Saturday that James A. Perry,
vice chairman of the Georgia Public
Service,. Commission, has been de
posed froVn that office, and that
John T. Boifeuil’.et, for several
years a member of that body, has
been made vice-chairman in his
stead. The action of the commission
was taken at an executive session of
the commission Thursday.
Confirmation of the report that
he had bee relieved of the vice chair
manship was given by Mr. Perry,
who issued a statement characteriz
ing the action of the commission as
as a means of “punishing” him for
his activities in behalf of a bill be
fore the 1923 legislature to reduce
the commission to three members.
It has been generally known for
‘TPTme' time that’ there has been lack
of harmony between the members of
the public service commission. In
fact, Mr. Perry, in a statement be
fore a legislative committee a few
weeks ago, made the statement that
the other four members of the com
mission were hostile to him. At the
committee hearing he threatened to
resign unless “something were done”
by the legislature or by the people
at large to remedy the situation.
The ether members of the com
mission, at a later hearing on the
bill to reduce the membership, made
statements in opposition to Mr. Per
ry, asserting that he was actuated
by spleen over his failure to be elect
ed chairman of the commission when
C. Murphy Candler, former chair
man, retired and declined to offer
for reelection. Paul Trammell, of
Dalton, was elected chairman to suc
ceed Mr. Candler.
Atlanta, Ga.—Stockholders of the
Bank of Chamblee, Ga., will be com
pelled to pay the demands of liti
gants having claims against the in
stitution, according to a decision of
the Georgia Supreme Court Satur
day. •
It is said that the decision will af
fect thousands of citizens of Geor
gia who are concerned either in this
or smilar cases in process of litiga
tion.
This suit was brought against State
Superintendent of Banks Bennett by
some of the stockholders of the bank
in question, who alleged that the act
of the Legislature authorizing the
Superintendent of Banks to issue
executions against stockholders in
insolvent banks was unconstitution
al.
The case was tried before'the Su
perior Court of Fulton county, and
Judge E*!lis, of the court, held the
act to be constitutional. Following
Judge Ellis’ decision, the litigation
was carred up to the Supreme Court
and the lower court has been sus
tained.
Vote Men Equal
Montgomery, Ala.—The lower
house of the Alabama legislature Fri
day went on record for “equal rights
for men,’ but refused to go all the
way when it defeated a bill providing
for aboltion of rolling pins.
One bill passed, gives men, as well
as women, the right to obtain divorce
on grounds of cruelty.
“It is time some consideration was
shown to men,” said Representative
David Cook, author of the bill.
On the bill to' eliminate rolling
pins, however, most of the solons
held that in many cases they were
still being employed usefully in
making bread.
Attorney General
Launches Inquiry
On Gasoline Price
Atlanta, Ga.—lnvestigation of the
prices charged for gasoline in Geor
gia has been started $y Attorney
General George Napier, it was an
nounced Friday. Conferences be
tween the attorney general, jobbers,
retail dealers and all other persons
directly interested in the oil business
have been held and are scheduled
during the next week, it was stated.
Mr. Napier declare he has inform
ed Governor Walker that he is act
ing on his instructions to conduct the
investigation and intended to use the
authority of his office to its fullest
extent in determining whether fair
prices are being charged for gasoline
in the state.
Governor Walker issued orders for
the investigation several days ago in
line with smilar action,taken by oth
er state executives. I
WIFE OF PRES. IN
NAT’L. CONTEST
New York.—Mrs. Calvin Coolidge,
wife of the president, ie one of sev
eral thousand women sittnig on the
anxious seat awaiting the result of a
knitting contest conducted by a Phil
adelphia yarn manufacturer.
Mrs. Coolidge knitted her entry, a
whte baby carriage robe, whila she
was summering, as wfie of the vice
president, at their home in North
ampton, Mass. The robe, about a
yard square and lined with pink
crepe de chine, is of plain knitted
stitch, with three panels of lace
stitch knitted of the yarn.
Winners fn the contest will be an
nounced August 24. A total of sll,-
000 in prizes is to be awarded, $2,-
000 for the first prize, SSOO for the
second and S2OO f ft r third, and a
long list of smaller sums.
KIWANIANS ENTERTAINED
AT MONROE WEDNESDAY
The local Kiwanis tlpb, headed by
'President PK Q. Sammon, marie a
pleasant exeimflon Wednesday after
noon to Monroe, where the Lawrence
ville and Madison clubs were served
with a 6 o’clock barbecue by the
wide awake Monrce club.
The meeting was held at the Ford
plant, and their welcome was 'as
warm as thp weather, which is say
ing a great deal.
