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PEARSON ® TRiB U N E
VOL B—NO. 21
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Gleanings from All Sections of
South Georgia.
In the election in Colquitt coun
ty Commissioners were elected who
favor retaining the county police
and the present force. Colquitt
county can now be depended upon
to stand foursquare for law enforce
inent.
The news from the pecan section
of Southwest Georgia is that the
crop is short. In fact, the crop is
short in every part of South Geor
gia. What effect it will be on
prices is a'matter for conjecture,
but they should advance.
The detachment of soldiers on
patrol duly at Wayeross since the
railroad strike began was with
drawn last Saturday upon state
ments from Mayor Cowart and
Sheriff Sweat that they could pre
serve order and the troops were no
longer needed.
All the schools of South Georgia
are reporting larger attendance of
pupils than last year, but arc giv
ing out no figures. The Pearson
public school has an attendance of
more than two hundred and fifty
and this number is being aug
mented every week.
Sugar cane growers in Brooks,
Thomas and Grady counties pre
diet that the standard price of
syrup this season will not be less
than 50c. a gallon, and if it proves
true they will reap a satisfactory
harvest. However, the report is
that the cane crop will be short.
The Primitive Baptist church of
Savannah refuses to excommuni
cate members who are also Masons.
Because of this refusal the pastor,
Elder Wm. B. Screws, resigned.
Elder T. E. Sikes, of Vidalia, a
conservative, will fill the pulpit
until a permanent pastor can be
obtained.
Following the action of the city
of Brunswick to join in the con
struction of the St. Simons high
way activity has commenced to in
sure the building of a modern hotel
on the island in time to care for
next summer’s business. The ac
commodations there now is not
the best.
Thomas has the lowest tax rate
of any county in the State —six
mills. How the authorities have
succeeded in keeping the rate
down is the wonder of many and
they are inquiring bow they have
managed county affairs to bring
about this situation. One answer
to it is that her public farm is con
ducted in such a manner that the
revenue from it pays the larger
part of her expense account.
The city of Brunswick has join
ed Glynn county in the task of
building the St. Simons highway,
and dispels every doubt that it
will be built and that right away.
She contributes $200,000 to the
work. With this highway com
pleted St. Simons will become the
most popular seaside resort on the
South Atlantic coast. The move
ment to build this highway is a
progressive one and the citizens of
Brunswick are to be congratulated
upon their public spirit.
The industrial department of the
A., B. & A. iC’y has many inquiries
from North and South Carolina
farmers, buyers and renters, want
ing information as to whether
they can get improved farm lands
contiguous to that road! If you
have farms for sale or rent write
to W. W. Croxton, A.. B. &A.
Rrilway, Atlanta. Ga.. and be will
forward you a blank npon which
you can prepare a description of
your property and send it to him
in such manner as he can present
it to prospects.
Subscribe for the Tribune, quit
borrowing from your neighbor.
Timely Warning.
Taking a cue from the Williams
bridge disaster the Blaekshear
Times sounds a timely wanting to
road authorities and specially
those of Pierce and Ware counties:
The deplorable accident, in
which some eighteen negroes lost
their lives in the crushing in of
the bridge over the Satilla river,
between Axson and Nicholls, last
Monday, should serve as a warning
to those who are charged with the
responsibility for the upkeep of
all our bridges. There can be no
doubt that present traffic is taxing
to the limit the capacity of all our
bridges, and, unless preventive
measures are immediately resorted
to, we may confidently expect to
see frequent repetitions of the Ax
son accident.
We particularly call attention
to the tremendous weight of traf
fic the Wayeross bridge, between
that city and Blaekshear, is daily
called upon to sustain, and we
warn the authorities of the two
counties that further neglect will
inevitably result in the loss of life
and property. In addition to the
ordinary traffic great lumber
trucks, with travelers, heavily la
deu, are daily crossing that bridge,
overloading its reasonable capaci
ty. And all this despite the fact
that the Highway Department has
posted warnings at each end of
the bridge to all loads in excess of
4,000 pounds! That warring may
possibly save the counties loss in
the way of damages following an
accident, but it will not prevent
the loss of property or life or both.
The traffic that crosses that
bridge is vital to both counties,
any curtailment of it would work
serious injury. Curtailment is
not to be thought of, because Way
cross needs Pierce county produce
and Pierce county needs the money
returns from this traffic, What is
needed is that the authorities of
the two counties, in conjunction
with the State Highway Depart
ment, shall immediately set about
the construction of a suitable
bridge at this important crossing.
