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VOL. XXXII.
FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, MARCH 3, 1922.
NUMBER 33.
BOLL WEEVIL MASS MEETING AT
PALACE THEATER GREAT SUCCESS
When J. C. Maness of the State Board of Entomology began to talk about
raising cotton .successfully under boll weevil conditions, last Monday morn
ing at the Palace Theater, we were all with him, that’s just what we all
wanted to know and Mr. Maness seemed to know how to tell it :pretty well;
and if our muscle and calcium arsenate hold out, we’re going to raise some
coitton, boll weevil or no boll weevil.
Mr. Maness’ whole theme was centered around the important fact of cre
ating an impression to DO IT and DO IT NOW.
His subject was presented by presenting three questions—What to Grow,
How to Grow, and What to Do With the Product. To forestall disaster in
the attempt, it was shown that the farmer must provide for himself in rais
ing the necessary commodities of jife and be prepared to meet conditions
far worse than any ever combatted in the past. The boll weevil is here
to stay and'growing more multitudinous each season.
Mr. Maness, in presenting the methods to employ, suggested small acre
age, good upland preferred, that will be warm and dry' early, and preferably to
select Wannamaker’s Cleveland, College No. 1, Culpepper, Brown or Over
the Top seeid, these being the longest short staple variety.
Then to begin before infestation and dust with calcium arsenate and work,
with great emphasis on the work, both in the soil and by picking up squaies,
keeping the rows clean and keeping at it until picking time.
Thorough and intensive cultivation being an essential.
Calcium arsenate can be had through the State Board of Entomology
at nearly cost and farmers are urged to secure their '.supply early.
Miss Blalock, Clerk
In Jonesboro Bank,
Hurt by Automobile
Miss Elizabeth M. Blalock, assistant
cashier of the Bank of Jonesboro, Ga.,
and well known in Atlanta, where she
has many (relatives, was painfully in
jured Monday afternoon when she was
run down by an automobile near the
Carnegie library in Atlanta.
Physicians at the Davis-Fisclier hos
pital, Atlanta, where she was carried
following the accident, (were ( mak
ing another examination Tuesday
morning to determine the full extent
of her injuries. It is said that she
sustained a fractured thigh.
The police were investigating the
accident Tuesday. From meager de
tails obtained from relatives it (was
learned t,hat Mis* ,gJalafiJs,WttAS, run
•.down by a Ford automobile occupied
by two men and that she was car
ried to the hospital in the car which
struck her. The| (accident, happened
about 3:30 o’clock.
Miss Blalock is a cousin of Dr. W.
J. Blalock, president of the Fulton Na
tional bank. Atlanta. She is a niece
of A. C. and IG. V. Blalock of Jones
boro and A. 0. Blalock, former collec
tor of internal revenue, of Atlanta.
How They Do It.
Some people possess the (faculty of
“getting next” to almost every good
proposition that comes along. This is
especially true with regard to any
thing of exceptional value that is of
fered by our local merchants. It saves
them many ^dollars in the run of a
year.
How do they do it?
They read the ads in every issue of
the home paper, never omitting even
the small want aids.
Every issue of this paper has some
thing of especial value advertise
therein, .something that many people
would be glad to have.
The persistent ad reader (locates
these things—-and gets them.
Keep your bargain eye on the ads
of the home merchant. If he says it
is good, or of especial value, you gnay
be sure it is, as he states. He can not
afford to misrepresent his goods, even
if he so desired. To do so would soon
put him out of business.
This paper is always full of good
things you need and want. You’ll read
about them in the ads.
Read up, and pick ’em up.
Women in Politics.
Woman’s influence in the political
field has proven to be elevating. They
exert none of |that debasing influence
which has debauched our political sys
tem for so many years past. They are
not grafters, or (tricksters, or hangers-
on. They are, as a general thing, emi
nently fair-minded and just.
Thede are excellent reasons for en
couraging the political activity of
American womanhood.
It would (be well if the women of
every community would form an (or
ganization for the study of political
Apuestions, especially those having a
Dearing on local conditions or affairs.
Truth and candor compels the ad
mission that the political rule of [man
has exerted too much of a degrading
influence upon the body politic. That
scrupulous honor and devotion to duty
which we have a right to expect from
our public servants in this country is
often—entirely too often—conspicuous
^for its utter absence.
A Political womanhood has the power
to compel its restoration, if political
womanhood so desires.
