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VOL. XXIV.
THOMSON, GEORGIA, Friday, October 26, \m. t
COUNTY AGENT
!■; HAS_RESIGNED
President G. W. Jordan, of the
Chamber of Commerce, announces
that Mr. E. P. Drexel, County Agem:,
has tendered his resignation, effect
ive November 1st.
Mr. Asbury, of the State College,
was in Thomson Thursday, and it is
understood has a man to take Mr.
Drexel’s place.
The Chamber of Commerce, to
gether with a number of business
men and farmers, regret that Mr.
Drexel saw fit to resign, but it is
understood he had an offer elsewhere
with a much larger salary.
FUNERAL OF MR.
PORTER REVILLE
The funeral of Thomas Porter
•ville. 'of Jesup, ‘whose death oc-
TT’iiversit.y Hospital,
in Augusta, Monday night, was con
ducted at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
J. E. Wilson, Wednesday morning by
Rev’. Brooks, pastor of the 'Jesup
Methodist church, assisted by Rev.
J. T. Robins.
'°ed is survived bv his
mother, Mrs. T. P. Revillc, of Jesup,
" v " Mrs. W. B. Gibbs, of
Jesup, and Mrs. Jeb Martin, of Fair
fax, Ala.
He was the son of the late Dr. T.
P. Reville, who was for years a be
loved physician of Thomson, and has
on his maternal side many McDuffie
county relatives. He is the nephew
of Mrs. J. E. Wilson, Mrs. Mary
Martin, and Mrs. Jennie Usry, of
Thomson; Mr. D. L. Printup, Mr.
Dan Printup and Mrs. D. B. Printup,
of Augusta; Mr. C. T. Printup, of
Atlanta, and Mr. Henry Printup, of
Memphis, Tenn.
Porter Reville, as he was familiar
ly known, had been a student at the
Medical College in Augusta three
years and at the time he was taken
ill two months ago, was making
preparations for entering upon his
fourth and final year at college.
He had been elected to the presi-
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NUMBER 44.
WEEKLY DIGEST FROM
THE NATION’S CAPITAL
FOOT BALL GAME
HH® FRIDAY
The Thomson High School Foot
ball team will play Shamrock team,
from Augusta, in Thomson, Friday,
November 2.
This game will be the first played
this season in Thomson.
Shamrock has a strong team and
promises to make it more than in
teresting for the Thomson boys.
Thomson played her first game
last Friday, losing to Granite Hill.
Although with little experience and
being outweighed twenty pounds to ... „ „„
the man the Thomson boys put up a dency of tbe student council of th
stiff resistance. | college, which office carried with it
Thomson has a heavy schedule ! the presidency of the senior class.
He Axis also regent of h ; s fraternity,
the Kappa Psi. He was in his 24th
year at the time of his death.
Honors conferred upon him at col-
Truman 1 lege proclaim his standing among his
fellow students. The Medical Col
lege was suspended Wednesday and
about one hundred of the students
attended the funeral, marching in a
body to the grave. The beautiful
tribute in the memorial address of his
paster bore testimony of the esteem
n which he was held in his home
own. In Thomson, he was well
known and loved, having attended
chool and graduated at the Thom-
on High School.
Out-of-town relatives and close
riends attending the funeral were
Tr. and Mrs. D. R. Printup, Mrs. D.
1. Printup, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
. . , . ... Reynolds, Miss Sarah Belle Reynolds,
of Augusta. A special day has been Ml , and Mrs . Nagh Mrg . Davison>
set aside designated as Augusta Day ; Miss Jogie Shea> Miss Kathleen Piske
a arge e ega ion \vi come and j^j gg j rene Dve, of Augusta; Mrs.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 2".
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
ON THE GRID.
The Department of Justice has
prepared plans to renew a drive
against anti-trust law violations with
the opening of the fall term of the
>’ courts. Prominent on the
program for the coming year is the
planned resumption of litigation
against the International Harvester
Company. The petition now pending
before the courts recites that al
though the purpose of the previous
dissolution decree was to restore
competitive conditions, the result has
not been achieved.
Further dissolution as asked by
tho Federal Trade Commission will
be sought.
cisco. It was through this station
that a full report of the Dempsey-
Firpo bout was transmitted direct to
the Argentine.
ahead of them, playing the best teams
in this section. Thomson claims the
best coaches that ever coached a
High School football team. They are
Sterling Gibson, Jr., and
Watson.
