Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

HE POST-SEARCH jftlE. NO. 1' BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA THURSDAY JULY 20, 1916 $1.00 PER YEAR Ir.lt-: ini urn sows III BITES ^^ggesls Immediate Replanting. hi bottoin lands partially ^ with water it is pre- Aiethat some crops planted lands may suffer partial , los ,. Where the water and- thus remains ieuiul a period of several . the damage to plant life 'submerged must tend to Action and the land left n 0 f the crop thus planted. Iter crop must therefore be to retrieve the season “compansate in some part destroyed. On the Jtand the deposit on the jfrom the overflow rich in Mjling qualities may stimul- Lterially the growing of the scd planting. Or, Andrew M. Soule, presid- leorgia State College [Agriculture, with his usual uptnoss and interest for the jiltura! welfare of the citi- i of southwest Georgia at reviews the situation and lers a timely and well selected ([of crops for successful fall mtjng. He advises that in- lad oi discouragement, farm- i should replant flooded dis pels with hay or forage crops, eseason being yet sufficiently b to mature full crops. Using Jltext his advice follows: I'Oneof the best crops suitable r seeding this late in the year ! foxtail millet. There are Irsial varieties of this millet, mmon foxtail, German, Hun- jrian and Siberian all do well ■ this section. Two pecks per pe is the rate ot seeding most merally used. | "Another good forage crop a mixture of Early Amber sor- i and and early maturing riety of cow peas, such as Ihippoawill; twenty pounds of prghum and three pecks of peas lake an admirable mixture. A number of early maturing larieties of soy beans can be Ised to advantave as a hay fop. Asme, It os an yellow, [ioilybrook and Wilson are ex- lent varieties for late seeding ® one to one and one-half mshels of seed per acre is re fommended. ! Some of the quick maturing farieties of corn such as are father north will pro- * u nave time to mature in «t sections. Hickory King cn exc dlcnt variety for this purpose. Two truck crops that can be ! "n to advantage on many of pso soils are turnips and late ‘potatoes. The turnips can krnn ? Zed . eit,ier as a truck r p ' a suitable market c^n be Ifeellf’r ° r they can be used E f r , Caltl6 and h °gs- Late Ltabi -° eS are - oftena P ro - Need of Law to Protect Them From Being Turned Out of Houses. Prish t Ndv 1 e crop, and as a rule a markey can be found . r SWIMMING PAST! Ijg partv ta ned Wlt h a swimm- IBrooks at n by Mr. Neal Ijnv prxji^ ‘^NcCaskill swimm- were: ■Smith p hleen Hancock, Jewel! IAa Gl fe Smith - of Apa- |Edr.a Soeni attle , Lou Cross and l^t'a and Hfi r ’ ° T f Camilla, Hen- l^inard G. en L°datt and Ruth Ijfqres "a ‘ e ,| srs - Dunham Des- llccatt’ \viii- Elmer Rftf Battle, C. L. |' :jK '».iitfc, J ;!S y Anr,aSmith Shall the families ot Georgians now in mobilization camp with the National Guard be forced out of their houses if they can not pay their rent? The state of Pennsylvania passed a law in 1915 providing that dependents o f National Guardsmen could not be evicted until 30 days elapsed from the date when guardsmen were mus tered out of the service, and the law is now being invoked in that state to protect the families of men in their country’s service from landlords’ warrants. Quite a large proportion of the men enlisted in the National Guard of Georgia have families dependent upon them, and if the guard of this state is kept much longer at Macon, or is sent to the border, it is probable that these families will feel the need of some such protection. The matter has been brought to the attention of the general assembly, and an effort will be made to enact such laws as will insure the families of National Guardsmen a roof over their heads while the men are in the country’s service. BOIL WEEVIL INVADES 34 GEORGIA COUNTIES IN 1916 125 BANKS AND 600 STORES CLOSED BY WEE VIL IN COTTON BELT. LIGHTNING KILLS AT BY EUQENK SOUTHWTCK With the crop season at hand when the character of the harvest is to be determined in dollars feating the weevil. School teach ers to the number 1,100 were written or called upon in person Private Andrew Key, of Com pany D. Struck During a Thunderstorm. and cents, and the trial balance: and furnished instruction to be DEATH OF ! Bainbridge was saddened Sun day morning by the announce ment of the death of Mrs. Clif ford Wilson. Mrs. Wilson had not been ill but a short while and her death was a blow to her many friends and acquaintances all over this section and they will all learn with regret of her death. Mrs. Wilson was the youngest daughter of Hon. W. W. Harrell, for many years a prominent figure in this part of the state and a man who served his people in many ways with distinction to himself and family Her life was spent in this county among her friends. She leaves two children, Mr. Harrell Wil son and Mrs. Sam Brooks to mourn her departure. She was buried in the local cemetery in the presence of a large number of friends Monday morning. SPEAKSiINJJINBKE ^ Speaking to one ot the largest and most enthusiastic audiences since the time when Senator Hoke Smith or ex-Governor Joe Drown spoke to Decatur county citizens, the Hon. Hugh Dorsey, on Monday with his usual earn estness outlined his platform for governor to the people. After being introduced by Col. M. E. O’Neal, Mr. Dorsey entered at once upon his theme of proposed service to the state and throughout his address he’d his audience, which was compos ed largely of the rural popula tion of the county, with special interest and attention. Upon concluding his address Mr. Dorsey was warmly and en thusiastically received by many of the men in the audience. to be taken, it is then that the various elements of profit or loss to the value ot the