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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
MELON GROWERS
GEL CONTRACTS

~ ABEL, Ga. Oct. 19-Cldest CO.
operative marketing association in
The southeast, the Sowega Melon
Growers association has Just
launched its sign--up campaign for
the next season, expecting to con-
trcl during the next five years rs
per cent of the watermelons grown
within its territory. Officers of the
association at a recent meeting de-
cided to extend the territory, in
order tc take in practically all pro-
ducng territory within the state
of Georgia and a portion in Flor
ida.
1t is expected that in future the
ASSOCIATION will operate in more
than 35 counties, and the officers
hope to enroll all the growers with
in that territory by January l.,
1924.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-19
Central of Georgia
Railway
The Right Way
The Right Way

LOANS made on improved farm
lands at cheapest rates for term of
5, 7 or 1G years with prepayment
option given. Money secured
promptly. We have now outstanding
over S1,100,0O0.0 on farm in Sum-
ter county alone, with plenty more
to lend.
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Com.
panv in Sumter, Lee, Terrell,
Sehley. Macon, Stewart, Randolph
and Webster counties. 81 Planters
Bank Building, Americas, Ga. Phone
! SO or I'll.
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CUTOFF

The Macon county Federation of
Women's Clubs was entertained bv
the Better Community Club Friday
lternoon, Oct. IL. The stage Of
the school building was decorated
with fall flowers, and pot plants.
Mrs. j. Il. Avery of Montezuma
abie president Of the Macon County
Federation presided.
Mrs. George Wicker, president
Of the Better Community club gave
the address of Welcome, stating
scme Of the joys and advantages OF
country life, which received a
gracious response, by Mrs. Langdon
fCneeVes, of Montezuma.
Tho reports from the various
clubs were impressive and instruc
five, showing which good have been
accomplished.
Mrs Ernest Cocker, secretary Of
the Better Community club gave a
very, Interesting report OF the
I goungest club in the Federation the
EW9tk comparing with the other
n cAu1s. l.
MIS- J. A. Smith gave some very
s inse,g5Lng and instructive sdgges-
tions on The Fall gardens" laying
Special stress upon The Importance
oI vegetables in our deeds.
The community singing was led
by Mrs. Dr. Liggin cI Montezuma
end many old time faYorites were
hjoyed.
Our county school superinten--
dent, prof Nelson, Of Oglethorp5,
\ delivered an able address on,
sas School work" and Home Train
ING.
A very instructive lecture on
"The Prevention ana cure Of the
cancer" was given by DE-. Chas.
Greer, of Oglgetnorpe.
Of great interest to the farmers,
Especially, was the address OF Mrs.
Frank Timer, OF Montezuma, on
lhe Turner County Han, and Its
" onderiul success.
The following officers We're elect
county Federation, President, Mrs.
j. A. Harp, of Montezuma; vice
president, Mrs. Love FELTON,, OF
Ideal, assistant vice president, Mrs.
D&n Kleckley, Of of Oglethorpe;
. secretary, Mrs. Harold McCroly,
of Oglethorpe, Treasurer, Mrs. X.
H. Stubos, Of Cut Off,.
Delicious iced punch was served
during intermission and after ad-
journment
A. f. Pennington, was a Sun
day visitor in Albany.
Mrs. Ernest Holloway, spent the
weekend at Andersonville, attend
inc the Primitive Baptist assocla-
ton.
Ernest Cocker, and George Wick
or, were looking after business IN
tercsts at Oglethorpe and Monte
yuma.
Misses Beula Pennington and Eva
Bedenbaugh, of Albany spent TINS
weekend at home.
Miss Ora Mae and Grant Lee
Greed, of Montezuma, were Vlsi-
tors here Sunday.
Several from here attended the
association at Andersonviile, Sun
day.
Mrs. J. B. Mcdonald, and daugh-
ter. Miss Pauline, spent Saturday
at Pleasant Hill, the guest OF Mrs
McDonald's mother, Mrs Gene
u Webb. VIZ, ,.,
Mr. and Mrs. Watson Wicker
Evening star., 1923-02-05
Dopey Dan Points Out Moral
OF the ''Big Brother' Story

