PEARSON®TRIBUNE
VOL. 4—IS O. 22
SOUTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
The Folkstou high school has
secured a complete faculty of mar
ried ladies for the ensuing scholas
tic year. A business course is ad
ded to the curriculum.
The grand jury, at the session of
Berrien Superior Court just ad
journed, recommended the board of
commissioners of that county to
use a repair gang and keep the
roads in passable order while the
main gang is building permanent
roads. That seems to be a good
policy.
The late Georgia legislature un
intentionally legislated Turner
county out of a board of county
commissioners, and gave her Or
dinary an unexpected job. It re
sulted from the General Assembly
repealing an Act under which a
board of commissioners had been
acting and not passing a substitute
Act as was intended to be done.
Charlton superior court was held
this week; Coffee superior court
will occupy the following two
weeks, and then a week will be de
voted to Clinch superior court.
The Tribune is of opinion t hat,
owing to the pressure of activity
in helping to win the war, there
w ill be very little business disposed
of at any of these courts. The
people doesn’t seem to be in a hu
mor for courts.
Maj. Joel B. Mallett, selective
service officer for Georgia, has ap
pointed a new r examination board
for this district, with headquarters
in Savannah, viz: James M. Rogers,
of Savannah, chairman; It. A.
McCrauie, of Savannah, represent
the industrial interests;Charles T.
Miller, of Wayeross, represente
labor; Dr. E. Coleman, of Graymont,
physician; Robert G. Daniel, of
Milieu, agriculturist.
Master John R. James, son of
Mr. J. Walter James of Clinch
county, won the first prize of a trip
to Atlanta, free ticket to the
Southeastern Fair and a ten days’
course in a training school. He
made 92 points in a possible 100.
His deficiency was in the use of
capital letters and punctuation
marks. Johnnie is one of the boys
Atkinson county will get from
Clinch, and he will make a splendid
citizen.
J. E. Cooper, of Wayeross, pro
moter of the Bank of Statenville
and its president, has been indicted
by the grand jury of Echols coun
ty under charges in connection
with the bank’s failure. The
specific charges against him have
not been disclosed. The Bank of
Statenville failed and it’s assets
were taken over by the Valdosta
Bank and Trust Company. The
latter got into straightened circum
stances recently and had to under
go reorganization.
rmMfc D,DYOU
WE ARE CLOSING OUT
Our Big StGck of General Merchandise
Including Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Hard
ware, Mattresses, and Everything in FURNI
TURE, At Less than EACTORY COST to day.
SEE US QUICK.
CASH BARGAIN HOUSE
The Big Red Store. MILLWOOD, GAORGIA.
Red Cross Notes.
The ladies of the “Linen Show
er’’ committee desire to complete
their work tomorrow, so they can
make shipment Monday. If you
have not delivered your contribu
tion be sure to do so tomorrow.
Shipment cannot be made tomor
row because it is a national holi
day.
xxx
Miss Delilah Purvis, an Atkin
son county young lady and a mem
ber of the Atkinson County Chap
ter, was the first to respond to a
call, from the Coffee County Chap
ter, for canned delicacies for ship
meat to the boys in camp. Her
contribution was a large one and
worthy the energy and thrift of
this splendid youuglady and school
teacher.
xxx
The Atkinson County Chapter
is in need of a suitable leader on
the Conservation committee, to
look after the gathering up and
shipping to proper department
l>eaeh, prune and plum pits (seed),
shells of hickory nuts, native ami
English walnuts, butternuts and
hazlenuts, also date and olive seeds.
The conservation committee is also
charged with the duty of gathering
up aad shipping tin foil and plati
iium. The chapter may be able to
contribute but small qualities of
these most necessary articles, but
it will go to swell the great aggre
gate that will be of service to the
government. The fruit pits and
nut shells produces a carbon used
in the manufacture of gas masks.
The tin-foil and platinum are used
also in the manufacture of war
material.
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The annual election of officers
occurs on October 23rd, the fourth
Wednesday. It is greatly desired
that all the adult members be pres
ent on that occasion. The meeting
should be held in the day time, so
that it will be convenient for the
country members to attend.
