The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-08
nAWSON PEOPLE HAD
a GLORIOUS FOURTH
rrr1r DAY OF ADJUSTMENTS
a WAS ENJOYED. MANY Wis
TORS WERE IN CITY.

-,or;o,,s time was had i'll Daw-
The Fourth of July. Many from
son ~ 81 town as we'll as great numbers
oH' ,g,,e neople spent the day ENJOY
o. i'4 4bo various events sponsored by
ing n M Concert Band. The pro-
ll -,,, oDened with trap shoot at III
s,!oiort< Fifteen contestants entered
O'0 NLoot in squads of five, and each
inc ~ ff+v birds" 1t was a remark
', ~ a,b;bition of Workmanship and
aDS Thoroughly enjoyed by all pres
wa ? I. Saville and P. L. Ammons
e S;.J for first place, each breaking 43
NV ont of 50 shots. However, in
Id t9Saot between the two Mr.. Sayille
merged victor and was awarded the
o or;ve for first place, Mr.. Ammons
lal,;no second prize. A. J. Hill came
tb;rJ T. A. Lowrey fourth and J. w:
~. fifth, each of whom received
nr;ze donated by some of the mer-
chants OF the city. -.
After the shoot came SNl1etic events.
THE GREASY pole proved to be a source
- much amusement Time after time
l..,.rqr contestants tried to keep firm
Grin upon the slick poplar, but with
9,+ avail, None of the boys reached
tpipht of six feet, and finally gave
20 Ne attempt to ascend to the top
=: the twelve foot pole. In potato
racs Tbeo Peddy came out victor,
,,;,h Tohn Cushenberry close sec
nr5 and received a prize of 81. The
bitter was winner in the next contest,
.acls race. and received prize.
Nan Finn and Lamar Jennings
competed with Barrett Weaver and
Clarence Martin in a three-legged
race. The first run resulted in a tie.
Flnn and Jennings were we'll in the
lead when they made a miss step and
ie1i. In the turnover, however, they
were the vEtors.
The high kick contest, announced
for ladies only, was not held because
there were no contestants.
The greasy pig was, perhaps, the
most interesting event OF the day a
good sized pig was creased with pow
dered graphite and cup grease, taken
n the middle of the ball diamond and
released from a box. OF the same time
signal was given to the score or
more darkies entering the contest to
90 after the squealer. Many OF the
dr,kv tribe entered the contest, but
Fish" Perry, after several hard tails,
succeeded in getting a firm grasp on
the pig and carried it from the park
The crowd went to the Legion
swimming pool, where concert was
rendered by the band before the bar
becue was ready to be served. A large
number enjoyed the delicious meat,
after which swimming was INDUCED
in by many.
In front Of the Palace theater at
n o'clock the band again rendered a
short concert. Mr.. Cooper manager
Of the theater, gave the band per
i cent OF the proceeds Of the night.
OF the proceeds from the theater,
\ the pool the contests, the barbecue
4 and the colored ball game the band
A realized about $3.50, which will be
4 used to buy needed equipment for the
Il organization.
This was the first public program
q put on by the band, and may be con-
a sidered a big success. All of the day.
d enjoyment was made possible by the
a liberal financial cooperation of num-
Der of public-s spirited citizens, the un-
4 stnted help OF the Kiwanis club, the
8 big-hearted merchants, the American
Legion, the Palace theater, the ladies'
Il auxiliary Of the Legion, the colored
ball team and the generous publicity
Of The Dawson News, to all of whom
the band feels very grateful.