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THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1923
A FINE PROGRAM
FOR CHAUTAUQUA
FARM NOTES.
By E. P. DREXEL,
County Agent.
The unusually fine display of Chau
tauqua advertising now in our town
seems to indicate that a correspond
ingly good program will be given when
the RadclifTe Chautauqua reaches us
on April 18, 19, 20.
The program, according to the circu
lars, will be as follows:
First Afternoon and Night.
The CollinsJDuo. This company is
composed of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Col
lins, Chautauqua and Lyceum head
liners for many years. They give a
program ranging from saxophone and
violin solos to trios in which Mr. Col
lins plays cornet and piano at the same
time. This is an exceptionally clever
“stunt, ” and every one will enjoy it.
Mr. Collins is noted all over the Chau
tauqua field forfihis “Rube Fiddler”
impersonations which will form a part
of his programs, and will do a great
deal toward getting the Chautauqua
started right.
The Mysterious Irwin.
For the benefit of the children and
the grown-ups who can remember when
they were children. The Mysterious
Irwin will also come to the Chautauqua
on the first day. He is full of mystify
ing magical tricks of all sorts, and as
an entertainer, Mr. Irwin has few
superiors. He believes in the “Law
of Laughter,” and will easily prove
that “the closer you look, the less you
see!”
Clark M. Eichelberger, ofj Illinois.
Mr. Eichelberger is a lecturer who has
a message for you fvom the view-point
of a young man who has studied his
subjects carefully, and become quite
well known in Chautauqua circles dur
ing the past few years.
Afternoon subject: “He Can Who
Thinks He Can.”
Night subject: “The Red Horizon.”
Second Afternoon and Night.
Perry’s Ye Old New England Choir.
This is a quartet that has been a suc
cessful one on practically nil the Chau
tauqua Circuits in the country. It
specializes in songs of the various
period of American history, beginning
with those of the Pilgrim Fathers, and
ending with modern concert numbers.
The songs of each period are given in
the costumes of that time, making
this a highly educational as well as en
tertaining organization.
Stanley Upton Mock, of New York.
An orator of unusual power and clarity
of expression, Mr. Mock will make the
second day’s program one of the best
of the entire Chautauqua.
Afternoon subject: “The High Mis
sion of Woman.”
Night subject: “Main Street vs.
Broadway. ”
Third Afternoon and Night.
Walter Eccles and A1 Pearsall are
sometimes . called “The Jesters.”
Each of these two fine young fellows
exemplify the highest type of enter
tainment. Clean, wholesome humor
will make you laugh until your sides
hurt. Scotch songs and stories, piano-
logues, and dramatic sketches follow
quickly after each other, and here and
there a bit of pathos is added to bal
ance up their programs. The last
night of the Chautauqua will truly be
a “Joy Night,” and no one can afford
to miss it.
Guy Morse Bingham, of Ohio. A
lecturer of many years’ experience,
and a well-known educator and travel
er. He is thrilling and inspirational,
and his discussions on the last day of
the Chautauqua will properly round out
the lecture idea of the season.
Afternoon subject: “The Funda
mentals of Business Prosperity.”
Night subject: “Your America,
What Will You Do with It?”
Price.
The price of the adult season ticket
is $2.00, and the child’s season ticket
is $1.00, covering admissions to every
event during the entire three days.
Single admissions will be 75 cents at
each session, so it will pay to buy
season tickets.
Hog Cholera.
Persons desiring hogs double treated
to give them life immunity against
cholera please list your names with me
and the next time the State sends a
veterinarian down 1 will bring him out
to do the work for you free above cost
of serum.
This service in case of actual disease
must be on n community basis. To se
cure same all farmers in the community
where outbreak has occurred must he
canvassed and those so desiring will
have their hog* vaccinated, while those
refusing and have trouble Inter will se
cure vaccination their own expense.
