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Vol 20. No 35 SUPERIOR COURT NOW IN SESSION AUGUST TERM OF TOOMBS SU PERIOR CONVENED MONDAY MORNING —C. N. WALKER HEADS GRAND JURY. The August term of the Toombs superior court convened at Lyons Monday morning, Judge R. N. Hard eman presiding and Solicitor W. F. Gray being present to look after the interests of the state. The grand jury organized by nam ing C. N. Walker foreman, V. B. Herring clerk, and selecting J. M. Woods bailiff. Serving on the grand jury are J. L. Wolfe, C. N. Walker, A A. Webb, M. J. Rattray, L. L. Clifton, N. A. Dees, W. W. Stanley, j. B Jones, J. M. Davis, J. M. Outler, D. P. Sharpe, J. C. Bargeron, Jr., V. B. Herring, W. J. Murchison, W. M. Smith, H. P. Wilbanks, T. R. Mc- Swain, A. S. James, E. M. Wimberly, L. S. Cox, W. S. Hardin, W. H. Mor ris and 01 R. McCorkle. Judge Hardeman’s charge was along the usual line the attention of the grand jury being called to the necessity of stamping out the traffic in liquor and the carrying of pistols. No Court Next Week The session of the court will cover only one week, Judge Hardeman be ing compelled to be in Emanuel coun ty next week to hold court there. Civil business was taken up after the court was organized, and about fifty or sixty cases were disposed of. The criminal docket will be taken up today. COSBY M. SMITH BUYS FLOCK OF CHICKENS Mr. Cosby M. „.Smith, who lives near Elza has just bought 300 pure bred Leghorns from J. C. Bargeron. Mr. Smith plans to carry on some pretty extensive poultry raising and egg shipping as well as raising tobac co and cotton. This is a much wiser use of the money secured from this years un usually good tobacco crop than some farmers in another section are re ported to be making of their money by spending practically all their pro fit for new cars. We are glad to see the poultry business grow as the real backbone of the wealth of this county will be poultry and livestock. FOR SALE—3S acre farm, 2% mile, south of Lyons. Cheap. MRS: VICTORIA ETHRIDGE, 4tpd. Route A, Lyons, Ga. Colonial Theatre “The Coolest Spot In Town’’ Chilled, Washed Air. PROGRAM: PARAMOUNT WEEK Monday—Agnes Ayres in “A Daughter of Luxury.” Tuesday and Wednesday Cdoria Swanson in “The Im possible Mrs. Bellew”. Admission 15 and 35 cents. Thursday and Friday—Ro dolph Valentino in “Blood and Sand.” Admission 15 and 35 cents. Saturday A Walter De Courcy production “The Amer 'can Toreador”. Harold Lloyd in “His Royal Slyness.” PARAMOUNT WEEK I The Coolest Spot In Town” Chilled, Washed Air. Colonial Theatre The Lyons Progress Yum, Yum! , GA. RURAL LETTER CARRIERS’ TO MEET - - IN TWENTIETH ANNUAL SES SION NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3-4 AT COLUMBUS, GA. COLUMBUS, Ga.—With an attend ance of approximately 500 rural let ter carriers expected here next Mon day and Tuesday for the twentieth annual meet of the Georgia Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, Colum | bus and Fort Benning are closing j plans for entertaining visitors. ; On Monday at noon the rural let- j ter carriers will have lunch at Fort Benning, the 97,000 aede home of “The Infantry School” the greatest ; school of arms in the world, bar none, according to Secretary of War Meeks The big military project is only eight I and one half miles from Columbus i but more than 100 automobiles will ( j be required to transport the visitors to the camp. A tour of the camp will be made immediately after lunch- j eon, four army officers explaining the many features of the school where officers from all parts of the country learn, in a practical way, military subjects. Monday night the rural letter car riers will be taken to the Rialto 'the atre where they will see the delight- j ful photoplay “The Custard Cup.” j Every courtesy will be extended the ; visitors. The speakers arranged for by President George T. Tippin, of Round Oak, Ga., include Senator W. J. Harris, Congressman W. C. Wright John D. McCartney, Savannah, O. C. Cole, Post Office inspector, who will also conduct the question box, Fred L. White, J. E. Womack and Senator Walter F. George will probably speak, agreeing to be present if he can possibly get to Columbus at that j time. Interesting reports on the ; work of the association and other j features will make up a well rounded program. On arrival the letter carriers are asked to go direct to the hotel (Waverly) where a committee head ed by John B. David, local rural let ter carrier, will confer with them re garding hotels. They will register I for the convention Monday morning I atthe entrance to the Federal court I building second floor Post Office, j The convention will be called to or- I der at 9:30 o’clock Monday morning. WANTED —Hogs, Shoats and Pigs See FRANK J. PAYNE, Care of Nelson Hotel, Reidsville, Georgia OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. AUG. 30 1923 SOUTHEASTERN TRUST COM PANY ORGANIZED IN ATLANTA ATLANTA, Ga.