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About Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1920)
PEARSON ® TRIBXJ NE VOL. 3—NO. 38 SOOTH GEORGIA. News of Our Neighbors Told in Pointed Paragraphs The road authorities of Ware county are planning to commence paving her roads about the middle of March. Hon. Charles <l. Edwards, of Savannah, are making people of the First district believe he would like to be returned to congress. The November adjourned term of Bacon Superior court was not held t his week owing to the nn completed condition of the new court house. The Nashville Herald is qufle sure that City can't grow any lar ger unless more residences are built to accommodate people who would like U> move there. The commissioners of Liberty county has closed a contract for building fifteen dipping vats in that county. They are arranging to rid Liberty county of the cattle tick. The little but vigorous town cif Omega, located on the Atlanta, Birmingham N Atlantic railroad a few miles southwest of Tilton, is preparing to erect a £20,000 school building. The farmers of Colquitt county arc reported on their job in great shape. In every section of the county they are turning their lands over and getting ready to plant their crops. The citizens of Candler county continue to cuss, reeuss and <1 is cuss the methods by which their county finances are being managed. They say unless a change is made the county will be bankrupt. Miss Mae Ola Tyler, former as sistant cashier of the Pearson Banking Company, is at Homer ville for a few days initiating Cashier Brinson, of the Clinch County Bank, into the mysteries of bookkeeping by machinery. Moultrie and Colquitt county carried a twelve page section in the Macon Telegraph last Sunday. It was a most remarkable revela tion of the transformation of a big white spot at a cross roads, yclept a county site into a hustling, bust ling, thriving industrial centre. The possibilities of South <Jeor gia is, as yet, unknown. Lei Sout h Georgians take courage and press forward. Gov. Dorsey has appointed Hon. .lohn F. Stone, of Grady county, a member of the board of trustees of the Soldiers Home, in Atlanta. Stone is not a military man but a genuine all around humanitarian; always ready to stand by those needing his good offices. Atkin son county had no truer friend in the legislature which created it than John F. Stone. The appoint meut could not go to a wortbiei man. Col. T. N. Hendricks, of \ aides ta, and a son of Col. B. A. Hend rick, of Nashville, is receiving some encouragement to contest with Judge W. C. Lankford for the congressional seat from the Eleventh district. Mr. Hendricks is a young man of admirable parts and an ambition to go forward in the political world. He is feeling his way carefully before announc; ing. If Congressman Lankford has' an opponent it will be Mr. Hend- 1 ricks. What Mrs. Brenninger, of Hew York, Says About Rat Poison. Tried preparations that kill rats, but BAT SNAP is the only one that prevents disagreeable odors after killing. A Iso Ii ke KATSN A P ; because it comes in handy cakes, J no mixing with other food. You don't have to dirty your hands, it's ! the best for household use.” Try BAT SNAP. Tliree sizes, 25c. 50e, SI.OO. Sold and guaranteed by F. E, McNeal. Influence of Certain Factors on Time of Cotton Opening. A full report of this work will soon appear in bulletin form from the Georgia Experiment Station. The influence of varieties was dis cussed in Press Bulletin No. 40. On heavy clay soil the largest yield was obtained from 500 pounds jjf an 8-3-2 formula; this formula also gave the highest yield to Oct. 1 and the highest per cent open by Oct, 1. The highest yield on a medium clay soil was obtained where 000 pounds of 8-3-9 formula was used. This particular soil “rusted” and till- heaviest potash fertilizer gave the highest total yield, but a for mula analyzing S;> 0 gave the highest yield open Oct. 1. (>n a sandy soil the highest yield to Oct. 1 was made where 000 pounds of formula analyzing 8 344 was used. The use of acid phosphate in the formula invariably hastened the maturity of the cotton. Where lime was used with acid phosphate maturity was delayed. Topdressing experiments showed that a late application of a mixture of sulphate of ammonia and nitrate of soda at the rate of 40 pounds of the former with 00 pounds of the lat ter gave very profitable increases in yield." This topdresser was ap plied about the middle of July. T. E. KEITT, Chemist and Agronomist. Surprems Coart Decision. The State supreme court, in the case of Reynolds vs. Hardeman, et ah, handed down a decision a few days since sustaining' the consti tutionality of the statute which provides that the title to cotton or other farm produce does not pass from producer to purchaser until the selling price has