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VOLUME XXV.
THOMSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1921.
NUMBER I,
Would Start Movement
To Settle McDuffie Land
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Land owners in McDuffie county who want
to sell their lands are invited to call at The Pro
gress office and express themselves on the sub
ject. A movement is contemplated to put the
available lands of the county before prospective
buyers with the view of settling them. If this is
done it is hoped to have the bulk of available
lands represented.
It is believed that a large number of settlers
can be brought in if it is thought best by those
who own the lands. One man with several thou
sand acres is willing to make liberal concessions
to induce settlers to come in. His idea is to sell
fifty to-one hundred acre tracts at a low figure
and give the purchaser long time payments.
This will give the man of small means a good
opportunity to get started and will enable him
to pay for his farm like paying rent.
The Progress has received quite a bit of en
couragement along this line, and is willing to
undertake the task of helping to exploit the idle
lands of the county if we can have the coopera
tion of those who own the lands. The movement
will depend largely on advertising to bring suc
cess, and must be done where the best results can
be obtained.
Those who are in favor of the project believe
that now is the time to begin work, and those
who care to talk over the matter are earnestly
requested to call at The Progress office and ex
press themselves, or either write the paper and
give their views on the subject,
THOMSON COTTON MILL WILL BEGIN
OPERATION ABOUT JANUARY 21ST
The DIGEST
Washington, D. C., Dec. 29.
BUSINESS CHEER,
In 1923 the United States has wit
nessed the highest total productivity
and movement of commodities since
the war, according to Secretary of
Commerce Herbert Hoover. He says
there has' been “full employment,
high real wages, greatly increased
savings, large additions to home
building, and the largest increase in
railway equipment since the war.’'
Mr. Hoover also asserts that “the
whole has been accompanied by a re
markable absence of speculation, con-
. sequent over-accumulation of con
sumable goods, or dangerous expan
sion of credit. As we are not in a
boom we can expect freedom from a
slump.”
dh irict court at Chicago’, over the
signature of Attorney General Far-
ry M. Daugherty, seeking an order
compelling the Cudahy Packing Com
pany, Wilson & Co., and Swift &
Co., to give the government access
to their books and records. The
packing companies must answer the
petitions by January 11.
The petitions allege that the three
packing companies refused the Sec
retary of Agriculture access to their
books November 23, 1923, and that
under the packers and stockyards
act the packing companies are com
pelled to give access to their books
whenever demanded by the Secretary
of Agriculture.
URORS DRAWN DEATH OF MRS.
FOR JAN. TERM
FARMING IN 1923—1924.
I A review of the past year by the
Department of Agriculture says that
: “considering money return we find
that the value of most crops are
greater than in 1922. The total val
ues of all crops is 12 per cent great
er. The values of the wheat, rye,
i rice, clover seed, cranberry, peach
and pear crops are below 1922; in the
lease of wheat 11 per cent below.
| The values of all other important
crops are greater. . . The year
11924 comes with the promise of con-
, tinned improvement in the material
prosperity of the farmer, and the
I fal-mer continues to be the material
and spiritual backbone of the Na
tion.”
PRODUCTION IN 1922.
The manufactured production of
the United States will show about
ten per cent higher than 1920 and
fifteen per cent higher than 1922.
The 1923 production of coal and coke
shows a great increase, but the
strike in 1922 prevents any useful
comparison with last year. Produc
tion for this year increased over 1922
Following is a list of the jurors
E. L. FORTSON
The community was saddened b/
drawn for the January term of the the death of Mrs. E. L. Fortson,
City Court of Thomson by His Honor which occurred at the home on Lump*
P. B. Johnson, judge of said Court, kin street Friday morning, Decembe?
which meets on the second Monday 28th, about 11 o’clock.
at 10 o'clock:
SHEFFIELD PLATE.
A number of firms engaged in sell
ing silver plated ware have been cited
in complaints issued by the Federal
Trade Commission charging unfair
methods of competition because they
have stamped on silverware sold ly
them the words “Sheffield," “Sheffield
Plate” and other similar designation-:
containing the word “Sheffield.” The
complaints alege that the silved n!a!
ed ware sold by the respondents is
not manufactured in Sheffield, hug-
land, is not of the quality which i;
asociated with the term? “Sheffield
Silver” and “Sheffield Plate,” arid i.v
not of the quality in either apcarance
or durability that characterizes the
original silverware and silver plated
ware made by the silversmiths of
Sheffield, England. The respondent;
acts, the complaint states, are mis
representative and create an undue
preference for its products, and arc
not fair to manufacturers who re
frain from marking their products
with such terms or designations.
AGRICULTURE AS AN INDUS
TRIAL PURSUIT.
