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VOLUME XXV.
L^TTOK THURS
DAY CLOSING
According to the agreement among
merchants and business men, the
period for Thursday afternoon clos
ing ended this week. The period
specified was for June, July and Au
gust.
Of course, hereafter business
houses will resume the regular
course of remaining open Thursday
afternoon.
Those who joined in the closing
agreement seem well pleased with
the idea, and no doubt will want to
repeat the jdan again next year.
Large Meteor Seen Sat
urday Night.
People who were out in the open
Saturday night about 10 o’clock re
port seeing a large meteor cross the
horizen to the south of Thomson.
The phenomena presented a beauti
ful sight as it trailed its way across
the heavens, leaving a trail of sparks
in its wake. It appeared to come to
earth just oustide town, but no one
went out to try and discover the frag
ments, for it is likely the wanderer
dropped somewhere in the Atlantic
ocean.
Mill May Start About
September 15 th.
Work on replacing the flooring at
the cotton mill is being rushed with
the intention of beginnng operations
again about the 15th of September.
The mill has been shut down sev
eral months undergoing repairs. This
work is almost completed now and
the mill will be in better condition
to facilitate operations than in the
past.
J. C. Hinton Gins First
Bale.
Mr. J. C. Hinton, of the Whiteoak
section, brought in the first bale of
cotton for the season Saturday, the
bale weighing 525 pounds.
Another bale was brought in Tues
day by Mr. W. M. Smith, and from
now on ginning jvill be brisk.
Various reports are heard concern
ing the cotton crop in McDuffie coun
ty. The majority opinion is in favor
of a better crop than last year, or
that the yield will be larger, mainly
on account of increased acreage.
Considerable deterioration in scat
tered sections is reported for the past
two weeks.
DAUGHTERS OF WESLEY.
The Daughters of Wesley met at
the home of Mrs. D. L. Farmer on
Thursday afternoon, August 28th,
about thirty being present.
Miss Annie Lee Walker led the de
votional, reading several scripture
verses on “Prayer.”
Reports were read from different
officers and committees and it was
shown that much work has been done
by the class. s
An interesting feature of the meet
ing was the peanut game. Each
member was given a peanut, inside
of which was written the name of a
member of the class. The members
are to try to do something for the
one whose name they drew, doing
some little deed of kindness every
week or as often as they can.
Mrs. E. C. Hawes rendered several
selections on the piano.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
Mrs. Farmer, assisted by Mrs. Electa
Graham, Mrs. H. C. MeCorkle, Mrs.
J. W. Fletcher, Mrs. W. S. Shields
and Mrs. Ray Milkins served a salad
course. Press Reporter.
CANDIDATE BENNETT VISITS
THOMSON.
Mr. 0. R. Bennett, of Eastman,
candidate for Railroad Commissioner,
was in Thomson last week shaking
hands and making acquaintances with
our folks. He is seeking the office
now held by Mr. Boifeuillet.
Texas Oil Co. Erecting
Filling Station.
Mr. J. D. Curtis, local manager of
the Texas Oil Company, is having
erected on the corner of Mr. G. W.
Lokey’s lot on Jar'-~->n street a fill
ing station. ThL ... . xe of the best
locations for a filling tation on the
highway in this secti i.
The station will bo equipped with
the latest devices for facilitating the
filling of cars with gasoline and oil,
and when completed will be one‘of
tho handsomest in this section of the
state. The company has leased this
corner from Mr. Lokey for a number
of years. They have just finished a
modern filling station at Norwood.
The Texas Company is making
rapid strides in reaching out for busi
ness in this territory, and are quick
to take advantage of the opportuni
ties offered for advancing their trade.
Mother Of Parker Is
Greatly Distressed.
Sheriff Adkins received a letter
this week from Mrs. Parker, of Ncw-
nan, imploring him to use every pos
sible means at his command to locate
her son, W. B. Parker, the young
manager of the local Western Union
Telegraph office, who disappeared
mysteriously three weeks ago.
