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OHARLTON COUNTY HERALD. DOLLAR AND A HALF PER YEAR S. E. Fair, ‘Waycross, Week Nov 12-17 VISIT FAIRS FOR INSPIRATION Florida State Fair Nov. 22nd, to Dec. Ist. Hoover Sweeps the Country--Gets 40 out of 48 States--Georgia Stand Pat. Charlton High School Happenings Friday Programs, and Who Who? The student body, with the con sent and approval of the members of the teaching force, unanimously voted Mo..day to adopt a standard ring for the school. All agree to use this ring for four years. The design was worked out by a com miftee from each class in confer ence with the Superintendent anc Mr. Charles O. Baird of Atlanta, representing the Star Engraving Co., of Houston, Texas. The face of the ring wiill be a background of blue enamel with raised gold figures representing Indian reiics, typical of the early inhabitants of the Okefenokee swamp and th:! makers of the many mounds in different parts of the counly. Sur-i mounting a scrol] will be the word Georgia with a ciagonal bearing the words Cnarlton County andi the letters H. S.at the bottom. On the sides of the shank will be} embléms ‘*ypical of Sir Gelahad and the Knights of the Round Ta ble and the class year. These emblems signify the ideals for which the school has and will stand, each class having looked at the picture of Sir Gallahad daily since ‘entrance into high ‘schoel, and all being required to study his life and exploits. The ring is a real work oi sit and marks anoth er advance in school spirit. The Charltonian Literary Socie ty gave a program at General As sembly Friday afternoon. Loy selle Smith acted as President and Tracy Stewart as Secretary. The following was \he program: Chorus—Carry Me Back to Old Virginia—Sociely. Reading—The Turtle and tiie Flamiigo—Helen Batlle, Reading—Harp of a Thousand Strings—Doris Wilson, Male Quartet—Santa Lucia— Kline Gowen, Woodrow Pickren, Edward Poindexter, J. W. Vickery Reading—The Bailard of Emma Semson—Lucy Belle Bass. Reading—The Singers—Carric Belle Williams. Female Quartet—Just Like # Melody Out of the Sky -=Hele Battle, Eloise Roddenberry, Eve lyn Shackieford, Mabel Smith., Who's Whaoin the Senior class Most attractive, Maggie Stokes; most pleasant, Louise Barker; cu test, Catnrine Mills; wost studious Gussie Certer; neatest, Beu!ric. Johnson; most capable, Loyselle Smith; wittiest, Pauline Catoe; mos: cheerful, Doris Wilson; most orig inal, Mabel Swith; best athlete, Lillisn Norman; most popular, An nie Faye Rod.:ers; bi.gest sporl Lauie Rogers; best all round, Al eene Wainwnigh!; most bashful, Hazel Player; most charming. Let tie Stokes; quietest, Thyra M- Duftie; most thoughtful, Susan Enyedy; most sarcastic, Bessie Lee Davis; buby of class, Ad lside New born; most dignified, Edith Snow den; boys of class: biggest svort; Kline Gowen' hest athlete, Lewis Londeree; neatest, Wilton Stokes, best all round, Woodrow Pickren. The Fourth Year class will be i charge of the General Assembly program Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. They will present a Civic Pageant, as Friday is Citizenship Day of Eduestion Week. The public is invited to be present. Lawyer Jim Thomas Slain by Deputy Sheriff Madry Attorney Jim R. Thomas, who is well known in Folkston, was shot twice in a street encounter with Deyuty Sheriff Madry. at Jesup on Saturdap evening, dying on the ooerating table at the hespital be fore aid could be given. Madry was stabbed four times by Thomas, but the wounds were not serious and after being treated Madry was locked up in, jail. Reports are that the trouble was over 2 joke of Col. Thomas’ abont Madry being for Al Smith,” while in fact botn were for Hoover, In an argument over the matter the liec was passed which started a fist fight, They were separated, but begun another fight withjknife and pistol. Col. Thomas was judge of the Jesup city court and it is hin ted his effort to enforce the prohi bition had caused feeling to exist against him. Lee Crawford Drowns near Mcniac in €t Mary's e % .',f......'