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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1921)
LAND IS WANTED FOR EX-SOLDIERS GOVERNMENT PLANNING TO PUR CHASE BIG TRACT AND COLON IZE VOCATIONAL STUDENTS STATE NEWsIf INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Section Os The State Atlanta. —Announcement was made recently that the United States government is now considering Geor gia as a suitable place in which to secure a tract of land ranging in size from 100 to 2,000 acres to be sub divided into small farms and sold on sasy payments to former soldiers who have undergone vocational training. Dr. W. J. Quick, special agent of the government, and M. Bryson, district officer in charge of vocational train ing work, put the proposition before the Atlanta chamber of commerce, and the chamber will appoint a com mittee to receive offers from land owners anywhere in Georgia. Mr. Quick stated that the purpose of the plan was two-fold: First, to colonize veterans of the world war, and second, to assist them in gain ing a fresh start. The government will aid teh men in many ways by furnishing them with expert advice, medical attention, and by giving them trucks, tractors and other farm implements. Such colonies have already been established in several states, the plan tn each case having been productive of the best results. The idea of those promoting the project is to have some fifty or more farms established on one large tract, rather than the scattering here and there of small tracts throughout the state. Any one having such a tract is invited to get in touch with the cham ber of commerce. The land should be near a railroad and close to a good highway. It was pointed out that thousands of former soldiers are at present undergoing a course of agri cultural training and are eager to become owners of farms. During the period of rehabilitation, these men are paid from SIOO to $135 per month by the government. Many are saving this money for the purpose of buying land. With the aid and encouragement of the national government in their plans, it is thought the establishment as such a project offering them the shance they have long sought to be come farm owners will be eagerly taken advantage of by ex-soldiers throughout the state. The farms will be bought by individual farmers, and it was estimated that an easy pay -«ment plan will be devised whereby those desiring to buy can do so by paying one-fifth in cash and the re mainder in installments. Big Road Tractor Given Upson County Juliette. —Upson county has been given a 10-ton Holt caterpillar tractor by the state highway department. Thrive of these machines which were allotted to the sixth district by the United States government were bought by the government during the war and have been turned over to the states for highway purposes. Three were allotted to the sixth district em bracing about twelve counties. The tractors are valued at about $7,500 each and are almost new. The trac tors are specially suited for road work and it is hard to estimate just how much is added to the equipment of a county by these tractors. The com missioners of Upson county will begin operating the tractor in a few days. Savannah Urges Lower School Age Savannah. —At the annual meeting of the Waters Avenue Free Kinder garten association in this city a movement was initiated to urge upon the legislature the desirability of action that will lower the age limit in the law of Georgia which makes school attendance compulsory, or to include in the state law a provision for kindergarten instruction for the children under the present limits of school age. Presbyterians Meet At Rock Springs Decatur. —The young people of the Atlanta Presbytery will hold a meet ing at Rock Springs church soon. Talks will he made on various even gelical subjects during the sessions. An interesting program has been pre pared, and it is believed that a large aumber will be present. Georgia Dentists Convene In Macon Macon. —With 150 dentists from all parts of the state in attendance, the Georgia Dental society convened here recently in its fifty-third annual ses sion. Dr. M. M. Forbes, of Atlanta, president of the society, is presiding aver the sessions. His annual address was an outline of the work of the asso ciation for the last year, and was re ferred to the executive council. Masons Dedicate East Point Temple East Point. —The new Masonic ample here was dedicated recently in exercises held following a banquet of lodge No. 288. Presiding over the ceremonies was State Grand Master I Charles L. Boss, Thomas H. Jeffries and James L. Mayson, of Atlanta, were present as honor guests. A large crowd was in attendance at the ex ervises to which the public was in vited. The new temple is a hand some three-story brick veneer building jn West Cleveland avenue, in front of Jie city hall. To Protect Auto Owners. Atlanta. —Despairing of curbing automobile thieves by trying to catch them after the theft, the various or ganizations of automobile dealers and owners have decided that preventing sales of stolen cars will be an affec tive remedy. A bill will be intro duced at the coming session of the legislature requiring that a bill of sale accompany every sale of an auto mobile, new or old, and that docu ment, which must fully identity the car, must be given an O. K- by the sheriff of the county within ten days after the sale. This will force the seller of a car to prove his legal ownership and is designed as much to protect