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PEARSONftTRIBUNE
VOL. :j—N <). B 7
COFFEE COUNTY.
Items of News Gathered From
Various Sources.
The ease of Johnson vs. Stevens,
in the Supreme Court from Coffee
county, has been dismissed.
Mrs. A. \Y. Haddock, wife of
t
Clerk Haddock, is quite ill at tin
Hazlelnu'st sanitarium, and her
condition is reported to be alarm
ing.
Prof. E. M. PafTord, who is the
school-teacher at Sunnyside, weut
to his home at Waycross last Sat
urday to see how it goes'with the
wife and children. Elias is a plain,
everyday gentleman.
Luther White, a volunteer in
the army from South Coffee coun
ty and located at Camp Gordon,
died a few days since from spinal
meningitis. Sorrow and heart
aches are the sure heritage of war.
Hon. C. E. Stewart reports that
his new dwelling, being built on
his farm near Axson, is not going
up very rapidly owing to the ex
treme cold weather; it is hard to
get men to work in such weather.
Hon. Samuel Quincey, father of
,1. W. and H. J. (juincey, celebrat
ed his 80th birthday a few days
since at the home of Judge J. W.
Quineey at Douglas. His four
score years hang lightly upon his
shoulders.
The law firm of Lankford &
Moore, Douglas, has by
mutual consent and they will open
separate offices. Does this mean
that Judge Lankford is preparing
for his formal entrance into the
congressional race!
Mr. E. D. Brinson, of Kirkland,
spent a part of last week with his
family at Homerville. He is con
tempiating moving his family to
Kirkland. 11c is rinding it un
pleasant to ha* e his business in
one place and his family in another.
Prof. Lonnie Overman, son of
the late Hon. John It. Overman,
has returned from Washington, D.
('., to become a member of the fac
ulty of the Eleventh District Ag
ricultural School, at Douglas, and
incidentally to help his widowed
mother to look after her affairs.
Prof. Hatfield goes to the army.
J. H. King and A. F. Wilson, of
Axson, Geo. F. McCranie, of Willa
coochee, and T. R. llataway, who
lives eight miles north of Pearson,
are the only members of the next
Coffee county grand jury whom
the Tribune recognizes as residing
south of the Satilla river. They
serve at the February term, begin
ning the first Monday.
Editor Fred J. Riokctson, of the
Progress, announces that he has
been classed as “A No. I, - ’ by the
local registration board and that
he will soon have to go to training
camp to learn modern warfare. He
requests delinquents, in the mean
time, to pay up their arrearages.
He announces also that the publi
cation of the paper will not be in
terrupted by his going away.
Uncle Daniel Gaskin, who served
Coffee county faithfully and well
as chairman of her board of educa
tion and then as sole county com
missioner, has just retired from a
two-year term as mayor of Doug
las. The Tribune editor esteems
TJnele Dan because of his courte
ous and gentlemanly character, and
also because he was an ardent and
open friend of the new county of
Atkinson even in tlx* midst of its
enemies, and did w hat he could to
help the people of South Coffee
county obtain this great conveni
ence and blessing. He has the
Tribune's best wishes for his future
health and happiness.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Tribune calls the attention
of its readers to the new adver
tisements appearing in this issue
of the paper:
Parker, hardware and furditure,
lime, plows, etc.
Passon, department store, dry
goods, notions, etc,
G. Tom West, temporary leader
Adult Bible Class, Baptist Church.
Pearson Banking Company.
X. E. Harrell, general merchant,
shoes, clothing, etc.
Planting Tobacco.
Tuesday afternoon Hon. Melvin
Tanner, secretary of the Douglas
Board of Trade, and Mr. W.E.Lea,
of Timnionsville, S. C., came to
Pearson and held a conference with
a number of our farmers and busi
ness men on the Subject of tobacco
growing in this section.
Mr. Lea made a short, but prac
tical talk on the subject, declaring
that the present high price of
bright tobacco was brought about
by the law of supply and demand,
and that the demand was very
much greater than the supply.
This condition was due to circum
stances not grow ing out of the war.
He attributed the great demand to
several causes: The prohibition of
the use of opium in China, the
world wide destruction of the
whisky god, and the substitution
of cigarettes for the greater evils.
Mr. Lea approved the formula
for the preparation and seeding of
the tobacco seed beds as published
in last week's Tribune. However,
lie has prepared and published a
brochure, entitled “How to grow
tobacco," which lie will send to
anyone desiring it.
