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About Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1921)
PEARSON ©TRiBUNE VOL. 6 —SO. 50 NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS. Gleanings from All Sections of South Georgia. The City of MetteV, capital of Candler county, has just let the contract for a $25,000 high school building —two story brick, eight class rooms and all modern appli ances. clood for Metier. MMycross neighbors, especi ally the merchants, will << utilize next (Shriner's) week by offering bargains and making it a big trade week. There will be crowds' of people there every day in the week. Editor Simmons, of the Nash ville Herald, is putting a lot of energy and ginger into that paper. < >ll r neighbors over in Berrien county slntyld appreciate and give him unstinted support. The Her ald is greatly improved. Lawless denizens of Berrien county have started dynamiting her dipping vats. On Tuesday night, just before day, two were blown up near Hay City. Too bad that people will defy the law when it is to their best interest to up hold it. The people of Blackshear and Pierce county will hear William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, thrice defeated candidate for the presidency and the best advertised man in America, tonight. His theme has not given out, but the Tribune suspeets.it will be“W. J. B.” firstly, and “Grape Juice” lastly. The first issue of The Lanier County News, under the manage ment of Col. Folks lluxford and Mr. Willie Browning, has reached the Tribune. It is a creditable sheet considering the worn and pied condition of the material from which it has to be printed. Those boys are going to do their very •best to improve the paper. Dr. Chas. G. Pope, formerly of Adel and Pearson, died from Blood Poisoning last Thursday in Dublin, Ga., where he was engaged as a Pharmacist. His body was return ed to Adel, where his mother lives, for burial Saturday. Several of his Pearson friends attended the fu neral. He was a very lovable character, and his mother and sis ters have the sympathy of many people in Pearson in their sorrow. The plat of land and buildings thereon, known as the "Coffee County Fair Grounds” was bought by the City of Douglas at Sheriff's Sale on the first Tuesday instant. It brought about SI,OOO. The city will use it for fair grounds, camp iug ground for tourist traveling over the Central DiSie Highway on which iMs located. A landing place foi air planes will be arrang ed. Tiie idea is a good oue. As the time approaches for the Georgia legislature to convene there are rumors of intentions to slice Thomas county for the mak ing of two new' counties —one with Meigs as the county site and the other with Boston as the county site. The Tribune editor can see Judge /till Hopkins slipping on his lighting clothes. If there is any thing doing in those lines you may be sure the Judge will be found on the firing line in front of the slicers pf Thomas county. The Wayeross and Ware County Chamber of Commerce is divided against itself, and the probability is a new’ organization will be ef fected to mollify the warring fac tions. Division of service by Secretary-Manager Thomas seems to be the bone of contention, one faction insist that he should devote his entire time to the direct inter ests of the Chamber, and another faction claims that all his activity, in behalf of the Atlantic to Gulf canal and the Boy Scouts, are closely eo-related to the mam work of the Chamber There is need of a better understanding. - Kirkland-James. Stealing away from their young companions late Saturday afternoon —so the news came to the Tribune —Miss Elizabeth Kirkland and Mr. John James repaired to the Ordinary’s office, procured a mar riage license and then requested the accommodating Ordinary, Judge J. Wesley Roberts, to pro nounce the words which would unite them for life as husband and wife. Their coup camp as argreat surprise to their many friends — old as well as young. The bride is an estimable and accomplished young womfui, eldest child of the late Dr. T. J. Kirkland, and has made her home for the past several years with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Sears. For the past scholastic year she taught school at Sunny-Side with much success. The groom is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter James, of the southeastern part of the conn and is highly esteemed by all who know him, as d young man of sterling integrity, of marked en ergy and thrift, and of lofty aspir ations. While they are very young to assume the responsibilities of mar ried people —he about nineteen and she about seventeen years of age —their friends predict for them a very successful voyage. Both have attained quiet and settled habits and will easily adjust t hem selves to their new relationship. The Tribune editor wishes for them long anil successful lives. Hogs Pay Big Money. i Mr. Pete Wing of Hawk Point, Mo., made a lot of money out of his hogs. He says: "I fed them I)r. LeGear’s Hog Prescription. Ik has given wonderful results in put ting