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PEARSON©TRIBUNE
VOL. S—NO. 25
SOUTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
There are already four announ
ced candidates for Ordinary in
Wayne county.
The election for SIIO,OOO sewerage
bonds for the city of Jesup carried
almost unanimously. Only eight
dissenting votes.
On seeing the Cook county fair
the citizens of Nashville have de
cided that Berrien county shall
have a 5 day fair next year.
The South Georgia Conference,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, will be held this year at
Dublin, the latter part of Novem
ber.
Pierce county is preparing to
wage war against the cattle tick
next spring. By common consent
cattle owners will engage in sys
tematic cattle dipping.
Col. W. T. Dickerson, of Homer
ville, is ill and suffering greatly
with disease of the optic nerves.
Because of this eye trouble he was
unable to attend Clinch superior
court. Trust he will soon be well.
Politics are wanning up in old
Coffee county. M. D. Stevens has
cast his hat into the shrievalty
race, and Sol. Sears has lined him
self up as a sprinter in the tax
collector’s race. Both are good
timber.
The list of candidates for eoun
ty offices over in Bacon county is
growing. (>ne for Kepresentative,
two for Sheriff, one for treasurer,
one for for Tax Receiver, three for
Tax Collector and three for Clerk
of the Superior Court.
Blaekshear is having some rail
road troubles all her own. The
railroad is proposing to cut off
some of the accommodations to
which that little city has been ac
customed so long she thinks the
“((Id acquaintance” must not be
forgotten. But railroads are soul
less corporations and figures but
one way —and that for self.
There were two marriages of in
terest to Tribune readers at Homer
ville recently. Miss Olivia Dame
and Mr. Leo Barnhill. They will
reside on his farm near Lyken.
The bride is a daughter of Hon.
Geo. M. Dame and the groom a
son of Mr. J. F. Barnhill. The
second was that of Miss Bernice
Drawdy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
S. L. Drawdy, and Mr. Thomas L,
Floyd. They will reside at Chip
ley, Ga., where the groom is engag
ed in business.
The political forecaster over in
the second congressional district
says that Col. R. C. Bell, of Cairo,
will be a candidate to succeed
Judge Frank Park in Congress;
that Col. Abe Conger, of Bain
bridge, will endeavour to succeed
Bell as Solicitor-General of the
Albany judicial circuit. He also
gives out the information that Col.
J. J. Hill, of Pelham, is fishing for
the judgship of that circuit. There
is some talk that Judge Park will
not offer for re-election for con
gress.
South Georgia is the mother
and Judge Frank Park, of Sylves
ter, Worth county, now congress
man from the second district, is
the father of the Community
School in Georgia. Several years
ago he inaugurated them in Worth
county, holding them every sum
mer, voluntarily teaching all at
tendants upon the school how to
read, and write and how to make
the every day commercial calcu
lations. It was amusing to see
gray haired men and women
gathered in school to learn the
simple lessons of an English edu
cation. but they entered into the
work gladly and zealously.
Webb Says to Hold Peanuts.
Albany, Oztober 18. —“Hold
your peanuts and get $240 a ton
for them” is the advice given to
Georgia farmers by W. \Y. Webb,
of Hahira, field agent of the State
Bureau of Markets, who was here
for a short time yesterday. Buy
ers from the Virginias and the
Caroliuas are in the Georgia mar
ket this year, says Mr. Webb, and
they will pay 12 cents a pound for
this year’s Georgia peanut crop if
they have to.
There is a wide difference in pri
ees paid for peanuts in diffeieut
parts of the state, says Mr. Webb,
ranging from $l2O to $145 a ton,
but in everp case the price paid is
far below what the grower should
receive and will receive if he holds
his peanuts. The crop this year
is a small one and an abnormal de
mand will prevail for seed peanuts
next spring, in Mr. Webb’s opinion,
which is another reason for holding.
Three Names in One Day.
Moultrie, October 10. —Mrs.
Carrie Hiers, one of the chief fig
ures in the Carden Hiers case t. »<
resulted in her former husband,
Will Hiers, being convicted of vol
untary manslaughter under an in
dictment charging him with the
murder of E. M. Carden, ner fatli
er, is married again. Her husband
is E. G. Mercer. The wedding oc
curred in Ordinary Cooper’s office,
a few minutes after a jury in Col
quitt Superior Court awarded her
final divoreh decree and restored
her maiden name, carrie Carden.
In the morning she was Mrs. Will
Hiers. Just before noon the court
restored her maiden name, Carrie
Carden, aim a few minutes later
she married and became Mrs. E. G.
Mercer. *
The Alma Way.
A marriage of great interest was
that of Mrs. Katie Lewis to Mr.
