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About Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1920)
VOL. (i—NO. 35 NEWS OP OBR NEIGHBORS. Gleanings from All Sections of South Georgia. Tho voters of Douglas, women and inn;, h r. ■ elected a new set of ", dad'.“ viz: Mayor —W. It Frier: (Vuneiimeii- —F. F. Preston, O. F. , n. C. Reliban, W. IF Bo lie ami It. N. .Me Far hern. These are nil . T follows and will makei Done!,.-- I'vrl'cnt officials. At any rui. the j eople will have to give them a year's trial, and the Tribune wishes them sueeees. The i Ware county will test ' is' vr-eiity of the const i tut.io.j , .dment, recently adopti d. •• ha h provides a new ba alive representation from ; ;es. and under which it w; a,lea .. a to give Ware coun ty tiire< . - ,ai of two representa t;vi s. bill, in its passage thr, a th * <tenerai Assembly, be cae ; ,e ’as to defect V are county's a.- ei rat ions. 1-ai; aa aa- been hard hit re cent 1 v l>> la s. Her last loss was her hot d by M rs. S. \\ ■ Tomlinson, and a near by dwelling, owned by Mr. W. W. liauman snd occupied by Co!. A. ('. Franks. The hotel !••; id a was partially covered by insui am : the Bauman dwelling w:t~ nut insured, but Col. Frank-- -ave! ;,!! his household goods. The roomers at the hotel lost everything tiny had in their rooms. A mcidin'.; was held in Way cross Wedm sduy <*; las! week to perfect the organi■ :i; a of a "District Council i i Bo;, ills." Seven couni .1 ’.aeon, Brant ley, <Bn *•, < ffee. Pierce and Ware —were ••eted to be rep resented. Tin ditor was request ed to represf n t Atkinson county, but sit kms- i : ecu led 1)1 < being present. To m . real men out of our boy- is a La -k worthy of our best effort. 11 is given out I rum the Way cross Headquarters of tin* High way Department that, in the Eleventh cm .pa ssional district, there are fourteen projects under consti . Turn were complet ed in ' , a-i>4ind the contracts let for tv. • lac More than six bundi. aa are einpioyeil by the dep.irti.a ).:. ai d one hundred and tv .i.\’t • is and thirty trucks used evi'iy In all there arc aboiil a-u hundred miles under const) i ct ion, P imped the people of Braid 1 -siiiy can straighten out tbeii t.uigle without re s,,|-l ;. M a 111--a. election. Till' eh'ctian 11 .uri- were bundled up <and sent ! » th.r Secretary of state without i< ■ a properly consolidat ed. ■ i:> ; ar Tribune that the re so returns could be sent back i •■•lion by the man ag f is ( , . ice! ion. This may be done t he officers elect com mix •; a dify and be sworn in Rub-” y n cures bruises, cuts, b'Ui- sores, tetter, etc. Col. See, aiii M. Smith, son of Mr. and Mis. Seward Smith, of Iloinerville, Clinch county, has been appall. led assistant At torney- Generni if g .... and will prob ally assume hi duties at the time the other -Pit;- house officers are sworn in a.ud l a. . ir their duties. Mr. Smith gr;aiu it.ed in literature and law prim to the war and, after a short experience in the actual practice ui his profession, vol unteered in t:!;■ service of his coun try. After the signing of the arm istiee and be was discharged, he located at- * Mi dole for tire practice of his prnH ssii n. lint left Coidele a few months ago and located in Hunting! i. V. t Virginia. Rub-M Tig . relieves Rheu matism, Leu. .igia, Sprains. Death of B. H. Tanner The festivities of the Christmas holidays, in Douglas and Coffee county, were turned to mourning when the news from Atlanta Fri day morning announced the death of Mr. IS. 11. Tanner. He had been in failing health for some time and had gone to Atlanta for medical treatment. His remains were buri ed Sunday afternoon in the Tan ner graveyard, not far from his home at Kales. Elder 'l'. S. Hubert, pastor of the Douglas Baptist Church, officiated at the funeral, in the presence of many people who attended the interment. Mr. Tanner was born and reared j in Coffee county, when schools wore scarce and deprived him of an education. Nevertheless, by his perseverance, energy and strict, attention to business he acquired a competency for himself and num erous family. lie was ranked among ilie wealthsest citizens of < toffee county. • His acknowledged business abil ity brought him into prominence as a county. official. His latest service to his county was as chair man of the Ilocd of County Com missioners; ho served in that cap acity three or four forms. He took an active interest in all public af fairs of town and county. He served one term as Mayor of Douglas, and many reforms were worked out during liis term of of fice. lie was president of the Citizens Bank of Douglas from its organiza tion until lliree or four years ago he resigned. He was also at the head of large mercantile interests in Douglas. He gave these interests over to the care of his children, when he moved from Douglas back to Fairs to give his entire atten lion to bis immense farming inter lie is survived by his second wife