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IMPORTANT BILLS! SCHOOL FACULTY
ADOPTED [ IS SELECTED
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 21.—The fol
lowing were the outstanding meas
ures to pass the legislature during
the 1924 session just closed:
The Biennial Sessions Bill.—Pro
vides for one 60-day; session of the
General Assembly every other year,
instead of 50-day annual sessions.
Is constitutional amendment to be
ratified by people at November elec
tion.
Peach County.—Creates new coun
ty of Peach out of portions of Hous
ton and Macon counties. Is consti
tutional amendment to be ratified by
people at November election.
Crop Mortgage Bill.—Extends lien
on crop mortgages so that loans may
be made before crops are planted.
Bad Check Bill.—Makes it a mis
demeanor to issue check withoutsuf-
ficient funds in bank to cover, for
fraud. Removes present allowance
of 30 days to make check good.
Game and Fish Bill.—Reorganizes
state game and fish department, pro
viding for protection and conserva
tion of oyster and shrimp ' industry
in coast counties.
Three Fulton County Bills to Abol
ish Fee System.—Places Fulton coun
ty officers and solicitors of Fulton
superior court and Atlanta city court
on salary instead of fee system.
Five-County Fee System Bill.—Al
lows Chatham, Bibb, Muscogee, Rich
mond and DeKalb counties to change
from fee system to salary basis for
county officers. Carries referendum
clause, for voters of each county to
decide issue for own county.
Electrocution Bill. — Substitutes
electrocution for hanging in carrying
out death sentence imposed by Geor
gia courts. Provides for electric
chear at state farm at Milledgeville
and abolishes gallows in each county
jail.
Two Bills.—Making the District
A. & M. Schools of the First and
Second districts, at Statesboro and
Tifton, respectively, into colleges and
branches of the University of Geor
gia.
The Absentee Voters’ Bill.—This
allows all^persons unavoidably away
from home on election days, to cast
their ballots by registered mail, with
certain necessary restrictions.
A Bill to allow counties which de
sire to consolidate the offices ta* re
ceiver and tax collector. This is a
constitutional amendment, yet to be
ratified by the people at the Novem
ber election.
The Marriage Notice i Bill.—Pro
vides that notice of application for
marriage license must be posted at
the court house for five days before
the lice:nse is issued.
BANKING LAW.
The most important law acecting
the banking and business interests
of Georgia in the last five years was
enacted by the legislature which has
come to a close.
This is the uniform negotiable in
struments act, now the law of every
state in the Union, Georgia being
the last to include it in its statutes.
Nearly all of its provisions have been
in ordinary usage way back to tradi
tional days, but the citations called
for in a legal analysis of any inter
state or international transaction re
quired research or familiaroty with
the whole body of the Georgia law
and of all court decisions interpreting
those laws. Under the new law this
will all be different and the inter
state trading in Georgia commercial
paper will be free and yntrammeled
to a degree never before enjoyed.
Other legislation of importance to
the banking and business interests
passed by the 1924 legislature were
an act permitting state banks to sub
scribe to the capital stock of agricul
tural credit corporations; permitting
state banks to take a crop mortgage
before the ci'op is planted; removing
the allowance of 30 days to the draw
er of a bad check in which to make
good its payment, and providing for
biennial sessions of the legislature,
the last mentioned act involving a
constitutional amendment subject to
the ratification of the voters.
The bill to increase the salary of
the Superintendent of Banks was
lost by three votes.
' MR. IIUNNICUTT HERE.
Mr. G. F. Hunnicutt, candidate for
Commissioner of Agriculture, was a
visitor in Thomson Monday. He is
making a tour of the state in the
interest of his candidacy.
The faculty for«the Thomson school
for the next year, as selected by the
School Board, ir ns follows:
First Grade—:u s Laura Jones.
Second Grade—M : ss Louise Black.
Third Grade— - liss' Margaret
Smith.
Fourth Giadc—Miss Mackie Stan
ford.
Fifth Grage—Miss Jongeline Jew
ett.
Sixth Grade—Miss Odessa Tanner.
Seventh Grade—Mrs. E. M. Fogg.
High School—Prof. E. D. Gunby,
Mrs. W. E. Ham, Mrs. Spinner, Prof.
