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411J.F.R COUNTY VIBERAL
Published Every Wednesday, Entered
at Postofflce at Colquitt, Ga.. as Sec
ond Class Matter.
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ZULA B. TOOLE, Editor and Prop.
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plication.
Colquitt, Ga.
Announcement for
Judge of the
Superior Courts
To The White Voters of The
Pakula Circuit:
I am now serving an unexpired
term as Judge of the Superior
Courts of the Pataula Circuit , and
am a candidate for the full term,
subject to the action of the regu
lar Democratic Primary.
The cordial co-operatiun cf ju
rors court officials, lawyers, and
the public generally has caused
the courts to run quietly, orderly
and without undue friction, with
the result that business has been
dispatched, time and money saved
with the dockets of the appearing
in excellent condition.
My duties as judge, which I will
not neglect, will prevent me from
making a personal canvass of all
the voters, but will appreciate the
opportunity of meeting as many
as possible.
The final result however mus*
necessarily rest with the people
when they express their honest
convictions by their votes on the
day of the Primary.
Your continued co-operation
and support will be deeply appre
dated.
Respectfully,
M.J. Xeomans,
Dawson, Ga.
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GUM-DIPPING
the Extra Process for Extra Miles!
Breaks all Tire Records
The 500 Mile Speed Clauic at Indianapolis has always been a Battle of Tires. In 1911, Firestone won with fabric
tires at 74.59 miles per hour. In 1920, Firestone won with cord tires at 88.55 miles per hour. In 192*, Firestone
won with Full-Size Gum-Dipped Balloons at the record breaking average speed of 101.13 miles per hour.
In 1926, Firestone again won with Full-Site Gum-Dipped Balloons. The ten cars to finish “in the money” were
all Firestone-equipped. They went the distance without a single blowout and with but two tire failures—one due
to a puncture and the other to a leaky valve. . .... , . ,
I tils performance is even more remarkable when you consider the
terrific speeds at which the cars traveled over this fifteen-year-old,
rough brick track.
r T'R,» s-ocriirio Experienced race drivers will not risk their lives or chances
AIIV 1 irVSMJIIC IXCCIHU of victory on any other tires. And in the commercial field, large
se» rxf Tire'S truck, motorbus and taxicab fleet operators, who keep careful cost
1 c kl records are among the big users of Firestone Gum-Dipped Tires,
at Indianapolis f lhc City Tran»porta:ion Co., of Tacoma, Wash., writes: “One
c of our 12 buses on Firestone Gum-Dipped Tires has gone over
P*" 40,600 miles and still looks good for many miles of extra service
Yser Driver Cor Tires Hour For all around tire safety and mileage, Firestone cannot be beat.”
1911 Hsrraun Mormon Firexone 74.19 From Calumet Motor Coach Co., Hammond, Ind., the following:
ills J?"'""* 1 Mi.-h.Ui> 78.70 “We operate 40 buses all equipped with Gum-Dipped Tires. The
19M Thomu Map p“ 11% I very low cost per mile which these tires operate is considerabl
1915 DePefana Mercedes Goodrich 89.84 less than that of any other make.” Hayes Bus Lines, Columbia, 8. C.,
1917*N**R» Peug * ot Goodrich 83.26 sa y. “We operate 19 buses equipped with Firestone Gum-Dipped
1918: World W«r Tires. A number of these tires have run over 45,000 miles without
1919 Wilcox Peugeot Goodyexr 88.06 ever having been removed from the rim.”
ItnSai™ 1 " The largest tmdcabcompanies in the world standardire on Firestone
IM2 Murphy Murphy Sp. Firmtone 94.48 Gum-Dipped Tires. W. R. Rothwell, taxicab operator, Detroit, Mich.,
Mih»n HCS Sok. Firestone 90.95 writes: **Two of my Firestone Gum-Dipped Tires have run 76,000
IW4 Corum- Duisenberg miles ”
Boyer Special Firestone 98.21 £ . . - , _ ,
(Firestone i Hundred* of thousands of car owners voluntarily testify to the
1925 DePaolo Dueaenberg Toll-Sir. [101.13 safety, comfort and economy of Full-Size Gum-Dipped Balloons.
(Balloon. ’ W. H. Peacock, Birmingham, Ala., testifies: “I have had Firestone
(Fir««ton<> i Balloons for thirteen months and they have delivered in that time
1926 Lockhart Miller Spec. jPuH-Sae [ 95.88 24,469 miles.” H. C. Staehle, Minneapolis, Minn., says: “My Fire-
’ stone Balloons have gone 49,900 miles and are still in good
affllllllSllS., rq —nnf condition.”