crop is specifically reviewed and deter mined. All previous alarm against invading crop enemies such as cotton wilt, boll weevil, rust or mildew is then analized in con crete form and results are measured according to well estab lished commercial standards. Speculation is eliminated in favor concrete commercial calculation and loss from such crop parasites is estimated in terms of dollars and cents. The damage is or should be understood at least to the extent that repetation from same cause should be largely if not entirely eliminated. The boll weevil, as all cotton growing farmers and planters know, is the pest or scourge of the successful growing of this monetary crop. This parasite strikes right at the root of the system and chalenges the keenest interest and most timely con sideration both as to the grow ing of the crop and the economic situation generally. Based upon authorative information 125 banks and 600 commercial or in dustrial institutions in kind have been forced to ciose their doors during the past twenty four years (the weevil entering Texas from Mexico during the year 1892) on account of the destruc tion of the cotton crop and its corresponding commercial rela tions. Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas, the chief sufferers, incalcuable commercial loss and almost unbelievable presonal suffering and depriva tion has resulted. The known worst has never been told. Few chapters in colonial history could read into autual want and neces sity greater incidents of personal deprivation and suffereing than have existed in some portions of southern Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana consequent upon 4he destruction of the cotton crop by the weevil. WARNINING GIVEN BY GEORGIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Observing this devastation in the neighboring states, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce beginning with the fall and win ter of 1913 sounded the alarm throughout the southwestern Andrew Key, a private of Com pany D., First Regiment of In fantry, was killed and T. F. Schauffelle, of Dublin, company clerk of the machine gun com pany of the Second Regiment of Infantry, had a narrow escape from death when lightning struck a pole in front of the Sal vation Army tent, in front of which the two were standing during a terrific thunderstorm at Wednesday after- imparted to students; also’.large posters were exhibited through out this territory to give timely warning of the approach. The newspapers of the state were then pressed into service where ji;45 o’clock a large campaign was carried on noon, in favor of intensive farming, Schauffelle escaped without stock raising and crop rotation harm> excepting a slight shock as the surest and best method of resulting from the experience, both defeating the weevil and at but Key was instantly killed, the same time assuring a sub-| The hospital corps attached to stantial living, 'or over two j t he First Regiment, under corn- years this campaign was carried mand of Maj> Lloyd B Taylor . on resulting in some counties 0 j reachedthe scene of the acci . complete defeat of the weevil, dent almost immediately , Maj< through increased and more pro-j Tay]or< Lieut HoWard Exley and fitable poduction of food crops; mem bers of the corps strived and hve stock. The pomeer work earnes t] y f or about three-quar- of the Georgia Chamber through terg of an hour t0 resU9citate timely warning and crop sub- Ke y until a pulmoter was oper- stitution has saved the faimers ated f Qr & s i m ii ar time, but those of southwest Georgia crop values . - . ., , . . .... r 1 who gave first aid were at no running into millions of dollars. 1 Furthermore the plans and time rewarded by the slightest methods then introduced both as sign of life. preventative and creative mea- ” sures are the ones'later adopted nrpiTim P(VP DflAI1Q and employed by state and ULUnlUn UU u lUJHUu county authorities, agents and demonstrators. THIRTY FOUR COUNTIES INVADED IN 1915. According to information pre pared by the Bureau of En- OF TRADE NOT RESPONSIBLE Small Damage Done To bacco and Other Crops. The board of trade hereby wishes to advise all people and business interests in the county that this trade body through its secretary is in no way responsi ble for the exaggerated and un censured storm or river reports which have been published in the state papers. The only report from the board of trade appeared in the Post-Searchlight of the 13th. with the head line reading “Decatur county suffers little from the flood”. In answer to the several let ters addressed to the board of trade from various business men over the county stating that the newspaper reports were entirely false as to actual conditions as to crop damages in their sections, the secretary at once sent cor rected reports to the papers ad vising that the interests of the county demanded a refutation of these alarming reports and the true situation stated. That the board of trade might be of the greatest possible service to the interests of the county, the secretary through the courtesy of the J. W. Callahan River Line, took a river trip of investigation to the end of the line, Apalachicola, making care ful observation and diligent in quiry at all landings relative to crop or other damage from the j sudden rise of the river. From The rains and floods of the one point only and that from a WITHSTAND FLOODS last few days have furnished station in Florida was the loss of proof positive that D e c a t u r , live stock reported. Crop damage has a system of roads that are j from overflow is as yet undeter- a ri ftn’ p assi'sterl hv the State bard to beat - ^ esp ' te tbe fact | mined but qareful estimates from Agriculture assisted by the State that fjf teen j nc hes of rain fell