PEARSON SITRiBUNE
VOL. 6—NO. 41
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Gleanings from All Sections of
South Georgia.
The big tobacco warehouse at
Niebolls was destroyed by fire, of
unknown origin, early last Friday
morning. Loss estimated at SBOOO
partly covered by insurance.
Worth superior court, which
convenes Monday, February 14. will
have an unusually large criminal
docket; six or seven murder cases,
besides other felonies, to be tried.
Fitzgerald will be the site of the
sweet potato unit, or government
experiment station, where practi
cal demonstrations will be made
iu the production of sugar from
sweet potatoes.
The Observer, Moultrie evening
newspaper, has established a 40-
mile auto mail route, reaching
Doerun. Hartsiield, Sale City and
•Funston. Lack of rail service is
assigned as the reason for it.
The Citizens Bank of Oeilla has
been reorganized and opened for
business February Ist. Mr. It. H.
Johnson formerly of the First Na
tional. is the Cashier. The State
Bank Examiner reports it in sound
financial condition. ,1. C. Luke is
the new president.
Brooks county farmers have
solemnly determined among them
selves not to buy a ton of commer
cial fertilizer unless the prices are
reduced to equitable bases. 'Phis
determination was reached at a
largely attended mass meeting held
in Quitman last Saturday after
noon.
Efforts are being made to #esus
citato the Coffee Comity Fair, and
pull off a big exposition next fall.
Thought the Fair Association had
sold their grounds and the entire
outfit dismantled, if this is so, it
was surely bad policy, but in this
time of financial stress there is no
accounting for what is being done.
Eilenton, a lively village on the
Georgia and Florida railroad be
tween Sparks and Moultrie, was
the victim of a $25,000 blaze last
Friday. The general store of Rob
inson & Co. and the Hardware
Store of \V. J. Cribb. The fire was
first discovered in the general
store. Neither firm carried much
insurance.
The newspapers of Oeilla and
Fitzgerald arc now jawing each
other about the future location of
the shops and general offices of the
Oeilla Southern railroad. The
Fitzgerald Leader-Enterprise as
serls they are to be moved to that
city while the Oeilla Star insists
they will remain in that city. At
any rate they would not enrich
Fitzgerald nor would they impov
erish Oeilla.
The Tribune learns that our
Nashville neighbors are to have
Editor J. Kelly Simmons, of the
Mcßae Enterprise and President
of the Georgia Press Association,
in charge of their local paper, the
Herald. The Tribune eongratu
ates Nashville, and welcomes Editor
Simmons as a neighbor. Berrien
county is a splendid newspaper
field and it will be occupied by a
most capable man.
The sudden death of Mr. A. W.
Parrish, of Adel, whom the Tribune
man has known for forty- or more
years, brings with it a pang of sor
row. He was one of Cook county's
foremost citizens. His death was
the result of an attack of acute in
digestion. He is survived by six
children —three sons and three
daughters. The daughters are
Miss Mary Parrish and Mesdames
J. H. May and Oia Bennett, and
the sons are S. A., W. D. and P. M.
Parrish.
Rub-My-Tism cures bruises,
cuts, burns, sores, tetter, etc.
Is World Growing Better.
This is a controverted question.
Is the world growing better? 1
formerly- answered yes; but events
of the day cause me to answer, no.
What are the events?
Ist. Perjury: I believe the
time has been, if a man made oath
to a thing, that settled it. How is
it now? It raises the question, is
it true? A certain circuit judge is
credited with saying, “the truth is
rarely sworn.” I recent ly knew-of
a case iu court, a man was suing an
incorporation; after the jury was
sworn in, one of them said, “Let’s
give that company li —1.” There
are eases w here men, placed in po
sitions of trust, under oath and
under bond, deliberately perjured
themselves for a few- dollars.
2nd. Buying and selling votes
on election day. It is not called
by that name, but is often referred
to as paying for the day’s work
lost coming to election; but it is
buying votes regardless of the
name it is called.
3rd. Illegitimacy as to child
hood. Don't mention it; forty years
ago it was almost as rare as angels’
visits, but now, alas! It is so com
tnon! It is so common it barely
excites a comment.