In the present state of conditions, it
is a wise business policy to keep all hogs
vaccinated by treating the pigs about
twice a year at weaning time when the
cost is 20c to 30c each.
Don’t wait for cholera. If you have
hogs it will get them sooner or later
because the disease is here, all over the
county and when you find it among your
hogs enough will be lost to more than
pay cost of treating.
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SOCIAL *nj> PERSONAL
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Farm News.
Mr. and Mis. L. P. Gunn, formerly
of Wrens, have recently settled in Mc
Duffie county in the Sunnyside school
district. Mr. Gunn in a real poultry
mun, having 700 laying White Leghorn
hens and recently erected a big colony
house to cure for his 2000 chicks which
are being raised under five coal burning
brooders. Mr. Gunn has considerable
poultry experience and will prove a
very valuable citizen and an asset to
McDuffie county we should all feel
proud of.
Visits among farmers the past week
brings out the confidence of our farm
women in the value of the hen. A few
among the muny preparing for the
poultry sales May 16th, June 14th and
July 18th are Mrs. Homer Ivey and
Mrs. B. M. Hankins, of Union; Mrs. L.
H. Ansley and Mrs. Will Porter, of
Avondale and many others who have
over 100 chicks hatched to date and
plans for more.
Several of our enterprising poultry
men are contemplating the installation
of mammoth incubators for next season.
We’re moving, let's get behind this
good move.
Mr. Richard Neal has recently install
ed a new DeLaval cream separator and
is shipping a five gallon can of cream
twice a week from five cows.
Mr. R. H. Newhy has ordered a new
cream separator with which he plans to
recover three pounds of butter a week
now lost in hand skimming.
Messrs. J. E. Harrison and J. F.
Johnson have recently bought register
ed Jersey bulls to improve their herd of
grade cows.
Mr. C. L. Christian succeeded in get
ting a bushel of Laredo Soybean seed
which in tests at the State College
made twice the seed and a ton more
hay than O-too-tons on equal areas
side by Hide.
Mr. J. Q. West is contemplating the
purchase of a pea and bean picker which
will pick these seed from the standing
stalks in the field.
Approximately 500 bushels of pure
College No. 1 cotton seed have been
purchased by farmers of McDufFie in
answer to an appeal for standardizing
our variety and the staple.
Mr. J. E. Harrison reports over $900
from sales of hogs from his herd since
October. He plans the purchase of
several registered bred sows.
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Dunn-Gibson Wedding
Plans.
Marked interest centers in the plans
of the wedding of Dr. William A. Git-
son to Miss Sarah Louise Dunn, which
will be solemnized at the Methodist
church Wednesday evening, April 26th,
at 8 o’clock. This lovely event will
assemble a large number of charming
young people us attendants.
Mrs. Homer Collier, of Dawson, will
be the matron-of-honor and Miss Sarah
Bowden the maid-of-honor. Miss Eliza
beth Gibson and Miss Marion Dobson,
of Salisbury, Md., will act as the brides
maids. The music will be in charge of
Mrs. E. C. Hawes and Miss Ruth Dob
son, of Salisbury, will sing.
The little flower girl will be Elizabeth
Hobbs and Roy Lovelace, Jr., will be
ring-bearer.
The bride will be given away by her
uncle, Mr. B. T. Lowe, of Augusta.
Dr. Gibson will have as his best man,
his brother-in-law, Mr. Risden Allen,
of Gibson. The groomsmen will be Dr.
Frank Gray, of Savannah, and Mr.
Richard Bowden, while the ushers will
be Messrs. Grady Montgomery, Ernest
Smith, Hampton Burnside and J. D.
Curtis. ,
A large number of pre-nuptial parties
have been planned for Miss Dunn,
among them being a dinner party on
the night of the rehearsal at which Miss
Sarah Bowden will he hostess, the love
ly affair given by Mrs. E. C. Hawes
Thursday morning and the shower giv
en by Mrs. W. E. Hobbs Friday nfter-
noon. Mrs. Roy Lovelace will enter
tain at a bridge luncheon Tuesday and
there are a number of other delightful
affairs to be announced later.
