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?EARSON®TRIBUNE
VOL. S—NO. 12
SOOTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
Will Hayes, a Bacon county
fanner living a short distance from
Alina, shot and killed his wife on
Tuesday of last week. The cause
for the rash act is unknown.
The annual campmeeting at
Gaskin spring, near Douglas, be
gan to-day. It will be in session
ten days, and under the direction
of Rev. B. E. Whittington, the
Methodist pastor at Douglas.
At the hearing in the matter of
validating the Berrien county per
manent road bond issue J udge
Thomas cut the amount from SSOO,
000 to $350,000. He claimed that
the tax values of thecounty would
not warrant a larger issue.
The election in Clinch county to
authorize the issue of $250,000 in
bonds for good roads failed, but it
is understood the advocates of
bonds are not discouraged. They
will now put on a campaign of ed
ucation and then try it again.
Capital stock of $25,000 has been
subscribed for a new bank at
Homervillc. It is stated that the
stock is well distributed over
Clinch county and has a long list
of stockholders. It is backed by
strong financial interests which as
sures its success.
A company has been organized
to build a highway to connect St.
Simons Island with the mainland,
near Brunswick. The undertak
ing is a big one, but thought to be
entirely feasible, costing a half
million or mor<- dollars. The comp
any contemplates completing the
road within a year.
The two canning factories of St. 1
Marys have been consolidated
under the name of "The Georgia
<'anners, Incorporated.” They are
paying propositions and will be
operated at full capacity this fall
and winter —canning sweet pota
toes and shrimp. There is a great
demand for both these products.
The farmers of Lowndes county
have filed a formal protest against
the Government embargo on the
importation of German kainit to
this country. They say “The lands
of this section are an acid nature ]
and nothing is as effective upon
them as the kainit. Potash sub
statutes used during the war period 1
have not been effective.”
Miss Beulah Pafford, of Shepherd,
Coffee county, and Prof. Walter
Rozier, of Empire, Dodge county,
weie quietly married at the Metho
dist parsonage, Douglas, on Tues
day of last week. The young cou
ple are w r ell known and highly
esteemed by the readers of the,
Tribune, who bid them bon voy
age on the matrimonial sea.
The citizens of Milltown are to
be congratulated upon the pros
pects for the creation of Lanier
county. The consensus of opinion
in legislative circles is that the
Act creating the new county, hav
ing passed the Senate, will also
pass the House. There seems to
be no objections to it from any
source. Even staid old Nashville
is quiet on the subject.
Prof. J. O. Rodgers, School Super
intendent of Clinch county, and
Miss Esther Mathis, a charming
young lady of Stockton, were
united in marriage on July 12th.
The groom is kindly remembered
in Pearson, having been the prin
cipal of the school here two years
just prior to the erection of the
new school building. The Tribune
congratulates the young couple
and wishes for them long life and
prosperity.
Our Atlanta Letter.
Atlanta. .Inly 23.—President
J. S. Waunamaker of the A merican
Cotton Association, of St. Math
ews. S. (’.. upon written request
from a number of the Hoard, lias
issued a call for meeting of the
Hoard of Directors of the American
Cotton Association to be held in
Atlanta, at the Chamber of Com
merce, on July 23d, at 10:00 a. m.
to remain in session through the
24th.
This meeting is called for the
purpose of completing the plans
: for the permanent organization of
the American Cotton Association.
In addition to this, the Hoard will
consider the plans of opposition,
which are being put into effect
throughout the belt. This opposi
tion comes from people outside
of the South, and it is said, is back
ed by powerful money intersets.
This opposing force has a plan for
a World Cotton Association, to in
clude farmers, merchants, bankers,
and also spinners both New Eng
land and Foreign spinners. They
state this opposition would be
! along the line of profit-sharing or
ganization, and that it will prove
very beneficial both to the pro
ducer and the manufacturer. Re
garding these conditions, Mr Wan
namaker says:
The American Cotton Associa
tion cannot see it in this light.
The action of this opposition has
caused them to sit up and take
notice. Great publicity bureaus
are being employed for the pur
pose of pushing forward the plans
of the opposition. The New Eng
land and foreign spinner is already
thoroughly organized, and they
have always opposed the interests
of the producer, and fought down
the price of cotton regardless of
how low it was. Their movement
today, it is thought, is due to the
fact that the American Cotton As
sociation has brought about won
derful changes for the better
throughout the South. They rea
lize that the cotton will never
again, under their administration,
be sold below the cost of prod ac
tion, than the spinner realizes that
the organization of the American
Cotton Association means that
there will really be profit-sharing,
and that the producer wi II get
a price for his cotton above the
cost of production.
