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CHARLTON COENTY HEGALD.
DOLLAR AND A HALF PER YEAR
THE EDITOR’S NOTE BOOK
News and Views from the Curb, Home, and Farm.
Another tent show tnis week in
dicates Folkston is fair picking,
else we or on the route laid out in
their travel. They travel in trucks
and cars, and reports have a fair
show. Aslongaswe escape gam
bling hells traveling under the
guise of carnivals we shall rest
easy, but from them deliver us.
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Up until Saturday 68 acres of
cukes were in, and as we signed
up for 75 acres, Dr. Williams re
ports that several have stretched
their acreage to go the limit. Re
ports of some up is fine, and if the
weather is as good as the prophecv
of the weather man we are all to
the good. The Sunday showers
were a little too free, but not con
tinuing won't hurt. It certainly
made spring turnips planted loom
up nigg and green,
Cucumber planters be advised
that after this week the uamsold
seed will be returned, and if more
seed be desired now is the time to
speak out. Mr. McGregor drop
ped into see Dr. Williams this week
and expressed gratification at the
progress made with pianting here.
Says success with this deal means
other crops for next yesar.
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Since the planting of cucumbers
here has reached the acreage it has
it has been suggested that we or
ganize an. association, so that au
thority can be vested in some one
toact in an emergency. Mr. Hur
sey says that we will want to get
thoroughly nosted on details of
picking, handling and marketing
the =rop, and that we should bend
our effort towards getting a har
monious organiation to going to
further production of other crops
later.
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The good old watermelon will
not down in Charlton, so it seems.
Edgar Mills is preparing to piant
forty acres, Frank Mills five, and
A.W. Askew, Bill Davis, Jim Hu
ling, Walter Huling and Johnuny
Wilson will plent their usual acre
age, which with an acre here and
there will run the planted area to
a hundred acres. This would in
dicate car load shipments, but we
have found heretofore that trucks
will come to our door and get the
kind we make at more thun car
load prices. This will also mean
a cash crop te follow the cucum
ber crop which runs into June.
Some interest has been lroused(
over Mr. Hursey's better stock ar
ticles and several of our readers
have advised him that they would
take a bull. Mr,Brown, Mr, Sheal
ly and Mr. Litton are expecting to
back Mr. Hursey up this week and
enroll a car lot club of pure bred
beef bulls. We hope thet this
car lot shinment is merely the be
ginning of what is tc coms,
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M:r. L. E. Mallard 15 an Observ
ing man, aud besides selling mules.
real estate, and fertilizers, con
cucts aution sales orce in a while
He says that more fertilizer is
being sold in Charlton county this
year than ever before and that
means a bigerop. Of course you
huve got to put, to take in some
thing, so the farmers are banking
on Agent Hursey, aiding them
and are preparing for planting
right.
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Here is another bij tg cash
crop making. Prof. Waughtel
who like the editor wants to get
his crop in eaily before the sun
beats down hotter that blazes,
has contracted to plant a hundred
1b of tomato sced for a big plant
house on a certain price per thou
sand, He wanted them early and
mid season. Now the Editor has
taken over a few of these seed
to test the proposidon out. The
boys will soon be out of school
and they must have something to
mix up with their baseball, or
eise—well an iale boy is like an
idle man, just playing in the dev
i's work shop that is all. Tell
you later about results of tomsto
plant selling
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You are taking my thunder a
way from me, remarked a big
melo: grower ome this eek.
“when you say Johnny Wilson
can raise ‘em longer than I can.”
When, told that Johnny could put
them on the market in June, and
have them unti! September, he
wilted, said he could only raise
‘em ‘“thirty inches long- and
weighing 6(! pounds,” o
We learn that a fastidious thief
entered the N. J. Norman Store at
St. George last week, just lifting
the cash register, taking it off to
rifle at leisure. As omly a little
is ever left in It, his toll ight,
As road lgbor is needed Ri’ tm
good for such denizens, it seems
some good doses ought to be given
for in truth the lavity of the courts
are in a measure responsible fors
many of the crimes nowadays, and
from what we notice it can in no
way be lald on the jurcrs—show
irg that the people themselves fa
vor upholding the law.
