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Vol 20. No 6
HOG SALE 10 BE
HI LYONS FEB. 14
(OUNTY AGENT C. G. GARNER US
VERY DESIROUS OF HAVING AS
MANY HOGS AS POSSIBLE AT
THIS CO-OPERATIVE SALE.
The next co-operative, hog sale for
Toombs county will be held at Lyons
February 14th according to an an
nouncement mane by County Agent C.
G- Garner.
The county agent i? desirous of hav
jng as many hogs as possible at this
sale and requests those who have
hogs for sale to list them with him a?
soon as possible so he will be snre to
have room in the car Tor them.
The past sales have proven benefi
cial. financially, to the farmers of the
county and it is hoped that they will
continue.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
SAYS MR. JOHN DURST
According to Mr. John Durst it pays
to advertise in The Lyons Progress.
In last' weeks issue Mr. Durst adver
tised for some old wagon tires and
the ad was to run in this weeks issue
also, but Mr- Durst told the editor to
“Stop that advertisement, I got more
old tires from the first issue than I
can pay for.”
Mr. Durst says that he is convinced
that it really pays to advertise as he
has proof, by the results obtained.
MRS. L- V. THORPE RETURNED
LAST FRIDAY FROM ATHENS
Mrs. L. V. Thorpe, county home
demonstrator, returned last Friday
from Athens where she attended the
sixteenth annual farmers’ conference.
At the egg judging contest Mrs.
Thorpe won third prize, the egg 3 be
ing furnished by Mrs. C. C. Anderson,
of Ohoopee. *
Mrs. Thorpe reports that it was the
best meeting she ever attended. She
expects to go back to Athens in Aug
ust at which time she will carry some
of the ladies of the county with her-
Mrs. Thorpe also visited Atlanta
and Savannah while away.
HOLLOWAY TO JOIN TVS
TWIRLERS AT AUGUSTA
The following story from the Sav
annah Morning News, of February 3rd,
vvil be of interest to the base ball
lovers of Lyons and Toombs county to
know that South Georgia will more
than likely be represented on the De
troit Base Ball Team of the American
League this season.
Mr. Holloway is held in high es
teem by the editor of The Progress
as he has know him for several years
and considers him one of as fine a
young men as Georgia produces.
Theeditor and wife expect to enter
tain Mr- and Mrs. Holloway, for a few
days, the latter part of February, af
ter which they will go to Augusta
where the Detroit Team will begin
Spring training.
The story follows:
THOMASVILLE, Ga.—Kenneth Hol
loway, of Bar wick, was a visitor to
Thomasvißle a short time this week,
en route to Augusta, where he will
start work with a squad of pitchers.
Holloway has signed up a contract
with the Detroit Tigers and wants to
get in prime condition before the sea
son opens. He has been spending the
winter at his home in Barwick and
has been hunting and fishing and lead
ing an out uoor life generally- He
weighs one hundred and ninety
pounds, being ten pounds heavier than
his regular summer weight. He is
nut yet twenty-five years old. His
'■erord last year put him before the
nubile and he hcrpe?, this year to get
PR the regular Tiger squad.
Thomasville people will watch his
career on ttip diamond with great in
terest for although Barwick is partly
in Thomas and pertly in Brooks coun
ties, Thomas is laying claim to him
and feeling very certain that he hails
from this sice of the county line.
The Lyons Progress
MR. JOE BROWN PAINFULLY
INJURED LAST FRIDAY NIGHT
Mr. Joe Brown was painfully injur
ed last Friday night while crossing
the street in front of Mr. E. F. Par
ker’? home by being run over by a
Ford automobile driven by Mr. Gaston
Linton, of Vidalja.
The accident wa? se mingly un
avoidable ar Mr- Brown did not see
the car approaching.
Mr. Brown suffered very much for
a few days but was able to be up
Tuesday.
At police court Monday afternoon
Mr. Linton was fined $15.00 and cost?
by Mayor Mcßride for speeding.
MR. TOM NEW ELECTED SUPT.
