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CHARLTON COUNTY HE®RALD. DOLLAR AND A HALF PER YEAR Folkston-Kingsland Highway Ready for Early Start--C. C. C. Busy Meet Monday evening’s meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was just a spendid come together of the citi zens to discuss seyeral important matters pertaining to the stimulus of the town’s prosperity. Chiefly was the matter of secu ing the right of way for the Kings land-Folkston Highway, A letter from the Highway Board stating it was a project wherein the funds were available for immediate ap plication, and as the surveying had been done, the question was were the deeds seeured for the right of way. Chairman Littlefield present admitted a hitch over a 60-foot right of way, but felt it was not impossible to get it. It was sug gested that another way cut could be secured, but the body sugges ted diplomacy first and if reason failed then the change. To assist Chairman Littlefield, President Fleming ap»ointed Dr. Williams, and J. D. Raulerson to aid him in wooing over those unwilling ones That the grant will be given is as sured and soon another link will be begun to connect the Dikie with the Coastal Highway. This means more revenne to us via the gaso line tax and the release of this road to the state. . A slep in a progressive way was taken” when a committee was se -2 ': sg S it gv_;a' oy Sols ‘: 1 *}%’;‘ sals plants can be elemnated. * Mestrs. Wm. Mizell, Jr., Edgar Al len, J. V. Gowen, Johi: Harris and Mayor Stapleton was the team se lected to put it over. 2 A Board of Directors was chos en composed of L. E. Mallarg, chairman, J. W. Vickery, W. A, Wood, G. A. Dean and George R. Gowen. It is reported this Board will bring up several important matters for the next meeting. President Fleming stated that he expected to leave on his vaca tion in a day or so, requesied that a vice-chairman be chosen. By a rising vote T, W. Wrench was se lected, Assistant to Secretary Hursey, J. D. Raulerson was chos en. Present was Mr. Hewett, of Bal timore, who spoke on financing the tobacco growers, he represen inga concern that financed those that wished to grow better tobac co and from his observation he as sured 0s Charlon could grow it. Messrs, L. E. Mallard, G. A. Dean and W. B. Vickery was appointed to confer with him on the matter. Several matters of importance were discussed and a program ol action is to be planfied, which inj cindes a trade at home, and some plant) further success on the farm in this section, , ‘lwPevery citizen who wants to see Eolkston move forward an in: vitation is theirs to join the Cham ber of Commerce. The report of the President showed a fine spirit manifest, doubled the amount giv en to pay the 4 H Club Boys trip to Athens, which was the Folkston spirit all over again, Leases Turpentine Timber, ‘the Racepond Turpentine Cor poratiun have leased a large body of timbered land at Traders ‘zill from Df" Buchanan. M. deWay handled ths deal. $4.000 was the consideration. ‘Milk Route te be Formed Sardis Fariners Start It. A pet project always boosted by the Herald is about *o come into action—a production of cream for a cream route. ; Farmers from the Maddox to Prospect church met at the Sardis School House Tuesday night to lis ten to District agent, W. S. Brown and County Agent Hursey talk on the subject of dairying, the advan ced step in the profitable begin ning of the cow.§hog and hen pro gram., Much interest was manifes ted and the farmers were eager for the beginning a cream route.‘ Forty cows of improved strain ‘ were signed up for and signa tures of those along the propesed route are desired for a hundred cow unit. ‘ Another meeting soon to formu late plans is to be had, and plans to further success laid, which nat ural include winter pasturing. Co-Op to Meet Saturday Farmer Catoe Host. The August assembly of the Folksion Truck Co-Operative As sociation is slated to meet at three o’clock Saturdey with Farmer W. R, Catoe, in the S rdis Wistriet. ):,,-* g‘la‘;:i “ 8L P B T (T g PSR ta discuss that will be helpful to all. President Williams also bas something up his sleeve for the As sociation’s goad. ~ Let the attendance be large and the interest will be in prcportion. Problems confronting farmers are more serious now. on accoun! of unfavorable seasons gnd it is necessary that we face