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Volume XXXII, Number 39.
SIAlf HOMICIDE
4 •ii & i7<- H ENORMOUS
1 ■ PRISON SHOWS COMMISSION'S LARGE PERCENTAGE REPORT
» . OF “LIFERS" UNDER ITS CARE
f ll ARE MURDERERS.
ii Atlanta.—It has long been knows
tfcat murder is a crime most fashion
able in Georgia, but it took the report
•f tbe prison commission to show that
of the 2.950 now under Ita care, 1,005,
more than oue-third of the total, are
“lifers.” a large majority of them
serving time for homicide. In fact. 994,
all of the let save eleven, are set down
as "murder’’ convicts.
Th s. however, does not include all
of the manslayers doing time in the
penitentiary. There are 420 who are
.. * serving sentences for manslaughter in
its varying degrees. Twelve are do
"* ins lime as accssoriea to murder and
215 for murderous assaults. Altogeth
the hoin cides and would-be homicides'
sain the astonishing figure of 1.432,
almost rne-half of the entire itopula
• tlon of the penitentiary on January 1,
1929, the date for which the report
. was made.
. The next crime in popularity, but
, a bad second to murder, is burglary.
' There' 1 'are 588 representatives of the
“grand order W . yeggmen” working
■ for the state without .pay. Other of
* . fenses come far down in the list as
compared with these two. There are
187 credited with larcency, 68 with
’* 'oygery, 131 with robbery, 114 with
• criminal assault, 51 with making
■ ■ whisky, 20 with car breaking and 17
with shooting at another, which latter
might with propriety be included along
with the murderers and wouid-be mur¬
derers.
- Classified by occupations, farm la¬
borers are in the lead with 1.042;
* plain laborers come next with 858,
. and public work laborers wkh 844.
Hte cast majority of these, of course,
are negroes, and they make up the ool
• ored peculation of the. „ penitentiary.
■. Of the professions, lawyers and doc¬
tors are equally represented, with
tour each, while the .ministry leads
Ihem both, there being six convicts
set down as preachers. There are 46
chauffeurs. 28 carpenters, 18 painters,
12 blacksmiths, 12 briegmasons, 47
aooks, 18 nurses, 18 mechanics, 38
'.farmers, 61 railroad hands and 21
■ 'housekeepers. Three' -policemen, ohq
- eonvict warden and one finger-print
. expert have got on the wrong - side >:f
’. the law and have taken the places of
’.'the men they used to hunt Or gna-d.
'it is a noticeable fact that no news¬
paper man or printer apfsenrs’ on the
Invidious roll.
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Popular choir members
GIVEN SURPRISE PARfV
. A delightful occasion was the sur¬
prise birthday party given to Mrs. W.
A. Wooddall and Mrs. Julian Web¬
ster on Monday evening by the Bap¬
tist choir at the home of Mrs. Tom
f purnoy. s ooddall be for The and choir meeting Mrs. practice ^ebster was l ’ and supposed were Mrs.
surprised when invite(f'lnto the din¬
ing room to find the taljle beautifully
decorated, having for the centerpiece
l&o cakes, with little burning -can
dies announcing the ages of the
of honor. Other refreshments
had been prepared and another fea¬
ture was the presentation of a lovely
C«ke dish to Mrs. Webster from the
members of the choir, while indi¬
vidual gifts were presented to" Mrs.
Wooddall.
; Mrs, Webster has been for several
years an efficient and faithful or
ganist of the Baptist Church, while
Mrs. Wooddall’s contralto voice adds
appreciably to the music rendered by
tbk Baptist choir, The party was in
tojjien of the love and esteem in which
tWj- are held by other members of
the- choir,
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HARTLEY—MOODY
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Th* marriage of Miss Thelma
Hartley a,nd Mr. Horace Moody was
soietjg&zed at -Union Church Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock in the presence
of a numkej.-ftf friends and relatives.
iromedbw.ellfc-a&er.- the aeremony they
_ I»o-tor«ti***-Mace»s-'a*d left- the
-on
afternoon - train ;*<*“'• Atlanta- and
* Stone-Mountain - where they-spent a
few days.
