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BYJ.C. WILSON
Newspaper Features, Inc.
(The views expressed in this column
do not necessarily reflect the
opinion of this newspaper.)
Georgia with a cotton crop of 1,-
321.000 bales of 500 pounds each in
prospect, according to the Depart
ment of Agriculture estimate of
September 9, has a lively interest in
whatever cotton legislation is to be
made when Congress gets back to
work in special session in the middle
of November or in regular session
January 1.
The fact is that cotton legisla
tion being planned now looks toward
a reduction of cotton acreage in the
cotton belt as a means of controll
ing the world price of cotton. The
cotton estimate placed the national
crop at 16,098,000 balse, which is con
sidered too big a crop, though it is by
no means as large a crop as those
of several previous years.
The fact is that the world con
sumption of foreign cotton has in
creased steadily and in direct ratio
to the curtailment program in the
American cotton belt. Five years of
control has not resulted in limiting
the world supply. This year the world
has the largest supply in history—
-35,600,000 bales. For 1928-29 world
production was 26,900,000 bales of
which 14,478,000 was American and
12,422,000 was foreign cotton. This
year the prospect is about 5,000,000
bales of the United States crop will
find its way into export trade. A
loss in U. S. export of cotton of
about nine and a half million bales.
The conclusion is simple. While
cotton production has been reduced
in Georgia and other cotton states,
it has been increased in South
America, Egypt, India, China and
other places.
While Southern farmers have been
reducing acreage and plowing under
perfectly good cotton the foreign
production in the last nine years has
increased 7,000,000 bales.
The Georgia delegation of con
gressmen and senators, headed by
Walter F. George, senior senator from
Georgia, has taken a strong stand
for the cotton farmer in Georgia
in the present crisis. If I’m not mis
taken they supported 10 cents in
stead of 9 cent cotton loans to a man.
Most of them, if not all, favor pay
ment of the cotton subsidy now and
not next August.
Senator George voiced the senti
ment of Georgia cotton growers when
he declared recently that the nine
cent loan is not enough. It is a good
plan for the foreign buyers, but not
for the Georgia grower.
The Georgia Congressmen and
Senators will be in there at the
writing of a new cotton legislation
and it is to be hoped other Congress
men and Senators from non-cotton
raising states will listen to their
superior judgment in the framing of
cotton legislation.
Georgia farmers do not want fur
ther cotton reduction. It would mean
idle acres and unemployed labor.
What is needed is cotton legislation
that will permit the Southern cotton
farmer to go into the world market
and regain his losses. Most of the
foreign spinners would rather buy
American cotton than foreign cotton
because they have always bought it
and are familiar with its quality,
grading, handling, etc. Given a fair
opportunity in the world market it
is considered by cotton experts al
most certain that the South could
regain its lost customers.
The utter futility of reducing acre
age while every foreign country ca
pable of raising cotton is increasing
acreage must be obvious to all. Shall
we graciously bow ourselves out of
the cotton raising business and turn
it over to Chinese, Hindus and Egyp
tians? Or shall we put up a stiff re
sistance and again declare our right
to put cotton into world trade?
The new cotton legislation should
as Senator George has urged provide
compensation benefits to growers for
all cotton used in America compara
ble to protection given industry and
permit the grower to go into the
world market with cotton grown in
excess of our own needs.
Here are a few facts about Geor
gia’s greatest crop and industry:
A total of sixty-six million and
fifty thousand dollars will be paid to
Georgia farmers for this year’s cot
ton crop (the Dept, of Agriculture’s
estimate at 10 cents per pound) and
with Georgia cotton mills furnishing
employment to over sixty thousand
mill operatives in addition to thou
sands of others—engineers, mechan
ics, clerical and executive help, with
a pay roll of over thirty million dol-
Music Is Heard on Air
in China Before Radio
Long before the radio was dreamed
of the Chinese had “music on the air,”
according to Dr. Berthold Laufer, cu
rator of anthropology at Field Mu
seum of Natural History. This they
accomplished by means of small reed
instruments resembling pipes of Pan,
which they attached to the tall feath
ers of pigeons. Whole flocks of pig
eons are thus "equipped, each bird with
whistles producing different notes, and
as the birds fly the wind strikes the
apertures of the instruments, setting
them to vibrating and creating a pleas
ant open-air concert.
