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PEARSON®TRrBUNE
VOL. 4—NO. 46
SOUTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
Valdosta will bid high for the
1921 Woodmen of the world eon
vention. It is a long way off and
will afford plenty of time to pre
pare for entertainment.
It is probable that the Clinch
comity convict gang will be leased
to Lowndes county. The number
of convicts is not sufficient to
make the working of them by the
county advisable.
Mr. H. F. Fletcher, of Irwin
county' living east of the Alapaha
river, has seven acres of wheat
now waist high, from which he ex
pects to get a full supply of bis
cuits for the ensuing year.
Tifton reports the shipping of
ten carloads of sweet potatoes
from that city this season, for
which the average price of SI.OO
per bushel was received. It ac
centuates sweet potatoes as an im
portant and profitable crop.
A number of Adel merchants
have agreed that, on and after,
April Ist, with the exception of
Saturday they will close their
stores at 8 p. m. However, this
will not give their clerks an oppor
tunity of working in their “Vic
tory” gardens.
The trial of Will Collins for the
killing of the little Metiee girl, at
Kay City, resulted in his acquittal.
His plea was that the homicide
was an accident, and there was no
middle verdict that the jury could
render; it was guilty or not guilty
and the jury took the latter horn
of the dilemna.
Sheriff J. Frank Passmore, of
Lowndes county, died suddenly at
his home in Valdosta last week.
He has been sheriff and the poli
tieal storm center in his county
for a number of years. It is stat
ed he was “loved for the enemies
he made". His wife, two sons and
a daughter survive hi in.
The ladies of Folkston have or
ganized the “Charlton County
Civic League, Mrs. William Mi/.ell,
is president, Mrs. A. (J. Franks,
formerly of Vay cross, vice-presi
dent, and Mrs. Andrew Wood, for
merly of Douglas, parliamentarian.
The entire corps of officers are
splendid women. The Charter
members number 28.
The bridge spanning the Satilla
river on the eastern prong of the
Dixie highway near Woodbine was
completed and opened to the pub
lie Tuesday, April 1. It is con
structed of concrete, steel and
black cypress, lias eighty foot lift
and cost Camden county $25,000.
Tfjc material is of such a character
that it will give the county no
trouble, even for repairs, for many
years.
_ FOR
PfkSAlfi
King’s early cotton seed No. 1, at
$1.50 per bushel,
WAGONS at FACTORY COST
CASH BARGAIN HOUSE,
MILLWOOD, GA.
Berrien Jury Presentments.
The grand jury of Berrien coun
ty. recently in session, had a mind
attuned to progress:
They recommended that S3OO be
appropriated out of the county
treasury to the payment of the
salary of the county farm demon
strator.
They recommended the holding
of a bond election authorizing the
issuing of $500,000 in bonds to
build permanent roads, and which
will secure a like amount from the
Federal road appropriations.
They recommended the appoint
ment of an entirely new County
Board of educat ion, and swept out
the office, preparing for the induc
tion of the new appointees.
They receomended the assess
ment of only a four mill tax for the
year 1919. Must have a good
bank account on hand.
They recommended that sheriff
Ni\ be paid S3O for actual expenses
in arresting and conviction of
violators of the prohibition law, to
be paid only out of the fine collect
ed from such convict.
They recommended that their
presentments be published in the
Nashville Herald and Milltown
Advocate, and they paid $7-50
each for such publication.
They have discovered irregulari
ties in the holding of elections in
the county and recommended that
an effort be made to stop it.
Hints to Tobacco Growers.
Mr. \V. E, Bowers, Coffee county
farm agent, has issued the follow
ing timely limits to farmers who
•are preparing to grow tobacco
this year:
Get your curing barns finished
as soon as possible.
At your spare time collect plen
ty of sticks to tie the tobacco on.
Sticks 1 14 inches square and 4
feet and G inches long arc most ly
generally used.
Watch your plant beds closely.
Keep the canvas tight and free of
holes, to exclude insects. Watch
the bed for moles. Also pull the
weeds and grass as fast as they
appear.