Boswell, Miss Davis, Miss Foy Hart.
Tickets will be the same as last
year. They will be on sale at Thom
son City Bank on and after next
Monday, August 25th.
Mr. J. T. Neal, Jr., has charge of
the ticket sales, and urges patrons to
secure tickets as early' as possible
and avoid the rush on the last day.
Remember, school opens the first
Monday in September, which falls on
the first day of the month.
Mr. E. Y. Lowe Dies In
Washington.
The death of Mr. E. Y. Lowe, of
Washington, occurred at his home
Friday morning at ten o’clock fol
lowing an operation for appendicitis
and a lingering illness which lasted
six weeks.
Mr. Lowe leaves a large number
of relatives and friends in Thomson
who are deeply grieved over his
death.
He was 36 years of age and is
survived by his wife, who was Miss
Kate Harrison, of Thomson, before
her marriage; his mother, Mrs. Rich
ard Lowe and a brother, Mr. Richard
Lowe, of Washington; three sisters,
Mrs. Frank Rogers and Mrs. Howard,
of Washington, and Mrs. Hansford,
of Gainesville.
Those from Thomson attending the
funeral which was conducted at the
home in Washington Sunday after
noon at 5 o’clock were: Mrs. Dixie
Wilson, Dr. Jim Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Downing, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Wilson, Mr. J. E. Harrison, Mr. and
Mrs. Blanton Boyd, Miss Mammie
Harrison, Miss Dena Harrison, Mr.
and Mrs. O. M. Gerald, Mr. and Mrs.
Neil Gerald, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Rog
ers, M.r and Mrs. A. L. McLean, Miss
Mattie McLean, Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Thrasher, Mr. John Gross, Mrs. R.
L. Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Brinkley,
Mr. John Gunby, Mrs. Ernest Reese,
Mr. and Mrs.^Willis Howard, Miss
BlossTe Scott.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
During the month of September
The Progress will offer a special rate
of $1.00 per year to subscribers, new
subscriptions and renewals. This
offer is made as an inducement to
new subscribers and to favor our
regular subscribers.
In this connection we are going to
give our country correspondents an
opportunity to secure a nice little
premium to help get subscriptions.
All country correspondents who want
to enlist in this service will please
come to the Progress office and see
the premium we are going to give,
one to each correspondent who will
secure as t many as ten subscriptions.
The premium is a nice necklace that
any young lady would be glad to own.
So come to the office and see if you
would like to have one of them.
. School Notice.
Patrons are urged to secure tickets
for children entering Thomson school
as early as possible and avoid the
rush on the l^st day. Tickets on sale
at Thomson City Bank on and after
August 25th. Prices same as last
year.
J. T. NEAL, JR.
WEEK’S PROGRAM AT PALACE
THEATRE.
Attention is called to the program
of entertainments at Palace Theatre
for next week. Among this array
of pictures everybody can find some
thing that will appeal to them.
Be sure to read over the list in
this issue.
NOTICE.
All school children who borrowed
school books during the vacation will
please return them Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o’clock without fail.
MISS EDITH ELLINGTON.
The DIGEST
Washington, D. C., Aug. 21.
THEY’RE OFF.
John W. Davis went to Clarksburg
and took many thousands of Demo
crats with him. They swamped the
town. Senator La Follettc hasn’t
had much notification aside from com
mittees of union labor*) President
Coolidgo had a nice party of select
people at the finest hall in Washjng
ton. Thus the race for the Presi
dency was formally started.
The Argument.—The Republicans
nropose to talk about the tariff, and
the achievements from March 4, 1921.
The Democrats will harp on the lack
of honesty in government, and the
need of more direct official partici
pation in foreign affairs, in place of
unofficial representation. The Pro
gressives will emphasize the import
ance of restoring the control of gov
ernment to “the people,” the claims
being that it has been more or less
lost, starved or stolen in recent years.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.
The latest Federal Reserve Board
roport shows considerable decreases
in holdings of discounted bills and
acceptances. Federal reserve note
circulation showed declines that were
balanced by cash reserve increases.
On an Even Keel.—No great de
mands for credit are concerning the
Federal Reserve Banks. Wall Street
is doing well, and the stock and bond
market is active, and prosperous for
the bulls and bears, and not very
hard on the suckers of the country
who sooner or later lose on Wall
Street’s tips and hunches. There are
slight depressions in some of the
manufacturing centers, but nothing
of strious consequence.
