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PEARSON®TRIBUNE
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
VOL. 5-NO. 21
SOUTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
E. M. Mathis, of Adel, J. L.
Griner, of Lenox, and Hardy King,
of Cecil, have been eleeted county
commissioners for Cook county.
Hon. J. J. Baker, of Ty-Ty, has
been elected Ordinary of Tift coun
ty to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Judge C. W. Graves.
Baiubridge parties have just
completed two large sweet potato
curing houses. The farmers of
that section have planted for a
big harvest of sweet potatoes.
Hon. John W. Bennett, of Way
cross, is president and will give
directions to the third lied Cross
R6ll call, November 2 to 11, in the
Eleventh congressional district.
The election last Saturday in
Ware county to authorize the levy
of a tax more than one-half of one
per cent for educational purposes
was successful by a big majority.
Methodist church at Douglas was
dedicated last Sunday. Bishop
Warren A. Candler preached the
dedicatory sermon. The building
was filled with people to overflow
ing.
The Irwin county Chamber of
Commerce is in the incubator and,
perhaps, will soon be born. I). J.
Henderson, Jr., is the leader and
an omen of success. The move
ment is county-wide.
The telephone war at Ocilla is
growing in the intensity of the
feeling engendered. The citizens
have unanimously agreed if the
rates are raised to cut out their
phones. The boycott is a stub
born weapon.
The Wiregrass singing conven
tion meets in Nicholls the second
Sunday in October. The fiddler’s
convention meets at the same
place the Saturday before. It
gives Nicholls two days of fun.
Let’em laugh and grow fat.
The land-clearing demonstrators
gave Blackshear and Pierce coun
ty, after much costly preparation
had been made for their entertain
ment, the go by because it was
near to Way cross. The folks over
there are kicking properly.
Armour & Co.. „owners of the
Tifton packing plant, are consider
ing the advisability of exporting
its product. Close proximity to
Savannah, Brunswick, and Jack
sonville makes it an ideal point
from which to do an exporting
business, but to carry the proposi
tion into effect the plant must
have other than pinder fattened
stock, because it is too oily for
shipping purposes.
Capt. J. B. Wight, of Cairo,
Grady county, agrees to furnish
pecan trees to be planted on both
sides of a mile of road in the first
county in South Georgia making
satisfactory guarantee of giving
proper care and protection to the
trees. It is the beginning of an
effort to line every mile of per
manent road built in South Geor
gia with pecan trees, because of
their adaptability to this section
of the State and their beauty and
hardiness.
The postoffice at Woodbine,
Camden county, was burglarized
a few nights ago and got away
with between $“200 and $3OO in
bills, disdaining silver and small
change which was left in the bag
to the amount of nearly $lOO more.
The railroad depot was entered
also but nothing was taken, though
there were evidences that efforts
were made to enter the safe. The
postoffice had no safe.
Thoughts for Mothers.
Many of us have heard of break
ing a child’s will but how many of
us have studied the subject and
by such study have endeavored to
develop the will of the child?
We know that we must provide
food for the body if we would have
a normal healthy child, but many
people do not know that they
must provide mental food also.
Wills do grow. All children are
creatures of instinct. The in
stincts of crying, putting every
thing in the mouth, clasping, an
ger, running, playing, collecting,
falling in love, we all recognize.
The instinct of animals is differ
ent from that of the human family.
We are embraced by the variety
of our emotions and instincts, and
must use our minds to decide.
The animal follows the line of in
stinet never wavering from that
line through all time. Our in
stinets are modified by the way
we use them. The flexible, adapt
able side of instinct is will. ln ;
stinet becomes more definite every
time it is used.
The will can develop only with
the widening of knowledge new ex
perience, usable ideas and the
power to predict consequences.
Here comes in the value of living
with our children.
That we may have an idea lly r
into the head and pull the trigger
and let go off is not exercising the
will. Put right ideas and feelings
with a sense of the finer things of
life before the child and let him
weigh and deliberate. Prompt en
ergetic action is necessary also for
the development of the will but
this does not antagonize deliber
ation. The child can be made to
see very early that its own actions
result well or ill. —Ex.
Taking the Census.
The 1920 census will cover pop
ulatiou, agriculture, manufactur
ing, forestry, forest products and
mines and quarries.
Actual enumerations will begin
on January 3, 1920. There will be
a test examination held some time
during November for the purpose
of selecting enumerators to co-op
erate with Prof. W. A. Little.
