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Fridav. June 15.
THE MCDUFFIE PROGRESS, THOMSON, GEORGIA.
BIG LOSS CAUSED BY
MACONCLOUDBURST
.HOUSES COLLAPSE A8 FLOOD
f 8WEEPS THROUGH STREETS.
LIGHTNING PLAYS HAVOC
TWO DRY AGENT8 FREED;
FOUR OTHER8 GET BAIL
Judge 8ibley Holds Dry Agents Under
$600 Bonds In Double
Killing
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
i
Brief News Items Gathered Hero And
I There From All Sections Of
Is The State
( Macon.—Damage running into high
figures was caused to Macon property
J>y a storm that broke over this city.
More than six inches of water fell
In less than an hour and a half, the
weather bureau reported.
The storm was local, extending no
more than 20 miles from this city in
any direction. The outer rim of the
atorm toward the peach belt was at
Echenconee.
The weather bureau reported that the
Btorm moved from north to south, to
southeast arid back to north, holding
It in this county.
People arriving here from Wellston,
(twenty-one miles south of here, report
ed that they drove through water up
to the hubs of their automobiles. At
Echeconee, they said, there was a nar
row space as dry as a bone and then
they ran into this county’s section of
(the cloudburst.
Because of the washouts on high
ways there have been scores of auto
mobile accidents. J. W. Harrington,
(driving a car in which were four eliil-
Jdren, was treated at a local hospital
for injuries sustained when the ma-
|clilne turned over. The children were
not hurt.
i There is a 66-foot washout on one
division of the Central of Georgia rail
way and a similar washout on the Ma
con, Dublin and Savannah railroad.
I Tho| baseball park was still flooded
at last 'reports.
I All of the storm sewers of the city
were overloaded. Many of them gave
way. Basements of scores of business
(houses are flooded, and that is where
the greatest damage was done.
Every available red light in Macon
(was used on the night of the storm to
(warn people of washed-out places. Tho
city advertised for one hundred labor
ers to join the regular forces in male
lug repairs.
Lightning struck four buildings in
the city during the storm, but no one
iwas injured.
John W. Ramsey chairman of the
street committee of city council, made
p tour of the city immediately after
the cloudburst, and states that it will
cost the city thirty thousand dollars to
fill in only the washed-out places. He
found throe houBeH collapsed after be
ing undermined and scores of others un
dermined and badly damaged.
Atlanta.—Four of the six federal and
county officers held in connection with
the killing of Jett and J. B. Smith, of
Athens, on June 1, were held under
$500 bond for their appearance in the
Greene county courts by United States
Judge S. H. Sibley here. Two of the
officers Chief of Police J. P. L. Darby,
of White Plains, Ga., and E. N. Brooks,
I chief of police of Union Point, Ga.,
were released.
Judge Sibley rendered his decision
at the close of habeas corpus pro
ceedings in which the state, repre
sented by Attorney General George M.
Napier, opposed the release of the offi
cers on tho ground that the attempted
arrest of thS Smiths as alleged rum
. runners was illegal in that they acted
without any process for search or
seizure.
I Judbe Sibley declared his reason for
I holding the men answerable to the
state court is in an effort to settle
once and for all the question arising
! over search and seizure of automo
biles believed to contain whisky.
Immigration Increase is Asked
Atlanta.—At the annual meeting of
the Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
of Georgia, held in Atlanta, resolutions
.were adopted calling upon the United
States congress to so Rmend tho immi
gration laws as to permit of a great
increase In immigration to this coun
try of desirable citizens. The resolu
tlons also request that arrangements
lie made to examine applicants for ad
mission to this country at ports of
embarkation in Europe. The associa
tion hold its meeting at ttTo EnBt Lake
Country club, holding a morning busi
ness session and a combined business
session and banquet at night. The
afternoon was chiefly given over to
golf for those who follow the ancient
and honorable game.