in existing conditions under favor- Entomologist an area covering , „ cnianv H nV s and the - ■ 1 ... . “ ... oil,, oonnfioa less than as many days and tne, ing circumstances will place the practically thirty four counties overfiow 0 f nearly every stream | total loss at a figure not to ex- of Georgia including Decatur - n coun t y h as been poured were visited during the year U p 0n them the roads are in a 1915 by *6 .weevil. Entering | passable condition in every part UQIIiajSC „„ UUI1C aa llIC UVC1 _ from the north with Polk county L f the county . Of course, along. fl ow waa slight and t he storm and varying from one to four the , arger streams many turn- was not accompanied with strong counties deep to the Florida line, pikes have been washed out and winds. Only where the overflow ceed ten per cent of crop value. In the tobacco district little damage was done as the over- the weevil during that year established his presence and des tructive force with sufficient en- energy to be distinctly noted by the government and state authorities, if not by the farmers themselves in this large territory. However exceeding the usual annual 65 mile speed limit during 1915 the energies of the weevil seem to have been impaired to the extent that crop damage in its worst torm did not occur in much of this vast territory. It was not until the present year that the full significance of the presence of the weevil was visibly felt and full action taken to meet and defeat the cotton enemy [by the methods of the cotton growing counties of this Georgia Chamber of Commerce, invading crop enemy. The weevil j picking up al , punc t ure d boils, being but six miles from the | b urn j ng a || co tton stalks in the Georgia line. Meetings were held talli clearing the edges ot the J in 8 to the number of progeny many of the smaller bridges are ponded w r as material damage gone, but with a little dragging 1 done to tobacco. fetrJenfTS&rhSaR! river a,ill remain h«h his forces making these needed h" 11 h strong current is running repairs.—Albany Herald. | but with only the damage which may occur from the water re- “good farming” will more than maining longer upon the land, no meet and defeat the cotton pest at his game of eating and crown the efforts of the farmer with a sure and abundant harvest. The weevil is an enemy to meet further loss is estimated. BIRTHDAY PARTY Miss Grace Halstead celebrat- is now, today. Delay means cropped her fourteenth birthday with loss and increase of the scope of| a party at the home ot her the damage that will be done. If parents Mr. and Mrs. J. D. the weevil is not already receiv ing attention from you it may be well to observe the following figures taken from Bulletin 114 of the Bureau of Entomology, U S. Dept, of Agriculture relat- Mrs. David A. Cohen will leave Monday for Meridian, Miss , she will be accompanyed by Robert, Florine and Dorothy to spend a month. in Macon, Columbus, Albany and other cities in these counries and funds raised for combatting the approach of the weevil through instruction of various kinds direct to the farmers. Fortunately the movement of the weevil during the year 1914 eastward along the Florida- Alabama line was the smallest in the migratory history of the in sect stopping practically with the banks ot the Chattahoochee river. However knowing that the pest was sure to cross the Chattachoochee the following year, the Chamber of Commerce wrote and mailed to the indivi dual address of farmers living on the river and adjoining counties 46,000 letters warning them of the danger and enclosing printed that may spring from one pair ot weevils during one season: First generation June 29th, 70 weevils; 2d, generation, Aug. 10th, 2,450 weevils; 3d, genera tion Sept. 29th, 85,750 weevils; 4th, generation Nov. 4th, 3,001,250 weevils. Total for season, 3,089,520. Early planting of early varities fields of weeds and other hiber nating material and then sub stituting live stock, crop rotation and food products in connection with intensive cotton planting. GOOD FARMING THE SOLUTION. It is affirmed on good authority that good practical ^farming is the only real solutiod of the boll weevil problem. The weevil must on the uplands with sufficient be out generated, from lack of fertilizer and clean cultivation, food, as he eats to live and lives the destruction of stalks in the only to eat. Reducing the cotton; fall and hand picking of fallen crop to a smaller area and this; squares with crop rotation and planting intensified by early seed- the liberal introduction of live ing and picking, with a destruc- j stock constitutes the proven tion of the stalks in the early methods of successful or good fall; then with a liberal introduc- \ farming despite the weevil with tion to the remaining farm of food his ravinous appetite. Boll crops with annual rotation of weevil charts and all state and fields; these features practically government literature at Board instructions for meeting and de-j and scientifically carried out in of Trade office. Halstead on Tuesday July the 18th. There were many enter- esting games played. After de lightful refreshments were serv ed. Those present were Misses Grace Halstead, Rannie Griffin, Florence Buckner, Emma Louise Griffin, Evelyn Mayes, Evelyn Ellis. Florence Grollman, Sibye Martin and Gertrude Brainard. Messrs. George Tucker, E. G. Rich, Ralph Roberson, Douglas Ellis Harry Crews, Arthur Gaines, Raymond Morris Julus Grollman, George Wilson and William Battle. BOOSTERS MEETING The Boosters will hold their regular monthly meeting on 'Fri day evening the 21st. Let all boosters be present as important business will be presented. Miss Littie Elders, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. E. Manor, of St. Andrews, Fla., has returned home.