Mr. Lea is also furnishing tobac
co seed, which he thinks is best
adapted to this soil and climate.
Judging from the quantity of seed
(listributed here then* will be quite
an acreage planted to tobacco in
this vicinity next season. Mr. Lea
doesn't recommend a larger crop
than five acres to a beginner.
Mr. Lea is working under the
auspices of the Georgia and Florida
and the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic railways in introducing
tobacco culture in this section,and
he w ill take pleasure in giving out
any information sought and will
promptly answer all letters of in
qniry and at any stage of the pro
cess of growing tobacco.
Starlings in Trouble.
A dispatch from Macon brings
the intelligence that Oscar Star
ling is under arrest in the guard
house of the 106th Engineers, and
charged with desertion from the
United Staaes army. Kin Starling
is under arrest and held in Macon
jail charged with obstructing Hie
arrest of an United States pris
oner.
When the Tribune heard of the
arrest of Oscar and the subsequent
conduct of the parties, it was sure
the boys had made a great mistake
and had, unwittingly, got them
selves into serious trouble. Their
intentions may have been ever so
well-meaning, it was a gross viola
tion of law to interfere with tfie
arrest, and tlieir good intentions
may not count for much in the
final adjudication of the matter.
The further fact that there was
ill-feeling between the parties and
the officer and they only desired
to prevent the officer from getting
the reward will not go very far in
mitigation of the offence.
The Tribune and the people of
Pearson and vicinity hopes the
authorities will deal with the boys
gently this time. They have, no
' doubt, seen the mistake they made
! m the heat of passion and will not
I resist an officer again.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAV, JANUARY 18, 1918
PEARSON PROGRESS.
A few Thoughts for Our Busy
Business People.
All aboard for 1918 !
Before starting on the journey,
however, it is the part of prudence
to definitely consider where we
are going, the purpose of our going
and what are to be the results of
our going.
It goes without saying that
Pearson is growing, has grown con
siderably during the past twelve
months.
Let's take stock?
The completion of Hie splendid
Malone brick block, including the
splendid brick hostelry—Hotel
Malone. The latter a desideratum
for which at least, two citizens
have devoutly and patiently hoped
for since 1907. The entire block
is tenanted.
The elegant I’afford two-story
stone.struct lire, on the corner where
the old wooden hotel was burned,
was completed within the twelve
months. It is a building which
would do credit to a city much
larger than Pearson. This build
ing is rapidly filling with tenants.
During the past year Dr. J. S.
Morris and Messrs. A. K. House
and \V. L. Eiveash have erected
pretty bungalow cottages, which
for comfort and convenience are
par excellence. The late Mr. L.
Corbett completed three five room
cot tages for rent. All these build
ings arc occupied.
Mr. Carl Murray built himself a
nice cottage home in the Lenford
subdivision.
Half a dozen or more old cot
tages have been enlarged, repaired
and painted, making them present
able, roomy and comfortable; they
are all occupied.
A good showing for 1917.
Pearson is now ready for the
voyage of 1918! The country is
engaged in a gigantic world-war,
and our minds arc engrossed in if.
However, the people should not
entirely forget their home affairs.
There is still a demand for resi
dences in the city. A dozen or
more comfortable dwellings could
find tenants right away.
This is one of the problems of
1918. No one man cares to make
t he investment alone and the land
owners, having desirable property,
do not seem disposed to encourage
the growth of the city just at, this
time. Here is a definite trip to be
taken during this year. Sentiment
along this line must, be changed.
This condition of affairs should be
eliminated. Desirable new comers
should lx- accommodated with eli
gible building lots and encouraged
to build homes here. The growth
of our educational interests largely
depend upon the growth of Pear
son and her immediate vicinity;
more families and more taxable
values. The citizen who cannot
see that this policy is to the best
interest of all concerned is near
sighted.
As we enter the threshold of the
new year we can see more clearly
the necessity for a business organ
ization, a Chamber of Commerce,
where every proposition looking to
the development and progress of
the city and surrounding territory
can be properly considered and
given such direction as their seve
ral merits shall warrant. Such an
organization is desirable for the
dissemination of authentic inform
ation concerning the city and sec
tion. Organization and co-opera
tion is llie slogan of the times, and
no extensive undertakings are be
gun and carried to success except
through the channels of such an
organization, whether by the name
of Chamber of Commerce, Board
of Trade or Rotary Club They are
all enterprise getters.
