PEARSON TRIBUNE
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
VOL. 6—NO. 34
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Gleanings from Ail Sections of
South Georgia.
Mrs. E. L. Davis, of Zirkle, visit
ed in Adel last week and was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. T. \Y. Wil
son. and her brother, Mr. W. Lloyd
Kirkland.
The tobacco crop of South Geor
gia amounted to 9,677,623 pounds
and it sold for $2,239,451.62, or an
average of 23.14 cents per pound.
Every farmer should plant at least
four acres to tobacco.
Hon. lb L. ratten, a Milltown
merchant and farmer, is an announ
ced candidate for representative of
Lanier county in the Legislature.
The election is in January. lie
was a loading booster for Lanier
county.
The Herrien County Bank will
reopen for business in a few days.
The Bank Examiner, sent by the
State banking department to look
into its affairs, has declared that
the bank is in good condition and
solvent.
John T. McCracken and William
Itadney, convicted in Colquitt Sup
erior court of the murder of Henry
T. Jones in 191 7, will have to serve
life sentences for their deed, tln
state supreme court having affirm
ed the judgment of the lower court.
The dates for tl:e 1921 Georg ia-
Florida Fair has been definitely
fixed for October 31 to Novenber 5
inclusive. The Fair Association is
greatly encouraged over the result
of the 1920 fair ahd hope to make
a greater success of its next effort.
A Schley county farmer planted
this year seven acres to sweet po
tatoes. Result: he sold SI,OOO
worth and has < nigh left for fami
]y use, to fatten seventeen head of
hogs and seed for next year’s plant
ing. There is no crop that can
beat that record.
The people of Alma, the capital
city of Bacon county, arc expecting
the Eleventh District l’ress Asso
ciation to be held there on the
third Monday in January. The
session will be t but one day, so let
us all go to Alma and spend the
day—Monday. January 17th.
Hon. Jos. I’. Smith, father of our
fellow-citizens. William and Henry
Smith, is the county commissioner
elect of the Mud ( reek district of
Clinch county. He will enter upon
the discharge of his duties on the
first Monday in January, 1921.
The Tribune wishes him a .success
ful term.
The ladies and gentlemen of
Ocilla held a mass meeting and
nominated the following municipal
ticket: Mayoi —H. E. Oxford;
Counciltnen —J. A. J. Henderson,
lb 11. Johnson. H. J. Quincey, E.
O. Bruce and T. L. Purvis; School
Board —T. A. Crouch, J. Y\ . Weav
er. Melvin Meeks. Mrs. J. J. Flan
ders and Airs. J. T. Floyd.
There being another place in
Georgia by the name of “Sidney,’
Milltown people are advertising for
another name to which they can
change its name from “Milltown.”
The Tribune is of opinion they may
change the name as they will it
would still he Milltown to every
one who knows the place. By that
name it has grown hoary with age,
and no mean reputation.
The officers elect of Lanier conn
ty have received and taken up their
commissions, thus completing the
organization of the county.of Lan
ier. Lanier superior court, prepara
tions for which is being rushed
will be held the second Monday in
January. Judge ]{. G. Dickerson
and Solicitor J. I). Lovett will do
the honors of the occasion. The
people are rejoicing that they have
a real, sure enough county. A good
feature is the people are all pulling
one way —no di-sensions of an syort
Delightful School Suspension.
It was something out of usual
that occurred Friday afternoon
when the Pearson High School
was on the eve of taking a vacation
for the Vuletide holidays. It was
a most happy commencement of
the Christinas festivities.
At the afternoon recess the pu
pils were called together by Prof.
Booth, the principal, and told that
something had happened and he
wanted to see the last one of them
in the auditorium immediately
upon the ringing of the bell to re
sume work.
The bell tapped and more than
two hundred pupils repaired to
the auditorium to be told what
bad happened. The Prof, made
them a most encouraging talk and
then distributed among them
Christmas remembrances in the
shape of fruit and candy. Of
course the children were surprised,
they were not expecting anything
of the kind.
