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About Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1918)
PEARSONffiTRIBUNE VOL. 3—NO. 40 SOUTH GEORGIA. News of Our Neighbors Told in Pointed Paragraphs. Bainbridge wants a packing plant and has gone to work orga nizing a campaign to secure one. The United States Shipping Board has established offices in Valdosta to facilitate the purchase and handling of shipbuilding tim bers with which South Georgia abounds in large quantities. Savannah people will hear Sec retary William G. McAdoo, in be half of the Third Liberty Loan, April 10th. He will cover the South from April Bth to the 18th inclusive, closing at Phoenix, Arizona. The Satilla Stock Breeder's Aso ciat ion has been organized at Way cross, with L. J. Cooper as presi dent and ,L S. Elkins as secretary treasurer. Its object is to probate the raising of cat t le, hogs and goats and revive interests in sheep raising. The first ship to be built of con Crete will be landed at Brunswick. The contract was awarded to the Liberty Shipbuilding Company, who has secured the plant of the Brunswick Marine Construction Company, and the work will be done there. Hon. Chas. G. Edwards says, “If I can effect the financial arrange ments I am undertaking I will certainly be a candidate" to sue eeed Hardwick in the l nited State’s senate. He will be the South Georgia candidate and a very formidable one. Work has commenced on the East and West highway through Brooks county. It begins at Blue Springs on Little river and goes westward through the centre of the county. The project con tern plates the building of a concrete bridge across the riverat the spring. What do you think of this from the Sparks Eagle? “Owing to the fact that the packing houses are all over supplied with hogs M<- Cranie and Hall now have about seven carloads of hogs in their stock yards here.” Many of the hogs now being shipped to the various plants are too small and, to kill them now would be wanton waste. Gapl. 11. H. Tift, of Tifton, cele brated his 77th birthday last Sat urday. The Gazette says the old gentleman “joined in the festive occasion with the enthusiasm and spirit of youth.” Capt. ’l ift has done much for the city and county (tearing his name —but it must not be forgotten that Tift county was named for ('apt. Tift's uncle, Hon. Nelson Tift of Albany, who really laid the foundation of the City of Tifton. A wild autoist, A. F. Reams, driving a high-powered machine at a fast gait, ran over and killed a two-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boss Greer in Valdosta. Af ter striking the child he did not slacken his speed, going out River street westward. Officers overtook him before he reached the Brooks county line, arrested and carried him back to Valdosta and placed him in jail. The fiend deserves to be hung. Burning the woods in Ware county is unusually late this year. It is stated, too, that neighbors are having many and serious quar rels on account of burning them out of season. Some of these quar rels have engendered fighting dis positions and these parties settled their disagreements in a primitive but very effective way, known to the law as "wager of battle. Organization of Y. W. A. : A young woman's auxiliary was organized Tuesday afternoon under the leadership of Miss Eugenia Allen. Mrs. Jeff Kirkland, the president of t he Woman's Bapi ist M issionary Union, was present and made a talk on missions, that being the subject chosen for the afternoon's study. The following officers were elect ed: Mrs. W. L. Fivensh. president; Miss Edna Meek, vice-president; Miss Nannie Li! Get on. Recording Secretary; Miss Etta Mac White, corresponding secretary, and .Miss Ruth < Iriffis. 1 r err, Membership commit tee —M isses Ferrell MeXeal. '-hairumn, .Jessie Sutton and Wi 'a d G ; ffis. Social commit' ■■—Miss Lula Harrell, chairman, Maude Ilarrel son and Eva (I riffis. The Auxiliary meets twice a month, the second and fourth Fri day afternoons at -1 o'clock. To Finance Altaniaha Bridge. The loyal citizens of Glennville did call the hru is of Savannah and her Altamaha Bridge Comyany in great shape, and before the wiggling got good. The Bridge Company seems to have collapsed under the presence of a real purse which said: "Gough up, or shut up!” It seems to have been a nightmare to it, and put it busy to save Savannah's integrity which it assured. Ah! an idea! Savannah banks must finance the bridge! It is now given out that her banks will finance Savannah's end of the pro posit ion. And the Altamaha bridge at Sister's ferry may now he built. So mote it be. Another severe cold spell may come, but a severe cold spell is not half so disagreeable as a severe