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■ ^> ^ w> k TfSfS C \K Swpe j: \ o »■ l ' . i',ov>' V. *y ' » 01 VOLUME XXV. THOMSON, McDUFPIE COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1924 NUMBER 14. WILL CONTEST THOMSON VOTE Mr. B. F. Fuller, of Dearing, one of the candidates in the recent pri mary election for county school sup erintendent, will contest the vote, on the ground that voters of the Thom son District inside the city limits of Thomson were not allowed by law to vote for superintendent. The ticket‘used in the primary specified that the voters inside the city limits were not to vote for superintendent, but in as much as many city voters did vote that part of the ticket, and Mr. Dunn, candidate from the Thom son District, was nominated, Mr. Fuller feels he has just ground to contest the vote. > Should Mr. Fuller win out in his contest, it is understood Mr. Lazenby, the other candidat# in the race, will contest his vote on the ground that he failed to qualify as a candidate under the law. Mr. Fuller’s appeal will be heard by the McDuffie County Democratic Executive Committee Tuesday, April 1st. f MESENA DOTS. By Freckles. Bro. Wood filled his regular ap pointment here Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Ogletree at tended preaching at Union Sunday morning. The Mesena Epworth League busi ness meeting was held at the home of Mr. B. Langham Saturday night. Quite a number attended. Mrs. P. E. Ogletree spent a short while in Thomson Tuesday afternoon shopping. Mrs. Tom Ivey, of Dearing, former ly of this place, is quite ill in the University hospital in Augusta. Her many friends here wish for her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Geiger were the week-end guests of their daughter, Mrs. J. V. Averette. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Averette and family, of Camak, were the spend the day guests of Mr. arid Mrs. J. V. Averette Sunday. Several of the relatives of Mrs. Tom Ivey visited her at the Univer sity Hospital Sunday. Misses Maureen and Ruby Simons and Nellie and Ozie Lee Reese spent Saturday night with Miss Katrina Langham. Mrs. J. V. Avrette spent Tuesday with Mrs. Georgia English of Thom son. Mrs. J. W. Luke was the spend the day guest of Mrs. Q. S. Farr Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Ogletree made a hurried trip to Camak Sunday af ternoon. A very enthusiastic meeting of members and officials of the Cotton Belt Highway Association was held at Louisville, Ga., Tuesday. Those attending from Thomson were Messrs. R. L .Hadaway, G. W. Lokey, E. W. Hawes, O. P. Hunt, M. E. Burke, G. W. Jordan. About fifty were present, representing towns along the line from Anderson, S. C., to Lyons, Ga. Plans were adopted for advertis ing the highway, beginning immedi ately. Several thousand tracts will be distributed among the Northern tourists now in Florida. Signs will be posted along the route at inter section points to direct travelers. The sign is in the shape of an ar row, the stock of which represents a bale of cotton, and will inform the traveler the distance between all points where the signs are placed. The Cotton Belt Highway is about 120 miles shorter than any other route entering Florida from the East. Mr. Goodson, of Jacksonville, wiljl soon make a trip from Ashville, N. C., to Jacksonville, a distance of 429 miles, to test the route, and it is predicted that the time in which it is made will be much shorter than any yet made by other routes. The counties through which the highway passes are to keep the roads in good shape as a condition of the Association adopting the route. The officials say they find them all in | good condition, with only a few small exceptions. SUNNY SIDE NEWS Mr. Mack Norris spent a short while with Mr. James Anderson Sunday morning. Miss Blonde Hobbs is confined to her bed with measles. Mrs. J. P. Anderson and little daughter spent Wednesday with Mrs. C. S. Story. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Norris and’ son and Miss Kato Norris called on Mrs. James Anderson Sunday even ANTHONY X-ROADS Dorothy. Mrs. Grady Lazenby, Misses Pitsy, Ruth and Cadille Lazenby spent Tues day with Mrs. Almond Corbin. Mrs. C. D. McDonald spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Easier. Messrs. Leonard and James Luke spent Saturday night with their sis ter, Mrs. J. F. Easier, Jr. Mrs. Dan Young, of Campania, is spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. Ruby Corbin. