Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955, October 15, 1920, Image 1
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson. VOL. 6 —ISO. 24 NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS. Gleanings from All Sections of South Georgia. Judge R. (1. Dickerson Inis re turned from Baltimore and the Tribune is informed he presided at Clinch superior court this week. Charlton superior court was in session last week and lasted two days. Sickness among the attor neys brought the court to a stand still. The Cook county fair, held hist week, is reported as a magnificent success. The displays of agrieul tural products, live stock and poultry is said to have been ex cellent. The State Highway Commission has taken over the Altamaba river bridge at Darien, recently purchas ed by Glynn and Mclntosh coun ties. and it is probable that it will be .ready for t rathe by the new year. Mr. 1). L. Grantham, of Douglas and private secretary to Congress man Lankford, who has been quite ill with typhoid fever, is slowly recoverying and probably will be able to return to Washington at the opening of Congress in Decem ber. The owners of "The Lanier County News" have added to their equipment and it appears now greatly improved. The editor, Col. HD. Rivers, is specially in dustrious as the columns of the paper attest. The Tribune extends congratulations to the owners, the editor and the printers. Sister Robinson, of the Folkston Herald, says she "feels like a sure enough citizen of the United States," now that she has placed her name on the voter’s list. Yep. but when she pays her poll fax and performs other duties devolving upon the citizen, she will wish she was anything else but a "real citi zen of the United States.” The many friends of Mr. P. W. Robertson, who is well known in Atkinson county but now of Val dosta, will sympathize with him on account of the recent death of his father, who lived in Alabama. Pete Robertson made his home for several years at Axson and Willa coochee, and while at the latter place married a daughter of Mr W. P. Moale. Unite an array of ladies of Cof fee county filed an appeal with with Judge Summerall and Solici tor Spence, of Coffee superior court, in which they urge them to dispose of the criminal business of that county if it takes many weeks to do so. They view the condi tion of affairs in Coffee county with alarm. The criminal court convenes Monday. The civil calendar for the Oct ober Term of Cook superior court is something immense. Itcontains 220 causes, enough work for a five weeks term. Doubtless a majority of these causes could be bandied by a city or county court and at mueb less expense. Some people's idea of retrenchment reminds one of the old saying: “Losing at the bung and gaining at the spigot. The South Atlantic Fair Associ ation is in the formative state at Brunswick and the promoters are seeking to interest the people of twenty or more contiguons coun ties in the project. The proposi tion is a good one, and the Tribune trusts it will succeed. In addition to the exposition it is the purpose of the promoters to puton a special line of advertising to call attention to the splendid advantages this section offers to settlers. Rub-My-Tism is a powerful anti septic: it kills the poison caused from infected cuts, cures old sores, tetter, etc. A Proclamation. A State wide Cotton Convention has been called to be held in the hall of the House of Representa fives, State Capitol. Atlanta, on October 15-16th by the Georgia Division, American Cotton Associ ation. In the present unstable condi tion of the cotton trade and the depressed value of the raw staple, it is deemed advisable by the offi cials of the American Cotton Asso ciation that the representatives of the cotton growing interests of tiie State, bankers, merchants and others, should assemble together in joint conference for the purpose of discussing ami taking action upon the wisest and best methods of handling and marketing the 1920 crop. The continued progress and prosperity of the State depends largely upon its agricultural popu lation and producers of the pri mary wealth of Georgia are cut it led to fair and reasonable values for their produets. Whole-hearted, co-operative efforts on the part of all the people at this time, it is hoped, will tend to greatly improve the situation and prevent a possible financial depression on the farming and commercial life of the State. 1 am requested, and take pleas ure, therefore, as Governor of Georgia, in inviting amt urging a full attendance of the people from all sections of the State at this Conference, that in unity of action and singleness of purpose the best interest of the people may be pre served. GIVEN underhand and the seal of the Executive Department, at. the Capitol, in the city of Atlanta, this (IctoberSixth, Nineteen-Hund red and Twenty. (Signed) Hugh M. Dorsey. Governor By the Governor (Signed) C. A. West, Secret ary, Executive I)epartment. Manuring Valise of Wood Ashes As a source of potash wood ashes have a greater value than is gen erally understood. The use of wood as a fuel results in an ash product containing amounts of potash varying with the kind of wood and the amount of unburned material. Varieties of Southern woods have been examined at the Georgia Experiment Station, and the potash content of the ashes as determined is shown in the table: Ash 21.7 White Oak 29.9 Dogwood 20 2 Hickory 15.9 Sycamore 15.2 Red Oak 16.4 Post Oak 15.1 Magnolia 14.5 Yellow Pine 12.9 Black Pine 10.1 Old Field Pine 2.5 The table refers lo the pure ash es with only a small amount of un burred material. Ordinarily ashes contain a large quantity of charred and incompletely burned wood and the content of potash is propor tionately lower. Such an ash con tained only 2 per cent potash, and low grade ashes of the kind might well be leached toobtain the soluble carbonate of potash. The results show that pines contain much less potash than do the oaks and hard woods. Ashes obtained by burn ing by-products, as waste from wood working plants, arc of the highest grade, containing only small amounts of unhurried