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Vol 20. No 36
COURT ADJOURNED
SATURDAY NOON
busy week put in by court
OFFICIALS AND CRIMINAL
AND CIVIL DOCKETS LEFT IN
good shape.
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The August term of the Toombs
superior court adjourned Saturday
at noon after a busy week put in by
the court, the adjournment seeing
both criminal and civil dockets in
good shape. A special term of the
court will be held the first Monday
in October, at which time the case of
Lee Currie, charged with the murder
of Burleigh Phillips, will be taken
up.
The grand jury presentments,
which are found elsewhere in this
issue, were read to the court Friday,
when the body was discharged. The
presentments give an interesting re
view of county affairs.
Before adjourning court, Judge
Hardeman complimented the officers
of the court and particularly Sheriff
Culpepper and his deputies for their
faithful service and the manner in
which their duties had been handled.
B. H. Grace Loses Case
One of the hardest fought cases
of the entire week was the hearing
of the objections filed to the appoint |
ment of B. H. Grace as administra
tor of Mrs. M. A. Grace’s estate, re
sulting in the jury bringing in a ver
dict against the appointment of Judge
Grace. Mr. E. F. Parker was ap
pointed administrator on the estate.
WEEKLY COTTON LETTER
By
Savannah Cotton Factorage Co.
The Government’s Condition Re
port as of August 25th was publish
ed Friday morning, showing 54.1 per
cent of normal, against 57 per cent
last year, 49.3 per cent in 1921 and
67. sin 1920. The condition declin
ed 13.1 points from July 25th to Aug
ust 25th, 1923.
The condition of the crop in this
section of the belt was given as fol
lows:
Georgia 4c per cent, a loss of 6
points during the month.
South Carolina 57 per cent, a loss
of 7 points during the month.
North Carolina 71 per cent, a loss
of 11 points during the month.
Florida 30 per cent, a loss of 22
points during the month.
Alabama 52 per cent, a loss of 14
points during the month.
Texas lost 16 points.
From August 25th to date heavy
Colonial Theatre
“The Coolest Spot In Town”
Chilled, Washed Air.
PROGRAM:
Monday— Jack Holt in
“Making A Man.” Hall Room
Boy Comedy.
Tuesday and Wednesday
—“Kick In” starring Betty
Compson. Also Fox News.
Thursday—Thomas Meig
han in “Back Home and
Broke.”
Friday—Kathrine McDon
ald in ‘Heroes and Husbands’
Added attraction “ A story
of Progress.”
Saturday—Wiliam S. Hart
in—‘The Shooting Gambler’
Comedy “Take a Tip.”
“The Coolest Spot In Town”
1 Chilled, Washed Air.
Colonial Theatre
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The Lyons Progress
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One of the Present Day Wonders
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MERCHANTS ENJOY
GOOD BUSINESS
SINCE COTTON HAS BEEN COM
IN, MERCHANTS OF LYONS EX
PRESS THEMSELVES AS BEING
OPTIMISTIC OVER BUSINESS.
The merchants and heads of all
business houses of Lyons express
themselves rather optimistically in!
regards to the volume of business ;
that has been done in the past week
as well as the outlook for thriving
business this fall.
Already, a number of “back debts”
have been paid, substantial payments
are being made on all transactions ;
to the various firms, new names are
being added to the depositor’s lists ;
at the banks and evidences of pros-;
perity can be seen on every hand.
Crowds are beginning to hurry
here and yonder doing business at,
nearly every firm because there is
something of good quality to be ob-1
tained and the means with which to
purchase same.
SALESMEN WANTED
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WANTED: Men to sell Rawleigh
Quality Products direct to consum
ers in Toombs County. Pleasant,
permanent, profitable business. Little
capital needed. Make practically ev
| ery family a steady satisfied Custo
! mer. Workers make large steady
j income. Give age, occupation, ref-
I erences. W. T. Rawleigh Co., Dept.
2777, Memphis, Tenn.
STRAYED—To my place about a
month ago, 3 small shoats, black spot
ted, weighing about 60 lbs. each.
Crop and split in right ear, and crop
and swallow fork in left. Owner
can get same by paying expenses and
: charges.
L. L. FILEDS,
Lyons, Georgia
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i rains have continued to fall east of
| the Mississippi, causing much dam
age from shedding, army worms and
weevils. Even the best sections of
North and South Carolina have been
damaged much more than it was
Thought possible two weeks ago.
It is interesting to note that the
condition of the crop as of August
25th, 1923 is 10 points lower than
the ten year average, and 2.9 points
lower than the condition as of Aug
j ust 25th, 1922 when less than 10,-
| 000,000 bales were ginned. In view
!of the figures given we do not see
j how anyone can expect this year’s
crop to be 10,788,000 bales, as esti
mated by the Government on Friday
last.
It looks like another good year to
I hold cotton for higher prices.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 1923
FAIR DIRECTORS HOLD
MEETING MON. NIGHT
PLANS WERE PERFECTED FOR
HAVING ONE OF THE BEST
FAIRS TOOMBS COUNTY HAS
EVER HAD.