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Demp Snowden was in town Sat
urday bewailing loss of his supply
of meat. Five hogs butchered
and cured and a kit of lard was
the thiefs harvest. Demp traced
the car track from near the smoke
house towards St. George, but at
near Toledo he lost the scent infa
maze of other car tracts. He also
reported that Mr. D. M, Slizell had
a bank or so of potatoes go the
same way. It would not be a bad
idea to keep an eye open when
the night cars pass, or appear to
break down, and appear to be re
pairing it, as the Editor lost twenty
five bushels of potatoes and this is
the scheme he figured was work
ed on him. If you catch 'em at it
use your shot gun,
The brick walls of the old Scott
Hotel have been reduced to safety
and rebuilding on the restaurant
portion has started. This work
will progress now as far as the
first story, but with walls and tim
hers heavy enough to laver carry
another story. We are glad that
such fine spirit is posessed by Mr.
Scott, and he is 0 be commended
for his act in proving his progres
siveness i, rebuilding in the face
of such aaversity, When the res
taurant bmiding is completed, Mr,
Scott says he intends to rebuild
the rest as his finanees permits,
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Iliness ot the pastor, Rev. P, p
Poindexter, caused his pupit to be
filled Sunday by Col, Dave Parker
of Waycross, who zave us a thouht
ful hour, taking as his text, that
spendid theme, “Act justly, love
mercy,and walk humbly with Goa,”
from the phophet Miceh. Anabl:
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE'COUNTY OF CHARLTON.
FOLKSTON, GEORGIA, BRIBAY, MARCH 16, 1928
A Round of Burglars
on Saturday Night
The forcing of the rear door of
H, J. Davis’ Store Saturday night
and the robbing thereof of a small
quantity of shoes and hats and
other wearable, indicates that the
thief must have been just replen-‘
ish the family warbdrove. ’l‘he;l
cash register was takeu out and
heaten open with ax, borrowed
from Mr, G. A. Yonng, but wasnat
jocked and hud afew cenisinit. A
trace of the culprit is not easy to
follow. This is firs* store robbery
we have had in sume time, and we
hope efforts being made to cateh
the guilty ones will Se successfui.
Traces of an attempt to break into
Stapleton Pharmacy by prying the
back door showed by marks, but
failed to move the door.
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The depot was also entered and
spoils outside of Mr. Harvey’s
watch, which had been left for re
pair, nothing else was mussed. A
mutilated safe however showed
evidence that the robber believed
might behind an axe, was superior
to head work. But he failed to
get in the safe,
Later reports were Edgar Allen
lost his Sunday dinner, a supply of
fresh sausage and a dressed hen,
taken from the ice box.
The only discovered in the act of
Saturday nights Jooting was a tel
ephone call from theAltman home
for, Ben from his daughter that
acmg?g.‘mm"nflm
tne house. Ben responded via a
Ford in time to see a form vanish
from the yard into the mght, but
being gurless he had to let the
would-be escape,
handling of the subject impressed‘
his hearers with the lesson and
brought forth many nice comments
from his hearers. Messrs. Sweat
and Poplen, of Wayecross, accom
panied Col. Parker to Folkston.
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Have you visted with the coun
ty agent yet. If not, why not.
He is here to help you, aud you
should take advantage cf his ex
pert advice whenever you can
profit by it. Meet him, His of
fice is in tne Charllon County
High Sch ol Building.
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As a spur to their best efforts,
the Bee Line Highway, via Hazel
hurst and Baxlev, the respective
counties of these splendid towns
are putting bord elections to pave
the highway They mean busi
ness and it stated an early meet
ing cn the Beeliners will occur at
Waycross to urge a connected
system into Macon. As the Cen
tral Route has had ten years to
pave its way into the oraces of
the people and is still piking, we
are glad to have these people
come forward and state the will
pave their highway. This also
placed us in a posititon of going
after business at Macon with the
lunderstunding that when once on
their way to Florida they area
‘sure ghot to go through Folkston,
We here and vow place vur name
down for a reserved seal at their
booster meet meeting. Lets have
the Bee Line Highway.
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The Pearson Baptist have put
on a new game called "neighbors.”