4th. Amalgamation with the
African race: Shame where is thy
blush? We never hear of many
prosecutions for such, though we
have rigid laws against such, and
plenty of evidence of violations, all
around us. What is the matter
with our courts.?
sth. Modern styles of female
dress: It seems our American la
dies would adopt any fad or fash,
ion suggested by the fallen women
of Paris. No difference how short
the skirt or how low the collar or
how short the sleeves; or how thin
the material is made of; even if
you could see wings beneath, if
there were any. I knew of a large
department store, where a number
of young women were employed.
One morning one of them came in
with so little clothing on, one of
the proprietors took her by the
arm, led her to the door and said,
“Go home, young woman and put
on clothes before you come to
work.” Young lady, do yon rea
lize the body is sacred in God's
sight, and has been ever since
Adam and Eve donned their fig
leaf suit, and not intended for ex
posure? And do you know when
you dress in a style that exposes
“the temple of God,” you are sub
jeets of all kinds of uncomplimen
tary criticism? And the eyes of
the vulgar are gazing? And do
you know you are arousing young
men's weaker nature? Men are
all descendants of Adam, and not
made of wood. I verily believe
there will be men in hell, who can
look in the face of some young wo
man and say, ’’Your conduct in my
presence, and manner of dress
caused my fall.” Young lady read
er, will it be you? This is no de
fense for man’s immorality, hut a
plain statement of facts, in the
hope some lover of style may pause
and consider her influence.
6tb. Riding astride: Forty
years ago a lady would have walk
ed across Tennessee before riding
astride, but now alas! If they
could hear the remarks that; are
made about them they would
blush.
“Mary had a saddle horse,
She also had a saddle,
It had two horns of course,
She never rode a straddle.
That was in days when girls rode,
The way prudence pleaded.
The brass monkey now must hide,
They have him superceded.”
7tb. Female Suffrage. It is on
us in defiance of four out of five
men and sixteen of seventeen wo
men (lti to 1) and the word of God;
all to gratify a few politicians,
scheming for the woman vote. 1
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1921
GEORGIA.
Down where the hand clasp’s a little stronger,
Down where the smile dwells a little longer,
That’s where Georgia is.
Dow n where the sun is a little brighter,
Where the flowers that bloom are a trifle whiter.
Where the bonds of home are a sweet bit tighter,
That's where Georgia is.
Down w here the skies are a trifle bluer,
Down w here friendship’s a little truer,
That's where Georgia is.
Down w here a fresher breeze is blow ing,
Where there’s laughter in ever streamlet (lowing,
Where there's more of reaping and less of snowing.
That’s w here Georgia is.
Dow-n where the world is in the making,
Where fewer hearts in despair are aching,
That's w here Georgia is.
Where there’s more of singing and less of sighing,
Where there’s more of giving and less of buying,
And a man makes friends without half trying —
That’s where Georgia is.
(’. (’. BROWN.
EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
The Brethren are Discussing a
Number of Live Topics.
If the scientists keep on, it will
come to it pretty soon that every
known article and a great many
unknown articles of food, clothing
and furniture, from shortening to
milk, from paint to powder, from
drugs to dresse- from dyestuffs to
confections —will be extracted and
made from eii her coal oil, cot ton
seed oil or peanut oil. —Savannah
News,
The merchant w ho now sits down
and says it is no use to advertise
will wake up a little latter to <li~
cover that the man who did adver
Use has gone on with the coin.
There never was a time when ad
vertising was more necessary than
now. The people are looking for
values and the- merchant who has
no inducements to offer is in the
middle of a bad fix. —Walton Tri
bune.
But for the banks business could
not have weathered Lin- storm. The
farmers have been helped. The
business world has been helped.
The banks are a mighty bulwark
of safety and this fact is never ap
preciated more than during panic
conditions. Don’t sneer at the
hanks and accuse them of‘holding
up the people.’ Cooperate with
them, and they will co-operate with
you.—Jackson Progress-Argus.
I f you are a loyal Georgian try
ing to help Georgia business, call
for Georgia raised meats when you
buy. It is not that we would des
troy the outsider, but we want
Georgians to practice using their
own products. If Georgians w-ilf
buy Georgia products, Georgia will
be much more capable of . taking
care of her own interests in all lines
without having to buy in distant
markets. —Confide I tispateh
Isn’t it funny that the first thing
a business man will do when his
w ife catches him kissing the maid;
and starts an awful muss; and
dr.-.gs him into court for the Judge
to look over; and tells the Judge
what a soft old fool he is, and the
size of his family; and of what her
suspicions about him have always
been; and everything —that his,
first thought will be to rush to the
newspaper office and try to keep
the story out of print? The next
day he turns down advertising with
the argument that advertising
does’nt advertise. Thomasville
Press.
believe it will t • more degrading
in morals than African slavery.
