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THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 4. 1923
,VOL. XXIV.
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NO. 19
RAPID EXPANSION
OF CREOiT DEMAND
RESERVE BOARD STATEMENT
DEALS WITH CREDIT AND
PRODUCTION SITUATION
MAYSQON MEANBORROWINGS
Available Supplies Of Labor Fix Limit
Attained By Aggregate National
Production
Washington.—The federal reserve
board, in a formal statement, again
called attention to the rapid expansion
of credit demand and industrial pro
duction and warns that “a continuance
of this credit demand must soon result
in increased borrowing by banks vliich
are members of the federal reserve
system of the federal reserve banks.”
While the statement was issued as a
summary of April business, it deals
exclusively with the credit and pro
duction situation and threads through
it a comparison with conditions in
1920
In its discussion of the expanding
production, the board declares “sub
stantial” increase in the demand for
currency is in prospect if the rapid
growth of payroll amounts continues
as it has since the middle of 1922.
Should more currency be needed, the
board adds, the banks will seek greats
er accommodation from the reserve
banks to secure the additional cur
rency issued.
“The present lending capacity of the
country’s banking system, In view of
the great growth of the reserves at
the reserve banks,” the statement says,
"is now far in excess of the credit
needs of the country’s productive ca
pacity. In such a situation it is the
available suppplies of labor and equip-
mnet and not the potential supply of
credit that in the end must fix the
limit which may be attained by aggre
gate national production. As these
limits are approached, credit policy
must be increasingly influenced by
careful consideration of the continued
efffectiveness of further additions to
the total volume of credit in contribut
ing to increased productivity.’’
The board, however, directs atten
tion to the difference In the increases
in commercial loans by c6mmercial
banking houses and the earning assets
of the federal reserve banks as sug
gesting that the overflow of credit de
mand adds, that the increased credit
demand has been largely in response
to the increased volume of production.
At the same time, the board quotes
from the report of the Hoover com
mittee on unemployment and business
cycles to the effect that the rapid ex
pansion of bank credit often lifts the
buying power of business men out of
line with the general buying power of
the community.
Body Of N. Y. Child Found Mutilated
New York. —After hundreds had
searched for her all night the body of
pretty little Josephine Bruno, 8, was
found in the cellar of a house across
a courtyard from her own home near
the Brooklyn water front. Twice dur
ing the preceding night this cellar had
been searched without discovering a
trace of the crime. Police believe that
the pervert who killed the girl brought
her body back home at dawn. The lit
tle girl had been stabbed in the neck
and badly mutilated. The crime cul
minated a series of offenses against
children in the waterfront district that
houses Brooklyn’s Kalian colony.
Vienne Drowning Sorrows In Drink
Vienna, Austria.--Discouraged in
their struggle for existence on low
wages, paid in the practically worth
less crown, Vienna men and women
are drowning their sorrows in drink.
Despite the extremely high cost of liv
ing, and even of drinking, arrests for
drunkenness are averaging 200 a night.
About 75 per cent of the total arrests
in Vienna are for drunkenness. Of
these 88 per cent are of males. Five
per cent of the persons arrested of
both sexes are minors.
Harding Contributes To Legion Fund
Indianapolis, Ind.—President Hard
ing sent $50 to the American Legion
national headquarters as his contri
bution to the permanent endowment
fund being raised by the legion to pro
vide for the annlal deportation of
graves of 32,000 world war dead in Eu
rope each Memorial Day.
Free Lease Of Land
For Fifteen Years
Recent discussion of the small farm
proposition in McDuffie county has put
some of our land owners to thinking
ulong this line, and Mr. N. B. Pannell
comes to the front with the proposition
to lease as many as fifteen small farms
on his property near Wrightsboro rent
free for fifteen years, provided the
leasee will improve the property suffi
ciently to carry on farm work.
In other words, Mr. Pannell will
lease, say fifty acres, to a man for fif
teen years and not charge him a cent
rent. When the lease is made, he will
state a price that he will be willing to
accept for the land at the end of the
fifteen year period. Thus a person can
go to work on this land free of cost
outside of putting up a small dwelling
sufficient for his needs, and at the end
of fifteen years have the privilege of
buying it at the price agreed upon at
the time of the lease. He will have
fifteen years time in which to improve
the property and save money to pay for
the land.
This looks like a good proposition for
the man who wants to farm. Why not
start the community farm idea right
h re. Mr. Pannell will cut this proper
ty so that the farms will be admirably
situated and adapted to this very pur
pose.
