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Vol. XXII No. 31
G.& F. Road Is
Given Charter
. Auyusta, Ga., —~The Secretary
of State today issued a charter
to the Georgia and Florida Rail
way. The incorporation of the
railroad met this morning at the
general offices of the Georgia
and ‘Florida Railway, for the
purpose of organization and
elected the following officials of
the railway on November 1:
" President H, W, Purvis, pres
ent general manager of the road
_ Vice president, Francis H.
Weston, Columbia, S. C., and
R. Lancaster Williams, Balti
more, Md. iy
Seeretary, D. U. Porteous,
New York, -~
" Auditor, M. T. Lanigan, Au
gnsta.
- Treusurer, W. Blanchard Au
gusta.
All of the officers elected are
officials of the eorgia and
Florida Railway. The board of
directors for the new organiza
tion will be selected at an early
e, ! & ;
' John Skelton Williams, Rich
mond, Va., was named director
of the bqard of directors.
Judge A. L. Franklin, of
Richmond, signed a degree di
recting the entire property of
the Georgia and Florida Rail
way to be sold at auction at Au
gusta, Ga.. Nov. 1, 1926, Itis
understood that the outstanding‘
‘claims against the property, in
cluding the debts of the receiv
er and the principal and inter
st on the old bonds, sggregate
‘more than $16,000,000. |
" Immediately following the
auction of the railway on Nov.
1, and the securing of the Inter
’3j§or:y gork ‘wiill began on the
‘new line from Augusta to
‘Greenwood, S. C., a distance of
%5 miles. Itis expected that
actual work on the new line
will begin arbund Jan. 1, 1927.
Progressive Firm Expanding
The progressive firm of Wil
cox & Browuing, who operates
one of the best service stations‘
in this city, will make great im
provements in their business- in‘
the next two,we~ks. This busi
ness already enjoys a full share
of the business of this communi
tyaad thy are prepiring to
change their facilities. They
handle everything carried by an
up-to-date se-vice station and
their place of business is con
veniently lccated at the inter
gection of East and West Talla
bassee and Williams streets,
This firm has contracted for a
nice advyrtising space in The
News and wé invite our readers
to keep up with them thru this
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Talmadge Makes
Talk On Cotton
! Americus, G‘.'. Oct. 10.—Eu
}uno Talmadge, who will sue
ceed J. J. Brown as head of
‘the Georgia Department of Ag
riculturé next June, made his
;first poqt«primary speech at the
Sumter County District Fair
here Friday night.” Talmadge
was a guest of the Americus
Kiwanis Club, and much of his
ress was devoted te a dis
cussion of marketing problems
faced by Georgia farmers.
Recent violent fluctuations in
the price of cotton, Talmadge
attributed to other than natural
causes, and in his talk indicated
‘that manipulators are attempt
ing to get control of the South’s
great staple crop at unfair
prices because of the lack of
adequate marketing facilities.
~ “The big job in Georgia,”” he
said, “'is not ‘one of inereased
production. The ‘riddle ~we
‘must solve is that of marketing
and to reach this solution, we
must have the aid of every bus
iness- man,: banker, congress
man and senator, . If ever'there
was » time when the farmer
needed to turn constructive
thought toward the solution of
'his problems, that time is te
day. The Federal government
i 1 guaranteeing a profit to minyi
of the public service corpora
tions, such as the railroads, but
the government does not guar;
antee a profit ‘to the farmer.
The nations’ larze corporations
have the very best brains at
their heads, and they are able
to think for themselves. The
farmer. however, is so busy
producing he has little. time to
and that is why 18ay he needs
the help of the business mer.
The violent fluctuations in the
cotton and other markets are
not natural. ' o
““‘We farmers must take eight
cents for our cotton today, and
yeét you folks must pay for the
¢loth made from this cotton on
a basis of 20 ¢ent coetton or even
more. Get itinto the heads of
your ehildren to start life in the
manufacturing game, Starta
little manufacturing plant in
your home town. It will grow
and h:lp solve this marketing
problem.”
Singing Convention
The Altamaha Singing Con
vention will meet at Union
Grove school house Saturday.
Everybody is invited to come
and bring well filled baskets.
J. W. S. Bailey, Secretary.
Angway, county politics wiil
warm up next year, . sy
FRESH GROCERIES
of the better grades a-d from
atandard houses are exclusively
handled by us. We carry no
stale or left over stocks of any
article. We aim at pleasing our
growing list of steady patrons
by selling only the best qualities
of goods and by charzing only
reasonable prices for them. To
convince yourself, try us once.
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W&‘ u. r‘ L 'e'J‘ W6' ‘-m‘iy ‘
and serving at this the October Term,
1926 of Jeff Davis Su; erior Court, beg
leave to 8 bmit these our General Pre
sentments:
We recommend that the Ordinary
employ two men to sefve as County
Policemen, and that be secure the best
men possible for the place.
