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thu mcduffie progress, Thomson, ga.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1923.
SCHOOLNEWS.
The Thomson public school opened
Monday morning, September 3rd, un
der very favorable conditions with
an enrollment of three hundred and
forty-two.
The opening exercises were unus
ually interesting. The devotional was
conducted by Rev. C. C. Kiser. The
talks by Rev. J. T. Robins, Rev. Mr.
Spence, Rev. C. C. Kiser, Mr. J. T.
Neal, Sr., who represented the board
of trustees; Mrs. Cicero Gibson, and
Mrs. Ira Farmer, were short, strong
and most appi’opriate to the occa
sion.
The large number of visitors pres
ent showed that much interest is
manifested in the school. -
The following is a list of teachers,
with the number of pupils enrolled
in each grade:
Mr. E. D. Gunby, Supt., Atlanta,
Ga.—Eleventh grade, English and
supervisor of shop.
Mrs. W, E. Ham, Prin., Atlanta,
Ga,—Foreign languages and science;
grade 11; 28 pupils.
Miss Ellie Smalley, Lincolnton, Ga.,
history and home economics; grade
10; 22 pupils.
Miss Myrtice Gunby, Lincolnton,
Ga., mathematics and library; grade
0; 27 pupils.
Miss Edith Ellington, Thomson;
English and English literature; grade
8; 34 pupils.
Miss Odessa Ellison, Fayetteville,
Ga,; grade 7; 24 pupils.
Miss Odessa Tanner, Dacula, Ga.;
grade 6; 27 pupils.
Miss Johngeline Jewett, Macon,
Ga.; grade 5; 42 pupils.
Miss Mack Stanford, Thomson;
grade 4; 34 pupils.
Miss A nnie G. Hadley, Thomson;
grade 3; 41 pupils.
Miss Louise Black, The Rock, Ga.;
grade 2; 27 pupils.
Miss Laura Jones, Thomson; grade
1; 38 pupils.
The high school, with an enroll
ment of one hundred nine, is run on
the departmental plan.
Never have we seen pupils in bet
ter school attitude than that shown
by the boys and girls of Thomson
and the surrounding country.
The large enrollment of seniors
makes an interesting class in num
bers, and we hope that the class will
prove equally as interesting in its
literary pursuits.
The enrollment of the school is
not complete. We know of a number
of pupils who will enter later.
The high school especially invites
pupils who have completed the gram
mar school course in the county
schools to enroll as pupils in the
Thomson High School.
This is now the Central High
School of McDuffie county, hence
county pupils will not pay tuition.
Miss Ellison, a graduate of a
standard business college, is prepared
to give a thorough course in book
keeping, shorthand, and typewriting
at a cost of five dollars per month
per pupil. We feel that we are for
tunate to be able to offer this
course, even in this way, but we hope
in the near future to offer it as a
regular course in our high
without extra tuition.
The manual training department
did creditable work last term, con
sidering the equipment. The boys
are interested in this work and ex
pect to put on a drive for more and
better equipment.
The domestic science department
opens full. The girls of the depart-
MARSHALL NEWS.
By Tootsie.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Anderson had
as their guests one night last week,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aijderson, of
Harlem, and Mrs. W. S. Pennington
and children from Matthews.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. McDonald left
last week for Florida where they
will make their future home. Their
many friends here wish them much
happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Samuel^ and,
family had as their guests Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Farmer and chil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Reynolds,
M isses Willie Lee and Sarah John
son, of Thomson; Miss Agnes Silas;
Messrs. Tom Henslee, Joe Farr, of
Cobbham; John Allen Cason and
Fletcher Dudley.
Mrs. Winter Cook and two attract
ive children were the spend-the-day
guests of Mrs. Lamar Stone Thurs
day.
Mr. Charlie Anderson motored to
Stellaville one day last week on busi
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gunby en
tertained a few of their friends with
a barbecue Saturday.
Miss Cornelia Samuels attended
services at Pine Grove Monday and
was the guest of Miss Julia Farr, of
Cbobham.
Mrs. J. A. Smith and daughter
Ruby spent Saturday in Thomson.
