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VOLUME XXV. THOMSON, McDUFFIE COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1924 NUMBER 12. POULTRY SALES REGULAR EVENTS The county agents have agreed on dates for a series of poultry sales in McDuffie and adjoining counties. Our first sale date is April 2nd, and will be held on siding at the Union Warehouse. There will be similar sales thereafter on the 2nd of each month. Our quota is 3000 pounds live poultry and we should show our appreciation of this splen did market by patronizing and en couraging same. This is a great step forward, since it enables - the farmer and his wife to produce in quantity, knowing that the price will be good and there can be no such thing as over-production. This county is particularly lucky in having two commercial poultry plants within its bounds. Mr. Earl Printup and Mrs. Louis P. Gunn are doing custom hatching and would appreciate our patronage. The ad vantages of custom hatching of baby chicks and brooding them artificially are manifold and may be given in brief: 1. It eliminates the worry and trouble of handling irritable hens that may qnit nests or drag the baby chicks to death in the dew. 2. It eliminates the worry and trouble connected with attending an incubator for three weeks. 3. There are no mites or lice to take a death toll. Chicks are not born with lice on them as some be lieve. 4. All chicks are of the same age and pullets come into lay at the same time of year. » 5. The cockerels can be sold when they reach 1 1-2 pounds, and will pay for the expense of hatching and feed ing the flock to date, provided they are present in equal number with pullets in the flock. These are a few of the reasons why we should use day old chicks. We all need more poultry on are farms. We have the market and facilities for hatching. Let’s increase our flocks to a hundred hens and our incomes to hundreds on every farm via the baby chick route. March and April are the best months to hatch in if we are to pro duce pullets which produce high- priced winter eggs. Don't forget the sales dates and be on hand with yout hens, roosters and early fryers. G. B. DANIEL, County Agt. Death Of Mr. Y. E. Montgomery. Mr. Y. E. Montgomery, life-long citizen- of McDuffie county and es teemed citizen of Thomson, died at his home on Jackson street at three o’clock Thursday afternoon. Mr. Montgomery had been sick for the past year and had been confined to his bed about four months. He was sixty-six years of age. Members of his family by whom he is survived are nis widow, Mrs. Sallie Montgomery, four sons, Messrs. O. F. Montgomery, Grady Montgom ery, Floyd A. Montgomery, all of Thomson, and Clinton Montgomery, who is with the U. S. navy now in Panama; two daughters, Miss Lilia Montgomery and Mrs. Jones Arnold; one brother, Mr. L. O. Montgomery, of Atlanta, and one sister, Mrs. Brad shaw, of Brier Creek. Funeral services were conducted at the home at three o’clock this (Fri day) afternoon, Rev. C. C. Kiser officiating, interment being in West View cemetery. Saturday Last Day Of $1.00 Offer. Remember, tomorrow (Saturday) March 15th, is the last day of the $1.00 offer for a year’s subscription to The McDuffie Progress. Pay your subscription now and save 50 cents on a year’s subscription. After the 15th the price will be the regular rate of $1.00. We are glad to state that there has been a hearty response to our offer, and trust there are others who will take advantage of it before it is too late. If any fail to get in on it we will be sorry, but they will still have the opportunity to sub scribe at the old price of $1.50, and if the paper is worth' anything it is worth the regular price. NEXT WEDNESDAY ELECTION DAY Next Wednesday, March 19th, the primary election will be held in Mc Duffie county. This primary is for the purpose of nominating a candi date for President of the United States and to nominate county offi cials. All the candidates have been very busy during the past several weeks canvassing the county and soliciting Vthe votes of their friends and fellow citizens. Doubtless to say all the votefc have “been seen” and the only thing that now remains is the casting of votes at the polls next week. The Australian ballot system will be used at this time. This is some thing new in McDuffie county and it is said will take longer time in voting than in the old way. Two or three booths will be necessary for the Thomson voting place, and at least one will have to be erected at each of the voting places in the county. Heavy Registration. The largest registration in the his tory of McDuffie county is shown from the registration books. A good ly number of women are included in the list of registered voters, which accounts for the increase. Following is the number of regis tered voters in the county by dis tricts: Thomson District 941 Dearing District 405 Mt. Auburn District 102 Republican District 5(5 Wrightsboro District 87 Total 1591 Following is the official ballot as prepared by the county executive committee: For President of the United States. , (Vote for One). Wm. G. McAdoo. Oscar W. Underwood. For Ordinary. (Vote for One). E. W. Hawes. J. S. Jones. For Sheriff. (Vote for One). A. D. Adkins. J. L. Lewis. L. J. Norris. For Clerk Superior Court. W. W. Hardaway. For Tax Collector. .