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A. ZELMENOVITZ
Prominent Business Man and
Leader Dies Early This Morn*
mg as Result of Heart At¬
tack.
Stricken with a heart attack shortly
after he awoke this morning, Abra
ham Zclmenovitz, 6!) prominent
Brunswick business man and ownci of
the clothing store bearing his name,
died suddenly at his Norwich street
home at 8:4. r > o’clock this morning.
The passing of Mr. ZeSrnenovitz
came as a great shock as well as a
surprise to Ins countless friends in
this section of tin- state and to mem¬
bers of his immediate family, lie was
stricken shortly before M:4f> o'clock
and before medical attention could
reach him he had been taken by death.
Mi. Zclmenovitz ooinpluinod of a
alight heart attack in In store on
Newcastle street yesterday afternoon
and he was taken to his home. A phy¬
sician was suuimoned and he wa re¬
lieved sufficiently to he aide to enjoy
a game of curd wit ft his family last
night. He had intended going on a
jelling trip this mottling and when lie
retired last night he appeared to lie
improving from his attack during the
afternoon.
Mr. Zolnienovitz, a native of Poland,
came to Brunswick in 1894 and estab¬
lished a small grocery business at the
corner of Norwich and L strets. Aflet
temaining in that business for several
years he removed to the up-town sec
tion of Brunswick and ei luldi- bed ;i
dry goods and clothing concern in part
of the spacious store now occupied by
the B. F. Mann Furniture Company.
Nearly twenty year; ago his firm
i cached such proportions that lurgea
quarters were necessary and tie mov¬
ed to the present site at Newcastle
and Monk streets.
During Ins residence in Brunswick
Mr. Zclmenovitz became an extensive
property holder and is owner of val
uable real estate in the business and
residential sections of the city. Kver
since moving here he has enjoyed tin*
close friendship of hundreds of Bruns
wick people and established himself
an enviable reputation among the bus¬
iness EX leaders of NewEasIb the community. SD-Imt M< S
" who
were in close contact with the mer¬
chant arc grieved at his passing and
realize they have lost a most congen¬
ial "neighbor.’'
J. A. Millet, president of Bruns
wick etail Merchants Association, cur
ly this afternoon requested ull mer
chants city to in dose the their business stores section during of the the j
i
hour of the funeral as a tribute to the
deceased business man.
He it survived by his widow, three [
sons, Curley, Maurice and Julius Zel- I
menovitz, all of Brunswick;
daughters, Mrs. S. K, llatimel of Kan
ford, Fla., and Mrs. Morris I’asloff, of
New York city; also six grandchil¬
dren; one brother, K. Zclmenovitz, of
Waycross.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the residence a( o'clock tomor¬
row afternoon with Fdo Miller, mor¬
tician, iu charge of arrangements.
The federal government will spend
$106,804 this year in improvement of,
protection facilities in the Olympic i
national forest in Washington.
Everything Sacrificed
At TESLER’S
Going Out of Business
SALE
Children's Coats
Exceptional values in this wonderful assortment of
coats. Eur-trimmed collars and cuffs. Sizes ;? to
14. Every coat worth $2 to $5 more than the price
we are offering; them for
$2.95 to $8.8$
Boy’s Children’s
Pants Sweaters
Knickers
Shorts
Longies 39c
49c to $1.49 and up
See Onr Brunswick's
Window Favorite
Display 81 ore
1405 Newcastle St. Phone 160
BRUNSWICK NEWS
Large Delegation
To Attend Meeting
At Patterson,
'I Ik- lHith He > irm of I Uo
Baptist Association will convene
I ho Baptist church, at Patterson,
Thui -day and Friday of this vvooh.
I Mon onicoi !-• will ooiiio from between
!and 60 churches in seven countie
Glynn, Ware, Wayne, Charlton, Cam¬
den, Brantley and Pierce.