Mr. Pannell has fifteen hundred acres
of very fine lands in the Wrightsboro
section, and he believes if lie cun get
people interested it will prove valuable
to the county.
Moving Picture
Arid Drug Store
Messrs. Floyd Montgomery and Er
nest Smith have leased the Howell
building between the Thomson City
Bunk and the postoffice, where they
will install an up to date drug store and
refreshment parlor, with the moving
picture theatre in the rear.
The building will be thoroughly re
novated and overhauled to conform to
the purposes for which it will be used.
Mr. Montgomery will have charge of
the theatre. He has been successful in
the operation of the Palace Theatre
here for the past two years. He in
tends to make the new place both con
venient and comfortable for his patrons,
and no pains or expense will be spared
in the working out of the plans.
Mr. Smith, who is so well and favor
ably known in Thomson, having been
with the Thomson Drug Co. for some
time, will have charge of the drug store.
He is a licensed pharmacist and has a
i ripe experience in the drug and soda-
water business. Friends of these young
men predict success for them in their
venture.
June first is the date set for opening
up the new enterprise. The work of
renovating the building will be started
shortly.
Prominent Visitor.
Mr. J. Edward Kenworthy, traveling
passenger agent for the Georgia &
Florida railroad, was in Thomson Mon
day in the interest of the excursion
from Augusta to Jacksonville Monday,
May 7th. The road is giving this ex
cursion, with two days stay-over, for
only $5.00, whichjoffers a rare oppor
tunity to visit Florida at low cost.
Radcliffe Comes
Back Next Year
Sufficient] signatures were received
to the contract with the Radcliffe Chau
tauqua people to bring the entertain
ments back next year. While the re
sults financially were not what was ex
pected from the recent Chautauqua,
the ladies cleared a nice little sum,
s ime of which was from refreshments
and advertising. They believe, how
ever, that the people are better pleased
with the short course and expect to do
better next time.
Fifteen Women Injured In Uprising
Dublin, Ireland.—Fifteen women and
two soldiers were injured in a battle
precipitated by an insurgent uprising
in Amiens street. Explosives which
had been planted by rebels in the
Amiens street station caused most of
the casualties. When the Free State
troops rushed to the scene they were
met with a volley of rifle shots by the
irregulars who had baricaded them
selves on housetops. The shots and ex
plosion were heard all over the city
and hundreds rushed to the scene of
the fighting.
The Whole Family.
An interesting sight was witnessed
by Mrs. J. A. Pinkston early one morn
ing this week as she was on her way
from the cowpen. It was moving day
evidently, for a mama ’possum, and
she was up early on her way with the
whole family of eight little ’possums
on her back. The little ones were
about the size of three-weeks’ old kit
tens, yet they all found a place on the
mother’s back and were happy on their
wuy to wherever they were going.
Jf Deed Is Like the Thought.
If we think big thoughts, we are
likely to do big things.
Short Llvee of East Indians.
Among the natives In India the aver
age duration of life is only 24 years.
A FEW ADDITIONAL FACTS
THAT FOLKS DO NOT KNOW
This article is offered to the readers ,
of The Progress in addition to the edi
torial in a recent issue answering the
persons inquiring what the County
Agent had done.
Should those people have read The
Progress or examined the records of
monthly reports filed with the Ordinary
this would not have been necessary.
Your present County Agent began
work last September under handicaps
of ignorance, prejudice and antagonism
as well as the extreme lethargy then
prevalent among farmers generally.
Since that time a home market for
poultry and hogs has been established
selling to date four cars of hogs weigh
ing 67.G92 pounds for $4,733.07; two
cars of poultry weighing 7,650 pounds
for $1,386.63. A total of the two sales
amounted to $6,1,19.70. At the usual
margin this represented a saving of u
cent u pound on hogs and five cents a
pound on poultry, which amounted to a
total suving of $1,059.42 to the farmers
of McDuffie county.
To date the taxpayers have contribut
ed $375.00 to his salary, and by Septem
ber first will have paid $750 00; or one
and one-half cent out of every dollar
of tuxes they pay in go toward the
County Agent ’s salary.
Since there will be three more poultry
sales and about another car of hogs be
fore September first, it seems that die
investment of $750.00 of county tax
money is returning a handsome dividend
as a business proposition.
Now, there are many things that have
alreudy happened through the direct or
indirect influence of your County Agent
which cannot be measured in dollurs.
