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Miss Mary Davis was hostess last
Monday evening Illllfa complimentary ---*---------- to the
vTnnse guest of Mrs. Harwell, Miss Vir¬
ginia Childs, of Greensboro. Garden
rtowers of many colorful varieties were
used to decorate the home. An ice
course was was served. serve u..
Other delightful ■lightful parties ----------- and a picnic -----
this week have been planned in Miss
Childs’ honor.
Miss Emily Spears, of Madison, the
attractive visitor of Mrs. H. G. Smith,
was honored with a watermelon cutting
Thursday evening by Mrs. P. Wilson at
her home. Fifteen guests enjoyed this
occasion. Mitchell entertained at
Miss Mattie
her home Tuesday evening in honor of
her guest, Miss Alene Holcomb, of Ox¬
ford. The home was beautifully decorat¬
ed in summer flowers. Punch was serv¬
ed throughout the evening.
Twenty guests were present. Among
the out-of-town guests were Misses Ma
ble and Inez Davidson, of Shady Dale;
Mr. Tye Davidson, Messrs. Ralph Mob¬
ley, Clarence Brown, Foster Rogers and
Miss Elizabeth Bowers, of Social Circle,
Mr. Day Davis, of Rutledge.
Mrs. Louise Harbin and little daugh¬
ter, of Atlanta, spent last week-end
with Mrs. Ben Greer.
Messrs. Olin Gay and Stallings Wood¬
ward, of Atlanta, are spending this
week with Miss Mellie Pitts and Mr. O.
Pitts.
Mrs. J. T. Dickerson, Misses Florence
Dickerson and Mattie Henderson spent
Friday in Covington.
Misses Thelman Elliott and Clifford
Greer were in Covington last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Boswell, of Atlan¬
ta, spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Epps. Wednesday Mr. and Mrs.
Boswell and Mr. and Mrs. Epps motor¬
ed to Penfield to see relatives and
friends.
Mr. Frank Greer, of Stillmore, was
here Sunday visiting friends.
Mr. C. C. Chalker was in Covington
last Friday.
Miss Virginia Childs, of Greensboro,
is the guefct of her aunt, Mrs. R. A.
Harwell, this week.
Miss Alene Holcomb, of Oxford, is
the guest this week of Miss Mattie
Mitchell.
Mr. Roy Mitchell, of Atlanta, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Mitchell.
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Sams and Clara
;; of Covington, spent Sunday
">th Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Pharr.
fh. Roy Murrelle, of Monticello, is
here this week.
Mr 0. H. Davis, Misses Alma and
Man Davis, Miss Mellie Pitts, Mr.
Atlanta el ’ tSOn spent last Thursday in
M™''D an d M,s ' Gus Br '»wn and family,
; 8 g- i L Co.vd, and Miss Chloe
’ - Greer Lovd,
V'‘ nj - and children attended
>S reu,uon in Hayston last Sat
urday
i), , 1 ’' Carter, wtth Mr of and Atlanta, Mrs. spent J. J.
Cane,; -
foljjv *.*' :ind I ,' a g Mrs. pr '’°f R. Atlanta, C. Patrick is visit
Mrs ,, Baker and
Athene t ens ’ has returned from
“ summer school.
Billie t'!,' 1 MlS E W Andrews and son.
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, eWS f Atla,lta
Mi Mit and u' \t rs R D° c Patrick. - ai 'e visiting
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hinsville this week" * ™
severai
and Mrs 'i rni r;, Estes is veiling Mr.
Mis* , oe * Mttchell, of Rutldege.
i), bj r ° lai has returned
lanta ‘ to At
--ot« af di 5 g rSr Week8 with
h
while*Monday Was in Covirigton a short
lh Mrs. rir guest 1 ?r' ,V S ' dinner e' M ’ Sunday, Mitbhe11 Mr. had and as
Hp ms Misses Chloe
and I olds,', n UU i ’ Adams
Roy y Mitoh 1 U( r’ Mr - -tames Carter and
hell, of Atlanta.