head or chest cold, cough, croup, sore-throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis or pneumonia. All of which can bequickly repulsed if Drew's Salve is rubbed on the affected parts. Mother try it on your little ones. You can not afford to trifle w itli their lives when one 25 cent bot tle will suffice. Try it on the guaran tee of your druggist as well as the manu fact urer. Patriotic Neighbors. The Savannah News speaks with much admiration of the service rendered by a score or more Berrien county cit izens who prepared t hirty -six acres of land for planting for a neighbor who, because of serious sickness in his family, had been prevented from doing it himself at the proper time. The Tribune as- sures its Savannah contemporary that, such generous neighborly ser vice is no uncommon (liing in this section of Georgia. It is a rule, rather than an exception, if a neighbor from providential causes is prevented from doing work about his home and farm at the proper time his neighbors shoulder the burden and save him from embarrassment. The same is true if one loses his home and contents by fire, the loss is shared by neigh bors. A case in point is that of Mr. Hotchkiss near Naylor in Lowndes county. He lost his home and contents by fire; within a week after the fire he was living ill a new house civ ed on the site of the one burned by the assistance of neighbors. Such is the spirit of the Christ who n -sured us "In asmuch as ye did it unto the least of my disciples ye did it unto me.” The News presents as a contrast "the spirit that causes neighbors to quarrel over a few pecans that have fallen over a line fence, or the straying of a pig or a cow or some chickens'." This is the spirit of evil which Satan applauds. PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1918 PEARSON’S CHAUTAUQUA. Three Days Diversion that Met Very General Approval. The 1918 session of Pearson's an nual eliautauqua was held last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It partook of the nature of a patri otic rally throughout, with just enough music ami fun to give vari ety to the program and render it more generally attractive. The foremost idea in the ar rangement of the program, and its purpose and tendency to awake the people to the stern proposition that America is at war with one of the most cruel and relentless nat ions on earth, a nation that re gards no contractual relations nor any of the rights of humanity when they stand in the w ay of her ambitions to become the mistress of tlie world, a nat ion whose hands reek in the blood of defenseless old men, women and children to win this unholy war against civili zation and human liberty, a nat ion whose crimes are revolt ing to the assassin, who gets pleasure only in stealing life blood when the victim is not looking. On Thursday’s program were two splendid lectures by l)r. Henry Clark, “Wake up America” in the afternoon and “The Gall of Democ racy” in the evening. Everyone who heard these lectures were well pleased, and caught a new vision of patriotism and the reciprocal duties of the government and the governed. I>r. Clark presented his themes in a most happy vein, the speaker felt the importance of im pressing his hearers along ( he lines suggested by them and put energy and soul into his presentations. The concert s by Lapp's orchestra in the afternoon and evening were good and the audiences gave vent to their appreciat ion by frequent and hearty applause. Friday morning there was an in teresting demonstration lecture by a lady, bearing the authorized message from the National Food Administration. She talked to the ladies on the subject of “Mo bilizing American kitchens to help win the war.” Sho gave demon si rations in food conservation. Friday afternoon there was an instructive lecture by the same lady on the subject of “Batriotism Expressed in Domestic Efficiency.” To mention this subject suggests the line of thought taken by the speaker. Hungry soldiers do not make the best fighters, and hence the soldiers in tlie trenches can he helped to win the war by domestic efficiency at home, saving and sending them an abundance in ac cordance with the army kitchen regulations. It is told as a fact that Lee lost Gettysburg by giving battle when his men were hungry. Louis Williams as an electrical entertainer was excellent. Some in the audience had been drilled at school in the studies presented. To them tlie results were not new. To tin* great mass present the dem onstralious were new, entertaining and instructive. The lecture Friday evening by the Chautauqua director, I )r. A. W. Hutchens, was brimful of patriotic sentiment and put his hearers in a reflective mood. The seriousness