innocent purchasers of stolen cars as to protect the owners whose cars are stolen. Thousands of Geor gians, most of them residents of the country districts, have innocently bought stolen cars at “bargain prices" only to have them taken away by offi cers of the law. The bill is said to have the endorsement of all are or ganizations interested in automobiles. Schools In Savannah Curtail Studies Savannah. —If music, art, physical training and other modern features are to be retained in the schools of the city, some very economical plan of operation must be worked out by the finance committee of the board of edu cation. The question of the elimina tion of these features has been occa sioned by the recent failure of the bond issue for schools. It has been suggested that in order to secure suf ficient fund to equip the Junior High school, which is to be opened next year, there be a general readjustment of the subjects taught. The action of the board of education at its meet ing is eagerly awaited. Sparta Cashier Commits Suicide Sparta.—During investigation of the affairs of the Bank of Sparta by two auditors here, J. D. Burnett, cashier of the bank committed suicide at his home in the city by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. He left no message explaining his act. The bank was closed April 25 by order of the state banking de partment, and auditors were then sent by State Superintendent of Banking T. R. Bennett to investigate finances of the institution. The Bank of Sparta was the original institution founded by John D. Walker, who is being sought in connection with failures of several banks he operated. He left the United States several years ago, it is stated, and is now believed to be in South America. Officer Shoots Bullet Into Pistol Monticello.—Policeman E. C. Price shot and killed Frank Wilson, a negro, in the council room of the courthouse recently. The negro has been arrest ed several days ago for gambling and vegrancy, but was dismissed on con dition that he would go to work. Fail ing to do this, he was rearrested and brought to the cell in the council room. Policeman Price and Swain, in search ing the negro, failed to find a pistol which he had concealed in the leg of his trousers. Broxton Child Dies From Puppy’s Bite Fitzgerald. Five-year-old Ralph Jones, son of Fred Jones, Coffee coun ty farmer, lies dead as the result of having been bitten by his 3-months-old puppy. The child died at the Fitz gerald hospital recently after treat ment for hydrophobia failed to pre vent the disease. The child was bit ten by the puppy three weeks ago and was brought to Atlanta from Broxton, his home, for the start of the hydro phobia treatment. The puppy’s head was brought here and examined and found to contain evidence of rabies. The child was brought here only re cently. Funeral services will be held at the home in Broxton. Would Modify Compulsory Law Savannah.—Propaganda for legisla tive action to lower the age limit given in the compulsory education law of the state, or to make it include pro visions for kindergarten departments for public schools was initiated at a meeting at the Waters Avenue school. Senator-elect John E. Foy and Repre sentative-elect E. Ormonde Hunter, two of Chatham county’s legislators in the state assembly, were present and spoke, advocating the proposal. Athens Wants Next B. Y. P. U. Meet Athens. —More than twenty mem bers of the various unions in Athens will attend the State B. Y. P. U. con vention in Savannah June 20 for the purpose of inviting the 1922 conven tion to this city. The delegation will carry with it invitations from the Ad vertising club, Rotary club, Kiwanis club, Women’s club, city of Athens and the churches in Athens to meet here next summer. Gang Terms Chosen Juliette. —At the last term of super ior court in Monroe county not a con victed person paid his fine when he was given the alternative of doing so, and as a result the road gang force has been increased considerably. Only one prisoner remains in the county jail. Tobacco Is Early In Toombs County Lyons.—Tobaceo curing in Toombs county will begin soon. B. B. Newton, one of the largest tobacco growers in the county, gives out the information that he will fire up his barn soon. This is about ten days earlier than last year. Toombs had 700 acres in tobacco last year. About the same acreage was planted this year. The Lyons market bought 415,647 pounds last year, but some of it came from the adjoining counties of Appling, Montgomery, Tattnall, Evans and Bul loch. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. TURKEYS SPREAD GAPEWORM PEST Demonstrated by Experiments Carried on at Washington and on Nearby Farms. OLD CHICKENS NOT INFECTED Losses Can Be Greatly Reduced by Keeping Young Chickens on Ground That Has Not Been Exposed to Contamination. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Turkeys are probably the natural hosts of the gupeworm—u serious pest among young chickens —and are un important factor in their spread. This has been demonstrated by a zoologist of tlie United States Department of Agriculture as the result of experi ments and other investigations carried ou at Washington, D. C„ and on farms in several localities in Maryland. Many Turkeys Harbor Gapeworms. During three winter seasons begin ning in December, 1916, a total of 635 chickens and 679 turkeys were ex amined in the Washingtbn city market. No gapeworms were found in the chickens, but 22.5 per cent of the turkeys were found to be infested. From 1 to 8 worms were found in each of the infested turkeys. A report of these investigations has been published by the department in Department Bulletin 939, “The Turkey as un Im portant Factor in the Spread of Gape worms.” In view of the complete absence of gapeworms from a large series of adult chickens and their common oc currence in a similar series of adult turkeys, it would appear, the bulletin, says, that adult chickens are poorly adapted as hosts of gapeworms. That turkeys above 3 years of age may harbor gapeworms Is established by the fact that a turkey which was kept at the department’s experiment sta tion at Bethesda, Md., for three years after It was brought there was found after Its death to be infested with a pair of worms. In the perpetuation of gapeworms from year to year on Infested poultry farms the two chief factors, according to the bulletin, appear to be turkeys For Best Results With Turkey Flock Give Them Free Range. and contaminated soil. Whether, In the absence of turkeys from a farm, gapeworm aflliction among chickens will regularly disappear has not been definitely established, but 1t seems probable that it may often do so. (tape worms among chickens appear to be more prevalent on farms where turkeys frequent the chicken runs than on farms where there are no turkeys. Available evidence indicates that gapes has a tendency to disappear on farms following the removal of turkeys. From experiments recorded in the bulletin, It has been found that chick ens, unlike turkeys, are readily sus ceptible to infection with gapeworms only while they are young. They be come less susceptible as they grow older. Adult chickens are seldom likely to spread infection, for In those in stances in which gapeworms develop in adult chickens the parasites are like ly to live only a short time. Methods of Avoiding Loss. Losses from gapeworms can be greatly reduced, if not altogether avoided, according to the bulletin, by keeping young chickens on ground that has not been exposed to contam ination within at least a year by chickens with gapes or by turkeys, and by excluding turkeys from It dur ing Its occupancy by chickens. As gapeworms appear rarely to occur in adult chickens, brood hens may be as sociated with young chickens with little risk of Infection. The simplest means of preventing or reducing losses from gapes appears to be the exclusion of turkeys from farms where chick ens are raised. BIG SAVING OF FARM LABOR Hitching Third Horse to Tv/o-Horse Walking Plow Enables Man to Plow Much More Land. By hitching a third horse to a two horse walking plow a man can plow at least a quarter acre more land each day. say specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. This makes a difference of about 5 acres In 20 days, or a saving of from two to three day’s work —a big Item during a busy season, especially a short spring. INCREASED AVERAGE OF PUREBRED SIRES 9 ( Progress in “Better Sires —Bet- ter Stock” Campaign. Altogether 431,139 Head of Domestic Animals and Fowls Have Been Enrolled by Owners—Great est Activity in Ohio. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) A noticeable increase in the number of purebred nuimnls listed in the "Bet ter Sires —Better Stock” campaign is the principal development during the first three months of 1921. The re sult has been to raise the general av erage of purebreds for the whole cam paign 1% per cent. Altogether 431,- 139 head of domestic animals and fowls have been enrolled by their owners. Os that number 22,605 are purebred sires and the remainder are females of various breeding, but all were bred The Use of Scrub Animals on Any Farm Is an Expensive Practice. to purebred males, according to the owners’ pledges. Although the num ber of purebreds, as noted, Increased noticeably, more scrubs also were listed than in any previous quarterly period, thus helping to accomplish one of the main objects of the campaign, which Is to grade up inferior animals by the use of good purebred sires. The greatest activity during the current year, so far as enrollments are concerned, has occurred in Ohio, with Nebraska second. In justice to other states it may he added that sev eral, from which only a few pledges to use only purebred sires were re ceived, have been active in other branches of the work, particularly In the procurement and distribution of purebred sires of good quality. Ken tucky and numerous other states, In cluding West Virginia, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Virginia, are launch ing aggressive drives against inferior sires, particularly scrub bulls. A feature of interest during the first quarterly period of 1921 was the dis patch of five emblems of recognition to far-off Guam, our island outpost in the Pacific, thousands of miles beyond Hawaii. PRESERVING SOIL MOISTURE Pernicious Practice of Permitting Wa ter to Escape From Soil Should Be Discouraged. The practice that prevails In some irrigation localities of letting the nat ural moisture escape from the soil, with the Idea that more water can be applied when it is needed, is most per nicious and should be discouraged, say specialists of the United States De partment of Agriculture. If the moist ure that gets into the ground in the form of precipitation or as irrigation water is retained by the soil it will en able the soil organisms to act upon tlie plant foods, rendering them available for plant growth. There Is a feeling of safety in having an unlimited sup ply of water for irrigation