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About Pearson tribune. (Pearson, Ga.) 191?-1955 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1922)
PEARSON® TRiBUNE VOL B—NO. 2 4 PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL Short Stories About People and Things of Interest. Mr. O. R. Brown, formerly of Willaeoocliee, has located at Home stead, Fla., and engaged in the mercantile business. The Trib uue's guess is that Willacoochee has lost a good citizen. But such is the happenings in this world of change. Another old friend of the editor’s youth, Hon. James W. Strickland, has passed away, at his home in Wayeross. The editor knew him in Blacksbear in the early eighteen seventies. He was a Christian man then, a member of the Metho dist church, and he died in the triumph of the Christian’s faith. Hon. W. C. Lankford, the Kiev enth district congressman, is at his home in Douglas He was a member of the Watson funeral es t ort and stopped off at Thomson to attend the funeral and interment. He will be in attendance upon At- kinson superior court on the fourth Monday and will probably address the citizens of the county during the noon hour. Judge Warren 1\ Ward, of Doug, las, purposely failed to qualify in the race for Pension Commissioner. He very wisely decided that the time was too short too make a satisfactory race before the people. Then he did not have the bank ac count to secure proper publicity. The time has arrived when “If you haven’t the money you can’t run for office in Georgia.” Hon. If. J. Quincey, who has been a resident of Oeilla and en gaged in the practice of law, has fully decided to become a resident West Palm Beach, Fla. lie, at one time, before he began the prac tice of law, taught school in Pear son and measured up well as a ped agogue, up well as a lawyer and the- Tribune wishes him well in his new home. Judge G. H. Howard of Colum bus has withdrawn from the race fo! United State s senator and will i- |> eleel Judge Walter F. George. Judge Howard makes the sacrifice of his own ambition for the good of Georgia. He has loomed up the past two years as one of the really strongmen of the State, and In will reai> a generous reward In the <-ar future. He is a one hundred er cent. Georgian. Hon. John F. Stone, former traveling agent of the Savannah Morning News, who has as occasion offered given his services freely in the interest of this section of Geor gia, is now a candidate for Pen sion Commissioner and here is an opportunity for this people to do Mm a good torn October 17th Vote for John F. Stone for Pension Commissioner. He is competent, and perfectly clean in every re sped liis policy is to do the right thing regardless of conse quences. The Tribune editor regrets ex i-eedingly to hear of the sudden death of Mr. Henry L Gray, tin well known lumber man and broi ti er of Hon. B. B. Gray of Pine bloom. Atkinson county. He has been engaged in the saw mill huG ness at Chiefland. near Gainesville, for a number of years, but his res dence was in Gainesville, where the funeral took place. He is well remembered in this section of country. Besides bis immediate family he is survived by two brothers and one sister —B. B. Gray of Pinebloom, and C. F. Gray, of Jacksonville, and Mrs. Helen Boykin of Camden. Mr. Gray was a ehristain gentleman, a devout member of the Methodist church, and a man whom every body confided in as a brother ra ther than a stranger. Dr. G. W. Riley’s Letter. The following information given to the people of Coffee applies as well to the people of Atkinson county, therefore the Tribune re produces it from the Douglas En ter nrise: To Citizens and Cattle Owners of Coffee County: There are daily requests receiv ed by this office relative to the status of Tick Eradication work in and on the county line. In order to convey the true condition of af fairs to the bulk of the cattle own ers in the shortest possible time 1 have asked the local papers to publish this article. In March of the present year all the adjoining counties that had not finished dipping took up the work in earnest, in order to help those who lived on the line and who had cattle grazing back and forth the Commissioners of this county put in operation ail the vats along those county lines where ticks had shown up on the first dip, wonderful results were attain ed and with the staunch support received from the cattle owners the work is just about completed, however, if any let up is made and the cattle should become infested with small mite ticks to carry over the winter then our work is seri ously interrupted. We therefore intend dipping during October and and November, once in December and once in January. Of course the winter weather will have a tendency to interrupt from time to time but on extremely cold days the dip can be postponed until a warm day. You will be notified when to discontinue driving your cattle, and I wish also to advise that it is wrong to ask the local inspector to excuse you or to tell him your cow can’t be