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THE McDUFFIE PROGRESS. THOMSON, GA.
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1924.
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TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR
Stock Of Staple Merchandise
Offered To You At WHOLESALE PRICES and Less For Ten Days.
Everything in the House Goes at a Cut Price. No old goods to offer
you. Everything Brand New and Up to Date.
In Shoes I can fit almost any one. New goods in every department arriving daily. If you want to save money
it will pay you to get our prices before buying elsewhere. We are open all day long every day in the week.
FOUR CAR LOADS OF MERCHANDISE.
In the last ten days we have received four
car loads of merchandise, and somebody has
got to buy it.
A CAR LAD OF HORSE FEED.
Horse Feed, a good one, $2.25 a bag.
A CAR LOAD OF MEAT.
Fat Backs, no bone, 9c lb.
Side Meat, 12c lb.
ONE CAR MISS DIXIE FLOUR.
24 lbs. Miss Dixie $1.00
Barrel Miss Dixie $7.50
Miss Dixie is Georgia’s known best grade
of Self-Rising Flour.
I offer you a good Self-Rising Flour at 75c,
for a 24 lb. sack; barrel $6.00.
National Biscuit Co. Crackers, 53c. doz.
LARD AND SUGAR, OVER 1-2 CAR LOAD
Sugar, 10 lb. bags 75c; 25 lb. bags $1.85;
100 lb. bags $7.00.
Lard, Compound, can 12 l~2c lb.
Lard, pure, can, 13c lb.
Swift’s Premium 15c; bring your bucket.
A CAR LOAD OF NO. 1 TIMOTHY HAY.
Timothy Hay per ton $33.00, and $1.75 per
hundred.
J. M. HAYES
GENERAL MERCHANDISE THOMSON, GA.
SOUTHERN LINE.
By Chums.
Misses Nettie Reeves and Bessie
Mae Luckcy and Mr. Arthur Reeves
attended preaching at Harlem Sun
day night.
Miss Willie Mae Greene spent Sun
day night with Miss Lucille Fuller.
Miss Nettie and Mr. Robert Reeves
attended a party given at the home
of Misses Edith and Edna Wells Fri
day night.
Misses Eula Mae Williams and
Louise Harrison spent last week with
Miss Ruth Harrison.
We are sorry that Miss Ruby Luck-
ey has been very ill, but glad she is
much improved now.
There was a large crowd that at
tended the mother’s day program at
Silver Run last Sunday.
Miss Nettie Reeves and Mr. Ar
thur Reeves were out riding Sunday
afternoon.
Say, Red, I guess the new Ford
from Grovetown was shining Sunday,
wasn’t it?
Misses Ruth and Louise Harrison
and Eula Mae Williams and Mr.
Basil McCorkle were visitors to
Wrens Sunday afternoon.
Miss Pauline Kelley is spending
this week with her aunt, Mrs. Beat
rice McCorkle.
Mrs. J. G. and J. R. Oliphant, from
Wrens, spent Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. D. W. Fuller.
Miss Lucille Fuller spent last Sat
urday night with her aunt, Mrs. B.
F. Fuller.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lott spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
C. F. McCorkle.
There will be Sunday school at
Reeves Academy Sunday afternoon
and also preaching Sunday night.
Everybody is invited to come.
UNION NEWS.
By Jazz.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ivey and daugh
ters, Evie and Norma, were the spend
the day guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.
H. Reese, of Gibson, Friday. %
Mr. C. H. Reese and son Franklin
made a business trip to Thomson
Wednesday.
Master Franklin Reese, from Gib
son, spent the week-end with rela
tives near Union.
Miss Ollie Reese, from Gibson, is
spending the week with Miss Evie
Ivey.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ivey and chil
dren, Evie and Norma, and Master
Franklin Reese, made a business trip
to Thomson Saturday afternoon.
Miss Georgia Colvin spent Sunday
with Miss Evie Ivey.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ivey and chil
dren, Evie and Norma, and Miss
Georgia Colvin spent a short while
with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reese, of
Mesena, Sunday afternoon.
Misses Evie Ivey, Ollie Reese and
Norma Ivey made a call on Misses
Lela and Anna Green Tuesday af
ternoon.
Mrs. Jones Arnold and Mrs. J. C.
Langham spent a short while with
Mrs. C. C. Ivey Monday afternoon.
Mrs. C. C. Ivey and Mrs. B. M.
Hankins made a business trip to
Thomson Wednesday morning.
The many friends of Mrs. H. E.
Ivey are indeed glad to hear of her
rapid improvement.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank the good people
for their kindness shown us in the
sickness and death of our son, Otis.
May God bless each one is our prayer.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Reynolds.
APPLING NEWS
Misses Frances Howell, Virginia
Morris and Mary Crowell, of Appling,
left Sunday for summer school at
Millcdgeville.