Both counties, as we understand
it, have bonds available, and we
have been informed that the High
way Department is ready to eo
operate and is only waiting on the
interested county authorities to
announce their readiness to pro
ceed.
Delay in this important matter
is recklessly criminal because any
loss of life, through the failure of
the present bridge, and its ap
proaches, to sustain the traffic it
is called upon to carry, would be
directly traceable to official neg
lect. Action, prompt, vigorous
and immediate is required. What
are a few dollars in comparison
with human life? The bridge can
be built: it must be built; it will
be built! It would be far better
that the bridge be destroyed, and
all traffic cease, than that there
should be the loss of a single life!
"To be fore-warned is to be fore
armed!” We have the warning in
the Axson bridge collapse. We
will prove our wisdom by not wait
ing an unneccessary delay before
we begin the construction of the
needed bridge! And while we are
about it, we will see to it that
every one of the smaller bridges
on the road is doubled in carrying
capacity, and that they are floored
with material twice the thickness
of that now used!
It's next June —eight full months
away—before the recently nomi
nated Governor of the state will
take his place in the office to
which he will be elected later in
the fall. The races in Georgia are
such strenuous affairs that it takes
two-thirds of a year to rest up from
the running so one can sit in office
with any degree of safety.—Savan
nab News.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22. 1922
EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
The Brethren are Discussing a
Number of Live Topics.
We’ll be dogged if there aren't
too doggoned many dogs roaming
around Oeilla these nights. It is
doggedly bard to sleep with so
many barking and fighting.—Oeilla
Star.
Farmers throughout South Geor
gia have not made a bumper cotton
crop this year, but they made a
great deal more than they did in
1921, and they have bad ideal
weather in which to gather it. —
Albany Herald.
For lack of funds, Echols county
commissioners have discharged all
dipping inspectors employed by
the county. The federal govern
ment will not employ inspectors
for the dozen vats in the county
and there is but one vat in charge
of the federal forces. But the
state supervisor, representing the
federal government, says the dip
ping will go on till Echols county
is declared tick free. Verily, they
are in some mess! —Lanier County
News.
The news story giving the details
of the death of Mr. Dick Kirkland,
last week was read with regret by
bis many friends here. He was
trainmaster for a number of years
on this division of the Coast Line,
and made his home in this city,
and is kindly remembered by
many residents of Thomasville.
He was a brother of Mr. A. W.
Kirkland who was also located
here as foreman of the Coast Line
shops for many years.—Thomas
ville Press.
It is generally agreed that Geor
gia has too many useless offices and
too many office holders holding
jobs created to pay political obli
gations, and sucking the life blood
of the state without giving any
thing of value in return,’ notes the
Sparks Eagle, which asserts: “But
things will not be improved until
we decide to send men to the Leg
islature who think more of the
welfare of their state than they do
of movies, junkets and dollars.’ —
T’ifton Gazette.
While it has never been our
policy to comment on women’s
dress, or lack of it, we cannot help
observing that the only two sen
sible styles that we ever knew
them to adopt, the short skirt and
bobbed hair, are to be thrown into
the discard. The reason however
is not far to seek. Those who
make the clothes make the fashions
—and in times of great financial
stress they make drastic changes
in the fashions so that their dupes,
instead of wearing out the clothes
they have, will buy new ones at
any cost. And those who are
slaves of fashion continue to fall
for it. —Sparks Eagle.
Those who protest against high
taxes may have had more to do
with making them high than they
imagine. This is an age of fads
and so-called reform. We are anx
ious to do so many things to cor
rect our neighbors and to elevate
the race that we advocate this and
that without any thought of the
cost. We meet and solemnly re
solve that the life of the communi
ty demands that this or that be
done until we find the cost of
maintaining city and national
governments has risen to figures
that paralyzes the average man
with astonishment. Then there
goes up a wail which reaches high
heaven and everyone forgets all
about the things deemed necessary
a short time before. If we paid
more attention to the conduct of
our government from day to day
we would have less occasion to
spend our time wailing because we
have to pay for the very things we
are in a large measure responsible
for. —Dawson News.
Letter from Mrs. Bettye Smith
To the Editor of the Tribune:
The Tribune comes and is like a
long letter from home since I’ve
been away.
I came to the Wayeross hospital
and underwent a serious and dan
gerous operation. I stayed in the
hospital two weeks and was then
taken to the home of my sister,
Mrs. D. A. Woodard and stayed
there six weeks.
All this time I didn’t lack for
anything that loving hands could
do. The surgeon requested that I
go to Coleraine while convalescent,
spend a few days there and drink
the sulphur water from a. flowing
sulphur spring on the banks of the
St. Marys river.
