The Covington news. (Covington, Ga.) 1908-current, January 20, 1921, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextCOVINGTON NEWS z-zazszz. —s‘ Official Organ of Newton County a ltd the City of Covington. Published every Thursday by the News Publishing Company. \V. K. LIGHTFOOT, Editor-Mgr. Entered as second class mail matter December 2, 1908, at the Post Office at Covington, Ga,., under the act of March 3, 1879, SUBSCRIPTION RATES : One Year, (in. advance) ........ $ 2.00 Six Months, (in advance,) ....... $1.20 Till RSI) XV, JANI AIE) 20. 1921. Criminals, grouches and pes¬ simists frown. A man smiles. Which are you? The Butler Herald says: “It’s a pity some women can’t think as fast as they can talk. 0 The Jackson Herald reminds us that school teachers are like Ford cars—they give the most service for the least money. Your smile tells the kind of man you are. If you do not smile you are no man at all. It’s alright to go to church and shake the preacher’s hand, but don’t knock it when you get home. It’s not merely a matter of making a living, but, also, a mat¬ ter of laying aside a little pile against Longfellow's “rainy day.” You may as well let it go at saying these times are hard. Many N a man has lost his mind trying to find out why things are true. If an editor tried to please everybody there are still some people who would not be pleased, because some people do not want to see some other people pleased. If Mr. Harding succeeds in surrounding himself with all those political “lights” we pre¬ dict that he will go down in his¬ tory as our most “extinguished president.” The girl who wrote the fel¬ low that she was too busy to write, probably said, “nothing,” when her best man called and asked what she was doing. Their ways are uncertain, boys. The news heading: “Income Tax In a Nutshell,” is sugges¬ tively false, so some people say. The Oconee Enterprise says, “If we could see ourselves as others see us, most of us would prefer to look at something else.” The Hartwell Sun tells a lit¬ tle story about two frogs in n jar of milk. One frog drowned, while the other paddled around until there was a roll of butter, and then stood on the roll, rest¬ ed himself and hopped out. The Sun then says, “Write your own moral.” We would suggest “Laugh your troubles into good fortune, and then run away in joy.” ““ -X --- T - A Farmer’s Week For All Farmers. The Farmer’s Week which be¬ gins at the Agricultural School in Athens on the 24th and runs through the 29th is an occasion that no farmer should miss. Practical farmers, dike yourself, from all over the state will be there. You’ll learn how the farmers in South Georgia are fighting the boll weevil. How they are growing peanuts and sweet po¬ tatoes. How they ai'e turning from cotton to hogs and cat¬ tle. You’ll get the information right from the mouths of men who are doing the work. There is no other opportunity that you’ll have to learn so much of how other farmers are liv¬ ing. You’ll certainly get some practical ideas that will help you. -x Mrs. Bryan Accepts Position With Covington News. Mrs. Lynda Lee Bryan, who for several years has been con¬ nected with the New Era, has accepted a position with the Covington News. . While we are not giving her up—just lending her to Coving¬ ton for a while—the absence of her bright mind, changing per¬ sonality and generous deeds will be felt by a large circle of friends and the public at large, who will await her return home. The New Era extends to Mrs Bryan a wish for continued suc i i cess in journalism.—Talbotton New Era. A Progressive Board of Commissioners. One of the first progressive acts of the new borrv of com¬ missioner-. of roads and . reve-| nues was to authorize the con tinuance of the agricultural and home demonstration work in the county. This action of the board—taken after an extend¬ ed session in which the board listened to citizens from every 'section of the county and from practically every profession who urged that the work be con¬ tinued—is a reassuring sign that the board has started right , j and the people of Newton county may look for much constructive work during their term of office. There is no doubt about it that the. demonstration work will be, as it has been, of in calulabid benefit to the people of. the county and the board is to be congratulated on its determi¬ nation to keep the demonstra¬ tion agents here. The benefit to the county at large from these agents cannot be measured in terms of money alone and we are glad that their work will not on¬ ly not stop but will even be ex¬ tended if possible. Another matter to which, we understand, the board is to give its attention is that of having all financial transactions of the commissioners published in the county paper, showing in detail where every dollar of the peop¬ le’s money is spent. This is a matter of vital importance to every tax payer in the county and one which Chairman F. D. Ballard has given much thought. Mr. Ballard, whose rugged hon¬ esty is well known and whose record in the legislature is above suspicion, believes—and rightly so—that since the people pay the taxes it is they who ought to know where these taxes are going. It is Mr. Ballard's