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THOMSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1923.
THOS. E. WATSON
PROPERTY SOLD
The executors of the estate of
Thomas E. Watson sold certain land
and bank stock belonging to his es
tate, and the administrator of the
estate of Mrs. Georgia Watson sold
certain lands belonging to her estate
at the sale here on last Tuesday.
Thomas E. Watson Sale.
The executors of Mr. Watson’s
estate sold about one thousand acres
of farm land in the northwestern
part of the county, up near Fountain
Camp Ground, known as the Dozier
plafce. This was bought in by Mr.
A. F. Adkins at a very fair price.
They also sold about nine hundred
acres of land, known as the Dooley
place, about seven miles north of
Thomson on the Washington road.
This was bought in by Mr. H. C. Mc-
Corkle, but it is understood he was
buying the same for Mr. P. A. Bow
den. The price was around $3,715.00
for the nine hundred acres.
The Thomas E. Watson estate also
sold seventy-live shares of the bank
stock of the McDuffie Bank, which
was bought in by Mr. H. T. Clary
at $48.50 per share.
Mrs. Watson’s Prooperty.
Mrs. WatsOn’s property that was
sold consisted of what is known as
the John B. Neal, or the Hospital
property, in the City of Thomson,
which was bought in for $0,100 by
Mr. E. C. Hawes.
The Cora Harrison lot on Lumpkin
street and the J. E. Wilson lot on
Lumpkin street and the lot on Lump
kin street occupied by Mrs. Bailey,
all in the City of Thomson, were
bought in by Mrs. Jessie D. Watson
as guardian of Georgia Doremus
Watson. These properties brought
respectively, $2,200, $1,950 and
$1,800.
The Jeffersonian Plant, belonging
to Mrs. Watson’s estate, was bought
in by Mr. H. C. McCorkle for $1,000,
and the Usry place of Mrs. Watson’s
estate of one hundred acres, lying
about two miles south of Thomson,
was bought in by Mr. A. F. Adkins
for $4,050.
Mrs. Watson’s estate owns the late
residence and other very valuable
real estate which has not been sold
as yet, some of which will be divided
among the heirs, and some may be
sold later.
NO. OF VOTERS IN
M’DUFFIE COUNi
Y
Mr. W. A. Watson, tax collector of
McDuffie county has furnished The
Progress with a bit of interesting
information in reference to the white
voters who have registered in \his
county since February 1, 1914, as
follows:
Number of men reg.stored to date.
1800. Of this number 300 have mov
ed aut of the county.
Number of deaths, 140.
Seven of the 140 were murdered
in this county.
One was killed in an automobile
wreck.
One was killed on the railroad.
One was killed by lightning.
One, a.soldier, was killed or. the
battlefield in France.
One, a soldier, died in a hospital
in England.
Two soldiers died in camp.
The revised voters list at present
consists of 13G0 men and 166 ladies.
WEEKLY DIGEST FROM
I THE NATION’S CAPITAL
Washington, D. C., Nov. 8.
GETTING AFTER FAKE OIL
PROMOTERS.
Fraud orders have been issued by
the Postmaster General against 168
persons and concerns, of which *111
were oil stock promoters. Hundreds
of other promoters abandoned oper
ations before they could be reached
with fraud orders. The Department
has more than 400 criminal case::
against promoters at Fort Worth,
Texas, alone. More than 200 persons
have been arrested and indicted, and
some brought to trial and convicted.
POULTRY SHOW
NOVEMBER 20TH
Announcement is made of a poul
try show to be held at the old Wall
& Rivers store on Main street on No
vember 20th. Everybody is invited
to enter their purebred poultry in this
show. A large number of ribbons
are to be awarded.
Those interested in the show may
see Mr. Paul Geer, of Thomson, or
Messrs. R. E. Printup or Lamar Lo-
key, of Hearing.
THE FIRE BILL OF PETROLEUM.