Bank Busting.—Bank busting has
abated in the West and Middle West.
A Connecticut cashier shot himself,
but that served the useful purpose
of pointing out to the world that
bank directors who think that their
duty is to place unlimited confidence
in their officers; ar.d to “attest” all
bank statements and loans as cor
rect without investigation, need to
take a tumble to the error of such
methods. '
FARMERS GETTING THEIR COIN.
An official statement from Gover
nor Robert A. Coober of the Farm
Loan Board says that the Federal
and Jbint Stock Land Banks have
made loans approximating $1,450,-
000,000. These are the public and
private mediums existing under the
Farm Loan Act. Governor Cooper
says that “the farm loan system now
in operation in this country is intend
ed to and I believe does adequately
meet the capital requirements of the
American farmer.” Governor Cooper
shows that under .the Federal Act
the rate of interest to American
farmers has been substantially re
duced. * .
Loaning on Cattle.—The War Fi :
nance Corporation has produced
about $50,1)00,000 from private
sources for the relief of the cattle
industry.
Cooperative Borrowers. — Inter
mediate Credit Banks hgve loaned
over $86,000,000 to individuals and
cooperative marketing associations,
and official statements declare that
500,000 farmers have been thereby
helped.
SEPTEMBER TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
HOW TO GROW
WINTER LEGUMES
The, September Term McDuffie
Superior Court convenes Monday,
September 1st, Judge A. L. Franklin
presiding. Following is a list of
jurors drawn for this term:
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COOPERATIVES.
Cooperative Associations in the
United States that averaged $100,000
a year in 1913 have climbed up to
an average of $215,000 per associa
tion. Higher price levels are partly
responsible
LOCOMOTIVES.
The last quarterly statement from
the Government shows that 140 min
ing locomotives, and 42 industrial
locomotives were manufacUmed. The
total value amounted to $961,111.
AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE.
The House Committee that has
been investigating the Shipping
Board has returned from Europe.
It will recommend “continuing” the
American merchant marine, but it
has not decided yet whether it will
favor continued public management.
Flabby Policy.—The Shipping
Board is gaining steadily on its job
and is recuperating from the handi
cap it received from the Lasker
domination. There has been a hue
and cry in Washington in favor of
selling all ships to private steamship
companies, and /vast organizations
of the latter kind have stood waiting
for the bargains to drop. But Gov
ernment management of ships shows
prosperity in spite of the pessimistic
officials who despite their flabby poli
cies, are doing a good job in increas
ing the efficiency and strength of the
merchant marine.
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GRAND JURORS.
C. F. Hunt.
W. Boyd Rivers.
C. L. Christian.
Will R. Guy.
W. H. Fluker.
Sam F. Neal.
Sam W. McCorklc.
B. F. Henslee.
M. W. Farr.
John B. Montgomery.
J. Foster Young, Sr.
R. L. Hadaway.
Ernest W. Reese.
R. A. Kunnes.
Lawson Lavigno.
C. P. Watson.
E. H. Wiley.
Jos. B. Ivey.
H. Tom Langham.
R. Lee Moore.
W. W. Edwards.
Jones Arnold.
G. G. Farr.
E. B. Lazenby.
j. Marshall Ansley.
J. P. Waller.
R. P. Morgan.
A. M. Huff.
Joe Farr.
B. F. Johnson.
PREJUDICE BY RADIO.
The Doheny’s have filed an addi
tional plea in a statement claiming
that Senator Walsh’s radio speech
while the grand jury was considering
their adventures in oil with Secretary
Fall, created a prejudice agaipst
them. Doheny’s attorneys aren’t par
ticular which way they get their
clients off.
CHECK WRITING.
The United States Pension Bureau
issued 520,102 checks a month for
pensions. Ten checks are signed at
a time.
Telegraph Operator Is
Heard From.
From reliable information it is
learned that Mr. W. B. Parker, the
manager of the local Western Union
Telegraph office, who disappeared
mysteriously Monday of last week,
has been heard from.
It is understood some cne in Thom
son received a letter from him from
some point in North Carolina. The
letter indicated, it is said, that a
love affair was at the bottom of his
troubles. As to his accounts with
the Telegraph company, no informa
tion has been given out.