| his first misstep, and. placin' his
hand on his perfectly bare head, re-
piled, To that. Doc?"
| BALD Jack told me-" continued
| the Big Brother, that he had been
| bald since he was thirteen years old,
| and that In school his classmates
| made 50 much fun of his condition
! said that he felt the jibing so much
that he finally got to despise not
only every boy in the school, but the
teacher. and even the building itself
, With his mind in such shape he
naturally became a truant. and final
away for good, only to drift into h
gang of craps shooters, then to gam
blin' dens, and on down until he had
reached the lowest rung of the lad
der--a cheater at cardsw
So, there you be, folks! That's the
gist of the Moo Workers. message,
and do think it's up to you to give
1t consideration! o. course, we all
appreciate, when teasin' the livin'
daylights out of some little pal about
his bald head or other defects, that their
actions might be the means of drivin'
| one of their own out into a life of
| misery and shame, cause if they did
they wouldn't do 1t, nor would we in
cur day, nor they who set next to
Bald Jack" Rose when he went to
school!
Luckily. thank the Lord. as things
go today. nine out of every ten
American lads who have to tote
handicaps are either sensible enough
| to laugh at their tormentors. or suffi-
ciently game to below aloud, Now
you quit that humpty- -dumpty stuff
or see me after school!"-but the
tenth one! Ah, folks, there's the rub
that tenth one!
There's always one poor little san-
sitive soul who can't stand the gsff,
! one little bashful kiddy who suffers
| the jibes and jests. and, like Bald
| Jack Rose, harbors in his heart the
kiddin' OF his schoolmates. 1t don't
| take long for hatred to twist its
ugly talons around the innerds of
| this poor little tenth one, and in due
| time he, too, is playin' hockey
Then comes the day when his
! imagined hardships are well-nigh un-
| endurable. and he breaks for the
\ open-away from school, away from
| home, left to himself to battle alone,
| with only the mercy of the great
! Moulder, who has His own reasons
for shapin' all as he does, to guide
! him from the crooked path that leads
| to disaster!
Moral OF Big Brothers Story.
Therefore, folks, slip this along to
your youngsters! Point out the
moral of the Big Brothers story. and
Evening star., 1923-02-05
MURDER is CHARGED.
Georgia Cattle Tick War Has
Fatal Results.

STATESVILLE. Ga. February o.
Dr. S. Horn of Atlanta. federal dip
ping agent for the state of Georgia.
has sworn out affidavits upon which
warrants were issued for the arrest
of Mann Carter and his son, Will. on
charges of murder.
The Carriers are alleged to have
shot and killed Mack Lockridge, fed
eral cattle dipping inspector, yester1
day, and also to have wounded r. S.
Ritchley, his assistant, both Of Daw-
son, Ca
For more than a year there have
been clashes between federal officers
and farmers OF this section over the
enforcement of the cattle dipping
law for the eradication of ticks
Several persons have been shot. !. The
government established a camp near
here, with two machine guns and
other arms. in an attempt to stop the
warfare,
Evening star., 1923-02-05
BY w. H. CLAGETT.

= Dear Folks:
: tDurin' the course. of several talks
List week, DR.. Roland G. Sheldon OF
Mo York. who was down here in the
in,Sarest Of the Big Brother move-
me 1T, gave many reasons for kids be-
.comHn' deIinquents, and one in par
ficulkr, sensetivness. which l rully
thinkA should be relayed to every
youn,N Nster in our great city, If 1t does
nothint else than make 'em more
keerfuN.
It mi / hit sound ridiculous to some,
hut the &welfare worker declared that
badness had caused more than one
little rasA al to slip from the straight
and-narrotw and skid on hell-bent to
the demnntion bow-bows. but after
explainin' 4 nd detailin' several spe-
cif1c cases Svhere just sich had hap
pened, If you'll listen to me- 1t was
anything but funny!
reckon mi ,st of you remember
few years bactS when the press OF the
ro,ntrv wss RI ii chock-o'-block with
harrowin' descriptions of a heinous
murder up in Moo York, when Her
man Rosenthala a gampoleer, was
81 shot a,aG down snnsn in and 0 how. after
rests had been Nnade and trials be
gun. another ga mboleer, q stooi,
pigeon. squealed \on MS mates. Iaes.nan, and
charlie Becker of the metropolitan
poiice force, and flour young gun
toters, Lefty L,Soeys Gyp-thss
Blood'" Whitley L4ewis, and KID
called "Dago Frank.t all took thelr
final trip via the electric route up al
Sing Sing!
known n "Bal jack.
thought you did. Nvell. accordin'
to DR.. sheldon. the blvd who done
the tattlin' one Jack Retse, by name,
didn't have a hair on his tiop- piece. and
was known to his croo.\ ed pals all
over the universe as "Balt1 Jack
soon after the whole mis- rable mess
had ouieted down BALD Nack, SICK
and tired of underworld life, rec
formed. chucked his old ASSOCIATES
and cut loose for the lectNre plat
FORM. where he's been eNei' since,
dom all in his power to set WA'yward
boys right! xn. Poe.
who is far above the average IN IN,
tellfgence," said DR.. Sheldon, II aske
him point-blank to what he attrA outeo
Evening star., 1923-02-05