PERSONAL MENTION
Short Items Of
Local Interest
EDUCATIONAL ASS’N
TO BE HELD IN ATLANTA
For Miss Dunn.
The first of a series of pretty parties
for Miss Louise Dunn, a bride-elect of
April, was the kitchen shower given by
Mrs. E. C. Hawes Thursday morning
at her home on Hall street.
Mrs. Hawes received her guests in
rooms which were attractive with spring
flowers and ferns.
Each guest was given a cup-towel to
embroider, and these were presented to
Miss Dunn by Mrs. Hawes. The
double-doors rolled back as Mrs. Leon
ard Lockett and Miss Blossie Scott
sang “The Old Oaken Bucket,” reveal
ing an old fashioned well covered over
with white rambler roses. The bucket
was drawn up containing the many
kitchen gifts, which were presented by
Miss Ruth Scott with witty verses.
Miss Dunn wore an attractive gown
of Egyptian paisley, the predominat
ing color being rose. Her hat was a
large model of rose straw.
Mrs. Hawes received in blue crepe,
beautifully embroidered.
Mrs. Downing and the Misses Scott
assisted with serving a delicious plate
luncheon.
The guest list included about thirty
friends of the popular young bride-elect.
Prominent Visitors.
JLJ. D. C. Meeting.
Mrs. B. F. Johnson was hostess to
the United Daughters of Confederacy
Tuesday afternoon.
Plans for Memorial day consumed
the larger portion of the business meet
ing. The various committees appoint-
ed,.were las follows: Committees to
decorate monument; to see to line of
march; to see about having the Veter
ans for dinner; to meet Mr. Sam Olive,
the speaker of the day; to carry the
Veterans to cemetery and to decorate
auditorium and stage. A wish was ex-
State School Superintendent, N. H.
Ballard, of Brunswick, stopped over in
Thomson a few minutes Friday morning
on his way to Atlanta. While in Thom- j pressed that the strores be closed for
•son he was the guest of Prof. N. E. the afternoon.
^y are The historical program included a
Mr. John N. Holder, state highway paper read on the “First Memorial,”
commissioner, was a visitor Friday , by Mrs. C. P- Watson; a lovely piece
morning, being on his way to Washing-, written by Mrs. Lollie Belle Wiley and
ton, Ga., to meet the county commis- read by Mrs. Horace Clary; the “Pass-
Local Doctors
Attend Meeting
Those attending the Tenth District
Medical Association meeting at Mil-
ledgeville Wednesday were Dr. F. G.
Colvin, Mrs. Colvin, Mrs. Strother and
Mrs. Dillard; Dr. Sterling Gibson, Dr.
R. Y. Pryce, Dr. Z. M. Story.
The physicians of Milledgeville had
prepared a delightful program of en
tertainment for the visitors, among
which was a barbecue dinner served at
the Georgia State Sanitarium, visits to
various parts, of the Sanitarium and
other points of interest, and a six
o’clock buffet supper at the Allen Inva
lid Home.
Mrs. A. J. MncElray, of New York,
visited Mrs. Pace at Knox Hotel sever
al days last week.
Mrs. Ruth Barnes, of Macon, is the
guest of Mrs. Ben Johnson.
Miss Emmie Young has returned
from a visit to Deerfield, Fla.
Mrs. W. C. McCommons left Monday
for Penfield, where she will spend sev
eral days visiting her sister.
Mr. J. T. Neal, Sr., attended the
bankers’ convention at Brunswick this
week.
Miss Louise Reynolds, of the United
States department of commerce. Wash
ington, D. C., has been in Thomson for
the past several days doing field work
for the department, taking a census of
the various public institutions. Miss
Reynolds is a McDuffie county lady,
being the daughter of Mr and Mrs. W.
