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VoL 20. No 27
SCHOOLS TO BE
CONSOLIDATED
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
orders CONSOLIDATION OF
normantown, midway and
McLEOD school districts.
At a meeting of the county board
of education held Monday, a petition
of a number of citizen* asking for
the consolidation of the school dis
tricts of Normantown, Midway and
McLeod school districts was granted.
Citizens in these three districts
•who are interested in securing a bet
ter school for their section will now
start work securing signatures- to a
petition to the ordinary asking him
to call an election to be participated
by the voters in these districts on
the question of local taxation for
public school purposes.
The consolidation of these three
districts would make it possible for a
strong school to be built up at Nor
mantown which would provide excel
lent educational factilities for the
school children in these three dis
tricts.
PREJUDICE AGAINST THE
NEGRO IS ON INCREASE
ATLANTA, Ga.—Race prejudice
against the negro is decidedly on the
increase in the North, and at the
time is growing noticeably less in
Georgia. This statement was made
today by T. J. Wooster, Jr. secretary
of the Georgi'a Committee on Race
Relations, which organization has in
vested itself actively since its organ
ization in tracing cases of injustice
to Georgia negroes and correcting
them.
Reports from Northern cities,
Cleveland, Cincinnatti, Detroit, Chi
cago and Philadelphia show that in
creased prejudice and an increasing
number of clashes between whites
and blacks have resulted from the
migration of the Southern Negro to
the North. These reports particul
arly show that the foreign element
of the Northern cities hate the negro
because of competition of labor and
because the negroes are overflowing
into the foreign quarters of the
Northern industrial centers.
The negro, the figures and reports
show, is far better off in the indus
trial centers of the South than he is
in similar centers in the North, ac
cording to Mr. Wooster. Race wars
in the North have resulted in the
death of more negroes than lynch
ing in the south ever have, and a
survey of past years show a definite
relationship between negro migration
to northern centers and race wars in
those centers.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our thanks to
our friends and neighbors, for there
sympathy and help during our be
reavment in the sickness and death of
our beloved son, Henry.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith,
Elza, Ga.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA. BARNEY,-BUT WHAT ARE WE TO
- EX) WITH THIS PERFECTLY GOOD FOUNDATION?
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BAPTIST REVIVAL CLOSES
TODAY (THURSDAY)
The revival which has been run
ning for thp past ten days at the
i First Baptist church of Lyons, was
announced yesterday by its pastor,
Rev. A. D. Woodle, that it would
come to a close today. Although
there is probability of the revival
continuing a few days longer, but it
was not announced by the pastor.
Much interest has been shown in
the revival for the past ten and
great crowds have attended these
i services, and it hoped that much good
has been received from these splen
did services, of which Rev. O. P. Gil
bert, of Brunswick, delievered.
GOOD CROPS REPORTED
IN CEDAR CROSSING SECTION
Uvalda, June 30. —Despite the un
usually heavy rains, J. B. Jones, one
of the largest farmers of this sec
tion, has what is considered by the
farmers and traveling men one of
the best crops that he has ever
grown. Mr. Jones has a fourteen
horse farm, and has 180 of
cotton that is expected ;to make at
least 150 bales, 204 acres of corn
that will produce between lorty-five
and fifty bushels to the acre, with
the best peanut crop of the season.
J. L. Wolfe, also of this section,
has a ten-horse farm, with 125 acres
of corn that will produce fifty bush
els to the acre, and an extra good
crop or peanuts. Mr. Wolfe has 180
acres in cotton that is expected to
produce at least 150 bales. Mr.
Jones and Mr. Wolfe live between
Uvalda and Cedar Crossing and seem
to be running a race to set exam
ples for the farmers of this section
of Montgomery and Toombs coun
ties and the public at large to show
that this is one of the best farming
sections of Georgia, in spite of the
boll weevil.
LITTLE CREEK CLUB NEWS
Our Club met Friday morning
June 29, at the home of Mrs. Dun
can Odom. We have our stove now
and it cooks splendid. We baked
light bread and biscuits.
On account of the chicken sale,
our club met Friday instead of Thurs
day.
Most all of our club members have
began canning tomatoes.
Mrs. Thorpe will soon begin short
courses to be put on at all the dif
ferent clubs. We will be numbered
with the other clubs, since we have
our stove at last, and we can do bet
ter work now.
Mrs. Thorpe also requests that all
the members to get their club caps
and aprons ready for the short
courses.
VIOLA COLLINS,
Cor. Sec.
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 5 1923
COUNTY SINGERS TO
| MEET HERE SUNDAY
;
IN AN ALL DAY SESSION AT THE
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM— MANY
PROMINENT SINGERS EXPECT
ED TO BE PRESENT.
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The regular session of the Toombs
County Singing Convention will be
held here next Sunday at the school
auditorium. Besides an all day sing
i the people are asked to bring lunch
1 and have dinner and spend the day.
Mr. W. H. Morris, vice president
says that he has been promised by
several prominent singers to be pres
j ent Sunday. He especially invites
the public to come out and help in
the singing, and a good time is prom
ised to all.