Where are we as a race drifting?
Pardon the expression, hellward.
J. W. Chandler.
Johnson City, Tenn., K. 1.
Chicken in Bed with Thief.
The Augusta Chronicle gives
this interesting story of Lottie
Lovett, of that city, her stolen
chickens and the captured thieves:
"This woman, who possesses the
instincts of the detective to the
"n" lb degree, snooped about the
residence ot one Ellis Sharp, which
residence, at present, is in the same
block with that of Lottie. In fact,
the houses are only separated by
one dwelling. She saw a mass of
leathers in the back yard of the
Sharp person and immediately re
cognized the feathers as having
been recently worn by the depart
ed hens.
She extended her search into
the interior of the Sharp dwelling
and there in the bed she found the
two men, from all outward appear
anees. fast asleep. Unable to mid
erstand how the freshly picked
feathers could have found their
way into the yard of Sharp with
out his knowledge she awakened
the men by pulling hack the covers
and there between them she found
her chicken.
“The fowl was neatly dressed
and ready for the pot or the pan,
hut Lottie was determined that no
Sharp was going to smack his lips
over the bones of the fowl she had
raised from the stage of an egg to
that of a full grown pullet so she
straightway notified the police of
her find. Before Officer Breedlove
arrived the men had come to the
conclusion that discretion was the
better part of valor and had quiet
ly taken leave of the immediate
surroundings.
“Lottie is exuberant over the re
eovery of one of her flock but feels
the loss of the three unaccounted
for. The police had not succeeded
in locating the culprits this morn
ing but expect to bring in the
chicken abductors before the day
is finished.”
Plants are going forward from
Tifton territory now in rapidly in
creasing quantities. The plant
dealers could not fill half their or
ders this last year; demand was
good, but the perversity of circum
stances showed itself when the bad
season cut down the crop by more
than half. List fall plants were
the finest we have ever seen here,
and the demand was nil, many
growers feeding their plants to
stock or selling them for food.
This season, the plane are looking
well, and so far the demand has
been very good. The plant busi
ness has become a great industry
for South Georgia, and runs in vol
ume into many millions every sea
son, affording employment to thou
sands of people. —Tifton Gazette. 1
ATKINSON COUNTY.
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
Atkinson county will continue
to be the home of the big turnip.
No one has challenged John W.
.Morris’s turnip with a larger one,
and tlie season for big turnips is
ended. The blue ribbon belongs
to Atkinson county.
Mr. J. A. McGregor has resigned
as the cashier of the Bank of W il
lacooohee and rumor says lie will
enter business in Columbus, Ga.
the directors of the Bank are now
in the market for a cashier and the
Tribune trusts they may soon be
supplied with a good man and a
firstclass official.
Atkinson county sweet potatoes
have been going forward to market
since early iu the new year, the
prices received for them ranging
from (jOc to 75c per bushel. They
are now being shipped in bushels
baskets or crates instead of loose
in the ear. It insures their arrival
in market in good shape and com
mands a better price.
Atkinson county syrup is bring
ing 60c a gallon on the market —
the highest prices of any quota
tions the Tribune has noticed in
tin 1 public prints. With expert
manufacturing, such as is done by
Rev. I). .1. J’earsou, Mrs. W. L.
Kirkland and others of Atkinson
county, t here is no wonder it brings
Liu- highest prices.
Atkinson county is making pre
paration for a campaign for the
eradication of cattle ticks within
her boundary. The necessary vats
are being built under the direc
tion of experts. Some cattle own
ers of the county oppose cattle
dipping, but others who have ex
perimented say it is harmless, good
for the cattle and profitable to their
owners. They say further it is
condemned only by those who are
inexperienced as to its advantages.
The farmers of Atkinson county,
as a general proposition, have com
menced the year 1921 in better
shape t han the farmers of almost
any other section of the State.
