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Vol 20. No 38
CO. f AIR ONLY
} WEEKS Off
fair grounds being put in
readiness for the event
states exposi
tion shows to entertain.
With the Toombs County Fair only
three weeks off everything is being
put in readiness for the event. The
buildings at the Fair grounds are be
ing repaired and everything is being
done forthe convenience of those
w ho anticipate entering any of their
products for exhibit.
The fair is not intended as a mon
ey making scheme and a glance at
the financial sheet will emphatically
show that it have never been that.
The directors, who have been the
merchants and business men so far,
are doing all in their power to boost
Toombs county and the co-operation
of all the citizens of the county is
needed to make the fair what Toombs
deserves.
The directors have made arrange
ments with the Central States Expo
sition Shows to etitertain the greajt
crowds who are expected to attend
the fair and they state that the show
is obsolutely clean and respectable
in every respect.
It is up to the citizens of Toombs
county to do their very best for the
fair as people from neighboring coun
ties will be in attendance and it be
hooves us to make our exhibits look
snappy, and our neighbors will speak
well of our county as a good place
to live.
Every man and woman should be
interested in this fair, and should put
every effort forth to make it a suc
cess. The prizes are more liberal
this year than at any previous fair
held in this county. Facilities for
caring for stock and exhibits will be
good.
FRANK McSWAIN MAKES
GOOD COTTON CROP
Frank McSwain, of near Center
Church, was in town Saturday and
reports he lias gathered 3 bales of
cotton from 4 acres. Last July he
said he thought the weevils would
get the upper hand of him but act
ing on the advice of the county agent
he secured some calcium arsenate
end dusted his cotton thoroughly.
Part of the place was dusted four
times and the balance six times. The
latter had very few damaged top
bolls as the dust protected them from
the weevils, and gave better results
than dusting four times.
Colonial Theatre
“The Coolest Spot In Town”
Chilled, Washed Air.
PROGRAM:
MONDAY—“My Friend the
Devil.” Funny comedy entit
led “West is Eeast.”
TUESDAY— A Paramount
Picture “The Face in the Fog”
staring Lionel Barrymore. Fox
News.
WEDNESDAY —“ The Cup
°* Life”. Also “Fun From
The Press.”
THURSDAY and FRIDAY—
Another Paramount Picture,
“To Have And To Hold” star
ring Betty Compson and Bert
Lytell. Admission 15 and 35c.
SATURDAY —Richard Tal
madge in “Wildcat Jordan.”
Comedy “Pardon Me.”
“The Coolest Spot In Town”
Chilled, Washed Air.
Colonial Theatre
The Lyons Progress
'I , UNCLE SAM'S FOREIGN POLICY . |
‘ \ FORIE6N AFFAIRS* FOOD/
BOOSTERS CLUB HOLD
MEETING TUES, NIGHT
JESSE M. JONES, GENERAL AG
RICULTURAL AGENT OF SEA
BOARD RAILROAD DELIVERS
INTERESTING TALK.
At the regular bi-monthly meeting
of the Boosters Club last Tuesday
night atthe Alebrta Hotel, Mr. Jesse
M. Jones, General Aricultural Agent
of the Seaboard Railroad made one
the most pointed talks that has ever
been delievered to this club.
He told of the efforts the railroads
are making toward the development
of the sections along their lines. He
urged the* business men of Toombs
county to get solidly behind the
Toombs County Farm Program and
encourage the farmers in securing
a definite cropping system that will
furnish food and feed for men and
animals on the farm, build up the
soil fertility and distribute the labor
over the entire year. He urged that
the farmers be encouraged to pro
duce three cash crops, one of which
to be cotton, another either tobacco,
1 Big Stem Jersey potatoes, Early
Porto Ricans or dewberries, and the
third some crop like peanuts which
are harvested earlyrin the fall. He
recommended planting the Pineapple
pear and referred to the fact that
South Georgia formerly shipped train
loads of pears before the blight ruin
ed the orchards, and that now we
have a pear resistant to the blight
this crop is open again.
