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VOL. XLIX
HOME OEMOISTMTIOH WORK
GORDEN PESTS M DISEASES
Now is the time to keep on the
look out for the ravages of the
insects as well as the various plant
diseases to safeguard our vege
tables not onlv for use now but
also for our winter supply.
Satisfactory crops in tomatoes
demand spraying. Some fruit
spots or rots and some leaf dis
eases are often troublesome, but
are all controlled by spraying.
Blight and wilt are not controlled
with sprats, but make it ntcces
sary to use rotation, not planting
the same land in tomatoes more
often than once in three or more
years. The first application of
Bordeaux mixture is made when
the plants are eight to ten inches
high, the second when fruit is set
ting and t h " largest tomatoes are
the size o( ,kory nuts, the third
ten days later and the fourth two
weeks later. A spraying in the
seed bed is also advisable where
leaf spots give serious trouble.
Bordeaux Mixture: This spray
is made as follows: In the even
ing suspend three pounds of blue
stone (copper sulphate) in a bar
rel containing twenty-five gallons
of water. Hang the bluestone in
the top of the water in a coarse
cloth. The material dissolves
slowly and by this method will be
ready to use the following morn
ing. In making the spray slake
six pounds of ERESH burned
lime-stone. Strain to remove anv
lumps of slaking. Add to this
water sufficient to make twenty
five gallons of lime water solu
tion Now pour the lime and the
blue stone solutions into the spray
tank, or barrel at the same time
through a fly screen or sieve, stir
ring constantly. It is important
to pour the two solutions in equal
parts simultaneously. Otherwise
a bad and possibly harmful mix
ture results. It is advisable to put
cne pound of soap in each fifty
gallons of Bordeaux so that it will
stick to the plants. To make
twelve and one half gallons of
spray use one fourth of the quan
tities given above.
The spray is applied with a
pump. Plenty of pressure|against
the nozzle is absolutely necessary
in good spraying and the pump
handle should be liberally work
ed. Cover the foliage and the
fruit well with the spray, but do
not put on so much that drops
collect and run off.
Cut worms are frequently
troublesome while plants are
small. With small plantings pap
er collars are practicable. These
are made of heavy grade paper
and and encircle the stem of the
plant. They should set down in
to the ground one half inch and
extend two and one half inches
above the ground.
For insects and worms attack
ing the foliage, add two pounds
arsenate of lead paste or one
pound of dry arsenate of lead to
the Bordeaux spray as directed.
Lice, small bodied insects found
on rapidly growing tips, ane con
trolled by spraying with soap
solution made of one pound octa
gon soap in six gallons of water.
This solution must come in con
tact with the lice to kill them.
Again the thoroughness is th se
cret of success.
For beans spray with arsenate
of lead as soon as injury in no
ticed from bean beetles. Repeat
the application when necessary.
For mildews on the leayes, use
Bordeaux mixture.
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County.
WHERE DOES YOUR
TEACHER LIKE
The pioneer teacher “boarded
around,” generally staving two
weeks in a p’ <?. This was un
satisfactory a teacher because
he was always < the move, and
unsatisfactory to the patron.
When “boarding around” became
impossible or undesirable teachers
selected their own rooming and
boarding places. Because there
is no home for them in the dis
trict where they are employed,
many suffering the inconvenience
of driving or walking miles to
their schools and large numbers
change from one district to a
nother at the c'ose of each school
year because of poor living con
ditions.
In 1905 a rural teacher in Walla
Walla County, Washington, asked
a school trustee to put an old
cook wagon in her school yard
so that she would have a Diace in
which to live. Every home in the
district had kindly but firmly
told her that they could not give
her room and board. This old
cook wagon was the first teachers’
cottage in the State. Now there
are nearly 400. Approximately
4,000 teachers’ homes in the
United States are now occupied
bv 12,000 teachers. Teachers’
homes have been acquired in dif
ferent ways. Some have been do
nated by public-spirited citizens.
The Virginia community leagues
last year built five for the schools
of that State. Some are old
school buildings remodeled, and
this is an excellent wav to dis
pose of the old school buildings,
after they are replaced hy modern
buildings.
Country Children Out
Of School
Thousands of country schools
with six months terms or less
closed in March, the seven months
schools in April and the eight
months schools are closing in May.
