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Vol 21. No lb LADIES NIGHT AT BOOSTERS CLUB PIANO WHICH CLUB PURCHAS ED HAS BEEN INSTALLED — SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WERE TAKEN UP AT MEETING. A rousing good time was enjoyed by the Boosters Monday evening at the regular meeting of the club. This was ladies night, and a goodly number of the ladies were present. Conversation, songs and merry-mak ing charactrized the early part of hour. During supper, the fun was succeeded by practical suggestions and discussion of plans for making the city a more delightful place to live. Numerous ideas were brought forward, together with discussion of plans for the prosectuion of the sev eral schemes now under way. The ladies are entitled to the credit for the most profitable part of this meeting. The piano which the club has pur chased was installed Monday even ing, and added greatly to the spirit of the occasion. MACHINERY IS ORDERED FOR CANNING PLANT DUBLIN, Ga. —Machinery and equipment to give a capacity of 10,00 cans daily output has been or dered for the canning plant that is being erected here by George and Louis Shehan, and one of the build ings to be used is already completed. This cannery will take care of the fruit crops these two men will pro duce in their own orchards, and will also can tomatoes and other vege tables that can be grown in Laurens Just now they are endeavoring to get the farmers here to plant toma toes, and have made a very attractive offer to either buy the crop outright or do the canning for the farmers. Prospects are that a good acreage in tomatoes will be planted for the cannery this year in Laurens. JOHNIE DURST TO UNDERGO OPERATION Little Johnnie Durst, son of Mr. John Durst was taken to Atlanta last week and placed in the Scottish Rite hospital for treatment. He has been suffering for a long time and spent several months in the hospital about a year ago. He yielded to treatment more rapidly than was ex pected, but it was thought that he would 'have to return there at a lat er date. An operation will be nec essary for his complete recovery, and this is planned for next Thurs day. MISS VANN MEETS WITH NEW BRANCH GIRLS Miss Vann met with the New Branch girls Wednesday, April 9th. Regular meeting was held. Topic for the evening: “Trans planting and care of tomato plants” was given by our agent. SEABOARD TRAIN HITS E. C. CROMARTIE’S AUTO The westbound passenger train due here at 10:30 o’clock on the Sea board struck E. C. Cromartie’s car, completely wrecking its body. Mr. Cromartie travels for the Georgia and Florida Rairoad and had spent the night at the hotel here, planning ! to leave in the morning. He started across the railroad and, apparently watching a freight train that was switching in the yards, failed to see the passenger train coming on the other side of the freight. His presence of mind prob ably saved his life, by turning the car away from the train so that it struck his auto in the rear and shoved it off the track. Mr. Cro- [ martie did not seem to be injured j other than dazed, though the car is badly wrecked. She Toons progress GEORGIA ASSOCIATION TO MAKE 1924 PLANS Notice of a state-wide gathering of officers and members of the Georgia Association was sent out Monday by C. K. C. Ansley, President of that organization. The purpose of the meeting is to formulate plans for organizing local agricutlural credit corporations through which farmers of Georgia may be finanaced in purchasing live stock and poultry and in pitching their 1924 crops and put into prac tice the Association’s “cow, hog and hen” program. The meeting wil! be held at a date to be fixed to suit the convenience of a majority of the members. A representatiev of the Interme diate Credit Bank of Columbia and ! leading bankers and credit men have ! been invited to address the proposed [ conference on the details of the ag ricultural credit corporation, while rural bankers and farmers will be called upon to discuss the needs to be met by the federal financing instru mentality. In his preliminary notice of the proposed meeting Mr. Ansley said: “While much already has been ac complished in Georgia Association counties through the local organiza tion of business men in support of credit facilities needed to foster the ‘cow-hog-hen’ program, which is gradually restoring prosperity and establishing confidence of both far mers and busines men, a study of the situation in connection with fed eral and state reports indicates that thousands of our best, and most worthy farmers are still laboring un der financial handicaps that will ser iously circumscribe their farm out put. Furthermore, it will perma nently mif.itate against- their success ful comeback unless the plans al ready in operation can be but-tress ed so as to provide additional dairy cows, brood sows and hens—and in many cases the pastures and fencing and buildinsg—which are essential to placing these farmers on a self supporting, cash basis of operation.” A feautre of the meeting