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Vol 20. No 30
01 MAN KILLED
AS THREE FIGHT
TOM ALFORD SHOT AND CUT TO
DEATH IN DISPUTE OVER $4
AT OAK PARK—MANY SHOTS
EXCHANGED.
OAK PARK, Ga., July 23.—Tom
Alford is dead and Elden and Walden
Griffin, brothers are both causalties
as the result of a series of battles
which took placS at Oak Park in
Emanuel county yesterday afternoon
The fight is said to have started
about a debt of $4 which Alford
claimed was owed him by one of the
Griffin brothers, Griffin denying the
validity of the debt.
According to reports, Alford went
to Griffin’s house, where a rather
vigorous controversy was held about
the money but with no satisfaction
on either side. Later in the after
noon during the argument Walden
Griffin was hit in the head with a
pistol, the hammer making a rather
deep wound in his forehead, which
knocked him completely out. Alford
was cut badly, one gash running
from the back of his head to just un
der his chin, another from the ear to
his mouth and other cuts inflicted on
his body. During this fight Alford
lost his pistol but after a time regain
ed it in some manner and shot Elden
Griffin in the chest just ove the
heart. All the pistols having been
shot out and all combatants wound
ed it Was possible for bystanders to
seperate them and all combatants
rested while waiting for a doctor who
had been summoned.
Fighting is Renewed
During this wait each man seemed
apparently dissatisfied with the con
dition in which he found himself and
in the recapitulation, hot blood was
aroused again, pistols were reloaded
and Alford was shot in the center of
his forehehad, causing death almost
immediately and before the doctor
arrived on the scene.
Tom Alford was about 30 years
and held a place with the Georgia
and Florida Railroad. He is surviv
ed by his father and two brothers,
his father, Jim Alford, and one broth
er having figured in the death of
United States Marshall Ben Wilson
some three years since.
Besides the pistol wound, Alford’s
forehead showed two cuts which
would have proven fatal without the
shot, both cuts having severed blood
veins. His face and chest were also
badly gashed.
The Grifin brothers are both young
men married and engaged in farm
ing in the Oak Park section, where
they were raised. Walden Griffin
was stunned by the wound in his
head which is deep and which he stills
thinks is a pistol ball wound. The
doctor, however, thinks that it was
caused by the hammer of Alford’s
pistol. Elden Griffin has a pistol
wound just over his heart.
WIMBERLY WOULD ABOLISH
ALL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS
A bill to abolish all twelve of the
district agricultural schools in the
state was introduced Thursday in
the Georgia house of representatives
by Representatives Harris of Jeffer
son, and Wimberly of Toombs.
The two legislators propose to use
funds, amounting to approximately
$250,000 a year, appropriated to
these schools, to meet the Smith-
Hughes federal vocational education
fund forthe purpose of placing an
instructor in agriculture and voca
tional training in every qualified
high school in the state. The agri
cultural schools .they stated in dis
cussing the measure, were establish
ed at a time when there wa< an in
sufficient number of high schools in
Georgia.
The agricultural institutions now
have served their purpose, the rep
resentatives said, and are not ren
dering a service commensurate with
the appropriations they are getting.
In some of the schools, it was
stated, not more than fifteen to
thirty students are enrolled, with
each of these particular institutions
receiving approximately $15,000
from the state annually. The bill
was referred to the committee on the
University of Georgia and its
branches.
The Lyons Progress
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■ Something to Think About
ruBUSHER? AUTftAft-EE SERVICE
STATE TO HAVE ARSENATE
PLANT SAYS J. J. BROWN
Erection in Georgia of a plant for
the manufacture of calcium arsen
ate which will supply the needs of
Georgia farmers at not more than 10
cents a pound, and which will, in
addition to able to supply other cot
ton growing states, with the boll
weevil poison, is a possibility, ac
cording to J. J. Brown, Georgia
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Ira W. Williams, State Entomolo
gist, and H. B. Kenedy, vice presi
dent of the Fulton National Bank,
repersenting the City Club of At- !
lanta, are in Washington state, at
the request of Governor Clifford j
Walker, investigating the mines
which will supply the raw arsenic.
They will verify the reports of en
gineers on the supply and quality of
the ores available, and the practic
ability of the plans which have been
made for the erection of the calcium
arsenate plant in Georgia, where
Georgia lime, which forms 60 per
cent of the volume of cacium arse
nate, will be utilitzed.
If the estimates of engineers who
have investigated the present plans
are accurate, an amply supply of
calcium arsenate to supply Georgia
farmers, and cotton growing states
will be available at 10 cents a pound,
with the possibility of a lower price.
According to Ira Williams, State
Entomologist, 20,000,000 to 50;000-
000 pounds of calcium arsenate will
be used annually in Georgia alone if :
the price can be brought within
reach of Georgia farmers.
• The mines from which the arsenic
will be obtained are located at Miller j
River Station, Wash. They are own
ed by the National Gold Arsenic Cor
poration, and have been operated for
their gold ores, but the high arsenic
content has been a difficulty. This
gold will make it possible to mine
smelt the arsenic at a low cost.
