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VOL 20 No 7
Increase In Farm Products Will
Mean Millions To Farmers Os Dixie
J j. BROWN, commissioner of
agriculture, says that the
SOrTH SHOrLD REJOICE OVER
the increase in prices.
Tile South may well repoice that the
increase in the prince of its cotton and
gther farm products will mean a gain
to the farmers of Diie of over one
billion dollars as compared with 1921,
or a gain of one half of the total gain
of crop values in the United States,
according to J. J. Brown. Georgia’s
commissioner of agficulture.
And the Southern farmers, Mr.
Brown po'ints out, may further pro
fit from their experience and advance
their good fortune if they will bear in
mind that they owe their improved j
finalcial condition to a short cotton,
crop in 1922 and will govern them-'
selves accordingly i)n 1923, and in all
future years. •
In the meantime, Mr. Brown fur
ther says, the farmers should not be
stampeded from the policy of avoid
ing overproduction by the periodically
revived alarm that Great Britain is
making efforts to develop the growth
of the cotton .plant in other quarters
of he world with a view to depriving
the Southern cotton states of their
supremacy in this respect.
Commissioner Brown shows that the
efforts that are now being made in
England and! on the continent to grow |
cotton are not more vigorous than
were the efforts made by England,
75 to 100 years ago and contiued in
termittently ever since-
GROW QUALITY
TOBACCO IN 1923
iS THE ADVICE OF F. M. CONNOR,
DEVELOPMENT agent oe the
SEABORAD AIR LINE RAILWAY
COMPANY.
(1) The success that you make
from growing tobacco this year will
depend on the quality you produce and
r.ot the quantity. Grow only "the num
her of acres that you can well attend
to. (Cultivate and Harvest.)
(2) Set out your plants on well
drained, well broken land. Do not
grow tobacco on land on which any
leguminous crop grew last year
(3) Use an 8-3-5 fertilizer prefer
ably, with a light application of
stattle manure.
(4) Set out well developed stocky
plants. This means a great"" deal to
the way your tobacco will grow off.
(5) IMPORTANT—It is very im
portant that you set out the number
of acres that you can cure in one
barn, at as nearly the same time as
possible; the same day if possible.
I am sending out a very good bulle
tin on tobacco production issued b\*
the State College. Athens, Ga. Any
one wishing another copy, it will be
furnished gladly, if you will writo
this office or write to the Sta*e Col
lege at Athens. *
Get together and let’s make G *or-
S a’s 1923 tobacco crop the best yet'.
P. M. Connor,
Development Agent.
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MARTIN CLUB NEWS
We gave a pie supper last Friday
blight to try and raise more money to
in putting up our club house. The
weather was very bad and therefore
the crowd was small, but we had lots
of fun and made SIB.OO Bedides sell
ing the pies there were two cakes
raffled—one for the ugliest lady in
the house, and one for the ugliest boy.
i'Trs. Thorpe won the first without
any competition, but Carl McCall ran
Jim Price a close race for the second
one.
We also sold hot chocolate- Mrs.
Thorpe put on an umber of games
that were enjoyed by the grown-ups
a s well as the young folks.
Don’t forget our next meeting on
the third 1 Wednesday, February 20th.
are anxious for a full attendance.
The Lyons Progress
TEACHERS MEETING HELD AT
JOHNSON CORNER SATURDAY
i The teachers of Toombs county
held their regular meeting at Johnson
Corfter last Saturday, there being a
good attendance. Several important
matters, pertaining to the teachers,
were discussed and Ohoope was de
cided pon as the next meeting place,
which will be herd at an oarly date.
NEVIN NATIONAL NEWS
(Special Washington Correspondence)
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Secretary of
State Weeks has agreed to defer until
February 20 the sale of 28000 tons of
surplus stock of nitrates suitable for
fertilizer, now located at old Hickory,
Tennessee, and to sell the same in car
| load lots of 20 tons instead of 100 tons
I lots, as had been advertised. This
will allow actual farmers to make in
dividual purchases, where as under
the original plan only the dealers
would have reaped the benefit. It is
asserted the farmers will save S2O a
ton by this new arrangement.
