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PEARSON®TRiBONE
VOL. 4—NO. 4 7
SOOTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
A meeting has just been called
to consider the organization of the
Cook county chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross.
The farmers of Cook county held
a mass meeting at Adel a few days
since and pledged themselves to
curtail their cotton acreage to an
average of six acres to the plow.
The city council of Ocilla have
declined to adopt the new daylight
saving time. The reason why. em
ployees were quitting work at 5:00
o'clock in the afternoon, and not
starting earlier in the morning.
The Marion Hotel at Nashville
has been leased by Mr. and Mrs. .J.
Rod Davis of Douglas. They have
opened and renamed the hotel
"New Marion." Mrs. Davis has
long experience as a caterer to the
public.
Wiley Chambliss has resigned
as postmaster at Alapaha and Mr.
Lester Futeh wants to succeed him.
The civil service examination for a
successor will be held at Tifton in
the near future, and the applicant
making the highest per cent will
probably succeed to the vacancy.
At a meet ing of the Savannah
liar Association, held last Friday,
a schedule of 25 per cent increase
in fees was adopted. The initia
tive was taken to provide enter
tainment of the joint convention
of South Carolina and (J-eorgia bar
associations to be held at Tybee,
May 30-31.
Brunswick's bond election to an
thorize the issue of 5150,000 in
bonds for street improvement was
overwhelmingly in favor of tin*
bond issue. This is thought to be \
an index to what Glynn county
will do in her bond election to an
thorize the issuing of $550,000 in
bonds to improve 1 he county roads, j
A mammoth dairy and chocolate!
candy factory will result by the
purchase of the Sea island Cotton
Company's property on St. Simon's
Island by Mr. .1. A. Metcalfe. Five
hundred head of cattle have been
sent there and much inateiia! for
the chocolate factory ordered. Mr.
Metcalfe is from Ohio and will
soon move his family to the island
and devote his entire time to the
.new industries.
Capt. Nathan Jt. Harrison, for
many years located in Tifton and
conductor of an accommodation
train on the J’>. & W. railroad be
tween Tifton and Albany, but for
the past sixteen years a resident
of Brunswick, where he was reared,
and conductor on the A. B. & A.
railroad, dropped dead on his train
running into Brunswick just before
reaching his destination, it was
the result of heart failure.
3w. FOR
King’s early cotton seed No. 1, at
$1.50 per bushel.
WAGONS at FACTORY COST
CASH BARGAIN HOUSE,
MILLWOOD, GA.
Clinch Grand Jury.
The grand jury of Clinch county,
serving at the March Term of su
perior court, seem to have scrutin
ized the affairs very closely.
In their general presentments
they adopted the Ellis health law
of 1914. This recommendation is
a progressive one.
The jury recommended the
building of dipping vats through
out the county, that is in such
neighborhood where the citizens
will pay one-half the expense; and
that the county furnish the neces
sary dipping fluid.
The county commissioners were
scored foy a failure to keep an in
ventory of county property as re
quired by law, also for not making
reports to the grand jury.
It is recommended that the
commissioners and the board of
education have audits made of
the respective offices and make re
port thereof at the next spring
term of the court.
The jury, while favorable to
building permanent roads, owing
to high price of materials and la
bor they did not think it advisable
to c*" a bond election to supply
the necessary fund just now, but
recommend that the county com
jmissioners investigate the entire
j proposition of building permanent
roads, get all possible information
| relative to the matter, so they can
j act advisedly when conditions are
| favorable to beginning the work.
They recommended the purchase
of a sufficient number of cuspidors
to supply every room in the court
house.
They recomended the publiea
I ion of their presentments in the
county paper and it be paid S2O
for such service.
Feast of Passover.
The Jewish passover season will
begin the evening df Monday, April
14, and will last for eight days.
These are among Ihe most impor
tant Jewish holidays.
The .season is known as the
passover due to the Biblical tradi
tion that when Hod smote the
Egyptians with the tenth plague,
lie “passed over” the houses of
of the Israelites and only the first
born of the Egyptians died. It is
also called the Feast of Matzalh,
or the Feast of Fnleavened Bread,
as the Israelites, in the haste of
their departure, did not wait for
the bread to become leavened.
This first month of spring, ac
cording to the Jewish calendar, is
called Nison.
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.
Dr. Butch. Brookfield, Ga.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1919
MEMORIES OF THE LONG AGO.
Some of the Men Who Gave
Character to Waycross.
With the building of (lie Jack
sonville branch railroad Waycross
began to expand toward the west
and a railroad city sprang up and
became known as "New Waycross.”
It was divided from Dr. Lott's
portion of the city, now known as
“Old Waycross,” by a small stream
now known as the “canal.”
Old Waycross stands on a beau
tiful ridge which gradually de
scends to the Satilla river about a
mile distant. New Waycross
now the main business part of the
city, is located on what appeared
at the time as a flat territory slop
ing off toward the Great Okefino
kee swamp not many miles away.
But with the building of the city
it was very apparent that it is not
flat at all, but, the ridges are sulii
cient to afford perfect natural
drainage. A system of canals
keeps New Waycross normally dry.
