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PEARSON ® TRiB U NE
VOL B—SO. 20
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Gleanings from All Sections of
South Georgia.
Berrien superior court will be in
session next week. There are sixty
two eases on the civil docket
ready for trial. The criminal
docket will be heard the next
week.
The Asbburn public school has
added an agricultural course to its
curriculum, providing four major
courses for its students —agricul-
tural. classical, scientific and do
mestic arts.
Work has commenced at Cairo
on a maguigeent brick plant, 125 x
150 feet in dimension, where all
the details in manufacturing and
canning syrup from South Georgia
sugar cane will be executed. Wish
it success.
The Eleventh District A. & M.
School, at Douglas, opened its
doors Tuesday of last week for the
new year’s work. The enrollment
of pupils is the largest in its his
tory. It has a strong faculty of
teachers and its future looks bright
with promise. .
The farmers of Cook county are
making preparations to engage in
tobacco culture next year on a
large scale. In a mass meeting
at Adel it was stated that the If>22
tobacco crop of Berrien county
was gi'own at an expense of 8c per
pound and it sold at an average of
25c a pound, and affording a hand
some profit.
The Tbomasville Press, last
week, issued a2O page “Fall Pros
perity Edition,” and it was a
creditable map of the business
enterprise and thrift of that pro
gressive little city. The Tribune
hopes the kale that came to Editor
Davis as a result of his effort to
serve his “home town” was com
mensuate with the labor he put
into it.
A Lowndes county farmer real
ized $2,000 from three acres of
land seeded to onions. He used
one hundred and fifty pounds on
the three acres and in the spring
sold them as sets. The moral to
this is “The man and not the land
brings success.” The land was the
foundation but the man had to def
the thinking, planning and put
his thoughts and plans into execu
tion to reach this handsome result.
There is on a fresh outbreak in
Echols county, between cattle
owners and federal inspectors,
three of whom were arrested a few
days ago on warrants charging
them with “Trespass.” W. H.
Howell, of Howell station, objected
to their entering upon bis premises
and searching for undipped cattle
which they ignored and the ar
rests followed. Judge Thomas of
the southern judicial circuit has
issued an order, based upon in
junction proceedings, requiring
federal and state authorities to
show cause before him September
16th why better dipping facilities
should not be furnished cattle
owners east of the Alapaha river,
some of them now being forced to
drive their cattle twenty-four miles
to reach a vat.
The celebrated Cyeloneta farm,
located on the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad, a short dis
tance above Chula, in Tift county,
and one of the prettiest farms in
Georgia, has just become the pro
perty of Mr. Wilbur R. Smith, of
Sycamore. _ This farm was project
ed for experimental purposes, was
the conception of Mr. Willis B.
Sparks and ably seconded by Mr.
H. H. Tift who owned the land and
donated it to the railroad company
to be used for experimental pur
poses. The lot of land lay in the
track of a little cyclone, which
had uprooted all the timber and
rendered it practically useless for
other purposes than farming. Mr.
smitb has an ideal home and farm.
Editor F. J. Wind Passes.
Little did the Tribune editor
reckon a few weeks ago when he
wrote and puplished a short sketch
of the life and activity of Editor
Fuller J. "Wind, of the Cairo Mes
senger, that his friend and subject
was so soon to pass away to that
“bourne whence no traveler re
turns.” Yet such is the fact —his
spirit took its flight Saturday
afternoon to God who gave it.
He and 1 were children and
playmates when our fathers were
in the Confederate army; his fath
er never came back and mine nar
rowly escaped death. We were
born in 1852, I in February, he in
July—l was five months his senior.
He, left with a widowed mother
and orphaned sister and brother,
was forced into busy life early,
and in 1866 he entered the print
ing business in the office of the
"Southern Enterprise,” at Thomas
ville, owned and edited by Capt.
Lucien C. Bryan, with the late
John T. Chaistain as foreman.
In 1868 he accepted a place on
“The South Georgia Times,” at
Valdosta, owned and edited by
Maj. Philip C. Pendleton, and his
son, Philip C„ being the foreman.
In 1869. owing to the ill health of
his mother, he returned to Thomas
ville and the Southern Enterprise.
In 1873, a new paper, "'The
Thomasville Times,” was launched
by Capt. John Triplett and John
li. Christian —Triplett as editor
and Christian as business manager.
Mr. Wind, myself and a lad by the
name of Johnson Shaw did the me
chanical work for two or three
months. Shaw went back to his
home in Cuthbert and was succeed
ed by A. S Pendletoh, his father
being dead, ami it was here he
earned the money with which he
embarked in the grocery business
in Valdosta. After about, three
months 1 quit and went with the
Savannah News. Mr. Wind re
mained a short time after J left
and he quit and entered another
line of business
It was here 1 lost sight of him
until I saw in the newspapers that
he had bought the “Cairo Mes
senger.” The “Cromartie Bill,”
authorizing the creation of eight
new' counties in Georgia, became a
law. Citizens of Cairo decided to
go after one of these new counties.
