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About Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1921)
Ban (Urthmte PUBLISHED WEEKLY. 11. T. ALLEN. Bailor. Member 11th District Press Association Member of the Georgia Press Association Subscription price-, <1.50 a year in advance. Advertising rat«n are liberal and will be made known on application. Kntered at the PostofMce in Pearson. Georgia As mail matter of the second class. From the newspapers of several counties we learn that the voters are to be confronted by lady can didates for legislative honors. Ii indicates that the dear women are not slow to take advantage of theii new found freedom. Why not the Oeorgia legislature house and senate —be composed entirely o! women? Would the ship of State be in danger for being “manned’' by women! Some penny-a-liner has suggest ed that the present rapid advance in the price of cotton will turn the heads of the farmers and cause them to plant for a big crop next year. The Tribune does not be lieve they will do any such thing. It believes they have learned the lesson well not to trust their pros perity to one crop —all cotton, all tobacco, all watermelons, or all anything else. It believes they will plant small crops of several products and have something to sell all along during the year, and that they will surely plant for an abundant harvest of food and for age. At any rate it will be the best policy. The business outlook is becom iug more favorable. This is indi cated by thq advance of prices of farm products, the resuming of operation by nearly all manufac turing enterprises, the decrease in the number of unemployed labor. There is nothing apparent in the future to disturb our equilibrium or to foster our pessimism. The antidote is to work and confidently press forward to success in all our undertakings. To give up to dis couragement is to die like a dast ard. Lei it never be said of At kinson county people that they ran away from their task and for sook the sine channel of success. The press, especially the weekly press, are again being flooded with waste baskets full of propaganda. They are precious news items, about as interesting to the average reader as a “last year’s blrdnest.” There are stale cotton letters de signed to advertise the writer’s private business and the Tribune is sorry to see that some of its ex changes tumble to the nefarious scheme. There are others equally as nauseous. Brethren, let these people pay for their publicity if they get it. If you should send a bale of the staple to the cotton letter men on consignment they would make you pay the last peuny for handling it. The farmers of South Georgia are having fine weather for har vesting their cotton crop. The Tribune is informed that with con tinued propitious weather the crop will be harvested by the first of October. Good middling is now quoted at 20c. and it is freely pre dicted that it will sell for 25c a pound within thirty days. That Stupendous surplus crop left over from the past two years seems not to be available just now; in fact it was a stupendous myth. There is a scarcity of cotton goods on the market; there is a scarcity of raw material in sight; then why should not the price of cotton advance! it is not too early to remind en franchised woman that the laws of Georgia makes it necessary as a prerequisite to her exercising the elective franchise, that she register and pay a j*oll tax. There will be an election held in Pearson, on the second Tuesday in December, for a mayor aud two councilmen. If the women want to participate in that election she must perfect the preliminary qualifications for vot ing. Under the city ordinance is required of voters to be qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, must be a citizen of the city three months prior to the elec tion aud must register with the city clerk or some one appointed by him to register the voters. SEA ISLAND COTTON. Wit}) the advent of the 801 l Weevil the farmers of South Geor gia were forced to cease planting Sea Island cotton as a crop. However, Che State Board of Entomology, established an exper iment station on the outskirts of Valdosta and placed Mr. Ira Wil iams in charge. The demonstra ti ms at this station have shown that Sea Island cotton can be grown as a commercial crop— that is a bale to every two or three acres. The question now with the farmeis: is the growing of this class of cotton to be revived? To settle this question a conference of farmers, buyers, factors and manufacturers has been called by the Valdosta Chamber of Com merce to meet in that city Septem ber 15. At this meeting the divisibility of reviving the industry will be gone over and discussed from every angle and, it is said, the future of Sea Island cotton as an agricul tural industry will be determined. Hence the importance of the meet ing can be understood. Before the coming of the boll weevil and the growing of Sea Island cotton was in full swing in South Georgia and especially in the section adjacent to Valdosts, it was a great source of wealth production because of the prevail ing idea that its use could not be supplanted in a certain lineof man ufactures. But