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VOLUME XXV.
Thomson, McDuffie county, Georgia, Friday, may so, 1924.
NUMBER 23.
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CONGRESS ADOPTS FOUR ARE HELD ON
DEMOCRATIC RLAN SERIOUS CHARGE
Washington, D. C—The 1924 tax Four young men are languishing
reduction bill finally got through Con- in the McDuffie county jail with the
gress Monday. charge of murdo” '-.dieted against
The conference report on the com- them growing out r the killing of
promise bill, ignoring the original a young man, Mr. Fred Washington,
Mellon plan and carrying the Sim- near Boneville, last Sunday night.
mons-Longworth income tax rates, Mr. Washington wr run over and
around which the tax rate has center- killed instantly by an automobile
ed, was adopted by the House Monday that, according, to witnesses, was be-
afternoon and now goes to the White ing driven at a high rate of speed. He
House for President Coolidge’s signa- was killed about 10 o’clock Sunday
ture or veto. night while returning to some friends
The vote was 376 to 9. after seeing a young lady home. The
Only six votes were cast against car that struck him did not stop, and
the bill in the Senate, the result in it was with a great deal of difficulty
the houses indicating that there are and an all-night hunt that Sheriff
more than, enough votes to make the Adkins was able to get any clue as
tax reduction effective despite a pres- to who the parties were that drove
idential veto. the car. It was finally traced to its
Adoption of the report was pre- stopping place, and as a result four
ceded by nearly two hours of debate, young men were arrested and placed
but there was little bitterness or in the McDuffie county jail. They are
antagonism, as the result of the vote Clarence Privett, Guy Maddox, Clar-
was not in doubt. ence McGahee and George McCorkle.
The House was in an exceedingly It was McCorkle’s car that was being
jubliant mood as it listened to speech driven at the time of the tragedy, ac-
after speech in favor of the com- cording to Sheriff Adkins, who traced
promise bill. Administration leaders it from the scene by the fact that
were applauded and cheered by Dem- it carried an odd make of tire and
ocrats as they swung away from the one of the tires made a wobbly track,
tax plan approved by President Cool- Solicitor Gains will come to Thorn-
idge and Secretary Mellon, and an- son this (Friday) morning, and the
nounced their support of the income young men will be given a prelimin-
tax rates carrying a Democratic ary hearing at 11 o’clock,
label. I
Wright W. Smith Dies
Suddenly Tuesday.
Few sessions of the House have
been so largely attended this year.
There were few vacant seats on the
floor and the galleries were crowded.
At the opening of the debate, Rep
resentative William R. Green, of
Iowa, Republican chairman of the
The community was shocked to
learn of the sudden death of Mr.
ways' and ''means' committee, told the Wright W. Smith, which occurred
House that the compromise bill was eai ^ Tuesday morning, about 4
o’clock. Mr, Smith had not been sick,
capable of bringing $22,000,000 more . , . , , . ,
revenue into the Treasury every an , d was xn lxls U3 “ a ’ ]hea i th when he
year than the original Mellon plan, retired M . ond fy Early Tues-
which both the Senate and the House da . y . ™ ollxmg ie c . a . ed to ^ts wife and
rejected i “ er " e was Slc *> and a little later
Representative John Garner, of ' ? tat ; ed he believed he was dying She
Texas, ranking Democratic member |\ astd . y summoned a doctor, but before
of the ways and means committee,
the doctor arrived Mr. Smith was
said that in the present tax bill the dead ' The , doctor , a \ ated his death
views of the House had been respect-I "' ab _..^ au ® ed J^y a leak on the bnun,
ed for the first time in history.
Provisions Of Bill
The bill provides reductions in in
come taxes framed by a combina
tion of Democrats and Progressives
in both House and Senate, repeal of
so-called nuisance taxes, a reduction
of 25 per cent from the income
taxes of 1923, payable this year, re
vised estate taxes, a gift tax, a grad-
otherwise known as appoplexy.
Mr. Smith was 52 yeafs of age,
and had been a healthy, robust man
up to the time of his death. He was
widely known and had many friends
who will be sorry to learn of his un
timely death.
He is survived by his wife and six
children. They are, Mr. Donald
Smith, of the U. S. navy; Mrs. Ruth
uated tax on corporation surplus and Hajr, of Augusta, and four smaller
important recommendations by Sec-i tdl > 811 at home.
retary Mellon tightening up existing .funeral services were held Tuesday
* I afternoon at 5 o’clock, conducted by
Rev. C. C. Kiser, assisted by Rev. J.
taxpayers.