purposes, but it should be remembered that Irri gation costs money and labor; precipi tation Is nature’s gift. PERSONAL VISIT TO MARKET Grower Enabled to Acquaint Himself With Distributors and Improve Marketing Practices. Many times a personal visit to the market will more than repay the ship per for tlie cost of the trip, says the United States Department of Agricul ture. Points that seein trivial to the producer often are very Important to the dealer. Such a visit enables the grower to acquaint himself personally with the distributors, to select trust worthy representatives, to learn tlie difficulties of the “man at the other end,” and to Improve his market ing practices. POTATO STORAGE A SUCCESS Much Depends on Quality of Tubers, Temperature, Moisture and Size of Piles. Successful storage of potatoes, says the bureau of markets, United States Department of Agriculture, Is depend ent on such factors as the quality of the tubers stored, the temperature at which they are held, the moisture con tent of the air, tlie size of the storage piles, and the exclusion of light. The proper temperature ranges from about 25 to 40 degri es Fuhrenhelt. MUST BE PRACTICAL FARMER Not Worth While to Send Carpenter to Tell Tailor How to Put a Coat Together. Men who act as field agents must he practical farmers. There Is no use in sending a carpenter to tell a tailor bow to make a coat, even If the car penter happens to be pretty wall read up on coats. —Dr. Seaman A. Knapp. ROAD* BUILDING DURABILITY OF ROADS VARY Classification of Passenger and Freight Highways Is Predicted by Chairman Diehl. Freight roads and passenger roads are probabilities of the comparative ly near future in congested sections of tile country, according to Chuirinan George C. Diehl of the A. A. A. good roads board, who lias sent a communi cation to this effect to the office of the chief of engineers of the War de partment. Mr. Diehl tints continents on tiie up-to-date highways problem: “There will never be a time when all roads are of equal durability and carrying capacity. Highways and railroads are analogous, in that they are both designed to carry traffic, and general rules which have been devel oped through scientific management of railroads apply as well almost in variably to highways. The heaviest locomotives and rolling stock are car ried on roads like the New York Cen tral and Pennsylvania and Union Pa cific. Their use over lighter con structed railroads would ruin the roads in u comparatively brief period. “There must come a classification of highways. Over class 1 the heav iest motortrucks and trailers would be permitted; each truck should have large figures conspicuously placed on the sides to indicate the total weight that it was permitted to carry; oper ators and owners of trucks should be prosecuted for using the heaviest trucks on roads designed for lighter traffic. It would be comparatively simple to enforce such provisions, as there seems to be no defense of the proposition permitting one or two heavy trucks to ruin an investment of many thousand dollars on the lighter constructed highways. “At the road Intersection the high way capacity could he Indicated, as the highway department Should, I be lieve, have a traffic department under a chief traffic engineer, having to do, not with construction and mainte nance but merely with the control of traffic. It is extremely likely that it would result ultimately in a system of freight roads and passenger roads, and that wider and parallel roads would result ultimately in a system of freight roads and passenger roads, and that wider and parallel roads > . ■/ *. , ; v •• V r''*xv • •>»> >.’■•> > . :•/ . * X * ' •-* - . Brick or Concrete Roads Are Econom ical if There Is Considerable Heavy Traffic. would be found to be the most eco nomical method of laying out the high way system. “It Is impossible to lay out all roads of the heavy form of construction; In the first, place, the money is not avail able, and, secondly, too many years would elapse before the more sparse ly settled sections of the country were developed. It would not be at all difficult to break bulk when leaving the heavy traffic roads, and in a com paratively brief time an excellent the ory of highway construction would be developed whereby each locality would be able to determine the amount it was feasible for them to expend on each mile of highway construction.” FARMER BACK OF GOOD ROADS Seasons Do Not Walt and Crops Must Be Sowed, Cultivated Reaped and Marketed. The farmer or rural dweller, in cer tain sections, for a long time stood In the way—he wanted the roads, hut lie didn’t want to pay for them. lie did not realize that In the long run good roads pay for themselves out of savings made to the community in haulage of people' and merchandise. But the farmer today is reckoning In units of time, for seasons do not wait and crops must be sowed and culti vated, reaped and marketed at the right time. Therefore the farmer Is now back of the road improvement. Much Good Road Building. Last year recorded unt.hought of road building activities throughout the United States. A few years ago some narrowly bounded community might have done something to make the roads within Its confines better. Such an act, however, was little cause for comment except locally. The au tomobile, with the range of travel It has brought within everyone’s reach, had not been developed and could not have been used if it had. 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