The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current, April 27, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextSvW' 1 V' r \K • ul. XXIV. THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 1923 NO, 18 FARM NOTES. By E. P. DREXEL, County Agent. Facts Worth Knowing. The season for milk fever in cows is here and the wise owner of a heavy producing cow will feed very lightly at calving time. A few mad dog scares have occurred lately. Should the dog have bitten a person, kill the dog and cut his head off, place in a small tin bucket and put in a lard can with ice packed around the small container and address to State Board of Health, Atlunta, Ga., and mark with “Mad Dog Head.’’ Then wire the Board that you have sent them a head from a dog that had bitten a person. Do not send heads of dogs that have not bitten any people. Pigs for pig club boys will be bought in the very near future. Any more boys wanting to join are asked to send their names in at once. Parties interested in securing some high grade Jersey heifers for improv ing their herd are requested to list their wants with the County Agent. Purch ases of such stock will be made some time in the next 30 days. One of the purebred Duroc-Jersey sows bought by Harrison and Wilson farrowed 12 pigs and is raising 11 of them It takes a big sow to do this. She weighs over 300 pounds. EAST THOMSON Odd Fellows Meet Here Next Week The Tenth District Divisional Meel- ngof the Independent Order of Odd Fellows wid meet with Thomson Lodge W" 20(1 next Wednesday, Muy 2nd. Delegates from an c,.„ ’ ’^''s of the district will be present. The meeting will be called to order in lodge room at 10 o’clock by Hon. T. II. Walden, D. D. G. M. Adj urn at 12 o’clock for dinner. A grand barbecue dinner will be served at the court house, and it is hoped that everybody will help to make this a pleasant occasion. Anyone wish ing to enjoy this good dinner can pro cure tickets for only 50c at Mathews Drug Co. Grand Secretary, Col. T. H. Robert son, of Gainesville, will speak on the principles of the order. Good Work On Thomson Streets The street worki/ig force is getting in some good work on Thomson streets. That being done is of a more substan tial nature than formerly. The im provements just completed on the short street between the court house and H C. MeCorkle’s residence is a splendid piece of work and greatly helps the ap pearance of that section. Mayor MeCommons and City Council have determined to put the streets of Thomson in better shape than they have been in years, and they have made a good start in that direction. SCHOOL DAIjS By Nemo Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Connell spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Connell. Misse9 Bessie and Lovie Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Seaby Jones and Mr. J. A. Jones visited Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Hart ley Sunday. Everybody is planting gardens now, hope to have plenty of vegetables soon. Tne mill has had all the gardens plow ed up for the operatives free of charge, thanks to Mr. Dean Sutcliffe, our effi cient superintendent. Plans are under way for a baseball club here. Mr. A. W. Roper, our us- sistunt superintendent, is anxious to see the boys organize a team. Sunday morning witnessed quite un array of cars in our burg rounding up the boys for the Baracas. Mr. Me- Glown carried quite a number tor the Blu-.-s, and the Golds were busy too. Get the habit boys Sunday School is a good place to go. We hope to organize a Baraca class at the Mill Chapel Sunday School next Sunday afternoon at 3:30. We invite all Baracas to meet with us and help us to organize. Misses Sallie and Ruby Crawford vis it d relatives in Boneville Sunday. The Couch Mills here are having some improvements made. A new flooring is being laid at this time. Among those of our people attending the Chautauqua last week were Messrs. Dean Sutcliffe. A. W. Roper, Ervin Proctor, Mrs. Mary Proctor, Mrs. B. Proctor, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Geeter, Miss Ruby Carton, Miss Mattie B. Ansley. If I left any names out, well, they know they went. Read The Progress and see what’s going on in your town and community. Church Officers Meeting. The ofticiuls of the churches that compose the Mesena Circuit will con duct a special all day meeting at the Methodist church in Mesena on Sunday, April 29th. The meeting is called for tie diffusion of information and the 8 imulation of the interest of their con stituencies in the work of the Kingdom of God. It is planned to make the day one .