these years of boll weevil activities, when the growth of this class of cotton has been suspended, something else had to suffice and it is believed a substi lute has been found which can be bad at a less price, and that now the growing of Sea Island cotton will not be advantageous to the farmer. The questions to be determined are very palpable. First, is there now and will there be in the future a sufficient demaud for it to make it worthy of the consideration of our South Georgia farmers. Sec ond, are conditions favorable to its profitable growth. With these two questions an swered in the affirmative farmers will be ready to make preparation for the resumption of the industry. If the answer is in the negative, then the government experiment station at Valdosta will be abati doned, and the growing of Sea Is land cotton will be suspended in definitely. It is the wish of the Valdosta Chamber of Commerce that every interest connected with Sea Island cotton production will be repre sented at this meeting, and that there be a complete and intelligent discussion of the matter. THE BOND ELECTION. The election last Saturday to au thorize the issuance of $30,000 in bonds, to complete the court house in accordance with the original plans, failed for the reason of apa thy on the part of the voters of the count} —not a sufficient number voting to make it a lawful election, less than half of the registered voters cast ballots. Those voting were overwhelmingly in favor of bonds, the ratio being about six to oue. Under this condition of affairs the managers of the election did not, so far as the Tribune fs advis ed, consolidate the vote and, there fore, the exact figures from each precinct could not be secured. The Tribune is informed that 222 votes were polled in the Pearson polling place—2oo for bonds and 22 against bonds. The grand jury of Ben Hill conn ty has indicted J. L. l’itlman. mayor of Fitzgerald, and eighteen others under the blanket charge of "interfering with employees,” in connection with the strike and the wrecking of the Atlanta, Birming ham tk Atlantic freight train re ceutly, near Cord ole. by the use of dynamite. The Dawson News suggests the name of Judge lioscoe Luke, of Thomasville, as a suitable South G *orgia candidate for Governor of the State next year, but believes Hardwick can win if he runs. PEARSON TRIBUNE. PEARSON, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 9, 1921 Associational Meetings. During the month of October Pearson and vicinity will enjoy the blessings of three associational meelings. On the first Sunday, Thursday, Friday aud Saturday before, the annual South Georgia Association of Congregational churches will convene with the Union Hill church, four miles southeast of Pearson. It will be attended by delegates from the several churches composing the body arid sane of their leading ministers of the State, having in charge the denom inational work in general. The Union Hill community is among the best ip Atkinson county and is amply able to entertain this As sociation creditably and to the satisfaction of all concerned. A great meeting is expected. On the third Sunday, Friday and Saturday before, the "Origi nal” Siyyrna Missionary Baptist Association will meet with New Bethel church, four miles south west of Pearson. This Association is small, but the Tribune is inform ed that it is growing gradually, and it is expected that four new churches will apply for member ship in the body at this meeting. The churches composing this body are located in Atkinson, Clinch, Coffee and Ware counties. The New Bethel community is compos ed of well-to-do people and the delegates and visitors to this asso ciation will have royal entertain ment accorded them. On the fourth Sunday, Thurs day, Friday and Saturday before, Hit! Smyrna Missonary Baptist As siciation will meet with the Pear son Baptist church. Elder E. J. Riddle of Baxley is the appointee to preach the introductory sermon. This is a large association;Twenty eight churches were represented at the last session, either by letter or delegates. There were one hundred and five delegates at the last session, and there will be that many or more at the 1!)21 session. The Church at Pearson and friends will give the Association a hearty welcome and ample entertainment. Brown’s Sayings. Atlanta, September 7. —That the world is on the verge of a cot ton famine, the extent of which has been unequalled in history, is the opinion of Commissioner of Agriculture J. J. Brown, after a careful survey of the situation. “With information 1 have gath eredin going about Georgia the last few days, and that which has come to me from other states, I am of the opinion that 1921 will sec the biggest cotton shortage we've ever known, followed by a severe cotton famine in 1922 and 192 b", said Commissioner of Agriculture J. .T. Brown, today. “Therefore, 1 feel safe in saying that with the bill recently passed by congress, providing a billion dollars for agricultural credits, through the war finance corpora tion, coupled with the least visible crop ever produced, positively means higher cotton than anyone anticipates. There was never any excuse for the extremely low prices we have had, and if it bad not been for the deflation of credits, cotton would never have gone to such low levels. "The activity and life in cotton manufacturing today means that the world has gone without cotton as long as it can aud is now de manding it. Prices of manufactur ed gcods are strengthening, and will continue to do so. Higher prices for raw cotton are bound to follow. "As to my previous estimate of 700,000 bales for Georgia, 1 am of the opiuion that it will be nearer 000.000. 