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MODERN FARMING
Fifty-eight Spalding county
club boys planted an acre each in
cotton.
The 68 acres yielded 24,902
pounds of lint cotton, which
brought $6,074.09 at public auc
tion.
The cost of production was $1,-
10T|?5, leaving a profit of $4,
966 . 84 , not including the seed,
which is worth more than $600.
This is an excellent showing
for the club boys in this boll
weevil time, and teaches a les
son to older farmers that it will
profit them to follow.
It shows most convincingly that
the day of intensive farming is
here.
Stumped, well broken lands,
well fertilized and cultivated like
a garden—that’s the program.
m And the man with the culti
vator, the machine that will fin
ish the row at one trip, the har
row and the sulky plow, will get
twice the amount of work done
for his money that the farmer
will get in the old way—negro
and and mule and scooter plow
day after day wasting costly time
while the crops over in another
field are calling.
One acre of land properly han
dlled, will give four times the
yield of the average acre as it is
cared for in Georgia.
That’s one of the greatest
troubles with farming in this
state—the negro and the mule
and the old way.
The boss gone fishing or frol
icking and studying other people’s
business and the whole place
speaking in tragic language of
nothing better than a negro boy’s
ideals—that does not insure
farming returns in this day.
When men give their full time
to it, they should have returns,
and will have returns if they give
intelligent work.
That’s what the boys clubs are
for—to learn the way of bringing
in tha best returns from each
acre.
Each boy on each farm in the
cotton belt with his acre in cotton
—for the purpose of studying in
tensive farming would revolution
ize the income.
We need more of this kind of
farming and less of the old style.
DANISH DISARMAMENT
The Danish legislature has
been asked to consider a bill pro
viding for complete abolition of
the army and navy of Denmark,
and the substitution of a small
force of land and sea police solely
to maintain boundaries and pre
serve international peace.
In 1914, some Danish papers
point out, the general staff ad
mitted that the country’s fleet
could not protpet Copenhagen
from a hostile force and that the
army was too feeble to repel any
invasion.
The situation has not been im
proved since, and yet the nation
is spending $6,500,000 a year to
Maintain its inadequate defense
forces.
The minister of defense intro
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duced the bill, saying:
"If by paying $6,600,000 a
year to the League of Na
tions we could keep Denmark
from future wars, then we
would gladly pay it. But this
is not the case. Hence we are
introducing this bill, since
we look upon the present
military arrangement as not
only insufficient but positive
ly dangerous. >>
Compulsory military service
and government enlistment bu
reaus would be abolished by the
bill.
This is a startling suggestion,
yet one that catches the imagi
nation.
Denmark, like most other na
tions, want? peace.
Obviously she has no thought
of attaching or harming in any
way the countries that are her
neighbors.
If any of them wished to hurt
her, they could easily do so in
her present condition of inade
quate defense.
But apparently she trusts them.
And so, with this sane outlook
upon the rest of the world, Den
mark is willing to entertain the
idea of dropping her military es
tablishment entirely and putting
those millions of dollars to more
constructive uses.
Denmark contemplates this as
a simple matter of common sense.
Will a time ever come when
the whole world feels the same
way and all countries are not
only sure of their own honest at
titude, but also trust their neigh
bors ?
PROSPEROUS 1925 IS PREDIC
TION OF AYRES, FINAN
CIAL EXPERT.
“The stage is set cnce more
for a period of sustained pros
perity,” Col. Leonard P. Ayres,
vice president of the Cleveland
Trust Co., Cleveland, and recog
nized as an authority on financial
and economic conditions, said re
cently.
Higher Wages.
For 1925 Col. Ayres forecast
rising interest rates, rising bond
and stock prices, increasing em
ployment, higher wages, greater
iron and steel production and an
automobile output of 3,500,000
cars.
He summarized his view of
1925 in this way:
U Early in 1925 interest rates
will be low with a rising ten
dency.
U Bond prices will rise, reach
their peak and start to turn
downward .
“It will be a year of large vol
ume of building construction, but
not record breaking, not like 1923
or 1924.
“Building costs will remain firm.
“The volume of wages will im
prove.
“The cost of living will rise.
“The volume of iron and steel
production will be much greater
than in 1924.
“Tho aggregate output of truck
and passenger automobiles will
approximate 3,600,000.
“Or enormous importance are
the prospects for the automobile
and farm equipment industries re
sulting from the improvement in
agricultural purchasing power.
The farmer can now buy as much
gasoline and tires with 15 bushels
of wheat as he was able to get
a year ago for 32 bushels. I
One Condition.
