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The Henry
County Weekly
Official Organ of Henry County.
B. S. ELLIOTT, Editor,
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M r D >nough, Ga., April 6. 1923.
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Locust Grove.
StilLit rains.
Thanks Tulip.
Five dollar laving mash, and
twenty cents eggs dosen’t sound
just right.
Mrs. A. H. Wilson, of Atlanta,
visited her’parents, Mr. and Mrs
C. C. Heard, of Locust Grove, thit
week.
Prof. Claude Gray, after a brief
illness, is out again.
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The Club met last week with
Mrs Harris Bunn.
Mrs. S. A. Castellaw entertained
at her home on Saturday night.
Her guest were Misses Iris Heard,
Florence Combs, Annie Q. Taylor,
Pebble Combs, Messers. Riley Mc-
Coy, Dewy Beddiford, Frank Hill
and Carl Espy. Refreshments were
served.
Messers A. H. Wilson and J. D
Heard, of Atlanta, were in town
Thursday.
The L. G. I. Orchestra is in
Corde.e tins week attending the
Sunday School Convention.
In the future, L. G. I will so far
Domitory Students are concened,
be a boys school.
Mr. Jeff Tingle was elected, to
succeed himself, as school trustee,
on last Friday.
Mrs. Lorena Combs Castelltiw,
of Ocilla, is visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Combs.
Judging from the ammount of
fertilizer being hauled out, the
farmers are going to try for cot
ton again.
Did you eyer notice hnw our
girls are taking to slang? Many of
them even stoop to profanity. It
is a common thing to hear a girl
tell how she “cussed some one
out” The disgusting statement, “It
aint nothing else” is also worked
over time. Much has bt eu written
and spoken about how our girls
dress, but n SeciiiS to iiic that it 13
time for fathers and mothers to
look after their speech. Of course
it is very jnlady like to use such
language. The trouble is in get
ting our girls to see that right
thinking people think less of th an
for lining such language. It seems
to me that a girl would want to so
conduct herself, th it people would
love and respect her. Or course
no one could possibly hive the
resp et for a rude profane girl,
that ;hey hwe for a pure sweet
girl who would rather thrust her
hand in tlm fire than use profane
language. In this age of “Tea
Hounds" and "Flappers” when
staycomb and lipstick is u>ed pro
fusely parents are reguarded as
old fogies. Alas! th ’y know every
thing but one and it is to be hoped
that they will learn th 't before
they land in the bog of despair.
M iny a girl is thought to be beau
tiful until she is heard to use
slang and profane language.
After that, not even punt and
powder wik hi le the courseness
of her soul, as it is seen in her
fnc°. If any girl who is tender
ing in such a life reads these
word* I t r ust she ill “rmht -
d-_u'. n ee.”
TC1..11 LI R.”
KILL WEEVILS
INEXPENSIVELY
Early Destruction cf 801 l
.Weevils Before They
Lay Eggs Advised.
Community Co - operation in
Early Destruction of Green
Cotton Stalks and Early Poi
soning Important.
By C. A. Whittle, Editorial Manager,
Soil Improvement Committee,
Southern Fertilizer Association.
Three simple and inexpensive things
should he done to kill boll weevils early
before they can lpy eggs.
■l* Destroy th© green cotton stalks
early in the fall.
2. Poison the weevil before cotton
squares form in the spring.
8. I)o the two things mentioned thor
oughly on a community-wide ba
sis.
The outlay for poison will' ordinarily
be 15 to 30 cents per acre for the treat
ment mentioned.
Let us take up each recommendation
in detail. The reason for killing the
green cotton stalks is to deprive the
boll weevils of its food.*
If the cotton is picked early and the
green stalks destroyed immediately the
boll weevils will starve in great num
bers before the following spring. But
what is more important, the few wee
vils that survive their long hiberna
tion will, with greater certainty, be
forced out of winter quarters early be
fore squares form on cotton plants. This
affords just the opportunity desired to
get at and poison the weevil before
they have an opportunity to lay eggs,
so that there will he no future genera
tions of those weevils to do damage.
Poisoning at this period of the
plant’s growth is inexpensive. One
to two pounds of calcium arsenate per
acre Is all that Is needed. Nor Is there
need for a machine with which to ap
ply the poison. A dust bag shaken over
the tops of the young plants has proven
an effective way for applying poison.
It Is probable, however, that a special
ly designed machine would more ef
fectively force the poison into the buds.
For this early poisoning the object
Is to put poison in the terminal or top
growth bud of the cotton plant. It is
there that the weevil feeds until squares
fonn. If the bud is full of poison dust,
the weevil will suck some of it up
when feeding and be killed.
Early poisoning has been widely
practiced with good results. The Flor
ida Experiment Station, especially, has
clearly demonstrated that one applica
tion of poison to the terminal buds af
ter all the weevils are out of winter
quarters, Is all that is necessary to ap
ply for control of the weevils for the
entire season.
But the early destruction of cotton
stalks and early poisoning as described
will not be completely effective unless
they are both done on a community
wide basis. If only a part of the green
cotton stalks of a community are de
stroyed, not all the weevils will be
forced into winter quarters early and,
therefore, not all may come out of win
ter quarters early so that they can be
poisoned before they lay eggs.
