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The Official Organ
Baker County
Established 1912
VOLUME 28. NUMBER 33.
Bethany Garden Club Invites '
Public To DeSoto Springs
The Bethany Garden Club cordially
invites the public to come to DeSoto
White Spring at the head of Alligator
Creek in Baker County on Sunday,
March 17th, between 9 A. M. and 6
P. M. This will be the first of a series
of events to be held at this historic
site in commemoration of the 400th
anniversary of DeSoto’s visit. His
tory records that on March 17, 1540,
DeSoto and his army came at night
fall “to White Spring.” This was a
very beautiful spring with a large
flow of good water and containing
fish.
Research conducted, ,by Arlington
Camp Fire girls, confirmed by the
U. S. DeSoto Expedition Commission
in 1939 and augmented by more re
cent statements of Dr. John Swanton,
of the Smithsonian Institution, has
established that the Alligator Creek
Spring is most likely the spring whose
beauty prompted recording in the of
ficial records of DeSoto’s gold seek
ing army on the March 400 years ago.
The Bethany Garden club invites
the public to make a pilgrimage to
this South Georgia site of natural
beauty where magnolias and great
oaks festooned with Spanish moss,
dogwood, redbud, shad bush, four
winged snow-drop tree, azalea and
other flora have sought reflected
beauty in the crystal waters of White
Spring for centuries.
Since the DeSoto chroniclers give
the first written record of the natural
resources of the present Gulf States,
it is fitting that the national celebra
tions in commemoration of that in
trepid explorer’s visit will love con
servation as the theme.
The need for “wisely using” the
natural beauty and resources of this
region is great, it is with this idea
in mind that the Bethany Garden Club
invites the public to come visit the
first recorded beauty spot in Georgia
soil.
MRS. D. G. JONES,
President.
t MRS. W. Z. ROOKS,
' Vice-President.
Bethany News
GARDEN CLUB MEETS
Mrs. Frank Killebrew and Mrs.
Early Craft were hostesses to the
Bethany Garden Club Friday after
noon at Mrs. Killebrew’s home.
Mrs. Jones presided over the busi
ness session. Mrs. Maude Brooks,
Mrs. Ike Newberry and Mrs. Tally
Belcher gave talks on perennials.
The club voted to sponsor the De-
Soto celebrations and will cooperate
all they can to make it a success.
About twenty five were present.
Sandwiches, cookies and hot chocolate
was served by the hostesses.
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We had a barbecue supper at the
school auditorium Friday night with
an interesting program given by the
pupils and teachers. A neat sum was
cleared, the proceeds to help finance
the lunch room.
We plan to have another barbecue
supper on March 15th (night), when
the Stamps-Baxter quartette puts on
a program.
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Commissioners In
Session Tuesday
The Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Baker County
held their regular monthly meeting
at their office in the Courthouse on
Tuesday.
The Board had quite a lengthy ses
sion. Several important matters came
before the board. The engineer for
the Post Roads Division presented to
the Board the route to be surveyed
for the county post road.
Col. Robert B. Short was employed
as County Attorney for the balance of
1940, to fill the unexpired term of Col.
Benton Odom, who resigned as County
Attorney at the meeting held in Feb
ruary. Mr. L. A. Ethredge was ap
pointed to succeed himself as a mem
ber of the Board of Equalizers for
the County, being the only member
of the board whose time expired at
this time.
LIVE OAK NEWS
By RUTH TEMPLES
The farmers are sure glad to have
a few sunshiny days lately and are
taking advantage of them in our com
munity.
Mrs. Bud McDonald is spending a
few days of this week with her
brother, Mr. J. C. Phillips, of Talla
hassee, Fla.
Miss Grace Cook is spending the
week-end with her aunt, Mrs. Leckie
Barnette, of Newton.
Mrs. Jim Ethredge and Mrs. Dud
ley Temples and children were spend
the day guests of Mrs. Rossie Vinson
Sunday.
Mrs. Lois McCorkle was the Sun
day guest of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Eth
redge.
