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PEARSONOTR, BUNE
VOL. 4—NO. 18
SOUTH GEORGIA.
New* of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
The tax rate of Camden county
has been fixed by the commission
ers at 10.75 mills.
Savannah has a match factory,
the first ever operated in Georgia.
It is the Diamond Match Factory,
.and its products are firstclass.
The Tift county wide religious
revival l>egan last Sunday night
and will continue indefinitely. The
Rev. Rob Jones is the leader, and
he leads well.
There are 1,020 registered voters
in Clinch county, of which 81 are
colored. The Mud Creek district
hits more voters than any other in
the county; Homerville is second.
Hon. Jack Reagan, of Grady
county, aged 91, has been a Justice
of the Peace for 55 years and dur
ing that time has performed the
marriage ceremony for 280 couples.
St. Marys fishermen are prepar
ing for the shrimp season. The
canning of shrimp provides a most
splendid industry for all our sea
ports. Tons ujxm tons are being
shipped to European markets ev
ery packing season.
The Advocate tells how it is
over in the vicinity of Milltown:
“Owing to the scarcity of syrup
‘moonshine’ distilleries of this sec
tion have about ceased operation.
Occasionally they get hold of a lit
tle syrup and make a 'run' and a
number of headaches follow.”
The Tribune regrets to learn
that Hons. W. H. Hopkins of
Thomas, and .1. F. Stone of Grady
counties, have declined re-election
and will not be in the next Gener
al Assembly. Roth are trusted
friends of the Tribune man, and it
was a pleasure for them to vote for
the creation of Atkinon county.
Former Congressman from the
Eleventh district, Wm. G. Brant
ley, has been chosen to be the
president of the Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic railroad. He
w ill not return to Georgia for the
present, but it is probable he will
come back after the war as the
head of this railroad. He w ill have
nothing to do with the physical
operation of the road, but retains
his position and salary as chief
counselor of the southern system
of railways until the elose of the
war.
Among the exhibits at theGeor
gia-Florida fair, which opens in
Valdosta October 21, will be a col
lection of national flags. They
will be flown on the top of the ag
ricultural building, and will in
clude the flags of Great Britain,
France, Italy, Belgium, Japan,
China, Brazil, Cuba, Honduras,
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua,
Serbia, Greece, Portugal and Pana
ma. From the center of the tow er
will fly the United States, while at
the four corners of the tower will
fly the flags of Great Britain,
France, Italy, and Belgium. The
other flags will ornament the four
sides of this big building. This is
a conception of J. Maxey Ashley,
the General Manager of the big ex
position, and will be a drawing
card.
Cattle Strayed
From my place near Mr. Irwin
'Corbitt’s, in Clinch county, about
year ago, one light red cow, mark
ed crop and a hole in one ear and
crop and split in the other, brand
ed “J.” One unmarked light cream
male yearling, white fore legs, and
about 2 years old.
Liberal reward will be paid for
information that will lead to their
iecovery. W. M, Lewis.
Price of Cotton Seed Fixed.
At'anta.Ga., September 11 —The
Georgia State Bureau of Markets
has received a telegram from the
Food Administration in Washing
ton, stating that it has adopted the
price of s7l per ton for cotton seed,
F. O. B. cars. This will make the
price SOB.OO per ton off the wagon.
This action follows the sugges
tion of the Cotton States Official
Advisory Marketing Board, of
which Commissioner J. J. Brown is
President, and which recently met
in Washington for the purpose of
considering this and other subjects.
The board had great difficulty in
securing action fixing this price
and thereby stabilizing the market
in cotton seed and cotton seed
products. It was the original in
tention of Food Administrator
Hoover to let cotton seed oil re
main in competition with foreign
made oils, large quantities of which
were being imported into the coun
try. Had this been done, there is
no telling how low cotton seed
would have gone. It would have
meant that the lard compound
manufacturers would have taken
oil practically at their own price.
The action stated in the forego
ing telegram followed the agree
ment between the Cotton States
Official Advisory Marketing Board,
the oil crushers and the lard com
pound manufacturers. If that
agreement had not been accepted
by the board, the chances are the
food administration would have
taken no action whatever towards
stabilizing prices on cotton seed
and its products.
Latest Military Information.
