PEARSON TRiBUNE
VOL. G—NO. 49
NEWS OF OuR NEIGHBORS.
Gleanings from All Sections of
South Georgia.
The citizens of Candler and other
counties are trying to agree upon
the shortest and best route from
Augusta to Lane bridge. It takes
in Metier.
Quitman merchants have arrang
ed their spring and summer sched
ule. General stores will close at, 6
I>. m., and grocery stores an hour
later, every day. All will have a
half holiday on Thursdays.
The industrial section of Albany
was tornado swept last Thursday,
leaving destruction of life and pro
perty in its wake. The property
loss sustained is estimated at bun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
Reason Roberts was acquitted
of the charge of murdering J. \V.
Halts by a jury in Irwin superior
court last week. The jury consul-'
ered the case for twontythree
lion is before reaching a verdict.
Farmer Ed Peeples, of Camden
county, is marketing his cabbage
crop, of which he lias 10.000 head
on his farm. He says he has twenty
acres oT-eorn six - blades high. Now,
what do you think of that for
farming?
Hon. A. P. Brantley has been
elected to the General Assembly
from Pierce county without oppo
sition. lion. S. P. Sweat retired
from the race, believing that Mr.
Brantley was the choice of the
people at this particular time.
Editor J. .1. 1 landers, of the
Ocilla Star, who was seriously in
jured in an auto accident, near
Hawkinsville. some weeks ago and
carried to a Macon hospital for
treatment lias sufficiently recover
cd to be brought to his home in
< )cilla.
The agricultural district, com
posed of Clinch, Echols and Lanier
counties, have secured the services
of li. L. Croinarlie. of llazelhurst
and a graduate of I he State < Allege
of Agriculture, as its special agri
cultural agent. He will make
Hoinerville Ins headquarters.
In contemplation of the annual
South Georgia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
meeting in Tifton in November,
the Gazette is already advising
t he growing of many chickens and,
then —some more chickens. Editor
Herring says nobody likes chicken
better than a Methodist preacher
and lie is authority on the subject.
The A.. B. A A. strikers offered
a reward of s.">oo lor the approhen
sion and conviction of persons
guilty of violence against the rail
road's property. It is supplement
ed by a reward of SSOO by Gov.
Dorsey. The strikers wish to
appear on the side of “law and
order.” They should also pray to
be delivered from their “fool"
friends.
The “Kracker Country Club,”of
Douglas, has been reorganized.
The members propose having a
“kraeking” good time this summer
when some other folks are driving
away the ennui growing all sorts
of farm products, and finding pleas
ure and happiness in other indus
trial pursuits. However, a little
fun occasionally is relished by wise
men and women, especially when
it is provocative of a bright eye, a
hearty laugh and a chiropractic
shaking up.
It is reported from the Manor
section of Ware county that a
farmer there has a field of cotton,
sprouted out from last year’s stub
ble. with plenty of squares and
blossoms. It was suggested that
they see if the boll weevil had
made its appearance. The exami
nation showed they were there
ready to puncture the squares as
fast as formed. These stubbles
should have been plowed up last
fall, heaped iu a pile and burned.
State S. S. Convention Ideas.
“Building a Righteous Slate"
will be the theme of annual State
Sunday School Convention, which
meets in Macon on April 19-20 21.
This theme will run throughout
the whole program, and every ad
dress will be along this thought.
The choicest speakers that could
be secured will be heard during
these three days by the large dele
gation of Sunday School workers
coming from every section of the
State.
According to R. 1). Webb, Gen
eral Superintendent of the Georgia
Sunday School Association, the
purposes of the convention are as
follows.
1. To review the Sunday School
work of the 'past year in Georgia,
America and the world.
2. To present the opportunity,
challenge, and the larger program
of religious education for the child
ren and youth of this state.
3. To create a fellowship among
the Sunday School workers of this
State.
4. To provide local Sunday
schools and county Sunday School
Association officers with new
methods and greater visions.
5. To acquaint the Sunday
School workers of Georgia with re
ligious educators of international
reputation.
(i. To better understand the
child, youth, and adult we are
privileged to teach.
7. To study ways in wjiieh to
reach those we are not teaching at
present.
8. To seek the best means and
the wisdom from leaders in all de
nominations, and to present the
foremost: question of the day in
the field of religious education by
l hose <jmililied to speak.
9. To plan and discuss the or
ganized Sunday School work in
< leorgia.
