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FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1924.
CENTRAL SCHOOL
NEWS
Everyone around here seemed to
enjoy the speaking and ice cream
supper given here Wednesday night.
Everyone is wishing that there will
be another one soon.
The speakers were Mr. G. C. Dan
iel, speaking on a County Develop
ment Program.
Rural Education and Leadership,
by W. C. McCoy.
Cooperative Cotton Marketing, by
R. S. Hutchinson.
Producing and Marketing Melons,
by D. H. Upshaw.
After the speaking ice cream was
served by some of the school girls.
Miss Georgia Story and Miss An
nie Lee Langham ran for the cake,
Miss Langham winning.
Five boys were selected and given
a piece of cake the same size and the
boy that ate his cake first and whis
tled got ten votes to give to give to
either one of the girls running for
the cake. Gordon Brooks won the
votes.
Five girls were selected the same
way and given a piece of candy, and
Nina McCorkle won the votes.
Proceeds from the entertainment
went to help paint the school house.
We are glad to know that we raised
enough money at least to paint the
house.
We are sorry that our school will
stop in two more weeks and we will
have to part from our kind teacher.
We trust?we will have our same
teacher next term, for everyone wants
him back.
All of us boys and girls have gone
into the club work this year and we
are going to work hard and try to
raise the best poultry, pigs and cot
ton. We don’t know what we would
do without our county agent, especi
ally the one we have this year. We
wish to thank Mr. Daniel and the
others who were so kind to help us
raise the money to paint our school
building.
EAST WINFIELD
By Jane.
Mr. and Mrs. Mell Fortson and
daughter spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. G. C. Blanchard.
Mrs. Eve Cliatt spent Sunday af
ternoon with Mrs. Willie Bohler.
Mr. Jack Bentley and family spent
Sunday afternoon at the hmoe of Mr.
S. B. Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Turner spent
Saturday and Sunday with her father.
Mrs. W. M. Paschal and Mrs.
Thomas Tankersley spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Mack Blanch
ard.
Miss Lorene Connor, of Thomson,
spent the week-end with Miss Ida
Mae Averett.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cliatt are visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. C. E. Ram
sey, of Augusta.
Miss Ida Mae Averett is spending
the week with Miss Lorene Connor.
Miss Fannie O’Tyson spent the
week-end with her grand-parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Turner.
The B. Y. P. U. members had a
social at the home of Misses Griffin
Wednesday night. All reported a
nice time, especially pulling candy.
Misses Annie and Mary Cliatt spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss Ruby
O’Tyson.
Mrr Max O’Tyson spent Monday
night with his uncle, Mr. J. S. Turner.
Death of Mr. James Daugherty.
The community was saddened by
the death of Mr. Jimmie Daugherty.
He died March 25th and was buried
March 28th at Sharon church, of
which he was a member. He was 77
years old and is survived by his wife
and four children, two sons and two
daughters, Messrs. Jimmie, Jr., and
Dozier Daugherty; Mrs. Neal Arnett,
of Lincoln county, and Mrs. Annie
Kelly, of Winfield, to all of whom the
community extends deepest sym
pathy.
Why Improve on Providence?
Fanner Upton—“I see there’s more
than 118 ways In which electricity can
be used to advantage in farm work.”
Farmer Swayback—‘‘Well, tnebbe. But
I guess lightning’s still good enough
for me.”—American I/egion Weekly.
Pretty “Soft.”
The South Sea island housewife does
not have to make bread. There is a
tree in those islands called the bread
fruit tree, the fruit of which, when
baked in an oven, looks and tastes
very much like wheat bread.
,/ Thanks Returned.
*We have no protest against litera
ture, provided we are not asked to
photograph it," says a movie producer.
In behalf of literature humble thanks
are herewith returned. , ,,
MESENA DOTS.
By Freckles.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Ogletree spent
Sunday with relatives in Union Point.
Miss Ovie Farr, Mrs. J. T.
Farr, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reese spent
Friday in Augusta.