Miss Pauline Godfrey and Miss
Gladys Butler were spend the night
guests of Miss Ruth Temples Tuesday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Phillips, of
Hillside, were spend the day guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Phillips Sunday.
We are sorry to report that Mr.
Reuben Rachel is on the sick list. We
wish for him a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Joe Ethredge and sons spent
the week-end with Mrs. Bert Dukes.
Mr. Benjamin Landrum, of Blakely,
spent Sunday with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Barfield.
Miss Frances Dukes, of Baconton,
is spending this week with her aunt,
Mrs. Bert Dukes.
We are glad to hear that little Miss
Annette Ethredge is improving. She
has been very ill with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phillips, of Talla
hassee, Fla., spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Phillips.
Mrs. Moree Burch and Mrs. E. C.
Jordan and son were business visitors
in Albany Friday.
Miss Louise Singletary spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. R. Singletary, of Ochlocknee.
Miss Dorothy Griffin spent the
week-end with Miss Mary Alice Mc-
Rainey ,of Elmodel.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowling and
son, Junior, of Colquitt, spent a while
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Bullard.
Mr. Paul Cook, of Tallahassee, Fla.,
was the Sunday guest of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cook.
Elmodel High School
To Have School Paper
The first issue of Elmodel High
School News will be out this week.
This paper has been made possible
by the sale of ads, and the splendid
cooperation of the Elmodel patrons.
Mr. Fort is advisor for the paper.
The following are staff members.
Editor-in-Chief—Annette Maynard.
Asst. Editor—Doris Brunson.
Feature Editor—Allie Hudgins.
Sports Editors—Mildred McDaniel
and D. L. Helton.
Society Editors—Muriel Lanier and
W. J. Cook.
Senior Class Reporters—Hazel God
frey and Pat Bullard.
Home Economics Reporters—La
verne Hilburn and Myra Newton.
Business Editor—Raleigh Johnson.
Many Towns Built on Hills
Most of the small towns in north
ern Italy are built on the tops of
hills. Strongly walled and fortified,
they were tough nuts for the wan
dering bands of bravos to crack in
the Middle ages.
NEWTON, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. MARCH 8, 1940.
COMMITTEE DENIES
BULLARD PETITION
Mitchell Executive Committee
Calls On Citizens To Help
Hold Better Elections.
From The Camilla Enterprise.
Following a full day of probing into
the happenings at the recent Mitchell
county Democratic primary, the
Executive Committee late Friday af
ternoon voted unanimously to deny
the petition of W. W. Bullard to set ■
aside the results of the election, in
their entirety, as null and void, be
cause of certain alleged irregulari
ties.
The decision of the committee was
reached after hearing more than four
hours of testimony and witnesses
from all parties concerned with the
election.
The brief resolution of the Execu
tive Committee was as follows:
While it has been brought to the
attention of the committee that there
were certain irregularities in the
holding of the primary, we do not
feel it unfair to any one candidate,
and a new primary would be detri
mental to the best interests of the
county. The committee does hereby
pledge itself to take every step with
reference to all future elections as
will insure the strictest compliance
with all laws and election regulations
and in this cooperation of all voters
and citizens is earnestly solicited.”
The committee hearing opened at
ten o’clock Friday morning, with the
court room crowded and nineteen of
the twenty-five executive committee
men present. Chairman J. L. Palmer
presided.
The plaintiff, W. W. Bullard, was
represented at the hearing by Mr.
E. T. Hughes of Camilla, and Mr. Ira
Carlisle, of Cairo.
The petition set forth that private
booths were not furnished the voters
as required by law; that persons
marked ballots of voters and entered
booths with voters; that whiskey
flowed freely throughout the day; that
offices of incumbent candidates were
kept open throughout the day and
voters were taken into those offices
and their ballots marked, and that
the attention of the chairman of the
executive committee, J. L. Palmer,
and one of the members of the com
mittee, B. T. Burson, and of the bail
iff, W. D. Cross, was called to such
irregularities; that counting of the
votes in the Camilla precinct began
before the official hour for the clos
ing of the polls; that in the Pebble
City precinct the ballot box was re
moved from the polling place and car
ried to the Akridge store and to the
homes of various persons named in
the allegations, and there votes were
cast.
