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About Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1920)
PEARSON ©TRIBUNE VOL. G—NO. 28 NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS. Gleanings from All Sections of South Georgia. Savannah is booked to entertain the Georgia Federation of Woman’s Clubs during the 1921 annual meeting. The managers of the Georgia Florida Fair say that it was a fi naueial success and all obligations will be paid in full as soon as prop erly checked up and vised. The Savannah Ku Klux Klan, four hundred in number, paraded the streets of the city between 8 and 9;30 o’clock Monday evening. It must have been a ghostly sight. The engagement of Miss Blan nie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bailey, of Waycross, and Mr. E. E.Clay ton, or Birmingham, Ala., is announced. The wedding will be a quiet one and will occur during the winter. The Valdosta post American Legion celebrated Armistice day with a big parade, barbecue and dance. Invitations were extended ex service men of contiguous coun ties to be present and participate in the celebration. The Valdosta, Moultrie and Western railroad is in the hands of a receiver, placed there perforce of a petition filed in the county by the heirs of the late Ben P. Jones, of Valdosta. The'road is said to be hampered by debt it is unable to pay. Hon. W. R. Dickerson, represen tative-elect in the legislature from Clinch county, has purchased "his brother’s (Frank) farm at Ratio, in the Mud Creek district, and will have a lovely place at which to rusticate during the recess of the legislative terms. It Is a splendid country home. Rebecca, in Turner county, hav ing aspirations to be the capital of a new county, is figuring on the installation of an electric light plant, to be paid for by private subscriptions from a “Community Society” of 100 members—each member paying $1 per month for three years'or longer. The jury passing upon the mat ter, at a special term of Berrien superior court, held last week, re turned a verdict in favor of per manent injunction, guaranteeing to the people of Milltown that the railroad from that place to Naylor, known as the Milltown Air-Line, will continue to do service for them indefinitely. The new county of Lanier has successfully run the gauntlet of the general election, being ratified by a good majority. The plucky ad vocates are to be congratulated over the fruits of their labors. The county officers will be elected next month preparatory to perfecting the couniy organization January Ist. Lanier county will measure up to the expectancy of her friends. “May she live long and prosper.” Elder A. B. Finley, farmer, po litician aud minister, is dead. In his passing Coffee county specially and this section generally has lost a most unique character, one who lived a most checkered career. He was uneducated, but filled with natural wit, was most entertaining in conversation and never lacked for resources in repartee. His life was made up with knocks aud bruises; notwithstanding he al ways carried a sunny smile on his face, a jocular disposition and a cheering word for all with whom he came in contact. He was an ex Confederate soldier, and bore on his body the scars of war. He was 86 years old at the time of his de cease. Peace to bis ashes, and may the God of love comfort and cheer the sorrowing family' in their love liness and great distress. Dickerson Estate Divided. lion. W. T. Dickerson was in Pearson Thursday, the 4th instant, and gave the editor the details of the division of his father's and mother’s estates, consisting of 1.- 640 acres of land in the Mud Creek district, embracing the old home place where a family of nine child ren were born and raised, and 87 head of stock cattle. There were no debts against the estate, the heirs all grown and ad verse to a division in kind; hence they 7 decided to sell it to the high est bidder and divide the proceeds per capita. \Y. T. Dickerson was the highest bidder, paying near SIB,OOO for the entire estate, and by this purchase becomes the own er of the old home place where he was born and raised, with eight brothers and sisters, all of whom were present at the sale except Col. M. D. Dickerson, who was en gaged in Coffee superior court and could not get away. The division of these estates were entirely satisfactory to all concerned. 666 quickly relieves Constipa tion, Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and Headaches, due to Torpid Liv er. —Ad v. County’s Financial Statement. The following bills were approv ed and ordered paid: R. C. Mathews $ 26.50 J. A. Holley, Hupt 460.32 S. S. Parker, Agt 67.91 Hargreaves Lumb’r C 0... 