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Vol 20. No 28
SINGERS MET
LAST SUNDAY
meets in all day session
HERE SUNDAY NEXT SES
SION WILL GO TO MT. ZION
2ND. SUNDAY IN OCTOBER.
The Toombs County Singing Con
vention met in all day session at the
school audtiorium on last Sunday,
which many good singers were pres
ent. The convention was called to
order at 2 o’clock by Geo. B. Johnson
president of the Singing Convention.
Many singers from Candler, Eman
uel, Wheeler and Treutlen counties
were present, and rendered some
good singing all through the day.
Several good quartetts were enjoyed
by the large crowd.
The next session was voted on by
four different places, hut the major
itywas voted by Mt. Zion, which the
convention will meet there in all day
session the 2nd. Sunday in October.
WHERE THE TAX MONEY OF
THE STATE COMES FROM
Lyons, Ga., July 9th., 1923.
Editor of the Lyons Progress,
Lyons, Ga.
Dear Editor:
Believeing that it will be of inter
est to the tax payers of Toombs
County to know how the state of
Georgia derives it revenue, I hand
you herewith itemized statement
showing from what source same Is
dervide, this is official figures taken
from Comptroller Genera! Wright’s
report for 1922.
Yours truly,
G. W. LANKFORD.
City and Town Real
Estate $1,840,000
Automobile Tags 1,520,000
Farms 1,520,000
Gasoline (lc a gallon) 739,000
Oil Inspectors Fees 640,000
Insurance Companies 592,000
Rental, Western & Atlantic
Railroad 540,000
Railroad Tax 519,000
Poll Tax 344,000
Cotton & Other Factories. .. 330,000
Merchandise 305,000
Money & Solvent Debts 293.000
Inheritance Taxes 283,000
Occupation Tax (Capital) ....242,000
Shares in Banks 217,000
Houshold Furniture 182,000
Auto & Bicycle's (ad val) ...100,000
Fertilizer Fees 165,000
Horses & Mules 120,000
Cigarette Dealers .„. 108,000
Street Railways 99,000
Professional Taxes 94,000
Corporations (ad val) 84,000
Farm Tools & Other
Machinery 60,000
Insurance Fees 57,000
Telephone Companies 54,000
Cattle 45,000
Pure Food Fees 44,000
Back Taxes 38,000
Insolvent General Tax ._...... 38,000
Billiards & Pool 35,000
Stocks & Bonds 32,000
Insurance Agents 30.000
Automobile Agents 29,000
Carbonic Acid Gas 26,000
Interest from Depositories ....22,000
Wild Land Tax 20.000
Rentals of Public Proptry 19,000
Public Service Commission ...16,500
Steamboat Compaies 16,000
Telegraph Companies 16,000
Cotton & Other Crops 15,000
H °gs ; 13,000
Senator Lankford Gets
Splendid Com. Appointments
Senator G. W. Lankford’s high
standing * n state legislative circles,
Ue to his splendid service in the
°’ Aer house as representative from
ls county, has brought him import
ant committee appointments.
~' r - Lankford was named chairman
appropriations committee in
e senate, possibly next to the posi
lon president the most important
Petition in the upper house. He was
a? 0 n amed to serve on other import
committees, these including
Ru K Finance, W. &A. R. R., State
The Lyons Progress
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
A Great Big River to Cross
SHERIFF C. W. CULPEPPER
CAPTURES STOLEN CAR
Tuesday morning Sheriff Culpep
per received a message that the stol
en car of Mr. Wolfe’s which had been
stolen some time back in Vidalia had
been located near Derring, Ga.
Mesrs Wolfe and Moxley got on
trace of the car, which they were in
formed it was near Derring. They
left immediately for St. Clare, Ga.,
where they located the young man
that had stolen the car, and he ad
mited stealing it. They wired
Sheriff Culpepper at once and he
left Monday night. On arrival at St.
Clare Sheriff Culpeper arrested a
young man by the name of Dock
Jones, and returned him and the car
back to Lyons early Tuesday morn
ing.
TOOMBS COUNTY BANK
OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP
Toombs County Bank announced
last week that they would give a
Scholarship to the Short Course for
Club Boys at the Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture tothe boy win
ning the Championship in the Corn
Club Contest. The expense of this
trip is s3o' and they have agreed to
offer this to the winner that he may
go and get the training that is offer
ed at this course. Some hustling boy
will make that trip.