The consolidated schools and
schools in the country villages
where nine months terms prevail
form a comparatively small group.
Many wide-awake teachers who
are really interested in the pro
gress of their pupils try to make
up for the short terms by pro
viding continuation work for the
three to six months vacation. The
wise teacher suggests a subject
which will best connect up with
the individual pupil’s home work.
Useful to most of the boys will be
problems in arithmetic relating to
the farm, such as farm account
ing, land measurement and the
weighing and measuring of farm
products. Household problems
will be assigned to the girls.
Two young women who teach
in adjoining districts in a Virgin
ia county have classes in elemen
tary agriculture. They have or
ganized in each school a Boys’
Corn Club and a Girls’ Poultry
Glub. These clubs are in com
petition and the results of this
summer work will be made known
at a public meeting at each
school house after the schools
open in the fall. Club exhibits
at the county fair in October
are planned and individual ex
hibits are encouraged.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday, May 25,1923.
1C DEMAND FDD
ONE-TON TRUCKS
DOUBLEFORD SALES
Detroit, Mich. Motorization
of delivery and hauling systems
in the cities and through agricul
tural sections where improved
highways have greatly facilitated
transportation continues to in
crease at a rapid pace.
One-ton trucks still laid in
popularity by a wide margin.
This is strikingly shown in the
sales of Ford trucks, the demand
for which has more than double
the sales of a year age.
Duting the first four months of
this year, the Ford Notor Com-?
panv delivered at retail in th
United States of 59,978 trucks,
31,682 more than were sold dur
ing the same period last year.
The Ford Motor Company dur
ing the week ending Tuesday,
May 15, set up a new production
record by turning out 39,302 Cars
and Trucks for doir ; c use, it is
announced by The * ord News.
This exceeds by 250 the previous
high weekly record of 39,053
established the week before.
The highest day of the last
week was May 9 when a new
daily production mark of 6,615
cars and trucks was reached.
At Rivor Rouge the Fordson
Tractor plant’s production for the
week was 2,940.
The Lincoln division of the com
pany produced 185 cars during
the week ending Tuesday.
The Secret of Our Failure
The following significant pa
ragraph is from “Objectives in
Elementary Rural School Agri
culture,” just published as Rural
Schools Leaflet No. 11, by the
U. S. Bureau of Education, Depart
ment of the Interior, Washington:
We have failed fo teach the es
sential principles of cooperation
and group action made necessary
to our social organization. We
have failed to teach group inter
relationship, so that farmers have
little ability to see the effect upon
the farming group of other group
programs. Those who have led
in rural thought have failed to
convince farmers in general that
organization, as a means of econo
my in distribution and self-pre
servation in the struggle for ex
istence against other organized
groups bent upon their exploita
tion, is a necessity. This explains
why the farmer of the United
States, although the most efficient
agricultural worker of the world,
has not bettered his lot even
though he has bettered his prac
tice. Uneconomical distribution
and inability to compete against
organizations have robbed him
or a major portion of his profits.
He has managed to live and to
accumulate wealth. He has not
been pauperized, but he has avoid
ed it in too many cases only
through drudgery, exploitation of
his wife, and children, and adopt
ing a standard of living such as
is unjust. His lot is little better
than in pioneering days. He is
entitled to more of the rewards
of his toil thau he has been able
to get.”
SIIIW SCHOOL
JCHIC TB-OAY.
The Sunday Schools of Mc-
Donough are holding this an
nual picnic at Davis Lake today.
It has been the custom for a num
ber of years for all the Sunday
Schools in the citv, to unite to
gether, in an annual picnic gahter
ing, and is allways looked forward
to with much pleasure by the
people of the town, allot the bus
iness closing each year for the
seasion. All of the churches
have good live Sunday Schools,
and this will be an enjoyable day
with them.
The following business houses
have agreed to close for the
Sunday School Picnic for the en
tire day. Friday May 25th. at
Davis Lake.
Henry County Supply Co.
McDonough Moter Co.
McDonough Trading Co.
B. B. Carmichael & Sons.
Horton Drug Co.
McGaritv & Rodgers.
J. G. Austin.
Bank of Henrv County.
T. A. Sloan & Co.
First National Bank.
Tolleson Turner Co.