One condition, Col. Ayres warn
ed his listeners, might spoil all
“No, sah, ’ said the negro, “dat
ar new doctor ain’t no use. t >
“How is that, Sambo? asked
the missionary.
.. Well,, sah, replied Sambo, it
am like dis. Dat doctor he tole
me to eat chicken for my dinner,
and be sure to go to bed at 10
o’clock. But, sah, if I go to bed
at 10 o’clock, how am I gwine to
git chicken for mah dinner?”
The young man and the young
woman were musing on the
strangeness of life in general.
“Photography is a strange pro
fession,” said the young man,
apropos of absolutely nothing at
all.
*. Because it develops nega
tives?” inquired his companion
with a knowing look.
(( No, not exactly. The other
day I had my photograph taken
in my riding things—not on a
horse, you know, just standing
with my crop in my hand. Today
the photographer sent me word
the portraits were ready, and, do
you know, he says that they are
mounted. if
Mother’*- face wore an-exasper
ated look as she rapped her little
son smartly on the knuckles.
Johnny would persist in put
ting the food into his mouth with
his knife instead of his fork,
and time and again mother had
told him about it.
• * Sonny,” she said angrily, “how
many times have I told you that
you must not eat with your knife.
Use your fork. • •
,“Yes, but mamma, II objected
the little boy, 4* I must use my
knife ’cos my fork leaks.”
Times-Enterprise. That surely ap
plies here in Griffin.
Magnus Johnson’s political career
was short, but we hope sweet. We
felt that when he was defeated in
a milking contest all was lost.—
Dalton Citizen.
There'll be a lot of fruit cakes
without the usual “seasoning I * as a
result of the big seizure of “lum
ber” in Atlanta.—Tifton Gazette.
THE RED CROSS ASKS—
At the cost of $1 a year any
American becomes a partner in a
vast benevolent enterprise like
nothing else on earth in any re
corded time; one that cuts straight
across national boundaries and
constantly reipinds us of the les
son—how necessary now—that
men are brothers; an enterprise
that considers no race nor clime
too remote when widespread suf
fering from man’s folly or na
ture's unkindness calls for aid.
The Red Cross works near the
line in war.
It is on the spot where an
earthquake or a great conflagra
tion has left a job for it.
It bears no flag except its own,
but honors equally all flags.
Its ambition is to serve as finely
in peace as in war.
It rivals in efficiency the finest
type of profit seeking private en
terprise.
If all Americans old enough to
know its work sought its member
ship it would need no more funds
to work with.
Those who have not been for
tunate in their own lives should
not stop at the dollar.
More will be needed and it will
be well used.
No resourcefulness is compara
ble to that of a mother who raises
eight children on day tapor wages.
The most sublime of all courage
is often manifested by those who
merely sit tight.
In hitching your wagon to a
star be sure to provide plenty of
rope.
Beware of the man who asks for
• • three minutes of your time.
Being democratic is not being
careless and disorderly.
Twice-Told Tales
Some of the boys are beginning
to worry, over what “Ma” Fergu
son shall be called after her in
auguration as Governor of Texas.
Some want to know whether she
shall be called “governess,” “gov
ernette”—or what. Well, they
needn’t worry, but had as well
make up their minds to call her
.. Governor,” for she has announced
that she intends to be just that.—
Albany Herald.
If you don’t believe Thomasville
needs houses advertise that you
are going to build a few and see
how quick you can get a rent con
tract on them all.—Thomasville
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
his forecasts and that would be
a very cold winter and a cold
summer next year.
“Scientific long distance weather
forecasting has been making
some astonishingly accurate gen
eralizations,’’ he said, and the
weather prophets of whom he
spoke are now looking for an
other cold year.”
JOHN BURKE.
Three times governor of North
Dakota.
Treasurer of the United States.
The honors, distinction and
power that go with the offices
named came to John Burke.
Also came offers of financial
opportunities from friends who
knew that his prestige, experi
ence in public affairs and wide ac
quaintance list would help them.
And then the crash!
Now John Burke, “Honest
John,” has come back.
Favorite.
Always a heavy favorite with
citizens of North Dakota, who,
although he is a member of the
Democratic party while the state
is overwhelmingly Republican,
elected him three times as gover
nor, “Honest John,” as his friends
have dubbed him, made a sweep
ing victory in the race for mem
bership on the North Dakota su
preme court bench.
(4 Honest John’s »» experiences
since the day he left North Da
kota for Washington as treasury
head, April 1, 1913, are colorful.
After serving in the treasury
he returned to North Dakota.