‘f enjoyable fellowship and spirit ual inspiration. Everyone interested in Christian work is invited to attend the rneeLing, carry a well filled basket and spend the day. Thos. EIKot Makes Escape Thomas Elliot, confined in the Mc Duffie county jail on the charge of di stilling, escaped from the jail Tuesday night. A negro confined in the jail at the time, claimed that Willie Walker aided Elliot to escape, bringing him tools and helping to make his get-away. Sheriff Adkins pursued the fugitives and succeeded in cnptuiing Walker, but Elliot was still at large Thursday afternoon. IMPROVED ROADS COUNTRY OF GOOD HIGHWAYS Has It Occurred To You That: New Federal Act Will Give United States Best System of Improved Roads In World. The new federal highway act will give the United States the best high way system In the world. This means greater comforts for sightseers as they motor over the country, and It means direct public benefits In better trans portation of farm products to shipping points. Money expended for improved highways Is money wisely invested, providing the program is kept within the ability of taxpayers to pay the bill without burdening themselves unduly. About 180,000 miles of road are in cluded in the system being mapped out by federal and state engineers. The federal highway act requires that all federal aid be spent on u connected system consisting of not more than 7 per cent of the road mileage in each stnte, and that this whole scheme shall consist of interstate and primary roads and Intercounty and secondary roads. Several slutes have adjusted some what difficult problems from neighbor ing states. For example, the Nebras ka system showed a big gap In an im portant highway along the northern boundary. South Dakota has agreed to follow with a road plan which will fit like pictures on toy blocks. Under the federal act, only roads certain to he on the general system have been approved for construction. The days of highway building by the farmers in their spure time Is becom ing a thing of the past. The job Is being done on a big scale now. Policeman’s c Father Winfield School Closes. The commencement exercises at the Winfield school will be held Friday, Saturday and Monday at the school. Splendid programs have been arranged and a delightful four act play, “Farm Folk’’, will be presented by members of the high school grades. Memorial Service. Thomson paid tribute*to the Confed erate heroes in a beautiful Memorial service Thursday. The graves of the veterans were strewn with flowers by the school children who formed a line at the monument square and marched to the cemetery where they left their floral offerings. Hon. Samuel Olive, of Augusta, made a beautiful historical address de livered especially for the pleasure of the old veterans. He spoke clearly and pitched his voice so that every word was heard by the veterans, even though there were those present whose hearing is impaired by infirmity. Mr. Richard Bowden introduced the speaker, or rather introduced the aud ience to the speaker with interesting comment on the southern people, the people of McDuffie county, the heart of the south. Rev. C. G. Kiser was master of cere monies and offered invocation. An impressive feature of the occasion was tiie presentation of the Confeder ate flag to the Daughters of Confeder acy for preservation by Mr. George McCorkle, color bearer of the veterans. Mr. McCorkle stated that there were only a few left and that they no longer met for any exercises and it was their wish that the flag be committed to the daughters as a treasured relic. Mr?. G. E. Hamilton accepted the trust in behalf of the chapter. IV^^ftlattie Belle Btfrnley delivered the < ^B|M ) rizes to the school. T^^^Rect was, “Jefferson Davis,” and t^Brst prize was won by Mona Collins who was awarded $5.00. Neal Dunn was given second prize and Marie Smith third. The speciul music prepared for the exercises was furnished by a double quartette of school girls and boys train ed by Professor Gunby, who_ sang old melodies. There were only six veterans presen*. They were guests at a dinner given them by the U. D. C. chapter at the home of Mrs. W. E Hobbs. Those present were Mr. George Me Corkle, Mr. E. D. Hadaway, Mr. Lew- ellen Neal, Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Connell. IITOAGO.—Life In this Twen tieth century civilization is certainly getting pretty com plex. For example: Nearly three months ago little Frank PlasUc- wlcz, nine years old, and his brother, Bruno, six, cringed In terror against the wall of the bedroom of their home at 4315 South Hermitage avenue and watched their father, John, thirty years old, stab to death their mother, Magdalene. As his mother dropped to the floor, little Frank ran Into the street and shouted for the police. Po liceman Joseph Stnchowskl appeared. The slayer was taken to the police station, where he confessed. Policeman Stnchowskl saw the chil dren weeping in the station. He had no children of bis own. lie took them home with him. Mrs. Stnchowskl took them Into her arms. As time went on the spirit of sympathy turned into a bond of mother love. One day Mrs. Stnchowskl dressed up the children In tlielr best and ac companied her husband to the Crim inal court building, where Plnskewlcz was to be tried. The four took a seat In Judge Michael L. McKinley’s court room. Plnskewlcz came Into the court with Ids attorney and entered a plea of guilty. The action placed him in the shadow of the noose or life Im prisonment In Joliet. After several witnesses had given