Several from this place are expect
ing to attend the closing excercisos
of Union school Friday night.
We are glad to report that Miss
Allene McCarthey is able to be in
school again after having a spell of
tonsilitis.
Mrs. Grady Lazenby and sister,
Miss Young of Thomson, spent last
week-end with their sister , Mrs.
Foster Young.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
Foster Young is improving after an
attack of flu.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Avrette spent
Sunday with relatives at Camak.
Mr. J. R. Reese is moving his saw
mill from Mesena to the Neal place
where he has quite a nice lot of tim
ber to saw. We will miss the buzz
of the saw.
Mr. Bud Reese was *the guest of
Mr. G. W. Mabry Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Grady Lazenby and sister,
Miss Young, and Misses Maureen and
Ruby Simons were the guests of Mrs.
J. W. Luke Sunday afternoon.
Little Birdie Mae and Robbie Lois
Young spent the week-end with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Foster
Young, Sr., of Cross Roads.
Misses Susie Mae and Katrina
Langham attended the social given
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Averette at Camak Tuesday night.
APPLING NEWS
Mrs. Alice Smith and Miss Ruby
Brown ,of Leah, spent Tuesday night
with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Brown.
We all regret to know of the death
of Mr. Henry Crowell, of this com
munity, who died Saturday morning.
He had been confined to his bed for
many months. He was loved by all
who knew him. We extend our deep
est sympathy to the bereaved family.
We are all glad to know that Mrs.
Elora Marshall is up again from a
spell of influenza.
Mr. Orion Marshall and Mrs. Bunch
of Clarks Hill, S. C., were,the guests
of Mrs. Elora Marshall Wednesday.
Friends of Mrs. Carl Marshall re
gret to know that she was taken to
the hospital Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Magruder
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Marshall
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Williams were
guests of Mrs. Elora Marshall Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. HoWell and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Carlton
Smith, of Winfield, Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tankersley were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Blan
chard Sunday afternoon.
Mr. J. H. Marshall, of Double
Branches, Lincoln county, is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Elora Marshall, this
week.
' Miss Carrie Lou Walton, of Evans,
who has been the guest of Miss
Frances Howell, has returned home,
to the regret of her many friends.
A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER
On last Sunday the children of Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Warr complimented
their parents with a surprise birth
day dinner. Early that morning
when the first ones began to arrive
Mr. and Mrs. Warr were surprised.
Later on when others began to come
in they looked suspicious, and finally
when invited into the dining room,
they found the table spread with all
kinds of good things.
The center of the table was graced
with a large marble white birthday
cake and banked around with peach
blossoms, narcissus and jonquils. Ice
tea was served by Mrs. F. A. Smith
and Mrs. Alex Hadden. Mrs. C. T.
Anderson, Mrs. Clarence Warr and
Mrs. C. H. Jones assisted in serving
the guests at the table.
All of the children were present
except Mrs. J. C. Leonard, of New
Orleans, La.
Those enjoying the dinner were,
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Hadden, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Warr, Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Anderson, Mr. Rozier Warr, Mr.
James Hannah, Masters Winton and
Euland Smith, Miss Ruby Smith,
Master Robert Warr and little Miss
Margaret Warr, all of Thomson.
Out of town guests were Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Jones, of Washington,.- Ga.
After dinner the company separ
ated to go to Sunday school, wishing
for Mr. and Mrs. Warr many more
such happy birthdays. While the
guests were departing Mr. and Mrs.
Warr insisted that instead of having
one birthday each year hereafter,
they would like to enjoy one each
month. A GUEST.
SALEM NEWS.
By Cutie.
Mrs. G. W. May is spending a while
with Mrs. Andrew Ivey of Tignall.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. I’ . and Mr.
and. Mrs. Dozier Rogers spent Sun
day afternoon with Mrs. Gertrude
Corkle.
Mrs. R. T. May and Miss Miriam
Smith spent Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. J. 0. May.
Mrs. J. J. Mathews, who has been
quite ill for some time has recovered
at last and spent Monday with Mrs.
Ellen Mathews of Thomson.