J. Reynolds of McDuffie county.
Miss Merle Palmer is expected home
the latter part of (he week, after a de
lightful visit to her aunt, Mrs. J. J.
Wicker, of Camilla.
Mrs. T. E. Wilson has as her guest,
her sister, Mrs. H. V. Brothers, of
Agra, Kansas.
Mr. Bob Lokey, who has been in the
Sanitarium at Johnson City. Tenn , for
! several months is at home for a few
days. Mr. Lokey’s friends are pleased
over his marked improvement and hope
soon to see him fully restored to health.
Miss Sara Bowden will return this
week from a few days visit to friends
in Macon.
Miss Annie Boswell, of Warrenton,
is spending the week with Mrs. Frank
Granade.
Mrs. Arthur Woodruff and little son,
of Macon, are the guests of Mrs. J. W.
Boatwright.
Dr. E. L. Smith has returned to
Thomsen after spending several days
at his home in Statesboro.
Miss Louise Dunn spent a few days
in Augusta this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Scott and Tom,
Jr., of Atlanta, were guests of Mrs. T.
A. Scott this week.
Mrs. J. L. Dillard, of Wilkes county,
and Mrs. H. J. Strother, of Aonia, are
guests of Mrs. F. G. Colvin.
Mrs. Will Adams, of Atlanta, is the
guest of Mrs. J. E. Wilson, Sr.
Mrs. John T. West had as her guests
for the week, Misses Daisey and Bessie
Butler, of Madison, and Dr. Joseph
Jacobs, of Atlanta. During the week
end Mrs. West and her guests motored
to Charleston, S. C., to the beautiful
Magnolia gardens.
Mr. C. A. Skipper, of Macon, has ac
cepted a position with the Thomson
Drug Co. in the soda water department.
He comes with high recommendations
and is cordially welcomed as a citizen of
Thomson.
Mr. James Russell, of Washington,
was a visitor in town Thursday.
Mrs. G. E. Boulineau and little daugh
ter, of Atlanta, are the guests of Mrs.
E. W. Hawes.
MisB Blossie Scott returned Saturday
from Cedartown where she spent sev
eral weeks visiting friends.
Mrs. Tom Fleming and children, of
Sparta, are the guests of Mrs. J. T.
West.
Mrs. Callie Hunley is visiting her
son in Montgomery, Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker Hunley have
returned to their home in Connecticut
after a visit to Mrs. Callie Hunley.
Miss Elizabeth Gardner, of Greens
boro, is the guest of Mrs. Boyd Baston.
Mrs. Dora Walker is preparing to
have a nice bungalow erected on the
lot at the corner of Main and Hall
streets. The lot will be filled in before
work on the building begins. It is un
derstood Mrs. Walker will occupy the
new dwelling, while Mr. and Mrs. Beck-
um will occupy the present home place.
Mr. Gip Adams was the winner of the
prize Ford car which was awarded to
the lucky number Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Adums lives in the northern part of
the county. He was agreeably sur
prised when it was discovered chat he
had won the car. He had twenty odd
chances, but it only required one to
win.
Miss Leone Clary has sold her beau
tiful home on corner Jackson and Mil
ieu streets to Mr. Milton Hatcher.
This is one of the coziest little brick
homes in Thomson. Mr. and Mrs.
Hatcher will move into the home as
soon as Miss Clary and her mother se
cure apartments.
Judge Stephens, of the Georgia Court
of Appeals, was a visitor in Thomson
Monday calling on his many friends and
admirers who are ulways glad to see
him. He honored The Progress with a
visit during the day.
The Ford Plan.
In this issue of The Progress will be
found the advertisement of the Ford
Motor Co. announcing a new plan of
easy payments for the Ford car. The
announcement speaks for itself, and is
in line with the policy of this company
in catering to the man of small means,
or, as Mr. Ford says, of making it pos
sible for the “multitude to ride.”
Mr. Price will be glad to explain the
plan to anyone, also the First National
Bank, who is the repository for the
payments.