gains on them with less feed. They were on heavy feed for only a month; averaged a gain of 2 12 pounds daily, and were only 7 months, 10 days old, when sold.” Mr. Wing profited by the advice of Dr. Legear, Graduate Veteriua rian and Expert Poultry Breeder of 28 years’ stand iiig. Dr. LeGear’s flog Prescription will put weight on your hogs also, because it expels worms, purifies the blood and conditions’them so that they gain llcsh on less feed. It makes no difference what ail ment is prevalent among your stock or poultry, it is money in your pocket to get the proper Dr. LeGear Remedy from your dealer, on a satisfaction or money back offer. —Advert isement. - Clinch Superior Court. The spring term of Clinch super ior court was held last week. The business on the civil docket, ready for trial, was disposed of on Mon day. The criminal business yeeu pied Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The fines amounted to $750. Two defendants drew straight chain gang sentences for twelve months each. L. L. Sloan went into the grand jury room to get a Bill of Indictment against his own brother for some trivial offense, when the tail of his coat became tangled up with the handle of his pistol and exposed the weap on to the gaze of the jury, who promptly indicted him and caused him to plead guilty before the court and pay a fine of $75. Dock Spivey, indicted for murder, was found guilty of voluntary man-' slaughter and sentenced by the jury to serve from two to five years irrthe penitentiary. Soil in the garden should be rich and well supplied with humus. Stable manure is best for the gar den, for it furnishes both plant food and humus. Don’t attempt Jo grow a garden uuder or near large trees that will not only shade the crops but in addition draw most of the moisture and plant food from the soil. Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson. PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1921 DEATH OF.AOG. E. DANIEL His Life Interwoven with Early History of Valdosta. The Thomasville Press brings to the Tribune editor the sad intelli: genoe of the death of his former comrade in the newspaper game, 1 and whose youth was spent in the young city /,f \ aldosta. llis mother was a widow with three sons, viz., Augustus E., Moses H. and John. They had been be reft of husband and father by the Civil War, helpless and in poverty. Maj. Philip (A Pendleton, pro prietor and editor of "The South Georgia Times,” became acquaint ed with Mr./ Daniel and her situa tion. llis great heart wont out in sympathy for her and her tvarmnde orphans, his tender nature was aroused and in his anxiety to help her in her distress, he proposed to give this oldest son fmplovment— notwithstanding he was scarcely able to read reprint to say nothing of manuscript, on bis newspaper. llis offer was accepted and Gus became the apprentice boy of the Times newspaper. In the Fall of 1808, when the Tribune editor entered the office, under employment as book-keeper and mail clerk, lie found the me eh an leal department in charge of Philip C. Pendleton, Jr., Fuller .1 Wind, now of the Cairo Messenger, whose father was also a victim of \ the war, and Augustus E. Daniel. The press work was being done by a colored man, Benjamin Franklin, a true friend to all the boys. Mr. Wind was from Thomasville and had learned to set type under Mr. John 'l'. Chastain, in the office of the Southern Enterprise. Mr. C. R. Peudldlon had not then com menced his newspaper career. By this employment in the print ing office Gus was enabled to assist, his mother in earing for her fami ly. He learned to spell correctly, to read and to write; he learned to frame correct grammatical sen tences, and practical punctuation. The scholarly Mr. Philip C. Pen dleton, Jr., was painstaking oi in slructing him along these lines. After a four year’s apprenticeship he was a fa.irly good journeyman printer, a young man of strong character and capable of going out with safety into the business world. In 1873 his health became im paired and lie decided to give up the printing business for a season. It was then his mother decided to move from Valdosta to Thomas county where her relatives lived, and Gus went with her. He was about ten years old when Major Pendleton took him into the printing office. What transpired in Valdosta from that time until lie was about seventeen was wit nessed by him and stored in his memory. Among these things were the national elections of 1808 and 1872, when Valdosta was the only voting place in Lowndes county, and when the voters had to approach the polls through a cordon of sable soldiers. He knew of the Freedman’s Bureau and. tire many indignities heaped upon the proud but law-abiding people by its operation. He felt the humili ation of sending and receiving his mail at the hands of a postmaster obnoxious to the people, Jacob D. Euos, a northern octoroon, having no more interest in the welfare of Valdosta and Lowndes county than a Kamschatka Indian. He hoard of the midnight pow wows of the carpet bagger, the scalawag and the ignorant, but