Barber Shops 13,000
Pistols & Cartridges ».. 12,000
Watches & Jewelry, Silver
Plate 10,000
Pawnbrokers 9,800
Soft Drink Manufacturers 9,300
Cold Storage Companies 9,100
Mineral & Timber Lands 8,500
Moving Picture Shows 7,500
Peddlers 7,500
Show Taxes C.SOO
Sleeping Car Companies 6,100
Cars for Hire 5,800
Hotels 5,700
Garages 5,700
Soda Founts 5,300
All Other Sources 187,900
$12,122,000
Sanatarium, Judiciary No. 2 and
Banking. #
Mr. Lankford is one of the strong
and forceful men in the senate and
is expected to have much to do with
shaping the imporar.t legislation
which will come up forattention at
this year’s session.
LOST—Between Cobbtown and
Lyons, via Jarriel’s Bridge, one
32x4 Goodyear Cord Tire, on rim.
Liberal reward. J. P. McNatt. 2t.
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 12 1923
NEGROES IN NORTH
FIND JOBS SCARCE
RECENT MIGRATION HAS FLOOD
ED LABOR MARKETS ABOVE
MASON AND DIXON LINE, GA.
MANUFACTURERS LEARN.
Unskilled negro labor is a drug on
the market in Detroit, Mich., and
negroes who are migrating there
from the south are meeting with
grievous disappointment, not only as
regards employment, but in the way
of finding means of subsistence, ac
cording to telegrams received in At
lanta from the department of public
welfare of Detroit. Housing condi
tions are very bad, says a telegram
from T. E. Dixon, general superint
endent of the department, and if the
period of unemployment continues,
unskilled negro laborers will be in
dire straits.
Similar situations exist in Phila
delphia, Pa., and in St. Louis, Mo.,
according to telegrams received from
non-sectarian, no-partisan charitable
organizations like the associated
charities of this city.
The telegrams were received in
answer to wire inquiry from the
Georgia Manufacturers’ association,
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asking for information concerning
employment and housing conditions
for southern negroes who are migrat
ing to various industrial centers in
the north, east and middle west.
Three of the telegrams received in
answer to this query are as follows:
“Unskilled colored labor is a drug
on the market in Detroit at the pres
ent time. New arrivals are finding
it difficult to obtain employment.
Housing conditions are very bad.
New arrivals forced to live in crowd
ed at excessive prices. If per
iod of unemployment continues un-
colored labor will m dire
straits. City is not financed to take
care of an influx of southern negroes
or non-residents of any class.
“Cityof Detroit, Department of
Public Welfare.
“T. E. Dolan, general superinten
dent.”
“Housing shortage here makes con
dition of southern unskilled negro
serious. Living in crowded quarters
that menance health and life. Six
teen people recently discovred to be
living in one room. Canvass of 61,-
135 dwellings by Philadelphia Hous
ing association in April showed only
fifty-six for rent at less than fifty
dollars per month. Few if any of
these available for negroes. Should
widespread unemployment develop
conditionof these newcomers would
be appalling.”
ICE PUNT IN
fULLOPERJTION
OPENED LAST SATURDAY MORN
ING MANUFACTURING SEVER
AL THOUSAND POUNDS OF ICE
THE FIRST DAY.
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The Lyons Ice & Cold Storage
Company manufactured their first
ice on last Saturday morning, and
has been in continuous operation
since. The first ice that was made
was given away free of charge, there
being several thousand pounds given
away.
In connection with the ice plant,
the company has a cold storge, for
the benefit of those who wish to
cure their meat, when it comes time
for meat curing. This will be
great advantage to the people who
live around here, saving time and
expense of having to send their meat
out of town for curing.
Mr. Goddard, the manager of the
Ice Plant, early Monday morning put
on a wagon delivering ice, and the
public is now using Lyons’ manufact
ured ice.
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C. G. GARNER SUCCEEDS IN
GETTING CHICKEN CARS
The following letter below from
E. J. Parrish, Asst. General Freight
Agent, of S. A. L. Railway to County
Agent Garner, concerning the poul
try sales, will be read with much in
terest to the farmers of this county.
The letter states that an early date
that the Seaboard will furnish poul
try cars at any points along their
line for the benefit o f the chicken
sales that are being put on at differ
ent places. This of course will mean
that less expense to the farmers who
bring in poultry for these sales.
Below is given the letter:
Savannah, Ga., July 9, 1923.
I Mr. C. G. Garner, County Agent,
I
i Lyons, Ga.,
Dear Sir:-
Referring further to my letter of
June 28th.
