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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XLVII.
WHAT WILL THE FARMER DO NEXT
YEAR? DEPENDS ON WHO HE IS
The Question Is Frequently Asked and Varying Re
plies Have Been Made. Something Has Got to Be
Done. Mr, H. G. Hastings and Others Have Made
Good Contributions
The ability to adapt one’s self to
conditions and be the master of
environment and circumstances is
a goal to be justifiably coyeted by
every man.
It is not a very difficult matter
to get the average farmer to agree
that he is strictly up against it so
far as cotton growing in the near
future is concerned. It is quite
another matter to get him to agree
that he can just as well do some
thing else.
“Others have succeeded, why
can’t I,” is a oretty good motto for
us all to adopt.
Safe and sane judgment has
concluded that the brightest peri
od of our existence is a stone’s
throv/ ahead of us. Can we see it
that way ?
In some lands the report is that
the inhabitants are already eating
grass and hay; have eaten the
leaves and bark from the trees ;
the thatching of straw has gone
the same way from their houses,
and even a dead dog is a rare deli
cacy. We have not reached that
stage of the so-called hard times.
We are living like princes compar
ed with these less fortunate fellow
creatures. Let us ’’ejoice.
Mr. H. G. Hastings, writing in
the Sunday Atlanta Journal makes
a good contribution to thought
stirring material. Read it and ask,
what shall I do about it?
He makes the following obser
vation :
Legislative quarantine against
cotton production would be too
costly and too impractical, al
though the end sought would be
valuable, according to H. G. Hast
ings, president of the Georgia as
sociation of the Southeastern Fair
association, in a statement issued
Saturday advocating diversifica
tion of crops rather than the en
actment of a law prohibiting the
production of cotton in Georgia
for the period of one year. Mr.
Hastings’ statement follows:
“I do not believe it is necessary,
even if it were practicable, to leg
islate against cotton planting and
the boll weevil, and put the state
of Georgia to the expense of po
licing the state to enforce such
drastic legislation, although I am
in full sympathy with the end
sought, which is the relief of the
farmer from burdensome condi
tions.
“The boll weevil can be elimi
nated as a serious factor in Geor
gia by much less drastic means
and at a profit to the state rather
than an enormous expense. Prop
er diversification of crops combin
ed with live stock, dairying and
poultry is the real answer.
\“lf cotton were the only crop
that could be grown here and the
country were dependent upon it.
some such drastic action might be
necessary, but figures compiled
by the United States crop report
ing service do not show this to be!
the case. Of the fourteen srops
reported as being grown in a com- 1
mercial way in Georgia, cotton
ranks twelfth in point per acreage
income. Here are the figures rep
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
resenting dollar value per acre of
laud in cultivation: Tobacco, $222;
Irish potatoes, $153.92; sorghum,
$97.76; sweet potatoes, $90.21; rice,
$59.40; peanuts, $41.82; soy beans,
$36.85; hay, $27.02; wheat, $24;
oats, $22 68; rye, s2l; cotton, S2O 66;
covvpeas, sl9 52; corn, $15.75.
“In the face of these figures,
legislation prohibiting cotton plant
ing would seem useless even if
feasible.
“What we need in Georgia is a
new point of view, insofar as our
agriculture is concerned. We
need more of our uncultivated
acres opened to farmers who are
not wholly dependent on cotton;
we need more of our present farm
lands planted to crops that yield
more income than cotton and are
less hazardous, and mv personal
conviction is that this can be
brought about through the pro
gram of the Georgia association,
which is promoting a campaign of
development. The ad
vertising that the association has
placed in western farm papers has
brought inquiries from twenty
nine states and from England as
to farming opportunities in this
state. We are sending these in
quirers literature in an effort to
sell Georgia to them as a desirable
place to live, but we are not sell
ing it as a place where one can
get rich raising cotton.
“I have in mind a little ten-acre
farm in Waycross, owned by W.
