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tcA' v Ihe If cSnffie c,v'V JLUME XXV. THOMSON, McDUFFIE COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1924. NUMBER 25. TEST IS MADE OF DUST PREVENTIVE A test was made this week of a dust preventive known as Dow Flake ed several ordinances that will prove Mr. H. S. Norris ordered the material COUNCIL ADOPTS SOME GOOD LAWS The DIGEST City Council Tuesday night adopt- pni r Jft? hin *ton, D - C., June 12. I TEACHING FRENCH BY RADIO. , POLITICS. V. Harrison-Berlitz, of the Berlitz From now on until November the i School of Languages, was in Paris a ,.,'”..‘'1 " u " year or two ago, and he found that the English language was being taught by radio broadcast from the Eiffel Tower. If English is taught by radio in France, why ought not French be taught by radio in the United States, asked Mr. Harrison- Berlitz. When he came back to New York he began to broadcast French lessons to the American public, and now one night each week a vast, in visible class takes its French lesson by radio, with the best instruction that can be given them by the world’s greatest school of languages. Thus, another of the triumphs of the air is being recorded in not only the in struction of French to American au diences, but likewise in the larger significance of more closely cement ing these races which speak different tongues. and Mayor McCommons had the of benefit to the citizens of Thom- principal affairs of politicians will be street department spread it on in son. | politics. Congress shuts up shop front of his house on Jackson street.! One of the ordinances is for the earlier tha P is customary, and many From all appearances this will have protection of the c izens against U First °The Adrnijvi«tr^Hnn' headed the desired results in preventing mad dogs, and it is prescribed that n v President Coolidtre pqnn J n t r r>l dust. It showed up fine on the street ! ownev „ of mint have their fWs 7? Fi esident Coolidge, cannot control where it was used and it is claimed ° w a ?i \ a d s Congress. The lack of party unity dust settled for theZ -11°^!“^“' » CT "? ->». » impossible for the Republi- will keep the dust settled for the bal ance of the season with another light application in four to six weeks. There are others in Thomson who suffer from dust and no doubt will want to use this material. Mayor McCommons says he is ready to co operate with citizens on the dusty streets if they will get together and make it possible. This no doubt could be done in the form of a petition signed by the citizens interested. It appears that the best way to order the material is in carload lots. Mayor McCommons will be glad to confer with any who want to use it. The effects of the material can be seen on Jackson street. and produce certificate for same. A A Treat For Progress Readers. Readers of The Progress have a treat in store for them. This week a coupon appears in The Progress entitling every reader to a delicious free drink of Chero-Cola, the popular beverage. This treat is made through special arrangement with the Thomson Chero-Cola Bottling Company, bot tlers of Chero-Cola in this city. All you have to do is clip one coupon and take it to the nearest dealer. This offer is a sure-enough treat in every sense of the word. You do not even have to sign your name to the coupon. Just clip and use it and enjoy your self. That’s all. DEARING NEWS (By Regular Correspondent.) The Methodists held their regular services at the church Sunday morn ing and night. Mr. Marcus Culpepper had the mis fortune of losing a good mule last week. Miss Ervena Harrison was the guest of Misses Ollie and Noami Lavigno at Boneville during the week end. Mrs. R. B. Morgan entertained the young people of Dearing with a prom party last Friday night. Guests from Harlem and Wrens were present. Everyone reported an enjoyable even ing. Messrs. G. F. Rodgers, Artie and Roscoe McGahee were in Augusta Saturday. Mrs. J. M., Misses Mary and Janie and Mr. Rufus McGahee spent Sun day at the home of Mr. W. M. Mc Gahee. Mrs. Fred Howard and little daugh ter, Virginia Rivers, are in Spartan burg this week the guests of Mrs. Roy Cliatt. Mr. James Howard has returned from Athens where he had been a student in the University of Georgia. Mesdames R. R. and D. A. Harrison and Miss Ervena Harrison were in Thomson Tuesday. e ceiuncaie ior same a cans to secure the kjnd of i egislation fee oi one dollar will be charged by the country expec t s f rom them, the city for badge after the dog has Thoy have taken the ition that been inoculated. Dogs without a « it - 9 no u since the H opposition ig badge will not be allowed within the ' powerful enough