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THE JACKSON HERAIJ)
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a Second Class Mail Matter
OfFrial Organ of Jr.ckson County
JOHN N. HOLDER Editor
W. H. WILLIAMSON. But. M g’r.
Jc'ferr .r., Gt., September 9, 1926.
INVASION EY 17-YEAR LOCUST
SEEN FOR GEORGIA THIS FALL
Swarms of “periodica! cicada,’’ bet
ter known locally as “17-year lo
custs,” will sweep over certain sec
tions of Georgia in vast numbers early
this fall, according to dispatches re
ceived from government entomolo
gists at Washington. The pests are
scheduled to make their appearance
this fall, according to the calcula
tions of government experts. Ac
cording to figures compiled by Hali
ard de la Parollc, stati entomologist
of Georgia, the locusts are not ex
pected to come to Georgia in large
quantities until 1936, but he said it
is probable that they will appear this
fall in limited quantities.
The 17-year locust is a pecuMnr
insect, according to Mr. de la Parelle. .
It require 17 years for the egg laid!
by the female to hatch, pas through
the larval! and pupal stages and be
come a fully-developed locust, accord
ing to Mr. de la Tarelle, apt! it stands ,
without parallel among the insetes of
the woTld in point of longevity. |
"The appearance of the periodical j
•cicada, or 17-year locust, often ex-]
cites serious fears among those un
familiar with its life history and ha
bits, particularly those interested in
the welfare of favorite trees and
shrubs; but, on the whole, the anxio-j
ty is quite out of proportion to the
Injury likely to occur,” Mr. de la ,
Parelle said.
17 Years Under Ground
. The insect, in its larvae form, lives
for about 17 years under the ground,
according to the state entomologist. -
With almost exact regularity the in
sects emerge from the ground in
'countless millions in an area of many
thousands of square miles. It sheds
its pupal skin and attains maturity
almost in the course of a single night.
“The periodical cicada become no-
tably injurious only in the course of .
its egg-laying,” Mr. de la Parelle said. |
“Soon after emerging from the
ground the female begins to punct
ure the smaller twigs and branches
of various tree* and shrubs in which
the eggs are deposited, the effect of j
which is to cause a considerabl • !
browning and dying of the parts af
fected. Decided marks of their j
visitation soon appear. The final re
sult is a general pruning, which in
fruit trees and shrubs may be de
cidedly injurious; yet in forest trees,
which are the receptacles of the
■greater part of the eggs, the more
evident signs of injury disappear be
fore the close of the season.”
Mr. de la Parelle pointed out that
the time of the appearance of the ci
cada varies according to altitude, but
Raid the average shows that it ap
pears more often during the last week
or ten days of May every 17 years.
He said no manifestation of the In
ject has been noted this summer, but
Paid some of them appear every £ear,
suid that it is possible there will be j
an infestation in Georgia this fall, al
though not probable. He pointed cut
that the last appearance of the locust
was in 1919, and adding 17 years to
that date would mean that it is
scheduled for its next apprentice in
1936. Appearance of the cicada this
fear would mean that they belonged
to another cycle which last appeared
above ground in 1909.
Four 'Week*' Vieit
When the locusts come they stay
for three* or four weeks. They usual
ly come in sections, one large group
remaining a week and followed later
by other groups. The chief damage
they inflict is confined to fruit trees
and shrubs, according to information
obtained from the state entomologist.
Cats, dogs and poultry are their
jrrontest enemies, and soon put the
armies to flight.
In emerging from the ground the
males precede the females several
days, and they disappear somewhat
■earlier for this reason, and also for
the reason that they arc shorter-lived.