The following instructions as
applicable to the 18 to 21 regis
trants who desire to follow out t he
educational work in connection
with the Military service, is of in
tcrest at this time. All local news
papers have been requested to
publish it for general information.
Young men of the Students'
Army Training Corps between 18
and 21 will be for active service
and will receive “Subsistence,
Quarters, Clothing, Tuition and the
pay of privates in the Army.’’
They w ill be under strict military
discipline in special training units.
Young men should register on
September 12th and come to col
lege on the first day of college
registeration September 16th.
They will be “mobilized in the
Students’ Army Training Corps on
October Ist.” The War Depart
ment advises all students ready for
college entrance to adhere to their
plans and obtain voluntary induc
tion into the corps.
The training Corps will be filled
either by voluntary induction or
through the draft. It will be a
preliminary training camp to de
termine what line of service a
young man will best be fitted for.
He may go into any branch of the
service which he desires. It is the
surest, road to an officers’ Training
Camp and a Commission. Every
thing is to be gained and nothing
is to be lost.
Nospecial privileges will be given
college men. They will be called
as the needs of the service demands.
This does not mean, how'ever, that
they w ill be called any earlier than
they would be through the draft,
for their cases are not considered
until their numbers are called.
Entrance conditions for fresh
man class and the one year course
will still hold for the present time.
Urge young men to be in Athens
on September 15th for we may
possibly have more applicants than
we can accommodate. The young
men who sent in their cards will
get first consideration.
Subscribe for the Tribune, your
home paper —$1.00 a year.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1018
MEMORIES OF THE LONG AGO.
Unexpected Sharing Breakfast
With a Real Governor.
The Tribune man’s meeting with
Hon. Harrison Reed, the Recon
struction Governor of Florida and
an uncle of Hon. Harry 1). Reed,
of Way cross, was under peculier
and somewhat exasperating cir
cumstances.
It was during the Christinas hol
idays of 1869, when he had just
rounded out his 17th year, as well
as an arduous year’s labor on the
"The South Georgia Time.,” the
predeceesor of the now well-known
“The Valdosta Times.” lie was
bent on spending the holidays w ith
his maternal grandparents near
Lloyds, Florida.
The weather had turned bitter
cold, but no amount of persuasion
could dissuade him from making
the trip. It had been on liis mind
and in his dreams for weeks and
such a disappointment would have
spoiled his Yuletide happiness.
So his tender and thoughtful
mother made every preparation for
him for the trip, including a boun
tiful luncheon of good things for
his breakfast. In vain did he
plead tc be allowed to go without
carrying that big box of edibles
which, as the sequel will show, be
came a very important part of his
luggage.
The itinerary from Valdosta was
by the way of DuPont and Live
Oak to Lloyds, the second station
east of Tallahassee, and the jour
ney had to be make in the night.
The train on the Seaboard Air
Line (then the Florida Central and
Peninsula) railroad was due to
leave Live Oak at about 4:00 a. m.
and reach Lloyds at about 6:50 a.
m. Then a buggy drive of a mile
and a half would place him at his
destination in time for breakfast
at his grandparents’ cozy home.
This was his point in the luncheon
contention.
But mother argued: \My son,
you don’t know what may happen
on the trip; the weather is freez
ing cold and the trains may be
late iu consequence, and you may
need something to eat for break
fast and, perhaps, dinner.”
And. so it was. Her intuitive
prophesy won out.
The train from Jacksonville was
late, reaching Live Oak just as the
day-dawn began to break in the
eastern skies. When we readied
Ellaville, the Drew saw mill town,
the sun was well above the horizon
and breakfast time approaching.
An unusual delay called for an
investigation and it was learned
the locomotive was dead; the fuel
had given out and the hose that
fed the water from the tender into
the boiler frozen as tight as could
be. The train could not be moved
and the crew was taking the mat
ter philosophically, indeed, their
philosophy seemed to take the
form of indifference as they lets
urely gathered a tender of wood
and to thaw out the locomotive.
Returning to the coach he found
the fire in the stove had gone out
and several thinly clad children,
who were passengers, were crying
because they were nearly frozen.
He took off his overcoat and wrap
ped it about them as best he could
to make them comfortable and di
vided his breakfast with them.
He then took his box and went
to the end of the coach where the
seats were not occupied to enjoy
some of the breakfast mother had
prepared for him.