It should so desire.
Resolutions.
Whereas, our friend and brother and
fellow-citizen, Wilson B. Whatley, has
been called from his labors among us
to the reward that is in store for all
the faithful;
Whereas, in his passing, we have
lost a valuable and hearty co-worker
in the interest of the schools of the
county, in addition to our loss person
ally; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Board of Education
of Fayette county, in regular meeting
assembled, That we do express our
feeling of personal sorrow at the loss
of our friend and our consciousness of
his ennobling influence as a citizen of
his community, his county and his
state; that we feel that moral uplift,
civic pride and Christian brotherliness
of spirit have been enhanced by his
life and example.
Be it resolved, also, That we do es
pecially honor his attitude toward im
proving the school system of the
county and . toward bettering the
chances of the rural boy and girl for
life and service.
Be it resolved, also, That copies of
these resolutions be furnished the be
reaved family of the deceased, to the
Fayetteville News, and that a copy be
spread on the minutes of the board.
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF FAY
ETTE COUNTY,
H. P. Minter, President;
L. M. Lester, Secretary.
Summer Tourist Fares
To Be Cut by Southern
Washington, D. C., March T.—Gen
eral Passenger Agent H. F. Cary, of
the Southern Railway System, an
nounces that the Southern will put in
round-trip tourist rates to mountain
and seashore resorts fc|r the coming
summer season at 80 per cent of the
double one-way fares, which is a very
substantial reduction under the tourist
fares in effect last'summer. For ex
ample, .where the one-way fare is $10,
the round-trip rate this summer will
be $16. Last year the round triprate
would have been $1S plus $1.44 war
tax, making a total of $19.44. These
rates will apply from all stations to
all mountain and seashore resorts
reached by the Southern, and are ex
pected to have great effect in stimu
lating tourist travel.
SWINE GROWERS FROM ALL OVER GEORGIA COMING
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE FOR ONE OF GREATEST MEETINGS OF THE KIND
EVER HELD IN THE STATE.
Fine Program Is Already Arranged—Convention Expected to Encourage More Attention to
Swine Industry, and Great Sales Are to Be Held.
On to Griffin is the slogan of the Georgia swine growers.
Great preparations are being made for the convention of the Georgia Swine Growers,
which will be held in this city, March 7th and 8th, and swine growers from all over the state
are coming here. It promises to be one of the biggest meetings of the kind ever held in the
s^tate, and will give the swine industry a great boost.
A FINE PROGRAM.
A fine program has been arranged (for the Swine Growers, which is as follows:
MORNING SESSION, MARCH 7, 10:00 O’CLOCK.
Address of Welcome—S. B. Fry, Griffin, Ga.
Address: “Starve the Boll Weevil With Hog and Hominy”—W.
Anderson, editor of Macon Telegraph, Macon, Ga.
T.
CITIZENS OF FAYETTEVILLE AND
FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Epworth League M. E.
Church, South, Shows
A Net Gain of 47,000
The Epworth League of the Meth
odist Episcopal Churcly South, made
a net gain of 47,000 members last year
‘and now has a membership of 193,-
452, according to jan announcement,
made by Rev. Ralph E. Nollner, asso
ciate secretary of the general Epworth
League board of the church.
Gains for the) (quadrenium totaled
62,000 members, Mr. Nollner stateld.
He also reported the payment of $200,-
000 by the league for mission work
in Africa and the raising of $35,000 by
the Texas league organization 'for the
building of a missionary boat now op
erating on the Congo.
Study Your Neighbor.
He has many good qualities of which
you are not informed, qualities which
his good sense prevents him from pa
rading before the public.
A close-up study of his better side
will disclose them to you. It will also
make you more satisfied with your
neighbor, aj$d wilt make life sweeter
ard more enioyable to you.
Give him the once-over. oft repeated.
Address: “The Chamber of Commerce and Its Relation to the Agricul
tural iQommunity”—Geo. T. Betts, Ashburn, Ga.
Address: “How Can the Banks Help the Farmers Most in 1922?”—
J. M. Vaughn, president of Bank of Cartersville, Ga.
AFTERNOON SESSION, MARCH 7, 1:00 O’CLOCK.
Address: “Selection of Breeding Stock”—Dr. M. P. Jarnagan, State
College of Agriculture, Athens, Ga.
MORNING SESSION, MARCH 8, 10:00 O’CLOCK.