DOG'S AFFECTION FOR OWNER
SHOWN AT DEATH’S DOOR
Atlanta.—The loyalty and devotion of
a dog for his master was pathetically
illustrated In the death of J. R. Fos
ter, who fell victim of a negro speed
demon and rum runner. Foster's little
fox terror was trailing behind his mas
ter while they walked in the path of
death upon the sidewalks. Hearing
the noise of the whisky car, the dog
whirled about as if to defend his mas-
iter. The center of the machine passed
over the dog, without injuring him, but
struck Foster and hurled him against
pole, crushing his body under the
wheels. When officers reached the
spot, they found the tiny pup licking
the hands and face of his unconscious
master, and then whining as if to sum
mon help. Foster was devoted to the
dog, for the first question he asked
when he (regained consciousness, while
the officers were placing him in a car
to take him to a hospital, was, ‘‘Where
js my dog?” The puppy was already
in the officer’s cor, having jumped over
its doors while they were placing his
piaster within, and when Foster asked
the question, the dog again licked his
face.
When Foster was brought fronn the
operating (room of the hospital to be
placed In the surgical ward, the dog
was found cuddled up in the elevator,
under the roller carriage, trying to es
cape detection. And, faithful to the
end, he remained at the hospital until
his master breathed his last and was
then taken home by Mrs. Foster.
EAST THOMSON
By Nemo
Messrs. J. W. McGloun, Ernest Proc
tor, Rudolph Proctor and S. W. Logan
spent the week-end at the Isle of
Palms.
Mrs. S. W. Geeter was hostess to a
number of her friends Saturday night
in which a delicious ice cream course
was served. Those present were Miss
es Ruby Carton, Bessie, Birtie and
Lovib.McGahee, Louise and Elsie Paul,
Messrs. Ernest and Roy Proctor, Wil
lie Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Thad Paul,
Rev. and Mrs. R. P. Gill and Mrs. B.
Proctor.
Mrs. B. Proctor visited relatives in
Bath, S. C., Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Sills, Miss Hazel
Sills, Messrs. J. C. Marshall and P. A.
Crawford motored to Spread, Ga., Sun
day evening.
Rev. R. P. Gill returned Friday from
Macon where he attended the Evange
listic Conference.
Mr. A. W. Roper left Wednesday for
a trip to South Georgia.
Mr. Dean Sutcliffe spent the week
end in Atlanta, returning Sunday.
Well. Juanita we don’t believe you
are a duck, oh no, but we.are inclined
to think you are some chicken, guess
that’s what the Wrightsboro boys
think.
SPECIALS
FROM
J. M. HAYES
Athens Business
College
Bookkeeping, shorthand and type
writing.
Save 50 per cent ofj expenses by at
tending this school.
Thejgraduates of the Athens
ness College always get the
position.
Every graduate employed.
Write for information to-day.
Box 643, Athens, Ga.
Busi-
best
Many Mental Patients Cured
Milledgevilie.—Since January 1, 1923,
approximately 180 patients have been
discharged from the Georgia state san
itarium, either partially or entirely free
from the shadows of mental darkness
that engulfed them when they went
to the hospital. During 1922 the hos-
6 Convicts Saw Way To Freedom
Augusta.—Six convicts, all white, es
caped from the Richmond county
stockade at night recently. One of the
prisoners was captured shortly after
wards; tho others are still at liberty.
Tho prisoners, according to the offi
cials, used a file and sawed through
the bars of tho cell, which was located
on the second floor of the building.
Tho authorities are of the opinion that
the men received outside assistance.
All of the ones who escaped are very
had characters. A police dragnet has
been spread over this section of the
county in an effort tcV apprehend the
convicts. The ones who are still at
liberty are Harry Evans, Charlie Ev
ans, “Footsie” Langley, II. H. Stal
ker, one man named Pohnson, William
DaWeen being the sixth man who es
caped, but captured later.
Look! Listen! Stop!
A new business has been established
by Mr. Tom Glover on 1200 block Broad
street, Augusta, Ga. He will sell a
complete line of automobile tires, tubes
and accessories, at wonderful low
Everybody knows Mr. Glover
prices,
and his cordiality
see him.
is just fine.
