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PEARSON ® TRiB UNE
VOL. 6—NO. 48
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Gleanings from All Sections of
'South Georgia.
Parties have purchased a large
tract of land iu Lowndes county
near Valdosta, for colonization
purposes. It is not stated what
kind of a colony.
The Tribune sympathizes deeply
with lion. C. A. Ward, of Douglas,
in the loss by death of his wife,
after a short illness. The editor
knows what it means to lose a
bosom companion, helpmate. It
destroys the charm of life, and one
is ever so lonely.
The Cook county school authori
ties have conducted, during the
scholastic year of 1920-1921, twen
ty-six white schools accommodating
2,247 pupils, and ten colored schools
w ith 704 pupils. This does not in
clude the schools of Adel and
Sparks, where there are city school
systems.
A letter from Prof. W. C. Carl
ton, President of Piedmont Insti
tute, at W'ayeross, says that after
a thorough discussion, pro and con,
it has been finally decided to re
tain Piedmont as an educational
institution. Now, let the Baptist
of Southeast Georgia rally to its
support and make it the best see
oudary school iu the Slate. It
can be done.
Two efforts have been made,
since the strike on the A., B. & A.,
to wreck passenger trains and oue
in Coffee county was successful.
The unsuccessful one was in Glynn
county. Every effort is being
made in both counties to ferret
out the guilty parties and bring
them to justice. Men have a right
to quit a job but not to wreck his
employer’s property.
At the hearing of the injunction
case against tick eradication in
Berrien county, before Judge Dick
erson last week, Col. .1. P. Knight,
representing the petition, accused
Dr- Beter Bahnsen of stealing $30,-
000 from the State. Bahnsen said
Knight lied. They mot outside
the courthouse, a fisticuff ensued
and both were glad friends stopped
them in their mad career.
Prof. W. K. Smith, formerly of
Tift county, but now school super
intendent of Camden, says what
that county needs are good roads
and consolidated schools. lie in
sists that a few firstclass schools,
made accessible by good roads,
will do far more work and given
satisfaction to patrons and pupils
than the system now' in vogue.
Prof. Smith has large experience
as a school superintendent and his
ideas and conclusions are worth
while.
The “Okefinoke Council” of Boy
Scouts was perfected at Waycross
on Thursday of last week. C. C.
Thomas, was chosen president; \V.
L. Sprouse, Secretary; It. E. Trex
ler, Treasurer, all of Waycross.
Dr. H. C. Whelebel of Douglas,
Col. Julian Walker of Jesup and
Col. James T. Voselleof St. Mary’s,
vice presidents; Mr. Philip Burges
of Brunswick was elected Scout
Commissioner for the district, eom
posed of Appling, Atkinson. Bacon,
Brantley, Camden, Charlton,
Clinch, Coffee, Glynn, Jeff Davis,
Pierce, Ware and Wayne counties.
Col. Folks Huxford has decided
to make Milltown his future home.
He will engage in the practice of
law, and will become the editor
and publisher of “The Lanier
County News," the official news
paper of the county of Lanier. He
is a capable and worthy young
man, will make Milltown and La
nier county a splendid citizen.
The Tribune bespeaks for him the
thoughtful consideration of his
new fellow-citizens. Associated
with Mr. Huxford in the news
paper game will be Mr. Willie
Roberts-Cribb.
Miss Lou Annie Roberts, daught
er of Mr. and Mrs. Waver Roberts,
of Pearson, and Prot W. J. Cribb,
who was Principal teacher of Syca
more school, just closed, were hap
pily married last Friday afternoon,
Judge J. Wesley Roberts perform
ing the interesting ceremony, at
the home of the bride's parents.
They took the afternoon train
for a visit at the home of his par
ents, at Manor. The Tribune fail
ed to learn anything as to their
future, where they will locate and
what line of industry he will pur
sue.
Mrs. Cribb was reared in Pear
son and is an intelligent and in
dustrious young womftn, and was
the efficient telephone operator
here for months. She has a large
circle of relatives and friends who
wish for her the best things of life.
Mr. Cribb has been iu this im
mediate section only a few months,
but has deported himself in a man
ner to win the confidence and res
pect of all his acquaintances.
The Tribune wishes Mr. and Mrs.
Cribb long and happy lives. May
prosperity and confidence ever
abide with them.
March Marriage Licenses.
In addition to the marriages the
Tribune has already reported, li
censes were issued during March
for the following couples:
WHITK.
W. R. Hunter and Lena Thomas.
11. <}. Corbitt and Lora Fussell.
W. M. Tall and Carrie Oberry.
COLORED.
Henry Moore and Sippie Sutton.
Everitt Bowden and Julia Sut
ton.
