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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.