Ice
Spoons
Co.
Tea Glasses
at Thomson
Go to
j22
and
Hdw-
You can now buy the very best grade of Self-Rising
Flour that’s made cheaper than others sell a cheap
grade at. June 12th I received a car of Miss Dixie
Flour.
I offer you 24 lbs Miss Dixie Flour at $1.00.
Barrel Miss Dixie at $8.00.
Pure Lard, Swift’s Premium, only 15c lb. Bring
your bucket, 5 lb bucket 90c; 10 lb bucket $1.75.
Side Meat 12 l-2c lb
Chunk Meat 10c lb
25 lbs Sugar$2.65
Gasoline 21c gal
10 lb boxes Mule Tobacco,
only $5.25
AUTO TIRES
For 15 days I offer you:
30^3 Casings at $0.50 each
30x334 Casings at $7.50 each
INNER TUBES
30x3 Inner Tubes $ 1.155
30x334 Inner Tubes $1.50
If for any reason they don’t give satisfac
tion return them and get you a new tube
without any cost to you.
The bathing pond at my
home is now open daily
and Sunday. Your chil
dren are safe in this pond
if you will look after them.
Water one foot to ten feet
deep.
Balnbrldge Makes Big Preparations
Balnbridge.—Bainbridge, progressive
county seat of Decatur county, Is mak
ing big plans to celebrate its 100th
anniversary of incorporation next Oc
tober. “It will be a gala event and
one which will do credit to Bainbridge
and Its home-loving people not only
Tobacco, Snuff, Cigarettes and Cigars—no change
in prices.
J. M. HAYES
General Merchandise Thomson, Ga.
pital treatment resulted in the complete in the immediate section but through-
or partial restoration of 499 mentally
afflicted patients. During every month
of the year an average of more than
forty persons who came to the sanitar
rium writhing In the tortures of mania
or sufering from fantastic delusions and
dreams are sent back to their homes,
knany completely restored, and the oth
ers sufficiently improved to begin their
lives anew in the world of normalcy.
BSgSv,-
Georgian Slain By Crazy Ship Officer
>■ Atlanta.—Asosclated Press cable dis
patches from Lisbon, Portugal, receiv
ed in Atlanta telling of the slaying by
a crazed officer of the wireless oper
ator of the steamer Brave Couer on
the high seas brought a shock to At
lanta friends of Albert Glaiser, a
former Atlanta boy who is well known
to both this city and Athens. The
(Lisbon dispatches were extremely
meager, only stating that the madden
ed second officer shot and killed the
(oaptain of the vessel, the wireless op
erator and another officer, and ■wound
ed a seaman and passenger when he
can amuck.
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Fire Prevention Drive For Atlanta
Atlanta.—Prevention of fires in At
lanta is the aim of an active campaign
recently launched by the Atlanta cham
ber of commerce in conjunction with
a nation-wide movement in that direc
tion by the United States chamber of
commerce. The activity of the local
chamber to reduce fire loss will be di
reeled by Edwin Haas, of the firm ot
Haas and Howell, who was appointed
by President Alfred Newell as chair
man of the insurance committee. Tin
campaign will extend over a period oi
^en days.
out our section of the state,” said E
H. ("Pat”) Griffin, editor of the Bain
bridge (Ga.) Post-Searchlight, whose
weekly newspaper is lending its col
umns in a large way toward the up
building of his town and county. “We
are starting early and will put over
a big show and reunion which will
eclipse anything of its kind that has
been held in our section in years,” he
said.
Atlanta and West Point Rail
road Company, The West
ern Railway of Alabama,
Georgia Railroad
The Summer Tourist season is now
on and vacations are in order. You
will be glad to know that conditions
surrounding Summer Tourist travel are
more liberul this season than in almost
any previous year. Reduced rates are
in effect to practically every station in
the Union as well as to some points in
Canada, the various tours including de
lightful trips on the Atlantic and Paci
fic Oceans, The Great Lakes, St. Law
rence River. Hudson River, through
t le Ytllowstone and other National
Parks, to the Grand Canyon, etc. Stop
overs may be made at any point on
either going or return trip, within final
limit of ticket, which is, in most cases,
October 31. 1923.
