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PEARSONfifTRiBUNE
VOL. 7—NO. n
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.
Short Stories About People and
Things of Interest.
Dr. David E. Harrell, who was
born and reared in this section —a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lovitt Harrell
—and a recent graduate of the
State Medical College, is now con
nected with the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad hospital at Way cross,
llejs making his mark in life and
the Tribune editor wishes him the
greatest success.
Mrs. I'. 11. Morton, Sr., familiar
ly known to her host of friends as
“Aunt Lizzie Sweat,” passed toiler
reward at St. Augustine, Fla., on
Wednesday of last week, and her
mortal remains were buried Friday
morning in the McDonald cemetery
at Axson. The Tribune editor
knew her as a young lady—Miss
Elizabeth Grovenstein, of Fenian
dina, Fla. She was married tw ice;
her first husband being Mr. Farley
Sweat —a brother of Ansel, Frank
and Carey—with whom she lived
and reared a family of childreu.
They lived many years at Axson,
when it was a saw mill place, and
conducted a hotel. It was here
Mr. Sweat died and was buried;
also a son. Loving hands laid her
to rest between them. After Mr.
Sweat had been dead some years
and her children liad grown up aud
gone out to make homes of their
own, she met and married Mr. T.
H. Morton, Sr., and lived with him
until his death some years ago.
She was a woman of sweet disposi
tion and lovable character —a
friend to all —and you had only to
know her to love her.
Ripe of years and full of good
works Mr. 11. 11. Tift, chief patron
of Tifton and Tift county, fell
on sleep at his home in Tifton
last Saturday morning, in life he
was the friend of many; lending
here and there to the unfortunate
and distressed, and paving the
way for girls and boys to have a
chance in life. In his death he
will be missed and mourned by
some whom bis family and most
intimate associates are not aware.
His benefactions were never given
publicity or notoriety save when
they had become public property.
The Tribune editor knew Mr. Tift
during the early years of Tifton,
aud was associated with him in
the conduct of the affairs of the
embryo city, and in this connection
was afforded an opportunity to
value Mr. Tift's constuctivenature
and to learn his fixedness of pur
pose in carrying forward his plans
and the completion of his under
takings. Mr. Tift was essentially
a toiler, and apparently never bap
pier than when clad in his overalls
and measuring his skill as a me
chanic with recreant machinery
and bringing it into subjection to
his will. He esteemed all labor as
honorable no matter bow menial it
might be. He recognized and act
ed upon the mandate of Jehovah.
“In the sweat of thy face shall
thou eat bread all the days of thy
life.” In this way be honored God,
his fellows ard himself and, in so
doing, he was prospered and per
mitted to have and enjoy much of
this world’s goods, and much of bis
joy came in using his wealth in a
helpful way. His activities are
over; he has gone away, and with
his going the first chapter in the
histories of Tifton and Tift county
have closed. His worth to the
city aud county can now be meas
ured and appreciated. The funeral
was conducted in the First Baptist
Church of Tifton. Dr. W. L. Pick
ard, brother-in-law of Mrs. Tift, as
sisted Pastor Durden in the ser
vices, as did the other pastors of
of the city. A section of the build
ing was reserved to bis colored em
ployes. The interment was at
Mystic, Conn., where he was born
and reared. Gentlemen closely as
sociated with him in business ac
companied the funeral party.
McLendon Rehearses History.
Sunday, February 5, marks the
145th anniversary of the signing of
the first constitution of the state
of Georgia but no formal ceremon
ies are to be held in observation of
this event it was learned Satur
day from Secretary of State S. G.
McLendon. Just 145 years ago to
day the first constitution of the
then new state of Georgia was
signed at Savannah which was then
the Georgia capital.
Although there is no record of
the signing of the firstconstitution
of the state in the office of Secre
tary McLendon, general details of
the formation of the document con
tained in nearly all state histories
and other historical works. Among
the signers of the first organic law
of the state were Archibald Bul
loch, Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett
and George Walton.
Since the state of Georgia was
created out of the old royal prov
ince of Georgia the state has had
six constitutions. The first was
that signed 145 years ago. The
second was signed in August in
188!). The third constitution was
signed by the members of a consti
tutional convention which met in
Louisville in 1798. The fourth
constitution was signed in Milledge
ville in 1895. Only one name was
attached to the fourth, this being
that of Herschel V. Johnson, presi
dent of the constitutional conven
tion. During the carpetbag days
the fifth constitution was signed,
this being in 1808 at Milledgeville.
