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CHARLTON COUNTY HE®RALD.
DOLLAR AND A HALF PER YEAR
THE EDITOR’S NOTE BOOK
News and Views from the Curb, Home, and Farm.
I’ll take Ten. On the recent
stimulating trip over the county
Agent Hersey and his coteries
boosting gocd bulls, visited one of
Charlton womans cattle raisers,
who posseeses some 600 head of
range catile. After telking to her
for a few moments about the pro- ‘
posal to bring in impreved pure
bred stock, she said, “Well Pl
take ten.” Then Hursey’s eyes
opened.
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Progress. Mr. T. F. Lerkie. of
Moniaz came up Wednesday with
a car of chickens for the poultry
train, and went to Waycross, to
see it or its way. While there he
hecame interested in pigs for the!
boys and bought seven of the
spotted Poland China pigs, which
goes to show that one step for
ward leads to enother. But then
Leckie is a man that can see what
advancement means and he wants
to help boost the boys pig club.
Plants them over. The cu
cumber planters whose plants had
come up have been busy the past
week replanting them. Others
have been going over the ground
dragying off the edge of ihe beds:
where they had not.come up. The
heavy rains packed the seed down
so. thai a hifle seratching: as
necessaryto get & W .
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Plants Yellow Prolific. Sev
eral of our farmers having been
convinded that yellow corn has a
greater feed value, have been
planting this kind of corn. Its a
wise step, three ears of yellow
corn means four of white and
then iz it a good idea to get im
proved seed once in a while any
way,
Club Members Write us.—
Last Friday we accompanied
Brother Hursey on his round in
organizing his clubs at Racepond
and Uptonville, There was en
thusiasm showa at both place
Good officers were selected. We
are bonking on hearing from their
reporters and will gladly publish
the news if furnished us FRESH
Let it come just after tne meeting
and let the world know what we
are doing. We will send each re
porter the Herald and stamped
envelopes for ttle news.
Racepond Club. Organized
Friday with Ivie Crews, President;
Wallie Johns, Vice-President; Isa
bel Lawrimore, Secretary; Jim
Weber, reporter. The officers
are to act as a program cominit
tee. Their first meeting will be
the first Friday in April, at two
luck at the Racepond school.
There first debate will be “resoly
ed thet the Cow is more useful
than the Horse." There is übout
90 members in this club, and we
were so glad 1o se¢ so many new
faces among the patrons there,
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Uptonville Club. Some of
the members had left when the
meeting was held last Friday, but
a good attendance snd much in
terest was manifestea, Officers
chosen were Kline Gowen, Presi.
dent; Annie Gowen, Vice- Presi
dent; Jessie (iowen, Secretary;
and Bessie Murray, Repotter
They are to have their first pro
gran Thorsday evening at four
lo’clock and their debate will be
‘resolved that [ron is more useful
than Wood.” This is a club
where they do things and indicates
are that itis going to show that
this community hes some good
farmers in the making.
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Investigating Trucking—Mr,
Thos, S. Moody, an experienced
North [Georgia trucker and pro
auce man advises COunty Ageni
Hursey that he will be with vs at
early to deai for future trucking,
and incidentaly to do some of it
himself. He has been following
the game. knows the (ins and cuts
of it, and while Lie has been work
ing north ana scuth, now wants
to concentrate—thus he is coming
here- Mr. Moody eame in Thurs
day and was in to see us. Heis
visiting some of our farmers
Part of 3,ooo,9oo—Labor ex
perts report this number idle, but
‘when the Comuissioners of Char
ton stated that on Nonday tney’d
give 25 ~enls yer hundred to clean
fire brick, they did not count on
relieving the situation much, but
over forty responded and went to
‘work and ’tis said a hundred thou
sand will be cleaned up this week.