.. g News of the death by drowning of Mr. Lee Crawford, in the Saint Mary’s river reached us Monday, It is relatec that he left home on wednesday on a fishing trip near the Sol Burnsed place. Some boys reporting haying seen him at the river. Failing to return par ties for him but ihe finding of his hat afloat and his boat adrift led to the belief that he was drowned. His hndy was discovered by the range rider Sunday, having risen near where his hiat was found. Funerai and burial Mohday, He was an old setiler was wel| known and about 65 years of age, Off Monday to the Fair rioliday in All the Schools To celebraie Educational Day at tne Southeast Fair, Monday wili be a Holiday in all the schools of Chariton eounty, and as teachers aitending will dra / their diem, all are expected to go and attend the program arranged for that day. As Monday is Armistice Day, and a legal hoiiday, the Bank, as well as nther will celebrate it. tne open ing day will probable be well at tended from Charlton. The Fouth Year class has voted lo use caps and gowns for the graduation exercises this year, thus eliminating much of the ex- Ppense incident upon that occasion, [his is tie largest class the school has had so far and the uniformity of aress will mark the exercises asdistinclive. Tne Third Year class has pegun work on a play, The Arrival of Kitty, to be presented near ‘he Christmas holidays, Each class expects to present a play during the year. There will be no schiool on Mon dny, as the teachers will be in gt tendance on the regional meeting of th 2 Georgia Education Associa tion in Waycross, A new framed picture of State School Superintendent M. L. Dug ¥an has been placed on the wall in the office by Mr, Harris, OFFICIAL ORGAN QF THE COUNTY OF CHARLTON. FOLKSTON GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1928 “harlton County Exhibits Being Prepared S. E. Fair. ~ County Agent QUréey and" W. H. Robinson spent Wednesday in the Winokur settlement rouad ing up exhibits promised for the Southeaster Fair Exhihit of Chaul ton county to open Monday, N&V. 12th at Waycross for a week, ¥, Mr. Toritt is looking after fhie, Moniac 2nd and Mrs. B. B, King, #it St. George; who is gathering s r household economic ‘.i.isplaysg'f‘;l ruits and vegetables and WIM sist in the exhibivon: and display at Waycrnss, assisting Miss ;ig ces Brockman during the we “g Waycross, e Mrs. B. G, MeDonald and Miss Francis Brockman have been out! this week fgetting prepared pro=! duets for the Home Economie De= partment. If by chance you have something in that line, and th 4% sge you, vring ic in and leaye % Mrs. McDonald. Miss BrnckA is experierd in handling these gx= hibils and hopes to have that el ;i acter of display shat will ,%«x, feel proud of Char) ton cou % Dr. Wlliams having beet giving his loyal backlng, to *fi;@“ f Agent, says that as Mr. Hursey'is ‘having to work ovértimé he a.,;‘m ‘worthy of showing t, bring it on Saturday so it may be added to what we already have to show the world what we can produce in an unfavorable year, DBring it in and let us show what a good county we live in, | The Boys Pig Club, as well as the Corn Club, will make a show-“ ing that will waker some of their daddies to the fact-that there is in tbe making some master farmers in Charlton County By the way fellow betievers in Charlton, there is only Jone to ex press tht sentiment and that is to back the work that wiill attract the world to our community. Go our friends to the Fair-—See the things that nave been done and enjoy the effort to educate, entdrtain and cheer you for the week, Evangelistic Meeting Regins Sunday With Presbylerianoj Beginning with Sunday service in the morning hour, 11 o'clock and opening with u song service nightly at 7:30 ied by Rey. J,D Poindextsr, with preaching beg n ning at 8 o’clock, by the Rev. Mr. Miller, of Savannah, the Presby e rians will run an Evangelistic Sors vice opening with the Sunday ser= vice and the week, closing with two Sunday sermons on the 18 h. These meeting were arranged some Jweeks ago and are being eondueted over South Georgia in a united campaign for the spiritoai welfare of the people. Go cut and hear these sermons, — e = R e e Fish Fry The ediior isin high flee und there is a reason, for our good friend Cantractcr Johin Moore i 8 getting that Burnt