Statistics compiled by the Bureau
of Mines, covering a 10-year period,
and including only the more exten
sive fires, indicate total losses of ap
proximately 13,000,000 barrels of oil
and more than 5,000,000,000 cubic
feet of natural gas, by fire. In the
3-year period 1918-1920, fires in stor
age farms, pipeline systems, and re
fineries caused an aggregate loss of
about $14,000,000. An oil tank at
Beaumont, Texas, in July, 1922, was
responsible for damage amounting
to $2,000,000; oil fires throughout
the country in the same month caus
ed more than $3,000,000 damage.
grounds unless seven of the nin :
justices concur. In an interview just
given out, he said he would be willing
to accept six to three decisions as .i
compromise, but he had good reasons
for urging the seven to two division.
Unless this curb on the Supreme
Court’s power is accompanied b/
legislation such as he proposes, Borah
predicts, it will eventually force a
constitutional amendment with in
drastic restrictions.
CONSTRUCTION WORK.
Contracts awarded for construction
called for an expenditure in Septem
ber of 8263,525,000 in 27 Northeast
ern States as against $253,106,000 in
August and $271,493,000 in Septem
ber, 1922.
THOMSON^ WATER
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 3 1923.
Mr. S. F. Neal, Clerk,
Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir:—I wish to make the
following report on samples of water
collected on October 30:
Samples taken from taps on Main,
White Oak and Church streets, all
show at this ti*ie a very excellent
water.
I am enclosing results of analysis.
Very truly yours,
H. C. WOODFALL, Director.
THE LAW AGAINST
STARTING FOREST FIRES
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 8.—Civic organ
izations, railroads and other advo
cates of forest conservation are now
emphasizing the evils of the destruc
tive practice in some sections of the
state and the South of burining
woods. It is claimed, in some quar
ters, that forest fires have cost Geor
gia hundreds of thousands of dollars
annually.
Attention is called here to a Geor
gia law which is intended to punish
those who start forest fires or the
wanton destruction of any woods.
The lumbering and timber industry
in Georgia during the last two or
three years, it is stated, has been
marvelous and in many localities it
has been a sort of saving grace to
thousands of people, affording a big
source of revenue.
SHOW PEOPLE WILL BE
MARFnED ON STAGE FRIDAY
Thomson people who attended the
Milt Tolbert show here last week will
be interested in the announcement of
the marriage of Miss Sheldon, the
pretty young girl who took a leading
part in the plays, and Mr. Berk-
holtz, one of the leading male actors.
The marriage will take place on the
stage Friday night, in Washington,
Ga., and Thomson people are given a
special invitation to attend, through
a telegram to The Progress Thurs
day.
LOST INTEREST.
The Government bond committee
of the Investment Bankers Associa
tion of America reports that invest
ors holding vfetory notes aggregating
$40,000,000 and matured war savings
certificates in the sum of $22,000,000
have failed to present them for pay
ment. As interest on notes and cer
tificates has ceased, failure to col
lect means a loss to the investors—
figured at interest rates—of $7,316
a day.
CROP VALUES BEST IN THREE
YEARS.
The Agricultural Department says
that the purchasing power of farm
products, though still at a disparity
as compared with industrial pro
ducts, is now at the highest point
in three years. The report adds:
“Prices of crops, as a group, in Sep
tember were slightly higher than in
August, and 28 per cent higher than
September a year ago. Prices of
livestock products made the largest
gain of any one month since Feb-
ruray, 1922.
AUTOMOBILE TAXES AND
PUBLIC ROADS.
Automobiles and tires and acces
sories bear a tax of 5 per cent, an 1
motor trucks are taxed 3 per cent.
Since 1917, the Federal Government
has collected more than $589,012,021
in taxes from these particular
sources. During the same period of
time expenditures of the Federal
Government on account of Federal
aid highway and Forest Road con
struction together with all adminis
trative outlays amounted to approx
imately $265,000,000 or about 45 per
cent of the amount collected directly
as taxes from the users of our roads
and from those who are most bene
fited by highway improvements.
PREDICTS FAILURE
OF TAXFIXING
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 8.—Members oi
the legislature visiting Atlanta with
in the past few days have exprsese;
the opinion that the chances of pass |
ing new tax bills at the present ex
tra session apparently are growim
less and less with each passing day-
if one may judge by the general tali
among the legislators. Represents
tive Whitney’s statement that he w* '
move for a recess on the very firs
day of the session has been followc
by a prediction from Representative
Charles Stewart, of Atkinson county
that the extra session will be over
in ten days. These two men ar
leaders in a bloc said to numbe.
more than a majority of the House
The trouble seems to be, as point
ed out by lawmakers, there are s.
many different tax plans under con
sideration +hat it will take all th-
winter for the various groups an 1
leaders to reach a compromise—if
such a compromise were possible.
