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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1910)
Fhe Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXV WEEKLY'S BIG CONTEST CLOSES FRIDAY, DEC. 23 Little Time Left Until Ballots Are Counted and the Weekly Prizes Are Awarded —So Get Busy. The Time Is Very Short. supplied with good reading. Standing of Candidates Today. Miss Lucy Moore, McDonough, Route 5 526,455 Miss Anna McKibben, Locust Grove, Route 2 526,400 Miss Lee Wilkins, McDonough, Route 3 430,770 Miss Annie Pearl Jones, Hampton 406,425 Miss Lillie Craig, McDonough, Route 1, Box I 162,675 Miss Trellis Lane, McDonough, Route 4 143,075 Miss Byrd Mitchell, Hampton, Route 2 112,725 Miss Elon Mason, McDonough, Route 6 92,275 All indications at this writing go to show that this contest will be one of the closest on record aj-.d the difference between the winners will be so slight that it is necessary to bear in mind that every sub scription counts now. Wouldn’t it be irritating at the finish to find that instead of win ning the handsome piano or a diamond ring, you had just barely secured the last prize, all because you were shy' a few subscriptions. Nevertheless, at this period, so close are the various contestants that such is actually the case. Make assurance double sure. ’Tis better to have a surplus of votes than to be short of one at the wind up. Let your campaign be a whirl-wind for the remainder of the time. See as many as you can and don’t let them get away without paying the cash —you can’t afford to lose opportunities by being forced to make back calls. Even if you have a leading position, don’t be too confident. Many a general has been led into ambush through neg lect to keep a lookout for the enemy. A good race attracts the attention of wide awake good business men to the possible merit of the candidates whom they may be able to use in their business to a mutual advantage. * Appreciation of opportunity is the first thing. This should be followed by energetic compaigning, directed into channels where it will do the most good. Watch, work and wrestle. Smiles and cheer, fulness go far, cost little and do much. The winners in this contest will come from the class of contest ants who have been able to read the word OPPORTUNITY in this big offer, and who realizes that a certain per cent, of the names ap pearing in the list represent a class of people, who, no matter how admirable they may be in the ordinary things of life, are not of the metal to win out in the affair of this kind which requires the mental attributes of the business man, politician and soldier combined with a little “Bull Dog” and Hughie Jennings’ “Never say die,” it’s never over until the last man is out, spirit. If you don’t win one of the handsome prizes offered in this con test it is your own fault; it is because you have not made the proper effort. Many a race has been won by good hot fresh air. Start your sprint and keep it until you reach the wire. Remember that the other fellow is just as afraid of you as you are of him. Don’t be a quitter, run. The contest closes at 7 o’clock Friday evening, December 23d. PRIZES QN DISPLAY. All the prizes except the bicycle have arrived, and it is on the way. The piano is on display at Miss Blanche Wentzell’s Millinery Store. The diamond ring is on display at P. B. Cheek’s Jewelry Store. The sewing machine is on display at The Weekly office. 8 McDonough, Georgia, Friday December 16, iqio. The Cotton School and Stockman’s Short Course The fourth annual session of the Cotton School and Stockman’s Short Course will open at the College of Agriculture in Athens on January 2, 1911 and continue for ten days. Any one over six teen years of age may enter, though the course is intended pri marily tor men who are over twenty years oLage but who de sire to improve; their knowledge with reference to what constitutes the best form of farm practice. The college building with its splendid laboratories and equipj ment furnishes an ideal place for the work and every farmer can well aftord to take a few days off and post himself with reference to what has been discovered rela tive to his business. The cost of the course need not exceed sls to $25 depending on the section of the state from which the stu dent comes, Instruction will be afforded by a staff of experts in soils, fertilizers, cotton cultivation and selection, diseases and insects the use of cot ton by-products, cotton grading and marketing, and farm machin ery. Students may also specialize in animal husbandry, vetinary medicine and other subjects in which instruction is offered. The large increase in attendance during the past year makes it ad visable for those 'mending to take this course to send in their appli cations at an early date, so that proper provision may be made for them. Circulars of information concerning the Cotton School can be secured on application to the college authorities in Athens. DEATHS. BOSTWICK. Mrs. W. H. Bostwick died at her home at 488 South Pryor street, Atlanta, Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The remains were brought to McDonough Thursday morning. The funeral was at the Methodist church and was conducted by Rev. Mr. Withers, of Atlanta. The interment was in the McDon ough cemetery. Mrs. Bostwick is survived by her husband. They were resi dents of this county some years ago, before they moved to Atlan ta, she having been a Miss Knott and a sister of Mrs. R. C. Brown, of Locust Grove. COWAN. Miss Lula Cowan died at the residence of her mother, 116 Loomis avenue, Atlanta, Wednes day night of last week at 12 o’clock. She was just on the threshold of womanhood, being 18 years of age and many friends join the be reaved family in mourning her de parture. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. J. T. Cowan, and four broth ers, Messrs. Zach Cowan, Grover Cowan, and Charles Cowan, of Atlanta, Mr. Ed Cowan, of Rex; and three sisters, Mrs. W. O. Mann, of Conyers, Mrs. Thursa McDaniel, of Eastman, and Miss Fannie May Cowan, of Atlanta. The funeral and burial were at Stockbridge Friday morning. “KING” CORN COMING INTO COTTON’S REALM Work to Begin in January in Henry County Schools For School Boys’Contest—Mr. Brown Inter ested in the Work. Great Corn Belt Moving South. The following nine states as officially reported by the United States Department of Agriculture show an increase of 158,294,000 bushels of corn, which is 45 per cent, of the total increase for the year, for the entire United States. States Av iShels) Total Cr °P in li,lsMs 1909 1910 10-year 1906 1910 Virginia 23.2 25.5 22.7 47,328,000 54,621,000 North Carolina 16.8 18.8 14.8 48,686,000 57,754,000 South Carolina 16.7 18.5 11.6 37,041,000 44,733,000 Georgia 13.9 14.3 11.5 61,160,000 64,808,000 Alabama 13.5 18. 13.5 43,646,000 63,432,000 Mississippi 14.5 20.5 15.2 40,745,000 66,256,000 Louisiana 23. 23.6 17.5 51,198,000 58,835,(XX) Arkansas 18. 24. 18.7 50,400,000 69,216,(KX) Texas 15. 20.2 19. 122,250, (XX) 181,093, (XX) Total 502-454,000 660,748,()00 j 502,454,000 Total increase in one year 158,294,(XX) Farmer’s Co-operative Demonstration Work has been conducted in each of these states. We would judge from a reading of the above statistics that the South is soon to be under the sway of two kings instead of but one, “King” Corn disputing with King Cotton in the latter’s ancient domain. The South’s increase has been both in acreage and yield per acre, and is due tc several causes. No factors have been more potent than the work of the Farmers’ Union, which has co-operated with and gone hand in hand with the Farmers’ Co-Operative Demon stration work, in the aid and en couragement of this happy result. Georgia and the South have produced some wonderful indi vidual records for the past year’s yield. In the Demonstration Work so ably and enthusiastically conduct ed by Mr. J. B. Brown, Mr. Lee Patterson, of this county, heads the'list with a crop of 85 bushels to the acre, and Mr. Joe McDon ald, of Rockdale county, is a close second, with 83 bushels per acre. The average yield per acre for the work in Mr. Brown’s territory was 38 1-2 bushels. Then the work in other counties has surpassed even this. The winner of the Albany Her ald’s first prize was a Terrell coun Masonic Meeting. Fraternal Lodge No. 37 of Free and Accepted Masons will hold its regular meeting meeting in the Masonic Temple at 7 o’clock next Saturday evening. Officers are to be elected and other important matters given at tention. Appeal to Customers. The recent; fire, which entailed such a heavy loss upon me in my Millinery business, has placed upon me the extra heavy burden of re placing my stock of goods, and for that I shall badly need all the money I can raise. So all my kind patrons who are indebted to me will greatly favor and aid mein rebuilding my burned PAGES ty man, who raised 1,241 bushels on ten acres, an average of 124 bushels per acre. Boys’ Prize Contest. These contests originated by the offers of merchants, bankers and others in the South, made through Dr. S. A. Knapp, in charge of the farm demonstration work of the United States Department of Agriculture. The prizes for this year totalled $40,000, each state winner being given a free trip to Washington. The crops made in these con tests ran from 83 to 228 bushels per acre, m contestant bemg over 16 years of age. The Georgia winner, Joseph Stone, of Centre, Jackson county, made 102 5-8 bushels ber acre. The Contest to Begin Here. Mr. J. B. Brown informs us that some time during the month of January next Mr. J. Phil Camp bell, of the State Agricultural Col lege at Athens, will visit the schools of Henry county to start the boys to work in this corn con? test. Mr. Brown will accompany him. Why cannot a Henry county boy win the next trip to Washing ton? business by making immediate pay ment. Yours gratefully-, Miss Blanche Wentzell. The many friends of the Dailey family will be pleased to hear that Mrs. S. E. Daile> is much improv ed, and her children, Mrs. White head, Mrs. Wiggins and Mr. John Dailey have returned to Atlanta, and her sisters, Mrs. Sallie Ball, of Jackson, and Mrs. Patterson, of Griffin, have returned to their re spective homes. Farmers’ Union Meeting. The Farmer’s Union will meet at the County Court House Mon day morning, December 19, 1910, at 10 o’clock. All members are urged to at tend, as important business is to be transacted. $1 A Year
