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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-09
Relief Corps
Elects Officers

Chamberlin Relief Corps elected
the following officers at the regu-
lar meeting:
President, Mrs. Bessie Cum
mlngs; Senior vice, Mrs. Beulah
Brickett; junior vice, Mrs. Frances
Smith; treasurer, Mrs. Ruth A.
Wakefield; chaplain, Mrs. Eda
Battles; conductor, Mrs. Florence
Blair; guard, Mrs. Martha Brown
low.
The appointive officers will be
announced later.
These delegates to the state con-
vention We're elected: Mrs. Mary
Whiting, Mrs. Maria Mudgett,
Miss Ella Hovey, Mrs. Florence
Morse; alternates, Miss Mabel
Fay, Mrs. Myrtle Magoon, Mrs
Mary Underwood, Mrs. r. M. Nc
Sweeney.
The year has been a very pros
porous one for the organization
Twenty five new members have
been received. The reelection OF
Mrs. Cummings for a third term as
president is a fitting recognition OF
her most efficient service and con-
slant effort for the good of the
order.
The evening was made notable
by the presence as honored guests
of Mrs. Ruth England Smith OF
Bennington, department president
and Mrs. David S. Conant of St
Johnsbury, past National secretary
Both visitors made interesting ad-
dresses and Mrs. Smith was pre-
scented a handsome gold pencil as
souvenir of a most enjoyable oc-
casion.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-09
JUNIOR HIGH
q
Crowds PatrOniZe
North Church Sale

The parlors of the North church
presented a gay appearance Fri
day afternoon and evening when
the annual Christmas sale was in
full swing. Throughout the after
noon and evening crowds of shop
pers patronized the various tables
where tempting array of Christ
mas presents were exhibited. The
food table also came in for its full
share of patronage as we'll as the
table devoted to CONNECTIONS, and
new crowds joined the shoppers
when committees began serving
the cafeteria supper at $50. Every
department of the sale was deser-
vedly patronized and several hun
dred dollars will be added to the
treasures of the Woman's associa-
ton and the Round Table as the
result of the successful annual
eevnt.
From 9 to ) this afternoon the
sale will be continued with many
attractive wares at bargain prices.
The food table has heterogeneous
ly supplemented for this after
moons sale.
Every member of the many
committees that have worked I'M
tiringly to make the sale the sue
cess it was deserve much credit
for the undertaking as well, as the
general committee headed by Mrs.
B. A. Palmer and Mrs. e. L.
Woods.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-09
Successful Whist and
Dance Friday Night

The whist party and dance Fri
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-09
NORTH DANVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank SWEET and
son George spent Thanksgiving at
George Swetts in St. Johnsbury
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson
of Goss Hollow were guests at
Charles Drew's Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Woodard
and family have moved from Mrs.
Alice Chickering's house to st,
Johnsbury where he has employ
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dawson
and family of St. Johnsbury were
guests at M. E. Davison's Thurs
day.
Ora Drew of st. Johnsbury is
spending several days Wis. his son
c. c. Drew and family.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-09
The Evening Caled0nian-Record

day evening in Pythian hall given
by the Mems club and st. Margar-
cts guild of st. Andrews church
drew its share of patronage de-
spite the many and varied attrac-
tions scheduled for that night and
the event was another of the sue
cessful series of social gatherings
staged jointly by the two organ
iZations.
The committee in charge, G..
Peterson, Charles w. Curtis, Will
liam High and C. C. Arnold prov
ed themselves able entertainers,
equal even to the culinary end of
the gathering. Leslie Moyles and
Paul Sargent played for dancing
while Others enjoyed themselves at
the card tables. The prize winners
were Miss Nathalie Baldwin, Miss
Hazel Powers and Leroy Long.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-09
Vocational School
Loses Game 1925

The Fairbanks Vocational
school were not as fortunate as
the Academy in their game last
evening. These lad went to Little
ton where the strong high school
team there defeated them by a
score of 80 to %.
The Vocational school displayed
good form and led their opponents
until nearly the end of the second
period when they opened an at
tack that the Scaletown lads could
not fathom. There were no indi-
vidual stars. All the boys played
a steady consistent game but the
odds were against them and they
lacked the punch in the last quar-
ter when Littleton put the game
on ice.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-09
LITTLETON-29
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL-25