them witn a united front, or else devided we g 0 a profitless way. | Building Hustlers Form Construction Company. Tne H. J Condon Construction Co., is a newly organized business in Folkston. Their first contrect bears the destinction of being the first brick resid: nce in our citv. It is the W. J. Jones’ beautiful bungalcw, modern, convenient and comfortable, and a model for fu ture referenee. The weather has deterred its completion, but the style and charm of the home is al ready evident and the Jones’ are eager tc get in tnis beautiful home, Awaiting them are three con tracts, one at Douglas end two at ‘Moniac, where Mr, W. O. Rauler son has contracted for two cement ‘blocks houses, one for himse!f to reside in and the other for James Raulerson. Quite the way to do, build so as to make your commu fity life a real enjoyable home ke, To these young men we wish a continued busy time, push and en | ergy being their slogan, Burnt Fort Bridge Going Up The government permit having been grauted, Contracter Moore has had his force moving forward on the Burnt Fort Bridge at faster elip the past week. The supervis ing engineer has arrived and is at the Fort camping on the job. Piling has been driven and the bridge approach floored. Plling for the 80 fost channel span are being driven and soon traffic will be useing this much needed con venience, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF CHARLTON. FOLKSTON GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1928 '4-H Club Bgys See Hills ' Ofher Sights on AHI Trip ". i % ! Charlton county was‘-_ ;‘l}ed al Camp Wilkins. jAthéhs, Gaj by ‘the following Charltgh ' qounty bovs:—Lee angd Wi_‘_‘ Pr%éott, | Prescott; Max Wrigh#, GRndler Lit itlefield, Eugene Wil_l‘ t, Howard | Wrench, Folkston; Waltér Murray, ]J. P. Conner, Glynn 'GS ifp tonville. Levis and Eo Wy ‘Gibson, ’ Rosco Dean. Bert Hfi‘fi D, Sardis; ‘John Allen King, Edwad Stokes, St. George; ’?f : ‘gudie Leckie, Johnnie TH ;g* arl Thrift Lonnie Thrift, Alfééd Thrift} Wil lard Burnsed, ’f’;} + ‘Mr. Aaron Thrift of the latter com@munity ac companied us on th“‘ aided in the care of the yotigsters. This trip will be'.olie 18y to b 2 remembered by thet biggsiand in 'years' to come they Will4oßk back to the time they firs ‘: Hhe hills and rocks. Cur boysiWere well behaved and left a WEEESpOL in the hearts of the oth g LE boys there as well as the'\Gamp Mana gers. We will look! fdeard fo| anothier year when mose¥oys will have an opportumigiaisee the 'beauties and glories of Gods -L am i sure that our boys ¢ :,;‘ ] , ' ter than they were when i t! uff,” One of our boys, LeWis Gibscn was called on to play theiarp ove; the radio. Thisjwas some disfine tion fol: a4H boy“ Y 5; While at}tbe‘;“ i 0. Ghidedia AP, v bt ] amp tunch gota copy of it and the majagers had it readfto the 300 boys twice.. These Agents faml boys were from Rabun coumy 'southward and I wish every |citizen of Charlton county could ' have heard the eomments of the 'whole bunch on this poem, Had 'you heard that, then you would know what a genius you have in ‘this grand oil man. For vour ‘information, 1 bave gotlen permis sioin from Elder Gibson to hfive ’this letter poem included as a part of my article. ' Where are Levis and Lowery today My two littie boys who are gone awa y They're goneto Athens to the 4H school Where students are taught to work by rule. Where modern methods are told and shqwn ’ How plants are improved and seeds are shown, How boyssheuld work in farm and field And try for the best of growth and yield. i The way to auccess is open now To every boy who wili hold the plow A higher calling was never found Than to sow the seed and plough the ground. ‘ i Machines of many and various kinds May fill the hands and engage the mind Of men and boys who have never known How the land 15 tilled and plants are grown, Butthe boy who learns to work and plan Will fill the sphere of a model man Others will look to him for their bread And by his work will they all be led. 1 I praise the boys whoare good and true ~ And look for the best my boys can do When they return | expect to see ~ That they have not disappointed me. Tobacco Market Opeas. The Tobaceo Market opened up in gome dezenSouth Georgia towne Wednesday, and from reports in the daily paners every thirg is of an oplimistics natures. Quite a few of cur farmers