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PEARSON#TRIBUNE
VOL. 3—NO. 50
SOUTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told in
Pointed Paragraphs.
Fitzgerald is to have a live stock
show in the early fall.
Savannah’s subscription to the
Third Liberty Loan reached SI,OOO,
000 the first week.
Four prisoners, recently convict
ed and sentenced in Pierce supe
rior court for their several offenses,
escaped from jail Sunday night.
Doc McQuaig, charged with the
killing of Willie Smith near Beach,
in Ware county, has been bound
over to Ware superior court on a
charge of murder.
Wilcox county is building a new
and splendid highway connecting
Rochelle and Fitzgerald, the idea
being to make it a connecting link
of the Dixie Highway from Macon.
The big salting station of the
Heinz Pickle Company at Moultrie
is nearing completion. Hundreds
of acres in cucumbers have been
planted in the vicinity of that city.
Way cross is to have a plant for
the manufacture of bee hives and
other accessories to the apiary
business. The promoter is Mr. .1.
J. Wilder, now of Cordele, who is
the largest individual bee owner
in the United States, owning now
more than 5,000 colonies.
Chairman Winehel, of the gov
ernment Port and Terminal com
mittee, who recently made an in
spection of St. Marys and harbor,
is reported as saying that the Port
of St. Marys is better than that of
New York. If that be so, why not
utilize it to the fullest extent?
The city council of Brunswick
did the proper thing when it adopt
ed and proposes to enforce an ordi
nance requiring chauffeurs driving
automobiles for hire to be of full
age, 21, and responsibility. These
machines are dangerous and should
be driven by people with a clear
head and a steady nerve.
Miss Cynthia Pafford, daughter
of Mr. Moses Pafford, of Simians,
Clinch county, and Mr. (ieorge P.
Swindle, of Adel, were united in
marriage on Wednesday of last
week. The bride is well and
favorably known in Pearson, and
her many friends here wishes that
she may realize her fondest marital
hopes.
Justice has not departed from
the earth. The Emanuel county
board of education will pay the
railroad fare of every teacher at
tending the State Association from
that county. It meets in Savannah
next Thursday, Friday and Satur
day. It is an act of justice since
teacher's salaries arc the thing
that has not increased since the
w ar began.
When a scarcity of labor faced
the Port Wentworth Lumber Co.,
near Savannah, this organization
soon found the solution. It took
all its help, from president down
to office boy, transported them to
the mills at Port Wentworth and
put them at work for one day
loading lumber on cars. The
stenographers and other feminine
help went along to serve lunch to
the hungry ones. The president
of the company donned overalls
and worked as hard as the others.
Good example.
Mrs. Lou Mixon, confined in
Homerville jail since last June
charged with being an accessory to
the killing of her husband, has
been released from custody under
bond of $2,500. Messrs. J. F.
Patterson, W. V. Musgrove, J. E.
Steed ley, C. H. Dickerson and W.
E. Dickerson are her bondsmen.
Cornelius--Batten.
The Tribune has it over the
telephone that Miss Clara Cor
nelius, a charming young lady who
clerked for Mr. H. L. Lankford
last year, and Mr. Jere Batten, a
splendid Coffee county farmer
living about seven miles north of
Pearson on the road to Douglas,
were quietly married at her home
in Clinch county last Sunday.
Elder W. 11. Tomlinson officiated.
The Tribune extends congratu
lations and wish for them all the
happiness for which they have
planned.
Milk and Honey.
This section of Georgia is des
tined to become a veritable “Land
flowing with milk and honey.”
The splendid task undertaken by
Hon. Alex. Sessoms and his com
patriots, The Georgia Landowners’
Association, succeeding, the cattle
tick eradicated, milk will abound
in plent y.
Add to this the tremendous im
petus to be given to'the apiary in
dustry by the establishment of a
factory, at Waycross, for the man
ufacture of hives and other apiary
accessories presages an abundant
supply of honey.
The success of both is necessary
for the prediction to come true.
But it is worth while and chal
lenges the very best cooperation
of w hich the people of South Geor
gia are capable.
Patriotic Teachers “Strike.”