Address: “If Georgia Has Unequaled Agricultural Advantages, How
Can We Make Most Progressive?”— 1 C. A. Cobb, editor Southern
Ruralist, Atlanta, Ga.
Address: “1922 Is Here, Let’s Go”—Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen, State Vet
erinarian, Atlanta, Ga.
Address: “Pastures”—Paul Tabor, State College of Agrictulture, At
lanta, Ga.
AFTERNOON SESSION, MARCH 8, 1:00 O’CLOCK.
Address: “Why Buy a Good Broad So\V?”—J. F. Harte, Dublin, Ga.
“Sale Pure Bred Hogs”—W. D. S. Scott, Edison, Ga., auctioneer.
MEETS AT COURT HOUSE.
The meeting will be held in the court house in Griffin, and the program will stand for
what it is. County Agent Bennett and others are working to make the convention the big
gest event of the kind in the history of the state.
During the two days of the convention, there will be a great poultry sale on the rail
road tracks and a sale of hogs consigned to the Georgia Swine Growers’ Association will also
be held, consisting of bred gilts, Poland China, Duroc Jerseys, Hampshires and probably
spotted Poland Chinas and Chester Whites. The swine sale will be held on East Solomon
street. . (
Griffin will extend the swine growers ,a cordial welcome, and they will find here one of
the most progressive cities and counties in the state, whose people are vitally interested in
swine growing and poultry raisinor.
There Is a petition being circulated among the voters of the Fayetteville'
School District for the purpose of calling an election in the terms of the
law for voting on the question of repealing of the local school tax.
According to all traditional customs, matters of forward movements that
have constructive material in them for community building have been placed
immediately before the general public for acceptance or rejection, public Con
science determining their destiny.
Why has this matter, of so grave importance (educacion of the children
being a community’s greatest asset, next to its church) been kept so abso
lutely in the dark? Is it possible that this petition has a spirit behind it to
so hamper our school board in their great work, a work that has no superior
in (the state,, that its ultimate end, providing it w'ere successful, would de
light itself in seeing our school system return to primitive methods. Surely
there must be a great misunderstanding in regard to the matter of the local
school tax, its proportions and its value.
This much can be said, as a matter of information to any one anticipating
signing this petition, that you really mean to cut, down the (efficiency of your
school, reduce the efficiency of your faculty, eliminate some of the classes and
reduce your school from nine months to six, and (eliminate state aid. Do
you want to do this?
Of the already seventy-six signers to this petition, many have been ap
proached who utterly disavow any such intention as above mentioned, and
it seems almost a necessity that the board of education should on speak upon
this matter, that the district voters may have full information of all school
affairs, financial and otherwise, and furnished to the local (press for pub
lication.
Citizens of Fayetteville school district, enlist in the great forward move
ment of our school system. The school is the flag of the country; follow
the flag!
Six Hundred Millions
Spent on Good Roads
During Past Year
The Bureau of Public Roads of the
United States ‘Department of Agricul
ture estimate the total expenditure for
construction and maintenance of
roads in the ’country in 1921 to be
$600,000,000. The sources of this funjd
are approximately as follows: Motor-
vehicle revenue, 19 per ; cent; state
road bonds, 7 per cent; local road
bonds, 33 per cent; state taxes and
appropriations, |12 per (pent; Federal
aid, 14 per cent; county, township and
district taxes and assessments, 14 per
cent; and miscellaneous, 1 per cent.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REPORT OF FINANCES TO
APPEAR IN NEXT ISSUE
It has been the custom of this pa
per to furnish its patrons reports of
all departments of the county offices
from time to time, and by reason of
numerous requests for a statement at
this time, The 'News will have a re
port in its columns in neYt week’s is
sue.
If the city clerk can compile a re
port in time for publication, we will
also publish the city’s report at the
same time.
BASKET BALL
Seventh fcrade won a fast and in
teresting game from filbert’s school
house one day last (rfreek. The line
up for Fayetteville seventh grade was
as follows:
T. Beadles, forward S points
R. McLucas, forward 0 points
T. Bearden, center 2 points
W. Driver, guard O points
J. H. Jackson, guard — — 0 points
Some students and some of the
teachers went in wagons to the game.
TIME’S CHANGES IN ARCTIC
FomII Plants Prove That the Region
Once Was Mild and in All Proba
bility Frostless.
