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VOLUME 31—No. 14.
COTTON CROP REPORT kt
COUNTIES IN THIS SECTION
PRODUCTION RUNS AHEAD OF
PREVIOUS RECORD BY SEVER
AL THOUSAND BALES
The latest official report of the cot
ton crop has been submitted for com
parison with the preceding crop. The
production in Washington and seven
sister counties that border on it shows'
a material increase over the crop of
1917. Jefferson county has gone far!
in the lead, rc \ehing nearly 40,000:
bales. Johnson is the only county that
fell behind, all the other counties show-i
ing an increase. The increase is large
ly due to the judicious use of fertilizers,!
and is not believed to be the result of ;
any great increase in acreage. The fol-1
lowing is the record of the counties i
in this immediate section:
County 1918 19171
Baldwin 14,707 11,598 j
Glascock 5,320 5,119
Hancock 22,859 19,021 i
Jefferson 39,725 32,6751
Johnson 20,118 20,711 j
Warren 14,668 12,486 |
Washington 32,125 30,041 j
Wilkinson 9,874 9,218]
TOAAL 120.869 140,869 j
Tins gives an increase in the eight [
counties of 28.533 bales as compared I
with the preceding crop.
Burke county produced 07,011 ns com-1
pared with 66,853 year before last. |
Laurens 59,253 against 52,480. None ]
of tlie other counties went as high as i
40,000, although several came close to j
it. Fulton only made 2,939, but this i
was more than double the previous
year which was 1,366 hales.
Jefferson Cos. Man
Shot In Virginia
WAS IN AUTOMOBILE CONTAIN-!
ING 245 QUARTS OF BOOZE
WHEN OFFICER SHOT.
Danville, Va.. —W. M. Arrington, said
to be of Jefferson county, Georgia, was!
shot and slightly wounded Tuesday hv
policeman John R. Tucker, while the j
policeman was searching for whiskey j
in an automobile occupied by Arring-'
ton and Charles Dobos of Baltimore, a j
chauffeur, Tucker said he feared Ar
rington was about to shoot him.
The automobile contained 245 quarts!
of whiskey, the police claimed. Both
i.ien were placed in jail charged with (
violating the prohibition law.
—Complete stock of high
est grade fertilizers now on
hand ready for delivery. R.
L. BETHEA.
I
There was some fluctuation in the!
price of cotton last week and holders!
were beginning to think that the tide!
was turning in their favor, but the price !
went sliding down again.
Builders
Hardware
Our stock of builders’ hardware is complete in
every detail. In planning your new home, or
remodeling your old home, consult us in re
gard to door locks, door hinges, window
catches and latches, blind hinges and catches,
screen door springs, etc. Also tools for car
penters, brick masons, plasterers, etc. Ask
any mechanic the brand of tool he prefers, and
invariably he will say KEEN KUTTER, be
cause they are recognized as the standard ev
everywhere.
'.’’Mr ante: a V
rOQLS aad CUTL&krhw
and it will be a pleasure to show you our stock.
WhU&Compa^
"the Store that scU&l • ■■• ■ ■■'s'}■>* ,
the old reliable lines* LOUISVILLE. gAi
THE NEWS AND FARMER
Fast time causes some
CONFUSION TO CRAFTSMEN
ROOSTERS HAVE NOT YET PUSH
ED TTP THE TIME FOR THEIR
MIDNIGHT CROWING
The clocks have been pushed for
ward according to the new time reck
oning and the trains arrive and depart
accordingly. The time for taking in
?**hool, which was formerly 8 o’clock
now 10 o’clock, which is the same tin
as formerly used, so far as actual time
iis concerned. The servants of the va
i lions homes complain that they cannot
I get used to the ‘‘new fangled time,”
and this has caused some confusion, as
: the clock strikes 9 when they are ae
j customed to serve breakfast at 7. Busi
j ness men who have been accustomed to
j getting their mail early in the morning
I and then returning home to breakfast
can not fully decide whether they arc
I going home to dimer or breakfast, as
! the clock strikes the hour. Those who
j have been familiar with the time for
'the arrival and departure of the trains
cannot get the new time fixed in their
! minds, and consequently there have
been many inquiries made in order to
make the schedules. Tin* change in
time has caused many jokes, and while
some think it is the proper thing to ad
just their affairs according to the new
arrangement, there are many who
think that it is foolishness to say that
it is two o’clock at the time that we
are accustomed to hear the clock strike
twelve. The roosters have not paid any
attention to the new arrangement and
when the clock strikes two in the ear
ly morning they are heard to begin
their chorus of mid.light crowing which
starts in one section and gradually pass
es all around the circle.
