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Vol. XXIII No .37
Jeff Davis County
In Boosters Edition
The Waycross Herald-Journal
will issue a special Booster
Edition for South Georgia and
the Editor of The News was
asked to furnish a 500-word
article of Jeff Davis county.
(wish it could have been a 5000
word article) Below is what
the Editor furnished the Way
cross paper for.publication:
Jeff Davis County ‘is one of
the ‘‘new’’ counties of Georgia,
having been carved out of Ap
pling and Coffee Counties in
1905 with Hazlehurst the county
geat. The chief crops are to
baceo, cotton, corn, sweet pota
toes, sugar cane, ete. The soil
and climate are especially fitted
for trucking but our people have
taken but very little advantage
of that line. Lands adjacent to
the Ocmulgee and Altamaha
Rivers is very hilly and es
pecially adapted for frut,
peaches especially, but like
trucking, our people have not
taken the advantage offered
here. Jeff Davis county is an
jdeal spot for poultry raising
and stock raising and with very
little capital and lots of ambi
tion this county offers ;untold
opportunities to-poultrymen and
stock raisers. ‘
Hazlehurst; the county seat,
is a thriving city of 1500 popu-
Jation, situated in the center of
the county and enjoys A-1 Rail
being on the main lines of tha
Southern Railway and the
Georgia & Florida Railway.
The City owns its own water
works and 24 hour * electric
power i 8 furnished. by the
Georgia Power Company. The
city boosts of of an A 1l cccre
dited scnool, six Protestunt
churches, a white-way and tip
to-date establishments, amone
them being two large tobaccu
warehouses.
Homeseekers and investors
can find a heaven here in Jest
Davis county. Good farming
lands sell from SIO.OO per acre
up. Thousands of young and
bearing pecan trees will be
found in Jeff Davis county
which bids fair to be a leading
money crop of the county. ~ '
No County can claim a better
and more law abiding citizenry
than Jest Davis County claims.
There isa fine brick consoli
dated school building in each of
the five Districts of the county,
thereby offering tie country
child the same Schooling ad
vantages that is enjuyed by the
city child.
The county needs good far
mers—{armers who know how
to diversify and become inde
pendent farmers. To such a
class of farmers Jeff Davis
county offers great advantages
and opportunities. Truly, it is
the poor man’s paradise.
Gilbert Show To Be
Here Next Week
Gilbert’s Dixie Fun Show will
show in Hazlehurst during next
week under the auspices of the
Hazlehurst P. T. A. . This show
is well known throughout this
section of Georgiaand witha
complete change of program it
/is better than ever before. ' It
will show under its own heated
canvas and the admission price
is very low considering the
high-class entertainment. , Each
evening at 7:30. there will be q}
special musical program ren
dered, Go out each mw-i
1 VIIILE %
Haslehutsl Nelos
Mrs. S. M. McCarty
After an illness lasting sever
months, Mrs. S. M. McCarty,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Otto 'W. Clark of this city, died
at the home of her parents
Thursday night. The deceased
fell victim of the great white
plague (TB) some two years
ago and was treated at the State
Sanitarium at Alto for awhile
and was thought cured, buta
reoccurance . gradually sapped‘
her life. ‘
Mrs. McCarty was born and
raised in Hazlehurst and was a
lady loved and respected by a
large circle of friends both here
and her late home in Moultrie,
Ga. Her husband, Mr. Seals
Manning McCarty, Sr., is a
leading citizen of Moultrie.
Besides her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. O. W. Clark, she is sur
vived by her husband and four
children, three sisters, five
brothers and several nieces and
nephews. In her death her
husband loses a faithful christ
jan wife, the children a good
mother and her parents an ex
cellent daughter.
At the funeral, which was
held at the home of her parents
Saturday morning, Rev. D. F.
Miles, pastor of the Methodist
church, paid the departed one a
beautiful tribute.
Burial was at the Hazlehurst
cemetery with Wilson & Com
pany in. charge, Messrs J. H.
&gore. W. R. Wood, J. F. Kit
en, G.'W, Best, W.W.Smith
and Otte "Middleton - acting as
pall-bearers.
The Hazlehurst News joins
the many friends of the be
reaved family in offeriny sym
pathy. .
Halloweenn Fair At
Norman’s Warehcuse
The P. .T. A. will put ona
Huilcwelen Fair at Norman's
Varehouse I'riday afterncon
and Friday night, Nov. 2, for
the purpose of purchasing books
for the school library. Since
this fund is to go for books for
the grades, especially for the
iower grades, the parents and
‘those interested in the school
and the town are urged to come
out. There will be no admission
charges. : |
Tuere, will be various kinds
of booths at the Fair including
all types of amusements which'
are found at Carnivals. Con
fetti, gaily colored caps, bal
loons, horns, tinsel, hot dog
stands, cold drinks, ete. Send
the childeen, eome with them,
bring your friends and join in
the gala occasion and help the
P, T. A. in this worthy cause.
