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VOLUME XXV.
THOMSON, McDUFFIE COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1924
NUMBER 13.
COUNTY PRIMARY
HELD WEDNESDAY
A great deal of interest was mani
fested in the county primary Wednes
day. From early in the morning un
til closing time the managers were
kept busy at the booths at the court
house. The country precincts finished
balloting earlier in the afternoon and
it was known how the candidates
stood before counting was finished
in town. It was about 1:30 when the
count was completed.
The contest was good-natured all
the way through. Each, candidate
did what he could to secure votes, and
none of the winners got a very large
majority. The ladies cast their bal
lots in goodly numbers and had a
jolly time at the polls.
For the first time the Australian
ballot system was used in the county.
Everybody seemed to be very well
pleased with it.
The Progress hoped to get the
ballot by districts, but was not suc
cessful in doing so. Below is given
the vote of each candidate received
in the county:
For President of the "United States.
Wm. G. McAdoo 673
Oscar W. Underwood 533
For Ordinary.
E. W. Hawes ^ 768
J. S. Jones 523
For Sheriff.
A. D. Adkins 140
J. L. Lewis 546
L. J. Norris 699
T
For Tax Collector.
A. S. Anderson 156
L. F. Cook 315
W. A. Watson 813
For Clerk Superior Court.
W. W. Hardaway 1254
For Tax Receiver.
M. E. Burke 199
R. W. Crawford 664
J. R. Farr 335
J. A. Jones 59
For County Surveyor.
A. G. Porter -1262
For Coroner.
R. K. Brooks 1268
For Democratic Executive Com.
E. H. Burnside 102C
S. M. Haywood 1007
T. Ii. Hunt 999
R. L. Moore 981
J. Q. West 1030
POULTRY SALE
WED. APRIL 2ND
Don’t forget the poultry sale on
April 2nd. Bring in your hens, roos
ters, turkeys and any early fryers.
Prices will be good and we must
raise our quota of 3000 lbs. Every
little bit will help and if you have
only one hen that you can send, send
her in.
Corn Prizes.
County School Superintendent.
M. W. Dunn 388
B. F. Fuller 322
E. B. Lazenby 324
Citizens Complain Of
Dust Nuisance.
Residents along the main thor
oughfares of Thomson are complain
ing about the dust nuisance, which
appears to be getting worse as the
traffic through town increases. They
have come to the conclusion that
something must be done, but what
best to do no one as yet seems to
have come to any definite conclusion.
Sprinkling the streets to keep the
dust down would require at least
three sprinklings a day, which would
keep the street force busy a good
portion of the time.
Oiling the streets has been suggest
ed, and if this would answer the pur
pose it is believed the citizens along
the dusty thoroughfares would be
willing to help defray the expense.
Some are in favor of paving, yet no
concerted effort is likely, but all are
of one opinion—that something must
be done if living on these streets is
to be made endurable,and everyone
is hoping that r omething will be done
before the dry, dusty summer days
arrive.
from the ridiculously low average of
11.7 bushels, the business men of
Thomson have decided to offer three
prizes of $100, $50 and $25 to the
three farmers making the highest
average yield per acre on five acres
of corn. The rules are few and
simple:
1. Every farmer will use his own
methods of growing his corn.
2. There must not be less than 5
acres.
3. The contestant will have his
land measured and the measurements
confirmed by the county i surveyor.
The expense of this will be paid by
the contestant and will not be more
than $2.50 per 5 acres, if surveyor
is carried to and from by contestant.
4. The corn will be weighed in the
fall by a committee of uninterested
farmers.
5. The number of contestants
must be at least 50 if the contest is
to be conducted.
If you want to join such a club in
the interest of yourself and county
send your name in at once to the
County Agent. Also, get your neigh
bor to join, we want 250 acres or
more in contest corn this year.
Now’s your chance to apply your
method and show the county and
state just what kind of a farmer you
are. Send in your name at once.
■G. C. DANIEL,
County Agent.
In order to encourage the farmers
of McDuffie county to produme en
ough corn to supply the county for
1924, and to raise the yield per acre^vhile Soiux City, Iowa, was third
Washington, D. C., March 19.
POSTAL SAVINGS INCREASE.
