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PEARSONftTRIBUNE VOL. 3—NO. 33 COFFEE COUNTY News Items Gathered from Various Sources The rural schools of CoiTee coun ty doses this afternoon for the holidays. The Tribune wishes ail the teachers and pupils a plea ait Christmas and happy New Year. The Tribune learns with regret that a son of Mr. Elisha Corbett, who lives near Oberry station on the Georgia and Florida railway, is very ill and not expected to live. The legal fraternity of Coffee county has been busy all the week assisting registrants in progaring their questionaires. To the unini tiated they are equal to a Chinese puzzle. There wifi be a Christinas Tree and Fish Pond at the Temperance school-house, near the Irwin coun ty line, to-night. There will be two prizes, boxes of chocolate, one for the prettiest girl and one for the ugliest boy. The winners are to be determined by ballot. A note from Mr. Wm. Maine re quested that the Tribune announce that the Secretary of the Singing convention, held in Pearson on the fifth Sunday in September last, is having a thousand minutes of that meeting printed for general distri bution. lie also wants to borrow a photograph of Pearson High School building, iu order that he may have a cut made to be used as the frontispiece. Tom Freeman, negro drayman for the Douglas Grocery Company, was shot and killed Sunday night by another negro named Coot Mor ris. The killing occurred at a ne gro restaurant in one of the many negro resorts of that city. Morris immediately surrendered to the Sheriff, claiming that the killing was in self defense; t hat the dead negro was drunk and had a pistol pointed at him when lie fired the fatal shot. The municipal elect ion at Willa coochee was held last Sat unlay, and passed off very quietly. Mr. D. E. Gaskins was re elected May or without opposition. Four of the Councilmen elect were J. M. Shaw, E. C. Henderson, Alexander Moore and \Y. L. Lankford. The Tribune failed to get the name of the fifth councilman. Willaeoo chee can congratulate herself upon this selection of officers for the en suing year; they are all good men and true. The friction between Mr. E. 1). Douglas, foreman of the late grand jury of Coffee county, and Mr. 15. H. Tanner, chairman of the board of county commissioners, has been the means ol bringing about a dis cussion of the rights of grand jur ies by the state press. The Thom asville Press has the following to say relative to the tendency of county offiicials to disregard the recommendations of grand juries: “There is a tendency in some coun ties of the state to look upon the work of the grand jury as a mere matter of form. It is treated very lightly because it is not recognized as the true voice of the real people. Negligence on the part of lax offi cials who have failed to obey the commands of the people, has caused this condition of affairs. Where such conditions exist, succeeding grand juries should make it a spe cific part of their business to see that the recommendations of the last grand jury have been obeyed, and in case of failure or negligence, call the proper officials to books and demand an explanation. What ever success this nation has at tained is due principally to an ad herence to the voice of the people.” The report from Secreeary of State, Hon. Philip Cook, shows that 469 automobiles are owned in Coffee county. These care repre sent an expenditure of not less than $300,000. It is further stated that many of them have not been returned for taxation. The Tax Re ceiver will be wiser next year and have the ow ners come across. The weather for the past two weeks has been well adapted to saving pork and many thousands of pounds have been put away for next year’s bacon in south Coffee county. Trust those who have killed their meat, or a portion of it, w ill have the good fortune of saving and curing it nicely. There is going to be a large quantity of provisions iu this section next year. A sad tragedy occurred near Nicholls a few days ago when a young man named Carter was shot and instantly killed by a young man named Johnson, both about sixteen years of age. An investi gation by Coroner Sims resulted in young Johnson being held for murder. Johnson claims that it was an accident; they had a tussle for the possession of the gun when it was discharged. There were no eye-witnesses to the tragedy. The following are names of some of the young gentlemen volunteer ing in the various departments of Uncle Sam’s military act ivity from Coffee county: Dan S. Wall, Jr., reported to Camp Gordon Monday: Archie Roberts, Crossly Kirkland, J. Fred llunnicutl and Carey Las tinger have volunteered in the quartermaster's corps; Gordon L. White and Clyde