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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1924.
The McDuffie Progress
fiJO Per Year In Advance.
H. S. NORRIS, Editor and Propr.
Entered at the Postoffice at Thorn*
Mn a» Second-class Mail Matter.
The McDuffie progress, tiiomson, ga.
Washington Letter.
By J. E. Jones.
Washington, D, C., May 29.
Water Power In The West..
Recent reports by the Geological
Survey show that the use of water
Obituaries, In Memorium, Cards of power in industry is not gaining on
EllWlks, Etc., are charged for at rate the steam plants. Now steam plants
§t 8 centa per line, with a minimum are largely maintained by the waste-
ot S5 centa.
BLAMES BOOTLEGGER.
Two young men of Gray, Ga., were
this week sentenced to pay the death
penalty by hanging, for a most hein
ous crime committed a few days ago. : power
They were given a speedy hearing ' lines have the complete bulge on all
ful use of coal, and coal is a diminish
ing natural resource. Water power
is an inexhaustible resource, and it
neither diminishes its usefulness nor
spoils its beauty to make it work.
Thoughtful students of the subject of
power production ' agree that water
and electrical transmission
to prcvnt enraged citizens from tak
ing the law in their own hands. One
Is 21 years of age, the other 25. In
the evidence brought out during the
trlsl it was said they had been drink
ing liquor prior to the deed. Surely,
they must have been drunk to have
outraged an old lady 82 years old.
The judge in sentencing the young
fellows, Baid that if he had the fellow
before him that sold the liquor to
them he would give him a life sent
ence. The responsibility for such
crimes should be laid at the door of
the party who makes them possible,
and such crimes as that mentioned
above are liable to create a sentiment
that will have telling effect.
RECKLESS DRIVING.
People who disregard the speed
laws are liable to get themselves in
trouble. It does not pay to trod
under foot the laws of God and man.
It takes a long time for this fact to
percolate through the bean of a good
many of us.
The roads and highways belong to
all the people alike, and can be used
without interference one with the
Other if we have the proper attitude
and respect for others’ rights. Then
If we do not, the law steps in and
there is trouble—the" one at fault
must pay the penalty. It is simply
a matter of proper respect for the
rights of others.
THE COLUMBIA SENTINEL.
The first issue of the Columbia
jBentinel as a local paper was receiv
ed at this office this week. It is a
neat, clean, conservative publication.
The publishers, Messrs. Claud and
Harold Birchmore and C. E. Atkin-
aon, are well known in newspaper
Circles in East Georgia.
The Progress wishes them success
In their venture, and feels sure that
through friendly cooperation and ef
fort much good can be accomplished
for Thomson and McDuffie county.
TO TREAT THOMSON’S STREETS.
Soon a test will be made of a ma
terial for laying the dust on the
etreets of Thomson. The citizens
will gladly welcome a remedy for the
dust nuisance. As soon as the test
is made, and if it proves satisfac
tory, it will be put on all th" streets
where necessary, and where the prop
erty owners want it. It is thought
it can be done at very l-'H.le cos' to
t >roperty owners, "11 will be amy
ous to have the dust question set
tled.
NAVAL OUTLAY.
An effort is being made to secure
appropriations for n naval outlay
amounting to §150,000,000. The
claim is made that our navy has
dropped backwards since the war.
This statement is disputed by some
members of Congress, who claim that
we have maintained the ratio agreed
Upon at the Washington Conference.
The charge is made that there is
propaganda going on to increase
naval armament in the United States.
CLIMBING PLATFORMS.
Church conferences, industrial,
financial, social and political bodies
are planning planks for the political
platforms of the two great political
parties. But the topmost chiefs of
these parties will do the real plat
form writing this year.
VACATION BIBLE TRAINING
SCHOOLS TO OPEN MAY 30.
The first training school for Vaca
tion Bible School teachers in Georgia
this year, will open in Augusta on
may 80th, others being held in La-
Grange, Albany, Thoinasville, Macon,
and Columbus, and the final school in
Atlanta on June 13th and 14th.