will be the election of officers of the Asso ciation for the ensuing year and the transaction of other business incident to the annual meeting of the organ ization. Cooperation of the Atlanta Clear ing House Association, the Atlanta Association of Credit men and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce with the rural member counties for 1924 is meeting with enthusiastic favor, according to Mr. Ansley, who said in his formal statement that “many live stock farmers in other states are being attracted to Georgia by the Association’s long-term lease plan, while the member counity organiza tions are steadily going forward on the ‘cow-hog-hen’ program under which many tenant farmers are see ing the way to farm ownership for the first time in their lives.” STILLMORE WOMAN IS BADLY BURNED STILLMORE, Ga.—Mrs. J. S. j Newlin was seriously burned at 2 p. m. Tuesday at her home at the Ca noochee hotel, when a one gallon container of wood alchol, which she uses in as mall alchol stove explod ed and set fire to her clothing, and other things in the room. She was burned severely from the waist up, almost all the skin on her shoulders and arms being badly burned, but her face and neck were not burned very much. The small stove was used for pre paring milk and food for the baby, and in some way the container ignit- j ed. when she lighted the stove. Hear ’in her screams, Mrs. Nat Hughes ran to her assistance, and wrapped her in a blanket, and smothered the flames. The baby was only light ly burned. J. S. NewHin her husband, who is in the saw mill business here had gone to Valdosta to look over some timber, and they were not able to reach him by telephone until 10 o’clock at night. .'Arrangements were made at once to take Mrs. New lin to a Savannah hospital on the early morning train. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APR. 17 1924 POULTRY CAR APRIL 26TH SECOND CAR TO RUN OVER SEABOARD FROM AMERICUS TO SAVANNAH FIRST CAR GREAT SUCCESS. Another poultry car will run from Amejicus to Savannah next Saturday week, April 26th, according to an nouncement of Farm Demonstrator C. G. Garner, in his column in this paper. This is the second car to be operat ed on this plan in this territory. The first one went over the top in a big way, demonstrating that we have the farm produce and that our farmers are quick to take advantage of this splendid mrketing facility. The plan has been working suc cessfully in several other sections, and was put on here after thorough investigation of poultry production. The first car fully justified expect ations, and another was planned im mediately. It can be made a per manent marketing facility, one su perior to any other that has yet been tried out. Therefore, it is highly important that every farmer get I squarely behind the proposition, ana | give it the most support possible. Ii is a thing that povj is up to the far mer. Every grower of poultry should turn to Mr. Garner’s article, read it carefully, and follow instructions he is giving, and there is no doubt that results wiH_be satisfactorq. BILLBOARDS BANNED IN MINNESOTA STATE The highways in Minnestota are 'to be advertisingless and unmarred by billboards. Authorities in Dane County, which has -ordered aH signs down by May 1, phrase the keynote of the State-wide campaign thus: “Unrestricted outdoor advertising, as it is developing and spreading along our highways is not only of fensive but in many cases a menace to the safety of the public and a mar to the beauty of our community. The State Highway Department has removed more than half a million signs from Minnestota highways, in a campaign in which newspapers, ; railroads, housewives and civic or ganizations have united. A State law provides for a 66-foot right of way unmarred by signs, applying to the seven-thousand-mile State road system. j The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company announces it will revoke all permits for billboards along the road right-of-way encircl ing Lake Calhoun, one of Minneapo lis’ beauty spots. Housewives of Crystal Bay, Lake Minnetonka, near Minneapolis, have voted to boycott all articles adver tised on billboards in -their vicinity. (According to the Minneapolis Journal “it is to be hoped that these examples will lead to further orders . restoring scenic beauties now ruined j by roadside boardings. Owners of j vacant property along the main I traveled roads may well cooperate in i banning the billboards to which they j have given asylum at small rentals ' They have thus become accomplices in the garish crimes against the eye that are so freely committed in city and country.” STREET LIGHTING IMPROVED The addition of several street lights on the eastern end of Railroad • has greatly improved the ap pearance of that part of the busi ness section of the city at night. This additional lighting was done by Mr. Clyde Odob, lessee of the city light and water plant, at his own expense, because he saw the need of it. INDIES WORK AT HOME, pleas ant, easy sewing on your