Affidavits introduced by attorneys
for the plaintiff included that of
Bailiff W. D. Cross who was also put
on the witness stand. Cross testified
that he arranged the booths for the
election the preceding night so that
privacy would be afforded the voters,
but that on arriving at the court
house the next morning, he found that
the booths had been set against the
wall so that persons passing through
the hallway would be in close prox
imity with the voters. It was brought
out by examination by Attorney
Hughes that the location of the booths
did not allow the voter the 10-foot
distance from other persons required
by the Australian ballot system.
Cross’s testimony also brought out the
fact that he repeatedly warned voters
to vote in the booths and not carry
their ballots into offices for marking.
The affidavit presented by Roscoe
Curies as to being served liquor in
the basement by Deputy Sheriff
Groover Jones and Pete Hilliard was
denied by both Jones and Hilliard on
the stand, both of whom stated they
[ had not been in the basement.
An affidavit was introduced signed
by Jim Woods stating that the alle
gations as to the removal of the Peb
ble City ballot bax was correct. C. J.
Wimberly also gave testimony that he
saw liquor being given out in various
offices of the county officials and in
the basement.
Attorney ’R. E. L. Culpepper, Jr.
represented Mr. J. W. Butler,'at the
hearing, while Attorney F. S. Twitty
represented Judge M. A. Warren, suc
cessful candidate for judge of the
City Courts of Camilla and Pelham,
and also R. E. L. Culpepper, Sr., in
cumbent and successful candidate for
ordinary. Attorney Twitty stated that
his clients were not named in the pe
tition, but since the petition was to
throw out the entire election, he was
present to speak for them.
Attorneys for the defendants stated
Goodyear Offers
Prizes To FFA Boys
Akron, O.—All members of the Fu
ture Farmers, of America. National
4-H Clubs and classes in vocational
agriculture, who are high school boys
and reside on farms, are eligible to
compete in the 1940 national farm
essay contest sponsored by The Good
year Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.
Subject of the essays for the con
test will be “How Rubber Tires Have
Changed Farm Equipment and Meth
ods.” Contestants will be limited to
manuscripts of from 800 to 1,000
words and every qualified participant
will be sent a Wahl Eversharp pencil
upon receipt of essay by the Goodyear
contest committee.
Again this year, as in 1938 and
1939, the 10 grand prize winners will ;
be given an all-expense trip to the
Canadian camp of P. W. Litchfield,
Goodyear president. The camp is lo
cated at Lake Timagami and com
prises two private islands. Sailing,
fishing and water sports are provided.
Enroute to and from Mr. Litchfield’s
camp ,the grand prize winners will
visit Quintupletland, attend the Pag
eant of the Empire and other events
of the Canadian National Exhibition
in Toronto, make a complete tour of
Niagara Falls and visit many other
points of interest.
High School attended by the student
who submits the outstanding manu
script will get a special school prize
of SIOO in cash for an educational
project. Twenty-five prizes of $25
each will be awarded to as many con
testants who rank immediately below
the 10 grand prize winners.
Closing date of the 1940--contest
will be May 15 and announcement of
the winners will be made about July
1. The Canadian trip will be made in
August. Any inquiries about the con
test should be addressed to Contest
Committee, The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio.
Stamps-Baxter Quartet
To Be At Elmodel
With an entirely new program and
songs, the Stamps-Baxter Quartet of
Moultrie will be at the Elmodel
school auditorium the night of March
22nd.
Be sure and see their last program
in the county for it promises to be
the best of all.
that the inclement weather caused the
confusion and crowding of halls. Cul
pepper also stated that much of the
congestion was caused by several wo
men in the hall who were selling sand
wiches and candy. He also said there
was ample private booth space for
those desiring privacy, but that those
persons who went into private offices
to prepare their ballots did so from
desire and not because of any coercion,
and that the law does not require a
voter to vote in the booths but simply
provides them for those voters wishing
privacy. He alleged also that there
was no disorderly conduct of the
election. Twitty claimed in behalf of
his clients that it would be unfair to
them to have to run the race over
when they had not been responsible
in any way for any irregularities, if
irregularities existed.