Keteree, McCafclY. Timers,
Downing, Wright. Scorers, Long
champ, Nelson. Time, two - and
one 10 minute periods.
In the Junior League "Burkes
Five" defeated the Junior high
school second team by a score of
10 TO 4 this morning.
pITDK nc 1--WE IN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
WEATHER AND CROPS

ATLANTA, June 1-Over most of
the State of Georgia the weather dur
ing the past week was very unfaVor-
able for agricultural interests. 1t
was too cloudy, wet, and cold; the
growth of vegetation was in consc-
Quencc slow and farm work was much
interrupted, allowing crops to become
very grassy. In the southern tier of
counties, however, conditions were
more favorable, and in much Of the
southern division the growth Of all
crops was good AS a rule cotton is
growing well in the south, where it
is forming squares freely, but over
at least two thirds of the state the
progress of cotton during the week
was poor; much has still to be chop
ped in the northf and the crop IS
getting very grassy. Wecvils are in
creasing rapidly in numbers. Warm,
dry, sunny weather is much needed
for cotton.
Corn is doing fairly well over large
portions Of the state, except that
Target areas intended for corn in the
north have not been planted, the
ground being too wet; the corn crop
also is getting very grassy. Some
wheat and oats remain to be harvest
ed. Setting out sweet potato plants
IS progressing rapidly under favor
able conditions and the plants are
vinirg well. Peanuts have a poor
stand and need cultivation. Sugar
cane continues to do well. Berries,
pcarsh figs, grapes, pccans, melons,
and cucumbers are doing well in the
southern DIVISION, but peaches are
suffering somewhat from brown rot
elsewhere. Pastures, truck, and 9TH
er minor crops are fair. Farm work
of all kinds has bee nvery much in
terruptcd, and fair, dry, warm wealth
er would be beneficial everywhere.
There was minor damage by hail in
several counties during the week.
G. +. Won HERMANN,
Meteorologist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
NEGRO FOUND KILLED
ALONG RAILROAD TRACK

The body fDoc Baisden, a negro
living near Lacrosse, was found be-
side the Central railroad tracks in the
cut near the ice plant early this
morning by John Smart, an employe
Of the plant, as he was coming to
work. The police, sheriff and coro-
ner were notified and the body TAX
en- to the Barnum undertaking rooms
on Forsyth street where an inquest
was held by Coroner Ed jenkins, of
Leslie.
A ghastly wound was found in the
top of the negro's head and his skull
was crushed. When discovered his
head was lying near the end of Il
cross tie. Although the jury return
ed verdict of death from an un-
knwon cause, it is the belief of Off
GERS that the negro either was hit
by locomotive while walking on the
track or was killed attempting to
jump onto a moving tarin, Several
Central of Georgia representatives
were present and took part in the in
quest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
WATER HIGHEST
In TOWN CREEK
TWENTY YEARS
Rises To Within 13 Inches Of
Boilers In Pumping Station
After Downpour

The highest water since 1902,
when the flood extinguished the wa
ter in the boilers at the city pumping
station beside Town creek, just west
Of North Lee street, was reported
from the pumping station this fore
noon, following an all-night rain,
which continued intermittently
through the forenoon. Ruring the
early part of the day the water was
within 13 inches of the boiler room
Of the pumping station, was running
eight inches deep over the concrete
bridge on North Lee street, and was
so deep over the road south of the
bridge that traffic was abandoned.
Later in the asg the flood was slow
iy subsiding. gOther streams also
were high.
Wednesday fain totalled "a
inches, Largo proportion of it fall
ing in torrent lasting about an hour
starting at / O'clock This was fol.
lowed b va steady downpour all
night, amounting to more than an
inch additional 1t was estimated.
j. NJ. Bryan, local weather observ-
er, reported today that the rainfall
during May up to last night totalled
8 inches. To this was to be added
the rainfall registered during the
night, which he had not reported. He
stated that the total rainfall for the
year thus far Since January / is now
equal to the normal fall for 7 1-2
months. The significance of this
may be gathered when it is recollect-
ed that tor d period of about six
weeks, including practically all Of
the month of April, scarcely any rain
fell here.
The excessive recent rainfall has
interfered greatly with farm work
and damaged early peaches. This
damage, however, has been minized
by the fact that the early dry period
permitted the farmers to get their
field crops well started and cleanly
cultivated, so that they have not yet
been seriously hart. Cotton is in
good condition, but corn is reported
to be needing cultivation badly in
many places to check the grass and
weeds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
STRIBLINC TRAINS
HARD FOR FIGHT
Declared At Best Condition Of
His Career For Battle Here
Friday