Mrs. W. K. Jones, of Augusta, is
visiting friends in Appling this week.
Mrs. Frank Gray is spending sev
eral days in Augusta this week.
Those* who visited Millcdgeville
Sunday were Mr. and Mis. Otis Con
nor, Mrs. Henry Crowell, Mr. and
Mrs. J. I). Howell, Miss Carrie Lou
Walton and Miss Marguerite Howell.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tankersley vis
ited relatives in Winfield Saturday.
Mrs. W. H. Howell, Miss Lucile
Crawford and Miss Frances Rice
were visitors in Warrenton Monday.
Miss Lucile Crawford is visiting
Mrs. W. H. Howell.
Miss Carrie Lou Walton, of Evans,
reiurned home Wednesday after a
pleasant visit with Miss Frances
Howell.
Mrs. Ellie Wooten and son, of
Columbus, Ga., are visiting at the
home of Mr. J. P. Knox.
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Taylor and
Hugh Taylor, of Lincolnton, stopped
over to see friends in Appling on
their return from Augusta Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Carl Marshall was operated
on at the University Hospital and is
doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Conner and
Mr. C. P. Knox are on the sick list
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tump Colvin, of
Thomson, are visiting Mrs. Kitty
Morris this week.
Mr. Joseph Willard Howell, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Howell, of
Appling, graduated from the Acade
my Tuesday night, June 10th. Those
attending the graduation exercises
were Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hdwell,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Howell, Miss Car
rie Lou Walton, Mrs. Pauline Hast-
let, Miss Frances Rice'and Miss Mar
garet Howell and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Tankersley.
Mrs. Sallie Chapman, of Thomson,
is visiting her brother, Mr. F. D.
Gray, this week.
Mrs. P. A. Crawford i$ staying in
Augusta with Mrs. Carl Marshall
this weex.
Mr. Orion Marshall, of Clarks Hill,
spent Monday night with his mother,
Mrs. Ellora Marshall.
GEORGIA RAILROAD
(THE OLD RELIABLE).
Vacation time is here once again
and with it comes the annual summer
tourist fares.
These reduced rates, to almost
every section of the country, go into
effect May 15th, and are good return
ing up through October .31st, 1924,
stop-overs being permitted at all
points on either going or return trip
upon application to conductor.
If you are contemplating an enjoy
able vacation trip this summer, we
will be only too glad to make all
necessary arrangements for you: just
apply to our ticket agent in your
town and if there is any information
desired which he is not in position to
furnish, it will be supplied through
this office. Or you may write direct
to the undersigned at address shown.
You can rest assured your requests
for rates, schedules or any other in
formation relating to a journey by
train, will receive prompt and effi
cient attention.
Your inquiries are solicited and it
will be a pleasure to help you in any
and every way possible.
J. P. BILLUPS,
General Passenger Agent, 120 East
Hunter St., Atlanta, Ga. 5-16 tf
Smiles & Curies.
Mrs. K Lem Mathews, Mrs. W. T.
Johnson pnd Mrs. N. C. Cason were
the guests of Mrs. E. G. Ivey Thurs
day.
Mrs. C. G. Farr and son Joan spent
Saturday with Rev. W. A. Johnson.
Say, Iron Hill, what do you think
of Garden Spot, by saying that we
were ashamed of our news? If we
were we would not have it printed,
would we? I think she was joking
anyway.
Mr. and Mrs. Olvin Hinton and
children spent Sunday with Mrs. Dur
ham, near Mesena.
Mr. Roy Wilkerson visited his
brother, Mr. H. S. Wilkerson, Sun
day.
Mr. R. N. Gilbert is visiting his
nephew, Mr. Charlie Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Phoecien Johnson
were visitors to town Thursday morn
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ivey and Miss
Maude Montgomery attended serv
ices at Pine Grove Sunday morning.
Mr. J. B. Dunevant, Mrs. Nannie
Harville and little Jack Colvin spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mr. Tom Montgomery.
Mr. Will Wagner and family spent
the week-end with Mr. Horace Perry
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ivey enter
tained the primary Sunday school
class Saturday afternoon, June 7th.
Members of the class present were
Mattie Lee, Pauline and Florence
Montgomery, Myrtice, Doris and Lois
Hinton, Mary Perry, Robert Willie
Cason, Sterling Dunevant, Clyde
Montgomery, and Ullis Taylor. Vis
itors were, Mr. Lem Mathews, Mrs.
N. C. Cason, Mrs. George Colvin,
Myrtice and Olin Dunev*nt, John D.
Perry, Lizzie Mae Montgomery.
Games and the refreshments also
were enjoyed by the grown ups as
well as the little ones.
Mr. Roy Wilkerson spent Satur
day night with Mr. John Waller
Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Dee Cason made u
business trip to tow^ Wednesday.