125.00 Whaley Bros 315.50 E. D. Leggett 35.00 J. A. Holly, Supt 551.48 L. A. Hargreaves 69.66 S. S. Parker Agt 51.01 Whaley Bros 262.39 George Love 22.95 R. C. Mathews 23.50 Hargreaves Lumb’rCo... 14.25 .1. A. Holley, Supt 649.57 J. C. McMillan 25.00 Dan Pearson 18.12 Burman Co 220.00 S. S. Parker, Agt 44.55 S. S. Parker, Agt 349.58 John A. Rowe Co 1084.04 S. S. Parker, Agt I 1.61 J. A. Holley, Supt 802.94 Hargreaves Lumb’r C 0... 81.62 L. A. Hargreaves 75.00 Hardy Crosby 20.00 Dayid Weathers 30.00 C. W. James 70.00 J. L. Murray 1.55 Gilreath Ricketson 43.00 Frank Davis 5.40 R. 11. Dickerson 356.22 S. S. Parker, Agt 166.32 J. M. Roberts 84.45 Jonas Pearson 8.00 Harriett Carver 5.00 Florence'Emerson 5.00 John Bennett... 8.00 Archie Taff 10.00 John Hanuer 5.00 London Rhem 3.00 Willie Myers 5.00 Sallie Royal 5.00 Mrs. John Sutton 5.00 Cindy Rawls 5.00 George Brown 5.00 Molly White 4.00 W. L. Kirkland 15.00 Pearson Hdw, Store 70.00 Union Pharmaoy 3.75 H. J. Sweat 21.70 T. 11. Mathews 7.45 W. M. Corbitt 70.28 I. Passon 14.00 Pearson Telephone Co 9.30 Pearson Garage 11.25 T.J. Wells 7.51 J. M. Pafford 34.00 Hugule Oil Co 133.65 Burroughs Add Mach 22.26 Valdosta Gro. Co 179.54 E. I). Leggett 28.25 J. A. Wall 1.00 Dr. Christopher .’ 35.00 Total $7,565.39 Attested: L. A. Hargreaves, Clerk. Jeff Kirkland, Chairman of Board, November Ist, 1920. Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson. PEARSON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 12, 1920 ATKINSON COUNTY. Items of News Gathered from Various Sources. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Harrell and family were guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lovett Harrell, at their country home, the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Crawford, of near Axson, are the proud parents of a son. whose arrival was an nounced Nov. Bth. He is their first born. Mr. Clyatt James has to Georgia from Miami, Florida, and will be on the farm with liis parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter James, next year. The farmers of Atkinson ebunty have been busy the past week housing sweet potatoes and bank ing sugar cane for next year's seed. They are taking more interest in these two crops than ever before. They are now money crops. Burglars were busy in Willacoo ehee one night last week. They looted the store of Mr. J. E. Gask ins. The Tribune has not learned the amount of the damage. One oi- more residences were also enter ed and articles taken therefrom. Miss Birdie Tanner, of Kirkland, and Mr. J. J. Tanner, of the Stokesville section, were happily married on Thursday morning of last week. Elder John F. Smith, of Pearson, officiated. They are fourth cousins, as well as husband and wife. Rev. D. J. Pearson, was busy last week manufacturing sugar cane syrup, and on Saturday compli mented several of his city friends, the Tribune editor among the number, with samples of it. It was made by the open kettle sys tem, by an expert at the business and there is none better. The Box Social at school house last Saturday night was well attended and a great sue cess. The young people had an enjoyable time together. The re sults of the social was $72.05 to be used for the betterment of the school house and grounds. The teachers are grateful to the people for their liberality. * 'the Pearson charge of the South Georgia Conference of the Metho dist Episcopal (dun eh, South, com posed of churches in Atkinson county, will go to the annual con ference at Moultrie with a good re port of the year’s work. There has been 37 accessions to the churches; all assessments will be paid, though there will be a balance due on Centenary contributions.'The last quarterly conference for the year will he held tomorrow, preaching at 11 o’clock by Elder Morgan. The Tribune chronicles the death of Mr. Ben. F. Summerlin, a pioneer citizen of Willaeoochee, with sor row. lie and his wife, who preced ed him to the grave, were real friends to the editor, their friend ship dating back for a quarter of a century. “Ben Summerlin,” as he was familiarily known, had his foibles as other folks, but within him was a big, warm heart, and an ever willing ear to hear the cry of distress coming from any source and a ready hand to help in time of trouble. His kindly acts and sympathizing tears will remain as a memorial before God that he loved suffering humanity. Mr. Summerlin has been in declining health for several years, growing out of advanced age, but his death at this time was not expected. He was up and transacted business on Tuesday, but early Wednesday morning he was at the head of the stairway leading to the room he had reserved for himself in the Summerlin Hotel, cold in the em brace of death. Heart failure was the immediate cause of his death. Later the 3’ribune will publish a more fitting tribute to his memory. Class Control. Editor Tribune: Will you please allow me space to say a few words relative to this important subject as many of the county schools are now running? Class control isdependent mainly on self-control by the teacher. Self-control