The teachers were remembered
by their pupils with many gifts,
some of them of real value and
useful. One of the teachers was
so overcome with emotion when
she view ed the love tokens of her
pupils she burst into a flood of
tears. The teachers and pupils
love each other and the Tribune is
sure good work will be dime next
year.
The school was dismissed with a
hearty “God bless you,” and wish
es for a pleasant and happy holi
day season.
Rub-My-Tism relieves Rheu
matism, Neuralgia, Sprains.
Good Cane Crops.
Mr. YY. <). James was in the city
last Saturday and called at the
Tribune office to renew Iris sub
script ion for 1921.
While in the office Mr. James
said he had made a splendid sugar
cam; crop, and that he could easily
have taken all the sugar cane
premiums offered at the fairs.
He has just finished manufactur
ing his syrup and has twenty bar
rels of as fine syrup as lie is cap
able of making. He is disturbed
over the fact that there is no
market for it at a remunerative
price. Like all other farm pro
ducts syrup has dropped to pre
war prices.
Mr. James is heartily in favor of
an Atkinson county exhibit at the
Fairs next fall and thinks the
farmers from all sections of the
county should organize to that
end.
Quarterly Conference.
The first quarterly conference
for the Pearson Circuit, 1921 con
ference year, will be held with the
Pearson Methodist church Satur
day, the Bth day of January.
The business meeting, at which
all the official members of the
churches of the circuit are earnest
ly requested to be present, will be
held on Saturday afternoon.
The presiding Elder, Jiev. E. F.
Morgan, will be here and preside
at the business meeting. He is
expected and it has been announc
ed that he will remain over and
preach for the pastor at the regular
appointment—the second Sunday
in January.
Pastor Luke is planning for a
busy time, throughout the year,
urging his people to ‘ take a more
advanced Christian position.
Rub-My-Tism cures bruises,
cuts, burns, sores, tetter, etc.
Hon. W. It. Frier was elected
Mayor of Douglas last Saturday.
The bush whackers couldn’t man
ipulate the ladies, and they are a
quantity that must be figured on
in these latter days.
To prevent a cold take 666.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DEt’EM HER 24,1920
<Jt.hr limn? ©mint lfcquu\
Kansas 1 ndvstkialist.
How the heart grows soft and tender while its columns you're perusing,
Every item is familiar, every name yon know full well.
And a llood of recollection passes o'er you while you are musing
Oil the past, and weaves about you an imaginative spell.
You can see the old home village once again in fancy, seeming
To be clasping hand of neighbor and of friend and relative;
And their faces rise before you as you're idly, fondly dreaming
O’er (lie little country paper printed where you used to live.
PEARSON TRIBUNE.
The above linos should appeal to the former residents of Pearson
and Atkinson eotfaty, who have strayed off into the commercial and
business world, as a "Letter from Home.” It lias to many, and should
toothers. To these it is suggested that $1.50 will insure it going to
them for twelve months. Send the money; that's a good deed.
The residents of Atkinson county, every portion thereof, should
feel an abiding interest in their local paper. It is a faithful chronicler
of current events of the county; keeps you in touch with her progress
toward success in moral, soei 1 1, educational and material interests.
It will help you. in the performance of your duty as a good husband,
father, citizen. The wife a«( mother wants it; it keeps her posted as
to new and better ways of accomplishing her many tasks. She would
be pleased to have it for a year. , Send the editor $1.50 and let it go
to her during the year 1921. That’s a good husband.
The girls and boys of Atkinson county want the Tribune and they
.should have it. They want to keep up with their neighbor girls and
boys; it will create a spirit of rivalry which if properly directed will
make ! hem brighter and better women and men and citizens. Send
the editor $1.50 and let your children read the pap, r during 1921. It
would elevate you in their estimation. That’s a good father.
Now husband, father, citizen, don’t, be a laggard in the performance
of your duly to your county, ourself and your family by not putting
the Tribune in your home for 1921. It would be the most enjoyable
Christmas and New Year’s pr, sent you could bestow upon your loved
ones. It lasts ail the year round.
All remittances should be made to B. 'l'. Allen, Editor.
Statement ok tiiK Condition’ok the
PEARSON BANKING COMPANY
Located ;il lVarsoij, (»a., at the close of business Dee. loth, 1.920.
liKSDCHCKS
Demand I amirs $ W ’
Time Doans 2U‘ »01.0!