Miss Camille Langham, of Atlanta,
arrived Sunday afternoon to be the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Langham, a few days.
Miss Silver and Misses Nellie Dun
evant and Gladys Montgomery, of
Augusta, and Mr. Watson Rhoden
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Montgomery Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Guy returned
home Thursday morning after a
pleasant visit to Mrs. Guy’s parents
at Winfield.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish in this manner to express
our gratitude for the many kindness
es extended during the illness and
subsequent death of our beloved hus
band and father. May God’s richest
blessings abide with those who were
so thoughtful in our time of sorrow.
Sincerely,
Mrs. O. S. Smith and Children.
A new shipment of
Mid-Summer Hats just
arrived at STEINE’S.
666
is a prescription for Ma
laria, Chills and Fever
or Bilious Fever. It kills
the germs.
(By Polly and Pet.)
Misses Sarah Ruth and Mary Will
Saggus, and Mr. Henry Harris, of
Washington, were the week-end
guests of Miss Ola Kelly.
Miss Willie Mae Greene spent Sun
day night with Miss Lucille Fuller.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Greene had as
their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
R. II. Gay and little daughter, Helen,
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Harrison and
their little son, Robert.
Mr. Albert Gay dined with Miss
Laretta and Willie Mae Greene on
la -L Sunday.
Mr. 'Clarence Anslcy and Robert
A flams were visitors at Iron Hill
Sunday,
Miss Pauline Kelly is spending a
while with Mrs. Beatrice McCorkle.
Miss Laretta Greene is spending
a while with Miss Clara McGahee.
We are sorry to report that Mr.
Sam Kelly' is on the sick list.
Miss Bula Mae Harrison has re
turned to her home after spending
the week with Miss Reynolds.
Mrs. Jane Smith, of South Georgia,
is spending a while with her daugh
ter , at Dearing.
Say, Buttercup, what has become
of the little cut-down from Ford
Creek?
The many friends of Mr. Eulie
Gay regret to hear thatjie was bitten
by a snake last week. Hope him a
speedy recovery.
I wonder who was riding on the
yellow cut-down Sunday.
Mr. Albert Reynolds and Sam
Reeves were the guests of Misses
Annie Street and Lovie McGahee Sun
day.
Mrs. Dissie Thomas and Miss Rosie
Phillips spent Sunday with Mrs.
Classie Radford.
Mr. Ralph McGahee, of Augusta,
visited “Red” on last Sunday.
Mr. Claude Wood and Lee Norris,
of Warrenton, were visitors at Iron
Hill Sunday afternoon.
MESENA DOTS.
By Freckles.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Ogletree and
little sons Harvey and Howard, and
Miss Allene McCarthey spent the
week-end at Union Point, where they
attended the funeral of the former’s
father Sunday evening.
Mrs. Georgia English and children,
Walter, Louise and Dorothy, are
spending some time with the form
er’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Morri s?
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Geiger, of
Fountain, and Mrs. J. W. Averett
and children ,of Camak, spent sev
eral days last week with Mrs. J. V.
Averett.
Masters Verne and Eugene Ogle-
tree are spending quite a while with
relatives in Augusta.
We are sorry to report that Miss
Mattie Moore is quite ill at this writ
ing. We hope for her a speedy re
covery.
Mrs. J. V. Averett spent a while
Sunday evening with Mrs. J. F. Mc
Carthey.
Mrs. George English spent Tues
day night with Miss Mattie Moore.
Mrs. P. E. Ogletree was in Au^
gusta Tuesday.
Mr. J. F. Ogletree, of Ellersville,
spent several days this week with
his brother, Mr. P. E. Ogletree.
METAL MINING.
The output of gold, silver, copper
and lead in Oregon in 1923, was valu
ed at $767,588, which is $61,306 less
than the value of the output in 1922.