machine. Whole or part time. Highest pos sible prices paid. For full informa tion address L. Jones, Box 2, Olney, FERTILIZER SALES ARE INCREASED SIX THOUSAND TONS HAVE I BEEN PURCHASED TO DATE LARGE AMOUNT OF FERTILI ZER IS PAID FOR IN CASH. Recent figiures on the sale of fer tilizers compiled for Toombs coun ty places the volume 500 tons above , last year. Six thousand tons have j been purchased to date, and before the season is over, it will probably reach the record figure of 6,500 tons I A surprisingly large amount of these j purchases is for cash, which means j that a very great saving in cost has ; been realized by the farmers, owing to the difference in time and cash I• * . price. The farmers of Toombs county are ! plying their trade in dead earnest 1 this year, and present indication ! point to early prosperous condition. : They have awakened on the control j of the boll weevil, and the larger per ! cent, of them are using arsenate, i There is also more diversification of I crops than heretofore. These com bined conditions, with average sea sons, assure prosperity. OPERETTA AND CONTEST TO BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT The Fairy Rose Operetta will be presented at the school auditorium Friday evening at eight o’clock. There will be an admission of 15 and 25 cents. In addition to the operetta there will be a county contest f-or the prize offered by The Savannah Morn ing News for the best essay on the United States Constitution. The Fairy Rote Operetta Under the direction of Miss Nellie , fLou Tippens, Elizabeth Pharr, pianist. Characters— Frederick Mary Sumner The Little Green Mo-on Elizabeth Oliver Sunshine and Shadow Vivian ‘Brown, Lucy McNatt. Grasshopper , Jessie New, Vera Galbreath. Butterflies Mary Mc- Lemore, Beth Aaron. Fireflies Annie Lou Coursey, Alice Findley. Humming Birds ;.... Ada Claire Mosley, Virginia Gray. Queen of the Fairies Sara Frances Mosley Fairies and Elves — Joyce Wilkes, Reba Spell, Grace Bowen, Lillian Grimsley, Pauline Spell, Louise Thompson, William McNatt, George Mcßride, Jack Mos ley, Herbert Odom. Wallace Hender son and Woodrow Wilson. REV. THEO PHARR SEVERS RELATIONS WITH PROGRESS It is doubtless with much regret; that the people of Lyons and Toombs j county learn of the retirement of I Rev. Theo Pharr as associate editor |of the Progress. Brother Pharr, cap able and earnest man that he is, lent his prestage and the forcefulness of a noble character to the paper in such away as to cause it to rate as one among the best edited weekly papers in the state. While the Progress can not retain his valuable services, it hopes to share his continued good will and interest. REV. WALT HOLCOMB PREACHES AT CLAXTON - It has been announced that Rev. f Walt Holcomb, general evangelist in j the Methodist Church, and a son-in law of the late Rev. Sam P. Jones, will begin on next Sunday, Easter day, revival services in Claxton, Ga. Two services will be held each day. He will be assisted by the pastors of Evans county, Prof. A. W. Curry will direct the music. Prof. Curry travels with Mr. Holcomb. It is planned that this meeting be far reaching in its influence, and the people of this section are invited to attend the services. NATIONAL BOLL WEEVIL CONTROL ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS, La—There has been much speculation among cot ton farmers and those interested in the production of cotton as to the number of boll weevils which will ! actually attack the crop this year. The general belief has been that the severity of the winter with the quick changes in temperature has caused a considerable decrease in the number of weevils. This belief has been strengthened by the an nouncement of, government experts, after an examination of Spanish moss near Tallulah, La., that only 0.5 weevils per ton of moss survived the winter. This announcement, with the warning that if spring weather j Should be favorable to the insects they would increase to such propor tions without control that eonsider ; able damage would be done, is be lieved to have caused thinking farm ; ers to plan to take advantage of the low rate of emergence by ‘getting the weevil before it has a chance to get the crop” at a cost that will be much lower than if application of control methods are delayed unitl there is a noticeable increase in numbers of I the pest. The fact that the examination for the degree of survival was conduct ed only in Louisiana also has increas ed the speculation as to whether the same is true in other parts of the cotton belt. So far as is known no other expert examination have been made but it will be possible for the farmers to determine for themselves within a short time the probable de gree of infestation this year. Many farmers already have plant ed their crops and others will be do ing so within a few days. And, as all farmers know, within a few more days the plants themselves will begin to appear. With the appearance of the plants i the boll weevil problem begins to take on a serious aspect. Whatever