to prevent an “Ad- ^ynnuts. ministration policy” from succeeding. The value of this law will be read- , Second. Even the “regular Repub- dy appreciated when it is realized li canS ” do not ungrudgingly support that dogs allowed within the city , White House policies, as is shown by limits are to be mummed from the votes in defiance of President Cool- rabies. Heretofore when a dog was idge’s appeals and vetoes. Even the detected with rabies it almost always tax bill called forth a bitter protest occurred that someone had been bit- f rom the President ten before it was detected, or num- j Third . T he Congress as a whole bers of other dogs had been bitten ! vvaa doubtless earnest in its general and the infection had been scattered desire for farm-relief legislation, but broadcast Thus the new law is in in view of t he failure of such law- the line of a preventative from such occurrences. Another ordinance passed is that making in past years, there was an absence of faith in any of the sug- ,, ... . , gestions contained in the bill. There- all persons selling milk within the i f ore Congress said: “What’s the city limits must have their cows sub- l U se?” The McNary-IIaugen bill was jected to the tubercular test. It is j deserted in consequence ordained that those selling milk must | Fourth. The Democrats had their have certificate showing that their! day of satisfaction out of investi- cows have been tested. These tests, | gations that showed ‘‘scandalous it is understood, will be made at in-1 doings” on the part of Cabinet offi- tervals in order that ail cows coming ; c j a i s and other big Republicans. In- mto milk from time to time will have j forest subsided in these “orgies” been tested. Tests were made in Me- when the investigators failed to find Durhe county recently and no cows showed infection, but those who offer milk for sale would do well^ to preserve their certificates. An ordinance regulating the speed and parking of automobiles was also a new head for the block every few days. Senator Heflin and a few other noisy Democrats created the unfortu nate impiession that the whole theory of their party in the investigations , . , , . ,, was prompted by a desire to secure dopted. This ordinance will be found : political advantages. The Republi- in another place in this issue of The Progress. A Card Of Thanks To Our Employers. We appreciate the effort you have made in securing the co-operation of most of the business houses of all kind of Thomson in giving us a half holiday each Thursday afternoon dur ing June, July and August. We take this method of thanging you for your loyalty to us, and sin cerely hope the citizens of this town and surrounding territory will do their trading Thursday morning and help us maintain this holiday. J. H. Morgan, Anese Davey, E. G. Wade, S. M. Turner, H. L. Turner, Jr., Ruth Scott, J. S. Boyd, Jr., A. L. McLean, R. L. Smith, J. B. Fuller, A. B. Houston, J. A. Scott, H. C. Perry, Roy Ashley, Hoyt Gunby, E. A. Woodruff, H. T. Mobley, Rubie Willingham, W. D. Hunt, Sr., Clay ton Goolsby, Winton Gunby, C. L. Bussey, II. F. Gunby, Alma Rabun, Mattie Dorsey, O. M. Gerald, Bennie Thompson, Sam Paim, Agnes Dorsey, Mrs. J. T. Rogers, W. S. Shields, Eleanor Johnson, J. T. Pate, L. S. Lockett, Rubie McCorkle, Idelle Bailey, M. W. Moseley, W. T. Ed monds, R. S. Hadaway, Emmie Young, Ruby Harrison, A. B. Morris. ANNOUNCEMENT BY T. R. ROSE Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Georgia. All individual taxpayers will be i given the benefit of the 25 per cent . . i reduction of Income Taxes payable Mrs. J. P. Harris visited friends in during 1924 determining the amount Macon last week. Miss Louise Bradshaw .is visiting friends in Albany. Little Joe Clarke has been sick several days this week. Mr. James Parker is at work in Mayfield. We regret to report that Mr. C. C. Culpepper, who has been in bad health for some time is not improving at this writing. Marion, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. James, is reported on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Haywood had as their guest Wednesday Rev. Odum Clarke. Mrs. J. M. McGahee has had as her guest this week her mother, Mrs. Jane Smith, of Dodge county. The Methodist ladies held their monthly Missionary i meeting Wed nesday afternoon. Dr. H. S. Murray, a famous lecturer of New York City, will arrive here Friday morning and will give a lec ture at Iron Hill church Friday night to be paid as the Juno 15th install ment. If one-fourth of the total tax re ported was paid at the time the re turn was filed, the June 15th install ment will be only one-half of the amount paid when the return was filed. As an