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PEARSON®TRIBUNE
VOL. S—NO. 13
SOUTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
South Georgia counties, as far as
heard from, have increased tax
valuation.
Rev. S. S. Kemp, a Methodist
minister, well-known throughout
this section of country, died sud
denly at Poulan a few days since,
lie is survived by several children.
The legislature has passed the
Bill creating the City Court of
Adel, Gov. Dorsey has attached
his approval and now it is ready
to be referred to the voters of
Cook county.
I)r. P. H. Askew, of Nashville,
recently sold a beef cow for the
snug sum of $140,70. The butch
er sold the hide, which weighed
more than 128 pounds for $43.09.
It was some cow.
The Tift county singing conven
tion held i(s annual meeting last
Saturday and Sunday at Morrow
Springs, four mile west of Tifton.
T. S. Higdon is the president of
the organization.
Mr. J. 1,. Parrish, of Berrien
county, a few days since found a
lady Moccasin snake that sported
seventy-three baby snakies each
about six inches long. He says
it was some snake family. They
are all dead.
County' fairs all around us this
year. Appling, Bacon, Cook,
Pierce and Wayne counties are all
fostering this kind of publicity.
Then we are to have the Georgia
Florida Fair at Valdosta, and the
Southwest Georgia Fair at Albany.
The Royal Singing Association
is to have a permanent meeting
place at Mystic, Tift county. A
tabernacle will be built having a
seating capacity of five thousand.
This association has just closed its
27th annual convention. It gets
its name from Prof. W. J. Royal,
the founder.
Mr. W. E. French has resigned
the position of Industrial Agent of
the Georgia and Florida railway
and accepted the positions of Sec
retary of the Valdosta Cfaawbpr
of Commerce and general manager
of the Georgia - Florida fair, J.
Maxey Ashley having resigned to
enter another line of business.
The following South Georgia
counties have been apjKirtioned
$50,000 each from the $2,019,000
of Federal road aid funds on hand:
Chatham, Worth, Tift, Cook, Col
quitt, Thomas, Sumter, Ware,
Glynn, Brooks and Lowndes, To
Baker, Grady, Pulaski and Laurens
were awarded $30,000 each.
Dougherty received $110,000;
Mitchell, $40,000; Dooly and Eman
uel $25,000 each; Taylor, $16,000.
These are progressive eounties.
The SIOO,OOO Lowndes county
road bonds offered for sale were
purchased by a syndicate compos
ed of Merchant’s Bank of Valdosta,
the Atlantic National Bank of
Jacksonville, Fla, and the Security
Sales Company of Plorida. These
institutions were represented re
spectively by H. Y. Tillman,
E. W. Lane and J, T. Blalock, all
Valdostans. The price paid was
$100,651,11 or $512,505.55 for the
entire issue. All road bonds are
selling at very satisfactory prices.
The new' Clinch county bank has
been organized with H, M, Peagler,
president;,!. F. Barnhill, vioepresi
dent; H. M. Peagler, J. F. Barnhill,
C. C. Drawdy, S. L. Drawdy, W.
H. Hinson, N. Allen, D. O. John
son, G. C. Hughes, and P. It. Lee,
directors. It will be located in
the building now’ occupied by the
Homerville bakery. It will incor
porate with $30,000 capital, of
which SIB,OOO has already been
paid in. The name it will bear,
and who will be the cashier have
not yet been determined.
Lankford’s Timely Amendment
When the National Prohibition
Bill passed the House of National
Representatives on Tuesday, it
carried a very important provision,
proposed by Representative Lank
ford of Georgia. The original bill
provided that “Whenever intoxi
eating liquors transported or pos
sessed illegally shall be seized by
an officer he shall take possession
of the vehicle and team or auto
mobile, boat, air or water craft, or
any other conveyance and shall ar
rest any person in charge thereof.
Such officers shall at once proceed
against the person arrested under
the provision of this title in any
court having competent jurisdic
tion. The court upon conviction
shall Older the liquor destroyed,
unless good cause to the contrary
is shown by the owmer, such as
ignorance of the purpose for which
his team, vehicle, water or air craft
or automobile was being used,
older a side, by public auction of
the property seized, and the officer
making sale, after deducting the
expenses of keeping the property,
the fee for the seizure, and the cost
of the sale, shall pay the proceeds
into the Treasury of the United
States as miscellaneous receipts."
There being no provision for the
payment of a bona tide lieu, held
by an innocent person, on the team,
automobile, or other conveyance,
which is to bo confiscated.