The bride is the youngest daugh¬
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hartley
residing near Fort Valley and the
groom is a prominent young man
holding the position of book-keeper
at the Fort Valley Lumber Co.
They will be at home on Central
Ave. with Mr. W. B. Jones on their
return to the city.
SEMI-WEEKLY
TUESDAYS AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL FRIDAYS
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1920. EIGHT PAGES
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MR. FRANK A. BASSETT IS
BURIED HERE SATURDAY
The body of Mr, Fank A. Bas
sett, who died at Clarkesville, Ga.,
Friday morning, was brought to Fort
-Valley Saturday for interment. The
remains were taken to. the home of
the parents of the deceased, Mr. and
Mrs. W, A. Bassett, from which the
funeral was held, Rev. C. C. Pugh
off jesting. Interment was at Oaklaw:
Cemetery Saturday afternoon.
The deceased was about 42 year
old and is .survived by his parents
.widow, three mall children, and five
brothers, Messrs. Homer, Emile,
Elisha, Hillyer and Zenaphon: These
and Messrs. Wiley M. Melvin and No¬
ble P.. Bassett were the pall bearers.
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SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENT for
STRANGER WITHIN THE GATf
The stranger in Fort Galley who
does not feel the appeal of the
Church or Sunday School is likely to
find Sunday a very lonesome day.
Especially does the long summer af
ternoon drag heavily on his hands,
Realizing the need of Sunday diver
sion for the large number of peach
folks In the eitv at this season of
the year the men’s Bible Classes of
the everal Sunday Schools of the
city have arranged to furnish
tainment of appropriate nature every
Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5
o’clock at the Franklin -Theatre.
These entertainments began last
Sunday and will be continued thru
out the peach season,
A cordial invitation is extended
especially to all strangers in the city
to attend at this hour. Town folks
are also welcome and are
larly requested to aid in welcoming
strangers and in seeing that they
are provided with good seats well
in front.
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Once there was a woman who be¬
lieved that her husband’s folks were
quite as good as hers. Her name was
Eve.—Winamac (Ind.) Democrat.
HALE-HOUSER MARRIAGE
OF CORDIAL INTEREST
Pleasurable interest is felt by
friends of Mrs. S. C. Hale and Mr.
A. J. Houser in the announcement
of their marriage in Rome Sunday
at the home of the bride. Mrs. Hale
has for several months had a studio
in Fort Valley and has made many
friends here who arc extending her
a cordial welcome in making this her
permanent home.
Mr. Houser is one of the most pros
perous planters in Houston County,
and a man universally beloved and
esteemed far his kindly, cheerful,
friendly nature and sincere Chris
dan spirit. The swimming pool, bath
houses and beautiful picnic grounds
connected with his large flour and
grist mill 8 or 9 miles east of Fost
Valley afford a Mecca for the people
of Fort Valley and other sections of
the County on warm summer after
noons and nights and the rendezvous
for occasional early morning parties,
His many friends throughout this
and other sections of the County are
cordially interested in the announce
ment of his marria « e an(l w,sh for
him a,,d his bride much ha PP' ness - !
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THE METHODIST CHURCH !
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c - R J*nkin», pa,tor.
Sunday Sehool, 9;30 a, m.
Preaching, 11:00 a. m. and 8:00
P- »»•
Praise Service, 2:30 p. m,
Junior Church, 3:00 p. m.
Epworth League, 7:00 p. m.
Prayer Service, Tuesday, 8:00 p.
m.
Sunday evening at eight o clock
tbe P a3tor - Rev. C. R. -en ms, w ]
P re ** c h a sermon on the subject,;
“Civilization—what is it? , a Fourth
dul y message. The pu lie is cor-;
dially invited. I
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Depends »n Point of View.
We can see in the puddle either the
mud or the reflection of the blue sky:
j ust a9 we choose.—Lucy Fitch Per
kills.
LIGHT PEACH MOVEMENT
MARKS THE PAST
A comparative lull in the
movement marked the latter part oi
last week, only 17 cars being
from Fort Valley during the
three days of the week. The
three days of this week saw the
ment more than doubled. During
seven days ending Wednesday
June 30, there were 61 cars
from the local freight office.
were mostly Carmens, a few cars
Hileys included this week. The
movement for the season to
from Fort Vally has been 356 cars
against 1,414 ears from the
State.
