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Volume XI—No. 3G.
Ten Days Means Destruction of Coffee’s
Cotton Crop Unless Poison is Used!
THERE is a car load of Calcium Arsenate Chemically pure, 8 1-2 cents pound at the warehouse
of the Douglas Oil and Fertilizer Company in Douglas. You can dust your cotton thoroughly
*ror 75 cents an acre. Don’t forget 5,000 bales of cotton is worth as much as 5,000,000 pounds
tobacco at 20 cents pound. Let reason prevail.
Georgia Bankers Urge
Use of Calcium Arsenate
The following letter has been ad
dressed to every bank in Georgia by
the various bankers’ associations in
the state, and the newspapers are
asked to assist in every way giving
publicity to the campaign which the
banks are putting on to get cotton
growers to use poison:
“The officers of the various banks
constituting the Atlanta Clearing
House have been and are observing
.very closely the progress of the cot
f*on crop, and are securing from every
source possible all the information
that can be had with reference to the
progress of the boll weevil and its
destruction of the crop this year;
and from observation so far, there
has been no appreciable progress in
the devastation of the crop this sea
son. \
“All of the banks are new begin
ning to get information daily that
the boll weevil operations are begin
ning actively more or less ajl over
the state, but in certain lacalities
their work has been more destruc
tive than others; anil in the territory
CONNOR, KIWAN33
DELEGATE RETURNS
FROM ST. PAUL, MINN.
W. S. Conner, representative of
the Douglas Kiwanis Club to the In
ternational Convention at St. Paul,
|<|inn., returned to the city Sunday
might.
Mr. Conner recites a very interest
ing trip with the Georgia delegation
of about eighty, which met in Atlanta
and left that city over the Southern
railway for Chicago, where more
than a day was spent, before proceed
ing on to St. Paul.
Five thousand delegates from
Canada and the United States were
at the convention. The Georgia dele
gation were easily recognizable by
the large yellow and gold bands on
their hats with “Georgia” printed on
them.
Reports in the St. Paul Daily News
and by Mr. Conner indicate that the
Georgians were among the “live
ones” and gained much favorable
comment for their boosting, singing
and otherwise calling attention to the
Empire State. A car load of Geor
,- : a peaches were distributed by the
ijl legation.
The business sessions occupied
t-uich of th& time for four days, but
not so much but that the delegates
were elegantly entertained.
Mr. Conner told of a delay while
returning on the Big Four railroad
from St. Paul- to Chicago. A wreck
caused a detour, and a two and a
half hour delay. Arriving in Chicago
forty Georgia representatives were
given two pullman cars and a diner
and told that a special train would
be sent to overtake the regular train
which had left Chicago an hour
earlier, and which had a schedule of
60 miles an honr. The three-car
special caught up with this train in
four hours and the journey was con ?
tinued on the regular train. Many
interesting and instructive things
concerning the convention will be
heard by Kiwanians Friday at the
noon luncheon when Mr. Conner
his report.
Over half the schools in Georgia
have only one room and one teacher
—4,500.
€m fft’f ©cunt® Progress,
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
the smaller farmer is not poisoning
o any appreciable extent.
Viewing the above condition, we
>n by the larger and more substan
:al farmers, but that»some of this
dement are not poisoning; and that
thus far affected adversely, our in
formation is that poisoning is g:ing
desire to impress on the J banks of the
State, the imp rtance of urging the
vhole farming element that it is ab
solutely requisite and tiefcessary that
poisoning be had, and that it not be
neglected in any degree.
According to information from the
Agricultural Department of the U. S.
Government, the infestation is heav
er this year than ever oefore, and
f allowed to go unchallenged the
mop will be destroyed.
We urge your hearty cooperation
and active support in this measure,
nd would impress upon you the im
portance of communicating with
every farmer on your bocks, urging
mmediate action.
GEORGIA BANKERS ASSOCIA
TION. -
PIEDMONT STUDENTS TO
FEAST AT EAGLE CAFE
Eeveryone who has attended Pied
mont Institute, Waycross, Ga., that
lives in the Smyrna Baptist Associa
tion district is invited to attend a
banquet at the Eagle Cafe, Douglas,
Ga., next Tuesday night, July 7 at
9 p. m.
No, it will not be dormitory eats
but a real banquet, and the only
charge for admission will be that
you or your helpmate (if you have
one) will have attended Piedmont
and that you, at once, send your
name and his or hers to Rev. J. H.
Green, Wesc Green, Ga. He will see
to it that you have plenty to eat,
hear as good speakers as South Geor
gia can afford, and that y:u enjoy
fellowshop with your friends of Pied
mont days, once more.
GEORGIA LEAF PLANT
BEING CONDITIONED
Mr. K. H. McGhee, representing
the China-American Tobacco & Trad
ing Company arrived in the city this
week and is making a thorough in
spection of the Georgia Leaf Tobacco
plant here wfith a view to having
everything in readiness for the open
ing of the tobacco season. Only min
or repairs are necessary to have the
plant going.