The Mellon income tax reduction
plan was rejected definitely by each
the House and Senate. The revi
sion accepted carries lower tax rates
on smaller incomes and higher sur
tax on rates on the longer incomes.
Secretary Mellon has advised the
President to veto the bill in the form
in which it is sent to him by the two
houses.
The normal income tax rates pro
vided in the bill are 2, 4 and 6 per
cent, beginning on incomes in ex
cess of $2,500 and graduated surtax
rates are from 1 per cent on $10,000
to 40 per cent on $500,000 ond over.
Among deductions allowed on
smaller incomes is that of 25 per
cent on taxes on earned incomes up
to $10,000.
The taxes on estates and gifts be
gin at 1 per cent on $50,000 and
graduate upward to 40 per cent at
$10,000,000 or more.
According to the wishes of Presi
dent Coolidge and Secretary Mellon,
the provision for full publicity of
income tax returns was eliminated.
This amendment was fostered by the
Insurgents.
Striking out the Senate amend
ment for a graduated corporation
tax, a flat tax of 12 1-2 per cent was
adopted.—The Atlanta Georgian.
President Signs Jap
Exclusion Act.
Washington, D. C.—President Cool
idge Monday signed the new immi
gration restriction bill, providing for
exclusion of Japanese and other
Orientals after July 1, and announced
at the same time that ths act was not
intended as an affront to Japan, which
has vigorously protested the exclusion
provision.
The President took occassion, how
ever, to critize sharply Congress for
enacting the exclusion law and
abrogating the “gentlemen’s agree
ment” between the United States and
Japan.
He said that it would have been
better to invite Japanese co-opera
tion on controlling immigration to
this country and declared that the
action of Congress in passing the
bill over the protest of Secretary of
State Hughes and himself was “de
plorable and unnecessary.”
If the exclusion provision had stood
alone, the President said, he would
have not hesitated to veto the bill.
STORAGE AND WASHING.
The Thomson Mercantile Motor Co.
has completed their storage house in
the rear of the S. G. Story lot, and
is now open to the storage of cars.
Also they are prepared for washing
cars. .
This is a new enterprise for Thom
son and will be a great convenience
for those wishing to have their cars
cleaned and for safe and reasonably
priced storage.
Let The Progress Do Your Job
Pirnting.
T. Robins Interment was
Thomson cemetery.
in the
CHANGE OF LOCATION.
The Arnold Chevrolet Co., now
located in the Knox building on
Journal street, will move to the Wil
son building on Main street about
the 15th of June. The ground floor
is being renovated and arranged for
use as an automobile show room and
offices.
Since taking over the Chevrolet
agency, Mr. Arnold has sold a number
of cars of various models. In his
new quarters he expects to keep sev
eral on hand for demonstration pur
poses.
DEATH OF LITTLE GIRL.
Little Hazel, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Rogers, died Sunday
morning at 10:30 o’clock, after an
illness of two weeks. She was 18
months old.
Besides her mother and father, she
is survived by her sister, Margaret.
Funeral and interment were held
Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock, at
Greenwood church cemetery, near
Amity.
BARBECUE AT BASTON GROVE.
A very delightful affair was the
barbecue at Easton’s grove west of
Thomson, where the young men of
the town invited about seventy-five
guests to the feast they had prepared,
the time chosen being Friday after
noon between six and eight o’clock.
The weather, the place, the time
were all ideal and the crowd, a happy
assemblage of friends, enjoyed the
very gracious hospitality of their
mose excellent hosts.
COTTON
MILL CLOSES
FOR REPAIRS.
DOWN
The Lullwater Cotton Mill closed
down last Saturday and will be clos
ed for a month or two for repairs.
It is hoped to make of this property
one of the most up to date cotton
manufacturing plants in this section
of the state.
A. H. CURTIS & SON INSTALL OIL
TANK.
A. H. Curtis & Son, agents for the
Texas Oil Co., are installing i-eceiving
tanks near the railroad tracks in the
eastern section of Thomson, and hope
to have them ready for storing oils
and gasoline in the near future.
NEW BARBER SHOP.
Mr. W. C. McKinney, formerly of
Thomson, recently of Bath, S. C.,
will open up a barber shop on Main
street, in the building formerly occu
pied by The Progress. He expects to
open up next week. See his notice
in this issue.
BEALL SPRINGS OPENING.