Let us help you arrange your vaca
tion. We are here to serve and any in
formation desired will be gladly furn
ished by ticket agent in your town or
by the undersigned.
J. P. BILLUPS,
General Passenger Agent,
* Atlunta, Ga.
HaU’sCatarrhMedicine
Those who are In a “run down” con
dition will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are
In good health. This fact proves that
while Catarrh is a Vocal disease, it Is
greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions. HALL’S CATARRH
MEDICINE Is a Tonic and Blood Puri
fier, and acts through the blood upon
the mucous surfaces of the body, thus
reducing the inflammation and restor
ing normal conditions.
All druggists. Circulars free.
F, J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
manent administration should not be
granted to Oscar S. Lee on Mrs. Geor
gia Watson’s estate.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this 4th day of(June 1923.
G. W. LOKEY, Ordinary.
Rains Cause Much Damage To Crops
Waycross.—Continued rain through
out this section have seriously injured
crops, and unless this territory can get
a dry spell extending over several
works farmers are in danger of suffer
ing a total loss. Reports reaching Way-
cross indicate that in many of the low
sections of the county, the crops have
already been drowned or scalded, while
in other sections farmers predict a 50
per cent loss on their crops. The wa
termelon, cantaloupe and truck crops
have suffered most, the loss on these
crops varying in different sections of
the county.
Jelly Tumblers, Drinking
Glasses, and a new lot of
Crockery just received.
Thomson Hdw. Co.
The Progress
Club Rates
Girls To Be Taught At Summer Camp
Barnesville.—Mrs. Kate Clary, home
economics agent of Lamar county, has
arranged a camp for all the club girls
of the county, to be held at Lifsey
Springs, July 2-9. There are more than
a hundred club girls in the county, and
it is expected a large majority of them
will attend the camp. Miss Rosa Mc
Gee of Macon, district agent, and oth
er expertB, will give courses of various
kinds to the camp girls, such as can
ning and basketry. Lifsey Springs is
one of the most ideally located places
for this camp.
As will be seen by announcement
elsewhere in this paper. The Progiess
can be secured at $1. 00 per year in clubs
of five. Some have already taken ad
vantage of this offer and the manage
ment hopes that others will do so. By
simply giving your dollar to some one
else in the neighborhood who wants the
paper a club can be very easily made
up and the paper secured at the club
rate.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice.
Notice is hereby given to all con
cerned of intention to apply to the next
General Assembly of Georgia for the
passage of a bill to be* entitled “An
Act to Amend an Act Creating the
Thomson Public Sehool System,’’ by
striking from said Act Section 7, as
found on page 946 of the Acts of 1907,
and substituting therefor the following:
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, that
it shall be the duty of the sai 1 board
of education to have prepared and fur
nished each year to the county board of
education, or to such other authority
ss the Stated School Superintendent
may direct, in accordance with the laws
of the State governing such matters,
any data concerning the schools of the
City of Thomson that may be required
by the school laws of the State, and
the State Department of Education
shall pay over to the said city board of
education that part of the State public
school fund, or that part of any school
funds to which the said Thomson Public
School System may be entitled, under
the rules governing the distribution of
the same, and for other purposes.
THE THOMSON PUBLIC SCHOOL
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Dissolution Notice.
The firm of Mathews Drug Co i9 this
day dissolved by mutual consent, J. E.
Mathews buying the interest of B. I.
Lewis and assuming ull outstanding ob
ligations.
This May 22nd, 1923.
J. E. MATHEWS.
B. I. LEWIS.
A CHILD IN PAIN runs to Mother
for relief. So do the grown-ups.
For audden and severe pain in stomach
and bowels, cramps, diarrhoea
CHAMBERLAIN’S
COLIC and DIARRHOEA
REMEDY
It has never been known to fail
Citation.
Georgia, McDuffie County.