Examinations will be held under
the Civil Service Commission at
several different points in this
district, exact dates to be announ
ced through press later.
There will be one enumerator se
lected for each militia district in
this county. Enumerators should
be active, energetic persons of good
address and a common school edu
cation. Men and women are eligi
ble to qualify as enumerators.
All applications should be sent
to Prof. W. A. Little, census super
visor, Douglas, Ga.
Predicteng Influenza Epidemic.
Without intending to create any
alarm or declaring positively that
there will be a recurrence of. the
influenza epidemic this winter, the
Public Health Service is out in an
official statement in which it pre
dicts that it is most probable that
the disease will appear, but gives
the comforting assurance that all
indications point to much milder
visitation thau that which swept
over the country a year ago. Sur
geon General Blue also says the
fact that a previous attack brings
immunity in a certain percentage
of cases should allay fear on the
part of those afflicted in previous
epidemics.
Tom-Billy Hardwick orated at
Moultrie last Saturday against the
peace treaty and league of nations.
“He is agin the president” as of
yore.
To get the county news subscribe
for the Tribune, $1 a year.
PEAKSON, G KOKG LA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2G, 1919
MEMORIES OF THE LONG AGO.
Valdosta’s Early Base-Ball En
thusiasm and Success.
From the time baseball became
the national game and was intro
duced into Georgia as a pastime,
Valdosta has had her quota of fans.
In 1875 the Tribune editor was
associated with Mr. C. B. Pendle
ton in tin' publication of the “The
South Georgia Times,” now the
“The Valdosta Times,” and advo
cated the game as a manly sport.
Mr. Pendleton was heartily in ac
cord with the proposition, although
he was nearsighted and could take
no active part in a game.
Through the persistent effort of
the 'l'imes a club was formed, com
posed of the following personel:
J. W. McNamara, P.
J. C. Hunt, C.
11. E. Hutchens, Ist B.
F. P. Gale, 2nd B.
K. Thomas, Jr., 3rd B.
J. N. Griffin, S. S.
W. L. Thomas, K, F.
Taylor Hunt, G. F.
J. F. Stapler, L. F.
S. L. Yarnedoe and B. ’l’. Allen,
Substitutes.
The last named individual was
an inefficient player because he
had no speed as a runner.
Mr. McNamara came to Valdos
ta as a peregrinating painter, but a
better base ball playei —the best
pitcher the writer has ever seen.
He hailed from Boston, Mass., and
the boys were dubious of him fora
whild, until he proved himself to
be worthy of their confidence and
esteem, lie became a Minister of
tin' Disciples of Christ, moved to
Florida where he died.
J. G. Hunt was born and reared
in Lowndes county, in the vicinity
of Olyattville, and was related to
the Glyatts. At that time lie was
without a peer as a catcher, lie
married a Miss Caslieu and his de
scendants are splendid citizens.
11. E. Hutchens was the efficient
agent of Valdosta’s one railroad,
lie was tall, agile and a sure catch
and made an ideal first baseman,
lie went from Valdosta to Savan
nail and promoted to chief clerk
in the freight' department of the
Afjantie & Gulf Railroad.
F. p. Gale came to Valdosta
with his parents during the recon
struction period. He knew his po
sition and gave fine support as a
second baseman. II is father was
a dentist, and he took up that pro
fession. Ile married a Miss ( b iffin
of Auoilla, Fla., and settled down
to practice of his profession. He
was a brother to Judge A. 1). Gale,
of Brunswick.
ft. Thomas, Jr., the third base
man, was without an equal in that
position. His father, was a physi
cian and druggist, an he was his
father’s clerk. He afterwards be
came a registered druggist and ac
quired a fine business in Thomas
vi 1 le. lie was born in Hamilton
county, Florida.
J. N. Griffin was born and reared
in Lowndes county. He wore the
belt for running and jumping, and
these qualities admirably fitted
him for the position of short stop.
He is now a successful business
man of Valdosta, and in the mar
ket for your wool every season.
W. L. Thomas was an older
brother of the,third baseman, and
a fine catcher of flies. He filled
the position of right fielder to per
fection. He was a successful busi
ness man, junior partner of the dry
goods firm of Wiley & Thomas.
His wife was a Miss Jones, and
they the parents of Judge William
E. Thomas.
Taylor Hunt, the centre fielder,
was a brother of the catcher, and
an all round good player. It was
said of him that he could talk you
to death while caring for the cen
tral garden.