Postal Savings depositors added
$1,850,000 to postal savings deposits
during the month of February, ac
cording to figures received by Post
master General New. This is the
first increase reported in postal sav
ings for a number of months.
The largest gain in deposits was
made by New York City where $555,
576 were added, making a total of
$42,179,720 now on deposit in that
city. The second largest gain was
$200,710 made at Butte, Montana,
FREE EGGS TO POULTRY CLUB
MEMBERS.
Mr. G. B. Daniel, County Agent.
Dear Sir:—How does this proposi
tion appeal to you, or is it too late?
I have decided to offer to every child
in McDuffie county that is a Poultry
Club member a setting of white leg
horn eggs, provided that they return
egg carrier, also, deliver me one
pullet at five months old on a named
date at Thomson.
There should be an under
standing as to where these pullets
are to be delivered, as it would be
as inconvenient for the child at a
distance to deliver the pullet to me
as .it would for me to call for the
pullet or to have delivered to me one
at, a time by express.
If you think this a favorable pro
position, you make it known.
Yours very truly,
MRS. LEWIS P. GUNN.
Thomson, Ga., R. F. D. No. 1.
Every child is urged to write to
Mrs. Gunn at once, as she will want
these pullets hatched in April so that
they will begin laying in the fall
when eggs are high in price. If you
are not a club member send in your
name at once to the county agent.
G. C. DANIEL.
Second Car Of Potatoes
Sold.
The potato car will be loaded Mon
day. A letter' has been sent to all
who listed potatoes with the county
agent. If you have failed to list
your Porto Ricos then do so at once.
We have listed a sufficient quantity
to fill a car, but can take a few more
bushels of good potatoes.
Remember the grade—Good sound
potatoes, free from rot, cracks and
bruises, running from 1 1-4 to 4
inches in thickness.
If the day is rainy of course you
cannot unover potatoes and a later
date will be named by letter. Price
is $2.60 per 100 lbs., or $1.56 per 60
lb. bushel.
G. C. DANIEL, County Agt.
TIME EXTENDED
For Paying’ Business
License.
REINDEER IN ALASKA.
The time for paying Special Busi- The first reindeer, of which there
ness License has been extended until j were 1,280, were introduced into Alas-
April 1st. !ka from Siberia in 1892. Through
Those who fail to procure their ‘ the years 200,000 reindeer have been
License on or before the above date ! slaughtered and used for food, cloth-
will have charges preferred against ing, and other put-poses. A fair val-
them for “doing business without/ uation on the reindeer represents a
license.” ' total of more than $10,000,000, or
March 18th, 1924. j about $3,000,000 more than Secre-
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, j tary Seward paid for Alaska.
with $130,314; Billings, Montana,
fourth with $57,990, and Chicago,
fifth with $52,308. -
PIIONE FOR EVERY EIGHT
AMERICANS.
American leadership in the tele
phone field is afforded by a recent
compilation of telephone statistics for
all countries of the world. The
American people, who number but 6
per cent of the total population of the
globe, had for their use 63 per cent
of all the telephones in the world.
Europe, with a population of more
than four times that of the United
States, had only 25 per cent of the
world’s telephones, and all other
countries combined passessed but 12
per cent of the total telephones- in
existance.
NO RUBBER IN RUFING.
Seventeen manufacturers of felt-
base roofing materials have been
ordered by the Federal Trade Com
mission to discontinue the use of mis
leading designations in connection
with the advertisement and sale of
iheir products. The firms have cre
ated the impression among the trade
and public by brand names and in ad
vertising matter, that their products
were composed, in whole or in part,
of rubber, and that their roofing ma
terial consisted of two or more layers
or piles. The facts showed that the
products so branded and advertised
did rfot contain any rubber and were
composed of but one layer or thick
ness.
GASOLINE AND FUEL OIL
PRODUCTION INCREASES.
Production of gasoline and fuel oil
in the United States continues to in
crease. Gasoline reached a new high-
water mark in January, according to
a report of Ihe Bureau of Mines, when
the total output reached 695,322,000
gallons, an increase over the same
month a year ago of 11.5 per cent.
Imports of gasoline in January were
19,309,197 gallons. The indicated
domestic demand for gasoline in Jan
uary was 498,160,950 gallons.
