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WHAT DOES 1924 f
HOLD FOR FARMERS
What fortune does 1924 hold for
the American farmers? As the plows
go out to break the ground for the
coming crops the agricultural proph
ets of the federal government pre
pare the canvas of the first futurist
painting of the harvest. Will it be
scant or bountiful? Profitable or
unprofitable? Will prosperity, com
ing back from war times, accompany
it?
More than 400,000 men, according
to a copyright article in the Savan
nail News by Harden Colfax, are out
in the fields today seeding, among
the newly turned furrows, the nn
-wer to these and other questions.
A mobilized force nearly four times
the size of the nation’s standing
army it is. perhaps, the largest ever
assembled under Uncle Sam’s super
vision to do a peace time job. It
is approximately twice the size of
the army of census takers that take
the field every ten years, and tops by
many thousands the entire force of
postmen, rural carriers and other
postal employes which constitute the
personnel of our greatest single gov
ernmental establishment, civil or
military.
This great force of information
seekers has been sent into action by
tlie department of agriculture. For
the next ten days It will cover every
section of the United States where
farmers till the soil or produce live
stock. It will inquire particularly In
to acreage to be planted in the various
crops this year as compared with
last, crop prospects so far as they
can be estimated at this early date,
the general feeling among farmers
with respect to the outlook, credit
conditions, stocks on hand, carryover,
wages, price and demand.
About half of the force is com
posed of the regular crop reporters
of the department of agriculture.
These are local men, stationed, often
by the score, in every county of the
United States. They gather informa
tion regularly each year and trans
mit it to Washington. Although part
time workers, they are picked and
trained men, especially selected to do
the job thoroughly and well.
tn addition the department has se
lected about 200,000 farmers scatter
ed throughout the country for par
ticipation in the survey. In the
wi rk of selecting these men the
postoffice department, through its
force of rural carriers, has lent as
sistance. Here again every effort
has been made to choose the I test
and most intelligent men of the com
munity. Their reports will supple
ment the reports of the regular
•rop reports and will be utilized not
only as original information but as a
check on the other workers.
BAPTIST DIVISIONAL
RALLY AT MOULTRIE
(hi Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week the officers and delegates
from the several hundred Woman’s
Missionary Societies and the Auxiliar
ies in this Southwest Georgian divis
ion, headed by Mrs. Chas. F. Cater,
of Quitman, will hold (heir ' •
Italiy at Moultrie.
Among the speakers at this rally
who 'A ill be of special interest to otir
Blakely folks are Misses Catharine
Bryan and Sue Anderson, our own
Missionaries to China and Africa,
who are just now' at home on leave.
Miss Bryan returns to China in May
•and Miss Sue Anderson to Africa
as soon as her physicians will give
their permission, other speakers will
be Mrs. W. C. Janies, President, W.
M. U. of the Southern Baptist Con
vention; Mrs. W. J. Neel, State
President, W. M. U.; Miss Patrick,
the efficient Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Allen, Y. W. A. Secretary; Miss
Emma Leachman, Home Board Mis
sionary; Mr. L. D. Newton, editor
Christian Index; Mrs. Cater and
'others. A very interesting program
has been prepared and the Hostess
Society at Moultrie is expecting to
entertain a large number of visitors.
Among those who will go from
Blakely are Mrs. S. P. Holland, Mrs.
J. E. Chancy. Mrs. W. 11. Alexan
der, Mrs. B. R. Collins and Mrs.
Spencer B. King.
FOR SALE —Hatching Eggs, from
Blue Ribbon winners. “Aristocrat
White Wyandottes,” 15 eggs $3.00.
100 eggs $17.50. My Wyandottes are,
large snow white birds and are the
fastest maturing, best laying breed
of them all. J. D. NEWTON, Do
than, Ala. 3-6-Gtpd
WILLIAM G. M’ADOO j
SWEEPS THE STATE
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county of the late Senator Watson.
One comparison of the popular
vote was seen in Fulton, of which
Atlanta is the county seat, where in
28 out of 36 precincts McAdoo re
ceived 10,501 votes and Underwood
2,815.
The election assumed the propor
tions of a landslide for McAdoo from
the first. Counties in the northern
part of the State reported for McAdoo
early in the afternoon and they were
followed by others from all sections
of Georgia.
No accurate estimate of the popular
vote can be obtained today. Georgia
operates under the primary on the
county unit plan, the candidate car
rying a county getting the delegation
to the State Convention. A telephone
message from the Albany Herald at
noon today indicates that McAdoo has
carried 132 counties with 32C con
tion votes ;>nd Underwood 31 counties
with 72 convention votes.
“
EARLY COUNTY JOINS THE
McADOO BAND WAGON.
There was only a light vote polled
In Early county, very little interest
being manifested, but as was gen
erally expected, .McAdoo carried the
county, piling up a 4 to 1 majority.
Nine of the county precincts were
open, only Freeman and Urquhart
falling to hold the election. The
following is the conholidated vote of
the county as compiled by t lie Exec
utive Committee today:
McAdoo Underwood
Arlington H 8
Blakely 186 21
Cedar Springs 10 9
Colomokee 1G 4
Cuba 4 • +
Damascus 40 6
I
Freeman (not onen)
Jaltin 21 12
Lucile 5 7
Rock Hill U> 1
Urquhart (not open)
TOTALS 309 75
McAdoo’s majority, 234.
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GRAND OPERA, ATLANTA, GA.,
APRIL 21-26, 1924.
Round trip tickets will be on sale
to the public April 20-26. Final limit
April 29. For total fares, schedules,
reservations, etc., apply to any ticket
agent or representative.
CENTRAL OF GA. RY. CO.
HANDSOME BOOKLET ABOUT
SAVANNAH AND TYBEE
BEING DISTRIBUTED!
The Savannah Board of Trade
luts just issued a handsome illustrated
booklet entitled "Savannah—Where j
Tourists Go-—America’s Most Beauti
ful City.” The charms of Savannah
and Tybee are appropriately described j
in picture and story.
Prospective visitors to Savannah
can obtain a copy of the booklet
by addressing the Savannah Board
of Trade, or F. .1. Robinson, General
Passenger Agent, Central of Georgia
Railway, Savannah, Ga.
For fares and schedules to Savan-,
nali and Tybee. apply to any Ticket
Agent or Representative.
CENTRAL OF GA. RAILWAY. ;
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apply Sloan's. Just stroke it on
gently. You don’t have to rub it
in. A glowing warmth spreads
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The pain eases off —is gone. Get
a bottle from your druggist to
day—3s cents. It will not stain.#-
Sloan’s Liniment— kills pain!
EARLY COUNTY NEWS
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FRIDAY - I
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SATURDAY
John Gilbert
IN
‘ A California Romance ’
AND
“RUTH OF THE RANGE”
Chapter No. 5
Admission 15 and 25 cents
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MONDAY
. Another great Rex Ingram picture
‘Turn to the Right'
with a—
Wonderful Cnst
Admission 15 and 35 Cents
WEDNESDAY
1 Sometbloi to TIM About ’
| t A Cecil DeMille production
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Admission J 5 and 25 cents
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