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Thomson, McDuffie county, ga„ Friday, September 12, 1924.
VOTE WAS LIGHT
IN M’DUFFIE CO.
The vote polled in McDuffie county
in Wednesday’s primary election was
the lightest in some time. People
were so busy in some instances that
they did not take time to go to the
polls. Others failed to register any
interest and did not get to the polls.
Senator Harris was re-nominated
by an overwhelming majority'against
his opponent, Thomas W. Hardwick.
J. J. Brown was re-elected Commis
sioner of Agriculture, and Land was
elected against Ballard for State
School Commissioner, according to
news received Thursday.
Following is the way McDuffie
county cast her vote:
For United States Senator:
Thomas W. Hardwick 241
William J. Harris 337
For Governor:
Clifford Walker 554
For Secretary of State:
S. G. McLendon 574
For Attorney General:
George M. Napier 581
For State Treasurer:
W. J. Speer 585
For Comptroller General:
William A. Wright 579
For Commissioner of Agriculture:
J. J. Brown 13G
Geo. F. Hunnicutt 442
For State School Supt.
N. II. Ballard 200
Fort E. Land 354
For Com. of Com. and Labor:
H. M. Stanley 579
For Commissioner of Pensions:
John W. Clark 318
C. E. McGregor 256
For Prison Commission:
T. E. Patterson 577
For Railroad Commissioner:
O. R. Bennett 256
John T. Boifeuillet 288
For Railroad Commissioner:
J. D. Price 238
Albert J. Woodruff 207
For Associate Justice Sup. Court:
Samuel C. Atkinson 577
For Associate Justice Sup. Court:
S. Price Gilbert 565
For Judge Court of Appeals:
Nash R. Broyles 569
For Judge Court of Appeals:
W. Frank Jenkins 568
For Rep. in Congress, 10th Dist.
Carl Vinson 573
For Sol. Gen. Augusta Circuit:
George Hains 584
For State Senator 29th Dist.:
E. D. Clary 564
For Rep. McDuffie County:
Joe DeMedicis 230
S. M. Haywood 275
J. P. Wilson 73
Where only one name is given in
the above tabulation candidates had
no opposition.
A Progressive Step A.t
Boneville.
Boneville, Sept. 11.—The Thomson
investment Co. has decided to trans
form their property at this place and
at this writing improvements are
under way under the management
and personal supervision of Mr. John
S. Boyd.
The old Smith re idence, which is
a large, commodious building, is now
undergoing repairs and painting pre
paratory to being turned into a hotel
or boarding house, which we under
stand will be under the supervision
of some member or members of the
Knox family, who inherit and justly
merit their fame as hotel proprietors.
We also understand that an up-to-
date bathing resort will be establish
ed and a pavilion erected, all of
which will be electric lighted and
every detail so arranged as to appeal
to those who are in need or seeking
a place of rest, recreation or enjoy
ment. If these plans are properly
executed the next thing in order for
consideration would be parking room
for the large number of cars that at
times will be assembled here.
In addition to the foregoing, the
Thomson Investment Co. has provided
a ginnery at this place for the farm
ers of this section, furnishing a con
venience of which they are justly
proud and greatly appreciate the
consideration shown them. That
their gin at this place will be well
patronized is a foregone conclusion.
NUMBER 38.
Jurors Drawn March
Term 1925, Superior
Court.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 11.
AMERICA’S LEADERSHIP.
NO WAY OF FIXIN’ IT.
The trouble with the Railroad La-
bor Board is that it does not work,
Twenty years ago London was the and there is no way of fixin’ it. The
financial center of the world. Today Board has met, held sessions, and is-
New York has that place. Ten years j sued decisions. But 'it has had no
ago the international trade of the , power to enforce i ts decrees. Is it
world was shared in at the rate of j any wonder then, that it has been
less than eleven per cent by the Unit- deserted by everyone except the offi-
ed States. Today our share is ap- ■ cials who are on its payroll?
Dr. Truett Coming To
Louisville Sept. 25.
Dr. George W. Truett, world re-
i nowned preacher, will preach twice
J daily, 11 o’clock A. M. and 8:00 P.