In 1901 there were six Vacation
Bible Schools in the United States;
in 1911, 102; in 1921, 2,540; in 1922,
5,000 and in 1923, 9,000. In 1921
Georgia had three of these schools;
in 1923, 23; and an enormous increase
is indicated this year. Last year
there were fifteen schools in Atlanta,
the outstanding one having been held
in Decatur. Many of the teachers
gave their time without salary to this
work, the idea of which is to employ
the time of school children during
vacation, in ways that will add t( i
their happiness and health. Recre
ation is an important part of the pro
gram; the children are taught basket
ry and handwork of various kinds;
and last year, when the schools were
closed at the end of the five-week
S sriod, the children begged for more
me.
The training of children in useful
arts, especially children from crowd
ed environments, is of great import
ance, and the fact that the children
in these schools actually like to study,
is of a great help to the teachers in
the public schools. Ordinanily, school
children coming back to school from
vacation are something of a problem,
and the Vacation Schools plan to help
this condition.
The average Sunday school gives
less than 26 hours actual teaching
of Bible reading in a year and the
Vacation Schools supplement this
limited training.
Teach Domestic Service
Instruction In domestic service in all
elementary schools for every girl be
tween the ages of twelve and fourteen
is recommended by a special eoimhis-
slon appointed by the British govern
ment to Investigate domestic service
conditions in England.
arguments concerning this vital sub
ject.
What is perhaps the largest hydro
electric construction in progress in
the world is the Big Creek-San
Joaquim River development by the
Southern California Edison Company.
Here is a concern that had an invest
ment of $600 in 1888, a9d the com
pany is spending $375,000,000 this
year on the above project. Last year
the organization brought into service
130,000 horse power of hydro-electric
energy in the above project. Four
hundred thousand customers are be
ing served by the Southern California
Edison Company, and the story of
what brains, water and electricity
have done fo rthe “winning of the
West” in Southern California takes
first place in the record of pioneering
for civilization.
When water power stories arc
written one naturally thinks of the
Colorado River—of the Boulder Can
yon site—and of the dream that it
was promised would come true when
Secretary Hoover battled for the
“treaty” by which seven sovereign
States were to divide the use of the
Colorado River, and start the scenic
old River to work for the progress of
humanity. But there’s little doing on
the Colorado, and the political block
ade has extended so that it includes
the operation of the Federal Power
Commission. It took the Commis
sion nearly twenty years to “get
born,” and now that it is in existance
it seems to find it hard to get out of
its rompers. By harnessing the
Colorado River there could be re
claimed something like four million
acres of land that is now mostly
desert. Six million horse power of
energy is ready to go into harness.
Why, Franklin K. Lane had the vision
when he was Secretary of Interior,
to move for the reclamation of the
Colorado River regions in the inter
ests of men serving at the time in
the World War. His scheme was a
genuine “bonus” Jhat would have
built: a new Empire and avoided the
program consummated in Congress
the other day.
The achievements of private hydro
electric enterprises in California
furnish a wonderful page in the in
dustrial history of the State. But in
a way the failures of the Government
in its share in power development is
magnified by the “blocade of power”
on the Colorado River. The feasi
bility of the Boulder dam may be in
question. But the river has been
there since the beginning of eternity,
and the location of the power and
storage sites are matters that should
bo definitely settled.
Perhaps the day may come when
the Government and the power com
panies will trust one another. There
has been so' much loot of the land,
timber, mineral, oils, and other natur
al resources of the nation, that it is
little wonder that there is tardy de
velopment in places where the uten
sils of progress should be speeded up.
It is useless to assert that the Gov
ernment is alone to blame for delays,
as there are plenty of financial in
terests just as stupid ns the political
interests that they rail at. It is to
the everlasting glory of the State of
California that it is forging ahead;
and evidently a clean job is being
accomplished in hydro-electric de
velopment.
The President And Congress.
Congress has overridden the Presi
dent’s veto of the bonus bill, and
changed the principles of the Treas
ury plan with reference to the tax
revision bill, and flaunted the Admin
istration wishes regarding Japanese
exclusion, in a way that indicates that
the Executive and Legislative branch
es of the Government are as separate
and distinct as the Republicans ad
vocated during the Wilson regime
that they should be. The old slogan
about “standing by the President”
does not seem to be in operation—at
least as a peace-time practice. The
President has been deserted by the
intimate, legislative chiefs of his
party, over whom he is naturally ex
pected to retain leadership. A few
years ago this would have been look
ed upon as a repudiation of the Presi
dent. But in the new order of affairs
there is no such conclusion. The
President goes on his way, and no one
is disturbed about the defeat he has
sustained at the hands of Congress.