1 am just back from a visit to the Georgia Experiment Station where I found conditions deplorable. There, where cotton has been grown by experts and treated by experts with calcium arsenate, in addition to other methods of fighting the boll weevil, land whu-h formerly made a bale to the acre, will, this year, yield only oue bale to five or six acres. It is easy to see what that means in sections which have not had ex pert attention." The Pafford. Reunion. As has been the custom on the first Sunday of Septembr, for many years, the relatives of Hon. Rowan Pafford and many friends of the family gathered at Springhead church, in the western part of At kinson county, last Sunday in their annual reunion. It is a time for the home coming of the great host of children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren of this Father in Israel who from his own built this church aud dedicat ed it to the worship of Almighty- God, who taught his offspring to be honest and trustworthy, and to worship the God of their father. Since the departure of Mr. Paf ford to the great beyoud the settle ment has becorfie thinly populated and the church neglected by the Conference in favor of Live Oak church some miles distance. This neglect has made the aunual re union very dear to the hearts of his decendants. The clay was spent in singing the good old gospel songs our fathers and mothers sang, prayers that God would continue His lov ing kindness toward the family de scendants, the community and friends, and at the preaching hour a comforting sermon was delivered by Rev. T. m. Luke, the pastor of the Pearson Methodist curcuit, w-ho has a regular appointment at the Live Oak church. At noon the ta 1 1 ff• .under the tree's near by was ladened with re freshments for the inner man. Everybody present was invited to partake of the bountiful supply of splendid edibles. Hinging was continued in the afternoon until the hour of adjourn ment. The Harmony Grove News. We are having some real warm weather again. Mr. Leslie Rodgers was the pleas ant guest of Miss Estelle Morris Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Pearlie Sturgis is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. \V. Stewart. Mrs. Julia Wheeler and grand daughter, Willula, were the guests of Mrs. E. L. Rogers Sunday. It, is regretful that Mr. Isbin Bryant’s baby is seriously ill and all hope it* will soon recover. All regret very much for Mr. and Mrs. Leon Metis to move away, and feel like it is our loss and Florida's gain for them to go away. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Morris and boys, mis. S. J. Fedriekand (laugh ter, Edna spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Car ver. Miss Minnie Lou Wheeler and Me ;srs Leslie Rogers, Le n and onn Gillis were Saturday night callers at the home of Mr. E. W. Morris. Mr. and Mrs. m. W. Wheeler at tended services at Mt. Zion church last Sunday and dined with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wall. They report a pleasant day. Misses Estelle Morris and Lillie Mae McKinnon and Messrs. Archie and Willie McKinnon made a tiy ing trip to Pearson Saturday and "Sou” was looking at the girls in stead oi his driving. The result was he run the car against a stump and crippled it so badly he had to carry it to the "Car Doctor" and spent the night in town. Mr. Tom Summerlin, sympathizing with the girls, carried them home. Of course Lillie Mae did not object . Blue Eyes. The 1921 Tobacco Sales. The Tribune is indebted to Mr. W. E. Algee, secretary of the Tif ton Chamber of Commerce, for the following statement showing the sales of tobacco at the different South Georgia markets for 1921: Place Gross Sales- Lbs Av. Price 81ack5bear...1,295,369 14.44. Douglas 1,140,021 3.09. Tilton 784.116 9.30. Nashville.... ..760.076 10.11. Abbeville 470,052 5.36. Vidalia 441,780 9.35. Fitzgerald 182.904 5.83. Total 5,074,318 Lbs. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. James has the thanks of the editpr and Mr. Woodard, the Tribuue foreman, for a treat of nice fresh beef. Their kinduess is greatly appreciated. SPECIAL COLUMN. One Cent a Word. Strayed—One Black sow-, mark ed round hole and split out in each ear. Finder will please notify Luthur It. Mercer, Pearson, Ga., lit.—l For Sale —Anyone wanting to buy some nice resident property on Main Street, in Pearson, Geor gia, write Mrs. L. Mancil, Lake Monroe, Fla., for terms aud prices. 