found be cause by law he is held responsible for the regular disinfection of the cattle in the territory to which he is assigned. Rlacing of cattle in pastures and fields does not excuse or exempt them from dipping. After getting the territory free from ticks it is necessary to incul cate some method to prevent tick infested animals being brought in to the clean area, which would in a very short time cause the cattle owners to do tlx- entire work over again. The state law requires that if a person wishes to move any cattle or bovine stock, that the Inspector shall be notified and after inspection or dipping if the animals or animal is found tick free an Official Permit can and will be issued, this permit is given free of charge. Any animal found being moved within, into or through this county without an Official Permit said animals will be placed under quarantine, held 14 days at owners expense, and after the second dipping an Offici al Permit wilt be given, ft is every ones duty to prevent illegal movement of cattle, which is the cause for the work that is now he ing carried on in Coffee County. Thanking you for your past un tiring cooperation and assuring you that any advise or help 1 can give within the bounds of the fiscal regulations will be a pleasure. Respectfully, G. W. Riley. Severs Criticism. Some Georgia newspapers are severe in their criticism of Gov. Hardwick in his selection of a tem porary successor to Senator Watson The Athens News says that Mrs. W. H. Felton is not a representa tive Georgia woman, and that no representative Georgia woman — as is Mrs. Watson to whom it was first offered —would never have accepted the place. There was no necessity of appointing anyone to this empty honor, and the govern or used it solely for the political advantage it might bring to him. Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson. PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER i;t. 1922/ EDITORIAL OPINIONS. The Brethren are Discussing a Number of Live Topics. Sunday observance along sane lines must be encouraged. No one who has the interest of his community at heart is going to argue in favor of or do anything to promote Sabbath desecration. And yet sensible people realize that there is such a thing as going to extremes. —Dawson News. It is strange that the people who pay the least generally grum ble the most about taxes being so high. While some of them pay nothing. True, brother, true. We heard of a man who moved to town to educate six children and grumbled at six dollars taxes. A dollar a year a head. Something awful. —Cornelia Enterprise. There is actually some fellow in nearly every district of nearly every county with a soul so dead that he fears the local paper man would got immensely rich if he should spend three cents a week subscription to the paper. Yet he spends about ten cents a week for sole leather going to a neighbor’s to borrow it, besides 25c worth of bis valuable time and 50c worth of his neighbor’s patience who week ly complies with his request for the privilege of reading his copy. —Hamilton Journal. In the recent primary election our neighboring county of Clinch did herself proud by electing Folks Huxford to the lower house of the next General Assembly, lie is out friend —a brilliant writer and a profound student of the early his tory of South Georgia. Several years ago he wrote a history of his county, which is the best local history ever published in Georgia, and now is engaged in editing the South Georgia Genealogical and Historical Quarterly, a magazine devoted to the things its title sug gests. —St. Marys Georgian. It would appear, according to affidavits alleged to have been made in Ceffee county in regard to crooked work carried on during the recent campaign for the judge ship, that the grand jury will not be doing its duty if a number of indictments are not secured. It seems that money, whiskey and all manner of stuff was used in the purchasing of votes. The friends of Judge Quincey seem to know all about it and some of his sup porters make terrible accusations against the people of that good county. If there is any truth in the charges no stone should be left unturned by the good people of that county to bring the violat or.s of the law to trial. The state laws governing elections and cor rupt practices in elections are just as sacred as any of the statutes. If all the people that voted for Judge Summerall are so bad that they have to be disfranchised by the county executive committee then some wholesome prosecutions are in order. However we do not believe for a moment that these people deserve any such indict ment as that brought by this execu tive committee. We further be lieve that these people will resent the infamous charges.