The formal opening of Beall
Springs will occur June 1st with a
big barbecue dinner; Mrs. P. S.
Tinsley is expecting many of the old
patrons, and a cordial welcome is ex
tended i:o all.
Washington, D. C., May 29.
THE PRINTED PROTEST.
The Washington Post says the poli
ticians of Congress who passed the
bonus bill over the President’s pro
test “are cocksure of their political
skill.” It adds these pungent punch
es in the editorial: “If there should
be a deficit, why worry . . . It’s
a rich country, and there will be some
way out.” Reverting them to the
McNary-IIaughen bill; the Post says
“it will cost the people a lot of money
. . . It will fall heavily upon the
people of all classes, but particularly
the poor.” The Barkley bill, which
seeks to do away with the Railroad
Labor Board follows in the editorial
castigation. The Post says: “The
politicians in Congress are seeking
the railroad labor vote and are will
ing to sacrifice the taxpayers to se
cure this advantage for themselves,
as they are doing in the case of the
soldiers bonus.” The wail continues:
“It’s a sorry spectacle. Congress is
no longer to be relied upon to protect
the people’s money and to expend it
wisely.” The Post is owned by Ed
ward B. McLean, prominent in Ad
ministration tircles, particularly as a
friend of Fall in the famous hundred
thousand dollar loan.
THE PRESIDENT DESERTED.
The Washington Star is the great
newspaper of the National Capital.
Editorially it is “old sure foot.”. It
has no axes to grind except in the
common interests of the people. But
the Star, which is always fair, and
semi-Republican says that in respect
to the bonus and the tax bill “legis
lative jockeying inspired by political
motives” passed the bonus bill in
both houses in advance of the tax
measure. “Political history is mak
ing here in Washington these days,”
add ■ the Star. “The President has,
it would seem, been deserted by his
party on a vital question. In a few
months it will be shown whether that
desertion will cost him the presidency
and will deprive the country of the
service of an able, courageous and
consistent Executive.”
MASSACHUSETTS IS MAD.
Newspaper correspondents report
ing the sentiment of Massachusetts
declare that Senator Lodge is in great
disfavor on account of his failure to
support President Coolidge, who is
also from that State. Lodge has dis
appointed the Coolidge people regard
ing the World Court, the soldiers
bonus, and in his failure to help the
President over bad bumps with
Daugherty. According to these writ
ers President Coolidge is being urged
to dump Lodge overboard.
CURRENT BUSINESS.
The Department of Commerce an
nounces figures covering basic indus
trial and commercial movements in
April. Production of pig iron by
merchant furnaces in April totaled
453,879 tons as compared with 532,-
956 tons in April, 1923. April cop
per production amounting to 131,-
600,000 pounds represents an increase
of about 1 per cent over March and
11 per cent over April of last year.
Dollar sales of tubular plumbing were
on about the same level as in April
of last year. Zinc production in
April amounted to 89,898,000 pounds,
equivalent to a decline of 6 per cent
from March. Zinc reports in opera
tion at the end of April numbered
82,650, as compared with 89,203 last
year. Zinc stocks were about four
times the holdings of a year ago.
Production of bituminous coal in
April toatled 29,517,000 tons as
against 45,564,000 in April, 1923.
Anthracite production toatled 6,811,-
000 tons as against 8,114,000 in
March.
STATES AND THE WORLD’S
MARKETS.
Texas, on account of agricultural
exports, is running New York a close
second in the World series of States
to capture the Foreign Trade Pen
nant, according to Klein of the United
States Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce. Pennsylvania, ex
porting iron and steel products, tex
tiles, machinery, and a multitude of
miscellaneous manufactures is third,
followed by Illinois whose export
attack depends largely upon sales of
pork and meat products, wheat and
flour as well as miscellaneous manu
factures. New Jersey, with manu
factured goods, stands fifth. The far
west comes next with California,
through which so much Pacific trade
flows. Then the far south, Louisiana,
is seventh because of its Latin-
American trade activities. Michigan
is eighth. Virginia, whose tobacco
has been smoked in every country of
the world since Powhatan taught
John Smith to use the pipe is ninth.
The products of Washington’s woods
and waters—lumber and fish—help to
put that State in tenth position..