I l yBEU PRICES HOLDING
IIP
not lbl v °lume of lumber sales is
sn i v g v ', as that
ago ^nhenne°n ti of several weeks
al !eak arge ^ th ‘ S Rea SOn
‘ '
Rood Season 1 m"T SI K of having a very
main- hn?. , b e hus business. >ness. . It it is is true true that that
v i,, ,''V S are having
tnentlw, placing Ul, ls to difficulty in
7 , a tltlula e °ver their require
Pron Promnt ‘■“‘“' *' omriy >'ly as they desire
cei.ti,", Ce Ption , upmens, 1 ls - almost utmost without without ex- ex
ers’ han nso ’d , stocks in manufactur
' n «s i are
w 'hite i n K districts unusually small and
added ndded to ti ,' lne . he they are being
supplies ‘ n l aggregate the reserve
d )llp« . are I Creasing uic little. tcacivc
°ubtedh vei *y Un ‘
been ' volume of buying has
strike tailed ‘ somewhat by the rail
■ i nut telegraphic ............... advices
American far a. i ‘"'uberman indicate to lu the tmr
it u , had 1 that so
shipmentu SK,, u' little effect ef fect im»r, upon InmUr lumber
experji.],, Her< - and there difficulty is
11," , 111
"hole HowL.!, h sec ‘uring cars, but on the
®oweve r . .supply t "T remains plentiful,
strike ls expected that if the
ffease in"!i inut s and there is an irf
and a h 1 number of ______________ bad order cars
a" •
"tarkei niov ement of new grain to
f fulfilled ‘tpeetatinn' a ls - r shorta especially ge will likely occur. This be
if f ,. to
ffsumed ,, volume coal mining is
ar e being hresent many coal cars
touch u s ed t0 haul lumber, inas
hot a* 't, , „ 1 , i! 1 grades
dan , and sizes are
Pr oduction .exposure. Lumber
■
8 -fms pi' 8 not . increasing—in fact it
* ot , aat It will decrease. In
**bor he die,, ict8 ,
whim. (, , . there e is is a a shortage shortage of of
hand ^?r:r oi„i ”. ,nak , es it impossible ™ Ssa^: to ex
,,n8 - »
69r h'U’ticulan,. y. • i in n the , n^I'toductlon AorB v ‘ has ,las been oeen neces- neces
*. woods workers are
JtUl* * win ' ht'f’fly , s ' arc e have and to a number of
pri , close down
ces r,j arta ge of logs. Softwood
JffilwooS™* chain ,* ket ftrm is - likewise The tone of and the
hlghet K , firm,
Prices are being quoted at
Commenting upon the recent
al of President Harding, W. A Win
burn, president of the Central of Geor¬
gia Railway Company, says:
“Should the railways assent to the
course of action proposed by President
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u „ ,.____ f. ‘ .. ,. meaa tbat the
men re ‘
f ba ^ ged , en iRj TBey oye ^ d ? n °t and have Will to not be need dis
’
all the strikers , in addition to the new
men at work and their finances do not
warrant the employment of superfluous
forces.
“From recent experience it begins to
appear that the railroads were employ¬
ing more skilled men at the end of June
than were actually needed to do the
work, and the probabilities are that the
completed new force when it wears
■down to an effective working basis will
be smaller in number than the organi¬
zation that went on strike.
“It would be a very different and
much more timely suggestion should
the president ask the railways to take
hack as many of the old men as they
can find places for. That would enable
them immediately to complete their or¬
ganizations and keep the work going
while the labor board is considering the
seniority question. If this suggestion
had been made at the outset of the con¬
troversy before the railroads were forc¬
ed, in the public interest, to recruit
their shop forces, it might have af¬
forded a way out of the difficulty, but
it does not appear to be a remedy now.
“Let us assume the acceptance’of the
president’s suggestion, the practical ef¬
fect of which will be to displace all the
new men and the re-employment of
those who are on strike, and the refer¬
ence of the question of seniority rights
to the labor board. If the latter should
then decide that the strikers were not
entitled to these rights there would
doubtless be another walkout of the
shop forces. In that event the railways
and the public would find themselves
in much worse state than at the begin¬
ning of the controversy, since there
would be no possibility of recruiting
forces. Men once hired and almost im¬
mediately dismissed could not be relied
on to return to the service a second
time.
“It is exceedingly unfortunate that
the leaders of labor persist ip a policy
of rule or ruin. To illustrate by the
case of the Central of Georgia, up to
last week we were able to carry on
without employing new men. When the
president’s first suggestion was made
our situation was such that all of our
men might have returned without the
impairment of any rights. Yet then
leaders refused to permit them to do so,
insisting that this was a national
strike and that any settlement must be
upon a national basis. Now these men
have lost the opportunity of resuming
work as vacancies in our forces are
rapidly being filled. More recently
Southern Railway system has had the
same experience. These instances raise
the question as to whether labor, “in
servitude" as is sometimes asserted, is
not in servitude to its own leaders,
rather than to capital and the railway
executives.”
NEW STATE SUPERINTENDENT
SENDS OUT LETTER.
To the Superintendents and School Of¬
ficials of Georgia:
On August first, by appointment of
Governor Hardwick, I assumed the du¬
ties of State Superintendent of Schools
for the term ending June 26th, 1323,
thus succeeding Hon. M. L. Brittain,
who resigned to accept the presidency
of the Georgia School of Technology.