—Blacksbear Times. The effect of the tobacco season just closed was everywhere visible, and was manifested in a general business in all lines. Debts were paid and business was quickened to such an extent that there was a feeling akin to happiness strug gling at the business heart. With out exeeption the whole business community felt the thrill of it. Without exception all agree that the successful continuance of the tobacco industry is vital to our future progress. All likewise agree that its cessation would mean the collapse of all our hopes for the future. —Blacksbear Times. County Teacher's Association. A number of the school teachers of Atkinson county met last Satur day, in the Pearson high school building, and organized the Atkin son County Teacher’s Association, with Prof. W. B. Cornelius, prin cipal of Pearson high school as president, and Miss Melda Brewer, principal of Harmony Grove school as secretary. These officers entered immedi ately upon the discharge of their duties —Prof. Cornelius presiding over the deliberations of the meet ing and Miss Brewer made a record of the minutes. Hon. John 1). Paulk, a member of the County Board of Education, was present and delivered to the teachers an address wholesome and helpful in their work in Atkinson county. He pointed out some of the many difficulties they would have to encounter, as well as what conduct would pass current with the Board of Education. His ad monitions were well conceived, couched in plain and understand able language, yet breathing a spirit of good will and encourage ment. The Tribune editor entered the room while Mr. Paulk was speak ing and, after that gentleman had completed bis remarks, was called on to speak in behalf of the consoli dation of rural schools. He said that the consolidation of schools were in the experimental stage in Atkinson county, ami the project of consolidation had its friends and its enemies. They were lined up according to their lack of in forma tion and observation. lienee the Superintendent and the Board of Education will have to approach the project gradually and in a way to lessen the friction (bat will be engendered. The speaker said it was the duty of the teachers of the rural schools to create a sentiment in favor of conslidation and not be a knocker —the benefits to arise to any community by having a capa cious building, and the helpful di versions which could be brought into the community because of such building, would revolutionize the social status of the community in a short time —put it on a higher plane—and prove a benediction in many ways. The speaker animad verted against the teacher who op posed consolidation for the reason that he or she might lose their job with the passing of the one teacher schools. He said such teachers guided by selfish motives, they taught school simply for the del bus there was in it,, and demon strated they had no interest in the advancement of the pupils in his or her charge, or the general uplift of the community. Such teachers should not be permitted to teach school anywhere or under any system. The speaker closed his remarks by calling the teachers at tention to the prevalent evil of children, for the lack of home training, of being illmanuered and disrespectful to the older people. It was an evil which they should endeavor to correct in any pupil under their charge. They should esteem it a privilege, for one ill natured boy or girl could give more trouble than the balance of the school combined. The Teacher’s Association will meet in Pearson once a month on the Saturday following the first Monday. The annual institute will beheld soon, probably in November, when the State Supervisor, I. S. Smith, and others will be present to give direction to the institute. The customary announcements are being made that colleges can not accommodate the applicants for entrance into them. There’s room in the old field schools for some of the applicants, and don’t doubt but that they could profit by attending them and studying the three’s a little more, anyway. Lexington Argus. NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS. Gleanings from Ail Sections of South Georgia. Glynn county is planning to pave that portion of the Eastern Dixie highway, within her borders, to ward Jacksonville, Fla. Efforts are being made to estab lish a syrup manufacturing plant at Wayeross. The sugar-cane crop in Ware county must be a large one. Brunswick’s evening paper, The Banner, has sold its plant to the morning paper, The News, and ceased publication. Brunswick will now have but one paper. There arc now fifteen hundred and thirty men at work in the Wayeross railroad shops as again? ?. fifteen hundred and ninety four in June when the strike went into effect. Thomasvillc, centrally located in the Pecan belt of South Georgia, is to have a pecan insect laboratory. It is the purpose of this station is study of the pecan, its enemies and how to destroy them. Mrs. Anna I). Dodge has deeded to the Okefinokee Council Boy Scouts a tract of t wenty-five acres of land on St. Simons Island for an annual camping ground, and the deed is—a perfectly good one. Judge Guldens, the Ordinary of Lanier county has made an appro priation for a Home demonstration agent, subject to the action of the