We have published in our SL 1820
ICC A-6924, rules governing the
stopping of cars of live poultry in
transit,to complete loading, at all
points on the Seaboard Air Line
Railway. This tariff is published to
become effective on August 7th., but
we have made application to the In
terstate Commerce Commission to
make same effective at an earlier
date, and if granted, I will advise
you to that effect.
Yours truly,
E. J. PARRISH,
Asst. General Freight Agent.
No Worms in a Healthy Child
All ehildren troubled with worms have so un
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a
rule, there is mere or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, im
prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength
ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child wUM>e
•e perfect health Pleasant to take. 60c per Settle
“Society for Organized Charity,
Philadelphia, Pa.”
“There is an increasing number of
southern unskilled negroes coming
to St. Louis. A growing problem 1s
recognized. Serious attention now be
ing given to the problem and local
sources are meeting possible emer
gencies, such as housing, unemploy
ment, etc. Will be glad to send
definite information when available.
“St. Louis Providence Association.”
Says Legislators Favor
Repeal Equalization Law
That the present tax equalization
law is doomed is the opinion of Rep
resentative Ernest C. Wimberly. In
a letter to the Progress he states that
sufficient members of the house have
already signed the repeal bill to in
sure its passage. A constitutional
amendment making it possible for
Georgia to levy an income tax is
meeting with much approval, he says,
and he believes it will be passed by
the legislature. Mr. Wimberly is
interested in both of these measures,
being joint author of the bill to re
Subscription SI.OO
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CON’IIONJULY 27
MEETS AT THE AIMWELL PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH FRIDAY
JULY 27TH—DINNER TO BE
SERVED AT NOON HOUR.
The Aimwell Presbyterian Church
has invited the annual County Sun
day School Convention for all dem
ominations to meet with them o»
Friday July 27th, according to an an
nouncement made by the Officers of
the Toombs County Sunday School
Association. The hospitality of these
people is well known and doubtless
the Sunday School people from ev
ery section of the county will attend
in large numbers. The convention
will be an all day affair, it is under
stood, and dinner will be served on
,the grounds at the noon hour in pic
nic style.
The State Sunday School Associa
tion is offering tw’o banners: one to
the School with the largest number
of delegates present in proportion to
the distance traveled; and another
to the School having the largest num
ber of its officers and teachers pres
ent in proportion to the distance
traveled, provided 75 per cent of
them are in attendance. This will
nodoubt, be a big incentive for most
of the churches to work up a large
attendance.
THREE GEORGIA SCHOOL
GIRLS WIN PRIZE
The prize of SIOO offered by the
Atlanta Masonic Club to the Georgia
boy or girl suggesting the best new
name for the Georgia Childrens
Home Society and the best reasons
why the new name should be prefer
red, has been won by three girls in
rather widely separated communities.
All three girls suggested the same
name: “The Childrens Aid Society of
Georgia” and gave about equally
meritorious reasons why is should be
chosen. The committe appointed by
the Masonic Club to determine the
winner of the prize decided on this
name and the three girls who sug
gested it.
The three winners of the prize are
Estelle Smith, Alta, Ga. Gladys Kemp
Marrietta, Ga., and Dorothy Coleman
Atlanta, Ga., and the hundred dol
lars will be divided equally among the
three.
A great many names were sug
gested, some of them nearly as good
as the Childrens Aid Society of Geor
gia, but not any that seemed so sim
ple and yet expressed so exactly the
work of the organization. The work
is not suported by the state treasury,
it is not an orphanage for rearing,
children within its walls, it is not
confined to a home-finding program,
but offers aid of the appropriate
kind in each case of serious need be
cause of death or misfortune.
The name has not yet been offi
cially changed, however, and possi
bly may not be at all, for that it a
matter for the directors of the Geor
gia Childrens Home Society to decide
Thus far the new name is only a rer
ommendation from the Atlanta Ma
sonic Club to the officials of the
Georgia Childrens Home Society. In
due time it will be considered, but
in the meantime we are all grateful
to the boys and girls of the state
who took so much interest in the mat*
ter.
peal the tax equalization law and of
a bill providing for an income tax.
Mr. Wimberly is much pleased
over his committee assigements. Be
sides being placed on the important
Ways and Means committee, an
honor rarely given new members, he
was also placed on Education, Tem
perance, Georgia State Sanitarium,
Military Affairs, Privileges and Elect
ions and was named vice-chairman
on the Absent Without Execuss Com
mittee