Eleventh position in the list goes to
Ohio, widely known as a manufac
turing State. Massachusetts, manu
facturing textiles, boots and shoes,
machinery, etc., is followed by
Oregon. North Carolina is four
teenth and Georgia is fifteenth. Wis
consin and Indiana come sixteenth
and seventeeth. Then the curve
shifts back cast to Maryland, then
'.vest again to Missouri. Arkansas is
twentieth. The next two places be
long to Dixie, the Stages being Mis-
•issippi and Tennessee. Iowa, where
the corn is said to grow the tallest,
follows, with West Virginia twenty-
fourth and Minnesota, twenty-fifth.
The value of the exports from the
different Spates for the first three
months of 1924 is $1,084,739,781.
THE cotton trade.
Federal statistics report that cot
ton prices have witnessed wide flunc-
tuations this Spring. The demand
reported for spot cotton in the south
has been fair to good, particularly
from exporters, with actual trans
actions, however of small volume.
The Bureau of the Census gave the
American mill consumption for the
month of April at 480,010 bales.
This figure compares with 576,514
bales for the same month in 1923.
The world’s visible supply of cotton
is normal, as compared with last
year.
ORE AND OIL PRODUCTION.
George Otis Smith, Director of the
United States Geological Survey,
says that in the last fourteen years
we have mined more coal and more
iron ore than in the whole of the pre
ceding century; but even more
thought-provoking is the fact that the
oil wells of the United States have
produced more petroleum since May
1916, than in all the years before—
more in eight years than in half a
century. This is one phase of the
raw material issue that is too often
overlooked. Mr. Smith adds the fol
lowing: “Last week I returned from
a transcontinental trip on which it
was again my privilege to see the
ever new west. For thirty years my
official duties have kept me in touch
with the exploration and discovery
and development of our country’s
natural resources, with opportunity to
watch its growth—to study geogra
phy in the making. The public
domain, once an empire in extent,
has now largely passed into private
ownership; the western plains have
become the world’s granary; and
areas that were unmapped only a few
decades ago now furnish a large pro
portion of the world’s output of
metals and mineral fuels. The west
ern half of our country has changed
from a sparsely settled frontier to
a chain of established communities.”
INVESTIGATIONS LOSE THEIR
WAY.
The Senatorial investigations have
about run their race. They did a lot
of' good in unearthing big frauds and
bold rascals. But like many other
worthy efforts they became sidetrack
ed • in the interests of politics, and
their whole purpose seems to have
become misunderstood.
RAIL CONSOLIDATION.
Consolidation of rail properties is
proposed in a bill by Senator Cum
mins. It is endorsed by Herbert
Hoover and others. The principle
involves great private property
rights, and prosperous roads decline
to be merged with those that are
losing. An argument for consolida
tion is that it would bring about re
organization of freight terminals.
Terminal changes are often greater
than freight rates. By reducing the
“overhead,” freight rates would be
reduced, according to the advocates
of consolidation. It is a fine eco
nomic theory, that was tried to a
large extent when the Government
administered the railroads. Con
solidation may be a vision of the f
future—in any event the process will
be long drawn out, even if it is ever
accomplished.
MUSCLE SHOALS.
A Government Commission to ad
minister Muscle Shoals is one of the
proposals made to the Senate. The
Senate Committee, in executive ses
sion, is reported to have had but two
votes favoring the Ford Offer. A!
number of power companies are eager
to take over the big project. A de
termined effort is being made to get
action ftpon the Muscle Shoals matter
at this session of Congress. This
will not be possible unless the matter
is rushed through the Senate in a
hurry, as there is not time between
the close of the hearings and the
tentative date of adjournment to ex
pect a vote.
SUPERPOWER.
A big effort is being made in the
electrical industry to bring about the
interconnection of power plants,
which is the superpower idea. Sec
retary Hoover did a little boosting
along this line when he made a speech
the other night. The speech was de
livered in an empty room, before a
microphone in Washington for the
benefit of a convention assembled in
Atlantic City. It is estimated that
the broadcast was heard by five mil
lion people.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE BONUS.
Insurance policies will go to 3,038,-
283 veterans, and cash payments to
389,583 under the bonus law. All
veterans up to and including the rank
of captain in the army and marine
corps and lieutenant in the navy are
eligible for the bonus.
FLIVERS.
Ford retail sales in the United
States the first ten days of may aver
aged 8,385 daily.
BANKS.
National banks reporting to the
Government showed total resources
on March 31, of $22,062,888,000. This
is a gain of $450,175,000 over a year
ago. Loans and discounts increased
and Federal securities wore reduced.
Two Useful Purposes
Successful business men judge yon
and use you for one of two purnoses'
ither to boost i Mness < > for com
..any.
