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About Wilkinson County news. (Irwinton, Ga.) 1922-2008 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1925)
VOLUME IV. P.O.Dep’t. Taking Census Since there is misunderstanding on the part of some farmers in this locality as to the usefunv.-s.- t. information as to hog product-on and crop acreages, obtained from the cards distributed by the rural mail carriers, the postmaster at Gordon, Ga., has requested the Wilkinson County News to publish the following statement furnished him by the United States Department of Agricul-' turn: These surveys are made with the help of the rural carriers, who either distribute the cards to a certain num ber of farmers along their routes, with the reqquest that there be filled out, or the carrier fills out the card himself by interviewing the farmer. The carrier is instructed to get in formation from farms which will give a good average picture or sample of farms on his route, preferably by tak ing all of the farms along a part of his route, big and little, good and poor, owned and rented. If a fair sample of all farms is re turned in each State, figures for these farms should show the same changes as all farms. It is impossible to take an actual census enumeration of all farms each year, so changes in production and acreage each year must be estimated from samples. The nearer these samples are to being ex act, the more correct will be the esti mates. The need and value of such infor mation for individual farmers and agriculture in general hardly need be ; stressed. Without .dependable infor । mation as to actual production and ; trends of production both of lives- j stock and crops more balanced pro- ( duction and better market distribu tion are impossible. The Department of Agriculture is the best qualified agency to undertake such work, but the accuracy of its estimates depands upon the accuracy of the returns made by farmers. 'rial-effect:: that In formation may have upon prices is shewn by the level of hog prices dur- j ihg the winter of 1924-25 compared to I the prev’ons winter. The pig survey? i • T ■ " -nd December 1924 showed a u elded dec. ease in hog production in 1924 compared’ to 1923. Marketings, however, during the winter from the 1924 crop were almost as large as the previous winter, and in December and January were the highest on record. In spite of these heavy marketings, hog prices were from $2.00 to $3.00 per hunved higher than during the winter before. The heavy marketings were rightly interpreted as being an e r’y marketing of a smaller number of hogs caused by a short corn crop and not as indicating a corresponding . ly larger number of hogs. But unless these estimates can be ■ kept dependable the trade frill dis- ' regard them and will be guided either ' by private estimates or by actual marketings as these take place. Therefore, every farmer should help . to make these reports accurate by । making the report for his own farm complete and accurate. CITATION GEORGIA —Wilkinson County: B. Warwick as administration of Mrs. B. Warwick, deceased, has in due form applied to the undersigned for leave to sell the lands belonging to said estate, and the same will be heard at my office on the first Mon day in January, next. Th's, 7th day of December, 1925. J. E. Butler, Ordinary. Banbridge—Approximately $83,- ’“1"' in seal estate transactions com pkted in Decatur Cunty, during rec ent 20-day period. FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK For the many patrons that we have we are operating this bank to give them something more than a sate place in which to deposit funds. We have combined safety with courtsey and survice. SAFETY—COURTSFY—SERVICE. DEPOSITS INSURED. (. B. OW PRES. F. S ENGLISH CASHIER The Wilkinson County News TWO BIG SERMONS The people who attended preaching at the Baptist church Sunday and Sunday night, had the priviledge of hearing two very fine sermons by Rev, W. C. Mitchel of Macon. His text Sunday night, had the privilege of first chapter of Acts and the latter Jeruselumr and in Juder and in Sa shall be Witness as unto Me, both in part of the seccond Verse, “And Ye manca and unto the uttermost parts of the earth,” and was considered to be one of the finest sermons ever delivered in the Baptist Church. Mr. Mitchel has been serving as pastor of the Baptist church in Sandersville, for several years, but resigned the Pas toria! to attend school at Mercer Uni versity, for the purpose of getting a degree. We understand that he has no regular work at present and tis hoped that the church here may be able to secure his services as pastor. Mr. Mitchel will preach here again on next Sunday morning and evening and the public is cordially invited to attend both