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About Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1922)
PEARSON©TRIBUNE VOL. 7—NO. 44 EDITORIAL OPINIONS. The Brethren are Discussing a Number of Live Topics. Every Mcßae Girl should refuse at least one lover before accepting another. Then she can spend the rest of her life telling her husband how happy she MIGHT have been with the other fellow. —Mcßae Enterprise. It is rather alarming to note that 535 normal students who will next year teach 535 classes averaged 25 per cent, only one student averag ing more than TO per cent. It would be instructive to the tax payers tat learn how both pupils and teachers in our local schools would stand up under the test. — Blackshear Times. Maybe Henry Ford couldn’t manufacture cheap fertilizer in large enough quantity to make much difference. The fertilizer trust seems to think so,and is con ducting a most active campaign against his proposal. “Prohibition does not prohibit” is an old, old cry. But liquor dealers are still against prohibition. So Ford may not be able to make cheap fertiliz ers but the fertilizer trust does not want him to try. —Ocilla Star. The little town of Ty Ty over in Tift county has a Booster Club, and they are doing things well worthy of emulation by some of we “bigger” towns. F'or instance last Saturday, they threw away a bag of nickels, in order to bring people to town. They do some something every Saturday in Ty Ty to bring the people there. Some times it is horse races, some times a fiddlers’ contest, and things of that nature. —Nashville Herald Just a few years ago, while run ning for the United States Senate, and at that time a majority of the people thinking he was too sympa thetic towards the Germans, the present Governor Hardwick bitter ly assailed the weekly newspapers of the state and said some very hard, caustic things about them as a whole. While addressing a gath ering of the Georgia Press Associa tion in Atlanta, the Governor call ed on them to help him put over some pet schemes of his. Its funny how soon be thinks the Georgia editors can forget things, and some of them have, we suppose. —Coffee County Progress. We fail to hear the cry of no funds anent the proposition to lend the railroads another hundred million dollars to help them to get to going again. But every propo sition for adjusted compensation for former Service men is faced by a bankrupt treasury, with nothing left to tax. Yet only last year the railroads got something like a bil lion, and nothing was said, and they continue to collect peak of war price's from a suffering public, despite after-war deflation. We believe it was right to help the railroads, but we also believe the Service men should have had first call on this country, in preference to any thing else. As it is they must come last, and sometimes it looks like they are not coming at all. in so far as the present admin istration is concerned. T i f t o n Gazette. Every now and then an effort is made to organize a Republican par ty in Georgia. This year we are told that there is to be a Republi can candidate for Congress in every district in the state. There is not a district in the state in which a Republican candidate would have much more chance of election than a snowball would have of quench ing the fires of hades, but the de feated candidates would all become party martyrs, and therefore expect to “get something” in the way of a hand out from the administration at Washington. —Albany Herald. | Grand Jury Presentments. We, the grand jurors, chosen, selected and sworn to serve at this the February Term, 1922, of the Atkinson County Superior Court, beg leave to make the following general presentments: 1. We recommend that the County Commissioners use strict economy in the expenditure of the county funds. 2. We recommend that the County Commissioners put, the convicts on the Willaeoochee-Mud Creek, the Pearson-llomerville, the Axson-Homerville, and the Kirk land-Homerville roads inasmuch as these roads are now in bad shape. 3. We recommend that the County Commissioners use dili gence in hastening the completion of the dipping vats in this county. 4. We recommend that the County Commissioners have steel shutters put in to protect the Re cord Room of the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of this county. 5. We recommend that Frank Smith and Joel Lesley be placed on the Pauper list to be paid $5.00 per month each. 0. We recommend that the Board of Education build a school house for the Bradwell school dis trict. 7. We recommend that millers who grind corn comply with the law. 8. We recommend that our County Officers be made to give Surety Bonds. 9. We recommend that our Senator and Representative use their influence to have the Legisla ture of Georgia change the terms of our County Officers from four years to two years. 