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VOLUME T.vV.
THE CHAUTAUQUA
COMES JAY 2-5
The dates for the Chautauqua have
been arranged for May 2nd. 3rd and
5th. The program is far jnore at
tractive than last year. It includes,
among other features, a company of
all-star players who will present two
plays, “The Duel,” and “Rip Van
Winkle.”
The Chamber of Commerce is ar
ranging for a special merchants’
week at that time and Mrs. Ira E.
Farmer, State Chairman, Home Dem
onstration Work, G. F. W. C., with
Mr. G. C. Daniel, Farm Agefit,
through the cooperation of the Ag
ricultural College, are arranging a
series of helpful demonsti-ations and
a market sale.
Full particulars will be given in
The Progress next week.
Twenty men have guaranteed the
course and the surplus funds will
probably be put into a permanent
Chautauqua fund.
JURORS DRAWN
FOR CITY COURT
Following is a list of the jurors
drawn for the City Court of Thom
son, which convenes the second Mon
day, the 14th of April, at ten o’clock
A. M., Judge P. B. Johnson presiding.
1. H. L. Turner, Jr.
2. Grover C. Hunt.
3. E. H. Burnside, Jr.
4. 0. P. Hunt.
5. L. G. Reese.
6. E. W. Reese.
7. Paul H. Geer.
8. J. S. Megahee.
9. J. E. Guy.
10. J. Bert Stovall.
11. Thos. W. McGahee.
12. H. A. Price.
13. P. S. Knox.
14. Geo. B. Guttling.
15. G. A. Sammon.
16. B. F. Johnson.
17. Oliver Baston.
18. H. L. Boatwright.
19. S. F. Dunaway.
20. W. A. Sturgis.
21. Sam F. Neal.
22. Harvey W. Hall.
23. J. C. Dollar.
24. M. L. Mathews.
Cataloguing Library Of
Senator Watson.
Mr. W. B.Collins is busy catalogu
ing the late Senator Thomas E. Wat
son’s library. There is a vast num
ber of books in this library, which
contains many valuable volumes. It
contains some 10,000 volumes, cover
ing every subject under the sun, in
dicating the source from which Mr.
Watson gathered his vast store of
knowledge.
It is understood the library is be
ing checked up for the purpose of
advertising the books for sale. Some
of them will doubtless bring good
prices. This library was Mr. Wat
son’s most cherished possession, and
his friends will no doubt be glad to
own some of them in his memory.
ANTHONY X-ROADS
Dorothy.
Mrs. J. H Hunt visited her mother,
Mrs. George Newsome, Saturday.
Mrs. J. F. Easier, Jr., visited Mrs.
C. D. McDonald Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Luke, of Mes-
ena, were the spend the day guests
of Mrs. J. V. Johnson Sunday.
Mr and Mr3. Joe Geter, of Au
gusta, are spending the week with
their son, Mr. Wilton Geter.
Mrs. J. F. Easier spent Monday
evening with Mrs. Addie Adams.
Mr. J. R. Proctor and Louise Geter
are on the sick list this week We
hope they will soon recover.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. McDonald spent
Saturday night with Mrs. J. F.
Easier.
Quite a large crowd from around
here attended the box supper at Pine
Grove Saturday night.
Mrs. Bessie Smith spent Monday
with Mrs. Sam Dunaway.
Mrs. W. H. Hendrix, of Augusta,
is spending the week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Geter.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY.
Rev. J. O. Burnett celebrated his
45th birthday Sunday by visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Burnett,
at Gratis. Waltoa county.
COUNTY’S POULTRY
INDUSTRYGROWS
Just a few years ago the average
farmer prided himself on being a
cotton farmer and he considered
poultry raising beneath the dignity
of a real man. The job of poultry
production was left to the wife, and
a hundred chickens raised per season
was considered something out of the
ordinary.
Cotton was king indeed. But today
King Cotton sets on a tottering
throne. Throughout the South the
farmers are beginning to know what
the meaning of true diversification
means and every year finds new
growth in that direction,. Already
they have begun the practice of few
er acres of cotton per plow, and soon
er or later they will find and grow
other money crops to take the place
of cotton destroyed by the boll weevil,
There are numerous ways by which
this can be done. Some farmers in
our county are planting peanuts, di
viding their money crops equally be
tween this crop and cotton, still oth
ers are growing melons and we find
others selling dairy products and
keeping the fertilizer on the farm
instead of selling so much in the form
of crops.