To all Whom it May Concern:
Oscar S. Lee having in proper form
applied to me for Permanent Letters
of Administration on the estate of Mrs.
Georgia Watson, late of said county,
this is to cite all and singular the cred-
aors and next of kin of Mrs. Georgia
Watson to be and appear at my office
within the time allowed by law, and
show cause, if any they can, why per-
It’ll Pay You
TO TRADE WITH US.
Our watches sell for $1.00 and up,
Alarm clocks at $1.25, and 8-day clocks
at $2.00. Solid gold rings, a good line
and the most reasonable prices. We
are trying hard to carry a line that will
please everybody, and our idea is to
save you money. We carry the biggest
line of harps in town. Pipe or ciga
rette holders, 5c to 50c.
We have to offer you these and many
other items: Roger’s silverware, com
plete set for $7.00; mens sterling silver
belt buckles at $2.00; the Stop Lock
cuff link, something new, see how they
work, $3.00, pocket knives, ear bobs,
reading and rest eye glasses, tie pins,
collar pins, bar pins, collar buttons,
scissors, shears, razors, strops, brush
es, combs, clippers, stationery, pocket
books, delta pearls, eversharp pencils,
fountain pens, cameras, Gillette safety
razors and blades, graphophone needles,
arm bands, embroidery hoops and
needles, mirrors, hair nets, hair pins,
etc. Men and womens belts, rubber or
leather still 20c. See our 2 for 5c line
of shoe strings, needles, thimbles, pins,
buttons, etc.
J. W. FLETCHER,
Next to Mack’s Grocery
Central Ave. Thomson, Ga.
Removal Notice.
I have moved my shoe repair shop
from the building next to the postoffiee,
to the Chero-Cola building, upstairs,
acruss the street from the postoffice
I thank the public for their past pat
ronage, and will appreciate a continu
ance of same. Come to see me and get
my prices before navuig any kind of
shoe repairing done. I will treat you
right. HENRY JONES.
Florida Seashore
Excursions Every
Saturday Night
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA RAILWAY
Greatly Reduced ((Rates. Summer
Sea Shore Service to the world’s finest
Beach. Florida’s Pablo Beach.
Listen, Saturday Night Rates, $5.00
to Jacksonville and return. $5.70 to
Pablo and return.
Rates apply from all points on Geor
gia and Florida.
Let’s take a refreshing dip at Pablo,
or have a dance out in the ocean pier.
Week end tickets on sale from all
stations to all stations every Friday,
Saturday and for Sunday before noon
trains, week end rates are different
from the Saturday night rate to Jack
sonville and Pablo. Ask your agent
for further information. Reduced
rate tickets must be secured from
agents as they will not be on sale by
conductors.
Summer Tourist rates to all Moun
tain Resorts.
The Bon Air Special carries through
Pullman between Augusta and Jackson
ville.
Following schedule in effect daily:
5:19 pm Lv. Thomson Ar. 11:55 am
6:30 pm Ar. Augusta Lv. 10:45 am
7:45 pm Lv. Augusta Ar. 8:00 am
9:57 pm Lv. Miidville Lv. 6:34 am
10:31 pm Lv. Swainsboro Lv. 5:57 am
11:30 pm Lv. Vidalia
12:25 am Lv. Hazelhurst
1:30 am Lv. Douglas
4:15 am Lv. Valdosta
8:00 am Ar. Jacksonville
Lv. 5:00 am
Lv. 4:00 am
Lv. 3:05 am
Lv. 1:00 am
Lv. 9:05 pm
Ar. 7:30 pm
9:10 am Lv. Jacksonville
10:00 am Ar. Pablo Beach Lv. 6:42 pm
For further information call on your
agent or address the undersigned,
J. E. KENWORTHY,
Traveling Passenger Agent.
R. C. HICKS,
Traffic Manager.
Augusta, Ga.
McCormick and Deering
Mowers and Rakes. Save
your hay while the sun shines.
Thomson Hdw. Co.
A little 26c ad in the “Want"
:olumu will sell tuat article you want
u get out at youl way.