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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
ARAB METHODIST
BUILD NEW CHURCH
FINANCE COMMITTEE ALREADY
HAS 81 200 IN HAND IN Ac-
TUAL CASH

Splendid success is hing c.pcri-
enced in an active CAMPAIGN to CON
struct a $4,000 new Mohodigt church
edifice at Arab. 1900 las already
beer raised in &C II cash and APP
proximately $4,000 - zen aubscrib-
ed. The campaign has been on only
about week, though Rcv. ]. O. J.
Taylor, pastor OF the church, has been
earnestly Interested since first taking
up the pastorate of the church in con-
structing a new church building.
On the finance committee with Rev.
Taylor is M. D. Mikel, B. P, Sarping-
ton, ]. r. Lamberth, R. A. Rutland
]. A. Peed. On Wednesday Rev. Tay
lor and members of the committee
visited nubmer of surrounding
towns inspecting various church
buildings with view to determining
on the plans for their new structure.
1t is proposed to have every cent of
the money in hand before the con-
tract is let for the construction work
10 begin.
The Methodist denomination at Ari-
bi, as we'll as friends of the church.
are responding in the campaign for
the funds The work of the commit
tees during the past week has sur
passed the expectations of some, and
the fact that il is planned to have
the money in hand before the work
begins is a feature that meets with
the approval and encouragement of
all
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
CORDELE WILL
) HAVE FEED MILL
EMPIRE COTTON OIL COMPANY
PUTTING IN PLANT TO MEET
COMMUNITY NEEDS

The Empire Cotton Oil Company is
putting in large feed mill. Plans are
already worked out and within a
short time the construction will be
under way. 1t should no. be more
than thirty days before the plant is
ready for operation. This will be a
plant OF sufficient capacity to accom-
mod all trade needs in this COM
muniN. at least for the present.
Manager c. L. Mcmillan is elated
at the opportunity to give the feed
mill to Cordele, for he has known for
a long time of the real need of such
a plant. He has been watching the
yield of food products from the farms
of Crisp county all this year and has
determined to make the feed plants
re that will make it possible for the
farmer to- grow food products of ev-
cry description and convert them into
money at will.
There will be mechanical drying
za1nt in connection and all kinds OF
Fed will be manufactured. The new
enterprise will give Cordele a capa-
city in this one plant of over twenty
tons daily. Crushed Corn, beans,
bean meal, mixed sweet feed, shelled
corn in uniform bales, hay and forage
dried and in bales, will all be pre-
pared at this mill
Immediate plans will be under way
for the completion of the plant at the
earliest possible moment. When it
is ready the output will be as large as
it will be possible to make it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
STILL BEHIND
ON OUR COTTON
THOMAS COUNTY HIT WORST BY
WEEVIL-NORHERN COUNTIES
SHOW INCREASE

Crisp was three thousand bales be-
hind last year at the close of the count
on September 25th with the ginners
No one is in position to tell whether
cut in acreage, late season or the
weevils did this, but The county is
short that number of bales for the
date mentioned. This year on Sep
TENDER 25th, according to the gnners'
reports. we had 10,l32 bales Last
year on the same date we had 1880
bales
The weevils are said to have done
their worst in Thomas county this
season Thomas shows 5.131 bales
against 12,340 for the same time last
year Tiff shows 1879 bales as
against 1869 for the same time last
year. Worth county has II, 230 bales
while at the same time last year it
had 1868 bales.
There are some few counties north
of The weevil range that show more
cotton in this report than they had
last year at The same date.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
ASK MICHAELlS
FOR RESIGNATION

London, oct. IA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam,
says the Rheinisch Westfalische lei
tung. declares it understands that the
German Socialists have informed
Chancellor Michaelis that they will not
vote for the desired credits unless he
resigns The newspaper says the
Chancellor received the party leaders
Wednesday and that they explained to
him the feeling of the public with re
gard to his maintenance of power
Many German newspapers received
here expressed the belief that Admit
raj Won Capelle. the German Minister
of the Navy, will resign Immediately
but that the future of Chancellor
Michaelis will not be decided until
Emperor William returns to Berlin at
the end Of October.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
TWO SEVERELY HURT
TRAINS HITS AUTO
j. w. PHILLIPS AND w. H. BROWN,
OF HELENA, IN CORDELE SANI-
TORlUM-HURT AT PITTS.