M., in a cooperative meeting at Louis
ville, Ga., September 26th to October
5th. Thousands will hear him each
day.
Adequate preparation is being
made to care for a multitude of vis
itors during the meeting. The homes
of Louisville, together with those of
neighboring towns, will be thrown
open for the accommodation of all,
and camping grounds will be provided
and meals furnished at a reasonable
cost. An extra large tent will be
used for the public services.
Hundreds of people from Thomson
and McDuffie county are already mak
ing preparations to attend these
meetings.
Historical Bible Found
At Mercer.
Chicago Boys Are Given
Life Sentences.
Chicago, Sept. 10.—Youth alone
saved Nathan Leopold, Jr., nineteen,
and Richard Loeb, eighteen, from
death on the gallows for the kidnap
ing and murder last May of 14-year-
old Robert Franks.
Instead, Judge John R. Caverly, re
tiring chief justice, sentenced the two
young intellectuals to life imprison
ment on the murder charge and to
terms of ninety-nine years imprison
ment for the kidnaping. Under the
latter, it was stated, they cannot be
released on parole until they have
served more than thirty-seven years
in the Joilet penitentiary. The life
terms alone would have permitted
such release after about twenty
years.
But the court urged that this priv
ilege never be extended to the self-
confessed doers of what he called “an
abhorrent crime.”
He found no mitigating circum
stance in the evil deed itself, its
motive or lack of motive or in the
personalities and antecedents of the
boys; but he said he chose imprison
ment instead of death because of the
youth of the defendants.—The Macon
Telegraph.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 11.—Beneath the
rubbish and trash in a library attic on
the Mercer univertity campus has
been found the 110 year old family
Bible of Jesse Mercer, founder of the
ollege bearing his name. The fam
ily record, scriptural notations, and
a sermon outline found in the book
are in the handwriting of the noted
divine.
Of peculiar interest about Jesse
Mercer’s second wife, Mrs. Nancy
Simons Mercer, whose record is in
the old Bible, is the fact that she
was the widow of a Jew, Abram
Simons, and with money she inherited
from her Jewish husband, Mercer
founded the Baptist college. The
Mercer family lived in what is now
Wilkes county, Georgia, Penfield
being the first site of the university.
Another rare book, “Two Grey
Tourists,” a novel of Georgia life by
Richard Malcolm Johnston, Mercer
alumnus, was recently unearthed
here. Johnston »vas one of the out
standing American literary figures of
the early 19th century and this copy
of his book is thought to be the only
one in print today.
proximately seventeen per cent.
Ten years ago the United States
was alleged to be “isolated” from the
rest of the world. Today the world
bows humble before us.
America snaps its fingers at the
world whose nations and peoples are
nearly all organized into the League
of Nations. Secretary of State
Hughes and Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon have been in Europe this
summer, “unofficially.” The* great
banking interests of the United
States have also been “unofficially”
represented in world conferences dur
ing recent months. The “unofficials”
have told the “officials” what to do,
and the latter have obeyed orders.
Secretary Mellon has just returned
from his European visit, and he de
clares that unofficial representation
by the United States is the best way
to go after the bacon. Seymour Bar
ker Gilbert, Jr., who has been named
agent-general for reparations under
the Dawes plan, is a prime favorite
with Mr. Mellon, and goes from his
office - to the new job. Of course Mr.
Mellon did not appoint this young
man of thirty-one for the big job.
But he “unofficially” recommended
him.
Latin America has decided that its
best friend and protector is Uncle
Sam, and gradually the trade of those
countries is coming to the United
States in larger volume. Cuba still
has many fits and starts, but it has
grown into the habit of coming to
Washington to get straightened out.
Porto Rico has stopped its bluster
ing, and Governor Towner has got
the Islanders tracking straight. The
Philippines are still insistent upon
having their independence, but never
theless the Filipinos like to have an
identy with the United States, and in
the final determination of the matter
there will doubtless be something
stronger than a “gentleman’s agree
ment.” And speaking of that kind
of diplomacy reminds one that Japan
is sulking towards us, hut not danger
ously.
Uncle Sam is drum major at the
head of the grand march of the na
tions of the world.
CAMPAIGN WARMS.