sub stances. When carefully collected and kept dry, Wood ashes give good results by applying at rate of 200 or 300 pounds per acre when the land is laid off. This should be two or three weeks before other fertilizer is applied. Besides pot ash, ashes contain other inorganic plant foods —phosphoric acid and lime. F. 11. Smith, Chemist. PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER. 15, 1920 ATKINSON COUNTY. Items of News Gathered from Various Sources. Mr. W. M. Haskins is leaching school in the southwestern part of Atkinson county, in the Hall set tlement. and reports say he is get ting along very nicely. According to report of the Cen sus Bureau, Department of Com merce, t here was 290 bales of cot ton ginned in Atkinson county prior to September 25th. Mr. 7.0. Mathews, of Axson, spent several days this week with relatives at Statesboro, Ga. He has also planned a two week’s trip to Florida, visiting relatives at Cresent City in southeast Putnam county, a great Section of country. A residence in Willacoocheo be longing to Mr. John B. Gaskins and occupied by Dr. Robert E. Hubert, was destroyed by fire on Monday of last week. Dr. Hubert saved a portion of his household effects. The loss is about $1,900 with no insurance. This is the harvest time with the farmers and it. is the time they are beset by all sorts of agents and promoters in the effort to get all the people's surplus money they can for some Will-’o-the-wisp “Get rich quick” scheme, or some other impractical fakir piece of merchan dise. The Ocilla Star complains of tin l intinerant horse and mule traders, who are here to-day and not tomorrow. Let the good people of Atkinson county, country and town folks, beware of these agents and promoters and shun them as you would the deadly Upas tree. The patrons of Evergreen school arc delighted with Miss Lucy Lott as teacher, and are rallying to her every effort to improve t he appear ance of their building and its sur roundings. The box social last Friday evening was a great success from every viewpoint. The music and other amusements were whole some and inspiring and the old men and the young men saw their duty and did it well; their pockets were bulging with money and they spent it freely in what they knew to lx* a good cause. This school house seems to be happily located and will become a pleasant social and intellectual centre. The Tri bune views the situation with pride and pleasure as most potent factor in building up and strength ening that section of Atkinson county. An united and harmo nious community is great, a splen did harbinger of the future. Many of the farmers of Atkin son county, in accordance with the advice of Commissioner of Agrieul l ure, J. J. Brown, are holding their cotton off the market for the pre sent. The supplies and labor the farmers have had to use in grow ing and getting their cotton on the market were the highest ever known, and they will not be able to pay out with their product sell ing at fire-war prices. The Tri bune has insisted and urged iqion the farmers of Atkinson county the only safe policy for them —diversi- fied farming. Cotton as a sole money crop has always been a fail ure, and the farmers who have fol lowed this policy in the past know that it is a failure. The old cry that merchants will not grant you any indulgences unless you plant cotton is no longer an excuse. They now recognize you can make money growing other crops —corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, hogs, peas, velvet 1 leans, sugar Cane, beef cat tle. Make a change in 1921, fol low this suggestion, and plant not exceeding ten acres in cotton if you have the land to spare and the time to look after it. Four or five acres in tobacco wouldn’t hurt. Diversions at Ga.-F!a. Fair. Those amusements offered by the management of the Georgia- Florida Fair, Valdosta, which opens October 25th, known as free acts constitute a most vital part of any show. Because of the import ance of these features, the manage ment this year spent more money than ever before for free acts. They have been selected for the purpose of giving the people the most interesting features that can be secured for this purpose. The Great Knetzger, a magician of great renown, will be one of the features, and twice each day he will perform most wonderful and marvelous feats of magic in front of the grand stand, an act which will mystify, amuse and please the crowds, with a change of program every day. The Sisters Meliilo is another of the free acts. This is one of the greatest acrobatic performances that is seen anywhere, and is an exhibition which is noteven equal led by the stars in the largest cir cus organizations. Grace and skill are combined in the wonderful ox hiliitiou given on the great open air stage twice every day. For real fun, Wells & Van, ee centric acrobats and rustic fun makers crimp all other efforts at fun making on the Fair stages of the country. These versatile eomiques and acrobat ic fun makers give unique display of agility, speed and infectious good humor that has won favor where ever this new and novel feature has been in troduced. Remember the Great Georgia Florida Fair opens October 25th, for six days at Valdosta. Special low excursion rates and a great time for everybody. 666 has more imitations than any other CHILL AND FEVER TONIC on the market, but no one wants imitations. They are dangerous things in the medi cine line—Adv. Ideal Section of Roads. The appointment of a committee of technical experts to decide on specifications is the latest step in the movement to build on the Lincoln Highway an “Ideal Sec tion” with funds provided by the United States Rubber Company. No announcement has been made of the exact spot where the ideal section will be built. With lowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsyl vania and New .Jersey all in active competition for the honor, this announcement is awaited with im terest. It is stated authoritively that a careful study of the situa tion has narrowed down the pos sibilities of location to a point in Pennsylvania, one in Ohio and one in Western Indiana. The plan followed by the Board of Directors of the Lincoln High way Association in appointing their “ideal Section” Technical Commit tee was, briefly, to have represent ed in the deliberations of the com mittee, every class of technician with an interest in the develop ment of American Highways. These classes, from which were selected the men to act upon the committee, comprise: The High way Engineering Department of the United Slates Government; The Engineering and Motor Trans port Corps, of the Army; The State Highway Department Officials and Engineers; County Highway Offi cials and Engineers; Professors of Highway Engineering; Truck transportation interests, Automo tive Engineers and the great class of American Tourists. 