In this movement Editor Wind
and the Messenger were in the
front rank and did Spartan work
in winning the victory for Grady
county, with Cairo as the county
seat.
With the prospering of Cairo
and Grady county Editor Wind
and the Messenger lias prospered.
It was stated some time ago that
the office building, erected as a
home for the Messenger, is a hand
some one and the printing plant
second to no weekly paper in
South Georgia.
Mr. Wind a t his seventieth
birthday rejoiced that he had been
permitted to live out his three
score and ten years and was ready
to go hence. He had liquidated
all indebtedness and there was
nothing to mar the material in
heritance left to his wife and child
ren.
In all these years our friendship
has been unbroken. No nobler
character ever lived than he. He
had little or no education save
that obtained from his splendid
mother and in the printing offices
where he was associated with and
gained knowlege from such men as
Bryan, Pendleton, Triplett, Han
sell and Chastain —whose impress
upon one’s life was a real benedic
tion.
But he is dead; died the physi
cian say from senility (old age)
with malaria and cellulitis con
tributing. His remains were in
terred in the Cairo cemetery Sun
day afternoon. He is survived by
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEAK SON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1922
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL
Short Stories About People and
Things of Interest.
Rev. J. E. Deen writes the Tri
bune from Nashville, Tenu., asking
that the paper be sent him there
for six months. He did not state
why he had gone to Nashville, but
the inference is that the move is
only temporary. He will soon be
back in his old haunts in dear old
South Georgia.
Dr. W. A. Rowan who. some
years age, boarded at the homo ol
Rev. D. J. Pearson anil attended
school in Pearson and is remem
bored by some of the younger set
by the familiar name of "Billie
Rowan,” has developed into a skill
ful Dental Surgeon and opened an
office at Adel, Ga.
Hon. John D. Paulk, of Leliaton,
preached at Liberty Church last
Sunday morning, at 11 o’clock. He
is a fluent speaker, well read in the
Scriptures, and his entrance upon
the work of the ministry has been
a subject of comment among his
many friends in this section for a
year or more. The Tribune editor
bids him good speed in the work
to which he seems to be called by
the Holy Spirit.
A telegram from Chieftain, Fla.,
where he was engaged in the saw
mill business, brought the sad news
of the death of Mr. Geo. W. Gray,
a brother of our fellow-citizen, Mr.
B. B. Gray, and one of the founders
of the saw mill business at Lelia
ton. Mr. Gray was a lovable char
acter and every one who knew him
was his friend. His wife, who sur
vives him, was Miss Ida deLaugh
ter, who was partly reared iu Pear
son, and they were the parents of
four sons and two daughters—but
the Tribune is not Informed how
many of them survive him. The
interment was at Waycross.
Mr. D. F. Kirkland, well-known
in this section as an efficient rail
road man and connected with the
Georgia and Florida railroad for
the past several years as General
Manager, committed suicide in the
suburbs of Augusta by shooting
himself. Despondency over con
tinued bad health is assigned as
the reason for the rash act. He
began his railroad career with the
Savannah, Florida and Western,
now the Atlantic Coast Line, rail
road and worked himself up from
the bottom round by sheer force of
character. The sad tragedy occur
red the early part of last week.
News reached Pearson Saturday
afternoon of the death of Mr. Ben
Smith, a brother of Elder John F.
Smith of this city, at Iris home in
the Mud Creek community of La
nier county. Of his immediate
family he is survived by four sous,
Judge W, R. and J. C. Smith, of
Nashville, Ben C. Smith, of Mill
town, and Charlie Smith; also six
daughters—Mesdames Joe Powell,
Perry Lee, Levin Pafford, Lewis
Powell and Sam Elliott and Miss
Johnnie Smith, His wife preceded
him to the grave a year or more
ago. In his death the children
have lost an exemplary father and
the community and county a splen
did citizen; he was known far and
wide as a Christian gentleman. The
interment was in the Fender cem
etery near bis home, Sunday after
noon. The Tribune extends sin
cere condolence to the bereaved
and sorrowing children.
his aged wife —his brother, Robert
—and one daughter, Mrs. A. M.
McNeill, of Gainesville, Fla., and
two sons —H. H. and John Wind.
To these he left the brightest and
best inheritance of an unsullied
name, a frank and lovable disposi
tion. Peace to his ashes.