BwEW These records of endurance, speed, safety and mileage could only
WWw have been made because of Firestone development of the Gum-
Dipping process which insulates and saturates every fiber of every
cord with rubber, reducing friction and heat and building greater
x- strength and endurance in the cords—assuring* you at all times—
Z MOST MILES PER DOLLAR
f Tirestone
E. J. Hunter
Professional Cards
1 Jesse A. Drake C. A. Drake
Drake & Drake
ATTORNEYS AT LaW
Cook Building
Colquitt, Georgia.
Dr. E. B* Baughn
Physician and Surgeon
Cook Building
Colquitt Ga
IST AMERICAN YOUTH ENTRY
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Edith May Adams, elghteen yaar-old
Barrington, N. J., girl, presenting her
entry blank to Mayor Kendrick in his
office at City Hall, Philadelphia. The
American Youth and Teacher Award
was established as a tribute to Ameri
can youth and teachers by the Board
of Directors of the Sesqui-Centennial
International Exposition, through
which the people of the United States
and the world at large will celebrate
the ISOth anniversary of the Declara
tion of American Independence. The
exposition will run from June 1 to De
cember 1. Miss Adams’ entry blank
cited her for heroism displayed recent
ly when she remained inside a burn
ing building helping doctors render
first aid to injured firemen. She is a
candidate for the Golden Eaglette, the
highest gift within the hands of the
Girl Scouts. Each state will elect a
girl and boy and one teacher to repre
sent them and the successful candi
dates will be the guest of the Sesqui
officials from June 28 to July 5 at the
exposition. This will also Include a
) trip to Washington where they will
be received by President Coolidge and
presented with medals.
e Federal Commissioner;
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Rear Admiral H. 0. Stickney, re
tired, who has been appointed by Sec
retaries Hoover and Kellogg as Fed
eral Commissioner to the Sesqui-Cem
! tennlal International Exposition com
memorating the 150th anniversary of
American Independence and which
I will be hold in Philadelphia from June
I 1 to December 1. Admiral Stickney
win be In full charge of the United
I States Government exhibit, which will
be the largest of its type ever made.
I 5 A LINE 0’ CHEER
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By John Kendrich Bsbfs.
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( $ And hewing to the line until '
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A MODERS, home built in the Arctic
defied the death-dealing cold of the
Polar Regions and proved an in
valuable aid to Lieutenant Commander
Richard E. Byrd In his successful Hight to
the North Pole, which he circled three
times |p U record breaking flight of 1.5Q0
miles in 15 hours and 80 minutes at an
average speed of 08.T5 miles an hour.
It was at the Spitzbergen base, King's
Bay, where thia first modern house was
constructed amid the snow and lee of the
Arctic immediately upon the arrival of
Lieutenant Byrd and his companions, as
a permanent home and observation sta
tion for the explorers. The house, which
rose up on the horizon of the frigid north l n marked con
trast to the igloo of the esklnio, was equipped with a com
plete radio outfit that those who remained at the base
wldle Lieutenant Byrd made his thrilling dash to the
Pole in his speeding Fokker might keep In touch with
their chief and the outside world, which they kept in
formed as to the progress and success of the flight
It was to this same home that he returned after his
hazardous trip and from which some of the first mes
sages were sent to the waiting public, telling them
tii*ough the lanes of the air that Byrd had circled the
pole three times and had returned to his Spltzbereen
A 0 ’tr afe,y ’ °‘ l<linK onp of tf ie most memorable pages
to the history of Arctic exploration.
&wgar Caps Fighj* Polar North.