F. S. Liberty Bonds and slocks
owned by Die Bank ~ DTOO
Banklnu House •••< ’
Furniture and Fixtures ,40.17
<’ash in Vault and Amount Deposi
ted In Banks 9,305.94
(’ash Items l.on.dK
Clearing House T'.B.im
T< »T A I - 8259.650.47
STATE OF UKOHIIIA- \tkinmon rocvi'Y.
Before me eame \V. .1. Tyler. < ‘ashler of I‘earson Banking < 'onijmny, who being duly sworn
km. vs that the' aliovi• and lon ; dm: «n. turnout is a true condition ol Haiti bank, wt shown
by 1 lit: books ol (ib-In said bank, i^DDH.
Sworn to and siibsorlborl bidoro me, this‘.’lit lt day of liocombt r, 1920.
I W'l .sLLY ItOBEKTS, ordinary, Atkinson County. < Sa.
Guardian’s Petition to Sell Land for Rfi
invixlnient.
GKc iron A—Atkin on < onnty.
Alter four woi l s indicia imrHuant to law.
a petition, ol which a true and correct cony
Ik subjoined, will be presented to the lion. It.
<;. I dekersob, J udeo of the superior < onrt, at
the court bouse in said county, on the lourth
Monday in January. 1921.
V|i il,.\ ICIHK I ' XU.
1 1 DOR<3 A —Atkinson < lounly.
To the lion. 11. o. Dickerson. Judge ol the
.Superior < ’ourt ol said court.
The petition ol Viola Kirkland shows:
1. That she Is the Guardian ol Johnnie,
George, * ’ora and Judson Kirkland, hereto
fore duly appointed as such guardian In said
county.
2. That she desires to sell for re-in vestment
at private sab; the following properly, the
fcame being a pari of the real estate of said
wards, to-wlt:
A one-fourth undivided Interest In 4l«» acres
more or less, of I .ol of I 'and No. 27, In I ne « lb
land district of Atkinson county. r> orgla,
bounded on the north, south, cast ai. I west
by the original land lines; also an one- mirth
undivided interest in 17 1-2 acres, n 're or
lews, of Lot of Land No. 20. In the 7th di <tfict,
and in the southeast corner of said lot, in At
kinson county, Georgia.
Said land produces no revenue, and is a
burden and expense in the way of taxes, in
surance, upkeep and repairs.
i. Petitioner desires to invest the proceeds
of such sale in Interest bearing 0 per cent.
'Time Certificates of Deposits.
Petitioner show: . hat notice of her Inten
tion to make this application has been pub
lished once a week lor four weeks in tin I*<-ar
son Tribune newspaper, being "he new. paper
in which the county advertisements aie usu
ally published, as required by law.
VIOLA KiUK'LA ND.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, t' is the
17th day of December. 1020.
L. A. 11 AR< iRFA yds.
Notary Public Atkinson county, Ga.
Nntice to Debtors and Creditors.
GEORGlA—Atkinson Go mty:
I>egal notice Is hereby given to all persons
Indebted to the estate of Ji. F. Summerlin,
late of said county, deceased, to make im
mediate payment to the undersigned. All
persons holding claims against said estate
are hereby required to present them duly
certified, as required by law, to the under
signed. This December Ist, 1920.
L, W. -’3 L -UtfKli I A N, WX.SrMMV. HI N,
Administrators.
LI A HI LI I I LS
Capital Slock Paid In " 30,000.00
F'tirpJns Lund... * 20,000.00
I ndlvlded Profits, b : < iment IT,
ponses. Interest and Tuxes Paid 4.785.69
Individual deposits subject t<» check 107,751.71
I hue ( Vrtideates *78,420.00
< 'ashler's Cheeks 1,440.17
Bills payable, including Time Cer
tificates representing borrowed
money.. 15,000.00
Cash Long 93.80
Reserve for Depreciation on I . S.
Liberty Bonds 1,152.50
T< )T A I S 259,650.47
Petition for Public Road.
<; K< >R(; J \—Atkinson County.