Madison put up several entertain
ers first, after which Lawrenceville
was called upon to respond. Presi
dent Sammon introduced Col. John I.
Kelley, who delivered an excellent
address, after which Dr. J. G. Pat
ton, of Dublin, made a characteristic
speech bristling with the Kiwanis
spirit Carl Harvil was the last on
our program and he made the best
hit of thi evening with his mimicry
and other stunts.
O-n the whole it was a pleasant
evening and one long to he remem
bered by all who were present.
The following went from Law
renceville:
F. Q. Sammon, T. W. Webb, J. J.
Brock, Dr. D. C. and John I. Kelley,
Rev. J. G. Patton, V. L. Hagood, C.
M. Morcock, J. H. McGee, H. P. Stiff,
M. C. Austin, Ek L. Kecwn, H. C.
Smith, Grady Holt, H. H. Pharr, Geo.
Cash, J. R. Perry, H. G. Robinson,
G. C. Montgomery, J. J. Baggett, J.
L. Comfort, C. O. Stubbs.
Visitors, Dr. J. G. Patton, Dublin;
Carl Harvil, Indiana; Flowers Mahaf
fey and George Gilbert.
Farm Department
Inquiry To Begin
On September 17
Atlanta, Ga.—The investigation of
the state department of agriculture
authorized by the recent legislature
will begin on Monday, September 17,
it was said Frday. Members of the
committee left Atlanta for their
homes without organizing, but they
are said to have reached an under
standing to return about the middle
of next month. They were given
sixty-five days to complete their
work.
J. J. Brown, commissioner of agri
culture, announced Frday that he
will cooperate with the committee in
every way possible and is ready for
the investigation to begin at any
time.
Representative C. E. Stewart, of
Atkinson county, who led the fight
on Commissioner Brown in the re
cent session, has announced that
former Governor Thomas W. Hard
wick may represent thoes who lave
attacked the department of agricul
ture.
Mr. F. Q. Sammon, Jr., who had
an operation on his ear last week, is
doing nicely.
LEGION URGES
VETERANS TO
PREACH PEACE
Indianapolis, Ind.—An nternation
al effort toward world peace on the
part of allied World war veterans
will be urge(l by American Legion of
ficials, headed by National Com
mander Alvin Owlsey, who sails to
morrow from New York to attend
the Brussels conference of the inter
allied veteran’s federation it was an
nounced at legion natonal headquar
ters here Friday. The convention
will be held September 1-5, and the
whole of the delegation’s time, other
than actual attendance at the meet
ing will be occupied by official vis
its in Eigland Belgium and France.
The purpose ol tne organizatr.n
with which the American veterans
are affiliated is primarily for relief
and care of war veterans. Resulting
from this, a quest of international
difficulties, 1: adng to world peace,
has become prime consideration, ac
cording to tne legion's announce
ment. At the convention held in
New Orleans in 1922, simultaneously
with that of the American Legion,
the delegates voiced principles de
claring for a world peace n a mani
festo, which received unqualified in
dorsement of the American Legion
One of the impo’t.nt clauses in the
manifesto was a declaration for the
establishment of a “world court" to
war.”
CAMP MEETING
COMES TO CLOSE
Services held Sunday night closed
the camp meeting which has been
running for one week at the grounds
two miles north of Lawrenceville. In
many ways this meeting was among
the bet held in years.
Practically every tent on the en
campment was occupied, something
like 250 people spending the week
"’Sere and with a large number of
visitors at every service. This an
nual meeting always brings many
old friends together.
Pastor Marvin Franklin was in
charge and most of the preaching
was done by Dr. Fraser, of Atlanta,
and Dr. Acree, of Eastman, whose
sermons were enjoyed for their
good. Several additions were made
to the church.
Most of the tenters moved back to
ther homes this (Monday) morning
and at the meeting of tentholders
and trustees many improvements
were planned for next year’s meet
ing.
WAS ENGINEER,
NOW PLASTERER
Chicago.—Plasterers wage 3 of
$lO4 and more a week are causing
student ministers and members of
other professions to take up the
trowel in Evanston, where work on
a new hotel sin progress. Until re
cently Rev. Frank Cummins was a
member of the plastering gang.
George Sellick, of Portland, Ore., a
graduate of Washington university,
a civil engineer and a holder of sev
eral degrees, recently turned down
the offer of a profesorship to join
the plasterers.
“I learned the trade n high school
and worked my way through col
lege,” Sellick said. “When I grad
uated in 1917 I found the trade paid
better than my profesion as an en
gineer. Members of my graduating
class are working for S2OO a month
and my pay runs between S4OO and
$500.”