damaging testi mony, Policeman Stnchowskl moved forward. "Your honor,’’ he addressed the court, “I arrested Plnskewlcz on the night of the murder. I took his chil dren home with me. My wife and love them. I Investigated and found that this man’s wife was not true to him. She was living with another man. That was the cause of the pas slon on his part that led to the mur der. "These children are too bright nnd sweet to have the stain of being the sons of a murderer placed on them. They want tlielr father,” Judge McKinley asked the state’s attorneys If they would consent to waive the murder charge nnd let that of manslaughter stand. This was agreed upon. "Your sentence Is from one year to llt'e,” said Judge McKinley to Plnske wlcz. “You are open to parole at the end of 11 months. When you got out you can return to your children." Has Brown Mountain Ghost Been Laid? Hangs Head down. The white-breasted nuthatch restB and roosts with his head downwnrd, says the American Forestry Magazine, and appears to possess a degree of curiosity not common to many birds. He is u great bug hunter. With Bowden Lumber Company. Mr. J. W. Council, of Warrenton. is now connected with the Bowden Lum ber Company, and is a valued new citi zen of Thomson. ASTON! A, N. O.—-Uns the ghost of Brown mountain in Burke county been laid? George Rogers Mansfield of the United States geological survey nays it litis and that he did the laying. Some agree In part with him. But old-timers sniff scornfully at the geol ogy expert and his findings. The ghost was n series of curious lights which glowed over Brown mountain with punctual regularity every night. Now at one spot nnd now at another, a luminous sphere would rise from behind Brown moun tain. hover in the air for a few sec onds or minutes and then disappear. Frequently the nebulous ball of light would have the appearance of a new born star; sometimes It would glow as fitfully as a firefly, then it would be un angry red, then a cold blue. It came from nowhere and it went no where. It was the Brown mountain light and that was all any one could say about it. Many parties of resi dents with inquiring minds spent nights on Brown mountain and In the valley and attempted to track down the light. It was like seeking the end of the rainbow. Finally the people of the region ap pealed to United States Senators Sim- HIGHWAY NEEDS OF FORESTS To Complete Necessary System 13,560 • Miles of Roads Must Bo Constructed. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) A comprehensive study is now being mnde of the road needs of the national forests, according to the annual report of the forest service, United States Department of Agriculture. The fig ures available Indicate that to com plete the necessary system of forest development roads and trulls, 15 5fi0 Thomson has a very large number of successful umatuer florists, whose pro duct compares most favorably, in price and out put. with the florists of the near-by cities? *»., That the present regime of our pub lic schools is the best we have had in years, and that the lack of out side in terference in the plans of the teachers and principal is gratifying? That the number of pretty girls in town these spring days is enough to make any fellow, old or young, forget his job? That our old cemetery is in need of a new fence, and this should be the labor of love on the part of everyone who has a dear one resting there? That u club room for our young men is a need? And that the best way to establish one is to help the Legion establish it, and why not get busy at doing something for it? That the autoists who pass through town in [high powered cars are very reckless on the roads leading to town, and tliaDmany of our resident motor ists run them a good second in reckles- ness? That youngsters scarcely able to reach the foot of a car, are too fre quently permitted to drive cars in our town’s limits? That a fleet of trash wagons would not keep the streets clean, if the people themselves are not more careful in the disposal of the trash from homes and stores? That many house wives might burn in the kitchen stove, much of the trash that is left to accumulate in the trash cans and receptacles? That the time to fight flies is before they arrive? And now is the time? That community life of some sort ia needed in Thomson, especially with the long summer evenings ahead, and what’s the matter with starting a town band, with free open-air concerts weekly? That Thomson is the only town of any size that, has no public park? That the bathing suits some of the girls wore in the swimming pond last year should be used to keep the auto mobile clean this year, and others of more generous dimensions used this season while bathing. UNCLE AL. Feature Story About McDuffie mons und Overman to send an expert from Washington. Uncle Sam has no I "ghost experts,” but the geological survey sent down Mr. Mansfield with all sorts of Instruments. He was as busy as Sherlock Holmes day and night, and he laid the ghost thus: "What the bewildered observers saw were locomotive nnd automobile