The mother is greatly distressed
over his disappearance and would
like very much jto get word of him.
He has failed to' communicate with
his mother, which causes her to
worry. Should anyone learn of the
young man’s whereabouts, they would
confer a favor by notifying Sheriff
Adkins, that he might communicate
the information to Mrs. Parker.
To Entertain Thomson
Odd Fellows.
The Progress received the following
communication from Mr. Walter C.
Brown, of Washington Lodge, I. O.
O. F., of Augusta, inviting Thomson
Odd Fellow,s to meet with them. The
letter says:
“Washington Lodge No.7, I. O. O.
F., of Augusta, will entertain tho
Pilgrim Knights of Oriental Splendor
and the members of Thomson Lodge
are invited to attend. We hope to
have a good attendance from Thom
son, as they have a welcome hand to
our city.”
Want Thomson To Be
Represented.
Mr. Lee Mandrell, assistant secre
tary of the Southeastern Fair Associ
ation, and Mr. Hilliard H. Wimpee,
director of Public Relations, were in
Thomson Tues'day for the purpose of
inviting Thomson’s participation in
the beauty contest that will be held in
connection with the fair in October.
The Chamber of Commerce has the
matter under consideration. The con
test is to be State wide and many of
the smaller towns are entering.
Children Getting Ready
For School.
Children of Thomson are busy get
ting ready for the opening of school
Monday. Enrollment will bprobably
exceed that of any previous opening
day in the history of the school.
Tomorrow, Saturday, is the last
day pupils will have to buy tickets
before opening day. Those who fail
ed to get them earlier had better see
Mr. Jim Neal, at the Thomson City
Bank, at once and not wait until
Monday.
Court Begins Monday.
September term of McDuffie Su
perior Court will convene Monday
morning at 10 o’cclock, presided over
by affable Judge A. L. Franklin.
Solicitor Hains says there are sev-
| eral cases of minor importance to be
j disposed of, but that coui-t will not
I likely run ever three days.
WILL SERVE BARBECUE DINNER
The Social Service Committee of
the Woman’s Missionary Society will
serve barbecue down town Monday,
September 1st.
Proceeds will be used in helping
children who are not financially able
to enter school.
Mr. and Mrs. George Arnett had
as guests during the week, Mrs. John
Arnett and children, of Loco, and
Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Anderson, of
Harlem.
OUT OF TOWN SHOPPERS.
Mr. Sam Hart, of Camak, was a
visitor in Thomson Thursday.
Messrs. C. B. Sawyer and Bob
Mayes, of Camak, were business visi
tors Thursday.
Mrs. C. B. Sawyer and W. D West,
of Camak, were in Thomson shopping
Wednesday.
Miss Mauriel Ivey, of Briar Creek,
was in Thomson shopping Thursday.
Thomson, McDuffie county, ga., Friday, august 29, 1024
DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
—THE—
UcUuffte JBmgrcss
IS OFFERED AT
1.00
FOR A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION.
McDuffie Farmers At
tend The Aeroplane
Demonstration.
Between fifty and sixty farmers
met at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning for
SOIL SURVEY FOR
Last week a petition signed by 6$
prominent farmers and business men
a visit to the aeroplane demonstra- ,. , ... ^ << . . .
* | was filed with the College of Agri-
ion a ens. culture for a soil survey of McDuffie
In order to give our subscribers an op
portunity to pay up their subscriptions
to The Progress as nearly as possible
during the same month, we are offering
the paper at $1.00 for a year’s subscrip
tion, this offer to hold good during the
month of September. Your subscrip
tion might not be quite out, but you are
at liberty to renew at above offer.
Some newspapers resort to prize con
tests, but we prefer to give the cost of
prizes to our subscribers. We find they
are willing to respond to offers of this
kind and it is very little trouble to collect
subscriptions in this way.
, Notices are being sent out to those
whose subscriptions have expired, and
we would appreciate a renewal.
Mr. Beverly Anchors has consented
to help see town subscribers, and re
newals or new subscriptions may be
given him, which will be appreciated.
