The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLVII.
THE FARMER.
The farmer, as a producer, is a
very decided success when natu
ral elements and conditions are in
his favor. He can grow two blades
of grass or two bales of cotton
where one used to grow.
But the farmer, as a salesman, is
an absolute failure, because natu
ral conditions are always against
him. First, he is a failure because
he is grappling with the problems
of production and the ordinary
problems of his farm. Second,
he has not the facilities at hand to
inform himself on the exact status
or the ordinary trend of market
conditions.
And therefore, where he sells,
he sells in the dark; when he holds
he holds in the same manner.
The farmer sells today to find the
market goes up several cents to
morrow, and he wishes he had
not sold. If he holds, the chances
are the market goes down several
cents, and he wishes he hadn’t
held, whether he holds or sells, the
farmer is usually on the wrong side
of the ledger. And why? Simply
because he operates as an individ
ual and has no opportunity to in
form himself as to world conditions
When the farmer forgets him
self as an individual, and thinks of
himself in terms of his commodity;
when he is willing to surrender his
individuality for the good of his
industry and the g6od of his
pocketbook, then it is he will come
into his own, and co-operate mar
keting will take care of his many
needs and ills as it has done in
other sections of the world.
Today the cotton farmer and
the whole South lies prostrate at
the foot of a consuming world
that has no heart or interest in
the farmer’s welfare. Not that the
consumer wishes to be cruel or
unkind, or that the world would
not give the farmer cost of pro
duction dlus a profit, but that the
consuming world is not interested
in the farmers problem. It is inter
ested only in its own problems,
J. S. S.
Fish Fry on Fourth.
On the Glorious Fourth there
was held upder the shade trees of
the grove in front of the residence
of Mr. C. C. Fargason one of the
most delightful gatherings of 130
of the friends of'Mr. and Mrs. Far
gason that this scribe ever at
tended.
Early in the year our host had
invited his pastor with his family
to be among the fortunate ones to
participate in this bountiful spread.
The date was checked off on the
calendar and frequently referred
to as the days and weeks passed
by. All other engagements were
sidetracked so as to avoid any con
flict and it is not necessary to ob
serve that no regret has ever been
felt over this course of action.
Fried fish; the best Brunswick
stew ever tasted and fried chicken
—yum, yum. Everything else
needful to make a feast fit for a
king. Good fellowship marked the
entire day. Brother H. S. Smith,
formerly pastor of McDonough
and Turner’s Methodist churches,
with his wife and son, Horace,
motored irom Atlanta and mingled
with old friends of these delight
ful former days.
We wasje no time when we get
together under such refreshing
circumstances and swap expres
sions of gratitude to God for His
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LOAN TO AID COTTON
WASHINGTON, D. C.—A loan of $5,000,000 to "enable :the exportation of 225,000
bales of cotton from the United States to Europe has been approved by the war finance cor
poration, Eugene Meyer announced Thursday.
The loan is for one year at 7 per cent interest and it made to the Staple Cotton Co
operative Association, of Memphis, Tenn. The association is said to have a membership of
more than a thousand cotton producers.
The Right Man in
The Right Place
Mr. Editor:
I wish to say a word in behalf
of our new County Warden —Mr.
Walker. He has been at work
with the county gang in my neigh
borhood and he lias given us a
good road where no road scrape
has been used in five years. Not
only is his work good, but he is
'the right man to have charge of
Hie county gang. He is kind to
them and they respect and think
a great deal of him. Everything
goes on in regular order, no curs
ing, no contentions, no whipping,
for there is.no need of it since the
prisoners will obey the rules where
they have a kind man to be their
boss. W. L. Kennedy.
July 11, 1921.
countless blessings to the children
of men. We miss many an added
blessing when we do not.
There was no difficulty in sign
ing up everyone present as a sure
visitor on the next Fourth. We
have already marked it off as a
date not to be interfered with.
Pity we do not have more than
one such Fourth a year. J. A. P.
IVIcDONOUQH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY IS, 1921.
CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING
Rocky Creek News.
Miss Hester Hardy, of Jackson,
is visiting her cousins. Misses Ber
nice and Thelma Hilley, this week.
A large crowd attended Sunday,
school at Rocky Creek Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Greer had
as their guests Sunday, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Nail.
The many friends of Mrs. Bertha
Bernhardt are sorry to note that
she is ill at this writing.
Miss Bernice Hilley had as her
guests Sunday, Misses Ruth Payne,
Susie Kate and Grace Greer,
Messrs. Rufus, Robert and Roy
Greer.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Nail at
tenbed Sunday school at Rocky
Creek Sunday. BLUE EYES.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our many
friends who helped us in the try
ing hours of our sickness. Espe
cially do we wish to thank Mr.
Charlie Elliott for his kindness
shown us, and we also wish to
thank Dr. Sloan for his most care
ful attention shown us.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brooks.
Henry County Sunday
School Convention
The fifth Sunday in July is the
time and Stockbridge is the place
for the Henrv County Sutiday
School Convention for this year.
It is interdenominational. Each
school in the county is entitled to
two delegates and* to send it’s
superintendent. The election of
delegates should be done at once
and names forwarded to W. W.
Milam, secretary, Stockbridge, who
will thus have an official list ready
when the meeting is called to or
der. The sFte headquarters wiil
send speakers and specialists from
Atlanta to address the convention.
A large attendance is desired and
expected, and a great time is in
anticipation. A banner will be
presented to the school that has
the largest number of people in
attendance from the farthest point, i
The school at Ola carried off the
banner last year.
W. W. Milam.
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OBSERVER^
Watermelon time.
Soon be dog days.
Lost—One cotton market.
Time to sow rutabaga turnips.
Soon be big “meetin” tme.
High prices are falling on * fee
of things.
The boll weevil may be a bfc < -
sing in disguise.
Horseshoe pitching is
to be quite a fad now.
Good rains have fallen in nemty
ever\ section of the county.
Postmaster, Ingram who t»i>;
been sick, is able to be out r.g t:r?.
Salem Sunday school enjoyed m
picnic at Indian Springs last Fri
day.
A new Irish potato is being in
troduced into our county l&fe*
season.
mere wm oe more wheat SGiSmSS
next fall than ever has been tan
Henry.
Bethany Sunday school enjoy* d
a picnic at Davis’ Lake yesterafey
afternoqji.
Prof. Jesse Pendley, of (I?,
will teach several singing classes;
this summer.
A number of our farmers arc
preparing to plant a fall crop
Irish potatoes.
Rev. I. G. Walker will begin re
vival services at Bethany on the
-sth Sunday.
Several of our farmers are
thinking of entering into the peacf i
raising industry.
Sheriff W<yd and Marshal Dfcfo
son attended the officers con?aa -
tion at Cordele last week.
The Henry County Singing Corsk
vention will hold its annual session*
at Bethany church on September
-Bth and 9th.
Messrs. W. D. Tarpley and H. BL
Carmichael, of McDonough, art’
serving on the United States jur,?’'
in Atlanta.
Uucle Gus Thrasher, J. F. Bow
den and a party of several fro®:*
this county are spending seve3*3l
days at Borden Wheeler Springy,.
A ten days singing school wSTJ
begin at Bethany church on Mon
day, July 25th. The class wil! be
taught bv Mr. Sam Rosser ancHter
prospect is that there will be
good attendance.
The barn of Mr. Benton Thomp-,
son on his farm just north of town
was blown down during the * rats'
and windstorm that passed over'
that vicinity one day last week and
injured one of his mules to sceL<
an extent that it died.
Mount Vernon Meeting;
A revival will begam at Mt. Ver
non Baptist church on Saturday
night before the fourth Sunday in*
The preaching will be in charge
of Rev. J. W.McClannahan, assist
ed by Rev. W. B. Craham, and
others.
Good singing will be one grea*
feature of the meeting. We\ire ex
pecting an old time revival. Th»-
public is cordially invited.