We recommend that jirers and bail
ifis be paid $:.60 per diam for services
for the ensuing year, and that the Clerk
and Foreman of this body be paid $3.00
per diém tor‘theirj'nérvien.; i g
We recommend that the following
chauges be made in the pauper list:
That R. D. Durden receive’ $4.00 por‘
month iustead of $3.00; that H. P. E |i.‘i
and ‘wile reccive $8 00 per month in
stead of $4.00, and that Tom Carter!
aud Hiram Taylor be stricken from the
list, and tnat the following be added to
thelist: D. D. Hesters receive $4.00
per month, Mrs, Mollic Hutto receive
‘85.(1) per month, Johnson Graham re
‘ceive $3 00 per.month, and Tim Powers
lrsceive $5.00 per nionth. .
‘Through a committee appointed by
thisbedy to . examine the roads and
bridges of the County, we at'ach here
to their report, merked exhibit “A.”
. Through a committec we have exam
ined the records of the various J. P.’s
and N P’s; of the County and attach
hereto their report and mark as exhibit
CIB ”» i >
Through a committee we have ex
amined the public buildings. snd prop
‘erty of the County und attuch hereto
théir report and mark ssme exhibir “C.”
We appoint as & committee to ekam
ine the records of the varioud county
officers and make their report to the
next Grand Jury: Commiutee, J. H,
Moore, H.,D. Wilson snd W. R. Wood.
We recommend that these General
Presentments be pablished in The Ha
zlehurst News, aud that' the editor
receive SIO.OO for ;;pfg}hhing the same.
In tuking leave of his Honer Harry
D. Reed presiding #n the absence of
Judge Higbsmith, we wiskito thank him
for the prompt mauner in which he hag
disposed of the business, ani the able
manner in which he has presided and
‘commend his services to the people,
and we wish to extend. to _Hon W, B,
Gibbs, Solicitor (Genersl, our thanks
for his courtesy to this body and for
the splinded work he'is doing. -.-
Respectiully. Submitfed. g
Olerke Mdore, 8. o, BBy
W. Yawn, W. W. Finley, J.C.Tuten;
B B. Wooten, L. T. Harrel, B. N.
Googe, D. H, McEachin, J. L. Grsinger
J. . Underwood, C. O. Smith, J, W.
Faulk, W, B. Stone, W. E. Carter.
*A”"—We, the 60".""5“20 appointed
by this body o examifie' roads .and
bridges of this county report thut we
find the roads in vessonable fair condi
tion, owing to the scarcity of labor, and
we find the bridges in bad shape anc
recommend that the Ordinary’ use ey
ry meanl;pcmibln to repair bridges as
jearly aa Eonwnie}it.' B b
We recommend that the Ordinsry e
rect a bridge over Whitehead Creek &
the Cll Uou,glaa and Burkett Ferry
Road between the homes of M. N. Dur
den and J. D. Wilse, this beinga public
road and mail route, Finish road thru
‘pond on Curry street on South side of
Raiiroad next to City limits.
Finish road on thru (rom Bacon coun
ty line to Philadelbhia church. ;
; R :apectfully submitted,
J.H. Moore, J. R. Underwued, W.L.
Deall. , -
We, the committee apr&inped so ex
amine the records of the various J. P.
&N. P.’s of said County, beg to advise
that C. W. White,d. P. of .the i lack
burn District, und Arlie Williams of
Whitehead District, are theonly officers
presenting the'records for, examination
and we found these records to be cor
rectly kept "
. Respectfully submitted,
H. D. Wilson, C W. Yawn, D. H. Mc
"Eachin, Committee. . '
“(C*'—We, the committee appointed
to examine the public buildings find
that some minor repairs to be myde a
bout the court house, and that the mule
barn be prepaired so that it is not op
en to she public, that' locks be placed
on the feed room and walle ! up. solid
and that the trees over the . residence
near the barn be trimmed in & way to
protect the building, snd recommend
that the Ordinary make {hese repsirs.
s+ Respectfully submitted, .
C. 0. Smith, J.C. Tuten, 8. P. Deal._
wEORGIAJoff Dayis. County.
The within Genersl Prerentments
having been published and read i» open
Court thessme aie hercby approved
and ordered filed and lp'tc.z upon the
mainutes of this court snd publis ed in.
The Huzlehurét News as recommend:d
Harty D: Reed, Judge S. C. W. C.
Octcber 8, 1926. :
Woman Kills
Brother-in-Law
Statesboro, Ga., October 11, —
Officers said today that Mrs.
Rozzie Mitchell Davis had con
fessed that she shot and fatally
wounded her brother-inlaw,
John Davis, here Sunday mern
ing, repudiating her previous
statement that her husband, Al
len Davis, fired the shot.
Mrs. Davis had stoutly main
tained her husband, Allen, who
is also held in jail here, fired
the shot that killed his brother.