is based principally upon personality and preparedness. These are the two main timbers, indeed, that bridge the way to suc cess in teaching. Only one final remark need be made as to the importahee of pre paredness. Admiral Dewey, when asked how he won the battle of Manila Bay so easily, is said to have replied with sailor-like brev ity, “By getting a good ready.” Personality, the second essential, is something difficult to define. It seems to comprehend the sum total of the habits of the individual. Some of these are with us at birth; others are formed. In the forma tive period of our lives we have opportunity of shaping our self control and self improvement. The most important work of any one’s life is the conquering and controlling of self. “He that rul eth his spirit,” says the wise man, “Is better than he that taketh a city.” To which we may add: Unless a person can rule himself or herself they cannot rule a class. The teacher who has control of himself or herself is most likely to be able to control others; but his or her control to be most efficient must be indirect rather than di rect. 3’he re should be no place in the public schools for arbitrary rule or autocratic force. Such dis cipline defeats it own ends. Com mand that really controls is not usually expressed in words or in other outward display of authority. The best class disciplinarians say little about order. They act in an orderly way. They go straight at the purposes of the lesson. They say bp the tone of their words ard by their well-directed actions: "Wo are here for business!” The class naturally responds to such leader ship and falls in line. The ill-controlled person is al ways nagging the class for order. Such a teacher never gets what he or site is after. Let such a teacher begin with self and the difficulty will soon disappear. The teacher’s voice reflects very plainly the spirit of the teacher. A controled voice works magic with the class. If firm, clear tones, are used the class is likely to be quiet. If the teacher speaks in a high-pitched, raspy tone, or in a tone of lazy monotony, the control is lost. A common mistake made by teachers is suggested by this inci dent: The writer once called at a certain home. 3he children of the home were making so much noise that he had to knock at the door several times, very loudly, before he could make the inmates hear. Finally his sharp rap caught the ear of the mother, who called out in a shrill voice, “Come in! I try to talk above their voice.” 3’he harsh worn voice of this mother showed that she had been talking above the noises of her boisterous house hold for a good many years. The teacher who will talk above the noises of the class, may con tinue so to talk, but the iesults of the work are likely to be hardly worth while. 3'be lesson is largely lost, either through not being heard or through lack of respect for the work. 3’eachers should quietly but firmly stand for Jaw and order, for it is written, “Order is heav en’s fifst law.” Your friend for better schools, J. G. White. Axson, Ga.. November 4, 1920. The United States consumes a quarter of the world’s sugar. THE GENARAL ELECTION. f What Some Editors are Saying About the Results. Since we had to be licked, we have no objection to their making a good job of it. If they don’t make good with the government we will stick out our tongue at them and say “ah ha.” —Ocilla Star. It has been conceded by leading Democrats for many months that the party could not win the fight this year for many reasons, chief among which is the great record of achievement which the party has made during the past eight years. Men and parties who accomplish results always make enemies, and the more they accomplish the greater is the number of enemies which they are sure to make. It is only the men w ho set their sails to every passing breeze and who do nothing than go on holding leg islative offices without opposition. —Valdosta Times. The election which swept the Republicans into office by tremen dous odds Tuesday also swept an alarming number of rank Germans into our Congress. His name would lead us to believe the man who de feated Champ Clark is a German. A democrat, a man of Anglo-Saxon blood and pure devotion to the American flag and the cause of this country surrendered his seat in congress to the Germans of Texas —and in doing so he gives it over to the slackers and the traitors to this great government whenfwe were in a war we could not avoid. What a tremendous plement is living in this country enjoying its rich freedom of citizenship and possibilities in business that se cretly in heart was not willing to go to battle to defend its honor and rights of its citizens. —Cordele I iispatch. 