Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955, August 02, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPEARSON sTRIBUNE VOL. 4— NO. ll SOUTH GEORGIA. News of Our Neighbors Told in Pointed Paragraphs. Madame Humor lias Attorney It. A. Hendricks, over at Nashville, in the race for Solicitor < tenoral of the Southern judicial circuit. Among the officers for the Elev enth District Masonic convention next year are two from Homer villi*; A. .1. Gibbs. Worshipful Mas ter, and 11. ('. Dickerson, Junior Deacon. Ocilla gets the next con volition. Hill Radney and John McCrack en, convicted in Colquitt superior court of voluntary manslaughter in th(‘ killing of Henry T. Jones, ■wore sentenced to ten years each in the penitentiary. They have moved for new trials and are out ou bonds of Sio,ooo each. Ilomervi lie's water and light plant, owned by Barnhill A Ford on is to be sold by the Receiver, W. V. Musgrove, under an order of court on the first Tuesday in Aug ust. This doesn't mean that Homerville is to remain “Hone Dry” and in “Total Darkness.” The friends of Dr. and Mrs. \V. A. Moore, of Alapaha, deeply sym path isos with them in the tragic death of their six year old son, Charlie, who was crushed, while playing on the railrdad depot plat form’ one night last week; a heavy piece of mill machinery fell on him. Dr. Moore was reared in the southern part of Coffee county. An Abbeville correspondent of the Savannah News, writing of the success of tobacco grow ing in \\ ii cox county, facetiously remarks that “801 l weevils will have to turn to tobacco worms to find any grazing around here next year." Large preparations arc being made at Abbeville to create a market for tobacco and the- proper hand ling of big crops in the future. The bill to create the county of Cook passed the senate last sum iner by a good vote. Thursday of last week it passed the liou.se by more than a constitutional majori ty vote. They say the men, women men and children at Adel are shout ing happy over the event. The Tri bune and Pearson congratulates the people of Adel, especially Bro. Sliytle, on their successful tight. Hon. David M. Parker, of Way cross, is considering the matter of chasing the seat in the state sen ate from the fifth senatorial district composed of the counties of Clinch, Coffee and Ware. According to the rotation system it is Ware's time to furnish the senator. Mr, Parker is now a member of tin house of representatives from Ware county. He will make a first rate senator. The Twin Tree Lumber Com pany has two saw mills in M are county, one at Beach on the A.. IS. & A. railroad north of Waycross and the other at Hopkins, on He bard railroad soutli of Waycross, and at the northeast corner of the < ikefenokee swamp. The latter mill is equipped for handling large government orders, and is getting a liberal patronage from this source. Two “Dago” junk dealers, down at Homerville, pursued their usual calling on the Lord's day; bought junk and hauled it into the little city. They were exceedingly busy all day. Monday morning Sheriff Lee invited them to a g ance with Judge Harper. A fine of $75 was imposed upon tin busy "Dagoes," and now they are “M'iser, if not better men.” “Six day shalt thou labor and do all thy work." etc. Fine Sample Broom Corn. Nlr. M. N. Wertz has presented Hie Press with samples of some fine Broom Coni grown in his gar den in Fail-view. The straw is properly cured and measures fifteen to eighteen inches. He has exper imented with the crop this year and is convinced that it can be made one of the most profitable crops for this section, lie says a ton to the acre can be produced here, and the straw is now selling ai S”SO a ton and the seed is one of the finest grain feed for stock and fowls and sells for $25 to $lO per ton. The expense of cultiva tion is nominal and any common land in this section will produce a profitable crop of it. The only expert work necessary is that of gathering and properly drying the straw and this can be successfully done by any one after once receiving proper instructions. Brooms are now retailing at from $ 1.00 to $1.75, which makes the prieeffiot only unreasonable but al most prohibitive. Mr. Wertz very properly suggests that with a suffi cient crop planted here a broom factory would necessarily follow, dealing a market for the product. —Thoinasville Press. Improving Breed of Cattle. V number of Thomas county farmers and stock raisers are pro paring to raise improved cattle for I lie beef market. Mr. Emmett Mitchell lias just added five ear loads of Short Horn and Angus cattle to fiis Bar M Ranch a few miles from Heston. Messrs. R. B. N <'. R Mcßae, owners of Pine (Irove plantation near Boston, have also recently added a large number of Short Horns to their Red Polls, a large herd of which they had al ready purchased, 'these breeds arc being crossed with native cat tic and already the results show a fine type of beef cattle that, will undoubtedly make that section a great beef producing center. South Leorgia is becoming more and more the storehouse for beef cattle for the remainder of the Slate. Four car loads of beef cattle have passed through the Valdosta stock yards recently bound for the State Sanitarium at Milledgeville, the contractor stating that in no other section can he secure eat Ile 'in a sufficient