HARDWICK WILL SPEAK.
Ex-Senator and Ex-Governor Thos.
W. Hardwick will speak to the people
of McDuffie, Columbia, Lincoln,
Wilkes, Taliaferro, Warren, Glass
cock, Jefferson and Richmond coun
ties at the Court House at Thomson,
Georgia, during recess of the Court
ori the first Monday, which is the
first day of September, speaking to
commence about twelve o’clock.
Everybody cordially invited to come
and hear him.
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STC*LEN SUITCASE FOUND.
The suitcase that was stolen from
the tourist car at the ball park Tues
day night, was found in a cotton
patch below Thomson Wednesday
morning. The contents had been re
moved. It is understood the case
contained wearing apparel belonging
to a lady in the party. No clue as to
identity of the theif has been found.
REVIVAL AT NEW GILEAD.
Rev. J. T. Robins announces that
he will begin a revival meeting at
New Gilead Sunday night. A cor
dial invitation extended to all.
A Successful Farmer
And Melon Grower.
Boneville, Ga., Aug. 22, 1924.—Mr.
Geo. W. Lokey has closed his melon
shipments here for the season, hav
ing shipped seventy cars from this
place, which is only one of the nearby
shipping points used by him.
Mr. Lokey’s first experience with
melons dates back to youthful days,
when as a barefoot boy, he would sit
in the shade of a persimmon bush on
his fathers farm, and after surveying
a melon with the usual boyish smile
of satisfaction, he would proceed to
pound it with his fist until an open
ing was made, from which with soiled
fingers which were very much in
evidence, he would gouge the lucious
meat from the rind and consume it
with a relish that was pleasing to
behold, but little did we know at
that time, that he was forming an
acquaintance with the melon, that in
after years would enter into a busi
ness relationship, that would reach
it’s present status. For Mr. Lokey
is not only an authority on melon
culture, but one of the largest and
most succe3sfuln melon growers and
shippers in this section of the state,
using the experience of each succeed
ing year as a foundation for future
progress, his indomitable energy
making for him success where others
would fail. Always an optimist,
planning for greater things, and it
may be said to his credit, that thous
ands of dollars annually find its way
into this territory that would other-
wise remain away.
REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Mr. R. L. Hadaway has sold to
Mrs. Wright Smith a cottage on Holt
.treet, which she will occupy in a
short while.
Traverse Jurors.
John S. Boyd.
Harvey W. Hall.
A. T. Lu^key.
J. S. Megahee.
J. C. Cliatt.
T. W. Rivers.
J. R. Farr.
E. Chas. Hawes.
W. H. Culpepper.
W. J. Perry.
J. T. Pate.
J. E. Guy.
J. C. Langham.
Leonard S. Lockett.
B. Proctor.
W. T. Fluker.
H. C. McCorkle.
Cliff Edmonds.
M. A. Culpepper.
Ed T. Pounds.
J. W. Blanchard.
Ben F. Fuller.
John S. Boyd, Jr.
L. B. Whitaker.
M. L. Mathews.
R. S. Pounds.
A. H. Thrasher.
E. H. Burnside, Jr.
H. A. Price.
Willie C. Rogers.
L. G. Reese.
S. M. Dyer.
Claude M. Bussey.
B. R. Wall.
E. H. Burnside.
E. C. Geer.
Wesley W. Smith.
Walter M. McGahee.
C. L. Bussey.
F. E. Holtzendorf.
W. S. Mobley.
D. W. Fuller.
Grover C. Hunt.
44. Jesse Ivey.
45. E. M. Miles.
Ed E. McCorkle.
J. M. Harrison.
Chas. Whitaker.
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AEROPLANE DEMONSTRATION.
The attention of the farmers of this
county is called to the big aeroplane
dusting demonstration at Athens on
August 26th. Two air machines will
operate over a large area and will be
watched by 10,000 farmers/and visit
ors from over the country. Dr. Coad
will speak, the Governor and two U.