Revival Campaign
. . For Hazlehurst
The Presbyterian church of
Hazlehurst is one of the thirty
churches in the yreat revival to
be eonducted by the Presby
terian church beginning Nov.
11th, and continue through the
18th of the month. Great pre
parations have been made all
over what is known as the Sav
annah Presbytery, and all of
these thirty churches will be
iholding meetings at the same
time ' with a visiting preacher
in every pulpit.
' The Rev. C. M. Wilcox, D.D.,
of Macon, is to be the preaeher|
here during that time, and of
course a very cordial invitation
is extended to all of the people
of this little city ‘to- come toj
Hazlehurst, Georgia, November 1, 1928
P
er
Miss Mary Alice McEachin,
of Douglas, was the recent
guest of her mother, Mi ) “‘*s;
0. McEachin,
Mrs. J. M. Hinson and family
motored to Waycross and spent.
Saturday afternoon. %4
Mr. Will Jarman, of Murfers-;
boro, Tenn., was the guesto ‘{
relatives here recently. R
Miss Mary Bardett wad &
recent visitor in the city. §{
Mrs. Eunice Miles Holt has
returned to her home in ,fi
catur after a brief visit to rélas
tives here. ‘ ; ;
Miss Sadie Holton, a student
at Brenau College in Gainesville,’
spent the week-end here N
homefolks. .? g
Mr. C. C. McAllister and
family left recently to make
their home in Ocilla. Wereg r'
to lose these people as citizen
of Hazlehurst, e
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrenes Bem
nett have returned frop ‘:,
wedding trip and are occupyin
rooms in the home of Co »\f
vites the people to attend the
Box Social Nov. 2, 8 P. N,
Prize offered to the girl whose
box brings the highest price.
For Rent—Three large down.
stair rooms, Convenient 13
eity, at Miss Rhetta Head s
home. See W. F. Dougherty :
Reagin's Blacksmith Shop. 2 t-
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Benne:
are oceupying rooms in ti
‘home of Mrs. Ollie Williams,
i' Dr. S. W. Martin, who is in
New York, will return home
and will be in his office Satur
‘day, Nov. 3rd. ;
M. Gantt Writes A Piece.
For handing cut some papers
for the W. C.T. U. I notice in
The Hazlehurst News that some
calling themselves the ‘‘Jeff
Davis Smith Club”’ -are highly,
exasperated. Upon investiga
tion we find that the ‘‘Smith
Club’’ consists of a few great
big babies snd they are only
yelling for things they cannot
have. We have decided to let
therh bawl. Further decided,
Democracy has come-to a h--| of
a pass if we cannot thrash our
own jackass. W. N. Gantt. :
Democrats To Run Mr. Ellis
\{/e are adviseds that thmJ
Democratic Leaders of the
Hazlehurst District are urginz
Mr. J. R. Ellis to enter the race
for Justice of the Peace of the
1364th District in the election
to be held on the First Saturday
in December.
Owing to the fact that the
present incumbent has joined
the Republecan Party and is
now engaged in an. cffort to
promote the candidacy of Mr.
Hoover, the Democrats of the
District desire a candidate for
this office, Mr. Eilis is re
ceiving assurances of a solid
Democratic vote ‘and has con-
~M¢. Eulit Hinson spent Sun
day with homefolks here.
' Mr. W D. Aiken, of Lithonia,
spent. part of last week in the
city.
~ Mrs, Alex Cromartie has been
'fi!ht sick with malaria fever.
~ Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Haynes
were recent visitors to reiatives
fi Eastman. . ‘
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jarvis
'i}!aveumoved into their pretty
new brick bungalow.
QuP"{ Harold Gunn, who is
Supt. of the Brooker-Denton
gehool, spent Saturday in the
dity,
~'Prof. and Mrs. Robert Nabers
bfl called to Greenville, S. C.,
on account of the death of Mrs.
Nabers’' father. Her many
‘riends here deeply sympathize
/\‘ y herc
ih and Mrs. H. D. Wilson
hn&nce the arrival of a son,
. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Varn and
Mrs. Sadie R.owlgnd. of Wares
e e g
% s> f"‘fsa‘k..;‘)‘-'fi‘ kr'sl" i
and children, of Blackshear,
spent Sunday in the city. |
Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Martin
are spending two weeks in New
York where Mrs. Martin is be
ing treated for asthma.
sAll old mattresses worked
over to give service of a new
lone. All work guaranteed and
prices very reasonable. I will
lcall for your mattress, make it
over new and deliver it back to
iyou same week. Located at
Jim Girtman’s place on R. F. D.
Hazlehurst. Drop me a card
and I'll call. Simon W. Yawn.