MACON, June 1.-Young Strlb-
ling, the "Hcart of Georgia battler
and claimant of the welterweight
championship of the South, who takes
on Larry .Avcra, the fighting Irish
man of Atlanta, in tcnround bout
to decision as the main event of the
Americus Legion's fight program on
June 2, has been training long and
faithfully for this mill and is in the
best condition of his career. Strib
and Avera met once before in ten
round bout in Atlanta and the Macon
boy is. far from satisfied with the
draw decision which resulted.
Both fighters have been waiting
for this opportunity and those who
are fortunate enough to be there will
see-one of the best fights yet staged
in this section Of the country. Strib-
ling has improve since that tilt in
Atlanta and Avera is also said to
be considerably better. Add to this
the determination to win on the Part
of both fighters and you have the
makings of a splendid fight. The
Macon scrapper is anxious to appear
IN Americus and show his many
friends there (and incidentally Mr..
Avera) the kind Of fighting he can
put up.
There will be no material differ
ence in the weight of the two fight
ers. Stribling will weight in at l45,
his regular fighting weight and AVera
will tip the scales at lat.
Following Battling Budd's victory
over RED" McLachlIn in Atlanta re-
Gently, StribIing has laid claim to the
welterweight championship of the
South. McLachlin was generally
recognized as holder of this title and
now Stribling holds the best claim
as he has to his credit decision over
Budd.
The semi-final event will also be
crowded with action as Jack Den
ham, light-heavy of Atlanta, takes
on Cracker" Anderson. Both mon
are heavy hitters of the aggressive
type and it is a foregone conclusion
that the fur will fly when these two
come together.
"Baby' Stribling, the Macon
scrapper's young brother will also ap-
pear on the bill. Baby" weighs only
50 pounds but has cut a wide swath
through the heavier boys Of the city
and is now going out Of his class
in taking on Young Latham, who tips
the beam at ia. Both boys are well
known in Macon where both of them
have put up some creditable scraps.
This will be Baby Strib's second fight
over the siX-round distance and he
has been we'll primed for it.
Kid, joiner, another Macon leather
pusher of considerable fame, will
contribute his share in enlivining The
proceedings by taking on Young Bill,
n coming scrapper of Albany. Join
er is rated high in the Central City
and a good fight is promised.
John Gillespie, like Avera, a fight
ing Irishman, viii referee the fight.
Gillespie knows the game from one
end to the other and is noted as a
capable and just arbiter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
TOM HARRIS,ACED
SINNER, NOW ILL.
Unable To Come To Trial His
Lawyer Shows-Reported At
His Cabin

Tom Harris, 70 year old moon
sinner, whose case was set for hear
ing in Superior court Tuesday, is ly-.
ing sick in his cabin near the Flint
river bridge and is not able to come
into court at this time, his attorney
Hollis Fort, informed the court and
solicitor in moving for a continuance
of the trial. The request was taken
under advisement for investigation
gefore ruling was made. The mo-
tion was accompanied by an affida-
Wit from DR.. Kenneth Wood, of Les
lie, that Mr.. Harris was physically
unable to attend court The old man
is suffering from Bright's disease, acf
cording to his attorneq, and has been
in bed in his cabin for some daysa
He has not been rearrested since his
indictment and the raising of his
bond by Solicitor General julie Fel-
ton from $500, the amount assessed
by Justice Carter at the time of his
first arrest, to $4,000 on two counts.
A number of other cases have been
disposed of in Superior court as fol-
lows
c. E. Underwood, making and
keeping liquor in his place of busi-
ness, nolle pressed.
Jim Montgomery, making and hav-
ing liquor, pleas of guilty, IL months
or months and $75 on the first and
six months or $75 on the second
charge.
Mack Harris, assault with intent to
murder, plea of guilty, IL months;
carrying concealed weapons and car
rying pistol without license, months
or $75 and 6 months or $35.
Robert Lawrence, making and hav-
ing liquor, verdict of guilty ON the
first, plea of guilty on the second,
IL months or month and $100 on
first charge and 6 months or $35 on
second.
Charley Ford, making and having
liquor, plea of guilty, II months or
6 months and $i0Q, and or SIS.
Dan Nicely, making liquor, acquit-
tai.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01