headlights miles away across the Cain" lm valley—in some eases 45 miles distant. At nightfall the cold air currents on either side of Brown mountain crept down Into the valleys, producing extraordinary atmospheric effects which resulted In refracting, magnifying, sometimes coloring and at all times distorting any light seen through this strange veil. A head light, instead of showing a beam, as usual, would, through the veil of twisted air, show like a ball of seeth ing light. Two automobile bead- lights would show as one nebulous and furtive illumination. Strange effects would be produced by the locomotives or automobiles turning curves.” Some of the local scientists do not accept the headlight theory nnd de clare that the mystery will be solved with some explanation related to the mineral and chemical products of the region, which are out of the usual. Forest Road In Oregon. miles of roads nnd 37,114 miles of trails must be constructed at un estimated expenditure of $04,(593,000. For the system of forest highways of primary importance to the states, counties nnd communities the rough survey Indi cates that $107,058,000 must be ex pended for construction or Improve ment. If the present current appro priations are continued, It appears pos- sible to complete the development of nil adequate rood system within the national forests covering all require ments in from 20 to 20 years. REPUBLIC’S FUTURE IN ROADS The Augusta Chronicle will carry in its next Sunday’s issue a feature story about the progress McDuffie county has made within the past few months. Other counties of the state are coming to the front with stories of how they have “come back,” but we believe Mc Duffie county can and will make as good or better showing than the majority of them. Get a copy of Sunday’s Chroni cle and read the story of Thomson and McDuffie county. Par ent-T eacher Ass’n. To Meet Resins and Gum*. Gums are the glutinous matter* which exude from certain trees. They are all more or less soluble in water. Resins are obtained in the same man ner as gums, but differ from gums in being insoluble in water, therefor* more suitable for varnishes. Too Much for Young Lov*. I was a sophomore in high school and the boy was also. One day he asked me to meet him. I went, and lie exclaimed, "Oh. here she Is!” Then he threw sand at me. That sandbagged my love for him.—Chicago Journal. Chinese Language Difficult. Chinese is a difficult language. In some cases the tone In which a word Is spoken makes all the difference. A European lady living In China, desiring some little article of food for the household, -used the wrong tone, and told her cook to bring her “the city gnte.” The Auto Hound. “Patience,” said Uncle Eben, “la whut you think de other feller ought to show when you gits In a Hurry an tries to run over ’lm."—Washington Btar. Together With Railroads and Water Routes Highways Are of Tre- mendoue Importance. Development of the Far Eastern Re public through more highways is pre dicted In the booklet "Trade and In dustries,” published by the special del egation of that country to the United States of America. "Together with the railroads and water routes,” says the report, "highways are of tremendous Importance. The purpose of highways, among others, Is on the one hand to carry through the territory of the coun try commodities for export, and to di rect these commodities Into the prin cipal routes, and on the other hand, to distribute among the population the Imported goods received from the principal routes. By these highways It will be possible to reach the known vast mineral deposits. In the near fu ture It will be possible to organize, either through the government or by private means, automobile and tractor transportation of freight on the same commercial basis existing at the pres ent time on the railroads and water routes.” The Parent-Teacher [Association will meet in the school auditorium at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon, May 1st This meeting will be the last of the term. The subject, “The Home, the Basis of Social, Civic and Moral Up lift,” will be discussed by Rev, C. C. Kiser. The members of the associa tion are urged to be present and visitors are most cordially invited. Mrs. Ira E. Farmer will bring us a report from the State ^Parent-Teacher Association which met in Atlanta last week. If He Lives. Sexton (to tourist)---Ye*, sir, you be right—it’s a fine ole churchyard. I ’opes to be burled here—If I’m spared. •—London Opinion. Program At Methodist Church. Owing to the absence of Rev. Robins Sunday the regular eleven o'clock ser vice at the Methodist church will be dispensed with and the members of the Epworth League will have charge of the program. All the members of the churchj and visitors are urged to be present. Base Ball. The hardest fought contest of the season occurred Thursday afternoon be tween Washingtoi. and Thomson high school teams, played on the local lot. The score was 12 and 11 in favor of Washington, but the victors had to work for it. Washington got 14 hit* and Thomson 15.