confiding, Negro, lie saw the results of these hot beds of intrigue and treachery, schools that taught the colored people to distrust their former white owners, among whom they were to live and for whom they were to labor for a livelihood, and forever think aud act opposite to Make Your Tax Returns. Tax Receiver, H. W. Corl&tt, under the tax law must complete the work of receiving lax returns by May Ist, and turn over the re sult of his labors to the Board of Equalizers for the purpose of equa lization. Property owners, he reports, have been very slow in making their returns and many are yet delinquent. Just why they have neglected to make their returns cannot be conceived. He has, therefore, requested the Tribune to call the attention of its readers, and they pass it on to t hose who are not subscribers to t he Tribune, that there is nothing to be gained, but much to be lost, by not attending to this matter. The equalization board is not authorized by law and it is not a part of their duty to accept your lax returns; hence you gain noth mg by wait ing and handing in your return to them. The Tax Collector is charged with the duty of doubling the re turns of those who essay to make returns to him, as is the custom of some people who claim they get off lighter by making returns to 1 lie collector. If he fails to double tax those who failed to give in to the receiver, he violates the law and is subject to prosecution and punishment. Your duty, citizen, re require you to give in your returns to the tax receiver. He alone is authorized to receive them from you, and you are hereby urged to perform this duty at once. You have only a few days more, fifteen in fact, in which to do your duty and wfiy'not do so? , Be good men! Be good citizens! Bi\ good fa x i iay ers! Testimonial Omega, Ga., Sept. 13, 19H). Mr. Guy A. Cox, * City. Dear Sir: — With reference to your Liver and Stomach Medicine. 1 wish to say that I have been using your Medicine in my family lor several months. 1 consider it one of the best medicines I have ever used. 1 can heartily recommend it to anyone suffering with Liver and Stomach trouble or fora general tonic. Very truly yours, 11. F. Brown. 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'.good drug stores. Cox Medicine Co., Inc. Manufacturers, Omega, Ga. —Adv. t hem ip politics and ail public af fairs; which, in ilself, lias been a menace to Southern progress. Under such environment Gus Daniel, following the precepts and examples of Maj. Pendleton, grew to manhood with conservative views, a man of honor and unim peachable character. He was ret icent but thoughtful, took no very active part in public affairs. The writer stops to breathe a sigh! Gus Daniel, his steadfast comrade in youth, is dead. His life, in his quiet way, wa> well lived; his examples of industry and constancy were worth emula tion by those who came after him. If he left them nothing else his children have a splendid heritage in the fact that their father was a noble and true man. The work of cultivating a garden will be greatly reduced if special attention is given to the prepara lion of the soil before the seeds are planted. " As a rule, foliage crops, such as lettuce, kale, and spinach, do fair ly well in partial shade, but must have a minimum of three hours of sunshine a day. Plan Is that ripen fruits, such as tomatoes and egg plant, should have a minimum of five hours of sunsbiue each day. EDITORIAL OPINIONS. The Brethren are Discussing a Number of Live Topics. There is a state law that says all cattle must be dipped, and like every other law, it should be re spected and enforced. We may not like it —but so long as it re mains law we as citizens must obey it. It we don’t want it we should spend our effort in having it re pealed, instead of trying to over ride it by force. —Thomasville Press. . A Pennsylvania woman ripped open an old mattress the other day for the purpose of burning the feathers. She thought some use might be made of the ticking, though sin' had slept on the mat tress for 25 years, and her mother, who gave it to her, had also used it. Inside the mattress was found about in currency, over which the woman had been peace fully slumbering for a quarter of a aentury, and often worrying be cause she could not conveniently put her hands on a little ready cash. —Blackshear Times. If Georgia is to have any sort of reputable standing with her sister states she must frown upon and put her seal of condemnation on defiance of law and order and pun isli quickly and severely those who would interfere with constituted authority. There is enough law lessness and a spirit of revolt in tin* land already without appealing to the baser natures of people. If this thing goes on it won’t be long before there will be little safety for those who earnest ly desire that our state shall be known for its allegiance to law and the higher and better things.