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GEORGIA R. R. OFFICIALS IMPRESSED
WITH NEED OF DEPOT AT THOMSON
COUNTY AGENT
DEATH OF MRS.
ANNA HECKLE
A special train bearing directors
and officials of the Georgia Railroad
stopped in Thomson Monday morning
long enough to confer with members
of the Thomson Chamber of Com
merce and citizens of Thomson who
had gathered at the depot to meet
them.
In the party were Messrs. A. B.
Von Camp, J. P. Mulherin, W. P.
White, directors of the Georgia Rail
road; Mr. Young, chief engineer; Mr.
Nelson, roadmaster; Mr. N. Wing
field, chief engineer.
The gentlemen were very cordially
received by the committee from the
Chamber of Commerce, town officials
and citizens at large, and in return
they expressed themselves as highly
pleased with courtesies shown them.
Judge J. B. Burnside was spokes
man for the committee, and in a few
well chosen sentences told the rail
road men the object of the confer
ence. He told them that Thomson
was the biggest item on the Georgia
Railroad between Atlanta and Au
gusta in respect to business handled
by the railroad, and that Thomson
felt that she was entitled to a better
and more modern depot and appoint
ments in the depot. The gentlemen
| were invited to look at the accom
modations at the depot and judge for
themselves. He told them we needed
an up to date . ke some of the
other towns up the railroad have,
with a shed out from so that pass
engers could get to ...id from trains
vithout getting soaked to the skin
during a shower, and suggested that
down the railroad a piece would be a
tine place to put the freight depot.
The committee of railroad men
seemed very much impressed, and in
response to Judge Burnside’s talk,
Mr. J. P. Mulherin, a director of the
road, assured the local committee that
their appeal would receive most care
ful and considerate attention, and so
much as said it would receive a fav
orable report to the head officials.
He expressed a bit of surprise that
Thomson had not heretofore put up
a strong appeal for a better depot.
The conference took up only a few
minutes, but it is thought by all who
talked with the railroad men that a
new depot for Thomson is assured.
A good sized crowd had gathered
at the depot, including several hun
dred school children that made a
pleasing spectacle and brought ad
miration from the citizens and rail
road men alike.
RADCLIFFE CHAUTAUQUA MAY 2 TO 5
PROGRAM.
FIRST DAY.
Afternoon.
The Plymouth Male Quartette—
Concert.
Dr. Harry Hibschman, Lecture—
“That Something Within.”
Night.
Dr. Harry Hibschman, Lecture—
“Broken Barriers.”
The Plymouth Male Quartette—
Concert.
SECOND DAY.
Afternoon.
The Sprague Players—One-Act
Comedy, ‘The Duel.”
Dr. Daniel II. Martin, Lecture “The
End of the Rainbow.”
Night.
Dr. Daniel II. Martin, Lecture “The
Dawn of Civilization.”
The Sprague Players—Four-Act
Classic Drama, “Rip Van Winkle.”
THIRD DAY.
Afternoon.
The Clarke Novelty Company—
Concert.
Dr. Albert Marion Hyde, Lecture,
“That Old Gang of Mine.”
Night.
Dr. Albert Marion Hyde, Lecture,
“The Better Tomorrow.”
The Clarke Novelty Company—
Concert.
Adult Season Ticket, $2.00; Child’s
Season Ticket, $1.00; Single Admis
sion, 75 cents.
Cases Disposed Of In
City Court.
Three days were required to dis
pose of the business coming before
the City Court of Thomson this
week. The court convened Monday
morning and adjourned Wednesday
afternoon.
Following are the cases disposed
of at this term:
R. A. Kunnes vs J. E. Pearson—
Suit on note. Judgment for Plaintiff.
George L. Carpenter vs R. B.
Powell—Suit on note. Verdict and
judgment for Plaintiff.
Chattahoochee Fertilizer Co. vs
Mrs. A. V. Usry—Suit on note. Ver
dict and judgment for Plaintiff.
Chattahoochee Fertilizer Co. vs
Jim F. Usry—Suit on note. Verdict
and judgment for Plaintiff,
The State vs G. W. Dobbs, operat
ing automobile while under influence
of drugs or liquor; drunk in public
place; having ginger. Nol prossed
above three cases.