When locked in her cell, after
being arrested this morning,
she called to one of the officers
about to leave, She then ad
mitted firing the gun.
“They were both drunk,’’ she
said. ‘I did it to frighten
them and stop their drunken
brawl.”’ .
Her admission is takem Ly
state officers as an indicaticn
that a plea will be entered thut
the shooting was accidental.
Mrs.. Davis was breught tc
jail along with several of her
small children. |
John Davis died in Savannah
yesterday, where he was carried
by his brother Allen. He'diedi
of gunshot wounds. |
According to a physician, who
was called to the home of Allen
Davis Sunday morning, both
men had been drinking. What
caused the shooting has not
been fully explained, but Mrs.
Davis told the physician her
husband bad shot his brother
and in jail here today. Davies
told newspapermen his = wife
did the shooting, ’ |
+ The physician stated he re-
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responsibility for the caring for
the wounded man, Later in the
day he was taken to Savannah
and died during the night.
~ Mrs. Davis was formerly Mrs,
W. H. Mitchell. After the
death of her first husband, she
mnrti:cy .. It was stdated
in Stg %’o this morning the
og/ |3 John' Davis' would not
p/ saimed. The two broth rs
C.dve no relatives living 'in this
g::nty. e g Ly
Honor Roll For Sep.enber
3 et ;
First Grade -
Ardath Land.
. Second Grade
Christine . Daniels, Jimmie
Hugh -Maddox, Eugene Lord,
Grace Finley, Myrtice . utche
son, Audrey Evans,
Third Grade
None. ;
- Fourth « rade
None. ’
~ Fifth Grade ,
Lu Alice Carter, Opal Wil
liams, Ruby Joe Johnson, Mary
E. Grainger. Carlton Ellis. |
| Sixth' Grade
~ None. ; ;
¥ Seventh Grade .
Billy Fisher, Milton Granger,
James Herren, Sam McAllister,
ack weatherly, Frances Knox.
Eighth Grade L 3
None. :
Ninth Grade -
Elizabeth McAllister, Rose
. Tenth Grade. .~ "~
None. . ' ‘
Elsventh Crade =
| Mary Lecne ‘Bennett,
| 96 is the mark required to be
lon the Honor Roll.
A, C, Fraseur, Supt 4
$1.50 Per Yoo
Connty’s Delegates
" Messrs W. L. Reaging and T.
M. Linder have been named as
delegates to the State Democrat
ic convention, which meets in
Macon today, Messrs J. D,
Cobb and R. J. Roddenberey
were named as alternates. This
icoun’ty went for Dr. Hardman. J
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‘ Coffee County Fair
In‘another column, this paper
is carrying an advertisement of
the Coffee County Fair which is
to occur on October 18—23, five
days.
Coffee has not held a fair in
seven years. In the old days
the fairs at Douglas were the
‘best county fairs held in South
Georgia and those who attend
the fair at Douglas this year
may expect to be not only well
entertained, but to see some of
‘the best products made in all
South Georgia, for there is ne
better -soil in South Georgia
than that found in Coffee and
some of the best farmers live in
that county.
The main feature of the fair
this year is thie contest among
the six militia districts for the
best district exhibit, this being
the capital prize and there being
three prizes offered for this ex
cellence. it
It is not a bad thing for our
people to visit 'the fhirs in other
counties, for it gives them &
good opportunity to see our
selves as others see us. We cam
see the other fellows faults and
good points and learn to know
how to measure our own. Let’s
all take a day off and go to the
Coffee County Fair_at_Douglagy
Mr. Clerrance Smith, of West
Palm Beach, Fla., is visiting
homefolks here.
~ Miss Versie Boswell and Me.
Leßoy Moore were happily mar
ried Sunday afternocn, Their
many friends extend to them
their hearty congratulations.
? ¢ Miss Florence Mae Durden is
visiting friends in Adrian.
~ ‘Miss Ethel Walker, who is at
‘tending school in Vidalis, spent
the week-end with homefolks.
. Miss Marie Moye, of Brooker,
spent the week-ehd with Misses
Ethel and Pauline Walker.
The party given by Miss
Mary Huahes Monday evening
was enjoyed by all present.
Bro. Padrick delivired a won
derful message here Sunday at
11:00 o’clock and again Sunday
night at 8:00, . ;
_ Don’t forget Services at Un
‘ion Springs next Sunday.
Everybody invited to attend
Sunday School at 3:30. B. Y.
P. U. at 8:00 o’clock.
I will pay highest prices for
chickens —hens, roosters, fry
ers. Let me know what yor
‘have, Willbuy every Saturday
in Hazlehurst or a postal will |
have me at your home, | ,
E. L. Shumans, Hazlehupst,
Ga. 4-t,-p A
Must Sell At Once—Upright
piano, in exceliént condition, at.
one third price: also general,
household goods. See me at
once. W. G. Thompson.
4 A cireus will be here Oct., 4.