My brother-in-law, Mr. J. A.
Hodges, was kind enough to bring
my children to see me. We were
soon spinning over the Dixie High
way enroute to Coleraine, where
we met a warm welcome from my
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Leon W. Mills, My brother has a
turpentine business here. There
is also a retort here. There are
hundreds of cross tics here piled
alongside of the river; these are
loaded on boats and carried to Fer
nandina, Brunswick and to other
points.
This is a most beautiful and his
toric place. The river is two hun
died yards from the dwelling and
makes a bend, and thus making a
convenient place for boating, fish
ing and bathing. Health and re
creation seekers often camp here.
Sportsmen find plenty of game
which consists of birds, duck, cat
and fox squirrels, wild turkey and
deer; also an abundance of all kinds
of fish.
Near the bank of the river and
on a spot covered by giant oaks
is where the treaty of peace was
signed at the close of the war be
tween the United States govern
ment and the Creek Indians in
1796, making this an historic place.
In memory of this treaty the
Daughters of the American Revo
lution, of Wayeross, have erected
a beautiful monument.
Mrs. Bettyf. Smith.
For Sale. —Fifty head of hogs.
Can be seen at my place seven
miles southeast of Pearson. J. M.
Mullis. —Adv. 3t.
Wanted. —Fifty men at once to
cut wood. J. If. Johnson, Homer
ville, Ga., at Old Cutting.—Advt.
21.
S. S. at S. E. Fair.
If. D. Webb, General Superin
tendent of the Georgia Sunday
School Association, with head
quarters in Atlauta, announces the
fact that for the sixth consecutive
year, a Sunday School exhibit from
Sunday Schools in many sections
of Georgia, will be one of the fea
tures of the Southeastern Fair, to
be held in Atlanta from October
12 to 21. This exhibit is arranged
by the Georgia Sunday School As
sociation.
Special premiums are offered by
the Southeastern Fair Association
for best original Cradle Rolls, best
paper folding or tearing, best color
work, best work book, best model
ing, best drawn map, best relief
map, from the Beginners, Primary
and Junior Departments. In the
young people’s Division, embracing
the ages from 12 to 24, premiums
are offered for the best work books
best drawn maps, best relief maps.
From the Adult Bible Class, pre
miums are offered for best invita
tion cards, best stationary, best
drawn maps. In addition to the
above, premiums wiil be awarded
for best calendars and honor rolls,
special day souvenirs, original
posters, etc.
It is expected that a number of
Churches conducting either week
day religious teaching or daily va
oat.ion Bible schools, will send in
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL
Short Stories About People and
Things of Interest.
Hon. Wm. M. Pafford will rep
resent Lanier county in the next
legislature. He was elected by a
plurality of twenty-eight votes.
He is a half brother to Mr. M. A.
Pafford of Pearson and was an in
defatigable worker for the creation
of Lanier county.
That was a ludicrous blunder
the Tribune made last week in
locating Rev, J. E. Deen in Nash
ville, Tenn. The Nashville ntan is
a nephew of the Wayeross man,
Mr. J. Elias Deen, a sou of Mr.
Robert J. Deen, who has gone to
Nashville to take a special course
in Mechanism.
Dr. 1). H, Meeks has won a seat
in the Georgia legislature front
Coffee eouuty. He has made sever
al unsuccessful efforts, but lie hit
the trail this year at the psycho
logical time and played safe —the
opposition being divided between
three candidates, lie will make a
good representative.
The Tribune extends special con
gratulations to its friend, Hon.
Wm. W. Griffis, of Millwood, upon
his successful race for legislative
honors from Ware county. It was
his first race for that office and it
is stated that he lead the four
candidates who were running for
the two places. He is firstelass
legislative timber.
Hon. T. A. Wallace, of Douglas,
although he had withdrawn from
the race before the primary, re
ceived a most flattering vote and
some of his friends say if he had
stayed in the race he would have
won. However, it may be he pol
led his entire vote. You can’t
anticipate w r ith certainty the re
suit, of a primary election, no more
than you can the verdict of a petit
jury.
Hon. Cecil Neill, of Muscogee
county and Speaker of the present
House of Representatives, having
been re-elected to the House it is
probable he will seek and be given
the speakership of the next House.
It has also been suggested that
one of the* lady members be honor
ed with the place of speaker pro
tempore. Mrs. Napier, lawyer of
Bibb, would measure up well for
the honor, if it be an honor.
Col. John W. Clark, of Augusta,
has been named by Gov. Hardwick
Pension Commitsioner to succeed
the late Col. John W. Lindsey.