A “Strike" among the teachers
in the Sycamore, Turner county,
school has caused action by the
local school board,w hich puts Prof.
E. P. Hunt out of the school as
head instructor. For some time
it had been charged against this
teacher that he would not permit
a word to be said about Liberty
Bonds, Red (Toss or ot her patriotic
war work in the schools at Syca
more under his charge. On ac
count of this the women of the
Red Cross and other patriotic
citizens were complaining about
the reflection on the community.
Prof. Hunt stuck to his declara
tion that this was none of his war
and he would not let the school
children or the teachers do any
thing to help. On account of this
attitude on his part, it is charged,
and other things, the relations be
tween hiln and his assistant teach
ers reached a few days ago, when
they ’’struck,” leaving him to take
care of the entire school. The pa
triotic women of the Community
had during the last week circulated
a petition which was numerously
signed,demanding Professor Hunt’s
resignation. Thereupon the local
trustees took the situation in hand
and severed relation with the
principal.
Enforced Repentance.
After hearing the speeches de
livered Saturday by Hon. Murphy
Candler and Rev. Bascom Anthony,
at Ooilla, Messrs. Jimmie and Pear
ley Tucker, brothers and pros
perous young farmers of the county,
realizing that they had more flour
than is allowed them by. the law,
voluntarily went to County Food
Administrator Weaver and report
ed the matter to him and were
instructed to bring the excess in.
This they did Monday morning,
Jimmie bringing in three barrels
and Pearley bringing in one and a
half barrels.
They expressed themselves as
wishing to conform fully with the
requirements laid down by the
government.
It is whispered around that
there are others who are holding
more flour than the law allows and
it may be that still more flour will
be voluntarily brought in before
action is taken by the authorities.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, IHIB
POTATO CURING HOUSES.
Must be Built to Conserve the
Next Crop of Tubers.
Atlanta, (5a., April 17, 1918. —
'Phe Bureau of Crop Estimates of
the United States Department of
Agriculture, has just published
some figures which will be of par
ticular interest not only to farmers
in the state, but to all Georgians,
indicating as they do, Georgia’s
exceptional farm values.
According to that bureau the
average price paid for Georgia’s
1917 corn crop was $1 .GO a bushel,
and the average price paid for the
corn crop of Alabama was $1.28 a
bushel. With a production in
this state of 72,000,000 bushels in
1917, (he Georgia corn crop was
worth $25,040,000 more than the
Alabama corn crop, on a basis of
the same number of bushels. The
difference in selling value of 32
cents a bushel is somewhat re
markable as between close neigh
boring states, but the figures come
direct from the most reliable crop
estimating bureau in existence,and
Georgians must find in them par
ticular cause for congratulation.
The same bureau states that the
average price of Georgia's 1917
sweet potatoes was $ 1.05 a bushel,
and of those of Alabama, 91 cents,
a difference of 14 cents in Georgia's
favor; or, on the total crop 11,625,-
000 bushels, an excess of $1,627,-
500 for Georgia over her neighbor.
'Phe causes of these remarkable
differences may have been several,
but there, can be no question that
the persistent activity and effort
of the Georgia State Bureau of
Markets of the Department of
Agriculture,had much to do with it.
Much of the Georgia crop of
sweet potatoes was preserved for
continued use during the winter
through the building of curing
houses, built at the instance of the
Market Bureau. In this connec
tion the Bureau stresses the fact
that it is important that every
producer of sweet potatoes in large
quantities in Ihe State, should
provide himself with a potato cur
ing house to take care of his pro
duct and in order that it may be
fed to the market as needed.
Construction of potato curing
houses is the most important thing
producers of this valuable food
crop can do.
'Phe State Bureau of Markets
has also had much success in the
finding of markets both for the
sweet potato and the velvet bean.
II was through the efforts of the
Bureau that the sweet potato was
finally made a part of the Ameri
can army ration, and, al o, that
wide interest in velvet beans, both
as a mixed fet'd for stock, and as a
fertilizer, has been aroused.
