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- The Lyons Progress -
The Official Organ of Toombs County.
OFFICE PHONE NO. 19.
C. C. MOSELEY LESSEE and EDITOR
C. G. GARNER OWNER
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WHO IS PAYING FOR HIGHWAYS
That Nation needs good
roads is admitted by all.
That the Government should build
and maintain national highways, to
which the States can and will build
State trunk roads, they in turn to be
fed by county and township roads,,
is agreed to by most students of the
problem.
That they cannot afford additional
road taxes is contended by many j
farmers, already overburdened with
expense and with prices of farm
products below their proper levels;
What is not generally understood
is that any campaign of national high
way building must inevitably be paid
for by the richest section of the
country, by the most populous sec
tions of the country, by the localities
where the greatest amount of tax
money can be raised.
It is a fact that when national
highways are built they will be paid
for, very largely, by the northeast
of the United States and the large
cities. Yet 90 per cent of all the
road traffic in the country will go
over them. The farmer will pay
about 10 per cent and industry and
cities will pay the rest.
The most ardent adoveates of na- !
tional highways in the northeast sec- ;
tions of the land know this. It does
not frighten them. They already
pay the larger part of the Nation’s
bills. Why shoudn’t they? If 100
people live in a small town and wish i
to build a quarter of mile of road to
a nearby lake, on the shore of which
lives one man, do the hundred people j
stop because the one man will ben
efit 100 per cent and pay but 1 per
cent? They do not. They build
the road. The northeastern section
of the country,, the thickly populat
ed, filled-with-factories localities,
will benefit immeasurably from nat
ional highways. They wnll benefit,
because the farmer will benefit, and
they are happy that he will benefit. \
The farmers can not afford not to I
have national highways when they get i
90 per cent of the good and pay but
10 per cent of the cost!
EXPENSIVE CREDITS
(Dublin Messenger)
What it has cost the farmers of
Laurens county to have credit in the
past is beyond our power to estimate
but the figures would be staggering,
j While the cost has been great it
has also finally wrecked the sources
of credit because \he system was
“killing the oo«“ that ’ .\! 10 golden
egg.”
Whether it was because it was nat
urally impossible for the exhorbit- 1
ant prices to be successfully paid
for credit we do not know or it
might have been that the wrecking
of the system was mere retribution
we are not exactly prepared to say
but the fact remains that too much
has been charged for credit and even
now while the people are the least
able to stand it the merciless system
attemps to “grind out” the little
economic life as is portrayed in the
relative prices for cash and credit
on fertilizers.
Fortunate it is, however, that just
when things become unbearable from
source will ever be found relief and
the Central Agricultural Credit Cor
poration that wall get its charter this
week will furnish for this territory
the final relief that is needed and the
open road to economy in the future.
The Agricultural Credit Corpora
tion will make it possible in the sut
ures or everybody to trade on a cash
basis and therefore trade at real
value and only pay seven per cent
for the money. But that is not all
—merely the beginning of the exer
cises of the power to co-operate in
buying. It will be possible in the
future to pool the fertilizer pur
chases into vast quantities and get
for the small farmers the minimum
price, even to buy for less than the
largest and wealthiest can individual-1
ly buy for now. In the past this was
, not possible because the “money
chest” was still closed and organiza
,‘tion without finances was of little
value.
Congress passed one of the most
meritorious acts within the life his
tory of the nation when this was
passed.
The Southern Exchange Bank has
done a most worthy community ef
fort in co-operating with the citizens
in bringing this Credit Corporation
into existence. To know that it will
be in operation in the next few days
si indeed encouraging to hundreds of
farmers who are in need of help—
help that is necessary—aid that is a
God-send. We shudder to think
what would have happened if this or
ganization had not been formed and
trust that the people will jealously
saveguard its integrity.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS
Several communications were left
out this week because they were not
signed or were received too late for
publication. It is highly important
that we receive your manuscript
early and that is signed. The last
day before the day of publication is
so full of work that this class of mat-,
ter can not be set up; therefore, they
should reach us not later than Tues
day morning.
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
In the District Court of the United
States for Southern District of Geor
gia.
In the matter of F. H. Way, trad
ing as Way Motor Company, Bank
rupt, in Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of the above
party of Vidalia, Georgia, in the
County of Toombs and District aforp
said, bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on
May 2nd 1924 the above named party
was duly adjudicated bankrupt and
that the first meeting of his credi
tors wall be he’d at the office of the
Jteferee in Bankruptcy, Mendel
Building, Savannah, Ga., on May
26th 1924, at 12 o’clock, at which
the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint a trustee,
examine the bankrupt and transact
such other business as mav properly
come before said meeting. The
bankrupt is required to attend.