Long Session
Of City Court
The Thomson City Court adjourned
Thursday at noon after being in session
since Monday morning at 10 o’clock.
Among the more important cases
tried were:
O. S. Smith vs Georgia Railroad, suit
for damages; vertict for $2,000.
M. B. Hatcher vs Foster Young, Jr.,
and O. W. Dent, suit; verdict for de
fendants.
G. F. Granade vs Aetna Fire Insur
ance Co., settled.
W. II. Johnson vs Aetna Fire Insur
ance Co., settled.
Bunyan Bradshaw vs McDuffie Oil &
Fertilizer Co., suit for damages; verdict
for defendant.
Bank of Dealing vs Culpepper and
others; uncontested.
John Gunter, larceny from the house;
plea of guilty and fine. Others involv
ed in the case were allowed to settle.
There were a number of unconteated
cases involving considerable sums in
which judgments were taken.
The annual meeting of the Georgia
Education Association will be held in
Atlanta, April 19, 20, 21, 1923.
Wesley Memorial Church has been
selected as the place for all general
meetings and the departmental meet
ings will be held in the Sunday school
and committee rooms on Friday after
noon.
No trouble nor expense has been
spared in preparing a strong list of
speakers, among whom are Dr. Geo.
Drayton Strayer, Columbia University;
Dr. John J Tigert, Washington, D. C.,
Dr. William B. Owen, President of the
N. E. A., Chicago; Miss Martha Berry,
of the Berry School; Dr. M. M. Parks,
State Superintendent of Schools; Hon.
N. II. Ballard, Superintendent of
Schools elect; Supt. W. A. Sutton, of
Atlanta; Dr. M. L. Brittain, President
of Georgia School of Technology; and
Dr. Rufus W. Weaver, of Mercer,
President of Association of Georgia
Colleges.
The entertainment features of the
convention have not been neglected for
on Thursday afternoon, the Atlanta
teuchers have arranged a tea and auto
mobile ride to see the interesting points
around Atlanta. Friday afternoon the
Governor will give a reception at the
State Capitol, and Friday evening the
annua! banquet will be held at the Capi
tol City Club.
The Southeastern Passenger Associ
ation has granted a one and one-half
fare on all railroads on the certificate
plan. Members may procure these cer
tificates for themselves and dependents
from Treas. W. P. Jones, Lanier High
School, Macon, Georgia. Every Geor
gia Teacher is urged to send in your
membership fee of $1.00, and avoid fail
ure to secure certificate, due to last
minute rush. He will mail your certi
ficate by return mail.
The general theme of the convention
will be an educational program, which
will enlist the cooperation of all educa
tional forces throughout the state.
There were about 1600 teachers in
attendance last year and it is confident
ly expected that there will be fully 2000
present this year.
Inspector Geiger
Visits Thomson
District Fertilizer Inspector Homer
F. Geiger, of Savannah, was in Thom
son last week visiting Mr. E. H. Miller,
local fertilizer inspector. Mr. Geiger
spoke of the importance of having all
fertilizer shipments inspected before
using. In several instances sacks have
been found to weigh short of the speci
fied content. Instances were cited
where farmers in McDuffie county re
ceived substantial refunds on guano
shipments after being inspected.
The services of inspection are paid
for by the state and farmers are re
quested to make use of same. Mr. E.
H. Miller is always ready to attend to
this matter for those who call upon
him.
sioners of Wilkes.
At Salem Sunday.
Mr. Geo. T. Wilson, of Harlem, will
■sing at Salem church Sunday afternoon,
at 3 o’clock. The public is cordially
invited.
ing of Mrs. Lollie Belle Wiley” by
Mrs. Julia Hamilton and “Memorial
Day,” by Mrs. A. W. Smith.
Those who assisted Mrs. Johnson in
entertaining were Mrs. Mary Burnley,
Miss Bessie Usry, Miss Mattie Belle
Burnley, Mrs. M. W. Dunn and Miss
Emma Stapler.