The purpose of this article is to
discuss not what can, but what has
and is being done in the poultry line
in this county. Just recently we have
been provided with a market for our
poultry equal to that of Atlanta and
we find that the talks about not hav
ing a market has been corrected and
that what we need is a supply.
Poultry is profitable, and if we would
adopt the slogan of other counties of
100 purebred hens on every farm and
then give these hens a balanced
ration, our county would be far more
prosperous than it is now.
The best way I know of to get an
idea of the possibilities in the poul
try business is to visit the farms of
Messrs. Gunn, Geer, Printup and
Lokey.
Mr. Gunn and his wife have a
business to be proud of and the man
or woman in McDuffie who deprives
themselves of a trip to this farm
don’t know what they are missing.
Go over in the afternoon and see a
thousand red combed, white plumed
hens all happy and singing, inspect
the nests and note how industrious
these little hens really are. Then go
over the big farm and see the numer
ous small colony houses with their
flocks of White Leghorns and An-
conas. After you have tired, come
back by the big hatchery and take a
peep at the hundreds of eggs through
the glass door in the big incubator.
If you will do this, I am sure you
cannot resist the call to raise a few
more chickens in a better and more
scientific way. We should ship a
carload of poultry monthly and not
satisfy ourselves with 3000 pounds.
Only 90 people patronized and were
benefited by the last sale when there
should have been 900. Lets wake up
to the possibilities of the small flocks
at home and grow more poultry this
year.
Paul Geer has over 500 Ancona
chicks between the ages of 2 to 4
weeks and he is already swamped
with orders for chicks which he can
not supply. He supplied 500 last
week at $12 per 100.
Earl Printup has been doing cus
tom hatching regularly for the past
few months and will enlarge his
flocks another year. His specialty
will probably be Barred Rocks.
John L. Lokey has recently erected
a laying house which is nearest to
government specifications of any in
the county. Those interested in
building new houses would do well
to inspect Mr. Lokey’s plant. He
plans to increase his flock to 400 hens
of the S. C. Brown Leghorn variety
by this fall. The poultry business is
here to stay. These men are making
money. You can. Lets make our
slogan 100 happy hens on every farm
! for 1925.
G. C. DANIEL.
GETS CHEVROLET AGENCY.
Mr. Jones Arnold has secured the
agency for the Chevrolet automobile
in this territory. His sales rooms
are located on Journal street, where
he will keep on hand cars for exhibi
tion and demonstration. He is ex
pecting a shipment of cars in a few
days.
Mr. Arnold is a wide-awake busi
ness man and will take great pleasure
in demonstrating his cars.
—
Let he progress • Wj u Job
Pirnting.
THOMSON, McDUFFIE COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1924.
NUMBER 16.
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DUST NUISANCE
TO BE ABATED
Washington, D. C., April 10.
THE INVISIBIE TRADE.
The Department of Commerce has
with the cooperation of the various
government agencies, banking and |
other interests, completed its annual ;
survey of “invisible trade for 1923.” i
“Invisible exchange” is pictured as ,
of “increasing importance in any
sound conclusion as to the movement
of our foreign trade, as the situ
ation of our credit structure, as to
the ability of foreign countries to ;
purchase our commodities or pay
their debts, as to the probable trend
cf exchange rates, as to the probable
movement of gold and the ultimate
trend of price levels—that they re
quire comprehensive study of all
whose interest lies in these sub
jects.”
FAVORS U. S. SALE OF WATER
POWER.
Chairman Norris of the Senate
agricultural committee hopes to
make Muscle Shoals a vehicle for
the declaration of a general policy
on the part of the federal govern
ment in water power development.
Both the Boulder canyon dam pro
ject on the Colorado river and the
Muscle Shoals problem, in the opin
ion of Chairman Norris, require the
adoption of a policy of federal own
ership and operation.
AMERICAN MONEY IS HELPING
CUBA.
American money invested in Cuba
approximates $1,250,000,000, accord
ing to figures made public by the Bu
reau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. In addition, the investors of
the United States hold about $110,-
000,000 of Cuban Government bonds.