Bertha E. Wolf vs H. A. Price—
Suit on note. Judgment for Plaintiff.
The State vs Jesse Farmer—As
sault and Battery. Verdict, not
guilty.
The State vs Clemmie Reese—Vio
lation prohibition law. Verdict, guilty
and sentence 12 months or $400.
The State vs Snellings Norman—
Operating auto without owner’s con
sent. Plea; sentence S50 or 6 mos.
First National Bank vs Mrs. S. G.
Story—Suit on note. Verdict and
judgment for Plaintiff. Motion for
new trial by Defendant.
First National Bank vs A. D. Ad
kins—Suit on note. Verdict for
Plaintiff.
The State vs A. F. Adkins—Suit
for recovery of bond. Verdict for
defendant.
Easter Program at Bap
tist Sunday School.
There will be a special Easter
service at the Baptist Sunday school
next Sunday morning. All members
of the school are urged to be pres
ent. Visitors are cordially invited.
Guarantors of the Radcliffe Chau
tauqua will meet Friday afternoon
at six o’clock at the City Hall to con
fer with the advance representative
who is in town.
TENTH DISTRICT
SCHOOL MEET
Those who are representing Thom
son High School in the athletic
events at the Tenth District High
School Meet at Louisville today (Fri
day) are:
Allen Anchors, Randall Evans,
Louis Story, Ben Neal, Lou G. Har
din, Lloyd Smith:
The events entered are: 100 yard
dash; 200 yard dash; 440 yard dash;
half mile relay race; shot-put; high
jump; broad jump, and vaulting.
Those representing other depart
ments are:
Miss Ellie Ruth Lewis, recitation.
Miss Helen Perry, cooking.
Erbie Hunt, declamation.
Some of the party left Thomson
for Louisville Thursday afternoon so
as to be there in time for events
coming off in the morning. Others
left this morning, all being in high
spirits hopeful of bringing back at
least some of the honors.
The Methodist Revival
Starts Sunday
Morning.
At the Methodist church in Thom
son, next Sunday morning we open
our protracted services. Dr. B. F.
Fraser, pastor of St. James Augusta,
will lead this meeting. He is one of
the great evangelists of our Methodist
church and we are fortunate in secur
ing his services. Dr. Fraser will
reach us on Monday and remain with
us for two weeks. We cordially in
vite the Christian people of our city
to join with us in this meeting. Not
only the friends here, but through
out the county will find a hearty
welcome. We desire the sympathy,
prayers and personal work of all
Christians in this special effort to
bring men to Christ.
Your brother in Christ,
J. T. ROBINS.
NEW GLASS PUT IN.
The plate glass window at the
Thomson Bee Hive, that was smash
ed last week by an awning post dis
located by a car backing into it, has
been replaced, and the Bee Hive has
resumed its usual tidy e pearar.ce.
Washington, D. C., April 16.
TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES.
The treasury estimates the amount
of wholly tax exempt securities out
standing February 29, at $15,107,-
000,000. The gross amount of tax
exempt securities December 31, 1912,
was $5,554,000,000. This increased
to $9,506,000,000 December 31, 1918;
$13,652,000,000 December 31, 1922,
and $14,885,000,000 December 31,
1923.
THE FEDERAL TRADE.
There were 570 applications for
complaints pending before the Fed
eral Trade Commission. Thirty-five
were received last month, There
were 214 formal complaints pending
a month ago, and 20 were received in
March. The principal complaints
pertain to false and misleading ad
vertising. Other matters before the
Commission cover disarrangement of
competitors goods, misbranding, re
sale price maintenance, price-fixing,
lottery, bribery of customers’ em
ployes, etc.
The Trade Commission is investi
gating charges referred to it by Pres
ident Coolidge that the crude oil of
the country has been “cornered,” and
that there has been profiteering in
the sale of gasoline. Other investi
gations have covered the cottqn and
grain trade, commercial wheat flour
milling and the national wealth. The
Senate recently asked the Commis
sion to investigate the production,
distribution and sale of flour and
bread, but on account of lack of funds
this work has been deferred.
WILLARD DEFENDS ESCH-
CUMMINS ACT.
Daniel Willard, President of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, who
is regarded as one of the best minds
among railroad executives, has made
a vigorous defense of the rate-making
section of the Transportation act of
1920, before the Committee of the
United States Senate.