He had taken but a few month
ful when a gentleman above middle
age passed and turned, asked to
be permitted to share the lunch.
It was Sunday morning, the one
store at Ellaville was closed, and
he had tried everywhere in the
place to get something to eat and
had failed.
There was breakfast in plenty
for two and the stranger was invi-
Substitutes for Sunday Motoring
“Since Sunday motoring is
banned,” reads a display adver
tisement in an eastern newspaper,
“why not get yourself some clothes
and go lo church?”
"What has become,” the ad con
tinues, “of the old time idea of
dressing up and going to church?
Answer: The automobile and
Sunday touring put the binger on
it. But now the Sunday pleasure
riding is called off, you can go to
church in the morning and lake a
stroll in the afternoon.’’
For that praiseworthy purpose,
the reader is reminded with gentle
insistence, he will need new clothes.
And, “Won’t it seem good to be
dressed up once more? Won’t it
bo pleasant to rest on Sunday like
a civilized man?”
Very likely it will. Vciy likely
it will bi 1 refreshing, spiritually
and physically, to get once more
into the wholesome, cleansing at
mosphere of church.
That merchant- deserves to sell
his clothing, and the ministers de
serve to have the increased atlon
dance at Sunday morning service
that they expect from the new
sit unt ion.—-Way cross Journal
Herald.
Finance Crop Movement
The War Finance Corporation of
the Treasury Department, supple
menting the work of the Federal
Reserve banks in rediscounting
commercial paper, will make ad
vances under section 7 of the act
creating the corporation to banks
to assist them in financing the
moving of this year’s crop. Ad
vane.es to both member and non
liieinber banks are contemplated in
the plan.
The fiscal agents of the corpora
tion for this financing are the
Federal Reserve banks of Rich
mond, Atlanta, St. Louis, Minnea
polis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San
Francisco.
The advances are limited to 75
per cent of the amount of the loan
made by the banks for the crop
movement or to 100 per cent in
case a bank itself furnishes suffici
ent additional collateral security.
Inasmuch as the advances are
lo be for crop moving purposes
only, these loans will be limited to
four months. The rate of interest
will be 5 per cent. Full informa
tion can be secured from the Fed
eral Reserve banks.
ted to help liimscif. Scarcely a
word passed between the two din
ing the repast, but when their ap
petites had been satiated came the
thanks and the introductions. It
was Gov. Harrison Reed, of Fiori
da, and Benjamin T. Allen, of
(Seorgia.
The conversation did not last
long as the extreme cold weather
forced both to get out of the coach
and exercise vigorously lo keep
warm. 11 was the coldest weather
the Tribune man had ever experi
enced this far South. However,
the conversation lasted until both
had formed an estimate of each
other’s mental, moral and social
make-up. Will speak of Governor
Reed as a man and a citizen in a
future article.
About 11 o’clock conditions per
mitted the train to move on its
way, and it was about 1 o’clock
when it reached Lloyds.
The lateness of the train and
the severance of telegraphic com
munieation by the freeze caused
cousin George A. Whitaker, now
of Valdosta, who had gone to meet
me in the morning with a horse
and buggy to return home, making
it necessary for me to walk the
mile and a half that separated me
- from the home of mother’s parents
- —Mr. and Mrs. S. 11. Whitaker.
COFFEE COUNTY
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
The recent heavy rains have
rendered roads all over Coffee
county almost impassible. Be
cause of it, joy riding last Sunday
was a physical impossibility.
The telephone line from Kirk
land going west, and cast of the
\\ estonia farm, was struck by
lightning some days ago and the
poles were riddled for a distance of
about a mile.
The Tribune is pleased to learn
that Dr. .1. S. Morris has been
chosen Physician, for Coffee coun
ty. The position is worthily be
towed. In elm ract <* r and efficiency
in' cannot be excelled.
Some of the young men who en
trained from Douglas for Camp Gor
don from this section of the
county were Wilbur Cowart, A. F.
Douglas, W. <!. Strangi', George T.
Raze more and Martin Joyce.
The Tribune man sympathizes
deeply with Judge Gus L. Brack,
of Douglas, in the death of his
venerable wife. Verily, the omin
ous shadows are about us all. May
our heavenly Pat her keep us in the
ways of life.