services. There is a treat in store for all who come. TAX COLLECTORS ROUD Kemp School House, Moday Nov. 30th, 9:00 to 10:00. Stevensville, Monday Nov. 30th, 11:00 to 12:00. Poplar Head School House, Monday Nov. 30th, 1:00 to 2:00. Irwinton, first Tuesday Dec. Ist, all day. Griffin Butler’s store, Wednesday Dec. 2nd, 9:00 to 12:00. Hugh Davidson’s store, Wednesday Dee. 2nd, 1:00 ot 4:00. Allentown, Dickens, store, Thurs day Dec. 3rd, 9:00 to 2:00. Danville, I. A. Adams store, Thurs day Dec. 3rd, 12:00 to 3::00. Bethel, Brook’s store, Tuesday Dec. 4th, 9:00 to 11:00. Gordon, Miller’s store, Tuesday Dec. 4th, 12:00 to 3:00. Mclntyre, Price’s store, Saturday Dec. sth, 10:00 to 3:00. Ivey, P. O. Monday Dec. 7th, 9:00 •o-WiM). Bloodworth court ground, Monday Dec. 7th, 12:00 to 2:00. Passmore, and Lords P. 0., Tuesday Dec. Bth, 10:00 to 3:00. Yarbrough’s store, Wednesday Dec ,;h, 9:00 to 10:00. Turkey creek court ground, Wed nesday Dec, 9th, 11.00 to 12.00. Cooktown, Cook’s store, Wednesday Dec. 9th, 1:00 to 2:00. R. A. Bell, T. C. BIG TOMATO ACREAGE FOR COFFEE COUNTY, GA. At’anta, Ga., Nov. 24.—H. C. Mack- , c< ?n ny, of New York; H. K. Cramp, of New Jersey; W. R. Eve and Pat Wall, the latter two of Beau fort, S. C., have purchased from,the Atlanta Trust company fifteen hun dred acres of land at Ambrose, in Coffee county, Georgia, and will plant this season between six and eight hundred acres of tomatoes for ship ment, it was announced in real estate circles here today. This will probably be the largest acreage of tomatoes under one man agement in the state, and is a direct result of the success the purchasers had, it was stated, in growing toma toes at Brunswick this year. At Brunswick they had approximately ifty acres from which they sold more than sixty thousand dollars worth of tomatoes. It was announced that hey will continue planting at Bruns wick and expect to increase their acreage to 200 acres. Lakeland—Miller’s potato curing plant opened. IRWINTON, GA , THURSDAY NOV. 26. 1925 GORDON NEWS Mr. and Mrs. AV. Wall, of Jef fersonville, Mrs. J. J. Chambers and Harman Schall, of Macon, spent Thanksgiving here with Mr. and Mrs. J W. Hooks. Jack Jenkins was the guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. Ed C. Ryle. - ■ ■■!. * * Mr. and Mrs. John Boyd Butts and Miss Louise Brookins motor ed to Milledgeville Thursday even ing. Mrs. Nell Newman Downs and Zed Downs, Jr., spent Saturday in Macon as the guests of Mrs. I Pete Holliday. i Mrs. Reese, of Chicago, is a guest for a few days at the Gor don Hotel. Messrs W. J. Jenkins, Sally Winters and Mark Johnson sbent Sunday in Jeffersonville. Mr. Mallory, of Savannah, and Dr. A. V. Henry, of Atlanta were guests last week at the Gordon Hotel. James Boone, of the Pynetree Paper Co. spent the past week end with his parents in Irwinton. Quite a number of Gordon peo ple attended the funeral of Mr. R L. Brooks at Clear Creek ehnreh Wednesday morning. Dr. R. E. Evans has returned from a visit to Pinehurst. Mr. J. A. Stokes was a business visitor to Atlanta the past week. Cosby Brooks was a visitor to Macon Wednesday. Hon. L. L. Griffin, of Jeffer sonville, Twiggs county's very able representative in the Gener al Assembly, was a visitor to Gci don Tuesday. EVOLUTION Said a monk, as he swung by his tail To the little monks, female ano male: “From your offspring, my dears. In a few million years. May evolve a professor in Yale!” W. A. V., in Life. “He finished his correspondence course didn’t he?” “Oh, yes, I was in the postoffice ‘ when he graduated.”—Chicago Pheo nixe “Avoid things that do not agree with your system,” says a health article. It just possibly has particu lar reference to the limited at the crossing.—The Detroit News. Sometimes we pay for our mistakes on the spot, as in the case of that North Carolina man who mistook a wildcat for a coon. —Bristol Herald. The Lady—“l gave you a piece of pie last week, and you’ve been send ing your friends here ever since.” The Tramp—“Ycnfre mistaken, lady Them was my enemies!” — Birmingham Weekly Post. Captain—“lf anything moves, you shoot!” Private Jackson—“ Yes, suh! An’ if anything shoots, Ah moves!” — Exchange. “It must be three years since I saw you last. I hardly knew you— you have aged so!” “Really! Well, I would'nt have known you except for that dress”— Judge. Savannah —Arrangements being made for paving Buckhalter Road. IRWINTON NEWS The many friends of Miss Estell Lee , are gratified to know that she is very much improved from an at tack of pheumouia. Mr. Tom Brundage,-and Miss Ellen Brundage spent Saturday evening in Gordon. Mrs. Rosa Lindsey and Miss Nan Wood spent last weekend in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Boone, spent Sunday afternoon in Toomsboro. Willie Rutland, Victor Davidson, and Lum Dixon spent Thursday in Macon. Jame Boone of Gordon, spent Sautr day and Sunday with homefolks. Miss Ruth Speiton of Marshalville, was a visitor in Irwinton last week. All the ladies of Wilkinson County who are eligible to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolu tion, are cordially requested to meet in Irwinton, at the office of Mrs. Julia Porter Kitchens, county demon stration agent, at 2 o’clock, Tuesday afternoon, December first, to make preliminary arrangements for the or ganization of a county chapter of the D. A. R. GERMANS COMING TO TILL GEORGIA LANDS Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 24.