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Devoted to the Best Int erests of Cedartown an d Polk County.
iVolume 36.
Cedartown, Georgia, Thursday, December 14th, 1922.
Number 47.
BETTERCOTTON
Being Urged for North
Georgia Farmers.
The time was only a few years ago
when North Georgia cotton brought
a better price than that from any oth
er section.
Now it brings a lower price than
South Georgia cotton or from the
states to the west of us.
^ Such a condition demands both an
explanation and a remedy, and both
are not far to seek.
The agricultural authorities of the
state arc sounding the danger signal,
and point out the fact that in at
tempting to raise quick-maturing cot
ton the farmer has facrlficcd length
of staple, on which the price is based.
Believing that Polk county farm
ers would pay more attention to
what is said by a man whom they
know and on who.ie judgment they
are personally sure they can rely, The
Standard man the other day asked
Mr. (\ W. Smith to give them a mes
sage on this vital subject, and he
readily consented.
“Our Cedartown mills use a one
and one-sixteenth inch staple,” said
Mr. Smith, “and most of the cotton
now raised in this section falls far
. hort of that, and has to be shipped
to mills using a cheaper grade of
cotton. We are losing from $12 to
$15 a bale by planting inferior vari
eties, and we could avoid the loss by
paying proper attention to the seed
wo plant. We used to ship large
quantities of cotton to Boston, but
have shipped none for four years be
cause of poor qualiity.”
Neither Mr. Smith nor The Stand
ard man is interested in the snle of
cottonseed except to get the best re
sults, so we had no hesitation in ask
ing him what seed our farmers should
plant.
“There has never been anything
better found for this section,” said
Mr. Smith, “than the Cleveland Big
Boll. It gives the biggest yield of the
best staple of any cotton on the
market.”
Mr. Smith spoke emphatically of
the mistake made by farmers in
planting seed producing short yields
<ind inferior quality, and we cannot
loo strongly urge our farmer friends
to pay heed to what he says.
As everyone in this section knows,
Mr. Smith has made a great success
of his 'business of buying cotton, and
no one has given the matter closer
study. lie is a recognized authority
on the subject, and what ho says
should have much weight.
It is hard enough to raise cotton at
all under boll weevil conditions, and
it is folly to plant inferior seed under
such circumstances. It costs just as
much to grow the inferior kinds, and
it pays to plant only the best.
Plan now to plant seed next spring
that will bring you the best returns
for your money and labor.
Made Here for Educa
tional Week.
Following the excellent educational
sermons from Cedartown pulpits and
the patriotic and inspiring address of
Maj. Homer Watkins, Cedartown had
the privilege of listening to a couple
of distinguished visitors last week.
Dr. M. M. Parks, the able Presi
dent of the Georgia Normal & Indus
trial College at Milledgcvllle, is
lilling unexpired term of Prof. M. L.
Brittain ns State School Superinten
dent, and in the latter capacity ac
cepted the invitation of our city
school authorities to speak here
Thursday. His address was practical
and constructive.
The importance of the elementary
work was rightly stressed by Dr.
Parks as the principal thing to be
J. A. MORTON I CONTEST CLOSES
J„H. STEWART! Tomorrow Night
$150 in Gold.
for
Winners for Aldermen
Last Week.
The city white primary last week
presented a couple of interesting con
tests in which four good citizens were
running for two offices.
Mr. J. A. Morton was the winner
over Dr. J. J. Crumbloy for Alder
man from the 3d Ward by a vote of
1)8 to 7G, and Mr. .1. II. Stewart over
Mr. J. G. Witcher in the 4th by 07 to
G5.
Mr. A. E. Young was chosen as Al
derman from the 1st Ward without
opposition.
Three members of the School Board
were chosen for the full term —
Messrs. W. W. Mundy, E. D. Borders
done by the state on educational .and G. M. Norman; uncrplred terms
lines. He stressed the necessity, too, —M. J. Williams and B. F. Lowthor.
of having the best teachers obtainable j All were chosen unanimously,
in the first grade, and pointed out the j The fact that so many candidates
mistake that so many make in think- ! had no opposition is n marked tribute
ing that “anybody can teach the little to their high' standing,
folks,” when the truth is that this is j The following members of the
the most important work in the I White Primary Executife Committeo
Perfumed Pottery.
