VOL. S—VO. 45
SOOTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
The Chautauqua, to be held at
Millwood on the sth, 6th and Bth,
had to be called off on account of
epidemic of influenza prevailing
there.
The Bank of Valdosta is being
organized by Quitman and Valdos
ta capitalists. It will begin busi
ness with $150,000 paid in capital
stock, and $37,500 paid in surplus.
It will till the place of the South
ern Bank and Trust Co., which was
absorbed by the Merchants Bank
some time ago.
Mrs. Floyd Cuest, whose hus
band was killed by the reckless
driving of an automobile by Mar
vin Henderson, has filed suit for
$45,000, against .1. \V. Henderson
and Marvin Henderson, in Turner
superior court. The former is the
owner of the car and the latter
was driving it at the time Mr.
(luest was killed.
Methodist Church Directory.
The preaching hours of the Bear
son Charge will be as follows:
Pearson —Second Sunday, 11 a.
in. and 7:30 p. m. Fourth Sunday
at 7:30 p. m.
New Providence— Second and
Fourth Sundays at 3:30 p. m.
•Bridges' Chapel —Third Sun
day at 11 a. m. and Saturday be
fore at 11 a. m.
Live Oak —Third Sunday; 3:30
p. m.
Wesley Chapel— First Sunday
at 11 a. m. and Saturday before at
11 a. m.
Sweetwater— First Sunday at
3:30 ]i. in.
Kirkland —Fourth Sunday at
11 a. in. Third Sunday, 7:30 p. m.
Building Tobacco Barns.
The farmers of Tift county have
gone into the cultivation of tobac
co on a large scale. Reports say
that more than one hundred new
barns are building to properly
cure the mammoth harvest in ex
pectaucy.
The people who are growing to
bacco in Tift county have gone at
the business with a spirit to win.
They have employed the best ex
perts obtainable and these are giv
ing careful attention to every de
tail —from preparing the seed beds,
seeding the beds and growing the
plants, right along to the harvest
ing and marketing Hie product.
The barns are also being built
under the supervision of these ex
ports. In the fact everything nec
essary to make the busines a suc
cess in Tift county.
Eternal Truth.
The little red school house is
the place to put radicalism on the
bl i uk. —M aeon Tel egraph.
Not so long as teachers are paid
only $35 per month. —North Geor
gia Citizen.
The highest hopes of life, the
far-reaching perspective, clear de
velopment of mind and soul —all
belong to the teacher in the school
to a large extent. The teacher
who is not paid to develop the best
in self cannot well develop it in
the children in school. —Cordele
Dispatch.
Nothing better is in sight so
long as “Cheap .Johns'’ control our
educational system. Barents,
boards, superintendents, trustees —
the “whole kit of fish" —are dwarf
ing and check making the State's
best asset, the children. It is the
eternal truth.
666 has proven it will cure Ma
laria. Chills and Fever, Bilious Fe
ver, Colds and LaGrippe.
Harmony Grove Items,
Harmony Grove school is pro
gressing nicely under the manage
ment of Prof. IT. C. Douglass, and
Misses Ethel Paige and Ethel Rat
cliff. Only five more weeks before
our happy school days v 'll be over
for the 1919-1920 school year. It
is sad to part with the friends
made during the school.
Mr. Henry Purvis, who Ims been
working ill Florida, near Mulberry,
for quite a while, was at home the
past week, but lias returned to his
work. He spoke very favorable of
his job.
Prof. 11. C. Douglass, Mr. Earl
Doutliit, Misses Ethel Paige, Ethel
Ratcliff, Blaimie Roberts. Mary
Douglass, and several others went
to the commencement exercises at
Sycamore school last Thursday
night, but the exercises had con
cluded before they arrived. Good
thing it was February instead of
April.
Messrs. 11. and E. O’Brien, Hiram
Mancil, and If. M. Spivyy at (ended
the commencement exercises at
Live Oak school last Saturday,
driving dow nin a car. They re
port having an enjoya' le time.
The candidates are not stran
gers in this section. They have
almost run all the car wheels off
trying to catch votes.
The farmers of lliis section is now
real busy preparing Heir soil for
planting tbe 1920 crops.
The teachers and pupils of liar
inony Grove school arc hard at
work at their flower gai 'ens: hope
they will succeed in thi splendid
undertaking. They a. also plan
ning for an up-to-date commence
inent exercises. The school was
honored last. Tuesday by the pro
sence of visitors from \xson school
and txvo pupils from Hie Arnie
school. Hope they enjoyed their
visits. F h’r-Rose Bi ds.
[These with other items from
Harmony Grove were intended for
last week’s issue of Ihe Tribune.