10. We recommend the following report of our Chaingang and Jail committee: “We find the chaingang in good shape except that the mules have not enough shelter room and we recommend that more shelter be supplied at once. “We find the Jail also in good shape except that there is not enough bedding and we recommend that it be supplied as needed.” G. W. Hadsock, W. L. Kirkland, W. R. Guthrie, committee. 11. We recommend the following report of our Book committee: “We find that the Tax Collector’s books are kept in good shape. “We find that the Tax Receiver’s books are kept in good shape. “We find that Hie Sheriff’s books are kept neatly and in good form but the office needs more equip ment: namely, a case to keep the books in; and a safe. “We learned from the County Auditor that the Clerk of the Coun ty Commissioners has been keep ing a good record but needs more books, especially an "invoice book” of the tools, etc., used by the con victs. Whatever books are needed by the Clerk, we recommend that the Commissioners secure them. “We find that the books of the Justice of the Peace for the Pear son district are in excellent shape and were examined at the last term of court. “We find that the books of the Justice of the Peace for the Willa coochee district are kept very in completely and w 7 ere examiued at the January term of the Court, 1920. We suggest that the books be kept completely. “We find that the Justice of the Peace for the Axson district failed to send in books for examination and w-e suggest that this be done in the future. “We compliment the Clerk of the Superior Court for his orderly books and recommend that his Record Room be supplied with steel shutters to doorand -windows Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson. I’EAKSOX. OEOItOIA, FIiMIAV. MAIiCII 192-J PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL. Short Stories About People and Things of Interest. Editor W. T. Sbytle, of Adel, whose illness with pneumonia was reported last week, is now said to be well on the road to recovery. The Tribune is elated at the news. The death of Mr. Archie McMil lan, of Enigma, February 18th, removes a splendid man from the citizenry of Berrien county. He was tax receiver of the county and his death calls for the election of a successor, which will occur March 15th. He was the father of Mr. J. C. McMillan, who lived in Pear son several years. He is survived by his wife and several children. “Rev. T. M. Luke, of PearsoA,” says th e Douglas Enterprise, “preached at the Methodist church last Sunday morning and evening. This is just his second year in the ministry, but his sermons delight ed the congregations who heard him.” This is Rev. Luke’s second year at Pearson but not iiis second year in the ministry, Bro. Frier. Somebody has misinformed you. Mr. E. P. Bowen who, thirty years ago, conducted a small gener al store in a little wooden shack just on the north side of the B. & W. railroad in Tifton, has succeed ed tin 1 late Capt. 11. 11. Tift as President of the Bank of Tifton. lie is a man of thrift and a worthy successor to the presidency of that institution. He has been a stock holder and a director of the bank ever since it was organized. Elder M. L. Clouts, a Missionary Baptist minister whom the Tribune editor knew at Live Oak, Fla., many years ago, died at the home of a son in Jacksonville, Fla., a few days since at the age of 91. lie left Live Oak, Fla., and made his home in Tennessee, a Tennessee church having called him to its pastorate. It was said at Live Oak that be was a descendant of Osceola, the great Seminole indian chief, but 1 knew him as a cultured gentleman, and a true and able preacher of righteousness, and his family occupied the highest social standing, and were splendid Chris tian people. His family has scat tered through the South and West —one of his sons, W. A. L. Clouts, resides in Douglas. so that the reeprds may be kept safely. “We are pleased highly with the books as kept by the Ordinary but the room for the records is damp and we recommend that ventila tion be supplied to this room so that it can be kept dry. We also recommend that the vault door to this room be placed at once. Jesse Meeks, Oliver White, E. F. Gray, committee. 12. We recommend that the writer of these Presentments be given $2.50 for his services. 13. We recommend that the Presentments be published in the Pearson Tribune and The Willacoo ebee Times and that each news paper be paid $2.50 for the pub lishing thereof. 