Affidavits submitted by Attorney
Culpepper, made by County Commis
sioner J. W. Butler, who stated that
because of a recent illness and the
bad weather, he sat in the office of
the county commissioners practically
all day, but did not see any whiskey
taken or given in his office or any
marking of ballots.
L. E. Turner, clerk of the commis
sioners, also certified to this state
ment in an affidavit. E. B. Hilliard,
county school superintendent; R. E.
L. Culpepper, Sr., ordinary, and O. G.
Swindle, Sr. also submitted affidavits
that they had seen no instance of
drinking or marking ballots in their
private offices. Culpepper stated that
he gave several persons permission to
use his counter, which is near the door
and adjacent to the voting booths.
Other affidavits certifying to the
regular conduct of the election were
made by C. Curies, bailiff; F. B. Hayes
of the 11th district; O. D. West of Ba
conton and J. C. Palmer, election man
ager.
Carlisle in his summary to the com
mittee cited the Supreme Court de
cision on Moon U. S. Seymour, 182
Georgia, to the effect that if there is
disregard of all election rules, the
election shall be declared null and void.
Carlisle also argued that the rules of
Georgia in setting up election regula
tions made the use of booths in vot
ing mandatory for all voters.
Prominent Pastor
Dr. Earle V. Pierce, a former
president of the Northern Baptist
Convention, who will be one of the
featured speakers at the Baptist
Conference March 28th.
Elmodel P.-T. A.
Meets March sth
The Elmodel Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation met in regular session Tues
day afternoon, March sth, in the Home
Economics department.
The meeting was called to order by
the new president, Mrs. Tom Maynard.
Minutes of the last regular - meeting
and of the call meetings were given
by Mrs. J. C. Odonr, Jr.
Reports from different committees
were given by Mrs. N. D. Mcßainey
and Mrs. J. O. Fort.
The work of the lunch room was
discussed, and plans made to have a
large garden for the benefit of the
lunch room, with a canning project
this summer to take care of the gar
den. Mr. Fort, Mr. Carlan and the
agriculture boys are in charge of the
planting and care of the garden.
A report concerning the expendi
tures of the lunch room was given.
With careful budgeting and buying,
we have fed approximately 180 stu
dents daily at the cost of two cents
each.
No further business the meeting
adjourned.
Those present were Supt. J. O’. Fort,
Mrs. Tom Maynard, Mrs. N. D. Mc-
Rainey, Mrs. George Davis, Mrs.
Charlie Hay, Mrs. C. O. Hall, Mrs.
Eugene Hall, Mrs. J. C. Odom, Mrs.
J. O. Fort, Mrs. Tyler Godfrey, Mrs.
C. W. Twitty, and Misses Florence
Davis and Frances Roberts.
Newspaper Ads Get
Candidate’s Approval
Two candidates this week declared
their sympathy with a resolution
passed by Georgia editors that it is
considered an “unfriendly” gesture
toward newspapers to use other ad
vertising media and send requests for
“free publicity” to the newspapers.
Attorney General Ellis Arnall, who
has declared himself for re-election
to his present office, and Agricultural
Commissioner Columbus Roberts, who
has announced his candidacy for gov
ernor, both stated they were in full
accord with the resolution.
Commissioner Roberts declared in a
letter to Hon. Roy McGinty, president
of the Georgia Press Association: “It
is my purpose to place ads in the
newspapers during my campaign for
governor, as I believe that this will
enable me to reach a majority of the
voters."
Attorney General Arnall stated: I
believe the newspapers, as they are
read and re-read in the home of Geor
gia citizens, furnish an ideal means
for the candidate to tell his full and
complete message to the people in a
manner which will enable them to
meet issues fairly and without resort
to prejudice. I certainly intend that
the lion’s share of my available cam
paign funds go to the press for paid
political advertising.”