pur¬ pose to see that they do know and with this end in view he is favoring a plan to have the re¬ cords published, showing every expenditure of th eboard so that any tax payer may scan the re¬ cord. Mr. Ballard has the right idea. It the board will follow his suggestion and publish their expense account they will leave small room fair criticism on that score. The commissioners have start¬ ed, on their task of putting the roads of the county in good con¬ dition and we bespeak for them the hearty co-operation of every good citizen. Their task is a hard one but from evidences al¬ ready shown we believe they are equal to it and the News is glad to go on record as being behind them in the movement for good roads. We are for good roads, first, last and all the time. ~x~ The Farm Bureau Movement. In the Farm Bureau, we be lieve'farmers of the South have for the first, time, an opportuni¬ ty to join a movement constructive and truly co-opera¬ tive. Over and over again it has been said that the farmers can¬ not or will not, organize. The truth of the matter is that the farmers have attempted to or¬ ganize more than once and have had their efforts come to grief because of petty politicians and self seeking demagogues. They have, naturally, becom’e weary of going into any organization; they are “from Missouri.” The Farm Bureau, however, has kept its organiation clear di politics and politicians and is working along the lines of safe and sane agriculture. In so do¬ ing the movement deserves the hearty support of every think¬ ing farmer. The bureau work, starting in connection with the county agent activities, has spread until now the American Farm Bureau Federation is the largest and, perhaps the most in¬ fluential farm organization in the country. It is the only farm organization recognized by the Government and by (he terms of the Smith-Lever act it re¬ ceives the active support of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the several slate agricul tural colleges. If the farmers of the South are really in earnest i*n writing to organize we can think of no better medium than the Farm Bureau. The/opportunity is be¬ fore. thorn and the time is ripe. Southern negroes do not seem j to want social equality' nearly i as much as some northern tical agitators believe. Recent ! from prominent ne-' groes, whom we ail respect, are-1 a little out of line with . some agitators expected THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, GEORGIA. Tne Race Question. A s long as we hav in the couth who k O let v-f'S m their treatment ox egroes just so long wii! V- the ne gro robiem t In six count! in Get read that negi have .imidated, id ke/j ul .0( iduge and tha n” is again the to be ans w ei in mat ons of the )ur duty 111(1 ) negro is It V Vi \ solemn one and it be hoove? dl right thinking white people to stand together in stamp g out -this vicious ciasf of on: own color. The negro . > laws, both civil uid moral, >:t. uutd we,in the South, see he gets if we shall have the question ever .before us. A FEW FARM BUREAU FACTS On November 14', 1919, the Farm Bureau Federa¬ was organized. 2. In December, 1920, just a year later, delegates 32 states, representing a million farmers, attended first annual meeting. 3. In one day la^t October farmers, m various sec¬ of the United States, join/ the Farm Bureau. 4. Three out of.every four in Iowa belong to their Bureau. 5. The American Farm Bur¬ eau Federation maintains a de¬ partment' of transportation, a department of organization, a department of co-operation and marketing, a department of economics and research, a de¬ partment of education and pub¬ licity, and is working for the passage of business laws for the farmer. 6. Clifford Thorne, the great rate and transportation of Chicago, has been retained as the attorney for the can Farm Bureau Federation; ancl will devote his time and talents to the betterment of farmers’ conditions. CENSUS OF WORLD IS 1,700,000,009 The total population of the earth is 1,699,000,000, edition accord¬ ing to the latest of the Gotha Hafkalendar. The 1919 estimate was 1,646,000,000. The Eastern hemisphere, including Europe, Africa, Asia and Aus¬ tralia has 1,494,000,000 people, while the western hemisphere— the Americas—has a population of 205,000,000. - The average density of popu¬ lation of the earth is 28.5 per square mile. Most densely pop¬ ulated is Europe, ufith 114.5 peo¬ ple per square mile, while Aus¬ tralia is most sparsely settled— 2.45 people per square mile. In North America the average pop¬ ulation per square mile is 14. The greatest uncertainty exists as to the population of Persia, Abyssinia and the Congo, esti¬ mates differing from 4,000,000 to 9,000,000, from 8.000,000 to 12.000. 000 and from 15,000,000 to 20,900,000 respectively, so that the total difference between the lowest and highest esti¬ mates is 14,000,000. That dif¬ ference is insignificant compared with s total population of nearly 1.700.000. 000. MILLIONS SPENT FOR FERTILIZERS Atlanta. Ga.. Jan. 15.—Georgia farm ei's spend nearly fifty millions of doll ars a year for fertilizers.! according +«.