Savannah, Ga., May 12. 1924.
A. H. MacDONELL,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
W. M. Lewris, Atty. for bankrupt.
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
In the District Court of the United
I States for Southern District of Geor
gia.
In the matter of S. L. Sharpe,
‘traing as Sharpe Drug Co. Bankrupt,
In Bankruptcy.
To the of the above party
of Vidalia, Georgia, in the County of
Toombs and District aforesaid, bank
rupt:
Notice is hereby given that on May
13, 1924 the above named party was
duly adjudiciated bankrupt and
the first meeting of his creditors will
be held at the office of the Referee
in Bankrvfrtcy, Mendel Building,
Savanah, Ga., on May 26 1924, at 12
o’clock, at which time the said credi
tors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint a trustee, examine the bank
rupt and transact such other busi
ness as may properly come before
said meeting. The bankrupt is re
quired to attend.
Savannah,'Ga., May 13, 1924.
A. H. MacDONELL.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
'Saffold & Sharpe, Attys. for bank
rupt.
Habitual Constipation Cured
' in 14 to 21 Days
LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual
Constipation. It relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days
to induce regular action. It Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. •* 60c
per bottle.
THE LYONS PROGRESS, LYONS, GEORGIA.
FARM o©^
W STOCK NEWS
BY C. G. GARNER, County Agent, and MISS WILLIE MAE VANN,
Home Demonstration Agent.
la Your Machinery Rusting Out
Friday, I passed by a farmers
house and noticed several fine pieces
of machinery in his front yard, ex
posed to the weather. Most of that
machinery should be oiled up and
’aid aside until the fall plowing time
comes ar.ound. A rotten tongue,
handle or cross piece, or a rusted
bolt may cause you a days delay
when time is important. Especially
is that true of harvesting machinery.
Are Your encouraging Your Club
Boy ( and Girls
Are you encouraging your boy or
girl who has joined the clubs to do
his or her best. Encourage them
and see that they keep them pro
jects well cared for and their re
cord books up to date. There is no
better work going on among the
boys tending toward making them
better farmers, or among the girls
tending toward making them better
housekeepers of the future than the
club work. Lend all the encourage
ment to your boy or girl you can.
Time to Spray Cucumber^
Cucumbers should be given the r
first spraying with a bordeau mix
ture, as outlined in these columns
some time ago. This should be
done now, and those who wait until
the disease hits them to start it may
lose a crop by waiting too late.
Watermelons will soon be ready
for the same thing. The authrac
nose is very prevalent in some parts
of this county, and every precaution
should be taken to save the crop. It
is too late after the disease has
swept your field like a fire.
Dr. R. O. Barnes Treats Hogs
Dr. R. O. Bares was in the county
Monday treating hogs. He treated ;
6ixty for W. P. C. Smith and nine j
for Clayton Wing. It is a good plan |
to keep your hogs treated early and
prevent their taking cholera or swine j
plague. Several farmers in various!
parts of the county have been losing :
from these diseases, while a little •
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caution ahead of time would havei
saved them.
Be Careful In Buying 801 l Weeril
Machinery
Be careful in spending your money
in boll weevil machinery. None of
the so called spray machines have
proven themselves profitable at the
Delta Experiment Station where
they try out many of them. We
have given a simple formula in these
colums that can be used when the
cotton is small, and which will kill
the weevils until they get access to
the squares. After that time, only
one thing has proven practical un
der field conditions, and that is the
dust method. If you want to spend
some money to experiment where
your experiment stations have al
ready done your experimenting for
you, then pay a big price for a li
quid spraying machine.
There are several good dusting
machines on the market, and since
arrangements were made with one
of the companies to buy ten cooper
atively for a group of farmers, the
others have reduced their prices
considerably. Probably the longest
lived two row dusting machines on
the market are the Woodruff, Per
fection. Georgia, and the Champion.
lAII four of those should last a man
four years, if kept greased, and
should care for from forty to sixty
acres, each. Two other cheaper ma
chines that are being sold here, the
Johnson and the Franks, will usually
last a year, and with extra good
care, should last two yeans, but will
not usually last much longer with-!
out replacing parts.
Whatever you do buy wisely and
(■be sure not to throw your money
away.
