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V OR. XXXIV. ocals • See Tax Collector’s notice. Mr. S. G. Cross is improving. Look up the big ad of the At lanta Land Auction Company. Mr. John Strickland has return ed from Detroit, Mich. Mrs. J. P. Fowler was visiting in Atlanta first of the week. Dr. Marcus Washburn has re turned from Washington. D. C. Mrs. Gradv Heard spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. S. G. Clement, at Big Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Nally spent Sunday with relatives near Sha ron. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Webb, of Norcross, were visitors here a day or two of last week. Miss Ruby Tatum spent the week end with her parents in Atlanta, Mr. J. M. Williams, of near Spot, was in town Wednesday, and gave our office a “pop” call. Mr. Roy Strickland has return ed from a business trip to Flori* da, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Martin spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives at Coal Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. B. Kirby and two children, of Atlanta, vis ited relatives in town Sunday. Our advertisers are crowding us this week, but we’ll endeavor to take care of them. Mr. Roy P. Otwel! is now agent for Dodge automobiles. Go see him, If you would like'to subscribe for McCall’s Magazine, call at this office and get our prices. Henry Hurt will sell you more goods for the money than any one else. Don’t forget the Sawnee Cafe carries a full line good things to eat. Prices right. They'll ap preciatefyour trade' Dr. Holtzendorff will be in his office at the Brannon Hotel eyery Saturdry fromj'now on to your dental work- Mr. and Mrs. Carl Porter, of Atlanta, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Porter. Miss Tony Godfrey, of Dawson county, is spending sometime with her sister, Miss Gussie God frey. Officials from Atlanta have been in town this week rounding up the automobile license tax dodgers. We have been literally swamp ed with job printing, but have about caught up now, so bring yours along. Mrs. Julia Tatum, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tatum and Mr. Rufus Tatum, of Atlanta, attended the funeral and burial of Mrs. Sallie Tatum Wednesday. Qfyt ftwtlj (Uteorguin. Look up the page advertise ment of the Farmers & Mer chants Bank. This is some val uable property and is to be sold at your price- TheEmany friends of Mr. Ar net Hawkins, of Mat, will be glad to learn that he is improv ing from his recent illness. Henry Hurt has just received a lot of Flour, bought before the rise, and he’ll make the pricos right. Sam McGee, route 5, has a good cow for sale. Go and see him. We offer you a year’s subscrip tion to the North Georgian and the Southern Cultivator, both for *l,OO, Can you beat it? Don’t forget that good flour at Henry Hurt’s—the best in town —and the prices are right. Send your suit to Cumming Pressing Club. They will clean and press them and send them back to you by par cel post. Your attention is called to the advertisement of Cumming Gar age, to be found in another col umn. Mr. Ezra Johnsan has accept ed a position with at Buford, and would like for his friends to call£and see him, The Cumming girls basket ball team was defeated by the Cnnton girls Friday by the score of five to four. The girls put up a good fight but all the breaks of the game were against them. The girls have the makings of a good team and are counting on giving them a good licking when they return the game in December. Our expert optometrist from the Chas. A. Green Optical Com pany, Atlanta, Georgia, will be here again on Friday, November 23. Don’t'forget the date. Cumming L?ug Store. To get the best results from your Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen, use only Wacerman’s Ideal Ink. 15c per bottle- Harvie Simpsop. If you are due the North Geor gian anything please call and pay it.sWe need the money to meet our own obligations. Those of our subscribers who have promised us wood on their subscription will please bring it on. We can use it now. Have your suit made like new by cleaning and pressing Iby Cumming Pressing Club. They pay parcel post charges both ways. The Cumming-boys basketball team went over to Canton last Friday and defeated