SHIFTS IN CROP PRODUCTION.
The possibility of certain shifts in
agricultural production in different
sections of the country is considered
by the Department of Agriculture.
The outlook this spring appears to
include a sentiment in favor of corn
over hogs, of dairy products over
cash crops in parts of the west, of
sheep over cattle, and of poultry
over fruit. The Cotton Belt alone
appears fixed in its purpose to stick
to its major line and to plant more
cotton.
)RY BATTERIES FOR RADIO
USE.
Among the standard assemblies of
dry cells adopted by the conference
held at the Bureau of Standards in
December, 1921, there were included
two batteries for radio use. Since
that date the demand for dry batter
ies for gadio purposes has increased
very greatly and the conditions of
use have been considerably changed.
The Bureau and a number of battery
manufacturers have been carrying out
extensive tests in order to determine
the type of performance tests to be
established and proper numerical val
ues. The matter has also been taken
up by a committee of the American
Electrochemicla Society on which the
Bureau is represented. It is planned
to call a conference of dry cell manu
facturers and others interested to
meet at the Bureau' within the next
few months. ,
SCHOOLS FOR PART OF THE
FEEBLE MINDED.
Enrollment in schools and classes
for feeble minded and sub-normal
children in this country shows an ex
traordinary increase in the past 22
years, according to a report made
public by the Department of Ihe In
terior through the Bureau of Educa
tion. This increase does not show
that a greater percentage of children
are becoming mentally defective from
year to year, but it indicates a grow
ing interest on the part of cities,
States and private organizations in
making provisions for this unfortu
nate class.
In 1900 the 29 schools reported had
10,217 inmates. Although city schools
were not reported separately, it ap
pears that there were then very few
city classes for defectives. In 1918,
206 schools reported 55,084 pupils.
The 214 schools in 1922 reported a
total of 63,399 pupils. The enroll
ment has increased 16 per cent dur
ing four years. This is more than
twice as much as the increase in en
rollment in public elementar-y and
secondary schools during the same
time.
COMBINATIONS IN IMPORT
I TRADE.
j The Department of Commerce has
j been investigating imported raw ma-
. terials essential to American indus
try which are under the control of
foreign combinations in restraint of
j price or distribution. Secretary
Hoover states that sisal for binding
I twine is controlled through a combi-
I nation of producers reinforced by
j legislative action of the Yucatan
| government. Nitrates and iodine are
controlled through a British selling
agency and reinforced by export du
ties in Chili. Potash is controlled by
combinations of German producers.
■ Crude rubber and gutta purcha are
| controlled by partly legislative and
j partly voluntary combination of pro-
! dueers in the British and Dutch Colo-
, nies. Quinine is controlled by com-
I bination of Dutch producers. Mer-
! cury is controlled by common selling
agency of Spain and Austrian mines.
Tin is controlled by combination of
British producers. Coffee is con
trolled by the government of Brazil.
Quebracho (for tanning purposes) is
controlled by combination of produc
ers and foreign manufacturers. The
value of our total imports of the
above in 1923 exceeded $525,000,000
and prices are undoubtedly much
higher than would otherwise be the
case. There are several others of
partial control or of minor order
aggregating altogether large sums.
| Mr. Hoover says “the prices of
j these commodities enter into the cost
of living of all our people. An in
stance of special importance to the
farmer lies in sisal for binder twine,
where although present prices are
! possibly not extortionate, yet a few
years ago they were deliberately ad
vanced 300 per cent, and during the
period fully $100,000,000 of excess
prices was taken from our producers,
which apparently did not even reach
the Mexican farmer.”
FILIPINOS TO GATHER INDE
PENDENCE FUND,
j The Philippine independence com-
j mittee is pushing plans for a sys-
| tcmatic collection of funds by popu-
, lar subscription throughout the Phil
ippine Islands. The fund thus ob-
j tained will be utilized in continuing
, the campaign for independence of the
Philippines in the United States,
pending action making the legislat
ive appropriations available.
A CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to express through the col
umns of The Progress my profound
and sincerest thanks to my friends
who gave me their support in the
primary election on Wednesday the
19th inst. I shall always cherish and
appreciate in the highest terms their
consideration of me ifi this matter.