Canadian investments in Cuba are
also large.
BUSINESS FAILURES ARE
HEAVY.
Business failures in the United
States numbered 5,655 in the first
quarter of 1924. This compares with
5,218 suspensions in the last quarter
of 1923 and with 5,316 in the first
quarter of last year. The outstand
ing feature this year was the aggre
gate of liabilities, which was $184,-
865,571, against $138,231,574 in the
first quarter of last year.
COLONEL BRYAN PROPOSES.
William Jennings Bryan has re
newed his proposal that the Govern
ment pay the campaign expenses of
candidates for public offices, in order
to save parties and candidates from
“obligating themselves to the preda
tory interests.” He says former
former President Roosevelt favored
this reform.
UNCLE SAM’S PROSPERITY.
The wealth of the nation is fixed
by the Census Bureau at $320,803,-
862,000; more than one-half of which
is real property and improvements.
The per capita wealth is $2,918.
THE VICTORY OF EGGS.
During the month ended March 15,
1924, 28 cities showed decreases in
prices of foods, largely due to the
drop in eggs. The reduction was two
to four per cent.
LIARS IN BUSINESS.
The Federal Trade Commission is
making a “drive” against wholesal
ers and retailers who sell other man
ufacturers’ products but advertise to
the public that they are “direct from
the factory to you” concerns.
PUBLIC LANDS FOR SETTLERS.
Approximately 92,500 acres of the
public domeain in the States of Ari
zona, California, Idaho, Nevada, and
Wyoming have been ordered thrown
open to homestead entry. Ex-service
men will be given ninety-one days’
preference to file entries.
AMERICAN RAILROADS AND
FOREIGN SHIPPING.
The Shipping Board has developed
the fact that agreements between the
Chicago and St. Paul Railroad and
tlie Great Northqrn Railroad with
Japanese shipping companies result
ed in 75,188 tons of export commerce
originating on the lines of these
roads being shipped on Japanese
boats. Only 4,954 tons went under
the American flag. The Board is
making an effort to stop this dis
crimination, and says it must end
May 20.
LABOR BACKS NINE BILLS.
The American Federation of Labor
is backing nine specific legislative
proposals now before Congress. The
measures are: 1. Immigration, for
the protection of American people.
2. Settlements of railroad labor dis
putes. 3. Child labor amendment
to the Constitution. 4. Workmen’s
compensation for the District of Co
lumbia. 5. Adjusted compensation
for former service men. 6. Ade
quate wages for school teachers in the
District of Columbia. 7. Extension
of the vocational rehabilitation law.
8. Re-classification of Federal em
ployes. 9. Adequate wages for pos
tal employes.
SOLDIERS CONDITIONS ABROAD.
Completion of all construction
work on the eight American military
cemeteries in Europe by May 30, Me
morial day, was forecast in a report
received by Major General W. H.
Hart from quartermaster corps offi
cers overseas in charge of the work.
The reports show that 30,409 Amer
ican world war dead now rest in the
six cemeteries in France and the two
in England and Belgium. The last
of the dead to be removed to the
United States has been returned.
Identifications of unknown dead still
average two a week.
WOULD EXONERATE CONFED
ERATE NAVY.
The Confederate Veterans naval
organization has renewed its fight
to clear the records of 136 United
.States naval officers who joined the
Confederacy at the call of their home
States.
THE PROGRESS OF COPPER.
Copper production by the mines of
the United States totaled 128,260,000
pounds in February, as against 133,-
366.000 in January and 102,735,000
a year ago, while, copper exports
amounting to 89,278,000 pounds in
February may be compared with 68,-
888.000 in January and 49,761,000 a
year ago.
JOVE AND GEOLOGISTS.
Tests made in the city of Chicago
by the United States Bureau of
Standards and the Commonwealth
Edison Company showed that the
electric resistance of the ground con
nections was very much higher at
some places than at others. When
i these places of high resisetance were
plotted on a map it was found that
they were in tracts having sandy soil
and sub-soil through which the rain
■ passed down to a low-ground-water
level.
The county agent hopes to see ev
ery school house and church in the
country painted this year. There is
nothing bespeaks community pride
and optimism more than well painted
homes and public buildings. We are
getting reduced prices on paint from
big concerns who want to encourage
such work. Lets join hands and
paint our church and school buildings.
