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c\^ SOP® \o>' C o (■' i: Wat Meluflie ■asm VOLUME XXV. THOMSON, McDUFFIE COUNTY ,GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1924. NUMBER 37. S5* Thomson High School Opens With Record Attendance. The Thomson High School opened Monday with the largest enrollment in the history of the school. Trucks from outlying rural districts are caring for the children from several of the former one-teacher schools j which are rapidly becoming extinct ; with the knowledge of the better ad- ! vantages for the child in the town school. A large number of parents were in attendance, with the pastors of the Thomson churches and five members of the school board. With the inter est manifested and with the splendid corps of teachers in charge, this promises to be a record breaking session in every respect. Other rural schools are seeking to come in and it is a question of only a short time when all the senior high pupils will come to Thomson and as many for the grades as are near enough to be brought in by trucks. The opening exercises were held in the auditorium, where many were standing. After the singing of “America,” and a praygr by Mr. Robins, talks were made by Mr. Kiser, Mr. Jordan, representing the school board, Cicero Gibson and Mrs. Ira E. Farmer. The following is the list of teach ers and where they are at home for the winter: E. D. Gunby, Superintendent, with Mrs. C. H. Ellington. Mrs. Ham, Principal; Mrs. Spinner, English and Literary; Miss Edna Lynn, supply and Domestic Science; Miss Mabel Davis, History; Mrs. Fogg, 7th, and Miss Odessa Tanner, 6th, with Mrs. M. W. Dunn. Miss Jongeline Jewett, 5th; and Miss Louise Black, 2nd, with Mrs. J. F. Smalley. Miss Margaret Smith, 3rd, with Mrs. Colvin. Mr. Fred Boswell, Mathematics and Athletics, Knox Hotel. Miss Lura Jones, Primary and Miss Mackie Stanford, 4th. Disposition Of Cases In Superior Court. Following is a list of cases dispos ed of in McDuffie Superior Court up to Thursday noon: Mrs. Ruth Duckworth vs L. L. Duckworth, Libel for Divorce—First verdict. Mrs. Lizzie Lemons vs A. R. Lem ons, Libel for Divorce—Second ver dict and decree. Mrs. Fannie E. Ruddock vs S. B. Ruddock, Suit for Divorce—First verdict. / J. T. Neal vs J. F. Usry, Suit on Note—Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. True Bills. State vs Lee Zorn, Tom Durst and Pace Randall—'Burglary. % State vs T. J. Miller—Forgery. State vs Mack Norris and Pearl Few—Latceny from house. State vs Bert Dunn—Beastiality. State vs Jack Wright—Assault to murder. State vs Geo. McCorkle—Murder. State vs Charlie Reid—Murder. State vs Carlton Wilkerson—Se duction. State vs Jesse Farmer, Walter Farmer and Shorty 1 Parker—Burg lary. Thomson City Bank vs Mrs. Mary Jones; Suit on note—Verdict for de fendant; motion for new trial. Claude and H. H. Birchmore vs Mrs. Alice Louise Lytle, Deft., Jeff ersonian Pub. Co., claimant—Mort gage Foreclosure—Verdict for plain tiffs; motion for new trial filed by claimant, Jeff. Pub. Co. The State vs Foncey Brown; Per jury—Noll prossed. Mrs. Zelle R. Smith vs Dr. Z. M. Story; Suit on note—Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Mrs. Carrie L. McDaniel vs Syl vester Gaines; Suit on Note-Ver dict and judgment for plaintiff. In the case of Geo. McCorkle the jury found a verdict for misdemeanor, and was given a fine of $150. It was expected that court would adjourn Friday evening. Mr. Hardwick Speaks In Thomson. Hori. Thos. W. Hardwick spoke at the noon hour Monday in the Court room, which was filled with an inter ested audience. Mr. Hardwick was introduced by Mr. J. T. West, who stated that, whether or not you agreed with Mr. Hardwick, you al ways knew just exactly where he stood. Mr. Hardwick proceeded to make good this introduction by his plain and forcible statement of his platform and his reason for making the race. He expressed a strong be lief in his victory at the polls next week. The particular features of Mr. Hardwick’s address were his state ment that he stood four-square on Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic prin ciples; his belief that we had too much taxes, commissions and bu reaus; he gave the taxes in Georgia for county, city, state, and federal as one hundred and twenty-three million dollars annually. He reiter ated his belief in Washington’s posi tion that we should have friendly and peaceful relations with all nations but entangling alliances with none and stated that he had voted for fifty- one separate peace treaties while in the senate, and advanced the opinion that permanent peace should come by religion and not a written contract. Mr. Hardwick said he had too hard a time trying to find the best way of living to interfere with another man’s religion and that he believed in free dom of the press, of speech, of peace ful assembly and of religious belief. He took up the record of Senator Harris and his claims for re-election in his usual vigorous style and stated that he had asked Senator Harris to meet him in joint debate but had been refused. Augusta Robbers Were Caught In Thomson. The three men who broke into the new store of the J. B. White Co. and shot the night watchman Sunday night, wore captured a little over an hour later by Sheriff Adkins. Sher iff Plunkett telephoned to Sheriff Adkins and he and Messrs. 