Everybody is requested to come
out Friday and root for Thomson.
Thomson has a line that is immov
able and a backfield that is irresist
ible.
AUGUSTA RARTY
TO STOP HERE
Aqgusta will be well represented
on October 31, at the Warren-Glaa-
cock fair, according to an announce
ment from the Board of Commerce
CAMPAIGN AGAINST SMOKE
NUISANCE.
Civic authorities and organizations
are resuming the nation-wide cam-
pagin, which was held in nbeyance
during the world war, for elimina
tion of the smoke nuisance. The ex
perts of the United States Bureau of
Mines are advising these campaign
ers that it shoidd be possible to re
duce smoke from 50 to 75 per cent
in domestic furnaces without spend
ing any money for additional equip
ment or without extra change in any
thing except the methods in handling
the fuel. At industrial plants smoke
prevention is merely a matter of
management.
by automobile on that day.
The Thomson Chamber of Com
merce, assisted by the women’s or
ganizations. has made plans to en-
tertairi the Augustans when they
reach Thomson. The Eagle’s band
from Augusta will furnish music for
the occasion, and refreshments will
be served.
The Augusta party will consist of
members of the Board of Commerce, 4
headed by the secretary, Mr. Marion
Symmes, and probably two or three
hundred will be in the party.
It is understood Thomson intends
giving them a hearty reception on
their arrival here.
ANTHONY X ROADS
Dorothy.
Miss Eunice Dent stayed over a
short while at the home of Mrs. O.
L. McDonald Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. R. Proctor was in town a
short while Sunday.
Miss Mabo 1 Smith, of Thomson,
visited relatives around here Sun
day.
Mrs. Pearl Morrfa visited her hus
band at the camps Sunday.
Mrs. J. F. Easier and J. F. Jr ,
visited Mrs. O. L. McDonald Sat
urday.
Mrs. Wilton Geter and Mrs. J. R.
Proctor were visitors of Mrs. Emma
Hudsan in Wilkes county last Mon
day.
Mrs. J.- H. Hunt visited her moth
er, Mrs. G. W. Newsome, Friday.
Misses Mary Geter and Florence
Easier were in town Saturday after
noon.
Miss Eunice Dent snent the week
end with relatives in Wright.sboro.
Say. .Taunita, what's your t.ronb>e?
You have forgotten about writing,
haven’t vou ? Wake up. for I do
like to read about vou all.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude McDonald
are spending the week with her
sister, Mrs. Ollie McDonald.
Mr. and Mrs. L'woy Reid are mak
ing their home at the Newsome
place.
J. R. Printup, Mr. and Mrs. B. R.
Printup and Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Printup, of Bearing; Mrs. Arthur
Tracey, Mrs. Forrest Phillips and
son, Mrs. Allen Phillips, of Harlem;
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gibbs and family,
Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Breen,
Miss Breen and Mr. Roy Breen, Mr.
Raymond Pierce, of Jessup; Mr. and
Mrs. Jeb Martin and Mr. Joe Martin,
of Fairfax.
URGES COOPERATION ON
WATER POWER.
Half a billion dollars and 50,000,-
000 tons of coal could be saved every
year by electricity users of eleven
Northeastern States on an invest
ment of $1,250,000,000, Herbert Hoo
ver, Secretary of Commerce, told a
“superpower” conference of public
engineers of the eleven States in a
recent meeting. By developing easy
accessible water power, he said, and
by linking into a vast network of
distributing cables the existing elec
tricity-producing stations, more pow
er could be developed, more cheaply
and with a more even, dependable
flow to the users.
CENSUS OF ELECTRIC
RAILWAYS.
1 1 ho Department of Commerce pre-
; sents preliminary figures relating to
j the miles of single track operated by
I electric railways in the United States.
Those figures do not include electri
fied trackage of steam railroad com
panies. The miles of single track
operated in 1022 aggregated 43,933.-
<S8 miles as compared with 44.808.31
miles in 1017, a decrease of 2 per
cent, and 41.032.01 miles in 1012, an
increase of 7.1 per Cent for the 10-
year period.