At an enthusiastic meeting of the
directors and stockholders of the
Toombs County Fair Association
Monday night plans were perfected
for having one of the best fairs the
county has ever had. The following
stockholders and directors promised
their whole hearted support in any
tvay necessary to put over a good
fair this fall; W. A. McNatt, W. T.
| China, S. J. Henderson, G. H. Mc-
Bride, A. L. Mosley, A. L. Page, B.
; F. Brown, C. A. Rogers, S. I. Hussey
; and Wm. Estroff. Other stockhold
ers were not able to be present on
, accou "uncil meeting and other
busine ~ matters.
* One of the best and cleanest carn
ival companies on the road submit
ted the association a contract which
was signed. This contract provides
ifor a freen balloon ascension with 3
j parachute drops fromthe ballon every
day of the fain In addition the earn
ival company has three rides, ten
shows and about thirty concessions.
The county demonstration agents
promise good exhibits from the com
munities and various individuals over
the county.
Now the' people of Toombs county
I must pull together, put your best
I farm and home products in the fair.
Show other people what you are do
ing. People will be at the fair from
adjoining counties. Let’s all pull to
gether and show these people from
adjoining counties that Toombs coun
ty is still in the fight, that we are
making things here to be proud of
| and that we are up with any county
lis Georgia. Let’s show by our ex
hibits that we are still one of the
leading agricultural.
MARVIN CLUB NEWS
Mrs. Thorne will meet with us
next Wednesday morning to put on ;
our short course. Beginning Sept.
sth and lasting through the 7th. We
are looking forward for all the Club
members to be present to be ready
and willing to go to work. We have
waited so late to have our short
course, but we are going to make it
count now.
Don’t forget the dates.
COLLINS,
Cor. Sec.
—For best results ship your cot
ton to the old reliable Cotton Fac
tors, The John Flannery Company,
Savannah, Ga.
LYONS HIGH SCHOOL
OPENED MONDAY
SPLENDID FACULTY SECURED
AND PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT
FOR ONE OF BEST SCHOOLS IN
TOWN’S HISTORY.
With a splendid faculty secured
for the coming year, the Lyons High
School opened Monday morning for
the fall term with a heavy enroll
ment and with prospects bright for
one of the best year’s the school has
ever had.
The faculty for the school was
completed last week and is as fol
lows:
G. E. Usher, superintendent.
Miss Maggie O’Neal, first and sec
ond grades.
Miss Cassie Youmans, third grade.
Miss Christel Preetorius, fourth
grade.
Miss Argie Cole, fifth grade.
Miss Birdie Vanßrackle, sixth
grade.
Mrs. Hattie E. Usher, seventh
grade.
Miss Evelyn Milholland, high
school department.
Mr. D. C. Corbitt, high school de
partment and athletic coach for boys
basket ball.
Miss Nettie Lou Tippins, music.
Prof. Usher was greatly pleased
with the enrollment and with the
spirit of the teachers and pupils and
predicts that fine work will be ac
complished during the coming year.
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APPLE FARM NETS
BARTOW MAN PROFIT ,
CARTERSVILI.E, Ga. Adding ,
further proof tothe fact that Bartow,,
County products are second to none, j (
H. L. Jolly, a farmer residing four ,
miles west of White, has brought in |.
samples of extra fine apples of the .
“delicious” variety. !,
Mr. Jolly has been experimenting ,
in horticulture and specializing in | j
apples, for several years, and he now t
has over 200 trees.
This year he expects to get more
than 200 crates of apples of fine
quality. His orchard is on a high j
hillside, about the frost line, and dur- ,
ing the season he has sprayed it <
seven times. The results is apparent 1
in the fine fruit he has exhibited to
friends here.
Mr. Jolly says that careful atten
tion and a study of the needs of
apple trees will amply repay any j
farmers. Naturally, he is proud of j
his orchard, and will take pleasure.
in showing and explaining to any
one interested how they, too, can
profitable grow this fruit.
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
• Os AUGUST SUPERIOR COURT
ABOLISHMENT OF THE OFFICES
OF FARM AND HOME DEMON
STRATORS IS RECOMMENDED
BY GRAND JURY.
We your Grand Jury appointed to
serve at the August 1923 term of
Superior Court of Toombs County,
Georgia, beg leave to submit the fol
lowing presentments and recommend
ations; We your committee appoint
ed to examine the books of various
Justices of the Peace and Notarys
Republic, beg to submit the follow
ing report: We find the books of
the justices of the peace and notarys
republic correctly kept and in good
form with the exeeption of the civil
dockets of the 39th District and the
15215 t Districts where we find en
tries made with pencil and we recom
mend that all justices and notrays see
the their dockets are kept with ink
and pen.
C. R. McCorkle
W. J. Murchison Committee
H. P. Willbanks.
We your committee appointed to
examine the books of the County Of
ficers beg to submit that we find that
the grand jury of the Feb. 1923 term
of court found that the county books
had been audited by an auditing
company and mention of this audit
was made by their committee and
same embodied in the presentments
made by the grand jury serving at
the Feb. term.