J. E. Stapler was born and rear
ed in the Bellville, Ela., communi-
Citizen Says Something.
If some people would give as
much thought, energy and atten
tion to their own business as they
do to that of others they would
not only hold to what they have
but would accumulate a fortune.
If your stock got out and do
damage to other people go to them
assess the damage with him and
pay it, bo somebody. If you are
one of the kind who turn their
stock out on the public go off into
some dark, thick dismal swamp
and kill yourself for you are not
fit to live in a decent community
or have a decent burial.
The man who runs down his
Community, talks about his neigh
bors, especially those who are try
ing to do something for it, is a fool
for the want of sense or else is so
selfish he hates to see others pros
per.
If you are too lazy and selfish to
boost your town or county you
could at least speak a good word
for the fellow who’s trying to do it
and if you liavn’t a good word for
anybody or anything move out and
go to a hot climate.
ty, jusl over the Lowndes county
line. He i layed left fielder well,
and was an ail round clever boy.
This team was splendid athletic
limber. It was organized as the
“Wide-Awake Base Ball Club,”
was all its name implied, and fully
illustrated the Valdosta spirit on
every diamond where it played.
The ladies made and presented
the team a beautiful silk banner
and. like “Old Glory,” it was nev
er defeated.
At the county fairs in those
days tournaments, base ball and
similar amusements were used in
stead of the present Midway. The
fair management offered prizes to
indueo|fheßeamusements to attend
t ho fairs.
At the Thomasville Fair of 1875
there were four base ball teams
competing for the prizes: Savan
nah, Lake lamonia, Quitman and
Valdosta. Games were played in
the morning and in the afternoon
except Friday afternoon, when the
Tournament took place. Valdosta
was represented in the tournament
by Sir Knights James F. Stapler
and John 11. Young. H. M. Branch
of Mitchell county won first prize
and the honor of crowning the
Queen of the Tournament.
The “Wide Awakes” cleaned up
the base ball field and carried home
a good hunch of prize money. In
those days there were no mits, no
safeguards against getting hurt;
the ball had to be caught with the
bare hands. In the game Thurs
day morning with the Savannah
team, known as the “Georgia Base
Ball Club,” James C. Hunt, the
Valdosta catcher, receiving some
of McNamara’s rifle shot twisters,
had his left hand split open be
tween the third and fourth fingers.
The Savannah lads (bought it was
all up with their opponents and
suggested the agreement that Sa
vannah lake first prize and the
championship and Valdosta second
prize. 11 unt coolly informed them
they would have to win all they
got, bathed his wound with Arni
ca, tied his hand up with a hand
kerchief and requested the umpire
to call “play ball.” At the close
of the sixth inning the Vahlostans
had gained such a lead the Savan
nah lads saw they were absolutely
overwhelmed; they not only threw
up the game but left for home on
the first train, and the “Wide-
Awake Base Ball (Hub,”of Valdos*
la, was declared the winners of the
first prize and the championship.
For Rent.
Wooden store building facing
King street, can give possession
September Ist, 1919. For further
information apply to Miss Eu
genia Allen, Pearson, Ga.
ATKINSON COUNTY.
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
It is reported that there are
seventy-five pupils in attendance
at Sycamore school and one hun
dred at Harmony Grove.
License was issued last Saturday
for the marriage of Mr. Gordon L.
White and Miss Willie L. Herrin.
They went to Fairfax for the cere
mony.
The Tribune iearns with much
pleasure that Mr. John W. Carver,
who is the pnincipal of the Sunny
side school is making good as a
teacher and has the confidence
and respect of both the pupils and
patrons: There are seventy-five
pupils iu attendance.
Mr. John Henry Pafford, living
north of Axson, has just returned
from a trip to Liberty county,
where he visited relatives he had
heard of but never seen —an uncle
and his family. John Henry says
he enjoyed himself very much.
He is preparing to move there, go
ing to the neighborhood of Hines
ville, the county seat.
The marriage of Miss Catherine,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan W.
Vickers, of near Douglas, and Mr.
Robert E. Hubert, of Willaeoochee,
was celebrated on Thursday of
last week. The groom is a nephew
of Elder T. S. Hubert, pastor of
the Douglas Baptist church, who
performed the ceremony. After
a short bridal trip they will make
their home at Willaeoochee.