H. Whitbeck, an lowa farmer who
came to Georgia eight years ago
and who has not planted any cot
ton since he came. Mr. Whitbeck
bought ten acres of the cut-over
i lands near Waycross for which he
I paid S4O per acre, or S4OO for the
| tract. Last year he refused $lO,-
000 for his little farm. Why? He
said the income from it last year
was sufficient to pay ten per cent
interest on $15,000 above all costs
and living expenses. This year he
will realize a clear profit of $3,000
on his ten acres. What cotton
farmer can show a like frofit from
cotton, even with a 40-cent price?
“Here is your solution to the
boll weevil question. Bring farm
ers here who are not interested in
growing cotton, who by mixing
with our own farmers will inspire
them with a new vision, and a
new day will dawn to agricultural
Georgia.”
From other sections of our fa
vored Southland come reports of
what is being done successfully
and what is going to be done.
Cheerful items we read from time
to time and they make it possible
for us to “rejoice with them that
do rejoice,” as the good Book en
joins udou us.
The following reports are sub
mitted for what they may be
worth :
Juliette, Ga. —Peaches grown in
Upson countv this season brought
the highest price on Ihe Boston
market of any shipped from Geor
gia. Last week a car of Thomas
ton peaches sold for $5 50 per
crate in Boston and this was the
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McDonough, Georgia, Friday, august 26, 1921.
FOX HUNT BRINGS
CHILDHOOD DAYS
Several from Here Enjoyed a
Fox Hunt in Upson County
Last Week—Much Enthusi
asm Was Aroused.
During these times it is well
for us to stop and 'think. There
is so many sources of pleasure
and entertainment. Some not so
pure, others better, but the purest
of pleasure are those we get from
nature. For instance, a fox hunt
puts us back in our boyhood days
and lets us live over those good
old days again in just a few hours.
Messrs. W. A. Bellah, D. C. Tur
ner and sons, W. J. Turner, C. VV.
Turner, W. W.‘Turner, H. J. Tur
ner, Jr., J.-R.Turner, J. B. Turner,
H. M. Turner, Z. B. Thompson,
Frank Fargason, L. H. Fargason,
S. E. Smith, H. S. Bryans, and C.
J. Turner spent a few days last
week in Upson county hunting fox.
Soon after they landed the dogs
struck trail of a fox, a little later
they had two races going at once.
These men’s hearts began to beat
faster, the blood found its way in
to parts of the body that had not
been put to much use since they
use to hunt fox when they were
boys. In fact, in just a few mo
ments the “boll weevil blues”
were gone, old age iiad vanished
and they were all boys again. I
am told you could not tell who
were the younger, Mr. D. C. Tur
ner or his son “Hut,” they were
all boys again.
You know a boy can do any
thing with a rock. Why, little
David killed Goliah with a stone.
Wouldn’t a boy’s heart leap with
joy if he should kill a fox with a
rock. So Benton Thompson, while
the hounds were chasing the fox
and drawing nearer and nearer,
got a rock and hid behind a tree
to kill the fox as he came by, but
the fox was too shy, with his keen
eye Benton was spied and the fox
turned aside.
Mr. W. J. Tnrner inspired as in
the days of nis youth, listened to
the dogs as they chased the fox
some four or five miles away, and
heard them coming toward the
road. He bounded into his car
and ran swiftly in the direction the
fox was coming and reached the
dogs just as they crossed the
road, the fox haying passed before
thev arrived.
The dogs finally returned to
their masters. It is believed that
thev caught the fox. But anyway
pursuit is better than possession.
So they all came home, looking
younger, happier, and livelier than
they have for some time. They
spread the good news tu every
one when they came home, there
by letting others share in their
pleasures.
FIRST BALE.
Brown and Harkins ginned the
first bale of cotton last Wednes
day. This cotton was grown by
Mr. J. T. Morrow. Mr. Morrow is
an energetic farmer and has man
aged to keep the boll weevil scar
ed away long enough to mature
one bale of cotton.
THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY
IS A MODERN NEWSPAPER
WIGWAM AND BROWN
HOUSE FIRE VICTIMS
Last Sunday Night the Wig
wam at Indian Spring and
the Brown House at Macon
Were Destroyed by Fire.