and a large family of children. He will he missed not only by these but many people; who made him (he source from whence their live liiiood came. Christmas Casualties. During the Christmas holidays just, past there were several serious casualties w itliin a radius of twelve miles of Pearson. The first was at Millwood. A small child of Mr. W ard was sleep ing in a room upstairs, in the all sence of fire works of any sort some youngsters decided to celebrate with their firearms. A bullet Iron) one of the weapons entered the *'ooin where the child was sleeping and seriously if not. fatally wound ing the child. The missile struck the child in the* eye and ranged fo the opposite side of the head. The Opinion has been expressed that the child will probably lose both his eyes if not his life. The second was an unfortunate affray at Kirkland, engaged in by Jodie Corbitt and Frank Guldens, and in which Gorbitt slashed Bid dens severely with a knife, and the wounds may prove fatal. The third was in Pearson. A lad of a boy was shot in the eye by the careless handling of a parlor rifle, and the boy may lose his right eye. 666 quickly relieves a cold. Mike Kahn, a Jew merchant of | Sale City. Mitchell county, was , caught napping some time ago. A | man representing, the Tax depart j ment of Mitchell county, called on I him for a statement of the value of j his property. He thought he was talking to a commercial agent who wanted the value of his property for a credit basis, and he boosted values sure enough. He got on to it when he discovered Jiis tax val ues tile same as given to the man who had interviewed him. He [now wants to go kick bimsefi. Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson. PEARSON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31,1920 EDITORIAL OPINIONS. The Brethren are Discussing a Number of Live Topics. The man who is sitting on the fence waiting for some relief from Washington is simply wasting his time, whether he is a farmer, a mer chant, a banker or a cotton spoon lator. The Government ought to go out of the paternal business. The quicker we quit depending on Washington to relieve us < ou^ ! troubles the better off we wnl be. —Lyons Progress. It is understood that there are influences at work to have the Georgia Legislature pass a law pro hibitiug the sale of many of the old standard remedies by drug gists, the old-time remedies which the people have been accustomed to buy through the generations. It is safe to say that the men who support such a monstrous bill will not have the opportunity to sup port any kind of one in another Legislature. —Adel News. “How dear to our heart is the steady subscriber- —the steady sub scriber who pays in advance; there's nothing but gold in his heart and fiber, and lie'll go straight to heav en with half a chance,” says the Walton Tribune. “Most all of our steady subscribers who pay in ad vance have already gone to heaven or somewhere else,” comments the Griffin NewsandSun. All our sub scribers pay iu advance, but then this part of God’s Gountry is as near heaven as a fellow can get on lb is earth. —Tilton Gazette. All our subscribers live in God’s Gountry; and some of llii'in actual Jy pay for and read the Tribune in (i lory. We notice that the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant, almost com pleted, is likelj to lie abandoned, due to the opposition of the I've publicans in Congress, it will be recalled (hat one very strong rea son for the establishment of this plant was that farmers in time of peace might, be able to procure mi limited supplies of nitrogen at a cheap price. But, so many of the farmers were so much engaged in opposilion fo the league of Nations that they seem to iiave overlooked w hat, was about to happen to their nitrate prospects. Then, too,this ni trate plant making cheap fertilizers might hurt the guano factories. — Ocilia Star. We get a splendid suggestion for tiie farmer boys from Mr. J. L. William article in the TifLot Ga zette. He urges the planting of black walnut trees for the tremefid ous value in the wood for lumber twenty-five years in the future, lie suggests that the average farm can be made to yield from five to twenty thousand dollars worth of black walnut lumber in that time with the trees in the fence jams and along spare places. He speaks of the value of the walnuts as spare food for the children—and they were fine in our boy days. The trees for lumber in furniture and airplane uses will prove of greater value in future than at present be cause of (liegrowing need. —Cordele Dispatch. Many tourists h ave passed through Tifton during the past few weeks, returning from Florida. Not all of them report such extra ordinary charges as the Coffee county paper tells of, but there are many complaints of lack of ac comodations, of high prices for ne cessities, prohibitive rents, an 1 un reasonably charges for camping ground. Therefore, many people who