Judge Lankford’s amendment
provides that the officer shall pay
“all liens, according to their priori
ties, which are established by in
tervention or otherwise at said
hearing or in other proceedings
brought for said purpose, as being
bona fide and as having been creat
ed without the lienee having any
notice that the carrying vehicle
was being used or was to he used
for illegal transportation of liquor.”
The amendment also provides
that "all liens against property
sold under the provisions of this
section shall be transferred from
the property to the proceeds of the
sale of the property.”
Representative Lankford argued
that the amendment would make
certain and definite the rights of
parties holding liens, would save
endless and needless litigation and
loss and would protect people buy
ing and selling mules, horses, wag
ons, automobiles and other carry
ing vehicles on a credit and also
protect banks and individuals
dealing in paper secured by person
al property.
Representative Lankford’s argu
ment w r as convincing and not only
secured the adoption of his amend
ment but won the applause and
praise of both those favoring the
original bill and those opposing it.
Mr. Volstead, Chairman of the
General Judiciary Committee said
he favored the Lankford amend
ment, while Representative Gard
of Ghio, a Democrat and one of
the very best lawyers in Congress
jn'arguing in support of the Lank
ford amendment said:
“1 desire to say, first, that I
think the amendment offered by
the gentlemen from Georgia (Mr.
Lankford,) is the most lucid
amendment and expressed in the
best legal phrasing of any amend
ment offered during the considera
tion of this bill. (Applause.) It
should be adopted because it stands
for justice, and stands for the
right of a man having an honest
■interest in property to assert that
lien in a court of competent juris
diction wherever such property
may be.”
The amendment was practically
unanimously adopted and is con
sidered very beneficial to the bill
and as very helpful to people who
buy or sell personal property on a
credit.
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Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1919
PRESS MEETING AT MONROE
Practical Lessons Learned from
Citizens of the City.
The editor of the Tribune w r ent
to Monroe and the press conven
tion to catch everything possible
of material and practical interest
that might be helpful to his home
people. There are several things
he recalls which inspired him and
gave him a new vision of life.
Monroe is a live little city, with
two live newspapers —The Walton
Times by Ernest Camp and The
Walton News by Rev. Ed. Cald
well. llotli these newspapers are
well patronized, well edited and of
superior typhographical appear
ance. One is published on Wed
nesday and the other on Saturday,
filling the place of a semi-weekly
and not being in tlie way of each
other.
It was pleasant to know that the
merchants and business men gen
erally of Monroe appreciate their
newspapers and rate them at their
proper value. The mewspapers
try to serve the people efficiently.
In fact they co-operate with each
other in pushing their .town and
county to the front. The news
papers are not depended on or ex
pected to do all the boosting.
Discussing the important subject,
"The sphere of a county newspaper
in the work of county develop
ment,” with a veteran merchant of
Monroe, he unhesitatingly gave his
viewpoint that it was the same as
any other citizen; that no citizen
had a legal or moral right to ask his
editor to do chores lie is unwilling
to do himself, or to do more boost
ing for the town and county than
he is willing to do himself, or to
boost private interest without
compensation at regular rates.”
Another merchant, on the same
subject, said: "I have grown well
to-do in worldly goods right here
in Monroe, and I attribute my sue
cess to the liberal use of newspaper
publicity. My large department
store lias grown from a very small
beginning. I studied my custom
er’s wants, kept the goods in stock
and gave them thorough publicity.
My advertisements, in the local
papers, pulsated with iny own
thoughts and not that of the news
paper man. 1 reckon my news
paper publicity worth as much to
my business as the highest salaried
clerk in the establishment.”
Tribune man readily decid
ed that the progressand prosperity
of Monroe and Walton county is
the result of a hearty co-operation
of all the people with the news
papers giving publicity to their
enterprise. It is very apparent
that, no matter how much they
may be divided on regilious and
political questions, when the inter
est of their section is at stake they
rise to the importance of the oc
casion as one man and work with
one accord, unselfishly, for success.
Another factor which has meant
much to the successful develop
ment of Monroe and Walton coun
ty is Monroe’s live Board of Trade.
It is the means of a hearty co
operation in doing things; the loy
alty of the members makes this
possible. Then the members are
educated up to an unlimited con
fidence in their city and county,
they heartily believe they have
the best section in ;he state. The
Board of Trade made it possible
for the first demonstration under
the drainage law of Georgia to be
made in Walton county. The five
thousand acres of reclaimed lands
in the Jack’s creek swamp is worth
many thousands of dollars to that
county. These lands are highly
productive, by far the best lands
in the county and sell readily at
from S2OO to S3OO per acre.