from what l know of Washington
school kiddies it won't take no time
to have every blessed one of them
addin' the followin' to their 1928
resolutions:
From this day I promise never to
make fun of another's lnisfortunes.
| thank God for my own perfect
body, and will try my best to help
all not so fortunate to forget their
defects!
And never again will / call one of
my playmates by name that might
recall the handicap he suffers.
thank you, DOPEY DAN.
Evening star., 1923-02-05
QUEEN TO VISIT TOMB.
Elizabeth to See King Tutenk-
hamun Discoveries.

BRUSSELS, February 5.-Queen
Elizabeth will leave Friday for Egypt,
accompanied by NJ. Capart. director OF
the Belgian Museum, to visit the
tomb Of King Tutenkhamun.
Evening star., 1923-02-05

The shooting Of oil shells to calm
heavy seas and help ships in distress
has proved successful.
Evening star., 1923-02-05

Therefore, folks, slip this along to
| your youngsters! Point out the
moral of the Big Brothers story, and
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
YES; WE HAVE BANANAS
GROWN IN WIGGINS

Mr.. Millirons has n display at
the Central Filling Station a full
!. developed buch Of banan
grown on his place on college
Street.
The bunch is as large as any of
the improved fruit and the ba-
nannas are full and large.
Mr.. Milliron cultivated his
plants very carefully and now
has about fifteen new plants,
some of which he expects to dis
pose of.
The bearing plants have reach
ed a highth of eight feet and
the buch of bannans came di-
rectly out of the top of the
growth.
Mr.. Milliron prizes his plants
for their beauty of foliage as
well as for their fruit.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
STONE COUNTY JAIL
BEING REPAIRED

Henry Love, alias Snake prov
ed to be an expensive boarder
for Stone County For, although
Henry was given free board and
lodging in the county Jail, he
craved freedom
Some friend slipped the in
corgable snake" a grubbing hoe
and with the use of this versa
tile instrument he carved his
way out through the wooden
window cell; then true to his
name he wiggled out, leaving no
clue to his travelings.
AS a result Sheriff Locke is
having cement window sills put
in the jail. Amount of repairs
will be about $1,000.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
WEEKLY NEWS LETTER
FROM APARTMENT
OF EDUCATION =.

The children in our cities and
town and in approximately one
,tAousand places in the rural
districts now have the advan-
tages Of good schools. That is
they have within reach of their
homes, school running, seven,
eight or nine months in the
year carrying from ten to twelve
grades of work taught by well
educated and trained teachers.
Such a condition of affairs not
only give these children a
chance to get good high school
education at home, but also
means much in many other ways
to the various communities as a
whole. Such a School is perhaps
the greatest investment any
community can make for it's well
fare.
Why is it that in many places
in Mississippi today many chill
dren are forced to attend school
running only a few months in
the year and carrying a few
grades and taught by poorly
trained teachers?
Whose fault is it that many
children of today are denied the
advantages of a good schooling?
Can we have a real democracy
with democracy of education?
7 want to request every parent
reading these lines, whose chill
dren are not getting the advan-
tages of a good school at home
to ask themselves the question,
"Whose Fault is it?
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
WEEKLY
!. INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Jackson-Contract let fir con-
struction Of new 10-story LA
mar Life" building.
McComb- Construction of a
New High School gymnasium
building progressing rapidly.
DeKalb-modern school build
ing completed.
Neutrality-suspicious. on Jack
son Highway south Of town pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
Laurel-Plans being made for
erection of Baptist church.
Woodville-Construction of
three miles of pavement COM
pleted.
Crystal Springs-S30,000 to
be spent for laying sewer system
work to be completed December
1st.
Halle hurst-Contract award
ed for the construction of $1,000
stone bridge over Bayu St. Pier
re at foot of Carter Hill.
Strakville-Plans under way
for erection of modern hotel.
Charleston-Contract let for
resurfacing Valley highway to
Cascilla ridge road at Orrel Hill.
Utica-New factory to be e.
rected for manufacturing Ex-
celsior, output to be one car load
ger week.
Hazlehurst-County sweet po-
tato crop reported approximate
ly 100000 bushels.
Gulfport-Mississippi Cane
Syrup Company places order
for 10000 gallons sorghum.
Aberdeen-Contract let for
constructor of 20 miles of high
way in monroe county.
Greenwood-S10,000 bonds is
sued for construction of Swifton
consolidated school building.
JacksonS312,000 Contract let
for construction Of 20 miles of
road from this city to Pelahtchie
Magnolia-Plans being consid-
cred for construction Of power
rlant for electrification of cot
ton mills.
Jackson-Building permits is
sued for September amounted to
$4,000.
Yazoo City-Modern bridge to
be built over Yazoo river.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
ARRANGE TO SEND XMAS
PARCELS EARLY