Among the public improvements
which Pearson people must eon-
Nsw Pension Law
Is Now In Effect.
Many of the Confederate voter
ans of Coffee county will doubt
less be Interested in an act of the
last, legislature, authorizing the
transfer of pension claims.
The act provides that any pen
sioner may transfer his claim after
it becomes due (on Jan. Ist of each
year) for the one year only, due at
the time, to any person who will
advance the full amount of the
pension due, subject to a discount,
if any be charged, of #2.50, and no
more.
The act further provides that
the right of transfer is to be exer
cised only in case of necessity, and
must be done in the presence of
the Ordinary and with his approv
al and attestation. If any greater
interest, than the #2.50 authorized
be charged, the transfer becomes
null and void.
A lien a transfer is made the
pensioner's name is carried on the
pay roll with the transfer noted
1 hereon, and when 'the state is
ready to make payment, the Ordi
nary is authorized to issue trie
cheek payable to the transferee,
upon his signing the name of the
pensioner to the pay roll, by him
as transferee. The original trans
fer is to be attached to the check,
and returned nndetached by the
bank upon final settlement. Pay
ment with the t ransfer undetach
ed will not be recognized.
The interests and safety of both
the pensioner and transferee are
amply protected and provided for
under the act, and on account of
the inability of the state to pay
the pension claims promptly, will
be 'quite a convenience to the vet
erans who may need t heir funds
before the state is able to make
payment.
aider and put in operation is an
electric light and waterworks sys
tem. The demand for these pub
lic utilities is growing and the mo
mentum is gaining strength and
will soon lx* irresistible. It is a
problem not to be solved by two
or (luce, or even a dozen, citizens,
but by the entire community; and
its voice can be best ascertained
primarily through a trade body.
The Daugherty-McKey Lumber
Gompany’s mills will soon be gone
from our midst, and other indus
tries must be sought out and es
tablished to take its place. Al
ready croakers, prophets of evil,
are predicting dire consequences to
Pearson because of the suspension
of these mills. This need not be
if the business men will try to ob
viate it. There arc plenty of in
dustries for the profitable employ
ment of labor and the creation of
pay-rolls and trade that can be
brought here, if the business men
will concentrate their efforts and
go out ofter them in ail intelli
gent way.
There is and will be some build
ing done in Pearson during 1918;
some are already contracted for
and more being considered.
Altogether the prospects for the
little city of Pearson during 1918
are roseat o.
The people of Pearson are going
somewhere in 1918, they have a
purpose in going and will surely
get there!
There are no doubt many in this
country who have been coining
money during the past year on ac
count of the war, but we are of the
opinion that human, vultures of
this kind are going to be scarce in
the future. This country is in the
war and the heartless speculator
in his greed for money who would
rob this country, or one of her al
lies, is no better than a German
spy and should be accorded the
same punishment —and we believe
.= e is going to get i . —Pembroke
Enterprise.
SOUTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told in
Pointed Paragraphs.
The new automobile bridge
across the Satilla river, in Camden
county, is rapidly approaching
completion. Travelers on the east
ern wing of the Dixie Highway
will be benefitted by the erection
of this bridge, as heretofore they
have had to cross the river on a
ferry boat.
J udge \V. E. Thomas, of Valdos
ta, had a narrow escape from death
during the storm of last Friday
night. ITo was enroute home in
his car and was crossing the M'illi
laeoochee bridge when a tree was
blown across the bridge barely
missing (he car. About twenty
feet, of the bridge was crushed into
the river.
Col. Bob Hendricks lias again
been elected and installed as May
or of Berrien county’s capital city,
Nashville. And Jess Lovitt, whose
political future was threatened by
some of his fellow-townsmen with
all sorts of resolutions only a year
or two ago, has come back and
been elected to membership on the
board of education.
Brunswick is expecting the ar
rival in a few days of 300 laborers
to be employed at the ship yards
on government shipbuilding con
tracts. These people must have
homes and t he patriotic citizens of
that plucky little city subscribed
and cashed in #5,000 within forty
eight hours for the purpose of re
pairing and making comfortable
every available vacant, house and
room in Brunswick for that pur
pose.
A young and favorite society
girl of Valdosta, Miss Cora Lewis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Lewis, has quitted the social realms
for what she considers more fasci
nating and useful employment of
her time and thought, the fields of
finance. Her views of business,
especially banking, are healthy and
up-to-date. She has recently been
chosen a director of the bank of
■which her father is president and
having a capital and surplus of
$400,000.