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The relatives and friends of At
kinson boys who are with the
American Expeditionary Forces in
France are notified that their
Christinas presents must go to them
through the Atkinson County
Chapter or the Willacoochee Chap
ter. By notifying either Chapter
you will be furnished a regular box
and full information as to what
you will be permitted to send. Ap
plication should be made at once
as boxes must be mailed by
November 15th, and the mailing
done by the Red Cross officials It
is greatly desired that every sol
dier boy in France should receive
a Christmas present from home.
For Sale.
Several thousand nice Red and
Red Ribbon sugarcane, suitable
for seed. Will deliver at my place
when I dig the cane for banking.
J. L. Corbitt, Kirkland, Ga.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1918
SCHOOLS OF COFFEE COUNTY
Possibility of Having No Rural
Schools This Year.
Under the law it becomes the
duty of the Board of Education of
the old counties of Coffee and
Clinch to operate the rural schools
located within the leritory taken
from each until a Board of Educa
tion has been organized for tne new
county of Atkinson.
The Board of Education of Clinch
county will undertake to do this,
but the Coffee county Board of
Education will not undertake to
operate any of the rural schools in
Coffee county, unless responsible
men of the Atkinson county terri
tory execute a promissory note for
$2,800 to be used in operating them,
and the makers of this note look
for reimbursement to the Board of
Education to be organized next
year for Atkinson county. Why?
Because the Board of Education of
Coffee county has no money with
whieh to operate them.
Superintendent Floyd stated, at
a meeting held here last week to
discuss the situtation, that after
the 5 mill educational tax is col
lected this fall the Coffee county
Board of Education would still bo
$3,500 in the hole, and that unless
the remedy suggested could be ap
plied no rural schools could be
operated this fall. It is also de
duced from his remarks that the
schools in the incorporated towns
of the county would get nothing
from the county Board of Educa
tion for handling county pupils.
This means that the Board of
Education of Coffee county has
been operating one year ahead of
its funds.
State Democratic Convention.
The only interesting features of
the State Democratic Convention,
held in Macon hist week, was the
adoption of a platform and the ap
pointmeut of an Executive Com
mittee for the next two years:
THE PLATFORM
“We, the Democrats of Georgia,
in convention assembled, reaffirm
our allegiance to tin* time-honored
principles of democracy asdeclared
in the platform of the state con
vention of 1916 and heartily in
dorse the record of Hon. Hugh M.
Dorsey, Governor of Georgia, and
nominee of that convention in put
ting the principles of that platform
into practice.
“We unreservedly indorse the
national Democratic administra
tion and commend the course of
the Democratic President of the
United States and commander-in
-chief of its armies aiul navies, in
his wise and successful conduct of
the war, and pledge to his support
every resource of our state and its
people until victory shall have been
achieved and jieaee shall reign
throughout the world.
“We indorse and approve every
act of the President in the initia
tion and prosecution of the war
with Germany and her allies.
“We pledge to the President our
consistent and hearty support in
all measures that in his judgment
and wisdom may be necessary to
the prosecution of the war to ulti
mate victory.
“The people of Georgia have
spoken and their loyalty to their
country, their President and his
administration is known now to all
men.
“The utterances of the President
as to the rights of the weak of all
the world against the strong who
are obsessed with selfish ambition
are the impulses of every heart that
is not lost to all sense of sympathy
with the helpless and suffering.
“We congratulate our country
upon the fact that the eyes of the
people of every nation on earth are
turned toward Woodrow Wilson,
Rural Carrier Examination
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex
amination for the County of
Coffee, Ga. to be held at Douglas
Ga. on Nov. 9Lh 1918, to fill the posi
tion of rural carrier at Kirkland,
and vacancies that may later occur
on rural routes from other post
offices in the above-mentioned
county. The examination will be
open only to male citizens who are
actually domiciled in the territory
of the post office in the county and
who meet the other requirements
set forth in Form No. 1977. This
form and application blanks may
be obtained from the offices men
tioned above or from the United
States Civil Service Commission
at Washington, I). C. Applications
should be forwarded to the Com
mission at Washington at the ear
Rest practicable date. During the
continuance of the present war the
Commission will, in accordance
with the request of the Post Office
Department, admit women to rural
carrier examinations upon the
same conditions as men.
By direction of the Commission;
John A. Mollhenny,
President,
the spokesman for the American
people, as the hope of humanity
and civilization against tyranny,
oppression, brutality andkulturof
the Huns and their military lead
ers.”
