Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955, May 09, 1919, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextGO TO J. M. MEEKS’ FOR YOUR TOBACCO TWINE. The Death Roll. IH{, EMMETT V. MA1.1.. The news of the death of Dr. Emmett V. Ball, the eminent eye, j ear, nose and throat specialist, in Atlanta a few days since, will be ' read with interest by many Trib-1 line readers who knew him. His parents came to Georgia | from North Carolina and settled a turpentine place near Siokesville. in the present territory of Atkin son county, where, he was born. They moved to Enigma, in Berrien county, where Emmett grew up to manhood. Just about the time he reached his majority a young and well educated German, \V. F. Hehnauss, j came to Enigma; they fell in with j each other and became fast friends, j The young German was imbued with the idea of becoming a phy- j sician. Emmett decided that he, i too, would become a doctor, and it became a daydream to both of them. They attended medical j college together, graduated at the | same time —l)r. Ball with lirst honors. He had an ambition to succeed : in bis profession and was not satis lied with the advantages afforded ; him at Enigma, <>eilla and Fit/, gerald. Hence he located in At lanta some ten or twelve years ago. where he built up a large and hi native practice. He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Miss Versaeola. This; young lady is a most accomplished I artist and her services are in wide j demand by the newspapers and j other publications in Atlanta re ! (paring illustrations. ELDER W. 1. PATRICK Died on Thursday of last week at Enigma, lie was well known and j had a host of friends throughout I this section. During the past thirty years he 1 preached the Gospel of Christ in every community between the Al lamaha and Flint rivers. Literally wore himself out teaching the peo pie the Way of File. As a missionary of tin-Smyrna Baptist Association he preached in Douglas and laid t he foundation 01 the present First Baptist church, and it was during his ministry there that the lirst Baptist house of worship, a wooden structure, was completed so it could be used. This editor Jived in Tifton at the time but he contributed to the building of the church. Elder Patrick reared a large fam ily of children, all of w hom grew up to be useful men and women, honoring to their parents and their country. For more than a quarter of a century he lias lived at Enig ma, w here he died. Subscribe for jour county paper and keep posted with events. FOR COMPLETE LINE Millinery. Furniture. Stoves and Ranges Call at Wood Building in charge of .Mrs. WADDELLE For SIMPKINS Ideal Cotton Seed, Earliest si All Varities. Seed Peanuts. FRESH GROCERIES General Line Hardware, Everything for Ford Cars. See Pearson Hardware Store W. H. WADDELLE, Proprietor, at Brick Store. Shocking Tragedy at DuPont The Tribune learned Monday evening of a terrible accident oe ! earring at DuPont about noon lasi Sunday. An Overland car, occupied b,\ Mr. and Mrs. Whittle, : i heir liltle baby, and a brother in law of Mr. Whittle, all of Homer viile, was struck by an Atlantic Coast Line freight train and com pletely wrecked. Mrs. Whittle was thrown be neath the moving train and had both her lower limbs, cut off be sides other injuries. The balance of the party escaped with only slight injuries and a severe shake up. The tragedy occurred at a cross ing near the depot, and the pres ence of the train was hidden from Mr. Whittle's view by intervening freight cars on the sidetrack. Neither could the trainmen see the approaching automobile for the same reason. Mrs. Whittle was rushed to the Atlantic Coast Line hospital, Way cross, by special train, where she is receiving surgical attention. Late reports say she is doing as well as could be expected. Ware Superior Court. This tribunal convened Monday morning for the Spring term of two weeks. Judge Suinmerall presided and Solicitor A. B. Spence looked after the interest of the State and assist ed in the organization of the court. The grand jury was empanelled i with Mayor Sam 'l'. Wright, of Wayeross, ns foreman. After re jeeiving a short but pointed charge ! from tin' presiding Judge, the jury [retired to its room and speedily ilook up the business in hand. 1 The jury is composed of some of j the very best citizens of Ware county, men who stand for progress in every line of human endeavor. \ < )n t!ii“ jury is Mr. W. W. Stewart, :i former citizen of Atkinson coun : i\. but no-x a resident of Wayeross. Ii \\:;s rumored at noon on Mon |day 11 1 . : tile grand jury had been ! polled and found to be unanimous i !y in favor bonding the county in the sum of S7()0,000 for the pur pose of building good and perma | nent roads and bridges. There is nothing that will give tone end character to a communi ty quieker and better than good highways. Floyd Fiveash is at home on a fifteen days furlough. He is con iieeied with the medical depart ment of the army. He seems in different as to when he will be released; the war is over, the <! .m. r lias passed, and the train ing he is getting will be of im mense advantage to h m in the future. BEAR SON TRIBUNE, PEARSON, GEORGIA. MAY 9, 1919 City mxb County Mrs. Jeff Kirkland is visiting relatives in Savannah this "week. Misses Emily and Mae Curies spent the weekend with their parents at Berlin in Colquitt coun ty. Mr. L. L. Sutton is having his two tenements on Austin street re painted, giving them a fresh and com for table a ppearance. Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. Woodard and children were the guest of her mother and family, near Axson, last Saturday and Sunday. We are proud of the confidence doc tors, druggists and the public have in 666 Chiil and Fever Tonic. Mr. A. R. House was in the city Wednesday morning, lie has sold his home here to Dr. Joe Corbett and, in turn, bought Dr. Corbett's Paige automobile. Misses Belle Pafford and Char lotte Ricketson are visiting Miss Esther Watson up on Sat ilia river, near Douglas. They are getting the most out of their vacation possible. 666 quickly relieves Constipation, Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and Head aches, due to Torpid Liver. Mr. R. A. Brinson, cashier of the Citizens Bank of Ludowici, was in the city Tuesday moral.:g looking after his business interests in this section, lie is always a welcome visitor here. Messrs. C. W. Corbitt and J. E. Gaskins, of Willacoochee, were in Pearson Tuesday morning in search of carpenters to work on the big tobacco warehouse being built at Willacoochee. Mr. Gaines White spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. J. B. White, lie is connected with the navy and stationed at Charleston, S. C. He doesn't know when lie will get his final discharge. Rub My Tism is a powerful antiseptic; it kills the poison caused from infected cuts, cures old sores, tetter, etc. Mrs. Carey McNeal was baptized into the fellowship of the Pearson Baptist church Sunday afternoon. The baptizing was in Katilla river at the Gillis bridge. The pastor of the church, Elder N. G. Christ opber officiated. Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. Lankford returned Tuesday afternoon from Macon, where they underwent treatment, at a < Cstcopathic hospit al. They appear to be much im proved and it is hoped their health has been entirely restored. Rub My Tism is a great pain killer. It relieves pain and soreness caused by Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, etc. The Tribune editor attended Ware superior court last Monday. There were many cases on the docket but only a few announced ready for trial. He learned that an epidemic of measles was prevail ing among the children of Way cross. Mr. G. C. Butler is moving to Fondig, a tnrpentine p'aee below Jesup. He is succeeded by a Mr. O'SteeuJat the Balloon place. Mr. Butler made many friends in At kinson county and they regret to see him and his estimable family move away. I)r. 11. I*. Smith possesses two souvenirs of the war and the Fifth Liberty Loan. They were sent him by Col. Moore and were receiv ed last Thursday- These souve nirs are Austrian army officer’s caps and made out of patent leath er. They are neat caps, perfectly new, and nice to wear, but the Doctor has decided he doesn’t care to wear one of them. He was somewhat dubious about opening the box which contained the caps; visions of deadly bombs floated before his eyes. Subscribe for the Tribune, your home paper —$1.00 a year. Minutes Board of Education. The Board met in regular ses sion, May 6th, 1919, with the fol lowing members present: H. H. Fielding, president, Thomas Mor ris, sr„ E. Corbett and P. M. Lang. After a motion duly seconded, It was ordered that, with the con sent of the local authorities, the following high schools were desig nated as places where pupils of the county may attend: Willacoocliee, Pearson, Axson and Harmony drove. The Board will pay the tuition of pupils in the county, in the high school studies, attending school at either of these places. And, furthermore, urge that pupils in the high school branches to at tend at one of these places, as the cost of teaching these branches in a one or two teacher school is too great. It was agreed that teachers should receive salaries commensu rate with their qualifications, ex perience, etc. Normal trained teachers to have the preference over those who are not thus pre pared. Also, it was agreed to operate the schools for a term of six mouths during 1919 1920, and that the sal aries of teachers be given a general raise of twenty per cent. The following accounts were audited and ordered paid: White Teachers $-100.00 Colored Teachers 74.75 I Superintendent, salary 83.38 Board members 14,00 Incidentals 25.50 Tot ul $687.68 Sankey Bnoth, Superintendent of Schools. No Bidders for G. C. & P. Brunswick, (la., May, 6. —The Georgia Coast & Piedmont Rail road was offered for sale from the block to-day by Special Master J. W. Talbert of Savannah, but there were no bidders and of course was no sale. That there were no bidders was doubtless due to the fact that, it was pretty well under stood that the road was to have been bought in by bond holders in accordance with a reorganization plan. On Saturday, however, they petitioned Judge Evans for a post ponement of the sale, and he con sented, provided the bondholders would agree to provide the neces sary deficits occurring during the interim. The bondholders were given un til 5 o’clock Monday afternoon to put up a guarantee. This they failed to do, and consequently the (lay of sale arrived, with the peo ple interested under the impression that the,sale would be postponed. 