The Chinese explanation of the prac
tice is that the sounds of the whistles
are intended to keep the flocks togeth
er and to protect the birds from the
onslaughts of hawks and other birds
of prey. This rationalistic interpre
tation, however, is not convincing. It
is doubtful whether such music makes
any impression on either pigeon or
hawk, and since this music constantly
fills the atmosphere year after year
the unrelenting foes of the pigeon
would gradually become accustomed
to It and disregard it even if it had
kept them away at first. It seems
more plausible that this quaint cus
tom has no rational origin, but that
it rather is the outcome of purely emo
tional and artistic tendencies. It is
not the pigeon that profits from this
aerial music, but the human ear. On
a serene day one can hear this concert
in Peking all day, even In one’s house.
TOO MANY PEANUTS
CRIPPLED ELEPHANT
Too many peanuts and not enough
hay and other roughage proved to be
a bad policy for Nizie, a highly trained
dwarf elephant, says the Scientific
American. The elephant’s part in the
performance of Nicola the Magician
consists of a disappearing act, requir
ing some agility, and when his left
foreleg stiffened up for no apparent
reason the veterinarian was at a loss
to know what treatment to prescribe.
The situation seemed to call for an
X-ray examination, but even a dwarf
elephant is a little bulky for hospi
talization.
Engineers of the General Electric
X-Ray corporation had solved a sim
ilar problem for C. V. Whitney’s fa
mous horse, Equipoise. Armed with a
newly developed small portable shock
proof outfit they paid a visit to the
elephant’s stall. Whereas it took only
five seconds to make an exposure of
Equipoise’s leg, the thick elephant
hide required 45 seconds, during which
time Nizie was kept in place by chains
and promises. The X-ray recorded ev
ery detail of stiffened joints and bone
formation, and a verdict of arthritis,
or rheumatism, was handed down by
Dr. F. M. Kent, together with a pre
scription for a change in diet.
French Memorial to R-101
A curious link with events 500 years
ago has come to light on the occasion
of the French gift of a memorial to
the R-101 victims at Allonne, says the
Montreal Herald. The ground on
which it stands was the property of
the notorious Bishop Cauchon, who
took so ghastly a part in the trial of
Joan of Arc at Rouen. He was Bishop
of Beauvais, and be shared with
Bishop Beaufort of Winchester the
shame of Joan’s doom. This bloody
minded man conducted with a sort of
glee the drawn-out torture of the vil
lage maid in a prison cell. He was
not satisfied to trick and trap her in
the public court. He acted thus to
curry favor with his English col
leagues, and now the land he owned in
France has been offered to England as
a tribute to her brave airmen.
Sorrow a Racket Too
Tragedy has perils of which we do
not dream in happier days, writes El
sie Robinson in Cosmopolitan. The
egotism of grief Is an appalling thing.
There is healing and growth in the
realization that sorrow is the common
lot, but our vanity rebels against that
our grief is like anyone else’s grief;
that anyone can have loved or suffered
as we have. So, unconsciously, we
make a fetish of our tragedy. Our
cross becomes a pedestal, a rostrum.
And, all too often, a racket!
3,450 Smiths in London
London’s new telephone directory
contains the names of 3,450 Smiths,
and the number is less than in the pre
vious issue. The Smiths’ nearest ri
vals are the Joneses, with more than
1,700 entries. The combined forces of
the Davises and Davieses total nearly
2,000.
Official Permanence
“How many times have you been
elected sheriff?”
“Three times,” answered Cactus Joe.
“The boys elected me the first time
because they liked me, and the next
times because I got ’em properly
scared.”