Independent of the direct issues in
volved the general impression exists
in Washington that President Cool-
idge has even gained prestige
through these little bouts with the
men on Capitol hill. Naturally he
has felt personal disappointment over
his losses, but the public has watched
the game with a growing conviction
that the President has been loyal to
his own convictions, and has not
allowed Congress to bend him to its
will, or to the adoption of what he
has regarded as a case of following
political expediency. It is recalled
that former presidents usually gained
in popularity with the people when
they quarreled most with Congress.
The World Court.
Conferences between the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Senate,
headed by Senator Lodge, and Presi
dent Coolidge, have been taking place.
There are three proposals before the
Commerce in favor of entry by the
United States into World Court. Of
these it may be fairly said that the
Hardiug-Hughes suggestion is most
generally in favor. Only through
bi-partisan support would it be pos
sible to adopt this legislation at the
present session of Congress. En
thusiastic sponsors of the World
Court would like to make such con
nections, but the difficulty of getting
such an agreement in the obstreper
ous Senate seems almost insurmount
able in the short time that is left in
the present session. With so much
remaining yet to be done the most
optimistic World Court advocate will
hardly be able to figure out any way
to secure speedy action, particularly
in view of .the condition that each
principal political party, and perhaos
the “little parties” that operate
factions and blocs, would want to
assure themselves of the principal
credit before the passage of thr
necessary act by the Senate.
A Recess In Politics.
Despite the nearness of the nation
al political conventions there has bee
less talk about politics in Washing
ton during the past two or thro,
weeks than at any time since las
Fall. The Republican nomination i
certain to go to President Coolidg-
and the field is pitted against Mi
McAdoo for the Democratic nornina
tion. The “third-party-ties” have
not been much in evidence of lat
and unless Senator LaFollette “say
the word” there isn’t going to be an-
third party. The Senator is said t
be like Barkis, when the latter wa
winnin’. But besides that he is i
poor health, and too old to lead a for
lorn hope. At present no one know-
just where the astute political states
man from Wisconsin will lead hi
faithful band of followers, but if h
remains true to his political prac
tices of a life-time he will not be
found as a candidate of a “third-
party.”
Prohibition Grows.
Slowly but steadily the Federal
Prohibition Enforcement officials are
gaining on the bootleggers, the speak
easies, and the independent citizens
who “will not allow their personal
liberties to be abridged.” The official
reports are most encouraging, and
there has been more support given
the enforcement officers during the
past few weeks than at any former
time since the passage of the law.
The Government officials are confident
that they will make the Nation dry
in a few years.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE
BANKERS MEETING.
Following are the resolutions ad
opted by the Resolutions Committee
of the Georgia Bankers Association
in Augusta at its meeting in April:
Whereas, there has been brought
to the attention of this Convention in
a very forceful manner the splendid
work that is being done by the State
College of Agriculture among the
boys and girls of the state;
Therefore, be it resoluved by the
Convention that we express to Miss
Lois P. Dowdle and to Mr. G. V. Cun
ningham of the College of Agricul
ture, our thanks for the demonstra
tions given us; under their direction,
of this splendid work with our young
people.
Be it further resolved that the sum
of $100.00 is hereby voted by this
Association to be used by Miss Dow
dle in helping to defray the expenses
of the girls attending these conven
tions and that the sum of $100.00 is
also appropriated from the funds of
this Association to be used by Mi - .
Cunningham in like manner for the
benefit of the boys.
Be it further resolved that this
Convention keenly appreciates the
fact that there are among the boys
and girls of this State many children
who are unable to meet the expenses
of a college education, yet whose
work in the hoys’ and girls’ clubs of
this State has demonstrated their
splendid qualification for leadership.
