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NEWS BRIEFS
The Georgia peach season has
■opened and the crop is now moving.
The Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. of
Georgia is in session at Macon this
week.
Lord Davidson, former Archbish
op of Canterbury, died at London
last Sunday.
The Columbus Electric and Power'
Co. has l?een merged with the Geor- 1
gia Power Co.
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Miami, Fla., is now a city of !
110,025, having increased 272.1 per!
cent, in 10 years.
The Hamilton Brown Shoe Co., of
St. Louis, a 5 million dollar corpora
tion, has gone into bankruptcy.
The Grand Encampment and the
Grand Lodge I. O. 0. F. of Georgia
is meeting in Macon this week.
Homer C. Parker, of Statesboro,
has announced his candidacy for
Comptroller General of Georgia.
Chamberlain, Johnson, Dußose Co.,
one of the largest department stores
in Atlanta, has gone into bankruptcy.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s
plant at Gadsden, Ala., has started
* on its second million automobile
tires.
The United States lines have just
signed contracts with the New York
Shipbuilding Co. for two new liners
, costing 21 million dollars.
The recently discovered planet be
yond Neptune has been named
Pluto by the scientists of Lowell Ob
servatory, of Flagstaff, Ariz.
The Georgia Power Co. has pur
chased the holdings of the Baker
County Power Co., Foshay subsid
iary, paying $950,000 for same.
The American golf team, headed
by Bobby Jones, won the Walker Cup
in Sandwich, England, last week,
when they defeated the British team.
The Medical Department of the
University of Georgia (Augusta)
will hold their 100th annual com
mencement next Tuesday, June 2nd.
The Red River in northern Louis
iana is on a rampage. Over 100,000
Acres of land are reported under
water, with 6,000 people homeless.
The Graf Zeppelin, giant airship,
is on a visit to Brazil and other
South American countries and will
later go to Cuba and on to the U.
S. A.
Dr. W. F. Quillian has resigned as
president of Wesleyan Female CoL
» lege, Macon, to accept the Secretary
f ship of the General Board of Chris
tian Education of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South.
The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church met in Char
lottesville, Va., the past week. Union
of the Southern Presbyterian and
the United Presbyterian churches
was reported as defeated.
TENTATIVE PROGRAM
...for...
BETHEL BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION
To Be Held at Damascus’Church,
Randolph County, June 6, 1930
9:30 Song Service.
9:40 Devotional: Rev. D. E. Blalock or Rev. L. M. Lawson.
9:50 Message of Wlcome: Rev. Eugene Eller.
9:55 President’s Message: R. G. Hammock.
10:00 Special Music: Intermediate Quartette Damascus
(Randolph).
10:10 Dr. Geo. W. Andrews’ Message.
10:30 Dr. Aquila Chamlee: “Sunday School Methods
Taught in College and Result.”
11:00 Congregational Singing.
11:10 Dr. J. N. Barnette: Message from Southern Baptist
Sunday School Board.
11:55 Business Session.
12:00 Adjourn for Lunch.
AFTERNOON SESSION:
1:30 Song Service conducted by Blakely Orchestra.
1:45 Devotional: Rev. F. G. Cocks, Pastof, Blakely.
2:00 Dr. Spright Dowell: “Eyes That See and Hearts’
That Burn.”
2:40 Special Song.
2:45 J. M. Giddens: “Consolidating Sunday Schools and
Results.”
3:00 Mrs. Wallace Griffin: “Results of Quarterly in
Each District.” z
3:15 Election of Officers and Reports of Committees.
3:30 J. O. Bridges: “Bible Work with Business Men.” *
3:45 Round Table Conference.
J. J. Brown, former Commissioner
of Agriculture of Georgia, has an
nounced his candidacy for that of
fice and will oppose Eugene Tal
madge.
Riots continue in India under the
civil disobedience inaugurated by;
Gandhi. More than 30 were killed 1
and 700 injured in fighting at Bom
bay and Rangoon.
The members of the jury which;
convicted Walter Taylor, City Clerk
of Atlanta, have been summoned to
appear before the grand jury. The
reason was not given.
The transfer of the prohibition en
forcement program from the treas
ury to the justice department has
been completed with the signature of
President Hoover to the measure.
In the South Atlantic League Ma
con is on top with Greenville second,
Augusta is at the bottom. In the
Southeastern League Jacksonville is
leading, with Selma second. Colum
bus is next to bottom. In the South
ern League Memphis is out in front,
with New Orleans second. Atlanta
is at the bottom. In the National
League St. Louis is ahead, but close
ly followed by Brooklyn, while in
the American League Washington has
a commanding lead, followed by
Philadelphia.