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dewitt Mc Donald, Messrs. Obe, Grady Easier and oesse Logan, of Augusta, were the supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Easier. Mrs. Almond Corbin spent Monday with Mrs. J. F. Easier, Jr. Miss Mattie Owens visited her sis ter, Mrs. L. It. Rind, Tuesday. Mrs. J. R. Proctor was the spend- the-day guest of Mrs. J. F. Easier Monday. Mercantile Motor Co. Is Building Warehouse. The Thomson Mercantile Motor Co. is ejecting a warehouse, 60x100 feet, on the rear part of the lot form erly owned by the Scott estate. .The i warehouse will be used for storing Fords, Tractors and accessories. Mr. H. A. Price, head of the com pany, has plans for installing a fill ing station on the Main street front age of this property. ing. We are sorry to report Mrs. J. L. Hobbs still on the sick list. Mr. James Anderson made a busi ness trip to Thomson Monday. Let’s everybody come to Sunday school next Sunday. We didn’t have very many last Sunday, there being so much sickness, f SHERIFF TO ENFORCE TJ G LAW. COTTON REPORT. The U. S. Department of Commerce has issued a preliminary report on cotton ginned in Georgia for the years 1922 and 1923. For the state, the totals are: For 1922, 735,874, for 1923, 612,531,. a difference of 123,343 for the year 1922. For McDuffie county: 1922, 2794; for 1923, 4977, a difference of 2183 for the year 1923. It is noted in the report that there was a heavy decrease in production in the southern part of the state, while there was a decided increase in the counties in the middle and-north ern sections. Sheriff A. D. Adkins asks The Progress to state that after this date the tag law will be strictly on-, forced. Leniency was extended for a time on account of inability to oro- cure tags, but now that everybody has had ample opportunity to get them there is no further excuse arid the rule will be strictly enforced. Those who have not procured li censes had best leave their cars in the garage until they do so, for the sheriff means business. Formerly Wore Breeches. Trousers were first issued to Hrlt- A CARD OF THANKS. To the lady and gentlemen voters of McDuffie county who voted for me the 19th. I wish to say that I thank you for your votes from the bottom of my heart and you will be long remembered by me. I also wish to say to the supporters of Mr. Hawes that I hold nothing against them at all for voting against me. Let the past be the past, and lets look for ward for a better time in the future. Very respectfully, JAS. S. JONES. Judge P. B. Johnson and Mr. J. T. Neal attended the bankers conven- ish infantry just n century ago; l<e- tion in Macon this week, also the fore thnr soldiers wore breeches. Peach Festival in Fort Valley. The Washington, D. C., March 27. PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER. “Each monthly report issued from the Department of the Interior on the production of electric power pre sents unmistakable evidence of the increasing prosperity of the coun try,” declares Director George Otis Smith, of the Geological Survey. He adds: “The year 1924 has begun with an average daily production of electricity by public utility power plants exceeding all previous rec ords. The 167 million kilowat hours, which was the average daily output in January, represents the energy equivalent of the work of 250 mil lion men for an eight-hour day. These power statistics, which have been collected by the Geological Sur vey since 1919, are the result of monthly returns from some 3,500 stations, so that totals are available for every State, and it is clear that they offer one of the most sensitive and valuable indicators of business. “The use of electrical power fur nished by the public utility plants,” Dr. Smith stated, “is increasing by l^aps and bounds, and apparently will continue to increase at a rapid rate. The rapid increase in the use of electricity has been caused in part by coal famines brought about by strikes and blockades. In dustry has learned that it is much easier and also cheaper in practically all cases to obtain power by pulling a switch than it is to operate a steam-power plant. The records for New York and New England show that the capacity of prime movers in