Elder David M. Douglas has
sold his “plantation,” up in the
Harmony Grove community, for a
good round price, and is now on
the lookout for a “farm.” He
will quit running a plantation and
conduct a farm. The greater part
of his time is devoted to the “min
istry of the word.” and it is neces
sary that he leave off much of his
secular labor.
The Atkinson county farmers,
who saw the land clearing demon
stration at Douglas last week,
were not favorably impressed. They
say that too much depends upon
the conditions of the land and the
weather. And, further, they say
it is too expensive. They believe
that land can be cleared of stumps
in other ways cheaper and better.
The work of the stump-pullers was
the most satisfactory of the demon
stration.
The objection is made to issue
of bonds to build a courthouse
and jail is that it creates too big a
debt for the Atkinson county peo
ple to pay. They have not con
sidered the fact that the debt is
to be distributed over a period of
thirty years, in such small amounts
it will not be felt. Atkinson
couuty must have these public
buildings and a bond issue is the
most sensible way of raising the
money with which to pay for them.
The people can’t afford to raise
the money in any other way.
Under the caption “Quits Legis
lature to Bun for Senate” the
Savannah News carries a l'earsou
telegram, viz: “Charles E. Stewart,
who represented Coffee county in
the legislature for a number of
years, until he created Atkinson
county, has announced that he
would not offer for reelection but
will be a candidate for the Senate
from the Fifth senatorial district.
This district is composed of the
counties oJ Ware, Clinch and At
kinson and under the rotation sys
tern it is Atkinson county’s time
to furnish the Senator.” Mr. Stew
art says he has made no such an
nouncement, still it is his purpose
to announce and run for the Senate
when the proper time arrives.
#I.OO A YEAR
Cut it Out.
Sunday, Sept. 14. 1919.
Editor Tribune:
In your issue of the 12th 1 see
the order levying taxes I see a 40c
(ax for school purposes. Also in
your article under the head "Plain
Talk,” you say the county wants
to educate its children at least
possible cost. I don’t like that
last remark. Atkinson county
ought and I think wants to edu
cate its children w ( ell and 1 think,
as a new county with no ancient
pretige to follow, i( can and will
do it, but lets leave out the “least
possible expense” part of it. “Ed
ucation produces the largest divi
dends of any industry, if we could
only measure it.” Our tax for
road purposes is 50c., and 1 think
our children and their education is
fully as important as our roads.
However, 40c. is a big enough tax'
if it will give us good schools; if
not, lets have more.
Anyway lets cut out the “least
possible expensed and substitute
“the best possible schools.”
Sincerely yours,
K. W. Boyce.
The Tribune approves the sub
stitution. It may have been un
fortunate iu the use of language,
but the idea intended to be con
veyed was that the gentlemen
composing the county board of ed
ucation were favorable to a liberal
education of the children, but un
favorable to the waste of the funds
they are intrusted with for that
purpose.
If Atkinson county had more
citizens with the conceptions and
liberal views of Dr. Boyce her edu
cational interests could be advanc
ed so much more rapidly than it
will be under the policy of educat
ing only so far as public funds will
pay. Add on a little extra to help
to make ends meet and the board
of education is abused to a finish.
Arnie News Items.
Arnie school is progressing nice
ly under the administration of
Misses Beulah Roberts and Marga
ret Parker.
Miss Lizzie Skipper is attending
school in Macon and Miss Esther
Neugent at Rome, Ga. Wish them
both success.
Messrs. Clifford and Harry
O’Steen have joined the army.
Wish they may have congenial ser
vice during their enlistment, and
at its expiration a safe return to
their home.
The revival services at Wesley
Chapel closed with only one acces
sion to the church —Miss Leona
Corbitt. Blue Eyes.
X X X
“Blue Eyes” should send the
Tribune a responsible name as an
evidence of good faith. —Editor.
Chance to Learn a Trade;
Wayckohs, Sept. 19, 1919..
Editor Tribune:
The War Department has sent
out an urgent call for men who un
possessed of a common school edu
cation or better, who are interested
in or give promise of being able to
acquire one of the following trades:
Radio operators, Morse Telegraph
operators, Telephone ami Telegraph
linemen. Switchboard operators
and Cable splicers.
it is the intention of the War
Department to send these men to
a training school.
This is an excellent opportunity
for young men to learn a trade,
one which will pay him good in
civil life, besides fitting him for
promotion while in the army.
Apply to Army Recruiting Sta
tion, No. 3, Lott Street, Waycross,
Ga. E. J. Lakkix,
Recruiting Service.