Postmaster Boon requests
that arrangements be made to
send Christmas parcels early.
This request comes yearly from
the postoffice department in
Washington and is to facilitate
the work of postoffices all over
the country and to assist in the
safe arrival of packages.
Instructin for mailing will be
published in The Enterprise lat
er and postmaster Boone hopes
for the cooperation of all per
sons sending packages away.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
CUPID GOES ON A
STRIKE IN STONE

The high cost of living or the
cost of living high is cutting
quite a dash in the work of Cup
id this year according to Circuit
Clerk, Jno. N. Dale, who has up
to date issued only So license
90 to whites and % to colored
persons.
This is quite a decrease from
last years record. The NUM-
her of divorces are negiable.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
TT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
SAYS MIR. A. DRAVEN

According to A. Draven, who
runs the progressive dry goods
store of the Virgins Dry Goods
Co., it certainly pays to adver-
tise. Since Mr.. Draven put on
his mammoth sale which was ex-
tensively advertised in the En-
terpries his store has been
Crowed with customers.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
STONE COUNTY
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Stone County Teachers AS
sociation met at the school
house on Saturday last, with rs
cut of the 62 teachers in the
County present.
The topics discussed were for
the benefit of the schools and
the elevation of county educa-
ton and morals.
Although the attendance was
small much interest was elected
in the problems in hand.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
CHRISTMAS GOODS
ON DISPLAY

Virgins merchants, following
the lead of merchants of larger
towns, have on display a nice
assortment of gifts and toys
for the holiday season.
While, no doubt the line will
be greatly increased before
Christmas, stores are taking on
the holiday air, and the shrill
toots of toy whistles and burst
ing balloons are delghting the
small school boy.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
HARRISON STONE A. II. S.
SHOW IMPROVEMENTS

The Harrison-Stone Agricul-
tural High School at Perkinston
is showing a healthy growth
under the direction Of Prof. j.
II. Forbis, who is now filling
his second year there.
The attendance this year is
40, about one-third more than
last year. The nine teachers
are all doing excellent work
with their respective classes
and great satisfaction is felt
throughout the two counties
over the school.
In the commercial course
there are AZ registered and 9TH
rs t take up the work later.
Many improvements have been
made in the buildings and cam
pus. Most of the work is done
Ky the students who are taught
mechanical training in it's most
practical phase.
A garage, a dairy barn, and
potato house will be erected
shortly and a little later, per-
haps the first of the year a laun-
dry will be built in connection
with the central heating plant
now in use at the school.
Very great interest is being
shown in the work of the BIZ
county school and excellent ex-
'1ibit has been arranged for the
Harrison County Fair in Gulfprt
This exhibit will comprise work
from practically every depart
ment.
The rooms and equipment in
the dormitories are exceedingly
comfortable. Electric lights
and steam heat in all dormitor-
les. The board this year is just
$3.50 per month and the food
is excellent.
The curriculum Of the school
has been advanced by Prof. For
bis who now offers the boys and
girls of the two, counties Won
derful opportunities at less cost
than required to stay at home.
The campus in front of the
large buildings make an excel
lent showing from the highway.
Visitors to the Agricultural
High School are welcome at any
time as Prof. Forbis is anxious
that the people of the two coun-
ties see the work that he is do
ing.
The school has a growing lib
rary which the faculty show
with pride. In 1922 the library
had about $4,000 worth of books
and it is now valued at 100000.
Many of these are very valuable
books of reference and study
without which the school can
not grow.
The school is entirely clear of
debt and is a credit to any coun-
ty. A visit to this school will
convince the tax payers and pat
rons that their money has been
wisely expnded.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
BOND NEWS ITEMS