Canton Hi by the score of 23 to 20. At the end of the first quartor the score stood 10 to 2in favor of Canton, but in the second quarter the Cumming boys went in with de termination, and at the end of the half the score was 12 and 12. The last half was fought hard by both sides and it was no man’s game until the whistle blew. This it the first game played by Cumming this year and Prof. King has high hopes of turning out a champion team- The boys go to Acworth for a game Friday night. Good luck, boys. CUMMING, G A NOVEMBER 23 Mrs. Sallie C. Tatum, aged 76 years, died at her home here Monday night, after an illness of only a few days. Funeral ser vicos were held at the Baptist church Wednesday, Revs. A. B. Couch and G.C. Light officiating Interment was at Cross Roads Cemetery. She is survived by six children: Mr. R. S, Tatum, Atlanta; Mr. Lee Tatum, Daw son; Mrs. Cleon Wright, Atlanta; Mrs. Alf Light, Buckhead; Mrs. R. E. Harrison, Atlanta; Mrs. Jim Light, Buford: one brother, Mr. Max Morehead, Buckhead: one sister, Mrs. Burruss, South Carolina. We extend sympathy to the family. Mrs. Emily Shaw of Atlanta, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Brannon. Miss Catherine Merritt, of At lanta, spent one day last week wish home folks. Say people, Edgar Pirkle is looking for you at the Sawnee Cafe with a full line of flour, su gar, coffee, meat, cigars and to bacco, soft drinks, ice cream, fruits, etc. Also hot.lunches, or a full meal, if you wish ic. Call and see him, Henry Hurt says for those who owe him to call and pay him. He needs the money, “Suppose Nobody Cared.” It seems as if not many care whether we have a Red Cross Chapter or not. Roll Call only lasts until Thanksgiving. Unless we get 25 members we can’t have a chap ter. Won’t vou be one of the 25? Honor Roll. H. L. Patterson- E. F. Smith. Mrs. H, L. Patterson. Miss Mary Patterson. Miss Alice Grogan, Mrs. Mary Mashburn. Dr. Marcus Mashburn. Our expert optometrist from the Chas. Green Optical Com pany, Atlanta, Georgia, can pro vide glasses to meet every de fect of vision, Pri:es moderate. He will be at our store again on Friday, November 23. Cumming Drug Store, The Sawnee Cafe are agents for the Gainesville Steam Laun dry, celebrated for their prompt and up-to-date methods. You must be satisfied. Give them a call. A first class cafe and grocery store is an absolute necessity. The only way to keep one in a town is to give it your patron age. The .Sawnee Cafe will en deavor to anticipate your wants in every particular and in return expects and will appreciate a part of your trade. Our expert optometrist frpm the Chas, A. Green Optical Com pany. Atlanta, Georgia, will be here again on Friday, November 23. |lf you are having eye trou bles that require glasses, we would be pleased to haw you call in to see him. He has satis fied thousands of others and can satisfy you. Cumming Drug Store. FARM WANTED. Wanted to hear from owner of farm or good unimproved land for sale, this vicinity. L, Jones, Box 828, Olney, 111. R-E-P-A-I-R-I-N-G. Watches, Clocks, Phonographs, and Sewing Machines carefully repaired. All kinds of Jewelry repairing, Gold and Silver solder ing, such as: Soldering broken rings, cutting down rings and making them smaller. Polish ing, resetting stones. Broken chains repaired. New joints and catches soldered on bar pins, etc. Pencils and fountain pent repaired. New points and ink sacs, points straightened and re polished. Broken spectacle frames re soldered and made as good as new. Temples fitted. When in need of any of the above repairing give me a cal! Reasonable charges. All work guaranteed. insist that your watch repair ing is done by a certified watch maker, HARVIE SIMPSON, | Certified Watchmaker, Cumming, Ga, See me for Gifts that Last. FOR RENT. Five room house, in one of the best neighborhoods in town. For further information cal! at this office, NOTICE. Will gin after Oct. 27th only on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sat urdays. After Nov. 3rd, only on Tuesdays and Fridays until fur ther notice, Cumming Oil.