OF BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Sunday School at the Baptist
church is doing enthusiastic work un
der the leadership of Mr. Tcm New
who was recently elected Superintend-'
ent to succeed Mr. A. P. Thomas.
The entire corps of teachers were
re-elected to serve for the ensuing
year as was Miss Mary Hunter, who
serves as secretary.
SMALL FIRE AT S. .1. BROWN’S
STORE WEDNESDAY MORNING
A small blaze which was caused by j
a defected chimney started irn Mr. S.
J. Brown's store early Wednesday
morning but did very little ,damage to
the stock of goods as quick work was
done in putting the fire out.
BAPTIST WOMEN FINISHED
BOOK; TO BEGIN ANOTHER
The Baptist Woman’s Mis Hon
Class finished “The Wandering Jew in
Brazill” at their last meeting which
was held at the home of Mrs- F. M.
Smith last Monday afternoon.
They will begin their new book en
titled, Women of The Bible, at an
early date, possibly next Monday af
ternoon, when the Study Class meets
with Mrs. A. P. Thomas. All the
ladies of the church are requested to
take up the study of this new book,
which is very interesting.
WANTED—To trade good second
hand Oakland Six Automobile for
Stump Puller.
2tp. G. A- Thompson. Lyons, Rt. 2.
OHOOPEE CLUB NEWS
The Ohoopee Community Club held
its regular meeting on Friday, Feb
ruary 2nd. Mrs. Thorpe met with us
and we attended to business in the
way of electing our delegate to the
Toombs County Co-Operative Club
which meets at Center for the next
meeting.
AM were delighted to have Mrs.
Thorpe tell of her trip to Athens in
behalf of our County Club. Mrs.
Thorpe said she had a very nice trip.
Our next meeting will be held on
Saturday, February 24th. Mrs. Thorpe
will meet the girls club' on Saturday
morning and all the ladies, are re
quested to come at noon., and bring
lunch and have, their meeting in the j
afternoon. Lets all go- Mint can and
have a jolly old time as well a? a bus
iness meeting-
Mr. N. B. Jarriel. Cor. Sec. ,
tax reueive'r’n first round
- - --
I will be at the following places ]
named below for the purpose of re-!
eeiving 1923 Tax Returns:
Monday. February I2tli, Hardens 1
Chapel from 10 to 12.
Same day at Cedar Crossing from V
to 5.'
Tuesday, February 13th. Durden's
Store from 10 to 12-
Wednesday, February 14th. Spring
Head from 10 to 12.
Thursday, February 15th. Blue!
Ridge, from 10 to 12.
Same day at Ohoopee from 1 to 5.
Friday, February 16th. Vidalia (City
Hall) from 10 to 4.
Saturday, February 17th. Lyons,
Court House.
Monday, February 19th. Norman
town from 10 to 4.
Will be at Vidalin every Friday, and
at Lyons every Saturday until May
Ist.
W. C- Mason,
Tax Releiver, Toombs County.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEB. 8 1923
High School Boy Attempts To
Take Life; Is A Dope Fiend
CHICAGO.—George E. Roth. 18,
high school senior, today was in a
hospital here, said by physician? to
be near death from a bullet wound,
self inflicted because, he told his
father, he had formed the drug habit
that had forced him from school and
denied him the privilege of graduat
ing with hig class tomorrow. He told
his father that he bought the drugs
from a youth who stood outside the
high scool-
Fraud
Last October Roth said he virtually
ceased attending school, but man
aged to hide the fact from his par
ents by forging a report card. The
craving for drugs, he said, made it
impossible for him to concentrate on
his studies.
“But I went around to the school
EMONOf
LYNCHING SEEN
ONE-FOURTH AS MANY VICTIMS
NOW AS 30 YEARS AGO—AREA
ALSO STEADILY SHRINKS—4O
YEARS SHOWS HOPEFUL TREND
That the lynching evil is steadily
being reduced, both as to numbers and
area, and that its eradication is only
a matter of years, is the substance of
a statement given out by the Com
mission on Interracial Cooperation as
the result of a careful study of the
lynching record for the past forty
years.