The figures show decreases in track
mileage in 32 States and small in
creases in 16 States and tho District
of Columbia in 1022 as compared
with 1017. The most important
losses of trackage occurred in Mass
achusetts (366.31 miles) and Ohio
(260.27 miles).
OF INTEREST TO
TOBACCO MEN
Atllnnta, Ga., Oct. 25.—Farmers
who have never grown tobacco, and
who are considering a trial next sea
son, will be interested in what other
farmers have actually accomplished
The agricultural department of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railway, which introduced the grow
ing of tobacco in South Georgia sc
WEEVIL RESPECTS
THE LORD’S ACRES
Arlington, Ga—The boll weevil
hasn t touched the seven acres set
aside here for the Lord.
Furthermore the seven farmers
who consecrated an acre each to the
church are prospering in everything
they have planted.
In contrast to their flourishing
farms, is the devastation that has
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erai years ag-o, followed by the pro- I been wrought everywhere'in this sec
motion of warehouses and stemming tion by the boll weevil. Cotton has
plants, made public the following re- i been eaten up bodilv, and almost
port from one of the several pros- , without exception the only farmers
perous tobacco sections: Inear Arlington who will make money
J. S. James, of Nashville, planted ; this year are the seven who set aside
SHIPPING BOARD RUNS OWN
BOATS.
Decision to consolidate the five
active North Atlantic-United King
dom trade routes and to eliminate
entirely the managing agent system
now in use upon them, has been an
nounced by the Shipping Board. The
supervision of the ships will be taken
over directly by the Board. The
principal change effected by the new
scheme, Chairman Farley explained,
is that it'places the expenditures of
moneys appropriated by Congress
directly under the supervision of pub
lic officials authorized to handle them.
eight acres which produced a ci’op
which sold for $1,576. He used 600
pounds of fertilizer to the aero,
which made his cost of production
$400, and left him clear $1,176.
J. W. Strickland, of Nashville,
planted eight acres and his sales
footed up $1,900. His expense was
$419, leaving a profit of $1,490.
T. J. Grimle, of Nashville, planted
four acres and his sales amounted to
$818 on the four acres.
W. 11. Cliatt, of Nashville, planted
five acres and sold $800 worth of
tobacco with an expense of only $52,
giving him a profit of $718.
W. R. Moore, of Nashville, from
five acres sold $840 worth of tobac
co, and his expenses were $85, leav
ing $755 profit.
Abner Sirmans, of Nashville, re
ceived $1,125 from the tobacco he
produced on five acres of land, with
an expense of $190. His profit was
$1,052.
J. II. Daugherty, of Nashville,
from six acres sold $1,183 worth of
tobacco with an expense of $200,
showing a profit of $1,083.
NOTICE.
CALLAWAY NEWS
The Haynes Literary Society ren
dered the following program last
Wednesday:
Song, “Onward Christian Soldiers.”
Scripture Reading, Frank Full-
bright.
Prayer, Miss Morris.
Piano Solo, Lillian Pearson.
Life of Emerson, Napoleon Rodg-
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column ■o'MF «el1 that article you war
Cl 5 ft Of* Af vont
Song, Five Little Girls.
Jokes, Winthrop Jones.
Trio, Ida Pearson, Rosalie Full-
bright, Lillian Pearson.
The High School girls are making
good in the Domestic Science work.
They serve twice each week, some
times delicious hot chocolate, some
times soups and vegetables.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pearson and
daughter, Ida, and Mrs. E. E. Dud
ley spent last Thursday in Augusta..
Prof. Williamson spent last Sat
urday in Augusta.
Miss Rubby Pearson, of Winfield,
spent last week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pearson.
Mrs. W. F. Ansley and children
are visiting Mrs. Ansley’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Fullbright.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther McNair were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Cason Sunday.
Miss Mildred Reese was the guest
of Miss Ruby Pearson last Sunday.
Messrs. Gibbs Dudley and Charlie
Hardin, of Louisville, were among
friends here last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. L. C. Hammock and children
spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Morris.
TEAPOT DOME.
Chairman Smoot of the Senate
Public Lands Committee has called
together the members of the com
mittee to consider the report of two
geologists, who by the direction of
the Senate have investigated condi
tions at the Teapot Dome naval oil
reserve. The committee plans to be
gin a series of public hearings to
inquire into the lease of the Teapot
Dome reserve to the Sinclair oil in
terests.