been actually paid into the hands of the producer. The facts in the case cited are that a certain number of bales of cotton were sold and pay ment made by check. The cotton was delivered, but payment of the check was stopped. The seller then refused to accept the pay ment and brought suit for the re dd ivery of the cotton, which had advanced materially in price. The court held that the plaintiff was entitled to redelivery. An Aged Negress. There are many almost incred ible census stories going the rounds of the press. Here is one of them: “The California woman who gave her age as 112 years when the census enumerator called on her, will have to go way back and sit down, for she is a “spring chick en" when put up alongside of Millie Webb, a Macon negress, who was today enrolled by a Ma con enumerator with 110 years opposite her name. “Millie told the enumerator she remembered the war of 1812 and was considerably past 50 years of age when the War Between the States broke out. She is a help less invalid at the present time.” The Boston Braves and Detroit Tigers, representatives of the National and American leagues, will play an exhibition base-ball game at Valdosta. March 25, com plimentary to their Georgia mem bers, Messrs. George Stallings and Tyrus Cobb, it will surely bring people to town. The game will be played on the grounds of the Geor gia-Elorida Fair Association. Farm for Rent. I have a nice farm for rent, about forty-five acres in cultiva tion. Renter to furnish own stock. Dwelling has five rooms. See F. M. Mui.us, Pearson, Ga- Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson. PEARSON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 23. 1920 SOUTH GEORGIA PIONEERS. James Allen’s Children. W. R. and Ferabee Hays. My grand uncle, James Allen, as heretofore suggested was illiterate. His children were three daughters —who intermarried with men by the name of Hays, Howland, and Go rn to. Raised on the frontier they had no opportunity of securing au edu cation. Hence they were all illiter ate; but they were frugal and hos pitable to a fault. I knew very little of Mesdanies Howland and Gornto. Met them and their families after their hus bands had passed away. They were all Georgians and good people. They moved to the frontiers at the time their parents did and for the same reason —civilization had come too near to them. 1 knew the Hays’ family very well and became very much inter ested in their simple life. Their names were Win. R. and Ferabee, and they had one son, Elijah. Mr. Hays was familiarly known as “Billie R.” He could barely read or write and, truly, a genuine— child of the frontier and held to many queer ideas of things. Moving to Florida he settled a place about twelve miles southeast of Madison, lie had a splendid farm and by the most intense fru gality had amassed a considerable body of line timber lands, consist ing of yellow pine. Civilization began to approach him when the Florida Central rail road — now the Seaboard Air Uue —was built from Jacksonville to Tallahassee it passed over his hold ings not very far to the north of his home. He talked about selling out and moving. He was dissuaded from doing so by his son and the rail road people who gave him a con tract to furnish them with light wood which was plentiful on his lands. So a wood rack was located on his land; he furnished the railroad with wood for many years, became infatuated with the railroad and his contract but he had no notion of riding on a train. In his simple mind he had figur ed it out that at almost any time the train would leave the rails and run through the woods and bump a stump. In tiie meantime his son, Elijah, had married and moved to Madi son. One of Ids children was taken violently sick and, as it was a fre quent occurrence that passengers were permitted to get off the train at the wood rack, Ligo decided he would go down and get his father to go home with him to see the child. He got off the train at the wood rack and went to his father’s home. He told him about the sick child and how be wanted him to go to see it.. “Well, Lige,” said the old man, don’t see how I can go. My cree turs are all busy, and I can’t spare one to drive up to Madison.” “Well,” said Lige, “there is no need of you stopping any of your teams. We can get on the train at the wood rack and go.” “Not me, Lige, not me! lam not ready to die.” But finally, Lige over [icrsuaded him and he got on the train to go to Madison. It was a long freight train, with link coupling and crank and chain brakes, so that when the brakes were put on the locomotive *to stop the train, the hindmost cars would telescope into those in front and the occupants of the rear cars would get roughly shaken up. ft Mas so on this occasion, and when the train ran over the hill and M'as stopping at the station the usual