motored there to spend the winter turned back, either stop ping at some point in South Geor gia or returning home. As a rule these were people of moderate means, who have for several years Big Egg Yield. “From a small lloek of hens 1 now get 20 to 25 eggs per day, whereas before giving them Dr. Le- Gear’s Poultry prescription, I only received three or four. Its cost lias been repaid to me over and over.” So writes Mrs. J. W. Mont gomery, Tunneil Hill, Ga. You should increase your yield now, while prices are high, through Hr. LeGear's Poultry Prescription. It is a tonic which builds up the ! lien's strength and vitality, and stimulates the egg-produeing or gans. For 28 years I)r. LeGear lias been recognized as America's foremost Expert Poultry Breeder and Veteri narian. Any time your poultry or stock are ailing, it. will pay you to get the proper Hr. LeGear Remedy from your dealer. It must give satisfaction, or your dealer will re fund your money.—Advertisement made it a practice of spending the winter in Florida, but who found if this year beyond their means. — Tifton Gazette. Gone, But Not Forgotten. In sad bui loving memory of MARSH B. WOOD, who passed away on June 22nd, 11)20. A dear one from us is gone, A voice is hushed and still, A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled. More and more, each day, we miss him, Friends may think the wound is healed; But I hey little know the sorrow That lies within our hearts con cealed. I tow hard wo t ried to save you, I’layers and tears were all in vain, Happy angels came anil bore you . From this world of toil and pain. Where no sorrow, pain nor sick ness, Deaths and heartaches never come. Written by liis wife Behkjh M. Wood. Pearson, Ga., December 22, 1920. A good two-horse wagon for sale cheap for cash. Sec- J. L, Murray YOU LOVE LIFE MORE Takes on a Different Color When Your Blood Is Rich and Free fiom Poison. TRY TAKING PEPTO MAMGAN. If You Feel Listless and Depressed Your Blood is Clogged and Sluggish. Without knowing why, you find yourself feeling unhappy. You go around day after day half asleep. Interest in what is going on around you lags and life becomes dull. The beauty of radiant sunshine, lovely flowers and tip entrancing miracles of life you miss entirely. Living, eating, sleeping, become more or less of a bore. That is what clogged, sluggish blood does to you. It poisons your thoughts. You are only half alive. You need a good blood-enriching tonic. Take Pepto-Mangan for a few weeks and notice the big im provement. Pepto-Mangan is an agreeable tonic and is heartily en dorsed by physicians. Your druggist has Pepto-Man gan in both liquid and tablet form. Buy whichever you prefer, one lias exactly the same effect as the other. Make sure you get genuine Pepto-Mangan. Ask for "Glide's” and look for the full name, “Glide’s Pepto-Mangan,” on the package. —Ad vertisemen t. To prevent a cold take 666. WE HELPED BUILD SCHOOL Tribune a Friend to Eleventh District School, Prof. J. M. Thrash, President of the Eleventh District A. <& M. school, cameover from Douglas last Friday morning for the express purpose of discussing with the Ed itor an article appearing in the Tribune which he thought was de rogatory and hurtful to the school, lit- couldn’t understand how a friend of the school could permit siii'li an article to appear in a news paper under his control. Prof. Thrasli is sturdy, evenly balanced, doesn't go off at a tan gent. and (lie discussion was pleas ant —lasting about an hour. As soon as be saw the motive behind the criticism lie readily coincided with the Editor that “Turning out Star foot ball players” is not a fea ture of the school at all and should not be accentuated in the public prints, and the officials of the school should withdraw their con sent that it be given undue prom inence, as was done in the Macon Telegraph which inspired the Tri bune's criticism. The Editor was disappointed that the Tribune’s motives, in re producing the Telegraph’s squib and adding the forceful criticism, should be misread and misunder stood. it was suggestive only of this interpretation: That, while athletics is a necessary adjunct to any reputable school, the primal purpose of the establishment of the twelve agricultural and me chanical schools in Georgia was to train their students, in connection with a literary course, in agricul ture, mechanic's, home economies and kindred seieuees. These are tiie real features of the schools, and the success they attain in these features is what should be emphasized in the public prints; this is the kind of advertising they need and must have in order to success. However, it is a lament able fact that quite all the public ity they are getl ing relates to their attainments in athletics —base ball and football. Hence the Tribune thinks it time to call a halt; not that the Editor objects to physical training in these schools. It is necessary, blit not so important as to