American agriculture through the
increased use of machinery, motor
by about forty per cent in iron and l-j and other technical requirements
steel, about fifty per cent in copper'-.... ^coming more and more an indus-
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trial pursuit, says a statement from
Mrs. Fortson had been sick only a
few hours before her death. Thurs-
day she began to have convulsion*,
which so weakened her that death
was inevitable under the trying or
deal through which she was to pass*
The little daughter born to her i*
'doing nicely.
Since _ moving to Thomsorf two
years ago, Mrs. Fortson had made
many warm friends who are much
bereaved over her untimely taking
away. She was a woman of gentle,
sweet disposition, calculated to make
friends with all whom she came lit
contact.
Before her marriage to Mr. Fort
son, the deceased lady was a Miss
lYalker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
James M. Walker, of Woodville, who
survive her. She is also survived by
two sisters, Misses Lillie Mae and
Mabel Walker, of Woodville; three
brothers, Mr. Clifford Walker, of
Atlanta; Mr. Cantrell Walker, of
Syracuse, N. Y.; and Elton Walker,
c" Woodville.
Funeral services were held at the
home Saturday morning at 11 o’clock,
conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. T.
Robins, assisted by Rev. C. C. Kiser.
Local retail cigar and cigarette interment was in the family lot in
dealers are up a tree as to what to ^ the Union Point cemetery Saturday
afternoon, services at the grave be-
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R. T. May.
E. H. Wiley.
T. P. Phillips.
Jesse Ivey.
W. Boyd Rivers.
J. P. Waller.
E. Bonrter Young.
W. H. Culpepper.
Steve P. Reeves.
Roy J. Johnson.
Sam F. McGahee.
Oc. C. Green.
T. F. Ivey
J. B. Boyd.
W. S. Shields.
L. A Kent.
J S Boyd.
A. T. Luckey.
J. B. Burnside, Jr.
0. W. Dent.
G. P. C. Colvin.
G. W. Newsome.
Jno. B. Montgomery.
John F. Johnson.
C. P. Watson.
Injunction Against Col
lection Of Tax.
Plans have been made for the cot
ton mill here to begin operation Jan
uary 21st, or shortly thereafter. This
information was given The Progress
by Mr. A. W. Roper, who will be con
nected with the mill in an official
capacity.
Mr. G. W. Murphy is general man
ager, and will divide his time be
tween the two other mills owned by
the Lullwater Manufacturing Co.,
one at Greensboro and the other in
South Carolina.
The mill will be run at full capac
ity, and will manufacture the same
material as formerly. While there
will be no alterations in the equip
ment at the plant at present, it is
understood that from time to time
in the future certain changes will be
made to facilitate the output. The
material from this mill will be used
in other mills of the company in the
manufacture of certain goods.
Mr. Roper expressed the wish that
he might get in touch with former
employes of the mill, as he hoped to
secure the old personnel as far as
possible. He must have had a good
force for he seems to want to get
the same line-up as he had before,
and doubtless they will flock back to
the mill when it is learned he will
be their “boss.”
The people of Thomson are glad
that the mill is to resume, as its op
eration not only swells the town’s
population, but puts a great deal
more capital into circulation.
about sixty per cent in automobiles,
about fifteen per cent in rubber tires,
about ten per cent in lumber, about
twenty per cent in cement, about
twenty per cent in sanitary ware and
about ten per cent in leather. Tex
tiles were about the same as the
year before.
In the agricultural products cot
ton production increased about three
per cent; the total bushels of cereal
show an increase of about three per
cent; pork products about twenty
per cent, beef about five per cent—
with a slight increase in dairy pro
duce.
TIMBER SALES FROM NATION
AL FORESTS.
More timber was cut from the na
tional forests during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1923, than ever be
fore in a similar period of time. The
amount of timber cut totaled 991
982,000 board feet, the amount sold
was over two billion feet, and the
receipts from sales totaled $2,641,-
244.
McDuffie county political pot
HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO SIMMER
The year 1924 will be quite a poli
tical year, and the race between the
several aspirants for office is already
taking on significance as to what the
line-up will be in McDuffie county.
Three gentlemen have announced
for the office of tax receiver, Mr. R.
W. Crawford, who now-holds the of
fice; Mr. M. E. Burke and Mr. J. R.
Farr.
While no public announcements
have been made, it is a well-known
fact that there are three gentlemen
in the race for sheriff, Mr. A. D. Ad
ams, incumbent at present; Mr. J. L.
Lewis and Mr. Lynn J. Norris.
Mr. James S. Jones, of Dearing,
was in town Monday talking with his
friends and informing them that he
had decided to enter the race for
irdinary. See his card elsewhere.
Mr. John A. Jones has decided to
enter the race for Tax Receiver, and
his card will be found in the an
nouncement column of this issue.