A job is ajobas long as it lastand
this item mean $250 ifi trade charis
nels Monday, ~ zeadedtel Mg
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New Court House—Contrac
tor Darling. of Waycross: was in
Folkston, Tuesday. getting data
for p ans of the contemplated new
Court House. He will up two sets
of plans; one based on using the
foundaticn of the old structure;
and the other a modern building
to be submitted for the commis
sioners approval, The Commis
sioners meet Monday and their de
cision will be eagerly awaited,
Cites Florida—.A\propos the
discussion of a new court huuw‘
it seems to have stared a current‘
of talk on pubiic improvements,
and incidently public roads. “Do
you know,” said a man from the
bend “our narrow roadbed repre.
sent arn awful waste, for with the
money already. you can't passin
many places. without cne having
to nause while the other passes.”
Some of these gentlemen had ideas
on the subject, and one cited a trip
i\hrough Charlton end back around
through Florida. “There is no
comparison betwaen the roads be
tween here and St. George. and
there and Hilliard, the last named
are good country roads, while ours
—well you can get yver them, tut
witnout pleasure.,” These ideas
indicates that a goed road every
where is in the minds of folks and
that Jay means much for rural
Georgia.
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Right Idea—Our Saint George
correspendent speaks of Arthur
Barker's home-made pea nut but
ter being servee al the C. C meet,
and suggest “why not manufact
ure it at home.,” It was always
u puzzle to us, why it was thut we
shipped our raw producty vorth,
they coming back n the i%ady to
serve containers, and we finally
concluded it was becanse they had
the eontainers and did know what
they was for. Thanks to Tom Hus
ton that product is now being sold
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY OF CHARLTON.
“A Paper With A Purpose;’---“The Peoples Paper.”
Handsome New Court Home
Pleaded for at Chamber Meeting.
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Many Expressions Brings Forth A Resolution Re
questing an Edifice Befitting Charlton’s
Progress.-Parker, Rqsd, McQueen Talk.
The splendid outpouring of Charlton’s Citizenry, at
Monday Evening meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
where several notable speo‘fii} were made, the senti
ment proved the community is awake to future needs.
Col. D. M. Packer, of Wa\'«'ross'?' made he chief address and
inspired his hearers with a spirit'of,progress that will endure.
His address was a splendid one, listeiied too attentively and ap
plauded enthusiaticly. He was‘f{,_ O eeded by Col. McQueen
speaking on legal ways and nxem"bonshucling a new court
hcuse, "its a siale requirementfltgffiounties have to exceed too
and meet,” said the Colone), “anl,éan be financed in two ways,
by direct taxation; or by voting b ds, a better and easier way
of meeting ar: obligation,” Judgé Reed gave us a short im
promtu talk. complimenting the non its progress of the past
and its desire to keep step with fire growth, by having a new
court house worthy of their futug®. Mr. S. C. Brock, of Hil
liard, responded to a call and gaw 1s a sparkling gem of a talk
painting a picture of the future wh¥®re anything else but a beau
titul court house structure would spoil the setting of what will
be an avenue with beautiful hqfires;all the way from Waycross
to Jacksonville, an ' that Folk%fii‘n‘}ad and would be the bright
spot of the way. Several otheps Messzs. Littlefield, Londeree.
Wrench and Harris rcspondeq-?/’_ a®ali endorsing the spirit of
the meeting, and Mr, Harri\s;‘:- roduged a resolution endorsing
the movement for a better butlding and requesting that a com
mittee be appointed to confer With Commissioners at thZiy next
meeting—Monday~-to disenss the mb{ul it passed by a ris
ing and unanimous vnts‘.:;’?_ : vl
“iPiesidont Rizell appointet he commitice—lessrs, Wi, Ms
i,flf@;;; M. aypr Stapletos, and Jucge
FIED Yy ~‘a,‘,,,- bt R e N o SR
[n opering the meeting, Mr. Mize!ll lustrated tl'lé‘trend of
progress with a coin found at Centersville, nminted in 1732 and a
valuable old bouk some 150 year old, indi 'ating that this section
was no late discovery and the wheel of progress, now turning
forward must keep an even keel to advance as it should, thus
this open mecting to discuss the court house re-buildinz. The
numbers ox the program, interspersed between speaking were
splendidly rendeced and greatly enjoyed. They were rendered
hy Misses Bernice Pearce, Heleh Mizell, and Misses Bedell, Mes.