manufacturing plants has reached a maximum and that power for man ufacturing plants will more and more be furnished by electric public util ities.” THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK. The general agricultural outlook for 1924 based upon reports from 43,000 farmers, indicates that there is a normal production program. It is apparent, however, that agricul tural production this year will still be attended by the difficulties arising from high wages and other costs, loss of farm workers, and the gen eral disparity between prices of farm and urban products, comments the Department of Agriculture. A GREAT POWER COMBINE EFFECTED. Eleven electric power manufactur ing companies representing $315,- 000,000 of invested capital and serv ing five east-central Sthtes, have linked themselves in a cooperative distributing system to be known as the Coal Field Superpower Group. The group controls .approximately forty stations developing 2,000,000 horse power which tap the principal cities of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virgin ia, West Virginia and Maryland, serving a population of 7,500,000. PUBLIC DEBTS. The gross dejjt of the National Government was $22,525,773,000 for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1923. The indebtedness of other countries to the United States No- . mber i 1923, was $11,800,010,245; and of this total, $4,600,000,000 rep resents the amount owed by Great Britain. The gross debt of the Na tional Government was $23,260,543,- 000 for the fiscal year which ended June 30,1922, $734,770,000 greater than for the year which ended June 30, 1923. The net debt, being the gross debt less cash in the Treasury, amounted to $22,996,416,000 June 30, 1922, as compared with $22,165,886,- 000 June 30, 1923. COOPERATION GETS NOTES FROM THE COUNTY AGENT CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. Contracts awarded in February for construction in 27 northeastern States called for an expenditure of $259,264,000 as against awards to taling $261,320,000 in January and $229,938,000 a year ago. RETAIL FOOD PRICES. The retail food index issued by the IJ. S. Department of Labor shows that there was a decrease of 1 per cent in the retail cost of food in Feb ruary, 1924, as compared with Jan uary, 1924. ENLARGED HOMESTEAD ACT. More than 100,000 acres of land in the State of Idaho, Washington, and Wyoming were included in for mal orders designating the land as non-irrigable under’ the enlarged homestead acts and to what extent subject to entry as homesteads of 320 acres or less, according to a sum mary of the classification of public lands made during the month of Feb ruary, 1924, by the Department of the Interior through the Geological Survey. The county agent received a wire Thursday evening saying the second carload of potatoes were accepted at $1.56 per bushel, f. o. b. Thomson. Checks will be mailed out as soon as the bank gets a hearing. We have shipped a total of 61,622 pounds of sweets, bringing in $1564.81. Of this quantity 2759 lbs. of curing house stock brought $119, leaving $1454.81 as revnue for banked potatoes. The average price in trade for po tatoes when first car was shipped was 60 cents, where a market could be found, and most probably would have remained so had not the removal of the first car lot raised the. price to SI.00 per bushel. Figuring this amount at 60 cents the farmer has through cooperation with the county agent rceived $333 59 more for his potatoes than if he had depended on the local market at the average price when first potatoes were shipped. Some fifty-six farmers received benefit directly to the tune of $13.22 average above the market price of potatoes based on 60 cents. Many others were benefited by the vise in price to $1.00 per bushel. Cooperation is the keynote of agri cultural success. A county agent is your tool and like any other tool is of use only when you use him. Co operate with your*county agent, it will be a pleasure for him to serve you. G. C. DANIEL. MANUFACTURE OF FERTI LIZES. The Department of Commerce an nounces that, according to the census returns, the manufacturers of ferti- Iizers producing sulphuric acid and acid phosphates used 886,454 net tons of sulphuric acid in the manufacture of fertilizers during the six-months period July 1 to December 1, 1923, making for ihe year 1923 a total