For instance, there are about 100 head
of purebred hogs on McDuffie farms
that were not there last fall. Theie
are about 10,000 purebred chickens
more here than September first lust
year.
Over 500 acres of better cotton vari
eties of College No 1 and Cleveland
Big Boll have been planted this spring.
The peanut acreage will run over 500
acres this year compared to none last
year.
An educational campaign on prepa
ration of sweel potatoes for the curing
bouse has improved the quality of this
product in storage.
Large acreage of pasture lands were
improved by planting permanent grass
es.
Advocation ef better cultural methods
for cotton, especially high Nitrate of
Soda applications will boost the yields
this season.
Improved farm machinery such as
cream separators,planters,weeders,etc., I
, have been bought bv farmers|freely.
A half ton Nitrate of Soda wus dis- i
tributed free among farmers for dem
onstration purposes.
• The peach acreage is some 76 acres
larger this year than last.
2000 pieces of literature have been
distributed among farmers.
Ten specialists and speakers have
been secured for meetings here.
Sour cream shippers have increased
from about ten last September to ubout
25 this spring.
A poultry show in February aroused
considerable interest in purebred poul
try and business for the exhibitors in
supplying eggs and stock.
Many smaller items could bo men
tioned resulting from help and personal
advice given.
Much more could have been accom
plished had the handicaps of lethargy
and suspicion been removed sooner,
however, to date they have almost dis
appeared leaving only one large ob
struction to the full exercise of County
Agent work, namely the lack of coop
eration and unity of community action
on the part of our farmers.
It is manifestly impossible to render
concrete service toeucli farmer through
some personal act. Your County, Agent
is on tin: job to educate, and to reach
everyone; he must work on a group
basis to which we ure coming when
unity of notion and service cun be se
cured. This means community meet
ings well attended and cooperation with
the County Agent on all matters to
your benefit
Your County Agent in the confidence
of having rendered full value for
amount received wishes to extend the
first invitation to those opposed to use
their right of petition to have the work
abolished. Since September first last
he has received six offers from other
counties and with the training and
knowledge of other occupations has no
fear of the privations being endured by
many on account of panic and boll
weevil
A lew farmers und business men have
rendered valuable help in putting over
plans for farm improvement, their help
is much appreciated. More are needed
to bring big results. Backing the
County Agent, with talk and even mon
ey will not achieve the most results,
though they are necessary. Personal
devotion of'time and cooperation of ef
fect will achieve the greatest results.
Sitting back to watch for results
from one man on as big a job us this is
will get nowhere, but make trouble.
Remember you have to put some-
! thing into it to get anything out.
By ft. P. DREXEL,
County Agent.
Farm News.
Mr. Lawson Lavigno has a mighly
fine cantaloupe patch of four acres this
year, and expects satisfactory returns
in price.
The soils about Boneville are especi
ally adapted to this crop which should
engage the attention of more farmers,
as a money crop.
Mr. Ira Brinkley recently purchased
a purebred registered Holstein bull.
Stock improvement is essential to pro
gress.
Mr. O. B. Dozier also made a deal in
registered Holsteins, buying a cow und
bull. Mr. Obie knows more about Hol
stein pedigrees than anyone in McDuf
fie.
Remember May 16, poultry sale day.
Farmers Ship Car
Potatoes.
A car of 18,000 pounds of sweet po
tatoes were shipped from Thomson by
McDuffie farmers Tuesday through the
efforts of the County Agent who man
aged the sale.
The lot was sold to J. M. Frankel
of Atlanta through the Bureau of Mark
ets for $1.20 a cwi. delivered in Atlan
ta which represented a net price of $1.-
00 per cwt. F. O. B. Thomson.
The potatoes were regraded at the
car according to U. S. Grade No. 1 on
which basis the sale was made.
Those contributing to the car were,
A. T. Lucky, Mrs. Georgia English,
W. A. Watson, Calvin McGahee, Sam
McGahee, R. S. Neal, V. M. Wade, J.
R. Ansley, J. J. Benning.
Franklin Named the Gulf Stream.
The first chart of the Gulf stream
was published by Benjamin Franklin
In 1770, and he first suggested the
name by which that great ocean cur
rent Is now known.
S. Gibson Home
Badly Damaged
The home of Dr. Sterling Gibson was
badly damaged by fire Tuesday after
noon ubout half past twelve o’clock.
The fire originated in the roof of the
kitchen and hud gained considerable
headway before being discovered.