dames C. . Nease, Wi, .\iizell;glr., and D. W, Lane,
David M. Mizel), Drops
Dead in his Yard
The sudden death of an original
Charlton County Citizen occured
just after noon Wednesdzy, when
Mr. David M, Mizell, aged 78,
dropped to the ground in hisyard,
and expired almost instantly., from
a heart attack,
- No one was home at the time of
ihis death but a granddaugnter,
who summoned aid,
’ Mr. Mizell was in Folkston
i’(‘uvsduy apparently in normal
health, ahd had not complained of
any ill feeling. He has been con
nected with the development of
Charlton, having settled on the
old James L. John's, place near
tn\lnniav, which he opened np and
'uflerwards settled up several
places in different sections of the
county, He was an expert woods.
mian, with the instinet of an In
dian he could go directly to any
point, and it has been our pleasure
tu be with him and wonder how
he could go us straight as compass
to a given point,
He lost his wife some two years
aigo, and leaves four boys and
three daugbters surviving him.
Ihe boys are Sheriff W. H,
Mitchell, Jackson and Edward of
Charlton, Daughters are Mrs
Lizzie Chesser, of Ochechobeem
Fla,, Mrs, Sarah Cason, of Folks
ton and Mrs Luura Raulerson, ol
Baxter, Fla, '
The funeral segvices and inter
ment was 2t Sardis eleven o'clock’
Ihursday, Rev. W, 0. Gibsdn of
ficlating,
FOLKSTON, GEORGIA, I'KIDAY, MARCH 30, 1928
Free Moving Pictures
Showing Dangers Abroad
An educational moving picture
show is being put on in several of
the school houses of our county
by the Hercules Powder Co. of
Brunswich Ga. This shew while
absolutely free on acsount of tne
important lessons it teaches is
well worth seeing,
Mr. D. W. Lane who is super
vision for this distriet n connee
tion with Mr. Frank Woodcock.
safely engrineer for the grunswick
Plant are behing Ihe movement
to bring fhis before the people.
The performarce is in three;
parts, one showing in a hnrried !
way how the Hercules People get‘
naval stores from the stumps and
top wood. another showing a
clean comedy for your amusemen
and the feature, "How Jimmy
Wen Toe Game”. This picture
was prepared by this company in
an effort to bring home how chil
dren ean maim themselves for life
by playing with explosives.
While the show is primarily for
children tne grown folks are ine
vited to come with them, and as
R is cndursed by the board of edu-i
cation you are assured of an in-j
structive evening, |
I'he sehedule in Charlion Uuuu-‘
ty School Houses is as follows:
Friday Night 7.15 Winokur
Saturday Night 7.:;4'rn.|usmn§
March 3lst.
Monday Night 720 St George
Tuesday Night 7.30 Uptonville
COL. DAVE PARKER ANNOUNCES
Himself as a ‘Candidate Opposing Con. Lankford.
Warcross, (ia., March (29.)—
Hon p. M. Parker, of Waycrosy,
arnounced Thursday morning ‘hat
he will be a candidate for Con
gress in the Eleventh Disuwrict,
The deflnite announcement fol
'ows a mass meeting in Wayeross
and requests from every county in
the district that Mr Parker make
the race.
Mr. Parker is the son of the
late Judge T. A. Parker, who, for
many years was on the bench in
the Waycross Judicial Circuit,
and who was recognized as one
Of the ablest jurists in Georgia
A state wide reputation has
been won by Mr. Parker for his
ability and brilliance as a mem
ber of the bar. He has appeared
a 8 counsel in many of the more
important legal trials and con
troversiesin this section of the
state and his conduct and plead
ings in these has merited him a
distinguished standing as alawyer
of high character and conspicuous
ability.
He is a graduate of Mercer Uni
versity, and first practiced law at
Jesup, where he mhrried Miss
‘Wiiberta Wiiliams, they have three
childeen. D. M. Jr., and two
daughters, Aileen, and lsabel
AGENT HURSLEY’S FARM NEWS
A .Glimpse into; she Daily Life of .eunyFarm Leader.