XXX
Frequent inquiries for Georgia
corn are now reaching the Georgia
State Bureau of Markets, and if
there are any producers who have
corn for sale, it would be well for
them to let the Bureau know
about it.
Among Ihe thousands of sales of
Georgia food products which have
been effected through the bureau,
corn has figured most prominently.
Of course, it must be apparent to
every producer that corn which is
shucked, shelled and free of weevil
will find always a more ready and
a better market.
Not only are Georgia corn and
other food products in good de
mand now, but there are indica
tions that every pound of food and
feed products grown in the state
in 1918 will find prompt and ready
consumers.
To illustrate the service which
is now being given < Jeorgia farmers
through the Department’s weekly
market bulletin, which is free for
asking, the following may be quot-
Army Terms Explained.
An army corps is 60,000 men.
An infantry division is 19,000
men.
An infant ry brigade is 7,000 men.
A regiment of Infantry is 3,600
men.
A battalion is 1,000 men.
A company is 250 men.
A platoon is sixty men.
A corporal's squad is eleven men.
A field artillery brigade com
prises 1,300 men.
A field artillery has 195 men.
A firing squad is twenty men.
A supply train has 283 men.
A machine gun battalion has
296 men.
An engineers’ regiment has 1,098
men.
An ambulance company has six
ty-six men.
A field hospital has fifty-five men.
A medicine attachment lias
thirteen men.
A major general leads (lie field
army and also each army corps.
A brigadier general heads each
infantry brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment.
A lieutenant colonel is next in
rank below a colonel.
A major heads a bataiion.
A captain heads a company.
A lieutenant heads a platoon.
A sergeant is next below a lieu
tenant.
ed from one of the numerous let
ters received regarding it:
Mr. J. Wade Johnson, of Mount
Vernon, Ga., writes: “As to the
items in your weekly bulletin, will
say that 1 have never in my life
had so many inquiries, both as to
the hay and peas. If everyone
receives the service 1 have had,
there is no need of anyone in the
state having anything for sale that
he cannot sell; and if they are in
the market for something, they
can certainly secure all the buying
informal ion necessary.”
The Bureau’s weekly bulletin is
now mailed regularly to 4,000 pro
ducers and consumers. Anyone
wishing it, may have his name
added to the mailing list. Thou
sands of sales of farm products
have already been made through
it, and its service in finding mar
kets for farm products is growing
every time a new name is added
to the list.
Sell Chickens Gradually.
Official instruction from Washing
ton says: "Don’t glut the market
with chickens, live or dressed,soon
after May first when the Federal
“closed season” on hens ends.
This advice to farmers is given by
the United States Department of
Agriculture.”
“Too many fowls on the market
may result in food losses” say the
department. Poultry stock should
be sold gradually. Farmers will
have better markets if they avoid
glutting them.
Alien Property to be Reported
The Tribune is requested to call
attention of its readers to the re
cently enacted statute, known as
the “Trading with the Enemy”
Act, which requires every citizen,
who knows of the existence and
location of any alien enemy prop
erty, to report the same to the
Custodian of Alien Enemy Proper
ty, Francis P. Garvin, 6th and P
Streets, N-W., Washington, D. C.
The law requires the confisca
tion of all such property to the use
of the United States government
in winning the war. It requires
the Custodian to sell all such prop
erty coming into his possession
and invest the proceeds in Liberty
Loan Bonds in the name of the
owner. It seems to be a process
by which the government borrows
it forcibly for ten years.
COFFEE COUNTY.
Items of News Gathered From
Various Sources.
The frost of Thursday, last week,
has done no material damage to
growing crops, fruits or vegetables
in Coffee county.
Willacoochee had a rousing Lib
erty Loan rally last Saturday.
Hon. Frank Saffold, of Swainsboro,
made the principal address.
The enforcement of the Douglas
stock ordinance is being discussed
by citizens, pro and con, in the
city papers. It may be pleasant
pastime and all enjoy it.
Mrs. (!. W. Phillips, of Willacoo
chee, is visiting relatives at Folks
ton and her mother in Florida. Mr.
Phillips moved to Willacoochee
from Folkston a few months ago to
have charge of the water and light
plant.