Fort bridge in shape for an openiug and a« 2 friend of good bridges and ¢ od roads, he wants us to try ourse es on eating some good fish, Vel we'll be there and as we ure 10W in training we expeet to show our friend Lawrence Mallard that he isn't the only fish eater in our Editor Prewitt Killed in Auto Accident Monday. | Editor Crickett Prewitt, for the past 15 years a citizen of Jallahan ’and Fernandina was fatally injured Monday eyening, when his automo bile collided with another machine in a heavy fog on the highway 15 miles from Fernandina J. U. Roux I cal antomobile dealer who was riding with him, wes taken to the hospita! in Jacksenville, suffering from a broked jaw and other in- Juries, D:. Ralph Green, a Jacksonville physician, flew to Fernandina in an airp'ane to perfurm an operation on Prewitt in an effort to save his dife, but he died from a fractured skuil and internal injuries Tuesday. | The driver of the other machine jid not stop and both men lay on , highway for several hours be fore a passing motorist picked them up and carried them to Fer nandina, A ounty Roards Meet ; Transacts Much Business. < The Commissioners of Charltus Beéld a busy session Monday and & discussed and bills approved for payment. The lArchitect reported the progress of court uouse con struction and the pleasing maunner of the work done. The rapid pro gress shown and the sppearance of the edifice speaks for itself. Road rebuilding was reported of bridges and roads, aid the sug gestion of better roads when the new work settled, Road machinerygwas luaned the Charlton Locatiag Co,, with the understanding that the expense of its use was to be paid by them, it ve used in grading a boulevard threugh their propertv, the soutb line of the aviation field. ‘This is opening of a road from the High way arovnd the Aviation Field to the Dixie Lake., connecting with public road near Johnny Wilson’s. The Burnt Fort bridge will be compietad and ready for delivery within a couple weeks. The minutes wil! be printed next week as custcmary, Adjourned oyer from Tuesday, the Board of Education held its session Wednesday. The regular routine work was done, . A request from isolated residents on the west of the swamp was re quested and a three month term granted, Supt. Harris reported an expec ted 100 per cent of teachiers going to Wavcross, Monday. Also that the Board and teachers held a 100 per cent in the State Educations] Association. The linance was resd; the budgit adopted with an expected income of $28,000 from the county and state, A full aitendance was present. Minutes next week. ~ Leave to Sell Land. GEORGIA. Charlton County. ~ Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has applied to the Ordinary of said county for ieave to sell land belonging to the estate of William F. Ciews for the paymeut of dubts ‘or fi r the purpose of distribution), Said application wil be heard at the regular term of Court of Ordinsry for said connty to he held on the first Monaay in December, | * Ira Crews,, Admlx.chtor upon 1 the Estate of Wm, F, Crews, Popular Votes Registers Smith Strong, But Electorial College Show Big Defeat 48 Georgia Counties Vote for Hcover with 113 for Smith Florida, Texas, Virginia and North Carolina go Wrong ’Charlton’: Trus Democracy }Expreased at the Ballot Box. So far as the democracy of Ihe‘ good county of Charlton is concern ed it might have been assailed, butl it was not us serious an assault as was expected. St. George wasthe‘ only district that returned a major ity for the republican ticket, and {hat was becanse quite a few of our good Northern friends live there and we not feel that they strayed away from the “party of their fathers.” Returnsshow that Moniac gets tae blue ribbon, as they left Hoover at the line with out a scrateh; Uptonyille gave Mr ‘ Hoover a single vote and their ex clamatfon of the one is exce pled, A tabulation of the vote shows how it was consolidated and how each district voted. Diat ¢ts Smith, Hoover, Laniford. ! . W Tam. B lfi’y ikl W,afi.m '.34““ Traders Hil 256 16 40 Uptonville 39 1 40 Winokur 30 4 34 Total 415 160 582 Smith wajoity 255. Lankford's vote representive the total cast. . The