attended, but thought the buyers indifferent. We are hoping thal the quality and quantity has been made and prices will be goon—but we will await further evidence of it, IFolkston Ball Base Playing. I Double Header Baxley On. Looks like this head is transpos - el, but the last four games indi cates nay nay. Patterson and Ho merville both pasted us for a dout. le losy As an amateur league it passed into the one where the highest bidder gets the player. We like the game and dislik: to see the game getinto too much profes siondaltism. We hope to see Folk= . stou pryve sportsmanship and put up home boys and play, ever tho losing. The hicea men are gone ald we are sorry to state o ur Newt Askew went to Nithofs aloag with Second Baseman Demery. Rg’sdav's game with Baxley was rained out, but Baxley was here a rearing to go, acling as if they had our measure and adding up their profit was all there was to it, Edgar Allen we understand is \o be the captain. We learn tisat Mr. J. D. Moore, the contracter, has in his crew a good pi'cher. Swear, who will aid the clab. Thursday we trek over to Baxley to satisfy their lust; perhaps their confidence may Se ruthfully shat tered— we shall see. Nelson Davis an old favorite ol ours was Jdue to ineet the team at Baxley Thursday, where he, Cox, aud Earl Garrison will be ready for a double fray, the boys agreeing 220 SR v%’:‘“y - PR RSN o e 0 BONGRREE Clang! Clang! Cling! and Clang! pealed forth a unusual musical ring Wednesday, attracting atten tion of every one in a radius of a half wile of the Citizen’s Bank. The new radio burglar alarm mentioned by the Herald was fune voning in an introductory way and the investigation of the curious came in numboers to see it perform its duties, and it was general ac claimed up to the Installing com- pany guarantee, : There is no question as to the working of this alarm device. It cannont be tampered with without selting the alarm off; a wire cut, a hole drilled, a knock, a hand clap or a call will set it in motion and u peai loud and long set off The alarm at night isset off by a clock so regulated to come on at closing time and in the morning ot Ttime, on the safe. The day period has ‘many ways of setting it off, and arlillery is placed outside for ready use. We are not inviting burgiars ibut if the chance by, the reception will be excedingly warm. Rapid Progress Being Mude Clearing Air Port Ground. Mr, J. 1). Roddenberry with a ferce of hands are stumping the Folkston Air Port grounds. The work is proceeding fine and il is expected that they will be ready for the installation of lights before the date required, The placing of the beacon light will be done in a week or so. Stations have been located at Waycross, Mcßae. aiso Eastman, Prescott Announces. Mr. O. M. Prescott, commtssioner from district No. 2, announces this week for re-zlection. He served several terms prior to his appoint ment to the present term to fill out the unexpired time of Wasdin’s and his service has been satisiac~ tory, So fur no one opposes him, a spiendid eign of salisfaction to his ¢onstituents. Two Killed in Head-On Collission; Mrs. Biddy, Jacksonville---Long, Odum Two Stills Are (Captured Near Saint George. The Charlton County police put feathers in their caps waen they seized two stills,in active op eration, both down in the hena section just to the westward o% St George. The first was seized on Thursday in actual operation, with a capacity of 250 gallons per day. Forty-one barrels of mush was des‘roying; totaling about 1800 gallon. Ivey Rhaden and Charles Dykes were captured in the tilt and brought in, later bonded out, County Olficers Barnes, Gowen and Sikes were the raiders. The still displayed at the ball park caused a great deal of interest. Not satisfied Barnes, Sikes and Gowen made another expedition down that way Tu:sday and cap tured a 200 gallon shine maker. It was hot, but was without an aid, and little stock,a lemon extract jug being on hand. An axe aided the still’s destruction,the worm and t).e copper cap being the souvenir of the occasion broughi to Folkston, Only 15 barrel of mash was de stroyed here. and the moonshine maker gone. Howevern breath less young man ran into ihe uffi .o Preliminary Trial Wanted by the Hickox’s Dan Hicko» and Homer his 16 year old son, in jail charged with the killing of Manning Hickox, will