(Vote for One). A. S. Anderson. L. F. Cook. W. A. Watson. For T)ax Receiver. (Vote for One).. M. E. Burke. R. W. Crawford. •J. R. Farr. J. A. Jones. For Surveyor. A. G. Porter. For Coroner. R. K. Brooks. For Democratic Executive Com. (Vote for Five). E. H. Burnside. S. M. Haywood. T. II. Hunt. R. L. Moore. J. Q. West. For County School Superintendent. (Residents of City of Thomson not allowed to vote for —School Supt.) (Vote for One). M. W. Dunn. B. F. Fuller. E. B. Lazenby. One Great Joy. (fany persons cut themselves oft mi one of the highest and greatest s in life—the joy of magnanimous- forgiving an enemy. ATTEND BANKERS’ MEETING. Those attending the bankers’ meet ing in Wax-renton Tuesday from Thomson were, Messrs. G. T. Neal, Sr., and P. B. Johnson, representing the Thomson City Bank; G. W. Jor dan and R. L. Hadaway the First National Bank; E. C. Hawes the Bank of Thomson. Mr. Hawes was elected vice-president of this, Group 2, of the Georgia Bankers Associa tion. Those attending speak in highest praise of the reception given them by the people of Warrenton and the boutiful hospitality shown by the ladies in the preparation of luncheon. Mr. W. T. Corbin spent several ■ days this week visiting relatives in ! Washington, Ga. Washington, ^D. C., March 12. TONNAGE FOR EXPORT TRADE. Cargoes destined for foreign ports, moving at export rates on through bills of lading issued by the rail roads at the shipping point, must be conveyed in American vessels, 'ac cording to a statement by Fx-ederick I. Thompson, member of the Ship ping Board. The Shipping Board has certified to the Interstate Com merce Commission that there is now ample tonnage operating under the American flag, and the regulatory body is expected to suspend its order of some time ago which rescinded section 28 of the merchant marine act. This section provides for the issuance of through bills of lading and through rates on shipments from this country to foreign ports, pi'o- vided the water transportation is in American bottoms. Mr. Thompson’s statement points out that the stipu lation that the American bottoms, mus the used for the shipper to en joy the reduced rates is mandatory, but has been in abeyance because there was a shortage of facilities under the American flag. Commerce moving in foreign ves sels will take the regular domestic rate to the seabord, Mr. Thompson’s statement says, and then the ocean rate to the foreign destination. With section 28 again working, he believes the movement in America registei’ed vessels will be increased. FINANCIAL STATISTICS OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. The assessed valuation of property subject to general property taxes for purposes of State governments in 1922, amounted to $106,878,258,- 410, or a per capita of $980,99. The total levy for the government of the States amounted to $353,431,134, or $3.20 per capita. The total revenue receipts in 1922 of the governments of the States were $1,159,445, or a per capita of $10.71. The gross debt outstanding at. the close of the year amounted to $1,- 260,144,827, or 11.69 per capita, con sisting of $1,004,008,037, funded or fixed; $42,067,970, floating; $26,718,- 939, revenue loans; $29,852,773, out standing wari’ants; and $103,497,108, obligations on private trust accounts. WORLD’S PRODUCTION OF WOOL The grand total of 2,604,911,000 pounds of wool l’aised in 1923 is about 06,000,000 pounds smaller than 1922 and appears to be principally attri butable to the reduction in the Australian clip which although only trade estimates are available in that country as yet, is placed at 130,000,- 000 pounds less than that of 1922. TOO MUCH “IVORY” AFLOAT. The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that the use of the words “Ivory” or “White Ivory” must be discontinued in advertising and sell ing articles made in whole or in part of nitrated cellulose or pyroxyline plastics known commercially as “Cel luloid” “Pyralin” and by other names. THE GOVERNMENT DEBT. The gross debt of the United States Government was $21,843,000,- 000 on January 31, as compared with $22,732,000,000 a year ago. THE SILK INDUSTRY. Census, records for the silk in dustry show a continuous and fairly rapid growth during the 70-yeur period from 1849 to 1919, followed by a decline in 1921 from the abnor mal activity of 1919. The value of products in 1921 was more than twice as large as in 1914. -No census of the silk industry was taken for 1922, but data supplied by the Silk Associ ation of America show an increase of 13.7 per cent in the monthly aver- age consumption of raw silk (with drawals from warehouses) in 1922 as compared with 1921, followed by an increase of 16.4 per cent in the average for the first four months of 1923 as compared with the average for 1922. The monthly averages were as follows: For 1921, 26,941 bales; for 1922, 30,635 bales; for the first four months /6f 1923, 35,655 bale3. MORE MANUFACTURED GAS. Since 1849, the first census year for which data relating to the gas industry were secured, the increase in value of products hap been fairly 3teady, from $1,922,000 in that year to $411,196,000 in 1921. The pro duction of ^as for sale increased by 35 per cent between 1909 and 1914 and more than 50 per cent between 1914 and 1919. THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Basic factors in the economic life i of the Philippine Islands in 1923 were j sound, according to all official re- | ports. World prices of export pro ducts ranged well above costs of de livery and in some cases, notably sugar, extraordinary