Nearly all of the roof was burned off
and the upstairs almost completely de
stroyed, but the fire department did
quick work in subduing the flames after
the apparatus arrived, and prevented
complete destruction of the lower floor.
All the furniture in the upper rooms
was destroyed, hut that on the lower
floor was safely gotten out. The dam
age wus covered by insurance.
It is understood Dr. Gibson is prepar
ing plans for rebuilding at an early
date. In the meantime the family will
occupy the delightful country home on
Brier creek.
McDuffie County
Gets Advertising
Through the courtesy of The Augus
ta Chronicle McDuffie county’s re
sources were broadcasted over this sec
tion of the state and throughout many
parts of the nation in its last Sunday’s
edition. Besides getting this informa
tion before the people of our immediate
section, it is being copied and carried
further on by other papers and periodi
cals, which shows the great vulue of
publicity in an old established and re
liable paper like the Chronicle.
For instance, the Tuesday morning
edition of The Columbia (S. C.) State
carried the article about McDuffie
county on its first page, and was copied
from the Chronicle with the possible
motive of creating inspiration among
the people of their section. Thus the
news is spread from place to place and
creates a favorable impression about
McDuffie county among people whom it
is worth while to interest.
52 CONVICTED ON rcitizen” Makes
ORYLAWVIOLAIION'
MAYOR, JUDGE AND SHERIFF ARE
AMONG PROMINENT PERSONS
SENTENCED
6 WOMEN AMONG CONVICTED
Distr'ct Attorney And The Judge Are
Recipients Of Threatening Letters
During Sensational Trial
Indianapolis, Ind.—Sentences rang
ing from one day to a year and six
months in jail were given to fifty-two
persons convicted of conspiracy to vio
late the prohibition laws in Gary and
Lake county, Indiana, by Federal Judge
Ferdinand Geiger in United States dis
trict court here.
Motions for new trials were denied
all but Yilliam H. Olds, sheriff of
Lake county, Charles L. Clemens, a
justice of the peace, and Fred Soa-
brigln, an attorney.
Roswell O. Johnson, mayor of Gary,
was sentenced to serve one year and
six months at the federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga., and fined $2,000; Lewis
Barnes, former sheriff of Lake county,
and now chairman of the hoard of pub
lic works of Gary, was given one year
in prison and fined $1,000. William
M. Dunn, judge of the Gary city court
until his resignation after his convic
tion, was sentenced to one year and a
day in prison and fined $1,000. Blaz
A. Lucas, a Gary attorney, was sen
tenced to serve one year in prison and
fined $1,000.
Other prominent Gary and Lake
county persons among those sentenced
follow:
Clyde Hunter, former prosecuting
attorney, one year and a day in prison
and a fine of $1,000.
Dwight M. Kinder, prosecuting at
torney, one year and a day in prison,
and a fine of $1,000.
Six women were among those sen
tenced. One, May Russell, who hud
pleaded guilty, did not appear. Mary
Allen and Zelma Jonta each received
a sentence of .30 days in jail. Jonnie
Miller was given three months and a
fine of $200, while Pauline Schultz
was given three months and a fine of
$300.
Mike Drukulich, one of the Jive per
sons who pleaded guilty, was dismiss
ed without sentence.
Prior to (he passing of sentences,
four defendants announced they would
appeal (heir cases. Those who an
nounced they would take such action
are Mayor Johnson, Hunter, Lucas and
Nathan Potts, a Gary detective. They
have 120 days in which to perfect
their a p pea Is.
The trial of the convicted men and
women was one of the most sensa
tional in years in Indiana. On the
eve of the trial a prosecuting witness
was killed and during the course of
the trial both the district attorney
and Judge Geiger received threatening
lettors. Many of those convicted were
foreigners.
Judge Geiger announced the defen
dants would have 120 days in which
to arrange their affairs before begin
ning their sentences. Dunn, however,
declared he wanted to begin his term
immediately.
War’s Influence Shown By Th e Census
Washington. — Influences of the
world war are reflected in almost all
the population changes shown by/ the
1920 census, it is pointed out in an
analysis just published by the census
bureau, which says the persistent in
fluence of the war alone is likely to
make the fourteenth census conspicu
ous for years to come, in addition, it is
declared, the last census will prove
noteworthy, if succeeding census tab
ulations show a return to a more lib
eral percentage of Increase, for the
sharp depression it showed in popula
tion growth, or should the luw state of
increase continue or the rate continue
to decline still further, and marking
the beginning of a distinct slowing down
in national growth.