He was sworu in last Friday im
mediately after his appointment
and entered upon the duties of
the office. The present subordin
ates wfill retire in a body October
Ist, and lie will call in his own
bunch. His successor will be
chosen at the general election in
November, and lie will be a candi
date.
Prof. N. H. Ballard, Superin
tendent-elect of the State School
system, was given a great ovation
Friday night upon his return to
his home at Brunswick. His fel
low-citizens of Brunswick and
Glynn were quite as happy as be
over the results of his race. Mount
ed on an auto-truck he told them
as best he could what was in his
heart and mind. He has many
friends throughout South Georgia
who rejoice with him upon his suc
cessful race.
exhibits of hand work done in
these schools.
One of the employed workers of
the Georgia Sunday School Asso
ciation will be on hand during the
fair to explain the exhibit to the
visitors and to give information in
general regarding Sunday School
work.
Further information regarding
the exhibit may be secured from
the Georgia Sunday School Associ
atioa, 917 Hurt Building. Atlanta.
$1.50 A YEAR
Minutes Dem. Ex. Committee.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Atkinson county met in
the court house, Thursday, Sep
tember 14, 1922.
The chairman, Mrs. Jeff Kirk
land read a portion of the Il9tb
Psalm, and offered prayer.
There being a quorum present
the committee proceeded to canvas
and consolidate the vote Jeast in
the primary election of September
13 and to declare the result.
The vote in Atkinson county
was as follows:
For Governor —Baylor 8, Hard
wick 278, Walker 511. Walker’s
Plurality, 233.
For Secretary of State —S. G.
McLendon, 819.
For Attorney-Generol—G. M.
Napier, 812.
For State Treasurer —\V. J.
Speer, 814.
For Comptroller General —W. A.
Wright, 817.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
—A. O. Blalock 326, J. J. Brown
277, O. M. Houser 42. Blalock’s
pulrality, 49.
For State School Superintendent
—N. H. Ballard 334, M. L. Duggan
119, Nicholas M, Sowder 76. Bal
lard’s plurality, 215.
For Commissioner of Commerce
and Labor —H. M. Stanley, 801.
For Prison Commiesioner —W.
C. Bryant 335, R. E. Davison 238.
Bryant’s Majority, 97.
For Railroad Commissioner to
succeed C. M. Candler —M. L.
Johnson 145, Walter R. McDonald
402, J. E. Palmour 62. McDonald’s
plurality, 257.
For Railroad Commissioner to
succeed James A. Perry—W. Trox
Bankston 161, O. B. Bush 115,
James A. Perry 289. Perry’s plur
al it y, 118.
For Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court William H. Fish 254,
Richard B. Russell 337. Russell’s
majority, 83.
For Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court to succeed Marcus
W. Beck —Marcus W. Beck, 811.
For Associate J ustice of the Su
preme Court to succeed James K.
Ilines —James K. Hines, 799.
Forjudge Court of Appeals to
succeed Roscoe Luke Roseoe
Luke, 783.
For Judge Court of Appeals to
succeed It. C. Roll, short term —R.
C. Bell, 781.
For Judge Court of Appeals to
succeed R. C. Bell, long term —R.
(’. Bell 402, Harper Hamilton 94.
Bell’s majority, 308.
For Representative in Congress—
William C. Lankford 742, Roy E.
Powell 21. Lankford's majority,72l
For Representative of Atkinson
county —Aaron Corbett 430, Chas.
E. Stewart 443. Stewart's majority,
13.
For Commissioner of Roads and
Revenues, Axson District —A. T.
Minchew 95, Y. O. Mathews 36, F.
M. ('owart 21. Minehew’s plurali
ty, 59.
For Commissioner of Roads and
Revenues, Pearson District —J. T.
Douglass 213, 11. Maucil, Jr., 161,
L. L. Sutton 91. Douglass's plu
rality, 52.
For Commissioner of Roads and
Revenues, Willacoochee District —
Dennis Peterson 143, George F.
McCranie, Sr., 87. Peterson’s
majority, 56.
After announcing the vote the
committee went into executive
session and approved all expense
bills for payment. An adjourn
ment was taken without a day.
M rs. C. E. Stewart, Secretary.
WANTED,
To hear from all farmers located in
territory adjacent to the A., B. &
A. Railway who have farms for
rent or for sale. Write a card to
the undersigned asking for blank
to be filled out, giving complete
description.
W. W. CROXTON, P. T. M„
A,., B. & A. R’y, Atlanta, Ga,