To those who saw fit to vote against
me I have nothing but the kindest
| feeling. I shall try in every way
j possible to discharge the duties of
j my office in the future impartially
to all as I have in the past.
Sincerely,
R. W. CRAWFORD.
NOTES FROM THE
COUNTY AGENT
COTTON CLUB PRIZES.
The agent is enthused over the
prospects of a live cotton club this
year. The boys ah-eady enlisted are
material to be proud of. The Chilean
nitrate committee have offered a
prize of $25 to the boy who produces
the most cotton per acre provided he
uses a mixture of 200 pounds soda
and 200 pounds acid phosphate per
acre. Th^re will be other prizes and
if the interest already exhibited by
our boys is properly encouraged Mc
Duffie can be counted on to win the
prize in the northern district.
CALCIUM ARSENATE.
An article in the last issue of Offi
cial Record, Department of Agricul
ture, gives the following:
“The possible supply of arsenic to
fight the boll weevil is equal to the
possible demand. The consumption
of calcium arsenate in 1923 was
31,000,000 pounds, twice that used in
1922. It is expected to double again
in 1924.”
Your county agent does not wish
to argue calcium arsenate to the ex
clusion of other commercial poisons.
All have given good results. The
government and American Cotton
Association after hundreds of ex
periments have concluded that a mix
ture of 1 lb. calcium arsenate, 1 gal
lon each of water and syrup applied
early to kill the early weevils, fol
lowed by calcium arsenate dust when
the cotton begins to limb out, i3 the
most economial and efficient means
of combating the weevil.
If properly applied arsenate will
control the weevil in wet weather.
You can make cotton in wet weather
where your neighbor who doesn’t use
poison cannot. Mr. DcLoaeh has
given a good demonstration of this.
Write to him in care of the Armour
Fertilizer Works, Atlanta, Ga.
A poisoning campaign will be con
ducted later in the season. Be on
the alert for the weevil and don’t
leave the job to the superstitious col
ored folks. Be on hand and give
this plan a trial when the time comes.
THE HOG BUSINESS.
Hog prices have been bad this past
season and it has caused many farm
ers to decide to quit the game. Gov
ernment reports show that more hogs
were slaughtered, in January than
many previous months, and there
were many record breakers in 1923.
The number slaughtered in the last
three months amounted to 17,660,697
head. Swift in his year book shows
that 30 per cent more hogs were
handled last season than the pervious
one. With increased slaughter rep
resenting increased consumption and
the decrease in interest now mani
fested by numbers of hog producers,
the price is bound to rise. Those with
good hogs should hold to them and
wait for higher prices, which are
sure to come.
Let’s don’t quit because of a slump.
If we would stick to a diversified plan
like we do cotton through thick and
thin our country would ho on a much
safer financial basis.
SEED CORN.
The average production of corn per
acre in McDuffie county is 11.7
bushels. This is a condition that can
and should be remedied. One prime
consideration is that of good seed.
Unless seed arselected that will
average two ears to the stalk we
cannot hope for much inreasc in
yield. Marlboro, Hastings and What
leys Prolific are standard varieties.
There arc local corns, however, thai;
CALLAWAY NEWS
Mother Goose.
CARD OF THANKS.
To the Citizens of McDuffie County:
I wish to thank the people of Mc
Duffie county for their loyal support
in my race for sheriff. I have noth
ing but the kindest feelings towards
those who voted against me, believ
ing that they were conscientious in
casting their vote.
I will endeavor to discharge the
duties of my office to the best of my
ability and without fear or favor.
Assuring my many friends and sup
porters of my heartfelt gratitude, I
am, Respectfully,
LYNN J. NORRIS.
Thomson, Ga., March 20, 1924.
Well, here I am back again aftMT
an absence of two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pearson attend-
ed the chicken show at Harlem last
Thursday night were Mr. and Mr*#
cue dinner.
Among those going from our com
munity to the play at Winfield last
Thursda ynight were Mr. and Mr»#
E. G. Ansley, Mrs. Frank Fullbright#
Professor H.^vT. Williamson, Odi*
Cason and Pilcher Hannah, Miasea
Lillian and Rosilee Fullbright and
Frank Fullbright. They report the
play a decided success. And after
the play they had a nice snowy ride
home.