33io.se people who wanted "a ohange"-»-and they appear to be in the majority, taking the country by and large, and judging by the voting in Tuesday’s national elec tion —now knows they are going to get it, and it is to be hoped they will quit growling and knocking and turn their attention to their business pursuits, whatever they may be. 33ie “change” will come right; we may depend upon that, but whether, it will be for the bet ter remains to be seen. In any event, however, nobody will gain anything by growling and lapsing into a state of pessimism. Those who get down to work and turn their faces cheerfully and encour agingly toward the future will be the ones, and the only ones, that will be in the procession of pros perity, whatever the changes in the administration may be.—Al bany Herald. Handling and Grading Potatoes Losses of sweet potatoes in stor age are due to the attacks of para sitic fungi or molds. Diseases like black rot, stem rot, scurf, etc., are transmitted to the potatoes from diseased plants; while others, as soft rot are not carried by the plants. Soft rot, caused by the black, bread mold, Rhizopus, is the most important storage rot of sweet po tatoes. The spores or seeds ol this mold are found in the soil, on the tools and containers used for har vesting, and in dust floating about in the air. These spores germinate and grow to best advantage under moist conditions, and do not readi ly attack the dry uninjured skin of a sweet potato. If Rhizopus spores lodge on a cut or bruised potato they readily germinate and grow on the moist surface and soon turn the potato into a rotten mass. The mycelium or roots of the fungous are able to grow from a rotting po #1.50 A YEAR Contest in Elocution. Mrs. Baker’s class in expression, composed of a number of girls and boys, gave a reading last Friday afternoon. It was a contest between the girls for a prize and between the boys I'm a prize. The teacher had offered a prize of $2.50 in gold for the best declamation in each class. Mrs. Baker had requested Messrs. T. S. Winn, G. 11. Mingledorff and B. T. Allen to act as judges, decide the contest and award the prizes. 3'lie contest began with the girls and the boys following. The judges found the contest very in teresting and made notes of each recitation, making necessary al lowances for the disparity in the ages and opportunities of each speaker. They reached the unani mous conclusion that they had a delicate task in hand; that all the speakers had acquitted themselves creditably and showed that they had been skillfully trained. But as a decision had to be reached as to the best in each class, girls and boys, it was unanimously decided that the girl's prize should go to Miss Jessie Sutton and the boy’s prize to master Orsen Brown. Mrs. Baker lias a class of twenty pupils, about equally divided be tween girls and boys, and they are making real progress in lilting themselves for successful reading, conversation and extemporaneous expression of thought before the public. Correct composition and declam ation, embracing minute analysis of subjects and questions, should be a part of the curiculum of every school. 3’he Tribune is glad Pearson peo ple have the services of Mrs. Ba ker to train their children in the art of elocution or expression. Quarterly Conference. The fourth quarterly conference of the Pearson charge will convene at Pearson Methodist church |ou Saturday November 13th, 1920. Preaching by Rev. E. F. Morgan at 11:00 o’clock a. m. Dinner on the ground, quarterly conference at 2:30 p. m. All official members of the charge are urged to be pres ent. Come bring your baskets and lets spend the day in interest of God’s Kingdom. W. C. Rails', Pastor. tato into an adjoining uninjured one, aud thus the rot introduced on a cut potato may cause the loss of many uninjured ones. Knowing that soft ret generally starts in cut and bruised potatoes it is important that care be used to grade so as to remove all cut and bruised potatoes from the ones in tended for storage. It is preferable to grade the potatoes in the field, putting all the good ones in crates or other containers, to be transfered to the storage house or bank. The cut and bruised potatoes should then be gathered and sold for im mediate use or fed to stock. When tin* potatoes are being graded all which show black rot spots should be sorted out and fed to stock, as they are not suitable for human food. There is generally some loss from rotting in storage even under the best of conditions, but is not ad visable to attempt to remove such potatoes by sorting overall of those stored, ashy so doing the good po tatoes are more or less bruised and spores from the rotting ones are scattered throughout the house. Tests along these lines at the Geor gia Experiment Station have prov en that the fewer times sweet po tatoes are handled in harvesting and storing the smaller the loss will be from storage rots. J. A. McClintock, Plant Physiologist. The first locomotive’s capacity was a load of ten tons at a rate o five miles an hour.