■ local estimates tujp the construction of the Muscle Shoals. Ala., to manu¬ facture nitrates would mean a saving of several millions of dollars a year to them. That is. if eongr passes the bill it is now considering to operate' tin plant and also the amendment of (_. ;>. Senator Wm. .1, Harris of Georgia which provides that farmers be given preference in the selling of the goo-is n miM.-i cubed at the Mart. The sen¬ ate has already adopted the Harris amendment. Senator Harris, who took part in the senate debate on the bill, had a num¬ ber of interesting things to say. which are being Quoted in reports received here. "During the late war we were de¬ pendent upon Chile for nitrate with whi- h to prosecute the war” said Sen¬ ator Harris.” It is a well known fact Germany' threatened Chiie and told her noi to let our Government havi niuat If Germany's navy I >l,ld h;iv< hed the coast ist of of Chile Chiie I sht have delayed or lire pa ra¬ ‘ and U wo id probably have meant the death of any splen- ^ !i l > u; s American K.ys. . I hove we shall never have another j i w—nr iuimmi wwmyji dtatssatsanME* «n cTwrgr. rjsa s i araBnrsHHMHMi ft | r 11 2 I ! I ! \v Sell it Cheap Because You Deliver it FRESH GROUND MEAL NO. 10 SNOW WHITE PALMOLIVE SOAP Per Bushel ...... .$1.25 LARD ............$1.29 LARGE BAR........8c m BEST GRANULATED NO. 5 SNOW WHITE LARGE CAN TOMATOES SUGAR, Per Pound ...9c LARD \ ........... 67c ............... 11c 1 TWO LARGE CANS FRESH ROASTED COF- NO. 2 PURE LEAF FEE, Grain, Per lb. ...16c LARD ............39c SWEET CORN ......25c i • . FRESH ROASTED COF¬ 2 lb CAN ROAST BEEF NEW ORLEANS MOLAS¬ I FEE, Ground. Per lb. . .19c ...............25c SES, per Gallon ......65c POUND f COFFEE AR- 2Se j 1 SALMON JJ V0 BARGE .........25c CANS 10 lb. CAN WHITE KA¬ BUCKLES .. RO SYRUP .. . . .. . .82c I LARGE BAR OCTAGON BUTTER i BEANS, WELL HOUSE COFFE j SOAP 7c lb...............8c .............. ::i, ‘ i ........ per These are only a few of the things we CAN 11 Dave you money on. I jj Bt’iSlg . US vo nr chickens and Eggs. We pay the market JJ si prices at all times. i'i We buy and Grind Corn. L P. Loyd Gives your you Dollar. more tor a h mi w i hi— iminiw -sBnawMW mm — Tniiinmininm m wiiii n am .-iMSHfts ■*.**■-*■ i not think We shall war with Japan, but I believe chances are that we are more to have war with .fajjan than with other country. 1 spent several in Japan this summer and i do not lieve the people of Japan want with us. We are their best and they are among out best niers. I know the people of the States wish to continue our relations with Japan which have ed pi any years. , But suppose Japan Je dared war on the United States, would she do The first thing' in the we did not have this nitrate plain The .very hour she de -iared war the United States sh-- would have gunboats at Chile to stop nitrate ing into this country, , .id this in preparation might mean the of U i-usanhs of American boys. leading nation exc ipt the United is prepared to get nitrate.” Senator Harris declared that fertilizer and powder trusts and 'dieted sept Hi interests are ;.gainst the measure because it the government independent of i mi wdl furnish fertilizers \o at such reduced prices that they .'Use foodstuffs cheaper and reduce cost of living. . Huntersville, W. Va.—“After 1 rot over the influenza, last spring I ad mu down and suffered from f jC - tioiuii disturbances. I suffered .,-ith bearing pains and was so nervous I felt as if I would go to pieces. My breath was so short that I could not walk up hill at all or hardly wall: u; s: Having r urs. used Dr. Pierce’s Fa¬ vorite Proscription with good re uits when I came into womanhr ( : v. cided to fry it again, r hat t t : bottles and am feeling fin e.”— rffc :'K IcL IE J. B U SCxL The Spider as a Silk Maker. Successful experiments have been re made in the island of Madagas ' V! ' ^ ol sp>der’« web in place of the thread of the silk Jn flu* innniifnctiire of silk. It rial Tried th t a fnhric has been ma<1e t ^, P p I((er S ' thread that is far sn or In many resp**cts to anything has ever been devised. inn V llil CHEER UP! Oar Good jJJJ | v j Ijll j nil | i ■ ■ I v lljj 11",' • hi I's | III, ill j v If , • ,, | A ' fft/. W Y; fP ! I JjjJ j v Bring | [III us your prescriptions and we will ii fill tnem with fresh, pure* full-strength drugs I exactly what the Doctor ordered. We take care and verify every prescription before it leaves our hands. fSuy all your Drug Store things from us, because we give you reliable goods at prices III that will please you. We are Careful Druggists. GEO. T. SMITH DRUG CO. (INC.) 111 Covington, Georgia. V S >: X : { VV.r. i’RICES ARE FIZZLING Washington, Jan. 10. —Lamb on the chop is worth more than lamb on the h*-, ,f. Chairman Fordney of the House Way and Means Committee can’t un i island why a* sheep raiser makes a profit on only 23 cents a head when he sefis his product wholesale. He said he paid 65 cents for two lamb chops no bigger than half a dollar. Very Strange. "So you re still carrying a mortgage on your house, are you?” “Yes, and. •trange to say, I’m carrying it because I cannot lift it."— -Roston Transcript. A Good Start. Have you learned how to make $1 go is far as two. Then your feet are well planted on the bottom round of the ladder of success.