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THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1922.
CO-OPERATION PAYS.
That co-operative marketing will make money
for the farmer was clearly shown in \ idalia last
week when scores of farmers in this section united
for a co-operative poultry sale. If a full car-load
had been secured, the farmers would have realized
a price of 25 cents per pound for friers, yet with
4,800 pounds being sold, by marketing in this quan
tity a price of 22 cents per pound was realized.
Main who brought poultry to this sale, and
being disappointed that the poultry car was not on
the ground and that money for their poultry could
not be secured that day. sold their chickens to the
local dealers for 15 and 18 cents. Where a man
buys in small quantities and has to make shipments
bv express to neighboring markets, the price cannot
be expected to he as high as where car lots can be
obtained. Thus by uniting with each other and
selling their poultry in carload quantity the farmers
can realize from 7 to 10 cents per pound additional
for their poultry.
South Georgia farmers are just beginning to
realize that this can be made a great poultry section
and that splendid money can be obtained by having
a large number of good hens on the farm and giving
the chickens some attention, 'this section is fast
becoming a great poultry section and the farmers
are quick to see that by uniting with each other
and selling poultry in carloads, many an extra dol
lar can be made to jingle in their pockets.
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WHY SLIGHT ILLINOIS?
The Tuskegee Institute, which maintains a de
partment of records and research, has just issued
a circular giving the information that during the
prst six months of 1922 there were 30 lynchings.
"This is six less than the number, 36, tor the
first six months of 1921, and 18 more than the num
ber, 12. for the lust six months of 1920. Os the 30'
persons put to death, 19 or 63 per cent were in two
states, Mississippi (7) and Texas (12).
"Os those lynched, 2 were whites and 28 were
Negroes. Eleven of those put to death were ac
cused of the crime of rape, and 19 were charged
with other offenses. Live of those put to death
were burned at the stake and 3 were first put to
death and then their bodies were burned, hour of
those lynched in the year 1921 were burned at the
stake and 3 were first put to death and then their
bodies were burned.
"The states in which lynchings occurred and
the number in each state are as follows: Alabama
I ; Arkansas 2; Florida 1 ; Georgia 4; Louisiana 1 ;
Mississippi 7; South Carolina 1 ; Oklahoma 1 ; and
Texas 12.”
The above is all very interesting and we are
not prepared to say that it is not helpful to the
countn to keep before it a record of lawlessness
and mob rule. But we are at a loss to understand
wh} the Institute does not chronicle the Herrin,
Illinois, massacre of last month. When the north
ern states excel us in this not very creditable line
of mob rule we fell they are entitled to full public
ity being given to that fact.
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THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR
COMBINING TWO COUNTY OFFICES.
The Chamber of Commerce of Columbus has
passed a resolution favoring the consolidation in
the state of the offices of county tax collector and
receiver. If our recollection is rights, the county
commissioners of the state at their meeting; in
Bainbridge this spring also adopted resolutions
urging the legislature to consolidate these two of
fices .
We believe here is a chance for some construc
tive legislation by the state legislature. We have
never been able to understand the reason for having
these offices distinct, unless it was the belief of the
framers of the constitution that there was too much
(hance for graft if one man made up the tax digest
and also had charge of collecting the state and
county taxes. However, that was in the days
when an audit of the books of a county official was
practically unknown. At the present day when
practically every county once a year employs a
trained man to audit the books of the county offi
cials, such an excuse for the existence of these two
offices no longes exists.
The man who makes up the tax digest ought
to he equipped to collect the taxes better than the
man who has not had the experience of preparing
the digest. And on the other hand, the man who
collects the state and county taxes ought to be able
to make up the digest in better shape than the man
who has not had the experience that the collector
has had. . .
At the present time the tax receiver is busy
about three months in the spring and the tax col
lector has three busy months in the fall. By com
bining these two offices, a competent man could
easily handle the double work during the course of
the year and should he required to maintain his of
fice at the court house six days in the week, with
the exception of the time that he would he out of
his office in the spring and fall making his rounds
of the countv precincts. Such a law ought to work
out admirably, and if the receiver-collector was also
made an ex-officio deputy sheriff, with power to
make levies of all tax fi fas. and had full charge of
this work, instead of it being necessary for dehn
nuent tax collections to be handled through the
sheriff’s office, we believe another forward step
would be made.
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PROFITABLE EXTENSION WORK.
The State Board of Health will conduct during
the summer session of the Fort Valley High and In
dustrial School a health institute for the colored
teachers. Child welfare, medical inspection of
school children, social disease, rural sanitation, ma
! laria control, tuberculosis, race relations and organ
ization will be some of the subjects of the lectures.