How Retired Railroad
Employes Are Cared for Is
Told by Central President
Savannah, Ga.—Thirty-nine em
ployes were relieved from active
service and awarded pensions in
1929. Nineteen of these had reach
ed the age limit of 76 years, and 20
were retred because of physical in
! capacity. The average age of these
employes at the time of retirement
I was 65 years, and the average
I length of their continuous service
iwith the railroad was 33 years and
’ 7 months.
| The Central of Georgia began to
■ pension its veteran employes in
>1913. From then to the close of
:1929 there have been 312 employes
'retired under the pension plan, and
'the railroad has paid $541,816 in
pensions.
At the beginning of 1930 there
were 155 pensioners on the “honor
I roll” of the Central of Georgia.
Their active service with the railroad
averaged 34 years, 2 months, and
their average pension amounted to
$49.13 per month, or $589.56 per
■year. This is equivalent to the
interest on Central of Georgia
bonds with a market value of more
than $12,000. To have accumulated
this sum the pensioned employe
would have had to save an average
of $350.00 for each year he was in
active service.
Under the pension system in op
eration on the Central of Georgia,
each year of seryice is equivalent to
' the payment of a premium on an en
dowment insurance policy. The
, main difference is that there is no
1 charge against the employe. The
' pension system is financed entirely
; by the railroad.
Recruiting Officer: So you fel
lows would like to -join the navy?
Spoof and Piffle: Yes, we want
to see that girl you sailors have in
every port.—Exchange.
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EARLY COUNTY NEWS. BLAKELY, GEORGIA
S*ate College of Agriculture
Reports Emergence of Weevils
•
Athens, Ga.—According to reports
reaching the State College of Agri
culture from various sections of the
State, weevils are emerging from
winter quarters in appreciable num
bers, and. it is very important to
watch fields carefully and take im
mediate steps to control the weevil'
if a profitable crop of cotton is to'
be made. Recent research has
shown conclusively that the amount
of damage depends primarily on
spring and summer conditions more
than on the number of weevils sur
viving the winter. Even with only |
a few weevils in May and June, is l
the summer should be damp and
rainy, heavy damage can be expected
so that killing the weevils early is
especially important at this time. I
Experimental results in different
sections of the country have thor
oughly demonstrated the practicabil-’
ity of pre-square applications of
poison. Practically all weevils in
the fields can be wiped out by mop
ping the cotton once or twice with
molasses-calcium arsenate, water
mixture. This mixture is composed
of one pound calcium arsenate, one
gallon fresh molasses or syrup and
one gallon water. Mix the calcium
arsenate with the water and then
add the molasses and stir thorough
ly. Two pounds of calcium arsenate
instead of one may be used where
weevils are very numerous. This
mixture should be daubed in the
bud of the cotton plants. using
about one and one-half gallons per
acre. This will make the acre cost
of mixture used not exceed thirty
cents in most cases. In making up
the mixture use only approved brands
of calcium arsenate, and use within
forty-eight hours after mixing, oth
erwise the cotton leaves may be
burnt.
Inquiries are being received as to
the possibility of using lead arsenate
instead of calcium arsenate. Expe
rience has shown that lead arsenate
should not be used for this purpose.
Inquiries have also been received
in regard to various liquid and
sweetened mixtures that are being
put on the market. Definite informa
tion as to the worth of these ma
terials is not available, but previous
experience with such mixtures has
not been favorable. In view of the
fact that the homemade mixture
has been proved beyond doubt, and
the low cost at which it can be
mixed, its use is advisable.
After the cotton begins to square
freely, use pure calcium arsenate
dust at the rate of from four to six
pounds per acre for each application,
and make from three to five appli
cations at five day intervals.
Many growers have been making
good crops by using the pre-square
poisoning method, followed by dust
ing when necessary, and all growers
should take steps to use this form
of crop insurance.
Machines Replace Horses
And Mules in Service
The-last stronghold of horsepower,
the nation’s farms, is yielding rapid
ly to the efficient service offered
by the modern truck and tractor.
Gasoline-propelled vehicles quickly
ousted the horse and mule from the
city streets, but the domestic animal
long held its own in rural communi
' ties. Now the death knell of the
quadrupeds’ usefulness as beasts of
burden seems near at hand.
During the last five years the use
of trucks and tractors on American
farms has increased 127 per cent, ac
cording to a survey made by the
American Research Foundation. The
amount of work done by horses and
mules has decreased by about 500,-
000,000 horsepower a year.