“A battle royal is on; no quarter
will be asked or given. We can
organize and manage our own af
fairs without outside interference,
and we are going to do it.”
Creating Scupbernong Market.
Thomasville, July 20. —A rep
resentative of a large grape juice
manufacturing company in New
York has been in Thomasville for
the last day or two looking into
the matter of the production of
scuppernong grapes in this section
and what quantity of them can be
supplied. This is being done with
a view to erecting a plant here for
the purpose of making the scupper
nongs into the Virginia Dare wine,
the famous non-alcoholic wine of
Virginia. If enough grapes can be
obtained of the present crop it is
also desired to ship a car load to a
plant now' in operation at Aber
deen, N. C, for making grape juice.
If the company should decide to
establish a plant here it will ar
range to plant a large acreage in
scuppernong grapes. The general
idea here seems to be that if the
scuppernong grape juice compares
favorably with the scuppernong
wine, which was formerly made in
quantities in this part of the state,
it will be a delicious drink, as the
flavor and bouquet of the wine
was something long to be remem
bered in these days of drouth in
Georgia.
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Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEAKSON, GEO 1»(1 LA., FRIDAY, JULY 25, l‘H9
GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION
Most Deligh f ful Convention at
Monroe, Walton County.
It was mentioned in last week’s
Tribune the editor and his daught
er attended the 33rd annual meet
ing of Georgia editors at Monroe,
Walton county.
Monroe was reached at (i o’clock
Monday afternoon. This editor
was assigned to the home of Prof.
Brantley Laßoon and his daughter
to that of Mr. J. T. Johnston.
I’rof. Laßoon. during the early
years of the Second District Agri
cultural School, at Tifton, w r as the
teacher of agriculture therein.
After seeing the sights and ex
periencing the conditions of sever
al sections of the South and West,
he has returned to the home of
his nativity and engaged in the
real estate and insurance business;
is connected with the Walton
county fair association aud, as a
dutiful sou, assisting in the de
velopment of her dormant resour
ces. The editor soon congratulated
himself on being a guest of a most
companionable and thoughtful
host as Prof. Laßoon proved him
self to be, and his estimable wile
was truly gracious in her effort to
make his stay enjoyable.
Monroe is the progressive, capi
tal city of Walton county;her five
thousand citizens are cultured,
energetic and thrifty. It is also a
clean and moral little city. Her
people stand for law and order.
The reception at the court house
Monday evening emphasized that
culture and cordiality arc twin
sisters and both are necessary to
finished hospitality.
Monroe has a wide-awake Board
ol Trade and .i live-wire secretary.
It keeps the city in progressive
touch with the world thought and j
material improvement. it was
this Board of 'trade that had
brought the press association to
the city and right nobly did ii see
to (lieentertainment.
The 'tribune prefaces what it
has to say of the press convention
meeting proper by stating that the
program contained the best ar
rangement for such a meeting
within Ine editor's experience.
On Monday evening, the 14th,
the formal greetings were said in
the court room of the Walton
county courthouse. Mayor Nowell
extended grccl ings to ( lie assem
ble: scribes on the part of the city;
Secretary Mobley on the part of
the Board of Trade and Walton
county, and Mrs. Nuunally on the
part of the Ladies Club oftbecity.
Their greetings had the ring of
sincerity and warmheartedness,
which was truly demonstrated in
fu I i measure d uring the con venlion.
The response to these greetings
was by Editors John S. Cohen of
the Atlanta .Journal, and W. G.
Sutlive, of Savannah Press. All
the speeches were liberally punctu
ated with wit, mirth provoking,
which made the moments pass
rapidly. The greetings over, a
throng of citizens had gathered on
the lawn in front of the courthouse,
where “punch” and music (by an
Atlanta orchestra) were dispensed
until a lalehour.
Tuesday morning an executive
session of the convention was held;
many matters of interest to the
fraternity were threshed out. The
discussion led to the adoption of
two resolutions —one endorsement
of the “League of Nations” and the
other “Protesting against the re
l>eal of the Zone Postal System.”
At noon, under the direction of
the Board of Trade, a most magnifi
cent and bountiful repast was serv
ed under the wide spreading oaks
on the east side of the courthouse.
It was all the appetite could desire.
While awaiting the spreading of
dinner the newspaper party was
1 photographed; also a photograph
Prevent Hog Cholera.