The Democratic primary comes
off early in April, and in the mean
time there will doubtless be other
andidat^s to enter the field before
he final entry is closed.
Champion Porker.
Mr. Artie McGahee, of Dearing,
claims the champion porker so far.
The other day he dressed a Duroc
pig that weighed 755 pounds, 5
pound® heavier than the one ||Mr.
Haywood killed last year. If anyone
in the county, can heat this, they are
invited to express themselves.
WEEK-END VISITORS.
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Sills had as
week-end visitors, Mrs. Sadie Rhodes,
sf Ogden, Utah; Miss Lillian Wil
liams and Mr. Eugene Martin, of
Keysville. Miss Irene Sealy accom
panied the party back to Keysville.
LARGE RATTLER KILLED.
It is considered unusual for snakes
o crawl in winter, but the unusual
happened last week when Messrs.
Will Hobbs and Firman Penuel were
out bird hunting on Brier Creek,
south of Thomson. The negro lackey
ollowing the dogs fired off his gun
and told the gentlemen to come there,
when it was found he had killed a
large rattler, which had about eight
rattles. Several large rattlers had
been killed on this creek during the
summer, and it is- supposed this was
one of the same litter.
FROM NEW JERSEY TO THE
NORTH POLE.
The present official plan for the
trip of the United States’ giant air
ship Shenandoah to the North Pole
next Spring, is to have the ship start
| from Lakewood, New Jersey, sailing
South to Fort Worth, Texas, a dis
tance of 1191 miles, .where the first
(stop will be made. The second stop
j will be at San Diego, 1008 miles; the
'third stop will be at Seattle, 1200
miles. Then will come Nome, Alas-
jka, 1944 miles. From Nome the
great dirigible will sail to Point Bar-
row, 625 miles. From Point Barrow
j the immense ship will go straight
for the pole, 1117 miles, but as the
terminal facilities are not good at
the latter point the ship will have to
keep going until it reaches Spitzen-
berg, 640 miles further on, where a
landing will be made. It will be
seen that the final flight is 1757 miles
—not as far as from Seattle to Nome.
From Spitzenberg the Shenandoah is
likely to return by way of the Pole
in a longer route that bears farther
North, and which will be 2200 miles
to Nome. Of course there are i
great many difficulties to overcome.
But the plans being worked out in
the Departments at Washington are
expected to succeed beyond question.
the Bureau of Chemistry, of the Ag
ricultural Department. When a cen
tury ago the farmer surrendered the
manufacture of his raw materials t<
oople with whom he had no .ties o1
operative need, continues the state
• jnt, he was obliged to sell his pro
ce for whatever the purchasei
use to pay. As a result of thi
momic mistake agriculture cease
many localities to -be any longe:
munerative. According to our in
rmant we are to include that while
is inadvisable that the farmers o
e country should attempt to man
acture all their own raw materials
ere is much that they can accom-
ish by cooperative effort, when the
tuation demands.
,IFE INSURANCE AND MONEY.
New life insurance written by 40
eading companies totalled $632,843,-
000 in November as against $604,-
197,000 in October and $531,852,000
a year ago. A total of $123,953,000
in the form of premiums was collect
ed by these companies in November
as against $123,953,000 in October
and $108,272,000 a year ago. The
per capita distribution of money out
side the United States Treasury and
Federal Reserve system amounted to
$44.01 on December 1 as against
$43.27 on November 1 and $41.80 on
December 1, 1923.
A little 26c ad In the “Want’
•olumn will sell that article you wa*>’
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GOVERNMENT INSISTS PACK
ERS SHOW BOOKS.
Petitions for writs of mandamus
have been filed in the United States
FINANCIAL STATISTICS OF
CITIES.
According to reports made by the
Department of Commerce, the total
revenues of the 261 cities having a
population of over 30,000 in 1922,
amounted to $51.81 per capita. The
per capita expenses for maintenance
and operation of the government and
interest on debt was 41.42, and for
permanent improvements, $15.95,
making a total per capita expendi
ture of $57.38, or an excess of all
costs over revenue of $5.56 per capi
ta. This indicates that the city rev-
nues are sufficient to cover ordinary
running expenses of the government,
pay the interest on the public debt,
and a part of the cost of permanent
improvements, the difference being
met by the issuance of bonds. The
payments from the proceeds of the
sale of these bonds are reported as
costs of government the year such
payments are made; the taxes and
ther revenue collected to meet the
pyncipal and interest of such debt
are recorded as a revenue the year
collection is made.
do about the new tax on cigars and
cigarettes passed by the extra ses
sion of the Legislature. Imposition
of the tax was to have started Jan
uary 1st.