win all the publicity they get. Now, the facts are that the Elev enth District school is doing fine work in literature and science, no better work is being done at any of the secondary schools in Geor gia. Pupils graduating from its literary department are well equip ped and can stand the most rigid examination. This is exemplified in the ease of Miss Carolyn Kirk land, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kirkland, of Atkinson county, who, in a contest for a teacher’s certificate in Tennessee, won first place over a large class of appli cants, and tli is is the kind of at tainments that should he given to the newspapers for publication. The school is doing good work in agriculture, and has turned out some excellent young farmers, and the Editor is proud of their suc cess. These young gentlemen are never heard of in the newspapers. The Editor regrets exceedingly that the School's splendid success, in connection with its primal feat ures, should be hid under the pub licity bushel, while its incidental feature is given such prominence. Another splendid fact is the spirit animating the school, teach ers and pupils are in perfect accord, With this and the success of the other real features going to the public, the school’s usefulness to the girls and boys of the District would not be questioned and the patronage greatly increased. If the Tribune’s criticism shall bring a change in the kind of pub licity the school is getting the $1.50 A YEAR Home-Coming for Christmas. Among the most pleasant inci dents of the holidays was the home coming of former citizens, scattered off in the business world, to spend Christmas and the holidays with parents, relatives and friends. The Tribune has made, as near as possible, a complete list of those xvho were here and their hosts. Mr. and Mrs. John O’steen and children from Hopkins, at the homo of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Woodard. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Pafford, from Hopkins. She was visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Kirkland, near Axson, while ho visited friends and relatives in tho southwestern portion of Atkinson county, among them Hons. S. L. Mainor and John H. Haskins. Misses Etta White Edna Meeks and Mattie Morris, came home from school at Valdosta, to spend tho recess with their parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. O, White, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Meeks and Hon. Thomas Morris. Dr. Spencer Kirkland and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Davis and son Geo. were with their parents, Hon. and Mrs. Jeff Kirkland. Dr. D. E. Harrell, undergraduate of tho Augusta Medical College, spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lovett Harrell. Miss Mae James came home from Fitzgerald and spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I*. James. Miss Belle Pafford and sister, Mrs. Bradford, came down from Albany and spent Saturday and Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Pafford. Messrs. Wash and Charlie Doug las were here from Maitland, Fla., and spent several days with their parents, Hon. and Mrs. B. W. Doug las, in the Harmony Grove settle ment, northern portion of the coun ty- Judge and Mrs. F. E. McNeaal had for their guests several days his son, Mr. Stacy McNeal from some point in East Georgia, and his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McNeal, of Mul berry, Fla. Miss Charlotte ltieketson, teach er of the Leliatou school, spent her week’s recess with her mother, Mrs. Mary Ricketson. M r. Remer Sweat came over from Douglas, where he is attending school, and spent several days with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sweat. He also spent several days with his mother, Mrs. Herrin, near Waycross. Mr. Edgar and Miss- Estelle Parker, who are working in Jack sonville, Fla., spent several days here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Parker. Mr. Charlie James and family of Willacoochee,|visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. James, dnriug the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Browning and children visited her brother, Mr. B. F. Guest, and family, near Kirkland. He also visited his bro thers, Willie and Artie, in this city. Little Miss Mae Bartley, came over from Valdosta and spent tho school vacation with her mother, Mrs. Alice Bartley. sporting columns of the daily pa pers it will prove helpful rather than hurtful, and reach the pur pose intended by the Editor. It is not hurtful for any institution to see itself in the mirror of criticicin. It there finds its point of least re sistence and can strengthen itself for progress toward success. Through the liberality of Prof. Thrash the Tribune will go to the School library for 1921, and teach ers and pupils will fiud in it a real friend. The Editor is glad Prof. Thrash called to see him, and trusts bq will CQiue again,