With the desire to heartily endorse
this great work of the College of Ag
riculture as carried on by Miss Dow
dle and Mr. Cunningham, and to evi
dence our faith in the children of this
State, be it further resolved that the
sum of one thousand dollars ($1000)
be and is hereby appropriated every
year from the funds of this Associa
tion to be used as a Loan Fund under
such terms ns the Executive Council
of this Association may determine
after conference with Miss Dowdle
and Mr. Cunningham. This appropri
ation of one thousand dollars shall
be used as above set forth as a loan
fund for boys and girls of of the
clubs now being directed by the Col
lege of Agriculture and shall be di
vided into two equal parts of five
hundred dollars ($500) each to be
converted into two separate funds.
The Treasurer of the Association
is hereby instructed to pay into those
two funds five hundred dollars each
and every year until this authoriza
tion is rescinded, that in the years
to come this loan fund may assume
such proportions that it will be a big
factor in helping the deserving boys
and girls of this State.
SOCIAL-PERSONAL
NEWS
PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Jessie Porter has completed
the nurses training course at the
Children’s Ifosnital in Augusta re
ceiving her diploma Wednesday night.
A party attending the graduating ex-
(rcises leaving here Wednesday af
ternoon were Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Porter and family, Mrs. P. S. Knox,
Mrs. G. D. HillD, of Girard.
* * *
Mrs. J. S. Branham and children,
of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. A.
D. Watson, of Orangeburg, S. C„
are guests at the home of their moth-
■r, Mrs. Jennie Usry.
* * *
Mr. Joe Usry has returned from
Georgia Tech to spend the summer
at the home of his mother, Mrs.
T ennie Usry.
* * *
Miss Nellie Fay Camp, of Law-
-enceville, came Wednesday to spend
some time with Mrs. Guy Sammon
and to be with her little niece, Ruth
Gammon, who is recovering from
complications following an illness
contracted in February.
♦ * *
Mrs. W. J. Perry has returned from
Edgefield. S. C., where she visited
her daughter, Mrs. M. B. Tucker.
* * *
The Sunday school rally at New
Gilead Sunday was attended by a
number of Thomson people. Rev. J.
T. Robins delivered the sermon and
members of the choir from the Meth
odist church assisted with the music.
* * *
Miss Sarah Shields is at home
from Wesleyan for the summer.
* * *
Mrs. Lucy Morris and Mrs. Lou
Morris have returned from a tour
through Florida.
* * *
Miss Virginia Price has as her
guest Miss Irene Cantrell, of West
Point, Miss.
* * *
The Methodist congregation had
the pleasure of hearing Dr. Chas. O.
Jones, Superintendent of the Anti-
Saloon League at the morning hour
of worship.
* * *
Mrs. George Harpstrite, of Car
lisle, Ark., and Mrs Harry Wilson and
children of Augusta, were guests of j
Mrs. F. N. Ware this week.
* * *
Miss Lilia Montgomery and Miss
Gladys Cliatt were at home for the
week-end returning Monday to the
closing days of their schools in Rich
mond county.
* * *
Mrs. George Dewey Hillis, of
Girard, is at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Porter, coming to
attend the graduation exercises of
her sisters, .Miss Ruth Porter who is
one of the High School graduates
and of Miss Jessie Porter at the
Children’s Hospital in Augusta.
* * *
Miss Eleanor McMannon has re
turned from Woodbury school to
spend vacation.
* * •.*»
Mrs. Lucy Rivers had as guests
Wednesday, Mrs. Fred Howard, of
Dearing, and Mrs. Fred Smith, of
Atlanta.
* * *
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Broome sympathize with them in the
illness of their little daughter, Mary.
♦ * *
Mr. and Mrs. Foy Boone, of Macon,
spent Wednesday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Stevens Hadaway, stopping over
enroute home from their wedding
frip through Florida.
$100.00 In Cash Given
Away Absolutely
Free.
DUPLICATE NUMBERED COUPONS
GIVEN WITH EACH PURCHASE
OF $1.00 BEGINNING JUNE 1.
Drawing on July 1st, at 11 o’clock A. M.
To customer who holds duplicate to
first number drawn will be given $50.00
cash; to customer who holds duplicate to
second number drawn will be given $25
cash; to customer who holds duplicate
to third number drawn will be given $15
cash, and to customer who holds dupli
cate to fourth number drawn will be
given $10 cash.