Settlement of the strike that held
up shipments to the Potomac Yard,
last week, and of the controversy be
tween the Fruit Growers’ Exprest
Company and the Atlantic Ice anti
Coal Corporation, which
to interfere with the icing of
have inspired growers with some lit
tie hope of profit on the better va
of fruit now beginning t<
come in. They lost heavily on the
earlier varieties of fruit, and wha\
with increased freight rates, the
cent increase in refrigeration
the shortage of the Elberta
conditions hav looked anything but
encouraging, to say the least,
This week will about finish up
the Carmens, the Hiley Bell will hold
the boards for the next ten days
then the Georgia Belle will
her annual debut.
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The High Co*t of Language
“Hey .Bill!”
“What is it?”
it Your doctor’s out here with a flat
tire. >>
Diagnose the case as flatulency
of the perimeter, and charge him ac¬
cordingly,” ordered the garage man.
“That’s the way he does
Chicago Journal.
♦2 50 Per Year la Advance
MOTHER OF DR. J. R. KINNEY
PASSES AWAY AT IRW1NTON
Friends of Dr. J. R. Kinney deep¬
ly sympathize with him in the death
of his mother, Mrs. Epsie Jane Kin¬
ney, which occured Friday morning
at 9:10 o’clock at her lrwinton
home. Mrs. Kinney was in her eightl
seventh year and had been ill about
a week. She- had been a life-long
resident of lrwinton.
We quote the following from The
Macon Telegraph of Saturday, June
2ii.
. The news of the death of Mrs. Ep¬
sie jane Kinney caused widespread
sorrow over Wilkinson county and
to many friends and relatives in
Bibb and other counties of Middle
Georgia.
Since early in life she had been an
active member of the Baptist Church
and will be remembered for her many
oble deeds rendered in her cornmun
;ty.
Mrs. Kinney was the Inother of
tight children, four of them survi¬
ving; Dr. J. R. Kinney of Fort Val
iey, W. 0. Kinney of Macon, Mrs.
ianiel McCook of lrwinton, and Mrs.
J. E. Peavy of Unadilla. The funeral
will take place this morning at Ir
winton.
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NOVEL GOING-AWAY PARTY
FOR LOCAL YOUNG LADIES
A novel going-away party was that
.riven by the young men of Fort Val¬
ley in honor of Miss Gladys Slap
pey and Miss Annie Taylor at Hou¬
ser’s mill Wednesday morning, when
liese young folks repaired thither
>y auto for an al fresco breakfast
ind a swim.
Misses Slappey and Taylor will
leave Friday morning for Boston,
where they will study expression at
the Emerson School of Oratory.
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FORT VALLEY YOUNG LADY
ARRIVES SAFELY OVERSEAS
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fagan re¬
ceived a cablegram Tuesday from
their daughter, Miss Audrey Fagan,
announcing the safe arrival of her
party at Southampton, England.
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WOMAN’S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY M. E. CHURCH
(By Publicity Superintendent.)
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Methodist church will meet
Monday afternoon, July 5, at 4
O’clock in the church parlors. All
visitor in the city are invited to be
present.
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FORT VALLEY YOUNG LADIES
IN Y. W. C. A. ACTIVITIES
Two Fort Valley girls attended
the recent student Y. W. C. A. Con¬
ference at Blue Ridge, North Caro¬
lina. Miss Mary Taylor represented
Transylvania College, Lexington,
Kentucky, and Miss Margaret Shep¬
ard was a representative of the
Georgia Normal and Industrial Col¬
lege, Mi Hedge villa. At the Confer
ence : Miss Taylor was chosen as one
of the five undergraduate Field Rep¬
resentatives from the states of the
of the South Central Field.
Miss Shepard left Wednesday for
New York where she will attend the
National Y. W. C. A. Training School
for six weeks.. The summer course
will prepare her to begin the work of
a Y. W. C-: A. secretary in September.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
SabbathTSchool 9.-:45 mz >
a.
Preaching 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Ladies Auxiliary Monday 4:30 p. m.