Mr. R. T. May spent Saturday af
ternoon in town.
Those that attended the speaking
and ice cream supper at Central
school Wednesday night reported a
grand time.
Mr. Roy Reeves and Miss Miriam
Smith were out shining in the new
Ford Sunday afternoon.
Misses Miriam and Marie Smith
spent a while Friday morning with
their grandmother, Mrs. L. Rhoden
Miss Annie Lue Montgomery, of
Atlanta, is the guest of her pai’euts,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Montgomery,
for a few days.
Little George and R. T'. May, Jr.,
spent Tuesday afternoon with Little
Boyd and Glover Smith.
Say, Smiles and Curies, I am sorry
you miss me in the lineup, I will try
not be absent any more.
Wake up, Boneville, you have been
absent so long till spring is here; so
be in the lineup next week.
Mr. Walter Dunaway and Mrs.
Scemons and Misses Ernestein and
Barnie Dunaway spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Rogers.
MARSHALL NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Anderson spent
Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. L. P.
Gunn.
Mrs. A. W. Cook spent Thursday
with Mrs. Lamar Stone.
Mrs. Jones was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. C. W. II. Smith last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hinton and
family visited relatives in Warrenton
Sunday.
Miss Georgia Lowe was the week
end guest of Mrs. John Jones.
Miss Carwee Hayes was the guest
of Miss Sallie Anderson one night
last week.
Misses Bertha and Eva Stone had
as their guests Friday, Mrs. Lamar
Stone, Master Raymond Cook, Fran
ces Stone and Mrs. Winter Cook.
Mrs. C. A. Warr was given a sur
prise birthday dinner Sunday. Those
present that enjoyed the occasion
were Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hadden,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Warr, Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Smith and family,
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Anderson, Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Jones, of Washington,
and Messrs. Jim Hannah and ltozier
Warr.
The Woman’s Missionary Union of
the 3rd district will hold a rally the
26th of April at Marshall Baptist
church. We expect to have a very
interesting program throughout the
day.
STATEMENT
Of the Ownership, Management, etc.,
Required by the Act of Congress
of August 24, 1912, of The Mc
Duffie Progress, Published Weekly
at Thomson, Ga., for April 1st,
1924.
State of Georgia, County of Mc
Duffie—ss.
Before me, a notary public in and
for the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared H. S. Norris,
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposes and says that he
is the editor and proprietor of The
MffDuffie Progress and that the fol
lowing is, to the best of his knowl
edge and belief, a true statement of
the ownership, management, etc., of
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
by the Act of Congress of Augus’
24, 1912, embodied in section 443,
Postal Laws and Regulations, towit:
1. That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor, managing
editor, and business manager are:
H. S. Norris, Thomson, Ga.
2. That the owners are: H. S.
Norris, Thomson, Ga.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgagees and other security hold
ers owning or holding 1 per cent or
more of the total amount of bonds,
mortgages, or other securities au:
The First National Bank, Thomson,
Ga.
H. S. NORRIS.
Sworn to and subscribed before nv
this 2nd day of April, 1924.
J. H. MORGAN,
No.ary Publi”
(My commission expires Septem
ber 4, 1924.)
Let The Progress Do Your Job
Printing.
Begin to Repair Highway
When Opened for Traffic
A man who sj at 825,000 for a house
and contents and refused to spend a
hundred dollars to stop the leak in
tin roof, which spoiled both, would be
considered a fool. But there are many
counties and many states which spend
from ten to twenty-five thousand dol
lars a mile for a good road, and re
fuse the hundred dollars a year need
ed to keep it in perfect order.
The time to begin to repair u good
t;ond is the day it is opened for traffic.
Homely philosophy soys that a stitch
In time saves nine, und road experi
ence proves that a bucket of oil, a
little sand, a few rocks and a man with
a shovel now can save the expense of
a whole road gang and expensive ma
chinery later.