Some certain young man from
Lincoln has been a very regular vis
itor lately. But look out, old boy,
“Grey Eyes” is lots nearer by and
the little girl says far more the
cutest.
Miss Cornelia Samuels spent Sat
urday night with Miss Agnes Silas.
They attended the “Barfies Comedy”
and reported a laughable time.
Miss Susie Anderson entertained a
few of her friends with a birthday
party Saturday afternoon in honor
of her thirteenth birthday.
Miss Mildred Reese spent Friday
night with Miss Love Morris.
Yes, we have a shortage of ba
nanas, and if somebody don’t watch
out they will be short of a “girl.”
What about it, Boneville.
PINE GROVE NEWS FARM TALKS BY
By Broadway Bill.
Mr. G. T. McDonald and family
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McDonald, Thursday.
Miss Florence Easier and Mr. O.
L. McDonald and family visited Mr.
and Mrs. Charles McDonald Thurs
day.
Mr. Anchors Smith spent a while
at the McDonald home Saturday.
Those around Pine Grove are quite
busy picking cotton, but Mr. Jeff
Young is a little ahead, for he has
carried a bale to town.
Miss Florence Easier spent the
week-end with Nellie McDonald.
Misses Ella and Oleta Warr spent
the day Sunday with Maggie Reese.
Misses Mary and Louise Edmonds
were the spend-the-evening guests
at their brother, C. C. Edmonds’, Sun
day.
I’ll say there was one boy that hat
ed to see those Wrightsboro girls
leave for the road a little ways with
them and then walk back.
Mr. Boyce Norris spent Sunday
night in Thomson with his sister,
Mrs. Gallic Johnson.
Miss Julia Farr spent the evening
Sunday with Gladys Morris.
Mr. G. T. McDonald and family
and O. L. McDonald and family, Mr.
Edgar Griffin and son, Edgar, Jr.„
Mrs. Mattie Young and Boyce Norris
were the spend-the-day guests at the
McDonald home Monday.
Miss Isibell Kent spent a while
Sunday evening with Nellie Me
Donald.
Be sure to attend Mrs.
Estelle Martin’s first
showing of Pattern and
Tailored Hats on' Tues
day the 18th.
SUPT. N. E. WARE OPENS HEAR
ING SCHOOL.
Professor N. E. Ware opened the
Hearing School Monday with an
attendane of over one hundred.
The opening exercises were attend
ed by a number of the patrons who
were enthusiastic in their expressions
concerning the progress of the school
term just begun.
The superintendent has as teachers
this year, Misses Sallie Story, Edith
Ware and Annie Ware, of Thomson;
Dolly Turner, of Blythe, and Mary
Whitaker, of Hearing.
THE COUNTY AGT,
CLAUDE STORY CONDUCTS
COTTON VARIETY TESTS
Mr. Claude Story, of Winfield, has
an interesting demonstration test of
Toole, Wannamaker and College cot
ton in omparing number of bolls per
pound, states E. P. Drexel, county
agent.
The results showed that it required
80 bolls of Toole seed cotton to weigh
pound; 02 bolls of Wannamaker,
and 53 of College.
Considering the short staple and
small bolls of Toole, does it fruit
enough more to make it as good as
a big boll cotton like College No. 1,
whose staple is 15-16?
Mr. Story grows some seventy-five
acres in cotton and states that he
intends to plant nothing but College
No. 1 seed next year, and buy same
direct from the Agricultural College
at Athens, where it originated and is
being kept pure.
lie also expects to have some sur
plus seed which he will sell to his
neighbors.
An effort is being made to make
McDuffie a one variety cotton county
for the sake of securing the same
grade andstaple.
College No. 1 is a variety grown
specially for weevil conditions. it
fruits heavily at the bottom and pro
fusely up the stalk to provide squares
for the weevil to keep him off the
bolls. The vegetative limbs have
been bred oil’ and the fruiting limbs
brought out so that every limb bears
fruit. It is an early maturing cotton.
What better can McDuffie farmers do
than adopt-this variety?
THE U HIVtMAl C
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The new Ford cars are now ready for your
inspection, introducing changes that improve
the appearance of the various body types and
increase their comfort and utility.