Iti. W. II. Rich, of the First Baptist
church of Wuycros: , is moderator, and
R. I). Howard, of Black-hear, i clerk
, am | |.,. v A M McCord, of Hoboken, .
j jcbairman Committee.- of the appointed executive lari committee, will
j year
"T"' 1 ,on: Stifle missions, home mis
ions, foreign missions, Christian edit
’cation, orphan's home, hospitals, in
ministers and other subjects.
Tin* constitution of the a- ioeiat.iori
was compiled^in the year 1HI5 arid
wa signed by Mo ie Wextberry, Sr.,
Richard f'•*•**••*• Cooper, William Smith, c*.. Sr.,
William Whildort, and William Hat -
tell. It i 'opposed I hat t It i same
constitution and by-law: and arti'des.
of faith have been printed in the mire
titer each year since that date.
Among tho e going from I'rtiii; yvit k
are Rev. C. II Moss, Rev Mr. Cook,
Mi. and Mr,., VV. F. .’-'heifer, Mr. and
Mi . L. S. Kims, Mr. and Mr... K. Way
lliglu smith, Mr. and Mr-. Millard
Reei e, Mr. and Mr; . A. A. Knight., Mr.
and Mrs. i lent Bttrvi-. D. W. Middh
ton anti Rev. C. C. Davison. There ts
no limitation on the number of me;
;;engers wlio attend.
COUNTY SCHOOLS
SHOW INCREASE
UN IM /\ ATTCWIIANin? I I rJMMHLL
Despite the depression and econ¬
omic conditions in the rural sections
school ttUemlniiee in Glynn county's
educational institutions this year
shows a ten per cent increase over last
year, it was reported to the board of
education in regulai monthly meeting
at the Memorial auditorium today.
Report;, from the various schools in
I lie county were made to I he hoard
and oHiemls were most pleased with
the growth in attendance.
The board also today took under ml
virement an investigation of the re
cetil. school-bus-t ruck incident on
Gloucester street which resulted in the
injury of several students. II is the
l-'l’ose of the probe, which was sane
tinned, to determine whether or not
t he driver of the truck.
CHRISTIAN HOME
IS SERMON THEME
-
"Tla* Christian Home” a the out
of a Christian nation and
manhood and womanhood
was the theme of a forceful sermon
preached the last evening by Rev. A. W.
ot First Methodist church
where a series of religious revival sor
vices 7;.'!() o’eloc are jteing held each evening at
Large eongregations are present
each evening and much inspiration is
gained from the splendid sermons be¬
ing preached by the pastor, the hearty
congregational singing and fervent
pravers offered by the ministers and
Christian laymen. The services will
each evening during the
week, ami will only last for one hour,
The public is cordially invited to ut
the revival service-.
JONES OPTIMISTIC
OVER THIS SEASON
|SLV ISI, \NI) COMPANY’S PRFSI
DKVI It: TURNS ro RBKORT
A IT 1,1! EASTERN I RIB
“The people in thin -.action cun not
realize the seiiousru..... of the unem¬
ployment situation, the depressing
economic situation and the hardships
and suffering of the east,” declared
Alfred W. .loner, president of the Hca
I-lurid Company, who today returned
from Detroit after an extended tour
of t ariada and ea-tern industrial
ters.
Mr. .Jones made a close study of the
problems of the large eastern cities,
especially in tin- automotive manufac¬
turing centers, arid returned to the
coastal Georgia resort in an optimis¬
tic spirit over the prevailing condi¬
tions of this immediate section of the
nation. During his six week’s tour the
.true condition of the metropolitan
|;treas j were revealed to him.