Mr. J. B. Jones jo Try Dusting
Mr. J. B. Jones, of Cedar Cross
ing, agreed to try four acres of cot
ton with the dut method this year
‘and see what the results will be. He
tried to bought syrup mixture, and
was not satisfied with the results, so
has agreed to try four acres under
the directions of the county agent.
He is to select four acres that the
weevils are in at the time the cotton
ha s about four or more squares, so
as to be sure the field has weevils
when the dusting starts. He will
then dust the cotton according to
directions, and see the results for
himself.
Colds Cause drip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove
the cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine.'
E. W. GROVE'S signature ;n box. 30c-
BAPTIST GATHER FOR BIG
CONVENTION IN ATLANT^
ATLANTA, Ga., May 13.—Bap
tists are gathering here tonight to
attend the meetings starting this
week preliminary to convening Wed
nesday of the Southern Baptist con
vention in annual session.
Attendance record of the 1919
convention of 6,000 messengers and
1,000 visitors is expected to be
equalled. The Southern territory
comprises the states of Maryland,
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Tennesse, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Ill
inois, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, New
Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Florida and Georgia, with
the District of Columbia, Cuba and
Panama.
Principal interest in tlie conven
tion proper, aside from regular re
ports from the many branches of
Baptists activity, centeres in Presi
dent E. Y. Mullins’ address at the
opening session, and in report of
progress in the $75,000,000 campaign
launched in 1919.
Dr. Finley Gibson of Kentucky
will deliver the convention sermon
after Dr. Mullins concludes his ad
dress. Both speeches will be broad
a-'t by radio. Dr. L. R. Scarboiough
of Texas in the afternoon will render
report of the conservation commis
sion. which body is entrusted with
handing the $75,000,000 campaign.
A mass meeting for laymen Tues
day evening will be addressed by
United States Senator Walter F.
George of Girgia, whi will be in
troduced by Gov. Clifford Walker.
Douglas Freeman, editor of the Rich
mond, Va., News Leader, will speak.
The opening session of the Wom
en’s Missionary Union, auxiliary to
the convention, was held Tuesday
evening, also. Speakers are Miss
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! Kathleen Mallory of Birmingham,
Ala.; Mrs. W. C. James, president;
! and Dr. W. 0. Carver, professor oi
i missions at the Baptist Seminary at
, Louisville. •
Simultaneously, the Southern Bap
! tist Bible conference will convene
-with Dr. V. L. Pickard of phatta
j nooga and Dr. Lincoln McConnell of
Oklahoma City, on the program.
I During the convention proper, a
j number of important reports will be
acted upon. The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary at Louisville,
is launching a building enterprise
! involving several millions of dollars
' which matter will be brought before
* the convention by the board of trus
! tees.
Home and fereign mission boards
. are both facing deficits growing out
i out of shrinkage in campaign re
-1 ceipts over the last two years, it is
1 said, the retirement of which de
ficits before the campaign ends on
Nov. 30 is expected to be provided
for.
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MEETING OF B. Y. P. U.
i The young people of Providence
church met May 4th and reorganized
I their B. Y. P. U. The officers were
elected as follows:
! Arlie Elkins, president; Era Lane,
vice president; Edna Elikins, secre
tary; Thelma Autrey, Corresponding
secretary; Flonnie Lane, Treasurer;
Luna Lane, choirester and organist.
The members that joined were:
j Carl McCall, Jimmie Price, Sallie
! Mae Jones, Lucile Lane, Erma Autry,
Troy Godbee, Charlie Griner.
We have not very many members
now, but we are hoping to have many
| more to join us.
Group one will render a program
May 18th. Everybody is invited to
attend.
Thelma Autrey, Cor. Sec.
NOTICE
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The firm of Rushing Bros, having
stores at Claxton and Vidalia has
this day dissolves. Carl M. Rushing
has taken over the business at Clax
ton and A. Rushing the business at
Vidalia, each assuming the indebt a
ness of the business taken over by
him.
RUSHING BROTHERS.'
HBHHrai
NARROW HEMSTITCHING,
WIDE HEMSTITCHING,
AND PECOTING;
KNIFE AND ACCORDION
PLEATING ON STEAM
AND ELECTRIC MACHINES;
CLOTH-COVERED BUTTONS
IN THIRTEEN STYLES.
ALL THIS IAM PREPARED TC
» DO WITH MY MODERN
MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT.
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT
’ ATTENTION.
MRS. R. H. BURROUGHS
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
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