The present constitution was sign
ed by the members of the constitu
tional convention who met in At
lanta in 1877.
Copies of only three of the six
constitutions are on file in the office
of Secretary McLendon, these be
ing the constitutions of 1798, 1805
and 1877. The original copy of
the constitution of 1877 was found
recently in the office of Secretary
McLendon. It was written on
parchment several yards square
and contained the signatures of
more than 100 members of the
convention which adopted it.
The first constitution was signed
February 5, 1777, after the con
vention had been in session four
months. A temporary government
for the new state of Georgia first
was established on August 15, 1770.
The first convention was called to
meet in Savannah in October, 1770,
and the members of this conven
tion were the ones who signed the
first constitution the following
February.
The first constitution contained
63 articles. It provided for a gover
nor, a legislature and a judicial
system. The members of the leg
islature were to be elected in
December of each year and were
to meet in January of the follow
ing year, according to the original
constitution. There was only one
law making body, this being the
bouse of assembly. There w r as no
upper or lower house. There was,
however, an executive council
created which consisted of two
members of the legislature from
each county which has as many as
ten representatives in the assembly.
The remaining delegates constitut
ed the house of assembly.
Under the provisions of the or
iginal constitution the executive
council served much as the senate
does now. All laws, however, or
iginated in the assembly and were
referred to the executive council.
The council could not make any
amendments, but could suggest
them.
One of the interesting provisions
of the first constitution was that
no clergyman should serve as a
member of the assembly. Religions
toleration was provided in all cases
where the religious sect did not
threaten the peace and safety of
the state. There were eight count-
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1922
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Gleanings from All Sections of
South Georgia.
Moultrie suffered a $50,000 fire
loss by the burning of the Kathleen
Theatre building and some adjoin
ing structures last Friday morning.
Douglas people are now figuring
on a new and modern forty room
hotel. If the city is to continue
to grow this improvement is an
absolute necessity. No city can
forge ahead that hasn't a commo
dious and efficiently kept hostelry.
The Candler county court house
is finished and the county officials
have moved into their several
quarters. Judge Hardeman, on
opening the superior court Mon
day morning, in a proper ceremony,
dedicated the building to the pur
pose it was built.
The latest enterprise for Hobo
ken in Brantley county is a factory
for the manufacture of tar, pine
oil, tar oil and charcoal. No doubt
the promoters have quantities of
cheap raw material at hand and
can find a market for their pro
ducts at paying prices.
Quitman is now under a commis
sion form of government. Messrs.
Jelks, Mitchell and Mclntosh are
the commissioners—elected, quali
fied and installed. Jelks drew the
one-year term, Mclntosh the two
year term and Mitchell the three
year term. Now for a city mana
ger, who will take over the entire
management of city affairs.
Now, that the Madison, Fla.,
sanitarium of Dr. 1). IL Yates’
has been destroyed by fire, it is
possible that Quitman citizens
will now get busy on their sanita
rium project- Some months ago a
site was secured and $50,000 sub
scribed for an up-to-date sanitari
um properly, with the view of in
ducing Dr. Yates to move to Quit
man.
It is given .out from Valdosta
that the owners of the Mil I town
Air-Line rail roan, from Milltown
to Naylor, on the A. G. L., a dis
tance of ten miles, will soon begin
work on an extention from Mill
town to Ray City, on the G. & F.,
a distance of eighteen miles. Willi
the extension completed Milltown
will have ample outlet to all points
of t he compass.
The Jesup and Odum bank cases,
on trial in Glynn superior court,
came to an abrupt termination
last Thursday. When the jury in
the L. Carter case came into court
with a verdict of guilty, W. 11.
Tyson and H.C. Dickerson thought
it the better part of valor to plead
guilty. Tyson was sentenced to
serve three months in Wayne
county jail and pay a fine of $1,000;
Dickerson was sentenced to two
years in the State penitentiary.
L. Garter, old and feeble, was sen
tenced to twelve months at the
State farm, notwithstanding the
jury’s verdict of from six to eight
years in the State penitentiary.
The case against young Carter wKs
nolle proseouied.
ies in Georgia when the first con
stitution was adopted, these being
Burke, Chatham, Camden, Effing
ham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond
and Wilkes.
1 1 was the duty of the legislature
to elect a governor. Archibald
Bulloch was named as president of
the convention and headed the
state government until the election
of John Adams Treutlen as first
governor of Georgia in 1777.