“Conditions ate far worse io#tlie
[east I than they are in Georgia, he
J aid, “and it is hard to conceive the
extensive preparations the larger eit
| u s, e penally Jjefroit, relief are making for
i bread liaes and for of the unern
j ployed, ; offering and hungry people
in that section.” He is of the opinion
It hut the automobile districts are the
|gieatest sufferer. 1 ;
I “The wealthy class in the larger
cities are leading most conservative
Gives,” declared Mr. Jones, “and all
|businesses are being operated at the
,lowest led possible expenditures,” He eit
several instances which revealed
Hite jinm true conditions existing among th«
e wealthy families of the east who
‘have suffered huge financial losses as
U result of the business decline and
Iket. 1 the downward ' trend of the stock mar
Relative to Brunswick, Sea Island
and it. environs, Mr. Jones expressed
optimism. “Kuropeart travel will be
much smaller this year than it was
in 1980,” he said, “and those who de¬
sire to gel away from business for
brief periods and journey to warmer
climes will undoubtedly travel in this
Idirndlon because of the acceptability
jsouthern G resorts to the metropoli
an art , as " a
I Speaking of tiie prospects for the
l seasonal business a | Sea Island Beach,
j Mr> j om , s slttled that, there is every
indication that the resort will exper
„ great, popularity with northern
visitors than it has ever before. 1 ”
(travel hU;'opinion the decline of Furopoan
will prove extremely beneficial
With the arrival of Mr. Jones and
the expected arrival of Howard F.
Coffin, chairman of the hoard of the
Sea Island Company, next week the
resort company is marking extensive
preparations for the earning winter
INTER CITY MEET
SI PFKINTKNDKN'I 01 W A It F
( Ol VIA SCHOOLS SPEAKS TO
JOINT ROTARf MEETING
A full representation of the Way
cross Rotary Club and the Brunswick
Chib attended a joint meeting the Oglethorpe of those
two organizations at
hotel last night which was addressed
by Ralph Newton, superintendent of
schools of Waycross, who urged
closer co-operation of these two bodies
us a direct step toward more construe
live work
Mr. Newton, a former Brunswick
resident, was most loud in his praise
for the work being accomplished by
the two organizations and stressed
the importance of co-operation, de¬
claring that much good is derived
from such meetings as held here.
"Joint meetings which bring our rep¬
resentative citizens together creates
a closer feeling of friendship tint! di
reels Jhent toward greater things,”
said.
The program arranged for the
ing last night was unique in the fact
that., althottfcli prepared by the Way
cross dub, featured three former
Brunswick residents as principals.
Franklin Aiken, a former resident of
tins cit\ and president of the Way
cross club, acted as chairman during
the event. Harris King, another for¬
mer Bruriswickian and member of the
Waycross club, was in Charge of the
entertainment program.
One of the outstanding features of
tlte program were the dance numbers
presented by two most attractive and
talented artists. Another enjoyable
event was the violin solo of Kendall
Zel iff, an accomplished artist, who
pleased his audience with classical and
semi-classical numbers.
The Waycross dub motored to
Brunswick in the early afternoon in
time to enjoy a golf game at the beau¬
tiful Sea Island Beach course. In
late afternoon Brunswick Rotarians
took them to points of interest on the
island and they so impressed Mr. New¬
ton that he devoted much of his ad¬
dress to the historical background of
the city.
MEETING POSTPONED
Because of the death of Abraham
Zelmenovh.-, prominent Brunswick
merchant, at his home this morning,
the mass meeting of the Retail Mer
chants Association of Brunswick
which was scheduled to be held at the
Oglethorpe hotel has been postponed,
it was announced at noon today.
HARRISON INSPECTS
As a part of the program of
al Fire Prevention Week. Fire Chief
;J. H. Harrison yesterday afternoon
j sported the sprinkler system on
docks of the Downing Company. Chief
, Isplendid Harrison announced they were in
(protection condition and offered great
to the valuable property.
ARRIVES !N PORI
Hundreds Swarm Docks in Ef*
for to Del limploymenl as
S. S Bahamian Makes Lirst
Trip fd Brunswick.