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Tribune has failed to secure
the names of the committeemen
from the State at large, but the
following are the district com
mitteemen:
First District —J. K. Burkhalter
of Jenkins, George W. Owens of
Chatham, W. 11. Davis of Burke
and J. V r , Kelly of Tattnall,
Second District—T. 11. Parker of
Colquitt, J. H. Bowers of Thomas,
P. 1). Rich of Miller and J. G. Perry
of Mitchell.
Third District—B. M. Turnip
seed of Clay, I). W. M. Whitley of
Ben Hill, J. E. Hayes of Macon
and E. S. Rainey of Schley.
Fourth District —Jeff Taylor of
Marion, R. E. Dismukes of Musco
gee, B. F. Boykin of Carroll and A.
11. Freeman of Coweta.
Fifth District —George R. Jones
of DeKalb, M. V. Almond of Rock
dale, J. S. James of Douglas and
I). B. Bullard of Campbell,
Sixth District —Emmett Barnes
of Bibb, E. L. Dorsey of Clayton,
Hugh Hardin of Monroe and J. B.
Hardy of Upson.
Seventh District —J. M. Vandiv
er of Rome, Joseph M. Brown of
Cobb, Thomas W. Lee of Walker
and L. I). Ledbetter of Polk.
Eighth District—Hugh Gordon
of Glark, C. I). Bolton of Wilkes,
J. It. Tweedy of Putnam and Orin
Roberts of Walton.
Ninth District—E. A. McCand-
Icss of Cherokee, W. W. Stark of
Jackson, John Quillian of Hall and
Fermor Barrett of Stevens.
Tenth District —Miller S. Bell of
Baldwin, George S. Carswell of
Wilkinson, John It. Philips of Jeff
erson and Jule Evans of Warren.
Eleventh District —J. W. Quincy
of Coffee, B. G. Lastinger of Lown
des, W. E. Simmons of Ware and
J. A. J. Henderson of Irwin.
Twelfth District —N. A. Patter
son of Wilcox, E. J. Miles of
Toombs, J. H. Milner of Dodge and
I. Bashinski of Laurens.
Special Notice.
We will have about two hundred
and fifty gallons of syrup for sale
this winter, and will fill orders at
$1 per gallon when purchaser fur
nishes containers. Get your or
ders .and bottles in early. Orders
left at the Tribune office or with
G. W. James will receive attention
and precedence.
COFFEE COUNTY
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
It is reported from Nicholls that
Dr. I). 11. Meeks is desperately ill
with pneumonia.
Cane grinding time will soon lie
here. The farmers should not fail
to make some sugar for home con
sumption. Sugar will be a scarce
article next year, and good homo
made sugar will be appreciated.
It is reported that, in the draw
ing of the new registrants, Presi
dent Wilson drew No. 322 which
happened to be the number of Mr.
Wesley Youngblood, of Nicholls.
So lie lias the distinction of being
No. 1 from Coffee county.
Atkinson county lands are, ever
and anon, changing hands. John
Paulk has just closed a trade for a
farm which belonged to bis sister,
IVrs. J. B. Mills. Mr. A. M. Wil
son has purchased the Roy Paulk
place. Mr. Lee Flanders lias pur
chased a farm on Lot of Land No.
165, 6th district.
Distressing news come from the
Ambrose community. There is a
great deal of sickness and several
deaths have occurred. Elder G.
Tom West was called there Tues
day to officiate at the funeral of a
lady who had died of pneumonia.
He says there is sickness in nearly
every family and in some families
the members are unable to wait
the one upon the other.
Some of the farmers are wrought
up over the school question. They
say it is very important that I lie
schools be operated for at least
four months this fall and winter,
ending early in March. Owing to
the scarcity of farm labor the
school children will be important
factors on the farms next spring.
They think the Board of Educa
tion should operate the schools at
least four months beginning Octo
ber 24th.
The apportionment of the Fourth
Liberty Loan to the several militia
districts of Coffee county is made
upon a different basis than hereto
fore. It has previously been made
uiion the basis of bank deposits,
but this time it is sail! to be made
upon taxable valuations. Under
this arrangement the McDonald
district is required to buy $13,232;
Mora district, $10,353.75; Pearson
district, $25,314.75; Willacoochee
district, $28,958.75.