FINE CAR FOR SALE OR TRADE.
I have another Oldsmobile Eight, just
repainted and overhauled. Well worth
SIBOO.OO. Runs just like a brand new
one. Will sell for $1400.00 cash, or ac
cept Liberty Bonds or War Stamps.
Will also exchange for small farm and
pay balance cash, or accept vour old
car in trade. Can use a couple of
Fords or any other make. See me this
week if von want a bargain.
H. N. McMICIIAEL,
Cars Bought and Sold,
Sandersville, Ga.
LEATHER SUPERSEDES PAINT.
Anew fashion in automobiles has
appeared in the West, leather being us
’d as a finish for the bodies, according
(to the April Popular Mechanics Mag
azine. Both Spanish and patent lea
ther are used, even the shock absorbers
and fenders being covered in some in
stances. Wiping off with sponge is all
the attention needed to keep it in good
condition.
The new arrangement of time is
puzzling to some people who do not yel
know' what time to retire at night or
get up in the morning. The time ac
cording to the clocks is now two hours i
ahead of wnat we had been accustomed
to a couple of years ago before tlie
changes became fashionable.
EIBHTBIUE YEARS OLD
HUNDRED GRAND-CHILDREN
TWENTY-FIVE GRAND SONS WERE
SUBJECT TO UNITED STATES
ARMY DRAFT
Sandersville, Ga., April 2.—Special.
Mr. W. T. Brantley, who is well
known to many of the citizens of this
section of the state, is now eighty-five
years of age and is still quite active
for a man of that age. lie is the fa
ther of thirteen children, all married
and doing well. He has one hundred
grand children and twenty-five of his
grand-sons were subject to the army
draft after the, United States had de
clared war against Germany. His wife
who lived to be quite old, died a few
years ago, since which time he has liv
ed with his children, going from one
home to another, just as the notion
suited him. Besides the one hundred
and thirteen descendants as above
enumerated he has thirteen great grand
children, which makes a total of one
hundred and twenty-six descendants. He
is a member of the Primitive Baptist
church, steadfast in his faith, true to
his obligations, and always pays his
debts, and enjoys the confidence and es
teem of all who know him. There are
few men who can present as good a rec
ord as Mr. Brantley whose upright life
has been a worthy example to the
younger men of this section of Geor
gia.
ROG SALE IS ARRANGED
POU FRIDAY NEXT WEEK
PEOPLE OF COUNTY WHO DESIRE
TO SELL THEIR HOGS SHOULD
GET BUSY NOW.
Sandersville, Ga., April 2.- Special.
We hope to hold our second co-opera
tive hog sale, Friday, April 11th.
We are very much pleased with the
outcome of the. sale just held, nearly
four hundred hogs being sold, all bought
by McCraine & Hall of Sparks, Go.
Mr. McCraine has been with us durin.:
the entire sale and has proven bin
a very able judge of hogs end won
many friends by his square and appre
ciative dealings with every one. We
hope to have him with us during fu
me sales and trust will have, as
bid was the highest bid sent in from
the entire state.
We have an offer of following
prices:
No. 1, 165 lbs. and up 14c
No. 1 roughs, 165 and up 13c
No. 2, 140 lbs 1 •
No. 3, 115 lbs 12c
No. 4. 60 lbs 10c!