They offer you not only economical and depend
able transportation, but also a more attractive
style and a greater share of motoring convenience
—-a combination that makes the outstanding
value of Ford cars more impressive than ever.
See the new Ford models now on display in
our showroom.
These cars can be obtained through
the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan.
Dealer’s Name and Address
CARS • TRUCKS - TRACTOfLS
MISAPPREHENSION
OF
MRS. MALA PROP
STREET.
OF MAIN
WRIGHTSBORO
By Juanita.
Mr. Editor, Smiles and Curls, and
Dorothy: Juanita is still on the job.
As she didn’t go off and no one would
take her place she will do her best
rather than have folks think we are
asleep.
Miss Ruthe Young, has left for
shool ! Atlanta to take up her school duties.
Misses Ella and Oleta Warr attend
ed services at Pine Grove Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Newby, of Ma
cedonia, were visitors at Sunday
school Sunday.
We hope the young lady who said
she liked to read Wrightsboro news
will let us hear from Macedonia.
We would especially like to hear from
ment have been organized and are
ready to put into practice their scien- the newI y organized League. Sorry
tific study of foods.
The Mildred Rutherford and the
Sidney Lanier literary societies will
have their first meetings Friday af
ternoon, September 14th.
The library has been opened with
Miss Gunby as supervisor, and with
the following girls in training: Ruth
Porter, Lucille Farmer, Frances
Reid, Agnes Silas, and Bayo Mont
gomery.
The Parent-Teachers Association
will hold its first meeting for the
term 1923-24 on Tuesday afterij^on,
the 25th.
wc couldn’t be there.
Miss Gladys Williams accompanied
Mrs. Merle Welch to her home near
the Columbia Mines Sunday.
Miss Duella Edwards spent Satur
day and Sunday with Miss Gladys
Williams.
East Thomson, we are glad your
preacher is still on the job.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hunt and chil
dren attended meeting at Pine Grove
CITIZENS AND SOUTHERN CO.
In order that our friends may be
guided in making safe investments,
we call attention to the advertise
ment which appears in this issue, of
the Citizens and Southern Company.
This company^ is the Investment
Department of The Citizens & South
ern Bank, which is the largest Bank
in the southeast.
Through their up to date statitical
department, and trained experts,
they are prepared to give you accu
rate information concerning any se
curities in which you may be inter
ested.
They maintain offices in Augusta,
Savannah, Macon, Atlanta, Charles
ton, and New York, all connected by
a private wire, which enables them
to handle securities at the very best
prices without delay.
E. C. LANIER.
We regret to report Mr. Tom Ad
ams still seriously ill.
We are sure that everybody who
went to Mesena Friday to get good
received the same.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Warr and
children spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. McGahee.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Crawford vis
ited their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Crawford, of Columbia.
I guess we had better leave space
for East Thomson, Sweetwater and
Anthony, so we will stop, hoping
this will escape the trash basket.
In 1634 a Puritan preacher called
women “the very gizzard of a trifle,
the product of a quarter of a cipher,
the epitome of nothing.” Now let’s
hear the present day anti-feminist
add anything to that!
The negroes returning from the
North say there are worse things
than farming with the boll-weevil in
McDuffie. Good thing sometimes to
learn there are worse things than we
have with us.
I understand the screen version of
Main Street is not popular in small
towns. Few of us like our photo
graphs.
Twenty hoys and girls are leaving
Thomson this month for college.
What they bring back to their com
munity will show what kind of foun
dations their parents have been lay
ing for the past sixteen to eighteen
years.
This is a great world if you don’t
weaken. Most of us weaken.
They say preacher Spence prom
ised the children at opening of school
to answer any question asked him
but that most of his answers would
be “I don’t know.” It would be a
great thing to have a “Don’t Know”
club. Josh Billings says “it ain’t
ignorance that hurts. It’s knowing
so darn much that ain’t so.” Lots
of silent folks in this world if they
couldn’t talk about anything except
what they know. The idea is recom
mended to the Georgia Legislature.
McDuffie gardens are suffering
from hardning of the arteries.