Picture Show Eor Hazlehurst ‘
} Mr. C. C. Saunders, whe
ioperate(i the Princess Theatre
here fora while, is building a
’new theatre on Latimer Street
on the Middleton Block. Itis
located next to Kitchen’s Mar
ket. Mr. Saunders promises to
have the theatre in operation
in the next two or three weeks
and will show only the cleanest
and best pictures,
L'- P. T. A. Social |
} JA delightful affair of last
week was the Haliowe’en party
igiven at the home of Mrs. Wal
ter Holton on Wednesday after
:11;;'0011. s
. The Hallowe’en idea prevailed
in' the decorations, throughout
the house, the games and the
refreshments. Yellow pump
kins. black cats, owls, bats,
witches and autumn flowers
formed the decorations, In the
center of the dining table was a
large pumpkin, lighted by elec
tricity. :
- Many jolly games were eli
joved after which delightful
refreshments, consisting of hot
chocolate, a salad course and
‘sandwiches were served.
There were about 40 members
present to enjoy the hospitality
of the hostesses who were Mes-
Holton, Lynn, Vonderau, Med
dock, Fraseur, Evans, Danner
, Manley Case Will Be
Considered By U. S.
‘ Supreme Court
| Washington, QOet. 29.—Chief
Justice Taft announced today
that the supreme court had ex
amined the brief submitted by
W. D. Manley, formerly presi
dent of the Farmers and Traders
Bank at Atldnta, Ga., submitted
to show tha: his appeal from his
conviction for having caused
the fraudulent insolvency of
the bank was properly before
the court, and that it found
that he had shown probable
jurisdiction.
This means that the case will
now be heard on appeal ‘when
reached, and that it seems to be
within the rulé controlling the
jurisdiction of the court. Man
ley is challenging the constitu-‘
tionality of the section of the
Georgia banking law under
which he was convicted.
The supreme. court today
issued orders advancing the
Manley casc for hearing on
December 8. :
Circle N0.,1 met with Mrs.
G. M. Quinn Monday afternoon
with 12 members present.
Circle No, 2 met with Mrs.
Otto Middleton Monday after
noon with 15 members present.
Mrs. C. C. Alexander spent
part- of last week in Columbia,
Don’t forget Gilbert’s Dixie
Every purchaser of a
new Ford is entitled to
I'ree Inspection Service
for the first 1500 miles
[Bm
— | N
THE modern automobile is
a finely built piece of ma
chinery and it will stand a
lot of abuse. Comsidering
the work it does, it gives sur
prisingly litide trouble. But
there isn’t a car made that
will mot run better and
The first few hundred
miles are especially imper
tant because that'is when
the mechanism of your car
is being broken in.
Proper attention during
this period will lengthen its
life and prevent unnecessary
trouble later on. »
We are particularly inter
ested in this matter because
we believe it is our duty not
only to make s good auto
mobile, but te help the
owner get the greatest pos
sible use over the Jongest
period of time at a mini
mum of trouble and
expense.
With this in view, the
entire Ford dealer organ
ization has been specially
trained and equipped to ser
vice the new Medel A car.
Furthermore, we have in-
structed every Ford
dealer to give the
following Free
$1.50 Per Year
Farmers Warned Of Hog
Cholera By County Agent
There is now scattered out
over the county another hog
cholera epidemic in the embryo,
80 to speak.
Last spring several thousand
hoge were treated for hog
cholera and many died. Some
died that weére treated but they
already had the germ in them.
I have not heard of a hog
dieing from cholera that was
treated in February. For in
stance, Carl Ellis, Resson Lott,
John F. Herrington, C. C.
Quinn and many others had
them treated in February and
did not lose a hog.
There are two ways to get
your hogs treated. One way is
to write Dr. W. M. Burson,
Athens, Ga., and tell him the
number of hogs you have and
)what they would weigh if fat
and let him mail you C. 0. D.
serum arid virus to double treat
your them. You are allowed to
treat your own hogs, but can
not treat for anyone else.
The other way is to get a
veterinarian to come do the
work, The cpbst of the men
near us is not over 25¢ s head
higher than the state man and
you can get them in a few hours
after yon call them.
J. A. E. Cox, County Agent.
LOST—Red female hound dog
with white feet. Reward. L. T.
Inspection Service at 500,
1000 and ‘ISOO miles:
Checl battery
Check generator charging rate
Check distributor adjustment
Check carburetor adjmstment
Check lighte
Check brakes
Check shoeh obsorber adjnede
meont
Cheek tire infslon
Chech stecring goar
‘Chenge engine il
Lubricate chassle
No charge is made for
labor or materials incidental
1o this service, except, of
course, where repairs are
necessary through accident,
misuse or neglect. The only
charge is for new oil.
See your Ford dealer,
therefore, and get this Free
Inspection of your new ear
at 500, 1005 and 1500
little it will coet to have your
car given a thorough pi::-
over at regular periods
thereafter. '
A checking-up by experi
enced mechanmie;, together
with oiling greasing
every 500 miles, will add
months and years to the life
of your car and mean more
economical and plea
surable motoring
every mile you drive.
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