Sounds odd, doesn’t it? And mys
terious? Well, it is both —one of
those rare novelties requiring genius
and craftsmanship to produce.
Perfumed pottery is just what the
name implies. It is made from clay
saturated by secret process with de
lightful perfume that withstands fir
ing in the kiln, and when finished has
the properties of a sachet.
The delicate odor of a single piece
of Perfumed Pottery is suite discern-
able in a fair-sized room.
We have just received a shipment.
Prices from 50 cents to $1 each.
W. W. TURNER, Jeweler.
War Savings Stamps.
If you have War Savings Stamps
due Jan. 1st, take them to the post-
office at once.
You will be given a receipt for
same, and on Jan. 1st will receive
your original investment with interest
in full.
This has proved an excellent way
for many people to save and make
money, and those who can possibly do
so should re-invest Jan. 1st in Gov
ernment securities—the safest and
best in the world.
whole school and very few can do it. ,
A really good teacher should bo in ev- ]
ery place of course, — one who can j
not only teach books but who can take
an interest in the welfare of the child. |
Co-operation between parents and !
teachers is necessary, of course,to get j
the best results in both knowledge of :
hooks and character-building. To
the young people in his audience he !
gave timely warning hat they are not 1
only forming in school the habits that i
will cling to them through life but are |
making the reputations also.
Dr. Parks paid a high compliment j
to his life-long friend, Superintcn- I
dent J. E. Purl;-, and to our attrac
tive new school buildings.
The talks Friday of Hon. C. J. Ha-
den, a prominent attorney and busi
ness man of Atlnna, ut the school au
ditorium and at the Kiwanls luncheon
at the Wayside Inn, were on timely
and practical lines. lie spoke of
Georgia’s undeveloped resources, and
of the situation with which we are •
confronted under boll weevil condi- i
lions. Georgia’s cotton crop last
year did not bring enough to pay her ;
automobile bill, was one of Mr. Ha- j
den's startling statements. The prin-
ipal point of his address was to cm- j
phnsize the necessity of busness men |
co-operating with farmers to make
profitable some other line of agricul
ture hail cotton growing. If every
farmer would plow under his cotton-
stalks as soon as his cotton is picked
in the fall, and then burn out his
fence corners and other places where
the weevil hibernates, we would have
little trouble with the pest, said Mr.
linden, but comparatively few of
them see it that way—yet. He em
phasized the necessity of every funn
er raising his own food supplies as a
means of beating the weevil, and
spoke of the profits being made in
some sections of the state from hogs,
pimentos and other products.
It is unfortunate that more people
did not hear these timely talks, but
they are certain to bear good fruit.
wore elected from the various wards:
1st—G. M. Norman.
2d—D. L. Roberts.
3d—G. A. Thompson.
4 th—R. 0. Pitts.
6th—S. F. Marshall.
How Not to Catch Cold.
In Newberry’s Seat
MULES.
I will be in Cedartown on Monday,
Dec. 18th, to buy your mules.
I will buy mules from 4 to 10 years
old, fat.
Will be at Hightower & Curtis
Stable. GEO. GENTRY.
James Couzens, millionaire mayor
of Detroit and former partner of
Henry Ford, is the new U. S. Sena
tor from Michigan, appointed to the
Truman H. Newberry seat, the office
to which Ford aspired against New
berry in the now famous election
scandals, which finally resulted in
Newberry’s resignation this month.
THAT NEW LOAF. Try It.