A. J. Jones and Rosetta Graham.
Browning, of Pearson, who will
have charge of the mechanical end
of it. Mr. Browning gained his
knowledge of manipulating the
type in the Tribune office and is a
capable and trustworthy young
man and one who will strive to
please the people he will under
take to serve. The Tribune trusts
that he will find among his new
acquaintances and associates that
helpful cordially and Christian
friendship to which he is entitled.
The Tribune regrets to see The
Clinch County News appearing—
in newspaper parlance—“on the
half shell.” It is not a good ad
vertisement for the business men
of that little city. A newspaper
is said to be “A Map of Busy Life,”
but the absence from the columns
of the News of the store and busi
ness news of the city, blurs the
Homerville map. Not only this,
but it starves the printer and is a
reflection upon the citizenship
whose duty it is to buy the space
at a fair price and make that space
yefiect the business life of their
city. It is as much to the busi
ness man’s interest as the newspa
per man’s that the paper be filled
with the commercial advertise
ments of the city for, after all, he
is just one of the business men
who can get along as well without
the newspaper as any of them. But
oue commercial advertisement ap
pearsdn the current News and
that a Valdosta grocery business.
Mr. Dame is a good newspaper
man, they can’t get a better one;
all his interests are at Homerville
and Clinch county and he takes
pride in everything there worth
while. The Tribune hopes the men
who represent the business activi
ty of Homerville will see their ob
ligations to themselves, their
neighbors, their city and their
county and fulfill them. Let them
pull together iu the support of
their home newspaper. It will
mean much to them, but not char
ity to the editor. He wants that
only to which he is by all the laws
of equity and justice entitled.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY. APRIL I, 1921
EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
The Brethren are Discussing a
Number of Live Topics.
A sample of the intelligence and
information underlying some of the
criticism of our public men is found
in the statement a few days ago of
an individual who ought to know
better that Woodrow Wilson is a
nativeborn Englishman.— Metier
Advertiser.
A good rule for spring fishermen
to adopt is to let the little ones
get away instead ot the big ones.
By observing this simple stile,
friends to whom fishing tales are
related will be relieved of the
temptation to make facetious re
marks. —Blacksliear Times.
Johnson county will st,art next
week to free its cattle property of
the infamous tick which penalizes
cows anywhere from a half to one
cent when placed on the ma ket
and after the required amount of
dipping the state law will have
been fully met and the quarantine
1 ifLed. —Wrigbtsville lleadligh t.
It appears inevitable that exces
sive wages must comedown. In
some industries the workers have
already acceeded to this but in
others strikes and turmoil are
brewing and will augment the dull
times. It is going to be a losing
fight for labor in the end, and the
people iii general will suffer there
by.—St. Marys Southeast Georgian.
The Republican administration
is going to hel p the farmer. That’s
good. But it’s not advisable to
put too much store by what
the politicians say at any time.
Raise what you need at home, raise
enqugh money crops (and be your
own judge about what that is ) to
pay taxes, take your home paper,
anti you will come out at the big
end of the horn. —Ocilla Star.
During the piping days of pros
perity and plenty, folks didn't
worry much abouta “Buy at Home”
campaign but now that dollars have
become fewer and hard to get, you
should spend every dollar you gel
at home. It’s the dollars spent at
home that build up the old home
town. The dollar sent away builds
u]) the other place. Keep your
money at home, and keep it busy*
—Tifton Gazette.
The people of Milltown appreci
ate the value of a good local news
paper, and they are giving their
united support to the success of
The Lanier County News. Practi
cally every merchant there has
contracted with the News for so
much space per year, thus insuring
their local paper a good support
and a splendid advertisement for
their town and county to the out
side world. They realize the im
portanee of a prosperous local pa
per, and want it to continue opera
tion. Milltown will grow and pros
per as a result. —Clinch County
News.
ft is highly commendable in the
people of Cook county that they
have co-operated splendidly in the
cattle dipping program, there hav
ing been no court proceedings in
the matter but everybody a<s ept
ed the law’ and complying with it.
In a little while the county will be
declared tick free. And even those
who were opposed to it now admit
that it is a good thing. Of course,
it is some trouble. No good re
sults are obtained from anything
without some trouble. We con
gratulate our people on their atti
tude in this matter, ft' shows a
high regard for law and at the
same time a progressive spirit. —
Adel News.
Confectioners estimate that pro
hibition has increased the demand
for their wares by thirty per cent.
The Aztecs were the fiirst people
to prepare cocoa as a beverage and
to make chocolate from cocoa beans.
Fanner's Meeting Saturday.
There was a fair sized audience
of farmers in the school auditorium
Saturday afternoon to hear the
discussions of the "Fanner’s Co
operative Farming and Marketing
< Irgauizat ion.”