Statehouse officers and our county officers receivzd practical ly the solid vote, a few scratches running them a half dozen short of the full vote. The vote of the congressman indicating the full vote polled. The state amendments were al most forgotten in the voting, but thirty-tkree voted for them and a (mere three yoted ngainst them, Distinguished Visitors to the Master Farmer. ’ Charlton's master farmer had as visitors, Monday, two representa tive gentlemen looking his farm over and interviewirzg him on that important profession of farming. Each county in theldistrict puts’ up a "master farmer.” and Charl ton nemed J G. Gowen, } ~ The decision of which one is to be the "master farmer” of the 11th ‘District is left tn a committee of ‘lwo—Edimr W. C. Lassitter, of the Progressive Farmer, Birming ham, Ala., and Mr. J, G. Oliver, of fAthens. who Stale Agent, also as sistant director of the State Col lege. and Monday they were here to pass upon the merit or demerits of the farm and farmer. Their de cision rests upou the showing of those farmers chosen in the county ‘wherein county agenuts work. As ’the prize means » course at Athens with 2!l expenses paid for thie mas ’ler farmer and Lis wife, here is hoping that we are picked as a winper, as we known that Jim (Gowen and his good lady like to see two edible blades grow, where only a we:d grew b.tore, and they enjoy passing pn what tends to heln & ne‘gnbor, We shall swait further announcements with inter est, | We were happy to meet these gentlemen, for our interests is the lnmo as ours, and they speak our language. ; & il s VOLUME XXX. NUMBER 27 ’ Tuesdsy these United States ‘held its regular republican election The wili of th people expressed at the ballot box placed Herbert Hoover, cf California, and Charles Curtis, of Kunsas, at tne head of our goverment ‘for the next four yeurs, beginnibg with March 4th. The republican vietory set a new precedent topping Wilson record cf 435 electorial votes nine—444 which included the statew of Flor ida, Texas, Virginia, North Caroli na, Tennessee and Kenticky, Smith carried only eight states, Alabama, Arkansas. Georgia, Lou isiana, Mississinpi, South Carolina, = proven true to tradition. and Mas sachusetts and Rhode Island ieav ing the republican moorings so help make 87 electorial votes for Smith. In popbdlar votes Hoove has sumething like five million majority, less by some two .and « halff million votes than Coolidge and Harding won. In other words Smith in defeat got morcw presidency, outside of Mr. Hoover Some 13,000,000 vcting for him, The republican gain in the Sen~ atefand Congress is not over some six or seven, with one negro from Illinois winning a republican sear. The women gained three con grestmen, one democrat, Mrs. Ow ens, Florida, with Mrs. Pratti, of New York, and Mrs, .\lcCorm‘ck. of Illinois, republicans, four swo men already serving, three repub licans, the other democr t, Camden was democratic by 7 majorit: Ware 119; Brantly 6 for Hoover, and Glynn 240, showing how our neighbors voted, Saint George Rcad Opens Monday with New Bridge. Good news for the citizens of the Traders District and below them comes in the announcement that after Monday the road to our sown will epen for business. «l'he piling for the Spanish creek bridge are driven and capped and timbers laid for the flooring. By Monday it will laid. The §larger opening made was bridged instead of filled and in the future when the torrents falls the flood gates will opened to let the mad water go unvestrained to the deepest little river in North Amer ica on the sca. This is auite a bit of help for the schoul buses. A better bridge, that will stand is the benefit the washout and thh wait has given us. et e A N . Baptist Service Sunday Recognition Service in A, M Sunday School 10:00 a, m. Preaching 11:00 a, m. Subject “The Holy Ghost and the Spirit Fillod Life.” Public recognition of chureb officers, All the members are urged to be pres ent.and the public cordiaily invited, Evening service 7:94. Snbject: “The Holy Ghost and the Unpardonable Siu.” Come.\ ~ There will be no midweck sorvice on account of the series of services at the Presbyterian church, _ s s