J. w Phillips and W. H. Brown, well
known citizens of Helena, dangerously
injured Wednesday afternoon about 5
o'clock when their auto collided with
a train on the Hawkinsville & Florida
Southern at Pitts, are now in the Cor,
dedle sanitorium for treatment. Phil
lips is suffering from conclusion of
the brain and is delirious most of the
time, slightly better today He sus-
tanned severe cuts and bruises.
Brown sustained a wrenched back
and was badly gashed about the head
and body.
Their automobile was thrown from
the track by an engine of the electric
type used on this road, and badly de-
molished. The accient happened at a
crossing at Pitts.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
]. GORDON JONES
WILL PROSECUTE
GRAND JURY OF EMANUEL COUN
TY INDlCTS UNITED STATES
DEPUTY MARSHAL

The Grand Juryof Emanuel county
has returned an indictment acainFt
lobe Moye, Deputy United States Mar
shall for the Southern District Of Geor-
gia, charging murder in the first de-
gree Several months ago Moye and
others while on a raid to capture Illicit
distilers, shot and killed an old negro
in Emanuel county. the basis OF The
Indictment returned by the Crane Jury
Friday. Mayor j, Gordon JonCa, Of
the firm Of Joncess q Bussey, has been
engaged to prosecute the ".l#3 on he
part Of the state and wri leave sun
day afternoon for :, 4an,hcro, Ga The
tIial of the case being set for Monday.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
ice COLD CANE
JUICE AT FAIR
ARAB MAN is GOING TO TURN
OUT THE PRODUCT IN FINE
STYLE FOR VISITORS

One of the attractions al the fair
is going to be cane mill that grinds
cut ice cold juice. Arrangements
have already been made for such an
enterprise and it will deliver the
goods in fine shape. c. r. Wiseman
of Arab is going to operate the mill.
1t isn't going to be a free attrac-
tion,-that is, so far as any one
knows at present. In old days there
never was a cane mill at which a
body had 10 pay for his drink, but
now,--well, these are different times.
Mr.. Wiceman is going to have one of
the most popular places at the fair.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
WE HAVE REAL OLD
. COOBER TO SHOW

There is a Crisp county farmer with
thrce-acre palch Of real old-style
goOber. 1t is the goober,-not a pea
nut of any kind Mr. j. r. Raines
brought in "a bunch showing the nuts
hardly half matured, but this is the
goCber Of the old days, He has kept
pa CHI regularly for some time. A
recent count showed that as high as
345 nuts were ON one bunch. These
are single pods, but some larger than
the peanut and therefore quite pro
life
Mr. F. A. Wisman of Arab states
that our goober came from Africa
with the slaves, that in early days it
was most common in South Carolina
and was grown and used as a food
much the same as our table pea. of
today. The goober was Shelled and
boiled with bacon and thus made a
dish much like the larger type of
field pea
1t is no longer popular in this way
and is raised in this country now
merely as an adventure more than
anything else because it followed the
family from old days.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
.CORDELE BUSINESS
SCHOOL A SUCCESS
SHORTHAND NOW WITHIN EASY
REACH FOR STUDENTS
HERE

Miss Rowdan is Offering the same
advantages that can be had in any
of the leading business colleges. She
teaches The easiest system Of short
hand and typewriting in use today
the famous Spencerian System 1t is
thorough and practical in every res-
pect and is so simple that any pupil
with common school education can
accomplish it in three months. BY
close application it can be accom-
plished in less time The rate of tut
ton is only $25 for the course. This
is a splendid opportunity for those
who wish to prepare themselves for
a position that will command a salary
of from $GC to 500 per month. See
Miss Rowden in the Byron building.
second floor or ask for information
az the Dispatch Office 52-2t.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
DIR, St1JTlli COMES.
TO OUR BIG FAIR
NOTED GEORGIA AcRICULTURIST
AND EDUCATOR WILL SPEAK
FRIDAY OCT. 26