10. To attain a closer friendship
with the Master Teacher, so that
going from the Convention we may
more tellingly introduce Him to
those we teach.
Statement.
Of the ownership, management,
circulation, etc., required by the
Act of Congress of August 24,
1912, of Pearson Tribune pub
lished weekly at Pearson Geor
gia. for A pril 1 si, 1921.
State of Georgia ) ,
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and for the State and county afore
said, personally appeared B. T.
Allen, who being duly sworn ac
cording to law, deposes and says
that he is the owner and publisher
of the Pearson Tribune, and that
the following is, to the best of his
knowledge and belief, a true state
nient and ownership and manage
ment of the aforesaid publication
for the date shown in the above
caption, required by the Act of
August 24th, 1912, embodied in
sect ion 443, Postal Law s and Reg
ulations, printed on the reverse of
this sheet, to wit:
1. That the name and address
of the publisher, editor and busi
ness manager is B. T. Allen, Pear
son, Georgia.
2. That the owner is B. T. Allen,
Pearson, Georgia.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgagees, and other security
holders owning or holding 1 per
cent, or more of total amount of
bonds, mortgages or other securi
ties is L. \V. Herrin, M ill wood,
Georgia.
B. T. Allen
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 4lh day of April, 1921.
T. S. Winn. N. P.
My commission expires Feb. 12,*23
All geniuses are more or less ec
centric Some have even been
known to pay their debts.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 19‘Jl
ATKINSON COUNTY FARMERS
Should Protect Themselves by
Joining Marketing Association
Monday afternoon the members
of the Atkinson County Market
ing Association met and perfected
the organization by adopting by
laws for its government.
Under the by-laws a Board of
Eleven Directors were chosen —
two from the county at large and
three each from the Willacooehoe,
Pearson and Axson Militia dis
Diets, viz:
County at Large —F. E. McNeal
and J. F. Smith.
Willacooehoe Dist ri c t —Dan
Wall and two others to be added.
Pearson District —D. .1. Pearson,
L. 1.. Sutton and W. L. Kirkland.
Axson District —C. E. Grille, G.
A. Gillis and one to be added.
At the meeting of the Board of
Directors following the general
meeting, Judge E. E. McNeal was
chosen president, Rev. I). ,). I’car
son vice president, aud M. N. Johns
ton sec re ta rv t reasu re r.
The Tribune has taken a deeply
interested part in bringing this
oiganization into existence. The
editor feels there is no more im
portant matter to the farmers of
Atkinson county at this time than
a combination of her farmers with
the view of eo operating with each
other in the growing and market
ing their future money crops.
in organization there isstrengtn,
and while the Atkinson County
Marketing Association will be in
dependent of similar organizations
in any other county, yet there will
be a mutuality of purpose in them
all requiring that they be in con
stant- touch with each other, and
be ready to act upon policies in
which they are agreed promptly.
To illustrate this point: At the
beginning of the new year the
farmers of Georgia were at sea as
to what course to pursue in their
farming arrangements. Guano was
quite prohibitive in price, and
they realized they must have corn
mercial fertilizer to successfully
grow any one of the money crops,
and they had made no preparation
to surround and gel along without
it.
It was at this juncture the farm
ers’ organization of Brooks county
became aroused and a mass meet
ing was held at which was adopted
resolutions pledging themselves
not to buy a pound of commercial
fertilizer unless the price was low
ered to satisfactory figures, where
they could see a profit to them in
its use.
These resolutions were sent to
press in every county of the State
and published, requesting the
farmers of each county to join in
the refusal to buy guano at the
prohibitive prices. Guano mmu
faclurers saw they were up against
aGibraltie opposition and they
realized that they must make con
cessions and at once, and the price
of commercial fertilizer tumbled,
to where it was more reasonable.
Salesman were rushed into every
county with the reduced rate and
guano began to move from the
factory to the field. It is estimat
ed that this one action of the or
ganized farmers of Brooks county
has saved to the farmers of the
state an immense amount of money,
it is confidently stated that it
saved the farmers, of Atkinson
county fully $30,000.
The policy of Hie organization
is helpfulness to each other, mutu
ality of purpose and perfect confi
deuce in one another. Through
the Association it is proposed to
plant, grow, harvest, grade, pack
and sell all money crops that are
marketable. The motto is “Stick,
brother, stick,” and in this wav to
win success and gradually work
out conditions wnere the farmers
of Atkinson county will be in posi-
tion to sell their crops at a reason
able price fixed by themselves.