K. Bennett have volunteered in the aviation section and W. W. Terrell, Jr., has gone to the navy. Mr. R. A. Rrinson, ex Cashier of the Merchants and Farmers Bank, of Willacooehee, is devoting his at tention to his farm —his father’s old naval stores place, seven miles south of Kirkland. Mr. Brinson tells the Tribune he proposes to devote his wisdom and energy next year to giving diversified farming a thorough trial. If he does that his success will be real ized beyond his most optimistic conceptions. The Tribune wishes him the greatest success. Editor Rieketson, of the Pro gress; gritted his teeth some last week because of his failure to land the public advertising of Coffee county. By the time he has had the experience with tin* county advertising business as this editor he will decide it isn’t worth a bau bee. Make a paper that stands for the rights of the masses, some thing attractive to the people, cre ate a demand for t he Progress and you will be patronized, Bro. Fred., and you w ill soon forget there is such a tiling as county pap. The Douglas municipal election was held Saturday and passed off quietly. The result was: Lawson Kelley, for Mayor; J. W. Quincey, for Councilman from the city at large; Arthur Brooks for Council man from the first ward, Oliver F. Deen from the second ward, J. L. Young from the third ward, and Elijah L. Tanner from tlie fourth ward. The defeated candidates have much for which to congratu late themselves. A year's free labor in behalf of an unapprecia tive public is a most exasperating and nerve-wrecking undertaking. The inauguration of the new offi cere will occur on the first Monday in January. PEARSON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917 INDUSTRIAL GEORGIA Never before in the history of the State of Georgia has there been more enthusiastic activity in the development of her resources. Agriculture, fruit and nut grow ing, stock raising and the neces sary industries to preserve the products for future use and for shipping abroad. War is a great developer, it pro duces necessities that are the mothers of invention and the utilization of dormant energies and opportunities. The opportun ities for acquiring wealth in Geor gia, and especially in South Geor gia, has been here in a dormant state ever since Oglethorpe landed on Yamaeraw bluff. The war of the eighteen-sixties developed new ideas in domestic economy, it brought about great er diversification in farming, es tablished an impetus in stock raising. Cereal coffee —post u in — was known and used by t lie peo ple as a substitute for the genuine article and when properly prepar ed was satisfying. Potato bread about which so much ado is being made in connection with the Tins begee, Ala., negro school was known and used widely in the rural dist ricts during the war of the eighteen-sixties, and no doubt it has been introduced at, Tuske gee through some good old negro mammy who learned about it dur ing the civil war. The great, quantities of corn and bacon that was raised in South Georgia, es pecially Southwest Georgia, gave it the name of the “Granary of the Confederacy.” Cattle, sheep and hog raising were engaged in extensively and were the foun dation of some of the biggest for tunes of I he present generat ion. The high price of cotton follow ing that war, together with the demoralization of labor, created a monomaniaism for the growing of cotton. To that one idea all the energy of I he fanners of t hat time was bent. They grew cot ton and depended on the West for their provision supply. Then followed the industrial undoing of Georgia, as well as other southern states. The civil war in Mexico has ser ved the purpose of restoring to Georgia the industries of cat t le, sheep and hog raising. Cattle raising in Mexico became unprofit able, the great Scssom's ranch was practically wiped out. But for the Mexican troubles Georgia and Clinch county would never have received the benefit of Alex. K. Scssom’s knowledge and energy in stockraising; but for the present world war the present awakening of the people of the state on the subject of growing food products would have been long deferred if ever restored to Georgia. Cotton is now bringing as great a price as it did at, the close of the war of the eighteen sixties, and conditions at the close of the present world war, come when it may, will be of such a character that the people of Georgia will not return to the cotton mania that followed the war of the eighteen sixties. First they will have to contend with the boll weevil, that is now making the production of cotton side issue; the demoralization of labor is more pronounced than ever, it takes much labor to grow and harvest cotton, the many and costly