REBECCA WINTERS FOWLER
DIED EARLY SATURDAY
Mrs. Rebecca E’owlr, young v’ife of
Mr. H. Elton F >vler, died at the
home in Suwanee district on I aw
renceville route one, early Saturday
morning after a short illness and
when recovery seemed a certanity.
Mrs. Fowler will be remembered
in Lawrenceville as Rebecca Winters,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Win
ters and received her education in
the schools here. A little more than
a year ago she was married to Mr.
P’owler, a sterling young man of his
community.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 2 o’clock and the
burial was at Lebanon.
Eugene, the ten year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Williams, died
at the home in Bay Creek district
near Grayson, Sunday. Funeral ser
vices will be held at Zion Monday
afternoon.
Nix Declines Judgeship;
Lewis Russell Appointed
The Fall Term Starts the First Mon
day in September With an Able
Corps of Teacherg.
For the coming year the following
teachers have been selected by the
board of education; High school—
J. J. Brock, principal, department of
mathematics; C. E. Monfort, coach,
history and athletics; M. C. Austin,
science and Latin; Mis* Gladys
Youngblood, English and French.
Junior Departmental Gradesr—Miss
Irene Ballard, geography and his
tory; Mrs. J. L. Exum, language and
literature; Miss Loig Matthews,
arithmetic and science.
Lower Grammar Grades Mrs.
Clayton Webb, Mrs. G. K. Bagwell,
Miss Jewel Campbell, Miss Maud
Keown, Mis* Bertha Peeples, Miss
Ola Garner.
Miss Vonnie Sanders, music, and
Miss Kate Mikel, expression.
Personnel of Faculty.
While the arrangement with Mr.
Austin has not been completed, it is
a pleasure to announce that he has
been elected by the board of educa
tion. With Prof. C. O. Stubbs, a
well known educator, as superinten
dent, every department is well repre
sented and this faculty will be able
to do better work than has ever been
done in the school.
Miss Gladys Youngblood is from
Greensboro, Ga., a graduate with A.
B. degree from Cox College, and she
has taught at Hazlehurst and at
Grantville, Ga. Miss Youngblood is
a college friend of the bride of recent
days, Mrs. Gower.
Miss Lois Matthews comes to us
from Molena and she needs no in
trouuction to Lawrenceville, as she
has taught here before. Miss Bal
lard and Miss Sanders return to us
again another year, and Miss Kate
Mikel, of the department q£ expres
sion, is from Macon, having done her
work in expression at Wesleyan.
The library cases have been built
in and the tables have been placed
in the library and the library room
is being fitted out for real reading
and research worj?. The number/of
volumes reported’ last year was 624.
The rtghi kiTid of a movernerrh \vtrul<l
make the number 1,000 for the com
ing year.
School Opens the First Monday.
School will open on Monday, Sep
tember 3, 1923, and will get in four
months by Friday, December 21.
The classes will be assigned by
grades, beginning on the left of the
building, and pregressing by grade'
from room to room, until the eleventh
grade will be in the last room on
the right down stairs, which will
give every pupil a year in each room
of the building, except the room
used for the overflow grades. This
puts the grammar grade s in the west
part of the building and the high
school in the east end of the building.
Program for School Week.
Plans are being laid for a school
week the last week in August, be
ginning on Monday, the 27th, and
continuing until Friday. Monday
will be office day, and the hours
wi'l be from 3 until 5, and the rec
ords will be open for any parent to
find out about any information that
is on file, any advice in regard to the
new school year. Tuesday will be
house-warming day, and all the pat
rons and friends will be invited from
3 to 5 to visit the building, and a
committee of teachers will be ap
pointed to act as hosts for the occa
sion. Wednesday will be called pos
ter day, and every house will be ex
pected to have some form of poster
or sign to advertise the school, such
as “One to Start,” “Five From Here.”
“Two in High School,” “Hurrah for
Primary Grade,” “My Teacher is the
Best,” and such posters, with a parade
of posters by the children in the
afternoon hours abound the curt
house, ending at the school building
with the posters deposited *in the
teacher’s room and a prize of some
sort offered for the most attractive
poster gotten up by any family.
Thursday may he termed rally day.
with some addresses by school offi
cials and a visiting speaker in the
chapel during the evening. Friday
may be called sport day, and during
the afternoon a game of ball will be
played between the fathers who have
children in school and the boys who
are enrolled in school. Other forms
of sports may be arranged for.
Saturday will be clean up day, and
each teacher will have the janitor to
put the room in order for beginning
the work the following week. A
faculty meeting will be held to make
assignments to rooms, arrange de
tails and . make out program for
opening. Committees will be an
nounced for each of these occasions.