The most of them have plenty of
food and forage for the ensuing
twelve months, and have money
w ith which to buy all the farm
implements they will need to make
the !!)2I crop, as well as their
supply unnecessary clothing. There
is nothing pessimistic lurking on
the farms of Atkinson eounty.
The secret? There was less than
2000 bales of cotton raised in the
county last year, the farmers grow
ing something to eat instead.
That was an object lesson at Sam
Smith’s Pearson Market last Sat
urday. It was Atkinson county
beef than which none better can
be produced. This beef was raised
and fattened by Mr. J. L. Courson
on his farm two miles north of
Pearson. The animal was turned
into a velvet bean pasture, with
access to a stream of clear and
w holesome drinking water, just be
fore the Christ mas holidays. When
butchered the carcas was covered
with fat fully one fourth ofan ihch
thick and the flesh was tender and
as sweet as could be. Mr. Courson
has experimented along this line
for several years and he has been
not only successful in raising fine
beef but getting a good price for it.
it is an object lesson to all our
farmers and cattle owners; instead
of selling your cattle for a song
and waste your time “trying” to
grow cotton, just grow you a pas
ture, fatten your cattle and get
top prices for them. It isn’t half
the trouble and worry.
Milltown folks had to name
something “Sidney.” They'could
not swap “Milltown” for “Sidney,”
so they handed the name to the
little lake near the center of Mill
town and hereafter it will be
known as “Lake Sidney.”
$1.50 A YEAR
Advantages of Dehorning Cattle
The time has passed for the need
of horns as a means of protection.
With the exception of adding to
the attractiveness of animals in
tended for show purposes there is
no good reason for horns. Cattle
with horns are responsible for fre
quent injuries to animals and to
persons earing for them. Horns
are very objectionable on animals
being handled frequently and at
times when they are brought to
gether in herds or when crowded
tor shipment.
Cattle w ithout horns are usually
more docile and make better use of
their feed in the production of
either beef or milk. Such animals
require less space for housing, may
be fed and w atered in the ordinary
manner, and thereby require less
laborin their care and management.
Dehorning may be done on grown
animals by the use of a saw or clip
per, or on calves by the use of
caustic potash. If dehorning is to
he done with saw or clipper, the
animal should be at least one year
of age or there is danger of scurs
developing. This may happen with
older animals unless the horns are
removed properly; t hat is cut suffi
ciently close to the head. The cut
should be made one-quarter of an
inch below where the skin joins
the horns, leaving a rim of skin on
the horns removed.
The most satisfactory method of
dehorning is to use caustic potash
on the young calf. To use success
fully it must be done before the
calf is more than three days old.
The hair should be clipped away
from the small buttons which may
be felt, and which are the future
horns. Then moisten a stick of
caustic potash and rul) the spots
with it until the skin bleeds slight
ly. Care should be taken to avoid
getting too much water on the
stick of potash, or it may rundown
the calf’s head, taking off the hair,
and even getting into the eyes,
with serious results.
The time to dehorn depends up
on circumstances. When practical,
however, it is desirable to perform
the operation out of (ly season and
in cool weather. I f done at other
times it is advisable to apply a lit
tle pine fear to the wounds. Care
should be taken that the animals
do not have access to straw stacks
or brush for a time after the boms
are removed. The openings left
after removing the horns lead di
rectly into the sinuses of the skull,
and serious inflamations may fol
low- if dirt enters.
Further information regarding
methods of dehorning and details
about tin- work may be found in
Bulletin No. 11l of the Georgia
Experiment Station. Interested
persons may obtain copies of this
Bulletin free by applying to the
Animal Husbandry Department,
Georgia Experiment Station, Ex
periment, Georgia. I). G, Suli.ins,
Animal Husbandman.
To Georgia Sheriffs.
(’lease call attention of all motor
vehicle owners to the fact that the
law fixes March Ist , as the last day
on which 1920 tags can be used.
As you know, Section 18 of the
Motor Vehicle Law, makes it the
duty of the Sheriffs to arrest and
prosecute every person who violates
any provision of the Motor Vehicle
Law. Section 21 makes it the
duty of the Ordinary, or County
Bommissioness, to compel every
owner to register his machine, and
to arrest and prosecute those who
fail.
Less than 30 working days re
main, and over 100,000 have failed
to register. Those who wait late
to file their applications may have
to wait late to get their tags.
S. G. McLendon,
Secretary of State.
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