J. B. Jones
M. J. Rattray Committee
T. R. McSwain.
We recommend that the proper of
ficers of our county look into the
matter of automobiles being driven
l without license tags and see that all
automobiles and trucks are tagged
■ according to law.
We recommend that J. S. O’Neal
' and Mamie O’Neal be paid five dbl
i lars each per month.
We your committee to examine the
; roads of the county find them in
fair condition except the Odom
Bridge which appears to be in an un
safe condition and we recommend
that this bridge be put in such shape
as will make it a safe crossing. We
find one of the cells in the jail has
been torn up by prisoners, also a hole
in the walDand we recommend that
these be fixed immediately, we also
find that the prisoners have no place
to wash and we recommend that the
bath tub be taken out of the cells
and be put just outside of the cells
and arranged so that the leakage
j from the tub will not run down on
the prisoners on the first floor. We,
also recommend that six double deck
beds be provided for the prisoners
on the second floor as we find that,
they are sleeping on the cement floor
We find that the convict camp is be
j ing kept in good and sanitary condi- j
i tion but find them in need of repairs,
to some of the tents and also in need
of a fly tc provide shelter for prison-1
ers to eat under. We find all the
mules in excellent shape. At the
county, farm wef ind sixty-five acres
of corn, sixty acres of fine hay, five
acres of potatoes, four acres of su
gar cane which is above the average,
and fifty head of hogs
and pigs and in fine shape. We
also find eve*ything at the farm in
nice condition. With reference to ’
the jail we desire to state to our cit
izens that we find it in an exception
al sanitary conditoin.
E. M. Wimberly
J. C. Bargeron Committee
L. S. Cox.
We recommend that abolishment
of the offices of farm and home dem
onstrators. We recomend that signs
be placed at forks of public roads.
We recommend that J. T. Jones be
reappointed notray public of the j
1403rd District. We recommend that
our clerk be paid ten dollars for his
services to this body. We recom
mend that E. M. Wimberly be paid
'five dollars for use of car for road
'committee. We recommend that
(Toombs County adopt the Australian
• voting system. We recommend that
a hat and coat raqk be placed in the
grand jury room. We recommend
Subscription SI.OO
THE NAVY BLUE
' ; U. S.Naval Pharmacist* Mate* School
Hoapital Station, Portsmouth, Va.
August 20th, 1923.
Say girl I saw you sneer just now
Don’t look good enuogh for you
. Oh! Suppose I’m not quit in your
class,
For wearing the navy blue.
You think I’m not refined enough for
Such a girl as you;
But men who would not hold your
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hand,
Have worn the navy blue.
So my friend a little tip to you,
Men serving the flag,
Are strong, loyal and true,
Not a snob such as you.
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| We are only common sailors,
i Till was hall begins to brew,
Then my friend your the first to
cheer,
The boy in the navy blue.
I’m pround to wear this uniform,
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I My grandfather he wore it toe,
1 And done his bit for the South
Back in sixty-two.
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’ I know I’m not a fashion plate,
That is not my line its true,
I But listen my friend it takes a man
To wear the navy blue.
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So when I see a sailor boy,
I’d think if I were you,
That God could not have made any
better,
Than the boy in the navy blue.
i So when I’m passed and gone,
i ! And last cruise of life is through,
1 I’ll not be barred from heaven,
1 Because I’ve worn the navy blue.
1 “A beart broken sailor boy because
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, MONTHLY COTTON REPORT
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i One of the smallest cotton crops
. in many years isi ndicated by the
[ Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
, in the report released today. This
, applies both tothe yield per acre and
; the total production. The yield per
, acre will be below 100 pounds.
During the past thirty days the
boll weevil has destroyed more than
half the cotton in South Georgia,
and is now taking heavy toll in the
upper section of the state. In North
Georgia the plant put on a wonder
ful amount of fruit druing August,
and a net improvement in condition
1 of three or four points was register
ed in most of the territory north of
the line running from West Point to
Augusta. South of that line the de
cline ran from a moderate figrure to
i 17 points in the south and southwest
One large area (the territory’ from
Wilcox to Berrien County) register
ed a practical failure.
; While most ofthe damage may be
attributed to the boll weevil,' excess
of moisture, the Army Wortn, the
red spider, and the boll worm were
responsible for a considerable pro
portion.
The present prospect is the re
verse of last year. This season up
per Georgia will make the cotton,
and South Georgia very little.
Z. R. PETTET,
that these presentments be published
in the Lyons Progress and the Vida
lia Advance and that they be paid
ten (10) dollars each.
In taking leave of this court, we
wish to thank his Honor Judge R. N.
Hardeman for able charge and in
structions which have been of much
value to this body in considering the
matters brought before us.
We wish also to thank the Solici
tor General for his valuable services
to us.
C. N. WALKER, Foreman,
V. B. HERRING, Clerk.
After being read in open court,
ordered that these presentments be
filed and published as recommend.
This August 31st. 1923.
R. N. HARDEMAN,
J. S. C. M. C. J