In dismissing the club for the ev
ening President S. J. Henderson said
that while the business men are mak
ing every effort to collect they should
also be looking to the futureproduct
ion of more crops for sale in this
county.
Mr. Jones said if one half of the
white farmers of this county would
milk six cows and ship the cream, the
county would receive over $200,000
more from that source alone.
%
HATCH CHICKENS EARLY THIS
FALL FOR SPRING FRIERS
f
Right now is a good time to start
setting as many eggs as possible for
producing friers for next spring and
late winter. These usually bring a
much better price than at any other
time during the year. We have the
cooperative chicken sales established
here now and besides that there are
other ways of marketing, so there is
no question of selling the friers at
that time. One person has reported
that he expected to raise 100 friers
| during this time.
TOOMBS COUNTY FAIR, OCTOBER 9th. TO 13th. 1923.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPT. 20 1923
WEEKLY COTTON LETTER
By
Savannah Cotton Factorage Co.
*
The Report of cotton consumed
during August 1923 was given out
yesterday as 491,604 bales against
527,404 last year. This showed a
decline of 35,800 bales, but was lar
ger than the previous month. Amer
ican mill stocks at the end of August
were only 806,671 bales against
1,024,994 last year. Foreign exports
thus far this year amount to 362,000
bales against 309,000 in 1922. There
is also much more cotton on ship
board awaiting clearance now 1 than
there was at this time last year.
Foreign news continues to improve
and it would not surprise us if ex
ports this season prove to be larger
than those of last year, provided more
than five milliofi bales are available
from the present small crop.
Consumption of cotton by Ameri
can mills is increasing as fast as
receipts of new cotton will permit, j
Spinners are said to be declining or-j
ders 'istant deliveries, fearing
an adv.'.r.co in the price of raw cot
ton.
Heavy recepits and sates In Texas
have failed to break the market
down. The crop is so small outside
of Texas that it can be marketed
slowly, thus preventing a big decline.
Crop news from the eastern belt is,
anything but favorable, and all signs
to higher prices.
TURN UNDER YOUR
' COTTON STALKS
BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH. AND
REDUCE BOLL WEEVILS AD
VISES COUNTY AGENT G.
GARNER.
Elsewhere in this week’s issue is
an article by County Agent Garner
advocating the turning under or des
troying of all cotton stalks early this
fall. It is apparent from the reduc
ed cotton crop this year on a larger
acreage that drastic measures must
be resorted to in controlling the wee
| vils so that we can produce a profit
able cotton crop.
One of these measures is turning
under the stalks after running a
heavy stalk cutter over them and let
ting them rot. By this means the
weevils are stopped from further
hatching and those already matured
are cut off from their food supply
necessitating that they go into winter
quarters in a weakened condition.
These methods will give the farmer a
start of the weevil next spring. Then
if he will poison and controll them
he can make a good crop of cotton
on a small acreage, 5 to 7 acres to
the plow.
SEPTEMBER HOG
SALE IS POSTPONED
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ON ACCOUNT OF HOGS NOT BE
i ING READY FOR THE MARKET
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—REGULAR MONTHLY SALES
TO BE LAST FRI. IN MONTH.
The hog sale that has been schedul
ed for September 28th has been post
poned after looking over the hogs
listed, as they should be fed a month
j longer to be ready to sell. The reg
ular monthly sales have been schedul
ed through the State Bureau of Mar
kets by the County Agent for the
last Friday in each month. The next
being Friday, October 26th.
Farmers are urged to push their
hogs in the peanut fields and get
them ready just as early as possible
j this year. Then to list their hogs
j with the County Agent and all fur
ther arrangements for putting on the
sale will be attended to by him.
D. W. CURRY DIES AT
STATE SANATARIUM
Message reached Lyons Wednes
day morning of the death of Mr. D. j
iW. Curry, who has been for some
time in the State Sanatarium. Mr.
Curry had as troke of paralysis some
12 ago, which impaired his
mind.