This plant was operated last sea
son for nearly four months, stem
ming, redrying and preparing for ex
port tobacco bought on the Georgia
markets by the China-Ameriean Com
pany, employing from two to four
hundred men, women and children.
Mr. McGhee expects to remain
here for several months.
Mr. Arthur Barber, general man
ager of this company is expected in
the city in a few days to remain for
several weeks.
M. F. HEAD COMPANY
SALE OF CABINETS
Elesewhere in this issue will be
found announcement of a sale «f
kitchen cabinets by The M. F. Head
Company. A very attractive propo
sition is offered customers of this
company and the announcement
should be read with interest by those
who are, or may be prospective cus
tomers for this class of merchandise.
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1925.
’An Old Masterpiece"
OPENING TOBACCO
MARKET DEFERRED
FOR ONE WEEK
At a meeting of the United States
Tobacco Association in Norfolk, Va.,
July 28 was set as the dates for open
ing of Georgia tobacco markets.
July 21st had been set as opening
date, and this date was requested by
the South Georgia Tobacco Associa
tion, at a meeting held in Tifton last
week. However, the rains that have
fallen in recent weeks has caused a
new growth in tobacco and the delay
in opening will cause little inconven
enee, other than that the opening of
:he Virginia and North Carolina
markets will be open on Septt 4th.
It is the belief of tobacco men of this
ity that the Georgia crop can hardly
be disposed of in the period between
July 28th and September 4th.
Apprehension has been expressed
in some quarters regarding the situ- j
ation in China where a boycott has
been placed on English merchandise
->f every character. One of the very
’arge companies, buying heavily on
the Georgia markets manufacture
cigarettes in England and China is
-e main market for their sale, and
should an effective boycott be estab- ]
’ished, it may be that the price would
be affected with one of the largest;
companies out of the market.
The State Department at Washing
ton has taken the matter up and the'
""hinese government shown that such
steps might work injury to American
producers.
The tobacco crop in Coffee county
was never better than at present,
ind the outlook is extremely good for
• the largest yield in the history of the
crop in this section. Hail storms
bave done severe damage to one or
:wo farms, but as a whole, hail has
>een notably absent.
Curing is going ahead very rapidly
and in a few instances two more
weeks will find the entire crop cured
ut and ready for market.
Many people have arrived here
from the Carolinas, Virginia and
Kentucky, some of whom are here to
work ii the crop. Representatives :f
WOULD ABOLISH
A. & M. SCHOOLS
Atlanta, Ga., July I.—The temper
of the Legislature was directly indi
cated today, in respect to the State
Highway Department, when the Sen
ate passing on a list of 31 app int
ments made by the Governor, which
require Senatorial confirmation, pas
sed up confirmation of every one of
the appointments save that of Hen.
Stanley S. Bennett, of Brooks coun
ty, tc succeed himself on the State
Highway Board. That was pos;pon
ed, or carried over to be taken up
again for consideration by the Sen
ate July 15.
There may be numerous reasons as
cribed in the minds of he different
people, but correctly analyzed, the
Senate has taken the position—mem
bers of the body have for some days
been talking pointedly that way—of
watchful waiting. Its attitude as well
as tne personal attitude of members,
is that there is bound to be a legis
lative charge in the present organi
zation of the Highway Department,
and the fact that this appointment
has been deferred does not in any
manner mean a fight on Judge Ben
nett, but rather the determination of
the Senate to wait and see just what
changes are to be made by probable
enactments of some of the bills now
pending on the subject.
Indeed, it is learned that there is
no disposition in the Senate to make
a fight on the appointment of Judge
Bennett, but as one Senator stated
the situation, if three appointments
instead of one had been sent in, none
of them Jvould have been confirmed
at this tijne.
The abolition of the twelve dis
trict Agricultural Art
Schools as state institutions and their
conveyance by deed to the supervision
and control of the county Boards of
the various companies are visiting
the section regularly looking over the
situation/and in every instance, ex
press a .most optimistic view over the
outlook for this and future years for
thi3 section as a tobacco country.
County Agent Bussey
Advises Poisoning Weevil
During the recent rainy and cloudy 1
weather the boll weevil activity has
increased materially. Some fields,
where up until recently there were j
practically no weevils, have become |
thickly infested and the farmers are
in a fair way to losing the entire
cotton crop unless an extremely dry
season sets in. Reports from adjoin
ing counties are to the effect that
boll weevil infestation is up to, if not
greater than any previous year. A
farmer old me the other day that he
had more weevils this year than he
had ever had.