As I shall not be a candidate for the
succeeding term, and as the appoint¬
ment came generously and unsolicited
from the governor, I can serve the
schools with a rare degree of freedom.
I appreciate the opportunity offered
me by the governor to work for the
great public school system of Georgia;
I appreciate the kindness shown me by
the Board of Directors of the Georgia
Normal and Industrial College, in giv¬
ing me the temporary leave of absence,
after 18 years of continuous service as
president of that institution, in order
that I might engage in this work; 1
appreciate the courtesies shown me by
my distinguished predecessor, Dr. Brit¬
tain, who has completed a long and
able administration; and I appreciate
the cordial reception given me in this
work by so many of the people of
Georgia. work for the wel¬
My heart is in the
fare of the million children of Georgia.
In the words of Theodore Roosevelt,
“I like my job.” Building upon the
foundations already laid, let us hope,
with the co-operation of ail, that contin¬
ued advancement may be made in the
coming school year. do?
What can 1 do? What can you
What can we do for better schools in
Georgia in 1922-23? In the beginning
let iss urge four things for all of us.
1. Clear thinking and planning.
2. Careful business management.
3. Hard work.
4. Hearty co-operation. and teachers
Let all school officials
ask earnestly and repeatdly for co
operation from all’—from the editor, the
minister, the lawyer, the doctor, the
farmer, the club woman, the business
man. the worker, the laborer, the fath
er, the mother, and, most of all. f* oni
the child in the school. In return let
us give co-operation to all these people
we never gave liefore, and let it all
as the child. Let oui
be for the welfare of Million
motto be Better Schools for the
Children eration of in th** Georgia Three through Million the People Coop¬ in
Georgia. I , have youi sug¬ . „
Trusting that may el
gestions, your advice, your with POUI }® best -
ano your co-operation. I am.
wishes personally and professionally,
Sincerely yours, PARKS.
M. M.
State School Superintendent.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COanG'nm, mam
KEEP IP THE FIGHT
ON THE BOLL
It is very necessary for me to call
attention to the very great dangers
threatening the cotton crop at the pres¬
ent time. The dangers are these:
1st. The weevils multiply very rapid
>y at this time of the year and are much
more numerous than they have been
at any part of the season,
| 2nd. The people are liable to quit
dusting thinking they have a crop made.
3rd. Wet weather is liable to set in.
This will not only aid in the reproduc¬
tion of the weevil, if there are any in
the field, but will cause the bolls to
soften and be subject to great damage
from being punctured by the weevil.
One of the greatest destructions to the
cotton crop comes from the weevil of¬
ten when the farmer thinks he has a
bale to the acre already made. Wet
weather sets in, weevils are in the
field, they become active and numerous,
clean up all the top crop and destroy a
large part of the bolls, and in place of
getting a bale per acre, probably one
third of a bale is the amount produc¬
ed. The way to prevent this is to con¬
tinue dusting in middle and north Geor¬
gia tip until the 1st or 16th of Septem¬
ber. Dust according to the instructions
previously sent out, once a week and
twice a week if the weevils are very
numerous. Dust if the weather is dry
and the weevils seem to be scarce. The
weevils that damage the crop in wet
weather are those that are present in
dry weather, and become active when
it begins to rain. Keep your fields free
from the weevil. Cotton will make a
crop in middle and north Georgia dur¬
ing the month of August and up to the
1st and 15th of September. It is not
necessary to let tl)e weevil destroy this
crop if it has not put on any fruit
up to this time, because you can pre¬
vent it by dusting with calcium arsen¬
ate. So far as the weevil is a factor, the
people who have been dusting are going
to make a crop this year in Georgia,
provided they keep up the fight to the
end. Do not quit dusting and lose what
you have already accomplished.
130 carloads of calcuim arsenate,
pearly one-half of what all the other
states have used, have been sold in
Georgia, and not a single complaint has
come to the office saying that they have
used calcium arsenate and did not get
results.
KEEP UP THE FIGHT TO THE
END!
Georgia State Board of Entomology,
By IRA W. WILLIAMS,
General Field Agent.
TWO GOOD COWS $30
MORE INCOME A MONTH
When you hear a farmer in a cotton
and tobacco country say that the vel¬
vet bean is the greatest crop for that
* section, you may make up your mind
that an important change is taking
place in the agriculture of the region.
The man who placed the velvet bean
above the old stand-bye is P. M. Pitts,
a farmer of Sumter county, S. C., and
the change is being brought about by
the dairy cow. Mr. Pitts is so well pleas¬
ed with the results of a few years of
dairying that he says, “I should like to
see two good cows on every one-horse
farm in Sumter county. It would m*an
$30 a month additional income to every
farm and the feed used in making the
milk would hardly lie missed. There is
many a man who would be happy to
have that income, and since the ticks
are gone it is easily possible to get it.