Mr. Curry hap a large family con
nection in Toombs and Montgomery
counties to mourn his death. He
leaves a wife and five children, two j
brother and three sister, one sister
being Mrs. E. M. Godwin of Lyons,
who received the message giving in- |
formation of his death. He will be
buried today at the Partin cemetery |
near Uvalda.
BOLL WEEVILS PASS UP
GOD’S ACRE OF COTTON
A miracle was added to the annals
of the South when seven farmer mem
bers of the Arlington, Ga., Baptist
Church discovered at cotton picking
time that the acre apiece which they
had dedicated to the Lord at the
\
suggestion of their pastor was not
only unscathed by the boll weevil
but that it was much healthier in ap
pearance and fiber than that of their
other acreage, despite the fact that
no preventive measures had been
taken to combat the ravages of the
boll weevil. Following the revela
tion of the miracle, the church has
become the mecca of cotton farmers >
from all over the State, and thirty :
have already agreed tt) devote an '
acre apiece to the cause of God next
I
year.
JURORS FOR OCT.
SUPERIOR COURT
SPECIAL TERM CALLED FOR THE
PURPOSE OF TRYING LEE CUR
RIE FOR THE FIFTH TIME
WILL CONVENE MON. OCT. 1.
The special term of Toombs Su
perior court called by Judge R. N.
Hardeman for the purpose of trying
Lee Currie, charged with the murder
of Burleigh Phillips, for the fifth
time, will convene at Lyons on Mon
day October Ist.
The case has been tried in Toombs
four time but counsel for both de
fense and state, feel assured that it
will not be ah ard matter to secure a
jury.
298 citizens of Toombs county
have been summoned to appear here
on the above named date.
The following is a list of the ones
summoned:
A V Harden J P Edenfield
C J Spell T G Yandle
T H Sapp E L Meadows
F M Raburn N Clifton
W V Jones R A Kitchens
E B Cook W H Sasser
J R Love H W'ilkes
II C Thompson Geo S Rountree
S T Jordan W L Chandler
J T Tyson Lee Tapley
Mack New O D Warthen
G P Walker J D Coleman
W L Giles R S Wilson
A P Thomas R S Sharpe
Wm Smith S B Meadows
H P James I I James
J F Love M V L Findley
J C Price C M Carter
W E Walker G H Mcßride
M L Clark A D Mayo
H M Bland H G Odom
R J Drake A S Odom
W F Peacock S P Carr
D L Galbreath B H Bell
' L S Edenfield T W Willits Jr
| L M Outler W L Findley
B L Thompson J C Bargeron, Sr
V B Herrying C S Meadows Jr
H Hitchcock D E Odom
C M Smith J P McLeod
’ M J Durden Miles Johnson
T W Timmerman L P Griner
W L James I B Barwick
Rufus Hall T W Willits Sr
J L Gibson E P Parker
H A Turner Claud Chirstian
1 J L Sharpe J D New
W A Mayer J W Crosby
L A Findley R F Scarboro
I D Stewart S I Hussey
G L Lane J W Mosley
F W Jones J P Partin
A F Fanning W F O’Neal
: J K Long I C Edenfield
F L Huie N C Napier
j H H Mann T P Spell
; S D Morris H C McLemore
| A M Bedenbaugh H T Smith
W D Clark J S Banks
W P C Smith J E Thompson
A A Sharpe J L Mclntyre
J E Meadows L N Brown '
| W F Haskins J C Wing j
W H Harrison J M Mixon 1
A S Osborne H L Cromartie j
J R Coombs J A Bland
I W T Jenkins J A Geiger
1 J W Rolison S W Smith
: E C Banks J B Jones
A L Page W T Ivey
G L Johnson L N Underwood
C A Johnson ' ' E Durden
W K Kersey L L Sharpe
J G Mosley W H Morris
C C Mosley R L Sharpe
E R DeWitt J K Hall
H T Taylor B E Grier
J H B Page J A Anderson
W O Donovan A F Odom
Dess Gray T R McSwain
S W Hill L B Godbee
J J Anderson S A Lynn
M F Findley J D Crosby
J B Brewton G N Mathews
J T Jones H D Youmans
L S Cox T L New
Hiram Clifton C N Walker
D P Sharpe W H Cochran
I C Kemp T W Kemp
T J Ainsworth H A Therlkeld
R M McCall E G Floyd
G W Meadows M C Collins
J L Grimsley J E Inman
| G A Thompson T R Sharpe
j V/ S Harden Sr Julius Peacock
! W T China W T Joyner
H E Grace S J Rockett
1 Jesse M Meadows A S Blount'
Subscription SI.OO
J. B. JOHNSON
ISJMTfD
COMMISSIONERS RE-ELECT HIM
TO SERVE AS ROAD SUPERIN
TENDENT FOR THE COMING
TWO YEARS.