All of the above will be gratifying
news to the farmers of the eight cot
ton fro wing states, but if it had not
been for the energy of the represent
atives in congress of these eight
states, the original plan would have
been aerried out. Likewise, due cre
dit should be given to Fred J. Bridges
Assistant Commissioner of Agricultu
ral, of Atlanta. Georgia; and Ira Will
-1 iams, state entimologist; and Repres
entative W. W Larsen of the Twelfth
Congressional district.
The two state officers arrived in
Washington for the purpose of having
the sale delayed and the terms so
morified that individual farmers could
become purchases. They were shift
ed from one department to another,
with the “cheerful” information that
nothing could be done, that the sec
retary of war would not delay the sale
nor modify the terms.
Mr. Bridges and Mr. Williams then
sougth the advice of Congressman
Larsen. He at once arranged a con
ference with the seer tary of war, and
then invited the representatives of {he
eight cotton growing sates to be at
the meeting. An , especially cordial
invitation was extended to the two
United States Senators from Georgia
and to .Charles S. Barrett, president
of the Farmers UnHon.
The two Georgia state officers, back
ed up. by Mr- Barrett', then outlined
the situation. They called attention
to the hardship hat would be placed
upon he farmer, if the sale was to go
to none but dealers. So eloquent and
convincing were their arguments, all
of which were endorsed by the various
congressman and peflators, that Sec
retary Weeks immediately issued an
order postponing the sale and modify
ing the terms -so that "individual far
mers could participate.
CEDAR CROSSING CLUB NEWS
Mrs. L. V. Thorpe hefd a called
meet'ing with the Cedar Crossing Com
munity Club last Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. J. Me. Mann and
gave an interesting demonstration on
making basket? of pine needles and
rafia blades.
The clubs’ regular business meet
ing was held the first Thursday in
February without Mrs. Thorpe as she
had not returned from Athens. How
ever. the meeting wa? presided over
by Mrs. J. Me. Mann, president of the
club, and some business matters dia'
posed of.
The ladies expressed their apprecia
tion to Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Crosby for
their kind offer of a room for the
club, but s<»nce we have been able to
secure the low r er hall of the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Morris, which has
been used for a store house and was
equipped with counters and shelves,
decided unanimously that it would be
to our advantage in many ways with
the cSub work, and thankfully accept
ed the hall for the club house.
The frist and, third Thursday in
each month are our club days and all
the ladies of our community are cor
dially inivted to poin with us.
Mrs. J. A. Morris,
Asst. Cor. Sec.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEB. 15 1923
JURORS FOR FEB.
SUPERIOR COURT
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GRAND AND TRAVERSE JURORS
DRAWN TO SERVE FOR FEBRU'
ARY TERM TO CONVENE THE
FOURTH MONDAY IN MONTH-
The following citizens of Toombs
county have been drawn to serve as
Grand and Traverse jurors for the
February term of Superior Court
which convenes the fourth Monday in
this month:
Grand Jury
W. J. Murehinson V. B. Herring
M. J. Rattray W. V. James
C. N. Walker J- Me. Mann
B. B. Newton J. L. Thompson
J. A. Bland A. A Webb
L L. Clifton H. P. Wilbanks
D. P. Sharpe E. W. Clifton
J. L. Wolfe F. L. Hardy
A. S. James J A. Pughsley
J. C. Bargeron, Jr. R. L. Currie
J. C. Austi n J. S- Alexander
I, M. Outler J. E. Grace
Geo. L Johnson D. P- Odom
M. M. Williamson N. C. Napier
H. L. Cromrtie W. M. Sm. th
Traverse Jury
R. M. McCall L. N. Brown
S. J. Rockett J. C. Bargeron. Sr
H. T Taylor A. S. Odom
W. A. McNatt, Sr. C. F. Hammoncjs
R. E. Gray G- W. Wilson
W. A. Hart C. W\ Rolison
J. N. Patrick John A. McLeod
A. F- Odom C. J. Phillips
A. L. Mosley B. W. Griner
B. P. Holmes J.- W. Gunter
Miles Johnson F. L McCollough
i A. P. Thomas S. J- Bland
» J. H. Brantley, Sr. J. S. Jenkins
l S J. Henderson M. C. Dickerson
■ W. G. Bell M. W. Matthews
- M. F. Ftndley J. K. Long
t M. F. James Dr- S. S. Youmans
’ A. J. Tohmpson. Sr. W. E. Daniels
» N. B Jarriel D. R. Gordy
J. F. Love T. H. Sapp
i J. A. Anderson J. A. Geiger
i H. W. Powell N. Clifton
• J. R. Love B D. Patrick
1 S. P. Carr H. H. Newton
. I. J. Harrell S. T. Jordan
t, E- L. McDilda W. A. Dickerson
I W. O. Donovan S. H. Stanley
» J. M. Mixon T. R. Sharpe
i W. I. Graybill L. M. Cave
4 CARD OF THANKS
t
l I want to thank the good people
i around Johnson Corner for their kind
1 ness during the illness and death of
» Mrs. Sallie George.