—One of the most important business developments in recent months, insofar as this section of the country is concerned, is the formation of the Southeastern Trust Company, with headquarters in this city. This company, with an authorized capital stock of one million dollars, has been organized by sons of the most substantial and successful bus iness men in the south, for the pur pose of making first mortgage loans on improved real estate, in the cities ! and larger towns of the southeastern states. Both improved residential and business property will be hand led, either completed or in course of ! construction. Bonds issued by the company will not be secured by the actual proper ty against which they are issued, but each one will carry the endorsement 'of the company itself, thus making these investments secure to a degree never equr in this class of busi ness. The company is in position to ! bring south large blocks of: northern capital which has hitherto been un available for this purpose and it is certain that it will perform a real service, and be a valuable factor in the development of the southeast. The company is now disposing of J some final blocks of its capital stock and arranging for permanent corres ! pondents in the leading cities of the | territory, after which it will begin active operation in the making of loans in all parts of this section. ' " ' ■- v. «*► s» + . tttf '■ ' * *• , •• :: notes Hnnie Xaurle ibagan notes flDae ©fcom ;; * •• . • vA. ~ »» x . • • ; - • • ill Zb e jfasbton Shop | Xpons, (Seorgta ;i + ;; :: announce tbelr opening of :: ♦ «■ I tfall YlMUinery | ftbursbay, Huo. 30tb. 1923 I l :: ano continuing three f X I , ► I i: are corbiallp invltefc to see the unusually f *’ beautiful line of fUMllinerp on display ;; buring tbe opening anb through* | t out tbe season, f l| ■ ' ': : f X SENATOR HARRIS SPEAKS AT LYONS SENIOR SENATOR SPEAKS TO SPLENDID AUDIENCE MONDAY MORNING AT COURT HOUSE REVIEWS WORK IN CONGRESS A large gathering of Toombs county voters packed the auditorium at the court house Monday morning to hear Senator Wm. J. Harris, Georgia’s senior senator, give an ac count of his stewardship in congress. Senator Harris was introduced by S. B. Meadows and spoke for over an hour. At the conclusion of his address he left for Jeffersonville, where he had engagement for an ad dress Monday afternoon. Mr. Harris reviewed his work in congress with especial reference to legislation designed to aid the farm ers of the country. He made a plea for the ending of wars and told of his desire to see nations arbitrate their differences. At the conclusion of his address he asked for an ex pression of approval of his work in j the senate, practically every man in ! the auditorium expressing approval I of the senator’s record by rising to his feet. —The John Flannery Company, Savannah, Ga., will make liberal ad vances on consignments of cotton. —For Rent—Five room house in Lyons. Ready September Ist. See G. E. USHER, Lyons. SPEECH MADE BVWIMBERLY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA TIVES AT THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION—REPRODUCED FROM ATLANTA DAILY PAPER. Wimberly of Toombs made an at tack upon a minority of the House today, that he claims is “in an over whelming majority”. He centered his attack on the Rules Committee and the Constitutional Amendment Committee. Bills were introduced in the earlier part of the Session pro viding for an Income Tax, and Class ified Tax. They were referred to the Constitutional Amendment Commit tee, and Wimberly claims that this Committee have trottled them and has not kept them from coming on the calendar; that this committee has had ample time to submit them to the House; which was the wish of a vast majority of the Legislatui'e, but refrained from doing so, and as a result no Constitutional Amendments providing for an Income Tax, or Classifications Tax was submitted to the Legislature until the last week. He claims further that the Rules Committee disregarded the rights of the people of the State and the Members of the General Assembly by not placing these tax proposals to the House when they were passed on by the Committee, even though the Committee delayed so long in sub mitting them to the House. Mr. ( Wimberly accused these Committees of throttling the Legislature. Mr. Wimberly also said that the House is not responsible if an extra session is called, but that this minor ity in these two committees who have failed to submit these simple, but necessary measures are alone responsible. Mclntosh has unique COW BUYING PLAN • The Georgia Association program is being carried out in Mclntosh county. Money is being raised for the purchase of cows for the farmers on a unique, local stock certificate plan; twenty-five business and pro fessional men and farmers subscribed SIOO each and secured stock certifi cates and the money is being used as a revolving fund, operating with out profit, to help establish the “cow, hog and hen” plan