Localities visited by the greater
number of 17-year locusts are shown
. 1
in the map accompanying this arti
cle. This map was compiled after
the last appearance of the insect, but
it is by no mea ts certain that they
fcill visit again tl same localities
on the next visit, according to the
ntomv* , 'gist. According to this map,
the infestation on the last visit was
confined largely to the part of Geor
gia lying north of Atlanta, this city
barely being within the zone infest-
IT
“Ma'*’’ Fall Brings Doubt
As to Value of Husbands
Washington.— Now that “the Fer
gujons” have been voted out of the
governorship down in Texas, a wide
and elaborate discussion is*going on
among the women’s organizations
here at the capital as to what is to
be done with husbands after all. Are
they a handicap or a help to the
woman fn office? And what position
-.hould they occupy after their wives
have been elected? It is indeed a
.e’rious problem to many women who
have taken their civic and political
duties seriously. Of course, many of
these ladies have no husbands, and
have no intentions of taking a spouse.
So they are not worried. Still, tWre
■re a great many wives and m<*Mers
who are going in for public careers
and as it is impossible as a rule for
them to make most husbands believe
that man’s place is in the home, they
'natufally are puzzled as to just where
fo place the male of the species.
The experience of women in poli
tics thus far has indicated that per
haps the widow is best qualified for
public office. She has had experi
ence in the home, in the kitchen, in
the nursey—and often in the hospi
tal—but has been freed from her
wifely duties and is in a position to
lakg up politics as a career.
Claimed Hi Right
A striking illustration is the expe
rience of Mr:s. “Ma” FAguson as
governor of Texas, and that of Mrs. i
Nellie Ross, as governor of Wyo- 1
ming. Mrs. Ferguson is muchly mar- 1
ried, so much so, in fact, that Tex
ans claimed her husband “Jim” was
governor by proxey. This probably
was true. It is probable also that
Mrs. Ferguson never could have been
elected governor if it had not been
for her politically-minded husband.
She was completely dominated by |
Jim. She called him her assistant
and gave him a desk in her private
office at the Lone Star capitol. He
said it was his God-given right to ad
vise anil assist his wife whenever she
asked for help. But somehow or
other the idea of a twin governorship
did not sit well with the red-blooded
Texans. They stood it for the bet*er
part of two years, but now they have
blasted the Fergusons out of public
life and buried them under an unpre
cedented avalanche of adverse votes.
It seems that in this land of the
free and home of the brave 't is all
right for a woman to help her hufeband
in his political career. There has
been striking evidence of this right
here in Washington. 'A great many
of the closest friends of the Hardings
always felt that Mrs. Harding “made”
Warren G. Harding president of the
fTnitcd States. She had spurred him
forward in all his public career and
had a real flair for politics', herself;
But it is all wrong for a husband to
help his wife. He must be the main
thing—or nothing.
Mrs. Nellie Ross, the other femi
nine governor, has had a placid ad
ministration in Wyoming. She took
the place of her deceased husband on
the stale ticket, and, according to all
accounts, has been governor in fact
as well as in name.
Two of the three present women
members of the national house of
representatives are widows—widows
of former members of congress, and
it seemed that their election two
years ago set anew precedent in
1 American politics—the section of
wives to succeed thief dead husbands.
Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, of Califor
nia, and Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers,
of Massachusetts, are the widows of
the house, and both were accorded
a most cordial reception on the Re
publican side of the chamber.
The Democrats nlso boast a con
gresswoman in the person of Mrs.
Mary T. Norton, of Mew Jersey. Mrs.
Norton is not a widow. She has a
perfectly good husband, but thus far
he has kept himself rather solidly
in the background of Washington
affairs and has let Mrs. Norton di
[ >ect her own career, which she seems
perfectly capable of doing. Mrs.
Norton is the first woman ever elect
'ed to congress by the Democrats.
Mrs. Norton’s only reference to her
j husband in her biography prepared
for the Congressional Directory is this
brief notation: “Married Robert F.
Norton in 1907.’’ Mr. Norton is a
very busy an* successful business
1 man.
if husbands should become popu
lar with women in public office' nnd
should come to Washington with
their wives, the social arbiters might
have a problem on their hands. Wives
always have been charming adjuncts
of official society, but what place
would the husbands have as adjuncts?