Banks Lewis, Monday at high noon
at the court house, Judge Ander
son performing the ceremony.
After the ceremony the happy
couple left the court house hand
in hand as loving as two turtle
doves and ensconced themselves
on the bench in frontof Uncle Bil
lie’s store still holding hands, and
w'ere the center of attraction ail
afternoon.
That night they were serenaded
in grand style, all the small boys
in town gathered at the house to
pay them honor and celebrate the
happy event —to the discomfort of
all neighbors for blocks around. —
Alma Times.
Pulled Wrong Tooth,Cost SSOO
Valdosta, October 1G. —If your
dentist pulls the wrong tooth for
you when speedy relief from suffer
ing is desired what’s it worth in
dollars and cents? A city court
jury here figures SSOO is enough to
soothe the feelings, so finding in the
suit of J. R. McNeal, of Pearson,
brought against Dr. L. C. Holtzen
dorff. He thought $3,000 was the
sum he needed for the injury done
hitn, but the jury sliced off $2,500
from his estimate. The tooth pull
ing was done by Dr. Harold Y.
Holtzendorff, in the employ of the
dentist against whom the suit was
brought iu the city court.
Caßhier’Collins,of the Commercial
Bank of Unadilla, has disappeared.
His account is overdrawn $3,500,
but he leaves sufficient assets to
cover the overdraft. His young
wife their child and his mother
are heart-broken over his disap
pearance.
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.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOMSb 24, 1919
MEMORIES OF THE LONG AGO.
Nashville’s Whiskey Distillery,
Paulk’s High License Law.
One of the industries of Nash
ville in 187(i was a full-fledged,
licensed, distillery. It was locat
ed on the lot now occupied by the
First Bank of Nashville. A man
by the name of John Tucker was
the owner and John Carey was the
distiller.
Various grades of the “Ardent”
were manufactured here, but the
principal product was corn whiskey.
Some grape wine and brandy,
blackberry wine and brandy, small
quantities of peach and apple
brandy, and nun from cane shim
mings. Tne products of the plant
were absolutely pure, and if was
strange that only a small quantity
of it was sold locally. The greater
portion was shipped to Savannah.
Mr. Tucker became indebted to
my father for supplies and finally
turned the plarff and the land over
to him in liquidation.
My father did not attempt to
operate the distillery, lie sold
the plant and fixtures to parties
who moved it away from Nashville.
The title to the land was disputed,
an ejectment suit followed and
resulted in my father losing the
land two years later. He was re
presented by Messrs. Peeples &
Whittington. He got enough out
of the plant to reimburse him for
the advances he had made Mr.
Tucker.
The most remarkable fact about
the presence of this distillery at
Nashville: There was no apparent
increase of drunkenness, the old
topers would take their occasional
sprees as had been their custom.
It was there in plenty, there was
no embargo on it, and anyone
could get some who wanted it. No
one seemed to care anything about
it.
The plant was sent away; the
government, in its effort to tax the
non-essentials for the payment of
the war debt, assessed a heavy re
venue tax on distilled spirits, made
it high-priced, scarce and hard to
get. it was then the mania for
liquor in Berrien county —and else
where —had its origin.
A few years later Berrien county
was represented in the legislature
by Hon. Thomas Paulk, father of
l)r. George A. Paulk, of Alapaha.
He saw the tendency of the times
was toward drunkenness and de
baucheijy, and set himself to the
task of finding a remedy for the
situation. As a result of his quest,
he drafted and procured the pass
age of the first high-license law
ever placed on the statute books
of Georgia. If provided for the
payment of a license tax of SIO,OOO
before a person could engage in re
tailing ardent spirits in Berrien
county.
The example was soon followed
by representatives of other coun
ties; they adopted and placed their
counties under the prohibitive tax
law. It put the retail dealers out
of business in every one of the
counties adopting the measure.
The writer wants to make this
observation, in passing, that not a
single one of bis young men associ
ates at Nashville, embracing W T .
H. Griffin, H. B. Peeples, \V r m.
Slater, John Parramore, Silas Ty
gart, It. K. Turner, J. J. Goodman,
Arthur and John Luke, W. H.
Morris, W. Henry Griffin, Alfred
Simpson, John Connell and Lott
Sirmans, were addicted to drink
ing whiskey, and if they acquired
the habit of getting drunk they
did s 4 after the good year 18G7.
Some of them chewed tobacco.
I attempted to acquire the habit
but did not succeed. It made me
deathly sick, the first quid, and I
have never taken the second. To
bacco chewing is an evil hardly
second to whiskey.
Lankford’s Memorial Address.