[ Mrs. Ora Blackstone, Lang-’.ey, S. C.
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i BEST KNOWN COTTON TO AMERI
CAN FARMERS
i
I have a few more Acala Cotton
• Seed for sale, grows early and grows
staple 2 inches long. Finest Fabric-
Brings more than Sea Island. I rais
ed 1200 lbs. per acre in 1922.
J. H. Fields. Lyons, Rt. 1.
.
DRILLING FOR
oil near mm
.
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THE FITZSIMMONS DRILLING CO.
STARTED OBE RATIONS LAST
THURSDAY—CONFIDENT OF THE
SUCCESS OF THE VENTURE.
McRAE. Ga. —The Fitzsimmons Drll
ling Company began actual operation
in quest of oil in this vicinity last
Thursday. The well which is being
1 drilled about two miles from this city.
is located on the land of J. S. Wilcox
1 of this place.
The drilling began at noon Thurs
day. going quite a distnee and will be
pushed rapidly forward.
Mr- K. M. Hancock, who has
charge of the activities here for the
D|'xie Oil Company is very confident
of the success of the venture.
Real estate continues to increase
in value, and many pieces of proper
ty have changed hands within the
past few week? on the strength of this
oil project.
[SENATOR JONES
SCORES WALKER
THE SENATOR SAYS THAT (,OV
ERNOR-ELECT WALKER IS PASS.
ING THE BUC K TO COUNTY AND
MI NIC I PAL GO VF. RN ME NTS.
Governor-Elect Clifford M. Walker
is hedging, politically speaking, ac
cording to news reports.
After his campaign, demands for a
reduction in taxe?, he now declares,
reports states, that the State taxes
“could hardly be decreased”. He
says the county and municipal taxes
should be decreased.
State Senator John H Jones, of La-
Grange, doe? not mine word? in com
menting on the late position of the
governor-elect.
“The governor-e*£ct should have
run for combined mayor, councf-fman
and commissioners, of all of Georgia’s
i towns and counties”, exclaimed Sena
tor Jones. “He evidently got his
wires crossed.”
The LaGrange lawmaker says it
strikes h ? aim ‘pitfu.lv weak hedging’
for the governor-ele£yt now to “pass
the buck” to county and municipail
governments.
. “More shrewd politics”, declares
Senator Jones. “That’s all it is; the
, old shell game. Governor-elect ex
claims: ‘Presto change!’—and the poof
people again can’t tell which nutshell
I the pea is under.”
; Referring to the tax situation in
■ Georgia in a recent speech at Athens,
• the governor-elect is quoted as say
i ing that the tax reductions must
[ come about within the cities and
: counties.
i, “Your county, your municipal and
S’! your special taxes are infinitely large
! compared with state taxes, which
> could hardly be decreased”, the gover
s! nor-elect said. “If all state taxes but
r | those absolutely essential to the
> | maintainance of our state institution
’ were dropped only two dollars per
i thousand would be saved to the tax
- payers.”