Finds Prohibition Favored In Chile
Chicago.—As far as the cause being
supported by powerful political factors
Is concerned, Chile is on the verge of
prohibition, according to Bishop Wil
liam F. Oldham, resident bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal church, at Buenos
Aires, who recently arrived in Chicago.
Strike Of I. W. W. Hits Oil Fields
San Francisco, Calif.—Spread into
the southern California oil fields of the
I. W. W. strike which previously had
affected only marine and forest work
ers, and a declaration in court that
delay in trial of two men said to be
members of the I. W. W. might result
i na revolution, were the outstanding
points of the demonstration held here.
The declaration regarding a revolution
was made in police court in Seattle,
where H. M. Peters and O. A. Stea-
ner faced charges of making threats
to workers on the docks.
Petrograd Haa Cold Record.
Petrograd la the coldest capital la
Europe.
Good Suggestion
Editor Progress.—In last week**
Progress mention was made of the de
cision of our Mayor and Council in the
matter of paving Main street sidewalk*,
and ulso the street work done around!
the court house square. Much fuvor-
able comment has been heard on thie
needed improvement andnvork.
It has been predicted by some t.baft
this work will start the ball to rolling; 1
a id other improvements will soon fol
low.
Thomson in order to move up to ifip
c’uss of towns in Georgia and keep pace
with advancing progress elsewhere,
must push forward actively and con
tinually until we have a nice, amoothe
a'!-rnund little city.
One of the most necessary setting*
to any town or city is well-kept streetr*
and sidewalks. No sidewulk can be
kept in good order without a suitable
curbing to keep the top soil from wash
ing nwaty and to hold the walk even and
smoothly.
It has often been said that our court;
house square • could be easily made e
beauty spot. The old iron fence, long;
out of date and useless, could be re
moved without expense or loss to the
county and a nice park made that woul€
evidence some county pride. In fact,
Mr. Editor, there is no other county i*
Georgia that we have any knowledge of
that finds it necessary to fence in ifce
court house. The old building is itself
behind this advancing age and is num
bered among the “oldest citizens.” If
we can’t have a new court house we
can at least have the old one “spruced
up” a little. A coat of paint on the
brick and wood work, with up to date
grounds, would make a “new spot.’’’
We feel quite sure this would be ap
preciated by both town and country?
folks.
Let the good and necessary work g©
forward to our pleasure and profit.
Yours truly,
CITIZEN.
Center Parking
On Railroad SL
Automobiles pnrking on Railroad:
street are now required to park in the
center of the street, leaving the side*
for pussing vehicles. Signs have bee©
placed at the intersection of Main and
Railroad streets, directing drivers te
go to the right. Chief Hull is experi
encing some difficulty in getting there
to observe this rule, but soon they wile
become familiar with it.
Everyone is well pleased with the
new order, as this hus been a ruthet
trying spot to drivers of automobiles
and other vehicles, because the narrow
space in the center of the street caused
much confusion in vehicles passing eacfc
other.
Road Tax Notice
Road tax are now due and can bt
paid for $1.50 up to and including May
10th, after this date it will be $2.00 U
everyone. Please see the collector or
call at my office and pay this before
the above date and save money.
G. W. LOKEY,
Ordinary McDuffie County.
Have You Paid
Your Street Tax?
If not get busy and pay it now and
save 60.cents. All male persons front
16 to 50 years of age are subject. Only'
$3.00 if paid by May 10th, after that
date it will be $3.50.
S. F. NEAL, City Clerk.
Fishing Party.
The members of the fishing party be
tlickox leaving Saturday will include
Messrs. A. H. Thrasher. W. S. Mobley.
S. M. Haywood, W. S. Curtis, B. I.
Lewis, LeonJMatlock, Glenn Smith, T.
B. Hamilton, Boyd Baston, Charlk.
Lokey. 6. F. Montgomery.
B. Y. P. V. Ralley.
The B. Y. P. U. ralley of the thirfi
district was held at Wrens, April 29th.
It was well attended by the Juniors
and Seniors of the Thomson Baptist
church, there being 30 Seniors and 2f
Juniors who attended.
The Juniors were asked to sing their
Junior song, and Rev. C. C. Kiser and
Mm. Christian gave interesting talks.
Superior to Any Modorn Stadium.
The Circus Maximus In old Rpn»
was capable of containing 260,000 po*>
pie.
