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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-26
DEATH SUMMONS
FOR MRS. WILLIAMS
MEMBER OF PIONEER FAMILY
CALLED TO HER REWARD THIS
AFTERNOON AT CORDELE HOME

Mrs. Bette Williams, widow of the
late Dr.. J. Warren Williams, died at
the family home on Thirteenth avenue
this afternoon at 230 o'clock after
an illness which had lasted through
two months or more Members of the
family were at the bedside when
death came.
Mrs. Williams was about 60 years
of age, was daughter of the late l..
M. Sumner, of Sumner, Ga, and was
a lady of many estimable traits of
character She came of one of the
oldest and best known families in this
section of the state and as Mrs. Will
liams bore the name of another of the
distinguished pioneer families of this
section.
She survived her husband little more
than a year. A brother, L. M. Sum-
ner. and a sister, Mrs. Charles Will
liams, both OF Cordele and other broth
ers and sisters in Worth county; two
children, r. W. Williams and Miss
Caddie Williams, survive her.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the family residence tomor-
row. Mrs. Williams was a lifelong
member of the Baptist church and
was loved wherever she was known.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-26
Three COUNTIES
FOR river BRIDGE
REPRESENTATIVES. OF SUMPTER,
DOoLY AND CRISP ARE DOWN
AT WORK ON PLANS FOR NEW
BRIDGE.

project is under way to span the
Flint river with a steel bridge at Muir
rays Ferry, near Drayton, about two
miles north of the Crisp county line in
Dooly county. County Commissioners
Walton, Lester and Ford of Dooly
county were in Cordele to in
terest the county commissioners Of
Crisp county in the undertaking Satur-
day morning Saturday afternoon the
commissioners of Sumter and Dooly
counties met at the site OF the pro
poser bridge and discussed plans for
bridging the project to a successful
elimination.
The Crisp commissioners heard the
proposition outlined by the Dooly com
missioners without taking any definite
action. They determined to feel the
pulse of the people of Crisp. Definite
action will be taken by Commissions
ers Byrd, Sheppard and Conner at
their regular monthly meeting on the
first Tuesday in May,
II is one and onc-half miles further
from Cordele to the site of the pro-
posed bridge than from Vienna, but
here is splendid highway leading
from Cordele Immediately to Murray
Ferry.
The proposition is to make the
bridge at this ferry take the place OF
the proposed bridge at Hugenin's
Ferry, linking the highways between
Cordele and Americas. Actual &C
counting of the distance shows that it
would be two miles nearer to Americas
from Cordele by way of the bridge at
Murray's Ferry it is pointed out, than
it would be by way of Hugenins Fer
ry. There are also splendid highways
leading from Vienna and Americas tc
Murray's Ferry.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-26
CORDELE STARTS
OUT FOR BALL
A GOOD TEAM is PROMISED FOR
SUMMER DIVERSION.

With the increasing warmth Of the
weather and growing sportive senti-
ment that usually attaches to the sea-
son, Cordele is beginning to look about
for diversion and recreation for the
summer months. Naturally baseball
comes in for first consideration. Pros
poets for good all-college or mixed
team are looking better
The Dispatch is assisting other en-
thusiasts in making up fund to in
sure the organization of the club, and
some liberal subscriptions have al
ready been made. Not a man has been
seen who it at all interested in base
ball who has refused to subscribe an
amount that he could reasonably af-
ford. With the proper cooperation
the fund should be complete within
a week or two, and this will by no
means be too late to catch some of
the swiftest of the players from the
college clubs, since the colleges will
uOI US CIOoiHS ulltll LilC LlAubAC VI AetI
ter part of the approaching month
Those who are particularly inter
ested in the movement to organize a
club here are in touch with number
of players who would like to become
identified with a club in this city and
who would be instrumental in secur-
ing other fast players. AS rule, base
ball for the summer is a diversion for
college players and they will not be
difficult to secure, and then, too, some
of the best players in the game come
from the college clubs.
Of course, the fans want the club
and there are hundreds of them, and
they never mind paying reasonable
admission to witness good ball game
Cordele has one of the best ball
grounds in this section of the state
and it's railroad facilities touching sur
rounding towns and cities that have
their full quota of baseball enthusiasts
practically guarantees the success OF
q good ball club for Cordele.
Young and old must have diversion
and recreation for the summer and il
it's not ball club, what will it be?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-26
Big OLDS And
TWO FORDS CRASH
ROAD INSECTS COME TO BLOWS
IN FRONT OF POWELL HOME.