At the last meeting of the county
commissioners, Mr. J. B. Johnson
was re-elected superintendent of
roads and bridges for the next two
years.
Since he was elected to this posi
tion, Mr. Johnson has done splendid
work in building up the roads of the
county and is regarded as one of the
most capable road men in South
Georgia. Showing the high opinion
the government officials have for
his work, Mr. K. H. Bishop, chief of
construction, U S Bureau of Public
Roads, recently write Mr. W. A.
Crossland, Senior Highway Engineer,
praising in the highest terms the
fine work done on the Toombs coun
ty highway under Mr. Johnson’s di
rection.
The Jeff Davis Highway and the
Greenville Jacksonville crossing each
other in Lyons, the people of Lyons
and Toombs county feel proud of
the commendation that the Superin
tendent of roads and bridges get
| from the National and State Highway
Department.
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FOR SALE
Two desirable farms in Toombs
County. Rachael A. Findley place,
3% miles from Oak Park; 101 acres,
’65 in cultivation.
George W. Meadows tract, 4 miles
north of Ohoopee; 151 acres, 90 in
cultivation. Reasonable prices, easy
terms. Apply Motgage Department,
STATE & CITY BANK & TRUST
‘ COMPANY, RICHMOND, VA.
• H C Mann J A Gay
W G Dickerson A L Powell
Dr J M Meadows R B Little
A J Coursey WAS Dowd
• C P Odom C R McCorkle
Sam Estroff H M Carr
G F Morris T B Denmark
F M Smith W W Odom
R M Stanley E M Wimberly
' G W Wilson H T Sharpe
1 Alex Wilkes Z H Hall
J C Meadows E Kersey
! J W Linder F D Durden
H H Newton J H Little
| E L Thomas J H Jackosn
J H Brantley Sr J C Austin
Otto Delstell R L Page
J L Johnson -,T R Lee
R A Sanders D L Williams
T J Coursey J D Todd
W L Harden J H Smith
G W Morris I W Brogdon
H H Burke J H Cockfield
M J Carr E L Conner
' J A Pughsley John R Gray
| W H Wiggs C W Rolison
| J S Bargeron John W Poe
I W H Rolison W O Barnes
A J Thompson Jr JR Sharpe
J E Bland G S Spell
H C Sharpe J C Paulette
C A Odom C L Dickerson
W G Bell L K Youmans
G Mosley J P Dees
J W Gunter F L McDilda
C F Hammonds T O Walker
W B Harden S J Henderson
R L Currie J J Donaldson
M C Dickerson P A New
I A Williams M W Bland
M H Fountain W J Mclntyre
C B Newton H H Sharpe
J S Sutton J H Clifton Jr
J M Davis J L Wolfe
I E Aaron' T E Baker
J H McCulolugh Peter Clifton
F F Goddard P D Wing
Eune Cowart J L Thompson
C P Autry R E Gray
G F Craft G C Hussie
J L Underwood Lamar Jones
J P Brown B F Brown
P M Mann J L Dowd
G W Hamilton W C Clifton
C E Adams W A Hart
B W Griner E G Conley
T C Smith D C Harris
R A Peavy T C Cain
J R Pool J H Sharpe
W S Lilliott L J Edenfield
B D Patrick W H Andersoaft