VETERANS BUREAU REPORT.
What the situation is today as re
gards the Government’s treatment of
world war veterans has been review
ed by Director Frank T. Hines.
The statement said “very positive
progress” has been made in the em
ployment phase of the rehabilitation
work, especially during the past six
months. Of 33,111 cases referred to
the employment service of the hu-
reau, 1,158 rehabiltated men were
listed “not in employment” on Sep
tember 1.
BUSINESS POW-WOW. •
Suggestions^ that President Cool-
idge call a conference o£ those con
cerned to consider business conditions
in the country, have made no impres
sion on the President. It was said
at the White House that the Presi
dent believed business conditions in
general were so good that such a
conference was not necessary.
RADIO FLASHED ACROSS THE
CONTINENT.
In a single leap, radio waves laden
with a play-by-play description of
the world’s series of the third game,
spanned the continent, linking New
York and San Francisco, when the
International News Service utilized
the Radio Corporation of American
station at New York for the trans
mission of 250 messages, totalling
3,000 words which were subsequently
received by newspapers on the west
coast through the high-power station
near San Francisco. This is the first
time that a radio report of the world’s
series has been Hashed across the
continent and although normally there
is no radio service bridging the con
tinent, the emergency service won
the highest praise for the speed and
accuracy with which the messages
were transmitted and received.
The giant station from which the
news was hurled westward is located
at Rocky Point, Long Island, and is
the largest and most powerful in
the United States. Ordinarily, it is
used for direct radio communication
with Europe, and once* before when
the land telegraph wires crossing the
country were crippled by storm3, the
big plant was used to flash important
State election returns to San Fran-
VETERANS HOSPITALS.
On March 1, 1923, when Director
Frank T. Hines took charge of the
Veterans Bureau, there were 18,596
disabled former-service men occupy
ing beds in Government hospitals.
On October 1, there were 16,600
former-service men in hospitals iin.
der the control of the United States
Government. On March 1 there were
7,379 veterans occupying beds in civil
hospitals and State hospitals. On
October 1 there were 6,019 veterans
occupying beds in civil and State
hospitals.
Rev. R. P. Gill will preach at
Union church next Sunday, the 28th,
at 2:30 o’clock P. M. You have a
cordial invitation to attend church.
that all of their watches are manu
factured in the city of Geneva, Switz
erland, when such was not the fact.
The findings further specify that the
name “Geneva” has come to be un
derstood by the trade and public as
indicating watches made in Geneva,
Switzerland, and enjoy a reputation
for high grade and quality of work
manship. The use of the word
Geneva” in the concern’s name and
“Geneva” on the product handled by
it, are unfair methods of competi
tion.
CONSPIRACY TO BOOST COAL
PRICE.
Five New York and Massachus
etts wholesale coal dealers and Ma-
deria, Hill & Company, an anthracite
mining firm with offices in Philadel
phia, have been summoned by the
Federal Trade Commission to appear
to answer charges of engaging in a
conspiracy to enhance the price of
coal.
TRICKS OF THE TRADE.
The Federal Trade Comation has
issued complaints against a soap
manufacturer for branding their
soaps by the misleading names of
“Parisian Ivory,” “White Ivory,”
“Reed Ivory,” and other similar ex
pressions to designate the material
of which such articles were manufac
tured, whereas the soaps were actual
ly manufactured of white pyroxylin
or celluloid and contained no ivory.
In another case the Commission
has issued complaint against a
wholesaler in tobacco charging the
respondent with discriminating in-the
price between different purchasers
of tobacco and tobacco products, such
discrimination not being made on ac
count of difference in the cost of sell
ing or transportation, or made in
good faith to meet competition.
A New York watch compaany is
asked to explain why it sells watches
with the word “Geneva” in some in
stances marked on the dial or works,
and other ways give to the trade
and general public tbe impression
RECLAMATION CONDITIONS, ,
The records of the Reclamation
Service show that the Government’s
total investment to June 30, 1923, in
round numbers is $181,000,000, and
total receipts about $46,000,000, leav
ing a balance invested and unpaid of
$135,000,000. Secretary of the In
terior Work believes these figures
are not wholly dependable, but feels
that they show that the Reclamation
Service, for which his department is
responsible, apparently requires re
organization. He says that annual
reports on some projects indicate
their insolvency and pending failure.