Even if the problem isn’t pressing at
the moment, it's at least interesting.
Mr. Frank Head cf Atlanta is
ending a Tew days with hi par
e > near town.
i
MARTIN INSTITUTE
Began Fall Term Lest Monday Morn
ing With Largs Attendance
Martin Institute opened Monday
morning with more than 400 pupils
registered and ready for work.
The opening exercise began
promptly at 9 o’clock with the Sup
erintendent, Prof. 0. C. Adcrhold,
in charge.
One of the largest crowds that
has attended an opening of the
school was on hand. Since Martin
Institute is the county high school,
a large number of students and
visitors from the various sections of
the county were present.
The program consisted of short
talks by Rev. A. J. Johnson, Rev. L.
B. Linn, Rev. JL H. Ambrose, repre
senting the churches; Mr. W. W.
Dickon, Chairman of the Board of
Education; Mr. W. H. Epps, mayor,
and member of board of education,
Mr. Henry Johnson, member board
of education. The pastors spoke of
the importance of the spiritual de
velopment along with the mental and
physical development of the child.
They also extended an invitation to
the new teachers to their respective
churches.
Mr. Dickson and Mr. Epps express
ed the need of co-operation between
the parents and the officials of the
school, and urged that they strive
to produce harmony in the school by
means of this co-operation.
Prof. Aderhold made a short talk,
expressing his willingness and desire
to make this year one of the best in
the history of the school. He invit
ed all the patrons to co-operate with
him and the faculty to help the de
velopment- of the school and to make
it one of the best. ,
Several announcements were made
concerning the school organization,
after which the regular class work
was resumed, due to the fact that
each student had registered previous
ly and had secured their books.
In all, it looks like a good school
year for Martin Institute.
MRS. RALPH FREEMAN HOSTESS
TO WOMAN’S AUXILIARY OF
THE JACKSON COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIETY
(From Hoschton News)
Mrs. Ralph Freeman most delight
fully entertained the Woman’s Aux
iliary of the Jackson County Medi
cal Society on Friday afternoon from
four till six, at her home in Hosch
ton, Ga. The handsome young sons
of Dr. and Mrs. Freeman, Ralph, Jr.,
anil Sam, met the guests at the door
and ushered them into the living
room, which was most attractive with
cut flowers and growing plants. ,
The business of the Society was
attended to, and the following of- (
elected for the coming year:.
President, Mrs. M. B. Allen, Hosch
ton; Vice-President, Mrs. L. G.
man, Commerce; Secretary, and
Treasurer, Mrs. S. J. Smith, Jeffer
son; Mrs. Ralph Freeman, the Jack
son county delegate, gave an inter
jesting report of the state meeting
which was held at Albany, Ga., and
expressed the belief that more should
and will attend these meetings in
the future.
It is hoped that all the doctor’s
wives in Jackson county will be en
rolled in the Auxiliary by April,
when the state meeting will be held
in Athens. The present members
are: Mrs. J. C. Bennett, Mrs. E. M.
McDonald, Mrs. J. H. Campbell, Mrs.
S. J. Smith, Jefferson; Mrs. L. G.
Hardman, Mrs. J. C. Verner, Com
| merce; Mrs. L. C. Allen, Mrs. M.
B. Allen, and Mrs. Ralph Fre-man,
Hoschton. Two new members, Mrs.
1., G. Hardman and Mrs. J. C. Ver-
ner, were enrolled at this meeting.
After the business a pleasant so
cial hour was enjoyed. Mrs. Free
man’s sisters, Miss Lelia Hosch, and
Mrs. Henry Hosch, assisting in the
entertaining. Several intereting
readings by Miss Myrtice Allen ad
ded much to the afternoon’s pleasure.
An ice course was served in quite a
manly manner by Ralph and Sam
Freeman, young sons of the home.