The ancient vegetation of the Arc
tic region, as is shown by a study of j
its fossil plants, indicates that its cli- j
mate was once very unlike that which
prevails there now. Instead of con
sisting of a handful of small plants
struggling for life amid snow and ice
In a scant, almost perpetually frozen
soil, Its vegetation was abundant and
luxuriant, and included ferns and
palmlike plants, that grow only in a
mild and probably frostless climate.
This vegetation flourished in the Arc
tic region from at least late Paleozoic
to middle Cenozoic geological time,
millions of years before man existed.
Although these lands are now so in
hospitable and are rarely visited, the
United States geological survey has
gathered a large amount of Informa
tion concerning their fossil floras.
A study of the coal beds of the Cape
Lisburne region has Incidentally dis
closed many fossil plants. These coal
beds are extensive and are the only
known commercially valuable mineral
resources of that region. A little coal
is occasionally mined for vessels that
are short of fnel, which, os there is no
harbor, lie offshore and perilously load
on a few sacks of coni by means of
lighters.
would he enormous. This system of
recovery of fuel In domestic refuse is
no longer an experiment, he says, and
is practical for universal adoption ex
cept for conflict with vested interests.
Fuel From House Refuse.
The annual production of Great Brit
ain’s house refuse, which amounts to
some 10,000,000 tons, could be made
to yield 3.000,000 *ons of fuel without
touching its three to four million tons
fertilizer content. J. A. Priestly, pres
ident of the London conference of the
Institute of Clearing Superintendents,
declares. He also states the fuel con
tent represents approximately one-
tenth of the annual domestic coal con
sumption of the country and even tak
ing into full consideration its compara
tively small calorific value, the sav
ing to the nation from its utilization
Early Astronomical Instruments.
The earliest known astronomical in
struments of German make have re
cently been described by t)r. J. Hart
man of Gottingen. They belonged to
the philosopher and astronomer, Cardi
nal Nikolaus of Cusa. who lived from
1401 to 1464, and comprised a “tor-
quetum," for measuring the longitude
and latitude of the celestial bodies, an
astrolabe and two celestial globes.
A note has been found in the cardi
nal’s own handwriting, stating that he
purchased three of these instruments
In the year 1444* together with 16 as
tronomical treatises, for the sum of 38
florins. Doctor Hartman believes that
at least two of the instruments were
made by one Nikolaus Hybech of Er
furt. who was born in 1370.
“Musical Calls” of Birds.
It Is strange that ornithologists and
musicians who give such credit to the
rooster, Bob White and whippoorwill
do not Include among highly distinctive
bird calls those of the crow, cardinal
and catbird, for while most ordinary
persons cannot identify the calls of the
robin, wren, bluebird, finch, bunting
and the like, it is not to be believed
that anybody, once having heard the
“caw" of a crow, the “s-n-a-k-e" of
the catbird and the “chuck-chuck-
chuck," followed by a long clear
whistle which the cardinal gives out.
could ever fail thereafter to recognize
these calls. But it may be that those
calls do not fall within the classifica
tion of what is said to be the “musical
calls.”
Omnivorous
From a story—"He eagerly swal
lowed every word she lies 1 .owed upon
him; he fed upon her every look: he
lived upon the smites she gave him.’*
That’s what we should call an all-
consuming passion.-»-Boston Tran-
scipt.
WHY CALLED “OLD DOMINION”
Two Explanations Have Been Given
for Nickname Bestowed on the
State of Virginia.
There are two explanations as to
how the state of Virginia came to be
called “Old Dominion." The one giv
en in the following account is gener
ally regarded as the most plausible:
“Jn Capt. John Smith's ‘History of
Virginia,’ edition of 1629, there is a
map of the settlements of Virginia,
which at that time Included New Eng
land, as well as every other part of
the British settlements in America.
He there calls our present Vlrglna
‘Ould Virginia—the word old being
so spelled at that time—in contradis
tinction to the New England colony,
which is called ‘New Virginia.* Here,
then, we have the word ‘ould.’ the dis
tinctive word of the title. Now, we
know that, from the settlement of the
colony to the Revolution, every act
of parliament, every letter of the king
to the governor, designated Virginia
as the ‘colony and dominion’ of Vir
ginia. Here Is found the other word,
and the change in common talk from
‘Ould Virginia’ to ‘Old Dominion' was
easy, imperceptible and almost inevi
table.”