From April 1 to April 20 is the
best time to set tobaceo plants,
When plants are set April Ist the
harvest will begin the last of June,
1 lave a> few days as possible be
tween first and last day of setting.
The 8 3 3 fertilizer is good to use.
Apply at the rale of 700 to 1000
pounds per acre.
A good tobacco bulletin from the
University of Georgia will soon be
ready for distribution and all lo
baccogroweis <1 esiring this bulletin
can get a copy by sending their
name and address to W. E.
Bowkrs. Douglas, Ga.
Tattnall county commissioners
are asking for bids for the eon
Istruetion pf 100 pipping vats in
I that county. They propose to rid
| the county of the cattle tick.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY. APRIL 4, 1919
MEMORIES OF THE LONG AGO.
Some of the Men Who Gave
Character to Waycross.
Among the leading spirits, be
sides Dr. Daniel Lott, in the up
building of Waycross were Drs. W.
B. Folks and B. F. Williams, Judge
IV. B. Williamson and Messrs.
Herbert Murphy and James Knox.
Dr. W. 15. Folks, besides doing a
general practice was the railroad
physician and surgeon. He was
the friend and confidant of Maj.
Henry S. Haines, the superinten
dent of the Atlantic & Gulf rail
road, and was a potent factor in
securing the right-of-way for the
branch line to Jacksonville, Fla.,
and it was in his honor that the
little city of Folkston was named.
11c was the father of Drs. Frank
and Gus Folks, and W. B. Folks.
In these gentlemen he left a goodly
heritage to the city of Waycross.
Dr. Williams was a quiet gentle
man, he owned all the land on
which Waycross is located lying
south of the Savannah railroad
and east of the Brunswick railroad,
a very small portion of which lie
had sold at the time of <1 is death.
His residence was located south of
the railroad just off the right-of
way. He had a most interesting
family of children—sons and
daughters — among them Judge J.
S. Williams. His descend ents
ranked perhaps second among the
people who made Waycross the
thriving city it is. One ol his
daughters intermarried with Mr.
Warren Lott and is the mother of
Maj. Warren Lott, of the American
army of occupation in Germany,
and who is a West Printer. He
went to West Point by appoint
ment of Hon. W. G, Brantley.
Judgo William <m was tlie only
resident attorney when I urn . oil
at Waycross; he had practically re
tired from the practice because of
age. His residence was a short
distance north of the court house
on the public road, now known as
Albany avenue. He was too fee
ble to take any active part in public
affairs, but his spiv-ice was frequent
ly squght in shaping the future of
the city.
Mr, James Knox was the leading
merchant, His store was located
on the east side of tiio street in
front of the court house, across
from the triangular block. He
did a thriving business. He and
his descendants did ranch to shape
the destiny of the city,
Herbert Murphy wus a contrac
tor and builder. He came as the
leader of a colony from New Jersey.
Some of the colony sett led at Way
cross and some at Glenmore —no-
tably, J. M. Stiger, J. G. Steffes,
and others. Mr. Murphy was at
tached to Waycross by the splen
did opportunities in his line of
business, and had a splendid crew
of employees w}iq came witfi him
frqm New Jersey. He, at the time,
owned the little triangular block
in front of the court house and on
which he had ejected a two story
wooden structure and occupied for
mercantile purposes. This passed
away with its purchase by the
county.
The business section was located
near the court house along Albany
avenue, the triangular block across
the street east. The merchants were
Knox, Highsmith, Casons, Hohens
tein and Lovenstein. There were
fwo pr fhree others but their
games have goge fypni my memory.
tiie names of prominent
families not already mentioned
were the Baileys, Millers, Mo-
Quaigs, “Father” Thomas, Prof.
CUas. J. Jenkins. The influence of
these people is still perceptible in
the life of the city.
The first young man I met after
going to Waycross was in the home
of Prof. Jenkins, where I had se
cured board, a young man raised
in the territory of the present, At-
Campaign of Advertising.