The remains of George F. Joyce,
aged 20, arrived in Douglas last
Saturday from Jacksonville, Fla.,
for interment. He went to Jack
sonville only a few weeks ago to
accept a position. He died from
spinal meningitis. Several broth
ers and sisters survive him.
The St. Marys Georgian tells us
that Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Brice, of
Nichofls, have become citizens of
St. Marys. They drove through
the country by private convey
ance, horse and wagon, which he
is now utilizing as a dray team.
Mr. Brice is related to the Teston
family which is a large one in Cof
fee county.
Don’t forget the educational and
patriotic rally at Sunny-Side next
Friday. A number of speakers
have been invited to take part in
the exercises and, no doubt, they
will be present and make the day
a red-letter occasion for all who at
tend. It is good to get together
and talk over community welfare
and advancement.
The appropriation for a public
building at Douglas, carried in the
sundry civil bill, will be indefin
itely withheld by congress at the
request of the treasury department
in the interest of retrenchment.
Trust our Douglas friends will not
have long to wait; they are sorely
disappointed as they confidently
expected the building to be com
pleted this year.
The quota of men from each
county to make up Georgia’s total
on the service calls, recently is
sued for men to entrain for Camp
Gordon in t lie five days beginning
4l»'il 26, lias been completed.
Golfee county’s quota is 23 whites
and 45 colored. These men are to
take the place in the training
camp of trained soldiers who have
moved out for overseas service,
and are the beginning of the sec
ond American army which is to go
into training.
FLIES AND MOSQUITOES
Will be troubling you before long. Prepare for them by Screen
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traded with us yet? If not, we have both lost. We are here
to serve you, and Honesty iis our Motto.
See our stock and get our prices—compare them with others —
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You owe it to yourselves, and to us. We are expecting you.
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Coffee Farme s Interested.
A corespondent of the Macon
Telegraph, under date of the 12th
instant from Pearson, has this to
say concerning the recent campaign
for tick eradication in Coffee coun
ty: “The high school auditorium
was crowded yesterday with farm
ers and their wives and children,
and school children from Pearson
and four or five country school dis
tricts, to see the movies on live
stock and cattle tick eradication
shown under the auspices of the
Georgia Landowners’ Association
by means of free electricity fur
nished by the Delco Light Com
pany.'
“G. B. Eunice, county agent, who
attended the meet ing, pronounced
it one of the largest meetings of
farmers ever held in Coffee county
in connection with any agricultural
subject. Mr. Eunice attended oth
er meetings in the county at West
Green, Broxton, Ambrose, Willa
eoochee and Nicholls, where he re
ports there were also successful
meetings of the same character.
“Dr. J. F. Fahey, U. S. veterin
ary inspector, delivered an address
on the subject of (lie cattle tick,
and the pictures of prize-winning
beef and dairy entile such as the
farmers of Coffee county are plan
ning to raise when they get rid of
the cattle tick, made a most pleas
ing impression. Photographs were
taken of the wagon loads of teach
ers and school children from the
country and of the crowd of more
than 500 people who attended the
meeting.
“There are over thirty private
dipping vats in Coffee county and
the farmers are organizing to make
a request upon the county officials
to furnish material for the remain
der necessary to put on systematic
dipping during next year.
“County Agent, Eunice, reports
that the loss from tick fever dur
ing the past year to native cattle,
as well as a large number of ship
ped in, amounts to over SIO,OOO, a
sum niorC than sufficient to eradi
cate the cattle tick within six
months.”
Death of R. R. Harper
A telephone message from Doug
las Wednesday morning brought
the sad intelligence of the death
of Mr. R. R. Harper at 10 o’clock
the night before.
Mr. Harper was born and reared
in Wilcox county, in the vicinity
of Rochelle, but had made his
home in Coffee county —first at
Pearson and then at Douglas—for
the past ten or twelve years.
Five or six years ago he inter
married with Miss Miriam, second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F.
Overstreet, and his wife and two
bright little sons survive to mourn
his passing away. To them the
Tribune tenders its sineerest con
dolence in their hour of grief.
May the Holy Spirit cheer them
in their loneliness.