Moving pictures and individual consultations will
he arranged. The State Board of Health is begin
ning a fine line of work. Georgia has no tubercu
losis sanitarium for colored people. There is no
place where the local physicians may send tuber
cular patients. Ask any local physician how man\
tubercular colored patients he has and you will be
surprised at the number. Yet these patients can
not be sent to a sanitarium. It is well known that
public health conditions in the sections of our cities
set aside for the colored people are by no means
perfect. Leaders among the colored people would
like to see the conditions improved. But before
this improvement will come in the degree it should
an educational campaign must he conducted. Ihe
teachers in the colored schools usually are very in
fluential members of their race. Give them the
facts and teach them the remedies and they will
1 impart these things to the children in school. In
1 addition, they will use their influence among the
• adults to put back of all public health movements
a large amount of support. We hope the State
■ Board of Health wilt be able to obtain sufficient
■ funds for the holding of such institutes throughout
tlu- state. —Waycross Journal.
THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1922.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For State Senator.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for State Senator, subject t 6 the Dem
ocratic primary of September 13th, and
solicit the support of the voters of
Toombs county-
S. B. MEADOWS.
For State Senate.
To the Voters of Toombs County:
I am a candidate for State Sena
tor from the 15th senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Toombs,
Montgomery and Wheeler, and will
appreciate vur support.
G. W. LANKFORD.
For Judge Middle Circuit.
I hereby announce my candi
dacy for Judge Superior Courts
of the Middle Circuit, subject to
the coming primary.
Respectfully,
F. H. SAFFOLD.
For Judge Middle Circuit.
To the Public:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Judge of Superior
Courts, Middle Judicial Circuit.
Very respectfully,
R. N. HARDEMAN. i
For Representative Toombs County.
Subject to the rules of the white pri
mary, friends from Waycross and Heb
ardsville, Ga., announce J. A. L.
Glaze as a candidate for representa
tive. He begs the ladies, for the sake
,of their children, to keep an eye on
immorality and their fingers on every
rotten, being, roguish, crooked politi
cian who invades America and rapes
a civil sovereignty, thus characterized
as a disgrace to Southern politics. A
thousand gratified thanks extended
those seven hundred and eighty-seven
plebiscites of Toombs county who
wrote their names on a stolen ballot
two years ago. Read the 11th chap
ter of St. Luke, 52nd verse, and get
on the firing line. Speaking dates to
be announced later.
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“UNCLE CANNIE” MEADOWS
ENJOYS WASHINGTON TRIP
I promised to let you hear from me
as soon as 1 got back from the reun
ion at Richmond. I haven’t much to
tell further than all that big talk in
the daily papers was all lies, rotten
propaganda. They said they were
ready to tent and feed five thousand
old vets. There were no provisions
made only by those who wanted to
roll us. We had to pay for all v\fe
ate and the pallet to sleep on $2.00
per (lav, and only two meals, and
those two very poor feed at that. I
paid as high as 65 cents per meal
for one cup of coffee, one piece of
bread, two eggs, two or three little
crisp pieces bf meat, so thin you
could read the papers through it, and
where they had any vegetables they
were minus of salt or grease.
We did like Bill Arp said he did —
the best we could- The trip to Wash
ington was pleasant. We got to
Washington about six or seven a. m.,
and left at seven p. m. We went
over tcy see Thos. E., Watson; found
the senate in session, but old man
T. E. W. took us in and we stayed
some little time; heard one little fel
low try to make a speech. We also
went over to W. W. Larsetrs office.
He too was busy but he showed us
| all he had time to show us. He had
| his son to take us in his car and
1 he showed us all the interesting places
| around and about ? he city- We have
two men at the right place—T. E. W.
; and W. W. 1..
I I woud like to write more fully but
I haven't time. As for crops on the
! way, about one-fourth of all the land
is lying idle, so wet they can’t make
much of a crop this year. T advise
my" brother farmers to push their
crops. This is the time you can
make some money.
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in 14 to 21 Days
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prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual
Constipation. It relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days
to induce regular action. It Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c
per bottle.
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The Laborer
There is nothing degrading about honest labor.
In fact, the honest, dependable workman is Amer
ica’s greatest asset today.
But the laborer is worthy of his hire. He is
entitled to a living wage, and more than a living
wage, too. We heartily believe that, but still more
is to be said. The laborer, in order to obtain com
forts and advantages, should not only labor at good
wages, but should also learn to save. If he does
not do that, even with good wages, there will come
times when his lot will be unfortunate. We invite
the accounts of laboring men and will give their
business every attention, no matter how small the
account.
THE CITIZENS BANK
OF VIDALIA I
Vidalia, Georgia I
RE9E^^^
Enough to Weather
Any Storm
IT is in time of business readjustment that the
real value of a bank foundation is shown.
Our Resources have been conserved in prosperous
days for just such a readjustment period as this
and with the added advantage of our Membership
in the Federal Reserve System we are better »
equipped to serve you now than ever. <t
THE BANK OF SOPERTON
CAPITAL $25,000.00 SURPLUS $25,000.00
N. L. GILLIS. President. J. E. HALL, V.-Pres & Cash.
J. B. O’CONNOR, V.-Pres. I. H. HALL, JR., Ass’t Cash.
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