Tebeauville, or “Old Nine,” a
mile west of < >ld Waycross. is now
a suburb and near it is located the
best industries of the city. The
old landmarks —Mrs. Remshart’s
boarding house, the Tebcau resi
dence, the old depot building,
the unpretentious business houses
—departed early in the building
of the city and there is but few re
minders that it was once Teboau
villc.
That splendid gentleman, Con
federate soldier and editor, Ma
jor Philip O. Pendleton, lived
for years about a mile north of the
village and railroad. He resided
there in the Sixties. He and his
oldest son, William, joined a regi
ment of volunteers from Ware.
Clinch, Charlton, Wayne and
Pierce counties and vent lo ihe
war in defense of Southern Rights.
He soon rose to the rank of Major
and William became Captain. At
the close of the war he moved to
the lower part of Lowndes county.
Two years later he moved to a
farm one mile east of Valdosta.
In March, 1807, with the assist
ance of Mr. Charles Rowell, a
wealthy old bachelor, he founded
the “The South Georgia Times,” a
newspaper which for a number of
years did the legal printing for a
dozen southeast Georgia counties,
Berrien, Lowndes, Echols, Clinch,
Ware, Charlton, Camden, Glynn,
Wayne, Pierce, Coffee and Appl
ing. In the early part of 1808 I
became an attachcc of the “Times"
as bookkeeper and mail clerk; be
came infatuated with the mechan
ical end of a newspaper and in the
latter part of the year began to
learn how to manipulate the little
metal letters from which the news
paper was printed. Maj. Pendle
ton was killed in the fall of 1809
by being thrown out of a buggy
and his head striking a stump.
Elder L. C. Tebeau was a bro
ther-in-law of Maj. Pendleton.
From him Tebeauville derived its
name. He owned all the land up
on which the village was located
and lived a few hundred yards
south of the depot. His pos
sessions included the territory up
op which the present railroad
shops slgrid, the water and light
plant and the packing plant, J
only met him a few times when
visiting his sister at Valdosta.
My information is that a man by
the name of Miller succeeded to
the ownership of the Tebeau pro
perty, when he removed to Savan
nah.
This reminds me to mention the
fact that Dr. Win. B. Folks was
also a citizen of Tebeauville dur
ing the war and two or three years
after. He moved to Valdosta and
remained there until activities in
tho building of Waycross began to
show life, when he moved to Way
pross and identified himself with
Our Atlanta Letter.
Atlanta, Ga., April 10 —Wliat is
(he best and most efficient food for
creating “hard” pork? That is a
problem and an important one,
which it is proposed to solve thru
tests which have just been deter
mined upon thru co-operation be
tween the Georgia State Bureau of
Markets and the Georgia Experi
ment Station at Experiment.
As the result of a conference be
tween Director H. I*. Stuckey of
the Experiment Station and Di
rector 1. B. Jackson of the State
Bureau of Markets, it has been
determined to secure 80 pigs with
in from 70 to 80 pounds each,
divide them in lots of ten, and
feed each lot a distinct and sepa
rate ration.
In this way it ,will be possible
to make a careful test of eight
different varieties of hog foods,
and the results will be noted both
in the aggregate weight of the
hogs and the quality of the pork
produced.
Those hogs will be kept indiffer
ent enclosures at the Experiment
Station, so that there will be no
possibility of their getting any
but a known food and a known
quantity. In this way it can be
determined exactly w r hat a given
ration will do. The results of
these important tests will he giv
en to the farmers in a carefully
prepared bulletin, as soon as they
are completed.
The Way It Works
Just as we expected, Cook coun
ty voted local taxation for public
schools eight to one. That is the
beauty of new and small counties.
For many years Tifton tried to
:;H local tax in Berrien, and that
was one of the first campaigns we
got into when we came to Tifton
in 1895. But every effort was
voted down. The new county of
Tift was created thirteen years
ago, and the first year of itsexist
auce local tax was voted. Then
Cook was sliced off Berrien, and
now it has voted local tax.
We feel that we are safe in say
ing that had the county lines re
mained as they were twenty years
ago, neither of the sections men
tioned would be enjoying county
wide local tax today. But now
we hear it intimated that the part
of Berrien left in the old county is
figuring on having an election on
the local tax question, with good
chances of success.
There is no getting away from
the fact that new counties stand
for progress. —Tiflon Gazette.
STRAYED
One Scotch Collie dog, about
one year old, answers to the name
of “Jack.” Description: Long
haired like Shepherd dog, white
color on chin, neck and breast,
also white feet and tip of tail.
Balance, yellow or sandy red.
Had on regular dog collar and
light chain about ten or twelve
feet long. Left homo early Sun
day morning, March 9. Last seen
at Kirkland. Any information
that will lead to recovery will be
liberally rewarded.
L. L. Sutton, tf
the foundation-laying of the fu
ture city. He put his brain,
brawn and purse into it. Only
those who were contemporary
with him will ever know how
much the city is indebted to the
genius of this man for its early
progress and prosperity.
Carelessness Results in
Failure.
That is why we 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 on package.
Your money back if you are not
Kutisflod. For salo by Pearson
IJ are ware Store, Pearson, Ga.