For the reasons the. crop con
tracts which members are required
to sign may appear to be stringent,
but it is the contract in general
use in the organized counties and
which experience has demonstrated
to be right and just. Marketing
associations have been in vogue in
Georgia for many years, and in
some sections are not an experi
ment and have been found to work
well and satisfactory to all con
cerned.
In Atkinson county it is an ex
perimeut and the members may
expect some friction until the new
order of things ars fully developed
and placed upon a permanent foot
ing. At all times, even in the
face of what may appear to be dis
aster, they must present a bold
front, a confident airboth in speech
and action. Remember the motto:
“Stick, brother, stick.” The Tri
bune presents another thought.
The members should never become
unreasonable but court only even
handed equity and justice, both
as to the seller aud buyer.
Let the farmers of Atkinson
study the proposition thoroughly
—the very closest- sending is in
vited. That it is not perfect is
readily admitted, nothing human
is perfect, but the necessity fof
good will and cooperation is very
apparent. 'Fire farmers need to
unite and work together for mutu
al benefit and prosperity.
The Tribune —thoroughly in
sympathetic accord with all the
people of the county' in their sor
rows and their joy's, ever ready to
put its shoulder to the wheel and
to help them bear their burdens
and to share in their triumphs —
appeals to the farmers of the coun
ty to join this Association and
give their labor and influence in
winning a glorious victory of thrift
and prosperity.
They can accomplish it if they
will.
Spring Pasture for Cattle.
Every owner of a cow welcomes
I lie coming of green grass in the
springtime. And it goes without
saying that the poorly fed cows are
as highly pleased. The labor and
expense connected with winter
feeding is done away with, aud
each cow is expected to give the
best results of the year on grass.
The above facts are so interest
ing that many of us are over anx
ious to make the change. It is
best to go somewhat slowly in
changing from dry feed to grass.
This is especially true with heavy
milking cows. The young, imma
ture grass, such as we have in early
spring, contains a large amount of
water and a small amount of nutri
ents. This makes it difficult, if
not impossible, for heavy milking
cows to consume enough grass to
supply the body with sufficient
nutricnj,s for both maintenance
and milk production. Another
reason for changing feed gradually
rather than suddenly is the effect
on the taste of the milk. In chang
ing a cow from a grain ration
to grass entirely, a very marked
taste is developed in the milk,
while scarcely any change in the
taste of the milk is noticed if this
change in feed is made gradually.
In connection with the effect on
flavor it might be said that there
is no uniform decrease in the fat
content of the milk under such
conditions.
Unless the pastures produce an
abundance of nutritious grasses it
is necessary to continue feeding
some grain to cows producing milk.
There is no question but that a
cow will produce more milk if fed
grain while on pasture, aud if a
larger yield is more importance
than economony of production,
grain should certainly ,be fed. If
EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
The Brethren are Discussing a
Number of Live Topics.
We are against showing court
esies to those who in any way tried
to throw stumbling blocks in the
way of America in her fight with
Germany, whether it bo Eugene
Debs or any one else. The man
who fought us then deserves no
consideration at the hands of the
American government. —Ad el
News.
The farmers are very busy with
their crops, getting ready to feed
the world for another year. No
talk among them of a forty-four
hour week, charging time and a
half for overtime or striking for
more pay. If they’d all quit work
it would muss up the current of
the world’s affairs considerably.—
St. Marys Southeast Georgian.
The farm market bureau with
more than two hundred members
already and a determination to
have three hundred more for the
first year, all under a guarantee to
market with the association for
three years is undoubtedly the
foremost step made here in years.
It will revolutionize marketing
methods in three years. —Coffee
(’minty Progress.
The news that Georgia is to have
a demonstration in sheep raising
under genuine Western methods
and under personal direction of oik
of the country’s biggest sheep men,
.1. A. Delfelder of Wyoming, is in
deed gratifying at a time when the
farmers of this state should be
looking about foradditional sources
of revenue. There was a time
when Georgia’s hills and plains
were dotted with sheep, and prob
ably no small part of the state's
early prosperity can be attributed
to sheep raising.—Macon Telegraph
The greatest hindrance to the
watermelon industry is the exces
sive freight rates and every effort
will be made to have them reduced.