Fall Millinery Open
ing at Mrs. Estelle Mar
tin’s Tuesday 18th.
Man’s Pessimistic Nature.
It Is the strange fate of man that
even in the greatest evils the fear of
worse continues to haunt him.—
Goethe.
Arrested.
About 600,000 persons are arrested
in England and Wales annually. The
proportion in comparison with arrests
In American large cities Is small.
TREAT OATS AND WHEAT
SEED.
Before planting seed wheat and
oats should be treated for preventing
smut.
The best and easiest method is
by the use of formaldehyde, using
about a pint to 50 bushels grain.
Put grain on a tight floor, have
one man shovel the grain while an
other sprays the formaldehyde on
with a hand spray gun or spraying
outfit, giving one shot to each shovel
ful as the shoveler moves the grain
from one pile to another.
When all the grain has been hand
led and sprayed cover the pile with
sacks or cover of some kind for five
hours.
The grain is then ready to plant
or may lie sacked up and used later
on.
ALFALFA INTEREST HIGH.
Two cars of lime aggregating 78
tons have been ordered for farmers
who will plant 40 acres to that best
of all hay plants, alfalfa.
This increases the acreage to some
75 acres in alfalfa, which is a per
manent hay field for about five
years during which time three to
five cuttings, averaging almost a ton
to the cutting of a fine stemmed leg
ume which has no equal for feeding
live stock.
As a labor saving hay crop alfalfa
cannot be beat and with the heavy
loss of labor in those parts of me
county adapted best to the growing
of this crop there ought to be a field
of alfalfa on every farm.
The cost of putting in an acre will
run around §15.00, which inj'udcs
cost of 2 tons lime, 25 lbs seed t.r.d
500 lbs. acid phosphate. The first
cutting off the field if sol i at the
prevailing price for alfalfa hay
would repay the cost of seeding.
Costs for the next five years are
nothing outside that of cutting the
hay.
Those cooperating in buying these
two cars of lime are A. D. Dozier,
John T. West, J. R. Farr,.-Sterling
Gibson, Jr., E. W. Reese, B. C. Hat
cher, J. L. Steed, and Mrs. A. W.
Smith.
that every farmer having peanuts to
pick will be served by a machine.
In addition to the picker Mr. Hat
cher has, Mr. J. C. Scruggs, of Har
lem, has offered the services of his
picker for the use of the county,
which makes us well supplied with
pickers and everyone will have his
crop harvested in due time.
•—Get a cow, hog or a chicken
ready for the McDuffie Fair October
18th.
(EUtsstfeft Column
THOMSON, GA., KNOX BLDG.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Evenings.
WM. H. HUGHES
Licensed
CHIROPRACTOR
301-302-303 Montgomery Bldg.
AUGUSTA, GA.
PIANO FOR SALE—We have near
Thomson, a fine Piano, slightly
used and partly paid for, which wc
\vill sell to party willing to complete
remaining monthly payments. Send
name and address for full informa
tion. Cable Piano Co., 82-84 N.
Broad Street, Atlanta Georgia.
sep. 28
WANTED—Five pounds of new
goose feathers. Phone 81. Mrs.
H. S. Norris.
LAUNDRY—Will take your laundry.
Call me at Phone 226. H. A.
Story. tf
Swap your old Tires for New
ones. We allow you full value—We
sell for less—There is a reason.
Double Tread Tire Co., 1238 Broad
St., Phone 1116, Augusta, Ga.
When in Augusta stop at Dick’s
Hotel, 609 Broad Street. $1.00 per
day for cool rooms. ij
WANTED TO BUY—Any old Ma
hogany Furniture, brass andirons,
brass fenders, candlesticks and mir
ror frames; old time flowered dishes,
antiques and grand-father clocks;
teaster beds. We do repairing, up
holstering and refinishing, antiques
a specialty. J. E. DEASE, 3122 Mc
Intosh St., Augusta, Ga.
your
Loss
J sell only—
“THE OLD RELIABLE KIND.”
All kinds of policies look and read
well, but when your house burns
down you need money the most, the
old reliable kind pays promptly
while the other sort may not..
Why take the chance?