pre parations that have and is being made for the profitable growing of s ock, the less labor required, and the pleasure and profit to be de rived from it guarantees that the change w ill be permanent. Let the sheep ranches of Wyo ming and the cattle ranches of Mexico and Texas be transfered to South Georgia. There is plenty of room and greater opportuities for them here than anywhere else in this country. Properly hand led they will lay the foundation for wealth and independence that South Georgia has never known before. QUIT IT In hundreds of homes there are hundreds of women now puzzling their brains and spending their time over the question of Christ mas gifts for a similar number of women who are likewise planning to send gifts as fine, as they believe they are going to get. Every one of them would like to be relieved of the burden of gift giving which has grown up in the course of years, but each of them fears to break the custom. Now would be a good time to stop it. This yoar, of all years, our women ought to spend every spare minute making those things for our soldiers that make life tol erable. This is no time for fancy work for frivolous gifts. How break the custom? Just sit down now and write a letter to your friend, tell her how much you appreciate her, but tell her how you both ought to be spending your time and money for needed work for t Ini soldier boys, and tell ing her that you are not going to send her a present this year, and request that she likewise refrain. Then you both do the work that you feel that you ought to do. — (><*i Ila Star. Bro. Flanders, in the above, ex presses the Tribune’s sentiments exactly. There is no more uncalled for custom, unless it be that of treating among the men. Both should be relegated to the realm of forgetfulness. Small Farms Pay Big Profits in South Georgia (By W. \Y. Croxtoii, A., B. A V. By, Atlanta.) The day of the big plantation is fast, passing, and the era of the small farm personally owned and worked, has come and is taken as a sign of “better days” and "bigger profits.” Farming in South Georgia is not accompanied by the usual trying hardships of country life, but its mild climate, well distributed rain fall, level farms, loamy, friable, easy to work soil, good roads, schools and churches, all combine to give contentment and pleasant employment and big profits. South Georgia is no “one crop” country, and t he number of profitable crops are limited only by the capacity and the labor at the command of our farmers. Beginning as early as January every fanner should plant a lew acres of Irish potatoes; 2 3-4 acres in this crop at New Lacey this year made a net return of $600.00. Then tobacco (the bright variety) is another “coining” crop in South Georgia. The Douglas, Georgia, market paid an average of 20 cents per pound for the half million pounds grown in the vicinity this year. No section is better adapted to peanuts than the Coastal I’lain area and South Georgia farmers made a “killing” this year with this crop. The Oil Mills at the present time are reported paying $135.00 per ton —over $2.00 per bushel —for “run of the field pea nuts.” In growing corn, cotton and vel vet beans cheaply, South Georgia yields first place to no other sec' tion, and the yields per acre com pare favorably with any other place growing these crops. With year round pastures, an abundance of cheaply made feed — 6 modern meat packing houses in operation —South Georgia outrivals any section for raising live stock. She will sell a million hogs for slaughter this winter and her farmershave purchased 10,000 head of cattle from Texas and elsewhere for breeding purposes and to sup ply her milk requirements and creameries. SOUTH GEORGIA News of Our Neighbors Told in Short Paragraphs Col. Bob Hendricks will be May of Nashville for the next two years. Jenkins, Bulloch, Appling and Pearce counties have joined the fight for tick eradication. Hons. R. L. and W. T. Dicker son have just returned from St. Louis, Mo., where they purchased stock for the llomerville market. The grand jury of Wayne coun ty recommended that its foreman and clerk be paid each $1 per day for their services. Wonder if the balance of them worked for noth ing. The Milltown Air-Line, a short railroad running from Milltown in Berrien county to Waylor in Lowndes county, has escaped tax ation for years. AVas it too little to be seen? In the case of The State agrirst Hall Verun, charged with the murder of Lloyd Moore at Tell more, in Ware superior court last week, th<> jury made a mistrial. Both parties were negroes. A launch having on board a car go of contraband liquors, valued at $5,000, bound for Savannah and for the use of Savannahiaus, was captured