New subscribers may take advantage
of this offer. We respectfully ask those
who are not now taking The Progress
to do so during this special offer period.
More than a dozen men furnished
cars for the occasion and by 6:30 all
were well on their way to Athens.
The crowd numbered easily 10,000
people and the demonstration y'as
indeed a sight to behold.
Three planes circled over the field
scattering several thousand pounds
of calcium arsenate on unsuspecting
Mr. Boll Weevil. The S. M. C. band
kept the crowds in good spirits dur
ing the time with their splendid ren
dition of the latest popular music,
including “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No
More.” All of us agreed on that
song.
The people of Athens furnished a
barbecue for all visitors which was
well handled and enjoyed. Every
body had enough to eat.
Speeches were rendered by J. Phil
Campbell, J. J. Brown, Wm. J. Ilar-
and Mr. Maloney, representing
Dr. Coad, who could not attend.
Farmers were attentive to Dr. Ma
loney despite the hot weather.
The afternoon was spent in sight
seeing, which took our folks to all
parts of Athens, the College of Ag
riculture, University of Georgia,
Lucy Cobb, S. N. S., and Costa’s Ice
Cream factory. The day was thor
oughly enoyed and we are thankful
that we went.
Social and Personal News
WHERE THOMSON YOUNG PEO- / executive board of the association
I»LE WILL ATTEND COLLEGE. I held a business meeting.
A question replete with interest at ! Therc were present representatives
this time of the year is the choosing j from the first, second and third dis-
of the college the high school grad- I tricts.
uate will attend. * Thomson high 1 The | adics of the Sweetwater
is always largely represented at the community served a lovely basket
colleges and this semester will find a dinner, entertaining the visitors in a
goodly quota of the lfj24 class enroll- most hospitable manner.
Better Prices Offered
For Sweet Potatoes.
county. This survey simply mean*
that the government will furnish a
man who will sample every type of
soil in this county and examine it for
its chemical contents. Then the
farmer can pick up a special bulletin
on McDuffie’s soils, see what type* 1
he has and by studying the character
of soil know just how 'best to farm
it. So far this work has been done
free. The following are letters which
are self-explanatory:
Athens, Ga., Aug. 22, 1924.
Mr. G. C. Daniel, County Agent,
Thomson, Ga.
We have received your application
for a soil survey of McDuffie county
and I am filing it for attention. We
appreciate the interest in this work
as shown by you and the people of
your county and I assure you that
we will take up the work as soon a*
we can get to it.
However, the funds allotted for
this work do not permit us to work
more than two or three counties ft
year, and as there are quite a num
ber of counties on the waiting list,
it will be some time before we can
get to you. Your petition will put
you in line, however, and we will,
take up the work as soon as we can
possibly get to it.
W. M. LOWRY,
Associate Professor Soil Chemistry.
The following letter from the Geor
gia Yam Curing Co. explains itself:
Mr. G. C. Daniel, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir:—Last spring you were
good enough to secure contracts with
SOUTHEASTERN FAIR OFFERS
TWO FREE TRIPS TO FARMER
BOYS OF M’DUFFIE COUNTY.
A big feature of the Southeastern
Fair of Atlanta every year is the
Club Boys’ Fair School. Every coun
ty in the State Is permitted to send
the farmers of your county to plant t wo boys and only boys who have
one hundred acres in sweet potatoes nev er attended the Fair School be-
for us, whereby we were to pay them
50 cents per bush-el for the number
one’s delivered to us in Thomson, we
to furnish the crates free.
Since they signed these contracts
the potato business has been hard
fore. The Southeastern Fair Asso
ciation pays the railroad fares of the
boys, furnishes camping quarters fox'
sleeping on the Fair grounds, and
feeds the boys free of charge. The
Fair School this year will bo held
ed in the institution of their choos
ing.