Political campaign managers in
Washington were quite disturbed
late in August because the campaign
would not “warm up.” But there
have been no complaints since Labor
Day, which was to campaign head
quarters more truly “political day. ’
The official “dope” 'is that every part
of the country is warming up to the
political situation, and the fray has
started in earnest and will be on until
the votes are counted in November.
The claims made by the different
political headquarters are as far
apart as the candidates, and the “in
telligent reader” must continue to
draw his own conclusions.
AGRICULTURE CANNOT FAIL.
“A farmer may lose his farm, and
become hopelessly bankrupt, but agri
culture must go on,'” observes Gov
ernor Robert A. Cooper of the Fed
eral Farm Loan Board, in recounting
the operations of farm loan methods
which now distribute funds to farm
ers in all parts of the country. “In
passing upon these loans due consid-
THE FEDERAL POWER ACT.
Business interests of the country
find the Federal Power Act quite sat
isfactory, even though it does inter-
fere with attempts to grab off big
chunks of the universe like Muscle
Shoals, which can only be pried loose
by some special legislation from Con
gress.
Commission Likely.—Muscle Shoals
did not break into the campaign in
the way that was anticipated. An at
tempt will be made to have Congress
put the administration of the great
project in the hands of a Federal
Commission. It is understood that
this plan meets with favor in the
Senate Committee, where the fate of
the big project will likely be deter
mined.
INDUSTRIAL INVESTIGATIONS.
The Federal Trade Commission has
been making a number of investiga
tions in accordance with resolutions
passed by Congress. The principal
subjects are house furnishings, which
covers the furniture industry as well
as stove manufacturers and stove
equipment. It appears that the
methods of competition in these lines
have been somewhat restricted in the
interests of larger profits.
Wheat and Bread.—The Federal
inquiries into flour milling and the
production, distribution, transporta
tion, and sale of flour and bread are
still in process. Wheat flour mills
are an old subject, and the Min
neapolis flour mills were on the front
pages several years ago. These mills
have been connected up in all of the
grain investigations. But bread man
ufacture presents new questions, and
the inquiry now under way has led
the Federal Trade Commission ito'
put some of its best agents into the
field to determine the facts. Wheth-
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GRAND JURORS.
J. T." Neal, Jr.
H. C. McCorklo.
J. E. Pearson.
H. T. Mobley.
A. II. Thrasher.
R. J. Newsome.
G. White Jordan.
E. Chas. Hawes.
Chas. V. Curtis.
P. A. Bowden.
W. E. Hobbs.
II. A. Price.
S. M. Dyer.
Sam F. Dunaway.
Chas. Langham.
Sam F. Neal.
W. H. Fluker.
B. R. Wall.
M. L. Mathews.
H. T. Clary.
J. Boyd Baston.
J. C. Cliatt.
Ed E. McCorkle.
John T. Adams
Steve P. Reeves.
H. S. Norris.
B. F. Johnson.
John B. Samuels.
W. S. Mobley.
Willie C. Rodgers.
NOTES FROM THE
COUNTY AGENT
COMMUNITY FAIR.
The present plan is to hold a com
munity fair at Thomson on Nov. 12.
We will have a good poultry exhibit
and the cotton club boys should give
a good account of themselves. There
are about 60 poultry club members
who will have exhibits which should
be interesting and instructive. Mr.
McCoy, of the College of Agriculture,
will judge the poultry and give a
lecture to poultrymen.
In addition to the club department,
we hope to have an exhibit from
every community in the county. Thi»
will be made up of every conceivable
product of the farm and community
in general. Such a fair should in
clude the following exhibits: Farm
crop exhibit, farm animal, poultry,
household and school exhibits. De
finite plans will be formulated later
and there is no reason why this
could not be made a great thing for
the county.
G. C. DANIEL.
eration is given to every natural haz- ; er the inquiry will disclose sensation-
ard based upon the history of agri- j al features remains to be seen. It
culture in a particular community in 'will be remembered that claims were
which the security is located,” says made before Congress a few weeks
Governor Cooper, who adds that “it ago tending to prove that the manu-
is our thought that with loans distri- , facture of bread is in the hands of a
bfited in this manner and applicants I gigantic trust, or combination of
carefully investigated there is no rea- trusts. There has even been talk of
son to doubt that bonds issued against j asking Congress to place the manu-
farm mortgages will continue to furn- j facture and distribution of bread
ish to the conservative investor an at- | under the control of the Federal Gov-
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TRAVERSE JURORS.