Later the guests were shown into
the beautiful garden at the rear of
the house where an immense water
melon of the R. A. Hosch, (dece.is
jed) variety was cut and served by
Dr. Ralph Freeman to the following:
Mrs. J. C. Bennett, Mrs. J. H. Camp
bell, sirs. W. W. Dickson, Mrs. L.
G. Hardman, Miss Josephine Hard
man, Miss Myrticf Allen, Mrs. L. C-
Allen, Mrs. M. B. Allen, Mrs. Henry
Ho h. Miss Leila Hosch, Mrs. Ralph
Freeman, Ralph and Sam Freeman.
Miss Cullie Roberts has returned
from Atlanta, where she hr.? been
studying the latest stylos in milli
nery. She will have Charge of the
milliiv ;y department cf the H. rd
i Mor ir n Cos., this season.
MOBLEY’S
Grocery Department
Spot Cash Special for Sept.
FLOUR
/ White Lilly, pure and sweet, home ground, unbleach
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Every s&ck guaranteed. Special this week, 48 lb $2.00.
Sweet Daisy, self-rising flour; those who have no milk
and require a self-rising flour; every sack guaranteed,
48 lb $2.00.
Cotton Blossom Flour, a good plain flour, 48 lb $2.00.
Rosemary Flour, that good plain fancy patent, so well
known to our patrons, 48 lb $2.25.
Supreme, Fancy Patent, extra good one, 48 lb $2.15.
Sun Beam, extra fancy self-rising, 48 lb $2.25.
Shorts, Dunlap’s middlings, good one, 75 lb $1.95.
White Shorts, all white, 75 lb $2.40.
Cotton Seed Meal, 75 per cent, $1.90.
Seed Oats, Hasting 100 to 1,75 c.
Pure Lard, Rex, 8 tb bucket, $1.85.
Coffee, good one, grain or ground, 3 lb for SI.OO.
Sugar, best white granulated, 14 lb for SI.OO.
COMPLETE line fancy groceries
Other prices in proportion. See us for your needs in
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BAPTIST W. M. S. MEETING
The W. M. S. met at the church
Monday afternoon for their month
ly meeting. The meeting was open
ed with prayer by Mrs. Southworth,
President, who presided over the
business meeting. As the year’s
work is being rounded up, she read
an itemized report of the year s
work, amounting to $515.13.
Yearly reports were given by the
i retiring secretary, Miss Kate_ Rob
; erts, and the circles.
Different committees named by
the president, were: Mrs. Appleby,
Missionary and Educational; Mrs.
Tribble, Industrial; Mrs. Marion
Richardson, Benevolence and Aid;
Mrs. Allen Mauldin, Personal Ser
vice; Miss Kate Roberts, Social; Mrs.
J. C. Bennett, Publicity; Mrs. A. J.
Johnson, Enlistment.
Mrs. Marion Richardson was elect
ed Sunbeam Leader for the coming
year.
Programs for Week of Prayer
were given out, which .starts the
19th of September.
I Delegates appointed to the Sarepta
W. M. U., at Athens, which will
convene at the First Baptist church
Thursday and Friday of this week,
were: Mesdames A. C. Appleby, Cox,
accompanied by the President. All
members were urged to attend these
meetings, which will be filled with
wonderful messages of encourage
ment.
Thq, program was turned over to
the Milo Massey Circle, with Mrs.
Fred Roberts in charge.
A most interesting program was
given on The Aim of Personal Ser
vice, as follows:
Opening Hymn, Revive Us Again.
Scripture Lesson on Service, by
Mrs. Fred Roberts,
l Prayer for the Spirit of Christ in
Every Day Life. Mrs. A. J. Johnson.
| The Three Persons in Personal
Service, Mrs. Fred Roberts.
What is Personal Service? by Mrs. ,
J. E. Tribble.
Angels Work, by Mrs. V. A. Nib
lack. i
Hymn, Work For The Night is
Coming.
Haw a Personal Service Hymn
Was Born, Miss Kate Roberts,
j Hymn, Jesus Calls Us.
Closing Prayer, Mrs. Southworth.
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