W. B. J. Ingrain.
Ellis-Setzer Co.
R. H. Daniel.
Farmers & Merchants Bank.
T. J. Patterson.
Green & Tarpley.
Planters Warehouse & Lumber
Co.
J. P. Austin HK Store.
A. V. Hopkins.
Calis Abraham.
D. T. Carmichael.
J. L. Atkicson.
Copeland Turner Mer. Co.
Stansell & Rape.
G. W. Cathey.
J. S. Rodgers.
H. S. Elliott.
J. G. Smith.
Hand Barber Shop.
Mosley Barber Shop.
MISS LOUISE ROWAN
DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINS
Miss Louise Rowan enteriained
most delightfully at her home
Tuesday night with a prom party
party in honor of Miss Agnes
Townsend and her house guest
Misses Daisy Moore and Florence
Chambers, of Macon. At a late
hour an ice course was served.
Those present were: Misses Daisy
Moore, Florence Chambers, Agnes
Townsend, Lillian Carmichael,
Ruth Culpepper, Mary Alice Car
michael, Ruby Culpepper, and
Louise Rowan. Messrs. Rube
Rodgers James King, L. D. Forbes,
Thornton Farrar, Parker Bank
ston, Wheeler Upchurch, Clevis
Mason and Billie Elliott.
Glass-W illiams.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Glass of Sun
ny Side announce the engagement
of their daughter Vallie Irene to
Mr. Emmett R. Williams of Atlanta.
The marriage to be solemized in
June. The many friends of Miss
Glass look foward with interest
the marriage as she has scores of
friends in Henry, Monroe, and
also Spaulding Counties. Mr. Wil
liams is prominently connected
with the G» Railway and Power
Co.
Atlanta Journal.
$1.50 A YEAR
TWO BEAUTIFUL PIPES
i Miss Rebecca Smith
Entertains
On last Friday evening Miss
Rebecca Smith entertained a
number of her young friends at
an informal party at her home on
Macon street.
1 he spacious rooms were decorat
ed throughout with handsome
not plants and exquisite cut flow
ers, making a gay and charming
setting for the lovely belles and
gallant beaux of the young society
set.
The evening was spent in bright
games and the merriment of the
occasion fully attested the success
ot the delightful evening.
Delicious ices were served later
in the evening.
Miss Mary Weems Enter
tains Graduating Class.
Oo Monday evening at close of
the Graduating Exercises Miss
Mary Weems entertained most
delightfully the members of the
graduating class.
The handsome home was re
splendent in its artistic display of
early summer blossoms pink and
white which were used in profu
sion throughout the lious *, trying
in beauty and sweetness with the
lovely girl graduates.
Foe dinning room was a veri
table bovver of. blossoms and the
exquisitely appointed table with
its rich lace cover was notably
beautiful. Here were the favors
which dainty little Miss Leonora
Townsend dispensed with an ap
propriate little speech.
An interesting contest was pre
pared, the questions being an
swered by names of graduating
class and suitable prizes were a
warded to the fortunate and the
unfortunate contestants.
The gracious and charming
hostess was the recipient of many
lovely gifts which will serve as
mementos of this happy and aus
picious occasion.
At the close of the delightful
evening delicious ices were served.
CARD OF THANKS.
Words cannot express our ap
preciation of those friends who
have shared with us the lonely
virgils by the bedside of our loved
one. No sweeter memory can
live in any heart than the memory
of their untiring devotion to the
one who has just left us.
The waves of sorrow break
upon every shore and we can
but hope that friends as true may
gather around each one of them
should sorrow invade their home.
Especially do we wish to thank Dr.
Ellis for his kind and tender ser
vice rendered.
Mrs. J. M. Rivers and family.
Miss Mary Gardner
Gives Birthday Party.
Miss Mary Gardner delightfully
entertained her friends with a
Birthday Party Saturday evening
May the 19, at the home of Mrs.
S. K. Austin.
On the porch the punch bowl
was beautifully decorated with
honeysuckle vines and rose buds.
Punch was served as the guest
arrived.
The reception hall and dinning
room were very attractive in the
decorations, the color scheme be
ing pink and white rose buds
which added a touch of lovliness
to the rooms.
After the games and proms de
licious refreshments were served.
All who were present enjoyed it
very much.