Stags, docked, 70 lbs.
Prospects for a better price by the
eleventh. Begin feeding your hogs and ;
be ready. Rend me a list of number;
you would like to sell. Wo will get you !
the best prices offered in the Roii 4 h.
11. A. OLIETT,
County Demonstration Agt.
MEETING OF TEACHERS.
On April 15th Hon. .1. O. Martin, S.
vS. R. will speak to the teachers of Jef
ferson County at the court house. Ex
ercises will begin at 10.15 a. m. and
adjournment will be at 4.J0. All should
bring lunch, as the entire day will be
taken up iii the work. Every teacher
must attend. PAUL PRESSLY,
County School Commissioner.
tor Liberty Bonds. Spot
cash.—R. L. Bethea.
—Wanted—Liberty Bonds.
ANY AMOUNT. Highest
Cash price.—R. L. Bethea.
AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE.
An Oakland. In first class condi
tion. Will be sold at a bargain.
MRS. HENRY L. BRULATOUR,
4 3 3t pd Care R. L. Black, Bartow, Ga.
Ked Triangle b'an Tells Of
Serving At Chaieau Thierry
The Y. M. C. A. has been criticized
because it was said I hat it had no one
at the fighting in the region of Cha
teau Thierry. The other day, Ernest
C. Bardwell, a New York man, came
back from France, broken in health
because of his strenuous work in that
region.
Mr. Bardwell was one of a party of
\ r . M. C. A. men who entered Cha
teau Thierry village with supplies at
10 o’clock on the morning of July 22
and worked all day and far into the
night serving the boys who were beat
ing back the German counter-attacks.
The last German prisoners, he said,
were taken out of Chateau Thierry at
8:30 o’clock on the same morning.
THE Y. M. C. A. IN FAR EAST
The work of the Y M C. A. in Mace
donia is rapidly extending over the
newly-opened areas, and in the present
state of flux heavy responsibilities de
volve upon C. W. Bates, the secretary
in charge at Salonica. Centres have
been opened in Serbia at Vranja,
Nish, Monastir and other towns, and
in the capital city, Belgrade, the Y.
M. C. A. is now established in a good
building. Percival Whitley, son of
the deputy speaker of the English
House of Commons, is developing the
Association’s work in Northern Bul
garia, while on Turkish soil Mr. How
ard Bradley has planted the Red
Triangle in Constantinople itself.
Its Drawback.
Jlnlcs —“You don’t mean to say your
wife wants, to sell that prize toy ter
rier you bought for her?” Binks—
I “Yes, she does.” “Why, I thought that
toy was said to be the smallest dog in
j the world 1” “That’s the trouble. It’s
so small she keeps mistaking it for a
mouse!”
LOUISVILLE, GA, THURSDAY APRIL 3, 1919
§hs conn to
MEET NEW m CHURCH
SINCEF.S OF WASH! TON AND
JOHNSON COUNTIE S TO HAVE
ANNUAL MEETING '
From tlie Wrightsville I: right:
There is to be a revive! of flip good
old days when vocal mil reigned su
preme and hundreds tr.-i ■ -led long dis
tances to get to hear and participate
in such occasions and nX.w- the melo
dious voices of the has-, mprnno, alto
and tenor in unison, ’n dr- p, (unrte!
trios and solos and all rf the other n
riations when the young swains will
court their sweetheart- o-d receive
valuable impulses from melody of
song, enrapturing their : s into har
monious action, thus pi < g the seed
of earthly bliss.
hi other words there > t,. be smother
grand old singing conv j n April,
•hi Saturday and Sand: . tl ■■ second
Sunday, 12th and 13t! days of the
month, at New Home ( , h. out ear*
of Wrightsville. Then the singers
of lhe county and of W ln com
ty will meet again tog. ■ ~nd rnjov
good singing as of old t. s before 11
war. The folks around i emiununi
t> of New Home are h g forward
to the event with much -isant anti
cipations and are exj ‘ing large
crowds both days. Mr X. I), \on-is
will give further information regard
ing this coming convent! :
Airplane No. two pas over Wash
ington county last Thursday afternoon
and landed at Ameriei at the Sou
ther flying field. It v. s hv a
number of the citizens f the county.