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Nearly .'iOO persons, white and col¬
ored, greeted the SS Bahamian
Bruwwi< . k Fnjit and Steamshin Co.'s
vessel, upon its arrival in Brunswick
tins morning from Baracoa, Cuba,
with a cargo of bananas in hopes that
the unloading of the fruit and the sub¬
sequent packing in refrigerator cars
would offer them part-time work.
The docks at the foot of Mansfield
street were crowded with men as the
Bahamian came into port shortly be¬
fore It) o’clock this morning on its
maiden voyage in the new industry
which was announced here several
weeks ago by H. Rosirnan. Birming¬
ham, Ala., business marl. The craft
measuring 180 feet long, with a twelve
foot draft and with a capacity of .'J80
tom brought into port, approximately
6,000 stems, or bunches of bananas.
. ,...........---« Immediately upon •• arrival the
l-l'-yrnent of started , by olit- ...
men was
ifills and- more than sixty persons,
mostly white men, were given jobs.
The only duties being performed by
negro laborers is the removal of the
bananas trom the holds of the ship to
jtit” awaiting hands ot t ie whity men
treked back and forth across the
to the line of refrigerator cars
i»» the spur track.
Kaeh »*•-•««-». of bananas has to
handled, by hand according to ofh
rials, to prevent bruising and damage
to the fruit. Machinery can not be
used and it is estimated that through
the use of man-power it will riecessi
tate six hours steady work to unload
the first cargo. The condition of the
fruit when it reached Brunswick
ter its seven day trip from Cuba, was
stated to be excellent, although a
small portion was ready for immed¬
iate consumption. handling the fruit is
The system of
most interesting and ............— creates a new .. .. in
dustry for Brunswick, in addition to
affording part-time employment for
nearly one hundred men. 1 he banan
as are graded by an expert as they are
Dom the hold of the craft. Ripe
fruit are plucked front partly condi- green
bunches and according to their
Inm are ordered placed in certain re
frigerator cars specified for long or
short trips. i! . allowed he plac¬
The fruit not to
ed on terra firma and is gently placed
on padded sacks as it emerges from
its hold. I he officials spent pat tot
time this morning instructing the
workers in the proper method ot
handling the bunches to prevent in¬
jury and after a few moments inslruc¬
tions they were handling an average
of about 600 bunches an hour.
The Bahamian will remain in port
for the next four or five days, it was
said, and will undergo minor repairs
before returning to Cuba. It is un¬
derstood that the vessel will take a
cargo of lumber, crates and other ie
cnl products on its return trip.
KIWANIANS HOLD
BRIEF SESSION;
FAVOR BALL FANS
The Brunswick Kiwanis Club held a
very short meeting this afternoon, ad¬
journing at I:80 in order to give the
members an opportunity to receive
! returns of the world series baseball
game being played in Philadelphia.
Tlte club received a report from tho
committee on public relations, which
appeared before tho county commis¬
sioners on Tuesday with the request
that the Coastal Highway between
Brunswick and Savannah be posted,
advertising the Brunswick visitors
club. The committee informed the
club that it was it’s opinion that some and
results would be accomplished end
that the commissioners in the
place signs on the highway,
| The question of the dub sponsoring
the tubercular seal sale this year was
'discussed briefly when a report was Men’s re.
reived showing that the Voting
dub had refused to take over the sale.
On motion the matter was postponed dub.
until the next meeting of the
when some decision would be reached.
The announcement of the sudden
death of Mr. A. Zclmenovitz, head of
the Zclmenovitz department store, oc¬
casioned deep regret of members of
the club, and a motion prevailed Mr. to
send resolutions of sympathy to
Car ley Zclmenovitz, an active mem
her of the club.
Other matters of a routine nature
were handled.
YACHT MALVERN
WILL ARRIVE SOON
The yacht Malvern, which has re¬
been purchased by the war tie
!partment for engineer the use of this the district, Ijnited
States army tn
is expected to arrive in Savannah
within a few days and will be turned
over to Major Douglas L. Weart. The
Malvern will take the place of the
Isondega, which has been in use by the
engineers department for many years.