example, if the total liability was S100 and $25 being paid at the time the return was filed, the amount of the June installment will be $12.50. The correct tax liability being reduied from $100 to $75 and $25 having been paid, it is only neces sary that the amount of the June in stallment be sufficient to cover one- half of the total amount due for the year. If three-fourths of the total amount of tax reported to be due was paid at the time of filing the return, no further payment will be due. If one-half of the total teix report ed to be due was paid when the re turn was filed, no payment will be due until September. can spell-binders hit back vigorously, and the public tired of it all, and im patiently accepted the newspaper claim that Congress was wasting its time, and that the Courts should wash the rest of the linen. Fifth. Thu Democrats have .not been able to secure any legislation on their own account. Of course they scored slightly on the bonus and tax bill, but that gave them small com fort. They were ready to go home when the adjournment vote came. Sixth. The progressive Republi cans and Farm-Laborites reached the point where they felt that the country might accept their claim that both old parties were impotent, and not to be trusted. Legislation of the kind they wanted, such as farm-relief and railroad revision, was out of the question, any how. So they conclud ed, too: “What’s the use staying in Washington.” Seventh. TRe political end of the Federal government is in a deadlock, and unable to function in the interests of the people. The credit for what has been accomplished in Congress will be claimed by Republicans, Dem ocrats, and Progressives. But above this will sound the recriminations of them all—each blaming the other for “a do-nothing Congress.” That’s the brass tacks of it all. As a result many politicians will hardly have a Chinaman’s chance when they attempt to explain their failures. THE FAILURE OF PARTY CONTROL. Excuses are endless to explain the failure of party control in Washing ton. This party control wavered under Taft; restored itself and then rode almost to a fall under Wilson; reappeared as a positive force to aid. Harding, and finally smashed com pletely under Coolidge. Why? First. Was it the weakness of President Coolidge? No. The only serious charge in that direction is that he has failed to make the World Court a major issue. Nevertheless, he is stronger, to every appearance, than his party; more popular than Congress, or any faction of it, in either Senate or House. Second. Is steong leadership lack ing in Congress? No. The average is as high as at any time during re cent years. The answer seems to lie in the fact that direct primaries have destroyed party organization. The old national “machine” that made men vote its will in Congress has lost its punch. The “cracker” has been lost off the party whip. Senators and Repre- senatives have reached the conclusion that their political fortunes are in In the event the entire amount of tHeir own custody, and nowadays they tax reported to be due was paid at the time the return was filed, the on “The Church at War—Nations overpayment of 25 per cent will be Divided.” refunded as soon as it is physically — possible to do so. In the meantime CAN SELL POTATO SLIPS. it will not be necessary that any claim There are a few farmers who could for refund be filed or any other action easily sell a few potato slips at this taken by the taxpayer, time. Wednesday a farmer wrote a ' card to the county agent saying that he could spare a few plants. In an hour after the card was received a purchaser had been found and bought 3500 plants from the farmer at $1.90 per M. Farmers who have a surplus can often sell them in the county at a good price by notifying the agent. MISS HATTIE RUTH SWANN HONOR GUEST. Mrs. O. P. Hunt entertained today at a spend-the-day party in honor of Miss Hattie Ruth Swann, a charming bride-elecT of Tuesday. MOONLIGHT PICNIC. A moonlight picnic at Smith’s pond RECEIVES PH. D. DEGREE. The many friends and admirers here of Miss Florence Brinkley, daughter of Mrs, L. D. Brinkley, of Jewell, are speaking in very com plimentary terms of her recent ac complishment, that of having con ferred upon her the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Yale where she has been studying the past year. Many teachers are delighted that she will be among the distinguished educators that have been enlisted by the Geor gia State College at Milledgeville to give lecture courses during the sum mer school term. Mr. Loflin Smalley, of Young Har- will be an enjoyable event of this ; ris College, is at home, for the sum evening, at which about