Because of the prevalence of In
fluenza among the pupils, coming
from the various counties of the
Eleventh congressional district,
the management of the Agricultu
ral and Mechanical school at Doug
las, thought it best to suspend the
school for a week or ten days, un
til the scourge has passed, and to
permit the students to go to their
several homes where they can re
ccive better attention than they
could in Douglas.
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 2 FURNITURE COMPANY
Hardware, Furniture, Paints, Farm Tools Etc.
MANCIL BUILDING -0- PEARSON, GA.
¥I.OO A YEAR.
Jurors Coffee Superior Court.
The following list of grand and
petit jurors have been drawn to
serve at the September adjourned
term of Coffee superior court, to
convene next Monday:
GRAND JURORS.
J. M. Batten, Thomas Byrd,
L. J. Eusseil, J. J. Phillips,
J, S. Dickerson, J. A. Davis,
Richard Smith, Thomas Griffin,
WTCotti’gham, A. L. Dcen,
T. J. Holland, S. T. Kirkland,
A- F. Coffee, Sampie Smith,
W. B. Courson, W. J. Tyler,
\\. L. Kirkland, Jno. B. Dorminy,
W. 'l'. Hattawuy, W. B. Morris,
J. A McKinnon, W. N. Davis,
11. J. Goodwin, O. R. Lowery,
Jake Vickers, W. J. Thomas,
W. It. Vickers, M. A. Pafford,
T. H. Brown, S. A. Summerlin.
PETIT JURY, FIRST WEEK.
William Paulk, M. C. .lowers,
Young Vickers,sr.Henry Batten,
Matt Kirkland, W. J. Smith,
11. T. Paulk, Henry Fussell,
J - G. Ivey, H. L. Vickers,
'l'. I). Thompson, John Supp, sr.,
J. D. Harrell, W. B. Mills,
J. C. Day, It. A. Wilson,
W. 11. Duncan, B. G. Oberry,
Dennis Harper, John Tanner,
P. D. Austin, Mioajah Vickers,
W. M. Harden, Leonard Burkett,
I. Z. Dykes, .1. M. Burkett,
T. L. Wilcox, P. L. Street,
B, Kirkland, jr., Frank Davis,
Wm. Fussell, jr., W. A. Meeks,
T. 11. McAllum, J. W. Stalnaker,
J. L. Denton, J. C. Ellis,
J. H. King, Henry Vickers,
I’. A. Smith, G, J. Meeks,
C. W. Furlong, J. C. Adams,
E. F. Vickers, Silas Burkett,
S. G. Taylor.
PETIT JURY, SECOND WEEK.
C. S. Meeks, S. 11. Douglas,
.1. W. Burkett, David Day,
Willis Xewbern, William Daniels,
G. A. Roberts, E. L. Tanner,
W. M. Carver, J. M. Roberts,
J. It. Hall, E. R. Cross,
Henry Grantham Dan Byrd,
John Paulk, E. A. Clement,
1). M. t ickers, li. ll.Cribb,
W. L. English, J. D. Parker,
11. L. Hodges, J. L. Bryant,
A. 11. Kiglit, Ben W. Gray, jr.,
i\ W. Dale, Nr. C. Purvis,
I. J. Williams, Vincent Carver,
Jesse Cower, (). J. Paulk,
J. W. Tanner, sr.,J. I). McAllum,
Leaston Harper, T. J. Smith,
LAV.Summerlin, U. J. Roberts,
Dan Carver, A. T. Minehew,
W. 11. Bailey, J. J. Sapp,
R. 11. Brown, S. S. Bedsole,
Dave Weathers, E. C. Henderson,
Elisha Lott, Elijah Tanner,sr.,
C. K. Stewart, W. L. Wingate.
The sympathy of the Tribune
goes out to Mr. W. C. Guldens, of
Kirkland, in the death of his wife,
who was Miss Miriam Roberts, last
Sunday of what was supposed to
be Spanish Influenza. She was a
splendid young woman and loved
by all who knew' her. Her hus
band is left alone, there is no chil
dren, with a sad and aching heart.
The interment was at Antioch on
Monday morning; her pastor, Rev.
O. B. Tally, officiating.