SANITARY STEAM BAKING CO
I The following “Don't*,” issued by
i Dr. Charles .1. Hastings, medical of-
j licer of health of -Toronto, Canada,
j will aid materially in warding off
j colds ns well as other communicable
! diseases:—
| “Don’t sit or work in an overheated
room. G5 to 08 degrees is quite
j warm enough; GO to G5 degrees if you
! are engaged in any activo work. In-
I sist on there being a slight current in
I the air of the room you occupy and
also a proper degree of humidity,
i “Don’t use sprays or douches for
1 your nose unless under doctor’s or-
1 dors and instructions. Much more
I harm than good comes from the use
[ of sprays. In the first place, if a
i pray is strong enough to destroy
the germs, it is more than likely to
! produce irritation of the mucous
| membrane, which will lower rather
! than build up its resisting powers,and
consequently make it all the more
susceptible to germ activity.
“Don’t sneeze or cough except into
handkerchief or a piece of cheese
cloth, and keep well beyond the
range of any one else who is coughing
or sneezing.
“Don’t allow any member of the
family who has an acute cold to come
in contact with other members of
the household, or to use the same
eating or drinking utensils, etc. Have
everything sterilized that is used by
one who has contracted a cold, the
same as you would if they had scar
let fever or diphtheria.
Don’t go to any public meetings if
you have a cold. You had better stay
at home until it is better. You will
save time in doirffr so, and probably
save others from contracting your
cold.
“Don’t stand close to any one with
whom you are conversing if you are
reckless enough to go about when
you have a cold, and do not under
any circumstances shake hands with
any one while you have an acute
cold. Remember, through the fre
quent use of your handkerchief, your
hands are always contaminated with
the germs of the disease. Have you
ever catechized your hands and fing
ers with regard to everything they
have been in contact with in the pre-
ious twenty-four hours One of the
surgeons in a military camp during
the great World War, kept a careful
record of the number of possibilities
of contaminating his hands for one
single day, and it amounted to ap
proximately 120.
“Don’t under any consideration
touch any article of food, whether for
yourself or for any one else, unless
you have previously thoroughly
cleansed your hands. 'Have you
washed your hands?’ would be a val
uable motto to be placed in every din
ing-room.
“Hundreds of lives could be saved
and thousands of cases of sickness
prevented, if people were as much a-
fraid of colds as they are of smallpox
or a mad dog.”
Tomorrow is the last day of The
Standard’s $150 Gold Contest.
To the business men who have
pushed it, it has been a big trade-get
ter, and they will be ready for us to
give another on the same line before
long.
The coupons must bo turned into
our office Saturday, and the big job
of counting them will be done by dis
interested pnrtios as rapidly as pos
sible.
The prizes will he “easy money”
for somebody. Who will be the win
ners?
Your Christmas Gifts Will Land Here If--
This is only one tabic ih a large
ro* m of the "Gone Astray" de
partment of the Postal Service
where thousand j of Christmas
packages arrive each year—-due
to poor wrapping and addressing
by the senders. Uncle Sam warns
you again this year through this
newspaper to wrap your gift
packages securely and address
them plainly and accurately.
All ex-Servicc Men are urged to
attend a meeting at 7 p. m. Monday, |
Dec. 18th, at the office of Mundy & j
Watkins. Business of importance.
HOMER WATKINS, Com. j
Gifts That Last.
Beautiful Salsuma Vases.
Japanese Wooden Ware.
Book Ends, Polychrome finish.
Hand - Decorated Plucques and
Chop Dishes, 12 to J8 inches.
Wrought Iron Candlesticks.
Manicure Sets.
Toilet Sets.
Military Sets in French Ivory or
Tortoise Shell.
Nut Bowls.
Console or Dressing Table Mirrors,
Polychrome finish.
Japanese Silver-Inlaid Lacquered
Trays.
Mahogany Serving Trays.
Japanese Bamboo Hearth Brooms.
These are only a few of the many
beautiful and attractive gifts to se
lect from.
GIFTS THAT LAST.
W. W. TURNER, Jeweler.
OLD SANTA
AT FISHER’S 5 & 10 CENT STORE
FRIDAY.
North Pole, Dec. 12th, 1922.
Dear Children:—
I am on my way South, and have
selected FISHER’S 5 & 10 CENT
STORE for my headquarters while in
Cedartown, for at Mr, Fisher's store
I can find everything for everybody
at the lowest price.