666 quickly relieves Colds, Con
stipation, Biliousness and Head
aches. A Fine Tonic.
To Convene in Pearson.
On Tuesday afternoon Septem
ber 21st, t he annual meeting of the
Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
of Smyrna Association will convene
in Pearson at the Baptist Church,
2:30 o'clock.
The program is of a very inter
esting and helpful nature.
We will have with us Mrs. E, Iv.
Overstreet, Vice-President ol the
Southeastern Division. She always
brings to the Union some thoughts
which are very inspiring.
On Thursday evening we will
have with us Elder Jacob Garteu
haus who will deliver an address,
and everybody is invited to bear
him at 8 o’clock. He will deliver
a lecture at the noon hour, Friday,
and have for his subject "The Jews,'
to which all are invited. Mr. Gar
tenbans is a Jew who has accepted
Jesus, the Christ, as the promised
Messiah. All are cordially invited
to hear this lecture.
We will have with us also the
State Corresponding Secretary and
Treasurer, Miss Laura Lee Patrick,
who will bring to the Union an in
spiring message.
It is the sincere desire of the
Missionary Society of the Pearson
Baptist Church that each church
in the Smyrna Association send
messengers from among their wo
men to this meeting. Our doors
are open to all who come; a hearty
welcome awaits them. Let us urge
you to come and help to make this
meeting of the Associational Union
the best in its history. “The spirit
and the bride say come.”
PR< HIRAM
For B. W. M. U. of Smyrna Asso
ciation, September 21-22:
Monday Afternoon.
2:30 Hymn. “How firm a foun
dation.”
2:35 Devotional. “God is able.”
11 Cor. 9:6-15. Mrs. J. L. Cochian.
2:50 Words of welcome, Eugenia
Allen.
2:55 Response. Mrs. A. F. Coffee.
3:00 Recognition of pastors and
visitors.
3:15 Report of Superintendent.
3:25 Open Forum. Methods —
Our secure foundation, llow study
tlie Bilile. Mrs. Lawson Kelley.
Our vision of foundation stones.
Mission study. Mrs. G. E. Elli
son.
Maintaining our foundation struc
ture. Stewardship. Mrs- M. F.
Briee,
Song. “Are you a Tittaer?”
Our foundation uot for one but for
all. Mrs, C. R. Tanner.
4:05. “A thought.” Mrs. K. K.
Overstreet.
Evening.
7:30. Worship in song.
Prayer.
7:45. Pageant. Douglas Y. W. A.
8:15. Message. Elder Jacob Gar
tenbaus.
Benediction.
Friday Morning.
10:00 Hymn. “Jesus calls us.”
10:05 Devotional.
10:20 Solo. Mrs. M. F. Briee.
10:25 Roll call of Societies.
10:40 Recognition of pastors and
visitors.
10:45 Brief reports of associa
tion a i officers.
11:00 The seventy-five million
campaign. Mrs. T. S. Roberts:
11:10 How the campaign has
helped State missions. Mrs. L. L.
Denton.
How the campaign has helped
home and foreign missions. Mrs. J.
A. Sikes.
11:25 The spirit of sacrifice. Mrs.
C. It. Tanner.
11:35 Was that somebody you?
11:40 Announcements and ap
pointment of committees.
12:00 A message. Miss L. Pat
rick.
12:20 The Jews. Elder Jacob
Garten haus.
12:50 Prayer.
Afternoon.
2:00 Hymn. "Draw me nearer.”
2:05 Devotional. Miss Kate Ou
ten.
2:20 Solo. Mrs. John Jardine.
2:25 Reports of committees.
2:40 With our young people:
Sunbeams, R. A., G. A., Y. W. A.
Young people's leader in charge.
3:40 Consecration service. Mrs.
B H Tanner
EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
The Brethren are Discussing a
Number of Live Topics.
No city or county in the state,
perhaps, is standing the depression
of business brought on by readjust
ment of the effects of the war bet
ter than Thomasville and Thomas
county. There has been no busi
ness failures here, and the country
is over stocked with food supplies
for man and beast —Thomasville
Press.
Now that another nine months
of school is immediately ahead of
us, every parent should seriously
put their mind into the work.
Some parents make the serious
mistake of “lettiug Georgia do it;”
that is, passing the entire duty of
teaching the child on to the teach
er. It is quite true the burden of
the teaching rests witli the teach
er, but without certain coopera
tion of parents the efforts of the
teacher will be minimized. Hearty
cooperation is absolutely neces
sary to insure maximum results. —
Nashville Herald.