MELT THORIUM OXIDE.
Chemists at the U. S. Bureau of
Standards, have succeeded in melting
the most refractory substance known
to science—thorium oxide. It was
reduced finally at a temperature of
nearly 6,400 Fahrenheit. Thorium
oxide is used commercially in incand
escent gas mantles. Platinum melts
at a temperature of about 3,200 de
grees Fahrenheit and the melting
point of thorium was at least twice
as high.
MUST PROVE LOSSES IN RAIL
RATE CASES.
The United States Supreme Court
in an opinion by Justice McReynolds
held that shippers who were charged
higher rates for short hauls than the
published rates on long hauls on the
same railroad and in the same direc
tion can only recover such actual
damages as they can prove. Justice
McReynolds declared that the fact
that the rate for the longer haul was
lower than the rate for the short
haul would not of itself establish
which of the two was the unreason
able rate. The question reached the
court in four cases.
OBJECT TO “BOOTLEG” PAPER.
The American Paper and Pulp As
sociation declares that the continu
ation of miselassified importations of
paper from Europe is bringing in
“bootleg” paper, and the Association
will fight the continuance of it.
NEW CONDEMS POSTAL PAY
BILLS.
Postmaster General New condemns
as unwarranted the postal salary in
creases proposed In bills before Con
gress. Pending bills would increase
postal expenditures $150,000,000 a
year, he says. If any bill is passed
increasing salaries the revenues to
meet the increase must be raised by
increases in postage x-ates, Mr. New
declared.
PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY.
The average daily production of
electricity by public-utility power
plants in February exceeded all pre
vious x-ecords of output with a pro
duction of 168,300,000 kilowatt-hours
per day. Ba ed on the records of
output for January and February for
1922 and 1923, the production of olec-
ricity by public-utility power plants
or 1924 is apparently starting off
nder the same favoi’able conditions
which produced hte record outputs
of production in 1922 and 1923.
iiUoVLR IS HOPEFUL.
The State Department at Wash
ington disclaims that the reports of
the Dawes Commission are official,
and the only formal statement from
our own Government was by Secre
tary Hoover, who pointed out some
of the advantages to American trade
and farm production which would
follow if the plans led to a settlement
of European economic problems. In
the discussion in Washington it is
argued that the affairs of the 300,-
000,000 people of Europe must be
restored to full earning and peace
ful activities before American indus
try and American agriculture can
hope to gain the advantages of the
proper conditions of commerce with
European nations.
MOBILIZATION BILL HELD WAR
ANTIDOTE.
The Capper mobilization bill gives
the President authority to conscript
the national man power and mtaerial
resources. “It would be a notice to
the world,” Lieutenant Colonel Ray
mond Bridges, chief of the general
staff mobilization section, said, “that
every resource of this nation is im
mediately available for national de
fense. There is not a nation in the
world but would hesitate to arouse
INDUSTRIES OPPOSE RATE
PREFERENCE.
A number o f manufacturing inter
ests have been represented in hear
ings held in Washington concerning
preferential freight rates that will
give to American ships the benefit of
business turned over by x’ailroads at
the seaboard. Strangely enough a
j great many shippers show no interest
in the American Merchant Marine
and they are trying to perpetuate a
policy with the railroads that will
favor foreign ships simply because
the latter can carry freight cheaper
than our own boats which pay good
wages to seamen.
Calcium Arsenate At
12c a Pound.
The Geoi’gia State Board of Ento
mology has arranged with the Geor
gia Railroad to operate a peddler car
of calcium arsenate again this year.
A car will be sidetracked at Thomson
on Friday, April 25th, all day.
Cotton growers can secure any
amount from 100 pounds up, same
to be sold at the car for cash.
Detailed information will be given
at the car as to best method for con
trolling the boll weevil, together
with instructinos as to best use of
calcium arsenate.
MR, JYLES LOCKETT DIED WED
NESDAY IN KANSAS CITY.
From The Warrenton Clipper.
Mr. .Jyles Lockett died in the gov
ernment hospital at Kansas City
Wednesday morning and his remains
will be brought here for interment.
He was the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. S. Lockett, of Warren
ton, and on receipt of a telegram
Wednesday Mr. Lockett left for
Kansas City.