—Large corporations that have purchased large tracts of land in South Georgie are planning to settle German farmei on these farms, it was announced in Atlanta by farm development agents The movement is one which wil! prove of value to the agriculture' interests of the state, it was stated by Eugene R. Black, president of the Atlanta Trust company, which own: a number of Georgia farms. Mr. Black and others interested in developing Georgia agriculture point out that the German farmers are thrif ty, economical in their living habits and accumulative from their re ources. A few colonies in Georgia, it was stated, would enable land own ers to cultivate much of their dile land. Professional Cards F. S. English Fire and Life Insurance insure Your Property with me. Gordon, Ga. J no. T. Stokes ireat American Hartford, Prudential FIRE INSURANCE Gordon, Ga. Eli B. Hubbard Atoorney at Law Practice in all Stat a Court IRWINTON, GA. Jos. A. Moore Funeral Director and Scientific Embalmer. Milledgeville, Ga. 121 W. Hancock Street Dr. E. D. Gleason 464 Plum Street ieensed Veterinary Surgeon. Treats il Sick ana Crippeld Domestic Ani als. Diseases of Dees a Specialty Macon. Georgia Dr. J. T. Mills Physician and Surgeon Office Upstairs Post Office Bunding Toomsboro, Ga. B inf red A. Ryle Attorney at Law 513-14 Bibb Building MACON, GEORGIA. Dr. 4. Durward Ware Physician and Surgeon. Office in Drug ore. Toomsboro, Ga. “ANGEL” WANTED, FOR JR. REPUBLIC OF SOUTH Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 24.—Wanted A man or woman, with money, of course, to endow the Junior Republic of the South, a great institution for wayward boys and girls. Site of 103 acres 14 miles from Atlanta already bought and paid for. Institution may bear the name of the philanthropist if desired. Address the Juvenile Pro tective Association, Atlanta National Bank building, Atlanta, Ga. The foregoing is not an advertise ment inserted by the Juvenile Pro tective Association, for twenty-five years engaged in child welfare in the South, but it might well be, and it is a notice that every newspaper could afford to insert free of charge. Officials of the juvenile associa tion, which has done more perhaps than any other organization in the South toward having juvenile courts and probation systems established, have not only endorsed the proposed Junior Republic whole-heartedly but are backing the project in every way possible. Officials of the juvenile association said today that consideration would be given the application of some cap able person to take charge of the campaign fund for building and equp ping the Junior Republic, but not from a person who simply wants to take charge of it as superintendent after it is built and equipped. HALF MILLION DOLLAR SANITARIUM IDLE One of the tragedies of the recent Legislature was the failure to pro vide maintenance for the new tuber culosis sanitarium that is now being built and soon completed with the funds provided by the to bacco tax. It was estimated by the State Board of Health that it could he opened and maintained for $250,- 000.00 per year. This, in our opinion, was a very low estimate for 350 pa tients. It is lower than the actual maintenance of many of the similar institutions of our nation. Instead of providing the amount requested and needed, only $100,000.00 was provided for 1927. This will not be enough to justify the opening of the new insti tution; with $60,000 appropriation for 90 patients, it can readily be seen that it would be out of the question to think of attempting to open the new building. It is im possible for the present appro priation to keep the old Institution open without part pay patients being taken. Many that we now have at Alto pay SI.OO per day. others pay 50c and many are free. The main tenance cost is around $2.13 per day. A concrete example of economy and etrenchment can be seen in the wis dom (?) of our General Assembly when they allow an investment of a half million dollars to remain idle for want of maintenance, not to take into consideration the thousands of tuber cular cases clamoring