J. J. Mathews.
J. F. Hobbs.
A. T. Sills.
W. II. Culpepper.
J. A. Davey
W. T. Broome.
O. C. Colvin.
J. E. Wilson.
Thos. E. Cliatt
Claude M. Bussey.
C. L. Bussey.
P. S. Knox.
John A. Jones.
G. Dexter Johnson.
W. J. Perry.
W. S. Curtis.
Roy J. Johnson.
J. T. Pate.
John M. Overton.
John F. Johnson.
Geo. W. Simons.
F. O. Johnson.
R. H. Johnson.
L. S. Lockett.
Ben J. Samuels.
R. H. Newby.
C. H. Moore.
J. D. Mathews.
J. O. May.
Adrian B. Morris.
E. H. McCord.
Thos. B. Hamilton.
Joe Goolsby.
R. S. Pounds.
Jesse S. Smith.
L. F. Cook.
W. H. Johnson.
J. Claud McMath.
Jep Rabun.
B. Arthur Mathews.
Floyd Montgomery.
A. H. S. Reeves.
N. C. Cason.
John F. Simons.
S. R. Jones.
E. F. Adams.
W. C. McCommons.
Chas. T. Ansley.
THE WORLD’S DYES.
Statictics covering the manufac
ture of dyes indicate that the United
States and France are each making
about ninety per cent of the dyes
used in domestic consumption. Be
fore the war each country produced
only about ten per cent of their dyes
and their balance came from Germ
any. The German dye industry is
making the same kind of a determined
effort to regain the French market
that they are making In this country
to get back into the American trade.
OIL PROSECUTORS.
Senator Atlee Pomerene and Owen
J. Roberts, the special prosecutors in
charge of the Federal oil scandals,
have been moving in every direction
to fasten onto ex-Secretary Fall,
Harry F. Sinclair and Edward Do-
heny, all the responsibility that be
longs to them. A new grand jury in
vestigation has been conducted by the
attorneys at the District of Columbia
Federal court house.
Expect to Annul Leases.—Inde
pendent of the outcome of the crim
inal aspects of the oil affairs a de
termined effort will be prosecuted to !
annul the oil leases which have given j
such unusual advantages to a few j
men who have acquired more than |
human rights to natures hidden re
sources.
New Department Starts I Commissioners of the Department of
r . Revenue wherever his assistance may
To Function.
I et The Progress Do Your Job
Printing.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 11—The De
partment of Revpnue, created by the
legislature in December, has gotten
its machinery in good working form,
and is beginning to show the value
of that department, to say nothing
of its activities in other directions,
it was pointed out here today by
statehouse officials.
For the week ending August 23rd,
1924, Deputy Commissioner R. N.
Holt, assisted by J. W. Beauchamp,
motor vehicle inspector for Fulton
county, operated in Rabun, Haber
sham, Stephens, Hail and Banks
counties, and collected from delin
quent automobile owners $675.37, of
which $565.60 was collected for auto
tags, or paid- for auto tags which
these delinquents were compelled to
purchase, and $109.77 in penalties.
In addition to the collections made,
11 warrants were sworn out for vio
lators of the Motor Vehicle Law, that
is, violators other than delinquents.
The Motor Vehicle Department has
Mr. Beauchamp assist the Deputy
be valuable. His long connection
with the Mptor Vehicle Department
Grade Crossing Acci
dents Increase.
McDuffie may grow tobacco
Several of our citizens have visit
ed the tobacco region of South Geor
gia this year and witnessed the cur
ing of this product. We have seen
numerous accounts of the success of
this crop the past season and these-
conditions along with the knowledge
that this county has tobacco soils
has fired some of our farmers with A
desire to get into the tobacco busi-
less. Before taking such a step,
however, it would be wise to investi
gate thoroughly just what the ex
penses, etc., amount to. Here is a
letter from a tobacco specialist at
the College of Agriculture. If there
are farmers who are anxious to groW
tobacco they should notify the county
agent who will be glad to get all
available information, including the
seivices of Mr. Westbrook who ljjiows
all about tobacco.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 4, 1924.