quantity to supply 1 tin needs of the inst il ut ion. Growing Wheat in Lowndes. -Aeccording to reliable informa tion some Lowndes county land this year has established a high record for wheat production per acre. ( hie instance is known where (lie production amounted to twenty four and a half bushels to the acre. It is said that in the wheat conn try the yield is not so much per acre as this. The success of w heat growing this season on Lowndes county lands has attracted favora ble attention from the many who did not plant, and the indications arc that next season nearly every farm in the county will have its wheat, “patch,” at least sufficient to make enough to supply tin grower for the next year. — Valdos ta Times. A Pertinent Question. Thomas county can raise as good mules as can be produced any where. Her farmers are sending away thousands of dollars each year for these animals, much of which c-ould be kept at. home. A good three year old mule is worth $250 find with the pasture we now have most farms can produce a mule each year at a normal cost. The price of a mule will eat up the profits of any one crop raised on the place. Why not raise the mule and save the profit! —Press. I’EAItSON. (iROKRIA, FRIDAY, ADiI'ST L\ 11118 HON. ALLEN B. SPENCE P -.; ■ ’ « :>■ - c’A-.r'P '\K'" ' *' P * Candidate for Solicitor-General Waycrosss judicial Circuit ( I E< >R< H \ - -\V are <'m x i Me, the undersigned, members of the May cross bar, hereby 'en dorse the candidacy of our fellow townsman and friend, lion. Allen B. Spence, foi Solicitor General of the W aycross Judicial - Circuit. Mr. Spence was for a number of years Sol in I or of (lie ( it y Court of Waycross and wo recognize his ability as a pn .venting attorney, as well as his character"and integ rity, and We commend him to'lhc voters of the circuit'. \V<- believe lie would make a Solicitor Gem ra! of abilily and i hat tlie interest of the State would In well represent ed, w ith fairness to all defendants, in cases handled by him. T. A. Rail or, ,L R. Sweat, D. \l. Parker. -i. M. Varkcv,. J. 1). Blalock. John M . Bennett .1. N. Si inson. .1. L. < 'raw lav. I>. T. I toon. I tenj, <.. I 'arks, Jerome Crawley, Harry M. Wilson F. \*. Paradise, D, J. Lewis, ('lias. M. Harper, W. A. Milton, John J. Miinn-. I larrv i>. I•! M ‘d. .lull ll (Session .I bn lii-i’i WAVi Ison Leon A. M il,son,John <McDonald i PIEDMONT INSTITUTE, WAYCROSS, GEORGIA. This is a. Christian school. - Il is a co-ed neat ion a 1 ii ist.it it t ion. owned and ooiit>rbl'lcd by the Papt'isfs of Soul h abd -illn as I < leorgia. mainly bv JP -mjriia. < on-ola lion, Now*Sgnand Piedmont associaf iojUL ■ Its purpose is to do high grade prepar.ilDry alio - as-'-i.it*- work, and aftef* IfW. year to raise tin standard > and q uit di plumas and the degree* of A. It. and B. S. etc., as olher,colleges. Piedmont offers the regular lit erar.v course;.-. „v.'ii.h lyp - pecia.l de part inehls of >Vr Mr. ie. -Expn-s. sioo Ptdil#i- Sj.i ~kjug Book * keeping. Sliof. band and Typewrit ing. Domestic Scientir-,. Physical Training. Athletics.. Agrn uUure. and Military > •• link T.g, ' ms: Tuition-is 5.1,00 tier, month ami board is vet| 1 '! 1 egirls room rccii c ant# lUk- meals-in. the main building. Yd \ 130 Tcct. three stories and- basement. The boys room in fvo franii- ImildiJgs.. ’ 1 The prospects were never bright er for PiednroM fiistjtutf-. It has secured,a strong.facility Jlojyall the d epartm en ts. P rof. J a in^sTI .’ Ware, lately of B. Troop. Ist. Cavalry, will teach Military -Soit-ilbo and JAMES F. WATSON PRESIDENT. ENDORSEMENT t>t Tin; (Irano Jury ol- Ware Superior Court, Serving at in e May Term. Ibis, or tii r; Canpiiiac) of llon. Ai.i.e.v B. Sl'lOXi'E I**oß Soi.ICITOR-tiENERAI. oi' the Waycross Judicial ( 'l RCUIT. M • desire to commend the set" vices of lion. Allen I!. Spence, who fora long term solved our people as Solicitor of the City Court and who faithfully and fearlessly dis charged the duties of that office. < 'ok Spence is now a candidate for tin office of Solicitor General of the Waycross Judicial Circuit and we recommend him as a man of i-n orgy and of sterling worth and as being fully capable of discharging the duties of said office, and, if elected, will contribute to the splendid service his predecessors have wj it ten into the annals of our ( on rl s. 'tactics and supervise the boys dormitory. A campaign has been launched lo i .ii c Fifty Thousand < SoO.OOO) Dollars will) which to pay off the liudebti In ess of the Instil ulion and lo make sonic necessary iin ! pirneinenis and enlargements. I Mans are under consideration for | I lie creel. ion of a brick dormitory Ibr the worthy' boys of this sect ion, Piedmont lias a large territory I lo draw from and able minds to back it. Why can we not arise and carry out the idea of the Char ter and have for this deserving sect ion one of the finest schools in the Skate? MV have the pupils add Hu wealth, jjow can you help? You can help first, by send ing names of students apd speak ing lo some one in behalf of the ■*ehno! -ecoi/d, by giving money, Liberty Bonds or Mar Saving Stamps. The school can use them. The money is invested; you have helped the government by giving it’, you can now help the school Vyid thereby help the worthy boys and girls of I his section Send Money and Bonds to Judge T. A. Parker, Financial Agent, Waycross, Ha. Send names of stu ■dents to President James F. Mat sbn, M ayeross, <!a., P. O. Box 23. COFFEE COUNTY. Items of News Gathered From Various Sources. Fodder pulling time is here and Coffee counly fanners are having a bad time for this work on account of the rainy weather. 