consumption of 1,820,278 tons as compared with 1,689,809 tons in 1922, an increase of 14.5 per cent. Stocks on hand December 31, 1923, were 114,109 tons, as compared with 109,- 803 tons on June 30, 1923. POTATO SLIPS. We have Remonstrated what could be done by cooperative potato ship ments. Now why not save money by buying cooperatively? The county agent has just received a list of several hundred growers of govern ment treated and inspected sweet potato slips. We can buy them by the 100,000 cheaper than by each man purchasing singly. If you will send me your name and about the quantity you will want we can get bids and buy from the lowest bidder. These are 100 per cent pure Porto Ricos. By Rose and Buttercup. RECORD CAR LOADING. Record loading of revenue freight continues for this season of the year, according to reports filed by the car riers with the Car Service Division of the American Railway Association. INDUSTRIAL IMPROVEMENT IN GERMANY. Throughout the industrial circles and in the press, optimism continues to prevail as to the genuineness and permanence of the industrial im provement in Germany, says Acting Commercial Attache Doualo L. Breed in a cable to the Department of Com merce. An appearance of reality is given to this improvement by the setady though small decrease of un employment. The volume of produc tion and the turnover is undoubtedly growing. spent Mae Smiles & Curies. Mrs. Lizzie Hamilton and little sons, Aaron and Andrew, returned home Saturday afternoon after a pleasant visit to relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Olin Hinton spent Sunday with relatives near Mesena. Mrs. Edward Lollis and little son returned to their hopie in Savannah Tuesday afternoon after spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mathews. Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Hamock and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dosh Morris near White Oak. Mr. Roy Jones made a business trip to town Monday. Mrs. Nannie Harville spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Johnson. .We are glad to report that Mrs. J. J. Mathews is much improved at this writing. Mr. Lester Johnson and Miss Marie Johnson v/ere the guests of Miss Mattie Lee Montgomery Sunday af ternoon. Messrs. George Story and Lou Ellen Paul visited Mr. Charlie Lang ham Sunday afternoon. Say, Salem, wane up; we miss you in the lineup. SALEM NEWS, By Cutie. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ivey and children spent the week-end with Mrs. G. W. May. Mr. Dozier Rogers and Mrs. Ger trude McCorkle spent a while with Mrs. J. J. Mathews Saturday night. Mrs. L. Rhoden and Mr. Watson Rhoden spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. W. F. Smith. Mrs. R. T. May had as guests Sun day afternoon Mr. and Mrs. J. O. May, Mrs. G. W. May, Mrs. E. Lol lis, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ivey, Mrs. Dozier Rogers and Mrs. Gertrude McCorkle. Mrs. Stanley Mathews has returned home after a while spent with Mrs. J. J. Mathews. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dunaway and Mr. and Mrs. Cluter, of Lima, Ohio, left Wednesday for home after a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Rogers. Miss Nina McCorkle and Mrs. Do zier Rogers spent Saturday morning in town. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farr spent Sun day with Mrs. J. J. Mathews. Don’t guess the Ford had any blow outs Sunday afternoon. How about it, Geech?_ We are sorry to report that Mr. John C. Adams has a case of meas les. Hope he will soon be in school again. Mrs. Lizzie McGahee and Miss Ruth McGahee spent Tuesday after noon with Mrs. Bob Radford . Miss Bessie Mae Luckey Tuesday night with Willie Green. It seems as if a crowd of young people from around Iron Hill are en joying Ihc meeting at Boneviile. Misses Mary and Clyde Spear spent Tuesday with Miss Emma Ansley. Mrs. Verma Harrison spent one day last week with her mother, Mrs. Rosa Green. My! Wonder which one of the lit tle girls liked the new buggy best Sunday. Mrs. Mamie Spear spent Stinday afternoon with Mrs. Sallie Harrison. Miss Alane McGahee spent a short while Monday afternoon with Miss Ruth McGahee. Miss Beulah Reynolds spent Sun day afternoon with Miss Annie Street. Mr. O. S. Green made a business trip to Augusta Wednesday. Mrs. Carry Brannon spent a short while Monday