To all whom It may concern:
Take notice that P. M. Lang, K. <Hodges.
W. G. .James. .1. Walter .lames, el. al have ap
plied for an order seeking the establishment
of a new road, which has been laid out and
marked conformably to law by Coininission
i-i s duly appointed, and a report thereof made
on oath by them, said road commencing at
tnc home place of R. IL Deen in said county
and thence following the mall route In a
southerly direction through the land of W. <).
.lann-s. in lot of land No. 148 to a point about
109 yards beyond the Southern end of said
lane: thence* in a Southerly direction through
the lands of Irwin Williams and .J. W. James
and L. C. Hodges across lots of land Nos. 175,
191 and 195. and Intersecting said mail route
near tin Southern boundary lineof lot of land
No. 194, continuing thence in a Southerly di
rection about 300 yards in the land of P. M.
Lang on lot of laud No. 221, t hence ill an east
erly direct ion through said lot No. 221 and
past the home place of said P. M. Lang to a
point in lot No. 222 about3ooyards beyond the
eastern boundary thereof to the end of the
said Mail route: thence in a Southerly direc
tion through said lot No. 222 to the Southern
boundary line of said county.
Now. il no good cause be shown to the con
trary by persons interested in this matter,
tin order will be granted by the undersigned
at Jhe regular monthly meet ing of the < boun
ty GommiKKloners in said county on the first
Monday In January*l92l.
This the (sth day of December, 1920.
Attested: LA. I i \ Korea ves. Clerk.
Jeff Kikklanp, Chairman of the Hoard.
Libel fOr Divorce.
f;eokgia—Atkinson county.
Audrey Swann vs. Charley Swann—Petl
x tion for Divorce.
The plaintiff, Audrey Swann, having filed
her petition for divorce agal*»t Charley Swann
to the Superior Court of said county, and It
being made to appear to the court that Char
ley Swann is a non resident of the State of
Georgia, and an order being made for service
upon him by publication, this is. therefore,
to notify Charley Swann to be and appear at
the January Term of the Superior Court of
-aid county to he hely on the fourth Monday
in January, 1921. then and there to answer
this complaint.
Witness the Honorable R. O. Dickerson.
J udge of the Superior < ourt, this 16th flay of
November, 1920.
Wilky M. Su-mnek, Clerk.
666 breaks a cold quicker
than any remedy we know.
LETTERS FOR SANTA CLAUS.
Children’s Missives Telling Him
Their Christmas Desires.
*
Dear Santa:
I am going to school at Fussell
school house and am in the third
grade, and we, are going to have a
Xmas tree at our school house
Xmas eve and 1 want you to put
me some things on it. 1 would
like a doll and carriage and a heap
of fruit.
Your little friend,
Luuile Sirmans.
Dear Santa:
1 am a little boy in the first
primer and 1 like our teacher just
line and 1 would like for you to
put on our Xmas tree a lots of
toys and fruit for me.
\Y ishing you a merry Xmas,
Your little boy,
Devond Morgan.
Dear Santa Claus:
1 would like a doll and carriage
and some fruit for Christmas. I
am in the second grade and 1 like
my teacher. A merry Xuias to
you.
Your little girl,
Esteli.e Morgan.
I Tear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy and I am just
in the primer and I have just start
ed to school out here and T like
my teacher and schoolmates. For
Xmas I would like a horse and
wagon and lots of toys and fruit.
Your little boy,
Claude Branch.
Dear Santa:
Here comes a big boy, just in
the third grade and you know T
am mighty large.
Santa, I want you to come to
our Xmas tree and bring me lots of
toys and fruit.
Your large boy,
Jeff Kirkland.
Dear Santa:
I am a little girl just in the
primer and 1 like our teacher fine.
For Xmas J want you to bring
me a doll and carriage and lots of
fruit. Please bring sister some
thing.
Your little girl,
Ruth Corbitt.
Hello Santa:
Here 1 come telling you what I
want you to bring me tor Xmas a
ball, train of cars and other toys.
With inauy thanks,
H. B. Woods.
Dear Santa:
I want you to bring me for Xmas
a doll and carriage and lots of
fruit and a little bracelet watch.