Slips are put in & box with names
written there on. The slips are
witharawn by those present who
are required to do a good turn
when ever possible for théim, un
assuming and uuknown to them
Its a great game, the Tribune says
t hopes it will prove ‘fizgud
their most sanguine expect "
Chamber of Commerce
% 4« Meets at St. George
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B{h. March 13th, Special
s*Aicalled meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce is called for Tuesday
Ma¥eh 20th, at 8 o'clock, which
wiill be.of interes! to every one in
e Comimunity. We will have
W ” on this occasion what may
Bg called the Inter commnnity re:
4 \ | organization from Waveross
‘T‘ rpose 1s 1o advancement
OFNpßlfer arganization involving
'.; elve or fifteen counties in
tHEstrict in connection witn the
Cham eriof Commerce work.
18 pro notion of a common in
teregtof this section is the pur
posedl algreater organization of
‘lh" ' il localities and it is hoped
that we, will have a good atten
darice ¢ 3;- meeling. Every one
is invi ,';Come ou..
- Dies ‘With Rabies.
Justias we go to press we learn
of t ed@ath of the little daughter
of M. Steve Wollard, who was
y ew weeks ago by a bull
dog #t the Power Plant. The
child®s wound hed healed and
’trea mept given for rabies and it
‘was presu med to be getting alcng
all vight ‘until last night when it
‘had | serious attack that lead to
its desth We sympathize with
the be 'ad parents over their
loss. Her name was Geneva and
was about seven years old.
Tae conteaet for the Mr George
Gowan residence was let this week
{o Mr. P. C. Hail the contractor, 10
be built on the two lots purcyased
rom L. E. Mallard. This 1s to be
alarge and commodious six room
dwelling of ths bungalow type.
Itisto be pushed to completion
for Mr Gowan's early occupancy.
Special Tax Now Due
The custom of our people has
always been to register and pay
their special tax during court week
in March, but tha! matter cannot
be extended as court was, as the
law requires registration Jan. Ist,
and payment by March first. Fi
nal settlement of the tax collector
for these taxes is required by first
of April, and after that date a 20
per cent penalty and if the special
representative calls and finds that
you have not registered you may
get in hot water. Special taxes
are required of drug stores, soda
fountains. pressing clubs, garages
automobile agencies, barber shops.,
rooming houses, hotels and res
taurants. Bestattend to this now
BILL BOOSTER SAYS:
"@ GOOD BOOCSTER. OBRYS
THE LAW = TAKE “THE
TRAFEI® LAWEs | KHOW
THEY ARE MADE FOR. “THE
BENERMT AND PROTEETION OF
US ALL, AND | OBEY THEM
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PLAY BALL? ORGANIZED TO GO
Enthusiactic Meet Tuesday Night Put up Coimn for Team
Folkston proved by the rousing
meeting of the basebail enthusiasts
Tuesday evening that we intend
to have the best ameteur ball
club in south Georgia this season,
some fifty faas were present at
the call meeting at Allen and
Vickerys store and after some
splendid talks the following of
ficers were chosen to lead us to
victory.
C. E. Stroup, manager treasurer
W. A. Wood, asst and coach
- New'. Askew, field captain.
| T, W. Wrench and A, S. lL.c-
Queen, reporters.
Publicity men—Allen Brothers,
Edgar and Lawrence.,
Soliciting committee—L. E. Mal
’lard and . A. Dean.
The selection of playing grounds
'and the claying of the infield was
lef? to club oificers.
| Illustrative of the pep and back
ring behind the boys was the re
sponse of those present toward
the fund, Capt. Askew stated was
required to "pint the boys in the
running,” some S2OO, and $152
was subscribed then and there.
Manager Stroup stressed that
pep and activity must rule the club
and not sulks and baby acts, and
Coach Wood laid down the law
that two things were banned—the
use of outside players and indivugl
playing. Training and concarted
i ¥4 ial &s ;J ‘L;: ~
Poultryman of Charlton
Orgunize an Assoiation
Mondav afternoon the pouliry
association was formed in County
Agent Hursey office,
T. L. Pickren was chliosen chair
man, and J. C. Allen, secretary.