'Flic Caskin Springcanipmeeting began last, Friday night and will (dose Ur night. The preaching was deep and spiritual, entertaining and helpful. The attendance was not so large as in former years. Reports from the cotton fields of Coffee county indicate that there w ill be considerable cotton grown in the county this year. Of course t here will be some of our farmers j who w ill make* practically no cot ton at all, while others say their! crops will average fifty, sixty and I as much as seventy five per cent.’ of a crop. A protracted meeting was held this week, commencing last Friday! night, at the Harrell drove Baptist church, located a short distance southeast, of Douglas. Several min-! islers, including Elders Walton .1. j Tyson ol Millwood and Joseph R. Thigpen of M’aresboro, passed through Pearson Saturday morn ing enroute to the meeting. They were expecting a great meeting. • Some effort is being made in Douglas, and perhaps elsewhere in I ho county, to induce Judge J. W. Quinoey, of that city, to enter the race for the legislature from Coffee i (unity. The local papers are spec ially insistent' in the matter. From the Tribune's perspective of the situation it, would be unfortunate far him to do so at this time, and for several reasons: First, the game is not worth the powder; second, there is no special reason for Ii is running at this time; third, il would only intensify the politi cal acrimony now prevalent in the county; fourth, regardless of liis ability In- could accomplish noth ing worth while during the next term. It. would, should he win in I lie race, pul him in line for Ihe Senate two years hence. It, is his right and privilege to run, but the question is, is it opportune for him to do so? M ill if be wise for him to exercise the privilege? The Tribune thinks not, and in speak ing thus plainly has positively no axe to grind. Notice to Teachers. If ally school Pesires any special teacher for next year, this teacher should be recommended through and by the trustees not later than August Ist. otherwise t(achers will be assigned to the vasious sehools as usual. If is hoped that no re commendation will come in after this (late, us it always causes'em barrassment. BOARD OF EDUCATION, .1. 11. Peterson, President. ,t< J. (J. Floyd, Superintendent. . AUTO CASINGS PORCH SWINGS MOSQUITO NETS ROCKERS FOR THE PORCH, AND EVERY thing usually kept in Hardware and Furniture. Prices right. COME AND SEE PARKER HARDWARE & FURNITURE COMPANY Hardware, Furniture, Paints, Farm Tools Etc. AI A LONE BLOCK -0- PEARSON, GA. *I.OO A YEAR Weathers’ Experimental Farm The Trim lie's good friends Mr. and Mrs. David Weathers, say t hoy arc operating an experimental farm and in doing so, are enlarg ing their store of knowledge and increasing their efficiency as farm ers. M rs. M'cat hers ha* a fine crop of broom corn and, besides having a good (inanity of excellent chick en feed, she has a fine lot of straw for broom making. Mr. Weathers made his wife one broom from this material.. He says it “sure” is good material from which to make brooms and lie would like to sell the remainder, about a ton, to some broom factory. they have also on their farm a fine crop of Chinese ribbon cane. Dave says it is about ready to harvest and he will soon be “boil ing syrup” in the good old summer Line. They both agree that this *nue produces a very fine quality »f syrup. He w ill let the Tribune sample it by-and by. These farmers have an abun dance of Georgia cane sugar on hand from last year, and they are going to give the Tribune man a fine samnie to send to the Savan mih Sugar Refinery Corporation for the purpose of finding out what, soi l of a market our sugar cane growers have for dripped sugar. The Tribune is proud that At kiuson county is to have these splendid people as citizens; they sre thorough going and progres sive, and their influence upon the social, religious and industrial in terests of the new county will be helpful in winning great success. Executive Committee Meeting The State Executive Committee has fixed September 11th as the date for holding the Primary. It also fixed August 15th as the last day for candidates to qualify. i, as Chairman of the Democrat ic Executive Committee of Coffee county, call a meeting of said com mittee for the first Monday in August, it, being the sth, at eleven o'clock, a. m., at the court house, for the purpose of humiliating plans and regulations for holding the primary in Coffee county, for fixing assessment fees and attend ing to any other matters that may properly come before the commit tee. This 23d day of July, 1918. W. c. Bryan, Chairman. The many young friends of Dr. M r . A. Rowan, familiarly known in Pearson and vicinity as “Billy •Rowan,” will be interested in bearing of his marriage to Miss Claudia Williford; a charming young lady of near Tifton. They will reside at Lenox where the groom is located in the practice of dentistry. The Tribune rejoices because of “Billy’s” happiness,and tw ishys the young couple bon voy age.