The new boat, which was purchased
from C. P. Whitehead, of Atlanta, is
ia graceful twin-screw, Diegel-engined
lerat't. She is now en route to Savan
nah front the north,
r THE WEATHER
jnight j South Carolina: Partly cloudy to
and Thursday, with showers in
portion Thursday,
Georgia: Partly showers'in cloudy tonight and
Thursday, with northwest
tonight and in north portion
Thursday; moderate Partly cloudy easterly winds.
Florida: tonight and
Thursday, probably showers in ex¬
treme south portion.
SIGHT-SEEING TRIP
VISIT SKA ISLAND BKACH \ND
lit II.lik'S ISLAND DURING
I RIB HKRK
Members of the. special hoard of ar¬
my engineers and of the Georgia Ca¬
nal Commission, who held a session
here yesterday to hear arguments for
the proposed canal connecting the At¬
lantic and the Gulf of Mexico, yester¬
day afternoon went on a sight-seeing
trip arid departed today aboard the
government yacht Isondega for a trip I
up the St. Marys river.
Immediately after lunch yesterday
I he entire delegation left in automo¬
biles on their trip, first going to Sea
Island Beach, where many of them hud
their first opportunity of viewing the
wonderful Howard K. Coffin develop¬
ment on the island. All points."of in¬
terest were visited, both on Sea, Is¬
land and St. Simons.
Returning from the island the par¬
ty proceeded to Col. T. I.. Houston’s
Butler Island development, in which
they appeared to be very much inter¬
ested. They were shown over the en¬
tire development, including a visit to
the state experimental farm being
constructed by Col. Houston, which
be one of -- .— the most modern and
best . equipped . in this entire section,
was also visited. Work is now* pro¬
gressing rapidly on the dairy and the
visitors were given an outline of its
appearance when the work is complet¬
ed .
This morning aboard the Isondega
the engineers •? —----- and —........—- some of the mem- ;—
bars ot the state commission left for
trip up the St. Marys river, m order
gather first hahd information con
corning the proposed canal, as the
1 tver will be an important link in the
the connecting canal is con
It was-stated that the party
would probably continue on to Jack
sonville late this afternoon,
The hearing here yesterday develop
many interesting facts. The engi
meets, of course, did not comment,
only heard arguments in number, f^vor of
the route being advocated by
of the Georgia commission, as well as
many Florida people who are interest
ed in the canal. Later the engineers
will prepare a report covering the lo¬
cal meeting and it may inoliui'e some
important recommendations.
CLINIC BE HELD
HERE IN NOVEMBER
The fifth tubercular clinic for Glynn
county will be held here November 18-1
19, it is announced by Dr. FI. L. Ab¬
ridge, health commissioner.
These clinics are sponsored by the
Glynn County Medical Society, the
health department of the city and the
State Board of Health.
The state department of health
sends to these clinics specialty trained I
clinicians and nurses, and following
the clinic definite recommendations j
are made for future treatments and
follow-up work.
Only those recommended by phy- [ j
sicians will be admitted to tho clinic,
FARRIOR AT REUNION
Lieut. Col. O. Farrior, adjutant of
the Brunswick camp of the United
Confederate Veterans, is in Savannah
today attending the state reunion of
veterans which opened there at It)
o’clock litis morning.
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Three Piece
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Shown in pleasing
shades of
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—GREEN
—BLACK
RUSK
These'suits are pric¬
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value. Only—
WEDNESDAY. Ou
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Gould Motor Co.
Authorized FORD Dealers
Phone 75 1608-10-12 Newca*t!«
FREE! COFFEE - FREE!
We will give one pound of Mayflower Coffee to the
hostess to any bridge party or auxiliary in Brunswick,
St. Simons and Sea Island Beach for the remainder
of this month.
Rogers-Malone Coffee Company
Phone 262 1410 Gloucester St.
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