Ou(t of the 28 Government projects
only one has met its obligations as
they fell due. Long extensions of
time for payments due are being urg
ed individually and by projects. The
original twenty-year period for pay
ment is expiring on certain projects
and an additional twenty-year exten
sion is being asked. In one instance,
such extension is to be preceded by
a five-year moratorium. The Sec
retary comments: “Reclamation of
arid lands by irrigation from Govern
ment funds, as heretofore practiced,
is failing on a majority of projects as
a business procedure and must be
promptly readjusted as to methods
of reimbursement for funds appropri
ated and for the purpose of securing
to the settler a permanent home.”
an acre each for God’s work.
The community believes so implic-
itely that Providence has given aid
to these seven, that thirty farmer*
have agreed to plant cotton and pea-
nuts for the Lord next ye'ar.
At the opening of spring this sea
son, the Rev. H. M. Melton, pastor
of the Bluffton Baptist church, near
here, asked each farmer in his church
to stake off one acre and give the pro
ceeds to the church.
Seven pledged themselves to do
this and signed the following:
“We, the undersigned farmers,
members of the Bluffton Baptist
church, do agree to stake off, plant,
cultivate and harvest, one acre of
our respective farms. The product
of said acre, when in marketable con
dition, is to be turned over to a com
mittee appointed by the church " to
receive and sell and the proceeds of
said acre to be used in the work of
the Lord.”
The seven are: J. B. Goodman,
D. King, A. M. Hubbard, W. R,
Rish, J. E. Shaw, E. L. Gay and
Leslie Goodman.
One remarkable fact is that they
took none of the usual precautions
against the boll weevil. “I just
planted my cotton, worked it and let
the Lord take care of the weevil,”
said King.
“It is obvious that the Lord played
a part in the splendid crop of these
armers,” said Rev. Melton.
Through services devoted to the
Lord, the church expects to raise
money enough to pay its pastor's
salary and next year pay off the
church debt and build an annex to
the Sunday school room.
FREE TRAINING
MEN AND WOMEN
The opportunity is now open to
young men and women throughout
the country, who would like to take
advantage of free training for Chris
tian service offered by The Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago, to enter
the Institute’s Evening Classes while
pursuing some regular employment
during the day. The Employment
Bureau of the Institute is prepared
to cooperate in securing employment
for any who would like to follow this
plan.
The Evening Classes give a train
ing equivalent to that of the Day
Classes, without any charge for tui
tion. The Director is Rev. P. B.
Fitzwater, D. D., whose exposition
of the International Sunday school
lessons are familiar to millions
newspaper readers throughout
country.
Seven hundred and forty-five stu
dents, 315 men and 430 women, are
now enrolled in the Evening Classes.
of
the
HALLOWE’EN PARTY.
SIX THOMSON MEN TAKE
THE P. K. O. S. DEGREE
A delegation of twenty-six Augusta
Odd Fellwos came to Thomson Wed
nesday night and assisted Messrs.
Harold Trimble and Eulon Clary i.i
administering the P. K. O. S. degree
to six Thomson young men. Those
taking the degree were Messrs. Jack
Morris, Emmett Mathews, T. J.
Carton, Tom Edmunds, and J. S.
Jones, the latter of Dearing.
Messrs. Trimble and Clary were al
ready members of the P. K. O. S.
An oyster supper was served and
a joyous big time had by all.
The Domestic Science department
of the Thomson High School will give
a Hallowe’en party at the school
house tonight (Friday) for the ben
efit of their department.
A number of amusing stunts are
to be put on that will be pleasing to
those who attend. An oyster supper
will be served at 6:30 o’clock, only
25c being charged. Candy, hot dogs,
chicken salad, sandv/iches, balloons
and balls will be for sale.
The young ladies are anticipating
a large crowd and it is hoped they
will not be disappointed.
McDUFFIE PROGRESS AND
SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR
BOTH FOR $1.50.
The McDuffie Progress has made
arrangements with The Southern
Cultivator, of Atlanta, whereby we
can send both The Proogress and
Cultivator for $1.60 per year, the
regular price of The Progress.
Both new subscribers and renew*
als are entitled to this offer.