The Tribune once more urges
upon the farmers of Coffee county
to plant sufficient acreage in wheat
to make a plenty of flour for home
consumption and sonic to spare
the boys in the trenches over
t here.
Both the Douglas school, Elev-
I h Dist rict A. and M. and the
Georgia Normal College and Busi
ness Institute, have opened for au
nt her year's work. It is reported
that they are largely attended.
I Imiglas should be proud of her
schools; they have been and are
the real backbones of her progress.
The Tribune calls the attention
of its farmer friends to the sugges
t ion of t he agricultural department
that seed corn for the 1919 plant
ing should be selected now, while |
the harvesting is being done. The
growing of corn is to be most im
portant in Coffee County. A re
volution is going on quietly iu our
fanning operations, owing to radi
cally changed conditions.
The tobacco warehouse at Doug
las closed last Saturday for the
season. The tobacco interest of
Coffee county added thousands of
dollars to her wealth. It continues
to grow in importance with each
year, and will soon overshadow
King Cotton and take li is crown
away from him. it is already
predicted that the boll weevil will
have to learn to chew tobacco if he
remains a guest of Coffee county
next year. The Tribune says he
will not stand on the order of his
going, for there is but one thing on
earth that will chew tobacco —man
The demand for the weed is grow
ing yearly, and the short supply
keeps the prices high.
REMOVAL^)
I respactfully announce to our Customers and
Friends that our Stock of Hardware and Furni
ture have been moved from the Malone Block
to the Mancil Building next door to the Morris
Drug Company, and cordially invite all to call and
see me. Courteous treatment to all.
H. H. PARKER, Manager.
PARKER HARDWARE & FURNITURE COMPANY
Hardware, Furniture, Paints, Farm Tools Etc.
MANCIL BUILDING -0- PEARSON, GA.
SI.OO <4 YEAB
Notice of Election.
GEORGIA, Coffee County.
Whereas, the General Assembly
of the State of Georgia passed an
Act abolishing the City Court of
Coffee County to be submitted to
the qualified voters of the county
of Coffee, and State of Georgia, on
the third Saturday in September,
1918, and if a majority of voters
vote for a repeal of said court, said
Act shall immediately go into ef
fect and if they vote against a re
peal of said court, said Act shall
not go into effect, said Act approved
August 19, 1918, by Hugh M.
Dorsey, Governor of said State.
Wherefore, 1, W. I*. Ward, Or
dinary of Coffee County. Georgia,
hereby call au election of the
qualified voters of Coffee County,
Georgia, to be held in all the vot
ing precincts of said county under
(he rules and regulations as pro
vided by law, said election to be
held on the third Saturday in
September, 1918, to vote upon the
above stated matter. This Sep
tember sth, 1918.
W. P. Ward,
Ordinary Coffee County.
Advertised by direction of
County Commissioners of Coffee
County, Ga.
Pubiic Schooi Notice.
All the rural schools both white
and colored will open on October
28th, beginning the 1919 term.
The term will be only five months
on account of the scarcity of labor
in the spring. All the schools in
the proposed new county of Atkin
son will also open on same date.
The citizensof the new county liav
ing made satisfactory arrangements
with the Board to operate them
till Jan. Ist. at which time officers
of the new county will take charge
and complete the term.
Teachers will be assigned within
Hie next few days by the county
superintendent to the various
schools and trustees will be notifi
ed when assignments are made.
J. 11. Peterson, Pres.
J. Gordon Floyd, Supt.
Board of Education, Coffee
County.
Feed Out Your Hogs Six
Weeks Earlier.
In every lot of hogs on feed two
or three weeks quickly and actual
ly cat less than others. If all
would fatten like these, the entire
drove would be ready for the mar
ket six weeks feed is an item that
you fully understand.
The hog that fattens easily must
be in prime physical condition.
The B. A. Thomas’ Hog Powder is
a conditioner for hogs. It keeps
their system clean and healthy
and enable them to fatten quickly
without falling a prey to the usual
diseases of hogs. The A. A. Thom
as’ Hog Powder is not stock food.
It’s straight medicine and we took
the agency because it enables you
to feed out your hogs much earlier.
For sale by the Pearson Hard
ware Store, Pearson, Ga.