twelve mer vacation. He has as his guest, couples will be present. Mr. John Sewell, of Atlanta. play ball with the votes in their own States. This condition will doubtless continue until such time as some political party again returns an over whelming majority of its members to control of the National Government. Even then it will need enough of a surplus to take up the slack of dis affection. LUMBER PRICES. The Department of Commerce issues detailed lumber prices data at frequent intervals. Average mill prices per thousand board feet for first and second hardwood lumber at mills located principally in Wisconsin and Washington were $105.50 in 1922; $112.07 in 1923 and for the month of April, 1924, $108. Unselected birch first and seconds averaged $08.20 in 1919; $141.04 in 1920; $125.08 in 1923, and for April, 1924, $123.60. Hard maple averaged $69.15 in 1919; $115.- 80 in 1920; $78.59 in 1922, and for April of this year, $98.25. Secretary of Commerce Hoover recently com plimented the lumber industry as being clean-handed in its relation with the public. CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT. The proposed child labor amend ment to the Constitution of the Unit ed States will empower the Federal government, to limit, regulate or prohibit the labor of children under eighteen years of age. THE AMERICAN CHILD. According to the National Child Labor Committee there were in 1904, forty-seven States that allowed chil dren of fourteen to work nine, ten, eleven or twelve hours a day, and in many States night work was common. Extensive lists of occupations in which children were employed were entirely outside the scope of State laws or local ordinances, and the numbers of child laborers had become so great as to cause national alarm. The Committee says that in North Carolina children of fourteen may now be legally employed eleven hours a day and in Georgia boys of twelve and girls of fourteen may be employ ed without violation of law. A num ber of States still practice the dis- ingenous policy of passing very gohd child labor laws and then starving the official department by inadequate appropriations so that enforcement of the law becomes impossible. SHORT TERM BORROWING. Short term borrowing is always a dangerous expident when availed of for capital expenditures, says Mortimer L. Schiff, the prominent New York banker. According to Mr Schiff “bank loans and other forms of short-time credit should be utiliz ed for the financing of operations and transactions, which are self-liquidat ing in character before the maturity of such loans. That is the basic theory of the Federal Reserve Act, but notwithstanding the strictness of their regulations, it is almost impos sible for the Reserve Banks to en force the observance of the spirit, as well as of the letter of the law. As a matter of fact, it is often very difficult, to say the least, for the banker himself to determine what use his customer is going to make of the credit extended to him.” MUSCLE SHOALS. Ford has lost Muscle Shoals. His “offer” has been considered on its merits, and only a small minority of men in Congress have a favorable word for it. Consideration of Mus cle Shoals has been postponed until December. In the meantime the Government is going right ahead with the contention that the construction work on the Tennessee River is up to Uncle Sam. Only the question of operation of the giant power units is left for determination in the future. SOME GAINS OF THE TAX PAYERS. The following are changes ordered in the income taxes: A 25 per cent reduction on taxes payable this year. General revision of both the normal and surtax rates, amounting to a 50 per cent cut on taxes levied against incomes of $8,000 and under. An additional reduction of 25 per cent which may be made on’ earned in comes. For purposes of this reduc tion all incomes of $5,000 and under are defined as earned. The cut may be made only on incomes up to $10,- 000. Exemption for heads of fami lies with incomes of $5,000 and over is increased from $2,000 to $2,500, the same as now allowed heads of families with incomes of $5,000 and under. No change is made in the present law allowing an exemption of $1,000 for single persons. jSAVANNAH PARTY WILL STOP HERE A party consisting of 100 represen tative Savannah citizens will stop over in Thomson long enough to say “Howdy” and get acquainted with our officials and Chamber of Commerce. The party will arrive next Monday afternoon at 12:20, departing at 12:45 P. M. Mayor McCommons and the Chamber of Commerce are arranging a little entertainment for the tourists. Mr. Gordon Saussy is chairman of the committee of arrangements for the tourists, and will