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VOL. XXXII FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, JUNE 3, 1921. NUMBER 46, THE FARMER At the Forks of the Road. Which Way Will He Go? Today the Georgia farmer stands at the forks of the road and he does not know which way to turn. One road leads to all cotton, poor lands, bond age of the < credit system, want and despair. The other road leads to mixed farming in which livestock occupies an important place. This lno&ns lands constantly increasing in soil fertility, freedom from debt, food in plenty for man and beast, independ ence, hope and courage to go forward. Choose today which road you will take. BEAT THE BOLL WEEVIL fhe Winder (Ga.) News say it has “found one farmer in that section who has learned how to get ahead of the boll weevil pest and to make money in spite of it.’’ ' This fortunate farmer is J. B. Whit worth, and his plan of compaign against the boll weevil is a sweeping one—on a’ strictly food crop basis. The Lawrenceville News-Herald was first to call attention to his farm ing operations, quoted as follows in the Winder paper— “He is in good circumstances, farm paid for, a nice, comfortable home, to live in, good barn and out-buildings, crib of corn, plenty offodder, an abundance of hay, particularly alfalfa, hams, sidp meat and shoulders hang ing in the smokehouse, wheat both ground and unground; in fact all of the necessary things to be found on the farm. Yes, even money in the bank, and doesn’t owe a human being a dollar in the world. And, strange to^elate, he has not planted nor allow ed anyone else to plant a cotton seed on his farm in twelve years.’’ This doesn’t mean, of course, that cotton should be excluded from any general farm plan, but is intended to show that a splendid farm prosperity can be attained by well-directed di versification. It was something of an experimen tal thing with .the farmer in question, or, a twelve-year scale; but it demon stfated, to his entire satisfaction, that there is ready money in crops out side of cotton. That was what he set out to do in the most thorough and convincing way; and the comment of his home paper on his successful experiment is “We Georgians have been thinking all along that to attempt to farm in this state without planting most of our lands in cotton was to invite bank ruptcy and starvation. Possibly we have been mistaken. A little thought along this line might help the farm ers in theis operations in the future.” The way to beat the boll weevil is the diversified way—to give cotton “a fair show,” but to raise all the sup plies that feed home the year around, and that bring rqady money from home and outside markets. Greater food crops will be raised in Georgia this year. That is the out look throughout the state; and it’s a brighter outlook for a greater home pi?f>sperity. \ MASS MEETING Of Fayette County Farmers, June 7, at the Court House — El more to Speak. SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS PRESS COMMENDED. Nashville, Tenn. (Special).—Dr. J. S. Chadwick, publicity secretary of the religious press division of the Christian education movement, in a recent statement gives credit to the daily and weekly press of the country as important factors in the success of this latest movement of Southern Methodism. Dr. Chadwick says; “When the Christian Education movement reaches June 5 its goal of $33,000,000 for Southern Methodist schools, and when we take into ac count the forces that carried through this biggest single educational enter prise the South has seen until now, it will be written that the press, both secular and religious, had a large share in the success of the Movement, the editors, the newspaper people generally, have stood by us in this figtt for a better South and a better nation.” Laws That Must Be Obeyed. Conditions are largely what people make them. If they observe national and economical law there Is greater prospect of peace and plenty than when they Ignorantly or deliberately yl^ite them. When these laws are violated no man-made laws will change results. There will be a mass meeting of Payette County Cotton farmers in the courthouse in Fayetteville, on June 7th at 11:00 o’clock, to hear Mr. A. A. Elmore, Director of Organization for the Georgia Cotton Growers Co-opera tive association. Mr. Elmore, who has come all the way from Spokane, Washington, to help the association pull the cotton farmer out of the hole, will explain in detail the California plan for co-opera tive marketing for cotton, on which the association’s contract is based, and will answer all questions concerning it. A group of prominent Fayette coun ty farmers heard Mr. Elmore discuss the plan at the State Capitol in At lanta on May 28th, and are very much enthused with its possibilities. W. D. Farr, of Tyrone, was appoin ted chairman of a Fayette county com mittee to call the big meeting to be held here on Tuesday, and a large crowd is expected. Not only farmers but bankers and business men of Fayetteville are asked to attend, and the ladies, too, will be especially welcomed. ONE OF FAY ETTE'S CITIZENS APPOINTED Private Secretary to Gov ernor Thomas W. Hardwick. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ALUMNI AT ATHENS ON JUNE THE 14TH University of Georgia Alumni from Fayette county will attend the Alumni Day exercises at Athens June 14, the date which Chancellor Barrow has set for the greatest reunion of university men that the old campus^ias seen. The alumni are coming back this year ,to revive memories of old col lege days, but they are also coming back with strong resolve to provide for some of the University’s great needs. On Alumni Day final plans will be made for carrying on the War Memorial Campaign this fall which is to give the University One Million Dollars to provide ,more dormitory space for the students, to build and equip a new science building, to add to the faculty, and to complete the animal husbandry and the veterin ary medicine buildings of the College of Agriculture. MENTAL RECREATION I do not mind a little slang. If it is not too much, do .you? But I cauld get a rope and hang The geek who says “I’ll say she do.” —Youngstown Telegram. I do not mind a little slang, Not a great deal, but just enough, But I could slay without a pang, The gook with this “You tell, ’em” stuff. —Macon Telegraph. I do not mind -a little slang, But it is hard like to endure The glibbering ourang outang > Whose every other word is “Sure.” —Cedartown Standard. I do not mind a little slang, If it’s with pep and humor rife, But I could take a club and bang The ape who says “You betcha life.” —Rockmart News. I do not mind a little slang, If4he gdjective is omitted; But I could use my mitt and slam, The “m6tt” whose emphasis is d—m. —Fayetteville News. DISTRICT MEET ING A SUCCESS The general meeting of the Third District of the Flint River Association, which was held at Woolsey, Saturday and Sunday, was a grand success, Many were in attendance and the pro gram which contained many subjects of great interest were magnificently presented by competent speakers and much good will follow the earnest ap pearance for greater fidelity and loyalty to Baptist work. Too much cannot be said in way of praise for the magnificent entertain ment given by the people of Woolsey to the visiting brethren, homes were thrown open in abundance and the dinners spread at the noon recesses were rich in variety and abundant even for a much larger number. The people of Woolsey certainly love their Church and look well after the success of all gatherings held there. D. B. Blalock, of Fayetteville, will be appointed private secretary to Governor Thomas W. Hardwick, when the latter assumes the office in June. Mr. Hardwick has been on a busi ness trip to Washington, and makes this announcement upon his return. Mr. Blalock, is one of the most prom inent citizens of Fayette county, en gaged in banking and mercantile bus iness, also conducting large realty in terests, and operating the Fayetteville Oil mill together with financing other local interests. Mr. Blalock was a strong supporter of Mr. Hardwick during his campaign, being chairman of the County Hard wick organization. Mr. Blalock is the son of Honorable A. O. Blalock, internal revenue col lector, of Atlanta; a nephew of the late S. T. Blalock, capitalist of At lanta; and of Honorable A. C. and George Blalock, bankers and mer chants of Jonesboro. Mr. Blalock’s fineness of character is manifested in his deep interest in the affairs of his church, where he is best known in his earnest zeal for the uplift of all humanity. TOM WATSON AND HIGHWAY BILLS Atlanta, Ga., May 28 — Senator Thomas E. Watson has assured the State Highway Department of his un qualified opposition to the Townsend bill, which is one of two measures now pending in congress dealing, with the continuance of federal aid for highway construction in the several states, and which is in sharp contrast to the Dowell bill, providing for the continuation of federal aid under prac tically the same system as now oh tains. The Dowell measure has been brought to the attention of county commissioners, civic organizations and goojjl roads advocates throughout the state, with the idea of securing prac tically all the features of the Mc Arthur bill, which failed of passage at the last session of congress because of a technicality, the Dowell bill is being urged by state highway com missions all over the country in pre ference to the Townsend bill, which would virtually strip the states of con trol in the matter of locating federal aid roads and would centralize au thority in a commission at Washing ton, D. C. Senator Watson, who is a member of the committee on post offices and post roads, has, in a letter to W. R. Neel, state highway engineer, indica ted his strenuoub opposition to the Townsend bill as tending to destroy state control of highway construction and maintenance. The senator, who has been at work for some time on the federal highway aid legislation, characterizes the Townsend bill as one “which proposes to penalize the states which do not consent to obey a central committee appointed by the presidents and dictating to the states without reference to local conditions in those states.” The Dowell bill, which is receiving the support of the National Associa tion of Highway Officials, leaves the location of ^federal aid roads to the highway departments of the several states, so that local conditions may be considered and local problems solved in the construction of highways to serve all sections of the state. This policy is diametrically opposed to that outlined in the Townsend bill, which would provide for the construc tion of two or three trunk line high ways in each state by the use of fed eral aid, thus building expensive roads which would serve only a fractional part of the traveling public. Both these measures are scheduled to come up for consideration in con gress within the next few days and the State Highway department is making every effort to secure the co operation of citizens throughout