with Mrs. Rosa Rey nolds. CORN CLUB. The corn club is going well amon£ the adults. The question has been asked if the colored folks will be al lowed to compete. The answer' is yes. We feel that if we take more interest in the betterment of the ne gro along agricultural lines, he in re turn will develop the love of home and the South that becomes the de- scendents of our old black mammy. If we are to keep the good negro we must help him. You couldn’t run the sorry ones away from the South. They will continue to be a nuisance as long as they last. The enrollment to date is 17, if you haven’t joined do so; if you have joined and for any reason your name isn’t on this list drop me a card. White—Ed Farr, John S. Boyd, George Reeves, Jim Lewis, A. G. Adams, Hubert Hunt, Earl Printup, J. T. Johnson, Luther Cook, Jim Usry, Jim Farr, N. J. Beasley, Jim Baggot, D. A. Harrison, W. T. Reeves. Colored—Jule Lampkin, Alex Bell. G. C. DANIEL, County Agent. FIGHT THE BOLL WEEVIL. New Orleans, La., March 24. Mr. G. C. Daniel, County Agent, Thomson, Ga. Make this point quickly, with your cotton farmers: The Tallulah Experiment Station reports the lightest emergence of boll weevils from hibernation in years! This does not mean a light summer infestation; it means only that the spring opens with fewer weevils than usual, but if the weather favors the pest it will multiply sufficiently to destroy the crop. Watch the cotton! If weevils ap pear in small numbers, get busy! By applying poison just as the squares begin to form the first brood that feed upon the plants will be de stroyed or reduced, and the cotton .will have a better chance to set bolls. Calcium arsenate dusted from a bag, or a mixture of one pound of calcium arsenate, one gallon of fresh molasses, and one gallon of water applied with a mop will do the work. Repeat if necessary. It is cheap and easy. NATIONAL BOLL WEEVIL CONTROL ASSN. FARMERS’ MEETINGS. The county agent has just complet ed a series of meetings with the farmers at Boneviile, Central School and Dearing. The attendance was good and a great deal of enthusiasm manifested by those present. The program was as follows: A County Development Prpgram— G. C. Daniel. Rural Education and Leadership—> W. C. McCoy. Cooperative Cotton Marketing—R. S. Hutchinson. Producing and Marketing Melons— D. II. Upshaw. ‘THE STORY OF THE CREATION” Mr. D. L. Ernest, of the State Nor mal School, at Athens, will speak at he school auditorium Friday, April 4th, at 3 o’clock. He will give a stereopticon lecture on ‘‘The Story f the Creation.” Mr. Ernest comes under the aus pices of the Parent-Teacher Assoei- tion. A cordial invitation is extend ed to all to hear him. CHILD BITTEN BY MAD DOG. The little child of Mrs. Harvey Sills, of the Cotton Mill Village, was bitten by a mad dog the early part of the week. Dr. Gibson was called o examine the child. The dog was killed. PEANUT IN McDUFFIE. The peanut is an $100,000 crop in I he South. Thousands of farmers yearly divide their money crop be tween peanuts and cotton. Many prefer to grow peanuts, saying that bale to the acre land will bring more money in peanuts than in cotton. Yields range from 800 to 2000 lbs per acre and the tariff recently plac ed insures us of ■ continued gootj prices. E. W. Morris relates his ex perience with peanuts briely as fol lows: “I planted 4 acres in peanuts ast year and produced 2 ton3 of pea nuts. I sold these for $127.50 per ton, a total of $255 on 4 acres, or an average of approximately $66 per acre. The growing was easy and as follows: I used 200 lbs acid per acre, planted three foot rows 10-12 inches apart, cultivated 3 times, once each with weeder, spike tooth har- ow and scrape.” Compare this with the amount of cotton the 4 acres will nake, calculate the amount paid for 'ertilizer, labor requirement, etc., and see if peanuts wil Inot give you a profit. Let’s plant peanuts as well as cotton, if one fails the other will furnish a money crop. We have a picker in reach of us and seed are xvailable. Less work and more profit n peanuts. RETURNS TO THOMSON. To Prevent Upsetting. A wastebasket, fastened to the sidr of the desk chair, keeps the baskal In one place and prevents unset tint;. Mr. Tom Morris, who has been in Lexington, Va., for the winter, has returned to Thomson to look after his farming interests during the summer. m —.. - •——