0. D. Hill, Leon Matlock and Hillman Mathews captured the men near the home of Mrs. H. A. Story on Jackson street. The men had pistols in their laps and ?&t first refused to surrender until persuaded by the shot guns in the hands of the officers. The car, which bore a California tag, held a supply of soup or nytroglycerine and every imagiable kind of burgulars’ tools. Officers from Richmond county came up for the men and carried them back to Augusta that night. Sheriff Adkins and his deputies are receiving congratulations not only from his frends in Thomson, but from people all over the 'country. The men captured have traversed the en tire country and are suspected of a number of daring robberies in several cities. State Primary Election Next Wednesday. Next Wednesday, the 10th, is elec tion day for the nomination of candi dates for state house officials in Georgia. There will be no' contest in the county save for the office of Repre sentative, the county officers having been nominated in March. Three names will be on the ballot for Representative, Messrs. J. P. Wilson, * Joe DeMedicis and S. M. Haywood. The ticket is quite a lengthy one. R. L. HADAWAY RETURNS. Mr. R. L. Hadaway returned Satur- ay from New York and other East- rn points where he spent a busy seek purchasing merchandise for his wo stores, Hadaway’s Department Store and the Racket Store. Mr. Hadaway reports that he (ought heavily of goods suitable for lis trade, and states that he is well >repared to take care of his custom ers in all lines. A Hollow Rolling Pin A hollow glass rolling [tin on the market can be filled with ice water and so greatly facilitates the making of pnsrrt TO ALL GAME WARDENS AND DEPUTIES. We are receving numbers of com plaints that hunters throughout Geor gia already are shooting squirrels. The squirrel season does not open until October 1st and every person who kills a squirrel before that date violates the law. You are urged to assist us in put ting a stop to this unlawful practice and I hereby direct you to prosecute every person found in possession of a squirrel before the opening of the lawful season. This department is determined that the game law shall be enforced this season more vigorously than ever before and we will not tolerate the shooting of squirrels or other game out of season. You may feel positively assured that the depart ment will back you up in your efforts to carry out these instructions. Respectfully, PETER S. TWITTY, Commissioner. WITH MERCANTILE MOTOR CO. Mr. J. W. Myers, of Augusta, has accepted a position as salsman with the Thomson Mercantile Motor Co. He is a salesman of unusual ability and knows how to talk Ford cars. Since beginning work Monday morn ing he sold four Fords up to Thurs day. Mr. Myers will move his family here the first of October, and they will be welcomed as new citizens of Thomson. Washington, D. C., Sept. 4. THE NEXT PRESIDENT. How will the Electoral College stand ? The answer is being set j down at this early date in different | national political headquarteis, arid the figures are heartening to all who “pursue with eagerness the phantoms of hope.” The writer has seen some of these confidential figures. It’s Davis.—Davis is conceded the “Solid South”, but o\Ving to the fact that the Davis strength in the North is not yet established, the Democratic figures show many “doubtful” States. The Davis figures give La Fallette the benefit of most of the “doubt,” to the end that the Democratic parti sans land their candidate as President Wilson won the three-cornered cam paign of 1912. Coolidge Re-elected. — Republican headquarters confidently assume that the Cooldge policies are understood throughout the| country, and |thafl they are already approved by the majority of the voters of the United States,., and that this majority has voted Republican most of the time during the past seventy-five years. Republican leaders insist that the party will hold the Republican vote, and they assert that La Follette’s strength will be largely composed of “progressives” drawn out of the Democratic voting masses. La Follette Uncharted.—The sum and substance of La Follette claims are that “they will get a lot of elec toral votes.” Bal ancing the Books.—The books are “balanced” every night at the different headquarters in Washing ton. If wishes might come true all could be happy. POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY. The National Administration is emphasizing the importance of fixed political responsibility and the Repub lican campaign managers want to elect President Coolidge—as well as a Congress that will stand behind him. The Next Best Thing.