MR. JOHN DURST BUILDS
HITCHING SHED FOR PUBLIC
Mr. John Durst in connection with
his mill and blacksmith shop has
erected a shed for the protection of
mules and horses of those that pat
ronize his place and to the public.
Also Mr. Durst has a lot and stables
that he has opened up to take care of
stock that will not stand hitching.
A few words direct from Mr.
Durst: We have constructed a nice
hitching shed and also lot stables,
that we have built for the conven
iences and benefit of our friends and
customers and we invite you to come
and hitch your stock out of the rain
and hot sunshine.
LOST—Between town and Mag
nolia Dairy Farm, Man’s Dress Coat,
small brown checks, dark, with patch
pockets with pencil attacked, gold
iniatials C. K. Finder please return
to Comer Kitchen at S. J. Brown’s
Store and get reward. ltpd. '
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 2t> 1923
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19,000 New Members
Join Cotton Assertion
GEORGIA COTTON ASSOCIATION
NOW HAS MEMBERSHIP OF
33,000 COTTON PRODUCERS—
MEMBERS MAKING MONEY.
More than 19,000 Georgia cotton
producers have signed up as raera
jbers of the Georgia Cotton Growers’
I Co-operative association since the
I co-operative began its second mem
bership campaign on February 1.
The association was organized last
year with apprximately 13,000 mem
bers, and now has a membership of
33,000 cotton producers, and the
campaign is still being pushed in
cotton producing counties throughout
the state with graitfying results, ac
cording to announcements from head
quarters of the association.
“Comparing our sales record of
the prices received for the members’
cotton with that of the prices the in
dividual growers sold for during the
dumping season last fall, our mem
bers will receive net practically sl,-
500,000 more than they would have'
got for their cotton had they sold
it as it was ginned last fall,”, says J.
iE. Conwell, president of the co-op
erative.
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j “The indications are that when
.the delivery season opens up this
| fall,” Mr. Conwell says, “our mem
bership will be three times it num
iber when the association was organ
ized and incorporated last year.
That the cotton producing neighbors
of our members have signed up, as
The WUd Bull of Pampas ,
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Luis Firpo. Argentine, South heavyweight, casts a
threatening shadow over the empire ruled by Champion Jack Dempsey.
The grim, serious, never-laughing Firpo has been styled “The. Wild Bull
of Pampas.” His knockout out of former chainpiou Jess Willard In
fight rounds makes him the logical exponent for Dempsey in a Septem
ber battle.
ter seeing co-operative marketing for
cotton put to the practical test for
one year, is the best evidence that
can be offered in favor of producers’
forming grower associations for
.marketing their products orderly and
according to business principles.”
“Had all of the cotton produced
last in Georgia been marketed
through the co-operative, the grow
ers, even under prevailing market
conditions last fall, would have re
ceived over $20,000,000 more than
they did, which would have been a
most helpful debt-paying and pur
chasing power, not only to the pro
ducers, but in favor of all lines of
business in our state. It would have
meant a great deal more, for it
would have aided in solving our tax
problems, the building of better rural
schools and churches. In fact, since
Georgia is primarily an agricultural
state, distributing our farm products
economically and profitbaly is funda
mental if we are to prosper and
solve our business problems and per
form the duties of citizenship. Os
course, with such a condition pre
vailing, the co-operatives would have
been of even greater service, because
they would have exercised a greater
influence on marketing conditions.”
The Co-operative has conducted its
campaign for new members slowly
and thoroughly by canvassing only
a few counties at a time. Now there
is a south-wide campaign on for new
members. All of the twelve cotton
co-operatives in the south are mak
ing a concerted drive to sign up ev
ery cotton producer possible before
DAIRY EXPERT TO j
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FARMERS WHO ARE INTEREST
ED IN DAIRYING ARE URGED
TO BE PRESENT AND HEAR
THIS DISCUSSION.
The Lyons Boosters Club thru the
Georgia Association has arranged for
one of the foremost dairy experts of
the United States to speak at Lyons
at the City Hall, Saturday morning
at 10 o’clock, July 28th.
If the people of Toombs County
would realize that Wisconsin is the
richest state in the whole United
States according to her population;
that Wisconsin is altogether a dairy
ing state and her people have made
their money with the cow especially,
and the hen and hog a side \ line I
am sure that our people would give
more serious consideration to the
cow, hog and hen program of farm
ing. If Wisconsin can be the rich
est state with the cow, hog and hen
farm program, why can’t Georgia
and Toombs County, Georgia, make
some money with this same program.
Our farmers need to think about
their farming.
This talk of this dairy expert will
be worth any farmer’s time to come
to Lyons and hear him. He will
give your something worth while to
think about. Seats will be provided
in the auditorium of the City Hall,
and it is a good cool place to get to
gether in.
Come everybody. July 28th. 1923
at 10 o’clock.
EDITOR YANDLE OF METTER
ADVERTISER TAKEN SICK
Mr. H. R. Yandle, Editor of the
Metter advertiser, one time Editor
of The Lyons Progress, is reported
very sick and has been taken to the
hospital in Atlanta for treatment.