the number of w'eevils that survived the winter, it must be remembered that no food has been eaten by them since going into winter quarters last fall and that they are eagerly wait ing for the appearance of the plants. They begin feeding on the tips of the plants just as soon as conditions per mit. In order to get the best possible advantage of the weevil, it is re commended that farmers make close daily observations of the plants as soon as they begin to appear, exam ining every plant for weevils, and as soon as there are as many as twen ty insects to the acre begin poisoning either with arsenate in dust form or a calcium arsenate-molosses mixture. Early applications of poison will greatly reduce the number of wee vils, make the late season fight one of less effort and will materially de crease the cost of poisoning in ad ; dition to saving a large part of the I crop from the weevil’s ravages. The correct way of poisoning at this stage as recommended by state and government experts will be dis cussed in an article next week. Fur ther information may be obtained from the county agent, state college , of agriculture or the National 801 l Weevil Control Association, Room 220 Whitney Building, ... ew Orleans La. ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTUR ED BY VIDALIA POLICEMAN Amos Redden, a life term convict 'on Chatham county gang, wa s taken into custody by night-marshal, J. W. Osbun, of the Vidalia police force, last Thursday morning. Redden was found in an alley by policefnan Osbun about 4 o’clock in the morning, and was arrested -for loitering. His ac tions arroused suspicion, and a search of his person yielded papers that led to his identify. The prisoner was brought to Lyons and placed in the county jail. He was taken to Savannah Thursday af ternoon by J. H. McGuire, county policeman, of Chatham county. Mr. McGuire was accompained by Mr. Wash Driggers, special agent for the Seaboard. Subscription SI.OO TWO DEAD IN AUTO WRECK D. H. AND JOHN HOLLAND AL MOST INSTANTLY KILLED WHEN CAR TURNS OVER ON MARVIN ROAD. D. H. Holland and John Holland, son of the former, both lost their lives when the car in which they were riding turned over, on the Mar vin road near Westley Moore’s place, last Thursday afternoon about 1:00 o’clock. Jim Price, who was in the car, suffered minor injuries. The party had been in Lyons dur ing the morning, and were on their way home, driving at a very rapid rate, when, according to observers, ! the car left the road. D. H. Holland’s head was crushed together with other injuries. He died about 6:00 o’clock Thursday j afternoon. John Holland, who also suffered a fractured skuß lived until Satur day afternoon about 6:00 o’clock. The father is survived by his sons, Bud Holland of this county, Ezekiel, reported to be in Washington, D. C., and his daughters, Mrs. Troy Jor dan, Mrs. Harley Durden, Mrs. R. A. Peavy, Mrs. Silas Kemp, Mrs. Shade Stanley, Mrs. Ben Bell and Miss Mattie Holland. GAS EXPERIMENTS FOR BOLL WEEVIL WASHINGTON, D. C.—The army apporpriation bill will contain the amendment of Senator Harris of Georgia, providing $25,000 for ex periments with poison gases by the Chemical Warfare Service to kill the I cotton boll weevil, to be expended during the next fiscal year. The senate subcommittee framing the bill, of which Senator Harris is a ! member, today agreed to the item. He secured an appropriation for similar work last year. The army work will be independent of the field investigations by the geological survey to find sources of arsenic for calcium arsenate, which is being carried out by funds secured through ! an amendment of the Georgia sen ator. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS We regret that it is necessary to leave out of this week’s paper sever al of our correspondents’ letters be cause of their failure to sign them. Unsigned communication will be disregarded by the Progress, however good and interesting they may be. We are anxious to serve every community in the county. We want all the news from every corner. There are good news items that are sometime overlooked by community ■ correspondents which afford mater j ial for a good story. let us publish these for you and bring your com munity into the limelight. ■■■■ BLUE SUNDAY TO COME INEEFECT NEXT SUNDAY Boys, buy your cigarettes and stick a bottle of coca cola in your hip pocket when you start home Satur day night. There’ll be nothing do ing next Sunday. An ordinance enacted at a meet ing of the City council last Tuesday night requires that all places of bus iness remain closed on Sundays. There is no exception whatever, ex cept that druggists may sell medi cines. The usual Sunday afternoon aut6 trip will have to be thought out on Saturday and a supply of gaso line laid in, or you may have to go to Sunday school. This action was taken after much deliberation by the councilmen, and is believed by them to be for the best interest of the community. It will not seem hard to us when we have had a little time to adjust oar*f Selves. X