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CHARLTON COUNTY HEGZALD. DOLLAR AND A HALF PER YEAR Scliool Resumes Work Monday. Le@}_) «be there on Time, overcoming Obstacles. First District Odd Fellows and Rebeccas Coming to Folkston, Tuesday, Oct. 2. The Odd Fellows of the First District. which inciuded ractically all of the Eleventh Congressional District, avill gather for a district meet in Folkston next Tuesday, Oct 2nd. aud will celebrate with public gathering at Masoniac Tem ple. Mr. C, L. Elloitt one of the most enthusiastic member of that worganization in Geodrgia, and a leading state officals will preside. Mr. L. E. Mallard will extend the welcome of the city to the vis iting delegation. The meeting will be called to order at 2 p. m. Public ceremony wiill oceur from 3 to 4 o’clock. The public is invited to aftend and enjoy the open meeting. At night the Rebecca Lodge will entertsin with a public recep tion, and Mr, William Mizell, Jr. will make the address of welcome. The Ladies will have program of entertaiinment that -will please their friends as the ladies of the Rebecca Lodge always does. Car of Porkers Go : To Market w«lmsday' The first ear of hogs shi from Fclkston this 15&&2&2 were luaded Wednesday by Erank Mills,and came from the* farm of b b als ol shitie ER L we unt @; lal e sale wi '{’}"3'ls wq«‘w e : o & - o SSI '> _\.k‘,;'?r" A “.?,"‘L"' R Big F-‘»*f"to Macon 5 deleagtef tothe Macon Con * vention from Charlton will all be out and out, dyed in the wool Al Smith men. They are Messrs, L. E. Maliard, A. S"McQueen, T, W. Wrerch and W. A. Wood. On good roaus, good democracy and good government these four will do all in their power for Georgia’s at the convention, Mr. Price Dead Mr. D. L. Price, Jacksonville, brother-in-law of Mr. Jas. Purdom, died Wednesday of last week in Jacksoiville and was interred Thursday in Evergreen Cemetery He was 67 years of age. He leay es a wife and four children, all ot whom are married except one. Mr. Purdom went down to attend the funeral. ‘ Radio News Saturday night Smith's last east bound speech is due to be deliv ered. Carroll Wright and the Folkston Pharmacy are getting these speccnes and will also give this ore. Gov. Smith speaks at St Pavl, Minn. Go out Thursdey night and listen in to these splen did appeals to Democracy. You are welcome ut both places. Public Heath and Hygene. Thix is to notify aull the mid wives of Charlton county that Miss Mzrie Thomas, state heaith nurse and instructress, will be at the Court House (Masonic Tempie) Oct. 20d. at 2 o'clock, p, m., to re ceive additional instructions. Bring your certificates with you and re ceive new ones. Miss Thomas want 1o see all of you whether oul have certificates or not. It is :mm that you attend this meeting. H. Bowdoin, M. D, Special Agent, Reports 2,000 Killed In Recent Florida Storm Up to date the list of known dead in the Florida storm ap proximate 2,000. Pelican Bay, with a population of 100 negroes was entirely wiped off the map, ‘with a total loss of its people ~ The Okeechobee section was the worst sufferer, and Lake Worih and West Pa.m Beach next, The work of relief under Red Cross the greatest human #agency has been fine and it is hoped that out of this destruction a new era will dawn to these people who have been such great suffers. The cremation of dead has been necessary on account of decampo sition which threaten heajth. It is estimated $5,000.000 will be necessary to carry on the work undertaken. ~ Fifth Sunday Service 1 Rev J. I),' Poindexter will hold service Sunday, it being the tifth Sunday of the month at the Folk ston Baptist Church. It is earn estly desired that every-rnember ulfend these services, both morp jog and evening. There wi Il be; ¥y o ;j" o 7 e e i 3 'Kvg fim was received Tuesday by Mr. John Raulerson that his‘ brother, Mr. Frank Ranlerson, aged 26, had died the night pre vious at his home near Moniac. As no reports of his illniess had been received by John previously the death must have been from a very short illness. He leave a wife and seyerul childern. —_—— Three More Snakes Sol Mills and Mr. John