A. L. McLEAN
Thomson, Georgia.
—Mr. John Lamar Lokey recently
bought some breeding stock for his
flock of Brown Leghorns, among
which was a rooster of the Everlav
strain, used last year by a well
known northern breeder.
—Plant sweet clover on your farm
during October. It is a winter and
spring growing clover. Can be graz
ed from January 1 on all summer.
It is a soil builder and grows on poor
land, wet land, dry land or any land
of land. It will reseed and come each
year much as burr clover. It grows
4' to 8 feet in height and is a go.'d
honey pasture.
—Remember the poultry meeting
Saturday at 4 P. M., Sept. 15th.
McDuffie needs a poultry association.
—Don’t dig peanuts too soon. It
is better to wait a little longer to
be sure the nuts are well filled.
—Mr. Ed Hatcher has recently
bought a peanut picker and expects
to pick for the county, as well as
the 100 acres he and his son Ben
have this season.
A schedule will be arranged so
WANTED—Six bushels of scupper-
nong grapes. Matt Hayes Thom
son, Ga. *
WANTED—Pair second hand plat
form scales to weigh up to 500
pounds. P. O. Box 304.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.
SEED OATS—I have for sale Ful-
ghum and Texas Rust Proof seed
oats. Apply Mrs. Geo. R. English,
Thomson, Ga.
FOR RENT—The large brick store
on Railroad street formerly occu
pied by the Boyd Furniture Company,
Thomson, Ga. J. W. Boatwright.
Sept. 7, 1923. tf
Georgia—McDuffie County.
Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors of the estate of James E. Wil
son, late of said county, deceased, to
render an account of their demands
to us, within the time prescribed by
law, properly made out and verified;
and all persons indebted to said es
tate are hereby required to make
immediate payment to the undersign
ed.
W. P. WILSON,
, Mrs. J. E. WILSON,
J. E. WILSON, Jr.,
Executors.
FOR RENT—Offices and store in the
Wilson building next to Thrasher
& Wilkerson. Apply Printup Wilson
or Mrs. J. E. Wilson.
FOR SALE by Barnett-Paschal Co.,
Seedman, Washington, Ga., high
grade seed, Cloves, Vetches, Alfalfa,
Rape, Barley, Rye, Wheat ad Oats,
Wholesale and retail. Phone or
write. nov 9
SAVANNAH VALLEY FAIR AS
SOCIATION.
For information write WALTER
T. LANE, Jr., Chairman of Finance
Committee; Vice President The Citi
zens & Southern Bank, Augusta, Ga.
FOR RENT—My home place on city
limits of Thomson; possession lat
ter part of October. MrsJ J. D.
Watson. tf
FOR RENT—Five room dwelling on
Holt street, after September 1st.
R. L. Hadaway.
LOST—75 cents in rental charges
by not, using our eight hour ser
vice. WHITTLE BATTERY SER
VICE, 522 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
Phone 1166. 4t
HARPER BROS., THE PICTURE
FRAMERS, 426 8th St., Augusta, Ga.
The Progress does all Kinds ui .
printing, and prices are way bal>
Other*
J. W. FLETCHER
Offers you the same goods for less
jnoney. Anything in our entire line
can be purchased cheaper than else
where. Come in and let us quote
prices to you on Men’s Belts, Vanity
Cases, Pocketbooks, Pipes, Watches,
Clocks, Pearls, Rings, Powder Com
ports, Ladies’ Kid Belts, Silverware,
Fountain Pens, Ever-ready Pencils,
Barber Supplies, Ear Screws, 50c and
25c kind for 25c and 15c. Be sure
and see our new line of novelties
and other things too numerous to
mention. J. W. FLETCHER, between
Mack’s Grocery and Progress office.
Beware of Interference,
In private life I never knew anyone'
interfere with other people’s disputes'-
but that he heartily repented of it.—
Carlyle.
Frank Invitation.
There Is one honest brokerage
house. It advertises: “Let us place
your name on our wailing list.”—Asso
ciated Editors.
The Difference.
The difference between tuck and re*
ward, is that luck is what the other
fellow gets, and reward is what comes
to us. j