Don’t forget the time and the place,
good children:
At Fisher’s 5 & 10-Ccnl Store.
Friday, 3.30 p. m.
Come and sou me, and bring your
letters. Yours Lovingly,
SANTA CLAUS.
A Good Concert.
The Ganns Quartet singing class
will give an enjoyable concert next
Tuesday evening at the Eastviow
Baptist church, for the benefit of the
church. Admission, 15 and 25 cents.
Go and hear some good music.
THE INSTITUTE
For Polk’s Teachers .
Held This Week.
County School Superintendent Wm.
Janes has arranged something of an
innovation in the way of an Institute
for Polk’s teachers, and instead of
having it consist of lectures from
slate instructors is taking the teach
ers to various schools of the county.
Monday was spent at the Benedict
School, Tuesday in Rockmart, yester
day at Aragon,and today and tomor
row will be spent here.
State School Supervisor J. O. Mar
tin and Miss Lurllno Parker, a State
Health Worker, are spending tho
week with the teachers, and are giv
ing some live talks.
Tho visltbrs will find much to in
terest them in our nmplo buildings
and well-conducted claHS-rooms.
Buy it in Cedartown 1
INK PADS and INK—You can now
find them at the Standard office.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA PUBLISHES
EXPERIENCES OF FARMERS IN FIGHT
ING BOLL WEEVIL
The big outstanding problem of the southern farmer (and that makes it the prob
lem of the southern business man, also) is the fight against the boll weevil. It is not.en
ough to say that the problem is solved by diversification. That is a fine and valuable con
tribution to the campaign—something that goes far toward insuring financial independence,
but it does not go far enough. So long as cotton is the chief money crop of the South it
is folly to abandon cotton.
The best weapons in the fight against the weevil are hard work and common sense.
These must be supplied by the farmer himself, but there are many ways in which other in
terests may co-operate with the farmer. One of these is to furnish him with information
of the methods that have been successful in weevil-infested territory, so that he may apply
or adapt those methods to his own benefit. This the Agricultural Departtmcnt of the Cen
tral Railway is prepared to do. Without attempting to say what method is best, and with
out recommending one plan above another our agricultural department is ready to supply
you with facts and figures as to how the weevil has been fought, the plans of combat
and the results.
Pamphlets describing these experiences may be obtained by application to J. F. Jack-
son, General Agricultural Agent, Suvannah, Ga. Personal interviews may be had with Mr.
Jackson or with the department’s four agricultural agents, J. A. Winslew, Cuthbert, Ga.,
J. F. Brazemore, Griffin, Ga.; G. E. McWhorter, Milledgcville, Ga.; John Rigdon, Colum
bus, Ga.
Such co-operation is a part of the program of the Agrieultuval Department of the
Central of Georgia Railway, which makes a study of practical agriculture und places the
results of its investigation at the disposal of the farmers of its territory.
The Department was organized in 1911 and has done its part in meeting the chang
ed conditions that have arisen since that time. It has established test farms for the trial of
the methods advocated by agricultural colleges; it has assisted Boys Clubs for crops grow
ing and stock raising; it has distributed pure-bred sires, cattle and swine, throughout its
territory; it has shown how tobacco and other money crops may be grown to bridge over
the lean years while the farmer is learning to live with the weevil; it has conducted Farm
Tours through the West; aided in the construction of correctly designed storage houses for
sweet potatoes, and is now promoting test pastures to show that permanent pasturage is
possible and will result in lessened production-cost of beef, milk and pork.
We are glad of this opportunity to acknowledge our indebtedness for whatever suc
cess may have attended these efforts to our friends, the farmers in the different communi
ties, yho have extended such fine co-operation and who have always been ready to give a
fair trial to the suggestions that have been made. There is an apparent realization of the
interdependence between agriculture and tra nsportation, an absence of hostility that is
most gratifying.
We of the Central of Georgia are eager to be of service to the farmer whenever and
wherever we can.
Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited.
Yours very truly,
W. A. WINBURN,
President, Central of Georgia Railway Company.
Savanna, Ga., December 14, 1922.