Moore killed three rattle snakes near Burnt Fort tlis week, they having been driven from the: low lands by the high wate;. Some 36 rattles was the sum total cut from them all, the snakes vary in sizes trom six to seven, feet long. Rises Forarteen Fe:t , Mr. J. C. Lit€lefield advises that the Satilla River has risen 14 feet which is three feet under its re cord. Howewver the Riyer is still risiig and mway veach {he high water mark, The new b, ridge is high and dry, although the ap proach is under water wh ere i drops to the earth. —_— L Mrs Jack Taylor Dead. Mrs. Jack Taylor died Monday at their home on the old Colson place. She has been in ill health {or the past year or sc, almost all the t:me since they moved from Hickox here, She leaves a hus band and several grown children | to mourn her deaths. | e—— — . ' i W. M. B. P, Meets Monday" The members of the W.B.M. U.. are requesied to assemble at the Baptist church, next Momday ufternoon, Oct, 1, to a called meeting of the Missicnary society. ’l‘bo meeting will be a family re union of the society with a di's cussion of all the family yses. Please meet at 3; 30 promptly, . OFFICIAL ORGAN OFSTHE COUNTY®3F CHARLTON, FOLKSTON GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1928 b What Is a Demégrat gb ——— e & By HON. ROBERT L-SMEN (Former Senator from O " One who believes in frestgmed speech, in freedom of thel I.*, 8 In freedom of religion, in & f‘*"?‘-‘ dl rights to every p;zo.n {;{«':‘ erty and to the uit gs hagpt. ness, and who believes inttig ! li*' ciples of the ConstitutiGEee. United States properly ingerpoeted. s e LS EY ! He opposes all attempt.of self~ seeking interests to copgl e operations of the M‘&,“g’- privaté advantage at theiexpéhse of the public. ** * fiw bt A Democrat may be a Catholigier Protestant, Jew or Gentilglofft apy race whatever, and a Dgmogeal may either favor the Vols f*";t or oppose the Volstead Ackll Heds a Liberal as opposed tor WM on. servatisth.—From the Congge w,. ,‘ al Record. e Poads Travable by Mend r So School Starte giin — Chairman Littlpfi@‘@ ® the Commissioner’s has gived Saties ince that the countyf;'?; L\* be passable by Monds &‘ jc is being gotten in readine for, . e R A T school opening thend, ASB oy The teachers are all (HOFOURNY rested and are as anxiousSESLibe pupils to go back to wo k i, % ‘St. (_3‘60"88.~ Wi 9 .’;’;i; i .. couple of days, the poadiy Baledp to St Glors N 5 : . ' “).:, ii o 7 k. <5 Ly " will also getbusy bopday, andive all iope. thatthe short recess will #o( interfere with progress of the work. i i Hursey Goes With Team To Atlanta Fair County Agent Hursev is in s glory. He leaves today for Atlan ta with the 11th Districr prize winning team, which Charlton furnishes to represent the distriet in the Junior Stock Judging con test in Atlanta at the South Eastern Fair. Trese boys Levie Gibson, Powell Leckie and Lee Prescott, are all fine lads and know the strong points of cattle, sheep and pouliry, all three being necessary to make them ellgtb!el to be winners to the Chicago Lshuw. Here is wishes the boys success, and we know good old. Charlton will be ably represented by them. They are being back ed by the Chamber of Commerce as representative of the county. Winning the first prize laurels in Atlanta gets a free Chicago trip. esß et e e Court Adjourned Judge Blalock has written Clerk Raulerson to offically adjourn the October term as Superior court, subjest 10 call, If it appears that something important necitates ac~ tion then we shall have ccurt con= vened, olberwise it it possible that Charlton eounty will have no o durt until we have the new court ho, use rebuilt. \ et — : | Agexicy for Crosley Radio she ‘Wright Molor Co, have accepled the agency for the cele |brated Crosley all clectric Radio land have been giving demonstra ‘\tlons the past week al their place iof business. It is a delight to ! have not only music, songs and inpooctm, but daily events as they . happen to ¢ome in over the air when you wish to listen in, Thev ‘haye & plan of selling that will en ‘l @ble most any one to get a Radio, |Go bear it-and buy vic for your bome, | GOV. QMITH VISITING : WESTERN CITIES ¥ D e—— : .