They miscarried in the mail and
did not arrive until after I In
paper had been issued The on
velope bore the postmark “Brook
field.” This explains their non
appearenee last week, and why
only a part is used. The Tribune
will be pleased to got the news
from Harmony Grcr e every
week.]
Berrien County Primary.
The primary election to nomin
ate officers for Berrien county for
the next four years was marked
with good feeling throughout. The
result is as follows:
Ordinary—. Joel I. Norwood.
Sheriff—J. V. Nix.
Clerk — J. 11. Gaskins.
Tax Collector —Bryant Grincr
Tax Receiver —A. McMillan.
Coroner —11. L. Overstreet.
Surveyor —\V. R. Futeh.
County f'oininKsioiiers- —Bryant
Roberts, W. H. Clyatt and .Joe
Stalling. All are new men.
Solicitor City Court- J. H. Gray.
Several of the sueeecTul candi
dates have relatives livivg in At
kinson county.
Mr. J. H. Gaskins is a brother
in-law of Mr. W. O. James, who
lives in the eastern pari of tin
county.
Mr. A. McMillan ; the father
of Mr. J. C. McMillan v ho resides
in Pearson.
Ask Your Soldier Boy Ho# “Cooties" Got
Such a Held.
He’ll tell you that, the battle
fronts of Europe weie swarming
with rats, which carried the dan
gerous vermin and caused our men
misery. Don't let rats bring dis
ease into your home. When you
see the first one get it Vl'-SNAP.
That will finis them quii k. Three
sizes, 25c, 50c, $1.09. > Sold and
guaranteed by F. E. McNeal,
Pearson, Georgia.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1020
PARTED FOR HALF CENTURY
Two Brothers Meet Again in ihe
City of Valdosta.
The Valdosta Times tells a very
interesting story of the meeting
again, after many years of separa
tion, of Col. George A. Whitaker
of that city, and his eldest brother,
Mr. Joseph J. Whitaker of the
Slate of Arizona.
These gentlemen are first cousins
to the editor of the Tribune, their
father and his mother w T ere broth
er and sister, and when he read
the 'rimes' story, could hardly rea
lize that it was a fact that .Toe
Whitaker whom all the relatives
in this section supposed was dead
is alive and carrying his seventy
two years with the appearance of
a much younger man. His history
is exceedingly romantic, and worth
giving to the public.
11 is father, John If. Whitaker,
was married twice and Joe was the
oldest child of the first marriage.
The second marriage was prior to
the breaking out of the Civil War.
They resided at Lloyd’s Station,
Florida.
When the war broke out his
father took up arms in defense of
the South, joining a Florida Artil
lery company, commanded by
• 'apt. Bloxham, afterwards Gover
nor of the State. The company
was divided into two batteries,
('apt. Bloxham retaining command
of one and Lieut. Villapiguc the
oilier, and Joe's father was a mem
ber of ! he latter.
His father’s absence in the army
led Joe, a mere lad of a boy, to be
come restless and wanted to join
the army. Everything possible
was done by his stepmother and
his father's parents to disuade him
from the idea of going to war. Fi
nally lie was sent to his mother’s
brother, Mr. G. A. Johnson, who
lived at Georgetown, in Quitman
county.
In 1861, after the battle of Olus
lee, Villapigue’s battery of artil
lery was sent to Andersonville, Ga.,
to do service in guarding the Fed
eral prisoners there. Joe soon
heai d that his father was at Am ler
sonville, not far from Georgetown,
and lie clandestinely left his uncle
and turned up at Andcrsonvdle.
His father was surprised to see him.
Joe insisted on remaining with liis
father as a member of Villapigue’s
artillery. He was about sixteen
years of age, well grown; his fat her
not knowing how else to dispose of
the situation —he saw no particular
danger that could come to Joe —
consented to his staying and be
coming a soldier. The records
show he made a good one.
When the war closed and the
army paroled he went back home
with his father to Lloyds. The
father was an excellent mechanic
and immediately upon his return
home, he, Joe and the next oldest
•-on, Sam W. Whitaker, plied ibis
vocation until Hie two boys be
came journey men and firstclass
workmen.
Then the two boys decided to go
out into the world for themselves,
j There was a difference of four
years in their ages. Their first en
gagement was assisting in building
some flouring mills in North Geor
gia.
However, the younger brother
became homesick after a few
months when they parted company.
Sam returned to his home in Flori
da and Joe went to the great
1 Northwest where there was a great
demand for skill mechanics in the
building of flouring mills.
His relatives in Florida and es
pecially his brother, Sain, received
letters from him spasmodically for
four or five years, and then noth
ing more was known of him until
last Thursday afternoon when he
went to the law offices of Whitak
er & Dukes in Valdosta and intro
dueed himself to his brother.
His home is in Phoenix, Arizona,
a live and progressive agricultural
Cook County Primary.