profits were made. The relation of exports to imports was equally gratifying. SAD FACTS. Over one million and quarter men rejected as unfit for military service during the late war. There is $1,800,000,000 yearly economic loss from preventable dis- iease and death. I The United States has 5,000,000 confessed illiterates, and there is j $825,000,000 yearly economic loss due j to illiteracy. | There are 1,060,858 child wrokers between the ages of 10 and 15 years • in our country. Three out of every five teachers in the United States with less training than is generally required for teach ing by advanced nations. There are 1,437,000 children be tween the ages of 7 and 13 not 'at tending any kind of educational in stitutions, according to the last cen sus. MISBRANDED PAINTS AND SOCKS. The Federal Trade Commission has issued complaints against misbrand ing paints under the name of “U. S. Marine Paint.” Neither respondent cited was in any way connected with the United States Government or Un ited States Navy, and the paint so libeled was not made for or accord ing to any Government formula or specification. House to house, and office to office salesmen selling “pure silk hosiery” are to be restrained by the Commis sion, which has cited manufacturers supplying these salesmen, claiming that they are evading the law, COTTON CONSUMPTION. Cotton consumption in January totaled 576,644 bale's, as against 610,306 bales a year ago. DRY ARRESTS AND SEIZURES. Increase in number of arrests and the amount of property seized and destroyed by prohibition agents in 1923 showed a considerable increase over the previous year. Officiu) fig ures made public by the prohibition unit show there were 64,523 arrests in 1923, as compared with 60,019 in 1922. Property seized and destroyed in 1923 was valued at $3,243,795; in 1922 it was $2,969,866. THAIN-CONTROL ORDER FOUGHT BY 89 ROADS. Eighty-nine first class railroads have asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to modify its order for installation of automatic train con trol devices. The joint petition de clared that automatic train control devices intended to stop a train when it enters a danger zone are as yet imperfectly developed, and that the experimental operation of them does not justify extensive utilization. It was declared, also, that installation of such devices would require the railroads to spend “many millions” without assurance of return, and without effectively increasing safety. FROM THE COUNTY AGENT POTATOES BRING FULL PRICE. The following is a telegram receiv ed March 11th: “Unloading today on account of good market; will pay full price for all. C. M. McMahen & Sons, Birm ingham, Ala.” From the above telegram the care ful reader can judge that the pries received was because of good market, ket and not because of good quality. The majority were good potatoes, however, and after all quality did have a lot to do with the price. Let’s produce disease-free potatoes another year and handle them curefully so that when marketing time comes we will know that they will carry. There have been several who want ed to market a second carload of Porto Rico potatoes, and I have list ed a few hundred bushels already. If these are good number one’s they would sell today at $1.56 per 60 lb. bushel f. o. b. tracks. I will be glad to handle another carload, but there must be some sys tem to this second loqd. Potatoes must be listed with me by Wednes day so we can have the farmers notified to haul immediately. Those contributing must bring only number one, sound potatoes or run the risk of having them refused at the car. List your potatoes as soon as you read this article and if we have enough to fill the car you will then be notified to haul. If you don’t get a card from me you may know that we were unable to make the ship ment. If you want to get a record price for your potatoes, let me know at once, and select only potatoes that are acceptable. HOG CHOLERA. There have been several outbreaks of cholera in the county. Last week Dr. Trurnbo, from the State Veterin ary department, inoculated over 100 head of hogs in McDuffie. He will be back in thirty days if we want him. Insure your stock by giving them double treatment. List your name and number of hogs to be treated with the county agent. SELECTION AND CARE OF EGGS FOR HATCHING. Successful incubation with a hen or with an incubator begins with the selection and cure of the eggs for hatching. Provide plenty of clean, roomy nests allowing one nest to every four hens. Gather the eggs at least once a day. In bad weather if there is a tendency for the eggs to become soil ed, gather them several times a day. Pick eggs of uniform size and shape, of good shell texture, fi’ee from ridges, and medium to large in size. All small eggs should bo dis carded, and extremely large eggs are to be avoided. Any eggs that are badly soiled tnay be washed, but never wash an egg unless necessary, as experiments have shown that washed eggs do not hatch as well. While the color of the shell has noth SAYS M’ADOO THE NEXT PRESIDENT For the first time since the Cfrit War, the people of this country are going to have a chance to vote for * Southerner and a Georgian for Prerf- dent of the United States. Wljliam G. McAdoo was born in Cobb (fountjT, Georgia, the son of a Confederate soldier. As a young man he lived In Milledgeville, Ga., and grew up with Southern views and ideals. He pra»?