The modern road consists of a
foundation course of stone, a smnller,
lighter course on top, a wearing
course of still smaller stones, a binder
of oil and sand, and perhaps a top
dressing of the same. As long ns the
structure is complete, the road will
wear. But let time, or a too heavy
load, or frost, or some other cause, dig
a hole through the wearing course
Into (lie foundation, and the “bad
spot” will begin to “ravel." Stones
will break away and roll in the ditch,
the surface will disintegrate und in a
comparatively short time a lurge and
rough hole appears.
A good road is no better than Its
worst mile. A mile of holes and ruts
cuts down the usefulness of ten miles
of good road. To repair u large hole
costs much money. To Inspect the
road often and stop up the little hole
when it starts Is very inexpensive.
The greatest city fire in history could
have been put out by a child with a
cup of water If found in time. So can
the worst possible damage to roads be
inexpensively prevented, if the main
tenance is begun in time.—Good Itoads.
World’s Speed Record in
Hard Road Construction
A mile of concrete highway was
laid down every hour of a six-day
week ending October 11 in Illinois to
establish what the engineers of the
stute division of highways believe
to be the world’s speed record in hard
road construction.
Our Loss
Your Gain
The compelling necessity of getting
money with which to meet our pressing obli
gations forces us again to offer all of our
Furniture at a GREAT SACRIFICE.
Everything in the house at sensational
prices—for instance:
$12.50 Iron Beds at $7.50
$12.50 felt-plated Cotton Mattresses,.... $10
$5.00 Rockers for $3.50
$1.50 Cane Seat Chairs $1.15
Everything else in proportion.
THIS OFFER IS FOR A FEW DAYS
ONLY—BE QUICK! Terms, Cash.
Boyd Furniture Co.
Thomson, Ga.
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PHOTOGRAPHS
We make them from $2.00 per doz. up.
PATTON’S STUDIO
OVER HOWARD’S DRUG STORE.
926 Broad St.
Augusta, Ga.
The last of the reports of the divi
sion engineers covering the progress
of the work in all parts of the state
the. week ending October 11 revealed
what Superintendent of Highways
Frank T. Sheets described as a “phe
nomenal achievement previously
deemed almost impossible.’’ A total
of 57.7 miles of standard 18-foot pave
ment was laid during the six-day pe
riod by 118 large mixers working on
the slate system. Nine thousand six
hundred men and 2,200 teams were
employed In the work.
Chief Highway Engineer Clifford
C^der declared that the record showed
the road building organization at its
best and was undoubtedly the great
est accomplishment in highway con
struction down to the present time.
“The figures indicate,” said Mr. Older,
“that the combined outfils working on
Illinois state roads laid one mile of
completed pavement un hour, about 88
feet per minute.
“And this does not represent a
spasmodic effort,” Mr. Older contin
ued. “We have been constantly hit
ting between forty-nine and fifty miles
per week during the season. Governor
Small personally Inspected the fig
ures and commended the highway
division us the “greatest road build
ing organization In the world.”
Build Automobile Roads
and Make Streets Better
Following similar action by munici
palities ln'India, Australia, and Japan,
cities In China are putting Into prac
tice the latest methods adopted by
American highway engineers for the
construction of automobile roads and
modern paved streets. According to
C. liarpur, commissioner of public
works at Shanghai. Chinese highway
bureaus are beginning to replace their
waterbound macadam streets with as
phaltic concrete. In Shanghai last
year five and one-fourth miles of as
phaltic concrete pavement were con
structed. Nearly three miles of this
are on roads approved for new lines
of railless tramcars. The mileage of
streets traversed by Shanghai’s tram
way system Is about twenty-six.
Last year the tramcars of Shanghai
carried 120,684,220 persons, or 19,500
persons per route mile per day, a pas
senger traffic unequaled, it Is said,
even by the surface lines of New York
city, London, Chicago, Paris, or Ber
lin. Handcarts licensed In Shanghai
last December numbered 2,164, while
the wheelbarrows licensed totaled 13,-
041. There are now 334 motor trucks
using Shanghai streets.
Travel Records Were Broken.
All travel records to Yellowstone
National park were broken during the
season which closed on September 20.