Walton county stands near
the top of the cotton producing
counties of Georgia; cotton is prac-
Georgia Motor Vehicle Law.
The following letter received by
Sheriff Leggett, regarding the Geor
gia Motor Vehicle Law, in part,
follows:
Section 18, G EORGIA MOTOR
VEHICLE LAW, “That the Sec
retary of State shall, at least once
in each month call the attention
of the sheriffs in the several eoun
ties of this State to the provisions
of this Act, and it shall be the duty
of such Sheriffs to make investi
gation as to the violations of the
provisions of this Act, and such
Sheriffs shall have authority and
it is hereby made their duty to
swear out warrants and prosecute
any and all owners of motor ve
hides who violate any of the pro
visions of this Act. The costs of
said Sheriff shall be paid to him in
the same manner as any other
criminal costs are paid under the
law."
In obedience to this law, I call
your attention not only to Section
18 but to all provisionsof this law.
Any prudent cannot afford, injust
ice to himself, his state, and his
family, to ignore or violate this
law. The Georgia Court of Appeal,
20 Ga. App. 314 has held, "A poi
son riding on any unregistered
motorcycle along a public street
when struck by a car of a street
railway company at a crossing is
to be regarded as a trespassar,'and
is not entitled to recover from the
company for negligence which is
not wilful or wanton.”
Very truly yours,
S. G. McLendon.
Tift county will inaugurate a
system of county polioo to round
up violators of the prohibition law.
tically her one crop. Luckily the
boll weevil has not reached her
and she continues to produce cot
ton. 11 er corn crops are negligible,
but the drainage of the swamp
lands of Jack’s creek has developed
an experiment in corn culture
which has proven satisfactory —the
yield being from eighty to an hun
died bushels per acre. The area
planted to corn is limited, however,
and the crop wouldn’t cut much
figure in the matter of cattle and
hog raising.
Speaking of meat production re
minds the Tribune man to say that
during the two days he was in
Monroe he ate beef, pork and
chicken, hut lie didn’t see a live
cow, a live hog and hut one live
chicken. This was explained in
the fact that Walton county shuts
her cattle and hogs in while At
kinson county shuts them out upon
the streets, in the woods and along
the highways where they can be
seen. Walton county is wedded to
her custom and Atkinson county
to hers; which is the better depon
ent sayeth not.
Monroe is not behind in matters
of education. Besides her splen
did city schools she has the Fifth
District Agricultural and Mech
anical school, which is doing good
work and ranks high among the
district schools. At the district
school they have a large unfinish
ed dormitory and they are hoping
and expecting the present legisla
lure to provide the funds for its
completion. It is deserving.
Another impression the Tribune
inan received from attending the
meeting is the diversity of Geor
gia’s general interests and way of
accomplishing things. North Geor
gia has her customs and methods.
Middle Georgia her way of making
material progress, and South Geor
gia does any old way, but she is
“getting there just the same,,’ and
is the study of Georgians from
every section of the State.
The future of South Georgia is
great, but needs a better co-opera
tion of people and press to hasten
her highest success.
COUNTY.
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
In Atkinson county the teacher’s
examination was postponed until
all the summer teacher’s reviews
adjourned. The examinations oc
cur today and tomorrow at the
Pearson high school.
What has become of the Atkin
son County Singing Convention?
Isn’t it about time a reorganiza
tion should take placet Get to
gether, ye singers, and enliven the
folks with good vocal music—the
kind that never grows old.
Atkinson county farmers report
ed Saturday that the rain lias ru
ined many crops, especially of late
corn. Some say that sugar cane is
damaged to some extent, also sweet
potatoes. Fine crops of rice anti
hay is being grown; always some
thing for which to be thankful.
Judge George W. Sweat has been
appointed fish and game warden
for Atkinson county. If you want
to fish or huut, under the law you
must see the warden and secure a
license. Uuder the State law the
open season for shooting doves be
gins today, hut it is postponed by
Federal statute until September 1.
The Federal statute takes piece
deuce of the State law and must
be given precedence.