Tfic principal addresses were
made by Judge Levi O’Steen and
Mr. Dan W. Lott of Douglas. They
threw much light upon the pur
poses and advantages of such or
gauization.
These gentlemen see the situa
tion of the farming interests of the
county just as others see it —that
the farmers cannot afford to de
pend upon any one or two products
to reap success; they must diversi
fy and co-operate in solid phalanx
both in growing and marketing
their products. The conditions
are changing; the timber Is gone,
the boll weevil have swept cotton
away as a profitable crop, the farm
must sustain the people or they
will perish. Under present con
ditions farmers cannot successfully
diversify without a reasonable ex
pectation of having a market for
their products. Co-operative
marketing is the only way in sight
to secure this desideratum
The speeches were calculated to
arouse the people present to a sense
of the situation and the Tribune
hopes that the organization will
be effected and that confidential
cooperation will be the future
policy of the farmers of Atkinson
county.
The following farmers added
their names to the list Of members:
C. W. Harrell, Dan Wall, F. M.
Cowart, G. A. Gillis, 11. I>. Gillis,
James Smith, W. M. Hutchinson
and Thomas Kennedy.
'J’he sense of the meeting was
that the organization must be per
fected and no effort will be spared
in that direction.
The meeting adjourned subject
to a call of the chairman.
A special meeting of the mem
bers who have already joined for
the purpose of instituting a thor
ough campaign in perfecting the
organization was held Wednesday
afternoon.
Splendid Suggestions.
The general presentments of the
grand jury, at the recent term of
Cook superior court, contain two
suggestions of general importance.
The Tribune reproduces them and
commends them specially to the
people of Atkinson county:
“We further recommend that all
operators of Grist Mills in this
county more strictly comply with
articles 1877 and 1878 of the Civil
.Code, of 1911, and that in regard
to the amounts taken as tolls.”
“We, the grand jury, having at
heart the best interest county, and
being heartily in favor of our coun
ty fairs and commending the pub
lic spirit which actuates the stock
holders of this association in the
exhibition of the products of the
soil, and oilier articles of merit, go
on record as approving every legi
timate effors made toward the fur
therance of our industrial, agricul
tural and educational interests.
At the same Aime we deplore the
existence of any form of gambling,
game of chance or immoral shows
and call upon the promoters of our
fairs or other institutions to com
pletely eliminate anything of the
kind in any future entertainment
given in our county, that their bad
influences may not affect our child
ren and young people.”
The grand jury at Coffee super
ior court recommended that the
county cofhniissioners to offer a
reward for the apprehension and
delivery, with proof to convict, of
the parties who wrecked the A., B.
& A. passenger train near Douglas.
Cocoa beans are native of Mexi
co, but are found in all parts of
the tropical world. [
STATE SUNDAY-SCHOOL MEET
At Macon and an Elaborate
Program of Discussions.
The program for the State Sun
day School Convention, which will
be held in Macon, on April 19, 20,
21, has been practically completed,
according to R. D. Webb, general
superintendent of the Georgia Sun
day School Association, and con
tains the names of six out-of-state
speakers, and a large number of
the well known leaders iu the re
ligious life of the State.
D. Wiliam A. Brown, Chicago,
Director of Evangelism the Depart
ment of the International Sunday
School Association, a former mis
sionary to the Phillipine Islands,
and later, missionary superintend
ent of the International Sunday
School Association, will be one of
the most popular speakers on the
Convention program. Other out
of state speakers include Mrs.
Maud J. Baldwin, Chicago, Child
ren’s Division Superintendant of
the International Sunday School
Association.
Dr. H. E. Tralle, Philadelphia,
editor of training publications of
the American Baptist Publication
Society, and the author of several
well known text books on teacher
training and Sunday School work,
will prove a valuable addition to
the program. This will be Dr,
Trade's first visit to Georgia.
Dr. George E. Stuart, of Birm
ingham, pastor of the First Metho
dist church, has been secured to
deliver three lectures during the
Convention. Another well known
Sunday School worker from Birin
inglmm is Mrs. M. M. Hughes,
Elementary Superintendent of the
North Alabama Methodist Episco
pal Church South, conference who
is a specialist in this division of
the Sunday School work.
Myron C. Settle, of Kansas City,
general secretary of the Kansas
City Sunday School Association,
will speak several times on the
general program, and iu the young
people’s and administrative divi
sion conferences on subjects relat
ing to week-day religious instruc
lion.
Among the Georgia speakers who
have accepted places on the pro
gram, are Dr. Rufus W. Weaver,
Macon, president of Mercer Uni
versity, Dr. W. F. Quillian, Macon,
president of Wesleyan College;
Prof. M. L. Brittain, Atlauta, State
superintendent of Education, and
chairman of the Educational com
mittee for the Georgia Sunday
School Association; Dr. J. R.