DR.. A. NJ. Soule is coming to be a
speaker at the Crisp County Fair. He
is one of the Invest, most progressive
educators in successful farming in
the south and his coming here will be
matter of wide interest. He has
consented to come and speak on some
topic of vital importanc to the far
mer and the live stock man of this
section. His coming will bring large
numbers of people.
Dr. Soulo is connected with the
state college of agriculture at Athens
and has made himself quite an en-
viable reputation as a speaker on the
subject of which he studies. He is
a farming expert far ahead of the av-
erage Georgian and those who hear
him in Cordele at the fair will have
many things told them that will be
of great help.
A days program will be arranged
FRIDAY WHICH Will enable everybody
70 hear DIR. Soula and nobody within
reach should miss this opportunity
Later announcements will be made
with regard to the days program
The pageant which Mrs f. M. Espy
is staging for Friday evening will
be in some manner made to fit in
close with the address of DR.. Soule
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
DR.. JENKINS IS !.
SPEAKER TODAY
METHODIST SERVICES WILL BE
ESPECIALLY INTERESTING ON
THIS OCCASION %

President c. r. jenkins of Wesley
an College will be the speaker at both
the morning and the evening services
at the Methodist church today. His
coming has already been announced
and there is little doubt that there
will be a large congregation to hear
him.
The Methodists Of the community
are especially glad of an opportunity
to have DR.. Jenkins. He is one of the
leading Methodist ministers and edu-
Gators of the state and his day here
will be greatly enjoyed.
A special program for The day has
been arranged and everybody is in
vited to the services at which DR.. Jells
kins will be heard.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
PRIZES OFFERED
COUNTY SCHOOLS
BY FAIR ASSOCIATION-BoARD
OF EDUCATION DECLARES
FRIDAY HOLIDAY

The county board of education has
declared Friday, Oct. 18th, legal
holiday, subject to the approval OF the
local board of trustees of each school,
as school Day" at the Crisp County
Fair. to be held in Cordele for three
days, Oct "a, 25, and 26.
The following prizes have been Of
fered by the fair association:
School making the best showing %
in attendance on Friday $500
School making best exhibit - 500
School making End best exhibit 300
School making 3rd best exhibit 200
Best essay on Resources of Crisp
County" -------- ----..----- 5.OO
Second best essay. same subject ESQ
Third best essay, same subject, LOO
The essay contest will be held at
the public school building at IL
O'Clock Friday morning, impromptu.
and last one hour. Any and all pupils
may enter the contest
The school exhibit must be placed
prior to the opening of the fair. While
the schools have only one week and
two days to prepare for the exhibit.
some of them may find it impossible
to make an exhibit.
If any of these contests appeal to
the teachers and the school, the fair
association will appreciate it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
PROF. HURST AT
BAPTIST TODAY
BESSIE TlFT INSTRUCTOR WILL
BE HEARD HERE BOTH MORN
ING AND EVENING

Professor n. w. Hurst, one of the
intsructrs at Bessie Tiff College will
be heard both morning and evening
at the Baptist church here today. He
is a speaker of considerable elo-
uuence and his coming will he mat
teF- Of interest to all local Bap'iSts
The services at the church will be
made as enjoyable as possible and
every visitor in town is assured that
there will be something in the ser
vices which can be appreciated.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
J. X. smith WON
IN J.P ELECTION
MAN OF LONG YEARS IN THE
COMMUNITY SUCCEED JUDGE
HUGHES IN OFFICE

]. X. Smith, one of the oldest citi-
zens in Cordele, in point of time OF
residence, also i'll years, was made JUS
tice of the peace in the election yester-
day to succeed Judge J. P. Hughes,
resigned. He secured the office by a
vote of 154 over his opponent, w. S.
Nix, who had 80 votes
The election passed with few voters
taking note. Mr.. Nix is young law
yer who came here several months ago
from Calhoun, Ga, He stated at the
end that he did his best, but had a
task too big. Mr.. Smith is receiving
the congratulations Of a great number
OF friends.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
MOTOR COMPANY
NOW IN new HOME

The Crisp-Wilcox Company, sellers
of the Chevrolet car, are in their new
home down Seventh street across from
the county court house. 1t has been
completed and the service station Is
we'll prepared to take care of the. bnsi-
ness which will be conducted here.
Already the whole establishment has
taken on the air of live business
concern and steady work is under way.
This will be one of the best service
stations in town whiting short time,
according to the management.
MAI nlye
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
GEN. SWIFT REVIEW~ |ass.f
TROOPS Al GORDON