Jyles was a veteran of the World
War and his death was the result of
injuries x’eceived in the service of
his country in France. He had been
under treatment for these injuries
in various hospitals since the close
of the war, but his death was unex
pected and came as a sad and sudden
shock to his parents, brothers and
sisters, other relatives and many
friends.
The day of the funeral cannot be
announced at this time, as no word
had been received from Mr. Lockett
up to the time of this paper going
to press yesterday.
Our entire citizenship deeply sym-
thizes with the bereaved loved , ones.
Mr. Lockett had many friends in
Thomson and was a brother of Mr.
Leonard Lockett. The news of his
death brings sympathy from a large
circle here. It is thought the funeral
will be held in Warrenton Saturday.
DEATH OF MRS. LAVIGNO.
Mrs. Sarah E. Lavigno, of Bone-
ville, who resided with her son, Mr.
Lawson Lavigno, died Friday morn
ing, April 18th, at 6:40 o’clock after
an illness of a few days. She wa
76 years of age.
Mrs. Lavigno is survived by tW'
children, Mr. Lawson Lavigno, o
Boneville, and Mx\s. Zilpha E. Job
son, of Grovetown.
Funeral services will be held
urday at 2 P. M . and intermer,
be in the Bone die cemetery.
BOYS BARROW CLUB.
The number of boys and girls en
rolled in club woi'k are as follows:
Poultry Club, 58; Cotton Club, 28;
and Pig Club, 6. This gives us 95
club members for this year’s work.
There will be a big increase shortly
in pig club work. There were 25
boys at Dearing Wednesday who were
anxious to do their bit toward mar
keting a carload of fat barrows in
October. We should be able to do
this piece of work and profit thereby.
Most any boy could' select a March
barrow pig and grow him out to 165
or 200 pounds by October. Every
boy who can get hold of a pig should
do so at once and be present on sale
day with his pig. Let’s have an hun
dred members in our barrow club.
Some boys will have more than one
pig and every member has the priv
ilege of growing as many as he likes.
Join the pig club now.
SUNFLOWERS.
The sunflower is a plant with which
we are all familiar but few have ever
thought of using except for orna
mental purposes. It should receive
more attention, however, especially
from poultry producers. It is used
in Russia for food purposes, the seed
are parched and eaten as we do pea
nuts and the unrefined oil makes a
good salad dressing. It is grown for
silage for dairy and beef cattle in
Canada and out west. Our chief use
for sunflowers will be its seed in
poultry feed mixtures. If fed in July
and August it helps the moulting hen
to lose and replace her feathres fast
er and hence get her back to laying
earlier. The Giant Russian is the
best variety, the average yield of
seed per acre over a 16 year period
is 1453 lbs per acre.
Plant seed in 3 foot rows allowing
6 inches between hills, which will re
quire 7 lbs of seed to the acre. Fer
tilize and cultivate similar to corn.
The l’oots reach down into the sub
soil and it has been calculated that
(■he x-oots leave 2000 lbs of manure
per acre. Corn produces a better
crop after sunflowers. It might be
a good idea to plant a few rows of
sunflowei’s for the hens this summer.
The order for 155,000 potato slips
went in Wednesday. Did you foi’get
to mail in your check?
I have prices on all kinds of seed.
Let me help you buy.
Remember the chicken sale May
7th. We are guaranteeing 14,000
pounds, which assures us of maxi
mum prices. Do your bit.
These men have had their cow test
ed by a government expert and are
using and selling disease-free milk:
E. W. Reese, R. S. Neal, M. W. Farr,
D. A. Harrison, Artie McGahee, J.
T. Neal, Earl Printup, S. F. Mc
Gahee, Bill Reeves, Jim Baggott, J.
T. Neal, Jr. Are you sure that your
your milk supply is pure? Have
your cows tested for tuberculosis.
We want five more men to join
and make possible our corn club.
There are 45 members to date.
There will be a good picture show
at the Palace Theatre Saturday at 1
P. M., and all farmers are urged to
attend. It is absolutely free. The
same show at Dearing school Monday
night following. Come and bring
them all.
BANKRUPT SALE IN FULL
SWING.