IN MEMORY OF HENRY
On Sunday, June 17, 1923, the
death angel visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs; Jim Smith, and taken from
them their beloved son, Henry. But
let not your hearts be troubled for
he has gone to dwell with the angel’s
on that bright and beautiful shore,
where death shall come no more.
Henry was a good boy, was true to
his parents, sisters and brothers, and
loyal to his relatives and friends, and
was loved by all who knew him. He
was studious and loved books, and
was just blooming into manhood.
Henry leaves a dear mother and
father, three brothers and two sisters,
and a host of other relatives and
friends to mourn his departure.
He loved his home and he enjoyed
to be with all of his brothers and
sisters, father and mother, to sit
around the fire side. He will be
missed at home around the table, for
how he did enjoy to have a good din
ner with the family.
Henry was twenty-one years of
age, and was one of God’s own sweet
characters. He joined the Metho
dist church, and loved Jesus all his
life. Rev. Martin conducted the
burial services and his message was
comforting to his loved ones.
Weep not dear one’s for he ha 3
gone to rest on the beautiful shore,
and some day you will meet him
where sorrow comes no more.
HIS FRIEND.
ERROR IN PREMIUM LIST
PRINTED LAST WEEK
In printing the premium list last
week the Scholarship given to the
winner of the Pig Club Contest by
the First National Bank of Vidalia
was omitted through error.
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F. B. RABURN BRINGS IN
FIRST MELON OF SEASON
Mr. F. R. Raburn, promient farm
er of this county, brought the The
Progress office last Thursday morn
ing a very nice watermelon. The
management of The Progress gave
to Mr. Raburn a year’s subscription
to The Lyons Progress for brining
j the first melon of the season in.
The Progress will also give a two
! year’s subschiption to the person
brining the largest watermelon of the
season.
SOUTHERN LOWLAND PASTURES
Practical experimental work by the
. Department of Agronomy, State Col
lege of Agricutlure, Athens, in var
i ious sections of the state has estab-
I lished the fact that permanent sum
| mer pastures for live stock are pos
sible. The experimental work has
been conducted over a period of
years and where pastures formerly
dried up in July and furnished little
food during the summer and fall
months, now live stock may be car
ried through these months in green
fields.
The state college became interest
ed in the work about five years ago
at the suggestion of Swift & Company
which purchased the packing plant at
Moultrie. A bulletin just issued by
the college recites that carpet grass,
Dallis grass, and lespedeza are much
superior to the native grass. The
pasture with these grases planted
gives seven to nine months’ satis
factory grazing during the year.
Twelve months’ grazing can be had
by using velvet beans and peanuts as
a supplement. If Georgia is to have
successful packing plants, it must
have available a year round supply
of live stock.
The bulletin issued by the state
college says:
“At the present time, more past
ures are needed to furnish spring and
summer grazing to the cattle and
hogs carried over the winter on vel
vet beans and peanuts.
“Four years experience of pasture
building in South Georgia indicates
that pastures of carpet grass, Dallis
grass and lespedza on moist lands are
thoroughly practical for that section.
These three plants furnish green
tender grazing during the spring,
summer and fall and are not injured
by tramping or close cropping. A |
pasture of this kind is easy start and
easy to get rid of when the land is to |
be put in cultivated crops. The
three plants grow well in sod, but are
destroyed by cultivation. There is
no danger of their becoming pests in
corn or cotton fields.
“Carpet grass is found from North
Georgia and Middle Alabama on the
north, to the lower part of Florida
on the south. It grows mainly in
low, moist places, but in Florida and
portions of other states adjoining, it
will do fairly well on hillsides hav- j
ing heavy .soils. Where moisture is
SATISFACTORY BOND FILED BY
SHERIFF CULPEPPER SATURDAY
PERSONAL BOND SIGNED BY
PROMINENT CITIZENS OF CO.
ACCEPTED BY ORDINARY
HAGAN SATURDAY.
A personal bond signed by eight
well known citizens of the county
was filed with Ordinary Hagan by
Sheriff Culpepper and was found ac
ceptable by the Ordinary. Tuesday
morning acting Sheriff Mallard turn
ed over the business of the office to
Mr. Culpepper who once more assum
ed charge of thed uties as sheriff.
The bond in the sum of SIO,OOO
for the faithful discharge «f the
duties of sheriff on the part of Mr.
Cuipepper was signed by the follow
ing citizens: N. B. Jarriel; O. C.
Franklin;Wiley Gay; W. E. McLain;
Mrs. Emma Brewer; D. L. Galberath;
S. T. Jordan; D. Coe.
Following his election as sheriff for
the full term of four year from Jan.
1, 1921 to Jan. 1 1925, Mr. Culpepper
filed a surety bond with the county
authorities. In May of this year the
surety company asked to be relieved
by the governor. An order was serv
ed on the sheriff giving him ten days
in which to file a satisfactory bond
with the ordinary. Following the
expiration of this time and the fail
ure of the sheriff to file a satisfact
ory bond, Ordinary Hagan declared
the office vacant and appointed J. D.