by a United States pa trol boat recently and the cargo confiscated. Glynn superior court convened Monday, minus grand or petit juries. Judge High,smith, after hearing all matters not requiring a jury, adjourned the court until af rer the holidays, some time in January, when the complete term of the court will pe held. There seems to be a plethora of fires throughout South Georgia within the past few weeks, and public buildings seem to be the victims. Hotel at Hawkinsville, school building at Coolidge. Na tional Bank building at Thomas ville and courthouse at Black shear were among the number. The Eleventh District Press As sociation will meet in Adel the third Monday in January and it is greatly desired that every news paper in the district be represen ted in the meeting. Go to the meeting, brethren, you will greatly enjoy your visit to Adel, besides the inspiration of the meeting it self. It, has been thirty years since Mitchell county built, its present courthouse and it has become in adequate to the demands for a temple of justice. The county commissioners are laying plans to build next year a commodious and imposing structure, wherein shall be written the Latin maxim; “Fiat justitia ruat coelum.” Within the next sixty days it is expected the members of the Savannah Volunteer Guards, now at Fort Screven, will be sent to France. This is the basis of a re port current in Savannah this week. Six companies of coast ar tillery, comprising the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh companies (formerly the Guards) and two companies of regulars will be mer ged into three batteries of heavy railroad artillery. No definite an nouncement eas come from officia sources regarding the movemen of the coast artillery but it is ex pected momentarily. Mosr of the four companies mentioned above contain ninety per cent of Savan nah boys, the remaining percen tage being made up of gallant youngsters from the towns near Savannah. SI.OO A YEAR Berrien county has 100 volun teers, 34 from Nashville, in Uncle Sam’s fighting force. Some South Georgia schools had to close two weeks ago for the want of fuel to make the buil dings comfortable. The Berrien county convict gang is working in the Alapaha district. Hope some of it is being done on the East and AVest High way. A carload of 16.000 pounds of pecans, crop of 19!6, has just becu shipped from Albany. They have been kept this long time on cold .siorage. A fancy price was paid for them. In the ease of The State against Leon Crawford, indicted for a misdemeanor in AVare superior court, the Defendant was dischar ged, the state being unable to make out a case against him. Miss Eva Mae Russell, of Ro chelle, and Mr. Sam J. Tankersley, of Ocilla, were united in marriage a few days ago. The groom is a brother of Miss Annie Tankersley —now Mrs. Williams —who taught music in Pearson la -t year. Jesup high school gets a voca tional department under the Smitli-Ilughes Federal Statute. The money received under this law can he used for no other pur pose than vocational training along industrial lines. The Ruby House, Boston, Ga., has been destroyed by fire. It was built by Mr. Ben I. Stone about 30 years ago and named for his youngest daughter, Miss Ruby. It was noted for its comfortable lodgings and excellent cuisine, during the time it was conducted by his widow. Sunday and Thursday nights will be lightless in Savannah ac cording to orders from the fuel administrator. This means only such lights as are absolutely ne cessary will be burned on those two evenings. Violation of the order will render the offender lia ble to prosecution by the govern ment. Hon. Leon A. Wilson, of Way cross, has been appointed speical master in the case of Georgia (toast and Piedmont railroad. He went, to Brunswick yesterday to hear arguments in the matter of fees to be allowed receivers, at torneys, etc. He will fix the fees of all parties connected with the litigation. Hon. Tim Furlow, of Americus is an enforced father. A moman, stylishly attised and apparently a lady of refinement, met him in the Macon union railroad station and requested that he buy her a ticket naming the point to which she was going. He per formed the service and on hand ding the woman the ticket was told it was punched to the wrong place. He offered to have the er ror rectified but she replied by asking him to hold her baby and permit her to have the change made. He gallently took the babe and the woman went in the direction of the ticket office, and that is the last he has seen of her although delinquent search was made to find her. lie and Mrs. Furlow carried the infant home with them to Americus and will number it as oue of his already large family of children.