The Primary election, held in
Cook county last Wednesday, the
3rd inst., nominated the following
county officers for the next four
years:
Ordinary —C. O. Smith.
Clerk —F. R. Booth.
Sheriff —W. 1. Daugbtery.
Tax Collector —J. B. Wright.
Tax Receiver —J. A. Kinard.
Coroner —A. D. Wiseman.
Surveyor—E. R. Slade.
Treasurer —W. M. Tison.
County Commissioners —Hardy
King and M. J. L. Griner.
F. R. Booth, a brother of Prof.
Sankey Booth of Pearson and Rev.
Moody Booth of Willacoochce, led
the ticket.
Death of Elder J. S. Lindsey.
News reached Pearson last Sat
urday of the death of Elder John
S. Lindsey, a Holiness Baptist
minister of Adel, in his seventy
second year.
He was prominent in the circles
of his church bretlisen, and highly
esteemed by all who knew him.
The Tribune editor formed li is ac
quaintance thirty-five years ago,
and enjoyed his society very much.
He was a brother of Mrs. G. W.
Goodman, and when Prof. Good
man taught school here, Elder
Lindsey visited Pearson frequent
ly and preached on several occa
sions.
He was married twice, and is
survived by his second wife, nee
Miss Nannie Tyson, and seven
children, six of whom were by his
first wife, who was Miss Dora
Shaw.
section, is a largo contractor and
engaged in building mills and oth
er industrial plants.
Last year lie determined to
gratify his longing to know about
his family and other relatives in
Florida and Georgia, and became
to the Confederate Reunion at At
lanta; made sonic inquiry from the
veterans present but learned noth
ing satisfactory. Owing to the
unfavorable weather and health
conditions prevailing in Atlanta
at Hie time he decided to return
to his western home.
His desire to know something of
his father’s family was not appeas
ed, and now lie comes to the scenes
of his early life —Lloyds, Miccosu
kic, Thomasville. At the latter
place he learned that his youngest
full brother, George, was a lawyer
in Valdosta and then came their
meeting.
He lias learned that his brother
Sam, is a resident of Roanoke, Va.,
that one of his half brothers, Wil
lie, Jives in Tampa, Fla., and the
other half brother, Jesse, lives in
New York city, and that the other
members of the family are dead.
He learned further that a neph
ew, Eugene Whitaker, son of Col.
George A. Whitaker, and his fami
ly were living in Arizona, not more
than twenty-five miles of his own
home. Eugene Whitaker’s wife is
Helen, daughter of Col. and Mrs.
C. W. Fullwood, of Tifton.
He remained in Valdosta sever
al days. The editor regrets that
he received the news to meet and
greet him with ahearty handshake.
It would have given him infinite
pleasure to join in the rejoicing.
Mr. R. C. King Tells a Wonderful Story
About Rats. Read It.
‘“For months my place was alive
with rats. Losing chickens, eggs,
feed. Friend told me to try RAT
SNAP. I did. Somewhat disap
pointed at first not seeing many
dead rats, but in a few days didn’t
see a live one. What were not
killed are not around my place.
RAT SNAP sure does the trick.”
Three sizes, 25c, 50c, SI.OO. Sold
and guaranteed by F. E. McNeal,
[ Pearson, Georgia.
COTTON VARIETIES
For Growing Under 801 l Wee
vil Conditions.
The farmers in sections recently
infested with the boll weevil are
now confronted with tbe addition
al problem of obtaining a variety
of cotton which will not only pro
duce well, but be early enough to
set a good crop of bolls before the
weevils multiply in sufficient num
bers so as to destroy all squares as
quickly as they appear.
For a number of years the Geor
gia Experiment Station has con
ducted trials with varieties of the
various field crops grown in the
State. Last year twenty-two strains
and varieties of cotton were includ
ed in the test. As has been stat
ed in a former article, Cleveland
was the outstanding variety: Pied
mont. Cleveland being first with
2160 pounds seed cotton per acre,
and the average for the six strains
of Cleveland being 19-12.
There were but few weevils pres
ent, but in order to determine in
some measure the portion of the
crop that might be counted upon
with heavy infestation, the yields
until October Ist were kept sepa
rate. Here again we find Cleveland
showing its superiority, as 1156
pounds per acre (the highest of
any variety in the test) had been
picked from Hie Piedmont Cleve
land plot by Oct. Ist. The other
strains of this variety also gave a
high percentage picked by this
date.
'While it is obvious that the re
sults of one year’s trials cannot be
regarded as conclusive, the fact
Unit this cotton has stood at or
near the top in our variety tests
for a number of years, proves con
clusively that it is well adapted
for the Piedmont Section.
The following varieties have also
given good results with us, and are
to be regarded as well adapted to
conditions prevailing in this sec
tion of the State: Cook, No-Chop,
i’uion Big 8011, and Texas Bur.