Three automobiles, two Fords and
an Oldsmobile, were damaged late Sun
day afternoon in smashup in the
vicinity of the country home of /. NJ.
Powell on the Vienna road, the Ford
cars belong to Charlie Greer of this
city, and J. R. Causey, of Vienna. The
front wheels of these machines were
completely crushed and they we're
otherwise damaged. The Odds is the
six-cylinder red touring car belonging
to Mr. Powell It's steering wheel was
broken and it was damaged otherwise.
The Cldsmobile was standing i n
front CT the home of Mr.. Powell and
the two Fords met at that particular
place Mr. Greer, it IS said, was tray
cling at lively rate, when the head
lights OF the Odds, shining in his eyes
partially chscured his view of the road
way ahead of him. He was in the act
OF going around the OldS when he
sighted the car of Mr.. Causey for the
first time, as il was also about to pass
the Olds. The collision was unavoid-
able under the circumstances. Greer
was dashed from his car to the ground,
though he sustained only few scratch
es and bruises.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-26
LOCAL LIBRARY
Will GET FUND
LIBRARIAN AND TRUSTEES HIGH
LY ELATED OVER ENCOURAGE
MENT GIVEN.

A letter received by R. l.. huffman,
president of the board of library trus-
tees, from the Carnegie Corporation,
indicates that the application for an
appropriation of $4,000 to be applied
in the extension of the local library
will be passed Oh favorably and the
matter closed within the shortest pos
sible time. The letter requests that
plans and specifications of the pres
ent library building, showing it's &C
commodating, be submitted to the Car
negie Corporation.
On the boart Of library trustees
with Mr. Huffman are w. H. Doris and
J. ]. Williams, all of whom are greatly
interested in securing the appropria-
ton for the extension Of this institu-
ton to meet the urgent needs that are
occasioned by the steadily and rapid
ly growing uses to which it is put.
Miss Helen Brewer, the librarian, fur
nished valuable data concerning the
uses of the library and its needs which
accompanied the application. The
mayor and council, also gave their
endorsement and assistance.
The original library building was a
$4,000 gift from the Carnegie corpor-
alton, the condition under which it
was given carrying with them an OBJ
legation OF $1,000 yearly for the main
tenance of the institution, or ten per
cent Of the investment. The city is
now paying toward a fund for the up
keep of the library $1,000 each year,
and the county is paying $500 per
year to this fund. Placing the amount
for the maintenance Of the institution
on a basis of ten per cent of the in
vostment, Cordele is more than enti-
tied to a $4,000 additional appropria-
ton for it's library.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-26
cOMMANDERY
OFFICERS INSTALLED

At the regular lodge meeting last
Friday night the following newly
elected officers of Cyrene Command
cry No. 10 Knights Templar were in
stalled: c. B. Williams, f. c.; R. C..
Harris, Generalissimo; Fred Harder,
c. G.; Watts Powell, S. W; w. c. Ham
ilton, J. w; R. L. Harris, Prelate; K.
r. Harris, Recorder; j. M. Hunt, Treas
urer; ]. j. Williams, Warden; T. NJ.
Cocker, Standard Bearer; j. d. Shep-
pard, Sword Bearer; J. S. Gordy, Sen.
tinel.
The installation services were con-
Quoted by A. c. Atkins, Grand Junior
Warden of the Grand Commandery OF
Georgia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-26
NAMING TEACHERS
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS NEAR
LY COMPLETED CORPS FOR AN
OTHER YEAR.