1 State Senator Jones scores the gov
-1 ernor-ef.ect quite roundly in declaring
1 that ‘he has done gone and went and
forgot about reductfng taxes so far
! as the State is concerned- He is even
■ turning double somersault back
wards, despite his weak knees, and
yelling. ‘Let George do it!”
i
! GEORGIA LIVE STOCK
WORTH $87,369,000
HORSES AND MI LES GAIN IN VAL.
UE WHILE DAIRY COWS SHOW
A BIG LOSS—ATTENTION TURN'.
ED TO COTTON IN SOUTH.
Comparatively little change either
in numbers or value of live stock is
indicated by the annual live stock in- 1
ventory issued at the office of the U- ;
S. bureau of agricultural economics.;
“Old Dobbin” is worth about sev- j
en dollars more than he was a year
ago, but there is a constant decline
in the number of horses, due to a
greater use of motor vehicles.
The number of mules is practically
the same as it was last year. On Jan
uary Ist the price of mules had be
gun to pick up, and the estimated val
ue per head at that time was six dol
lars the low point reached in
1922, with the price rapidly rising.
Milk cows show a drop of a dollar
since the past season, and other cat
tle a difference of only ten cent? per
head from last year.
Dairy cattle have increased in num ,
her in the north central belt.
The value of sheep has followed
the ascending price of wool. Nothing
however, seems to be able to check
the constant decrease in numbers, and
the industry ha? almost disappeared
except in the southern range section.
The north central belt has taken a
great deal of interest in swine grow
ing during the past year, and there
are a great many more hogs in that
1 section. In the southern area, where j
I the major portion of the porkers are
Wisdom Os The League Os
Nations Recognized By People
DECLARED HON. PLEASANT A.
STOVAL. EDITOR OE THE SAV
ANNAH PRESS, IN A SPEECH AT
THE BURNS CLUB IN ATLANTA-
Hon. Pleasant A- Stovall, editor of
the Savannah Pres? and former min
ister to Switzerland, who was a recent
speaker at the Burns Club in Atlanta,
says, in an interview, that neither he
nor anyone else can predict the out
come of present European conditions,
but he does not think any widely-ex
tended war will resuit, for, as he
points out. it takes money to conduct
wars and the European nations are
practically bankrupt.
Mr. Stovall waa questioned about
the European situation, for his resi
dence in the Old Country during and
for sometime after the World* War,
gave him a clear insight into Europ
ean affairs.
He declared that the disturbed con
ditions in Europe are the outcome of
opposition tot he wisdom and dear
sighted policy of Woodrow Wil-on and
the League of Nations, for had the
League of Nations been accepted by
the United States, instead of turmoil,
chais and threatened anarchy new
distrubing the Old World, peace, or
der and a resupmti n of business
would' have followed.
No one familar with fore’gn condi
tions can doubt, a? Mr. Stovall point
ed out, that the Versailles program
been adopted, all differences between
rival European countries would have
: | been settled amicably and without
Ii the shedding of blood, and today bus
j iness relations would be resumed aud
i far happier condition? prevail. The
, preponderating influence of the Unit
t ed States, Mr. Stovall said, would
have controlled the direction of the
t League.
> Mr- Stovall expressed the opinion
i that the wisdom of the League of Na
• tji-ons is now recognized by the peo
: pie, and it will be endorsed when the
issue is again brought before the
. voters.
: It is the only practical plan for set
[ tling the disturbed conditions of
• Europe. Mr. Stovall thinks. He say?
, the United States cannot 'ignore the
world for its prosperity hinges on its,
. foreign trade t-ndu ntil the turmoil
now racking Europe is settled it mu?t
feel the effects with the rest of the
world.
LYONS VIDALIA ROAD
TO COST $40,000.00
-
WORK ON FIVE NEW PROJECTS TO
BE STARTED THURSDAY BY
STATE HIGHWAY DEPT.—HALF
OF LOST BE PAID BY COUNTIES.
t Surveys are to be started Thursday
by the state highway Department up
on five new projects for which appli
i cations have just been made for fed
j eral aid. The surveys are to be com
| pleted by May 15.