One farmer told me he had a half
bale to the acre all ready on his cot- j
ton, and he was going to try to bor- j
row the money to gat the poison to j
try to save that. Until last week,
he had practically no bell weevil in
festation. It would be a mighty
good idea to do as this fellow is go
ing to do, namely, at least save what
you have already on the stalks. But
if you control the weevils enough to
save what you have, it is pretty cer
tain you will save the top crop also.
Dr. DeLoach, at one time Director of
the Georgia Experiment Station at
Griffin, made 76 bales on 73 acres in
1923, the wet year by using calcium
arsenate dust according to Govern
ment specifications. To do this, you
must not only apply it intelligently,
but the calcium arsenate must come
up to a certain standard. Dr. De-
Lcach says that it is not necessary
to wait until the cotton is moist, that
is with dew on it, to poison, but go
right ahead and put it on when-
DISTRICT DEPUTY VISITS
DOUGLAS ELKS LODGE
Col. Robert L. Coldir.g, district
deputy, in his official capacity, vis
ited Douglas Lodge B. P. 0. Elks on
Tuesday of this week, and at a meet
ing of lodge members Tuesday even
ing at eight o’clock, delivered as
splendid address, touching along
lines in which Elks throughout the
country are engaged in. Mr. Cold
ing is a most pleasing speaker and
forcefully brought to the attention
of local members the* great work that
is being carried on in charities and
other ways throughout the country.
He left Wednesday morning for Fitz
gerald and other points on a tour of
inspection.
One-fourth of Georgia’s children
ire not in school.
Education in the cunties where they
are located is sought in a bill intro
duced in the House at Wednesday’s
session by Representative Wimberly,
of Tooms county, and others. The
bill w r as referred.
If this bill should be come a law,
it is said, none of the schools would
come within the plan the State De
partment of Agriculture has propos
ed in the distribution of $660,000 an
nual income derived from the oil in
specion department over and above
maintenance. This would mean,
House leaders asserted, the loss of
some $30,000 annually to each school.
A bill proposes to abolish the
twelve district A. & M. Schools,
which were created under the act of
August 18, 1906, so that the Univer
sity of Georgia be required to deed
them to the county education boards
where they are located. Wilhuit, of
Warren, and Harris, of Jefferson, are
co-authors with Wimberly of this
measure.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
ever it is convenient to do so. Watch
the fields, and control the weevils as
hey appear, that is, if a spot in the
field is heavily infested and the rest
of the field comparatively free, con
trol the weevils in that spot.
The State has stored a car of ar
senate here in Douglas. This cal
cium arsenate comes up to specifica
tions; has a density of over 80 and
less than 3-4 of 1 per cent arsenate.
The free arsenate is what burns
plants. It will cost $8.50 per hun
dred pound drum. If you want any,
see me between the hours of 3 and
5:30 in the afternoons. I won’t be
hard to find around Douglas in the af
ternoons. If I have to be out of
town, I’ll make arrangements for
somebody to let you have it.
Bred Sows.
The State Bureau of Markets is
trying to locate a carload of bred
sows in Tennessee and Kentucky.
They hope to buy these sows at meat
prices and sell liiem to farmers at
cost. We are planning on putting
this'“car'in Coffee County. These
sows will be grades, but they will be
better than the average run of south
Georgia range sows. They will prob
ably carry a preponderance of Duroc-
Jersey, Poland-China, and Hampshire
blood. If you would be interested in
getting some of these, send me yjur
name and hew many you will want
and I will hold them for you. Other
wise, they will be sold to the farmers
as they come.
A. S. BUSSEY,
County Agent.
SHERIFF TANNER FINED;
CONTEMPT PROCEEDING
Sheriff Tanner of this county was
sentenced to pay a fine of $25.00 or
serve ten days in Jail today by Judge
of the City Court C. A. Ward.
The fine is the outgrowth of a rule
brought against Sheriff Tanner by
Judge Ward to show cause why he
should not be held in contempt filed
shortly after the May term of City
Court, and the direct charg? being
that a white man named Raymond
Weaver was released from the coun
ty jail where he had been held for
about two months without sufficient
bond and within two days of the crimi
nal term of the court.
Weaver was in jail on a charge of
immoral conduct and his home is said
to be in Ohio.
Sheriff Tanner stated at the trial
that he accepted what he considered
a sufficient bond signed by substan
tial parties and therefore was in line
of duty accepting bond at any time.
No witnesses were presented by
the court and only two or three by
Mr. Tanner. Dickerson & Kelley and
Quincey & Quincey represented
Sheriff Tanner, and an appeal will
be made in the case.
BANKS AND POST OFFICE WILL
BE CLOSED SATURDAY, 4TH
Attention is called to the fact that
Saturday is a legal holiday, and the
Union Banking Company and the
Georgia State Bank will be closed.
Those desiring to make up pay-rolls,
and attend to other business will
please do so on Friday.
The post office will be open from
9 to 10 o’clock a. m. and closed the
balance of the day.