of the war and the duty of every citizen to render all the service of which they are capable in bringing success to the American arms. Saturday morning at 10:30 came an authorized rues age from the American Bed Cross, brought by a Red Cross nurse, "The Prevention of Disease as a Patriotic Duty.” The message was delivered in a conversational tone but the audi ence gave rapt and sympathetic at tention. In the midst of the lec ture a young lady in tlie audience fainted: the nurse was by her side in a moment and administered to An Acrostic. Patriotic city. Enthusiastic city. Altmistie city. Righteous city. Sanitary city. <)ptiuvistie city. Neighborly city. These are graces attributed to Pearson last week by Dr. A. W. Hutchens, the Chautauqua Direc tor, and insisted that they abound ed in a large degree and the acros tic should be painted on a bulletin board and placed where all visitors and passer by could see and read it. The question of making such an advert isenieut should be considered long and well, and know truly that these high ideals exist in the city before making it. No city or tradesman can afford to give pub liciiy to a false advertisement. The Tribune believes Pearson's patriotism is equal to that of any other seel ion of the country. Her quota of soldier boys have gout' to th(' front; the first Red Cross rally in Coffee county was held hero and her people have contributed more than SSOO to (his cause; they have also contributed to the support of the army Y. M. C. A; they bought some liberty bonds and are buying some thrift stamps. The people are enthusiastic in the pursuit of anything they de sire; t hey have a proper conception of t he rights and interests of ot hers, and fight openly for the things to which they t hink they are entitled; her righteousness may not “exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees,” but her support of the Gospel of Christ will compare favorably with the best of communities; her people are without affectation, they are just wliat they appear to be and unswervingly true to their friends; they have great faith in the future of their city and section and all their improvements demonstrate permanency; they are generous to a fault and always ready to give the glad hand of welcome to new comers, who w ish to make a legit i mate home among them. Nevertheless there remains room for much improvement along all these lines, a larger and broader growt h in all t hose graces; over con servaliveness is their worst fault, slow to act in order to avoid risk. A proper estimate of our people will place them along with those of tho best communities. her until a physician arrived. ,Slir then returned to the rostrum and concluded her address. This lady, in the evening presented “The Sto ry of the Red Cross in Peace and War.” II- was a glorious revela tion. The good the Red Cross has accomplished cannot be estimated. The Saturday diversion was fur nished by the Mills Andrus Com pany and Martha Morrison, reader. Their programs, afternoon and eve ning, were catchy, full of life and good humor from start to finish. These artists in their line kept the audience in a roar of laughter from the rise to the fall of the curtain. Dr. Hutchens closing address on “When the Boys Come Home to Our Town After the War,” was a fitting prelude to the closing en tertainment of the three days’ ses> sion. The speaker was at his best and, while the lecture was along patriotic lines, he gave it a touch of the booster spirit, outlining the inprovements to be made in our city before the boys come march ing home from the war. Dr. Hutchens’ is an affable gen tleman, made himself agreeable to the people, greeting everyone with a warm and hearty handshake, the type of man that make successful Chautauqua directors. Pearson will have the Chautau qua again next year. The local promoters have contracted for the Tent Chautauqua next year and it w ill be pitched in the business sec tion, easy of access to all. COFFEE COUNTY. items of News Gathered From Various Sources. The farmers of Coffee county have practically finished planting corn, but it is too cold to plant cotton. A considerable acreage has been planted to Irish potatoes south Coffee county. The crop is up and growing off nicely. Irish potatoes are fine to stay the use of wheat Hour. There will he a divisional Sun day School convention held at New Hope Baptist church, near Am brose, next Sunday. 