The bankrupt stock of Myer Steine
is now being offered to the public at
greatly reduced prices. For the past
few days people have been availing
themselves of the bargains offered.
Elsewhere in The Progress will be
found the advertisement of this sale.
The promoters of the sale desire that
special attention be directed to the
splendid array of bargains therein.
The sale offers greater inducements
than at first announced, says Mr
Steine.
QUARTERLY MEETING.
The Second Quarterly Conference
the Mesena Circuit will be held at
VY ightsboro Saturday, April 19th
Yi c public is invited, but the official
nb'Ts aie urged to be present.
F :STER YOUNG, Jr., Pastor.
Windowless Art Museum
A windowless art museum will prob
ably soon be erected to avoid the de
structive elements of the sun.
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Mrs. Anna A. Heckle is dead. At
the age ot one hundred years, four
months and twenty-nine days, the
beloved old lady passed quietly away
at 11:30 Monday night. She died
at the residence of her son, George
Heckle, 2471 McDowell street, aft**’
a brief illness.
A lady of the old school and A
native of McDuffie county, Mr**
Heckle had for many years resided
with her son here. It was not until
several weeks ago that she com
plained of feeling ill and she had
been active until recently. On No
vember 15 th of last year a reception
was given in her honor at the homo
of Charles S. Bohler, and the Au
gusta Community Service, assisting
in. the celebration of Mrs. Heckle'*
one hundredth birthday, extended an
invitation to all women of more
than seventy years to participate.
Mrs. Heckle was born at Thomson,
Ga., November 15, 1823, and resided
in this section all her life. She wa*
connected with several prominent
Richmond county families, and lrt
addition to a wide circle of friend*
and admirers she leaves a long lino
of survivors to mourn her death.—
Augusta Chronicle.
Mrs. Heckle was the mother of
Mr. J. A. Heckle and the grand
mother of Mrs. J. G. Stovall. Though
life gave her a century of years tho
number of her surviving relatives 1*
small, there being only four grand
children and eleven great grand
children.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the Church of the Good
Shepherd Tuesday, April 15th, at 3
o’clock. The pallbearers and honor
ary pallbearers were nephews of th*
deceased.
Relatives and friends from Thom
son attending the funeral were Mr,
and Mrs. J. G. Stovall, Mr. J. A,
Heckle, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Had*-
way, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jordan, Mr*,
O. P. Hunt.
EASTER SERVICES
METHODIST CHURCH, SUNDAY,
APRIL 20TH, 11:30 A. M.
Pi’elude, “Andante Pastoral*/'
Alexis.
Voluntary, “Morning Is Breaking/ 1 '
Meredith.
Hymn, “All Hail the Power of
Jesus’ Name.”
Invocation.
Offertory, “The Master Stood 111
His Garden,” McGroushon.
Responsive Reading.
Hymn, “Hark, Ten Thousand
Harps and Voices.”
Sermon, “The Ressurrection,” ReV,
J. T. Robins.
Chorus, “He Arose.”
Doxology.
Postlude, “Hallelujah Chorus,"
Handel.
Sunday, 8 P. M.
Organ Prelude, “Even Song,” Rock
well.
Voluntary, (a) “Sing Praise,” Wil
son; (b) Bells of Victory; (c) "To
Life Awake.”
Hymn.
Invocation.
Offertory, “Hosanna,” Mr. C, V,
Curtis.
Scripture Lesson.
Anthem, “Oh, Glorious Hour."
Pageant, “The Son of God,” Read
er, Miss Annie Hadley.
Talk, Rev. J. T. Robins.
Anthem, “Hallelujah, Christ I*
Risen,” Lorens.
Announcements.
Benediction.
Postlude, “Allegro Pomposo,” Gul-
braith.
LOWER SHOW AND BAZAAR
FOR THOMSON.
A flower show will be held in
Thomson some time during the
month of November and a bazaar
will be held in connection with same,
Thomson grows more beautiful flow
ers than any other town in this sec
tion and we should let it be known.
Full announcement will be mad*
later and necessary information given
from time to time. Begin now to
have a full showing of fall flower*
and potted plants by November.
Look up new ideas in fancy work
and other bazaar material as these
will also be featured. It is intended
to have a creditable affair, lasting
tv*o or more days. L. M. F.
MRS. LULU FARMER,
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