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GEORGIA CORN CROP IS
SMALLEST IN YEARS
Condition Below Average and Heavy
Reduction in Acreage.
Georgia’s corn crop will be the
smallest in the past fourteen years,
according to estimates given out by
the co-operative crop reporting ser
vice of the United States and Geor
gia departments of agriculture and
the state college of agriculture.
“The short crop in prospect is
caused both by a heavy reduction in
acreage and a condition far below
the average,” it is stated. “The offi
cial acreage is 4,034,000, a decrease
of eight per cent from last year.
The above acreage, together with
the condition figure of 72 per cent
of normal, indicates a probable pro
duction of 50,828,000 bushels, as com
pared with 52,620,000 bushels last
year and the five year average of
about 68,000,000 bushels.”
Corn is very late in the northern
half of the state, but in the southern
section an improvement is noted,
according to the statement. Rain in
the northern half delayed planting
and cultivation, it is added, but the
latter part of June conditions be
came more favorable.
In respect to cotton the report says
all states report considerable pro
gress in the growth of the plant
within the past two weeks. The
fields are reasonably clean and
blooms are now forming rapidly in
the south and cfommencing in the
upper region. 801 l weevils are par
ticularly bad in south Georgia and
Florida, causing a decline in condi
tion.
This pest, the report adds, is re
ported very active in the remainder
of the territory, although it was held
in check by the dry weather during
the past two weeks. The crop is so
late that the direct weevil damage
in the upper part of the belt is hard
to forecast and the outturn of the
whole crop is problematical.
“Georgia’s sweet potato acreage
this year has been reduced in prac
tically all sections, the acreage for
the state being 136,800. ninety per
cent of last year, and the condition
figure of 85 is slighty lower than
last year,” the statement continues.
There has been a heavy increase
in both the amount of bright and
shade tobacco being grown in the
state, the estimated acreage this
year being 19,000 as compared with
11,000 acres last year, it is asserted.
A production of approximatey 13.-
728,000 pounds is indicated, with the
condition figure now at 85 per cent
of normal, according to the state
ment.
LITTLE DANGER OF RACE
SUICIDE IN GEORGIA
Acording to figures furnished by
the State Bureau of Vital Statistics,
there is little danger of race suicide
in Georgia. For every ten women
between 15 and 45 years of age in
the state in 1922 there was one
baby born, or in other words, one
woman out of every 10 gave birth
to a child during that year. Accord
ing to the 1920 census there were
685,335 women in this class and ac
cording to the State Bureau of Vital
Statistics records, there were 60,615
children born. The white race shows
a better record in this matter than
the negro. There were 385,654 white
women and 44,525 white babies born
or one baby to each 8 women. There
were 22,042 negro babies born to the
299,681 negro women in the child
bearing age showing a ratio of one
baby for each 12 negro women.
ARLINGTON WINS COUNTY
SEAT FIGHT IN SENATE
ARLINGTON, Ga., July 24.—The
bill to move the Calhoun county site
from Morgan to Arlington passed the
Senate by a vote of 38 to 4, accord
ing to a telegram received here this
morning by B. C. Ray, Mayor.
The bill had previously passed the
House by an almost unanimous vote.
Mrs. Jones’ Experience.
Mrs. Katherine Jones runs a
boarding house in New York and
frequently finds that bed bugs have
been brought in. She says, “I can
get rid of them in two applications
of Royal Guaranteed Bed Bug Li
quid. This gives the best results
and I use nothnig else.” Royal
Liquid is 25c. Sold and guaranteed
by Hamilton Hardware Co. and Ball-
Ainsworth Hardware Co. advt.
RANDOM NOTES
By Old Caesar.
Social by Miss Johnnie Myrtice
Chambers.
Florida visitors at Sowhatchee:
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Alston, Mr.
and Mts. Lacy I. Taylor and little
son, Herman, Miss Beatrice Jones,
Mr. Robert Lasseter and little daugh
ter and Mrs. Bob Jones and chil
dren.
Mrs. W. A. Miller is yet very
sick. We hope for this good lady
an early recovery.
Miss Myrtice Chambers has re
turned home, after a six weeks’ ab
sence in the Donalsonville summer
school. Miss Chambers has accept
ed the position as first assistant at
Enterprise school, Miller county, a
four teacher school. Miss Chambers
is one among our leading teachers.
Freewill Baptist series of meetings
by Miss Annette Chambers. Those
who joined: Lula Mae Causey, Selma
Strickland, Dock Grubbs, Joe Brown
Grubbs, Elvyn Grubbs, Tom Toole,
Johnnie Hilton, Harlow Hilton, Hol
lie Weaver and Henry Green Wiley.
We hope the good work will con
tinue in both churches and a com
plete victory gained.
B. Y. P. U. Program.
Harvey Ricks, leader.
Song: Work, for the Night Is Com
ing.
Scripture: 53rd chapter of Isaiah.
Prayer—’Lawrence Lane.
Subject: J. Hudson Taylor, the
Man Who Dared.
Introductory—Leader.
The Man Who Dared —Annette
Chambers.
Taylor’s Life Before 1865 —Ralph
Lane.
Testing His Call—Lucy Johnson.
A Breeze from God —T. F. Cravey.
Experiences in Shanghai—Martha
McKenney.
Birth of the China Island Mission
—Jewel Still.
Workers Who Went in Answer to
Prayer —Jimmie Wiley.