| Citizens of seventeen' cities be ‘| tween Néw York ahd Helena, Mon:, 1 tana, ‘Wwill have had-a close-up view of Governor Alfred E. Smith, at the conelusion of his present campalign | tour through the West. The Gov®rnor’s schedule calls for | speeches at Omaha, Oklahoma City, | Denver, Hglena, Minneapolis and i Milwaukee. His itinerary is as fol i‘om:fi 4 ’ .| " Sept. 17, Chiemgo; Sept. .18, | Omaha; Sept. 20, Oklahoma City; “ | Sept. 21, Newton and*Dodge City; ‘| Sept. 22, La Junta and Denver; ‘Sept. 23, Cheyenne; Sept, 24, Bil lings, Butte add Helena; Sept. 26, Bismagck and Fatgo; Sept. 27, “Minneapolis and St. Paul; Sept. 29, Milwaukee; Oct. 1, Rochegter, N Y Governor Smith’s speeches will be broadcast over a hookwup of radio sta tions reaching from coast to coast. ICharlton’s Roads Damaged} [Over SIO,OOO is Estimated L WWhile the worlk of repairing damage ou the roads of Charlton v&nty is being pushed oy forses of hands in various districts of the county, and bridges ace being rEbuilt, the traveling is still very slight. In thesFoikston district Chiairman Littlefield has forces | each road leading out of Folk ston, oMr. Silas (’Quinn has the "B\ -‘“;”"f:‘ A the soad leading to Sardis. All ol them r2part hat by Mondaythey can be used with safety, © % Mr, Littlefield estimates the damage to the county roads as SIO,OOO, While many of the bridges are torn loose, and other washed away, much of the mat erial can be saved. Other district Commissioner: re gefting their roads in shape ind by Monday traveling can be nade most anywhere in the county Quaterly Conference Post- Poned Until Friday 28th The fourth quaterly conference of the Meth dist echurch, will be peld this Friday at tie Metho dist chuseh in Folkston. Brother Williams will be with us for the last time. he having served four iyears as presinding elder of this ’dialrict. therefore according to custom is due for u removal for‘ other fieldds. The ladies Wial] gerve lunch for the visiting dele gates as well as all attending the session. | ————— ) R ———— Attend Emory Opening ; Rev. and Mrs C. L. Nease, Mrs. J, C. Littlefield and Mr. Wilton Stokes left Tuesdav for Valdosts to attend the opening of Emory Junior Ccllege. Franklyn Neasc left Sunday night to enroll and his pareut were over to mtend the opaaiog exercises, Mrs, Littlefield will visit with her two idtuahteu attending the College, ‘and My. Stokes will visit his sister. They have returned. - ——— e — St. George Visitors Sherift Mizell, Messrs John Raulersun, C. B, Jones, T. W, | Wrench, W. E. Banks, J. E. Johu tson of Folkston, Mr. John 8. lglbcon of Douglas were visitors ‘here during last week and we eagerly recount same, items from last week, for according to ’lor | mation gbout conditions ol the roads, it will be some time before | we will be nble 1o reports visits again, -\—-—_~_..._.__.._...._.,.-.....4‘ i ..r : ..v_,.._-_—--.—-T.—-i:'*——?—_.—.__‘ St. George Calls New" Baptist Pastor Marrooning Uisiresses them in Mind, At a Chuteh "Coofgrence ! Sungay Sept mfll the nmembers s of the First Baptist Courchror 51 George called Revercnd W, 10 Brown of Jacksonvil'e aud Mor ’ for the coming y-ar, by an unw ;l nous wote, ' Thechumh 18 fn:rtu:r:\in 1 se t curing a man who'is 8o able, eve, | brilliant, a ‘speaker and has the spirit of leadership so slrongly ¢ fined as Rev, Brown: l:pecisiy ‘happy is his relation &hip with (1" young'people and children thron’h | his song se)'vites. Older * oues are attracted by his carnestess, breadth of vision and grasp of affairs. ’ Reverend Brown is not a siran- | ger here, having made many last ing friends while heré®*coydncting a reviva!in company with ,l{wvvr end Rodgersgo years ago. At an clection of officers re cently, Mrs. w. T. Londeree wa: reelected Clerk Bnd Mr. J. W 1 Spencer was reclected Treasurer and Superintendent of the Sunday School of the Baptist Church. » ————e Sunday Schoals. Time 10 A. M | At Methadist Church, oyt |gon, SiPeriténdent, . i ing satisfactory recover wilh o complications arising Mies Jamic was confined to her rvom [ "everal