The Enterprise has this week en
dorsed the resolution of the Georgia
Press Association, as follows: “We
join with all Georgia newspapers in
considering it an unfriendly act on the
part of candidates for public office
in Georgia to use other paid adver
tising media to the exclusion of news
papers, and at the same time to re
quest free publicity from newspapers.”
It Was Ever Thus
“Young men,” said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, “inspire older
men with an ambition to really
know as much as voungsters think
they know.”
Largest Volcano Traier
Costa Rica boasts the largest vol
cano crater in the w’t. It is a
| mile in Hiamo^r
A County of Good
Farms, Good Schools,
Good Churches and
Good People.
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
BAPTIST MEETING
CAMILLA MARCH 28
More Than 200 Pastors And
Laymen Expected For Re
gional Meeting.
One of a series of ten Regional
Conferences for Baptist pastors and
laymen which will be held throughout
the state is scheduled for Camilla on
March ^Bth. The First Baptist Church,
of which the Rev. S. H. Bennett is
pastor, will entertain this meeting and
lunch will be served to the visitors.
It is expected that there will be ap
proximately two hundred and fifty
pastors and laymen in attendance at
this conference from the churches of
the thirteen or more district associa
tions in this section of the state.
These conferences will be directed
by Dr. James W. Merritt, Executive
Secretary-Treasurer of the Executive
Committee of the Georgia Baptist
Convention, and a number of denomi
national leaders from Georgia and
other states will be included in the
list of speakers and conference lead
ers. The conference will begin at
10:00 o’clock and the program for the
day will be as follows:
Ten A. M.—Devotional led by the
Rev. S. H. Bennett. - ।
Announcements and Enrollment.
Address, “Soulwinning Evangelism,
Our Task”—-Dr. R. C. Campbell, Gen
eral Secretary, Texas Baptist Conven
tion.
Open Discussion, “Working To
gether”—led by Dr. James W. Mer
ritt, Executive Secretary, Georgia
Baptist Convention.
“The Layman’s Opportunity for
Service”—Hon. Columbus Roberts.
Address, “It Is More Blessed To
Give Than To Receive”—Dr. Earle V.
Pierce, a former President of the
Northern Baptist Convention.
Lunch at church.
Two P. M.—Devotional led by W. H.
Robinson, Cairo.
Discussion and open conference on
Evangelism led by Dr. W. H. Faust,
Secretary Department of Evangelism
of the Georgia Baptist Convention.
Open Discussion, “Stewardship”—
led by Dr. Earle V. Pierce.
Address, “O'Ur Program”—Dr. Ellis
A. Fuller, President, Georgia Baptist
Convention.
Conference Song Leader—Rev. A.
B. Cash.
Pastors, associational officers and
laymen from every church are cor
dially invited to attend one of these
important conferences. The meetings
will be devoted to fellowship, prayer
conferences and round-table discussion
centering around the vital themes 01
soul-winning, stewardship, missions
deepening spiritual life, working plam
and programs for churches and asso
ciations, and the work of laymen
Georgia’s soul-winning program ir
cooperation with the nation-wide Bap
tist evangelistic crusade for 1940 will
be stressed. There will also be a dis
cussion of the Convention Ministers
Retirement Plan.
Newton P.-T. A. Holds
Regular Meeting
The Newton P.-T. A. held their
regular meeting Wednesday afternoon
at three o’clock in the school audi
torium. The President, Mrs. R. L.
Hall, called the meeting to order and
the following program was given:
Song—Work For The Night Is Com
ing.
Devotional—Mrs. R. L. Hall.
Object of P.-T. A.—Austine Butler.
Creed, I Believe—Janie Deown.
P.-T. A. Creed (my creed) —Simmie
West.
Following the program the minutes
of the last meeting were read anc
adopted. Reports of the different
committees were given. Miss Eller
Hall gave a very interesting report
on the progress and proceeds for the
lunch room.
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