It can be done and will if we just
want to bad enough. Central school
community has raised to date $51.08
and before the summer is gone, this
building will hav'e been painted. If
you are interested v/rite to your coun
ty agent and we will see what can be
done.
The intentions to plant report
shows that farmers plan the follow
ing acreage increase over last year:
Corn, 3 per cent; oats, 7 per cent; |
sweet potatoes, 10 per cent; peanuts,
19 per cent; flax, 54 per cent; hay,
4 per cent.
Decrease over last year: Spring
wheat, 14 per cent; irish potatoes, 2
per cent; soybeans, 6 per cent; to
bacco and rice same as last year, ex
cept in South Georgia where tobacco
will increase.
Poultry and dairy business will
slightly increase. Hogs are decreas
ing rapidly, heavy production is over
and many farmers are going out of
the business, which will force a short
age with attending high prices this
fall.
We have orders for 160,000 potato
plants to date, at $1.00 per 1000. If
you haven’t sent in your check for
these do so at once. I have quota
tions of 75c per 1000 on 25000 oi’der
of cabbage plants. Order if you
want them. Early Jersey Wakefield
and Early Flat Dutch varieties.
We need 17 more members before
our corn club will become. a reality.
Surely we won’t let this opportunity
pass to benefit ourselves.
Napier grass gives great promise
in this state as a soiling crop for
dairy cows. It yields abundantly
from early summer until first frost
and has given yields as high as 60
tons of green material per acre. It
resembles Japanese cane and will
grow 15 feet high if allowed to ma
ture. It is cut, however, when young
and tender and fed after the manner
of green corn,sorghum. It grows
well in this latitude and its fertility
and cultural requirements are about
the same as corn. For further in
formation ask your county agent.
Every dairy man should plant an acre
adjoining his barn—as a supplement- |
ary green crop.
Baby chicks are hatching in abund
ance now, and the farmer should not
make the mistake of feeding too ear
ly or allowing htem to be chilled, both
of which result in diarrhoea. Don’t
buy quack remedies for white diarr
hoea. Numerous tests have proven
that we do not have this disease in
Georgia. A good baby chick ration
is bread crumbs and boiled eggs well
mixed and fed after chicks are 48
to 60 hours old, or equal parts of raj-
meal and wheat bran finely ground.
When a week old change gradually
to this ration: Two parts each of
wheat bran and short3, 1 part corn
meal and 1-2 part oatmeal. At the
end of 1 week’s feeding star.t them
on fine scratch feed. Keep charcoal
clean sand and buttermilk before
them at all times.
Citizens of Thomson living on th0
dusty streets have inaugurated a do-
termined effort to eradicate the dvttt
menace. Mayor McCommons is fully
cooperating with them and it looks
as though something will be done ill
a very short while.
There is no question about th#
seriousness of the situation, and
everybody interested is determined
that steps must be taken at once to
abate the nusiance, else sickness, suf*
fering and unclenliness will be the
result.
Mr. McCommons is investigating
the plan of oiling the streets. It is
not known whether this is the proper
thing to do, but advice of the State
Highway Department is being sought
to determine just what is the best
plan.
People along the dusty streets want
to do their spring cleaning, but re
alize this is useless as long as cloud*
of dust immediately cover the floors
and furniture. They can not open
the doors and windows and enjoy the
fresh spring breezes without en
countering an avalanche of dust*
Truly it appears that the best resi
dential sections have become the
worst as long as the clouds of dust
fly.
But citizens living in these sections
have determined that it is not neces
sary to live in this condition and are
going to do something right away*
Mr. J. A. Boatwright has kindly con
sented to give all who want parking
space the privilege of utilizing
grounds on his country estate, so if
it becomes necessary they can pro
cure tents and spend the summer in
the country.
INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Messrs. C. E. Willis, B. A. WagnOn
and Glenn Smith, while returning
from a trip to Augusta in a Ford
roadster early Sunday night, happen
ed to an accident that came near
proving serious.