grand jury. The federal govern ment does’t furnish them any more. Each county must employ their own agent. Tifton is to lose the splendid services of her city Manager, Mr. W. T. Hargrett. He goes back to the Live Oak, Perry & Gulf rail road as President and General Manager, at an increased salary and supposed to be a much more exalted place. The postoffice department has discontinued the mail service on the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic railroad between Nicholls and Brunswick, leaving f lu 1 city of Alma without definite mail service. The people of Alma are indignant and say the act is a governmental outrage. It is stated that, beginning with “Georgia Products Day In 1914 and including the Central Dixie Highway celebration of September 29, 1922, the city of Folkston has entertained eight similar occasions with about ten thousand people. This fact is indicative of a wide awake and hospitable people, and means one get-together each year for eight years. At a meeting of the county exe cutives committee of Tift, at Tif ton last Thursday, called for hear ing the contest instituted by N. L. Coursey, who ran for county corn missioner against the present incumbent, John Branch, Branch withdrew and asked the committee to name Coursey. Branch’s ma jority was claimed to be three votes. Coursey claimed in the Chula district lie received thirty votes and he was only credited with twenty, in the official vote. The officers of the Baptist Wo man’s Missionary Union, Mell As sociation, are: Superintendent, Mrs. W. M. McDonald, of Moultrie; recording secretary, Mrs. Reid Cor ry, of Tifton; treasurer, Mrs. R. Eve, Tifton; chairman mission study, Mrs. B. G. O’Berry, Willa coochee; chairman personal service, Mrs. W. B. Bennett, Tifton; chair man press, Mrs. B. H. McLeod, Tifton; secretary Tifton district, Mrs. C. A. Christian; secretary Sparks district, Miss Bessie Saund ers; secretary Nashville district, Mrs. W. H. Tygart; secretary Wil lacoochee district, Mrs. J, D. Paulk. s!..><) A YEAR District Executive Committees First District —W. C. Ilodgcs, Liberty; A. H. Elders, Tatuall; J. D. Clark, Mclntosh; E. B. Frank lin, Bulloch; B. F. Joiner, Sylvania; Mrs. J. B. Dukes, Bryan; Mrs. L. F. Cooper, Screven. Second District Dr. W. E. Saunders, Arlington; Ira Carlisle, Cairo; Moses Warren, Camilla; Chesley Monk, Sylvester; Mrs. E. R. Me Kenney, Arlington; Saui Mason, Millport. Third District —W. W. Dykes, Americus; A. J. McDonald, Fitz gerald: O. T. Gower, Cordele; J. D. Oliver, Georgetown, Wade Lassiter, \ ienna; Mrs. D. C. Ketchum, Vien na; Mrs. J. W. 11. Harris, Jr., Americus. Fourth District—Wm. B. YVors ley, Talbottom; E. L. Dennis, Franklin; G. W. Burnett, Carrol ton; Clarence Mallory, Greenville; Miss Ruth Carr, Buena Vista; Mrs. W. L. Mcßride, Newnau. Fifth District —J. B. Hutcheson, Douglasville; J. E. Bodenheimer, Decatur; C. T. Nmmally, Atlanta; J. H. McCaw, Conyers; George W. Seals, Atlanta; Mrs. C. R. Harvey, Fairborn: Mrs. Edgar Alexander, Atlanta. Sixth District —Claude Hutchi son, Jonesboro; Dr. C. C. Yarbrough Macon;.!. 11. McGowan, Forsyth; O. E. Smith, Jackson; Paul Turner, McDonough; Mrs. J. B. Little. Jackson; Mrs. Bruce C. Jones, Macon. Seventh District —John M. Van diver, Rome; Dr. L. S. Ledbetter, Cedartown; E. P. Dobbs, Marrietta; Ed P. liall, Jr., Lafayette; 11. F. Cbasteen, Marrietta; Mrs. Chas. M. Harris, Eaton; Mrs Julia McCraney, Dalton. Eighth District —Dr. Luke Rob inson, Covington; W. W. Bruner, Washington; M. G. Bond, Cannon; F. F. Middlebrooks, Eatonton; ,T. T. Mitchell, Social Circle; Mrs. T. F. Greene, Athens; Mrs. C. N. Boud, Bowman. Ninth District —O. A. Nix, Law renceville; Edgar Dunlap, Gaines ville; Fermor Barrett, Toccoa; How ard Tate, Jasper; R. N. Holt. Law renceville; Mrs. George 11. Jones, Winder; Miss Catherine Dozier, Gainesville. Tenth District —Miller S. Bell, Millcdgeville; B. F. Walker. Gib son; W. 'l'. Dunaway, Lincolnton; Patrick Roe, Augusta: C. E. Mc- Gregor, Warrenlon; Mrs. J. Quinn, Saudersville; Mrs. Thomas E. YY’atson, Thomson. For the Eleventh district —C. E. Stewart, Axson; J. B. Dell. Hazle hurst: J. I). Lovett. Nashville: W. A. Jenkins, Valdosta; Dr. J. 11, Carter, Alma; Mrs. B.G. Dickerson, Ilomerviile; Mrs. B. S. Malone, Pearson. Twelfth District —A.G. William son, Eastman; Peter S. Twitty, Dublin; J. B. Johnson, Lyons; Dennard Hugas, Danville; John N. King, Rochelle; Mrs. C. 11. Kitreli, Dublin; Mrs. R. 11. Corbett, Lyons. Statement Of the ownership, management, circulation, etc., required by the Act of Congress of August 24th, 1912, of Pearson Tribune, pub lished weekly at Pearson, Geor gia, for < tetober. 1922. Name of Publisher, B. T. Allen, Pearson, Georgia. Editor, Managing Editor and Business Manager, B. T. Allen. Owner: B. T. Allen, Pearson, Ga. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securi ties are: None. B. T. Allen, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 9th day of Oct. 1922. T. S. Winn, N. P. A. County. My Commission sxpire* 2 12-’23,