Mr. Lankford. Mr. Speaker as
surely as the words of God are
eternal, and as surely as God
shapes and controls the destiny of
nations, so surely are the works of
him who serves his country, in a
great cause, everlasting. He can
never die.
Our patriots of the past are not
dead although they have passed
off (his stage of action. They
still live in the hearts of their
countrymen and in the very life of
the great Nation which they help
ed to build.
Washington still lives, where
ever the air of freedom is breath
ed; Lincoln still lives, wherever
love of country is admired; and
Lee sill lives, wherever chivalry,
true manhood, and Christian
character are respected.
The deeds of valor, of sacrifices
and of service of our noble men
and women in this Great War,
shall last as long as the sun in
in yonder sky shall shine. The
people of this country who have
contributed in anyway to winning
Hi is war can never, never die.
They shall ever live in the ever
lasting, ever increasing glorious
achievements of the greatest Na
tion on earth; in a world wide
democracy; in a league of nations
worked out in accordance with
God’s great plan, and in an ever
lasting peace. God made our Na
tion great and full of theloveof free
dom, and sent our armies into the
eonlllct when they were needed to
save the day for civilization and
freedom. ILe raised up a great
generation and a great people, and
raised up great men to lead us in
the mighty conflict, and we won.
America was destined to shape the
the destiny of Hie world.
The < (mnipotent has always pre
pared a people equal to the task to
be performed, He has always
prepared a leader when he needed
a leader. Just as surely as he
sent Christ to die for the sins of
men; just as surely as He prepared
Moses to lead the Israelites out of
Egypt; just as surely as He pre
pared Washington to free the Col
onies from bondage, so surely did
he prepare Woodrow Wilson to
lead our Nation in these perilous
times (Applause). Today Wood
row Wilson, with the liberty-lov
ing peoples of the earth gathered
about him, standing on the top of
the highest mountain peak of the
world’s history, isdeliveringto the
nations of the world the command
ments once delivered to man on
Sinai, and is preaching “Peace on
earth, and good will toward men.”
“Woodrow Wilson, with the wis
dom of Solomon and the patience
of Job; with the meekness of Moses
and the vision of Isaiah; with the
talent of David and the judgment
of Paul; with the courage of Peter
and the gentleness of John; with
the statesmanship of Washington,
the patriotism of Lincoln, and the
leadership of Lee—such a man
meeting such an hour could only
come from the Master Mind, who
always sends a Saviour in the full
ness of time.”
A great people with great lead
ers constituting a great nation has
been raised up with a great des
tiny. Their duty has been per
formed. Their glory is immortal.
(Applause.)
Paved Streets of Douglas.
The Coffee County Progress stop
ped its press to make this facetious
remark: “Can you imagine a man
rushing over the paved streets of
Douglas seeing his way, by the
bright lights on his way, to a new
new union depot just after twelve
o’clock at night? We ask you, can
you imagine a delectable sight like
unto that ?” There now!
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ATKINSON COUNTY.
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
The Tribune was mistaken last
week when it was stated, in this
column, that Mr. Henry C. Roberts
would assume the principals!)ip of
Harmony Groveschool. It should
have stated Mr. Henry C. Douglass.
It was currently reported the
early part of last week that Mr.
Win. Giddens had repurchased his
farm and home, and the Tribune
so stated. But it appears that at
the final “show down” he decided
not to repurchase and called off
the deal.
Messrs. Newsome Corbitt, Hosea
C. Corbitt and Win. Wilson, Jr.,
living about six miles south of
Pearson, returned Sunday morn
ing from the Little River Free
Will Baptist Association, which
held its session Friday, Saturday
and Sunday at Neal’s Chapel
church, Thomas county, Georgia.
The Ordinary has isued the fol
lowing marriage licenses since the
15th of September. Whites: Sep
tember 23rd —Elijah Morgan and
Mae Murray, Lawrence R. Kirkley
and Lilia Goodman. October 18 —
Randall Spivey and Virgie Wright,
Richard Taff and Lula Thigpen.
Colored: September 27th —Cleave
Royal and Mary Tillman. October
4 —Henry Stokes and Hattie Cole
man. October 7 —Bert Wells and
Lallah Williams. October 12 —
Simon Roberson and Pinkey Lott.
In the southwest section of At
kinson county there are signs of
a new era of prosperity. There is
a great demand for small farms in
South Georgia, and this is the in
ducement for a New York syndi
cate, led by Hon. .1. A. J. Hend
erson, in buying tracts of this cheap
lands. It is understood that these
lands are to be subdivided into
small farms, improved and sold to
settlers. The Tribune has been
urging this policy ever since it
came under the present manage
ment.
< )ur sister city Willacoocheehas
.agreed to entertain the Mell Bap
tist Association next year, 1920.