demand a hearing within a few days. Solicitor Spence was here Tuesday investigating the matter and we understand will contes! letting them out on bond. There are no new developments in the case; but rumor has it that Mr. Hickox has been worried by prowling boys that killed his geese and otherwise troubled him, yet he denies having anything to do with this shooting. Highway Drunk: We dislike to mention the mat ter in yiew of the so-called proki bition clamor to muintain this 18'L amendment, vut the facts are the increasing drunks on the Hizhway is reaching that point where itis more dangerous than the railroad crossings and flying across the At lantic in the face of a storm. A man and his wife claiming Miami his home were taken in Sunday both showing evidence of having. imbided more freely than an u‘ partly empty bottle would suggest, the woman wearlng a beautiful black eye. Its a pity that there 1s no place to keep them in caplivity where the whole push could run a zig zag course to their notion A bottle of booze and a car tucned loose with a soak can only meaii a menace. Put 'em on the gang, Mrs. Sam Mills’ Brother Dies . The sad news came Tuesday of the death of Mr, T. A Nelson, al Kingsland where he is in business, He had suffered a seiwe of pueu monia, afterward developing inte doublé pneumonia, causing his death. His sister, Mrs. Mills, of Folkston attended him during h's illness and death. VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 31 Death lurks in every turn of an automobile wheel was proven by‘y the double death resulting fromyf the Wead on automobile wreck ear-!; lv Sunday morning. 1 An Oakland eoupe and a Ford | roadster met head-on three a. m. | on the Highway pear Uptonville, The north bound Oakland trying | to pass on the left side of the rfiad:'- Mrs. Etfa Biddy riding in the rumble seat of a Oakland car with her young son, was so seriously hurt as to die within thirty minutes after arrival at Dr. McCoy office, She was badly mashed in the stom ach by the sudden compact caused by being thrown forward, and al most a broken neck by the res bound. The lad was unhurt. John Long, of Qdum, driver of the For', was so badly bruised‘ and nurt, his nose being cut off, that he died ere arvival at Waycross, where he was rushed. W. B. Sanders riding witl: Long, suffers ed a sprained ankle. & Miss Pearl Strickland was dris\. ving the Oakland, a Clyde Noldn: rent car.. Fred Merriett, 14 West . Monroe street, was wiih her Mrs. Biddy. Miss Strickland was- Ken. SRR SRR AKAH to the i WEZh{ 041 e=ded 5y Dr. A ? , %f"‘ 1 wm f'2‘~ S : 3 j"t“w m%rl,u were that he was internal hurt, of a serious naturd, X Miss Strickland’s version of the accident was that she saw nothing anead, until suddenly a blinding light came, and she had crashed into the other car. Long dying without making a statethent, and Sanders stating he was ssleep, the statement of Miss Strickland that she was so blinded she could not see makes the questicen of blame debatable. However Long was as far to hic right as he could get. ~ Sanders said they were on their way to sew mi!l near Saint George to see Long's sick son, Mrs. Biday was buried in the Folkston cemetery, Rev, M. G. Da= - vis reading the burial service. Mr. Biddy i;ow at Ludiwicci was pres= ent at the burial. Mr, Long who was a prosperous farmer 2t Odum, was taken there for interment. . Mr, Scott Buys Home to Locate in Jacksonville The purehase of a handso me residence, near Riverside Park, Jacksonville, by Mr. B. F. Scott who, s 0 he advises, will shortly lo= cate there, Mr, Scott having been our {riend and neighbor we disl'ke t) see him and Mrs. Scott leave us for their new home. He is one of our oldest business men a 30 year reader of the Herald, He intends to move as soon as he has the re building of his property here com pleted, whizh will be a few weeks hence, : We nuderstand . that Mr. Scott will make other inyestwonts there o a business nature and possible’ that Me. and Mrs, Ben F, Scott, Jr,. will yo with them, he having had an ooportunity to dispose ¢§ his Dusiness nere, 1 e = e it N = Bethel’s Barbecue Stand. Charlie tethel has cpened up a barbecue stand at the place built by A. T. Berryhill, across th: Hign« way trom his home, Barbecue is served Chicken salad sandwiches and cold drinks. Drop 1n and see him and get some good barbeeue,