Atlanta, Oct, l2-Brig Gen. 'Eben
Swift, L. S. A, commander of the
Eighty-second Division of the Nation
al Army, today reviewed the troops at
Camp Gordon for the last time before
practically all of the select men are
transferred to other camps in the
South. The troops were reviewed af
ter Gen. Swift had led them on a long
hike. =
Army surgeons expect to complete
examination of all select men before
the movement from Camp Gordon be-
gins to avoid sending to other camps
men who are physically disqualified
for service.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
MRS. ]. W. STANFORD
DIED AT HOSPITAL
WIFE OF SYCAMORE FARMER
PASSES AWAY THURS
DAY

Mrs J. w. Stanford, wife Of well
to do farmer residing three miles out
of Sycamore, died at the Cordele hos
pital Thursday and the remains were
taken back home where the funeral
and interment occurred Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Stanford was so years Of age
and is survived by a husband and
several children. She was well and
favcrably known and her death is a
severe shock. She had been brought
here for treatment
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
BRAZIL TO UTILIZE
GERMAN STEAMERS

Rio Jdnerio, oct u The Brazilian
government proposes to utilize seized
German steamers for the organization
Of international steamship lines. The
vessels will fly he Brazilian flag and
will be used in the interest Of Brazil
and the allies. The crews of the yes
sells will be made up of BraZilians.
The realization of this project now
depends solely on an understanding be-
tween Brazil and the allies, which
Brazil considers essential.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
DOWN WITH THOSE
COTTON STALKS
IMPORTANCE OF CLEANING UP
AHEAD OF WEEVIL BEFORE
FROST is REcoUNTED.
BY J. A. JOHNSON.

1t is significant to note how the far
mers down in the southwestern part OF
this county, where the boil weevils
early in the season made themselves
felt, are now destroying cotton stalks
in order to get rid of weevils before
frost so they can grow some cotton
net year and not be burdedned so
heavily with square picking.
The seriousness of the real impor-
lance of turning under ripping up or
stopping the growth OF the stalks IN
dmler to move the weevils seems not
vet to have dawned on many cotton
growers who can with all ease stop
the cotton growth.
1t is a known fact that the large
cotton acreage make impossible the
matter of turning under very large
percentage of the cotton land The
inability to get the cotton out in some
places will be a great hinderance also,
but the grower can do the hasty thing
of ripping up the stalks by using a
turning plow with the wing off or some
suitable pillow will certainly do the one
very important thing that will go fur
Their in the matter of lessening boil
weevil- injury next season anything
Al, frrl1t
Where there are many green bolls
still on the stalks, the cotton may be
picked after the stalks are ripped up
and the bolls opened. By getting up
the stalks to stop the growth the ma
ture weevils will be forced away in
search of food, and as more young
my eevils hatch from the squares and
Vbolls, they also will leave in search
of food
This is a time when every man
should cooperate with and urge his
Lnext door neighbor to enter upon this
all important farm operation with all
seriousness and a determination TO
carry out a line of work that has the
very large responsibility OF saving
many man from a serious pitfall in
trying to grow another crop OF cotton.
1t is not uncommon to hear good
men with a clear vision express the
fear that this section is headed to-
ward stumbling blocks and treacher-
Gus places by allurings of great cotton
yields another year with the army OF
weevils now in the making to pounce
upon the next cotton crop as lion up
on its prey The seriousness OF max
ing earnest efforts to offset as far as
possible should be of vital concern to
every man in Crisp county The
business man as well as the farmer
Il should be willing and glad to do his
bit, . country is richer than its soil
or the crops that come from the soil
give up in wealth. Are we to continue
4 to practice 81 am in no wise my broth
er's keeper" Save the mark.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
JOHN WHITSETT Is
ALDERMANIC CANDIDATE

It was definitely announced by his
friends yesterday. that John Whitsett
of the Georgian Pharmacy, would be
candidate for alderman. He will
make the race for the November cleo
ton
lie is at present proprietor OF the
Georgian Pharmacy and is native Of
this county. His friends will enter
at once into the fight to have him win
out in the race.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14
TO ASSIST HOOVER

Cleveland. o.. oct. r. Bird w,
Housum. president of a Cleveland
merchandise brokerage house, has
been named assistant to Herbert Hoo
yer, United States food administrator
il was learned here today, Housum
returned today fom Washington,
where he has been in conference with
officials for several days.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14