Those who have decided definitely
just where they will go are, Miss
Frances Reid, Miss Lucille Farmer,
Miss Edythe Strother, Gene Dunn,
A. B. Houston, Randall Evans, Boy
kin Wilson and Herman Palmer. The
schools selected by the high school
graduates and the college students
who have made their decisions upon
returning are: Misses Helen Farm
er, Georgia Watson, Pearl Kunnes,
Willie White and Caroline Smith, will
attend Agnes Scott College; Mis&(
Georgia Lee will return to the Nation
al Cathedral in Washington, D. C.;
Misses Frances Reid, Virginia Bussey
and Edythe Strother, G. S. <5. W. at
Milledgeville; Misses Lucille Farmer
and Evelyn Gibson, Wesleyan; Miss
Virginia Price, Brenau; Miss Eleanor
McMarmon, Woodbury; Boykin Wil
son and A. B. Houston, Georgia Uni
versity; Gene Dunn, Tech; Neal
Dunn,Emory; Herman Palmer, A. &
M., Miss.; Weldon Neal, the Atlanta
Dental College; Randall Evans will
attend a law school in Macon.
MISSES SALLIE AND OCEY
STORY HOSTESSES.
Misses Sallie and Ocey Story were
the charming hostesses Thursday af
ternoon at a beautiful party given
in honor of their guest, Mrs. Ham
mond Story, of Greensboro, N. . C.,
and other visitors complimented were
Mrs. J. J. Morris, Mrs. Ralph Lee,
of Albany, and Mrs. Leon O’Neal, of
Decatur.
Vases of asters and zenias and
handsome potted plants were the
lovely decorations used in the rooms
where the guests were entertained at
bridge.
Miss Sallie Pearl Smith, of Val
dosta, received a bottle of perfume
for highest score.
The honor guest was presented
with a pretty scarf and Mrs. Morris,
Mrs. Lee and Mrs. O’Neal were given
dainty handkerchiefs.
Miss Edith Ware assisted the host
esses in entertaining.
About thirty-five guests were pres
ent including Mrs. A. H. McDaniel,
Mrs. V. H Novell and little Anne
Novell, of Augusta.
W. B. M. U. RALLY AT SWEET
WATER. MR. AND MRS. PAUL GEER GIVE
A number of Thomson ladies at- BARBECUE,
tended the W. B. M. U. Rally at i A delightful event of Tuesday even
Sweetwater church Thursday and 1 ing was the barbecue given by Mr.
took part in the fine program given , and Mrs. Paul Geer at their home
during the day. ! about two miles from town, in honor
Mrs. C. F. Hunt, the retiring Su- | of Mrs. Geer’s sister, Miss Georgia
perintendent of the W. B. M. U. of j Lazenby, who arrived home Sunday
the Kilpatrick Association, led the : from San Marcos, Texas,
devotional in the morning. j About a hundred guests from
Miss Leila Reese introduced the 1 Thomson and the surrounding com-
newly elected Superintendent, Miss , munity enjoyed the bountiful spread
Mr. Henry Ellcnburg, of Waynes-
ville,- N. C., is now assisting Mr.
Henry Jones in his shoe shop.
Marian Bann, of Harlem, who ac
cepted the office in graceful remarks
and outlined the plans for another
| year.
Mrs. N. E. Ware, Mrs. Kate Hous
ton, Mrs. Leilah Stockton aSd Mi3s
Edith Ellington gave interesting
talks during the morning. In the
afternoon Miss Ellie Ruth Lewis led
the devotional’ for the Y. W. A.
The Harlem Sunbeams put on a
beautiful play stressing tithing.
Rev. J. W. Howard, pastor of the
which was arranged in a pretty grove
near the house.
Mrs. Percy Story and family, of
Tampa, Fla., were the out-of-town
guests present.
hit all over Georgia, first on account October 7th to 11th. An incidental
of the lack of plants which were not! f ee 0 f $5.00 for each boy has to be
obtainable, and later on account of , arranged for and sent to Mr. R.
serious droughts throughout the striplin, Secretary, Southeastern
State. Fair, Atlanta, Ga.