Prayer and Praise Service Wednes¬
day 8 p. m. Presby
Sunday services at the
terian church on Central Avenue
wil be of an interestrng and profita¬
ble character. The Bible school will
have the study of*the- thrilling event
of the Slaughter of the Philistine
Giant, Goliath of Gatn, By stripling
David. In connection with it Rev. J.
W. Stokes the pastor will preach on
the Friendship of Jonathan and Da¬
vid at the 11 o’clock hour. This
will prove a helpful introduction to
the semi-annual celebration of the
Lord’s Supper which will conclude
the hour’s exervise of worship. The
the hour’s exercise of worship. The
with 15 minutes of praise. The ser
mon will be a gospel message of
help to all. Come and find a hearty
welcome.
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Better Than No Bath.
Bathing In the snow la a common
custom in Russia.
WHIT AILS AMEFtlCI?
' KOI EXPUUHS IT
NOTED STATISTICIAN SHOWS
HOW BONDS BEAT AUTOMO¬
BILES ALL HOLLOW FOR MEN
OF MODERATE MEANS.
The trouble with America i* that
we are running without brakes, Re¬
cording to Roger W. Babson, the
statistician in Current affairs. To¬
day the taste of the people is run¬
ning to luxuries, he says.
<( I can give you a dozen illustra¬
tions to show that people are not
buying what they should buy, are not
making what they should make, are
not purchasing the things that drill
increase the permanent wealth of tbs
nation.
“The general impression is that
there is only one solution of the pro¬
blem and that is a financial cffash
which will cause prices to tumble.
1 personally feel that is the thing that
will probably happen, but it is not
the necessary thing. H
Mr. Babson then goes on to out¬
line the necessity for increased pro¬
duction and decreased consumption,
for cooperation in economy, saving
and safe investment which are advo¬
cated by every clear thinking finan¬
cier and economist in the world te
meet present emergencies and which
form the basis of the campaign oi
the Savings Division of the Treasury
Department campaign to make sav¬
ing and safe investment in govern¬
ment securities a national habit.
a A word regarding the industrial
situation,” Mr. Babson continues. "I
am very bullish on bonds. Bonds are
the only thing I am bullish on. I
think that if a good many men today
would liquidate their businesses, pat
the money into real good bonds &id
then spend, two, three or five yor.ca
playing golf they would have mire
money at the end of five years ttwa
if they worked hard at their regular
lines of business.
One of the members of my
ganization came to me recently :
garding the purchase of an auteph
bile. I said: ‘How much do you want
to pay?’ He said: “About |2,o0e.’ ;
‘Well,’ I said, ‘If you could .
retain your self control for a co.ip’e
of years and put that |2,000 into
real good bonds and would wal a .
couple of years, I think that the
bonds would go up enough in p'rica
and the automobile come dowa
enough in price so that at the eu^ 6f
two years you could have the auto¬
mobiles and the bonds both. Ml
Whether you want an autorobUfl’e
or your wishes take some other form
of non-necessity, an investment -fn
Liberty Bonds at present market
prices coupled with a reasonable
amount of self restraint will enable
you to have more than you can bar¬
gain for under present condi liors.
Liberty Bonds, and government sav¬
ings securities are safe and secure
as well as profitable. They have those
safegaurding features which will en¬
able you to get the most from your
money in th future.
NOTICE
I Hereby withdrew all permit* to
hunt or fith on my place aoar Na
kotni*.
Respectfully
7-2-It pd. J. Warrea Howard.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH BEING
REMODELED AND ENLARGED
Work has been begun on the re¬
modeling and enlarging of the Epis¬
copal Church here. The exterior of
the building will be stuccoed
when completed will have a churchly
appearance and will be a credit to
Fort Valley. It will have a seating
capacity of twice the’ number of ibe
present building. A nice memdriSi
will be put in by a friend for Mr.
George Harrison, Sr., who served the
church so faithfully for many years.
While the church is being remod¬
eled, Sunday School and services
will be held in the School Auditorium
and a cordial welcome will be ev
tended to those desiring to worship
us.
Sunday School every Sunday atf
9:45 a. m.
Services every Sunday taortung ft
11 o’clock.
Holy communion services Q« the fouit^ tbafr
Sunday and evening on
at 8 o’clock.
Rev. J. F. McCloud,
Ractor,
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