Lucrative offers from New York
financiers caused him finally to
associate himself with Louis Kar
dos, New York broker, organizing
the brokerage firm of Kardos &
Burke. The firm, caught in a
swirl of brokerage failures, went
to “the wall” on February 1, 1922.
Lived Up to Name.
It was here that “Honest John’s
friends claim he lived up to his
sobriquet. Every cent of his per
sonal fortune was turned over by
Burke to the firm’s creditors, even
a paid up life insurance policy,
and at the age of 63 he faced life
admittedly penniless.
Burke was born in Keokuk
county, la., February 25, 1859. He
attended the public schools there
and later was graduated from
the State University of Iowa with
the degree of LL.B.
For a while he practiced law in
Des Moines and in 1888 moved to
North Dakota.
In 1889 he was elected to his
first public office, that of county
judge of Rolette county. Later
he was sent to the house of repre
sentatives and subsequent to that,
to the senate.
THE GRIFFIN
EXCHANGITE
<4 UNITY FOR SERVICE”
We are indebted to Bill Beck
and Til Wynne for a most enjoy
able program last week when
we had as our guests at luncheon
the Griffin high school faculty.
It was a pleasure to have these
ladies and gentlemen. They are
rendering a great service in
training the coming generation to
take their places In the world and
the entire community should co
operate one hundred per cent.
What is Griffin’s present great
est need? What is the most im
portant thing that can be done
right now to hasten our march
to progress ?
It would be well to plot our
line of progress and note the
“dips” for the line must be
straightened to continue our ad
vance, No one part can go for
ward without the other, no chain
is stronger than its weakest link.
The answers to these two ques
tions can best be given by solv
ing this curve, our line of prog
ress. It would show graphically
where improvements are most
needed and by concerted effort,
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the various functions of the com
munity could be strengthened and
prepared to perform its part in
the onward march of the un
broken line.
Each one of us carries in his
own mind an ideal of personal
conduct, of mental honesty, of
proper response to moral obliga
tions. And yet all too frequent
ly we do things we can neither
approve or justify; we assume
an attitude toward persons and
conditions which is politic and
self-serving rather than honest
and sincere; aai we neglect, or
definitely decline, to undertake
the deeds of service which in
our deepest consciousness we
know we should endeavor to per
form.
The value of an ideal does not
lie in its mere contemplation but
in the faithful endeavor to at
tain it.
Can Anyone Figure The Value
Of A Smile?
It was only a sunny smile,
And it cost little in the giving;
But it scattered the night
Like morning light, p
And made the day worth living.
Through life’s dull warp a woof
» it wove
In shining colors of hope and
love;
And the angels smiled as they
watched above
Yet little it cost in the giving. -1
The present dope is that the
Rotaryanns are going to pull off
an entertainment at an early
date. Guess that’s one way to
get 100 per cent attendance.
The oftener you look back the
faster you don’t go.
The man who would be a lead
er must never keep the proces
sion waiting.
Is your household peaceful
and content or trying to work a
cross word puzzle ?
The following is addressed to
those who- , well you know:
* 4 Ef you don’t pay the fiddler
you’ll have to depend on de wind
ter whistle for you when you
wants to dance.”
Our program this week is go
ing to be good; don’t miss it.
Hotel Griffin, Thursday, 12:05.
EFFICIENCY MINUS
44 What’s worrying you dear?”
“I’ve just figured out a way of
getting down to the office ten
minutes earlier, but I won’t know
what to do when I get there.
Wednesday, November 19, 1924.
father awl tk Stove
, ~1>y O./gu/rence 'Jfawthovne —
The other day my father wrote;
‘The time is drawing near
When we must move the hard-coal stove;
I wish that you were here!
The message wakened memories
Of days when, as a lad,
I wa$ compelled to answer such
A summons from my dad.
t I well remember how we tugged Cm V.'.r.vv.Vi
t Until the blamed thing stood
Exactly on a certain spot
y. As Mother said it should; ill
w And then about the time I thought lm
fz fj I might at last retire -
I had to hold the bloomin’ pipe A
While Father fixed the wire. ^
Now, To sterilize Father never his soul; said a word -dbj V
m
He didn’t think that “damn” “hell ’
or
Would help him reach his goal;
He grieved and suffered silently sg
Unless And didn’t in confidence cuss at all— he told “f [ r
His troubles to the wall. 1 1 5 ft
The While That melancholy Father filled that battled atmosphere old front with room stove I == J 2
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And Was yet like tonight the fall I’d of like doom; to gQ -jgaa -©I,'
In answer to his call— '
To see if Father still confides
- His troubles to the wall!
Thirty-five tons of paint and i
45,000 square yards of cloth are |
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