slam bang bang occurred. Keeps off Imposition. The game warden came upon a youthful angler, and, to make sure he was not disobeying the bass fishing law, he pulled Hie boy’s string of fish out of the water, finding only catfish, perch and suckers. A few yards further down stream he came upon a large black bass wriggling upon a string weighted down with a stone. He confronted the boy with it. “Well, you see, sir,” explained the youngster, “he’s been taking my bait all the morning, so 1 just tied him up there until 1 got through ffshing.” —Ex. Parental Care of Kittens. It is said Gov. Catts, of Florida, has provided handsomely for his children perforce of his appointing power, lie appointed one son Adjuntant-General, displacing an efficient officer to make room for him. He appointed his son in law tax collector of Duval county. He appointed his daughter his private secretary. And now he has ap pointed tiis youngest son to be harbormaster at the port of Key West It leads a Florida exchsnge to remark; “Every dog lias his day; —but it look like the catts and kittens have taken a few days ’en overtiring.” Agitation and Industry. There died the other day in Anderson, S. C., a negro black smith, David Dooley, who by over forty years of labor “had accumu lated a fortune conservatively estimated at $100,000.” Doubt Iss he was a good blacksmith, and, living in South Carolina, it is pret ty certain that he took no active part in polities. Accordingly the dispatches say, he was a “highly respected citizen,” Mho was much esteemed in his community. His example is commended to a lot of people, white and black, who pre fer agitation to industry. —Phila delphia Record. Handling Dynamite kecklessly. Sonic miscreant, over at Moul trie, a few night since placed a big stick of dynamite near the court house and caused its explosion by the means of a slow fuse. Fortu nately no damage was done beyond the tearing of an unsightly hole in the ground. In the absence of a motive for the destruction of the court house the opinion has been reached that it was the M ork of an idle and curious boy. Governor Dorsey has been requested to offer a reward for thearrestof the guilty party. He got a thorough shaking up and shouted very excitedly, “There, begad sir, it has bumped a slump just as I expected!” Lige had to take him in his bug gy and carry him home. Though they lived near the railroad many years his M ife Ferabee, never did ride on the train. As already stated, he bad some queer ideas. This illustrated fur ther by the request that when he should die he should be buried on the railroad right-of-way, near the old wood rack. Hence it is t hat passengers on the train can see, on the south side of the railroad, about half way between Ellavilleand Madison, a lonesome tombstone that marks his grave. i Lost My Best Customers Thru Rats,” Writes J. Adams. “I used to have the busiest Res taurant in town until licMs spread that the kitchen M’as infested M-ilh rats; lost a lot of my best custom ers until I tried RAT SNAP. Haven’t a pest in the place now. Restaurants should use RAT SNAP.” Three sizes, 25c, 50c, SI.OO. Sold and guaranteed by K. JS. McNEAL. ATKINSON COUNTY. Items of News Gathered from Various Sources. Mr. W. M. Joyce has moved and will farm in the Axson district this year. General reports of the Atkinson oat crop is not very encouraging. The drouth and cold weather have lessened the prospects for a satis factory crop, though M’ith proper seasons oats may yet make a bounti ful harvest. Hon. J. M. I'afford has a stump puller and, with the aid of a negro boy, he is slowly but surely rid ding his fields of stumps. He is bragging on bis machine. The time is here when the farmer must prepare to economize labor, put their fields in condition to use ma chinery in planting, cultivating and harvest! hg their crops. Cotton as a money crop, will not be abandoned in Atkinson county. Heard a farmer say he Mould plant fifty acres; that he already lias the land thoroughly broken and will be ready to plant just as soon as he can do so with safety from the eold-weather. He proposes to beat the boll M'cevil and make 15 to 25 bales of short staple cotton in spite of him. May he have the greatest success. Mr. .las. IHarrell, census enu merator for Pearson district of At kinson eounty, reports that he has almost completed the upper sec tion of his territory. He is work ing vigorously at his job and, while he will do his best to make a com plete enumeration, it stands the people in hand to give him all the assistance possible. If you know of some one or some family he has overlooked, call his attention to it. It is very desirable that the young county of Atkinson getall that she is entitled to in this matter. Mr. Hiram Mancii, Sr., departed this life on Wednesday night of last week at his home about seven