—Adel News. The young man or young woman who stands behind the counter in your store or your bank and the •minute closing time comes around drops all interest in your affairs and the community at large and goes off on pleasure bent is not worth the money you are paying him or her and will never amount to much for himself. They are simply servants and will never get any higher. Initiative and a live ly interest in all that goes to ere ate a desire for more knowledge of the business engaged in, new ideas that will make that business pop ular with the masses is what counts. The task server does not grow; the individual that is content to drift down the current of life, a drifter lie will always be. Young man and young woman don’t be a drift er. Don’t let the moss crop out on your back or the cob webs get into your hair. Five and learn and as you learn, do. —Cornelia Enter prise. Young Wife Dead. Mrs. Horry Kirkland died last Thursday morning and was buried Friday in the Antioch cemetery, about six miles northwest of Pear son. The deceased was an estim able young woman, a daughter of Mr. Geo. W. Gilbert, and had been sick for some time with a compli cation of diseases. She was mar lied to Mr. Horry Ilirkland about two years ago, and is survived by her husband, one child, her parents and several brothers and sisters. She had many friends who join in extending sympathy and condol ence to the stricken husband and baby. Don’t plant a garden where the sun does not shine for at least five hours each bright day. The same kind of vegetables should not be grown tw ice iu suc cession in the same part of garden, if this can be avoided. If a ra?!i eally different kind is grown dis ease siiores aud insects, though present in the soil, are not so liable to attack the second crop. $1.50 A YEAIt Did You Know That Georgia established tho first free school? That Georgia established the first State University in the Union! That Georgians established the first female college in the world — Wefsß'yan, at Maeon? That a Georgia woman, Miss Catherine Brewer, was the first in 3ie world to graduate from a col lege aud receive a diploma? That the first steamboat to cross the Atlantic ocean sailed from Sa vannah, Ga., in 1819? That the first iron vessel was named for a Georgian, John Ran dolph, and was built is Savannah, Ga., in 1834? That a Georgian invented' the first sewing machine —the Howe? That a Eli Whitney, invented the first cotton gin? It was a saw gin for short staple cot ton. That a Georgia lady, Mrs. Mary Williams, of Columbus, was the first to suggest the observance of "Memorial Day,” on the 26th of April? That the first rural free delivery mail service was established in Georgia, at Quitman, Brooks coun ty, J. E. Ponder, a Georgian, rais ed in Quitman, was the carrier? That a Georgian congressman, Thomas E. Watson, was tho first to suggest the establishment of the rural free delivery mail service? That a Georgia congressman, James M. Griggs, pressed the rural free delivery mail service Act through congress and revolutioniz ed the mail service of the country? That a Georgian, Cox, invented the first circular saw, in 1795? That a Georgian, Dr. Crawford Long, first discovered ether, the anesthetic now in general use in surgery? That Georgia stands first among the States in peach production? Sow Collard Seeds Late. The practice of sowing 001101x1 seeds late in the season will do much towards controlling the green worm and the harlequin bug, so destructive to the crop. Where the gqrdener or trucker sows his collard seeds along with llis other seeds in early spring, his young collard plants, from the be ginning, serve as suitable host plants for the breeding of certain destructive insects and fungous troubles that continue through tho long aud hot summer. Iu as much as the collard grows- very little in hot weather, and is not desired generally for table use until late fall.and winter, it is decidedly to the gardener’s advantage to wait until the latter part of May or early June to sow his seeds, aud not set the plants to the field be fore late July or August. Plants set to the field at this time will escape the early broods of the green cabbage worm aud the harlequin bug, and will have sufficient time to make large well developed plants before the weather becomes cold in the fall. The land should be well prepar ed and well fertilized before the plants are set out. Regular aud frequent cultivations should be given so as to induce rapid and continuous growth. Collards grown in this way will retain their outer leaves, wherein those which aro compelled to withstand the long hot summers often shed practically all ttieir leaves, retaining only a small bud in the top which starts new growth and forms the collard head after cool weather comes in the fall. The Georgia Experiment Station crossed the Georgia collard with the Charleston Wakefield cabbage several years ago aud since that time has been selecting an inter mediate type of plant as an im proved collard. This new plant has been found to be hardly as in sistent to some of the stem rot dis eases as the ordinary collard, but has about the same resistance to old as the collard aud has a very milar flavor. U. P. Stuckey, Director.