It traveled over the Central >f Georgia
railway track and passed directly over
rennille, but it was not seen bv manv
of the people of Sande.-ville. It was
said to be about the same size as the
one that passed over hen- a few weeks
ago, and had a carrying capacitv of
twenty-one men. In future \ears thev
will probably become so ommon that
they will not be noticed mv more than
a passing automobile.
SAFETY FIRST.
The accident Saturday i ming shows
how important it is that nrs bo run
slowly on. the streets. If Mr. Sheppard
had not been running carefully the li?
tie child would have been run over and
perhaps killed.
While crossing the streets children
often get frightened and cannot decide
what way to run and so reckless run
ning of ears is a great danger to them.
There is some complaint about nude
's driving in the town and none
TANARUS: mws better of the violation than lit
ho does it. Tt would to- well to cease
’ fore it leads to perlv* serious trou
ble and consequences.
SPECIAL TAXES.
shrfroshrdlyln shrdlu pun ynl wdi
The last legislatin’ put a special tax
on n great many callings, professions
and occupations, and we printed the
list some two months ago. The tax
collector informs us he has collected
from a good many, but that a large
number have not registered with the
ordinary and paid the collector. All
who are required to pay this special
ta.x must do so before opening up and
engaging in the business that is sub
ject to tax. To do so is a misdemeanor
and the delinquent i subject to pros
cotton. Those liab! or probably lia
ble should investigate and put them
selves right before tin* law.
PROTECT THE HOGS.
Mr. 0. T. Eriedbo was in Louis
ville Saturday and h tells us that lie
lost every hog he had —over thirty
last fall.’ They died of cholera. He
had no meat at al left for meat or
to raise from. Hogs are too valuable to
let die when they • m be vaccinated
and saved and at a small cost. We
are glad to know that our farmers are
taking more interest in the matter and
many are having their hogs treated.
They can be so treated as to be proof
against cholera and no one should fail
to have it done.
AN OLD TIME THIEF.
Jerry Kirkland was caught at Wad
ley Saturday night stealing the nude
and buggy of Jeff Martin of Emanuel
county. He is now in jail in Louis
ville. He is also under a bond in
Emanuel for SISOO for assault to kill.
He served a term in Jefferson* years
ago for burglary. He is considered a
bad citizen and the chain gang suits
him best of all. Willie, alias Hush.
Mills w r as found riding in tlie buggy
with Kirkland, but he was allowed to
give bond. He claims he had nothing
to do with the stealing—was simply
riding.
COTTON RECEIPTS LOST
The public is hereby warned not to
trade for, barter or purchase two cot
ton warehouse receipts dated, number
ed and described as follows: Issued
by the Bartow Investment Cos., Bar
tow, Ga., to L. 11. McNeeley, dated
September 28, 1918, No. YYS3B weight
571 pounds, No. YV62I weight 545
pounds. Suitable reward will he paid
for the return of the above two de
scribed receipts.
W. A. HALL,
2t. c. Bartow. Ga.
NITRATE OF SODA
We give the amount of Seda deliv
ered to the tovrns thus far:
80 tons, Louisville.
40 tons, Wrens.
40 tons, Bartow.
45 tons, Wadley.
40 tons each for Stapleton and Mat
thew's to be delivered this w r eek.
Total, 285 tons.
600 tons applied for in the county,
which will be delivered in the next
month’s time.
It costs the farmer $83.40 per ton
delivered—a saving of $20.00 per ton.
G. B. Burklialter is the county dis
tributor and C. V. Shirley the county
agent.