miles northwest of the city. He Mas in his 87th year, but exceed ingly vigorous for a man of his age. He had been in bad health for some time, but had complained only slightly of his condition. lie is survived by his wife and a large family of children and grandchild ren. The interment was at the Wesley < 'lmpel cemetery Friday morning. The Tribune tenders the sorrowing family its sineerest con dolence. The farmers of Atkinson county have saved more seed cane this season than ever before. It indi cates that a large crop of sugar cane M ill he grown this year. The Tribune predicts that the growing of sugar cane is in its infancy in this section. Several of our farm ers have been increasing their crops gradually for several years; they have regular customers for their output of syrup and this de mand is growing yearly. It can be made a profitable crop, but it M ill require the co-operation of the farmers and the establishment of a commercial syrup factory, which will guarantee uniformity of the syrup and will authorize the ex pense of putting it up in uniform and attractive packages before placing it on the market. In this way a business in the manufacture and sale of pure cane syrup can be established and operated that Mould be worth while and without bounds. Besides this many profit able by-products would gradually be evolved from the business. Mr. J. A. White Says if You Have an Automobile, Keep Rat-Snap.” “If I kncM- about RAT-SNAP last winter. M ould have saved $l2O My car Mas in the garage for a few weeks during bail weather; when I went take it out, found Uiat rats had eaten great holes in two new tires. Got them later with RAT SNAP.” Three sizes, 25e, 50e, SI.OO. Sold and guaranteed by F. E. McNeal. 81.30 A YEAR Atkinson Couuty Bond Issue. On Saturday, 21st of February, according to a notice appearing elsewhere in this paper, the voters of Atkinson county shall vote for or against bonding the county SOO,- 0(H) for a court house, $15,000 for a jail, and $75,000 for good roads. Although these are different bond issues, they have a common pus pose, the creation of a better county. Atkinson county needs a court house and jail and good clay roads. What would you think of a farmer who hauled his drinking water from a neighboring farm and M r as content to plough stumpy fields? And yet Atkinson county has been hauling its prisoners back and forth from Douglas, besides having to go to Douglas for the records of land titles, and lias been enduring hippity-hump roads. A wide awake fanner Mould build himself a well and clear the stumps from his fields. He would regard l hose things as necessities. With out a question, a court house and jail and fine roads are just as essential to an enterprising county. If we do not provide these neces sities now, when xvill we do so? Shall wo wait until other counties have recuperated from the war, made themselves inviting, and at tracted new-comers Mho are seek ing permanent homes as the coun try changes from a war to a peace basis? Should we not rather take advantage of this opportune mo ment to Mclcome settlers, thereby creating new enterprises in our towns, raising the values of our lands, and ushering in an 'era of prosperity? Pearson Bond Issue. The registered qualified voters of Pearson must vote on Saturday, the 28th, of February, their appro val or disapproval of a SIO,OOO bond issue for electric lights and a $20,000 bond issue for M'ater works. Coincident with Pearson scent ing the Atkinson county court house and jail, the time is auspici ous for Pearson to begin to act like a city and be a city. These improvements furthermore not only will satisfy our present needs but also will stimulate our future growth. Settling with the State. Although the law does not re quire tax collectors to make settle ment with the State for taxes col lected before January 15th, 134 of the 155 eon ties had reported sever al days before that date, and among those thus reporting was Atkinson eounty. The other counties came up to the scratch on time. The promptness with which these reports have been made would indicate that the people are more prompt than heretofore in paying their taxes. In Union There is Strength. The building of homes in Tifton by the Home Building Corporation of that city is an indication what can be accomplished by united co ■operative effort. The city was short of dwellings; no one man could be found that Mas able to supply the demand. The progres sive citizens of the city formed themselves into a home building eoriKiration, every available vacant residence lot in the city was pur chased and now the work is on in good earnest building dwellings on these lots. Several of these homes are now under construction. Rub-My-Tism is a powerful antiseptic; it Kills the poison caused from infected cuts, cures old sores, tetter, etc.