Mallard to serve as sheriff and call
ed a special election on June 20th.
Mr. Culpepper entered the race and
was elected by a handsome majority
over his two opponents. The accept
ance of the bond filed with the or
dinary brings to an end a political
situation which has been of absorbing
interest to the people of the county.
SOCIAL ERRORS
Telling your wife that you got a
raise.
Striking a match to look at the gas
tank.
Asking a lady friend how old she
is.
Shooting craps with the landlord.
Beating your boss in a game of
golf. $
Playing ring toss with your wife’s
bracelets.
LOST—S HEARD OF COWS
1 black headed cow with black
stripes, marked with over square and
under bit in one ear, and over square
jin other. 1 yearling the same color,
unmarked, about 10 months old. 1
red heifer about grown, 1 yellow heif
er same age, 1 dark brindle heifer,
same age. The 3 heifers marked with
two splits, one ear and split and un
derbit in other.
Any information will be awarded,
write or call.
W. W. DARLEY,
2tcol. Lyons, Ga., Rt. A.
supplied, carpet grass is a vigorous
grower, making omplete sods even on
thin sandy lands. Durying July and
August it grows most and unless
grazed closely will produce tough
stems and heads at that season.
“Dallis grass seems to prefer heavy
rich lands, being most vigorous in the
black lands of Alabama and Mississ
ippi, and thebottomsofNorth Alaba
ma, Georgia and South Carolina. It
grows normally in bunches, but on
good land will finally make a com
plete sod. Dallis grass comes early
in the spring and remains green late
in the fall. It requires close grazing,
else the plants produce seed and die.
“Lespedeza makes splendid grazing
which can be used any time during
the summer. It is especially valu
able the first year when used in a
pasture mixture.”
Rules for starting these lowland
pastures are contained in the bulle
tin, copies of which may be obtained
from the college.
Subscription SI.OO
FARMERS SHOULD SELL
THE SURPLUS PRODUCTS
At this time of the year practical
ly every farmer has a surplus of
porduce that he would like to dis
pose of; and at the same time the
town or city house-wife would like
to buy some “home grown” fruits
and vegetables; and it is evident that
the meeting ground for the satisfy
ing of these mutual wants is not as
definite as it might be. The farm
er’s surplus may be eggs, chickens,
peaches, pears, apples, plums, beans,
potatoes, tomatoes, or grapes. But
how is he going to dispose of such a
miscellanous lot of produce?
A large part of such products are
eaten raw, and cleanliness is of prime
importance. No article of food
should be offered for sale that shows
any evidence of disease, insects, or
dirt. If half of the peaches are
wormy, give that half to the pig and
sell the rest, and you will lose noth
ing.
Next in importance is the contain
ers. Very small fruits are sold in
quart baskets, and the larger fruits
are packed in gallon baskets of the
same type; while vegetables are
handled in large baskets, hampers or
crate. Any one who has gone to the
trouble and expense of raising these
crops should be sufficiently interest
ed in their sale to put them in clean
attractive containers. They should
be of the appropriate size, clean, free
from dirt, free from foreign odor,
and as attractive as possible.
Next is the handling of the com
modities. Most'fruits and vegetables
are ripe at the time of harvesting;
and this alone is an indication that
they are subject to deteriation with
the slighest bruise or ill treatment.
Most vegetables may be washed im
mediately after picking, but fruit*
are rarely washed, in fact berries and
like fruits should be picked only
when perfectly dry, and should never
be wet afterwards. All fruits should
be taken to the shades as soon as pos
sible after gathering, and kept as
cool as possible until they reach the
market.
The house-wife will profit mater
ially by making a few observations
before buying “home grown” pro
ducts. She seeks a proper balance
between quality and quanity of foods
Before buying she might notice the
following qualities: maturity of the
product, age of the food, cleanliness,
attractiveness, and general enviro
mental conditions.
There is very seldom on over-pro
duction of high quality fruits and
vegetables, when they are properly
packed and placed before the con
sumer in an attractive manner.
GEORGIA’S CLAYS
ARE GIVEN TEST
WASHINGTON,—As the result of
an investigation of the washing and
utilization of Georgia clays, made by
the Department of the Interior at
the Bureau of Mines, Columbus, 0.,
certain of these clays are being tried
out commerically in the manufacture
of refractories, floor, tile, wall tile,
face brick and electric porcelaines,
itfwas announced toady. The result
obtained in most cases have been en
couraging, the Department said, and
other clays will be given commercial
trials.
In the coure of the experimental
dock at Columbus, a new system of
washing has been devised which has
proved satisfactory to the Depart
ment in the separation of the desir
able and undesirable portions of the
clay. Data have been obtained on
a large number of samples of Geor
gia clays as regards color, shrinkage
and fusibility.
The Columbus station has been
washing up to 500 pounds of these
clays which are later tested in the
laboratory of the Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
station of the Bureau of Mines. The
mineral filler investigations have
heretofore been conducted at the
Tuscaloosa station, but will be trans
ferred to the non-metallic experi
ment station established at Rutgers
College, New Brunswick, N. J,, bj;
the Bureau of Mines. ,
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