—The Demo crats, being out and wanting to get in, are emphasizing the idea that “now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party,” and to bring with them all the lost, stray ed or stolen votes that can be fofind. The Protest.—The Progressive campaign managers declare that the old parties have not made good with the people, and that political respon sibility by party management s a failure. Mr. J. G. Stovall Elected Judge Of The City Court. LOWER INTEREST RATES. The Federal Farm Loan Board has announced a reduction of re-discount rates by the intermediate credit banks to five per cent to financial institutions and four and a half per cent to cooperative marketing as sociations. Federal Reserve .fates have also, been reduced recently The call loan rate in the New York finan cial district has also tumbled. Easier at the Banks.—During and following the war immense profits wer.e made by certain classes of in stitutions in loaning money on which bonuses were charged. This was particularly true in building oper ations, and the collapse of some of the frenzied financiers has developed the fact that as high as 25 to 30 per cent was charged as a bonus in some of the building operations in Eastern cities, including Washington. Money is reported to be “easier” at the banks, “and as a result legitimate credits are being mote firmly estab lished. SILVER DOLLARS. Uncle Sam is spending millions of dollars each year in printing paper money that Certifies that silver to guarantee its payment is on deposit. Thrifty officials connected with the great United States money factory are arranging to send the cart wheel silver dollars into circulation, to speak for themselves instead of be ing echoed by paper money. One never sees a silver dollar in the East, and fifty cent pieces are rare. By a little propaganda and cooperation through the banks and postoffices, the Government hopes to bring silver dollars and half dollars into favor i in sections of the counutry where they have been taboo. The Age Limit of Paper Money.— The records of the Treasury Depart ment show that paper money “does not go as far as it used to,” when George Washington (did not) threw dollars and quoits across the Potom ac. It also does not last as long as long as it used to. Treasury officials think that automobile activity, gar age greAse, and the speed with which paper money passes from hand to hand is the cause. A few years ago money washing machines were in stalled in the Treasury to clean soil ed paper money. That’ helped a little, but even with washing, the paper money of the present day does not last very long before becoming unfit for use. The “fin icjty” public refuses to carry greasy, microby bills, and in consequence replace ment comes too often. Hence the attempt to shove more silver dollars into actual cumulation. TRADE WINDS. Automobile production slumped a few thousand cars in July. Bookings of steel castings dropped off about one-fourth last month. Production of envelopes is increasing. The manufacture of saws, files, castiron pipe and plumbing fixtures, is around normal. Portland cement is enjoy ing prosperity through increased sales. The cut of Northern pine lumber has declined slightly, but shipments have been increasing. Production of bituminous coal is sev eral millions of tons under last year’s monthly production. Mere Important Still.—Atlantic City is complaining that business is not up to the standard, and the gold- lined hotels are dissatisfied with the financial returns of the season Coney Island has been almost “spoiled” be cause a wonderful board walk at tracts hundreds of thousands of peo ple who speak the English language, and who shunned contact with the hoi polloi of the olden days. The highways of the entire country are congested with automobiles occupied by tired-looking people in search of rest. LITTLE BUSINESS TRICKS. The Federal Trade Commission is continuing to check up on industrial concerns that are not playing the business game on the square. Juggling Tobacco and Groceries.— A wholesale grocers’ association in West Virginia has gotten mixed up with the tobacco trust, and unmind ful of the story of Old Dog Tray, who got into bad company, the whole bunch has been summoned before the Federal Trade Commission to explain their “agreement, combina tion and conspiracy to fix uniform discounts or prices at which tobacco products should thereafter be sold.” Robbing the Butter Dish.—A Mis souri creamery will- have to explain to the Commission why all of its butter packages are one or two ounces short of their advertised weight. The Way the Wheels Go ’Round.— A Michigan manufacturer of auto mobile wheels bought up the com mon capital stock of a competing company, and the Commission “smells a rat” as to the reason why prices of these necessities of the road were raised. ^ Using the Word “Manufacturing.