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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.