Mr. G. C. Daniel, County Agent,
Thomson, Ga.
Dear Daniel:
Your letter of August 18, has been
received. I have been out of Athena-
several days, hence the delay in reply.
In regard to the advisability of
growing tobacco in your county an
other year, will say that there are
some soils that will produce a fair
grade of bright tobacco in your coun
ty. The sandy soil with the yellow
clay subsoil is the type which could
be recommended. I think I will be
rather slow about recommending to
bacco in that county. I don’t know
ju&t how much suitable soil you have.
It would be necessary to look the
■situation over carefully. It requires
a great deal of labor to produce to
bacco and if your farmers go into it,
it should be as a permanent proposi
tion and not for just one year.
My time is pretty well filled up
for the next few days and I cannot
say definitely when I will be able to
get to your territory. When I get
back to the office, which will be with
in about a week, I expect to prepare
some information to send out regard
ing the development of tobacco in
the various sections. I should like
to know just about how many farm
ers in your section you think are in
terested in tobacco enough to pro
duce it another year If they are
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 11.—Am analysis going to produce it, I think they
made by railway executives here of should have all available information,
train service accidents for the whole Very truly,
E. C. WESTBROOK.
Farm Management Specialist.
country shows that fatalities at grade
crossings have grown from 1,794 in
1922 to 2,240" in 1923, an increase of
more than 25 per cent, it was pointed CHICKEN SALE OCTOBER 21STv
nVakes him thoroughly familiar" with out here today ’ Injur * es from S rade ' The first fall chicken sale will be
crossing accidents in the same period held at Thomson on October 21st.
have increased from 5,258 to 6,207, The car stops at Harlem in the morn-
an increase of almost 18 per cent. } n g and Thomson in the afternoon.
A substantial increase has also Those who will have chickens for sale
taken place in fatalities and, injuries then should try to get them in good
to persons struck or run over by cars condition by that time. Remember
or locomotives, the fatalities from the date Tuesday afternoon, October
this cause amounting to 2,618 last 21st, at Thomson, Georgia,
year and the injured to 2,313. j G. C. DANIEL.
These two classes of accidents com- I
posed the bulk of all train accidents FARM ORGANIZATIONS ATTACK
the Motor Vehicle Law, and in every
way possible the Motor Vehicle De
partment aids the Revenue Depart
ment.
It was announced today that John
II. Jones will be assisted by Mr.
Beauchamp in Rome, Dalton, Carrall-
ton, and in that part of the state.
It is predicted by those familiar
with the work so far done by the
Revenue Department that it is des- j -which resulted in 6,510 persons killed SUGAR REPORT,
lined to make a fine showing. The ^ 54)30 6 in j ured . i President Coolidge has received a
Secretary of State said today that
the mere existence of such a depart
ment has been helpful in the adminis
tration of the Motor Vehicle Law,
NEW BARBER SHOP
request from a half dozen principal
farm organizations of the country
asking him to return to the Tariff
Messrs. Lee Smith and W. C. Me- ■ Commission the report on sugar re
am! that it. should be credited tor a j Kinney are opening up a new barber jcently submitted by that body with
substantial part ot the increase in s hop next to A. H. Curtis & Son, J instructions to that Committee to
motor vehicle revenue for the current ! Buick Dealers, the stand formerly j ascertain relative agricultural costs
y ear - : occupied by The McDuffie Progress, 'in the United States and Abroad.
j These men are well known to the , This action seems to indicate that the
A Holy Island j P eo Pl ( ' of Thomson and McDuffie | statement made in this correspond-
Mavajlnm. one of the holy Islands {county as gentlemen of integrity and ence at the time of the filing of the
In the Japanese archipelago, Is deal j first-class tonsorial artists. They ex- I sugar- tariff report that the making
■•ated to three goddesses, and births oi ,.o be open for business the lat- j;of a new tariff sugar rate would go
ter part of the week. over until after election, was correct.
deaths are not permitted there.
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