on the leading farms of the county. This fund is available not only to the white farm ers who are following the advice of | the white county agent, Mr. A. S. Bussey of Townsend, but also to I eighteen colored farmers working un der the leadership of J. U. H. Sims, the colored county agent at Darien. Already there has been a carload shipment of poultry and the program is developing rapidly through the leadership of the Mclntosh County Live Stock and Poultry Association which was organized under plans sug gested by the Georgia Association. LYONS SCHOOL FACULTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED The faculty of the Lyons High School has been completed. The Board this week elected Miss Christel Preetorius, graduate of State College for Women, to the fourth grade, and Mr. D. C. Corbitt, graduate of Ash bury College for high school depart ment and Athletic Coach for boys basket ball. NOTICE TO PATRONS LYONS SCHOOL School opens next Monday at nine o’clock. All patrons and friends are most cordially urged to be present at the opening. All pupils are requested to be present. Entrance cards will be issued by Mr. B. F. Brown at his store. Country high school pupils will come free of tuition on same terms as town pupils. G. E. USHER, Supt. —For best results ship your cot ton to the old reliable Cotton Fac tors, The John Flannery Company, ’ Savannah, Ga. Subscription SI.OO CURRIE CASE SEI FOR OCTOBER IST. JUDGE HARDEMAN WILL HAVE SPECIAL TERM OF COURT IN 1 OCTOBER TO TRY CASE—CUR RIE’S FIFTH TRIAL. Owing to the fact that he was un able to devote but one week to the August term of the Toombs superior ' court, Judge Hardeman, after a con ference with Solicitor Gray and at - torneys, has announced that a special term of the Toombs superior court will be held the first Monday in Oct ober for the purpose of trying Lee Currie, under indictment for murder, ' and who was granted a new trial by 1 the supreme court. This will make the fifth trial of this celebrated case, Currie having 1 been found guilty and sentenced to be hung three times, each time the supreme court ordering a new trial One trial resulted in a mistrial, the ■ jury being unable to agree. GA. COUNCIL OF CO-OPERA -1 TIVE BODIES IS FORMED At a meeting in Atlanta recently | of the managing heads representing the five principal co-operative mar keting associations in the State, the 1 Georgia Council of Co-operative Mar keting Associations was organized with election of J. E. Conwell, of the Georgia Cotton Growers’ Association, , as Chairman and William P. Bullard, 1 ofthe National Pecan Growers’ Ex change of Albany, Georgia, as Secre tary. Other officials attending the meet ing inaddition to Mr. Conwell and 1 Mr. Bullard were T. M. Chastain, 1 president ofthe Cane Growers’ Co operative Association, Cairo, Ga., John D. Paulk, president of the South west Georgia Watermelon Growers’ Association, Adel, Ga., and Colonel R. E. L. Spence, president of the Georgia Peanut Growers’ Co-opera tive Association, Albany, Ga. The conference followed a call by Mr. Conwell, of the cotton associ ation, a few days ago, at which time he suggested the advisability for representatives of the co-operatives to meet from time to time to advise with each other, not only for mutual benefit, but for carrying forward the movement of organizing marketing associations for all farm products. As described in the rules of organ ization, the Council will be purely a voluntary association of the manag ing heads of the various co-operative marketing associations in the state. Membership in the council will be limited to the managing head of each of the co-operatives chartered under the co-operative marketing acts of Georgia of 1920 and 1921. t In speaking of the first meeting Mr. Conwell stated: “I can see very clearly that the managers of the dif ferent associations for marketing farm products can, by meeting to gether and exchanging ideas, be able to render a better service, not only for the co-operative marketing move ment, but for the members of the associations already organized. This will be a great benefit in itself, but in addition tothat, the council ex pects to help the growers of the farm products that are not organized at this time on the co-operative plan, to form associations for marketing their products co-operatively.” All mem bers of the council were unanimous in their expression that to solve this problem would mean that farmers would then be able to solve our prob lems of diversification inasmuch a3 growers will then be assured of fair prices for their products once they are organized on the co-operative plan. The council will meet from time to time and the next meeting will be called by the chairman. The Fashion Shop of Misses Mae Odom and Annie Lau.ie Hagan will open to the public on Thursday, August 30th. Their opening an nouncement is being carried on the front page of this issue, which will be read with much interest to their many friends. j