'MIDDLE GEORGIA NURSERY
COMPANY m ENTERPRISE
! WILL SUPPLY DEMANDS FOR
FRUIT AND NUT TREES OF
CHOICEST QUALITIES
Sandersville, Ga., April 2. —Special.
The Middle Georgia Nursery ('■ inpanv
for which an application for a charter
will be found in this issue, is anew en
terprise for this section <f tie* slate
which will be developed into one of the
big institutions of the .vmth. Several
years ago Mr. Jeff A. Irwin ue-ame
interested in the cultivation of chonm
pecan trees and began by buying some
of the best varieties. Having decided
to enlarge his grove he decided to ] in
duce liis own trees, and with this object
in view bought some of the choicest pe
can seed as a basis and planted them
on his farm east of Sandersville. The
trees began to grow and he found that
he had several thousand young seed
lings for his own use and some to spare.
He employed a nurseryman of several
y nrs experience in the production of
pecans to graft cuttings from the lead
ing varieties on the stock which formed
the foundation, and these are now
flourishing, the number being far in
excess of li is own requirements. Re
cently he has had associated with him
Mr. -L 11. Granger who has had several
years experience in this line of indus
try, and they have decided to go into
the nursery business with a determ -
nation of offering to the public some
of the best varieties of fruits of all
kinds and will give special attention to
the pecan industry. The trees will
bear within three or four years, while it
takes about three times as long for the
seedlings. The budded tree reprodu
ces exactly the same kind of fruit or
nut as the tree from which the bud is
taken, while the seedling does not al
ways produce the same kind, often de- 1
teriorating. Mr. Granger has thiriv
years experience in the nursery busi
ness and thoroughly. understnn 's it.
This company will endeavor to supply
all demands, not nly of this section
of the state, but will have salesmen
to travel in other sections for the ; or-'
pose of taking orders. Those who con
template buying either fruit or nut
trees should get ori es from them before
placing orders for any thiny in their
line.
WADLEY STORES CLOSE AT 7.30.
We, the undersigned merchants of
Wad ley, Ga.. agree to close our stores
at 7.30 p. m. during summer months,
Saturdays excepted, beginning April
Ist, 1919.
Overstreet Brothers.
R. C. Evans Cos.
W. P. and W. A. Bedingfeld.
D. M. Mills.
J. W. Cato.
and. Seharfman.
Johnson & Norris.
S. Steinberg.
R. B. Byrd
Always Something
New and Novel
- ■ >■•- il l iW
Each week we add new and novel lines of me
ehandise to our already large stock of goods.
We endeavor at all times to keep abreast of mod
em innovations, and therefore we are in posi
tion at all times to give you tip top service. So
why should you seek goods from the mail order
houses? Do they pay taxes in Louisville? Do
they stand for the prosperity of Jefferson coun
ty? We should say not. This store is a home in
stitution and ss dependent upon you for our sup
port.
Won't you give us a share of your patronage?
Louisville Drug Cos.
The Store
LOUISVILLE, GA.
MURDER CASE Ell
THUMBS GOMES HERE
THREE MEN CHARGED WITH MUR
DER OF DR. E. P. BOMER AT
LYONS LAST YEAR.
We will have a Lig murder trial
| from Toombs county at our May Court.
In April, 1918, A. I-., (i. G. and G. T.
j Moseley shot and killed Dr. K. V. Bo
mcr on the streets of Lyons. A. S.
the father of the iwo boys. They wore
tried at the September, 1918, and the
March, 1919, terms of tin* Super'. •
court of Toombs and a mistrial both
: times. The jury box was exhausted at
j the last trial by the time • Irvcii h:vor>-
'were secured and the attorneys 1:1 to
agree on the twelfth man. It was
necessary to transfer tlie case t > an
: other county and Judge Hardeman sent
jit to Jefferson county for trial. It wi!
lie taken up on the first day <f eon-t
: and will consume considerable time. A
large number of witnesses will be ev
: nmined, and the prosecution has six
lawyers and the defense eight, and that
; means a long and tedious trial. At
the first trial the jury were out 2-1 t
26 m and 111 last trial
held together two days and two night
and yet failed to make a verdict, fu
the battle the father used a shot gen
loaded with buckshot and the sons pis
tols, while the deceased used a pistol.