Laws Protect Cactus
The cactus has gained such favor
for indoor and garden use that sev
eral southwestern states have passed
laws to prevent wholesale removal of
desert plants.
lars a year, practically all of which
finds its way into the channels of
trade in Georgia, and with the mil
lions of dollars paid in taxes to sup
port our schools and state govern
ment by the cotton mill, much thought
should be given before too seriously
reducing the acreage of King Cot
ton.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
WATER COVERS THE
MYSTERIES OF EOG
The d’Py:::-fu:.i :r: ••> t:
Espyville, Pa., is J-u H'" •
waters impounded by a ♦ ■' ■
state dam. closit.g iis f ■■ ’ • • . ■
kind forever.
Natives of tills b. -gy a•. 2 i ' -
south of Lake Erie insist ll - t <•
monsters, survivors of their sptvii s o’
an earlier geological era. roamed in
the semi-tropical heart of the swam i.
Biologists, skirting the fringes of
its mucky depths, found unknown
plants and animals believed to have
survived the glacial age. Beautiful
orchids, poisonous reptiles and carni
verous plants abounded there.
Natives say the half-rotted hull ot
an early Spanish sailing ship lies deep
in the swamp. They say it is the ship
Griffith, abandoned by De Soto after
his expedition up the Shenango river
was bogged in the marsh over 350
years ago.
The Delaware Indians called the
swamp “the dwelling place of the
crooked-mouthed man.” They warned
of a “great spirit of many shapes”
which rose from the swamp with the
moon.
White men laughed and began to
explore. Some never appeared again.
Skeptics discounted the stories told
by the few who returned. Soon the
truth will be covered with 5 to 14
feet of water.
PARIS STREET NOW
IN MUSEUM CLASS
The tradesmen of the Faubourg
Saint-Honore, who have a well founded
reputation for being go-ahead people,
writes the Paris correspondent of the
London Sunday Times, have trans
formed this ancient thoroughfare into
a veritable museum. The objects ex
hibited In a score of shops in this, one
of the oldest Parisian shopping cen
ters, are of immense historical value.
They range from shoes worn in the
time of Francois I to the spurs of Na
poleon 111. Among the articles on ex
hibition are a gold toilet set present
ed by Louis XV to one of his friends
and what is described as a fiancee’s
cabinet. This, a beautiful piece of
furniture which looks rather like a
modern lady’s writing table, is fitted
with ■writing pads, scent bottles, pen
wipers and powder puffs.
Another interesting item in this
general display is that offered by the
perfumer, who shows some of the ac
counts of Napoleon Bonaparte. It
would appear that Napoleon was very
extravagant in the matter of gloves.
But he paid only 14 francs 40 cen
times for six pairs of white starched
gloves and one of his bottles of eau
de-Cologne cost him only two francs.
Effect of Color in Industry
Weavers wearing green uniforms
and baskets of flowers decorating the
mill are the contribution of a Cll
theroe, Lancashire, manufacturer to
the brighter mills movement in Great
Britain. Engineering among those in
i dustries is waking up to the impor
: tance of the psychological effects of
I color upon its employees. An exam
ple is the painting of machinery at an
airplane factory in Coventry in a quiet
soft shade of green instead of the
usual black or gray. Green was chos
tn because, being the middle color of
the spectrum, it is most restful to the
eye. Men working on a greet machine
would, it was argued, do better work.
Another reason for its choice was that
It shows up oil leaks or dirtiness,
which a darker color would tend to
hide.
Blue-Eyed Baby Legend Refuted
Books on ethnology say all babies
are born with blue eyes, writes Ran
some Sutton in the Los Angeles Times.
Using a Bausch & Lomb opthalmic
i magnifier in Johns Hopkins univer
! slty, however, Dr. W. C. Beasley ex
amined nearly 500 new-born Infants’
eyes and found that 89.5 per cent of
ail the white babies and 99.3 per cent
of all the negro babies had even more
brown than blue pigment in their eyes.