During that period, the statement
: points out.lynchings have occurred in
forty-four States, in as many as thir
ty-three in a single year, (1892), and
in an average of twenty-one states a
year, whereas in 1921 only thirteen
states had lynching? and in 1922 only
ten. This indicates that the habit is
being gradually pushed off the map.
The number of victims also has
steadily decreased, with slight varia
tions, from the high mark of 225 in
1892 to 57 last year, the latter figure
being only about half the annual av
erage for the forty year period,
which was 109. In addition, it is
pointed out that there has been a not
able decrease in the lynching habit in
the states where it still persists- Last
year’s record represent? a decrease of
27 per cent from the forty year an
nual average of 79 for the same ten
states.
The figures for certain states where
special efforts have been made to curb
lynching are cited as particularly en
couraging in their assurance that the
habit can be overcome when public
sentiment and law unite against it.
For example, Alabama with a yearly
average of eight lynching? for the
forty years, has cut the number to
two. Tennessee, with an average of
six, hail but two last year, and a to
tal of only five in the last four years.
Oklahoma and South Carolina, each
with an average of four, had but one
each in 1922. Lousiana, with an av
erage of nine, has cut the record to
three. North Carolina, Virginia, Mis
souri and Kentucky, each averaging
from two to five victims per year for
forty years past, had not a single one
in 1922-
It was pointed out that :n several
states special legislation lias been en
acted ar.c. found very helpful in curb
ing lynching, among the most effect
ive measures being a state constabu- j
lary under the control of the gover- j
nor, as in Alabama and Tennessee,!
and provision for the removal of of- I
ficers who surrender prisoners to
mobs, as in Alabama, Kentucky and
South Carolina. These two measures
consistently applied, says the Com-!
mission, will makt It possible for any !
state to reduce lynching to the vanish
ing point.
FOR SALE—One ?econr. hand Ford
Touring Car. A bargain it the price.
See R. H. DeWitt or S. J. Hender
son, Lyons, Ga.
every day and bought my dope,” he
explained.
\
“The peddler was always waiting
for me—for me and the other girls
and boys who were his customers. Os
course I had to have money.”
Stole
The high school student told his
father that he had taken money from
the latter’a pockets to buy the drugs.
But that means of obtaining money,
he said, soon proved inadequate to
meet his growing desire for drugs
“ And tomorrow the old class grad
uates,” he said, “and I wouldn't have
been there.”
Armed with his father’s revolver,
Roth told how he departed from home
“to kill the dope peddler that had
started me out, and then I intended to
kill myself.” But ha did not find the
peddler.
SOUTHEASTERN
; CROP_REPORT
FROM SOUTHERN STATES—MUCH
MORE INTEREST .BEING .MANI
FESTED IN COTTON THAN LAST
YEAR WEATHER GOOD.
Small Grain
Altho weather conditions have been
generally favorable, wheat is not mak
ing the growth that might be expected
Except in North Carolina where the
crop is reported as looking very good,
the color is bad and apparently suf
fering from insufficient fertilizer.
Oats, rye and barley are in very good
condition in North Carolina, Tenn
essee, South Carolina and Florida;
central and northern Georgia and
South Carolina not so good.
Potatoes
Irish potatoes being planted in Flor
ida on smaller acreage than last sea
son. North Carolina reports unusual
ly large crop sweet potatoes, but many
rotted without chance of disposition
due to poor opportunity for storage
and sale-
Truck Crops
Preparation for spring truck is well
advanced in Florida. Condition of
cabbage, celery and lettuce is good,
with satisfactory movement from most
sections. South Georgia is making
express shipments of cabbage. In
creased interest is being shown ip
truck and minor field crops through
out the badly weevil infested area ot'
Georgia, South Carolina and North
Carolina.
Watermelon ground is ready for
planting in Florida, with some plann
ing being done in the-southern part of
the state, on decreased acreage.-
Tobacco
Tobacco is beginning to move freely
in middle Tennessee; bulk of crop has
been marketed in eastern part of
state. Price is “Burley” some high
er than last year- Preparation of seed
beds continues.