" The city board of education, B. H.
Palmer, president, T. ]. Macarthur,
secretary, M. M. Fakes, j. Slade and
l.. A. Parker, held a meeting Tuesday
afternoon and elected the following
teachers for the Cordele public schools
for the ensuing year:
Superintendent. L. Brewer, re-
elected
Principal High School-D. B. Mich
olson, reelected
Principal Northern Heights School
Miss Nell Denton, reelected.
Teachers Northern Heights school
Misses Pansy Webb, Scale and
Marie Lanier, reelected
Primary Grades-Miss Maggie Bass,
reelected; Miss Annie White, of Quit
man, elected.
Second grades-Miss Mae Dunlap
and Miss Frances Carswell, reelected.
Third grade-Miss Elsie Monk, of
Qultman, elected.
Fifth grade-Miss Norma Conwell,
reelected.
Sixth grade-Miss Ethel Pierce, re-
elected.
Seventh grades-Miss Eva Noel
harmon and Miss Ella Brady, reflect
ed.
High school Department.. T. Dun
can, teacher of commercial course and
manual training, reelected.
There were no other applicants for
positions in the high school department
and these places will be filled at sub
seQuent meeting. There are two va
cancies in the Northern Heights
school also; two for the fourth grades
in the original school; another teacher
to be added to the third grade; one
for the fifth grade, and another for
the sixth.
Miss Mildred Fakes was reelected
as teacher of piano and sight singing;
Miss Claudia Pate reelected as teach
er of violin, and Miss Jennie Belle
Jackson reelected as teacher in the
department of elocution.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-26
SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS.

Work was begun today on lowering
and reconstructing the sidewalks on
the east and north sides of the Elk
change bank bulldog. The work is
being done by the city at the expense
of the property owners, and is an i'm
Dorvement that will benefit the ap-
pearance of things in this particular
vicinity and prove gratifying to pedes-
trians generally.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-26
CRISP TEACHERS
MONTHLY MEETING
LAST SESSION OF YEAR A GOOD
ONE-TEACNERS DID MUCH
GOOD WORK.

The last teachers meeting for the
spring term was held at the court
house Saturday morning, last. All the
county teachers were present except
six who were attending the state ed
ucational meet at Macon, anu two with
good excuses.
The meeting Saturday was among
the best All the meetings this spring
were better than usual for the reason
that the teachers all took part, respond
ed to subjects of their own selection
and in other ways. President Smell
has presided over each meeting.
The Program.
The program Saturday was divided
into two parts. The first part was re-
sponses to subjects of their own selec-
ton by number of the teachers, as
follows:
Huey Wright-"Education as a
Preparation for Complete Living"
j. w. Spires-"That Bad Boy"
Miss Maude Williams-"The Aims
of Education"
Miss Tommic Wade-"Importanc
CT Grading the Recitation and Keep
ing the Glass Record"
Miss Alma Wade" Manners and
Morals"
]. D, Observation-Disclosures"
Miss Maude Taylor-"Necessity of
t-Training in the School,"
Miss Lola Lee-"The Importance OF
Thororghness."
Second Part.
The second part of the program con-
sisted Of call OF the roll of the diff
ferent schools and responses by the
teachers telling of the accomplish
ments during the year.
This second division of the program
was handled nicely by the teachers.
Many of the schools had made remark
able improvements upon their build
ing and grounds, while others devoted
most OF their talks to the accomplish
'nents inside the school recommending
rrogress in one direction or another
as best they could under all the cir
cumstanceS.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Johnson thanked
the teachers for their help and coop
Grafton in their corn and canning club
work, inviting those teachers who re-
main in the county to continue their
cooperation during the summer and
fall months.
County School Superintendent Biv-
ms heartily thanked the teachers for
their faithful and efficient work dur
ing the school year just closing, as
sured them of his sincere appreciation
of the courtesy shown by the teachers
to their county superintendent and
their hearty cooperation in making
this one OF the most successful years
in many respects, in the history of
the schools of Crisp county.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-26
STORE IMPROVEMENTS.

Extensive improvements are being
made on the store rooms occupied by
George Miller on Eleventh avenue.
The store will be completely remodel
ed and otherwise improved.