666 quickly relieves Constipa tion, Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and Headaches, due to Torpid Liv er. —Adv. THE COTTON SITUATION. Meeting in Washington to Plan Relief for Farmers. Atlanta, October, 9th. —On the eve of his departure for Wash ington. D. (A, to attend the con vention called by nineteen farming organizations to consider condi tions confronting the market for agricultural products, Commission er of Agriculture,,!. J. Brown,made a brief statement urging the farm ers of Georgia to take prompt hold of the situation for their own pro tection. "The department has no desire whatever to appear in the slightest degree dictatorial,” Commissioner Brown said, “but simply to advise as to the course which seems best to pursue under present conditions. “What we would say to the farmers of Georgia is this; We advise you to pick your cotton as rapidly as possible to protect the grade of the staple, gin it and store it in warehouses —bonded ware houses wherever you can. Then handle your warehouse receipts in whateve; way you may be neces sary to protect your creditors, they will undoubtedly assist you in holding for a fair price. Less than 40 cents would mean bank ruptcy generally, and we would advise everyone to bear this in mind. “We think it advisable to plant at least 30 per cent of your 1920 cotton acreage to oats, 20 per cent in wheat and 10 per cent to rye, vetch, clover and rape, Under no circumstances should any farmer plant over 40 per cent of this year’s cotton acreage to cotton in 1921. “If an agreement can be made through the Stale Deprrtuients of Agriculture whereby the fourteen cotton states, through their Boards of Entomology, can put on a police quarantine next year, prohibiting the planting of a single acre to cotton, then I would suggest that there be not a single stalk of cot ton planted in 1921. Lot the quarantine be established for the extermination of the boll weevil which could be accomplished ab solutely by this method; and we could t hen get as much for the present crop as for the two com bined. if this plan were followed. “Under this plan, the South would become absolute sellers of food and feed products, and we would then be in a position to ask the world just how much cotton it wanted and to make that much and no more. "If we could know in advance, as the mills do, that we would make and market our product on a basis of reasonable profit above the cost of production, we could make just what is needed to sat isfy world demand, in the absence of that knowledge, we must, for our own protection, get production down to a basis of just enough to make a market that would give the farmer a reasonable margin of profit above the cost of production, and, at the same time, enable him to jiay to labor the same relative wages as those which lire vail in the ordinary industrial lines. "We are in hopes of being able to accomplish in the Washington meeting something which will en courage the cotton producer in the matter of the value of the present crop holdings by showing to those in authority that their arbitrary plan of deflation is as sure to des troy American agriculture as a profitable industry and reduce farm life to one of complete slave production. Professor Houston’s policies are leading us to such de plorable conditions as fast as time can pass. “Who said, ‘Stay away from Washington’? May God have mercy upon his vision. Get those enemies of the farmers in Wash ington in line for a square deal for the farmers, and a fair price for every farm product will come in thirty days. Let them treat the farmer as they have other interests and we will be content, but we will stand for uolhing less.” $1.50 A YEAR Statement of the Ownership, Management, etc., required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, of Pearson Tribune, publish ed weekly, at Pearson, Georgia, for October Ist, 1920. STATE OF GEORGIA) > ss. County of Atkinson ) Before me, a Notary Public, in and for Hie State and County afore said, personally appeared Benj. T. Allen, who, having been duly sworn according to law, says that he is the owner of Pearson Tribune, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management, etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in Section 443, postal Laws and Regulations: 1. That the name and address of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business manager is Benj. T. Allen, Pearson, Georgia. 2. That the owner is Benj. T. Allen, Pearson, Georgia. 3. That the known bondholder, mortgagee, and other security holder owning or holding 1 per cent, or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securi ties is L. W. Herrin, Millwood, Georgia. Benj. T. Allen. Sworn to and subscribed before me 111 is 6tb day of October, 1920 T. S. Winn, N. P. (Seal.) My Commission expires Feb. 12, 1923. Monthly Financial Statement. The following bills were approv ed and ordered paid: J. A. 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Clark 9.00 Pearson Garage 18.00 Foote & Davies Co 111.59 Holly Const. Co 1902.28 Harriett Carver 5.00 Florence Emerson 5.00 John Bennett 8.00 Archie Taff 10.00 John Hanner 5.00 London Rhem 3.00 Willie Myers 5.00 Sallie Royal ~... 5.00 Jonas Pearson 8.00 Mrs. John Sutton 5.00 Cindy Rawls 5.00 Geo. Brown 5.00 Molly White 4.00 J. M. Pafford 34.00 Total $9,086.89 Attested: L. A. Hargreaves, Clerk. Approved; David Weathers, V iec-Cbaii ipau.