AN ORDINANCE
To regulate the maximum speed limit
of automobiles and other motor vehi
cles in the business and residential
sections of the City of Thomson, and
while turning corners and passing
other automobiles and motor vehicles
while passengers are getting on or
off same; to prescribe the streets and
sections of streets in said City over
which automobiles and other motor
vehicles shall have preference of the
right-of-way; to regulate the park
ing of automobiles and other motor
vehicles in said City; to regulate the
operation of automobiles and other
motor vehicles in said City generally,
and specially with reference to “stop”
signs, “drive to right” signs, and
with reference to signals or com
mands given by any policeman,
marshall, or deputy policeman oi
marshall of said City; to provide a
penalty for a violation of any of the
rules and regulations prescribed in
this ordinance, and for other pur
poses
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
mayor and council of the City of
Thomson, and it is hereby ordained
by authority of the same, that from
and after the adoption of this ordi
nance, it shall be unlawful for any
person to operate or drive an automo
bile or other motor vehicle in the
business districts of said City at a
rate of speed greater than 12 miles
per hour. The business districts of
said City referred to herein, shall be
construed to comprise the following
That section of Main Street from the
Georgia Railroad to Thrasher and
Wilkerson’s stables; Railroad Street
from Main to Greenway; the whole
of Journal Street; the entire length
of Central Avenue, and Greenway
Street from Railroad Street to Jour
nal Street, and First Avenue from
Main Street to Church Street.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid that over
the other streets and sections of
streets in said City, not included in
the business districts as defined in the
first section of this ordinance, it shall
be unlawful for any person to operate
or drive an automobile or other motor
vehicle at a rate of speed exceeding
15 miles per hour, provided that in
turning corners and in passing other
vehicles while passengers are board
ing or getting off same, it shall be
unlawful to operate or drive any au
tomobile or other motor vehicle at a
rate of speed exceeding 12 miles per
hour and until such other vehicle
into which passengers may be board
ing or from which they may be
alighting and making their exit,
shall have been safely passed.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid, that au
tomobiles and other motor vehicles
shall have preference of the right-
of-way in said City while being driven
or operated over and upon the fol
lowing streets and sections of streets,
to wit: On the entire length of Main.
Lumpkin, Hall, Bush, Jackson, and
Millen Streets; on Gordon Street
from the intersection of Main to the
intersection of Pine; on Church Street
from the intersection of Hall to the
intersection of First Avenue; on
Whiteoak Street from the intersec
tion of Main East to Sills Branch; on
Railroad Street from the intersection
of Main to O’Neal Street, and on O’
Neal Street to the cotton mill. Pref
erence of right-of-way as used here
in shall be understood to mean that
automobiles and other motor vehicles
driven on streets intersecting the
streets or sections of streets named
in this section as having preference of
right-of-way, shall either come to a
stop or slow down sufficiently in ap
proaching a street or section of sti'eet
having preference of right-of-way, so
as to avoid collision with other vehi
cles traveling upon said street or sec
tion of streets having preference of
the right-of-way. In other words, it
shall be the duty of the driver of any
automobile ot other motor vehicle
while driving upon such intersecting
streets to slow down or stop rather
than for such vehicles traveling on.
streets or sections of streets having
preference of right-of-way, to slow
down or stop at the intersecting
streets.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid, that it
shall be the duty of all drivers of
automobiles and other motor vehicles
in said City to strictly observe all
“stop” signs, “drive-to-right” signs,
and parking signs, that are now or
may be hereafter marked, posted, or
displayed over or upon any of the
streets in said City, and it shall be
unlawful to fail to observe any sig
nal or warning of such sign.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid that any
policeman, marshall, or deputy police
man or deputy marshall of said City
shall have the right, in the handling
of the travel traffic on the streets
of said City to command or signal
the driver of any automobile or
other motor vehicle to bring his ma
chine to a stop, or to go forward,
for the safety and convenience of
the public, and such policeman, mar
shall, or deputy, shall have the right
to promulgate any reasonable rule
or regulation for the handling of
such traffic, either by commands, per
sonal signals, or marked signs prop
erly displayed, and it shall be un
lawful for any person to disobey any
such command, personal signal, or
marked sign plainly and properly dis
played.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid that it
shall be unlawful to operate any au
tomobile or other motor vehicle in
said City without having the cut-out
or muffler on such machine closed so
as to prevent unnecessary noise.
Section 7. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid that it
shall be unlawful for any driver of
an automobile or other motor vehicle
in said City to turn out of any street
or to turn any corner without hold
ing out his or her hand to indicate
that such turn is to be made, and
likewise it shall be unlawful to bring
any automobile or other motor vehi
cle to a stop on any street in said
City without holding out the hand to
indicate such stop for the protection
of any machine that may be following
it.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid that it
shall be unlawful to park any car or
other motor vehicle upon the follow
ing parts or sections of streets in
said City: On Main street from the
Georgia Railroad to Thrasher and
Wilkerson’s stables; on Journal
street from Main street to Central
avenue; on the south side of Journal
street from Central avenue to Green
way street, nor on the north side of
Journal street within ten feet of the
fire station; on Railroad street from
Main to Greenway except in the cen
ter of street as designated by signs
and markers; on the west side of
Greenway street from Railroad street
to Journal street; on First avenue
betwen Main and Church streets; on
the west side of Central avenue be
tween Railroad and Journal streets.
Section 9. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid that any
person convicted of a violation of
any of the provisions of this ordin
ance shall be punished by a fine of
not exceeding $50.00; by labor on
the streets of said City not exceed
ing 30 days; by imprisonment in the
calaboose of said City not exceeding
30 days, any part or all of said pen
alty to be imposed in the discretion
of the Mayor or other qualified officer
trying the case.
Section 10. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conict with this ordinance be ana
the same are hereby repealed.
Adopted and approved this 10th
day of June, 1924.