& Fertz. Cos, Used Parts for Dodge Car. Mr. W. R. Blackston, of the Blaekston Bros. Garage, has all kinds of used parts for Dodge car for sale at a price that will save you money. Call and see him. Waterman’s Ideal Ink is abso lutely the best for all writing. It is uniform in quality, and will not thicken and dry up, is non corrosive and everlasting in its record qualities- Harvie Simpson. Tax Collector’s Third and Last Round. I will be at the following places on the dates named'for the pur posed of collecting State and County Taxes for the year 1923. Also Drainage’iTax. Monday, November 26, Hightjwer court ground, 9 a m J A Lawson’s or McKinney's store, 10 a m John Smith’s place, 11:30 a m Heardville, 12:30 p m Ducktown. 2pm R Purcell’s store, 3:30 p m Henry Strickland store,4:3o p m Tuesday, November 27. Mat Store, 9am Silver City. 11 a m Geo Wallis store, 12;30 p m E C & E G Chambers store 2:30 Coal Mountain, 4pm Wednesday, November 28. Roy Westbrook store, 10 a m Tom Jones store, 11:30 a m Rich Brice’s store, 2pm John Robbs or It MM ontgomery old store, 3pm A J Smith store, 4pm I will be at Cumming on all public days and you will find me at my office in the court honse. By order of Comptroller General interest at the rate of 7 per cent per annum will be charged on State and County Taxes not paid by December the 20th. W. A, Thally, T. C. For the School Children. I carry a full line of pencils, pens, ink, etc,, for the school children. Call and get a supply. Hat vie Simpson, HOCKENHULL.—Death—j presence is always saddening. '■ , brings a grief that makes o close of kin, for the pale m< . ger that calls our lov- and on. av must sometime call fur us. On October 19, 19J.1, me a of death came into our town took our beloved sister, Mi Grace Foster Hockenhull, ju i past her thirty fixth birth dai She was one ot our most loyal and devoted church members ever ready and willing to do Ins full duty. A shadow falls upon our Circle meetings because si e is not there. She was a conse crated Christian, devoted wife and mother and a sweet char.., ter, loved by all who knew her. Therefore, be it resolved: First. That in the death of sis ter Hockenhull Cumming Baptist Church, Circle No. 1 of the W. M. U., has lost one of its most efficient members, and though her body is absent her sweet, character remains with us to comfort, cheer and to help ns better the life before us. Second. That we humbly bo . in submission to divine wisdom and purpose of our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, Third. That we extend our deepest deepest sympathy to th family into whose home this shadow has so darkly fallen and pray for its speedy passing. Fourth. That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the family, one put upon the records ei our Circle and copies forward ed to the Christian Index and county papers for publication. 'My soul be on their guard.” Mrs. J. L. Phillips. Mrs. M. W, Webb.' Mrs. H. S. Brooks. LONGSTREET. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wood of lanta were visiting Mr. and Mr.,. Will Puckett Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Will Richard spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. J E Richards. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kirby an nounce the arrival of another li.- tie girl, Mr. Marvin Cobb, wife and daughter were visiting Mr. an.. Mrs. J L Cobb Sunday. Rev R A Roper was visitor, Mr. A C Thompson and famii;, Sunday. Dr and Mrs. R L Hunter, of Cumming, were visiting Dr an Mrs. J T Hunter Sunday afte. noon. Revs W D Haygood and J YV Mangum were visiting Mr. and: Mrs. I G Thompson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. 1 M Hayes spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. KIJ Lively. Mr. and Mrs. I G Thompson spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mi's. James Thompson at Canton Mr. and Mrs. Henry Green, of Austell, spent Saturday with Mrs. Martha Hamby, Mrs. W A Myers spent Satur day with Mrs. Martha Ramsey. Miss Annie Lou Hamby is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Henry Green, at Aus tell. L. H. Do you realize that the wrong glasses might ruin your eyes, while the . right ones wiil strengthen and improve them. Our expert optometrist from the Chae, A. Green Optical Cornpan ,y, Atlanta, Georgia, can fit you ! with the right kind of glasse.