A committee ot five was appoin
fed (0 nominate a board of diree
tors, resul‘ing in the selection of
T. L. Pickren, sr,, O. A. Cassell, J.
w. Johnson, Mesdames €. . Roy,
and A. J. Howard.
The name chosen for the organ
ization was “Charlton County Poul
try Association Mr. Pickren was
made permenent ¢ rairmsn, with O,
A. Cassell, secretary-treasurer.
The member <hip fee was made
$1 to join and dues fifty cents per
annum, ‘The executive commiltee
mee!s the 20th with Mr. Hursey
to get the movement under way
for real honest to gooduess work
and the perfecting of that essential
plan of action—cu-operate in pro
duction. buying and selling, which
reminds us thet the «nly road to
success in—"united we stand, di
vided we fal”
Mallara Goes to Convention
Mr. L. E. Mallard leave to-nigh!
for Macon to attend the session of
the State Democratic Committe
10 select delegate to the Houston
Convention.
Mixson Gets Gang Sentence
County Police Andy rowan dis
played his wares Sunday. Caughi
Julin Mixon with a ten gallon sup
ply in the dispensing act; caplur
ing Mixon and his shine. Monday
veing court day, to a plea of guil
ty, Judge Johnson sentenced him
to 12 month on the gany, Later it
being shown that his ageu mother
was ill, and that they had a bunch
of cattle to be dipped and nobody
home to do it, he was relhased on
4 $l5O cash bond, with a thirty dey
leave of absence, and six month to
serve and SIOO fine in lieu of the
originai sentence, upon his return
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 11
real ball club, that it should be de
velopea so as to show the home
town product and let the world
know that when they played our
team it was a re:l Folkston team
=in fact, name and spirit,
The present playing field has
been chosen we understand and
clay pits mspected, The claying
will start at once and if any one
has an idle truck Capt. Askew wlll
appreciate its use.
The daily practice is on every
afternoon after four, Come out
and if you would make the team.
With a yannigan team ard the
‘Hi-School team we can “play ball.”
‘ Locally the interest of the boys
is centered in announcemeiit out
of Waycross that an amateur cir
cuit is to be formed to play ball.
Waycross, Homerville, Pearson,
Blackshear Patterson, Nichols,
Alma, Douglass and Folkston and
possible other will join, We have
some material and having sent sev
eral up—Roy Spruell, Franks and
Russ Cassel, pitchers—the incen
tive is in others to do likewise.
Patterson will open the season up
this month and the boys are work
ing out daily to get in shape.
Jacksonyille spori writers boost
our Russel ‘Cassell; as a seoond
Ben Cantweil, who went to the big
show last year, The Tmes-Union
of Thursdays said of Russel “thé
youth seems fn’;‘ be right onftg;
with goods”’ and aesigned | "
The League’s Picture
- “Hot Water’’ Thursday.
The Ephworth League of the
Methodist church consist of a live
iot of young folks and their Sun
'day program are worth your at
tendance. It it is not a duty for
you to meet with them it certainly
will arouse a pleasant thought in
you to be with them when they
put on a program. These voung
folks do not confine themselves (o
the serious side of life altogether,
but strive to enliven you with a
smile once in awhile, so they are
putting ona moving picture Thurs
day night, th 2 22nd at the Paxton
Theatre, The title is “Hot Water,”
which indicate action and fun, the
‘admission is only 35 cents for the
grown ups and Y 0 cents for us lads
and the fun begring at 8 o’clock.
Card of I'hanks,
I wish to take this means of ex
pressing my most sincere thanks
to the voters of Charfton county
for the very liberal support ac
corded me in my campaign for
shenff during the recent county
primary. I deeply appreciate the
support of my friends, snd have
only the kindliest of feelings for
every one | would have tender
ed my thanks sooner. Lut have
been prevented from atlending to
it onacconnt of serious i'lness in
my family,
With best wishes to all, 1 am,
Respec:tully,
P. G, Mizell.
Just Suggesting
It has been suggested to us that
this section would Le better off it
we shifted over to the republican
party, so as to gain recognition of
the north It seems to us the best
way to gain anything is by first
thinking right und then acting the
same way. Lets recognize the in
fallibilty of human nuture and
try and coneceive some plan, where
by we do not have to act the hyp
rocrite and vlay both sides against
the middie.