Now it is reported from Wash
ington that the railroad adminis
tration has authorized a nation
wide campaign of paid advertising,
which will amount to about the
sum of SBOO,OOO. Newspapers and
magazines of national character
will be used.
It is further stated that the ad
vertising is to be placed without
regard to the political complexion
of the mediums used. Any at
tempt lo puli political wires by en
deavoring to interest congressmen
or others on the part of publishers
will be resented. The compaign,
in other words, is to be conducted
just like any other business cam
paign of advertising, without favor
of any kind.
The campaign will be’supervised
in every detail, it is Slated, by
three committees of passenger
traffic officers located in New York,
Chicago and Atlanta, respectively.
What the Tribune would like to
know now is does “national char
acter" include the country week
lies whose efficiency in reaching
the people has been heralded to
(he country the past eighteen
months because of their invaluable
help in carrying over the four Lib
erty Loans, ami who are expected
to give millions of space to tho ad
vocacy of the Fifth Liberty Loan!
The weeklies will seo what they
will see, and they should keep one
eye on this canuraign.
Deceased Soldier’s Effects.
Scores of tons of material, the
effects of American soldiers who
died In France, are stored in Ho
boken awaiting claimants, Tho
property includes jewelry, hun
dreds of wrist watches, souvenirs
and many oilier articles, some of
considerable value. An officer of
the effects bureau says that every
thing possible is done to get the
effects of the men to their rela
tives, but that rnapy letters of m>
tideation are vein mod and others
are unanswered,
Several carloads of steel and
other materials have been unload
ed on the Brooks county side of
tiio Willacooehee river, near Blue
Spring, and Brooks county officials
will get busy in the building of a
bridge to span the river at that
point and it will form the basis ol
a permanent road between Quit
man ami Valdosta.
kinson county —E. M. Pafford by
name. His father, Hon. Rowan
Pafford, had carried him there to
go to school, and secured board for
him at the home of Prof. Jenkins,
the two were friends until his
death last ypar-
I next met V- L Stanton, the
youthful agent of the Brunswick
iSfe Albany railroad, as it was known
then, and the acquaintance ripened
into a friendship that has been
lasting. Btauton was a man, lie
loved his adopted home, and the
impress of his personality has been
stamped on Waycross at every step
of her growth.
My next acquaintances were two
young barristers who had just
graduated in law at Savannah from
the offices of Rufus E. Letter a,nd|
Julian Hartridge.. Tipifift young
pien, John C. McDonald and Leon
A. Wiispu were reared at and near
Wares boro, and had come back to
their native heath to win fame and,
fortune in the practice. 'Vkey
stand at the. hea,d o 4 t he
legal frateripty, and are ip com
foyVubje circumstances. Waycross
owes much ef her success to tho
wisdom and guidance of these
young men. The three are still
friends.
(To be continued.)
FOR SALE. A few bushels of
best Upland cotton seed suitable
for planting. L. L. SUTTON.
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
Mr, W. L. Bennett, section for
man, called the editor’s attention
last Saturday to liis orders that
next morning—Sunday, 30th—at
two o’clock he must turn his watch
forward to three o’clock. This is
in accordance with an Act of Con
gress passed last year. Mr. Ben
nett is not favorably impressed
with the change. Under it he
begins work at six, dines at ten
and knocks off at three o’clock,
standard time, in the afternoon.
The rural schools of Atkinson
county are closing out for the
year, it is the purpose of the
County Board of Education to
keep out of debt, to operate tbe
schools on a cash basis, to begin
next year’s work this fall with a
clean balance sheet and to give the
children of Atkinson county a
term of six months. The board is
composed of earnest men, who
have the educational interests of
the children at heart and can be
depended on lo give the schools
the hest support possible.
The school taught by Prof. liob
ert Bullard closed about two weeks
ago, and he says the closing exer
cises were good. However, he de
plored the presence of boozefight
ers with a supply of the ardent.