Comptroller General Wright’.-'
statement that Georgia does not nee ’
a new system of taxation so much
as to t. ghten nuts on the present
machinery, has, it is shown here,
thrown cold water on the tax ro-
fromers. Colonel Wright has been,
at the head of Georgia’s tax collect
ing department for forty years. He
has seen legislatures and administra
tions come and go for a long time
His opinion is that the State’s sys
tem is sound and that the real bur
den is the city and county taxes.
FEDERAL-AID ROADS.
A total of 26,536 miles of Federal-
aid roads .was completed by June 39,
1923, according to the United States
department of Agriculture. Some
8,820 miles of Federal-aid highways
of different types were constructe 1
during the fiscal year ending on thee
date. The projects under construc
tion at the close of the year totaled
14,772 miles and were estimated at
55 per cent complete.
NEW VOLUME OF VERSE—
“NEAR NATURE’S HEART.”
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 8.—“Near Na
ture’s Heart,” a new and unique vol
ume of verse by Rev. Crawford John
son of Atlanta, is attracting the at
tention of book reviewers in many
parts of the country.
Mr. Jackson is general secretary
of the Juvenile Protective Associa
tion, which is now planning to build
a model village for wayward boys
and girls. The village, which will
be known as the Junior Republic of
the South, will be located on a farm
of 103 acres, 14 miles from Atlanta.
Its work, like that of the Juvenile
Association, will cover the whole
South. A fund of $100,000 will be
raised for buildings and other equip
ment for the village. Rev. H. J.
Langston, a well known Baptist min
ister of Atlanta, has been appointed
field secretary in charge of the cam
paign.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY
Dr. J. W. Quillian will preach at
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing at 11 o’clock, and special efforts
are being made to get a full attend
ance of the members out for that
service.
McDUFFIE PROGRESS AND
SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR
BOTH FOR $1.50.
The McDuffie Progress has made
rrangements with The Southern
ultivator, of Atlanta, whereby we
in send, both The Proogress and
ultivator for $1.50 per year, the
sgular price of The Progress.
Both new subscribers and renew-
Is are entitled to this offer.
ELECTION CALLED FOR
JUSTICE OF PEACE.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
seen a notice from Ordinary G. W.
Lokey calling for an election of Jus
tice of the Peace to fill the unexpired
term of Mr. E. H. Miller, who has
moved away from the county. The
election will be held Saturday, De
cember 1st.
So far only one candidate for the
place has announced, Mr. S. J.
Smith, who came near being elected
to the office at the previous election.
PROGRESS TURNING OUT BIG
JOB THIS WEEK.
Something unusual for a country
printing shop is being accomplished
by The McDuffie Progress this week.
It is an order for 100,000 impression
for an Atlanta firm. Why it was
sent to this shop for execution is a
matter of price only, and The Pro
gress feels gratified that it can com
pete with larger firms.
DEATH OF INFANT.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Grady
azenby sympathize with them in the
mth of their infant son, Grady, Jr.,
hich occured at their home Wednes-
ly of last week, October 31. He
is e>h* months old. Burial took
.u at Pine Grove ceme-
■ry.
WEEKS ASKS $2,000,000 FOR
WILSON DAM.
Impressed by the necessity for
adequate power installation at the
Wilson dam of the Muscle Shoal3,
Alabama, project, Secretary Weeks
has recommended that the budget
bureau approve a $2,000,000 appro
priation which would double the ca
pacity of the dam by increasing the
power units to be erected there from
lour, as was originally contemplated,
to a total of eight. .
BANKS HELPING
FARM INTERESTS
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 8.—Many of
the country banks of Georgia are fin
ancing new departures in farming
interests, and are thus recognizing
the fact that the farmers’ prosperity
means prosperous times for all other
business undertakings, according to
Atlanta business leaders.