— A New England jobber and dealer in ^tablecloths, bedspreads, and cot ton products, advertised as a “manu- factuuring’ ; concern. The Commis sion thinks this is a snide way to do business. “Import” and “English.”—New Jer sey and New York concerns have been caught selling homemade bar- leymalt, shirts, and “other garments” under foreign labels. The Commis sion says it will never do. Gaining Public Favor.—The Fed eral Trade Commission has had a hard time with the public. In its early days it adopted a “gum-shoe policy” that was very muchmisun- derstood. In later years it has been aggressive and positive in its policy. Mr. J. Glenn Stovall was elected Monday Judge of the City Court of Thomson. NOTES FROM THE COUNTY AGENT WHY NOT GROW SHEEP? By nature our county is adapted „ _. . „ ... . . ... to sheep raising. We have good ptw- Mr. Stovall ,s well qualified to fiHj tureS( especially north of the this position, which came to him road and plenty land that can b# sought. A long preparation in the p]anted out tQ alfalf and rap# , legislative body, where as representa tive and senator he has served four- turnips and swi clover for winter , , . . , . , grazing crops. One of Penn*y1- een years; eminently fair and just prize flockg . g maintainfld ^ by temperament and framing, gives ' mogt altogether on sweet dover hy him unusual fitness for an office of j the proper alternation of sheep {M one field to another. judicial nature. He is the author of three of the constructive bills of the just past session of the legislature. The marriage law requiring the posting of notice of intention to buy license; the authorization of State Banks to take ten per cent of capi tal stock in Agricultural Corpora tions for purpose of long time cred it to farmers; and the act authoriz ing the execution of mortgages on crops of that year before planting. Mr. B. J. Stevens was re-elected city solicitor. He has held this po sition without opposition since the court was authorized. Columbia Sentinel Wins Parents Invited For Friday Afternoon. The social committee of the P.-T. A. invites all the parents to m«et Friday afternoon at the school house from five-thirty to seven oclock. N. B. This means fathers, too. BOY SCOUTS. The Boy Scouts are requested to meet at the City Hall on Friday, Sept. 5th, at eight o’clock for the purpose of re-organizing. It is hoped to have a large organization in complete working order in a ehoi't time. Let The Progress Do Your Job Pirnting. Our climate is ideal for the pro duction of early spring lambs whicH should be produced_and sold in May, weighing 50 to 60 pounds at 100 day* old. Sheep growers here last yea? sold wool at 40c per pound and ftf the sheep is properly fed, and shear ed early in April we can easily ex pect the wool to pay expenses, whiler' the spring lamb will give a profit, Our problem of disposal of lambs at a profit will be solved by creating ft local appetite and by growing sheep' in sufficient quantities to allow of early spring carlot shipments. Thi* can be and will be done in the neat future. Mr. P. S. Knox is giving hi# CclSG Against Brown, .attention to sheep more so than ever and has voiced his intention to mar- In Thomson superior court Wed- ket a carlot of spring lambs just at nesday a verdict was rendered in soon as his flock can reach the dimen- favor of The Columbia Sentinel Pub- ; sions that will afford shipment in such lishing Company in the case of J. J. 1 numbers. Mr. Knox has a flock of Brown, commissioner of agriculture, 200 ewes which he intends increasing who claimed to represent the stock holders of The Jeffersonian Publish ing Company, against The Columbia Sentinel Publishing Company. The case has attracted wide attention in the state. It was stated that when the Jef fersonian Publishing Company was closed down by the government du ring the World War none of the stockholders took any interest in the plant, and that soon back taxes on ut1 jf orrY1 if v the material began to accumulate. 1 .. . „ , Tax fi fas were issued and the prop- , cooperation of all who will to 500 just as quickly as they can M/ grown out. He has wisely choeeif the Hampshire, a rugged black fac# sheep and his herd is headed by 4 beautifu rams. If the farmers who are adapted will follow his example and make McDuffie a county of Hampshires and Hampshire grade* we will have solved our.problem of Mr. Knox invites thO bU5L erty advertised for sale. i Hampshire sires and will be glad to The late Thomas E. Watson, who j ship your lambs with his when ho already owned the larger part of the stock, bought in the machinery at sheriff’s sale for The Columbia Sen tinel, a paper he had obtained control of after the suspension of the Jeffer sonian. Mr. Watson then began to use this plant for The Columbia Sen tinel, he and Mrs. Alice Louise Lytle owning the paper jointly. After Mr. Watson’s death, J. J. Brown made several attempts to get hold of this property