understand once and for all your ut
ter lack of knowledge of hail
stones, | give you the following,
which can be proven by Chief of Po
lice John Bragg, if any one happens
to ask you, and to whom l respect
fully refer all doubling Thomas pes
sinists from Missouri:N
A few days ago party of tourists
of the tin-can variety, returning from
the Sunny South, if you don't mind
what you say, to the land of smoke
and baked beans, CHANGED to be pass
ing through our county during one of
our hailstorms. After the storm had.
! subsidized these tin-canners drove into
Amcricus and reported they had seen
on lanyard Hill, just outside the city,
hailstones weighing at least four
hundred pounds. This being a few
pounds heavier than the largest hail
stones seen in this section in some
time, of course the statement was
more or less discredited, and twas a
question in the mind of Charles U.
Rogers, manager of the Windsor
Hotel, whether he should give them
nice room with cold bath, where
they could sleep it off, or to telephone
the bughousc, but after the repeated
and unqualified statement of Col. w.
T. Lane, our city attorney, that
hailstones of this size, were not un-
usual in Jasper county, Georgia,
bis old hime, and after the said Col
onel Lane had wagered his jackass
against Mayor Sheppard's long-tailed
cGat, and H. O. Jones had wagered
his new striped silk shirt against Love
lace Ewes white flannel breeches, an
Investigating party was orgaIFzcd,
and, arriving at the scene, 10 and be-
hold, and a couple of see sees, there
they were! You could see 'om with
your own eyes Tor anybody else's
eyes for that mattcr) just as the tin
Gamers had said, weighing three and
four hundred pounds. OF course as
soon as the committee reported there
was considerable talk of turning ev-
cry one of them out of the church,
and Sheriff Harvey, together with
Deputy Summers, Immediately got
busy in an effort to locate the source
Of all this funny business
But all's well that ends well, and
the matter was cleared to the salts
faction of all parties at interest when
it was learned that an automobile
truck returning from Americus to
Plains loaded with ice had under
taken to outrun the said hailstorm
and the driver did not notice that
the back gate of the said truck had
been left out, and every few feet up
the hill block of ice was dropped.
l simply mention this for what it
is worth and in defense Of our old
friend Cellini E. j. W.
Amcricus, May 80.
P. S.-No, the driver did not lose
his job, for on arrival at Plains it
was discovered that the body of the
truck was piled high with hailstoncs,
which were used in icing car Of
fruit, for which purpose the ice was
originally intended.
"E. J. W" is none other than Z. J.
Witt, champion local story teller. By
this yarn he has not detracted from
his fame.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
COLUMBUS PICKS
NATIVE MANAGER
Henry B. Crawford Takes Oath
Of Office, Succeeding
Hinkle

COLUMBUS, June ls-Henry
B. Crawford was Wednesday after
noon named city manager of Colum-
bus and he has entered upon the dis
charge of the duties of that office.
Mr.. Crawford made the following
statement.
"The appointment is too sudden for
me to intelligently foretell my flu
ture plans. / may say, however, that
witffh the limits of my ~responsibiii-
ties I will run the job so long as
am here"
Immediately following his election
Mr., Crawford was called to the court
house, where the commissioners were
in session and he took the oath Of
office, as administered by City Attor-
ney H. C. McCutchen.
The new city manager who sue
ceeds H. Gordon Hinkle, of Altoona,
Penna., was born and reared in Col
umbus and is a construction engineer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
SHOPvEN TO Be
GIVEN REDUCTION
OF so MILLIONS
Decision, Due This Week, To Be
Over Protest OF Labor Mem
ber Of Wage Board


CHICAGO, May "1,-(By Asso-
ciated Press. )-The reduction in
wages for the railway shopmen to be
announced in a decision by the Rail-
way Labor Board this week, will be
ordered over the protest of the La
Dor members Of the board, it was
learned today. The minority decis~
ion will be published simultaneously
with the majority order, which is ex-
pected to add another $50,000,000 TO
the common labor reduction of that
amount announced last Sunday. Other
decisions covering clerks, telegraph
ers and various other smaller classes
will announced later.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
PAUL HARDER GOES TO
ROME. NEWSPAPER