- ticed law in the South, until he wa* 30 years of age. McAdoo is one of us, and if elected president, we would be proud of him, just as we have been proud of his past accomplish ments Here are some of the things that he stands for: 1. He is a friend of the farmer*, and has shown it. He was one of the men who instituted the Federal Farm Loan Banks. 2. He is in favor of letting Henry Ford develop Muscle Shoals and man ufacture cheaper fertilizers. 3. He is opposed to the further issuance of tax exempt securities, by which the rich avoid payment of the income tax. 4. He helped put into effect the constitutional amendment giving wo men the right to vote. 5. He is a progressive as opposed to the standpatters. He wants the country to grow and improvp, and not stand still and rot. Oscar W. Underwood has directly opposite views on nearly all of these luestions. He opposed Henry Ford getting Muscle Shoals, but wanted It to go to powerful private interests. Born and x’aised in the North, that is, the State of Minnesota, Mr. Un derwood is not naturally a born and bred Southerner, and his interest® have been largely devoted to protec tion of the wealthier class of people. He is known to be a Conservative and Standpat Democrat. He opposed the prohibition amendment and wo man suffrage amendment. Mr. Un derwood may be a capable and hon est man, but he is certainly not a pro- gi^essive, but on the contrary has al ways been known as a conservative; that is, a person who is satisfied with the status quo" and not in favor of reforms. Such a man cannot win, even if the whole South should go for him, for he cannot carry the pro gressive West. On the other hand, McAdoo cant and will carry the solid South and West also. If nominated, he will sweep the country. Vote for William G. McAdoo next Wednesday. McADOO CAMPAIGN COM. ing to do with hatchability, it is well SNOW, SNOW, THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW. At last the snow that has been predicted all winter has come. Thomson people were surprised Friday morning when they awoke to see a beautiful mantel of snow cever- ing the ground, the trees and house tops. None of us thought of it snow ing at this time, as it had missed so many other better opportunities, WO DEATH OF MR. HUGH CRAW- n FORD. Mr. Hugh Crawford, aged 34, died at his home in the Whiteoak commu nity Sunday morning at 2:15 o’clock, after an illness of two weeks of pneu monia. Mr. Crawford is survived by his wife and two children, also his moth er and eight brothers and sisters. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday morning, conducted by Rev. C. C. Kiser. Interment was in Whiteoak cemetery at 12 o’clock. DEATH OF MRS. DAVID HAMILTON. Mrs. David Hamilton, living in the Brier Creek neighborhood, died Sun day afternoon, of influenza. She was 40 years of age, and is survived by her husband and five childi’en. Burial was at Sweetwater church cemetery Monday afternoon, services being conducted by Rev. C. C. Kiser. to select for uniformity of color, as the color is an inherited characteris tic and uniformity is desirable from a market standpoint. Eggs keep best for hatching pur poses at a temperature between 50 and 60 degrees. The embryo may begin to develop at 70 degrees or above, and then die, thus ruining the egg for hatching purposes. It is therefore very important that hatch ing eggs be kept in a cool place. Set eggs as soon as possible after they are laid. The fresher the better. Good hatches cannot be expected from eggs that are kept any length of time. It is a good rule not to save eggs for hatching longer than seven clays, especially in warm wea ther. They may be held for three weeks, but eggs of that age will hatch very poorly. It is not necessary to turn eggs unless they are kept longer than a week. After seven days they should be rolled or turned regularly once or twice a day. he snow remained only a short time, and was practically all gone by noon, it being too warm and damp to remain long. However, the children a ' By good time snowballing while it lasted. DIES AT APPLING. News was received in Thomson of the death of Mr. Reese Marshall, of Appling, which occui’red Monday morning at 11 o’clock, after an illness of ten days of pneumonia. Interment was at the family bury ing ground at Kiokee church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, Rev. C. C. Kiser conducting the sendees. Mr. Marshall is survived by hi® mother and several brothers and sis ters. VISITS THOMSON. Mr. Walter Candler, ox Atlanta, president of the Lullwater .Cotton Mill, was a visitor in Thomson Fri day, coming here in the interest of his property. Mr. Candler is very Bear in mind that to get large optimistic as to the future of the per cent hatches, good eggs are one mill hei’e, and it is hoped he will of the essentials. Gather the eggs visit Thomson often, frequenlty, select carefully, keep in a cool place an dset them while they are still fresh.—A. F. Gannon, In structor, Poultry Husbandry. Improper Management of the Neck He that, being often reproved, bard- enoth, his neck shall suddenly be de stroyed. and that without remedy.— Solomon. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. It has been brought to my notice that a good many people are under the impression that I had ceased to do any practice when I moved my office into the rear of the Mathews Drug Store, so I take this opportu nity of correcting their mistake. RICHARD Y. PRYCE, M. D.