Mr.. j. ]. Sutton, who is To-
Gated at Blodgett spent the
week end with home folks.
Miss Pat Nash has been un-
able to attend school for the
"Flu" fHmf1fl Hsaqo' vbgkq jill
past several days on account of
"Flu."
Mr.. and Mrs. Foutayne and
daughter, Jacqueline, Of Gulf
port spent Sunday with Mrs.
Will MILESTONE.
Miss Ruth Nash has accepted
9 position with the Wilhelm
Co. at Hattiesburg, as book
-stenographer.
The Baptist protracted meet
ing is being held here now, Rev.
Derrick of Hattiesburg is doing
the preaching.
Friends of Mr.. David Nails
will be glad to hear Of his rapid
recovery of injuries received
from a falling limb.
Mr.. Wash Cruthirds has erect
ed grist mill here-who said
Bond is dead.
Miss Gladys Lott visited Miss
Pat Nash here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sibley
were in Wiggins Monday.
Mrs. A. Rand has returned
from Gulfport where she was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
w. L. Cassibry. Friends of Mrs.
Cassibry will be glad to know
that she is improved after a
slight illness.
There will be an oyster supper
at the Baptist Church in Bond
Thanksgiving afternoon and
night to which the public is
cordially invited.
Mrs. Mawson and daughters
Misses Drusilla and Maud of
Gulfport motored from their
home on the coast and spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Sibley.
Mrs. Gaddy, Mrs. Ira Gaddy,
and Mrs. Houston Gaddy were
recent guests of relatives in
Virgins.
Miss Jessie Shaw left Mon
day for Perkinston A. H. S..
weber she will take a business
course.
Friends of Claton Rand will
be interested to know that he
is on tour of the North in the
interest of his work as Secre-
tary of the Worlds Associa-
ton of Journalists. Mr.. Rand
was formerly a Bond Boy.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01
SAND PEAR INDUS
TRY OFFERS
POSSIBILITIES

<All lIluuoCLy JIlcl Ol1SIS uI1uS-
ual possibilities to the farmers
residing in this vicinity or any
where in the Southern States is
that of growing the sand pear.
This industry is commercially
in its infancy, although there
are records of bearing trees for
ty years old, still averaging a
production of so bushels each
year.
The pear that bears so prolif-
ically and is practically blight
proof in this section is called
the Blight Proof Pine Apple
sand pear.
Interest in the growth of this
variety of pear was manifested
uolg4S 2uem!IodxH e!5LooD Hq
as earyl as 1910 and very peril
nent and valuable information
has been obtained by the eXper-
iment Station, set out in bulletin
No. 1874.
The Speies is classed with the
CARRIER and Kieffer. It is an un-
usually strong grower.
Some of the trees planted in
1910 at the experiment station
were inoulated with labratory
cultures of blight in order to OBJ
tain the vigor and disease resist
ing qualities Of the variety, but
in no instance was there any
appreciable damage done to the
infected tree. The inoculated
portion die back few inches,
swrivel up and drop off.
In this respect the Pineapple
sand pear stands almost alone.
Mr.. A. G. Pigford who has
had large experience in grow
ing the sand pear states that the
variety has never been known
to blight. It has stood the test
for AZ years without blighting
and bears heavier every year.
The fruit is large, rough and
of good flavor when full ripe, a
fine keeper, excellent for preserv
ing, etc.
Some claim the fruit for hogs
is about the same food value as
sweet potatoes:
In the season of 1921 the Gulf
Coast Produce Exchange sold 10
cars of this fruit paying the
grower $1.75 per bushel on the
tree.
Prices fluctuate on the sand
pear, according to the quantity
of other fruits produced. The
exchange has sh ipp-e d
40 cars to 13 different mark
cts at prices ranging from SOC
S1.OO f. O. b. loading station.
Mr.. A. G.. Lindsay near Per-
kinston has a IA acre sand pear
orchard on which there are forty
trees that have never been
struck with blight. On this or
chard Mr.. Lindsay clears from
5000 to $500 each year.
This orchard is 10 years old
and the trees are in prime con-
dition.
The blight proof pineapple
sand pear is now a lucrative
source of income in many Sec
tons and canneries are now
turning out this product along
with other fruits and vegetables
that have long been their staple
product.
Stone County enterprise., 1923-11-01

Advertising in the Enterprise
rugulariy brings results.