the state in getting the Georgia / delega tion solidly behind the Dowell bill. VICTORY MEDAL OFFICE MOVED The Victory Medal Office has moved fro mthe City Hall, Atlanta, to Room 204, ( Journal Building, Atlanta, on Forsyth street in the next block south of the City Hall. The Victory Medal Officer, Lientenant Colonel Wm. A. Kent, A. G. D., says that he can now handle any number of application that are sent to him. Wm. A. KENT. Adjutant General, Victory Medal Officer. ALL’S WRONG WITH THE WORLD One would infer that Professor Thompson, of the University of Chica go, is somewhat distrustful of the times. Says, he: “Conditions are worse now than before the black plague in 1349. We have economic clikos, social unrest, high prices, pro fiteering, depravation of morals, indus trial indolence, phrenetic gayety, luxury, debauchery, greed, avarice, and decay of manners.” The indictment may be true, but It dqes not cover the case. If there is more folly, more blindness, more wroiig than for many an age, is there not also more thoughtfulness, more light, more good? Thousands profi teer and hoard, but many thousands more deal justly and give with open hands. Brutal selfishness runs ram pant, but sacrifice moves starry-eyed and redemptive through the world. Boors then are by legions, and fools who sneer at the decencies of life; but the spirit of chivalry abides be neath millions of cottage roofs as beau tifully as ever it shone in castles of old, and the general taste of human society prefers clean water to sewage. What Shakespeare calls “the un published virtues of the earth” as suredly outnumber and out-influence its vices—else doom would crack and leave no audience for Professor Thompson’s jeremiad. If today’s news papers carried accounts of every heart-lifting word, every heroic act of self-denial, every gleam of human poetry and faith which the last four and twenty hours have brought to pass, those papers would burst from bigness and be so commonplace no body would read them. Far, far from Arcady or a Millenial meadow are the tug and stress and sweat of this dusty year 1921 A. D. Much if not all of what the Chicago Diogenes mutters from his tub is true, and more. But because it is not the whole truth, we can “take courage and go forward.” Because the ranks of them who stand for justice, for good will, for reason, for right and for co working in betterment of our common lot, are not only more numerous but GOVERNOR ALLEN OF KANSAS To Open the Advertising Clubs’ Convention. PENSIONS Depend Upon the Action of Legislature. Atlanta, Ga., June 3.—The world ad vertising convention here, June 12 to lfj, will open with an inspirational service, at which Honorable Henry J. Allen, Governor of Kansas, will make the principal address. Possibly no other man in public affairs today, has done more to pro mote a better feeling between capital and labor than has Governor Allen, and in his address at this opening session, he will discuss chiefly the responsibility of the State for the maintenance of industrial justice. All branches of the Convention pro gram will deal primarily with the ne cessity of stimulating business—of getting business moving toward per manent prosperity,—and Governor Allen in his address will point out that one of the most vital factors in sound business prosperity is a har monious relationship between employ er and employee. Following this keynote ( address, there will be meetings from Monday morning until Thursday afternoon, treating upon all phases of present-day business and marketing problems. Watson Seeks to Make Never* before since tbe state has been paying pensions to the old Con federate veterans has it been neces sary to leave any of them unpaid until the legislature, meeting the last of June, could provide the money. That is the condition which exists today. Pension > Commissioner John W. Lindsey made the statement Saturday that not only these known as “the new class’’have not been paid, but that it will be impossible, as things now stand, to pay the last half of the list of “old line pensioners” until funds are provided. There are 71 counties to which no pension? have been issued at all this year, the amount due being a little more than $551,000. One half of the list of “old line” pensioners was paid up several weeks ago, nearly a month later than they have ever been paid, and even that action brought the pro test from several counties that to make full payment to only a part of the list was showing discrimination. All of these facts are to be sub mitted to the legislature in a special report which Commissioner Lindsey will prepare next week. A HOUSE Bonds Legal Tender BY THE SIDE OF Washington, May 31.—Widespread industrial and financial depression and unrest exist because of “excessive contraction of circulating currency,” Senator Watson of Georgia declared in the Senate Tuesday when he in troduced a bill to permit federal bonds to be used as legal tender. also more militant ,and more effect ually mustered than ever before in mankind’^ vast adventure, we have not an excuse to play shirking pessi mists, but a trumpet urge to battle. THE ROAD ‘‘I would live in a house by the side of the road Where the race of men go by. The men who are good and the men who are bad, Just as good and as bad as I. I would not sit in the scomer’s seat. Nor hurl the cynic’s ban. I would live in a house by the side of the road And be a friend to man.” Blalock Trading Co. WE PAY HIGHEST PRICES FOR CHICKENS 7' V* v V F ' \ ' • ' \ r T' r: ■" . * AND EGGS . - .. i Blalock Trading Co.