If rates are not reduced there will
probably be a reduction in the
acreage. With an organization
such as the growers now have they
are in a position to raise better
melons and to ship them in much
better condition than formerly,
but the freight rates are almost
prohibitive. A little co-operation
by the transportation companies
with the growers at this time will
mean money for all. —Adel News.
the pasture is good the feeding of
grain may not show immediate (li
reel results, so far as milk produc
tion is concerned, but cows are
brought to better body condition
and are likely to maintain their
flow of milk longer during the bal
ance of the lactation. Some au
thorities claim that they may do
better the following lactation
period if some grain is fed.
On scant or dried up pastures it
is necessary to supply additional
feed to cows, in order that the flow
of milk may be maintained. This
is extremely important where a
shortage of pasture feed is likely
to come at a time when hot weath
er and flies tend to make cows un
cohifortable and largely reduce
their milk production. Too much
cannot be said in favor of good
pastures, but they should be used
with consideration of both the
animals grazing upon them and the
life of the' pastures. On account
of the watery growth during early
spring, stock should not be turned
out too early. To do so might in
jure the pasture to such an extent
as to lower its value materially
and, at the same time,, bring un
desirable results from the animals.
1). G. Sul Li.vs,
Animal Husbandman.
Idea for a comic cartoon: Show
a rent profiteer in the office with a
copy of the “Golden Rule” framed
above his desk.
81.50 A YEAR
Minutes of the County
Board of Education.
The Board met in regular session
April 4th, 1921, with the following
members present: 11. 11. Fielding,
chairman; J. I). Paulk, W. B. Mor
ris, and J. A. Hodges.
It was agreed by the Board that,
all teachers be paid for their fifth
month’s work and that they be
paid interest on their last month’s
salary at eight per cent, from the
time their school closed until the
Board can secure funds sufficient
to pay them up in full, which we
hope to do within the next sixty
days.
They also agreed to pay $lB to
Millwood school for tuition for
children of Mr. Slieth Higgs, at
the same time telling Mr. Higgs
that hereafter if he sent to Mill
wood he would pay his own tui
tion.
It was also agreed to pay .T. 11.
King $5 for hauling sand to Axson
school for use in building toilets.
The following items were audit
ed and ordered paid:
Superintendent anil Board
Members .$ 83.00
White teachers salaries 700.00
Colored teachers salaries... 255.00
Incidentals 7.00
Total Disbursements
for March, 1921...51045.00
11. 11. Fielding, President.
J. G. White, Secretary.
Winter Eggs.
“The first winter I used Dr. Le-
Gear’s Poultry Prescription, it
made me a lot of money. 1 have
(il hens and sold in January $44.00
worth of eggs, besides what we
used ourselves.” —C. D. McCormick,
lrimo, Idaho.
A hen can’t molt and lay at the
saipe time. Poultry Raisers who
get an abundance of eggs, use Dr.
LcGear’s Poultry Prescription,
which pulls hens through the
moult in short order, tones up the
system and stimulates the egg
producing organs without injury.
If you want eggs this winter when
eggs mean money, got Dr. LoGear.s
Poultry- Prescription from your
dealer right to-day. Dr. LeGear
is America’s foremost Expert Poul
try Breeder and Veterinarian. For
any ailment whatsoever among
your poultry or stock get his remi
dies from your dealer, They must
satisfy you, or your dealer will re
fund your money.—Advertisement.
Mixed Pickles.
The Waycross and Ware County
Chamber of Commerce is getting a
little airing just now. W. E. Sir
mans has commenced injunction
proceedings to stop the City of
Waycross and Ware County Com
missioners paying the organization
any further maintenance money.
Mr. Simians’ grievance is summed
up in the fact that the secretary,
Mr. C. C. 'Thomas, is devoting
much of his time and activity to
other interests than that of the
Chamber of Commerce. This is
denied by the officers and many
members of the Chamber of Com
merce. And now comes the tug
ot war.
Testimonial
Tifton, Ga,. Sept. 13, 1919.
Mr. Guy A. Cox,
Omega, Ga.
Dear Sir: —
I’m glad to say that I have used
your Liver and Stomach Medicine,
and same has given me perfect sat
isfaction.
Am always glad to speak a word
for it.
Yours very truly
B. B. CONGEE.
- Cox’s Liver and Stomach Medi
cine acts so gentle and mild, espe
cially recommended for delicate
women and puny children. Tastes
so good. Sold by all gobd drug
stores. Cox Medicine Co., Inc.
Manufacturers, Omega, Ga. —Adv.
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