Fruit
The 1922-23 citrus crop will be lar
ger than early estimates indicated.
New growth is showing up on citrus
trees.
Livestock
Condition of cattle improving in
Florida; fair to good throughout other
parts of region. Lambs are becoming
plentiful in Tennessee; omrtality
light. Large sales of pigs and other
indications point to a decrease in the
number of hog s ' in South Georgia.
Cotton •
.Much more interest being manifest
ed in the coming cotton crop than last
year r-t this time- General acreage;
increase? seems certain in Florida j
and parts of Georgia where the wee
til wa?, less active during the past .
reason.
Genera*
Plowing has been held in check j
throughout most of the region by ex
cessive moisture, but preparation of
land is fairly wed advanced for this
season of the year, and much of the
North Georgia bottom land that could
not be broken la3t spring has already
ONE-SIXTH LIYE STOCK
IN THE UNITED STATES
The United St.?les, with only one
sixteenth of the world's population
has one-sixth of the world’s live stock
says the United States Department of
Agriculture. It ha 3 one-half of the
world’s 9.000,000 mules, one-third of
the 169,000.000 swine, one-third of the
100,000,000 horses, one-seventh of the
492,000,000 cattle, and one-ninth of the
465,000,000 sheep. As consumers of
meat per capita, we stand fourth in
the list, with an average of 142 lbs
per person per year. We are exceeded
by Argentina with an annual consump
tion per person of 281 pounds, Austra
lia with 263 pounds, and New Zea
land with 213 pounds. Canada follow's
us closely with 137 pounds and the
United Kingdom with 120. The fig
ures for the United States are the av
erage of the 10 years from 1912 to
1921, while the figures for all other
countries are pre-war figures. The
meat consumption of a number of
other nations, beginning with Ger
many, which had an average per cap
ita figure of 115 before the war. grad
ually decresases down to 47 for Italy
in the following order; Germany,
France, Denmark, Switzerland, Bel
j gium. Netherlands, Greece. Austria
j Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Poland,
j Russia, Spain, Italy.
PROGRAM RENDERED LAST SUN.
NIGHT AT METHODIST CHURCH
The service at the Methodist church
last Sunday evening was impressively
conducted by a number of the lady
members who carried out the study
of Stewardship, as begun by the pas
tor, Rev. Theo Pharr, at the Sunday
morning service, to a more specific
extent.
The program throughout was inten
sely interesting and instructive in its
nature and is the initial program of a
number of this kind to be conducted
by various committees of the Ladies
of the church.
The following is the program ren
dered on last Sunday evening.
Opening Song—All Hail The Power.
Prayer—Rev- Theo Pharr.
Scripture Reading—Luke 16:1:13
Mrs. W. C. Mason.
What the Dollar Sa'd at the Judge
ment —Mrs. W. I. Graybill.
Stewardship of Serivce —Rev. Theo
Pharr.
Stewardship of Time—Prof. G. E
Usher. *
Stewardship of Prayer—Mrs. Theo
Pharr.
Hymn—No. 348.
The service next Sunday evening
will be conducted by the committee on
Missions. A splendid program is to
be rendered with special .- music;
service beginning promptly at' 7:45
o’clock.
INCOME TAX FACTS
Revenue officers are visiting every
county in the United States to aid
taxpayers in the preparation of their
income tax returns for the year 1922.
Information cocerning the date of
their a rival and the location of their
offices may be obtained by writing the
collector of internal revenue for the
district in which the taxpayer lives.
Form? for filing returns of indivi
dual net income for the year 1922 are
being sent to taxpayers who filed re
turns for the year 192 L Failure to
receive a form, however, doee not re
lieve the taxpayer of his obligation to
file a return and pay the tax on time,
on or before March 15, 1923. The
forms, 1040A for filing returns of net
income 55.000 and less and 1040 for
filing returns of net income in excess
of $5,000, may be obtained from col
lectors of internal revenue and depu
ty collectors.