News comes from Atlanta to the
effect that the State has been enjoin
ed from collecting the tax in Fulton
county, and such being the case,
Thomson dealers are holding off to
see what the .outcome will be in Ful
ton county.
The Macon Telegraph’s Atlanta
correspondent gives the following
version on the injunction:
ing conducted by Rev. J. T. Robins#
“Cy” Edwards Wins
Ford Touring Car
The drawing as announced by th®
Ford Mercantile Motor Co. took place
t the Monument Tuesday afternoon
t 3 o’clock.
A large crowd gathered at the spot
o witness the drawing. Judge Burn
side made an appropriate speech tell-
I ing of the object and purpose of th®
The petition for injunction, brought j drawing. Messrs. Glenn Stovall and
in the names of several Atlanta cigar ' E. C. Hawes assisted in arranging
and cigarette dealers, was presented the tickets and seeing that the deal
to Superior Court Judge Bell, whojjwas pulled off in a fair and impar-
has granted a restraining order, di- j tial manner, while Master Albert
rected to Tax Collector Richardson, ■ Pace, blind-folded, drew out the
of Fulton County, and Revenue Com- ticket from the barrel.
missioner John M. Vandiver, of the
State, directing and ordering that
they not proceed with collection of
the stamp tax. While this applies
to Fulton county only, in the strict
Only one ticket was drawn from
the barrel, which contained about?
twelve thousand, and a few moment*
after the number was announced by
Judge Burnside, Mr. Cyrus Edward*
letter of the law, the test in this coun- came forward with the duplicate
ty would as a matter of course, de
termine the fate of the tax for the
whole State.
The action, though directly in con
flict with information given Governor
Walker about three months ago,
when he was made to understand no
attempt would be made in the extra
brand new Ford
promptly turned
number and the
touring car was
over to him.
In awarding this car, The Thom
son Mercantile Motor Co. showed
their business enterprise and thrifti
ness, realizing that pleased customer*
are steady customers, and that they
session by the tobacco trust to repeal , are willing to do a generous part
the law, nor would a court fight.be I in trying to please them,
brought against it, means that the
collection of the tax from which the
pension money and funds for the tu
berculosis hospital would be derived,
will be held up for a year at least.
Should the lower court decide the
matter against the petitioners for
permanent injunction, they would ap
peal the case and the processes in
the higher courts are so slow it would
be that .long before the case is finally
decided, and in the meantime none of
the tax money could be collected.
The petition for injunction attacks can artists,
the law on the ground of constitu
tionality, but on an unexpected point.
The allegation is set up that the act
is an appropriation bill, in that it
appropriates funds for the payment
of pensions and, therefore, is viola-
WOMAN’S CLUB.
The Woman’s Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. W. S. Mobley Wed
nesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. All
members are urged to be present.
Those on the refreshments com
mittee are Mrs. M. W. Dunn, chair
man; Mrs. C. H. Ellington, Miss Kat®
Benning, Mrs. W. S. Mobley, Mrs. Ira
Farmer, Mrs. Cicero Gibson.
The Arts and Crafts have arrang
ed an attractive program on Ameri-
MR. AND MRS. TRIMBLE
ENTERTAIN.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Trimble en
tertained a number of their friends
n ...... ... .with a most enjoyable party at their
tive of the Constitution which pro- I, 1
., ., , . ,. . , .home Tuesday evening,
vides that appropriations must be m- . , . . , ...
., , „ .K ... , The guests were entertained with
provided for either in the general ap- , . ., . . ...
.... b , , bridge in the receiving rooms, which
proprat.ons aw or m separate acta were bright a„ d attract™ with
of the Leg,stature! that no general chrlstmas decoration8 . About ^
aw may be included in an appropna- nt .
tion bill; further, that it makes an
appropriation for Alto and, in com
bining these two distinct appropria
tions in one bill, and in the same bill
seeks to enact a law, also, is violative
of the constitution of the state,
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL.
Mr. J. C. Wall, who has been at
.University Hospital in Augusta ior
the past month, returned home Sun-
State officials, however, believe that ' day and is very much ™V™ed. He
this attack on the law by the tobacco ho P es to be able to get back J? W *
trust will not hold a test in court
business in a
few days. While at
Mr. Wall underwent
has already been established in this i three se P arate operations, and hi*
state to overthrow such a contention j ’ aidy recovery is considered as r®-
for the simple reason that precedent | bbe hospital
in court.
Disease Not Spread by Phone.
“There Is no definite evidence that
diseases are spread by the mouth
pieces of telephones,” says the minis
ter of health.
narkable.
Stray Bit of Wisdvm.
Life Is, after all, like baccarat 0®
billiards. . . . It Is no use winning
unless there be a gallery to look on
and applaud.—Outdo,