Mr. Yandle was taken sick while in
attendance to the Press Association
in Lavonia, and had to return home.
Upon examination by his physician
he was pronounced suffering from
acute bright disease, and was hur
ried to Atlanta for treatment. Mr.
Yandle has many friends and rela
tives in Toombs that hopes he will
have a speedy recovery.
JOE ANDERSON OF CEDAR
CROSSING TAKEN BY DEATH
Joe Anderson of the Cedar Cross
ing section, and one of the best men
of this section died of typhoid fever
at his home near Uvalda Tuesday
aftgrnon. He will be buried at the
family burial ground on Wednesday
at Harden’s Chapel at 4 o’clock.
Mr. Anderson was a good man and
his death will mean a great loss to
his community. The deceased leaves
a widow and three children.
ANNOUNCEMENT
There will be preaching at the
Baptist Church next Sunday at 11 a.
m. No even service, as the pastor
will be out of town. All of our mem
bers and friends are urged to attend
Sunday morning.
A. D. WOODLE, Pastor.
the fall season opens. To do so
means a far greater influence on
marketing conditions, as well as the
benefits it will bring to the many
new members that are being added
by all of the states.
The Georgia association is signing
members at the rate of more than
5,000 per month. Texas is signing
at the rate of 5,000 and all of the
other states are reporting big gains
in their membership. When the gen
eral drive, beginning August 1, is
completed, the officers of the Ameri
can Cotton Growers’ Exchange, the
overhead organization of all the cot
ton co-operative, confidently predict
that, in view f the results that have
been obtained in the past two months
the membership in most of the coun
ties throughout the belt will be doub
led.
The Georgia co-operative expects
to have a membership of 40,000
growers for next season and even if
the crop is no larger than last/ year,
an average delivery per member will
be far about last year.
Subscription SI.OO
Is. S. CONVENTION
10 BEJIfID ERI.
many prominent speakers
WILL BE PRESENT INCLUDING
R. D. WEBB, GENERAL SUPER.
INTENDENT.
Every Sunday School in Toombs
County, regardless of demonination,
*hat has in action some beneficial
plan of carrying on certain features
of the Sunday School work is invit
ed to send some representative to
the annual Sunday School conven
tion to be held at Aimwell Presby
terian Church on Friday, July 27.,
to tell about it, according to those
in charge of the program. It is un
derstood that a large part of the pro
gram will be given to this, and for
this reason, it is hoped that the Sun
day Schools will respond most heart
ily to the invitation.
In addition to this attraction on
the program, there will be several
speeches on some of the newer phases
of the Sunday School work by sever
al of the best specialists in tho
-fate. Among the speakers expect
ed is Mr. R. D. Webb the general
superintendent of the Georgia. Sun
day School Association.
The convention is said to be for
all those interested in the Sunday
School work of this County, and es
pecially for the officers and teach
ers. Sunday School superintend
ents and pastors are asked to urge
attendance from their officers and
teachers, and of course superintend
ents and pastors are expected to set
the example.
It is hoped that every Sunday
School Association will be present
with a report of the year’s work.
They are as follows:
President—Clyde Odom, Lyons.
Vice Pres.—l. H. Corbitt, Lyons.
Secretary—l. J. Yandle, Lyons.
Children’s Division Supt.—Mrs. E. J.
Giles, Lyons.
Young People’s Supt.—B. G. Kitch
ens, Lyons.
Adult Supt.—R. A. Bargeron, Lyons.
DISTRICT PRESIDENTS
No. 1. Moodye McDonald. Vidalia.
No. 2. R. S. Wilson, Lyons.
No. 3. C. P. Autry, Elza.
No. 4. Mrs. Jim Hall, Uvalda.
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FINANCIAL FIRM HAS BEEN
ORGANIZED IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 23.—The
announcement was made here today
of the organization of the American
Finance and Mortgage Company, a
financial institution, which will main •
tain its executive office in Savannah.
The capitalization is $1,000,000.
A group of prominent Detroit,
Cleveland and New York busings
men are largely interested in the en
terprise. The corporation will deal
in mortgages, accounts receivable of
reliable merchants, jobbers, manu
facturers, automobile dealers and
others. Its business will be largely
of a semi-banking nature, except
that the company will not accept de
posits.
The field of operation will be in
the south.
HASTY MARRIAGES ARE
DOOMED BY SENATE
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Under a bill passed by the senate
Tuesday no marriage licenses can be
issued in Georgia until the names of
both contracting parties have been
posted on the door of the courthouse
in their county for five days.
Senator Stovall, of the twenty
ninth district, is the author of the
bill, which passed by a vote of 30 to
3. Mr. Stovall said the effect of the
measure would be to stop so many
runaway marriage and lessen the
divorce evil. The bill now goes to
the house.
The senate passed Senator Green’s
bill making communications between
doctors and their patients confiden
tial, and preventing their use in the
courts of the state. There was no
opposition to its passage.
The absent voters’ bill of Senator
Moore, giving voters away from
home on election days the right to
cast their ballots by registered mail,
was debated at length, and tabled on
motion of the author when much op
position to its enactment developed^,