S. Senatoin will be on hand. The
College Farm never looked better.
than at this season. Just a look
of acid phosphate per acre. A light
Camp~Wilki ns~and”its h7ppy~hundreds | dressing of stable manure after the
the clover is up is one of the beBt
things that can be done for it.
of club boys will be worth the trip
up there. Farmers all over the state
are making excursions to Athens on
the 25th. McDuffie county ought to
send 50 cars easily, we are only 3
hours drive from Athens and the
DEATH OF MR. EARL STONE.
Mr. Earl Stone, 28 years of age,
died at the home of his father, Mr.
roads are fine. Several cars have ! Frank Stone, five miles Cast of Thom
planned to go and still others will
decide. Why not take your neighbors
up to Athens? It will do you good.
Be sure to bring dinner with you.
Athens can’t feed the crowds on that
day. G. C. DANIEL.
READ P. P. MADDOX ADV.
Mr. P. P. Maddox is inaugurating
a new plan for his customers, and it
will pay you to read his ad in this
issue of The Progress. See what he
has to offer you.
son on the Whiteoak road, Monday
morning after an illness of several
months. He is survived by his father
and several brothers and sisters.
The remains were interred in the
Thomson cemetery Tuesdd^ afternoon
at 3 o’clock, Rev. Foster Young con
ducting the funeral services.
HAIRY VETCH.
Hairy vetch is one of the outstand- !
ing winter legumes for Georgia. It
is good for soil improvement, and
also for hay. ,
Those who expect to grow hairy
vetch must pay attention to its re
quirements.
1. Hairy vetch will grow on al
most any well drained soil in Geor
gia. Like any other crop it will d®
best on good land.
2. Sow in cotton and corn middles,
on cowpea and soybean stubbles and
on any other land where the oper
ations necessary to cover the vetch
seed may be carried on.
3. Land for hairy vetch needs not
preparation. Sow the seed on top of
the ground and cover with a scratch-
er, sweep or scrape, or disc harrow.
Cover-the seed at least one inch and
not more than two inches except on
very sandy land they may be covered
three inches and no harm result.
4. Hairy vetch seed must be in-
noculated if they are planted on land
that has not grown a crop of vetch
within he past three or four years.
5. Buy a pure culture and use it
according to directions. If soil frond
a field that has grown vetch can b®
obtained mix the seed and soil to
gether and sow. Cover the seed im
mediately after sowing. See you*
county agent about innoculating.
6. Sow twenty pounds of vetch
seed per acre.
7. Sow in the month of October.
Sow while there is a season in th®
ground.
8. If vetch is to be plowed under
for soil improvement sow it alone.
If it is to be used for hay mix the
seed with 1 1-2 bushels of oats and
sow the mixture.
9. 200 to 400 pounds of acid phos
phate per acre should be applied tef
the vetch unless it follows a heavily
fertilized cotton crop.
CRIMSON CLOVER.
It is qot as easy to get started
with crimson clover as with hairy
vetch. Wo don’t mean that lots of
hard work is necessary to grow crim
son clover, but we do mean that thos®
who expect to grow it must know
exactly what to do.
Crimson clover is good for soil
bunding, grazing and hay.
1. Select good land for crimsori
clover. Do not try to grow it in
poor sandy land. Use hairy vetch
on poor land.
2. Crimson clover wants a firm
seed bed, therefore it is best to use
land that was broken in the Spring.
Cotton and corn middles and hay
stubbles are good places to sow it.
3. There are two kinds of crimson
clover seed. They are, bought of
cleaned seed, and home grown seed.
The two kinds of seed are sown differ
ently.
a. If bought seed are to be used
sow 12 to 20 inches per acre on top
of the ground. Cover 1-2 to 1 inch.
Sow while there is a season in the
ground.
b. If home grown seed are to bfl
used sow 35 to 45 pounds per acre.
Home grown seed are in the chaff
and for this reason more pounds
need to be sown on an acre. SpW
the seed on top of the ground and
do not cover. The rains will cover
them. If home grown seed are used
you need not wait on a season. ^
4. Sow crimson clover in October.
Early October is best for North
Georgia if you get a season.
5. Innoculate in the same manner
as given for vetch except get soil-
from an old crimson clover field in
stead 'of a vetch field. Get your
county agent to give you instructions
on innoculating.
6. Fertilize with 300 to 400 pounds
W. M. U. RALLY.
The W. M. U. Rally of the First
District will be held at Sweetwater
August 28th.
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