When Lieutenant Byrd left the Brooklyn Navy Yard on
the ship Chantler he declared he had the best and most
scientifically equlnpeq expedition that ever had started
for the North Pole. Bpecial plans were made for the
erection of his Boards of eelotex Insulating
lumber made from bagasse (sugar cane fiber after all
sugar juices have been extracted) were carried along
with the latest inventions to aid in polar exploration
This building material is very light and Is filled with
millions of air cells, which give it great Insulation value
and resistance to change in temperature, especially tbe
severe cold. One odd circumstance in connection' with
the use of this material Is that the sugar cane of the
south was utilized to fight the cold of north.
Celotex was selected instead of lumber because tests
made by the United States Bureau of Standards and
its universal use in building construction all over the
world, had demonstrated that this insulating lumber
would keep the quarters of the explorers warmer and
protect thetr living conditions more securely than ordi
nary building material.
It was only after careful investigation by the scientific
men in the expedition that celotex was selected. These
authorities pointed out that the protection afforded by
its insulation efficiency was three times as great as ordi
nary lumber and nearly twelve times as great as that
of brick and other masonry material. The ship Chantler
also was lined with celotex as an added precaution to
keep the ship warm while the explorers used it in the
preliminary stages of the expedition.
In practically every other, way this expedition was
more scientifically prepared than any of predeces
sors. These included inventions of Commander Byrd
himself. A simple sun compass conceived by Byrd and
developed by Mr. Bumstead of the National Geographic
Society, superseded the complicated German device, de
veloped three years ago for Amundsen. The drift in
dicator also was Byrd’s invention. The bubble sextant
by which the navigator obtains his bearings while in
flight was another one of his Inventions. Still another
selentic development was a quick method of telling when
one is at the North Pole. This has been worked out
by G. W. Littlehales, the navy’s hydrographic engineer
Device Locate* the Pole.
Byrd and others contributed to a chart of the mag
netic lines flowing toward the magnetic North Pole,
which Is in Bolthla Land, 1,200 miles south of the Pole.
Between Bolthla Land and the Pole the campass points
south instead of north and over much of the Arctic
it is badly disturbed by the discrepancy opposition be
tween the geographical North Pole and the magnetic
North Pole.
This chart of the magnetic lines, flowing to the mag
netic North Pole, although It was far from complete, was
such as to enable the navigator to tell In what direction
the compass should point from any spot in the Arctic.
With this knowledge, the erratic behavior of the com
pass becomes orderly and it is once again a useful instru
ment.
A third type of compass used was a device of Infinite
sensitiveness—a revolving electrical coll, which is ad
justed to a given relation with the magnetism of the
earth. This, the sun compass, and the magnetic com
pass were each used to correct the other.
Lieutenant Byrd in his flight used a quick method of
telling when he was actually at the Pole. This was the
Invention worked out by Mr. Littlehales, ’ the U. S
Navy hydrographic engineer. It shuws the sun’s posi
tion from the North Pole at every hour of the day and
every day of the year. When the flyer is near the Pole
he can, by ascertaining the exact position of the sun,
prove that he is jiear the Pole.
Flie« 3,00 G Mile* Over Arctic.
The expedition, backed by such men as John D.
Jr ” and Theodore
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With him this time Commander Byrd took a noted fuel
expert, who is FlyW Commander G. O. Noble, as it
great j»kill and pains to prevent the' freezing
of lubricating oil and stiffened action of the motor*. It
forced to work on the plane in 'the open at great
altitudes with the thermometer at 60 to 70 below aero.
The points which favored the month of May were that
the Arctic fog hud not begun to rise and heavy snows still
covered the land and afforded many .good landing places.
A factor of safety pointed out by Commander Byrd la
connection with th? use of-the Fokker machine la that it
carries a reserve engine. It has three engines. With a
light load one is expected tn be sufficient to maintain the
plane In flight. With a normal load, two' engines will do
the work. If two engines break down at one time, when
the plane Is not too heivlly loaded, It may fly with the
use of one engine. The Fokker machine has a wing
spread of slightly more than 64 feet. It Is said W M
a marvel of airship construction.