Owing to the fact that consider
able areas in the Southern part, of
Hie State are infested with the col
ton root wilt, these results are not
wholly applicable to that section.
It is the opinion of the writer,
however, that on land where no
trouble is experienced by reason of
the wilt, Cleveland will do well,
probably as well as or better than
any other variety. As it is not
will resistant, some variety that
does possess this quality should
always be planted on land known
or thought to be infested with
wilt. The following are recom
mended under these conditions:
Lewis 63, Council-Toole, Coving
ton Tooie, and DeSoto.
Considerable interest is being
manifested in the growing of long
staple varieties, it being reasoned
that inasmuch as the yield is to be
reduced on account of the presence
of the weevil, it will be advisable
to plant cotton which, on account
of its superior qualities, will com
mand a premium, on the market.
Before planting, *any considerable
area in staple cotton, however, the
farmer should bear in mind that
generally! speaking they do not
produce as well, and are somewhat
later than the standard short
staple varieties. Then some diffi
culty may be experienced in ob
taining a suitable market, for the
buyers do not like to handle it in
small qualities. The following
varieties are recommeded: Webber,
Keenan Goodson, Hartsville, and
Meade.
It might be well to emphasize
again the absolute necessary of
purchasing the best seed obtain
able. Not only is this true oi cot
ton, but of every crop the farmer
plants, for the cost of seed is tbe
least item of expense he has, but
the one which will probably bring
$1.50 A YEAR
County Financial Statement.
At the regular monthly court of
the County Commissioners held in
the Ordinary’s office Monday March
Ist, 1020, the following bills were
approved and paid:
Pearson Banking Co $ 73.00
J. F. Lambert 2.00
W. L. Kirkland 125.00
Forest Browning 2.00
Leon Motts 15.00
J. R. McNeal 20.00
J. R. McNeal 6.08
T. J. Sweat 3.00
G. W. Sweat 6.00
11. F. Browning 3.00
Geo. McCranie 6.00
E. L. Moore 3.00
C. B. Linder 3.00
J. O. Sir mans 3.00
.T. C. Wall 3.00
J. A. Wall 3.00
C. R. White 6.00
J. L. Harrell 3.00
S. P. Davis 3.00
H. J. Brown 3.00
R. 11. Dickerson 256.11
R. 11. Dickerson 75.00
John Davis 30.00
C. A. Furney 3.28
W. M. Corbitt 28.90
Jonas Pearson 8.00
Sal lie Royal 5.00
Willie Myers 6.00
London Rhein 3.00
John Manner 5.00
Archie Taff 10.00
John Bennett 8.00
Carrie Sauls 5.00
Florence Emerson 5.00
Harriet Carver 5.00
J. Walter James 12.00
E. D. Leggett 24.35
Jeff Kirkland 28.32
J. M. White 5.00
I). Weathers 15.00
J. M. Roberts 20.50
Central Grocery Co 3.50
I). Palmer 13.50
W. Roberts 29.70
Forest Browning 26.00
Burrough Add. Ma. C 0... 22.26
Coy Belch 34.00
National Oil Co 37.40
Happ Bro. Co 59.50
Metts Drug Co 6.12
H. -J. J. Markey 50.29
J. M. I’afford 35.00
T. S. Winn 25.00
Pearson Tribune 35.75
J. S. Morris 35.00
L. A. Hargreaves 75.00
Foote & Davies 103.00
The Pearson Garage 103.13
Marshall & Bruce Co 98.97
J. W. James 200.00
Jack Rowell 1.00
Jefferson Mfg. Co 334.40
It E. Edwards 5.00
W. M. Tanner 25.00
Total $2229.05
Attested: L. A. Hargreaves,
Clerk.
Jeff Kirkland,
Chairman.
him the greatest returns. Now,
as never before, particular atten
tion should be paid to getting seed
of the best quality and free of
disease. Many of our worst plant
diseases are carried in seed, and
not only is the current crop affect
ed, but the soil may become so in
fested with the disease-Producing
organism, that many crops in the
future are seriously injured
T. S. Buie, Agronomist.
“The Rats Around My Place Were Wise,”
Says John Tutbill.
“Tried everything to kill them.
Mixed poison with meal, meat,
cheese, etc. Wouldn’t touch it.
Tried RAT-SNAP, inside of ten
days got rid of all rats.” You
don’t have to mix RAT-SNAP with
food. Saves fussing, bother. Break
a cake of RAT-SNAP, lay it where
rats scamper. You will see no
more. Three sizes, 25c, 50c, SI.OO.
Sold and guaranteed by F. E. Me-
Neal, Pearson, Georgia.
Rub My-Tism is a pewerful antiseptic;
it Kills the poison caused from infected
cuts, cures old sores, Utter, etc.