Miss Sallie Anderson was the guest
of Miss Ada Cason Sunday.
Mrs. Luther McNair spent ‘Sunday
with her grand-mother, Mrs. W. E#
Blanchard.
Mr. T. E. Ansley and Mr. Walter
Fullbright made a business trip to
Augusta last Friday.
Mr. Harry May visited his mother#
■Mrs. Minnie May, Sunday afternoon#
Mr, C. B. Pearson and Mr. T. M»
Benton made a business trip to Au
gusta last Friday.
Miss Ada Cason spent last Wed
nesday night with Mrs. S. O. Ansley#
Mrs. A. E. Cason spent last Wed
nesday with her daughter, Mrs. S.
O. Ansley.
We are sorry to report the illness
of Mrs. Dash Morris at this writing.
Trust she will soon he well.
Mr. Forrest Cason was the guest
of his parents Sunday.
I)4r. and Mrs. Johnnie McNair were
the spend the day guests of their 1
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Reese#
aat Friday.
Mr. S. O. Ansley was the guest of
Mr. A. E. Cason for dinner Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Reese passed
through Saturday afternoon going to
visit the latter’s parents.
It is to be hoped that next Friday
night the 21st will be a better night
than the 14th was, for Callaway is
planning to have a _ barbecue for the
benefit of the school. Everybody in
vited to come.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pearson went,
to see little Everett Pearson Sunday
afternoon, who is convalescing frohl
a case of measles.
Rev. Haley, of Mercer University,
preached at Marshall last Saturday
and Sunday, and was the spend the
night guest of Mr. A. E. Cason.
Mr. J. E. Pearson was the dinner
guest of Mr. Dash Morris Sunday.
Miss Ruby Pearson spent the week
end at Winfield.
Se^ma that the rocks are a favor
ite place for making pictures with a
certain bunch of young folks. Won
der why?
Say, Brown Eyes, reckon that box
has reached its destination yet?
Mr. W. E. Blanchard and son made
a business trip to Augusta last Sat
urday.
Mr. S. O. Ansley spent a while in
Thomson Monday.
Mr. A. E. Cason went to Thomson
Monday on business.
Miss Love Morris was called horn©
from school Monday on account of
the illness of her mother.
Miss Lillian Pearson spent the
week-end at her home near Dearing
with her parents.
Mrs. W. A. Blanchard and Loyd
Jones were in Thomson Monday, the
guests of Mrs. Joe Jones.
Little Martha Ansley spent Mon
day night with Elizabeth Ansley.
CARD OF
FROM MR.
THANKS
LEWIS.
To My Friends of McDuffie County;
I take this method of expressing
my gratitude and deep appreciation
have been grown in the community for the loyal support given me for
for long periods of time which are j nomination as sheriff of McDuffie
weevil resi&tent and good yielders. j county, by so many of my fellow cit-
These are to be recommended above izens in the recent primary election#
any untried corns. Farmers who | I endeavored to make absolutely
have corn that has stood'the test for a clean race and though the odds
years should report same to your i went against me, I accept the result
agent, who will be glad to examine ! without a murmur. I simply desire,
and give such corns the deserved ad- j through the public press, to thank,,
vertisement locally. Mr. Earl Print- my friends for the support which was
up has corn that deserves considera- j so unselfishly accorded me di.d to
tion. Go by and examine his corn j assure them of my lasting gratitude
for yourself. There are others, for same. Respectfully,
doubtless.
have.
Let us know what you
THE MAGIC WORD “SHELLAC.”
The word “shellac” used in con
nection with a product not composed
of 100 per cent shellac gum dissolv
ed in alcohol, must be discontinued
according to a decision reached by
the Federal Trade Commission afte.
investgating the methods of branding
and advertising used by paint, varn
ish and shellac manufacturers.
J. L. LEV/ IS.
Thomson, Ga., Mai’ch 20, 1924.
AT UNION CHURCH.
Rev. W. E. Wood, of Mercer Uni
versity, will preach at Union church
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
Increase in Negro Population#
The Increase in the negro popula
tion of the United States was only.
6.5 per cent during the Inst ten years#
a smaller rate than ever before.