Thanking you very much,
Mae Bell Woods.
Pearson, Ga., Dee. 19,’20.
Dear old Santa:
1 am a little girl, eight years old.
Please bring me a set of vases, a lit
tle handkerchief and some fruit,
and if you have any toys you can
bring me some of them. Don’t forget
my little sisters and brother, and
please remember the little orphans.
Y our little friend,
Theresa Corbitt.
Pearson, Ga., Dec. 19,‘19.
Dear old Santa:
I am a little girl, seven years
old. 1 want you to remember me
Xmas and bring me a tea set, a lit
tle handkerchief and some fruit; if
you have any toy stoves you can
bring me one of them.
Your little friend,
Jva Lunette Corbitt.
Pearson, Ga., Dee. 19,’20.
Dear old Santa Claus:
1 am a little girl ten years old.
Please bring me a set of vases, a
handkerchief and lots of fruit. I
am going to be a good little girl.
Don’t forget me Xmas.
Your little friend,
Gladys Pafford.
Pearson, Ga., Dec. 19, 1920.
Dear old Santa Claus:
Please bring me a sleepy doll,
some handkerchiefs and some
$1.50 A YEAR
Chemical Analysis of Soils.
The frequent requests made for
the examination of soil samples
evidence a general misconception
of the value of a soil analysis. The
prevalent impression among farm
ers seems to be that such an analy
sis will directly indicate the need
of specific fertilizer treatment. Soil
analysis is important; but quantity
of plant food in the soil is not al
ways the controlling factor of crop
production. Physical character,
subsoil, climatic conditions, etc.,
are all-important in influencing
yields.
In the chemical analysis of soil
the method now generally used is
to dissolve the sample and deter
mine the total amount of the vari
ous plant food elements. An acre
is considered to contain two mil
lion pounds of soil in the top six
inches. An application of a ferti
lizer containing 200 pounds of pot
ash in an acre by one hundreth
per cent a variation well within
the limits of error in chemical an
alysis; yet application of potash at
this rate would supply any demand
for this element that is made ou
the soil in an ordinary crop season.
It is for suen reasons that a chemi
cal analysis is of no considerable
value as an indication of the im
mediate need of a crop for a par
ticular fertilizing element.
Certainly an examination of the
soil would show the relative defici
ency or sufficiency of an element,
but the knowledge would not be a
safe guide for fertilizer treatment
for the next crop. In a long-time
system of fertilizing and soil build
ing knowledge of the composition
of the soil is indispensible, but is
not sufficient in itself. While the
total amount of any one element
present is often high the laud
will readily respond to an applica
tion of this element. Thus au ap
plication of a few pounds of soluble
potash to a soil containing 50,000
pounds of potash to the aero result
ed in increased crop production,
lu the same soil phosphorous was
deficient, only 1000 pounds per
acre being present. Evidently the
system of treatment should include
the liberation of available potash
from such an enormous supply, as
well as the addition of phosphorous
to the soil.
At the X. Y. Experiment Sta
tion it has been found from a close
study of figures showing the per
centages of nitrogen, phosphorous,
and calcium oxides, in soils from
various plats, that there is no re
lation between these percentages
and the productivity of the plats,
nor was there any indication of ap
preciable changes in the composi
tion of the soil after seventeen
years of greatly unlike treatment
in the application of manure and
fertilizers in cropping.
Chemical analysis of soils are in
dispensible to the purpose of scien
tific investigation and it has only
been through their aid that the
present knowledge of argriculture
lias been accumulated. When
differences in production are ob
served in soils otherwise similar,
analysis would probably reveal the
reason add although the expense is
.considerable it would then be just
ified. Promiscuous analysis of in
dividual samples however is not
advisable, since it is not yet pos
sible to measure accurately the
fertility of soil by that means.
F. 11. Smith, Chemist.
fruit. lam a little girl, fouryears
old. Please remember little broth
er, and bring little brother a liitle
horse and wagon and a ball.
Your little friend,
Jessie Corbitt.
Indolence; poverty; sorrow;
shame; death. May the young men
and women of America be saved
from such an inexorable fate!
666 quickly relieves a cold.