days but for the past week ihu been able to bhe about the house and hopes soon to be ou! ' The accident occured while re turning to the school house at i dinner hour, Miss Fountatn undertook to change seals whil the truck was crossing a rouy stretce of road and was thrown against *he top bar which 'unbal anced her wnd threw her (o L floor at tne next jolt, | —C——e . Mr. S. T. Cockrell who_ has suffered for several weeks witl )an infected finger crused by ¢ llliVer is still in danger, dt s ‘lrumored the first of the weok tha an operation to remove a part o the finger, will be performed o soon as it is deemea advisabl Mr, Cockrell’s general heaith | heolding up well under the orden Mr. J. F. Austin who recents purchased the Boka farm, is hav ing the grounds cleared and son of the trees and shrubbery remoy ed. It is udderstood that M Austi. plans to improve the bui'c ings at an early date with o vie: of renting and possibly occupyin !'hl place himself at some futur ‘rfiun. . } o— . We would be lost if we wo 'not able to report (e v o time th“ the ice cream parlo llmi cold drink stand ot 1l corner of Florida and Jobns ll‘l“!fl. had changed hands ! This time it hus passed 1o ! !blndl of a former own, Mr. Rat! Ganey who will also operiie ‘barber shop wdjoining Vi Ganey has moved his fawl z the oid Sineath Louse acros tracke, A i *'—- | Itis rumored that oSt G 1, man has the subcontract o 0 1y &Nn(mdomung the steel e new Court House at Folksio VOLUME" XXIX. NUMBER 49 St George and vicinity feels lkeenly the unpleasantness and disadvantage of being* cut off from the "rest of the world yet gives thanks that we sufféred no wjury Yo person or property save few uprooted trees and damage torerops. . The most damage is _to e roads snd bridges and this hils all alike. The ldngest clear strétch of + ad has:been from St. George to Loledo. The Toledo schogl truck has been able to make the” trips each day. The {okedville side has not fared so vell but hoped are held out that the roads "and detours will be made sufficiently passable to allow this truzk to re§lime trips ditring this week, : . Word reaching here the first df% the week was tos the mect\ Ahat " teansportation” tos th'g‘ north of Toledo Was by boat. On all other roads *there was not even that Nme enly will tell how greatt the* damage will sbe do ibe river bridge. Crews have worked for o week safe guarding the- ap preaches and embarkment to the steel railroad bridge. Here top, ol grggsings, have W‘-& L eeeg— e i Barker, two other St. Georg students enfolled at Folkston did not attampt the trip home, Mr. Harr's and Lesiic Norman vere two St George men who braved the thrills of walking the trsstle of the railroad bridge to ‘,{.vm this side. Mr. Harris spent scveral days hece during the |week and Mr. Norman made ' veral. trips back and,forth, | Mrs, Harris and Mrs. Norman re !:’!: ned at Folkston: during the ' Friends of Mr, J, ‘B. Southwell will regret to know that his ‘brother died on Monday of last week, being caused from coming 1 contact with u live wire, Mr. Southwell lived at Woodbine, - One of the disappointments cansed by the storm was absence { regular service at the Metho dist Church by Reverend Nease. A telegeam was received an nouncing that the service would be deferred till the fifth Sunday l. which time Reverend Nease ‘lioped to be here, d % \rs. Mary Jackson left Saturday of st week for Black Mountain N, where she went to visit her Cgnter Miss Lois Jackson before i lotter goes to El Paso Texas lor an ¢ .‘('\.‘fldfl’ Vi'“o L Pensie Crews of Jacksone e spent the week end with her Cucter Mrse Noah Stokes at her ‘ wine at Toledo. | \r. W.T. Londeree, E. Gooden, 3. J. Fountsin. B, J. 'W.N | | ort Wemp and Joseph 'Md.l'.t; Coent e week end at St George |commg from Moose Haven, [Oranoe Purk by train Saturday {evenine. and rvlurninnby 'M& | oans Sunday evening, - C DkW Prescott was a vis 1) valdosta and Steteaville week | before last. | A | re Charles Bussy and childeen |bave an‘apartment at the ¢ ocfield house for the present. di oL Kight and fumily o ocenpying the Crawford ¢ Lige on Floride Avenue, *