The increased use of power equip
ment has caused the American farm
er to become a close student of au
tomotive nroblems and today he gets
more efficient work out of his equip
ment than he did five years ago.
The farmer has discovered, for in
stance, that the lubrication of his
trucks and tractors is a far different
problem than that of his passenger
automobile.
Although the use of horses and
mules is rapidly declining they did
64 per cent of the work on the na
tion’s farms last year, farm experts
estimate.
Cash for Poultry and Hogs
Continues to Enrich Farmers
Though the sales season for poul
try and hogs is nearing a close, cash
returns up to May 20th for these
two items alone are in excess of
$50,000 /or the month, according to
reports by< county agents to the
State Bureau of Markets. Thus far
sales for the year amount to sl,-
105,585, wish $58,600 additional for
other farm commodities sold through
co-operative sales, making total cash
returns for the year of $1,164,185.
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CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
Lack of Thrift in the Form of
Carelessness Exacts Heavy
Toll of Life and
Property.
By S. W. Straus, President,
American Society for Thrift.
Within recent weeks millions of
dollars in property has been destroy
-led through forest fires. We are just
'at the beginning of the summer.
As the season progresses, there will
be, unfortunately, a repetition of
: these conflagrations in various parts
!of the United States.
Forest fires are bad not only be
-1 cause they destroy timber but be
cause they denude land which im
! mediately begins to deteriorate in
j value. The United States can ill
; afford to lose any of its forests and
Jit is particularly unfortunate that
these losses occur largely through
sheer negligence. Most forest fires,
it has been said, are due to care
lessness in throwing away lighted
matches, cigar or cigarette butts or
through the careless handling of
fires by campers.
America is paying all too heavily
for the vice of carelessness. Most
assuredly we need to learn lessons
, in thrift along these lines.
An insurance company which re
' cently made a study of accidents in
’ homes found that they total 3,000,-
• 000 per year of which 17,000 result
> in deaths. There is a property loss
1 of close to $500,000,000 yearly due
‘ to preventable fires. More than 2,-
. 1500,000 workers are injured in in-
| dustry each year wh(ch, includes
'' thousands of futilities and thousands
’ lof permanent injuries.
. The elimination of this tremen
. dous waste of life, limb and property
J must rest almost entirely with the
, individual. The installation of safe
- ty devices and the enactment of laws
• and regulations can only partly solve
’ the problem. Individuals must learn
, more and more the advantage and
! value of being careful in everything,
I of not taking chances, of keeping
their wits about them at all times,
ki of cultivating constant habits of
J watchfulness. To do this is a splen
c did example of thrift.
CARD OF THANKS.
r We wish to take this method to
: thank our many friends for their
" kindness and sympathy extended us
j during the illness and at the death
of our beloved mother, Mrs. A. J.
Pipkin.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pipkin,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pipkin,
s Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burman,
>Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunn,
Mrs. W. H. Trippe.
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4 A Birds Eye Picture
of Ga. Agriculture’
The May issue of our Georgia Farmer
and Fruit Grower section, out this week,
contains specially written articles on
every phase of Georgia agriculture. A
partial list of the contents is as follows:
“Georgia’s Future Farmers,” by
Paul W. Chapman, State Director of
Vocational Education.
i
Federal Farm Board Member gives
talk to* cotton manufacturers a
statement from Carl Williams.
A summary of the U. S. D. A. Fruit
and Vegetable Service an outline
of the inspection work and market
news service.
Business Methods in Live Stock
Farming, by Dr. John R. Mohler,
Chief, Bureau of Animal Industry.
The Farmer and the U. S. Ware
house Act an explanation of the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
How to Produce Pork in Six
Months.
Different Methods of Tobacco Cul
tivation.
The U. S. Crop Reporting Service
Advertising and Packaging for
Vegetables, by Guy Cardwell.
Tick Eradication Causes Dairy
Changes, by Prof. Wm. J. Firor.
Gardening Suggestions, by Robert
M. Soule, Editor, Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture.
In addition to the above features, many
shorter articles cover other phases of
Georgia farming activities. A complete,
bird’s eye picture of Georgia agriculture
is presented.
In a recent statement, Hon. Eugene
Talmadge, Commissioner of Agriculture,
said: “No modern business can hope to
keep step these days unless it is familiar
with the progress being made in its partic
ular line of endeavor. This is just as true
of agriculture as any other business and I
believe that this co-operative effort on the
part of the newspapers of Georgia will
bring thousands of farmers in touch with
the accomplishments of others.”
READ THE MAY ISSUE OF OUR
GEORGIA FARMER AND FRUIT
GROWER, OUT THIS WEEK
Early County News
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