And if only part of the farmers in a
neighborhood poison early, those who
do not will allow the weevils to get a
start that may cause a migration into
treated fields during the season.
Therefore, this simple and inexpen
sive method of boll weevil control will
be most completely effective when ev
erybody in each community puts it into
force. But it will pay to adopt these
measures even if no other person in
the neighborhood does. It will keep
down infestation and hold down the cost
of the expensive poisoning later in the
season.
One application of poison is usually
sufficient to kill the weevils before the
squares form.
Often many wintered - over weevils
will be found on young eotton long be
fore squaring time. Unless they are so
numerous as to be destroying^the ter
minal buds of the plant, they need cause
no alarm. Most of them will die be
fore squaring time.
But if they are bad enough to top the
young cotton, make an application of
poison when they start this damage and
then poison again just before squares
form.
Farmers are also urged to begin
planning for a community destruction of
cotton stalks early next fall. This can
be done most quickly and effectively by
ripping up the stalks with a plow. Wee
vils cannot feed on dead stalks. It has
been found that as high as 97 per cent
of weevils going into winter quarters
will not survive if deprived, of their
food by October 15th.
Weevils can be so completely sup
pressed by the methods mentioned as
to end the fight for the season, but until
these methods are put in force on a
community basis the cotton fanner
should be prepared so that if it
found necessary. poi=on can he applied
bv approved me", hols io the fruiting
cotton.
HENiIiY COUNTY WEEKLY, McDONOUGII GEORGIA,
1 BIRTHDAY SBPRISE
On last Sunday April Ist. the
hildren and grandchildren of Mr
f. T. Scarbrough, of Ellenwood,
ave him a surprise Birthday din
er. The occasion being bis 53rd
ear. When the noon hour np
iroached the table in the dining
oom was bountifully spread with
great variety of good things to
it. In the center of the table a
>ig cake with 53 oink and white
:andles were glowing brightly.
4n egg hunt was also given for
he children, this making the day’s
ileasure complete and enjoyable
or all, especially Mr. Scarbrough
le appreciated most of all his five
•hildren and twelve grandchildren
ieing with him.
Those present were: Mr. and
vlrs. Lon Scarbough and five
•hildren, Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Scarbrough, and two children, Mr.
nd Mrs C. W. Scarbrough and
our children, Mr. and Mrs. F. T.
carbough, Mrs. J. W. Pape and
.lighter all of Atlanta, and Mrs.
Vnnie Mee Scarbrough, Moseley,
Jarion, Miss Lucv Peterman, Mr.
nd Mrs. J. T. Scarbrough, of
Ellenwood.
WHEN IN NEED OF THAT
NEW PAIR OF SPRING
SLIPPERS,
no matter whether for man, wo
man or, child, if you will let us fit
you with a pair of Peters “Dia
mond” or Peters “Weatherbird”
shoes, we know that you will be
pleased with your foot wear for
the summer.
Pay us a visit and feel that your
time is not wasted.
Copeland-Turner
Merc. Company
Thedford’s
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DRAW
Liver
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TO THE PEOPLE WHO BUY
MEAT AND GROCERIES
We have a First Class meat market in con
nection wPh our STAPLE and FANCY
GROCERY business and are Prepared to sell
you at money saving PRICES.
We offer for Saturday the following Special
Prices:
481 b. Good Self Rising Flour $1.85
5 ” Good Coffee SI.OO
Ipk. Seed Irish Potatoes .45
Iqt. Onion Sets 40
Choice Steak per lb. .22 1-2
Good Roast pr lb. .10 to 45
And numerous other things at equally low
PRICES. Our Motto is Quick Sales and Short
Profits.
We buy Eggs, Butter, Peas, and Hides at
market Prices. When in need of any thing in
our line give us a trial.
Yours for better business.
MCGARITV & RODGERS
Between the Drug Stores
Statement of the condition of
The Citizens Bank
Located at Locust Grove, Ga., Henry county, at the close of business
March 21, 1923.
' AS CALLED FOR BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS
RESOURCES:
Time loans and discounts $53,044 58
Loans secured by real estate 41,526 23
Banking House 2,700.00
Furniture and Fixtures 1,525.00
Cash in vault and amounts de
posited with approved re
serve agents 7,470.46
Checks for clearing house 342 87
Other checks and cash items 369.26
Total . $106,978.40
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ST/\TE OF GEORGIA —Henry County.
Before me came W E. Parr, cashier of the Citizens Bank ofLocust Grove, Ga.
who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condi
tion of said hank, as shown bv the books of file in said bank.
W. E. PaRR.
.Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 29th day of March, 1923.
J. 0. MaDDEX C. N. P. Henry Co. Ga.
LIABILITY
Capital Stock Paid in $30,000 00
Surplus Fund 0,000.00
Undivided Profits 6,490.45
Individual Ueposiis Subject to
ch «* 38,081.25
Time Certificates of Deposit 2.392 20
Cashier’s Cheek 267.79
Bills payable to banks in this
State 4,000.00
Bills payable to Federal Reserve
Bank, war Finance Committee 19,746.71
Total $106,978.40