Tne cold weather Has set us
back about two weeks with our
“Cukes” but it set the other fel
hack too and we have just as good
showing as he has. I your soil
is low and water is inclined to
stand on it, drain the water ol so
the land will dry out. Kvery man
that signed up to plaat most do
his best o prodZee just as m n"\'l
“Cukes” and as early as he «'nn!
Dr. Me Hatten, professor of horti |
cmlture at the College of Agricul- |
culture informed ait who met bhim
at my office thut we have a good |
praposition in growing cucambers
and thatits np to us to make
good, By so doing we have a
fine chiance to eventually have a
canning factory estublished here
Our energy and interest is being
weighed. Men, do everything
that you can to put the proposi
tion over as it means more o us
in the future than a few acres in
“Cukes” means now., Do you:
best.
I Our livestock eampagn through
l the countyrecentlylop ned our cyes
to the nure bred beef type hull
interest in the eounty. There are
some bulis in the eonnty now bhut
not near as many s we need
Some time tdack we couid have
secured some pure bied bulls o
about S6O dehvered but not know
ing the interest of the people along
that line, falled to get in touch
with the men ready to buy, N
you geta good bull now, ready
for service he will cost you around
s£loo. It properly managed you
can seli his ofisprings al nine
montns old for as much as you
have been getting for a nine yeor
old. Let me know Just as soun
as you can take a bu'l and 1 owill
get him for you if he ean be
loum} Now ils # resl good time
to buy as the grass is tender and
he will drop right into service
quickly.
Qur poullty train was s won-
Edcdul success. Folkston, Way-
vOLUME XXVII. NUMBER &
f'rom Jesup. He went to Baxley,
where he followed his prolession
for several years, and 1916 he re
moved to Wayeross, praclicing
law with his father. In 1920 he
and his brother 'W, C,, formed a
partnership,
In Waycross he became a pro
minent ieader in Civie, eounty and
state matters, serving in the leg
islature, and is now serving his
sixth years as citv atiorney. Be
sides having served as president
of the Kiwanis Club, and as offi
cers in other civie organizations is
oresivent of the Mechanics Loan
and Savings Bank.
He is favorably known his elo
quence as a political speaker and
represented his party at the Nat
ional Democratic Convention
New York City,
Judge Harry D. Reed, is cam
paign manager for Mr Parker and
under his leadership an active
campaign has already penetrated
sevecal counties, Mr. Parker has
visited the majority of the twenty
counties in the district and will
cover the entire district shortly,
With three candidates in the
freld, the Herald anticipates an
mteresting race.
loadeda good car. We can do
that again and when you sell to
the car you have no losses to take
or any short weights to fuss
about. You get the market price
for all kinds of edable fowls. They
do not pick the flock but take all
at a good price. There is nothing
that pays a larmer better than a
Hock of gooa hens if you will
keep the records un the floek for
a tew years. Of course there are
times when prices are not as good
as we would like vy see, but every
thing that s marketea has its ups
and downs. When it is down is
the time to work hard to produce
more economical, Every farmer
should hieve at least 50 hens on
his farm, and he should raise most
of the feed, One of the most
profitable things a farmer ever
did is to raise 500 broilers on un
maretable faem produets, i the
chicks are hatched off in January
they can be puton the market at
tancy prices. Many of them will
wing the producer §1 per chiek.
Cins gives some early m ney in
iruwing other crops. | bought
4GS many tiaes at only eight
ents per dozen, Now that .we
we getting around 30 cls per
Lozen, 1t seems to me that we
hould make profit, 1 know that
s bard o make g profit ul any
price wheo you have to bay all
your feed. We can cetlainly
ralse oue corn, green feed and
ve the mineral matter supplied
irom milk. The cow—hog - hen
adopted by Tift County a flew
years sgo s a line rule for farme
cts o work by, Plenty of milk
aud butter for home use, meat in
the simoke-house, eorn in the barp
uid plenty of good bay for the
ivesiock will ‘make any home
happy. Lels try it once,
There will be another truck
contractor with me this week,
He contraets tumatoes, cantalopes,
cabbage ete. | am hoping that
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