“A farmer with a few cows will need
to buy little feed. The grain ration 1
am using is made up of 200 pounds of
velvet beans ground in the pod. 200
pounds of corn and cob meal, and 100
pounds of cotton seed meal. This feed
has given just as good results as a mix¬
ed feed that cost $60 a ton. In the win¬
ter the cows have velvet bean vines for
roughage and pasture on rye planted
in September. for
“This will be a disastrous year
many farmers in this section who have
no live stock. Our county used to grow
45,000 bales of cotton a year, but the
weevil has cut down the production
from year to year and this fall we will
probably get no more than 12,000 bales.”
Mr. Pitts has cut down his cotton
one-half since developing a dairy herd
from whicAi he retails the milk. He has
not found pastures dependable, and puts
up enough corn silage to last the year
round.
KU KLUX IS GROWING
Atlanta, Ga„ August 23.—Official tes¬
timony to the effect that the Ku Klux
Klan is growing faster than any other
secret, fraternal organization in the
United States was contained in a state¬
ment given out today by Acting Impe¬
rial Wizard Edward Young Clarke.
Clarke said that from one depart¬
ment alone, there was reported to the
organization from the first of June,
1920. to the first of July, 1921, over
48.000 members, From July 1st, 19-1.
and including the period during whicn
the organization was being “exposed
by various metropolitan newspapers,
this same department tunred over in
six months, 58.782 members. He declar¬
ed that from January 1st, 1922, to Au¬
gust 1st, 1922, there were 85,765 mem¬
bers reported. the acting Imperial V\ iz
According to departments
ard. there are four other
producing equally as well. He said that
the Klan is growing at the rate of
about 10,000 new members every week.
Asked to name the localities in which
Klan recruiting was progressing .the
most rapidly. Mr. Clarke stated that
the state of Indiana led the countrj.
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Colorado,
Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, California
and Oregon were said to be producing
at the rate of many hundreds of new
members each week.
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/^\N July 29,1922, the lowest Bear in mind that these prices
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30 x 3Vi SS. 14.65
32 3Y “ 22.95 20.45 16.90 15.70 -/
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31x4 “ 26.45
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33 x 4 “ 30.05 25.55 23.65 21.95
34 x 4 “ 30.85 26.05 24.15 22.40
32 x 4Vi “ 37.70 31,95 30.05 —
33 x 4Vi “ 38.55 33.00 31.05 -- ./ /
34 x 4Vi “ 39.50 34.00 32.05
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36 x 4Vi “ 41.55 36.15 3-j.OO
33x5 46.95
35 x 5 “ 49.30 43.20 39.30
37 5 “ 51.85 45.73 41.70
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THE ONLY GIR!
Wfcen you go back to the o*u nome
town, after being away many years,
one of the most startling discoveries is
the change wrought by time in fellows
you once knew as town
loafers or bullies. A fellow who in his
early twenties was a no-good “never be
worth his salt”—steps up briskly and
wrings your hand. You learn that he is
in business for himself now and “doin’
fine.” He is restless. You guess that
he is anxious to confide; Then the great
and important secret comes out. He
met “the only girl” and married her.
Proudly he opens the back of his watch
shows you her picture—also the things
that are running around the house be¬
sides the fence. She put him to work.
A little farther down the street you
meet the fellow you dnee knew as the
town bully. There is a sad, reminiscent
vacancy in his eyes, such as Napoleon
must have had at St. Helena. The sys¬
tem has caught him. He is industrious,
obviously but in such a timid way that
you wonder if he went in for preaching.
Then his great secret comes out. He,
also, met “the only girl” and married
her. He doesn’t tell you. but you sur¬
mise that she has him well tamed.
Another familiar face looms up. You
cannot place him until you realize that
it is because his red nose, bleary eyes
and finger tremble has disappeared.
The town drunkard!
You wring his hand, comment how
well he is looking. Then you ask him
what he’s doing to get “the stuff’’ these
days. puffing like
“Oh,” he boasts, up a
fresh blister, “I never touch the old
hardware any more. Haven't had a
drink for so long I suppose three fin¬
would make sick. “ quit
gers of it me
when I met the only girl. We're married
now. I voted dry.” is
The good influence of good women
about the finest thing in life. Poverty
is a sad handicap. So is ill health. So
are thousands of other forms of misfor¬
tune.
But, when all is said and done, the
worst kind of bad luck that can hap¬
pen to man is in not meeting “the only
girl”—or in meeting her and not get¬
ting her.—Athens Banner.
Notice—Found suit case, containing
women's clothes. If not called for with¬
in reasonable time same will be sold.
John Williams. 35-38.
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