W. B. M. S. Meets
Monday.
The regular monthly mass meeting
of the W. B. M. S. will be held at the
Baptist church Monday afternoon at 4
o’clock.
The Progress does all kinds of Job
printing, ana prices are wa> unw -
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Closing Exercise Of
Union School.
The patrons of Union must be proud
of their school which closed on last Fri
day evening. After an old time Geor
gia Barbecue at Curry Colvins, the
crowd went over to the school house
where everything had been arranged
for the exhibition. A large stage had
been arranged in front of the school
building and closed in with curtains,
lighted and decorated, with piano on
the stage, benches were arranged in
front of stage.
By 8 o’clock a large crowd had gath
ered to hear the children in their songs i
speeches, recitations and dialogues.
The children spoke clearly and distinc
tively and could be heard by the large
audience. And from the continued ap
plause all must have enjoyed the entire
program. They all did well.
The school has been in charge of
Prof. Curry Colvin, who has taken
great interest in his work.
CITIZEN.
Pannellville News.
Miss Maud Geiger is visiting her sis
ter at Mesena this week.
Mr. Carlton Bacon made a business
trip to Thomson Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Geiger and Mr.
Olin Geiger were dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Geiger
Sunday.
We are sorry to report that Mr. J.
W. Woodruff continues quite sick.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tankersley made
a business trip to Thomson Saturday.
The farmers in this section are be
hind with their farming on account of
so much rain.
Mr. R. L. Geiger spent Saturday
night with his daughter, Mrs. J. V.
Avrett at Mesena.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Shelton visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Tankersley
last Sunday afternoon.
Improving Streets.
Chief of Police C. C. Hall has had the
street force at work for the past two
weeks doing some important improve
ments on Main and Railroad streets.
Main street has been resurfaced and
put in good shape. Railroad street is
being graded and widened, which will
put that thoroughfare in first class
shape when the work is completed.
Other streets will be graded and im
proved as the force gets to them. The
rainy weather left some of them in bad
shape.
Ladies Shoes
A Specialty
J. M. Hayes announces in his adver
tisement this week that he is making a
speciality of ladies’ shoes. Mr. Hayes
says he is trying to make it unneces
sary for ladies to go off for their shoes,
and wants them to come and look over
his line before doing so. He claims he
can save you money over the city man’s
prices. It is worth investigating.
Lime in a Teakettle.
One or two oyster shells In a tea
I kettle will prevent lime from forming.
Surprise Party.
Mrs. Georgia Cliatt, of Dearing, cel
ebrated her seventy-fifth birthday Sat
urday. Those present to enjoy the oc
casion were Mr. and Mrs. Rasa Morris,
of Pine Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cliatt
and family of Lincolnton; Mr. and Mrs.
F. O. Morris and family of Marshall;
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Reese and son
of Marshall; Mrs. H. C. Stokes, Misa
Jane Caskey and Master E. Q. Cliatt,
of Boneville.
The dinner was prepared by three
daughters and grand-daughter. Those
present enjoyed a most refreshing and
delicious dinner. We all hope to enjoy
this occasion again. A GUEST.
Correction.
Ina smuch as a wrong impression haa
gotten out, I wish to state that in
searching the stables of Mr. Wright
Smith Saturday night, it was not sup
posed that Mr. Smith had concealed
whiskey there, but that some one else
used his stable for that purpose. No
warrant whatsoever was issued against
Mr. Smith, reports to the contrary not
withstanding. This statement is made
in justice to Mr. Smith.
J. L. LEWIS.
Caring for House Plants.
House plants should be set out In
the Tin whenever convenient. Poe
spraying use one teaspoonful of nice*
tine (black leaf 40) to one gallon «|
wrter, add one-fourth pound of whal#
or fish oil soap. Spray every ten dujni
until Insects disappear.