ROME, June Paul T. Harber,
owner of the Commerce Observer
and former president of the Georgia
Press assoc alton, has accepted the
position Of general manager and
treasurer of the Rome Tribunc-Her-
aid, and will assume his duties on
June 10.
Mr. Harber is a graduate of the
University of Georgia, class of 1905,
is a member of the executive board
of the National Editorial association,
and one Of the two members of the
committee from the South.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
HENRY DORMAN AGAIN
HONORED AT UNIVERSITY

ATHENS, June 1.-Ellis H. Dixon,
of Wrens, leading student of the
graduating class at the university,
was chosen yaledictorian in an elec-
ton held il the chapel last night.
The choice was unanimous. Henry
Dorman, of Americus, president-slect
of the student council and former
editor-in-chief of the Red and Black,
was selected to represent the class on
the platform in the annual university
day. Both students have made re-
markable records in their respective
lines of endeavor, and are well de-
serving of the honors conferred upon
them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
Wants Gorgas Plant;
Means Real
Fight Starts, He Says
&c Congress Accepts Offer We Will Get On Job AT
Once He Says; Tf 1t Rejects, 1t Will Be Begin
ming of More Determined Effort to Save Shoals
For Public Benefit

WASHINGTON June Henry Fords reply the
drafted the military committee the development of
Muscle Shoals today the committee by w. Wong
Fods
definitely the provision which eliminates the
a
revised for the Gorga plant rejected the letter said
hen understand the offer for Muscle Shoals
a whole and is refused"
Shoals
be
to Shoals the benefit of the public"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-01
FORD GIVES CONGRESS SHOALS ULTIMATUM
PICK WEEVIL
NOW, ADVICE
. TO FARMERS
CWAT the boil weevil and swat
~ him now!

CWAT the boil weevil and swat
~ him now!
This is the advice of men who
are observant of conditions
throughout the section. They re-
gard it as higly important to the
welfare of the farmers of Sum-
ter county-and that means the
welfare of everyone in the coun-
ty,
L. G. Council, cotton factor,
banker, warehouseman and ferti-
lizer manufacturer, today called
attention of the Times-Recorder to
the need of a determined fight
right now against the weevil and
asked that the word be passed
along because SO many of them
forget the importance of getting
the wcevil while he can be gotten" ,"
my brother was talking to a
farmer yesterday" said Mr.. Coun-
Gil, "who said that on five acres
Of his cotton he had picked be-
tween LOO and 1900 boil wevils.
Those were all he could find, and
they were confined to the five
acres. He has picked and destroy
ed those weevils and if he keeps at
ter them the chances are he will
make a good crop of cotton, for a
weevll destroyed now means 500
or 1000 weevils less a few weeks
hence.
'Now is the ideal time to fight
the weevils. Even though the
weather is so wet a farmer can't
plow, he can utilize his time pick
ing and destroying the weevils. He
should use all available help for
this purpose. The little children
can do gerat work picking weevils
three or four youngsters with
sharp eyes close to the cotton plant,
in charge of an old nanny, can do
farmer a mighty lot of good in
q COTTON 1leld In a day.
"Mr. Buck Doster was in the
bank yesterday. He has several
uhndred acres III cotton. He sug-
gested to me that we ought to have
a real weevil campaign. lie is pick
ing the weevils out of his cotton
and is going to make crop. 1t
hadn't occurred to me so forcibly
before, but he is right; we ought
to have an extensive campaign to
clean up the weevils right now be-
fore they get so thick they cannot
be handled. Farmers ought to get
right after them for the next two
or three weeks, regardless of the
weather conditions.
"The government tells us cal
cium arsenate will kill the weevils,
but we all know that we can't keep
calcium arsenate on the cotton
plant while it is raining every day
as it has been for two weeks.
have two three tons of arsenate in
my barns to use, but it is going to
lie right there until the weather
gets dry so that it can be used eff
fectively. And the only way to
get the weevils now is to 60 over
the cotton and pick them up and
destroy them.
Farmers should make it attrac-
tive to the children to pick wee
wills, such as paying them for what