The B. A. Thomas Hog Powder
has a record of 95 per cent , cures
|of Hog Cholera. If you feed yonr
hogs as directed, you need never
fear hog disease. And the direc
tions are very simple, just about
what you are doing, plus, a few r
cents worth of I!. A. Thomas’ Hog
Powder in the feed twice a week.
Usually, though, Cholera gets
in before we know it. Then it re
quires close attention to each hog
—each hog must be dosed —and if
you will dose them as directed,
you will save better than 90 per
cent. If you don’t, the B. A.
Thomas medicine cost you nothing.
We—not some distant manufac
turer — pay your money back.
Sold by Pearson Hardware
Stork, Pearson, Georgia.
was taken of the entire dinner
parly.
The afternoon session w r as devot
ed to further discussion of topics
of interest to members of the As
sociation, and an automobile ride
through the drainage district of
Walton county, and lo a water
melon cutting at Good Hope farm
about six miles from Monroe.
Under the drainage system adopt
ed Walton county has reclaimed
and put in cultivation about five
thousand acres of bottom lands, on
which are now her best crops, and
accentuating the fact that it pays
to drain our bottom lands. This'
drainage system consists of lateral
ditches emptying into main canals
which carries the water off to some
large natural stream. Thesecanals
are dug by the use of steam
dredges.
In the evening a reception in
honor of the Georgia Press was
held at the home of Mayor and
I Mrs. John M. Nowell.
At the morning session Wednes
day a report was made by the
! editor of “Publisher’s Auxiliary,”
of < 'hicago, of I lie trip of American
editors to Europe in the early part
of the year, incidentally pointing
out “The place of the rural
press in American civilization.”
The conclusion warn that the rural
press is the foundation upon which
American civilization rests, the
speculum which reflects the char
acter of their several communities
—a position from which they can
not recede; the responsibility
should be carried with pleasure
and alacrity.
Routine work occupied a large
portion ol the Wednesday morn
ing session. Carrollton wasselccl
ed as the next meeting place. Her
invitation was earnest and pressing. !
The following offeers were elect- -
ed:
President —J. Kelly Simmons,
Telfair Enterprise, Mcßae.
First Vice-President —G. W.
Sutlive, Savannah Press.
Second Vice-President —C. I).
Rountree, Wrightsville Headlight.
Third Vice-President —Ernest
Camp, Monroe Tribune.
Secretary —C. E. Benns, Butler
Herald.
Correspond ing Secretary —11 al
M. Stanley, Dublin Courier-Herald.
Treasurer —J. J. Howell, Culli
bert Leader.
The Fifth District Agricultural
School is located about four miles
north of Monroe. A barbecue and
basket dinner was served the
editors there, under the direction
of Prof. Walker, father of Attorney-
General Walker, who is the presi
dent of the school. It was a
splendid repast and heartily en
joyed.
After dinner the press gang re
turned to the city, and made pre
paration for the homeward trip or
Thursday’s pleasure outing —a trip
to Athens by Auto and to
Mountain City and Clayton by the
Southern Railway.
Altogether the press meeting at
Monroe was one of the most enjoy
able the Tribune man has ever at
tended.
ATKINSON COUNTY.
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
Prof. Sankey Booth, County Su
i perintendent of Schools, is getting
' himself busy securing teachers for
the rural schools aud arranging for
i their opening in October. The
j Tribune learns that he lacks only
j a few of having the required num
jher of teachers with which to open
the schools.
The marriage a few days since of
Miss Sophronia Hodges, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Hodges, of
near Gogdell, to Air. James 1. New
som, of Savannah, was a great sur
prise to her many relatives and
friends in Pearson and Atkinson
county, where she was a favorite
with the young people.
The veteran crosstie manufactu
rer, W illiam Stephens, barely es
caped a serious accident a few days
since. llis face and eyes were “all
bunged up” by a falling tree, leav
ing them “black and blue.” Just
how it occurred the Tribune has
not learned. Mr. Stephens’ home
is about five miles to the south of
Pearson.
An Atkinson county citizon so
far forgot h imself as to raise a rum-1
pus at a church last Sunday, in vi
olation of the State law. The gov- -
ernmeut’s effort to enforce the pro
hibition law is possibly responsible
for this disturbance of public wor-,
ship. To go to a church on Sun-!
day morning to raise a rucus is |
very sorry business and one loses I
his self-respect by descending to
such ignoble conduct.
Quite a number of Atkinson
county tobacco growers attended
the tobacco market opening at
Douglas last Thursday. They re
port having had a good time, espe
cially at noon when they were in
vited to partake of the barbecue i
and basket dinner. They say there
was a quantity of sorry tobacco in
the warehouses and it sold for prac
tically nothing; the better grades
sold for 20c. to 48e. per pound.