11 is a violation of tho law to be
at a school house and on the
school grounds with booze either
inside or outside of you, and the
people of that community should
see to it that the men who violat
ed the law on that occasion be
made to pay the penalty of their
folly.
Mr. Joe McDonald, of Axson, re
ports farmers of that section very
busy preparing to plant. The
main crops will be tobacco, sugar
cauo and sweet potatoes. He
spoke of the great damage to his
section by tho recent tornado; in
its track about a mile wide not a
tree is standing. His loss in this
particular was severe, but he in
tends to get together a crew of
hands and cut, the timber into
cord wood, for which there will be
an ample market next fall and
winter. He advises the other
owners of this timber to do like
wise; where it is large enough it
should be cut into heart and sap
lies, and the balance cut into cord
wood.
Carelessness Results in
Failure,
That is \yhy wo say “Feed B. A.
Thomas' Hog Powder according to
directions.” DO NOT FEED IT
SLOPPY, but mix it with ground
feed and moisten with just enough
water to make a crumbly mass.
Then each hog gets a beneficial dose.
See full directions oil package.
Your money back if you are not
satisfied. For sale by Pkakson
Hardware Store, Pearson, Ga.
WE SELL THE EARTH
Corbett, Sumner & Co.
Joe Corbaß, W. M. Sumner and J. M. Pafford
hav<s opened a Real Estate Office in the Pafford
Building and offer their services to those having
Real Estate tar sale.
We have perfected connections whereby we
can serve our patrons efficiently,
List your land with us and give us a triaJ.
CORBETT, SUMNER & CO.
Pafford Building, PEARSON, GEORGIA..
SI.OO A YEAR
The Edith Cavell Case
Elsewhere in to-day’s paper ap
pears the advertisement of the
“The Alamo Theatre” at Willacoo
chee. it seems to be a permanent
institution in our sister city.
To-night and to-morrow night
will be presented the celebrated
picture performance, known as
“The Cavell Case” or “The Woman
the Germans shot.” The most of
Tribune readers have read (lie
heartrending story of the German
soldiers shooting Miss Edith Cav
ell, the young English Red Cross
nurse on duty iu Belgium, whom
they falsely accused and shot with
out even the form of a trial, one of
the most atrocious crimes of the
age.
This picture has attracted much
attention wherever it has been
presented, and it lias never failed
to call forth a spirit of resentment
from the audiences.
Every young American should
see this picture and realize some
of the horrors of the world war,
what the allied soldiers were up
against and why America took a
stand and a part in the conflict in
behalf of humanity.
WANTED!
Will pay 50c. each for ten young
hens; 20c. a pound for good coun
try lard; best price six good heal
thy Piney-Woods Rooter, Guinea
or Big Bone Guinea sows.
Write me at once.
Du. Blitch, Brookfield, Ga.
Legal Sales.
Tuesday was Atkinson county’s
third legal sales day since her or
ganization.
Mr. A. M. Jones, guardian for
Mrs. Florence Jones Weston, sold
his ward’s Atkinson county prop
erty, consisting of two hundred
acres of land known as the West
onia property, for three thousand
dollars to Mr. John Lott for his
three sons —Jesse, Wayne and
Johnnie. The price, owing to the
run down condition of the place,
was considered a good one.
The lands belonging to the estate
of the late Lucien Corbitt was sold
by Mr. Jeff Kirkland, at Adminis
trator’s Sale. It consisted of land
with six tenements on it and the
brick store next door to tiio Pear
son Pharmacy. All this property
was bid in by Dr. 11. P. Smith for
Pearson Banking Company. The.
price paid was five thousand dol
lars.
Col. W. T. Dickerson acted as
auctioneer in crying off the prop
erty and, by the way, he makes a
pretty good crier.
The Sheriff had nothing to offer.
Ba Wise.
Cato used to assert that wise men
profit mor», by fools than fools by wise
*oen, wrote Plutarch; for wise men
avoid the wuits of fools, but fools will
not imitaU the good example of wise
men.