Many of these banks, it is stated,
are enabled to help the farmer more
than they have ever done before as
the result of their having joined the
Federal Rerserve System. Through
dealing direct with the member
banks, the Federal Reserve System,
it is shown, is enabled to extend
large credit to the agricultural in
terests. The smaller banks, realiz
ing the increased facilities which fol
low membership in the Federal Re-
TIIE VALUE OF LIFE serve System, are rapidly joining the
mn a • • i i system in many parts of the state
There are 120 Americans insured * , „
DECREASE IN FARM EQUIP
MENT PRODUCTION.
The Census returns show a striking
decrease, amounting to 36.1 per cent,
in the total value of farm equipment
manufactured in 1922 as compared
with the total of 1921.
SAYS SHAKE-UP
IS COMING SOON
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 8.—A general
shake-up of the Georgia Public Ser
vice Commission is expected at the
session of the Legislature next year,
if not before, as the result of alleged
friction existing between members.
of that body, it is rumored in polit
ical circles here.
Since charges and counter-charges
of certain members of the commis
sion during the last few months,
which occupied considerable space In
the newspapers, legislators are said
to be keeping check on certain phases
of proposed legislation. v .
Legislators who have discussed the
situation in capitol and hotel lobbies
in Atlanta, take the position that the
entire commission should be com
posed of men of special training
and experience, with expert knowl
edge of the many intricate and tech
nical subjects coming under their
observation. Iiv other words, they
should not be political plums,
Reduction in the membership of
the commission from five members
to three, which has been proposed in
the past, is still a subject of discus
sion. Whether or not two commis*
sioners whose terms are next to ex
pire will have opposition is not defi
nitely known at present, although a
number of probable candidates haVe
been mentioned.
for a million dollars or more apiece.
Among the 120 are many movie stars
AUTOMOBILE ECONOMICS.
Official estimates place the annual
fuel bill by motor vehicles at $1,000,-
000,000, and the annual tire bill is
estimated at $450,000,000. The an
nual depreciation may be computed
on an estimated investment of $8,-
767,500,000 in motor vehicles. Al
though these figures are estimates
they are a reasonable indication of
the magnitude of the financial side
of our motor transport equipment.
, t is evident that the operating costs
will be affected materially by the
general improvement of the high
ways.
WHO’LL BUY AMERICAN SILVER
Secretary of the Interior Work has
asked the Bureau of Mines to make
a preliminary survey of possible new
uses for silver in commerce and in
dustry. With the decrease in the de
mand for sliver for monetary pur
poses following the expiration of the
Pittman Act, silver producers are
being faced with the necessity of
finding new markets for their metal.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE’S LET
TER TO FILIPINOS.
The New York Post questions some
of Secretary Weeks’ Philippine argu
ments, because “at bottom the quar-
z-el does not concern mere lav/, buu
„he whole spirit of government.”
The Duluth Herald feels “General
Wood, great colonial administrator
that he is, clearly is not calming the
unrest over there.” The Brooklyn
Eagle says the situation “is not like
ly to b • bettered by messages from
Washington summarily dismissing
Filipino complaints as unworthy of
consideration.”
BORAH FIGHTS RULE OF
j SUPREME COURT,
j Senator Borah introduced a bill ai
j the last session providing that the
Supreme Court may not set aside y
1 act of Congress on Constitutional
INCOME AND PROFIT TAXES.
The United States Treasury col
lected income and profits taxes from
7,018,573 individuals and firms for the
calendar year 1921, receipts from this
source totaling $1,420,962,438. A
statistical repont, made public by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue, shows
that such revenue decreased approx
imately $1,250,000,000 from 1920,
while there was a reduction of about
600,000 in the number of persons
and firms making returns. Of the
returns filed, 6,662,176 were by in
dividuals.
ATTACKS COST OF COAL AT
MINES.
Hard coal is being sold by some
mine operators in Pennsylvania, the
Federal Trade Commission declares,
‘at prices which are neither reason
able or necessary.” This conclusion
was grounded on the finding that
while 6.7 per cent of anthracite is
sold by the operators to wholesalers
at $9.50 to $9.99 per ton, 44.5 per
cent is sold at $10 to $10.99, aqother
13’ per cent at 811 to $11.99 and the
remainder, amounting to 34.8 per
cent, at $12 to $13 and more.