Kitten on the Key»
Dad was seated in his easy chair
before the fire reading the paper and
enjoying a pipe. Mother was knitting
on the other side of the table. The
radio was going. Soon an Italian con
i tralto started to sing a solo in Italian.
Without looking up from his paper,
dad asked of mother: “Dear, would
you mind getting up and letting the
cat out?” —Jacksonville Times Union.
Starling Rears Robins
A Pennsylvania record tells about a
robin and starling nesting about 20
feet apart, says the American Nature
association. Mother robin was killed
and mother starling reared both
broods. She would not allow even the
male robin to assist in feeding the
young, and chased him away every
time he showed up.
Making Sugar From Wood
Plans for the production of 1,000,000
tons of sugar annually from wood
were recently outlined in a report in
Sweden. It will be used as cattle feed
and for the production of alcohol,
yeast and motor fuel.
Miscast
The Manager—What made you fall
down on the duet with your wife?
You sang It all right with Mrs. Tonsils.
The Tenor —With my wife it seemed
too much like Interrupting her.
The American Legion national
convention will be held in Los An
geles in 1938.
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CEDAR SPRINGS NEWS
Mrs. E. A. Reed and Mrs. Herring
ton motored up to Hilton to see Miss
Merle Reed and Miss Mayme Martin
Monday.
Mrs. D. E. Martin, Mrs. R. B.
Pyle, Mrs. S. A. Wright, Mrs.
Emsley Cowart, Miss Calista Martin
and Mr. George Lay attended a con
vention at Patmos Thursday.
Mrs. Philip Carroll returned to her
home in Florida last week, after
spending some time with friends and
relatives here.
Mrs. D. E. Martin called on Mrs.
R. B. Pyle Monday afternoon.
There was a League social given
in the home of Misses Reba Lou and
Ruth Philman Friday night.
Miss Calista Martin called on Miss
Reha Lay Monday.
There was quite a crowd to attend
the Sunday School and League con
vention at Zion Sunday. Dinner was
spread at the usual hour.
Mr. H. O. Perry and Mr. W. G.
Perry and children motored to Lucile
Sunday.
Mrs. W. G. Perry called on Mrs.
G. C. Lay Sunday afternoon.
ROBERT BRUCE BYNUM
The Angels have taken you from
us, our darling baby, Robert Bruce.
Your place is vacant in our home,
which never can be filled. We miss
your bright eyes and sweet smile.
But may God, in mercy, grant us
this one prayer, that we will meet
you darling, up there.
We know that you loved us, dear
baby, it shone in your eyes so bright.
But, somehow, God didn’t want us
to keep you, darling baby, so he took
you to his bosom so true. We miss
you all the time, loving baby, since
Jesus took you away.
But may God in his mercy, grant
us one prayer, that we will all meet
you again some day.
We loved your bright eyes and
sweet smile—everything was so glor
ious about you. In your darling
sweet lips and arms, dear baby, we
could easily find love so true. You
were always so patient and kind,
dear; we know that we loved you
true, dear baby, and we grant and
pray that we will meet you, darling,
up there some bright day.—Written
By His Mother, Mrs. J. D. Bynum.
LANGSTON MISSIONARY
SOCIETY NEWS
We met at the home of Mrs. W. M.
Baughman last Friday afternoon. We
had a very good meeting. Our at
tendance was better and so much
interest was shown in our meeting.
We are planning on attending our
zone meeting in Bluffton October 5.
We were all glad indeed to have
some of the ladies from the Blakely
Missionary Society visiting with us
at this meeting.
Our next meeting will be held at
the church Friday afternoon, October
Bth.
—REPORTER.
BLAKELY CHAPTER 44 R. A. M.
Blakely Chapter 44
Royal Arch Masont
meets on the second
and fourth Monday
nights of each month
at 8 o'clock. Visiting
companions invited.
C. E. Martin,
High Priest
J. G. Standifer,
Secretary. .
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