and the case was finally brought to court. Sev eral months ago the executors of Mr. makes his spring shipment, probably in 1925, and certainly by 1926. H* could not be expected to allow mon grel stuff to ruin the quality of hi* car and the fair minded shepherd! would not expect it. The pasture is of much importance, it should be well drained and supplied with abundance of grass. It should be so arranged that sheep could b* alternated from one area to the othev Watson’s estate gave the plant over so as to give the grass ,a chance t& to Mrs. Lytle for the claims she held ; grow and to help prevent the stomach' on it, and later Mrs. Lytle disposed ■ u • „„„ . , . , . ,, , J . worm which is probably our worst of her interest in the plant to Claude and Harold Birchmore. The verdict! enemy. The worm hatches on th* rendered by the jury Wednesday ground and is swallowed by the sheep gives the property to the Birchmores. j during grazing period. If sheep Mr Brown was represented in the ]mve thege worms jn aufficient q „ait- case by B. J. Stevens and J. Glenn i ... . , ,, ,, , 7. , Stovall, while the Birchmores were 1 ,ties to cause trouble they should be represented by Judge J. B. Burnside given a drench of 8 ounces blue stone, of the local bar and Col. Hamp Mc Whorter, of Lexington, Ga. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS ORGANIZE ATHLETIC CLUB. 1 ounces snuff in 5 gallons of water every 28 days if known, to be infest ed. Directions on dosage, etc., should le secured from the county agent or ollege of Agriculture before trying The High School boys met on Wed- , , , , ^ , . , , nesday afternoon in a very enthusi-! to drench shce P- drenching sheep is astic meeting for tha purpose of or- n dangerous operation unless properly ganizing an athletic club for Thom- done. soa - „ ™ ,, ,, , I If you are interested in sheep comd Prof. Boswell, the new athletic . , , „ ., ... ,, . coach, presided. , in and talk lfc over wlth the C0UI, *V Roy Jones was elected presdent; , agent or with Mr. Knox. This sheep Barney Wells, vice president, and garne is an interesting and profitable Allen Anchors secretary and tfeas- j one i 0 vers of live stock, and we urcr. The membership fee of $1.00 will entitle the holder to every game of foot ball played at home during the eason. This is to raise funds with which to purchase equipment for the team. The boys hope to make.the club a success and will appreciate any sup port given them. are anxious that more McDuffie farm ers take part. MORE PROOF OF VETCH EFFECTIVENESS. The McDuffie farmer who does not plant some winter legumes this win- , ter is sleeping over his rights. Vetch Preliminary practice for the 1921 j iag b een ca u e d the fool proof legume, season foot ball wil. begin Thursday , . . , __ . ,, ’ afternocn. being the easiest to grow in this sec- This is what Thomson has needed tion. You have read in these column* for a long while and if everyone will how Mr. Hasty, of Chipley, a prac- attend and give the boys encourage- tical farmer increased his yield of ment, it is sure to be a success. We „ , hope to make a record this year that corn ^ rom an average ot ten bushel* cannot be surpassed by any other per acre to 60 to 100 bushels on a 200 school for quite a number of years, acre scale. Now here comes Walter ALLEN ANCHORS, Sec. Dozier, our Columbia county neighbor,- JUDGE FRANKLIN’S CHARGE TO who has an ex P erience that 13 mter ' GRAND JURY. esting. This is a gist of his conver- _ , ^ , . ,, sation with the county agent which Ml d S r Sod t °wh£ * «>-«» —? some argument. The Judge sees for the sake of those farmers who things as they are and speaks out are anxious to improve their lands: from his heart. His philosophy is, « Last year j set out to plant a of the homely variety that breathes vetch, clover and rye of the fireside and brings all nearer , , . T . , to him in sympathetic accord. Those mixture, but due to a rain I got only who hear hm know that he has the half of the intended acreage planted, best interests of the county and state T ^ e co i d ] { ni t >d out all except the at heart. His argument was inter- ^ , j n t j ie 8 j )r j n g j found that I spersed with good humor and amus- , T ing recital. had such a Ki'owth that I was unable When the Grand Jury brought in , to turn it under, so I grazed it off their returns Tuesday , afternoon w jth my cattle then turned under the Judge Franklin copgratulated them res j c [ ue> j followed vetch with cot- and the county on dispatching the work so rapidly. ton, which due to bad stands, etc., v was replanted about June 1st. I want Practice i to say that I will make a bale to the Result ot practice ! acre y on my vet ch cotton field even A sophisticated girl is one svho has j t i 10US -|; it was late and made its crop iracticed for years to attain hei j 0n tj,. 0 i y without rain. The casual 'harming naturalness.—San Francisco j _ — Jlirouide. • (Continued on Fourth Page.)