for admittance and the 8.000 tubercular children of our State who could be saved. Lives are cheap; children have no value; suffering and death have no appeal. Strong Membership Appeal In Red Cross Disaster Relief Asking themselves "What If disas ter should visit our cltyT" the leading citizens of many communities of the United States have adopted the Scout motto to "Be Prepared." Impressed by the frequency end the wide range of peace time calamities In their country, they have organised their communities with the thorough ness which normal conditions permit, against the possibility of a time when there will be no chance for thought or plan. Red Cross Chapters in many localities are similarly prepared. Sparta—City to sell light plant to Georgia Southern Power Company. Dallas—New SIO,OOO high school building in Boulah school district, dedicated. Douglasville—Town council votes to sell light plant to Georgia Railway A- Power Co., for $17,500. Company will spend SIOI,OOO to better the ser vice. The 1925 lumber output is expected to be more than 38,000,000,000 board feet, breaking all records for recent years. Omega—Forty carloads sweet pota toes to be shipped from here this fall. Waycross—City to vote on new waterworks and sewer system. PRESS IMPORTANT AID IN STATE DEVELOPMENT Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 24.—Georgia’s development is due to many factors of natural advantages and human effort, according to Atlanta business men, but one of the notable reasons for the wonderful rapidity of the state’s growth at this time, and its widespread recognition throughout the nation, was explained here today by local newspaper men. The newspapers of Georgia are to be credited with a large percentage of the state's great development, it was asserted because of their interest in the various projects of Georgia and their desire to spread the good news of Georgia pfesperity through out the nation. “Without the newspapers aiding the cause of every legitimate developer in Georgia, the state could not get very far” said a well known news paper correspondent, himself a con sistent state booster. “There is every reason for the business men of Geor gia to thank the newspapers for their cooperation in every enterprise that is on the level. Facts of every legiti mate enterprise are readily published in news columns. It is free advertis ing but at the same time it is news of interest to the readers in Geor gia and all over the country where Georgia newspapers are being read now as they have never been so widely read before.” Georgia Industrial News Savannah—Ground broken for erec tion of new parsonage for Lutheran Church of Reformation. Waycross—White Swan Laundry being enlarged and reorganized. Savannah—War Department con sidering plans for erection of bridges across Turtle, Brunswcik and Little Satilla Rivers. Savannah—Plans forming for erec tion of proposed new civic building. Wrens—City to vote on installation of new waterworks system. Valdosta—2oo,ooo acres Echols and Clinch County lands, sold to investors for $2,000,000. Waycross—Williams Street to be paved, from Atlantic Coast Line Rail road to Lee Avenue. Macon—Masonic bodies of Georgia to erect Grand Lodge headquarters building here. Maysville—Georgia State Bank, Atlanta, and Atkins National Bank consolidate. Mclntosh—New church under con struction. Savannah—Ogeechee road in pro cess construction. Valdosta—China-American Tobacco Co.’s redrying plant to be enlarged. Atlanta—Southern Railway System lets contracts for purchase of 46,200 tons new steel rails. Rocky Ford—New 60-foot span steel bridge to be built across Chicka mauga Creek. Savannah—Tract land on Deßenne Avenue and Waters Road sold to New York investors, for SIOO,OOO. Ellaville—Ellaville-Americus High way completed and opened to travel. Columbus—Lummus Cotton Gin Co.'s plant to have new $47,000 addi tion. Sardis—High school building re paired; roadway being built around school campus. Goldmine—Roads in this vicinity being improved. Savannah—Pulaski Hotel purchas ed by New York capitalists, for $325,- 000. Valdosta—Construction of new half million-dollar hotel to get under way at once. Thomasville—Standard Oil Co., buys $5,500 site here, for erection of new filling station. Valdosta—Extension and improve ment of sewer and water mains to cost city $220,00. Atlanta—Potato crop throughout Georgia, bringing good prices. Atlanta—Plans approved for con structing viaducts over railroad treaks on Pryor Street and Central Avenue, at cost of $1,400,000. Atlanta—sl,ooo,ooo Yaarab Temple will be constructed. Dalton—Construction of new Ma sonic Temple will get under way at early date. Leesburg—Bonded peanut ware house established here by Georgia Peanut Growers Association. NUMBER 30