The other airplane—the Curtis ©Hole—was to have
-been used Chiefly Ip finding landing fields so that If
the fliers found their main landing place covered with U
fog they might go elsewhere.
The Chantler was equipped with a powerful radio trans
mitter to send back the news of the expedition. The
Fokker also is equipped with a receiving and trans
mitting set. Commander Byrd not only kept the world
informed of the progress of the expedition, but received
♦rough the Chantler'weather warnings to guide him la
hl» ffight.
How Expedition Wit Equipped
n httndr ««l‘‘JMVAafceAwhale 4 beef‘were included
»Ib the of the' of forty-seven' fliers,
seamen and teeXuldans. Alse'four pounds of
petum|f.an (meat t«ts and raisins), huge* quantities of
bacon, dried milk, erlnwurst (pea soup) and other sup
plies in proportion were carried along. Cod liver oil was
Included tor Its healthful properties. Herbert Grigga,
who had charge of provisioning Peary's expedition 1® hU
famous dash to the Pole, worked out the rations for the
Byrd explorers. Two pounds per man per day was the
allowance to take case of all emergencies.
No amount of clothing is really sufficient when flying
1,000 or more feet in the air In the Polar regions, but
every possible precaution was taken by Commander Byrd
against exposure. The men were equipped with the
warmest and lightest of reindeer suits and with fur
parkas, a garment that reaches to the knees and has a
hood covering the head. Plenty of goggles were found
to be an absolute necessity to protect them against the
glare of the snow.
In spite of all the precautions the undertaking was
full of unseen danger. None of this equipment would be
of the slightest avail against some unexpected and un
precedented situation which might arise. There Is alwgys
the danger of snowblindness, exhaustion, freezing, some
mishap to the engine. Lieutenant Byrd and his com
panions, however, were particularly fortunate In escaping
with practically no ill effects except the exhaustion due
to such a perilpus trip.
Pick Up Ice Pilot.
The ship Chantier's first stop was at Tromso, Norway,
where an ice skipper was taken on to pilot the Chattier
and Its crew through the Ice-filled waters around Spits
bergen to King’s Bay, where preparations for the first
flight to the Pole were made. The planes, the Instruments
and the various oil mixtures used in connection with the
airship tests, were carefully examined and tested.. Lieu
tenant Byrd's original plans caUed for six flights as follows
1 A 400-mlle flight from Spitsbergen to Peary Lane
to unload oil, provisions and equipment at a place ths:
looks promising for a landing.
2 A 400-mlle flight back to Spitsbergen.
B—A second 400-mlle flight from Spitsbergen to Peary
Land base with further food, fuel and equipment
4—An 850-mile flight to and around the Pole and back
to the Peary base.
ff-An 800-mlle round trip flight to the northwest ovez
unexplored areas in search of new lands.
6—A 400-mlle flight from the Peary Land base back to
8 Plt
It was his plan in Ms second flight to attempt to dis
bnt when he received the report of the
A ™ nn<s * en In bls dirigible, In which It was stated
- had falled t 0 fln<s “F ‘race of new
j Byrd decided to abandon further flights
and the trip over land on sleds he had planned In his
la “ d in nnex P lo red areas. Now he has
to try to anoompllsh by airship at the South
at the North. As he left the gpltn
bergen bass ha stated that he would have just as w”
expedition for hie southern flight ailLe
Aik
1— To prove that air navi
gation Tn the Arctic is feas
ible and that freight and mes
senger travel over the top of
the world Is certain to come.
2 To hunt for new land
In the unexplored areas of
the Arctic.
B—To conquer the North
Pole from the air as a sport
ing adventure and as a dem
onstration of what a plane
can do—not a' geographical
stndv. as the Pole was bassted
Stuay, as tne i-oie was oaggea
for all time by Admiral Peary.
Probably no one knows more about
Arctic flying than Commander Byrd. From
the Greenland base of the MacMillan ex
pedition at Etah last year he flew 3,000
miles over the Arctic, studying the be
havior of oil, motors, compasses, and
other navigation Instruments at groat
altitudes over the Polar sea.
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