14. We express our sincere ap preciation to the Hon. R. G. Dickerson for his able charge to us and to Col. Jesse D. Lovett for his able assistance to us as our Solicitor General. W. B. Lankford Foreman. C. E. Griffiis, Clerk. The foregoing general present ments read in open court. It is ordered that the same be approved and spread upon the minutes of the Court. It is further ordered that they be published as recom mended. Let the various amounts as recommended be paid. This February 23, 1922. R. G. Dickebson, Judge, Superior Court-of Atkinson County Timely Suggestions to Tobacco Growers. Plenty of good early plants—this means that growers should have enough plants to set out the entire acreage as normally as possible at one time. This will enable the grower to gather a uniform grade of tobacco at each “cropping.” When plants are put out at differ ent times the tobacco will ripen at different times and it may become necessary to gather sand lugs along with better grades of tobacco in order to have sufficient tobacco to fill the barns. This will cause a mixed grade when cured, which, of course, should he avoided if pos sible. Select the very best tobacco soil —the use of unsuitable or poor grade of soil for tobacco may cause a complete failure, notwithstand ing the exercise of every other precaution so far as cultivating and curing are concerned. A well drained, sandy loam soil, with a yellow clay sub-soil, should be se lected for tobacco. Never under any circumstances put tobacco on land which is not well-drained or land with a stiff red clay sub-soil. Use an 835 fertilizer —fertilizer of a high per cent of potash is nec essary to make a good grade tobac co in South Georgia. In the past many South Georgia farmers have made tne mistake of using for to bacco fertilizer which is too low in potash. Potash adds body to to bacco and will also help to prevent diseases. It is advisible also to use a light application of well rot ted stable manure. The manure should be uniformly distributed and applied and thoroughly mixed in the soil several weeks in ad vance of planting season. Ferti lizer for tobacco should he applied in a shallow furrow and in no case should be covered more than three or four inches deep. When the fertilizer is placed too deep the roots from the young plan), do not reach it quickly and as a result plants will often start off to grow very slowly. Much depends upon strong healthy plants and the best results will be obtained from plants which make quick growth. Early planting—Transplant your tobacco the last of March or cer tainly no later than the first week in April. Best results have always been accomplished when thp to bacco has been gathered before heavy rains which generally occur in July. Many bcautifiul fields of Georgia tobacco have been ruined by ripening just a few days too late. Heavy rains during the ripening season cause the tobacco to take on second growth, in which case it is next to impossible to cure out a bright sample and such tobacco is sure to be poor quality. Secure a perfect stand —It is highly important to have a perfect stand of tobacco. A poor staled not only reduces the yield but as a rule also reduces the quality. Mixed grades are undesirable. Plants at each end of a skip or vacant place in a row grow too large and the leaves are rather coarse and often will not ripen Sucker your tobacco —After top ping the tobacco plant, watch out for the suckers. Go over it every week and pull off all suckers. Suckers, when allowed to stay on tobacco, take up the plant food which should go into the leaves to produce quality and body. Many Georgia farmers, when they begin to harvest tobacco, stop pulling off the suckers. This is a serious mis take. Keep off all suckers until all the bobaceo is harvested. G. B. Eunice. Tobacco Specialist, A. B. & A. Railway 666 is a prescription for Colds Fever and LaGrippe. It’s the most speedy remedy we know NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS. Gleanings from All Sections of South Georgia. Both Albany and Tifton are to have butter factories, and it is hoped they will succeed. The Ashburu Creamery manu factured and sold, during the month of February, more than 40,000 pounds of butter. Memorial trees will Vie set out ou every rural school ground in Tift County in honor of the late H. H. Tift, who did much for their welfare. The Wayeross city council will re name some of her streets and mark all of them at all prominent corners. This is a move in the right direction. The Southwest Georgia Water melon Grower’s Association has contracted for the planting of more than 21,000 acres, which should yield 7,000 ear loads. The Savannah Press is being delivered at Brunswick, and in termediate points on the Dixie 11 iglnvay, by automobile. 11 beats Uncle Sam’s delivery by eighteen hours. It costs $25 to take a dry smoke in open court where Judge B. I). Evans, of the Federal Court, pre sides, and SSO if the cigar is light ed. This was demonstrated last week in Savannah when he fined a dry smoker from the rural district. The Brantley County News has returned to the 4 page 6 column, size but, alas, two of these pages are of the ready-print variety— paying the paper 40c a column, per insertion, for the advertising, of which there is more than seven columns. Mr. W. N. Casey, of Kingsland, has been notified by Chairman John N. Holder, of the State High way Commission, that the road from Kingsland to Wild’s Landing ferry, where the Kingsland bridge across St. Mary’s river is to be built, has been made a State Aid road. This is good news to people interested in the eastern prong of the Dixie Highway. The farmers of Clinch county met at llomerville February 15th and organized an Advisory Board, by