CANADIAN FLOUR COMPETES
WITH UNITED STATES.
Canadian flour is ’ mg American
flon: shfiTj competition in the Ger
man market. Cana”
satisfied to are*> vnent in cash
and the South
The Federal Reserve Bank of At
lanta, of which M. B. Wellborn is
governor, covers whut is known as
the Sixth Federal district. This em
braces the states of Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida, Tennessee, Mississ
ippi and Louisiana.
documents at Hamburg, whereas,
American mills will only sell against
sight draft New York, says a report
received by the United States De
partment of Agriculture.
GRAIN SALES ABROAD.
The proposal that the War Fin
ance Corporation finance the sale of
surplus wheat to Europe is reported
to have met with President Cool-
idge’s favor. The proposal contem
plates that the Finance Corporation’s
machinery be used as a wheat export
sales agency.
PRODUCTION AND TRADE.
Production of basic commodities
declined during September, wholesale
trade continued large, while reta l
trade, though larger than a year
ago, increased less than is usual at
this season of the year, is a conclus
ion contained in a Federal Reserve
Board bulletin.
ATTENDING EXTRA SESSION.
Messrs. J. Glenn Stovall and J.
Richard Bowden left the early part
of the week for Atlanta, where they
went to be present at the opening of
the extra session of the Legislature
Wednesday. As everyone knows, Mr.
Stovall is our Senator from the 29th
district, while Mr. Bowden is Repre
sentative from McDuffie county.
Neither of these gentlemen had any
idea as to how long the session would
hold forth, or just what would be ac
complished. ‘ The extra session was
called for the purpose of adopting
some sort of tax system.
THE COST OF GOVERNING
KANSAS.
The Department of Commerce an
nounces that the costs of government
for the State of Kansas for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1922, amount
ed to $11,529,645, which was a per
capita cost of $6.46.
FISH PLANTING.
Fish planting on a record-break
ing scale, in National Park waters,
is reported by the Department o:
the Interior, as going on this fall.
The different fish reported planted
are black spotted * trour, rainbow
trout, eastern brook trout, and sal
mon.
SWEETWATER
Smiles & Curies.
Mrs. George Colvin and little so*
Jack have been sick, but we are glad
to know that they are better at this
writing.
Mr. Goldman Lee and Mr. Price,
of Kite, were the guests of Mr. Tom
Hardaway Sunday,
Mrs. Sam Ruark spent Tuesday
afternoon in town.
We are sorry Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Hardaway happened to the misfor
tune of getting bit by a mad dog
last week. They have been under
the treatment of a mad stone and
are doing nicely now.
Cheer up Boneville; don’t you feel
awful lonesome ?
Salem, so glad to see you in of
late.
But what do you think of a young
“gentleman” starting out sparking
Sunday for the first time and hi3
girl- wasn’t at home? Don’t you
think he ought to have started sooner
or later on?
Among those who attended the
Warren-Glascock fair in Warrenton
Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
Palmier and children, Mrs. Nannie
Hardaway and Miss Ruby Hardaway
Mr. Jim Water Jones spent Sun
day afternoon in town.
Miss Myrtice Dunevant spent Mon- •
day night with Miss Gessie Smith.
Miss Katie Lou Jones, of Thom
son, spent the week-end with home
folks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mathews had
as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs,
Joe Farr and children.
Mrs. Nannie Harville spent a while
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Nannie
Hardaway.
Mr. Joe Dunevant was a visitor to
town Wednesday.
East Thomson, I didn’t say the
East Thomson boys were not as gooa
as y e rest; they may be better; i
ca/ say, but as for a preacher, I
don’t want one.
I want the East Thomson girls
to know that Sweetwater and Bone
ville are still in good hopes yet, and
to be sure we all know who “he” goes
to see. But listen, its not the one
he goes to see nor the one that he
goes to ride in the Grant every tinn
that wins the race, understand. So
you ought to be the one to cheer up,
East Thomson.
It was a rainy day Sunday, but
the littie Ford traveled just the same*
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