F,a2 ayNania. 19lS, quarter mile run
rer: Hammond, Southern Universit,
foot1all half back; Watkins, Colgate,
football hal back; Swanson, Tufts,
football hall lack
Back row. left to right; Brodic, Yale,
football guard spencer Harvard, foot
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-14

l1~nt row, left to right: Greene.
Harvard. 1907, pitcher; Wenz. Cornell,
1918. cross country captain; McAlee-
nan, Yale. 1915, intercollegiate fancy
diyinS champion: Ted Meredith. Uni
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-01
Letter Of Appreciation
NV dear DR.. Olivier:

My dear DR.. Olivier:
wish to thank you and through
you the others who helped you in
any way in the Y. M. G. A. cam
paign in St. Martinville.
And through you l wish to ex-
tend thanks to all contributors in
your community. Be sure the as
sistance given is appreciated by all
interested in promoting the great
among the Boys, and surely by
the Boys themselves. You are
helping to unite the ministering
of the Y. M. G. A. and at the same
time filling that hand with means
for its largest service. God bless
you and all your gifts.
Sincerely,
WARREN L. BUNGER.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-01

Due to the seriousness of the
drouth, the Town Authorities had
to put faucets in several places in
town to supply the poor people in
the back streets with water and it
is found necessary for the Police
to open the hydrants at times dur.
ing the day to supply other Sec
tions. A large number of people
of the town are depending entirely
on the water works water for all
purposes.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-01
NOTICE..

The Assessment Roll of the
Town is now completed and |
am ready to collect the Taxes
of 1917. Taxes will be delin-
quent after Dec. 81, 1917 and
interest at the rate Of 10 per
cent per annum will be charg-
ed from January /, 1913, until
paid.
Sidney E. Delahoussaye,
Nov. 10. Tax Collector.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-01
STAR ROUTE
Post Office Department,

Washington. d. c.. Oct. q. l947.
Proposals will be receievd at the office
of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, Post Office Department. until 4:3O
p. H.. of January 10. 1918. for carrying
the mails of the United States from July
l, 1918. to June 30 1922. npOn the star
route between st. Martinvills and New
Iberia. as specified In pamphlet advsr-
ments of this date.
List of route. forms Of proposals and
bonds. and all necessary information
will be furnished upon application tO
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gene
raj, Washington. d. c.
A. s. BURLES0N.
: as P0stpsaAtaT GsQarai.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-01

Il congratulate the American
people upon the phenomenal sue
cess of the Second Liberty Loan.
The final returns just received
from the IL Federal Reserve Banks
show that the total subscriptions
we're s4,6l7, $4,000, an oversub-
scription of $1,617,53 roo, or ap-
proximately "a per cent of the
amount offered. This is a more
gratifying result even than was the
first Liberty Loan, when $1,000
0OO. 900 of bonds were offered and
a subscription of more than $3,.
600, 100000 was received.
"These financial operations,
greater in magnitude than ever
attempted by any other govern.
ment in the world, were not toe
great for the American people
They not only absorbed readily
the full amount of the First and
Second Liberty Loans, but in each
instance oversubscribed the loan
by more than so per cent" From
statement of Secretary McAdoo
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-01
Bought Nice Farm.

Mr.. Luke BONN this week
bought from Mr.. A. Gsudin, the
so acre plantation, near town,
known as the Bassett place, fully
equipped with mules, implements,
corn, hay. stubble and seed to
plant rs acres of cane, and fifty
bearing pecan trees, for $500.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-01

Nearly all the small cane grow
ers are through with their crop of
cane; and all report about a half
crop, grown and harvested at dou-
bic the ordinary price of harvest.
ing such a crop. This was due to
the smallness of the crop, caused
by the excessive drouth.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-01

Next time you hear a wise guy
ranting about the huge profits the
farmer is coming, remind him that
there are several million acres Of
idle land in this little old country
and some of it would be tickled to
death to yield its treasure to him
-Ex.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-01
To Locate In N. O.

DIR. G.. w. Martin who has re-
Gently been appointed State Oil
Inspector, was attending to busi-
ness here this week. The Doctor
will soon locate in New Orleans
where he will give all his atten.
tion to the duties of his Office.