The Georgia Landowaers’ A ssoci
at ion, with headquarters at Way
cross, are preparing a program of
information to be carried into eve
ry school in south Georgia. This
information covers many phases of
t lie livestock industry. The propo
sition is a step forward in the
march of progress in the prod uction
of mutton, pork and beef. Alex.
Sossoms, of Cogdcll, is the presi
dent of this new corporation, just
chartered by the superior court of
Ware county, and a very live wire.
The flat woods of Clinch, Ware and
contiguous counties, which has
heretofore been considered only
good for holding the woods togeth
er, is to be transformed into great
sheep, hog and cattle ranches, and
become veritable gold mines.
Opportunity for Trucking.
The machinery for the Waycross
canning factory has arrived and an
experienced man in the canning in
dustry, from Ohio, has been secur
ed to install and operate the plant.
It is near ®nough to afford a mar
ket for vegetables grown in this
vicinity.
The 11. J. Heinz Co. will place a
salting station at Tifton contin
gent upon 200 acres of cucumbers
being planted in the vicinity to
supply the station with products.
It. is near enough for the patronage
from this section. The Heinz Co.
will furnish seeds with complete
inst ructions how to plant and grow
cucumbers to all applicants who
who really desire to grow them.
81. >0 A YEAH
Bacon Thieves.
Last Saturday morning when
Mr. Dan Wood and family, who
reside about three miles southwest
of Pearson, awoke from their
night’s rest and began to stir
around the place they discovered
that the smokehouse had been
tampered with during the night.
Investigation showed that the
chain by means of which it had
been locked had been broken, the
house entered and seventeen of
his choicest hams, several mid
dlings of meat and nearly a hun
dred pounds of lard had been pur
loined therefrom.
Sam Story was there —he has
been staying at Mr. Wood’s for
sometime —and he put liis detect
ive skill to work to run down the
burglars. He soon got on hot trail
and Saturday afternoon a warrant
was sworn out and one of the guilty
parties was arrested and lodged in
the city calaboose. The warrant
was sworn out before Judge B.
Kirkland, Jr., and on Sunday
morning the culprit decided to
make a clean breast of the burg
lary and, if the warrant was with
drawn, to restore such of the stolen
meat and lard as was in possession
and to pay for such as could not
be returned. Mr. Wood, prefer
ring the restoration of his meat and
lard to the expense of a prosecution
in tlxe matter, agreed to withdraw
the warrant and leave the prose
cution up to the g and jury.
The thief, in the custody of an
officer, restored ten or twelve of
the hams, about half of the mid
dlings and quite all of the lard. The
loss promised to fall heavily on
Mr. M ood and lienee his action in
the matter,almost half of his year’s
supply of bacon was gone and he
wanted it back.
There seems to be considerable
stealing going on in this section,
and the Tribune thinks the perpe
trators should be ferreted out and
made to pay the highest penalty
for their meaness.
MOTOR RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex
amination for the County of Coffee,
Georgia, to be held at Pearson and
Douglas, on Feb. 8,1918, to fill the
position of motor rural carrier at
Pearson, Ga., and vacancies that
may later occur on motor rural
routes from post offices in the above
mentioned county, The salary on
motor routes ranges from $1,500 to
SI,BOO per annum. The examina
tion will be open only to male citi
zens who arc actually domiciled in
the territory supplied with mail
by a post office in the county and
who meet the other requirements
set forth in Forms 2121 and 1977.
Form 2121 may be seen at any post
office in the county for which the
examination is held, and Form 1977
and application blanks may be ob
tained from the offices at which
tin* vacancy exists and where the
examination i to be held, or from
the United States Civil Service
Commission at Washington, D. C.
The appointee to this position will
be required to furnish, maintain,
and operate a modern motor ve
hicle with a carrying capacity of
not loss than 800 pounds and a
cubic capacity of not. less than 80
feet. Applicants must file with
their applications a statement of
the equipment they will be able to
provide in the event of appoint
ment,. Applications should be for
warded to the Commission at Wash
ington, D. C., at the earliest prac
ticable date.
Ground has been broken for a
new SIO,OOO brick school building
at Morvon, Brooks county, which
is to be completed by the first of
April. Morvon is one of the live
towns of south Georgia and in the
' midst of a fine farming section.