There were 91,244 automobile tourists
In 27,350 cars this year, as compared
with 07,507 tourists In 18,235 cars last
year. There were 117 makes of cars
in the park, and six makes of motor-
r <5.
tter Roads for Turkey.
V is planning to Improve Its
roam , wmch are in notoriously bad
condition,
WISE MR. FOX
TWTR. FOX had not the least Idea
why ho carried off the old cart
wheel from Mr. Man’s barnyard, but be
was so cross because lie could not get
In to pay a visit to the poultry that he
wanted to do something, and so he
trundled the old wheel off to his home.
“I’ll just place It In front of m.v
doorway,” said Mr. Fox when he
reached home. “I need not be so care
ful about closing the door, with this
old wheel In front of it. The spokes
will keep folks out and I enn get some
air.”
This was all Mr. Fox had in his
mind when he left the old wheel by
his door, arid he was not in the least
to blame for what followed. But it
proved to be such a good scheme that
he afterward bragged to all the wood
folks about bow he “fixed” Mr. Dog.
Mr. Dog bad not started out to find
Mr. Fox. He knew nothing about his
call at the farm, but ns he was run-
He Trundled the Old Wheel Off."
nlng through the woods he happened
l to get on the track of Mr. Fox and fol
lowed the scent straight up to the cart
wheel.
Here he stopped for a second, but
was so sure that Mr. Fox was in his
I home that he began to wdiine and bark
and dance about, trying to get through
the spokes.
Mr. Dog was pretty large, so he
could not crawl between the spokes.
First he poked his head between two
of them, then a front leg between two
others, and then somehow he seemed
to get all tangled up between thoBe
wheel spokes.
Mr. Dog pulled out a leg, only to
put it between two other spokes, and
the first thing, he knew he was rolling
dow’n the hill in front of Mr. Fox’s
doorway with the cart wheel around
his neck.
Mr. Fox had heard the noise, of
course, and was peeking out to see
what was going on, and now that Mr.
Dog was on his way down the hill he
came out to see how it ended. .
When he reached the foot of the
hill Mr. Dog jumped up and, without
stopping even to give himself a shake,
he started off home on the run with
Ills tall between his legs, and he did
not stop until he was In3ide his house.
“Well, you should have seen how
my trick worked,” said Mr. Fox when
Inter he was telling his neighbor, Mr.
’Possum, about It. “You should get
yourself a cart wheel, friend ’Possum,
and I will wager Mr. Dog will run a
mile without a stop when he spies It
by your doorway.
“I really should be paid for think
ing up such good schemes to protect
us wood folks,” said Mr. Fox, looking
very wise; “but I am so fond of my
friends that I have to share all the
good things I discover with them.”
Mr. ’Possum was not a very wise
creature, but he knew Mr. Fox pretty
well, and he did not feel at all cer
tain there was not some trick about
the new scheme that would get him
into trouble and benefit Mr. Fox. Any
way, he did not see nny use in trying
a cart wheel to keep away his enemy
when he lived In a tree, where Mr. Dog
could not climb.
“Going to. try It?” inquired Mr. For,
who saw cart wheels hanging from
trees all through the woods.
"No,” replied Mr. ’Possum. “It may
he all right for you, who have a tall
only for show, but with a tall like mine
and a tall tree to climb I think I had
better stick to my own way of escaping
from Mr. Dog.”
“Poor little narrow-minded ’Possum,”
sighed Mr. Fox, as he watched his
neighbor walking away; “he is so old-
fashioned he won’t try anything new.
For my part, I am glad I am broad
minded enough to try new schemes.”
(© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
FARM LANDS FOR SALE
We have farm lands for sale in all parts of
McDuffie county. Any size you want See ps be
fore you buy.
If you have farm lands you want to sell, list
them with us. It costs you nothing if no sale is
made. Commission only 5 per cent.
We also handle city property on same terms.
If you have a place for sale or rent we will do our
best to help you.
McDuffie county real estate agency
J. Q. West & H. S. Norris
Thomson, Ga.