'The receivers will file again an application for another sale of the road. Mr. F. 11. Sills, representing the M. S. & I). A. Byek Co., was in the city Tuesday afternoon. He is well known as (lie “Daddy” of Candler county; fought for it, give his money and time to it, and then witnessed the wringing of hisneck —the victim of ingratitude. STRONG OLD MAN 75 YEARS YOUNG Says ZIRON Iron Tonic Mads Hla Fui Belter, Eat Better and Slaap Better. O. D. Blount, Tarrytown, Qa., write*: "I am seventy-five years old, yet 1 have been pretty strong until about a year ago. 1 did not teel so well, i had a worn, tired feeling, my body ached and I was not myself. I would chill easily, —my blood seemed thin, my flesh flabby and skin not clear. I didn’t rest well and my ap petite was poor. I heard of Ziron. how It was helping others and it seemed to be what 1 needed, too. I soon saw after I began taking it that it was helping me. I felt better fn every way. 1 ate Defter. 1 slept better. I took three bottles and It helped me. I am glad to recommend Ziron.” Ziron is Indicated for anemia, pale com plexion. poor blood, general weakness, etc. When your blood needs iron, take Ziron. Remember, if the first boitle don’t benefit, you get your money back. Don’t wait Begin taking Ziron today. At all druggists. ZNt Ybur Blood Needs THE BOSTON STORE A. COHEN, Proprietor. Spring and Summer IS HERE Also a large, well selected and sea sonable stock of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS. Everything in the line of Ready-to-Wear Goods. SUITS FOR ALL THE FAMILY " You arc respectfully invited to call and examine this stock before making your purchases, Will be pleased to show it to you. When in the citj r make your headquarters at THE BOSTON STORE, MALONE 1»L()(’K, PEARSON, GFEORG-IA. The Sanitary Pressing Club. We Clean Anything but Your Reputation WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. We DYE FOROur CUSTOMERS SO LET US DYE FOR YOU. EDWARD J. SEARS, Malone Block, PEARSON, GFORGIA MONEY TO LOAN On Farm Lands at a Low Rate of Interest. us before contracting DICKERSON & MINGLEDORFF, elsewhere. Pearson, Georgia. Charlton County Votes Bonds j Out of 435 votes in Charlton county yesterday 360 were for bonds and 75 against. At Folks tou 186 votes were cast with only six against, which is another evi dence that the people all over the county sre alinoal unanimously in favor of t hem. It is understood that the issue will amount to $50,000, and the money will be expended almost entirely on the Dixie Highway, which will be of great benefit to Ware as well as Charlton county. 666 has proven it will cure Mala ria, Chills and Fever. Bilious Fever, ('olds and LaGrippc. D kills (lie germs that cause the fever. Fine Tonic. Swat the fly and pinch the mos quito. This the season lo be up and at them. The Italian delegates to the peace conference only went home to cool off and meet the “friendly guide post.” They’ll return to Paris and get on the highway that leads to the best interests of Italy. Finnic will be made an open port, an international entrepot, and no military equipment will be main tained there by any nation. It will be a free port of entry. 666 has more imitations than any other Chiil and Fever Tonic on the market, but no one wants imita tions in medicine. They are dan gerous. Mr. H. M. McNeal is home from the army, having received his final and honorable discharge. He ar rived Tuesday afternoon and it is understood he will engage in farm ing. A hearty welcome is extend ed to him. Kirkland seheol district has the honor of being the first to report its quota of the Victory Loan subscribed. Bravo, for Kirkland! Something attractive of the Bijou Theatre tomorrow afternoon and evening. Go see it. Mrs. Maliuda Corbett went to Valdosta the first of the week for medical treatment at the hospital there. Wanted —Good Country Hav- Will pay cash for your fresh eggs. Market price. W. if. Wappeeee. Value of Nation's Own History. There is nothing that solidifies nn<! itrengthens a nation like reading of he nation’s own history, whether that listory is recorded in hooks or em xxlied in customs, Institutions and nonuments. —Joseph Anderson. Educating the Filipinos. Under the rule of the United States nore than 3,000,000 natives of the ’liillpplnes have had some Instruction n the English language and more of hern speak and write it than any oth r tongue. Testing the Taffy. Pat’s grandmother was making him tome old-fashioned molasses candy. She let him taste it from the coid vat or cup to see If it was done. Each time she would ask: “is it hard mough?” and he would answer: “It’s iretty easy yet." To Repair Frayed Shoelaces. When the tag or end fastening comes off a shoelace, take a little black sealing wax and press It carefully iround the end of the lace and shape It to n isitat. This will last a long time and does away with the annoyance of frayed lace ends. “The American Addison.” “The American Addison” was a complimentary nickname conferred on I Joseph Dennis, u newspaper man born at Boston In 1768, who won reputation as “Oliver Oldschool.” Under that pseudonym he established and for sev eral years conducted a perlodcal called the Portfolio, which, from all ao counts, was popular In Its day. Ha died at Philadelphia in 1812. With the Unusual. It Is the unusual event that gives the unusual person a chance. To meet the unexpected with decision and effectiveness is the sign of the leader. [ If you can take responsibility when re sponsibility Is suddenly thrust upon you, and do your very best with a clear head, you are the sort of person who will achieve a permanently re sponsible position. And it Is the re sponsible positions that are well paid and interesting.—Exchange.