NEXT WEDNESDAY
McDuffie county’s biggest and
most elaborate chicken sale is planned
for next Wednesday, June 4th.
Several thousand circulars have
gone out to this and surrounding
counties. More money is being spent
this time than at any previous sale
in order to mhke it the biggest sale
day ever held in Thomson.
Eggs are cheap and the average
farm hen will stop laying in June.
Now is the time to sell off unprofit
able hens before they molt.
Farmers, come to town and visit
the car, meet friends and go to the
baseball game. We are expecting
many visiting farmers from other
counties.
By all means don’t leave the chick
ens at home. If this sale goes over
good we are planning a big barbecue
for the entertainment of the farmers
in July. G. C. DANIEL.
Legionaries To Meet In
Savannah.
Atlanta, Ga., May 29.—Plans have
been completed for the sixth annual
convention of the Georgia Depart
ment of the American Legion to be
held in Savannah, Ga., on June 5
and 6, according to announcement
made here today by Edgar B. Dun
lap, department commander, and
James A. Bankston, treasurer, who
have just returned from Savannah
where they held a conference with
Legion officials.
Among the speakers will be Gen
eral James A. Drain, of Washington,
D. C., one of the leading candidates
for national commander at the nation
al convention in San Francisco last
October; Hon. Lamar Jefferson, cong
ressman from Alabama, a member of
the Eighty-Second Division \during
the World War, and Rear Admiral
George W. Williams, of Charleston.
S. C. The subject of Rear Admiral
Williams’s address will be “The Re
lation of the American Legion to the
National Naval Defense.”
Addresses of welcome will be de
livered by Hon. Paul Seabook, mayor
of Savannah; by Alex It. Fawcett, of
Savannah, commander of Chatham
Post No. 36, and by Mrs. Kingman
White, of Savannah, president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, Chatham
Post No. 36. The response will be
by Mrs. J. L. Newvern, of Valdosta,
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary, state department. Other
speakers during the session include
J. G. C. Bloodworth, Jr., of Atlanta,
state service officer, who will speak
on “The Legion and Service to Bud
dies in Georgia.”
The program of entertainment will
include many enjoyable features,
officials state. There will be lunch
eons, banquets, dances, golf tourna
ment and a shore dinner on Tybee
Beach. Other entertainments at Ty
bee will be a shore demonstration by
the Eighth Infantry, a navy demon
stration by the scouting fleet and an
outdoor exhibition by the Coast Ar
tillery Corps.
Argonee Post No. 1 of Atlanta is
the largest post in the state, and is
entitled to a representation at the
convention of forty-nine delegates.
Forty-nine alternates, to which the
post is also entitled, v/ill be selected
from the members of the post in the
order in which they register at the
convention. Besides the regular dele
gation. several hundred Legionaires
from Atlanta will attend.
Election of annual officers will take
place at the concluding business ses
sion, Friday morning, June 6.
War Machinery For
Road Building.
NOTES FROM THE
COUNTY AGENT
COWPEAS.
The cowpea is an old friend and
has done a lot more for our land
than we realize. It has a place on
the farm which can be taken by no
other plant. Soybeans is a better
paying crop on good lands but cannot
compete with cowpeas on poor land.
They both have a place in our farm
ing system.
Our hopes are built on cotton tills
year and we all are aware that a
total crop failure would set us back
for years. McDuffie is in much bet
ter financial shape than many of our
northern counties. We have lese
land laying out and more money in
vested in this year’s crop. We should
take advantage of our position and
hold it by trying hard to make our
farms sustaining.
Let’s set our heart on making a
good hay crop this year. If we have
a bad cotton year, it will be the cow,
hog and chickens that we will fall
back on to rescue us from ruin. The
farmer with a full barn is the wise
farmer.
Cowpeas and amber' cane can be
planted now and after grain. Dr.
Rawlins, of Sandersville, uses it as
a gra grazing crop for cows and
says it increases the yield of milk
wonderfully. All Georgia farmers
are acquainted with this mixture as
a hay crop. Those who have not
secured peas had better do so. 1 Many
of us were unwise and sold our seed
last fall. Prices today as quoted by
L. B. Jackson in the Market Bulletin
are as follows: 90 per cent pure
Whippoorwills, $3.50 per bushel;
mixed Whippoorwills, $3.25. Others
run about the same.
If the farmers are interested we
can see what can be done toward
buying in large quantities The
price will be better, perhaps.