Sevier, Augusta, pastor of the
First Baptist Church.
The specialization work in the
four division conferences will be
directed by the following well
known Sunday School leaders in
Slate: Dr. Joseph Broughton,
Atlanta, superintendent of the
Tabernacle Baptist Sunday School,
Mrs. W. L. Blackinship, Atlanta,
Associate superintendent of the
Tabernacle Baptist Sunday School;
Burr Blackburn, Atlanta, a special
ist in young people’s work, formal
ly Youn Prof, and Mrs. Floyd Field,
Atlanta; Mrs. Archibald Davis,
Atlanta; Prof. George Kosser, Ma
con; W. S. Nicholson, Augusta; A.
M. Smith, Atlanta; Dr. Jere Pound,
Athens; Deppisb Kirkland, Savan
nah, superintendent of the Second
Baptist Sunday School, and vice
president of the Georgia Sunday
School Assooiation; Miss Edwina
Wood, Columbus; and the follow
ing employed workers of the Geor
gia Sunday School A association.
Miss Myra Batchelder, Miss Flora
Davis, Miss Daisy Magee, and R.
I). Webb, general superintendent.
The general! sessions of the con
vention will be presided over by
Hinton Booth, Statesboro, presid
eut of the Georgia Sunday School
Association; and the following vice
presidents: L. Jordan, Monti
cello; T. O. Hathcock, Atlanta.
$1.50 A YEAR
Hodges Deen.
Miss Estelle Hodges, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hodges, and
Mr. Hiram Deen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Deen, were married
Saturday afternoon at the home of
Rev. D. J. Pearson, who performed
the nuptial ceremony.
These young people are descend
ants of two of the most prominent
families in Atkinson county, and
have the esteem and best wishes of
a large circle of friends.
The Tribune tenders them its
sincerest congratulations, with the
wish that they may have a calm
and pleasant voyage over the ocean
of life.
Brown Rot Blossom Blight.
Press Bulletin No 94 of the Geor
gia Experiment Station pointed
out the danger to the peach crop
from brown rot spores produced by
the fungus living in mummied
fruit and twig cankers on the trees.
Examination of peach twigs col
lected at Fort Valley March 18tli,
Showed that some of the blossoms
had been attacked by the brown
rot fungus. These blossoms are
brown and shriveled, and the
calyces showed no indication of
separating from the fruit, while
the calyces of healthy blossoms
had cracked preparatory to being
shed. Tufts of brown rot spores
had developed on the calyces of
some of the blighted blossoms.
In an old peach orchard at the
Georgia Experiment Station, exam
ination disclosed as many as three
or four blighted blossoms on twigs
twelve to eighteen inches long.
These blighted blossoms were also
producing numerous browu rot
spores.
The finding of brown-rot blossom
blight on peach trees at about the
same time at as widely separated
places as Fort Valley and Griffin
indicates that blossom blight is
widespread this spring, and that
brown rot has already begun to re
duce Georgia’s peach crop for this
season.
The fact that the calyces er
“shucks” on healthy fruit in two
sections of the state are cracked
and shedding indicates that it is
time to begin spraying.
Growers should begin the fight
on both brown rot and cureuiio at
once by putting on a combined
spray which includes both an in
secticide and a fungicide.
The first summer spray at the
Georgia Experiment Station is be
ing put on peach trees March 21st,
iu the form of self-boiled lime sul
phur and arsenate of lead. By
coating the healthy fruits and
leaves with this combined spray
they will be protected from attacks
by tlie numerous brown rot spores,
and from curculio.
In order to save this year’s peach
crop, growers throughout the state
south of Atlanta should arrango
to spray their peach trees once.
J. A. McClintock,
Physiologist
Saved His Horse.
Mr. R. L. Mclntyre, of Altoona,
Ala., says: “Dr. LeGear’s Antisep
tic. Healing Powder quickly healed
some bad wire cuts on my horse.
I defy any stranger to find the
slightest scar on him."
Dr LeGear’s Advice and Remedy
saved this valuable animal. Ho
warns you not to leave a wound,
sore or cut exposed, but to dust on
Dr. LeGear’s Antiseptic Healing
Powder, which instantly forms an
antiseptic protection and promotes
healthy healing.
Iu his 28 years of Veterinary
Practice aud Expert Poultry Breed
ing, Dr. LeGear has compounded
a remedy for every curable ailment
of stock or poultry. Whenever
they require a remedy, it will pay
you, as it did Mr. Mclntyre, to
purAase from your dealer the pro
per Dr. LeGear Remedy, on a sat
isfactijn or money back guarantee,