Many of the provisions of the
first constitution are found in the
constitution of 1877, the present
organic law of the state. It is said
that Button Gwinnett, who was
one of the three Georgia signers of
the Declaration of Independence,
wrote nearly all the provisions of
the first state constitution.
How Much of This Money
Went From This County?
From the Coffee County Progress.
The statement by a large mail
order house a few days ago that it
had just closed the year with a
business of over a hundred and
sixty million dollars ought to he
of interest to every citizen of this
county. How much of this money
do you suppose went from this
section? l’ro rated on a basis of
states, over three millions of that
went from Georgia. At the same
rate approximately $60,000 of that
went from Coffee county.
We can’t boost our home town
and community so long as we send
away from home to buy the things
that we can buy right here at
home. A great many of us are
fooled by the idea that “distance
lends enchantment.”
Goods bought away from home
are no better than those bought at
home. In some instances they are
not as good. Then besides, there
is no come-back if they do not
satisfy. There is too much “red
tape” to exchanging, and in some
eases this cannot be done at all.
The home business is a big
factor in the growth and develop
ment of our community. The
question is largely one of home
loyalty and good business practice.
It is not loyalty to the home town
to buy goods away from home that
you tan buy at home at about the
same price and quality. Be fair
with your home town. Do your
buying with your home merchant
who is your neighbor and friend.
Another thing to consider is the
fact that the home merchant pays
taxes at home, he helps to support
the schools and churches, he helps
the sick and afflicted, and contrib
utes to all worthy charitable
causes. He assists in every move
ment to develop your section. The
mail order merchant does none of
this. The money you send him is
gone forever.
And while we are about it, we
might call attention to the fact
that there is something for the
home merchant to do. In order
to keep this business at home he
should do the same thing these
mail order people do —he should
advertise and tell the home people
what lie has. Many a time money
is sent away from home because
they do not. know the things they
order can be bad at borne.
Advertise. Boost. Keep your
name before the buying public.
This thing of building up a local
trade is a eo operative proposition.
We can’t each live unto himself.
Tag Day for Colored People.
Editor Tribune:
I desire to call the attention of
the colored citizens of Atkinson
county to the Met that Friday,
February 17th, has been designat
ed by the State Board of Educa
tion as Tag Day in the interest of
the Georgia State Industrial Col
lege for colored youth, at Savan
nah, and the undersigned, in con
junction with Messrs. Oliver .John
son and Nep Roberts of Kirkland,
and Chas. E. Fullinore and Wil
liam Miller of Pearson, a committee
of five bo take the lead in making
a canvas of the county in the sale
of the tags on that day.
I heartily endorse this move
ment* and specially request the
other members of the committee
and the school teachers of the
county to meet me at the colored
school house in Pearson on Satur
dap, February 11th, that we may
discuss together more fully the ob
jects of the project as well as ways
and means of carrying forward the
work.
This is the day for the institute
for the colored teachers of the
county and these should certainly
be present.
Respectfully, L. W. Brown.
EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
The Brethren are Discussing a
Number of Live Topics.
Service, co-operation and loyalty.
Wonderful words, and the man
who has learned their meaning
from association in his own life is
traveling the road to success. —
Wayeross Journal-1 ierald.
The Journal scribe carelessly
looked over His left shoulder and
through the branches of a tree and
beheld the new moon Monday night,
our patrons should rush to us with
big money this moon lo help offset
all probable bad luck. —Harris
County Journal.
The agricultural conference un
animously resolved that “the con
gress and the president should
lake such steps as x\ ill immediate
ly re establish a fair exchange value
for all farm products with that of
all other commodities." That’s
line, but it would have been better
had the conference indicated what
"steps,” if any, it had in mind. —
—Atlanta Constitution.
The speculator who cornered all
the eggs in the country during the
late fall months evident ly over-rat
ed two important factors in the
situation. They figured on a long,
cold winter, and they likewise
rated the purchasing power of the
people too high. Now thev have
been caught with the goods, and
are due to lose millions. Served
the rascals right. —Dawson News.
If you are knocked out, plumb
discouraged, sure that the bank
ruptcy court soon will have charge
of your affairs —just stop fighting.
When your morale is gone, your
defeat is just as evident to your
creditors and others who watch
you as if you had stepped out and
formally and ceremoniously run up
a white flag.—Thelndustrial Index.