Under these conditions the crop . TWs money could be raised localI y f
will probably be short and we are bufc eyery knowg those thing »
writing you to notify the people with
whom you contracted that we are
voluntarily agreeing to pay them 60
cents, although we believe that your
farmers would be honest enough to
deliver potatoes even if they should
be worth a little more money at dig
ging time than our contract price. . „ „
v , , e of an expert from the State College
You may also say to our farmer . . 1 , , ,,
1 of Agriculture who uses the exhibit
friends that we will use their number “ . , , ..
two potatoes, but thev must be sep-j f s a basis of study ^teaches the
arated and packed in separate crates 1 1oys ^ e ™ any P ia ^tica essons
we pay for ourselves we enjoy most.
Any club member can raise $5.00 for
a week’s trip to Atlanta to enjoy the
big fair. It would cost a grown-up
$50 for this same trip.
The boys are divided into squad*
and each squad is placed in charge
from the number ones. We will ad
vise you later on what we can pay
for the number two potatoes.
If we are successful with your
farmers this fall we hope to build a
large curing house in time for next
year’s business.
Assuring you of our appreciation,
we are, yours very truly,
GEORGIA YAM CURING CO.
Jno. A. Manget, Pres.
RETURNED FROM EASTERN
MARKETS.
Mr. R. A. Kunnes, of Kunnes De
partment Store, returned Wednesday
from the Eastern markets. Mr.
Kunnes says he purchased heavily
of the latest and most desired goods
in all lines, in keeping with his policy
of carrying everything that is want
ed by the people of this section.
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.
Mrs. Kate Houston entertained her
be learned from such a large exhibi
tion of farm crops, live stock and
poultry. Much time, too, is given to
pleasure and visits to interesting
points in the city of Atlanta.
On September 6th t sliall hold a
contest for those boys who desire to
compete for the two trips offered. I
shall be glad to hear from any boy*
interested and give them further in
formation regarding the matter.
Can sell 40 fryers, 1 3-4 to 2 lb*
each at 30c per lb delivered Augusta.
. SHEEP GROWERS rfOLD
MEETING.
The sheep growers around Thom
son held a meeting at the City Hall
on last Thursday. Mr. Kellogg,
sheep specialist from the college, was
present and gave out valuable infor
mation in regards to growing sheep
for the early lamb market. Mr. P.
'S. Knox is the leader in a movement
to produce early lambs in car lots
Sunday school class, the Sunshine j for ear j y mar ket. Those interested
Makers, with a spend-the-day party j in the pro j e ct should talk to Mr. Knox
and get in line to produce a uniform
it Lazenby Grove Tuesday.
An elaborate picnic spread and | p ro( ] uc t.
swimming- furnished delightful '
amusement for the guests during the
day.
About twenty guests were pres
ent, including the members of the
class and a few friends.
POSTOFFICE TO B
LABOR DAY.
The postoffice will be closed Mon
day, September 1st, Labor Day. Win
dows will be opened for one hour
only, 11 to 12.
CLASS PICNIC.
A most delightful event of Tues-
CLOSED ON ! day afternoon was the swimming-
party and basket supper given at
Smith’s pond for the members of the
Pansy Circle Class of the Baptist
Sunday school by their teacher, Miss
Mattie llelle Burnley.
Mrs. Z. M. Story , assisted Miss
There will be no deliveries on the
church, addressed the association and R. F. D. routes and only one in the j Burnley in chaperoning. Eighteen
after the close of the exercises the city. gue3ts were present.
G. C. DANIEL,
County Agent.
P. T. A.
TO ENTERTAIN SCHOOL
FACULTY.
The social committee of the Parent-
Teachers’ Association will entertain
the faculty of the Thomson Public
School at a reception Friday after
noon, September 5th, from 5:30 to 7
o'clock at y the school building. The
parents of the school are \ordially
invited to attend. V
Miss Bayo Montgomery will have
charge < of the primary and first
grades in the Dearing school during
the approaching term.