He died within a week at a hospital i*
Savannah. They are prominent :
lies and tin* killing and trials have cre
ated much stir and feeling.
I ARCENY BEFORE AND AFTER
TAKING.
Two weeks ago a young lady lost a
w >rk basket in Louisville or out on :
th * Old Town road and some thief
found it. It had in it papers with the
na r * of the owner On them and the
6 her could readily know t<> whom it
belonged. And the loss has been ad i
vertised and the owner will be glad t
nay a reasonable reward and yet th*
tinier holds to the basket. Such
person is nothing short of a thief: they
know* they have the property of ar.otl |
i and yet not have the honesty to re ’
ore the article. Often parties tell u
r articles being lost and wish to have J
notice run in the paper and our long
experience in such matters compels i<< '
t • ;ell them it all depends upon whelk-j
• an honest person or a rogue win the
finder. Too often the finder gets hold
of what he wants and he keeps it.
Fruit That Produces Oil.
A fruit containing a large percent
age of oil has been discovered in the
region of Torreou, Mex., and is known
by the name of chichopoxtle. Experi
ments show tlm 25 :k‘V cent of its con
tents consists of oil of great value in
Industrial pursuits requiring a lubri
ennt of high quality. It is proposed
to introduce th cultivation of this
upon a large scale.
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
HOG CHOLERA II IS TIE
BUSINESS OF THE DOCTOR
DR. W. E. WHITE OF THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF AG
RICULTURE HERE.
Dr. W. E. White, a veterinarian in
specter for the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Bureau f Animal Indus
try, has conic to Louisville and w ill be
here for some time. Says lie dons not
know how long he will remain, but re
marked that he staid at Tifton, his
last post, two years. II is business will
Im* strictly bog cholera work. His s<*r
vices are free, tlie owner of hogs pay
ing only for the serum. Dr. White is
a graduate of the Kansas City Veteri
nary College and lias boon in this spe
cial work six years. Hence it is to
be understood In* is fully qun'ifbd to
afford our people the help they need
much on tin* hog industry. Louisville
will be his headquarters and all need
ing his services should call on him or
Mr. (\ Y. Shirley, the farm demountra
tor. We hope our people wi’l a!! up
on Dr. White when they net and him, and
tin* sooner the better. Don’t wait till
the hogs get sick, but have them treat
ed and prevent the disease. Hogs that
receive flu* life treatment will never
have the cholera.
WAKE AND GET UP.
When you hear a person complaining
about the fast time, von can conclude
, lie or slo* never got up early willingly
in his or her life. Generally they were
born tired and have let the disease a<-
i cumulate. To get up early and st ir and
do something after arising will do you
good, if the first effort does not kill.
The intention of tin* law is a good one,
and if all will practice it. the results
j will be excellent and paying. Put a
move on your body and trv to keep
j up with the procession.
MINE PLANTER SERVICE WANTS
MASTERS AND MATES
The United States Arniv Mine Plan
ter Service will hold open enmnetitivi
| examinations on May 5, 1919, for the
wairant officer grades of master, first
mate, and second mate aboard army
mine planters. About 30 positions are
to be filled.
The War Department has asked the
United States Civil Service Coinmi.-
sion to use its machinery for dissemi
nating information relatives to the posi
tions and for distributing application
i blanks. The secretary of the local
1 board of civil-service examiners at the
post office or custom house in any city
of the United States will supply to r.nv
person interested a printed announce
ment containing full information as to
1 requirements, salaries, allowances in ad
dition to salaries, etc., and with an ap
plication blank.
The difference between a legal execu
tion and murder in Russia is that the
‘ legal killing has reached quantity pro-
I duction.