'Phis division is composed of Sunday-Schools in the Willacooehec, Mora and Am brose militia districts. Among the speakers selected for the occasion are Judges.!. I. Snmmerall, W. C. Bryan and W. C. Lankford. A voter, through the columns of the Douglas Enterprise, nominates .lodge W. C. Bryan as a candidate for the superior court judgeship. As the Tribune lias said before, il reiterates now, that Judge Bryan possesses a judicial temperament in a high degree and, should he be elevated to the superior court bench, he would makegood. The building of the First Baptist church of Douglas will be'-dodicat cd on Sunday, April 7tli. An elaborate program is being arrang ed for the occasion, including the setting in of ( lie corner-stone and the presentation and unfurling of a large service flag showing that, at least, twenty-five of its mem bers art- in (lie U. S. army. The dedication sermon will be preached by the pastor, Elder T. S. Hubert. The pastors of Smyrna Baptist As-, social ion are invited to be present and take part on the program, and the churches to send representa l ions. Some wheat was planted in south Coffee county last Fall. E. A. Hargreaves seeded four acres and John H. Pafford two, and both report their crops as promising a fair yield. There are others who planted wheat but their names have escaped the editor. As a commercial crop w heat cannot be made profitable in Coffee county, but the Tribune is of opinion that it ran be grown on every farm in sufficient quantity for home con sumption, and it believes that this wheat flour famine will cause it to be done next Fall. Once in the habit the farmers will continue to plant for home consumption. TOBACCO USERS. YOU WILL NEED Farming tools of all kinds now that the planting sea son is here. We have a complete line of Flow Tools, Flow Harness, LITTLE JOE HARROWS, Single Stocks, (both bent and straight feet,) Shovels, Scrapes, Scoot ers, Turn Flows, Etc. We have a specially good price on Flow Lines. (Mine and see them. SHELF HARDWARE of all kinds. FURNITURE. As nifty and serviceable a line of Furniture as has ever been brought to Pearson. ALL OF Ol R STOCK IS NEW, not a single piece of second-hand Furniture in our Stock. PAINTS. Agents for the famous WOOLSEY FAINTS, which are guar anteed. Let us figure with you and show you that you can have your house painted wfili a good guaranteed paint as cheaply as you can with a sorry and unsatisfactory paint. SEMI-PASTE is the reason. Let us explain. PARKER HARDWARE & FURNITURE CO. 81 >0 A YEAR The Gaskin Did Place. Two weeks ago the Tribune mentioned the fact that Col. W. T. Dickerson was reclaiming the Wil liam Gaskin old place, five miles south of Pearson, that he was hav ing built comfortable tenement and outhouses and would operate a two-horse farm there this year. Since then a citizen, given to reminiscences, outlined the history of the old place. “It is known as the Gaskin place,” said he, “be cause it was settled many years ago by William Gaskin, who raised a large family of children there — among them David E. Gaskin, now of Willacoochee.” Before the coming of the railroad to Pearson, before the town was thought of, William Gaskin and Benajah Pearson, under the firm name of Pearson & Gaskin did a mercantile business and their store building was local ;d near the north end of the present Moncrief lane, just this side of where J. A. Mon crief now lives. The business was conducted there many years, Ben ajah Pearson being the managing partner. The public road from Douglas to Hoim rviile passed by the store and crossed Red Bluff creek at the present baptizing place, thence by where Andrew Deen Jives, by tlie Elias Sears place, where Mr. 11. F. Sears was born and raised, and by the Wil liam Gaskin place, where DavidE. (Bud) Gaskin wa born and raised. The coming of the railroad brought a change. Mr. Gaskin decided to retire from the mercan tile business, so he swapped his interest in the store and the place in question to his partner for a place near Douglas. Thus the old Gaskin place: became the property of Mr. Benajah Pearson and inher ited by his youngest daughter, Tahit ha, who in after years became the wife of Col. W. T. Dickerson. Mrs. Dickerson is now the owner of the place. Her father’s death was the beginning of the place going to decay. It might have re-< niaincd in decadence had not the present legislature, at the last year’s session, created the new county of Atkinson with the coun ty seat not more than five miles from if. There was no market for it before at anything like a fair price, but now its enhanced value makes it worth while to reclaim it and to put it in marketable shape. The demand for improved farms in the territory of the new county is growing and unprecedented de velopment of the section is confi dently expected. Land owners are seeing the necessity of improv ing their lands into small farms to meet the wants of new comers. If you want to get rid of the habit, see JOHN F. SMITH, Pearson, - Georgia.
