Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955, October 15, 1920, Image 1

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    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. Holley $ 547.20
S. S. Parker, Agt 95.26
Whaley Bros 256.78
Hargreaves Lbr. Co 124.77
J. A. Holley 511.83
R. Cowart 20.25
S. S. Parker, Agt 90.97
Pearson Tel. Co 5.60
Pearson Banking C 0....... 700.00
S. S. Parker, Agt 35.27
J. A. Holley 425.96
Hargreaves Lbr. Co 108.15
R. H. Dickerson 100.00
S. S. Parker, Agt 328.52
F. Graham Williams C 0... 452.99
Augusta Drug Co 15.60
J. A. Rowe Cut Stone Co.. 1471.49
L. A. Hargreaves 75.00
S. S. Parker, Agt 53.61
Hargreaves Lbr. Co 133.32
J. A. Holley 326.39
S. S. Parker, Agt 268.77
Hardy Crosby 20.00
R. 11. Dickerson 271.90
Bill Corbitt 38.65
Sam Hawkins 6.75
A. Stewart 13.59
Pearson Tel. Co 6.95
W. M. Tanner 65.40
W. M. Corbitt 71.25
J. M. Roberts 32.00
Daivd Weathers 24.00
Parker Hardware Co 39.65
J. M. Meeks 20.58
A. K. Christopher 35.00
E. D. Leggett 61.25
John Douglas 10.00
Pearson Tribune 25.00
11. L. Lankford 3.50
J. L. Murray 8.50
W. M. Guldens ’& Sou 13.45
Burroughs A. M. Co 22.26
T. H. 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.