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
Neighbors visited the home of
Mr. Daniel Fussed last Sunday
and spent a pleasant afternoon
with singing and instrumental
music.
Mr. Silas Meeks has resigned as
Warden of the Coffee county chain
gang, and will probably be succeed
ed by Mr. J. D. Pridgen of Irwin
county.
The Tribune learns that the
Methodist congregation at Kirk
land are planning to recover, paint
and otherwise improve their church
building. They are waking up to
the spirit of progress and improve
ment.
The congregation of Mt. Zion
Baptist church, four miles north
of Axson, have secured the services
of Elder Evans, of Waltertown,
Ga., as their pastor, and lie will
preach once a month, on the first
Sunday and Saturday before.
The final figures of the 1918 cot
ton crop, furnished by the Bureau
of the census, credits Coffee county
with 12,920 bales, of which Atkin
son is given the honor of raising
only 1,625 bales. The Tribune be
lieves Atkinson county is given a
raw deal in these figures, suscepti
ble of proof if one would take the
time to gather the evidence.
Mr. Gilbert, the youngest son of
Mr. George \V. Gilbert, who lives
about four miles south of Kirkland,
arrived at home Sunday morning
from France, where he was in the
volunteer service of Uncle Sam.
He says he enjoyed military lifeiti
the Slates, but after they arrived
overseas it was one round of hard
ships after another; that he went
as a volunteer this time, but be
will go as a draftee next time.
'flic moving picture show at
Willacoochec last Friday and Sat
urday evenings, presenting the
“Edith Cavell Case," is reported as
being very good. The patronage
was good, the house was packed
both nights. The only complaint
was against the improvised and
uncomfortable seats, However,
the Tribune is informed that when
the theatre is moved to its new
and permanent quarters better
seatings will be provided.
The Tribune learns that post
office inspector, J. L. Pemberton,
went to Axson last Monday and
installed Mrs. Keaton as postmis
tress and Jesse Williams as the
rural mail carrier. There lias been
some discontent about the hand
ling of the mail at Axson for sev
eral months. What the special
charges were against the incum
bents have not been disclosed.
The Tribune hopes the new officials
will give better satisfaction, and a
sweeter atmosphere prevade the
village.
WE SELL THE EARTH
i j Corbett, Sumner & Co.
Joe Corbett, W. M. Sumner and J. M. Pafford
have opened a Real Estate Office in the Pafford
Building and offer their services to those having
Real Estate for sale.
We have perfected connections whereby we
can serve our patrons efficiently,
List your land with us and give us a trial.
CORBETT, SUMNER & CO.
Pafford Building, PEARSON, GEORGIA.
SI.OO A YEAR
Appointing Road Overseers
Judge J. Wesley Roberts, Ordi
nary of Atkinson county, is mak
ing up his list of road overseers.
The list is not complete, but com
missions have been issued to the
following gentlemen:
Mr. Henry Dickerson, for the
roads from Pearson to Axson,
Pearson to R. H. Deen's and Pear
son to Kirkland.
Mr. John T, Douglass for the
road from Pearson to Homerville.
Mr. S. A. Summerlin for the
roads, old and new, from Pearson
to Douglas.
Mr. W. R. Guthrie for the road
from Pearson Lo the Gillis bridge
over Satilla river.
Mr. George Clement, for tho
roads from Douglas to Willacoo
chee and from Douglas to Mud
Creek.
Mr. V. L. Sutton for the road
from Arnie to Mud Creek.
Mr. S. T. Kirkland for the road
from Kirkland to Homerville to
past Mr. B. Kirkland, Sr’s place.
Mr. John W. Delk for the Kirk
land and Homerville road from B.
Kirkland, Sr’s place to county
lino.
Mr. Wiley O. Summerlin for tho
road from Kirkland to Douglas
and the Columbus road between
the Douglas and Willacoochec
road and the Pearson & Douglas
road.
FOR SALE.
One five passenger Ford car, for
sale. Price $235.00.
W. C. Rahn,
Pearson, Ga.
Statement
Of the ownership, management,
circulation, etc., required by tho
Act of August 24, 1912, of Pear
sou Tribune, published weekly
at Pearson, Georgia, for April 1,
1919.
Pditor, managing editor, business
manager, publisher—B. I’. Allen,
Pearson, Georgia,
Known bondholders, mortgagees,
and other security holders, holding
1 per cent or more of total amount
of boffils. mortgages, or other secu
rities: L. W. Herrin, Millwood,
Georgia.
B. T. Aj.len.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this the Ist day of April, 1919.
B. Kirkland, Jr., N. P. & J. P.,
1130th District, G. M„ of
(l. s.) Atkinson county, Georgia
My commission expires on
March 10th, 1920.
Judge J. B. Clements and Mr.
Marcus Fletcher, of Irwin county
drove 103 head of beef eattie to
Tifton one day last week and sold
them to the Packing Company.
The 103 head brought $10,700.00,
or an average of SOO per head, lb
required eight persons to drive the
fine cattle to market. Corn, i>ea
nuts, velvet beans, sweet potatoes,
fat hogs and cattle make a fine
combination.