The sale Thursday indicates that
prices will be high throughout the
season. The big warehouse at
Willacoochce is incomplete and no
market will be opened there this
year. It is estimated that there
; were 300,000 pounds of tobacco in
Douglas’s three warehouses for the
opening day.
There are several rural schools
now in operation in Atkinson coun
Ay. These schools • failed, on ac
count of the influenza epidemic,
ito have the complete sessions to
| which they were entitled last fall
and winter. Among these schools
are Harmony Grove, Plainview and
White; they are now making up
the time lost by reason of the epi-
demic. The Harmony Grove school
is being taught by Miss Mattie
Morris, Plainview by Mr. John G.
White and White by Miss Letitia
Pearson. The result is they will
have nine months of continuous
school, ending next spring|with the
closing of the other rural schools.
Master Tim Corbitt, a sou of Mr
Charles Corbitt, was working for
the Knox Lumber Company at
Cogdell. On Wednesday of last
week, while trying to couple the
locomotive to the train of log
trucks, lost his balance and fell in
a way that the wheels of the slow
ly moving locomotive passed over
one foot and the other leg and sev
ering them from his body. He
was rushed to a hospital at Way
cross and given the very best sur
gical attention, but he died at one
o’clock Monday afternoon. The
burial was at Antioch cemetery,
six miles northwast of Pearson, on
Tuesday afternoon. The Tribune
sympathizes deeply with the sor
rowing parents in their great loss.
*I.OO A YEA ?
Ware Film Show.
Waycross, July 19.—The pub
j licty films that were made of Wave
j county recently by C'. J. Blanchard
and J. C. Carter, the former being
statistician for Hie reclamation
service of the United States am,'
the latter, the official photographer,
was exhibited at the municipal
building last night to an audience
of \\ ay cross and Ware county citi
zens.
In his preliminary remarks Mr.
Blanchard said he came to South
Georgia with some fear that lie
would not get a picture that would
do justice to the cause he repre
sents. 1 soon found after coming
here, however, that 1 was very
wrong in my impressions of your
country and you people have your
selves to blame for such au impres
sion as that existing anywhere
You have been hiding your light
under a bushel measure. You
have wonderful possibilities for de
veloping a great agricultural and
stock raising country and all you
need is new blood that can see the
opportunities and will take advan
tage of them.”
Among the scenes shown on the
films were the pictures of Ware
county grapes, oranges, satsumas,
| plums, figs, persimmons, peaches,
pecans, cotton, corn, tobacco, bay,
f cucumbers, potatoes; etc. Good
road scenes were shown also as
were attractive street scenes in the
| city of Waycross. The canning
! club girls were shown canning
| beans and tomatoes, while another
i picture showed a group of young
ladies enjoying an afternoon recept
ion. Several different cattle scenes
| were displayed, both dairy and
beef cattle, and some excellent
pictures of hogs were shown.
This film will be used in Wash
ington in connection with the
soldier settlement proposition as
well as iu different sections of the
country for u!vct\.;sing purposes
lift Grand fury Presentments.
Tilton, July 20. —After being
in session for two weeks the grand
jury for the July term of Tift
Superior Courf adjourned having
set a record for such bodies in Till:
county.
During the ten days the body
was in session, 700 witnesses wen
examined in ICB eases, 101 tin,
bills being returned. A major?tj
of these were for violations of the
prohibition law. Ii is believed
that as a result of the grand jury -
work, there will be less lawlessness
in Tift.
Among the recommendations by
the grand jury are: Appointment
of one or more county policemen
under Sections 849-855 of civil code
That the county farm be sold.
That traffic laws be enforced.
That the city of Tifton establish a
curfew law for certain sections ol
the city.
The only important criminal,
case tried during the term was
that of Frank Thomas, colored,
charged with killing Johnnie
Holmes, another negro, by striking
him over the head with a lightwood
root. He was found guilty and
sentenced for eighteen years.
The Douglas paving bonds were
sold above par. The first contract
ors, failing to make the required
bond, has thrown down the job
and brought suit against the city
to recover its SI,OOO deposit. The
contract was re-let Saturday. Work
will begin in about four weeks.
According to Tom Watson Rome
is fast becoming the “Mistress of
the World.” The Rope may have
to be taught the Kaiser lesson.
She is fast bartering what spirit
ual wealth she had for material
pelf and power. This dual struct
ure will not stand for long.
Now is the time to subscribe for
the Pearson Tribune, $1 a year.