From all indications, new cane
syrup is going to command a bet
ter price on the market than syrup
did last year. Through co-opera
tion and a better system of grad
ing there is a marked change for
the better in tlie cane syrup indus
try. And the same is likely to
hold true in regard to peanuts, or
“pinders.” One grower who is
seldom if ever visionary, said the
other day that he expected to get
$1.25 a bushel for his pinders this
winter, and that at that price it
would beat feeding them to five
and six cents hogs. —Quitman Ad
vertiser.
If: is apparent our attempt to
regulate the railroads has not been
successful, and that difficulties at
tending railway operation have in
creased in the measure that public
agencies have imposed restrictions
ui)on them. No one has warrant
for asserting that our attempt to
regulate the railroads has resulted
in anything less than failure. The
result of regulation is not satis
factory to railroad management, it
is not satisfactory to railroad em
ployment, and it is wholly disap
pointing and unacceptable to the
public. Is the problem too big for
American genius to solve? —Daw-
son News.
One of our present day needs,
it has been said, is courage to
obey the law. Perhaps it has not
occured to anyone that it requires
courage to be lawabiding; it may
seem like getting the cart before
the horse. Much is said about
the fear of the law; the inclina
tion to regard defiance of the law'
as courageous is only too general.
In truth, however, does not respect
for and obedience to the law, all
law, at all times, call for the high
est sort of courage? Is it not a
test of courage to dare to do al
ways which is lawful? The law is
an ideal, and it is courageous al
ways to stand for ideals. —Albany
News.
One heading from a big city pa
per has it, “No relief in sight from
hot weather!" And in a South
Georgia county which lias varied
agricultural interests dependent
largely upon the weather it is
said that the continued hot weath
er is making thousands for the
farmers and others. Naval stores
people are rejoicing at tlie continu
ed warm weather which helps
their business; the makers of bay
are rejoiced at the hot weather
that is good forgathering the grass
and curing it; the cotton growers
arc glad to have the hot weather
iu which to make a little more
“fleecy” despite the weevil, and to
pick out the last locks. —Savannah
News.
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Big Day at Meeks Reunion.
Wednesday was the day of the
annual reunion of the Meeks fami
ly in Coffee county, and it was a
big day.
Early in the morning relatives
and friends begun to arrive and
by eleven o'clock the crowd w f as
variously estimated at from one
thousand to fifteen hundred peo
ple.
The master of ceremonies invit
ed all the candidates and several
others to stand, and the crowd
was crestfallen when they viewed
the array of long winded speakers,
but after making a few introduc
tory remarks, washing everybody a
happy day, he shocked both the
crowd and the speakers by an
nouncing that no candidate would
be invited to speak—that he want
ed everybody to be happy and
have a good time and only two or
three short speeches were made.
After the speaking, dinner was
announced —and such a dinner.
The town ladies vied with their
sisters from the country in fixing
good eats and it was there in
abundance —everything one could
wish for —enough to have fed
many more than was there.
This is the first Meeks reunion
we ever attended but if we live to
see the time roll around for it
again next year and we arc within
a thousand miles —we will be there
again.—Alma Times.
The Wheatrust Epidemic.
The epidemic of wheat leaf rust
or red rust, which was very severe
over Georgia during the late winter
and early spriug of the present
year, may prove to be a severe
blow to diversification in the agri
culture of the state.
Many farmers who had never
sown wheat before diverted a large
part of their cotton acreage to
wheat, hoping to make wheat :*
“money crop". During early win
ter the prospects for a good crop of
wheat were exceptionally fine; but
during the warm damp days of
March inquiries began coining to
the Experiment Station in regard
to the yellow color and sickly ap
pearance of the wheat. Examina
tion showed leaf rust in a very
severe form at this early date. Tho
rainy weather continued until near
the first of May and the rust de
veloped in epidemic form. Observa
tions and reports in all sections of
the state indicate the general pre
valence of the damage. Iu most
fields the leaves were killed by the
time the grain reached the dough
stage. As a result the yield was
light and the grain was light and
of poor quality.
Such epidemics of leaf rust are
not of usual occurrence; and it is to
be hoped that this experience will
not discourage farmers who may
wish to grow wheat.
At the Georgia Experiment Sta
tion more than 300 varieties and
strains of wheat were sown in small
nursery plats last fall. Several of
these were free from rust injury,
but these varieties are all new to
this section and the Agronomist
does not feel justified in recom
mending any of them for general
planting at the present time.
Many farmers seemed to think
that the rust attack was brought
on by the application of a top
dressing of nitrate of soda, but no
difference in the severity of the at
tack could be detected between
plats receiving 200 pounds of nit
trate and plats that received no
nitrate. Extremely heavy appli
cations of nitrogenous fertilizers
may cause leaf rust to be worse;
but, in amounts usually applied iu
this state, it will not appreciably
affect the development of rust.
1!. B. Higgins. Botanist.
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