666 cures Bilious Fever. Those “Back” Taxes. To the citizen beneath the loads of burdens of heaps of taxes it is interesting that more "back” taxes are to be collected by the govern ment. Uncle Samuel proposes to gather up a little matter of five million dollars’ worth of these "back” taxes. The American back, however, has never completely broken down yet. —Savannah Morn ing News. If by ‘back’ taxes the News refers to taxes on clothing the Republicans will make the people pay two aud a half billion of them and less than one hundred million will find its way into the treasury. —Jacksonville (Fla.) Times Union. The work of scrapping Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, will com mence in a few months. An offiei al is there now matin; appraise ment of the property preliminary to its sale. If the Congressional Re appor tionment Bill is passed by congress Georgia will gain a congressman. Anticipating its passage the late legislature created a reapportion ment committee oom posed of Representatives Woodward, o f Cook, chairman; Whitaker of Lowndes; Carswell of W.iiktrsou; Hamilton of Floyd; Fowler of Bibl ; Culpepper of Fayette; Davis ot Oglethorpe; Quincey of Coffee; La ikford of Toombs. To these gentleman will fall the task of di viding the State, according to population, into congressional dis t riets. Atkinson County Sheriffs Sale GEORGIA —Atkinson County. Will be sold before the court house door in said county at Pearson. Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday In October, 1921. the following described proper ty. to wit: One town lot and dwelling located in the city of Pearson, Ga., bounded t n the east by land of \V. H. Waddelle, west by King street, south by land of Mrs. Jim Martin, north by land of the Kirkland estate. levied on and to be sold as the property of A. Killls Burch, to aat iftfy au execution issued from the .Su perior court of Atkinson eoudly in favor of B. If. Tanner and against .t. H. Burch and A. K 111 Is Burch. This 6th day of September 1921 E. D. LEGGETT, Sheriff A. C. Ga. Atkinson County Sheriff’s Sale. GEOR<II A—Atkinson County. Will be sold before the court house door in said county at Pearson, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in October, 1921, the following described proper ty to wit: Fifty acres of lot of land No. 120 in the 7th land district of said county. Bounded on the east by land of Cherry Johnson, west by land of Dan and Markey Davis, south by land of Simon Johnson, north by land of Doll Cle ment. Levied on and to be sold as the pro perty of A bby Johnson, to satisfy an execu tion Issued from the Superior court of said county In favor of Virginia Carolina Chemi cal Company. This 6th day of September 1921. K. I>. LEGGETT. Sheriff A. C. Ga. Atkinson County Sheriff's Sale. GEORGI A—A tkinson County. Will be sold before the court house door in Pearson. Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in October, 1921, the following described property, to writ: One town lot with dwelling located In the town of Pearson, Georgia and bounded as follows: east by Main street, west by King street, south by Shoo fly street, north by land of J. C. Adams. Levied on and to be sold as the property of W. D. Giddens. to satisfy an execution Issued from the Superior court of said county In favor of P. Yarbrough. This the 6th day of September. 1921. E. i>. LEGGETT. Sheriff A. C. Ga. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Those who are tn a “run down” con dition will notice that Catarrh bothers them much more than when they are in good health. This fact proves that while Catarrh ts a local disease, it is greatly influenced by constitutional conditions HALL'S CATARItH MEDICINE is a Tonic and Blood Puri fier, and acts through the blood upon the mucous surfaces of the body, thus reducing the inflammation and restor ing normal conditions. All druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. THEPOPULAR Savannah Morning News GEORGIA’S BEST MORNING DAILY. Carries the completest market reports, and all the news while it is new. Editorial page unsurpass ed. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily $ 7.80 a year Daily and Sunday 10.00 a year Sunday only,by Mail. 3.soayear County Tax Levy. GEORG I A—-Atkinson County. By J. M. Roberts, chairman. David Weath ers and Henry O'Brien, Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for said county, sitting lor county purposes. It is hereby ordered that £2,75 on the £IOO.OO of the taxable propetty of said county as per digest of 19*21 be, and the same is, hereby levied, and that the same be collected by the tax collector, for the following pur poses, to-wit: 1. £0.50 on the £IOO.OO to pay the legal Indected nessdue, or to become due during the year 1921, or past due. 2. 81.00 on the 8100,00 to build or repair court house, jails, bridges, ferries or other public improvements during the year. 3. £0.40 on the 8100.00 to pay expenses of build ing and maintaining public roads, and equip ping and maintaining the chaingang of said county. 4. 80.10 on the 8100.00 to pay expenses incurred in supporting the poor of the county, and as otherwise prescribed by the poor. 80.05 on the 8100.00 to pay .Sheriff's jailers 01- other ofticere tees that may be legally entit led to. out of the county. 6. 80.02 on the 8100.00 to pay coroners all fees that may be due them by the county for hold ing inquests. 