doubtless be the spokesman on this occasion. The party will be accompanied by the United States Marine Band and will discourse music on their stop in Thomson. This tour is being made in the in terest of a project the Savannahians have on foot—of which they will make mention while here. This trip is to take exactly six days beginning Monday, after midnight, June 16th, and ending Saturday, June THOMSON TO HOLD NEXT CHICKEN SALEjNSEPT. Thomson will hold its fifth chicken sale in September. The date will be announced through the columns of this paper. It might be well, due to the atti- tude a few took toward the last cur f to remind the farmers of the good wrought by these chicken sales. The chicken car is brought to* Thomson monthly in order to afford the farmers a good market for all of their poultry. Our local market will buy a few chickens at high prices on chicken sale day, but they cannot buy all the farmer has to sell at car prices, else the car would not prove necessary and they would sure* ly get the bid. Bidding above market price for A few chickens tends to dissatisfy the farmer with market price, and if continued will wreck the farmer'* ?v^l t ’arr t iv 7 e :3 hUe. M - ^e for all hi* In those six days exactly twenty- ahe ad and realizethT whence f£l£ nahians, beginning with Augusta and , drop to \ Qc eac hfor hens^fr'yeVto winding up around the circle with 36 P roogters no sale a s before the Jesup. There will be something! advent of the car He must rJalizJ There will W" W»r p*- visited will be, Augusta, Thomson, Madison, Athens, Gainesville, Atlan ta, Rome, Cedartown, Carrolton, New- nan, Griffin, Barnesville, Forsyth, Macon, Columbus, Americus, Albany, Cordele, Fitzgerald, Moultrie, Bain- bridge, Cairo, Quitman Valdosta, Waycross, Brunswick and Jesup. An all-Pullman train with obsei’va- tion car, will be occupied for the tour, together with baggage car. It is the plan of the committee that the tour will be conducted on a gen erally high plane and that members of the touring will advise in advance of their coming such friends and ac quaintances as they have in the places to be visited. This is expected to be a considerable feature in making the trip a thorough success. This committee is headed by Gor don Saussy, Alderman, director of the Board of Trade, and long known as an indefatigable worker for a State Tort for Georgia and the one man in the entire state who has given more of his energy and time for his com munity and state in this particular than any other person. Gordon Groover, vice-president of the Citi zens & Southern Bank, is vice-chair man of the committee, actively on the job in the effort to organize the per sonnel of the tour, and has devoted the better part of his time for the past week to see that this tour is “put over.” Mr. Groover has also been a leading worker for a State Port and has always been ready to make sacrifices in this cause. MR. O. S. SMITH DIES, AGED 83. Mr. O. S. Smith died at his home on Neal street Sunday afternoon, at the age of 83 years. He had been suffer ing for the past two years, and up to that time was active and vigorous for a man of his years. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife and six chil dren, as follows: Mr. M. P. Smith, of Thomson; Mr. P. D. Smith, of Atlanta; Mrs. J. R. Edwards, of Augusta; Mrs. J. C. Waller, Mrs. F. F. Reese, of McDuf fie county; Miss Dora Smith, of Thomson. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. T. Robins, assisted by Rev. C. C. Kiser. Interment was in West View cemetery. just as does cotton and every other' commodity. It is no more possible to raise the price of a carload of chickens above market than it is to raise the price of cotton. All the car has been able to do is give mar* Icet price. Before the advent of the car the farmer got below the market price for his chickens. The only way we can get 40c per pound for broil ers and fryers is to use incubator*, and brooders so as to produce fryer* for sale in February, IvTarch and April. We have sold 12,500 pounds of pounltry during the past four months at an average of, fryers 34c, hens, 20c, and roosters 10c per lb, bringing to our farmers approxi mately $2,500. Some who said they would take their broilers home before they would jjell for 30c per pound, forget that last year and years previous they sold them for less. A 5-pound hen last year sold for about 50 cent*. At 18c per pound she would have bi’ought 90c at our last sale This may be the last car ever to come here unless the farmer who appreciates the sale gets his neigh bor who doesn’t to patronize the car. We have a few stickers that Mc Duffie should be proud of and we've got to have more if