If customers who hold lucky num
bers are not present at drawing to claim
the prizes, other numbers will be drawn.
It will not cost you a cent extra to
participate in this plan in winning some
good cash money. Trade at Hadaway’s,
Thomson Drug Co., and Racket Store,
get your duplicate coupons and deposit
in sealed box at Hadaway’s Store, and
on July 1st at 11 o’clock be on hand and
carry away a prize of $50, $25, $15 or $10
absolutely free.
Be sure and call for coupons at Had-
away’s, Thomson Drug Co., and Racket
Store. Prices and quality guaranteed.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE.
SALEM NEWS,
By Cutie.
There will be services here Sunday
morning at ten o’clock. Everyone is
cordially invited to come.
Mr. ana Mrs. R. T. May and chil
dren spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Gertrude McCorkle and Mrs.
Dozier Rogers.
Mrs. J. O. May spent a while with
Mrs. R. T. May Wednesday morning.
Miss Nina McCorkle spent Sunday
with Misses Miriam and Marie Smith.
Mrs. Gertrude McCorkle and Mrs.
Dozier Rogers spent a while with
Mrs. Curtis Dunaway and Mrs. W.
M. Rogers Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. J. O. May visited Mrs. Waller
one day last week. .■
Mrs. G. W. May, who has been
spenhing some time with her daugh
ter, Mrs. A. L. Ivey, of Tignaii, is
expected to return home Saturday or
Sunday.
Master Floyd McCorkle spent Sun
day with Messrs. Boyd and Glove'-
Smith.
Mr. E. W. Rhoden and Mr. Watson
Rhoden spent several nights at the
nome of Mr. Will Smith this week.
Mrs. Gertrude McCorkle, Truman
md Floyd McCorkle spent Wedn.es-
:ay morning in town.
NOTICE, CLUB MEMBERS.
The fiscal year of the Woman’s
Club closes May 31st, and of course
books must be closed. There are
some members still unpaid, who we
feel sure have just overlooked this
matter. Won’t you pay up at once
and help out our treasury? Miss
Rubie Willingham will be glad to ac
cept dues and can be found at Thom
son Mercantile Co.
MRS. R. M. STOCKTON,
President Woman’s Club.
$100.00 in cash will be
given away. Inquire at
Hadaway’s Store.
Mason Says Indians Were
First Good Roads’ Touts
The good roads movement in the
Americas had its Inceptkn at least
500 years ago among the Indians of
Columbia, Dr. J. Alden Mason, arche
ologist attached to the Field museum
here, has found.
Long before white people had any
thoughts about the two American con
tinents, the Indians of Colombia were
walking on stone paved streets, ac
cording to Dr. Mason, reporting on his
recent visit to the country.
“And at that time the road builders
had some other object In view than
those of today. Instead of building
streets to keep their feet dry, the
natives are said to have been inspired
in all probability by a desire to keep
off ticks, minute insects, which Infest
tire territory.”
Benefits of Good Roads
Reach Whole Community
The value of good ronds is not to
the tourist from out of the state, nor
to the tourist in the state anything
like it is to the people who live along
that road, who use it daily to get to
market, to reach the community school
or to visit other communities on busi
ness or pleasure. Given a good road
to church and to school, and a whole
community receives the blessings from
it.—Anniston Star.
We have just completed our new storage place
on the rear of the lot formerly owned by S. G.
Story. In this building we have installed an up
to date wash Rack and are prepared to take care
of your car washing; also, to store your car for a
small fee.
We cordially invite you to call and inspect this
new branch of our service.
THOMSON MERCANTILE MOTOR CO.
Georgia and Florida Ry. Passenger Schedule
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 11th, 1923.
THROUGH DAILY PULLMAN SERVICE BETWEEN AUGUSTA AND
JACKSONVILLE ON THE BON-AIR SPECIAL.
DIRECT CONNECTION MADE AT JACKSONVILLE WITH SEABOARD
AIR LINE, ATLANTIC COAST LINE ANI) FLORIDA EAST
COAST, FOR ALL FLORIDA POINTS.
DIRECT CONNECTION MADE AT AUGUSTA FOR RICHMOND,
WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK.
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