Mr. Otis Dillard ond Miss Jessie
Mae Gregory were happily married
August 11th, Rev. B. W. Mercier of
ficiating.
Mr. Burton Chadwick and Miss
Marjorie Hawkins were joined in
wedlock by Rev. W. J. Brewer Au
rurt 12tK,
TWICE-A-WEEK
Atlanta, Ga., August 16.—Lewis C.
Russell, prominent resident of Bar
row county, Wednesday was appoint
ed by Governor Clifford Walker as
judge of the new Piedmont judicial
circuit, created recently by the gen
eral assembly. ;
Mr. Russell’s appointment was an
nounced by the governor following
receipt of a communication from O.
A. Nix, who was appointed by the
governor to the judgeship immedi
ately after the new circuit was ere-*
ated, stating that he was not able
to accept the honor because of press
ing personal business affairs.
Mr. Russell was sworn in as judge
of the new circuit Wednesday after
noon, and will take up hi* new duties
immediately. For the last twenty
five years Mr. Russell has practiced
law in the state since his graduation
from the University of Georgia. Ho
is a brother of Chief Justice Richard
B. Russell, and recently resigned aa
private secretary to United States
Senator Walter F. George,, having
served in that capacity since the elec
tion of Senator George last. fall.
Other appointments announced by
Governor Walker are as follows:
Howell C. Erwin, Athens, to rep
resent the city of Athens as a trus
tee of the University of Georgia;
Hugh J. Rowe, Athens, also to repre
sent the city of Athens in compliance
with a recent act of the genera! as
sembly; W. E. Simmons, of Law
renceville, trustee of the State Col
lege of Agriculture; John W. Ben
nett, Waycross, resigned; L. E. Coop
er, Athens, member of the state of
barber examiners; E. D. Penny, Ath
ene, to be solicitor of the city court
of Athens; A. F. Sellers, judge of
county court of Lanier, and R. M.
Pei.land, solicitor of the same court.
Nix Tendered Appointment.
Atlanta, Ga., August 11, 1923,
Honorable O. A. Nix, Lawrence
ville, Ga. Dear Nix:
In recognition of your high char
acter, strict integrity and unusual
legal ability, I take great pleasure
in tendering to you the appointment
’as the first judge of the superior
courts o-f the Piedmont circuit, re
entiy created by an act of the gens
eral assembly of Georgia. I trust
you will be in position to accept he
appointment. V
Sincerely your friencf,
CLIFFORD WALKER,
Govemos.
! *4 S:-'4
Nix Declines to Accept. .
Lawrenieville, Ga., Aug. 15, 192-3.
Hr«. Clifford Walker, Go'vehior of
Georgia, Atlanta, Ga. - '• ]
Dear Governor:
I acknowledge, with profound
gratitude, your kind favor of the 11th
instant, tendering me the appoint
ment as the first judge of the su
perior ccurs of th!e Piedmont cir
cuit, recently created by an- act of
tre general assembly of Georgia.
I have had the matter of the ac
ceptance of this high prsition under
serious consideration, and it has giv
en me no little worry. This is an
honor coveted by practically every
member of the legal profession, and
one that comes to but few of them.
I confess that I have an ambition at
some opportune time to serve in this
capacity, and were I to consult my
own personal feelings only, I would
accept it now.
He wever, just at this time I have
in my charge and keeping some im
portant business matters that cannot
be diverted without serious financial
loss both to myself and to my clients,
and which is of such nature that I
feel it demands my personal atten
tion. <
I feel, therefore, under the circum
stances, that it is my dirty to sacri
fice my own personal feelings and
ambitions where they conflict with
that of the interests of my clients
who have placed important and
sacred matters in my keeping. I am
compelled, therefore, to decline the
appeintment, but in doing so to say
to you that I shall always feel grace
ful to you for the confidence reposed
in me
With best wishes amd continued
high regards, I am,
Your friendy
O. A. NIX.
MRS. W. L. NIX AGAIN HEADS
PARENT-TEACHER ASSN.
The Lawrenceville P. T. A. held a
meeting at the school house August
2. A large number were present, and
much interest was taken in discuss
ing plans for the new year.
The nominating committee gave
the following report, which will be
voted on at the September meeting:
President, Mrs. W. L. Nix; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Jim Flanigar; secretary,
Miss Ballard; treasurer, Prof. Brock.
We hope to take up the five reg
ular departments of work this term
and make our P. T. A. ready mean
something to our school. The com
mittees for these departments will bo
announced at an early date.
NUMBER 84.