choosing A. K. Sessoms as pres ident., 1L M. Peagler as vice-presi dent and 11. L. Cromartie as secre tary, and a Representative from each Militia district on the Board. The object is to assist in the de velopment of the agricultural in terest of Clinch county. It will hold monthly meetings, on the first Monday. Apparently a long and ledieus law-suit over the administration of the affairs of the defunct Citizens Bank of Ocilla has begun. Mr. T. R. Bennett, State Superintendent of Banks, was proceeding to issue executions against the stockholders for the full amount of their liabili ty under the banking laws for the purpose of liquidation. On the other hand, a number of the stock holders have united in seeking to enjoin him from so doing, alleging that the amount due to depositors is much less than the assessments and that corresponding banks are fully protected by collateral notes and there is no necessity for all the levy if there is for any at all. The entire body of stockholders seem to be in a fighting attitude. Rub-My-Tism, antiseptic and pain killer, for infected sores, tetter, sprains, neuralgia, rheu matism. 28-43 Senator W. J. Harris is hammer ing away on the proposition of landing Henry Ford on Mussel Shoals. Col. Lawson Kelley, who was in attendance upon Atkinson superior court last week, is reported quite ill at his home in Douglas. $1.50 A YEAR Edward Allen Buck Dead. Mr. E. A’ Buck, well and favora bly known throughout this section, died at his home in Tifton Monday morning, 11:45 o’clock; the funeral and interment was Tuesday after noou. He was in his 74th year. Mr. Buck came to South Georgia from North Carolina and engaged in the Naval Stores business in the vicinity of Pearson, fie was a man of rigid economy and it enabled him to amass a Jortune in a few He lived near Pearson at the time of his marriage to Miss Lillian Lipsey, who is an aunt of Mrs. J. W. Morris, of Pearson. Soon after his marriage he moved to Douglas, where he owned a Naval Stores business. The ariveut of the J. S. Bailey & Go. railroad from McDon ald gave Douglas an outlet to tho outside world, and an impetus in building up the little county seat and he then built the Buck Hotel, now used as a dwelling. When the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad was completed to Tifton and the place began to as sume the dignity of a town he, in company with Mr. Willard H. Love, built Tifton’s first brick building —two stores on the firsc Moor and office rooms on the second —fronting on Railroad street. It was in this building that Tifton’s first and only news paper, the Gazette, was born; also her first wholesale grocery, grain and feed business, and first bank ing institution —which did busi ness as a private bank under tho firm name of Julian, Love & Buck, the partners being Dr. George W. Julian, Willard H. Love and Ed ward A. Buck. I le was pleased with his ventures at Tifton and the splendid business prospects, lie transferred much of his business and made his home there. He is survived by his wife and daughter, Ethel, now Mrs. W. Me lt ey. His son, H. A. Buck, Jr., died during the recent holidays. Preparing to Vote. Judge James B. Park, of Greens boro, Ga.. in a communication ap pgarlng elsewhere upon this page, explains the Georgia laws bearing upon qualification for the exercise for the highest grivilege of Ameri can citizenship, which is the elect ive franchise. No man in Georgia is better equipped to interpret these laws and advise the citizens in their application than Judge Park, who presides over the Ocmulgee circuit court, and who is one of the ablest jurists of the state. Under the law as it stands, as Judge Park suggests, every citizen of the United States, regardless of sex, is entitled to vote in the next elections provided he or she shall have qualified under the require ments of the laws of the state. The federal constitution confers that right, the nineteenth amend ment removing the sex barrier; but the qualifications prescribed by the various states may, in many instances, do, differ materially. • Failure to acquaint themselves with those state-law requirements in Georgia might easily serve to deprive many of onr newly enfran chised women, and many citizens who have come from another state to reside here of their voting priv ilege ou election day. It is to be hoped, therefore, that every adult citizen in Georgia will familiarize himself or herself with the statutory provisions to which Judge Park calls attention, and make sure that in each particular tile legal requirements are com plied with; for participation in public elections is not only the highest privilege, but it is the first duty of citizenship under the dem ocratic form of government. —At- lanta Constitution, The Georgia statutory provisions to which Judge Parks refers are those that prescribe the giving in and paying poll tax, twelve months residence in the state and six months in the county, being of legal age —twenty-one years—and have your name properly placed on the registration book.