-. ! He will be at our store again in Friday, November 23. Cumming.Drug Store. NO- 47 INCOME TAX BILI BACK IN SENATE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE ADOPTION FOR SECOND TIME fl STATE MEWS OF INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Sections Of The State Atlanta.—After a deadlock In the senate a compromise on tho Lank ford bill providing for tho levying ot . > Income tax on a graduated scale not to exceed 5 per cent, was reached - the afternoon when the upper Louse committee on constitutional omendipents decided to recommend it a nin for passage. A companion i asure providing for the reduction f the state ad valorem tax rate from to 4 mills will accompany the com mittee's favorable report. The senate recommitted the incotno tax bill after it had adopted two com mittee amendments, one improving the clause for crediting of ad va lorem tax payments on income tax as f ssments and vice versa, and the other establishing the exemption for single persons not less than $1,000,' for married persons not less than $2,- 000, and for each dependent not lesa than S4OO. Reconsideration of the bill was voted by the senate 21 to 10 when it came up for passage at the morning| s ;sion. After failing on a first ef fort the senate on second motion, vi ied to recommit the bill for further consideration of the constitutional amendments committee. The bill had been favorably recommendod by the committee following lengthy discus sion and the senate’s action In recom-j mltting It camo as a surprise to advo-; cotes of the measure. In its amended form and with the companion measure recommended by tho committee on constitutional amendments, the I-ankford measure 1* expected to be adopted by the senate when that body convenes. Classification Tax Wins In Committee Atlanta.—With only ono dissenting: vote, the house committee on amond-i meats to the constitution favorably) r. ported a bill giving the legislature] i: ihority to classify and segregate d fferent classes of property for taxa ti a. This bill, which Is In lino with; t! recommendations of the special! tux commission, Is known as the mlttee bill, and, It Is understood, will) receive full support of administration forces. The house committee on gen- j teal agriculture number two voted 21 to 8 to report favorably on a hill cu iling for repeal of the tax equaliztv] t n law. It is the same measure, v leh was introduced by Stovall Ofj I.inert as number one one the houso' i lender for the special session, and; i ported adversely by the wuys and! : , ana commlttoo. It was relntroduc-’ , in the houso by Stewart, of Atkin-, : ,n, and, on motion of the author, was : committed to the agriculture commit-; tee. Americus Voters Elect Councllmen j Amerlcus —Less than 300 votes were cost in a primary election hold here' to nominate four metnbers of cltyj council, w-ith nomination equivalent to: c■!i-ctlon. Three of those chosen wllj! i .o office January 1, while one i >uld be seated Immediately, having hr ,n chosen to succeed B. J. Witt,; who resigned to move to Atlanta, where he now resides. J. W. Hlgh-J tower, a prominent cotton buyer and large realty owner, led the ticket, re-- t iving 263 votes, while Nathan Mur ■ i ", druggist; J. W. Harris, Jr., hard-: ware merchant, and It. E. Allison Willi ru-rve with him as members of the 1 i w council. Mr. Allison was chosen] j to succeed E. J. W'ltt and to serve! i during the remainder of his unexplr- I r and term, or one year from January I.] fame Young Lawyer City Recorder Macon. —Mayor Luther Williams; rt;i] hts board of aldermen, elected tor a second term perfected organiza tion. Only one change of any linport-j ance was made In the city officials,' McKlbben Lane, a young Macon law-, y r, being named city recorder to suc t" cd Sam B. Hunter, who had holds the place for two years. James E.l Yates was ro-elected mayor pro tenv receiving eight votes to three cast for 0 P. Rankin. ■ ■■ ■ Will Place Marker On Site Of Trench College Park. —Decision has been r* ached by tho Robert E. Lee chap ter of the Daughters of the Confed eracy to place a suitable marker upon l the trench which was used In the bat tle of Atlanta, and which run diagon ally through the campus of the Geoik g'a Military academy. The meeting, at which tho U. D. C. drew up thel resolution to erect this marker was held at the home of Mrs. V. C. 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