The other explanation Is that the
title “Old Dominiou” was bestowed
upon Virginia by diaries II, because
the colony had refused to recognize
the government of Cromwell, and. af
ter the execution of Charles I had
transferred its allegiance to his son.
In gratitude for this loyalty, Charles
II caused the lirins of Virginia to be
quartered with those of England, Scot
land and Ireland, as a distinctive por
tion of the Old Dominion and an in
dependent member of the United King
dom.
INCOME TAX
IN NUTSHELL
WHO? Single persons who had net
income of $1,000 or more, or gross
income of $5,000 or more. Married
couples who had net income of
$2,000 or more, or gross income of
$5,000 or more.
WHEN? March 15, 1922, is final date
for filing returns and making first
payments.
WHERE? Collector of internal rev
enue for the district in which the
person lives, or has his principal
place of business.
HOW? Full directions on Form 14u4A
and Form T040; also the law aatf
regulations.
WHAT? Four per cent normal tax
on taxable income up to $4,000 in
excess of exemption. Eight per
cent normal tax on balance of tax
able income. Surtax from 1 per
cent to 65 per cent on net incomes
over $5,000 for the year 1921.
NO. 6.
“X-Ray*” and Finger Prints.
The modern detective makes use of
X-rays. The subject’s fingers are
dipped into a metallic solution and
then gently wiped with a soft cloth.
In this way the uietal is removed from
the “ridges." but allowed to remain
In the “furrows" of the fingertips.
When an X-ray photograph is taken,
the latter show up as clear, sharp, dis
tinct lines. As the photograph can be
very greatly enlarged, the most min
ute peculiarities are distinctly seen.
Wedding Superstitions.
If she finds a spider on her wedding-
dress. or passes a dog or cat on the
way to the church, she may face
wedded life with a light heart. The
tirar to kneel at the altar, whether
bride or bridegroom, will be the first
to fall ill. and when leaving the church
the bride should be careful to put her
right foot foremost and on no account
to allow anyone to speak to her
husband before herself. To enter the
church by oue door and leave by
another is a certain invitation to mis
fortune.
To avoid penalty, income - tax re-
turns must be in the hands of col
lectors of internal revenue on or be-
! fore midnight, March 15, 1922.
Every taxable return must be ac
companied by a payment of at least
one-fourth of the total tax due. Ex
tensions of time for filing returns are
allowed only in exceptional cases, ill
ness. absence, etc. Applications for
extensions under these circumstances
should be addressed to the collector of
internal revenue for the district in
which the taxpayer lived. No exten
sion beyond thirty days can be grant
ed by a collector. Requests for further
extensions must be addressed to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Washington. D. C.
For failure to make a return on time
the penalty is a fine of not more than
$1,000, plus 25 per cent of the tax
due.
For failure to pay tax when due or
for understatement of the tax through
negligence there is a penalty of 5 per
cent of the tax, plus interest at 1 per
cent a month (until paid. For making
a false or fraudulent return the pen
alty is a fine of not more than $10.-
000. or not exceeding one year’s im
prisonment. or both, together with the.
cost of prosecution and an additional
assessment of 50 per cent of the
amount of tax paid.
Immense Sum Annually Lost.
In burning raw bituminous coal there
are lost every year In this court
try by-products to a value of more
than $400,000,000. These are chiefly
coal tar, ammonium sulphate, surplus
gas. benzine and toluene.
TWO SPOTS.
The knockers who claim their home
town is dead, rarely can find time to
attend the meeting of any improve
ment organization.
The Ipeople who forget to pay thtir
newspaper subscriptions, remember
the /existence of the home newspaper
perfectly well when they want to get
some item printed.
Blessings of Civilization.
Bolivia is an uncivilized place. The
proof is that in some parts the ua-
tlves scoop up oil out of the ground in
buckets. Any other country would
have h place like licit eid'rely sur
rounded by garages and roq.irry Hubs.
The Care of Jewels.
It is stated by good authority that
the safest way to carry jewels is in
a bell, made for tlie purpose, around
the waist. This is not exposed and
is secure, if reasonable care is taken
iu adjusting it, and It is not uncom
fortable. Tlie worst possible way is
to put them in a jewel case. The
business of duplicating strings of
pearls is at present a profitable In
dustry of the Riviera towns. The
imiiations are worn and the genuine
aie kept in the safe.