Returns are required of every sin
gle person whose net income for 1922
was SI,OOO or more or whose gross in
come was $5,000 or more and of every
married person whose net income was
$2,000 or more or whose gross income
was $5,000 or more. Careful study o,
the instructions on the forms will
great'y aid in making correct return.
been prepared for the coming season.
Labor supply seems to be sufficient
to meet the demand, altho rather high
priceu in sections of South Florida.
Subscription SI.OO
FRANK DUDLEY
IS RELEASED
v
$ . "
CHARGED WITH MURDER OF ROB
ERT LAMB—DEFENDANT ENTER
ED PLEA OF- SELF-DEFENSE
WHEN HE COMMITTED DEED.
Frank Dudley, charged with th»
murder of Robert Lamb, was given a
commitment trial before Justice J. L.
Brown, of Garfield, at the court house
last Friday. The trial commenced
early in the morning and lasted until
well in the night.
Dudley was cahged with having cut
Lamb to death on last Chirstmas eve-
He has been confined in jail since the
death of Lamb, which occured a few
days thereafter.
The testimony showed that Lamb
had been cut in two or three places iir
the abdomen. According to the eye
witnesses, who were nearby, the two
got into a aispute about a small debt'
and that Lamb assaulted Dudley with
a pair of brass knuclts, striking him
several times over the heat.' and should
ers. Dudley w r as not armed with any
weapon, except a small pocket knife.
In an effort to get, out of the way
and while recovereing from the blows
inflicted by the deceased,Dudley hack
ed against a fence and, in some man
ner, his right foot became entagled in
a hole in the fence in such a manner
that he was unable to release it- The
more he endeavored to get his foot re
leased the more it became entagled
and while in this position, Lamb con
tinued to strike him, according to the
testimony.
While in this position on his knees,
Dudley managed to ward off the blows
with one hand, got out his knife, open
ed it and cut Lamb in the abdomen.
The defendant’s plea was self-de
fense an justification.
After hearing the testimony and ar
guments of counsel for both sides, the
court announced his decision and re
leased the defendant from custody.
The state was represented by Soli
citor General Walter F. Grey and A.
W. Jordan. Messrs A. S- Bradley, F.
H. Saffold and I. W. Rountree appear
ed for the defendant.
Messrs Grey and Rountree conduct-"
ed the case for their respective sides,
each handling it ift a skillful manner.
Emanuel Progress, t
BULLOCH SHERIFF GETS
REWARD FOR JENKINS
John A; Manget of Atlanta has sent
Sheriff B. T. Mallard of Bulloch coun
ty a check for $250 for the capture of
Joe Jenkins, alleged murderer of aa
.old negro man named Andrew (Coz)
Jones in Screven county, on December
.30. ZVJr. Manget offered a reward of
SSOO, half of it to be paid on delivery
and the balance on conviction- After
the murder Sheriff Mallard traced
Jenkins to a little town near Denver,
Colo., and wired the officers there to
arrest him. Screven county also of
fered a reward of $250, the State a
similar sum and Mills B. Lane, of Sav
annah offered SSOO, the conditions of
his reward being the same a? Mr. Man
get’B. Sheriff Mallard made the trip
West and returned with Jenkins about
a week ago.
Mr. Manget evidently feels the cap
ture of Jenkins important and in his
wire to'Sheriff Mallard he pays him
a high compliment. His message
read:
"Mailing you check for $250 re
ward jenkins. Think you deserve the
thank 3 and appreciation of Georgia,
and the whole South congratulates-
Bulloch county on having such an of
ficer. Show this telegram and check
to our mutual friend Hinton Booth.”
Later in the day Sheriff Mallard
stated that he had received a check
from Mr. Lane for $250, making $750 in
all, Screven county having paid its
reward of $250. If Jenkins is con
victed the Bulloch county sheriff widU
receive from each, the State, Mr- Lantf
and Hr. Manget $250, making a total
of $1,500.