Three fires of suspicious orgin,
which destroyed the Wigwam ho
tel, tiie Bryan House and the Head
residence Sunday night witli a
total loss of near $200,000.
The largest fire was that w hich
burned the Wigwam Hotel. It
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was a wooden four-story structure.
The building and equipment was
insured for $50,000. No lives
were lost.
The Wigwam was built in 1892
on the old Indian reservation,
property of the state, Rased to the
hotel owners. The hotel origin
ally cost $225,000. It was owned
by J. Freeman Hart, T. W. Hooks
and E. G. Jacobs, of Macon.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 22—The death
just before noon of Harry Swans
burg, of 61 Fast Cain street, At
lanta, an engineer on the Central
of Georgia Railroad, brought to
four the total of known dead in
the explosion a id fire horror that
resulted in the destruction about
1 o’clock Monday morning of the
Brown House, one of the oldest
and most noted hotels in Georgia.
Policemen and firemen believe
that other bodies were in the mass
of smouldering ruins and that the
death list probably would reach
eleven. The injured numbered
seven. —The Georgian.
Motor Fuel Dealers
Must Register Now
Judge A. G. Harris, ordinary of
Henry countv, announces to day
that distributors of gasoline and
motor fuels in Henry county must
register at his office by Septem
ber 1 in compliance with the law
enacted by the legislature at its
recent session.
Blind Tiger.
On last Saturday night Chief
Dickson and police Rape located
the long saught for blind tiger.
In the home of Mary Ann Bivans,
thev found % gallon ©f whiskey
and bottles and jugs that would
hold from %pint to 3 gallons.
She was put in jail until let out on
bond.
For Sale.
In two days after placing an ad
vertisement in The Henry County
Weekly two years ago, it brought
me sale for S4OO worth of cows.
I now have a two-year-old Wis
consin Holstein bull entitled to be
registered. For service I get $5.
Will sell for SIOO, if you will see
me at once. E. M. FOSTER,
Flippen, Ga.
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To issue a modern newspaper,
representing the interests and for
the good people of Henry county
and vicinity, is the aim and desire
j of the editor of The Henry County
Weekly. Even though money
has been tight, we iiave not hesi
tated to secure the best material
which goes to makeup a modern
newspaper and we btdiave our
efforts have resulted in producing
one of the best weekly newspapers
in this section of the state.
Each week there is, always,
something of special interest to be
found in the columns of The Henry
County Weekly for each member
of the family. This week, which
is no exception, there will be found
a resume of the week’s activities
in McDonough, Henry county,
Georgia, the United States and
the world. Then there is the ad
vertising which will direct the
prospectvie purchaser to mer
chants who are live wires—places
where you will get good values
for your money—also, discussions
on subjects of interest editorially.
As we said The Henry County
Weekly is a modern newspaper
and tjie above is that which many
newspapers call the making of a
community newspaper, but we go
still further and have other fea
tures which makes it above the
average. Bv turning the pages
you will find features as follows
which makes The Henry County
Weekly stand out as a modern
newspacer:
“Daddy’s Evening Fairy Tales,”
as written for The Henry County
Weekly by Mary Graham Bonner.
“The Story of Our States.” A
historic resume on points of in
terest in the making of each state
in the Union. The two states
treated in this issue are Vermont
and Rhode Island.
A “Good Roads” department
which should be of interest to ev
eryone who walks or rides on our
public highways.
The International Sunday school
lesson as prepared by Rev. P. B.
Fitzwater, D. D. The lesson text
is taken trom Acts 16: 6-18 this
week.
If you are not a subscriber and
do not receive your local paper,
each week, you are missing some
thing which you should have.
Reading is, in itself, educational
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desirious of further extending their
knowledge in educational lines,
today, will be handicapped tomor
row.
Be a reader of your local, mod
ern newspaper and read each
page each week.
REGISTER.
All males and females who have
not already registered must regis
ter with the tax collector on or
before Monday, Aug. 29, for the
election of a county treasurer.
Women who vote will not be
required to pay poll tax until oth
er taxes are collected.
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