Here are comparative yields of
soybeans and cowpeas which will be
of interest. These range over a peri
od of 7 years and were conducted at
Athens on soils of like composition.
Seven year hay yield average per
acre—Soybeans, O-too-tan, 3200 lbs.;
Laredo, 3020; mammoth Yellow, 2800.
Cowpeas—Brabham, 2140; Iron peas,
1880; Whippoorwills, 1720.
Seven year seed yield average per
acre. Soybeans—O-too-tan, 10.10 bu;
Laredo, 18.96 bu; Mammoth Yellow,
16.97. Cowpeas—Brabham, 6.31 bu;
Iron, 8.47 bu; Whippoorwills, 9.07 bu.
Read directions for planting and
cultivation of soybeans by Mr. E. S.
Center. We are planting 50 acres
or more in our county this year.
POTATO SLIPS.
Slips are selling for $2 to $2.25
per thousand f. o. b. Baxley. I am
still holding money for several farm
ers, hoping that the price will break.
Slips planted as late as July 1st
make good potatoes. If you can
secure slips anywhere else I will be
glad to refund your money. I have
been able to deliver only 76,000
plants at $1.85 laid down here. Prices
seem to be soaring instead of falling.
The peak has been reached, however,
1 believe. G. C. DANIEL.
Atlanta, Ga., May 29.—A good use
is to be made of 1,500 army tractor:
and 4000 trucks that are now lying
idle, it was pointed out here today
by highway officials. Under the pro
visions of a bill reported favorably
from the House Military Affairs
committee, these tractors and trucks
are to be allotted to the states that
have inaugurated road-building pro
grams, for use in highway construc
tion. The action of the committee
was taken, it was claimed, after the
War Department had refused to allow
the use of the machines by states.
VALUABLE PRIZES OFFERED BY
HADAWAY’S.
As will be seen by the announce
ment in this issue, Mr. R. L.- Hada-
way is offering four cash prizes to
his customers who trade with Hada-
way’s Department Store, the Thom
son Drug Co., and the Racket Store,
during the month of June.
The plan is very simple and con
venient. Customers are given a cou
pon with every dollar’s worth of
merchandise purchased for cash,
which they are to keep until the day
of the drawing, July 1st. Duplicate
numbers are placed in a box, and on
drawing day the ones holding cor
responding numbers to those first
drawn out. the box will get the
prizes.
Be sure to read the announcement,
elsewhere in this issue, which ex
plains the plan in a few words.
Bread Has Individuality
It is only in the villages that hreai
jns individuality; and it takes a
finds of individuals to make a wort
MILITARY DISPLAY AT
RIVERSIDE.
Atlanta, Ga., May 29 —Major Gen
eral David C. Shanks, commander of
the Fourth Corps Area, with head
quarters in Atlanta, and other army
officers, lent color to the military
display which marked the commence
ment exercises of Riverside Academy
at Gainesville the first of the week.
Hundreds of Atlantans and other vis
itors, many from distant states, wit
nessed the competctive drills at the
noted prep school. Three hundred
cadets from twenty-one different
states attended the school during the
past session. Fifty of them were
given diplomas.
During the past few years River
side Academy has won more military
and academic honors than perhaps
any other Southern military school,
according to army officers here. The
most recent distinction came when
the U. S. War Department designated
it “An Honor School of the United
States ’’ It was the first time any
Georgia school has received this
honor, and the distinction is more
notable in that Riverside is now the
only honor school in the South be
tween Virginia and New Mexico.
Recently, the War Department an
nounced that Riverside' stood second
among all the American Schools in
the national rifle competition for the
$10,000 Hearst Trophy— a record
unequalled by any other preparatory
school.
B. Y. P. U. PICNIC.
The B. Y. P. U. had as their quar
terly social a picnic at Hobbs’ Mill,
going out late Friday afternoon. The
chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. O. P.
Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Christian,
Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Kiser.
Miss Jogeline Jewett and Miss Iris
Hardin led the games and songs, that
were so much enjoyed by the large
number of members present. A love
ly picnic dinner completed the pleas
ures of the evening.
MISSIONARY MEETING.
Missionary Circle No. 1 will meet
Tuesday afternoon, June 3rd, at 4:30
o’clock with Mrs. William Gibson.
Symbol of Good Fortune
The Swiistikn first appeared in the
Bronze ‘age. Its original significance
is unknown, Out It lms been used as a
symbol of. good fortune from early
times