The Tribune learns from Sheriff
Leggett that Atkinson county has
eight prisoners in jail, to be cared
for at the county’s expense. It is
costing the county approximately
$l6O per month to diet them, to
nay nothing of divers other costs
that accrue in and about a county
prison. The Sheriff makes the
further statement that other pris
oners are expected to swell the jail
fees Atkinson county will have to
pay. it is growing burdensome and
some relief must he found. To
remedy this condition a Bill to
create the City Court of Pearson
has been drafted and forwarded to
Messrs. Stewart and Bowden, with
the request that it be enacted into
law as early as practicable.
Qpe of the very best assets of
Atkinson county are her rural
schools. In promoting their inter
ests it is the solemn duty of all the
people, whether they have children
to educate or not, to let out the
last tuck in their financial ability.
The world is progressing rapidly,
conditions are changing and the
people can no longer afiord to be
careless of their children’s educa
tion, The country is now in need
of educated young men and women
and they should be supplied from
the rural schools. School trustees
of the several districts should see
to it that every child of school age
in their respective districts attend
school. They will meet with every,
sort of excuse, plausible and other
wise, and they wiU have to exer
cise the mast painstaking care in
seeing that the spirit of thejaw is
enforced.
Preparations are already being
made for the 1919 annual reunion
of the I’afford family at, Spring
Head Methodist church in the
southwestern part of the county
on the first Sunday in September.
In the years agone these reunions
have brought together great
throngs of the relatives and friends
of the deceased father of our fellow
citizens Hon, J, M. and M. A. Paf
ford. The programs for these re
unions are largely devotional and
it is a great pity the church build
ing is not large enough to seat all
the attendants. It is inspiring for
one to attend these meetings and,
no doubt, there will be a record
breaking crowd present this year.
The program last year included a
memorial service in honor of the
late Rev, fj, M, Pafford, a son of
the builder of the church, who had
died a short time before.
SI.OO A YEAR
To Tobacco Growers
Of South Georgia.
Gentlemen: —
We advise that when you take
your tobacco off the stick you take
all green and burnt tobaccos from
your bright leaf tobacco, putting
the green in one pile, burnt in one,
and your bright leaf tobaccos in
still another.
Because of the scarcity of labor
at the tobacco factories the com
panies are refusing to handle even
good tobaccos when mixed with
green and burnt at any reasonable
price. Bright leaf tobacco when
arranged as above is bringing a
good price, ranging from 20 to 42
cents. Von should not of course
pull any green tobacco but try to
gather it when it is exactly right.
Burnt tobaccos do not weigh but
a small amount any way and you
will loose very little by separating
it from the bright leaves.
Keep your tobaccos at home un
til the rain is over and when the
sui does shine, and the rain ceases,
if your tobacco is soft or in high
case tie it up in bundles of about
fifty leaves, straddle it over your
sticks put it back in your barn,
run your heat up not higher than
95 degrees and hold it there until
your tobacco gets in proper condi
tion to handle. Do not bring to
bacco to the warehouse in soft ord
er for you will find no market for it.
Do not be discouraged, . hold a
stiff upper lip and let’s fight it out.
If you will follow our advise you
will come out all right, and get
good prieesfor your tobacco. Any
time we can serve you do not hesi
tate to call on us.
Yours very truly.
(i ROWERS WAREHI RISE.
By McLean. Ross & Co. Prop’s.
Prevent Hog Cholera.
The R. A. Thomas Hog Powder
lias a record of 95 per cent, cures
of Hog Cholera. If you feed your
hogs as directed, you need never
fear hog disease. And the direc
tions are very simple, just alionk
what you are doing, pins a few
cents worth of B. A. Thdtiias’ 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 lie dobed —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
Store, Pearson, Georgia.
Atkinson county farmers are-ad
vised to begin now the preparation
of land to be sown in wheat. It is
true their soil is not primarily
a wheat-growing soil; it is further
true that there is now no restraint
on the purchase of wheat Hour in
the market. But these are no rea
sons why our farmers should aban
don wheat growing. Those who
grew wheat last year say that the
expense and trouble of growing
wheat is not excessive, while tup
bread made from the flour is more
nutritious and wholesome. At
kinson county people should use
no other than home grown Hour.
The Tribune notes that lovers of
cigars in this section are beginning
to use goods made of home grown
and cured tobacco. What a proud
people South Georgia should be;
they are producing their eats,
their drinks and their smokes at
home. Wearing apparel can be
made at home but, then, they are
too proud to go to wearing toggery
manufactured at home and from
home produced material.
Now is the time to subscribe for
the Pearson Tribune, $1 a year.