It convenes on Wednesday before
the second Sunday in October.
The Baptist church at Willacoo
chee did wisely to invite the meet
ing of the Association with them.
The regilious inspiration which the
people of that city will gather
from the meeting will be worth
while. Their views of God and
humanity will be broadened, help
ing to spell the death of “Man’s
inhumanity to man,” which makes
countless thousands mourn. 11
will be a blessing to the communi
ty which cannot be estimated.
The State legislature of 1919
created a State Illiteracy Commis
sion, which is charged with the
duty of wiping out as far as pos
sible the illiteracy of Georgia.
The State executive committee, js
composed of Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey,
Charles J. Haden and M. L. Brit
tain. These have named a com
mittee for Atkinson county; viz;
John D. Paulk, of Willacoochee,
chairman; Y. O. Mathews and Mrs.
C. E. Stewart, Axson, and Rev. D.
J. Pearson and Mrs. Jeff Kirkland,
Pearson. This committee js ex
pected to call an early meeting, in
conjunction with the city and
county Superintendents of schools
—embracing the superintendents
of schools at Axson, Willacoochee
and Pearson —and lay out plans
for accomplishing the purpose of
holding community schools next
summer in every section of the
county. The plan suggested by
the executive committee is the
raising a common fund of $50,000
to be used as needed in the work.
The committee cau get all needed
information by writing to Hon. M.
L. Brittain, State Superintendent
of Schools, Atlanta, Ga.
SI.OO A YEAR
Union Hill Locals.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Mullis is
visiting friends and relatives in
Waycross this week.
Miss Elizabeth Kirkland has
been very ill this week. It, is re
ported she- has diphtheria.
Mr. Frank Mills who has been
visiting relatives in Waycross and
Folkston, returned this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sumner
and baby, spent; Saturday and
Sunday at the home of her father,
Mr. R. 11. l)een.
Mrs. Susie Mills and children
left last Friday morning for Bos
ton, Ga., which probably will be
their future home.
There was a social gathering at
the home of Mr. D. M. Mills.
Quite a number were present and
all report a fine time.
The folks of Union Hill will
gladly welcome “Nobody” to the
cane grindings. If she will watch
the Tribune probably she will find
out when they are.
Mr. Elias Deen and Yancey
Sears, who are attending A. M. S„
and Mr. Beecher Mills, who is at
tending G. N. C. & B. !., of Doug
las, visited their home folks last
Sunday.
Quite a number of Pearsonitcs
attended the Divisional Sunday-
School Convention. They are al
ways welcome, and hope to see
them come oftener, The Tribune
editor was not present, but hope
he will be among the number next
time.
There was quite a number of vis
itors at Union Hill last Sunday.,
among whom were Mr. and Mrs. A..
M. Bailey and children, Blanche,
Lawrence and Esther, of Waycross;
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hodges, of
Cogdell; and Mr. Alvin James, who
is holding a position at Cogdell.
For Get Me-Not.
Census Enumerators Wanted.
The Director of the Census, Hon.
Sam L. Rogers, announces that
80,000 enumerators will be needed
to take the next census. The work
begins on January 2nd, and will
last about two weeks in cities, and
a month or more in rural districts.
Rates of pay will vary, depending
upon the locality and character of
the district to be canvassed. The
average pay per enumerator at the
Census of 1910 was about S7O. At
this coming census it will probably
be not less than SIOO.
“Active, intelligent, and reliable
men and women, not less than 18
years of age, are needed for this
work,” said Director Rogers, “and,
in a sense, this is a call for volun
teers. The importance of a com
plete and reliable census, especially
in these times when more than
ever before, perhaps, we need com
plete data regarding population,
conditions, tendencies and resour
ces, can hardly be overemphasized.
The reorganization of the social
and economic structure and the re
adjustment of international rela
tions necessitated by the war must
be based on accurate knowledge if
we are to act wisely and deal just
ly with aIJ classes and all interests.
It is hoped, therefore, that public
spirited energetic people through
out the country will volunteer to
act as census enumerators even
though they may not care for the
positions as far as the pay is con
cerned, I should be sorry to tli ink,
and I do not believe, that all our
patriotism was used up by the
war, and none left over for public
service in times of Peace.”
Mr. W. A. Little, Douglas, Ga.,
supervisor of the census for the
Eleventh District of Georgia, which
includes Atkinson county, reports
that he will need about 175 enum
erators for this district. Applica
tions or request for application
forms should be sent to him on or
before October 15. His address is
is Douglas, Ga.
As a test of their fitness for the
work, applicants will be required to
fill out a sample schedule, and will
be duly notified of the time and
place for this test. So far as prac
ticable, the place selected will be
one which is easily accessible.