About eight miles this side of Au
gusta a car was encountered in the
road, the lights suddenly flashing Up
and confusing Mr. Wagnon, who was
driving the car in which the three
gentlemen were riding. Thinking
that his car was about to collide with
the car in the road, Mr. Wagnon
swerved his car sharply, causing it
to leave the fill on which they were
traveling at the time. The car plung
ed down the embankment and turned
over twice, and fortunately all were
thrown out before it settled down
As it was, Messrs. Willis and Smitli
both suffered broken collar bones on
the right side, together with other
bruises, but Mr. Wagnon was only
slightly scratched. They all consider
themselves fortunate in not being
badly hurt.
Corn Club Members.
Have You Joined?
M. W. Farr, J. E. Gross, Mell Nor
ris, Ed Farr, John S. Boyd, George
Reeves, Jim Lewis, A. Gyp Adams,
Hubert Hunt, Earl Printup, J. F.
T ohnson, Luther Cook, Jim Usry, Jim
Farr, N. J. Beasley, Jim Baggott, D.
Harrison, W. T. Reeves, J. A.
Jaston, Doc Norris, Mrs. L. P. Gunn,
•>. S. Ruai'k, Artie McGahee, A. T,
.uckcy, Clarence Blanchard, W. W.
idwards, J. II. Ivey, J. L. Lokey-, J.
C. Dunn, J. E. Hawes, P. S. Knox.
Colored—Jule Lampkin, Columbus
Johnson, Tommie Bradshaw, James
Murray, Cato Calhoun, Church Wil
liams.
“White Magic” at The
Palace Theatre.
The farmers of McDuffie county
are cordially urged to see the free
picture presented at the Palace Thea
tre on Saturday afternoon, April 19,
at 2 o’clock ,and at Dearing school
April 21 at 8:30 P. M.
This picture is presented by the
Chilean Nitrate Committee and com
ing* as it does just at planting time
should be a revelation and inspira
tion to the prospective planter.
The picture deals with the applica
tion of Nitrate of Soda, contrasting
vividly the results of treated and
untreated areas. A number of scenes
were taken on the farm of Mr. Fitz
patrick in Warren county which
brings the problem of proper fertili
zation and weevil control right home
to us. It will deal not only with
, fertilization, but seeding, prepara
tion, cultivation, and other phases of
cotton production under weevil con
ditions.
There is a love story that runs
throughout one of the pictures, which
makes it interesting to young and
old alike. Come and bring your
neighbor.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE l’LANS
MEETING.
The Thomson Chamber of Com
merce issued a call for a meeting of
the members at the City Hall Friday
afternoon at 5 o’clock to formulate
plans for a conference with Georgia
Railroad officials Monday, who are
making an inspection tour along the
road. The body will confer with
them in regard to a new depot at
Thomson.
Dr. Sterling Gibson has been suf
fering for the past several days with
an abscess in one of his eyes, but is
much improved ,to the delight of his
scores of friends.
CALCIUM ARSENATE DUSTER.
It is hoped that many of the farm
ers will provide themselves with
dusting machines and give calcium
arsenate a decent trial this season.
We might have a wet year and ar
senate will show its worth then if
properly applied. Mr. DeLoach pro
duced almost 1 bale per acre last year
with 60 inches of rain, using calcium
arsenate dust. His neighbor made 1
bale per 30 acres, county average.
Don’t waste time and money unless
you can provide yourself with a ma
chine. Recently a perfection duster
has been left in the office of the
county agent for exhibition. If you
should want such a machine it can
be had through your agent at a 20
per cent reduction or agent’s com
mission off to the purchaser. Th:
county agent is not advocating thi.
above any other machine. It is a
good machine and there are others.
Come in and look at this duster and
if you want to buy let your agen
save you this 20 per cent.
Changes In Fire Alarm.
April 11th, 1924.
General Alarm, 3 blows of whistle.
South of Railroad, 1 blow of whis
tle.
West of Main street, 2 blows of
whistle.
East of Main street, 3 blows of
vhistle.
West of Methodist Church, 4
blows of whistle.
East of Methodist Church, 6
flows of whistle.
REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Mr. J. B. Ivey has purchased from
dr. H, S. Norris a lot on East Hall
street on which he will build a nice
little bungalow, which he hopes to
have finished by fall.
Would Have Women Play Balk
Ball playing for mlddle-nged women
Is prescribed by one famous doctor
as a means of preserving health and
beauty.