this county is ever run by the farmers. We hav* got to learn what cooperation mean*. It doesn’t mean that we are to pat ronize the car as long as nobobdy can touch the price and then when the market drops a little,Jto forget all past benefits in a selfish grab at a few extra pennies. The future of the farmer is in his own hand3. Hi* worst enemy is oftentimes himself. The future price of his chickens i* dependent on him. Patronize the car regardless of other bids and save the price or stop the car through lack of patronage and kill the future of McDuffie county’s poultry indus try. The county agent has done all he can, so has the Chamber of Com merce and non member merchant*. The case is in the hands of the farm er and it is squarely up to him to sanction or kill it. G. C. DANIEL, County Agent. TO LECTURE HERE. DEATH OF BRIGHT YOUNG BOY. Death is always sad, but unusually so when one of the community'* ~ tt o „ r xt vi brighest and most promising young Dr. II. fe. Murray of New York | pe0 ple passes away and has his am- City, will speak at the court house, bitions cut short. 3:30 P. M. June 15th. He is a noted In the death of Otis M. Reynold* lecturer, having lectured in England, Thomson and McDuffie county log* Canada and the United States. His onc 0 f their brightest young boys. Hi* subject will be “The Shurch at War, Nations Divided.” Everybody is in vited to hear him. No collection. J. F SHIELDS. ' GOOD OLD TIME PENTECOST REVIVAL. Starts at the Congregational Holi ness church in Thomson, Ga., June 18th, 1924. Good singing and full gospel preaching. Everybody is invited to come and take part in the meeting and get a good blessing from our God. A. T. SILLS. LA FOLLETTE’S RESOLUTION. Senator La Follette’s resolution that sought to bring about a recess of the Senate for one month, quoted the Secretary of Agriculture with reporting 108,000 farmers having lost their farms silice 1920, through bankruptcy or foreclosures. In ad dition 122,000 lost their farms with out legal procedure and 373,000 others retain their farms only by sufferance of creditors; making 603,- 000 farmers, or 26 per cent of all, who are literally bankrupt in fifteen States. GOOD ROADS FOR LATIN AMERIC A. South America and Central Amer ica have sent their best engineers to the United States to investigate our roads, in order that I>atin-Amer- ica may likewise engage in improved road building. Let The Progress Do Your Pirnting. Job AUTOMOBILE BURNS. Mr. E. B. Story had the misfortune to lose his car by being burned last Saturday night. A can of kerosene in the car spilled out on the floor, and in striking a match to clean it out, the oil ignited and soon the car was a mass of flame, destroying it completely. The accident took place at his home in the country. COLUMBIA COUNTY MAN DIES. The remains of Mr. John Marshall, of Columbia county, who died at the State Sanitarium in Milledgeville last Friday, were brought to Thom son 1 ' Saturday and conveyed to his home near Appling for burial. Mr. II. C. McCorkle returned Mon day from a visit to specialists in Augusta, where he went for examina tion for eye trouble. He feels hope ful of averting the loss of his left eye, which has been troubling him for quite a while. Let The Printing. Progress Do Your Job death occurred Tuesday morning at 3:20 o’clock, after an illness of about three weeks. The young fellow wa* suffering from typhoid fever and wa* recovering nicely, when he contracted mumps, the complication proving too much for his weakened condition, and he died as stated above. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon, conducted by Rev. C, C. Kiser, and interment was in West View cemetery. Otis is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Reynolds, and two little brothers, Paul and Lawrence. WANT TO STAGE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION. Several have spoken of staging a 4th of July celebration in Thomson. The boys want to put on a boxing match and baseball game. They want the cooperation of the merchants and business men. It is believed other features can be worked up that would make a big day for Thomson. Let’s get together and pull off a big one for that day. BASE BALL. The Washington base ball teant came to Thomson Thursday afternoon for a game with the Thomson team. The game was rather slow, fraught with errors on the part of both teams. The score was 5 to 4 in favor of Washington. Washington also won the game in Washington Monday. DEATH OF MRS. MILTON HOWELL. Mrs. Milton Howell, of Dearing, died Sunday afternoon after a short illness. She is survived by her hus band and one child. Funeral and in terment were held at Hunt cemetery Monday afternoon.