Healthy and fruitful are the days
that follow extremely cold aud
rainy weather, as unseemly as the
proposition appears. It is the
winter rains that prepare the soil
for spring and summer fruitage; so,
despite the hardships that may
come with winter rains and freez
ing cold, such weather should be
welcomed after a mild and dry fall.
—Montgomery Monitor.
It is a mighty good sign when
some of the most progressive farm
ees of the cotton section change
from cotton to dairying. This is
an all-the-year, round system of
farming which insures a good liv
ing aud at the same time improves
the fertility of the soil. Besides
there is a ready market for sour
cream, and a boll weevil was never
known to kill a cow. —Cornelia
Enterprise.
One man shipped over six hund
red dozen eggs from Nashville last
week. If our farmers would pay a
little more attention to the small
things on the farm their income
could be very materially increased
from these sources. Chickens and
eggs, sour cream, etc., give no very
large income to the individual, it
is true, yet one farmer near Nash
ville sold about five hundred dol
lars worth of chickens and eggs
last year. It is surprising just
how much money we can bring to
the farm when attention is paid to
the marketable products.
Georgia has levied special taxes
on various lines of business until
the limit has about been reached.
This year, wiener stands in the
cities are taxed SIOO and the pro
prietors are fighting the tax. Res
taurants are also taxed SIOO, and
the proprietors of these are also or
ganizing for a fight. Special taxes
of this kind are discrimnatory and
unjust. Georgia needs a general
reform in its tax laws and a budget
system for expenditures. Then it
will not be necessary every year to
hunt out new things to levy special
taxes on. —Tifton Gagette.
$1.50 A YEAR
Texas Farmers Profit By Pool.
“The success of co-operative cot
ton marketing in Texas proves
beyond a doubt the practicability
of co operative marketing in Geor
gia,” says F. K. Shanks, farmer and
former county agent of Bee county,
Texas, who is in Georgia to assist
in the cotton pooling movement.
Mr. Shanks has been brought
here with a team of about twenty
other Texas, Oklahoma and Arkan
sas farmers, having been called up
on to assist the farmers in this
state in their effort to establish
the co-operative marketing move
ment.
Testimony in regard lo the suc
cess of the Texas and Oklahoma
associations as given by these men
is most surprising. A number of
them have actual cotton receipts
from their associations showing
grades, staples, prices and their
net gains as the result of be
ing members of these co opera
tives.
The organized cotton growers in
Texas, according to Mr. Shanks,
have been obtained from one to
three cents per pound more than
the unorganized growers, during
the past year. In addition to this,
he says that the members have
been receiving full value for grade
and staple, while non-members
have not. More than this, the
members have escaped all losses
from country damage, and their
cotton has been warehoused more
cheaply than under the speculative
buyer plan.
Mr. Shanks took a prominent
part in the organization of the
Texas association, and later acted
as campaign director during the
Arkansas sign-up. He is therefore
well acquainted with the inner
workings of the cotton co operative
associations.
“So much confidence does the
Federal Government have in the
Texas Association, that a loan of
fifteen million dollars was granted
them by the War Finance Corpor
ation, at the low rate of six pec
cent interest,” Mr. Shanks says.
Farmer's Meet, Fabruary 18.
Owing to the fact that Atkinson
has no county agent the Editor of
the Tribune has been requested to
announce that, under the auspices
of the Federal and State Depart
ments of Agriculture, a farmers
meeting will be held in Pearson on
Saturday, February 18th.
Speakers from the U. S. Depart
ment, of Agriculture, the State De
partment of Agriculture and the
State College will be present to
discuss with the farmers market
ing problems, the boll weevil, live
stock, poultry, homo orchard and
cropping plans for 1922.
The speakers who will attend
this meeting will probably be
Messrs. J. F. Hart, IL C. Bates, E.
B. O’Kelley, G. B. Eunice aud Mrs.
Katie Lanier Smith. The latter
will talk on the subject of home
economics.
'i he meeting will be open to all
and especially farmers, and it is
the Editor’s desire that the day
will be fair and balmly and that
the large school auditorium will he
filled to its utmost capacity lo
hear what the speakers will have
to say. They come here, and Ihe
meeting is held, for the purpose of
helping the farmers as much as
possible with some of their most
trying problems. Unless the fann
ers attend, of course they will not
benefit from the meeting.
Marketing will be specially dis
cussed by a market agent from
either the Federal or State Market
Bureaus.
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