! The project are as follows:
Bulloch county, route No. 2; total
cost. $30,009; eight miles in length,
from Stillson to the Bryan county
line.
Montgomery county, route No. 56.
ten and a half miles from Mount Ver
non to the Montgomery.Treutlen coun
ty line; cost. $60,000
Toombs county, route No. 30, seven
miles from Vidalia to Lyons; cost
$40,000.
Tattnall county, routes 30 and 23,
! seven miles from RdxlsviUe to Collins;
i cost, $34,000.
Jen Wins county, route No. 21. eight
miles from Millen to the Jenkins-
Soreven county line; cost, $40,000.
Half of the cost price of these proj
ects is borne by federal aid, the re
mainder by the county itself. —Sav
annah Pres?.
grown, more attention was devoted to
cotton this season, and there is prob
ably a smaller number there The
net returns for the entire state show
• a slight increase.
Subscription SI.OO
GREATEST MASONIC WORK IS
HO.MR. FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN
ATLANTA. Ga.—“ The greatest Mas
onic work in the world today is the
Scottish Rite home froc rippled child
ren, “Forrest Adair told the members
of the Masonic club at a meeting just
held here.
“Thei nfluence of the home is so
far-reaching that similar institutions
are being established in aH sections
of the United States and will be wffti
in reach of all crippled children of
America,” he said, “for the eyes of
the world were not on crippled child
ren until the first home was establish
ed here in Atlanta.”
He praised the Masonic club for its
support of the Scottish Home for
crippled children here and declared
that as long as they serve Masonary
in this manner they are serving hum
anity and God.
The Scottish Rite Home for crippE
ed children, in Atlanta which was es
tablished through the influence of Mr.
Adair is now recognizee.' as one of the
best known institutions of its* k'nd in
America. It was due to its establish
ment that he Shriners of America de
cfdec. to establish similar institutions
in all part? of the United States. Mr.
Adair was named as chairman of a
national committee to recommend
slides In several leading ci'.ties of the
country.
1 »
ADVICE TO IRISH
POTATO GROWERS
i SPRAYING POTATOES IS LIKE IN
SURING ONE’S HOME, SAYS F-
M. CONNOR. DEVELOPMENT AGT.
SEABOARD RAILWAY CO.
To The Irish Potato Growers:
Spraying Irish Potatoes Is Like In
suring One’s Home.
Do you believe in fire insurance for
your house and barn, most people do?
Spraying Irtish potatoes for the con
trol of late blight is like carrying fire
insurance.
One may never spray and never lose
a crop it is true, but the chances that
. will come almost every or any year.
On the other hand if the potato fields
i are sprayed, the chances are there
will be no losses to suffer from this,
the commonest disease of the potato
field.
Many successful -potato growers
consider it necessary to spray for late
blight even though the disease has
not made its appearance in the field.
The fungus disease produces large
dead spots on the leaves which on the
lower side show a characteristic
downy growth. It leads also to the
decay of the stems, likewise the po
tatoes. bitli while in the ground and
after they are dug. Once started, if
the weather is continously damp and
cool, we have seen large areas of vines
in the potato fields killed in a few
days-
Bordeaux mixture, of 4-4-50 or 5-5-
50 formula, is the spraying material
recommended for controlling this dis
ease. Thef rist application should be
applied about the time the plants are
six inches high and should be repeat
ed every ten days or two weeks.
Every potato grower should get hia
sprayer and spraying material ready
for use immediately after the plant
ing has been finr'ished.
. Conditions of soil and climate vary
so much that more detailed instruct
ions can hardly be given. However,
the experience of many practical
growers make It possible to give the
general recommendation above.
F. M. Connor,
Development Agent.
NOTICE
The R. F. D. Carriers and Postmas
ters of Toombs, Montgomery. Treut
len and Wheeler counties are invited
to attend a basket picnic and fish fry
at the Mt. Vernon bridge on February
22nd. Take your folks and friends
along. Each one is lequested to cac
ry dinner.
\V. H Morris,
President Toombs Co. Carriers.**