80.02 on the SIOO.OO to pay the expenses of the county, for bailiffs, at courts, non-resident witnesses in criminal cases, fuel, servant hire, stationery and the like. 8. 80.08 on the 8100.00 to pay jurors a per diem compensation. 9. 80.08 on the 8100.Q0 to pay any other expenses legally incurred in the promotion of sanita tion, preservation of the public health or fur other purposes authorized.by law. 10. That there be further levied upon all the taxable property In the county outside of the incorporate limits of the cities of Pearson and Willacoochee. 11. 80.50 on the SIOO.OO to pay expenses incurred for general educational purposes authorized by law. This September sth, 1921. J. M. ROBERTS, Chairman L. A. il AUG REAVES. Clerk. Atkinson County Tax Sales. G EORGIA —A t k i n son Co un ty. will be sold before the court house door In said county on the first Tuesday in October, 1921. the following Property, to-wit: Forty three acres of lot ot land No. 163, In the .Sixth district of said state and county, bounded as follows: On the north and west by original land lines, on the east and south by surveyed lines. The same being Plat No. 1 of the Fred ltlcketson estate. Let led on and to be sold as the property of T. J. Wells under a Fi. Fa issued by Kuan Corbitt tax collector for State,. County and School taxes for the year 1920. Also at the same time and place the follow ing real estate to-wlt: Forty acres of lot of land No. 163 In the Sixth district of said State and County, bounded as follows: North and east by surveyed lines, south by original land line, west by a surveyed line, being plat No. 6of the Fred iticketson estate. Levied on and to be sold as the prpperty ofj. 11, itick etson to satisfy a tax FI. Fa. issued by Roan Corbitt Tax collector lor State. County and school taxes for the year 1920. Also at the same time and place the follow ing real estate: Twenty-five acres of lot of land No. 109 In the Sixth district ol said State and County, bounded as follows: North and east by original land lines, south and west by lands o! T. J. Douglass. Levied on and to be sold as the proi>erty ot T. J. Douglass under a FI. Fa. Issued by Roan Corbitt tax collector for State. County and School taxes for the year 1920. Also at the same time and place will bo sold the following real estate. One Hundred and Five acres ol lot ot land No. 156 In the sixth district of said State and County and bounded as follows: East and South by ori ginal land lines, north and west by agreed lines. Levied on and to be sold as the prop erty ol I. It. iiryaut to satisfy a lax FI. Fa. Issued by Roan Corbitt lor state County and School taxes lor the year 1920. Also at the same time and place will be sold the following real estate: 468 acres des cribed as lot No. 70 In the Seventh district ol said State and County. Levied on and to be sold as the property ol Mrs. G. C, flukes under a FI. Fa. Issued by Roan Corbitt tax collector for state. County and School taxes for the year 1920. Also at the same time and. place will he sold the following real estate. One town lot with residence and Improvements In Pearson Georgia, bounded as follows: On the north by lands ot J. C. Adams, east by Main street, south by Shoofly street, west by Kiny street. Levied on and tn be sold as the property ol W. D. Giddens to satisfy a FI. Fa. Issued by Roan Corbitt for State, County and School taxes for the year ltr>o. Also at the same time and Place will be sold the following real estate, to-wlt: Two Hundred and Forty-five acres ol lot of land No. 43 In the Seventh district of said State and County. The same being the east hall of said lot. Levied on and to be sold as the property of Shethy Higgs, under a Fi. Fa. is sue i by Roan Corbitt tax collector for State. County and School laxes for the year 1920. Also at the same time and place will be sold the following real estate, to w it: Four Hundred and Seventy-five acres of lot of land No. 68 In the Tenth district of said State and County, being all of said lot except Fifteen acres In the northeast corner In the form of a suuare. levied on and to be sold as the .property of Mrs. J. W. Wall to satisfy a tax FL Fa. Issued by Roan Corbitt tax collector for State. County and School taxes for the year 1920. Also at the same time and placp will be sold the following real estate, to wit: One Hundred and Twenty-two and one-half acres In a square in the northeast corner of lot of land No. 6 In the Seventh district of said State and County. I-evted on and to be sold as the property of C. W. Williams under a Ft. Ka. issued by Roan Corbitt Tax collector for State. County and School taxes for the year 1920. Also at the same time and place will he sold the following real estate, to wit: Fifty, nine acres ol lot of land No. 106 in the Sev enth district of said State and County and bounded as follows: North by Red Bluff creek, east by an agreed line, lauds ol Mrs Mary Pearson, south by original laud line West by an agreed line and lands of H. F. Sears. Levied on and to be sold as the prop erty ol T. S. Corbitt, agent tor wife, under a FL Fa. Issued by Roan Corbitt tax collector for Stats, County and School Taxes for the year 1920. E. D. LEGGETT. Sherifl A. c