Mr. Taylor’s Last Years—Ethel
Cannon.
Song.
MT. ARARAT NEWS.
Well, here comes old Mt. Ararat
again. We are not dead yet, still
i
alive.
Protracted meeting is going to
1 start at this church next Sunday,
the 29th. Everybody is invited to
come, day and night. We will
1 welcome you all. Bro. Parrott, of
Alabama, will help Bro. Houston
with the meeting; from Monday
night until the meeting closes. Come
and hear Bro. Parrott. He has
lots of good news to tell us and we
are waiting to hear what he has to
say.
Speed Maniac.
“Waiter,” said a customer after
waiting fifteen minutes for his soup,
“have you ever been to the zoo?”
“No, sir.”
‘•Well, you ought to go. You
. would enjoy seeing the turtles whizz
past.”—Juggler.
PROFIT BY THIS
Don’t Waste Another Day.
When you are worried by back
ache;
By lameness and urinary disor
ders —
Don’t experiment with an untried
medicine.
Do as thousands of people are
doing.
Use Doan’s Kidney Pills.
Read this Hilton resident’s expe-
## j pj
Homer Horn, farmer, Route No. 1,
Hilton, Ga., says: “A cold settled in
my kidneys and disordered them. At
times they were sluggish and again
I had to get up during the night
to pass the secretions. The secre
tions were off color and contained a
thick sediment. When I stooped, a
catch took me in the small of my
back and I had to draw myself up.
I didn’t feel like doing any work at
all, because my back gave out. I
bought a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills
at Balkcom’s Drug Store and after
using them, I was completely cured.”
Price, 60c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy, get
the same that Mr. Horn had. Fos
ter-Milburn Co., Mfrs. , Buffalo, N.
Y. advt.
early county news
POSTAL RECEIPTS LAST
YEAR BROKE ALL RECORDS
U. S. postal receipts for the fiscal
year just ended show a 12.16 per
cent increase, the largest in the
history of the postal service, with
the exception of 1918, the postofflce
department has announced, on the
strength of figures from 50 selected
cities.
The total postal revenue for the
year was estimated at $533,000,000,
compared with $484,893,000 the pre
vious fiscal year, until then a high
record.
DEATH OF MR. E. B. WILLS.
Mr. E. B. Wills, a well known
citizen of the Centerville neighbor
hood, died on Friday, July 20th, af
ter a week’s illness, caused by in
testinal hemorrhage. Mr. Wills was
a good citizen and highly esteemed
by all who knew him. His remains
were interred in the Blakely ceme
tery Saturday afternoon by the side
of a son who died in the army sev
eral years ago. The sympathy of
our people goes out o his sorrowing
widow and children.
CALCIUM ARSENATE.
One of the most important times to
dust cotton for control of boll
weevils is from now until the close
of the season. If you have not your
supply of Calcium Arsenate now is
the time to get it from the Georgia
State Board of Entomology at 16c
per pound delivered in 200-lb contain
ers. The Board has a supply now
on hand in Atlanta and will ship
out immediately upon receipt of check
for the same.
Experiments have shown that late
dusting is absolutely essential to
save the cotton crop. The Board has
only a limited amount of Calcium Ar- j
senate and does not expect to secure j
a new contract for this season.
All Calcium Arsenate sold by the
State Board of Entomology is an
alyzed before shipment and is guar
anteed to meet the requirements of
the State and Federal Law. It is
first class and ihgh grade in every
respect.
STATE BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY
By Ira W. Williams,
State Entomologist.
BASEBALL
BLAKELY
SATURDAY
BLAKELY vs. DAWSON
This is expected to be a hard fought
game, as both teams have strength
ened considerably since they last met.
Back Your Home Team
Revival Meeting at Hilton.
Revival meeting began in the Hil
ton Methodist church Sunday, July
22nd. We ask all Christians to pray
for the conversion of souls. Our
quarterly conference is on the 28th.
We earnestly request that you be
present. Dinner on the ground.
D. A. COOK, P. C.
Turned Somersault—Died.
Robert Walcott says, "Every time
I went in my garage I saw rats —had |
to get rid of them, they were eating
the tires on my car. I spread some'
Royal Guaranteed Rat Paste around
and later watched to see the results,
the rat ate the paste, reeled, turn
ed a somersault and died. 1 ' Royal
Guaranteed Rat Paste in 25c or 50c
tubes. Sold and guaranteed by
Ball-Ainsworth Hardware Co. and
Hamilton Hardware Go. advt.
Try a pair of Peters Shoes for
economy.
C. E. BOYETT’S CASH STORE.
a. wMvtnwu. mwh. ncrvst ~
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Seneca Theatre tonight and Friday
»
Natural Inference.
Butcher: “My son —the one that
used to help me in the shop here —
he’s gone in for boxing. Won a
championship, too!’’
Customer; "Ay, I remember him. I
suppose he’ll have won the light
weight championship?”—The London
Mail.
o
Enlightening.
Percy: “I have been greatly bene
| fitted by spending the evening with
| you. Your intellect appeals to me.
Are you a literary woman?”
Mercy: “Oh, my, no; I am a
teacher in an infant school." —Phil-
adelphia Bulletin.
I am selling the Studebaker and
Piedmont wagons. Have a car of
each. When in need of a high
grade wagon, see me.
2lp T. B. HARRIS.
Try the News for Job Printing.